Iestyn Rees is an English professional wrestler who appears for various promotions around the UK. Rees made his Defiant Wrestling debut in 2018 appearing with his partner Kip Sabian in the tag team Alpha Bad.
History in Defiant[]
Iestyn Rees was first announced as coming to Defiant Wrestling in August 2018 during a hype video posted on the promotion's YouTube channel. In the video, tag team partners Jimmy Havoc and Mark Haskins were promoting their upcoming #1 contenders bout with CCK, only for Havoc to inform Haskins that CCK had been pulled due to injury and their place would now be taken by the debuting team of Alpha Bad, comprising Rees and his partner Kip Sabian.
The duo subsequently debuted at Stacked (2018), beating Havoc and Haskins and becoming the #1 challengers for the Defiant Tag Team Championship in the process.
Rees and Sabian next appeared at Fight or Flight in October where Sabian bemoaned Tag Team Champions Aussie Open, accusing them of ducking out of facing Alpha Bad because they were scared of losing their titles. Instead, Alpha Bad took on The Hunter Brothers, comfortably beating them, and claiming to be sending a message to the champions.
Alpha Bad and Aussie Open finally met at Refuse to Lose (2018) where the Australian duo of Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis retained their belts in a high octane bout against Sabian and Rees. Following this match, Alpha Bad were not featured on Defiant programming again.
Appearances[]
Rees debuted with his tag partner Kip Sabian in August 2018 and had a four month run with the promotion. As Defiant Wrestling was without weekly shows at during that period, appearance opportunities were limited and the duo wrestled only three matches before leaving the company.
Matches[]
| No. | Show | Date | Match | Time | Result | Stipulation and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacked (2018) | 26 Aug 2018 | Alpha Bad (Iestyn Rees & Kip Sabian) v Jimmy Havoc & Mark Haskins |
17:33 | Win | #1 contenders match for the Defiant Tag Team Championship. |
| 2 | Fight or Flight | 11 Oct 2018 | Alpha Bad (Iestyn Rees & Kip Sabian) v The Hunter Brothers (Jim Hunter & Lee Hunter) |
11:20 | Win | Tag team match. |
| 3 | Refuse to Lose (2018) | 7 Nov 2018 | Alpha Bad (Iestyn Rees & Kip Sabian) v Aussie Open (c) (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) |
14:27 | Loss | Tag team match for the Defiant Tag Team Championship. |