EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/25/2026 Episode #252

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 7/25/2026 Episode #252

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-unleashed-7182026-episode.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are our hosts. We are in Booneville, MS. The hosts hype up the show. 

The Initiative (Jason Genesis and Trace Lee Hunt) vs Chris Styles and Dakota Gage

Arynanne is with The Initiative. The Initiative get a tag title shot if they win. 

Chris and Hunt fight for a hiptoss and Hunt is sent out. Hunt is back body dropped. JG takes a hiptoss and armdrag. JG takes a double shoulderblock for 2. DG blue thunders JG for 2. DG is thrown out then Aryanne slaps him. Hunt slingshot plancha's DG. JG gets a 2 count on DG.

We go to break and return. DG hits chops on JG. DG is back body dropped into a powerslam. DG cradles Hunt for 2. DG cutters Hunt. JG styles clashes DG for 2. DG step up enzugiri's JG. 

DG back body drops Hunt and goes for the tag, but Chris had been pulled down from the apron. DG takes a backbreaker + 2nd rope legdrop combo for 2. Hunt takes a superkick from Chris then DG tags Chris in. Chris hits shots on the heels. Arynanne pulls Chris' leg. Hunt is back body dropped over the top. DG spinebusters JG. 

DG goes for the sunset flip but Arynanne holds onto Hunt's arm while he's on top of DG. Hunt pins DG.

Thoughts: It was an alright bout here. The hot tag section could have been a little better. The faces were a makeshift team so them losing makes no difference. Hunt had a good night here as usual.

Sevyn Cruz is holding an audition. K-Swiss tells Sevyn Cruz that he can take him to the next level if he hires him as a manager. Cruz asks why he would hire him when he can't keep a job. Swiss gets mad and asks if he will give him a job. Cruz says no and tells him he's dismissed. Two people who I'm not familiar with come in. They say Cruz is a joke. Cruz says everyone loves him and asks when the last time someone clapped for them was. The guys tell Cruz to watch what he says. 

Sevyn Cruz vs Jared x Rawlings

Jared slides between the legs and rolls him up. Sev then rolls him up too. Jared rams him in the corner and hits forearms. Jared side headlock takeovers him. Sev headscissors him. Sev boots him away on a roll up and gets a 2 count on him. Jared trips him then basement dropkicks him for 2. Sev suplexes him and The Order runs in. The Order attacks both and causes the no contest.

Thoughts: It was short with a run in finish. This wasn't much to speak of before it ended.

The Order beat up both guys after.

#1 Contender to the Apex Title - Moses Cain vs Xero

They lock up. MC backs him up on the ropes then shoulders him over. Xero spin kicks him and hits forearms. Xero dropkicks him and flying shoulders him over for 2. Xero is up top and MC throws him across the ring. MC hits punches to the gut. 

MC hits a world strongest slam for 2. MC slams him then splashes him for 2. Xero jawbreakers him. Xero tries a seated springboard but takes a hard last ride down. MC headbutts him. They cut away for a second and Xero does some kind of dropkick to him. Xero jumps off the top and is caught with a black hole slam. MC pins him.

Thoughts: They had the right idea. I didn't like Xero shouldering over Moses though as he's too thin for it. It was a big vs smaller man match here and Moses picked up the win as expected. 

Moses stares down Eli Knox at commentary after. Eli gets scared as he's going to have to face him. 

Raven Black vs Judy Lee Taylor

They lock up and RB hits her in the gut. Judy trips her and front facelocks her. RB side headlock takeovers her. Judy headscissors her. RB clubs on her and chokes her on the ropes. 

Judy side headlock takeovers her. Judy codebreakers the arm and hits short arm lariats. Judy lariats her down. Judy 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. RB spinebusters her. RB reverse curbstomps her and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout and not that good. Judy's still green and the time wasn't there for this to really develop.

Sevyn Cruz and Jared X Rawlings are interviewed. Cruz says he's not feeling good and says he feels bad Jared got dragged into this. He says Jared didn't need to get involved in this. Jared says if Cruz is in this, he's in this. They then shake hands.

Dorian Vain vs Shawn Aries

SA running euros him in the corner and enzugiri's him. SA running spears him. SA goes up top and DV rolls out. SA double axe handles him off the apron. SA hits punches and chops. DV chokeslams him into the post. 

DV hits punches in the corner then short arm lariats him. DV spinebusters him and single underhook suplexes him. SA atomic drops him and hits punches. SA springboard kicks him. SA then hits another springboard kick. Eli gets on the apron and SA punches him. SA misses a 450 off the top. DV cobra clutches him. SA is out and DV wins.

Thoughts: We didn't get a lot of it but what we got was fine. SA flew around a little and got put down as expected. It wasn't very long at all and Vain won as expected.

Vain puts the cobra clutch on again after. SA has a chair put around his leg. Aaron Roberts comes out to help. He drops Eli then trades shots with Vain. Aaron facekicks him down then chokeslams Eli. Shawn top rope 450's Eli.

Overall thoughts: We had some okay action here though the matches were mostly all on the shorter end as usual. The opener, the Moses/Xero match and the main were all fine for what they were and the opener was the match of the night. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall and the show was acceptable.

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

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/epw-wrestling-unleashed-7252026-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.

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

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/epw-wrestling-unleashed-7182026-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.

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

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

EPW Wrestling 6/27/2026 Episode #248

EPW Wrestling 6/27/2026 Episode #248

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-6202026-episode-247.html

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

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary. Chris Styles and Cody James are in the crowd with their EPW Tag Titles.

The hosts type up tonight's show. They talk about The Blacklist being in the front row. 

The Initiative (Jason Genesis and Trace Lee Hunt) vs The Uncut Gems (Tyler LeMasters and Bobby Ford)

Aryanne is with The Initiative. 

Tyler is hyped up and he is chopped in the corner by Hunt. Ty is suplexed into a slingshot swanton from JG. JG snapmares Ty and kicks him in the back. JG low diving forearms Ty. The Blacklist are throwing snacks at Hunt from the crowd. Ford top rope crossbodies the heels. 

Ty gorilla press throws Ford onto The Initiative outside. Ty slams Hunt then slams Ford onto Hunt for 1. Ford hits mounted corner punches on Hunt. Aryanne distracts the ref. JG lifts Ford for a very hard powerbomb from Hunt. 

We go to break and return. JG corner forearms Ford then backdrops him. JG kneedrops Ford's arm. Ford is held for a running boot to the head. Hunt nails his partner twice on accident. Ty gets in and hits lariats and punches on Hunt. Ty like spinning crossbodies Hunt then slams him. Ford goes up top, slips and falls down. Hunt is held for a move but JG pulls Ford over the top. Hunt olympic slams Ty.

The Blacklist spray Aryanne with silly string outside. Hunt is distracted and Ty pins Hunt. The Uncut Gems win!

Thoughts: Big upset here with The Gems winning. This was a fun opener. The faces showed some fire and the heels were solid heels. Hunt absolutely blasted Ford with a powerbomb here. We knew The Blacklist were going to get involved here and I thought them spraying silly string on Aryanne was amusing.

"Action" Mike Jackson is interviewed by Sarah Blake. Mike says he has wrestled with the greatest names and orgs in the world and lists the AWA as one of them. He says he's here with EPW today. CJ Thomas interrupts and says Mike not know who he is. He says he's better than the guys Mike has beaten as those guys never beat him. CJ says Mike never faced him. He says the guys Mike beat were good when the TV was in black and white. Mike says let's settle it tonight and see how good he really is. CJ agrees.

