Following on from the matinee show, there was the main course of the day in the third instalment of Breeding Ground. The original premise of the event was that there would be an eight man tournament consisting of people who have competed in Breed before and two 'wild card' picks that were brand spanking new to Breed. Once all the first round matches had been completed, the four winners would go on to have a four way match with the winner claiming the final place in the four way elimination match at Starrcave for the Breed Championship. Alongside this tournament, we had four mouth-watering bouts with the Women Of Steel belt on the line with champ Ivy and a returning Raven Creed duking it out. Also, the biggest, henchest guy in British Pro Wrestling Big Guns Joe took on Gene Munny. Luke Jacobs and Jay Joshua also tried to see who could knock the other out quickest along with an international dream match between Carlos Romo and Daniel Makabe. It's a stacked card, did it live up to expectations? Let's find out...
We actually kicked off the night with our Breed Champion TK Cooper coming out and questioning his opposition in the four way for title at Starrcave. He ran down Ridgeway, Davis and Phillips and mocked the tournament that was happening later on in the night. Just as he was about to leave the ring, he was interrupted by the biggest, henchest guy in British wrestling Big Guns Joe. Joe made his intentions clear that he was gunning for Cooper's belt. Cooper dismissed Joe, stating that he wasn't even in the tournament to earn a shot at the belt. Cooper left and Joe's opponent Gene Munny strutted out to the familiar melody of Baker Street. The bout got underway and it looked like Big Guns Joe wasn't here to play. Cooper's comments looked to have lit a fire under Joe and he took his frustrations out on Munny but that early fire was put out when Munny blasted Joe with a massive spear. It looked like the bout was all done and dusted when Munny hit Ainsley Lariat but Joe kicked out! Munny was incensed and took Joe to the top rope but much like Joe's fire stunted him earlier in the match, it would be Munny's anger that would be his downfall. Munny tried to suplex Joe but Joe wasn't having it and instead delivered a huge slam to Munny that got him the win! This was a big, big win for Joe and afterwards Munny gave an empowering speech about supporting BritWres and endorsing Joe. It got a rousing applause but that wasn't all. Mitch entered the ring and declared that Joe had earned his way into the main event! It was now a five way match for the chance to challenge for the big belt and Joe was more than ready to fight for his chance. More qualifying rounds next and it's Adam Bolt taking on Simon Miller! This match was a real David vs Goliath bout with the Massive Miller towering over Bolt. Miller used his power to ground Bolt early on with biel's and power slam's galore. Bolt managed to get some respite thanks to a quick kick to the head of Miller and he followed that up with a moonsault to the outside. Miller soon managed to regain control and it looked like he would be the one punching his ticket to the main event... But Bolt didn't read the script and, thanks to quick thinking as well as quick movement, managed to roll up Miller for the win! Another shock result in a night that looked to favour the underdog. Who else would book their place in the main event? Third qualifier and it's Darius Lockhart coming up against the imposing Will Kroos. Lockhart came into this match with a big reputation but Kroos wasn't intimidated by his opponent and proceeded to exert himself onto the match. Lockhart did manage to stem the offence for a short while and did look like he would be the one advancing to the final but, eventually, Kroos managed to overpower Lockhart and put him down for the 1, 2, 3. It's our fourth qualifying bout and it's a tasty one with Henry Faust taking on MK McKinnan. McKinnan wasn't waiting around to start inflicting punishment on Faust and cut his entrance short to try and get the jump on Faust. This led to Faust being bodyslammed onto a guardrail and it looked like it would be the end of the night for the young Geordie but he kept on fighting and picked up the win! However, McKinnan was not happy with this result and proceeded to lock Faust in a choke hold after the match. Although Faust won the match, would he be able to continue on in the tournament? Just before the interval, we had our final qualifier for the tournament final and it was the battle of Sheffield with Mark Sanders taking on Alec Mikaels. Mikaels brought along his girlfriend Kayleigh Ann Scott who wanted Mikaels to finish his match quickly so they could get to Tank (2 for 1 on drinks, I assume that's good? I don't drink so I don't know if that's good, anyway, I digress). Mikaels started like a hyperactive hamster and lived up to his 'Trickster of Speed' nickname but Sanders soon slowed down the high flyer and looked to assert himself on Mikaels. Sanders did seem distracted by the presence of Scott at ringside and this could be the reason why he lost in the end because it would be Mikaels who would pick up the win and Scott was no best pleased that she wouldn't be getting to Tank on time but Mikaels didn't care, he was fighting for the chance to enter Starrcave! And at the end of the day, what's better, Tank or a cave? We're back from the break and holy moly are we back with a bang! In a match that was highly anticipated, Carlos Romo took on Daniel Makabe in a real international dream match. This was an absolute technical classic with almost the whole match taking place within the ring. It was a joy watching two of the best wrestlers in the world go at it for a good 20 minutes. The action was so intoxicating and it was like watching two dancers put together a beautiful dance of violence. Makabe eventually came away with the win after he caught Romo out with a nasty looking submission. This match was great. Please go and see it. You won't regret it. Women Of Steel Championship is on the line next with Ivy taking on Raven Creed in a match that is a long time in the making. Raven Creed fit right in with the crowd and looked to make short work of the champ with her getting the better of the exchanges early doors, perhaps if Ivy didn't roll out of the ring after Ivy hit a devastating move that surely would have secured her the title had Ivy not rolled out of the ring. But it's this savviness that has allowed Ivy to keep the belt for the amount of time she has and it would be through her street smarts that she retained her belt. Using her title to hit Creed, Ivy may have lost the bout, but she kept her belt. However, Mitch wasn't having that and made it clear that retaining the belt at the cave would be extremely hard because she would be defending against Candy Floss and Creed in a three way dance. Penultimate match of the night and it's two competitors who love to hit hard. It's Jay Joshua taking on Luke Jacobs and this was a really, really good match. It's a testament to both men that they managed to keep the crowd engaged even though they were on just before the main event. Some absolute wince inducing strikes in this bout with both men appearing to see who could knock the other one out first. It would be Jacobs who came away with the win in this one but both guys absolutely killed each other and both should feel proud of the show they put on. Serious well done to both men, this was very impressive. Main event time and it's time to see who would be punching their ticket to Starrcave to challenge TK for the belt. Big Guns Joe, Adam Bolt, Will Kroos, Henry Faust and Alec Mikaels all had hopes of making it but only one would prevail? Who would it be? Not Henry Faust who was the first one to go with Kroos drilling him with a side slam piledriver. Bolt was next to go to the same man with the same move and then it was three. Joe, Kroos, Mikaels. It was fast paced as all three men fought their hardest to book their place in the cave. It wasn't to be for Mikaels who was eliminated leaving just Joe and Kroos left. Although Kroos looked to have Joe where he wanted him, he clearly underestimated the biggest, henchest guy in British pro wrestling and Joe did it! He actually did it! The room exploded with noise, people lapped the ring in pure joy. Although the crowd and Joe have had their differences (apart from my friend Connor, who liked Joe before it was cool) we all could come together and appreciate a guy who works his absolute hardest for our entertainment and it was genuinely emotional to see Joe win the match. Let's see if he can go one step further and win the big gold belt. I for one, hope he does. Go on Joe, show them how hench you really are. Overall, this was absolute brilliance. I don't think I've been to a show that was as positive as this one. You could feel it in the room that their was a sense of defiance in the air. You can take our cave, but we wont go quietly into the night. It was an absolute joy to be a part of and I'm so, so proud of everybody who puts on Breed shows. It's only been 7 months but this company is going places. There's a real community feel to Breed and you get the feeling that the guys who run it aren't just in it for the money, they just want to put on world class pro wrestling for the people of Sheffield and beyond and that's absolutely incredible. So well done everyone at Breed, you guys are the best! Keep doing what your doing, I can't wait to see where we're going next.
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