EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/4/2026 Episode #249

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/4/2026 Episode #249

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-6272026-episode-248.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

We get a 4th of July video some of the wrestlers putting over the US. 

Zay Washington vs Kale

Zay has Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivant with him. 

Kale ducks the lock up. Kale hits leg kicks. Kale goes up and over then dropkicks him. Zay's crew surrounds the ring and group jumps him for the DQ.

Thoughts: No real thoughts on this one as it quickly went to a DQ finish.

Isiah Cone and Ty Miller come out and save Kale pretty quick.

Commission K-Swiss comes out. He asks if Zay's crew thinks they can ruin a match when they want. Swiss says this is his show still and says Zay has a lot to learn. Swiss says Cone, Ty and Kale need to do things his way. Swiss says they will now make this a 6-man tag.

Zay Washington, Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivant vs Isiah Cone, Ty Miller and Kale

Kale hits kicks on JY inside. Kale wristlocks him. Ty gets a shot in and Ty jumping knees him. Ty standing moonsaults him for 2. JY back elbows Ty then hits shots to the gut. Enrico joins in and knocks his opponents off the apron. Enrico forearms and boots Ty in the corner. Enrico then foot chokes him.

JY suplexes Ty for 2. JY hits double axe handle shots on Ty. JY knees him in the gut. Ty does like a standing spanish fly variation him. 

Cone and Zay get in. Cone sends him into the buckles and running facekicks him. Cone is thrown out. Kale reverse ddt's Zay. Enrico trips up Kale and Zay flying dropkicks Kale. Zay exploder slams Kale and pins him.

Thoughts: It was short with a fast pace. What we got was fine but the time wasn't there for anything great. Enrico didn't get much in on this one. Zay's team needed the win more here and got it.

Jaxx Roxx interviews Gene Jackson. Gene brings Wolfie D of PG-13 out. Gene has a book called "A Tale of Two Wolves" and promotes it. The mic gives out. It's a bio on Wolfie D. Wolfie says he holds nothing back and says no stone is unturned in it.

The Order of Hollywood Jimmy, Izzy Rotten and Ethan Ross come out. Jimmy asks if the new book is a coloring book. Jimmy says the only thing the book is good for is toilet paper. Jimmy says no one cares about the past or USWA. He says that's the past and Ross/Rotten are the future. Wolfie says the only thing Jimmy has been ordering is Big Mac's. Jimmy says he never liked him and asks where JC Ice is. He says he's never been nothing and says he will Ross/Rotten everywhere. He says every fan loves them.

Jimmy says they do have a problem and The Order backs up Wolfie. Aaron Roberts comes out to defend Wolfie. AR asks if the B-Squad was brought out to do this. The Order attack AR. Wolfie chases away Jimmy. Shawn Aries comes out with a bat and backs off The Order.

Sara Blake interviews The Initiative. She asks about their loss last week. Hunt says he knows logic is a foreign language to her. Hunt says Chris Styles found his partner at the bottom of the barrel, where The Initiative left them. Jason says what goes around comes around and says they always come out on top.

The hosts talk. 

EPW Women's Title - Madi Monroe (c) vs Nyxx

The bell rings then Raven Black comes out. Nyxx invites Black to come in. Diana Taylor attacks Black from behind. Nyxx and Madi then fight outside too. The bell rings again and this is over.

Thoughts: This ended as soon as it started and there was just a brawl here.

The four girls fight and Madi is sent into the post. Officials come out to break the fights up. K-Swiss comes out to stop this and Nyxx hits mounted shots on Madi. Swiss says to stop this. He says he's had it with all of this. He says he had a title match and they ruined it. Swiss sets up a 4-way. 

Elijah Owens vs "Trending" Trent Daniels

The announcer called Owens "Unlucky" here after he had called him "Lucky" and Owens complained.

TD misses a running facekick and EO hits some shots. TD back elbows him and lariats him. TD boots EO in the corner. TD suplexes EO for 2. TD's throat is pulled down over the top rope. EO basement dropkicks TD. EO boots him in the corner then suplexes him for 2. 

EO bangs TD's head off the buckles then basement dropkicks him. EO chokes him in the corner. TD hits some nice forearms then hits a soul foot for 2. EO hits a double throat thrust. EO slingshot spinebusters him. EO goes up top, TD shoves the ref into the ropes and EO is crotched up top. TD rolls up EO and pins him using the tights.

Thoughts: I had only seen Trent work heel before in Mid-States Wrestling and SICW. He was kind of a face here...until the end when he used the tights to win. This one is all about the ongoing angle with Owens having good luck and bad luck streaks. It was acceptable enough.

EO is upset after and throws a tantrum.

Downtown Bruno, the chairman of the board, comes out. Bruno says he loves this audience and everyone here except for Hollywood Jimmy. He says just because he isn't here, doesn't mean he's not watching. He says K-Swiss is walking around like he's still the commissioner. 

Bruno said he promised a big announcement and calls K-Swiss out. Swiss comes out. Bruno says he was told Swiss is doing a terrible job. He says he's not doing a terrible job...he'd have to improve dramatically to do a terrible job. He says what he's doing is so bad it would gag a maggot. Bruno says he's been in the business 50 years. He says Vince McMahon has 2 words he likes to use and he will use them right now - "you're fired". Swiss says you can't fire him. Bruno says he's not banning him from EPW, but will let him work his way up from another position. He says Swiss will be in charge of the snack stand and tells him to get there by the time he counts to five if he wants to keep his job. He then says not to eat up all the profits. Bruno then does his "bees that way sometimes" line. We then see Swiss head to the snack stand.

Jaxx Roxx then says it's been a fun 26 years and he will see us on the flipside.

We then see Swiss eating nachos.

CJ Thomas vs "Action" Mike Jackson

CJ backs up Mike in the corner and double chops him. CJ backs him up again and hits him in the head. Mike double chops him down. CJ wristlocks him and throws him over by the wrist. Mike reverses it and armdrags him. 

Mike side headlocks him then shoulders him over twice. Mike hiptosses him and armdrags him into an armlock. CJ knees him in the gut and bangs Mike's head off the buckles. CJ hits corner spears. 

CJ misses a corner charge. Mike single arm ddt's him. Mike wristlocks him, walks the top rope and clubs him. CJ russian legsweeps him for 2. CJ bearhugs Mike. CJ boots him in the gut and  hits a suplex for 2. CJ comes off the 2nd rope and is hit in the gut. Mike back elbows him twice and lariats him down. Mike neckbreakers him for 2. 

CJ spits his protein shake at Mike and pins him while holding the tights.

Thoughts: CJ won by cheating, but he's a heel, so it works. Mike did his usual spots here. It was about average as Mike was a little slower in this one.

Overall thoughts: The opening went to a quick DQ finish. The second match was short as well but was fine. Madi/Nyxx was also another very short match. Wolfie D came out and talked about his new book. Owens/Daniels was acceptable enough. Downtown Bruno demoted K-Swiss to concession stand work and that was a fun angle.  CJ Thomas then beat Mike Jackson in the main event in an average match. The show was acceptable overall but there could have been more wrestling here. This show did have a bunch of legends on it though. I'd give it a 5 out of 10.