Explosive Pro Wrestling

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Explosive Pro Wrestling
AcronymEPW
Founded2001
StyleProfessional wrestling
Lucha libre
Strong style
Sports entertainment
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Founder(s)Rick Sanders
FormerlyExplosive Coastal Wrestling
Websiteepwperth.com

Explosive Pro Wrestling also known as EPW is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001 in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

History[]

As of August 2014 Global Force Wrestling announced working agreements with Explosive Pro Wrestling.[3][4][5]

EPW hosts monthly shows at the Gate One Theatre at the Claremont Showground.[citation needed]

Previously, shows were held at Bassendean's Cyril Jackson Recreation Centre.[6] The promotion focuses on a balance between action, tension, and comedy.[7] The company runs shows in venues of all sizes in their area,[6] and has held annual charity fundraisers.[8]

EPW's School of Pro Wrestling is the Professional Wrestling school, based in both North and South Perth is directly associated with Explosive Pro Wrestling. The EPW School of Pro Wrestling is led by Head Coaches Davis Storm and Tyler Jacobs. Other coaches include Gavin McGavin, Del Cano, Michael Morleone, Taylor King, Julian Ward, Jay Taylor & Zenith[9]

Explosive Pro Wrestling had a television series on Access 31 called EPW Monday Night Wrestling from 2008–2010.[10]

2016 saw EPW start up its Vimeo channel, From the Vault, which now contains over 100 shows going back to 2003.[11] EPW action can also be viewed worldwide on platforms such as Demand Progress,[12] Highspots Wrestling Network,[13] and Powerslam TV.[14]

In April 2018 Progress Wrestling co-promoted a show with Australian independent professional wrestling promotion's Explosive Pro Wrestling, Melbourne City Wrestling and .[citation needed]

Championships & accomplishments[]

Current champions[]

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Previous champion(s) Days held Status Reference
EPW Heavyweight Championship Mikey Nicholls 9 November 2019 Michael Morleone 676+ Active [15][16][17]
EPW Tag Team Championship The ZenCano Experience (Del Cano & Zenith) 24 July 2021 The Taskforce (Jack Edwards & Taylor King) 4+ Active [18][19][20]
EPW Coastal Championship Aaron Hawk 17 April 2021 Davis Storm 102+ Active [21]

Inactive championships[]

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Previous champion(s) Status Reference
EPW Hardcore Championship Lukey Bolland 29 November 2014 Michael Morleone Inactive [22][23][24]
EPW Unofficial Women's Championship Amity Row 28 May 2016 Michelle K. Hasluck Inactive [25]

EPW Heavyweight Championship[]

EPW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established4 November 2001
Current champion(s)Mikey Nicholls
Date won9 November 2019
Other name(s)
  • Explosive Coastal Wrestling (ECW) Championship
    (4 November 2001 – 21 June 2003)
  • EPW Heavyweight Championship
    (21 June 2003 – present)

