EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/17/2026 Episode #264

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/17/2026 Episode #264

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-10102026.html

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

The hosts hype up the show.

Jae Pariah vs Jared X Rawlings

Sevyn Cruz is with Jared.

They lock up. JP side headlocks him. Jared hammerlocks him. JP gets out and wristlocks him. Jared flips out using the ropes and hammerlocks him. Jared side headlocks him then shoulders him over. JP begs off in the corner.

We go to break and return. JP clubs on him. Jared dropkicks him and spinning slams him. Jared standing moonsaults him for 2. JP eye rakes him and hits corner spears. JP cartwheel forearms him in the corner. JP snapmares him then running headhunters him while he's seated for 2.

Jared hits some punches. JP stands on his back on the bottom rope. JP flying double forearms him. Jared neckbreakers him for 2. Sevyn Cruz gets on the apron and throws a weapon to JP. JP hits Jared with it and JP pins Jared.

Thoughts: That was a weird ending here. Cruz came out with Jared but turned on Jared and cost him the match. This was average but it's not like it was bad or anything. I don't know if they got enough time for the match they tried to do.

Sara Blake interviews Raven Black. She says she's still champ. She says she was smarter than Nyxx and she was too weak to handle it. Nyxx comes in. She says everyone thought she had her beat. Nyxx says they should do a 2/3 falls match. Raven says if she can beat her twice, she's got it. She says when she loses, she will have to start from the bottom.

The Culture Project are interviewed. They are in an elimination match tonight and they need a 4th partner. Allen Pound asks about the 4th partner. Zay says they aren't wrestling tonight as they can't find a 4th partner. Zay says they can't do 3v4 and says everything they do is by the book. 

CJ Thomas comes out. He says he's the biggest fourth man around. He says he knows they are a little different as they aren't as in-shape as him. CJ asks what more do they need than The CJ System on their side? CJ says they will think they are like brothers at the the end of the night. The Project isn't thrilled. Zay agrees and says he better not mess up. CJ asks if he's part of The Culture Project and Zay says no. CJ then makes Zay say that he's their partner tonight. CJ then celebrates. Jabari Young then gets mad at CJ being on his team and he leaves.

The commentators talk. 

EPW Women's Title - 2/3 Falls - Raven Black (c) vs Nyxx

1st Fall - Nyxx runs at her and is thrown down backwards. Rav rolls her up for 2. Rav yells at the ref and Nyxx hits forearms on her. Nyxx running backaplshes her and corner splashes her. Nyxx suplexes her for 2. Rav rams her into the corner then hits a big spear. Rav pins her and wins the fall.

2nd Fall - Nyxx is down and Rav goes for another pin but only gets 2. Rav stomps her and foot chokes her in the corner. Rav corner hip attacks her. 

Rav suplexes her. Rav butt drops her back. Rav is sent into the buckles and Nyxx boots her. Rav clubs her and backdrops her for 2. We go to break and return.

Rav chinlocks her. Nyxx side slams her. They fight on the buckles. Rav hits a dangerous looking 2nd rope superplex for 2. Nyxx hits a GTS to the ribs and a double underhook ddt. Nyxx pins her and wins the fall.

3rd Fall - Nyxx clubs her outside and sends her into the steps. Nyxx grabs a bat and misses a shot. Rav goes for a spear, Nyxx side steps and Rav spears the ref. Rav spinebusters her. Rav goes for a spear, Nyxx jumps up and ddt's her. A new ref comes in and Nyxx pins Rav.

Thoughts: It wasn't that bad. Nyxx took a very dangerous looking superplex her. The ddt counter to the spear was a neat counter. This went 3 falls as expected. Nyxx kind of had to win here after losing to Raven.

The Blacklist are interviewed. Cody James says they've been cheated at every turn at the tag titles. Cody says he wants The Initiative. Cody Styles says they should put Parental Advisory in the mix too. Cody says the titles should be hanged above the ring and have a TLC match. 

Madi Monroe find some crazy looking man in the back. A girl in a nurse outfit says Madi thinks she's better than everyone. Madi says she's doing better and the nurse lady says everyone says that. Diana Taylor walks in. Madi asks if they set her up. Diana doesn't know who the nurse lady is either and says they will end this now. The nurse lady makes a comment about them being patients. The nurse lady then tells the man that they always think they are better.

The commentators talk. 

Elimination Match - The Culture Project (Zay Washington, Jabari Young and Enrico Sterdivant) and CJ Thomas vs Isiah Cone, Ty Miller and The Uncut Gems (Bobby Ford and Tyler LeMasters)

CJ interrupts his partners' entrance and jumps in front of them. The two sides want to get at each other before the match.

CJ tells Jabari he wants to start. Jabari lets him. CJ is hyped up and Cone facekicks him down. Ty top rope ssp's CJ and pins him for the elimination.

Ty hits forearms on Enrico then Enrico throws him down backwards. Enrico throws Ty then backsplashes him. Enrico back enzugiri's him and broski boots him in the corner. Ty hits shots on Enrico and Enrico hits forearms. Ty spin kicks him and kneelifts him. Enrico throws him down and Enrico catches his handspring with a choke. Ty is choked out and eliminated.

We go to break and return. Tyler hits shots on Enrico and jumping knees him. Enrico throws him off his waistlock. Enrico knees Tyler in the face. Enrico kicks him while he's down. Tyler hits punches. Enrico sleepers him and Tyler jawbreakers him to escape.

Ford comes in and hits shots on Jabari and Enrico. He hits flying corner elbows. Ford flying elbows both at the same time. Tyler germans Enrico. Ford top rope knee drops Enrico and pins him. Enrico Sterdivant is eliminated.

Zay nails Ford from behind and Ford neckbreakers Zay. Ford is tripped up on the ropes and enzugiri'd. Zay 2nd rope exploder slams Ford. Zay pins Ford. Bobby Ford is eliminated.

Tyler hits punches on Zay. Zay spinning roundhouse kicks him. Jabari hits a house call kick on Tyler and pins him. Tyler LeMasters is eliminated.

Cone is the last man on his team. Cone rolls up Jabari for 2. Cone michinoku drivers Jabari for 2. Jabari flying lariats him for 2. They trade forearms. Cone spinning forearms him. Jabari backrolls him for 2 and is pushed face first into the buckles. Cone then rolls up Jabari and pins him. Jabari Young is eliminated.

Zay slams Cone. Zay misses a top rope frogsplash and lands hard. Cone helluva kicks him. Cone slingshot cutters Zay. Cone hits a GTS on Zay and pins him.

Thoughts: The booking was good here with this coming down to Cone/Zay, who are the two that started this in the first place. It didn't get a ton of time but it had a good pace and a lot of action to it. I liked it and thought it was an okay match.

Overall thoughts: Pariah/Rawlings had a weird ending to it and the match was average. The women's match was acceptable. The main event was the best match on the show and that was okay. The show was fine overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/12/2026 Episode #259

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/12/2026 Episode #259

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-952026-episode.html

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

We get a graphic for Bill Dundee.

Madi Monroe is interviewed. She says when she had the title, everyone knew where she was. She says then she lost it and it got real quiet. She says maybe she needed that. Diana Taylor interrupts. DT says she knows she's upset about losing the title but says they have been through this. She says she apologizes for getting pinned and costing her the title but says they can do this together. DT offers a handshake and Madi cries. 

Eliza Haze then comes out. She says these two girls have a lot of love going on. She says as the representative of peace, love and flower power, she wants to offer one of them a chance at the SWF Traveling Title. Madi says she's got it, then says "we got it". 

The Culture Project (Zay Washington and Enrico Stredivant) vs The Uncut Gems (Tyler LeMasters and Bobby Ford)

Ford gives a fan a headband during his entrance.