The Order come out. Dorian Vain stares down Jaxx Roxx and says he heard some of the slick stuff he said. He says he's been very disrespectful. Jaxx then hands Jimmy Twinkies, saying a fan gave those to him a few minutes ago. Vain yells at him and the mic goes out. Vain tells him and stomps the Twinkies box. Vain say he's not like everyone else and is a grown man. He says he's handling grown man business tonight. The other mic then cuts out. Vain yells at Jaxx and accuses him of doing it. Vain says he's demanding an opportunity. Vain says Aaron Roberts won't disrespect him. Vain says he deserves and demand a title opportunity. 

Vain tells Aaron to come out and says he wants his opportunity right now. Vain says Aaron is scared of him. Wonder Boy comes out. Boy says Vain is demanding title shots out here while he holds the Crossroads Cup. He says if anyone deserves a title shot, it's everyone's favorite superhero. Vain says Boy looks like a fool dressed up like this. He says since he can tell he grew up without a father, he will be his daddy tonight. 

Thoughts: They had a rough time here as two mics cut out on them. I liked Vain accusing Jaxx of being behind it though.

Judy Lee Taylor vs Lil Bit

Judy backs Bit up off the lock up. Bit shoves her and is thrown twice. Judy giant swings her. Judy suplexes Bit for 2. Bit triangles Judy over the 2nd rope. Bit kicks her in the back and pump kicks her. Bit misses a senton and Judy dropkicks her. Judy racks her and Bit submits quick.

Thoughts: It didn't get much time here and wasn't anything too good. 

Bit hits her form behind after. Bit drops her chest first on the mat and does a crossface. 

Winner gets a shot at the Apex Title - Sevyn Cruz vs Jared X Rawlings vs Moses Cain vs Chuck Swann

Sev high fives Moses. Moses throws him into Chuck. Jared hits shots on Chuck and Moses stomps Sev. Jared hits shots on Moses and  dropkicks him twice. Moses catches his crossbody and slams him. Moses face shoves Chuck. Moses shoulders him over. Chuck step up knees Moses in the corner. 

Chuck takes a double suplex. Moses takes shots from Jared and Sev then pulls them into each other. Moses throws Jared into Chuck on the apron. Moses black hole slams Sev and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short one. Moses should have won  and he did. They put over Moses' size in this and it was basically Moses in a 1v2 here.

Sarah Blake interviews Nyxx. Nyxx feels good about getting a title shot next week. Raven Black comes in and asks why Nyxx gets a title shot before her. Nyxx says thats a you problem. Nyxx says she will go win the EPW Title and Raven says we will see about that.

Raven Black vs Gigi Turner

Rav clubs on Gig from behind. Gigi hits some forearms and has her head banged off the buckles. Rav misses a corner charge. Gigi running kicks her in the corner and roundhouse kicks her in the corner. Gigi snapmares her. Rav clubs and stomps her. 

Rav slams Gigi for 2. Rav spinebusters Gigi. Rav stands on her gut and pulls her arms up. The ref then counts the pin for some reason.

Thoughts: I don't know what happened in the finish but Gigi's arms  weren't even down here. That was a bad mess up. The match wasn't that good.

We see clips from a recent live show.

Dorian Vain vs Wonder Boy

They lock up. DV backs him up in the corner. Boy hits some punches and a flying forearm. Boy goes up and over then dropkicks him. Boy corner flying forearms him. Boy hits leg kicks and forearms. DV pulls him down by the hair. Boy's head is banged off the buckles. DV punches him in the corner and foot chokes him. 

Hollywood Jimmy chokes Boy and DV chokes Boy on the ropes. Boy short arm lariats him. DV underhook suplexes Boy. DV chokes him in the corner. DV hits punches on Boy in the corner then clubs on him. Boy hits punches and flying forearms him down twice.

Vain spinebusters him. Vain does a cobra clutch on him then slams him down off of it. Vain puts the cobra clutch back on and submits him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one but they did what they were supposed to. Boy showed some fire and made comebacks before being put down as expected. 

Vain grabs Boy's Crossroads Cup after but puts it on the apron.

Overall thoughts: The opener was a fun match and the best bout on here. The main did what it was supposed to also. The other bouts were shorter which really limited how good they could be. They had 2 mics break during The Order's interview which was rough. We also had one of the worst pinfalls I've seen in in the Black/Turner match. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 overall as they had some lows here that brought this down a little. It was average overall.  

EPW Wrestling 6/20/2026 Episode #247

EPW Wrestling 6/20/2026 Episode #247

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-6132026-episode-246.html

Next 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.

Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy

Mike offers a handshake then boots him. WB hits 2 dropkicks then corner flying forearms him. WB dropkicks him again then hits another flying forearm. Mike avoids an up and over and germans WB. We go to break and return. 

Mike facekicks WB down and clubs him. Mike backdrops him for 2. Mike hits some kind of powerslam + back body drop combo. Mike then does WB's pose and stomps him. WB hits shots on Mike and Mike back elbows him. 

Mike backdrops him. Mike gets on the 2nd rope and WB throws him down. WF hits running forearms. WB goes up and over and headscissors him off of it. WB flying lariats Mike for 2. WB avoids a claymore kick. Mike hits a nasty brainbuster and pins WB.

Thoughts: It wasn't bad. Mike's brainbuster looked real nasty here and WB flew around a little. Mike was finally a bit more serious after promising to be more serious a few weeks ago.

Elijah Owens is interviewed. Sarah the interviewer calls him lucky. EO says it's all skill. He says he had wins and no one stopped him. Xero comes in and signals that he was "this close" to beating him. EO says he beat him and offers to face him again and see what happens.

Elijah Owens vs Xero

Xero ducks a shot from behind, enzugiri's him and rolls up for 2. Xero throws EO out. Xero topes him. Xero rolls into a cutter on EO for 2. Xero enzugiri's him off the ropes. EO knees him in the face. Xero sits up top and is forearmed.

EO 2nd rope powerslams him for 2. They trade shots. Xero flying back elbows him. Xero does a rebound of the ropes into a splash on EO. Xero hits forearms. Xero sunset flips him and pins him.

Thoughts: Xeo didn't get to fly a lot here which limited some of this. This should lead to another match between them though. I thought they had some of the right idea though with Xero doing underdog offense.

EO gets upset after and kicks the ropes.

Judy Lee Taylor is interviewed. She says she comes from a snake farm in Alabama. She says she wants the title and tells Madi the American Badi to watch out. She says her name might be "Sweet", but it's a different story in the ring.

Commission K-Swiss comes out and is interviewed by Jaxx Ross. Swiss hasn't been around lately and says Downtown Bruno put him in anger management classes to work on his anger. Swiss says he needed it. He says he thought about what is important to him. He says it's EPW. He says his wife, kids and the EPW fans are most important to him.

Jaxx says Downtown Bruno has a video for Swiss. They play the video. Bruno says he will be back in EPW soon but says he is watching every single episode and watching everything that goes on. He says he has a new announcement that will test Swiss' anger management and maybe make him angry. He tells him that it relates to his "Mama always says it be's like that sometimes" phrase. 