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Davis Storm 11 May 2002 Evolution Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 175 [26]
2 Jimmy Payne 2 November 2002 ReAwakening Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 252 The title was renamed the Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Championship during this reign. [27]
3 FN Carnage 12 July 2003 Hell or Highwater Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 342 [28]
4 Davis Storm 18 June 2004 Hell or Highwater Wanneroo, Western Australia 2 141 [29]
5 Mikey Nicholls 6 November 2004 Hell or Highwater Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 203 This was a three-way match that also included FN Carnage [30]
6 Richter 28 May 2005 Evolution Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 49 This was a three-way match that also included FN Carnage [31]
7 Mikey Nicholls 16 July 2005 Hell or Highwater Maylands, Western Australia 2 245 [32]
8 Havok 18 March 2006 Stand & Deliver Maylands, Western Australia 1 70 [33]
9 Jimmy Payne 27 May 2006 Evolution Maylands, Western Australia 2 455 [34]
10 Shane Haste 25 August 2007 Desperate Measures Maylands, Western Australia 1 175 [35]
11 Bobby Marshall 16 February 2008 Goldrush Maylands, Western Australia 1 196 [36]
12 Davis Storm 30 August 2008 Road to Glory Maylands, Western Australia 3 203 [37]
13 Bobby Marshall 21 March 2009 Goldrush Queens Park, Western Australia 2 18 [38]
— Vacated 8 April 2009 — — — — Marshall was stripped of the title after suffering an injury at Goldrush. [39]
14 Richter 25 May 2009 Revolution Perth, Western Australia 2 323 Defeated Jamie Jurah for the vacant title. [39]
15 Jamie Jurah 17 April 2010 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 224 [40]
16 Davis Storm 27 November 2010 ReAwakening Balcatta, Western Australia 4 124 [41]
17 Marcius Pitt 10 April 2011 Midday Mayhem Morley, Western Australia 1 34 [42]
18 Davis Storm 14 May 2011 Evolution Balcatta, Western Australia 5 91 [43]
19 Marcius Pitt 13 August 2011 Hell or Highwater Balcatta, Western Australia 2 91 [44]
20 Tyler Jacobs 12 November 2011 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 2 <1 [45]
— Vacated 12 November 2011 — — — — The title was vacated after Jacobs announced his retirement shortly after winning it. [45]
21 Marcius Pitt 14 April 2012 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 3 308 Won a 30-man Rumble match for the vacant title. [46]
22 Kiel Steria 16 February 2013 Collision Course Bassendean, Western Australia 1 56 Steria defeated Marcius Pitt’s replacement, Shane Haste, for the title after Pitt was stripper of the title. [47]
23 Marcius Pitt 13 April 2013 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 4 56 [48]
24 Sebastian Sander 8 June 2013 Hell or Highwater Bassendean, Western Australia 1 147 This was a six-man tag team match pitting Sander, Jay Taylor and Kiel Steria against Dan Moore, Hayden Zenith and Marcius Pitt. Sander pinned Zenith to win Pitt’s championship. [49]
25 Chris Vice 3 November 2013 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 245 [50]
26 Sebastian Sander 5 July 2014 Hell or Highwater Bassendean, Western Australia 2 147 [51]
27 Alex Kingston 29 November 2014 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 182 This was a three-way steel cage match that also included Chris Vice. [52]
28 Damian Slater 30 May 2015 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 1 168 [53]
29 Marcius Pitt 14 November 2015 ReAwakening Perth, Western Australia 5 196 This was a three-way match that also included Mikey Nicholls. [54]
30 Davis Storm 28 May 2016 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 6 175 This was a steel cage match. Storm had cashed in The Solution’s #1 Contendership. [55]
31 Logan Grey 19 November 2016 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 203 [56]
32 Davis Storm 10 June 2017 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 7 168 This was a TLC match. [57]
33 Michael Morleone 25 November 2017 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 273 This was a street fight. [58]
34 Gavin McGavin 25 August 2018 Vendetta Bassendean, Western Australia 1 224 This was a steel cage match. McGavin became the first Triple Crown and Grand Slam winner in EPW history. [59]
35 Michael Morleone 6 April 2019 Goldrush Claremont, Western Australia 2 217 [60]
36 Mikey Nicholls 9 November 2019 ReAwakening Claremont, Western Australia 3 676+ [61]

Combined reigns[]

As of September 15, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Mikey Nicholls † 3 1,124+
2 Davis Storm 7 1,087
3 Jimmy Payne 2 707
4 Marcius Pitt 5 685
5 Michael Morleone 2 490
6 Richter 2 372
7 FN Carnage/Tyler Jacobs 2 342
8 Sebastian Sander 2 294
9 Chris Vice 1 245
10 Jamie Jurah 1 224
Gavin McGavin 1
12 Bobby Marshall 2 214
13 Logan Grey 1 203
14 Alex Kingston 1 182
15 Shane Haste 1 175
16 Damian Slater 1 168
17 Havok 1 70
18 Kiel Steria 1 56

EPW Tag Team Championship[]

EPW Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established30 May 2003
Current champion(s)The ZenCano Experience (Del Cano & Zenith)
Date won24 July 2021
Other name(s)
Explosive Coastal Wrestling (ECW) Tag Team Championship (2003)

Names[]

Name Years
Explosive Coastal Wrestling (ECW) Tag Team Championship 30 May 2003 – 21 June 2003
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Tag Team Championship 21 June 2003 – present