Zay and Tyler lock up. Tyler side headlocks him and gets his hair pulled. Zay side headlocks him. Tyler wristlocks him. Ford 2nd rope double axe handles Zay's arm. Ford armdrags Zay and bangs his head off the buckles. Ford flying back elbows Zay.

Tyler suplexes Zay. Tyler side headlocks him. Zay chops Tyler. Ford sliding lariats Zay for 2. Ford hits mounted punches on Zay. Zay backdrops Ford for 2. 

Ford takes corner spears and a forearm from Enrico. Enrico enzugiri's him and facewash kicks him in the corner for 2. Enrico throws Ford. Ford flips out of Enrico's backdrop. Tyler comes in and hits punches on the heels. Zay enzugiri's Enrico when Tyler ducks.

Tyler germans Zay. Ford top rope double axe handles Enrico outside. Zay facekicks Tyler. Tyler slips out of a brainbuster and pins Zay.

Thoughts: The Gems have been getting some wins here and picked up an upset in this one. What we got was fine and everyone did what they were supposed to do here. 

Eli Knox is interviewed and he's asked if The Order are having in-house issues. Eli gets booed. He says when a group like The Order is so successful, people make conspiracies about it. He says The Order is stronger than it has ever been before. He says it's only a matter of time before the EPW Title is on Dorian's shoulders. He says he took down Moses Cain and asks what happens when Zero comes out. He says he will leave Xero laying on the mat. 

EPW Apex Title - Eli Knox (c) vs Xero

Eli goes after X on the apron. X bangs his face off the buckles. X then top rope crossbodies him. Eli eye rakes him. Eli goes out and he sweeps X on the apron into a neckbreaker. Eli then gets a 2 count on him.

Eli hits downward elbow shots for 2. Eli swinging neckbreakers him for 2. Eli twists his chin. Eli hits elbow drops and poses. X hits shots to the gut and Eli suplexes him. 

ELi clubs on him. They trade shots. X hits leg kicks and a spinning high kick. X tornado bulldog's him for 2. Eli blocks a move and hits a headlock driver for 2. X germans him then pumping knees him. Eli rolls him up off a 619 attempt and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. I didn't like the headlock driver being kicked out of though as it's a lethal move. They didn't really botch or anything and it went well. I like Xero but he could use some mic time to establish a character.

SWF Women's Traveling Title - Eliza Haze (c) vs Madi Monroe

They lock up and MM takes her down by the arm. MM boots her in the corner. MM corner hip attacks her for 2. MM running euros her in the back then she germans her for 2. 

MM lariats her down. Eliza throws her down by the arm. Eliza gets a 2 count on her. Eliza does a corner hip attack but doesn't come close to hitting her. Eliza then does a second one that is a little better. Eliza bulldogs her for 2. 

Madi hits lariats on her. MM drops her and samoan drops her for 2. Eliza throws her down off the buckles and sleepers her. MM goes on the 2nd rope and Eliza slides to the apron. They argue over the 2nd rope. Eliza rebounds MM with the rope into the ref. Eliza hits MM with the title belt and pins her.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. There were multiple bad looking spots here and the finish wasn't done well.

We see clips of EPW at last year's Tupelo Fair.

We see clips of The Initiative winning the tag titles back. 

The hosts talk. 

EPW Tag Titles - The Initiative (Jason Genesis and Trace Lee Hunt) (c) vs The Bad Era (Luke Justice and Biff Buchanan)

Arynanne is with The Initiative.

Hunt gets backed up by Luke. Luke wristlocks him. Hunt rolls and forearms him. Luke is hammerlocked by Jason then Jason side headlock takeovers him. Hunt elbow drops Luke.

We go to break and return. Jason hits corner spears on Luke. Hunt wristlocks him. Luke boots him in the gut and punches him. Hunt takes an atomic drop into a boot for 2. Jason comes in and Biff shoulders him over. 

Hunt takes a double back elbow for 2. Hunt samoan drops Luke. Jason is flapjacked onto Luke for 2. Jason basement dropkicks him for 2. Luke blocks a double team and neckbreakers Jason. Luke hits punches on Hunt. Luke then is back body dropped into a powerslam for 2. 

Hunt lariats Luke. Luke spinebusters Jason. Hunt comes in and Biff hits hard lariats on him. Biff slams Hunt then splashes him for 2. Biff takes a full nelson + codebreaker double team. Luke then takes a backdrop + backbreaker combo and is pinned.

Thoughts: Luke and Biff came in cold here and they aren't exactly made to be faces so it was a little hard to be invested in this one. Luke had some decent punches and Biff hit some nasty lariats here. It's not like it was bad or anything but Luke's team would have done better against faces like The Uncut Gems or Parental Advisory who could put them over a bit more. I thought it was average.

Overall thoughts: The opener and Knox/Xero was fine. The women's match wasn't good. The main was cold and even though the work wasn't bad, both teams were heels and it just wasn't the right match at the right time. There was a lot of commercials and time filler here. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as it was a bit average overall. 

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/10/2026 Episode #263

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/10/2026 Episode #263

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-1032026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-10172026.html 

We are in Corinth, MS. Gene Jackson and K-Swiss are on commentary.

Raven Black is interfered about Nyxx's street fight challenge. Black says she does streetfight's best and says Nyx has got it if she wants it. 

The hosts talk about today's show. 

We see clips of the Nyxx/Raven Black feud.

EPW Women's Title - Streetfight - Raven Black (c) vs Nyxx

Nyxx takes her down and hits mounted shots. Rav corner splashes her. Nyxx blocks a bulldog and low diving lariats her. Rav pulls her down by the hair then suplexes her. Nyxx fallaway slams Rav then corner lariats her. Nyxx suplexes her for 2.

Rav goes out and her head is banged off the apron. Nyxx chops her. Rav hits shots on her outside and sends her into the post twice. Nyxx is sent into the rail. Rav boots her on the ropes. 

We go to break and return. Rav grabs a beer bottle. Nyxx uranage's her for 2.  Nyxx hits mounted shots. Nyxx germans her for 2. They go out. Rav's head is banged off the apron and Nyxx chops her on the rails. Rav chops her back. Rav's head is banged off the apron. Nyxx chokes her with something. Nyxx is sent into the rails and post.

Rav misses a corner charge. They run into the ref and knock the ref down. Nyxx ddt's her but the ref is down and can't count. Rav hits a spear and wakes up the ref. Rav then pins Nyxx.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. It was brawling heavy as expected. Mostly everything looked fine here though I think something got messed up on the spot where the ref went down. They didn't bleed or do any big spots, but it was safe and mostly clean.

Mike Anthony and Wonder Boy talk after their last man standing match. WB sits down, Mike sits down next to him and offers him chips. Mike says not much needs to be said but he thinks he's ready now. Mike points at WB's Crossroads Cup and say, "do the d@mn thing". 

Enrico Sterdivant vs Ty Miller

Ty ducks a lock up. Ty spin kicks him in the gut and knees him in the gut. Enrico throws him to the apron. Ty kneelifts him. Ty hits punches on the apron. Ty os cutters him on the apron. Ty tope forearms him outside. 

Ty handsprings and is caught with a german. Enrico chops him in the corner. Enrico corner back enzugiri's him for 1. Ty hits a big forearm and Enrico lariats him down. Enrico kicks him in the back. 

Ty lariats him and spin kicks him in the gut. Ty knee lifts him and jumping STO's him for 2. Enrico knees him in the gut and spinning backdrops him. Enrico pins him.

Thoughts: I liked it. Ty was scrappy and hit hard and Enrico used his size against him. They did what they were supposed to here and it was an okay match.

We see clips of EPW at Hickory Flat, MS. 