Swiss says he's a changed person and says he will prove to Bruno and the company that he is a changed person. He says it be's that way sometimes.

Madi Monroe vs vs Judy Lee Taylor

Judy wristlocks her. MM rolls out and cartwheels out. Judy then shoulders her over and armdrags her. Judy armlocks her. Judy drives her into the mat with the arm and gets a 2 count. Judy dropkicks her.

Judy misses a dropkick. MM pounds on Judy. MM running euros Judy's back and germans her. Judy jawbreakers her and bangs her face off the buckles. Judy back elbows her. Judy racks her then MM codebreakers her for the win as Raven Black watches.

Thoughts: It was a basic bout and nothing too special. Judy's still green but didn't botch anything and at least she is a new face around here.

Raven Black signals to Madi that she wants the belt.

Sevyn Cruz vs Jared X Rawlings

Sev chokes him in the corner off the lock up. Jared pulls Sev's hair. Jared hits japanese armdrags. Jared stomps him and standing moonsaults him for 2. Sev pele kicks him in the arm and bangs his head off the buckles. Sev pulls Jared's arm around the top rope.

Jared back elbows him then step up knees Sev in the corner. Jared 2nd rope dropkicks him. Sev hits shots to the gut. Sev rolling neckbreakers him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was so-so. I'm not a big fan of Sevyn. He worked the arm but the finish had nothing to do with the arm. Jared can fly some but only got to do a little of it here.

The Order (Dorian Vain and Eli Knox) vs "Cowboy" James Storm and Aaron Roberts

AR and DV stare down. AR hits punches and slams DV. Eli and Storm get in. We go to break and return. Eli punches Storm and poses. Storm hits punches on Eli then Storm hip tosses him. Storm enzugiri's him from the apron. Storm ddt's him for 1.

DV lariats Storm from the apron. DV chokes Storm on the ropes with his leg. Eli bangs Storm's head off the buckles. Storm back elbows Eli and punches DV. Eli blocks Storm's tag but Storm tags out anyway. AR comes in and drops The Order. AR fallaway slams Eli then spinebusters DV for 2. 

Eli clips AR then DV flatliners AR for 2. DV grabs his title belt. Nyxx takes it away from him. They argue. AR exploders Eli and DV heads to the back. Storm superkicks Eli then AR butt drops Eli for the pin.

Thoughts: There wasn't a lot of time left in the show so I figured a fuzzy ending was coming. At least that was tolerable though. The work was fine but it was not their best due to the limited time they had.

Overall thoughts: The opener was acceptable and Owens/Xero had the right idea in their match. Judy/Madi was a bit basic. I didn't love the Cruz/Rawlings match that much. The main was acceptable but the length and finish handicapped it. Matches tend to be on the shorter end in EPW which often limits the quality. Nothing was awful here but nothing was must see either. I'd give this show a 5 out of 10 as it was average overall.

EPW Wrestling 6/13/2026 Episode #246

EPW Wrestling 6/13/2026 Episode #246

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-662026-episode-245.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-6202026-episode-247.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

The Order (Eli Knox and Dorian Vain) come out with Hollywood Jimmy for an interview with Jaxx Roxx. Jaxx accuses them of being scared of James Storm and Aaron Roberts. Jimmy says he's not scared of a wannabe cowboy and says James Storm is Woody from Toy Story. Eli says they were the most respected and feared group in the company a few weeks ago. Eli says they will show Storm what they are all about and it'll be the last time he sticks his nose in their business.

Dorian says the night Aaron Roberts took his title, he didn't want to do anything. He says his identity is being champ and he's been born for the top. He says Aaron took it from him. Dorian says he will get his identity and title back while taking Aaron's health. He says Storm is in The Order's way and he won't be able to weather this storm. He says that's an executive order.

#1 Contender's Match - Raven Black vs Diana Taylor

Rav asks for DT to checked for weapons. DT then asks for Rav to be checked for weapons. The ref finds a chain on Rav. Rav tries to take it and DT rolls her up for 2. DT chest kicks her down. Rav spinebusters her for 2. 

Rav bangs DT's head off the mat and chokes her on the ropes. Rav hits punches and kicks on DT in the corner. She then corner hip attacks her. DT hits headbutts. DT spears her. DT corner lariats her and hits mounted corner punches. Rav bites her leg and powerbombs her down. Rav pins her with her feet on the ropes.

Thoughts: It wasn't that bad, but they didn't have a lot of time to work with and there was only so much they were getting out of this one. It was all brawling.

Zay Washington, Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivant are interviewed. They are asked about attacking Isiah Cone. Zay says he's taking away everything away that the people love. Zay says they accept Cone's challenge but says no one compares to them. Zay says Cone won't know which 2 of them he will face. 

Elijah Rose vs Moses Cain

ER ducks his lock up, kicks him in the leg and dropkicks him. ER hits forearms. MC lariats him. MC hits shots to the gut and head. MC throws him. MC hits a corner lariat. He then hits a big powerslam and ER shockingly kicks out.

MC stomps ER and ER's head is banged off the buckles. MC hits hard chops. MC forearms ER then sends him chest first into the buckles. MC black hole slams him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was all squash as expected. Cain looked big and bad and moved better than he has on other nights.

The Order (Izzy Rotten and Ethan Ross) vs Tyler LeMasters and Jared X Rawlings

Izzy takes a wristlock from Tyler. Tyler bangs Izzy's arm off his shoulder. Jared 2nd rope double axe handles Tyler's arm. Izzy takes elbows to the arm. Tyler corner splashes Izzy. Izzy eye rakes Jared then Ross hits Jared in the gut. Ross back elbows Jared and suplexes him for 2.

Izzy double stomps Jared then headbutts him. Izzy drops him with a punch. Jared sunset flips Ross for 2. Ross hits a big lariat on Jared. Tyler gets in and hits punches on the heels. Tyler spinning heel kicks Ross and somehow knocks Izzy over with his head in the process. 

Ross back body drops Tyler then hits a hard lariat. Izzy fire thunder drivers Jared and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. Ross hit some nasty looking lariats here. It didn't really get the time to be anything too great.

Wonder Boy is interviewed. He says he knows he has the support of the EPW Universe. He says he has great responsibility by holding the cup and has to face Mike Anthony next week. Mike comes in. He says he wonders what Wonder wonders. He says he bets Wonder is wondering what he wonders. Mike says he's not here to be a hero and is simply here to win. Wonder Boy has no comments about that.

James Storm and Aaron Roberts are interviewed. Aaron says he feels like a champ which Dorian Vain doesn't have anymore. He says he's a big fan of Storm and says he's never seen Storm turn down a fight either. Storm says it'd be like him turning down a cold beer - he doesn't do that either. Storm says he's going to order up and @ss whipping. He says The Order can say what they want but now they gotta take their orders. Storm says they are coming to the ring and are ordering 2 jobbers. Storm says all they will hear at the night is, "sorry about your d@mn luck". Aaron says he always wanted to say that so they do it again and let Aaron say it.

Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivant vs Isiah Cone and Ty Miller

Both teams had mystery partners here. Zay Washington is on commentary.

Cone facekicks JY. Cone spinning forearms JY then michinoku drivers him for 2. Cone chops JY in the corner. Ty then comes in. He goes up and over JY then enzugiri's him from behind. Ty backdrops him and kips up. Ty standing moonsaults him for 2. 

