Oh boy was this good. Breed continue to knock it out of the park with an event that had some absolutely cracking matches on it, including a new contender for my favourite match that I've ever seen live. Once again, Hex was the venue for our monthly mid week graps get together and it was extremely surreal to have the lovely people who work the ticket desk know who I am. It's such a heart warming thing that the people who run this great promotion know who I am. It really does mean the world to me and I would like to thank everyone at Breed for being so lovely! Anyway, my friend and I took our seats and soon after the first match begun.
Opening up the night was JJ Barker and Connor Mills. The last time we saw Barker in action was when he answered the Young and Reckless open challenge back at Breeding Ground 1 alongside his mate Joe Nelson. Barker was part of the winning team that night and was coming up against Mills who comes into this on the back of his 'Leader Of The New Breed' title loss to Joe Nelson at Out Of The Box. This match started off with some technical offence with the taller Mills using his height to his advantage and getting the upper hand early on. Barker soon used his speed to his advantage and fought back in an aim to turn the tide of the match however, Mills was able to bust out a move that had put away Maverick Mayhew back at Sunday Night Yeet with his avalanche back kick garnering a near fall. Although Barker fought back valiantly, it wasn't to be with Mills putting away Barker to get back to winning ways and perhaps putting himself back into the Leader Of The New Breed title picture. It's tag team action up next with Young And Reckless taking on The N.I.C. Young And Reckless are 0-1 in Breed after losing their open challenge at the last Breeding Ground to JJ Barker and Joe Nelson however they have managed to retain their swingball tag belts (it's a legitimate tag team sport!). The N.I.C have also had a pretty tough time as of late losing last time out to Spike Trivet and Chuck Mambo of E.T.M. So who would get back on track with a victory? The match started with The N.I.C taking the early part of the match however that soon changed when swingball reared its head. Delaney of N.I.C was being cut off from Carter by Young And Reckless and whilst he was held off, he was hit by the dreaded swingball pole and Young And Reckless began to assert themselves on the match, cutting Delaney off from Carter. Delaney did mange to get the tag though and this change of pace was the eventual tide turner in the match with The N.I.C picking up their first victory in Breed after a succession of tag team offence. So The N.I.C are off the mark with a victory and its back to the drawing board for the Young And Reckless. At least they've still got the swingball belts though! Its grudge match time. Leon Blade and Henry Faust have not had the best time together in Breed so far with this rivalry starting at the last Breeding Ground. Faust stole a victory from Blade in the triple threat match on that show and ever since then they have been in each other's faces whenever they've been in the same room. Blade comes into this on the back of that stolen victory back at Breeding Ground and Faust isn't faring much better, losing a Leader Of The New Breed title match at This House Is A Circus to champion Joe Nelson. This match started with a bang, with Blade flooring Faust and some ring crew members with a flying senton before the bell even rang. After this it was almost all Blade with his hot start being stopped after missing a 450 and Faust began to take control and slow the pace down a little. This slow pace wasn't to last and Blade picked up a decisive victory after hitting a devastating looking 450 knee strike to the back of Faust. Blade gets his first victory in Breed in impressive fashion and you'd have to assume he is going to slot in nicely to the Leader Of The New Breed division. Faust however, seems rudderless now after losing so comprehensively so it'll be interesting to see where the Geordie goes next. It's first half main event time and what a way to go into the break! A real battle of the behemoths here with Matthew 'Operamania' Brooks taking on the biggest, henchest guy in British pro wrestling Big Guns Joe. Joe was showered with various chants questioning how big he really is and this wasn't helped by Brooks admittedly amazing entrance performance. Once the theatrics were over it was time to wrestle and Big Joe wanted to prove to everyone that he truly was bigger than Brooks with a test of strength leading to Joe being backed into a corner and becoming victim to Brooks loud lunges. Joe soon proved that he is massive when he manged to get Brooks down, and began a ground and pound style of offence. This all came to a head after Brooks looked to have the match won, Joe however, had other ideas. After loading his hand with lifting powder (?) Joe looked like he would use his protein shake to blind Brooks, that wasn't the case however and as the ref was busy disposing of the protein, Joe