Aaron Roberts, Marko Harris and Moses Cain vs The Order (Eli Knox, Elijah Owens and Izzy Rotten)

Hollywood Jimmy is with The Order. 

Cain throws EO in the corner and hits shots on him. Cain throws him and corner splashes him. Cain wristlocks him. Marko 2nd rope double axe handles EO's arm. Marko misses a corner move. EK gets in and Marko armdrags him twice. 

Marko dropkicks EK then slingblades him for 2. Marko gets nailed by Izzy from the corner. EK hits mounted shots on Marko. Marko's head is rammed into the top buckle. EO basement dropkicks Marko for 2. EO stomps him.

We go to break and return. EO hits punches on Marko. EO knees him in the gut and pulls him by the arm into the buckles. EO running knees him in the corner. EO is pushed off the 2nd rope and Marko 2nd rope euros him.

Hollywood Jimmy messes with the faces then EK sends Cain into the post. Marko cutters EO. AR tags in. He drops The Order and corner splashes EK. Marko topes 2 heels outside. Izzy pulls AR's throat down over the top rope and running lariats him. Cain then comes in and black hole slams Izzy.

Cain is double teamed then he black hole slams EO. EK fameassers Cain. Marko 2nd rope os cutters EK. Dorian Vain comes in the ring. He and AR fight and The Order should be DQ'd here.

Thoughts: It was alright enough though the finish was a bit lame. We didn't see a lot of Aaron Roberts in this. Marko's offense looked good as usual.

Everyone fights in the ring. Vain foot chokes AR. Xero runs down and top rope crossbodies 3 of the heels. AR running boots Vain out. The heels all go out and the two sides yell at each other to close the show.

Overall thoughts: The women's street fight was acceptable. Ty/Enrico was fine and Ty had a good showing. The main event was also fine but had a bit of a lame finish. I'd give this show a 6 out of 10 overall. The show was okay.

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/3/2026 Episode #262

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 10/3/2026 Episode #262

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-9262026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-10102026.html 

We are in Corinth, MS. Gene Jackson and K-Swiss are on commentary.

Hollywood Jimmy talks to Downtown Bruno on the phone in the back. Jimmy says he doesn't want to be one of the commentators. He says he doesn't want to work around Gene Jackson and says he smells like rotten eggs. K-Swiss comes up to Jimmy. Jimmy says he has a job for him everyone wants to do. He says Joey Gross can't be here and K-Swiss can be the announcer for the next 2 weeks. Jimmy then tells Bruno he's got this taken care of.

The hosts talk and say Joey Gross is on vacation.

CJ Thomas vs Isiah Cone

They lock up. Cone side headlocks him. CJ clean breaks him in the corner. Cone side headlocks him. CJ pulls him by the hair and side headlocks him. CJ shoulders him over. Cone hits armdrags and chops him.

Cone's chest is banged off CJ's knee. Cone spinning forearms him and enzugiri's him. Cone double chops him down for 2. We go to break and return. CJ eye pokes him then does a push up on him. 

CJ chokes him on the ropes. CJ knees him in the gut and suplexes him for 2. CJ running euros Cone in the corner. CJ corner spears him. CJ half-nelson backbreakers him. CJ ripcords him and Cone backslides him for 2. Cone superkicks CJ. 

They trade forearms. Cone slap flurries him. Cone running facekicks him. Cone misses a top rope move. Cone then rolls him up and pins him.

Thoughts: It was acceptable enough. The camera had some issues here and it was a little distracting. CJ could have just moved a little better here at times.

Sara Blake interviews Nyxx. Nyxx says she was mad as hell last time but now knows Raven Black is scared of her. She challenges Raven to a street fight for the title and says they can take it to the streets if she wants to fight like that.

The Order are interviewed in the ring by Allen Pounds. Dorian Vain gets up in Allen's face. Jimmy says the crowd needs to show some respect. He says Dorian Vain is the best and says Eli Knox is the gold standard. He says Elijah Owens is new and says Izzy Rotten is mean and bad. Jimmy says he's sick o the kids running their mouths saying Marko Harris is their favorite wrestler. He says he's sick of hearing about Marko and says he hates Marko's guts. 

Eli Knox says he doesn't get why Aaron Roberts/Moses Cain/Marko Harris think they are scared of them. Eli says he's beaten 2 of them himself. Eli says it's the 4 of them vs their 3. Dorian Vain says he hates the fans and says he wants to vomit every time he comes here. He says Aaron Roberts only makes him sicker. Vain says they walk it like they talk it and if you face them, you will go down like Aaron Roberts did. He says he will whoop Aaron and get his EPW Title back. He says that's an executive order.

Dorian Vain vs Xero

DV throws him in the corner and hits back elbows. Xero boots him out of the corner and trips him into the buckles. Xero enzugiri's him and top rope crossbodies him for 1. DV's head is banged off the buckles. Xero is chokeslammed hard in the ring. DV underhook suplexes him. 

DV hits punches in the corner for 2. DV chokes him in the corner. Xero's handspring is caught and he is thrown on a backdrop for 2. Xero is thrown hard into the buckles and goes down. DV chokes him.

DV is pushed into the buckles. Xero pop up dropkicks him then spinning ddt's him. Xero low flying knees him. DV cobra clutches him and Xero fights out. We go to break and return. DV has the cobra clutch on.

DV corner splashes him then underhook suplexes him twice. DV misses a corner splash and takes a flying pumping knee. Xero goes up top and Hollywood Jimmy gets on the apron. DV lariats Xero from behind. Xero jawbreakers him. DV knees him in the ribs and cobra clutches him again. Xero trips him into the ropes. DV suplexes him into the ring. DV then cobra clutches him on the mat. Xero is out and DV wins.

Thoughts: It was acceptable. They had some moments that could have been better here. The announcers also hyped up Xero breaking the cobra clutch too much as they didn't think it could be done, then he did it like 3 times straight.

DV puts the cobra clutch on him again after and lets go of it.

Diana Taylor vs Brooklyn Barrett

They lock up. BB side headlocks her a few times. They lock up again and DT side headlocks her twice. DT shoulders her over. DT blocks a hip toss and side slams her for 1. DT knees her in the back. DT running leg lariats her for 1.

DT takes a bad backcracker. BB stomps her and bangs her head off the buckles. BB double stomps her back. BB meteora's her in the front and back in the corner for 2. BB pulls her arms back. BB hits chest forearms and chops in the corner. DT then chops her in the corner. DT powerslams her. DT corner slashes her then samoan drops her for 2.

BB jawbreakers her. BB step up knees her in the corner. BB 2nd rope dropkicks her from behind for 2. DT jawbreakers her then does a bad snapmare driver. DT pins her.

Thoughts: It was a little below average. There were a couple of spots that could have been cleaner here (including the finish) and it wasn't anything too special. It was nice to see someone different though in Barrett.  

The hosts talk. 

EPW Tag Titles - The Initiative (Trace Lee Hunt and Jason Genesis) (c) vs Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage)

Arynanne is with The Initiative.

Dabbs pushes JG in the corner to start. JG nails Gage on the apron then euros Dabbs over. Gage corner spears JG and Dabbs step up enzugiri's JG. JG suplexes Gage then kips up. 

Gage avoids a double team and fisherman suplexes JG. Hunt lariats Gage down then single leg dropkicks him. Dabbs top rope crossbodies Hunt for 2. Hunt overhead belly to belly suplexes Dabbs. They mess up a demolition decapitation and JG gets a 2 count on Dabbs. Dabbs' arm is banged off the mat then Dabbs takes a double suplex.

