We’re off to Sweden! Kind of… VALOR live streamed their recent event that took place at Plan B in Malmo in Sweden, dubbed The New Age Kliq Takeover which was set to feature Chris Renfrew, Kavero, and their newest member Seb Silvers.

The Swedish VALOR events, much like the Scottish shows, are made up of a local roster primarily with plenty of crossovers between the two countries with the likes of Seb Silvers and the Danish contingent of Sebastian Day. There will be a few on the show I only know in name only so was excited to not only see more VALOR content but as a bonus it’s free on Facebook (in portrait mode due to Facebook being wangs about streaming in landscape apparently).

Furioso defeated Jay Miller by pinfall.

Furioso started with intent, suckering Miller in for a handshake and following it with an open palm chop to the chest to echo around the venue. Miller used his agility to fight back but suffered another open palm slap to the back.

The action went back and forth with the rowdy Malmo crowd eating up every hard hitting chop or strike. Furioso decked Miller with a lariat that send him thudding to the canvas. Jay tried to build up another head of steam before having his head knocked off with another lariat.

The pattern continued with Furioso doing everything to keep Miller down but the boy kept kicking out and fighting back. Jay tried a move from the top turnbuckle but Furioso dodged and sent him into the referee, the collision allowed for a low blow which saw Miller still kick out. The follow up Michinoku Driver finally finished the job and kept Jay Miller down for the three.

A really cracking opener. The crowd made this match even better, the in-ring content was competent but nothing too flashy with the crowd elevating every strike and moment to amplify every move as the match continued. Jay Miller hung on valiantly and each burst of energy was met with a roar and Furioso finally putting him away was met by applause and jeers.

Nitro Green defeated Alex Ingen by pinfall.

There were plenty of counters early on with both wrestlers showing a familiarity with the other. That didn’t really shield Ingen from a couple two handed open palm chops to the chest in the corner but Ingen dodged a knife edge chop to lay in some of his own.

Alex Ingen fired up, Matrix-ing to dodge a running clothesline before managing to hit Green with a Black Magic kick to the back of the head but got cocky with an attempted Pendulum Kick in the corner which was caught by Nitro Green who stomped on the chest of Ingen in response before hitting a trio of suplexes for a near fall.

The momentum kept switching with Ingen almost wrapping it up with a Ripcord Knee to the face of Nitro Green with an exclamation point of a TKO but it was only good for a two count.

Ingen went for a Curb Stomp but Green moved out of the way, finding his way to a Ripcord Superkick and a Technodrome swinging DDT to snatch victory.

Some of the strikes from Alex Ingen were perhaps a little too reserved but nothing that would spoil a match. Nitro Green is so assured in his stance, to compare him to a BT Gunn it’s like every movement has a purpose, Green doesn’t waste a second when he’s in the ring. Having had a look on the interweb it looks like he and BT Gunn had their one and only match last year when the promotion was still CCW, maybe a revisit is worth looking into?

Again the crowd were electric for everything offered by these two.

Last Man Standing – Lucius Amaroq defeated Dan Evans.

Evans riled up the crowd, telling everyone that Dan Evans doesn’t die but he’ll make sure Lucius does. A fantastic line that had the audience baying for his blood.

At this point something happened off screen, which I could only assume was the arrival of Lucius Amaroq to batter Evans, as after a minute or two they arrived at ringside with Amaroq stalking his backpedalling opponent.

After some chair shots being heard and the occasional brawl on the hard cam side, the match made its way into the ring with a chair shot across the back followed by a backbreaker from Amaroq initiating the first ten count attempt.

Dan Evans managed to make his way to his feet and was able to dodge a charging Lucius to send him face first into a wedged chair in the corner to take charge, targeting the joints of Amaroq to wear down the monster and using a milk crate to cover the head of his opponent before cracking a chair over the top of it to send the plastic flying.

The two tried all that they could to keep the other down for the ten count before just coming down to throwing heavy right hands back and forth. Amaroq sent Evans to the apron with Evans replying with a spear to send Lucius back first onto the edge of the ring. It still wasn’t enough to get that elusive count.

Evans barraged Amaroq with chair shots, three to the head and then multiple body shots but it couldn’t get the job done. After setting up three chairs with the intent to Death Valley Driver Lucius through them, it took a last gasp Tour of the Islands slam from Amaroq to Evans to send him crashing through the set up chairs to just make it to the count of ten with Evans getting close but crumpled back to the canvas at nine.

A heated last man standing match that escalated as the match went on. The exasperation from Evans as he tried to desperately keep Amaroq down but he just kept coming back for more was fantastic. The portrait angle lost a small portion of the match with the VALOR crowd filling in the gaps with lots of reactions for every shot.

Eli Hush defeated Jack Veneno Jr. by pinfall.

Hush tried some early doors shenanigans, which eventually worked in flicking the nose of Veneno Jr. which didn’t make him too happy. Veneno Jr. took control but spent the majority of his offense jaw jacking with the crowd.

