EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/18/2026 Episode #251

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/18/2026 Episode #251

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-unleashed-7112026-episode.html

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

The Order are interviewed by Allen Pounds. Allen talks about Moses Cain winning a #1 Contender's match for Eli's Apex Title. The Order are shocked and Allen asks what Eli's plans are. Eli is still shocked and doesn't answer.

Dorian Vain is then asked about Aaron Roberts' return. He says Shawn Aries has failed to put away childish things and still thinks like a child. He says he will show what he does to children like Shawn. He says will be Shawn's daddy today and says that's an executive order.

Elijah Owens vs Isiah Cone

They go at it and Cone wristlocks him. EO reverses it. Cone headflips out and armdrags him. EO side headlocks him. Cone hits armdrags and forearms him. Cone back body drops him. Cone chops EO in the corner.

Cone enzugiri's him from the apron and EO pulls Cone's throat down over the top rope. EO hits shots on Cone and boots him in the corner. EO slingshot spinebusters him. EO chinlocks him. Cone hits forearms and lightning spirals him. EO running lariats Cone. EO grabs Cone's skateboard. Cone ducks a shot and facekicks him. EO steps on the skateboard and falls. Cone slingshot cutters him and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. The finish was clever with EO slipping on the skateboard. His gimmick has been that he has been unlucky at times and that fits right in. There was nothing wrong with this and it was an okay bout.

Sara Blake interviews The Culture Project (Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivan). They says they are here to put their foot on anyone's neck. The Uncut Gems come in and interrupt. Bobby Ford says the are here to make their own statement. The Gems leave and Jabari says he's gonna kill him. Enrico holds him back.

Lil Bit vs Nyxx

They waistlock each other. Nyxx throws her down twice then slams her. Nyxx suplexes her. Nyxx then slams her for 2. Nyxx misses a corner charge and is kicked in the gut. Bit bulldogs her and crossfaces her. Nyxx ropebreaks. 

Bit pulls Nyxx's arm over the 2nd rope. Bit knees Nyxx in the gut then does a guillotine + armlock in the air. Nyxx rams her into the buckles. Bit headscissors her from the top buckle and Nyxx spears her for the pin.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and it wasn't that bad. Nyxx's offense looked alright and no one botched anything. 

Bit boots Nyxx after and does something like a rocker dropper. Bit crossfaces her. Judy Lee comes out and Bit runs.

Chris Styles is interviewed. He says his partner Cody James isn't here due to the actions of 2 dirtbags last week who put him in concussion protocol. He says jumping them from behind is not the mark of a real man. The Initiative come out. 

Trace Hunt says it looks like something is missing with Chris. Trace says they are here and want their shot at the titles and they don't care if Cody James isn't here. Trace says they will take the titles from him.

Parental Advisory come out. Dakota Gage says Chris' partner is hurt and so is his. He says he has Chris' back. Aryanne says they will do the match, but when they win it, they get a title match. 

We see the same Culture Project video from earlier.

The Culture Project (Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivan) vs The Uncut Gems (Tyler LeMasters and Bobby Ford)

Tyler waistlock takedowns JY. JY knees him in the gut then Tyler rams him in the corner. Tyler hits shots on him in the corner. JY takes a double back elbow. Tyler throws Ford onto JY for 2. JY's head is banged off the buckles. Tyler flying back elbows JY and Ford flying corner splashes JY. 

Enrico no sells a double clothesline then hits his own. Enrico forearms Tyler down twice then running back elbows him. Enrico broski boots him in the corner. JY suplexes Tyler for 2. Enrico kicks Tyler in the gut. Tyler jumping knees Enrico. Ford gets in and hit punches on JY. Ford flying lariats him.

Ford hits a double splash in the corner. Ford's top rope crossbody is caught by Enrico and Tyler dropkicks them both over. JY lariats Ford. Ford takes an os cutter into a choke by Enrico and Ford submits.

Thoughts: This was fine. They put over Enrico as the powerhouse here and the faces flew around some. Thankfully, The Project won as they are a newer group and need some wins.

The announcers talk.

Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy

Mike talks trash and forearms him to start. Boy pulls his gloves off and gets hit again. Mike grabs him by the hair. Boy hits forearms. Boy corner flying forearms him then hits shots in the corner. Boy hits another flying corner forearm. Boy is swept off the 2nd rope.

We go to break and return. Mike boots Boy, bangs his head off the buckles and hits him in the gut. Boy hits forearms and Mike back elbows him. Mike backdrops him. Boy hits forearms and Mike germans him. Mike headbutts him down, yells at him more and punches him. Mike gets on the 2nd rope Boy enzugiri's him and 2nd rope superplexes him. 

Mike flying forearms him 4 times in a row for 2. Boy goes for a running boot and Mike rolls hm up off of it and pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. Boy showed some fire, Mike hit hard and looked like a threat and both guys generally did what they were supposed to here. This was one of Boy's better matches.

Mike makes snow angels after and Boy pounds the mat in frustration. Mike then grabs Boy's Crossroads Cup. Mike tells him to dial his @ss in after and gives him the cup back. 

Overall thoughts: Cone/Owens was an okay bout and it had a clever finish with Owens slipping on a skateboard. Nyxx/Bit was a shorter one but what we got wasn't bad. The Gems vs Culture Project was fine. I liked the main as both guys did what they were supposed to and it was one of Boy's betters bouts. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show overall. I'd say the main was the best match of the night.