We go to break and return. The heels hug. Hunt stomps Dabbs then slams him. Hunt legdrops and elbow drops him. JG flying euros Dabbs in the corner. Dabbs is snapmared and takes a running boot for 2. Dabbs rolls up JG for 2. JG lariats Dabbs down. Hunt rolls up Dabbs for 2. Hunt double underhook suplexes Dabbs for 2. Dabbs is double chopped down by the heels for 2. Dabbs escapes a double team. He dropkicks Hunt into JG. 

Gage tags in and hits chops on Hunt. Hunt eye pokes him. Gage spinebusters Hunt. Arynanne grabs Dabbs from the outside. Gage goes up top and is crotched by Hunt. Gage takes a powerplex. Dabbs then top rope splashes Hunt. 

JG and Dabbs trade forearms. Dabbs takes a codebreaker then a german. Hunt gets a 2 count on Dabbs. Chris Styles then runs in and chairs Hunt for the DQ. The Initiative win by DQ.

Thoughts: The match was more on the average side as it had an unsatisfactory finish. It wasn't that bad, just the faces needed more offense in on this and it could have had a few more exciting spots. The finish wasn't random as three times have been feuding.

Dabbs complains and shoves Styles. Gage joins in and Styles yells at them. 

Overall thoughts: They weren't at the usual EPW Arena, so the lighting, camera's and audio weren't quite as good as usual. That hurt things as did Joey Gross not being on commentary. The opener was acceptable as was Vain/Xero. The girls' match was a little below average and the main was also average with a bad finish. I'd give it a 4 out of 10 overall. This was below average

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/26/2026 Episode #261

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/26/2026 Episode #261

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-9192026-episode.html

The next show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-1032026-episode.html 

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

Sara Blake interviews Raven Black. She says nobody cares about Nyxx. She says Nyxx wants more of her. She says she does whatever it takes to win and says since Nyxx wants to go to school so bad, she has a lesson for her.

The hosts hype up the show.

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

Nyxx thesz presses her and hits mounted shots. Rav turns it around and they trade mounted shots. Nyx throws her and samoan drops her for 2. Nyxx misses a corner splash and takes punches. Rav lariats her down and legdrops her for 2. 

We go to break and return. Rav headbutts her and Rav goes out. Nyxx bangs Rav's head off the apron and hits forearms on her outside. Rav then bangs Nyxx's head off the apron. Nyxx rams her back into the apron edge then Nyxx is sent into the post.

The ref yells at Rav. Rav shoves and punches the ref. Rav is DQ'd.

Thoughts: We didn't get a ton of this before it ended here. It was mostly brawling, though it should have been so they got that right.

Rav grabs a stick at swings it at Nyxx. Nyxx avoids it and bangs Rav's head off the apron. Nyxx grab a chair and officials try to break it up. The girls end up fighting and the official try to break it up. Rav grabs a crutch and officials separate them.

CJ Thomas vs Ty Miller

They talk trash and CJ piefaces him. Ty slaps him. Ty then drop down punches him when he covers up. Ty kips up and dropkicks him. Ty standing ssp's him for 2. Ty corner splashes him and CJ runnin euros him in the corner. CJ corner spears him then does a belly to belly suplex for 2. 

CJ suplexes him for 1. CJ chokes him with a headband. Ty hits shots to the gut and CJ chokes him with it again. CJ chokes him while doing push up's. 

Ty's head is banged off the buckles. Ty enzugiri's him from the apron. Ty top rope crossbodies him for 2. CJ hits back elbows and half-nelson backbreakers him. CJ short arm lariats him for 2. Ty lariats him and jumping flatliners him for 2. The ref takes CJ's headband from him. CJ then low blows Ty and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a little longer than I expected and I kind of figured CJ would win here as Ty got most of his offense in early. They did kind of lose the pace a little after starting good though. I thought it was average to acceptable and just needed to be sped a up a bit.

The hosts say The Purge is coming on 10/3, which is a Halloween show.

Aaron Roberts and Moses Cain vs The Order (Elijah Owens and Izzy Rotten)

Hollywood Jimmy is with The Order.

Eli runs at MC and is lariated down. MC hits gut shots on him in the corner. MC corner splashes him then lariats him down. MC slams him then gives him a big boot.

MC splashes Eli for 2. MC spinebusters Eli and AR splashes Eli for 2. We go to break and return. AR kind of trips and Eli stomps on AR's injured ankle. Izzy then stands on the ankle as well.

Eli elbow drops the ankle then stomps it. Izzy legdrops the ankle. Izzy elbow drops AR's leg and leg locks him. AR rakes Izzy's face. AR slams Izzy. MC tags in. MC drops Eli with a shot and corner splashes Izzy twice. MC chokeslams Eli.

Izzy eye rakes MC. Hollywood Jimmy tries to give Izzy his cane. Marko Harris comes down and stops Jimmy from doing that. AR corner splashes Izzy. Izzy takes a black hole slam from MC and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay tag match here. Cain was an okay face again. The story made sense with the heels working AR's ankle and MC getting the hot tag in to save the match for his team.

Dorian Vain then comes out to argue with the faces from the outside.

Last Man Standing Match - Wonder Boy vs Mike Anthony

They stare down and Mike asks WB if he can do it. WB claymore kicks him to start. WB misses a claymore kick. Mike brainbusters him.

Mike throws crutches and a chair in the ring. Mike chairs WB's back. Mike puts a chair between the buckles and Mike's head is sent into it. WB lariats him over the top rope. WB forearms him outside and bangs Mike's head off the rail. 

Mike is in the front row. WB dives on him off the apron and sends him into chairs. WB throws Mike back into ringside. We go to break and return. 

Mike drops WB gut first on the rail. Mike clears off the commentary table. Mike clubs WB's back. Mike whips WB over the commentary table. WB is backdropped onto the table. Mike wants the ref to count WB out there but the ref won't. We cut ahead for some reason. WB hits shots on Mike. 

Mike suplexes WB on the floor. Mike pins WB under the ring steps. WB gets up and threatens to throw them at Mike. Mike tells him to do it. WB throws the steps and misses. They trade shots in the ring. WB forearms him down. Mike back body drops WB and holds on. Mike talks into the camera and WB claymore kicks him. WB hits another claymore kick. WB then hits a 3rd claymore kick. Mike gets up onto his knees and WB claymore kicks him from behind. Mike can't beat then 10 count up and WB wins.

Thoughts: They sold and it felt like they both took their shares of hard bumps here. They did everything right on paper, just Wonder Boy isn't a real fiery face and it hurt what they were doing a little. I'd love to know what the camera cut was for. I imagine it was just some kind of technical issue, but the possibilities really are endless. They ran with the story here of Mike trying to get Wonder Boy to get mean. Mike egged him on all match and Wonder Boy was a little more cut throat than usual. The pace could have been a little faster at times here, but these types of matches are a bit slower by design. It was an okay main and they did put some thought into this.

Overall thoughts: There wasn't much to the opener. CJ Thomas vs Ty Miler was acceptable. I thought Moses Cain's tag was an okay bout and they did a good job of selling AR's injured ankle. The main was okay. They roughed each other up some and did check most of the boxes their match should have checked. It was okay but not quite the classic they designed. I'd give it a 6 out of 10. It was a good show overall.

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/19/2026 Episode #260

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/19/2026 Episode #260

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-9122026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-9262026-episode.html

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

Sarah Blake interviews Madi Monroe. She says she's not feeling good after Eliza Haze hit her with the title. She says she let down her friend Diana Taylor. Diana Taylor comes in. She tells her not to feel bad and said she made the best of the situation. She says she will take care of Eliza for both of them.

The hosts talk and run down today's show.

Jabari Young vs Isiah Cone

Cone comes in, ducks a shot and running facekicks JY. Cone hits punches and flying corner forearms him. Cone spinning forearms him down then short arm STO's him. Cone knee drops JY. Cone boots him in the corner. 

