Ben Abbott was allowed to add an extra parameter which was a minimum layer count of 125. In June of 2021, Jordan won the Forged in Fire Championship on The History Channels special episode, 'Forge of Fear' (Check out the clip below). Beat the Unbeaten: Broken Blade Revenge - 17th Century Chinese War Sword with Random pattern Damascus Steel.Beat the Unbeaten: Scrap Steel Challenge - Irish ring-hilted sword with ladder pattern Damascus.Beat the Unbeaten: Round One - Messer Sword with layered Damascus.At the end of the special episodes, Ben Abbott maintained his unbeaten win streak to have a win record of 9-0. In the last two episode of the Beat the Unbeaten special, there were only two challengers competing for the chance to go against Abbott. In some episodes, Ben Abbott added a twist to the parameters of the finale weapon. Season 8 of Forged In Fire continues to air every Thursday at 9pm on Sky History, and the competition is really hotting up now. In the second round of the competition, the challenger that won the first round would get to choose a blade style and parameters. Here’s everything you need to know about the Forged in Fire judge. The first round, competitors were to complete an entire blade with the fit and finish to be tested while Abbott was not present to observe the testing. In Season 8, Ben Abbott returned as a competitor in the Beat the Unbeaten specials where 3 competitors compete for the chance to challenge Abbott and attempt to break Abbott's win streak of 4-0 before the start of the special. "Rock Star Smiths" - Cinquedea (using high-carbon steel bars in a twist and stack method with a handle from a guitar)."Short Sword Damascus" - Double-edged Short sword (using large & small pieces of high carbon steel).First Weapon: Signature Blade made using the San Mai technique with a hardenable lawn mower at the center, sandwiched between a softer steel with an inlay method.