JY slaps Ty then rams him in the corner. Enrico running back elbows Ty and broski boots him. Enrico chokes him on the ropes and JY boots Ty there. We go to break and return. 

Enrico clubs on Ty then germans him for 2. Ty slaps him and Enrico knees him in the gut. Ty corkscrew kicks Enrico. Cone gets tagged in along with JY. He drops JY with forearms and hits a lightning spiral. Cone hits chops and forearms on Enrico. Ty top rope crossbodies Enrico but he overshoots and Cone enzugiri's Enrico. 

Ty topes Enrico outside. Cone backrolls JY for 2. Cone slingshot cutters JY for the win.

Thoughts: I wasn't a fan of this. This was one of the first matches of the new Jabari/Enrico/Zay alliance and they needed a win here. They were also facing a random face team. The big comeback sequence for the faces got botched and it just wasn't the best. 

Zay Washington gets mad after. Him and Enrico hit the faces from behind. Jabari joins in. Zay suplexes the faces down and the heels stand over top of them. 

Overall thoughts: It was a below average show. There was just nothing that great here and main didn't really deliver which didn't help things. Moses Cain's match may have been the best thing on here and that was a squash, so that should give you an idea of the quality on this one. I did like all the interviews and recap footage though as it made this feel like a more complete show. I wouldn't recommend this one and would just give it a 4 out of 10.

EPW Wrestling 6/6/2026 Episode #245

EPW Wrestling 6/6/2026 Episode #245

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-5302026-episode-244.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-6132026-episode-246.html 

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

Parental Advisory do a promo on Slaughterhouse. Gage says he senses fear in them as they attack them from behind. Gage says they aren't afraid of a fight. Dabbs says they challenge them to a street fight and tell them to step up if they are man enough.

The hosts talk and the Advisory/Slaughterhouse Street Fight is official.

The Initiative and Arynanne come out. Hunt complains about the mic not working. He says there's no discipline in EPW and the mic cuts off. Hunt then flips out and The Initiative get in the ring.

The Blacklist (Chris Styles and Cody James) vs The Initiative (Trace Hunt and Jason Genesis)

The List come out and they all fight in the ring. Chris topes Jason then Chris is whipped into the post. Cody running back elbows Hunt then flying facekicks him in the corner. Cody headbutts Hunt down. Cody clubs Hunt in the chest. 

Cody walks the top rope and Aryananne trips him, making him crotch himself. Cody takes a twisting suplex and a senton from Jason. Jason chinlocks Cody. We go to break and return. Jason sends Cody into the corner by his beard. Hunt running boots Cody.

Hunt fallaway slams Cody. Hunt flapjacks his partner onto Cody. Jason forearms Cody down. Cody takes a russian legsweep + running lariat. Cody is held for a codebreaker for 2. Cody double dropkicks the heels. 

Chris comes in and hits shots on the heels. He drops Hunt with punches. Jason chairs Chris and causes the DQ.

Thoughts: It was a disappointing ending to a match that was going well. But you gotta move feuds along and that's how they are doing this here. It was a solid showing by these guys. 

Chris takes a backdrop + backcracker with a chair.

The interviewer, Sarah Blake, is waiting on Isiah Cone. Cone says things aren't over with Zay Washington's crew. He says they cheated him out of the biggest match of his life. He says he will find a partner and fight any of them next week. 

The commentators talk about the CJ Thomas vs Chuck Swann feud and we see clips from it.

CJ Thomas vs vs Chuck Swann

CJ misses a corner charge. Chuck ducks his shot and pimp slaps him. CJ lariats him. Chuck step up knees him in the corner then back elbows him. Chuck rolls CJ and slides into a PK on him. Chuck teases a dive but hits him. 

Chuck is sent into the rails and CJ rams him into the post. CJ backdrops him on the apron. CJ suplexes him for 2. Chuck goes up and over and lariats him twice. Chuck backdrops him for 2. 

CJ drinks from his protein drink. He tries to mist Chuck with it but nails the ref instead. CJ then low blows Chuck and cradles him. CJ pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good sadly. They were rushing a bit and just kept missing on some spots. The finish was funny though with CJ misting the ref on accident then just kicking Chuck in the crotch to win.

Sarah Blake interviews Nyxx. She is asked about Raven Black attacking her with a bat. She says she's a bit livid. She says Black tried to kill her and she will run it back on her. She says she will run it back with everyone on the roster as the EPW Title should be hers again. She says whoever has the title when it's done - it's over with.

Lil Bit vs Nyxx

Bit knees her in the gut and shoves her. Nyx throws her across the ring. Nyx back splashes her then running corner hip attacks her for 2. Bit jawbreakers her. 

Bit slips on the ropes and Nyxx suplexes her for 2. Bit drop toe hold's her. Bit kicks her in the back then pump kicks her. Bit handstand sentons her for 2.

Bit armbars her over the 2nd rope. Nyxx knees her in the gut and suplexes her. Raven Black comes out. Nyxx yells at her and is backrolled for 2. Nyxx then rolls up Bit and pins her.

Thoughts: It was so-so as they had a botch or two. The finish seemed messed up a little here.

Nyxx wants to fight Raven Black after.

EPW Title - Aaron Roberts (c) vs Ethan Steele

AR offers a handshake but Ethan isn't interested. Ethan jumps on him and is caught. AR corner splashes him then exploders him. AR butt drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short squash and not necessary. They should have let them go a few minutes at least.

The Order come out. Hollywood Jimmy says AR's diabetes must have messed up his brain cells. Jimmy says AR stole Vain's belt. Jimmy says they hate thieves and cheaters. Jimmy says The Order should teach AR a lesson. The Order surrounds AR. "Cowboy" James Storm comes out and helps AR. The Order leave without touching AR. Storm and AR shake hands.

Streetfight - Parental Advisory (Dakota Gage and Hunter Dabbs) vs Slaughterhouse ("Jagged" James and "Nasty" Nick)

Slaughterhouse have Reverend Ash Taylor with them. James is in the red and Nick is in the green.

They fight starts on the floor as Advisory enter. Gage is chopped and headbutted outside. Dabbs tope con hilos all of them. The heels have their heads banged off of stuff. James is hit with a chair by Gage then Nick gets it too. 

Gage is hit in the gut with a chair and Nick stands on Dabbs' throat. Gage is sent into the rails then James chops him. Nick chokes Dabbs on the ropes. James grabs a fans' hat and spits in it, then he puts it back on his head. Nick chops Dabbs.

Dabbs is slammed on the floor. Gage hits James then James headbutts him down. Nick foot chokes Dabbs. Slaughterhouse get in the ring with chairs. Gage grabs a kendo stick and nails the heels with it. Dabbs punches Ash Taylor. Gage hits James in the gut with the stick. James takes a double superkick.

James' head is put on the open chair seat. Dabbs then chairs his head into the chair. Nick takes chair shots to the head. Gage spinebusters Nick. Dabbs top rope frogsplashes Nick and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one and what we got was fine. Sadly, the EPW arena isn't real suited for brawling as it's smaller and there's not a ton of room. I was surprised to see Advisory win here as it should end the feud. I don't know where this leaves Slaughterhouse now.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay show. The main and the opener were the best things on here and maybe I'd put the main as the best match since it had a clean finish. Thomas/Swann didn't work out well. Aaron Roberts won a quick squash and Bit/Nyxx wasn't the best. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as some things could have gone better and I disagreed with Slaughterhouse getting beaten clean in the main. The show was alright.