Cone misses a corner facekick and JY backbreakers him. JY uranage backbreakers him then suplexes him for 2. Cone's arm is banged off the mat. JY wraps his arm around the ropes. Cone boots JY.

Cone back elbows him. Cone jumps at him and gets dumped to the apron. JY goes for a tope and Cone leg lariats him as he goes to dive. We go to break and return. Cone gets a 2 count on him. JY running back elbows him for 2. 

JY chokes him on the ropes. They trade forearms and Cone flying forearms him. Cone slaps him around and spinning legsweeps him. Cone michinoku drivers him for 2. JY jumping knees him. Cone enzugiri's him from the apron. 

JY's partners come out and Cone dropkicks them through the ropes. JY hits a house call kick on him then death valley drivers him. JY pins him.

Thoughts: It was an okay match here. They kept it moving, it was exciting and it was definitely a step above the average match here. I liked this one.

Cone fights off a 3v1 from Jabari and his partners after. The Uncut Gems then come out to help Cone. 

SWF Women's Traveling Title - Eliza Haze (c) vs Diana Taylor

They lock up. DT wristlocks her. DT corner lariats her then pulls her neck forward. DT leg lariats her for 2. DT side slams her. DT shoulders her over. DT runs the ropes but Eliza trips her while on the mat. Eliza armdrags her.

Eliza corner hip attacks her but doesn't really hit. Eliza suplexes her. Eliza legdrops her for 2. DT hits bad chest forearms and lariats her. DT back elbows her then boots her in the chest. 

Madi Monroe comes out and gets on the apron. Eliza grabs her belt, throws it at DT then pretends she got hit. The ref sees DT with the belt and DQ's her.

Thoughts: It was a lame ending but it was a bit of a better outing than Haze's lat match. It still wasn't that good or anything, but it was an improvement.

The Blacklist talk. Chris Styles says getting injured is part of the business but what hurt most was losing the tag titles. Parental Advisory interrupt. Dabbs says them losing the title was a shame. Dabbs says they will challenge the tag champs. Chris blames Gage for them losing the tag titles. Chris defends himself. Cody says he's not listening to this and says they should handle it old school. He says they should go out there and give the fans something worth seeing. Parental Advisory agree and Dabbs says those tag titles will be theirs. Chris tells Dabbs to go eat somethin'.

Isiah Cone is interviewed. He says The Culture Project cost them another match and it has gone on too long. He says Zay hit him with a skateboard in the ladder match too in his biggest match. He says Zay thought it would be easy but it's not. He says this isn't over and says he will find a crew if they want to play the numbers game. He says he will kick Zay's head off. 

Dorian Vain and Hollywood Jimmy are interviewed. Jimmy says he wants to talk about Marko Harris. He says WWE bought Marko a first class ticket to go to Orlando to the WWE Performance Center. He says he got to meet HHH and Shawn Michaels and he got the top star treatment. He says it should be Dorian Vain, not Marko Harris. Allen Pounds the interviewer says it sounds like jealousy. 

DV asks if Allen likes working here. He says he won't be working here if he disrespects him again. DV says men do what they want and boys do what they can. DV says Marko has been doing what he can for a long time around here and he will do what he wants. He says the disrespect won't be tolerated. He says he's Aron Roberts' problem and says that's an executive order.

Mike Anthony is interviewed. He says he's an impatient man. He tells Wonder Boy to get his head in the game. He says the man with the Crossroads Cup is supposed to be next up but Boy has not showed him that he has what it takes to be next. He says this is his last time and challenges him to a last man standing match. He says if he doesn't put him down, he will take his cup and do what you are supposed to do with it. He tells him welcome to his worst nightmare.

The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles) vs Parental Advisory (Hunters Dabbs and Dakota Gage)

Chris slaps Dabbs and Dabbs slaps him back. Chris side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Dabbs dropkicks him then seated springboard headscissors him. Chris is held for a step up enzugiri. Gage suplexes Chris.

Cody then hits a surprise lariat on Gage. Cody hits stomps and legdrops. Chris running corner euros Gage. Gage takes a double back elbow. Gage's arm is banged off the mat. Cody chinloks Gage. 

Gage elbows Cody in the gut and is thrown down backwwards. Cody rubs his boot in Gage's face. Cody top rope walks but Gage pulls him down. Dabbs and Chris tags in. Dabbs hits shots on both opponents and he flurries on Chris twice. Chris boots Dabbs in the gut and Dabbs is held up in the air for a ddt. The Initiative then come out, pull the ref out and the match is thrown out.

Thoughts: Well the finish is a shame as the match was going fine. No one loses here at least. 

Nyxx is interviewed. She says she's not excited but she's mad as hell. She says Raven Black hit her with a metal bat but her mistake was that she didn't kill her. She says Black will see her for the EPW Title and it will be 2x champ Nyxx soon.

Wonder Boy is interviewed. He says it's been a long time coming and says it's been him and Mike Anthony week after week. He says he's been wondering if he can claim the mountain top and take on Mike. He says Mike then challenged him. He says he wants nothing more than to step in the ring with Mike and be the last man standing. He says he's everyone's favorite superhero and says Mike isn't ready for what he has in store.

Dorian Vain vs Marko Harris

Marko topes him before he gets in. Marko hits punches and forearms outside. DV's head is banged off the apron. Marko jumps off the steps and is chokeslammed on the apron. Eli Knox comes out and DV tells him to go. Marko topes DV.

The match officially starts. Marko flying corner lariats him. Marko flying euros him off the buckles. Marko is caught with a cobra clutch. Hollywood Jimmy distracts the ref for some reason. Marko goes to ropebreak and Jimmy hits Marko with a cane for the DQ.

Thoughts: Odd ending here with Jimmy screwing up big. They've been hinting that there were issues in The Order though and that explains it. Like with the tag match before this, it was going fine until it ended.

The rest of The Order come out as DV yells at Jimmy. We go to break and return. Marko topes The Order outside. DV pounds on Marko and bangs his head off the apron. Moses Cain then comes out and starts fighting DV for some reason. The Order pound on Moses. Aron Roberts then comes out and joins the fight.  

DV gets sent into the post. Elijah Owens is thrown in and he runs. The Order surround the ring and jump back in. The fight then continues in the ring. Refs get in to stop the fight. The Order retreat. Aron Roberts gets on the mic and challenges The Order to a match vs him and Moses Cain.  

Overall thoughts: It was a bit of a longer episode than usual. I liked the opener and thought it was the best match on the show. Haze/Taylor wasn't that good. The Blacklist/Parental Advisory was going fine but then the match was thrown out. The main event was the same way. We then got a big brawl after. The show was okay overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/5/2026 Episode #258

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 9/5/2026 Episode #258

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-8292026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/epw-wrestling-unleashed-9122026-episode.html 

Gene Jackson and Joey Gross are on commentary.

Hollywood Jimmy does a video. He makes fun of the arena being called "The Corral". He says it smells like donkeys and the coach smells like a donkey the most. He says the coach will get hurt if he shows up.

The hosts talk.

Madi Monroe comes out before the next match starts and takes the mic. She says these two deserve the #1 Contendership, but so does she. She says she would make this match better and heads into the ring. 

#1 Contender's Match - Nyxx vs Diana Taylor vs Madi Monroe

Nyxx slams DT. MM comes in and hits Nyxx. MM germans Nyxx. DT facekicks MM down then side slams her. DT takes corner spears from Nyxx. DT and Nyxx swinging facebuster each other. 

Madi hits corner hip attacks on both. Nyxx corner lariats both and spinebusters MM. Nyxx ddt's DT and pins her.

Thoughts: It was short and over before it really got going. This was kind of a waste.

MM and DT raise Nyxx's hand after.