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Brat Pack
(FN Carnage and Jamie Jurah) 		30 May 2003 Evolution Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 225 This was the final of a tournament in which The Brat Pack defeated Davis Storm & Jimmy Payne to become the inaugural champions. Titles were renamed the Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Tag Team Championship during this reign. [62]
2 The Serial Thrillers
(Brad West and Justin Sane) 		10 January 2004 Out of the Ashes Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 301 [63]
3 Genetically Superior Team (GST)
(Bobby Bad Blood and Chris J. Lazareth) 		12 July 2004 ReAwakening Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 329 This was a four-way tables match that also included Awesome Inc. (Kiel E. Lectrifying & Shane Haste) and The Brat Pack (Devlin Reeves & Jamie Jurah). [64]
4 The Bad Boys of Perth Wrestling
(Davis Storm and Nate Dooley) 		1 October 2005 Dirty Deeds Maylands, Western Australia 1 42 [65]
— Vacated 12 November 2005 — — — — Storm & Dooley were stripped of the tag team titles when their match with Genetically Superior Team (GST) was declared a draw due to a double pin. [66]
5 Genetically Superior Team (GST)
(Bobby Bad Blood and Chris J. Lazareth) 		11 February 2006 Settling the Score Maylands, Western Australia 2 105 This was a tables match. GST defeated The Forefathers (Davis Storm & Nate Dooley, formerly The Bad Boys of Perth Wrestling) in a rematch [67]
6 The Forefathers (Davis Storm (2) & Hartley Jackson) 27 May 2006 Evolution Wanneroo, Western Australia 1 342 [68]
— Vacated 4 May 2007 — — — — Storm & Jackson we’re stripped of the tag team titles after Jackson no-showed the first night of Evolution. [66]
7 The Fighting Hellfish (Chris J. Lazareth (3) & FN Carnage (2)) 5 May 2007 Evolution Maylands, Western Australia 1 112 Defeated The Bad Boys of Perth Wrestling (Davis Storm & Nate Dooley) to win the vacant titles. [69]
8 Drake Wallace/Azazal & Ferguson Block 25 August 2007 Desperate Measures Maylands, Western Australia 1 70 [70]
9 The Fighting Hellfish (Chris J. Lazareth (4) & FN Carnage (3)) 3 November 2007 ReAwakening Maylands, Western Australia 2 105 This was a four-way tables match that also included Chase Griffin & Dan Moore and The European Union (Marcius Pitsonopolous & Michael Morleone) [71]
10 The European Union (Marcius Pitsnonopolous & Michael Morleone) 16 February 2008 Goldrush Maylands, Western Australia 1 61 This was a 3-on-2 handicap match, where Jonny Wimbledon teamed with The European Union. Wimbledon was not recognised as champion during the reign. [72]
11 Chase Griffin & Dan Moore 16 May 2008 Evolution Maylands, Western Australia 1 309 This was a Four Way match that also included Drake Wallace & Ferguson Block and Team Allstar (Sebastian Sander & Vin Penhero) [73]
12 Blitz Team (Alex Kingston & Shane Haste) 21 March 2009 Goldrush Queens Park, Western Australia 1 70 [74]
13 Carlo Cannon & Slex 30 May 2009 Revolution Perth, Western Australia 1 161 [75]
14 TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste (2)) 7 November 2009 ReAwakening Craigie, Western Australia 1 245 [76]
15 Chris Vice & Jonny Wimbledon 10 July 2010 Hell or Highwater Queens Park, Western Australia 1 231 This was a three-way tables match that also included The Diamonds in the Rough (AZ Vegara & Damian Slater) [77]
16 Team Allstar (Michael Morleone (2) & Sebastian Sander) 26 February 2011 Goldrush Balcatta, Western Australia 1 77 [78]