EPW Wrestling 5/30/2026 Episode #244

EPW Wrestling 5/30/2026 Episode #244

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-5232026-episode-243.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-662026-episode-245.html 

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

The Initiative (Trace Hunt and Jason Genesis) and CJ Thomas vs The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles) and Chuck Swann

Aryanne is with The Initiative. CJ wants in and tries to put his sunglasses on Hunt. Hunt gets mad. CJ waistlocks Chuck and Chuck dances out of it. Chuck wristlocks him. Cody takes over with the wristlock. Cody rope walks, tags out and clubs CJ's arm. Chris trips CJ into the ropes and Cody leg lariats CJ on the ropes. Chris final cut's CJ for 2.

Chuck euros CJ in the corner. Chuck armdrags CJ. The Initiative beat up The Blacklist outside. Aryanne eye rakes Chuck and CJ hits shots on Chuck. Chuck takes a suplex then a slingshot swanton. Chuck is back body dropped into a powerslam from The Initiative.

We go to break and return. Hunt chokes Chuck. Jason running lariats Chuck from behind. Jason chops Chuck in the corner then Hunt does as well. CJ eye pokes Chuck. CJ suplexes Chuck for 2. Jason corner splashes Chuck.

Chuck and CJ blow a spot and Chuck just runs him over. Chuck jumping ddt's him. Chris comes in and drops The Initiative with punches. The Initiative are thrown out. Chris half crab's CJ and Jason breaks it up with a superkick. 4 of the 6 fight outside. Chuck hits a bad bulldog variation on CJ and pins him.

Thoughts: Chuck and CJ weren't on the same page here and a couple of their spots got messed up. I think it needed a bit more time as there were a lot of people involved and not all of them got featured all that much. We also didn't get a big extended finishing sequence. It was acceptable.

Wonder Boy is interviewed, fresh off of his Crossroads Cup victory. WB gets a title shot anytime and anyplace due to winning. He says nature will call when it's time to cash in the cup. He says with great power comes great responsibility and says the cup is great power.  

Wonder Boy vs Disorderly #1

They do a double knuckle lock and Boy throws him off. Boy corner flying forearms him. Boy goes up and over then armdrags him. Boy crossbodies him for 2. Dis chokes him and rakes his face on the ropes. Dis hits corner spears. They punch each other. Dis hits a big punch then hits a big uppercut.

Dis double axe handles him. Dis hits more punches and Boy fights back with punches and chops. Dis' head is banged off the buckles. Boy flipping neckbreakers him. Boy claymore kicks him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was simple, but I liked it. Disorderly threw some nice punches here and he did a decent job of roughing Boy up before Boy came back and won.

Kale vs "The Bulldog" Enrico Sterdivant

Kale offers a handshake then slaps ES when he goes to take it. Kale ducks a charge and hits leg kicks. ES then knocks him down with a hard leg kick. ES running back elbows him, enzugiri's him and running facewash kicks him for 2. 

ES' throat is pulled down over the top. Kale clips him then basement dropkicks him for 2. ES lariats him down twice. ES pops him up and is hit with a knee. Kale hits leg kicks, chops and a spin kick. ES pop up knees him. ES german's him. ES does a grounded sleeper and submits him.

Thoughts: I liked it. They didn't do anything too wild but the strikes connected and they looked like they were actually having a fight here. They showed some nice spirit in this well. 

Ladder Match - Isiah Cone vs Zay Washington

There is a skateboard hanging from the air here. They hockey fight and trade punches. Zay knees him in the gut and chops him. Cone flying knees him then corner helluva kicks him. Cone baseball slides him. Cone flying lariats him off the apron. Zay sends Cone into the rails. A ladder is set up in the ring and Cone is thrown out when he goes to grab it. 

Cone lightning spiral's him in the ring. Cone dropkicks him off the ladder. Zay pulls him off the ladder and forearms him. A ladder is put in the corner and Zay is sent into it. Cone throws the ladder at Zay then Zay throws the ladder at him. 

A ladder is bridged from the rail to the ring. They fight on the apron. Cone facekicks him off the apron. Zay is flapjacked onto the bridged ladder. Cone is caught off the apron and is powerbombed on the bridged ladder.

We go to break and return. Zay and Cone both climb the ladder in the ring. They hit each other up there and they pull each other down. Cone hits some strikes. Zay spin kicks him in the face. Zay climbs the ladder and Cone top rope cutters him while he's on the ladder. 

Cone climbs the ladder. Jabari Young grabs Cone and hits a GTS on him. Zay nails Cone from behind. Enrico Sterdivant comes out. Zay begs off then Enrico sleepers Cone. Zay climbs the ladder while Cone is held and Zay unhooks the skateboard to win.

Thoughts: No one got hurt and they gave us a couple of spots here. What we got was fine for a match at this level and they set up a new heel faction at the end here. 

Zay throws the skateboard down into the floor after.

Overall thoughts:  We had 4 matches here and all of them were at least acceptable. The opener could have used more time. The 2nd and 3rd matches were shorter bouts where they did the basics well. The main event ladder match was fine. They didn't do anything too wild but it was relatively safe, no one got hurt and we got a a big highlight spot or two out of it plus the formation of a new heel group. I enjoyed the show and would give this a 6 out of 10 overall. It was good.

EPW Wrestling 5/23/2026 Episode #243

EPW Wrestling 5/23/2026 Episode #243

 

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-5162026-episode-242.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/epw-wrestling-5302026-episode-244.html 

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

We see clips of Aaron Roberts beating Dorian Vain for the EPW Title.

The announcers talk about today's show. 

Aaron Roberts vs Elijah Rose

AR offers a handshake and is booted in the gut. ER dropkicks him then is shouldered over. AR corner lariats him then exploders him. AR butt drops him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a short squash here and not much else.

Jaxx Roxx interviews Aaron Roberts. AR says it's a great day. He says he came and did what he does best - he's here to fight. He says he doesn't run his mouth like Dorian Vain and wants to defend his title every chance he has got. He says these people deserve the best wrestling possible in AR. He says the bad man has come to town and he's not going anywhere, anytime soon.

The Slaughterhouse do a promo. Their manager, Reverend Ash Taylor, says they are here as they can't abide by children like Parental Advisory being in a man's business. He says James and Nick will take over EPW. He says they have one goal - to maul and eliminate all who come in front of them.

Madi the American Badi/Madi Monroe does commentary for the next match. Monroe is a new name for her.

Raven Black vs Nyxx

They lock up and Nyxx shoves off the lock up. They fight over a double knuckle lock. They both try to pick each other up and Rav backs off. Rav backs her up in the corner and hits punches. Nyxx corner lariats her then corner backsplashes her.

Nyxx suplexes her for 2. Rav bites Nyxx. Rav boots and foot chokes her in the corner. Rav suplexes her for 1. Rav chokes her in the corner then hits a corner hip attack for 2. Nyxx hits her in the gut. Nyxx hits a hard spear that sends Rav out. Rav grabs a bat from under the ring. Nyxx grabs her and is hit in the head with the bat. Nyxx wins via DQ.

Thoughts: It was a shorter heavyweight female matchup. It wasn't bad. The finish just was what it was and it's too bad we didn't get a clean finish.