The Blacklist (Cody James and Chris Styles) come out for an interview. Chris says The Initiative thought he's not cleared from his concussion and will hand the belts over. Chris says he's always ready and they can come get the belts if they want them. The Initiative and Arynanne then come out. Aryanne says they couldn't defend the title last week because one of them was hurt and now the one is on concussion protocol. She says to hand the titles over to where they belong. Chris says thy proved they are as stupid as they look and says he's cleared. They fight. 

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

All 4 fight. The Initiative take a powerslam and a back body drop. The heels are pushed into each other and take backdrops. Chris corner leg lariats Jason and Cody corner meteora's Jason. Cody nails Hunt with a hard lariat.

Chris chases Arynanne around the ring and runs into a superkick. Cody is then held for something like a codebreaker I guess. We go to break and return. Hunt hits Cody in the gut in the corner. Chris facekicks Jason.

Chris back elbows Jason. Jason running back elbows him. Jason then takes a neat back body drop bump over the top. Cody back elbows Hunt in the corner. Cody knees Hunt in the back and chinlocks him. 

Chris hits corner spears on Hunt then misses a corner spear. Chris goes out. Chris back body drops Hunt. Cody knees Jason in the gut then he back body drops him. 

Jason hits shots on the faces. Chris is held for a running boot from Hunt for 2. Jason corner forearms Chris. Arynanne grabs the tag titles. Jason backbreakers Chris for 2. Chris suplexes Jason. Hunt jumps at him but lands on Jason instead.

Cody hits shots on Hunt. Jason gets in the ring and hits Cody with the title belt. Hunt slingshot plancha's Chris outside. Chris is sent into the post. Cody takes a spike piledriver and gets pinned by Hunt.

Thoughts: It's too bad this didn't take place in front of the usual EPW crowd where it would have gotten more of a reaction. They tried to tell a story here of Chris being out of it and the heel capitalizing on it. The work was acceptable, just the crowd sucked.

Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy

WB jumps on him off the apron outside. Mike is thrown in. WB hits punches then running back elbows him. WB corner flying lariats him and bangs his head off the buckles. WB hits corner punches and Mike powerbombs him. 

Mike hits crossface shots on WB. Mike back elbows him down. then punches him down. Mike chokes him over the 2nd rope. WB corner flying lariats him then hits punches in the corner. 

WB goes up top and is enzugiri'd. They fight up top. Mike like facebusters him off the 2nd rope. Both men are down and can't get up before the 10 count. This is a double knockout.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. You couldn't really tell who the face was in this and that made it hard to get into.

We go to break and return. WB hits punches on Mike in the corner. Refs then come to break it up. Mike corner attacks him then WB does the same. They fight outside the ring and WB is escorted out by the refs. Mike says that's the Wonder Boy he wanted and says he's not done teaching him a lesson yet.

The Order (Elijah Owens, Izzy Rotten and Hollywood Jimmy) vs Moses Cain, Marko Harris and Coach Scott Booth

Marko comes out on a local coaches' shoulder. Booth is also a local coach. They said Marko Harris just had a WWE tryout. K-Swiss is with The Order.

Booth and Jimmy get in the ring. Jimmy squares off with him and immediately tags out. Izzy and Marko get in. Izzy misses a corner charge and Marko bangs his head off the buckles. Coach chops Izzy in the corner and tags out. Marko dropkicks Izzy. 

Owens gets in and Marko armdrags him into an armlock. We go to break and return. Coach pulls Marko's hair and Marko dropkicks him. Marko running ssp's Owens. Moses chops Owens in the corner then slams him. 

Marko goes up top, Moses gets pushed in the ropes and Marko gets crotched. Owens bridging ddt's Marko for 2. Owens stomps on Marko then sentons him for 2. 

Izzy headbutts Marko then corner splashes him twice. Marko goes up and over and dropkicks Izzy. Moses tags in but the ref doesn't see it. Owens pounds on Marko then basement dropkicks him. K-Swiss chokes Marko over the 2nd rope.

Izzy and Marko double lariat each other down. Moses comes in and cleans house on the heels. Moses chokeslams Owens and fires up. Moses is pulled out and double teamed. Marko tope con hilos Owens an Moses. Jimmy gets in the ring with a cane. He then runs into Coach. 

Jimmy eye pokes Coach. Jimmy holds Coach, Izzy tries to hit Coach with a chain but nails Jimmy instead. Coach the stunners Izzy. Coach then pins Jimmy.

Thoughts: The ending was fun with the local coach beating Jimmy. Moses did a nice job as a face here and fired up well. Marko looked fine as always. This was fine and a fun little thing for the locals.

Moses throws Twinkies in after. Coach shoves them in Jimmy's mouth.

Overall thoughts: The women's match was too short and a waste. The EPW Tag Title match was acceptable but would have been better in front of another crowd. I didn't like Mike Anthony vs Wonder Boy. The main event was fine with a local coach going at it with Hollywood Jimmy and Moses doing a nice job as a face. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 as some of this could have been a little better. The main was definitely the highlight here though. It was average overall.

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

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-952026-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

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/22/2026 Episode #256

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/22/2026 Episode #256

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-8152026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-8292026-episode.html 

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

Eli Knox is interviewed by Sarah Blake. Eli says everyone says Moses Cain has gotten in his head and he's scared of him. He says he's big but it doesn't matter because he's the gold standard. He says if anyone should be scared, it should be little Moses Cain. He says he's the gold standard and he always walks out on top.

The hosts talk. K-Swiss interrupts them and demands they give him his job back. The interview Allen Pounds says he got a message from Downtown Bruno. He says Bruno said Swiss did a good job at the concession stands. He says he might have been #1 at one point but now needs to go clean #2 in the restrooms. Swiss says he's not doing it. Swiss then walks off, seemingly to go clean as he was told.

The Culture Project (Enrico Sterdivant and Zay Washington) vs Parental Advisory (Hunter Dabbs and Dakota Gage)

Dabbs and Zay shoulderblock each other. Zay cartwheels out of a headscissors. Dabbs dropkicks him. Gage hits a corner spear on Zay and fisherman suplexes him for 2. Zay tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Zay backsplashes Gage.

Enrico comes in and spinning enzugiri's Gage. Jabari Young chokes Gage from the outside. Enrico broski boots Gage for 2. Enrico germans Gage for 2. Enrico kicks him in the back.  Zay slams him. Gage catches Zay off the 2nd rope and spinning uranage's him. 

Dabbs and Enrico get in. Dabbs springboards on him and hits shots in the corner. Dabbs then tope con hilos Zay outside.  Enrico is double superkicked by the faces. Gage flatliners Enrico. Dabbs goes up top and Zay crotches him up there. Gage knocks Zay off the apron. Enrico grounded chokes Gage and Gage is out. Enrico's team wins.

Thoughts: The faces didn't connect that well on some of their moves and that hurt it. The Project needed a win to get established, but maybe it would have been better to build to this one a little more before it actually happened. They had some decent ideas here but it was so-so.

We see clips from a recent show in Mississippi. 

EPW Apex Title - Eli Knox (c) vs Moses Cain

Hollywood Jimmy is with Eli.

They go face to face and MC shakes his head at him. Eli escapes a chokeslam and slaps him. MC lunges at him and Eli tries to slide out. Hollywood Jimmy and MC tug of war over Eli. MC hits punches on Eli in the corner.

MC chops him on the ropes. Jimmy sells the chop as much as Eli does. MC throws Eli then hits a powerslam him for 2. Eli eye rakes him. Eli drops him throat first over the top. Eli then top rope dropkicks him. Eli hits forearms in the corner. 

