Since Lord Steven Farrell started to build his 'army' in 2022, there have been a few changes to the line up of the Farrell Family. The original formation saw Farrell recruit the heavyweight powerhouses Rex Wylde and Sullivan King who were the team of the Wylde Kings, along with Brad O'Brien who was quickly seen as the jewel in the crown of the Family. The Wylde Kings dominated the tag team division winning the tag team titles twice before, meanwhile Brad O'Brien had a set back through an injury. Once O'Brien returned to aid Lord Steven following a match with BG Thrilliams, it was Farrell's mission to get Brad to the top of DOA.
In the meantime, the Family expanded when they recruited the dominant Women's champion Leia Elise. Although, Elise was not involved much in the Family's business because she was getting the job done alone, she has always been on hand when needed. In addition, Sir Ryan Matthews had a brief stint with the group before flying solo after admitting he had used them to get further ahead. This must have been a blow since Ryan was hand picked and chosen to join the Family ahead of Dillon Slade who had been trying for several months to prove himself. Slade despite victory over Farrell, always seemed to fall short and he was rejected in humiliating fashion after losing a match where he had to dress up as a shark until the end of 2023.
By December 2023, The Wylde Kings had lost the tag team belts but in a twist of the tale, against all odds, Sullivan King ended up winning the DOA Heavyweight title on another promotions show which featured then champion Big Joe. There seemed to be some tension as it was clear Farrell saw O'Brien as the champion, and neither of them appeared with King as he defended the title against Hex at the end of year show. Rex Wylde was with his tag team partner but ended up messing up and King lost the belt to Hex. O'Brien and Farrell were quickly on hand as Brad cashed in the Go 4 Glory briefcase on Hex after he had been attacked by the Cult of Hyde. Finally Brad O'Brien was the new heavyweight champion and celebrated with Farrell and Leia Elise - The Wylde Kings were nowhere in sight.
Sullivan King was not seen in DOA after this and Rex Wylde was also soon gone after he and Farrell teamed against Hex and Sunset Rider in early 2024. This left the Farrell Family as a 3 piece, the smallest formation since it had started. However, both the Heavyweight Champion and the Women's champion were part of the group giving it some sense of domination. By the middle of the year, Lord Steven Farrell went off on Family business, which later turned out to be a recruitment drive. Ahead of the 11 year anniversary he promised that the Family always had an ace up their sleeve but did not give anything away.
Before the 11 year anniversary show started, Farrell met with 'Joe Talks Wrestling' a young interviewer. Joe was under the impression that Farrell wanted to be interviewed and that's why he had been invited to DOA. Lord Steven made it clear that was not his intention and started to remind Joe of his past, calling him Joe Anthony and claiming that he had seen who he really was due to old clips on youtube. Joe assured Farrell he was not that person anymore but the Lord told him he would always be that person.
When it came to Brad O'Brien's defense against Winston, Farrell was ringside with Brad but this was maybe the biggest challenge yet as Winston is a giant and is the man who had once gone 5 years undefeated. At one point the referee went down and Winston choke slammed O'Brien but there was no one to make the count. Farrell saw this as an opportunity and entered the ring intending to nail Winston with the brass knuckles but was caught out as Winston grabbed him by the throat for a chokeslam. However, before he could hit the move, a hooded person entered the ring and nailed Winston with a chair with little effect. Winston then attempted to chokeslam him but he sprayed the giant in the eyes with hair spray. This allowed Brad to hit the TKO and retain his championship yet again. The hooded man turned out to be Joe Anthony who revealed a Farrell Family t shirt and celebrated with Brad and Farrell. The Lord declared him "the next in line".
Joe Anthony was hand picked and early signs show that he is a good fit and hungry to make his new family proud. He has already won on his debut in Bury St Edmunds as he made an open challenge and defeated Vinnie Kray who answered the challenge. It was the usual tactics from the Family though as Lord Steven made sure he was ringside to assist his hand picked member whenever he could.
It seems that with Joe Anthony, Lord Farrell has found someone who will stoop as low as him to get the desired outcome. He is young and hungry for success, and more worrying, it appears that he will stop at no lengths to make the rest of the Family proud as he has already demonstrated. It seems he is also loyal as displayed when he confronted Dillon Slade backstage as he squared up to Farrell. Joe defended Farrell and would not allow Slade to show any disrespect, so the Family nhow have someone who is willing to take get stuck in when there is confrontation.