Sara Blake interviews Isaiah Cone. Cone says Zay Washington challenged him to a ladder match with Cone's skateboard hanging from the ceiling. He says Zay made this persona. Cone says his skateboard represents who he is. He says Zay started this and he will end it. 

The Order (Ethan Ross and Izzy Rotten) vs Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage)

Advisory get hit as they pose on the ropes. Gage takes corner spears. Dabbs dropkicks both opponents. Ross takes a double back body drop. Izzy knees Gage in the gut and hits some punches. Izzy chops Gage and drops him with a punch. Hollywood Jimmy helps choke Gage on the ropes.

Gage hits punches on Izzy. Izzy pulls down Gage by the hair. Gage sunset flips Ross for 2. Ross misses a corner splash and Gage blue thunders him. All 4 men fight in the ring. Advisory hits mounted corner punches. The Slaughterhouse come out. They come in the ring and Advisory stomps them. I assume this is a no contest.

Thoughts: What we got was alright. This match was just a set-up for Slaughterhouse's run-in, which wasn't too surprising since those two teams are feuding. This started off strong.

Advisory take a triple chokeslam after. 

Sara Blake interviewed Ty Miller. Jabari Young interrupts. He says he's got some stuff cooking up and it could be real big. He says he wants him by his size. Ty asks if he thinks he will just drop everything for what Young has going on. 

CJ Thomas is interviewed by Jaxx Roxx. He says all he wants to do is talk about Chuck Swann. He says Chuck Swann stole his spot in the crossroads battle royal. He says he was supposed to win it. He says he hopes Chuck is in the back as he wants him here.

Chuck Swann comes out. Chuck says while CJ was out doing whatever he does, he saw the sweet fruit and took it. He says he doesn't have to work as hard as CJ as everything comes natural to him. CJ mocks his voice. The Initiative come out with Aryanne. CJ says he has dibs on Chuck and asks to let him have him.

The Initiative say they enjoy talking about Chuck Swann too. Trace says Chuck pulled a fast one on them at Crossroads Clash. Trace says they have an issue with him too and he has a big problem. Chuck says if he crosses the line, he will smooth him out. The Blacklist, who are the new EPW Tag champs, come out. 

Cody tells them to shut up. He says Trace did get his butt kicked by 7 ladies but the ladies were very nice to them. Cody suggests they do a trios match next week and see who really is the best. Trace agrees. They all then push each other.

Moses Cain is interviewed. He is asked about the Crossroads Cup. He says nothing and pushes the camera away.

Jabari Young vs Ty Miller

These two are former partners.

JY pushes and piefaces Ty. Ty shoves him. JY hits a forearm then Ty dropkicks him. Ty backsplashes him in the corner. Ty backdrops him then standing moonsaults him for 2. JY dropkicks him in the knee, sending him into the buckles. JY curbstomps him into the bottom buckle for 2.

JY hits hard mounted shots on Ty. Zay Washington is in the aisle. We kind of miss the finish as Ty rolls up JY and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. Young showed some good aggression here. Him and Zay would work as a team.

Young low blows Ty after and hits a house call kick. 

Marko Stunt vs Big John Dalton

MS goes out and John chases him. John gets in and MS hits elbow drops on him. MS hits corner enzugiri's. MS foot chokes him. John euros him in the corner and splashes him for 2. 

MS chops him. MS superkicks him and 2nd rope diving headscissors him. MS is caught on a springboard codebreaker attempt. John chops him. We go to break and return. MS sunset flips him for 2. MS springboard codebreakers him for 2.

MS takes a fire thunder driver for 2. MS does a pop-up powerbomb for 2. MS is thrown up in the air and hits a codebreaker. MS pins John.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. John has new overalls that don't really suit him. Stunt is too small and him being able to hang in with John, yet alone beat him is way too unbelievable. John's not pushed as some jobbers either.

Marko kisses John then superkicks him after. 

Overall thoughts: Aaron Roberts won a short squash. Raven/Nyxx wasn't bad but had a DQ finish. The Ordr's tag match went to a no contest but what we got leading up to that was fine. Young/Miller was another shorter bout but what we got was fine. I didn't like the main event at all as the much smaller Marko Stunt beat someone who is probably 3x his size. It wasn't believable and hurt Dalton. I'd give it a 5 out of 10. It was average with a bunch of shorter matches and nothing being great. 

EPW Wrestling 5/16/2026 Episode #242

EPW Wrestling 5/16/2026 Episode #242

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-592026-episode-241.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-5232026-episode-243.html 

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross welcome us to the show.

The Order are interviewed by Jaxx Roxx. Jaxx brings up them not having titles anymore. Hollywood Jimmy says only Eli Knox has his belt and he's angry. He asks if we remember when Jimmy Valiant hit Jerry Lawler during his concert. He says he's angrier than Jerry. He asks if we remember when Bill Dundee's wife had to get her head shaved. He says he's angrier than that. Jimmy then pokes Jaxx.

Dorian Vain tells Jimmy to shut up. He says they haven't been operating at a team and says people are trying to take their legacy from them. Dorian says they aren't even in the intro and their legacy are being taken away. Izzy is asked where his partner Ethan Ross is and says that's his point. He says they are trying to take everything they created. 

Dorian says they gotta change. He says they were trying to change hearts and minds and be the best. Dorian says he wants to give EPW PTSD now. He says they are beneath taking titles. Dorian says he wants to take their opponents health away. He wants their opponents families and children feel the pain. He says Jimmy took weeks off and did some talking. He grabs Jimmy and says if he doesn't shape up, they are going to have a problem. 

Dorian's girlfriend (?) pulls him off and says they talked about this and tries to cool him off. She then pulls him away.

Thoughts: It appears that The Order lost the tag titles and Dorian Vain lost the world title at a live event, but I believe that's the first we heard of it.

Kale vs Mike Anthony

Mike is in full face mode here after seemingly turning more serious last week.

Kale hits Mike as he goes to get in. He stomps on him then stands on him. Kale hits forearms and chops. Mike lariats him down twice then overhead throws him for 2. Mike suplexes him for the win.

Thoughts: It was a quick squash and nothing more.

Zay Washington does a promo on Isaiah Cone. He says he wants Cone in 2 weeks in a ladder match for Cone's skateboard. He says he came here to take away everything from the people the fans love and says Cone is next.

Jaxx Ross interviews Big John Dalton. John says he's happy to be back and brings out his good friend from Missippi and it's Marko Stunt. Marko Stunt comes out. He says he's excited to be back and excited for what he has planned tonight.

John says Stunt has been a mentor for him. He says Stunt's brother beat him last time he was here. Stunt says that's not cool and don't bring up past stuff. John says they should team up tonight. John says "let me help you" to him. Stunt asks if John thinks he needs his help and can't get it done on his own. Stunt says he has done more wrestling shows than him. He says he's tired of the subtle disrespect. Stunt says John is lucky he let him carry his bags into the building. Stunt suggests they do a singles match and says he will show him what it takes to get on his level. Stunt then slaps him.

Thoughts: I don't think this segment worked. I'm not sure who the face or heel was supposed to be here but I think Stunt was supposed to be the face.

Mike says he's here to shut everything down. He says he failed to get consistency out of EPW. He says consistency is what you want and breathe on. He says he wants to get to the top of the mountain and he doesn't care how he gets there. He says he will shut down all our favorites.