Eli dances then MC running lariats him. MC boots him down then does a small chokeslam. MC fires up. Jimmy gets on the apron. Elijah Owens comes out and hits MC in the back of the head with a title belt. Eli then hits MC in the head with the title. Eli fameassers MC on the title and Eli pins him.

Thoughts: It was a fun a little match and they did what they were suppose to here. Eli had to cheat to get anywhere and Moses was a slight face here and destroyed him otherwise. Something like this was the only way Moses could believably lose here.

The announcers wonder if Elijah Owens has joined The Order after.

Dorian Vain vs Ty Miller

DV lunges at him and Ty ducks. Ty dropkicks him. Ty asai moonsaults him twice. DV goes out and Ty topes him. DV is on the floor and Ty stomps him from the 2nd rope. Back in the ring, DV buckle bombs him. DV underhook suplexes him then hits punches in the corner. DV foot chokes him. 

DV throws him on a suplex. DV lariats him down then hits mounted shots. DV comes off the 2nd rope and is superkicked. Ty hits running lariats. DV tries to punch him but it doesn't hit. Ty gets put in a cobra clutch variation twice and the second attempt puts him out. Vain wins.

Thoughts: It was a decent underdog match here. Ty did some nice flying before being put down as expected.

DV grabs the ref's belt after and chokes Ty with it. 

K-Swiss is in the bathroom and is cleaning the toilet. He sees that he is being filmed and yells at the camera man. He then closes the door.

Wonder Boy vs James Ellsworth

JE nails him as he enters and sends him into the post and wall. JE then sends him into the steps. WB's head is banged off the commentary table. The bell then rings to start this. JE kicks and punches him. 

JE hits punches on him. WB's head is banged off the buckles and JE slaps him around. JE's head is banged off the buckles. JE kneelifts him and throws him out. WB beats the count on and JE hits mounted punches on him. JE chinlocks him. 

JE throws him down backwards. JE hits elbows to the chin. WB is thrown out. JE boots him outside. JE grabs one of the commentator's headsets and accuses WB of stealing his catchphrase. He rubs WB's face on the commentary table.   

JE hits punches inside. WB punches him back and drops him with a shot. WB misses a top rope crossbody. JE superkicks him and pulls him up on the count. JE then sks for the mic and talks trash on it. He says WB doesn't belong in the ring with him. JE says no one in Mississippi can beat him. He says he will kick his teeth down his throat for good.

JE turns around and is superkicked in the gut. WB then pins him.

Thoughts: It was fine. James did everything he could do to get heel heat here and did the job. There was nothing wrong with this and the right man won.

Overall thoughts: The opener disappointed and was only so-so. Eli/Moses was what it should have been and Moses even got over some as a face. That was a fun bout. Ty Miller had a good showing against Dorian Vain and they had a decent match. The main was fine with James Ellsworth really trying to heel it up. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 and I thought it was a fun show overall. 

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. 

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/8/2026 Episode #254

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/8/2026 Episode #254

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/epw-wrestling-unleashed-812026-episode.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/epw-wrestling-unleashed-8152026-episode.html 

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

The hosts hype up the show. 

Marko Harris vs Kale

Kale misses a running kick. MK hits chops, slaps and a spin kick to the gut. Kale boots him out of the corner. Kale sunset flips him for 2. Kale side headlocks him. Kale kicks him in the back and rolls with a back elbow on him while he's seated. 

Kale pulls MK's arms back. MK tries a bridge pin for 2. Kale dropkicks him then slingblades him for 2. MK takes a spinning back elbow to the face. Kale cradles him for 2. Kale forearms him down. MK blocks a running knee. MK hits a chaos theory german. 

We go to break and return. M is stuck in the corner and Kale running leg lariats him there for 2. Kale misses a running knee in the corner. MK os cutters him. MK fisherman busters him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was average. It looked like it was going to turn up in the middle of it but they never fully were on the same page here. There were a lot of shots that weren't blocked or hit like they were supposed to be. 

Alex Pounds interviews Marko Harris after. Marko says the gold is on his mind. He says he gave everyone long enough to run the game and it's still the same. He says he will change that like he always does. He says hangtime is now. 

Marko is asked about The Order. He says no one cares about them. He says he's been too worried about them and says they don't have gold anymore. He says Dorian Vain is in the back of the line like everyone else while he cases the EPW World Title. He tells Aaron Roberts to keep the title nice for him. 

The Blacklist of Cody James and Chris Styles are interviewed. Cody says he's fine from his concussion and has been getting hit in the head for 10 years. He says he's ready and says Chris stays ready. He says The Initiative can't get over them unless they sneak up on them. Cody says they will play dirty and says they walked into a war. Cody says they walked into their house and will get one heck of a housewarming gift.

Chuck Swann vs Xero

Xero armdrags him off a waistlock takedown. Xero does a bad seated springboard takeover. Xero misses a corner charge and Chuck rolls him for 2. Xero misses a top rope dropkick.  Chuck misses a dancing capoeira legdrop. Chuck armdrags him and step up knees him in the corner.

Chuck PK's him then legdrops him for 2. Xero superkicks him in the gut. Chuck hooks his leg with his head and fisherman suplexes him for 2. Chuck's head is banged off the buckles. Xero slingshot swantons him for 2. Chuck uranage's him for 2. 

Xero running euros him in the corner. Xero hits a superkick to the gut and bulldogs him. Xero rebound splashes him off the ropes for 2. They trade punches.  Xero dropicks him in the knee then 619's him. Xero slingshots but Chuck gets his knees up. Chuck then pins him.

Thoughts: They had some ideas here but they didn't go off as smooth as they should have. There were a lot of rough moments when there shouldn't have been. It was so-so, but maybe next time they will get it right.

Eli Knox is washing his face and hands in the bathroom. He looks in the mirror and sees Moses Cain behind him. He says to himself, "he's not here, it's okay".

The Order are interviewed. The interviewer Allen Pounds says Hollywood Jimmy is back after Aaron Roberts jumped on him. Jimmy says Aaron broke his ribs and put him in the hospital. Jimmy says he only thought about The Order in the hospital. He says he loves The Order more than his family and they are his family. He says he saw the light and the light told him to get rid of the weakest link. He says he had to fire Ethan Ross, as he is the weakest link. Izzy Rotten gets mad.

Jimmy says they have winners in The Order and points to Eli Knox. Izzy asks what about my partner? Jimmy says you can trust him and says he has a face you can trust. Jimmy says he has plenty of money and isn't like Downtown Bruno. He shows the money off and says he wants Aaron Roberts put out of the wrestling business. He says no one jumps on him like that. Jimmy says Aaron made the biggest mistake of his life. He says you don't mess with The Order and Jimmy and he will pay the consequences one way or the other. He says he will pay for what he did. 

Sevyn Cruz vs Bobby Ford vs Izzy Rotten

Jared X Rawlings is with Sev and has his arm in a sling.

Ford top rope crossbodies Izzy as he enters. Ford and Sev shake hands and lock up. Ford armdrags him and Sev armdrags him back. Izzy comes in and gets thrown out. Sev side headlocks Ford then shoulders him over. Ford double chops Sev. 

Sev 2nd rope facebusters Ford. Sev hits forearms on Ford. Ford russian legsweeps him. Ford top rope elbow drops Sev. Izzy throws Ford out, steals the pin on Sev and pins Sev to win.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. What we got was fine here. Ford's top rope crossbody to start this one off was nice. 

Diana Taylor is interviewed by Sara Blake. She says Raven Black didn't deserve the Women's Title and she stole it. She says she can't stand thieves. She says Raven's disrespect ain't gonna happen. Diana says she's stealing the next chance at the title. She says she's always in the hunt for the title as she has been here and put in all the work. She says she does the work, puts in the effort and won't take the disrespect.