17 The Taylor Made Diamonds In The Rough (AZ Vegara & Jay Taylor) 14 May 2011 Evolution Balcatta, Western Australia 1 336 [79]
18 The Schmidts (Barry Schmidt & Garry Schmidt) 14 April 2012 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 132 [80]
19 Top Team Australia (Jamie Jurah (2) & Jimmy Payne) 25 August 2012 Vendetta Bassendean, Western Australia 1 147 [81]
20 Chase Griffin & Dan Moore 19 January 2013 Hot Summer’s Night Bassendean, Western Australia 2 168 [82]
21 Jay Taylor (2) & Kiel Steria 6 July 2013 Vendetta Bassendean, Western Australia 1 119 This was a two-on-one handicap match, where Moore defended the titles by himself. [83]
22 TMDK (Jonah Rock & Marcius Pitt (2)) 2 November 2013 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 245 This was a four-way ladder match that also included The Dropkicks (Leo Pratt & Scotty Ryan) and McMassive (Gavin McGavin & Mike Massive) [84]
23 The Solution (Richter & Warship) 5 July 2014 Hell or Highwater Bassendean, Western Australia 1 96 This was a tag team gauntlet match. [85]
— Vacated 9 October 2014 — — — — Titles declared vacant after Four Way Elimination Match at Road To Glory went to a no-contest. [66]
24 The Headhunters (Devlin Reeves & Tyler Jacobs (4)) 29 November 2014 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 98 Defeated McMassive (Gavin McGavin & Mike Massive) for the vacant titles. [86]
25 McMassive (Gavin McGavin & Mike Massive) 7 March 2015 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 119 [87]
26 Cowboys and Indians (Billy Williams & Eddy Bombay 4 July 2015 Stage of Origin Bassendean, Western Australia 1 133 [88]
27 McMassive (Gavin McGavin & Mike Massive) 14 November 2015 ReAwakening Perth, Western Australia 2 119 This was a four-way gauntlet match that also included Generation Zero (Hayden Zenith & Michael Morleone) & Dan Moore & Jarrad Slate. [89]
28 Generation Zero (Hayden Zenith & Michael Morleone (3)) 12 March 2016 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 77 [90]
29 Super Murder Death Kittens (Dan Moore (3) & Jarrad Slate) 28 May 2016 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 1 175 [91]
30 The Solution (AZ Vegara & The Warship (2)) 19 November 2016 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 77 This was a three-way tables match that also included The Headhunters (Dan Steel & Twitch). [92]
31 Generation Zero (Hayden Zenith (2) & Michael Morleone (4) 4 February 2017 Hot Summer’s Night Bassendean, Western Australia 2 111 This was a four-way Riot Den match which included SMDK (Dan Moore & Jarrad Slate) and The Headhunters (Dan Steel & Twitch) [93]
32 The Solution (AZ Vegara (3) & Davis Storm (3)) 26 May 2017 End Game Northbridge, Western Australia 1 183 This was the finals match in a tournament. [94]
33 Generation Zero (Hayden Zenith (3) & Allyson Cruz) 25 November 2017 ReAwakening Bassendean, Western Australia 1 203 [95]
34 The Untouchables (Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt (3) 25 August 2018 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 1 140 [96]
35 The Street Gang Hooligans (Alex Kingston (2) & Logan Grey) 3 November 2018 ReAwakening Claremont, Western Australia 1 371 [97]
36 Plague (Aaron Hawk (4), Dan Steel, Johnathon Windsor (3) & Twitch) 9 November 2019 ReAwakening Claremont, Western Australia 1 392 [98]
37 The Taskforce (Taylor King & Jack Edwards) 5 December 2020 Out Of The Ashes Claremont, Western Australia 1 231 [99]
38 The ZenCano Experience (Del Cano & Zenith (4)) 24 July 2021 Hell Or Highwater Claremont, Western Australia 1 53+ This was a No DQ Tornado Tag Match