Thoughts: It seems like the Mike Anthony cutting promos and the Mike Anthony who wrestles are two different people at this point.

Lil Bit vs Diana Taylor

They lock up. DT is backed up on the ropes. DT side slams her for 2 then chinlocks her. DT chinlocks her then low leg lariats her for 2. DT misses a corner charge. Bit drop toe holds her and pulls her arms back. Bit pump kicks her and rolling sentons her for 2. They trade forearms and kicks then high kick each other down at the same time. DT boots her and hits a snapmare driver. DT pins her.

Thoughts: It was a shorter bout. They did the basics and mostly jumped right into the finishing stretch. It wasn't much of note.

Big John Dalton does a promo. He says he thought he was friends with Marko Stunt but Stunt slapped him. He challenges him for next week.

Elijah Owens vs Xero

EO offers a handshake then boots him. EO atomic drops him and bulldogs him for 2. Xero is hiptossed into the ropes and he armdrags off of it. Xero does a seated springboard armdrag. Xero's slingshot is caught and he takes a twisting neckbreaker down.

Xero goes up and over and backrolls him into a knee to the face for 2. Xero kicks him in the gut and knees him in the face. EO powerslams him for 2. EO chokes him. He hits punches. Xero kicks him then is flipped on a lariat. 

They trade shots and Xero jawbreakers him. Xero goes up top and mise a splash. EO turns Xero's mask around so he can't see. EO does like a spinning doi fives (called the self-made statement) and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a decent bout here. Xero moved well and I'd like to see him again. EO was an okay heel here and this went pretty well.

Marko Harris is interviewed. He says things didn't go well at the last live event. He says he doesn't know what's next but says he will get back on top somehow and someway. He says he will start again with Eli Knox and get his Apex Title back.

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

MK side headlock takeovers him. Eli headscissors him. MK armlocks him. MK rolls him from the mat then dropkicks him. MK topes him outside. MK facekicks him outside. MK misses a charge outside and goes into the rails. 

MK is dropped body first on the rails. MK lariats him from behind and hits mounted punches. Eli chinlocks MK. MK hits punches and chops. Eli corner spears him. Marko overhead belly to belly suplexes him.

We go to break and return. MK slingblades him. Eli is thrown head first into the 2nd buckle then MK hits a chaos theory german for 2. The Order come out then Parental Advisory come out and fight them to the back. MK grabs the Apex Title and gives it to the ref. Eli pulls MK's neck against the ropes and fameassers him over the 2nd rope. Eli then pins him.

Thoughts: This was fine. Eli winning dirty should lead to a rematch and I'm sure something will come of The Order and Parental Advisory out of this. Eli took some good bumps, Marko had a nice dropkick as usual and they kept it moving.

Eli does a low fameasser after.

Overall thoughts: We had some okay action here for this level of wrestling. Mike Anthony needs to figure out whether he's going to be the smiling face or if he's going to be a more menacing guy. He won a quick squash here. Marko Stunt appeared but his segment didn't work. Lil Bit/Taylor wasn't much of note. I enjoyed Owens/Xero and would like to see more of Xero. The main was fine and was not clean as expected. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as there were a couple of things that could have been better here. This was average.

EPW Wrestling 5/9/2026 Episode #241

EPW Wrestling 5/9/2026 Episode #241

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-522026-episode-240.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-5162026-episode-242.html 

Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary.

Mike Anthony does a promo. He says he's back in EPW for one reason. He says everyone from this point forward is on notice. He says step up and get stepped on. He says, "Welcome to the nightmare".

Moses Cain takes on Daniel Nova tonight. Mike Anthony will be in action as well.

Mike Anthony vs Jabari Young

They lock up and Mike backs off. JY boots and punches him. Mike punches back. Mike hits a corner splash. Mike hits mounted corner punches then hits corner chops. JY death valley drivers him for 2. We go to break and return.

JY chinlocks Mike. JY dropkicks him for 2. JY hits mounted punches. JY stun guns him and running facekicks him for 2. 

JY goes up top and is enzugiri'd. Mike superplexes him down. JY flying kicks him for 2. Mike boots him in the gut and brainbusters him. Mike wins.

Thoughts: It was the wrong match for what they were doing here. Mike cut a tough guy promo before this where he made it seem like he would kick some butt. Instead, Young got most of the offense here and Mike got less offense if anything.

CJ Blaine goes up to Elijah Owens. He says Owens got lucky by beating Moses Cain. Owens insults him and CJ says let's see how lucky he can get. Owens says it sounds like a challenge. 

Ethan Steele vs Enrico Sterdivant

Ethan slaps him and Enrico spin kicks him in the gut. Enrico corkscrew kicks him and broski boots him in the corner for 2. 

Enrico misses a corner splash and Ethan clips him. Ethan boots him in the corner. Ethan hits leg kicks and eye rakes him. Enrico powerslams Ethan for 2. Enrico forearms him then hits stiff kicks in the corner while Ethan is down. Ethan kicks him in the leg. Ethan hits punches on Enrico then Enrico pop-up knees him. Enrico germans him. Enrico spinning backdrops him and wins.

Thoughts: I liked it. Ethan got nasty with Enrico then Enrico stiffed him back. This turned into a bit of a war.

Elijah Owens vs CJ Blaine

They lock up and EO rolls him up for 1. CJ la magistral's him then rolls him into a pin attempt. CJ side headlocks him. CJ enzugiri's EO. EO backbreakers and neckbreakers CJ. EO chokes him on the 2nd rope. EO basement dropkicks him for 2. EO suplexes him. EO sleepers him. 

CJ enzugiri's EO. CJ springboard dropkicks him. CJ hits chops. CJ slips on a springboard forearm. CJ dropkicks him and flying headscissors her. CJ 619's him. CJ goes up top and EO rolls out. CJ plancha's him off the apron then hits mounted shots on the floor. EO punches him back and throws him into the post. EO goes to get back in the ring but CJ holds onto his leg and purposely keeps him out. Both men get counted out.

Thoughts: CJ purposely cost EO the match here likely due to EO being on a lucky win streak and EO messing with him earlier in the show. I'm not a big fan of people essentially throwing matches, but I think I see the logic in this.

EO gets upset after and is crying about the result. 

Moses Cain vs Daniel Nova

Nova's doing some kind of rave gimmick.

They lock up. MC backs him up in the corner. They lock up again and Dan is put in the corner again. Dan backs him up in the corner and MC shoves him down. MC hits punches and stomps in the corner. Dan hits punches and MC facekicks him. 

Dan's head is banged off the buckles. MC hits shots to the gut then punches him down. MC chokes him then double axe handles him in the gut. MC chops him in the corner. MC misses a corner charge. Dan is caught coming off the 2nd rope and MC spinebusters him. MC splashes him for 2.

MC sleepers him. Dan hits elbows to the gut to escape. Dan hits some big lariats. Dan 2nd rope diving lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: Nova winning was a big upset here. Nova's gotta get some new gear. MC is a bit careful and doesn't move the best but they had the right idea here. Nova hit some good looking lariats and it was hoss vs hoss in this bout. I liked it. 

Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage) vs Slaughterhouse (#1 and #2)

Note - The announcers said they don't know what Slaughterhouse's names are. I'm going with #1 and #2.  #1 is wearing green and #2 is wearing red.

