EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/11/2026 Episode #250

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/11/2026 Episode #250

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-unleashed-742026-episode.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are our hosts. We are in Booneville, MS. 

We see clips of the first show intro.

The hosts welcome us to the show and celebrate 250 shows.

EPW Apex Title - Eli Knox (c) vs Marko Harris

Marko shoves Eli into the entrance aisle and pounds on him. Eli fights back. Eli is stungunned on the rail. Marko then jumps over the rail onto Eli. Marko high fives the snack stand workers. The bell rings and the match starts.

Marko reaorms him then springboard cannonballs him for 2. Eli goes low and Marko punches him. Marko superkicks him in the gut and 2nd rope twisting sunset flips him. Eli knees Marko in the gut. Marko's throat is catapulted into the bottom rope. We go to break and return.

Eli lariats Marko for 2. Eli stomps him. Marko back elbows him and they trade punches. Eli cranks his head to the side. Eli swinging neckbreakers him for 2. 

Marko dropkicks him for 2. Eli pulls Marko's throat into the ropes. Eli misses a legdrop over the 2nd rope and Marko topes him. Marko hits chops and punches. Eli is sent into the wall. Eli pounds on Marko against the rails and bangs his head off the apron. Marko pounds and stomps him and both get counted out.

Thoughts: I liked what we got here even if we didn't get a finish. The two worked well together. They started off hot with Eli getting beaten up in the aisle and they held my interest all throughout. Marko's dive over the rails was cool.

Eli motions that he outsmarted Marko after.

We see clips from Episode 102 during the break.

Dakota Gage vs Chris Styles

Cody James, Chris' partner, is on commentary for this. Chris side headlocks him and they shoulderblock battle. They double clothesline each other down. The Initiative immediately run in and hit both men to cause the no contest.

Thoughts: It only went about 30 seconds before the run-in ended this.

Genesis and Hunt pound on Chris and Gage. Chris is tied up in the ropes. Cody James tries to help Chris but he gets dropped then takes a backdrop + backcracker combo. Aryanne, The Initiative's manager, then comes in. She spray paints Cody's chest with The Initiative's logo after he sprayed her with silly string last week. Aryanne then slaps him.

We see clips from Episode 26 with Gillberg.

Ethan Steele vs Xero

Xero rolls up ES to start. They each miss kicks. Xero shoulders him over. Xero rolls over his back. ES flips out of a hiptoss then Xero does the same. ES powerslams him for 2. ES hits corner spears then he fallaway slams him for 2. 

ES stomps and foot chokes him in the corner. ES chops him down for 2. ES drops him with a punch then suplexes him. ES canadian destroyers him. ES runs at him and takes a standing spanish fly. 

Xero is thrown off a bulldog attempt. ES fireman's carry gutbusters him. Xero no sells it and knees him in the face. Xero hits an angel's wings and pins him.

Thoughts: I didn't like it. They did a canadian destroyer and a standing spanish fly that ultimately meant nothing here as neither were sold well. This was an indy style match and this promotion doesn't usually do those types of matches.

Mike Jackson is interviewed. He says no one has spit in his face before and says CJ Thomas is the first to do it. He says he's coming back to EPW to get a piece of him. He says he will give him the Mississippi buttkicking he deserves.

EPW Women's Title - Madi Monroe (c) vs Nyxx vs Diana Taylor vs Raven Black

Everyone gangs up on Raven to start. DT bulldogs Rav from behind and Nyxx samoan drops her. They all go for pins. Madi chokes Nyxx on the ropes and foot chokes her. 

Nyxx spinebusters Madi then DT claymore kicks Rav. Nyxx ddt's DT then Rav spears Nyxx. Rav then pins DT.

Thoughts: It was short and didn't really get enough time to become anything. It was over just as it was getting started. They didn't really botch though in the little time they got and it didn't go that bad. Madi loses her title here without being pinned.

The Order (Ethan Ross and Izzy Rotten) vs Aaron Roberts and Shawn Aries

Wolfie D is with AR and SA. Hollywood Jimmy is with The Order. 

ER puts the ref in his way then nails SA. SA flying euros him in the corner, enzugiri's him and PK's him. AR splashes ER for 2. AR pop up drops SA onto ER for 2. SA springboards onto ER then ER TKO's him for 2.

Izzy hits some punches on SA then headbutts him down. ER does a trapezius hold to SA. ER lariats SA. SA is booted in the corner and backdropped. We go to break and return. 

Izzy gets 2 counts on SA then sits on his back with a chinlock. Hollywood Jimmy chokes SA on the ropes. ER hits SA in the gut. SA fires back and ER ddt's him. SA sunset flips ER for 2 and ER lariats him. 

SA hits a double crossbody on the heels. AR is tagged in. He double lariats the heels and throws SA onto Izzy outside. AR uranage's ER and pins him.

Thoughts: It was fine and pretty simple. SA got beaten up for a lot of this, AR hot tagged in and picked up the easy win. I don't like a makeshift team beating an established team so easily though.

Hollywood Jimmy gets in the ring with his cane. Wolfie D grabs the cane. Jimmy backs up into AR and AR drops him with a punch. AR then butt drops him. Dorian Vain and Eli Knox come down and beat up SA and AR. Vain puts SA in the cobra clutch. Refs come down to stop this and get shoved. Vain hits AR in the head with the EPW Title. Vain holds the title up.

Vain gets on the mic and says we all need to understand that they said the would take AR's health from him. Vain says to go help your hero now. AR is hit with the title again and the heels pose to close the show.

Overall thoughts: The opener was the match of the night here. Everything else was on the shorter end and didn't get enough time to be great. We got a decent bit of clips from older episodes since this was the 250th episode and they built up some stuff for next time. The show was acceptable but nothing must see mostly due to the shorter match times. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 total.