CJ Thomas vs "Action" Mike Jackson

CJ wristlocks him and takes him over by the wrist. CJ armdrags him then MJ armdrags him back. CJ backs off in the corner. MJ then taunts him.

CJ boots Mike in the gut and hits corner spears. CJ runs into a boot out of the corner. Mike running lariats him then lariats him over the top rope. We go to break and return.

CJ eye rakes MJ and bearhugs him. CJ boots him out of the ring. MJ's head is banged off the apron and CJ chokes him. CJ misses a lariat outside amd lariats the post. Mike bangs CJ's arm off the apron. CJ's arm is banged off the rails. 

MJ makes his comeback. MJ walks the top rope and clubs his arm. MJ then pulls down his straps. CJ drinks something from his cup. MJ hits punches on CJ and CJ spits the drink out. MJ rolls up CJ and pins him while holding the tights.

Thoughts: At least CJ didn't lose clean here as Mike pulled the tights. It was fine. Mike did his usual stuff and was a decent face. CJ did what he could to put him over and make him look good.

Overall thoughts: Kale/Marko was average as they just weren't on the same here. Xero/Swann was a similar situation. Ethan Ross is out of The Order which is some interesting news that I'd like to know more about. Bobby Ford's three-way bout was fine and the main was fine as well. I liked the show as a whole. It was easy to watch, the commentary is always good and I had fun. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 overall and it was alright. I just wish the first two matches were a little better.

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/1/2026 Episode #253

EPW Wrestling Unleashed 8/1/2026 Episode #253

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

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

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

The hosts welcome us to the show.

K-Swiss is sweeping up the ring. The refs complain and they argue about it. Swiss then threatens them with the broom. 

Aaron Roberts comes out. Swiss backs off when Aaron gets in. Aaron facekicks him. Aaron buttdrops him and Swiss goes out.

Mike Anthony is interviewed. He's excited about being at the Tippah County Fair on 7/31 but he's more excited about being at home. He says they take over the fair as only they can do. Mike then issues an open challenge. He says to get ready to welcome everyone to The Nightmare.

Aaron Roberts is interviewed. He says he said he would be a fighting champ and says he sees The Order running him down on TV when he's not in town. Aaron says he has come to town. He says his title was earned not given and says The Order wants to disgrace the title. He says he's paying attention and they got a problem. Aaron says he's running his mouth and doesn't see Dorian Vain out here. He says when Dorian's ready, he's ready and he'll walk out EPW champ.

The Order (Izzy Rotten and Ethan Ross) vs Sevyn Cruz and Jared X Rawlings

Sev's team heads in and the fight starts. Jared sends Ross out of the ring and slingshot plancha's him. Sev hits forearms on Izzy. Jared is sent into the post. Izzy hits corner spears and headbutts on Sev. Ross misses a charge outside and goes into the rails.

Izzy eye rakes Sev and Jared hits forearms on Ross inside. Sev and Jared take shots in the corner. Izzy chops Jared. Sev hits chest kicks on Ross. Sev facebusters Ross for 1. Ross chokes Sev. The heels are sent into each other and both are rolled up. Sev and Jared pick up stereo pins to win.

Thoughts: It was a short texas tornado style tag here with all 4 men fighting at the same time. It had a lot of action and they did a good job of bringing the fury here. These teams did a good job putting over that they had issues and I liked this.

Sev is put in a chinlock after. Ross beats up on Jared and TKO's him. Sev covers Jared and gets stomped on by the heels. Refs then come in to break this up. The heels put the faces in holds and leave them laying.

Wonder Boy is interviewed. He says he's excited to be at the Tippah County Fair. He says he needs everyone to be there to witness him fight for justice and beat crooked villains across the ring. He says be there to witness justice prevail.

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

They lock up. EK hammerlocks him and trips him. EK slaps him in the back of the head. EK backs up Rose in the corner and chops him. EK struts and Rose chops him. Rose armdrags him then dropkicks him. Rose back body drops him. EK swinging neckbreakers him for 2. 

EK hits forearms on Rose and slaps him. Rose backdrops him then hits lariats and back elbows. EK backrolls him for 2. Rose germans him for 2. Rose is pulled into the 2nd rope. EK jumps and drives Rose's face into his knee. EK pins Rose.

Thoughts: It was a decent battle here. Rose had the right idea and was definitely doing old southern babyface style wrestling here. It worked too. Knox won as expected.

Ethan Steele vs Chuck Swann

Chuck has a new girl with him. Chuck talks on the mic then ES nails him from behind.

ES double axe handles him and drops him with a shot for 1. ES misses a running back elbow. Chuck step up knees him in the corner. Chuck russian legsweeps him into the buckles and sliding hip attacks him for 2. Chuck goes for a move and is backdropped.

ES gets a 2 count on Chuck. Chuck spinning ddt's ES. Chuck does a spinarooni. Chuck jumps at him and is flatlinered. ES pins him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one. They kind of made Chuck look like a fool here on purpose as he'd strut and do taunts then get nailed for it. This was not really what I expected.

"DDT" Diana Taylor vs Gigi Turner

They lock up. DT wristlocks her and hammerlocks her. DT side headlocks her then shoulders her over. DT chinlocks her and knees her in the back. DT bangs Gigi's face off the mat and low leg lariats her for 2. Gigi jawbreakers her. Gigi hits some shots then armdrags her. Gigi hiptosses her and sitout slams her for 2.

DT jawbreakers her then flying back elbows her. DT misses a corner charge. Gigi hits kicks in the corner. DT snapmare drivers her and pins her.

Thoughts: Diana didn't get all that much offense in here. Gigi needs to work on making her offense look a little better. It was a match.

DT hugs Gigi and holds her arm up after.

CJ Thomas is interviewed. He says he's itching to be at the Tippah County Fair. He says he wants to take the CJ System there. He says it's a summer of squats and lifting heavy weights. He says he will show everyone why the CJ System is sweeping the nation. He says it's a CJ Thomas promise.

CJ Thomas is interviewed. He says he's in the best shape of all his life and says his quads are bigger than everyone's future here. He says this town is worthless and needs more water instead of sugary drinks. He says the fans are beer chugging inbred idiots. The interviewer defends the fans. 

James Storm comes out. Storm says he heard what he said. Storm says he's proud to be a redneck. He says you learn respect being a redneck. He challenges CJ to a match. CJ asks if the fans want to see that match and says that's too bad as there's not a ref out here. A ref then appears in the ring. 

The interviewer says let's do it. Storm goes to say, "sorry about your d@mn luck" then CJ nails him.

"Cowboy" James Storm vs CJ Thomas

CJ bangs Storm's head off the apron. Storm hits punches inside and back elbows him. Storm bangs CJ's arm off his shoulder. We go to break and return. CJ pulls Storm's hair and side headlocks him. Storm side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Storm hiptosses him. Storm pulls him crotch first into the post.

Storm hits CJ outside. Storm is sent into the post then has his head banged off of it. CJ chinlocks Storm. CJ pulls him down by the hair then chokes him. CJ back elbows him and rakes his eyes on the top rope. CJ running euros him in the corner. CJ does push up's. CJ running euros him in the corner. Storm superkicks him and pins him.

Thoughts: They didn't quite make as much of the finish as they could have. CJ got a lot in here and tried to heel it up some. It was acceptable but nothing too special.

Storm helps CJ up after. Storm does jumping jacks and superkicks him down. Storm then does push up's next to him while he's down.

Overall thoughts: The Order's match with Cruz/Jared was the best match of the night. Rose/Knox was fine. Steele kind of embarrassed Chuck Swann. Diana/Gigi wasn't much of note. Storm/Thomas was acceptable. It was an okay show as usual from EPW and the shows always have a fun little vibe to them. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 overall.

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.