The heels nail Advisory from behind while Advisory wait for them. Gage gets slammed and stomped on. Gage chops one of his opponents and tags out. Dabbs is caught coming off the top. He hits leg kicks on #1. Gage joins in and PA hit a double buzzsaw kick. #2 takes a double superkick.  Dabbs topes #2 outside. 

Dabbs corner euros #1 then Gage corner spears that guy. #1 knees Gage in the gut then bangs his head off the buckles. #1 corner splashes Gage then #2 side slams Gage. #2 pulls on Gage's face. #2 stands on Gage's back.

Gage is snapmared with a shirt and choked with it by #1. Gage hits a flying back elbow on #1. Dabbs step up enzugiri's #2 then dropkicks him in the knee. Dabbs step up double stomps #2. #2 takes a flatliner. Dabbs goes up top and Reverend Ash Taylor trips him, causing a DQ.

Thoughts: It was alright. The announcers basically said Slaughterhouse are influenced by The Moondogs and I agree as they have wild hair, ripped up jeans and beards. They look like drunks and ruffians. What we got was fine but I probably would have had Slaughterhouse destroy PA here instead. However, they made up for some of it after.

#1 spears Gage after. Dabbs is whipped into a chokeslam from #2. #2 then slams #1 onto Advisory.

Overall thoughts: It was acceptable but it was not one of my more favorite editions of EPW. I had an issue with 3 of the 5 matches here. I thought Young/Anthony had the wrong match for the story they had. Enrico/Ethan got stiff and I liked it. They had the right idea for Owens/Blaine, but I didn't like Blaine costing himself the match. Cain/Nova was an okay hoss match. The main should have been a bit more one-sided, but they did make up for it some after. I would give this show an average 5 out of 10 rating.

EPW Wrestling 5/2/2026 Episode #240

EPW Wrestling 5/2/2026 Episode #240

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/epw-wrestling-4252026-episode-239.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/epw-wrestling-592026-episode-241.html 

Joey Gross and Gene Jackson are on commentary. 

The Initiative (Trace Hunt and Jason Genesis) vs The Uncut Gems (Tyler LeMasters and Bobby Ford)

Aryann is with The Initiative.

JG and Ford go at it. JG euros him then suplexes him. JG is posing on the 2nd rope and Ford powerbombs him down. Hunt is thrown in the ring and Tyler hits him. Tyler throws Ford onto the heels outside. Tyler slams Ford onto JG then Tyler sentons JG for 2.

Hunt pulls on Tyler as he runs the ropes. JG clips Tyler then Hunt 2nd rope spinning heel kicks Tyler. JG forearms Tyler. Tyler is back body dropped into a powerslam for 2. We go to break and return.

Hunt lariats Tyler. JG elbow drops Tyler. JG chokes Tyler on the 2nd rope. Aryanna then chokes Tyler around the 2nd rope. Tyler is held for a running boot for 2. JG tags out on Tyler's sunset flip. Hunt bangs Tyler's head off the mat. 

Tyler fights off the 2v1 in the corner. Ford tags in. For top rope double crossbodies the heels. Ford hits punches on The Initiative then lariats JG over the top. Hunt takes an atomic drop into a flying lariat for 2. 

Hunt powerbombs Tyler. Ford is pushed off the top. Ford takes a backdrop + backcracker and is pinned.

Thoughts: I liked it. The Gems didn't do bad at all here and The Initiative had a good night. I thought Ford's hot tag could have been better though.

DNA talks. He says he traveled the US and was told to come here. He says he came here and spelled coconut oil and butt sweat. He says wrestling is the artform of human perfection and it's just something to do when Nascar isn't on. He says wrestling is the art of smiting one's enemies and it's in his DNA.

DNA vs JJ Lawson

JJ ducks a lock up. JJ Tries ti again and is caught. JJ hits shots to the gut. JJ knee's him in the gut and hits kicks and a dropkick to the knee. JJ takes a back body drop. JJ hits shots to the gut and DNA slams him. JJ pele kicks him then dropkicks him. 

JJ slingshot seated moonsaults him. JJ hits dropkicks in the corner. JJ misses a top rope 450. DNA jumping twisting ddt's him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a short squash here though JJ got enough in. I'd like to see DNA just do a powerbomb or something for his finisher.

DNA does another jumping twisting ddt after. 

Raven Black vs Diana Taylor

They lock up. DT is backed up in the corner and Rav slaps her. DT wristlocks her then russian legsweeps her for 1. Rav trips her then hits mounted shots. DT's head is banged off the mat. Rav chokes her on the ropes.

Rav throws her down backwards then legdrops her for 2. Rav boots her in the corner. Rav misses a running hip attack. DT lariats and claymore kicks her for 2. Rav hits more mounted shots. DT goes for a charge and Rav pulls the ref into the way. Rav rolls up DT by the tights and wins.

Thoughts: It was a very basic match and really as average as it gets. 

Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage) are interviewed by Jaxx Roxx. Dabbs says they have a large target on their back. They say they aren't the young boys anymore and aren't backing down from a fight. They challenge The Slaughterhouse for next week. Gage says they don't know what they did to them and barely know who they are. They say they will be waiting for them next week if they want to show up.

Daniel Nova talks to Moses Cain. He is looking for K-Swiss. Moses tells him not to be worried about K-Swiss. He says K-Swiss wants to talk trash but isn't around when he's looking for him. Nova challenges Moses for next week.

Kale vs Wonder Boy

Boy htis a dropkick early. Kale does Boy's pose and misses a splash. Boy hits a corner flying forearm. Boy then does it again. Boy crossbodies him for 2. Kale dropkicks him in the knee then running knees him in the corner. Kale backdrops him for 2. 

Boy hits shots to the gut. Kale chinlocks him over the top rope. Boy hits punches. Kale leg kicks him down. Boy hits some shots on him and a wind up punch. Boy flipping neckbreakers him for 2. Boy's throat is pulled over the top rope. Kale comes off the top and Boy claymore kicks him in the mid-air. Boy the wins.

Thoughts: It was an average bout. Boy doesn't have the greatest offense and Kale only got so much in here. Boy won as expected as he's a regular around here.  

Zay Washington vs Isaiah Cone

Zay took Cone's skateboard a few weeks ago which lead to this.

Cone hits shots on Zay from behind. Cone spinning forearms him and facekicks him for 2. Cone is sent hard into the buckles and goes down. Zay stands on him on the bottom rope. Zay chops him down. Zay snapmares him and chinlocks him. 

Cone hits shots to the gut and head. Zay blocks a GTS and hits a dragon screw on him. Zay half-crabs him. We go to break and return. Zay stomps on Cone. Zay threatens the ref after being warned.

Zay forearms him. Cone fights back with forearms. Cone punches him then hits a lightning spiral. Cone shining wizards him. Cone hits a GTS for 2. Cone high kicks him from the apron. Zay then nails him hard in the face with the skateboard for the DQ.

Thoughts: The match was fine and the finish made sense with Zay getting himself DQ'd when he was in trouble. They also got the skateboard involved which was nice and means this feud continues.

Zay does his exploder slam after on Cone. Zay puts the skateboard down outside and breaks it in half with a giant axe. 

Thoughts: Yeah, I figured it was coming at some point and it did. Cone's skateboard is no more.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay episode of EPW. There was nothing must see but the big angle of Zay breaking Cone's skateboard was cool. Everything was average to fine here and it was an easy one to watch. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall.