EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/29/2026 Episode #257

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/29/2026 Episode #257

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

We are in Mantachie, MS. Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

CJ Thomas vs Isiah Cone

Cone armdrags him. CJ blocks his boot and Cone armdrags him. CJ grabs the ropes to avoid a facekick. We go to break and return. CJ boots him in the gut and head. Cone dropkicks him. Cone flying forearms him off the apron. Cone goes to springboard and is forearmed down. CJ chokes him in the corner. 

CJ chokes him then shoves the ref. CJ hits running corner spears. CJ belly to belly suplexes him for 2. CJ backbreakers him and lariats him for 2. CJ gets up in the ref's face and is rolled up for 2. Cone hits running forearms. Cone chops and spin kicks him. Cone running facekicks him for 2. CJ racks him and Cone ropebreaks. CJ yells at the ref move and shoves him. The ref yells back. CJ then racks the ref. Cone shoves CJ from behind and slingshot cutters him. The ref is stuck on the 2nd rope from CJ putting him there. The ref moonsaults off the 2nd rope and then counts the pin. Cone wins.

Thoughts: This was an unusual one with CJ really going after the ref, maybe even more so than his opponent. The finish was a new one too with the ref doing a flip off the 2nd rope and counting the pin after. This was a little awkward at times and could have been better.

Aaron Roberts is interviewed. Aaron says his ankle is as good as it will get. He says you can't put him down no matter how much you try. He says he came to town for Dorian Vain. He says he wants him at his best and says he got him p!ssed off. He says Vain has a problem and says the bad man has come to town.

We see clips of Hollywood Jimmy attacking a coach named Coach Booth at the high school. He says he will always be a loser like the high school team.

The Order come out. K-Swiss and Elijah Owens is with them. Allen Pounds interviews them in the ring. Jimmy says beating up Coach Booth was the greatest day of his life. He says he will bodyslam him and throw him over the top. He says he will hurt Booth later. He says he will whoop him like the Mustangs get beat - all the time. Jimmy welcomes Elijah Owens to The Order. 

Jimmy says Dorian Vain is one of the greatest athletes and says Izzy Rotten is one of the toughest. He says he hired K-Swiss as his assistant and wants him to do the right thing. Swiss says the people are so dirty here, you don't even want to shake their hands. He says they will show them who The Order is. He then goes to say it's an executive order and Vain tells him not to overstep his bounds. Vain then tells Owens that he's only here because of Jimmy. He says the moment Owens steps out of line, he will take great pleasure in bouncing him out of here. He tells him to earn his keep and says he doesn't like him or trust him. He tells him to cut out the "self-made" stuff and says he's "made to order". 

Vain says Marko Harris should be a afraid of him and that's why he's not champ anymore. Vain says they will hurt Aaron Roberts again and that's an executive order.

EPW Apex Title - Eli Knox (c) vs Xero vs Elijah Rose

They said Rose was just added. Knox faceshoves both opponents, poses and is double chopped down. Knox lariats Rose down. Xero walks up the ropes and diving armdrags. Rose hits a double baseball slide then Xero topes both opponents outside. 

We go to break and return. Xero top rope crossbodies Knox for 2. Knox backcrackers him. Xero's head is banged off the 2nd buckle. Knox poses near the ropes and is kicked. Rose dropkicks Knox then back body drops Knox. Rose back body drops Xero. Knox knocks Rose down from behind then stomps him. 

Knox backdrops Xero for 2. Xero takes corner spears from Knox. Knox hits mounted corner punches. Knox is tripped into the ropes and Xero 619's him. Xero goes up top, Rose is sent into him and Xero is crotched. Knox rolls up Rose with the tights and pins him.

Thoughts: I would have liked to have seen this get more time. It was acceptable. Xero looked good and Rose continues to show that he gets how to be a fiery face.

Zay Washington vs Ty Miller

Zay has The Culture Project with him. Ty gets distracted by them and is hit from behind. Ty rolls over Zay's back and flying headscissors him out. Ty tries to jump on him off the apron but is caught. Zay is sent into the post. Zay atomic drops him and sentons him for 2. 

Ty is thrown out and Zay's buddies beat Ty up. Zay chokes Ty. Zay chops him in the corner. Ty spears him for 2. Zay pop up powerbombs him for 2. Zay hits shots to the spine. Ty back elbows him. Ty moonsaults over him then 2nd rope twisting springboard kicks him. Jabari Young get son the topes and Ty hits him. Ty then tope con hilos him and Enrico Sterdivant outside. Ty jumping flatliners Zay for 2. Ty runs at him, takes a spin kick then Zay hits his exploder slam on him. Zay pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. They did some cuts here so I think we missed some stuff. But they had the idea right with the heels cheating, the face making his comeback and getting put down. Ty did a lot of flying here and Zay's offense looked good a usual.

EPW World Title - Aaron Roberts (c) vs Dorian Vain

AR limps to the ring. AR hits punches on DV and lariats him down. AR tries to slam him but can't due to his ankle. They go out and AR hits chops. DV is sent into the post. DV hits him from behind and hits punches. AR bangs DV's head off the steps. Hollywood Jimmy distracts the ref and then Elijah Owens goes after AR outside. DV then gets the edge on AR.

We go to break and return. DV hits shots on him in the corner. DV hits back elbows. DV bangs AR's injured ankle over his shoulder. AR's head is banged off the buckles and DV foot chokes him. Hollywood Jimmy chokes AR. AR headbutts DV and DV knees him in the gut.

AR's foot is banged off the mat. DV butt drops his ankle on the ropes. Izzy Rotten bangs AR's ankle off the apron and elbow drops it. DV hits shots on AR and AR fires up. AR hits punches. AR facekicks him. AR hits a corner splash then slams him. Izzy Rotten gets on the apron and AR hits him. Elijah brings a chair in and AR punches the chair into his face. DV then grabs the chain and chairs AR for the DQ.

Thoughts: I figured something was up as they only had about 8 minutes and this was a big match. It was fine and made sense. DV worked the ankle all throughout and lost via DQ when it wasn't enough. AR sold and made his comeback just fine.

DV puts AR's ankle in a chair and DV stomps the chair. 

Overall thoughts: This was a little bit of a different show as this was not at the EPW Arena. CJ/Cone wasn't as good as it should have been. It had an unusual finish as well with the ref doing a  moonsault to make a count. The three-way was acceptable Zay/Ty was fine. The main was also fine but ended via DQ. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall as it was alright enough