Combined reigns[]

As of September 15, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion

By team[]

Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Chase Griffin and Dan Moore 2 477
2 Genetically Superior Team
(Bobby Bad Blood and Chris J. Lazareth) 		2 434
3 Plague
(Aaron Hawk, Dan Steel, Johnathon Windsor and Twitch) 		1 392
4 Street Gang Hooligans
(Alex Kingston and Logan Grey) 		1 371
5 The Forefathers
(Davis Storm and Hartley Jackson) 		1 342
6 The Taylor Made Diamonds In The Rough
(AZ Vegara and Jay Taylor) 		1 336
7 The Serial Thrillers
(Brad West and Justin Sane) 		1 301
8 TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		1 245
TMDK
(Jonah Rock and Marcius Pitt) 		1
9 McMassive
(Gavin McGavin and Mike Massive) 		2 238
10 Chris Vice and Johnny Wimbledon 1 231
The Taskforce
(Jack Edwards and Taylor King) 		1
11 The Brat Pack
(FN Carnage and Jamie Jurah) 		1 225
12 The Fighting Hellfish
(Chris J. Lazareth and FN Carnage) 		2 217
13 Generation Zero
(Hayden Zenith and Allyson Cruz) 		1 203
14 Generation Zero
(Hayden Zenith and Michael Morleone) 		2 188
15 The Solution
(AZ Vegara and Davis Storm) 		1 183
16 Super Murder Death Kittens
(Dan Moore and Jarrad Slate) 		1 175
17 Carlo Cannon and Slex 1 161
18 Top Team Australia
(Jamie Jurah and Jimmy Payne) 		1 147
19 The Untouchables
(Damian Slater and Marcius Pitt) 		1 140
20 Cowboys And Indians
(Billy Williams and Eddy Bombay) 		1 133
21 The Schmidts
(Barry Schmidt and Garry Schmidt) 		1 132
22 Jay Taylor and Kiel Steria 1 119
23 The Headhunters
(Devlin Reeves and Tyler Jacobs) 		1 98
24 The Solution
(Richter and Warship) 		1 96
25 Team AllStar
(Michael Morleone and Sebastian Sander) 		1 77
The Solution
(AZ Vegara and Warship) 		1
26 Blitz Team
(Alex Kingston and Shane Haste) 		1 70
Drake Wallace/Azazel and Ferguson Block 1
27 The European Union
(Marcius Pitsnonopolous and Michael Morleone) 		1 61
28 The ZenCano Experience
(Del Cano and Zenith) 		1 52+
29 The Bad Boys Of Perth Wrestling
(Davis Storm and Nate Dooley) 		1 42

Combined Reigns (Individual)[]

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 AZ Vegara/Aaron Hawk 4 988
2 Johnny Wimbledon/Johnathon Windsor 3 684
3 Dan Moore 3 652
4 Chris J. Lazareth 4 651
5 Davis Storm 3 567
6 FN Carnage/Tyler Jacobs 4 540
7 Chase Griffin 2 477
8 Jay Taylor 2 455
9 Marcius Pitsnonopolous/Marcius Pitt 3 446
10 Alex Kingston 2 441
11 Bobby Bad Blood 2 434
12 Hayden Zenith 4 444+
13 Dan Steel 1 392
Twitch 1
14 Jamie Jurah 2 372
15 Logan Grey 1 371
16 Hartley Jackson 1 342
17 Michael Morleone 4 326
18 Shane Haste 2 315
19 Brad West 1 301
Justin Sane 1
20 Mikey Nicholls 1 245
Jonah Rock 1
21 Gavin McGavin 2 238
Mike Massive 2
22 Chris Vice 1 231
Jack Edwards 1
Taylor King 1
23 Allyson Cruz 1 203
24 Jarrad Slate 1 175
25 Warship 1 173
26 Carlo Cannon 1 161
Slex 1
27 Jimmy Payne 1 147
28 Damian Slater 1 140
29 Billy Williams 1 133
Eddy Bombay 1
30 Barry Schmidt 1 132
Garry Schmidt 1
31 Kiel Steria 1 119
32 Devlin Reeves 1 98
33 Richter 1 96
34 Sebastian Sander 1 77
35 Drake Wallace/Azazel 1 70
Ferguson Block 1
36 Del Cano 1 47+
37 Nate Dooley 1 42

EPW Coastal Championship[]

EPW Coastal Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established19 November 2016
Current champion(s)Aaron Hawk
Date won17 April 2021

Names[]

Name Years
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Coastal Championship 19 November 2016 – present

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Gavin McGavin 19 November 2016 ReAwakening XV Bassendean, Western Australia 1 245 Won a 15 man Rumble to crown the inaugural champion after last eliminating Alex Kingston. [100]
2 Scotty Ryan 22 July 2017 Hell or Highwater Bassendean, Western Australia 1 672 This was a Steel Cage Match [101]
3 Marcius Pitt 25 May 2019 Collision Course Claremont, Western Australia 1 287 [102]
4 Davis Storm 7 March 2020 Going for Broke Claremont, Western Australia 1 406 This was a Title vs. Career match [103]
5 Aaron Hawk 17 April 2021 Collison Course Claremont, Western Australia 1 151+
COMBINED REIGN
Rank Wrestler No. of Reigns Combined days
1 Scotty Ryan 1 672
2 Davis Storm 1 406
3 Marcius Pitt 1 287
4 Gavin McGavin 1 245
5 Aaron Hawk 1 135+

