EPW Wrestling 2/7/2026 Episode #228

EPW Wrestling 2/7/2026 Episode #228

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/epw-wrestling-1312026-episode-227.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

Los Desafios are interviewed by Gene Jackson. They say they are debuting vs The Order. The one thinks they are ordering food and says he's hungry. The other says they will walk out tonight as EPW champs. The other one then says he's hungry and the announcer is taking their order.

The commentators talk about today's show. 

Zay Washington vs Byron Young

BY side headlocks him. Zay boots him in the gut. BY trips him and pulls his throat over the top rope. BY slips on a springboard and goes down. Zay stomps him and chops him. Zay chops him in the corner. BY goes for an up and over headscissors but is sent to the floor. BY is thrown into the post.

We go to break and return. Zay chinlocks him. BY back elbows him then Zay half-nelson suplexes him. Zay gets a 2 count on him. They trade shots and Zay eye pokes him. Zay bends over and is kicked. BY flying lariats him and dropkicks him. BY enzugiri's him. BY tries to do flip over the ropes but doesn't quite land right. BY os cutters him and falcon arrows him for 2. 

Zay gets his knees up on BY's top rope splash. Zay hits an exploder suplex into a slam and pins him.

Thoughts: They tried. Byron didn't have the best night here. Zay didn't get a lot in by various strikes. On a luckier night I think it would have been a bit better.

Eli Knox and Hollywood Jimmy Blaylock come out for an interview. Jimmy takes the mic from Jaxx Roxx. He tells the crowd to show Eli respect when he comes out here. Jimmy says Eli is the best Apex champ this company has ever seen. He says he can't believe Diana Taylor challenged him to a match. He says he destroyed her. He says he gets why Diana is called "Dirty" and asks if he smelled her. He says she smelled like every woman in the building - they stink and are ugly.

Jimmy says a woman's place is in the kitchen and taking care of her husband. He says a women's place should not be in the wrestling business. Eli talks. He says we learned a few weeks ago that women should not play grown men games. He says Diana did okay but he humiliated her and put her in her place. He says if you want to step up, the same will happen to you. Eli says he will put his title on the line next week against man or woman.

Sevyn Cruz and Kale vs The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles)

Sev has a pink afro. Cody and Chris were blacklisted by the commissioner a few episodes ago but are wrestling here.

Kale is put in a side headlock by Chris. Kale pulls him down. Kale side headlocks him then is pulled down by the hair. Kale forearms Chris from the apron and hits a springboard back elbow. 

Sev tags in. He flying headscissors Chris. Kale gets back in and Chris pop up knees him in the face. Chris sends Kale into his partner. Cody running boots Kale then foot chokes him. Cody leg chokes Kale over the 2nd rope. Cody flying facekicks Kale.

Cody chinlocks Kale and clubs him. Cody lariats Kale for 2. Cody twists Kale's head. Chris wristlocks Kale then clubs his arm. Kale is tripped into the ropes and Cody leg lariats him on the ropes. 

Chris forearms Kale's spine. Kale handspring back elbows Chris. Kale goes or the tag and Sev pulls his hand away. Sev then leaves with his valet. Kale takes a flapjack + ddt combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: Kale got beaten up here for most of this and was eventually put down. Kale's partner then refuses his tag and walked off. It was just a match for the most part. As I said, I'm not sure why this is happening if Chris and Cody are blacklisted.

Gene interviews Parental Advisory. Dakota says The Initiative took out their father and they need to get revenge. He says he needs Hunter's help. Hunter says he does need him but can't guarantee their will be any more Parental Advisory after this.

The commentators talk about Parental Advisory and Makkari Kandy/Raven Black.

Raven Black vs Makkari Kandy

MK gives a fan her lollipop prop.

They lock up. Raven wristlocks her. MK wristlocks her back. Raven hammerlocks her and MK reverses it. Raven ropebreaks. Raven rams her in the corner and MK drops her with a hard chest forearm. Raven then goes out to regroup.

Raven eye pokes her and hits a knee lift. Raven lariats her for 2. Raven stomps MK's back. MK chest forearms her. MK misses a corner splash. Raven hits some punches in the corner and chinlocks her. MK jawbreakers her to escape. MK crossbodies her for 2.

Raven throat thrusts her and MK superkicks her out of the corner. MK ducks a lariat and hits some kicks. MK goes for a cutter and Raven headbusters her. Raven boots MK's back in the corner then she footchokes her. Raven doesn't let go and the ref DQ's her.

Thoughts: It was a stiff bout with MK getting some hard shots in. They didn't do a ton but it made sense and I was alright with it. 

MK pushes the ref and hits corner hip attacks on MK after. More refs then come in to stop Raven. 

EPW Tag Titles - The Order (Ethan Ross and Izzy Rotten) (c) vs Los Desafios (Jota Peso and Maximo Suave)

Max has the longer hair and JP has the shorter hair.

Ross gets his arm worked on by his opponents. Max dances as he wristlocks him. JP 2nd rope double axe handles Ross' arm. JP wristlocks Ross. Max armlocks Ross. Max atomic drops him and Ross is held for a baseball slide for 2.

Ross hits JP from behind and Izzy tags in. Izzy hits gut punches on JP then lariats him. Ross armlocks JP. They each hit shots to the gut. JP's face is raked on the top rope. Izzy hits shoulderblocks on JP then stomps his arm. JP is hit in the ribs. Ross punches JP.

We go to break and return. JP is choked on the ropes by Ross then Hollywood Jimmy chokes and punches JP. JP hits shots on Izzy then Izzy lariats him down for 2. Izzy sleepers JP. JP elbows Izzy in the gut. JP boots him out of the corner. 

Max is tagged in. Max lariats The Order. Max makes Ross ddt Izzy when he neckbreakers him. Max russian legsweeps Ross for 2. JP throws Izzy out. Ross is in trouble. Jimmy gets on the apron. Izzy gets Jimmy's cane and he hits Max in the throat with it. Izzy then pins Max to win.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag with the heels working on JP and Max getting the hot tag in before going to the finish. There was nothing wrong with this at all and Los Desafios didn't lose clean. I don't love them losing in their debut or getting a title shot in their debut but the match worked out okay.

Overall thoughts: It was an alright episode. There was nothing must see here though the main was alright and Black/Kandy wasn't bad. It was an easy show to get through and I'd give it a 5 out of 10 total.