blinded Brooks and picked up the win with a roll up. Joe is beginning to build momentum in Breed with this being his second victory on the trot. Who knows what this could lead to for Joe? Perhaps he could be aiming at the Breed championship? Either way, he'll have to get past Jurn Simmons first. It's another loss for Brooks however, he continues to be popular in Breed and would be welcome back anytime, even if it's just to sing! Coming back from the break, we were treated to an absolute corker of a match between local lad Sam Kenny and Toronto born Brent Banks. Both men were making their Breed debuts and both men impressed hugely. Banks is such a joy to watch in the ring with his style of wrestling being very fluid and fast paced. Kenny on the other hand was more powerful and methodical. Banks seemed to have the match won on multiple occasions however, he wouldn't stop going to the top rope and this allowed Kenny to take advantage. This tenacity to go to the top would be Banks undoing with Kenny kicking Banks in the nether regions after one too many attempts at a top rope move. So Kenny begins his Breed career with a controversial victory however he won't mind, because a win is a win. Banks however, can't be two disheartened with his performance and was showered with please come back chants. Women's action up next and it's another grudge match with Ivy and Evelyn clashing after events at This House Is A Circus. After forcing Evelyn into a match, Ivy dominated the match and came away with the victory. This time Ivy came out and wasn't best pleased about the brand new Women Of Steel belt being paraded before the show. So Ivy took matters into her own hands and held ring announcer Lucy hostage until owner Mitch would make the match for the Women Of Steel belt. Mitch relented and absolutely launched a water bottle against the soft seats. Evelyn came out with a head of steam and looked to have the jump on Ivy. However Ivy soon took control of the contest. After a confusing turn of events involving the belt, Ivy picked up the victory and the belt with her signature stomp to the back of Evelyn's head. We'll have to wait and see what happens next in regards to the Women Of Steel tournament that was due to conclude at Starrcave. But for now, your first Women Of Steel champion is Ivy. The penultimate match of the night was triple threat elimination action with Alec Mikaels facing off against a returning Adam Bolt and a debuting Vaughn Vertigo. Mikaels comes into this match on the back of another loss to Brady Phillips at This House Is A Circus. Although Mikaels lost, he found something more important. Love. Celebrating his one week anniversary with Kayleigh-Ann he was high on confidence against a man who has previously beat him in Bolt and the highly impressive Vertigo. This was another cracking match with all three men showing off lots and lots of their various move sets. After Bolt eliminated Vertigo, it seemed like it would be another loss for Mikaels after he was incapacitated for much of the closing stages of the fight between Bolt and Vertigo however the unthinkable happened. Alec Mikaels won. It was a genuine feel good moment for Mikaels and after months of losing, Mikaels is up and running in Breed. The real lesson learned here is that above all else, love conquers all. Now its time for the main event and oh. My. God. This was incredible. Joe Nelson and The O.J.M.O tore the house down with a match that went about 25 minutes and what a 25 minutes it was! Both men gave it their absolute all and told an exciting and compelling story. This match had it all, it had hard hitting strikes, it had high flying action, it had technical offence, it had everything. I don't really want to describe this match too much because I think everyone who reads this article should go and see this match when it comes out because it really was something incredible and it was an absolute pleasure to watch this match live. Joe Nelson has been a stand out star in Breed and has very quickly become one of my favourite wrestlers on the British independent scene. He is a worthy Leader Of The New Breed champion and long may he reign. Let's not forget about The O.J.M.O though who put in an absolutely incredible performance and is a joy to watch in the ring. He really is a special talent and deserves to be blowing up on the British scene like he has been doing. This is one of the best matches I have ever seen live and please, see. This. Match. You won't regret it. It was another cracking night of wrestling with Breed and I can't believe that I only paid £8 to see this incredible night of wrestling. The main event of the night was worth the price of admission alone. It's events like tonight that have really hammered home how good Breed are becoming. The fact that they continue to put on stellar cards is testament to everyone who works hard behind the scene to bring great pro wrestling to Sheffield. Once again guys, serious well done and I look forward to the next event!
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