EPW Hardcore Championship[]

EPW Hardcore Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established7 November 2009
Date retired29 November 2014
Other name(s)
EPW Hardcore Shield (2009 - 2011)

Names[]

Name Years
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Hardcore Shield 7 November 2009 – 26 February 2011
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Hardcore Championship 26 February 2011 – 29 November 2014

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Gavin McGavin 7 November 2009 ReAwakening VIII Craigie, Western Australia 1 161 Outlasted James Edwards, Jarek Matthews, Kiel Steria, KrackerJak and Marcius Pitt in KrackerJak's Hardcore Battle Royal to become the inaugural champion. [104]
2 Chase Griffin 17 April 2010 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 224 This was a battle royal that also included Barry Schmidt, Dan Moore, Ferguson Block, Garry Schmidt and Kiel Steria [105]
3 Tyler Jacobs 27 November 2010 ReAwakening IX Bassendean, Western Australia 1 294 During Jacobs’ reign, the title was renamed the EPW Hardcore Championship [106]
4 Gavin McGavin 17 September 2011 Telethon Bash Bassendean, Western Australia 2 56 [107]
5 Bobby Marshall 12 November 2011 ReAwakening X Balcatta, Western Australia 1 343 [108]
6 Michael Morleone 20 October 2012 Road to Glory Bassendean, Western Australia 1 770 [109]
7 Lukey Bolland 29 November 2014 ReAwakening XIII Bassendean, Western Australia 1 0 Won a Hardcore Scramble match that also included Eddy Bombay, Elliot Forbes, Jarrad Slate, Jonathan Wimbledon, Jordan Bishop, Liam Mendel, Richter and The Warship. [110]
— Deactivated - - - — — Title was quietly deactivated after Bolland won the championship.

Combined reigns[]

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Michael Morleone 1 770
2 Bobby Marshall 1 343
3 Tyler Jacobs 1 294
4 Chase Griffin 1 224
5 Gavin McGavin 2 217
6 Lukey Bolland 1 <1

EPW Unofficial Women’s Championship[]

EPW (Unofficial) Women’s Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established12 March 2016
Date retired28 May 2016

Names[]

Name Years
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) (Unofficial) Women’s Championship 12 March 2016 – 28 May 2016

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Michelle K. Hasluck 12 March 2016 Goldrush Bassendean, Western Australia 1 77
2 Amity Row 28 May 2016 Evolution Bassendean, Western Australia 1 <1 This was a four-way elimination match that also included Allyson Cruz and Blair Brady. [111]
— Deactivated 28 May 2016 - - — — Title was quietly deactivated after Row won the championship.

EPW Rising Star Cup Championship[]

EPW Rising Star Cup Championship
Details
PromotionExplosive Pro Wrestling (EPW)
Date established11 October 2019
Current champion(s)Joel Hagan

Name[]

Name Years
Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) Rising Star Cup Championship 11 October 2019 − Present

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Tipene 11 October 2019 Showcase #7: Top Of The Class Malaga, Western Australia 1 518 This was the final of the EPW Rising Star Cup for 2019

Defeated Chadwick Jackson in the final

— Vacated 20 March 2021 — — — — After suffering a back injury Tipene willingly vacated the Cup
2 Joel Hagan 20 March 2021 Showcase #12: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Malaga, Western Australia 1 179+ Joel Hagan claimed the Cup was his after Tipene vacated it

Combined Reigns[]

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Tipene 1 518
2 Joel Hagan 1 165+

Other accomplishments[]

Tournament Current Winner(s) Date won Previous Winner Notes
EPW Invitational Tournament Kiel Steria 2021 Julian Ward
EPW Rising Star Cup Tipene 2019 Logan Grey
Ticket To Madness Rumble Julian Ward 2021 N/A

EPW Invitational Tournament[]