Eli rolled through a Sunset Flip to hit a basement uppercut which sent Jack scurrying to the outside. Veneno Jr. bullied Hush back into the ring before repeatedly bouncing his head off the middle turnbuckle. Hush fought back by escaping a chokeslam attempt before rocking Veneno Jr. with a hard forearm in the corner.

The chaos Eli Hush had created led to a shotgun dropkick sending Jack into the corner to flatten an unprepared referee so his DDT and subsequent pin was met with no count.

While the referee was down, Hush grabbed a chair for a Guerrero cheating special, throwing the chair to Jack for the referee to spot. During the ref disposing of the weapon, Hush snuck in for a roll up to pick up the win.

This one didn’t quite do it for me, Eli Hush was more wrestler dressed as a mime as opposed to the silliness I was expecting for a mime-turned-wrestler. There were some little bits here and there but just didn’t tickle my funny bone. He was clearly popular in Malmo so maybe that’s one I would have to see in person to appreciate fully. It took a little time for the crowd to warm up with Jack Veneno Jr. doing his best to rile them up.

Nothing inherently bad about the match, just nothing that got me excited.

Topalovic defeated Ozzy Miller by pinfall.

Eastern Bloc’s Topalovic wasted no time in slowing down the pace with a headlock, when Miller fought out, Topalovic just went about putting the boots and throwing headbutts Ozzy’s way as the Oi Oi Oi chants for Ozzy got louder.

Miller fought back but was grabbed and put into a Boston Crab, broken up by a rope break, which gave Topalovic the advantage once again, hitting a top rope elevated Flatliner but it was only good for a two count.

Ozzy fired up, but a missed top rope elbow drop left him vulnerable for a double arm DDT which gave Topolovic the win, who celebrated by kicking Miller out of the ring.

This was a little drawn out, the crowd loved them some Ozzy Miller but even they started tiring of the Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy chants part-way through. They rallied up for Miller’s last gasp but had endured the prolonged beat down in the interim.

The New Age Kliq (Chris Renfrew & Seb Silvers) defeated Sebastian Day & Lou King Sharp by pinfall.

After hassling the ring announcer for calling the the NAQ in the opening welcome to the show, Chris Renfrew issued an open challenge, the lights went out for Seb Day to appear. As the lights came back up Lou King Sharp was on the top turnbuckle behind Silvers and Renfrew as he proceeded to take out the NAK as the madness began. The four brawled all over Plan B.

The chairs came out as it got down and dirty. Renfrew took out Day and directed traffic for a moment but it was soon back to two on two.

Renfrew hit a second rope Stoner to Sharp but it was only good for a two count. Silvers produced a staple gun from under the ring which Renfrew used to try and staple a flyer to the forehead of Sharp which drew blood, before doing the same to Day.

Sharp returned with a chair and a bag of thumbtacks after interrupting a T-Virus attempt to Day, they fought up the turnbuckles before he pushed Chris Renfrew off the second rope to land back first onto the sharp terrain below. Sharp felt the tacks by getting spinebustered by Renfrew in return. Silvers crashed and burned with a missed elbow drop from the top rope before dropping Day onto the pile of pins so that everyone got a taste of the metal piercing their skin.

Renfrew and Sharp brawled to the back with only Chris Renfrew returning to aide Seb Silvers against Sebastian Day. Renfrew hit a Stoner and hoisted Day up for some Killer Boots to pick up the win.

The New Age Kliq continued the attack on Day after the match, breaking a plastic chair over his head before making a hasty exit when a pissed off Lou King Sharp rushed back to the ring with a chair of his own in hand.

It was insanity in the main event that went a mile a minute, the match never let up from the fast start with the noise of the crowd never dying out for a second as they tried to keep up with the brawl.

Sharp declared that Malmo was VALOR country and he would hunt the NAK down and won’t stop until he had their heads.

The night ended in a good ol’ fashioned party to lighten the mood with a ringside conga line.

I loved the passion from the crowd, the venue at Plan B had that underground feel with the nightclub music being heard during the matches. It felt raw and gritty like with the vent pipes being exposed and the concrete floor. It was as Fight Club as wrestling could probably go in 2024.

The second half started a little slower but it almost let the crowd just catch their breath from a breakneck first half in preparation for the main event.

The first half matches delivered, of the wrestlers I wasn’t familiar with Furioso and Lucius Amaroq particularly stood out. The main event was fantastic.

My only complaint is the extra work finding out the names for some of the guys on the show because I couldn’t make out all the names during the ring introductions, maybe if there was a match card somewhere it would’ve been helpful but that’s a very minor quibble on the social media sharing side of things. It’s a free live stream and I appreciate that we got to see it without travelling to Sweden to do so.

VALOR are on fire with 2024 certainly providing a foundation for anarchy going forward. The team are putting together something special.