With Joe Anthony joining the Family, can they be stopped? Brad O'Brien remains the heavyweight champion, Elise remains the Woman's Champion, that has to be seen as a dominant force in DOA.
In the meantime, the Family expanded when they recruited the dominant Women's champion Leia Elise. Although, Elise was not involved much in the Family's business because she was getting the job done alone, she has always been on hand when needed. In addition, Sir Ryan Matthews had a brief stint with the group before flying solo after admitting he had used them to get further ahead. This must have been a blow since Ryan was hand picked and chosen to join the Family ahead of Dillon Slade who had been trying for several months to prove himself. Slade despite victory over Farrell, always seemed to fall short and he was rejected in humiliating fashion after losing a match where he had to dress up as a shark until the end of 2023.
By December 2023, The Wylde Kings had lost the tag team belts but in a twist of the tale, against all odds, Sullivan King ended up winning the DOA Heavyweight title on another promotions show which featured then champion Big Joe. There seemed to be some tension as it was clear Farrell saw O'Brien as the champion, and neither of them appeared with King as he defended the title against Hex at the end of year show. Rex Wylde was with his tag team partner but ended up messing up and King lost the belt to Hex. O'Brien and Farrell were quickly on hand as Brad cashed in the Go 4 Glory briefcase on Hex after he had been attacked by the Cult of Hyde. Finally Brad O'Brien was the new heavyweight champion and celebrated with Farrell and Leia Elise - The Wylde Kings were nowhere in sight.
Sullivan King was not seen in DOA after this and Rex Wylde was also soon gone after he and Farrell teamed against Hex and Sunset Rider in early 2024. This left the Farrell Family as a 3 piece, the smallest formation since it had started. However, both the Heavyweight Champion and the Women's champion were part of the group giving it some sense of domination. By the middle of the year, Lord Steven Farrell went off on Family business, which later turned out to be a recruitment drive. Ahead of the 11 year anniversary he promised that the Family always had an ace up their sleeve but did not give anything away.
Before the 11 year anniversary show started, Farrell met with 'Joe Talks Wrestling' a young interviewer. Joe was under the impression that Farrell wanted to be interviewed and that's why he had been invited to DOA. Lord Steven made it clear that was not his intention and started to remind Joe of his past, calling him Joe Anthony and claiming that he had seen who he really was due to old clips on youtube. Joe assured Farrell he was not that person anymore but the Lord told him he would always be that person.
When it came to Brad O'Brien's defense against Winston, Farrell was ringside with Brad but this was maybe the biggest challenge yet as Winston is a giant and is the man who had once gone 5 years undefeated. At one point the referee went down and Winston choke slammed O'Brien but there was no one to make the count. Farrell saw this as an opportunity and entered the ring intending to nail Winston with the brass knuckles but was caught out as Winston grabbed him by the throat for a chokeslam. However, before he could hit the move, a hooded person entered the ring and nailed Winston with a chair with little effect. Winston then attempted to chokeslam him but he sprayed the giant in the eyes with hair spray. This allowed Brad to hit the TKO and retain his championship yet again. The hooded man turned out to be Joe Anthony who revealed a Farrell Family t shirt and celebrated with Brad and Farrell. The Lord declared him "the next in line".
Joe Anthony was hand picked and early signs show that he is a good fit and hungry to make his new family proud. He has already won on his debut in Bury St Edmunds as he made an open challenge and defeated Vinnie Kray who answered the challenge. It was the usual tactics from the Family though as Lord Steven made sure he was ringside to assist his hand picked member whenever he could.
It seems that with Joe Anthony, Lord Farrell has found someone who will stoop as low as him to get the desired outcome. He is young and hungry for success, and more worrying, it appears that he will stop at no lengths to make the rest of the Family proud as he has already demonstrated. It seems he is also loyal as displayed when he confronted Dillon Slade backstage as he squared up to Farrell. Joe defended Farrell and would not allow Slade to show any disrespect, so the Family nhow have someone who is willing to take get stuck in when there is confrontation.
With Joe Anthony joining the Family, can they be stopped? Brad O'Brien remains the heavyweight champion, Elise remains the Woman's Champion, that has to be seen as a dominant force in DOA.