Year Winner Notes
2001 Jimmy Payne Defeated Davis Storm
2002 FN Carnage Defeated Brock Freeman
2003 Brad West Defeated FN Carnage
2004 Richter Defeated Psychofett
2005 Havok Defeated Shane Haste
2006 Devlin Reeves Defeated Brock Freeman
2007 Shane Haste Defeated Spike Steele
2008 Jay Taylor Defeated Damian Slater
2009 Davis Storm Defeated Damian Slater, Jay Taylor & Tyler Jacobs
2010 Marcius Pitt Defeated Carlo Cannon & Kiel Steria
2011 Chris Vice Defeated Carlo Cannon & Damian Slater
2012 Alex Kingston Defeated Sebastian Sander
2013 Dan Moore Defeated Dorian & Jarrad Slate
2014 Damian Slater Defeated Hayden Zenith
2015 Logan Grey Defeated Scotty Ryan & Tyler Jacobs
2016 Defeated Michael Morleone
2017 Chris Vice (2) Defeated Julian Ward
2018 Gorgeous Garry Defeated Taylor King
2019 Julian Ward Defeated Dan Moore
2020 Kiel Steria Defeated Tyler Jacobs
2021

EPW Rising Star Cup[]

Year Winner Notes
2007 Dan Moore Defeated Marcius Pitsonopolous
2008 Sebastian Sander Defeated Dan Moore
2009 Alex Kingston Defeated Garry Schmidt & Gavin McGavin
2010 Garry Schmidt Defeated Brett Fox, Gavin McGavin, Hayden Zenith, Los Futuredore & Ryan Dangerfield

This was a Battler Royal

2011 Scotty Ryan Defeated Brett Fox, Eddy Bombay, Dorian, Hayden Zenith, Ryan Dangerfield & Leo Pratt

This was a Gauntlet Match

2012 Hayden Zenith Defeated Dorian
2014 Jordan Bishop Defeated Liam Mendel

This was a Lumberjack Match

2015 Logan Grey Defeated Jordan Bishop, Liam Mendel & Taylor King
2019 Tipene Defeated Chadwick Jackson

Ticket To Madness Rumble[]

Year Winner Notes
2021 Julian Ward Last Eliminated Damian Slater

Yearly Awards[]

Wrestler Of The Year[]

Year Wrestler
2002 Davis Storm
2003 FN Carnage
2004 Mikey Nicholls
2005 Mikey Nicholls (2)
2006 Shane Haste
2007 Davis Storm (2)
2008 Davis Storm (3)
2009 Bobby Marshall
2010 Davis Storm (4)
2011 Davis Storm (5)
2012 Marcius Pitt
2013 Alex Kingston
Chris Vice
2014 Alex Kingston (2)
2015 Damian Slater
2016 Logan Grey
2017 Gavin McGavin
2018 Michael Morleone
2019 Gavin McGavin (2)

Most Improved[]

Year Wrestler
2002 Richter
2003 Brad West
2004 Kiel Steria
2005 Bobby Marshall
2006 Shane Haste
2007 Marcius Pitsonopolous
2008 Chase Griffin
2009 Alex Kingston
Jay Taylor
2010 Gavin McGavin
Jonny Wimbledon
Marcius Pitt
2011 Adrien Priest
2012 Hayden Zenith
2013 Alex Kingston (2)
2014 Hughesy
2015 Scotty Ryan
2016 Taylor King
2017 Julian Ward
2018 Taylor King (2)
2019 Julian Ward (2)

Rookie Of The Year[]

Year Wrestler
2002 Brock Freeman
2003 Shane Haste
2004 James Street
2005 Chris Vice
2006 Jay Taylor
2007 Dan Moore
2008 Alex Kingston
2009 Garry Schmidt
2010 Dorian
2011 Brett Foxx
2012 Hughesy
2013 Troy
2014 Liam Mendel
2015 Taylor King
2016 Ross Cage
2017 Del Cano
2018 Tipene
2019 Chadwick Jackson
2020 N/A
2021 James Hartness

Match Of The Year[]

