EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/15/2026 Episode #255

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/15/2026 Episode #255

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-882026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-8222026-episode.html

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

Raven Black is interviewed. She is told Diana Taylor told her she stole the title. She asks how she stole it. She says she got the 1-2-3 and walked out as champ. She says she can say what she wants, but she has the belt. She says when Diana comes after her belt and loses, she wants her gone. 

Aaron Roberts is interviewed at ringside. He says he's not a hard man to find. He says if Hollywood Jimmy wants to take him out, he'll meet him in the ring right now. He says to bring as many people as he wants.

The Order (Dorian, Izzy, Eli and Jimmy) come out. AR nails Vain then is double teamed by Izzy and Eli. AR double crossbodies Izzy and Eli. Dorian tries to bring a chair in,  AR stands on the chair and goes to chokeslam him. Izzy chairs AR then Dorian is double teamed. Dorian jumping flatliners AR. AR gets his leg pillmanized. We go to break.

We return from break and the beatdown continues with AR getting a chair chaired into his ankle. AR's boot on that ankle has been taken off as well. They then chair it more. Dorian pounds on AR. 

We go to break again and the refs try to help Aaron up. AR tries to get up and can't. Aaron says The Order just paid their debts and he's coming for their @sses. Aaron then has to be helped out.

Jabari Young vs Shawn Aries

JY nails him from behind before it starts. SA hits punches and J back elbows him. JY takes an enzugiri out of the corner. SA hits flying euros. SA rolls him into a kick and standing moonsaults him. JA topes him outside. 

SA hits mounted corner punches inside. JY facekicks him for 2. SA flips out of a backdrop. SA hits running lariats then does a drop down slap on him. SA springboard enzugiri's him for 2. SA runs at him and is rolled up for 2. SA then rolls him up and pins him.

Thoughts: It was rushed but it was full of action and they went at it real fast here. I liked what we got and it was interesting.

JY tries to hit him after but SA ducks. DA then runs into JY's buddies outside. JY's buddies then talk to him in the ring.

Eli Knox looks in his fridge at home and Moses Cain shows up behind him...or so he thinks. Eli gets scared and Moses isn't behind him. 

Elijah Owens vs Isiah Cone

Cone wristlocks him and EO pulls on his hair. Cone chops him in the corner. Cone goes up and over then armdrags him into an armlock. EO hits shots to the gut then Cone running facekicks him. Cone goes up top and is knocked down. 

EO stomps him and stands on him. EO hits him in the gut and falcon arrows him for 2. EO waistlocks him and Cone elbows out. Cone forearms him down and spin kicks him. Cone michinoku drivers him for 2. 

Jabari Young's crew comes out. Jabari gets on the apron and Enrico Sterdivant sends Cone into the post. EO hits doi fives on Cone and pins him.

Thoughts: Jabari's crew coming out to interfere was surprising. EO picks up another win due to luck essentially. What we got up to the finish was going fine.

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

Rav misses lariats and takes a single leg dropkick. DT misses a corner splash. Rav bulldogs her. DT jawbreakers her and side slams her for 2. Rav samoan drops her for 2. Rav legdrops her but DT no sells it. DT gets up and leg lariats her for 2. Rav hits her in the gut and spinebusters her for 2.

They both kind of go for spears/flying tackles and collide in mid-air. Rav grabs a chain. The ref takes it from her. Rav then grabs another chain and nails DT with it. Rav reverse curbstomps her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was average to acceptable. I didn't expect Diana to win here and she didn't. I'm not sure if that stipulation Raven talked about in the interview is actually happening though as the announcers didn't really mention it. There were a couple of moments in this where it could have been a little cleaner.

Wonder Boy is interviewed. He says he wants to prove that he can be the champion for the fans. He says the things that have happened with Mike Anthony lately as made his confidence take a hit. He says a wise man once said that any man with two hands has a fighting chance.

James Ellsworth comes out. He says he's a television legend and a future WWE Hall of Famer. He says he won't be disrespected by a bum stealing his lines. He says the line about anyone having a fighting chance with two hands is his line. He says Wonder Boy isn't a hero but is a loser like the fans. He says he will show him what a loser he is when he kicks his teeth down his throat next week. Wonder Boy says he's on. 

The announcers tell us Cody James is 100% healthy and off concussion protocol.

EPW Tag Titles - The Initiative (Trace Lee Hunt and Jason Genesis) (c) vs The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles)

Arynanne is with The Initiative.

The heels get hit from behind. Cody lariats Jason down hard. Aryn grabs Chris outside and eye rakes him. Chris is sent into the post and steps. Coyd clubs on Jason and headbutts him. Hunt nails Cody from behind and Jason boots Cody in the head. Cody is double suplexed for 2.

Hunt hits two suplexes on Cody, russian legsweeps him and Jason slingshot asai moonsaults Cody. Jason does a trapezius hold on Cody then slaps him. Cody sends Jason into his partner.

Chris comes in and slingshot plancha's Hunt. Chris sweeps Jason on the apron. Hunt drops Chris face first on the apron. We go to break and return. Jason knee drops Chris on the back of the neck.

Chris is snapmared into a running boot for 2. Hunt stomps him then dropkicks him for 2. Jason is flapjacked onto Chris. Jason runs into a boot from Chris in the corner. Chris ddt's Jason over the 2nd rope. Cody tags in and he hits running lariats on Hunt. Cody corner meteora's him then helluva kicks him.

Hunt is held in the air for a ddt. The ref tugs over a chair with the heels. The ref goes down and DQ'd The Initiative.

Thoughts: It's a shame we didn't get a clean finish but it was a nice bout otherwise. These guys really beat the crap out of each other and Jason was pretty inspired here. 

Jason throws a chair at Chris' head after. Cody facekicks Jason over. Hunt olympic slams Cody. Cody is tied up in the ropes but Parental Advisory come out to make the save.

Overall thoughts: We started out with a decent angle with Aaron Roberts getting injured by The Order. Young/Aries was rushed but I liked it. Owens/Cone had a dirty finish but it continues Owens' streak of getting lucky wins. It was fine. The women's match was average to acceptable. The main event was the best match on the show. The two teams beat each other up good and Jason Genesis had a good night. We did get a DQ finish on that, but it should lead to something. The show was fine overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.