Year Match Event
2002 Jimmy Payne Vs. Mikey Nicholls Retribution
2003 Davis Storm Vs. Damian Kross Evil Intentions
2004 Mikey Nicholls Vs. Azazal Vendetta
2005 Mikey Nicholls Vs. Richter Hell Or Highwater
2006 Jimmy Payne Vs. Chris J. Lazareth Hell Or Highwater
2007 Jimmy Payne Vs. Bobby Marshall Evolution
2008 Davis Storm, Jimmy Payne & Nate Dooley Vs. Bobby Marshall, Jay Taylor & Tyler Jacobs Hell Or Highwater
2009 Blitz Team Vs. Chase Griffin & Dan Moore Evolution
2010 The Blackest Hour Vs. Team Allstar Road To Glory
2011 Davis Storm Vs. Carlo Cannon Vs. Marcius Pitt Vs. Sebastian Sander Hell Or Highwater
2012 Team Victoria Vs. TMDK State Of Origin
2013 Team WA Vs. Team Victoria State Of Origin
2014 Chris Vice Vs. Alex Kingston Great Aussie Bash
2015 Team WA Vs. Team SA State Of Origin
2016 Logan Grey Vs. Marcius Pitt Evolution
2017 Davis Storm Vs. Logan Grey Evolution
Gavin McGavin Vs. Scotty Ryan Hell Or Highwater
2018 Street Gang Hooligans Vs. The Untouchables Hot Summers Night
2019 Damian Slater Vs. TJ Perkins Hell Or Highwater

Event Of The Year[]

Year Event
2002 Retribution
2003 Evolution
2004
2005
2006 Hell Or Highwater
2007 Evolution
2008 Hell Or Highwater
2009 Evolution
2010 Road To Glory
2011 Hell Or Highwater
2012 State Of Origin
2013
2014 Evolution
2015
2016
2017 N/A
2018 Progress X EPW

Showcase Match Of The Year[]

Year Match Event
2019 Tipene Vs. Jesse Lambert Showcase #5: Go Time!
2020 N/A
2021 Gavin McGavin Vs. Jesse Lambert Showcase #8: Muck Up Day

Roster[]

Active Roster[]

*Aaron Hawk
  • Bobby Marshall
  • Bruno Nitro
  • Cal Collins
  • Casey Johns
  • Chadwick Jackson
  • Chris Target
  • Damian Slater
  • Dan Moore
  • Davis Storm
  • Del Cano
  • Edith Night
  • Gavin McGavin
  • Jack Edwards
  • James Draker
  • James Hartness
  • Jesse Lambert
  • Joel Hagan
  • Johnathon Windsor
  • Julian Ward
  • Kaz Jordan
  • Kiel Steria
  • Marcius Pitt
  • Michael Morleone
  • Mikey Nicholls
  • Stella Nyx
  • Taylor King
  • Twitch
  • Tyler Jacobs
  • Zenith

Showcase Roster[]

*Antonio Corrado
  • Blake Walker
  • Dizzy Videl
  • Dylan Black
  • Elijah Henry
  • Faizel Keris
  • Johnny Dux
  • Jordan Bishop
  • Jules Canan
  • Lucas Fantasia
  • Mattew Pace
  • Mr. Thompson
  • Steven Norsk
  • Ryan Allen
  • Ryan Rivers
  • The Great George
  • Tommy Dux

Tag Teams and Stables[]

*2 and a half Wrestlers (Bobby Marshall, Dan Moore & Jesse Lambert)
  • Cut-throat and Then Some (Casey Johns & James Hartness)
  • Dux Brothers (Johnny & Tommy Dux)
  • Plague (Aaron Hawk, Johnathan Windsor & Twitch)
  • Pocket Rockets (Jules Canan & Ryan Rivers)
  • Metal 64 (Ryan Allen & Jordan Bishop)
  • The Taskforce (Jack Edwards, Taylor King & Tipene)
  • The Untouchables (Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt)
  • The ZenCano Experience (Del Cano & Zenith)

Others[]

  • Amber (Manager)
  • CJ Rose (Ring Announcer)
  • Eric Mack (Commentary)
  • James Austin (Referee)
  • Jones Goode (Ring Announcer)
  • Lukey Bolland (Commentary)
  • Matt Clarke (Referee)
  • Mean Dean Olsen (Commentary/Announcer)
  • Ring Belle Mel (Timekeeper)
  • William Thompson (Referee)

Notable Alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

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