Results from EPW's debut show in Booneville, MS, Saturday night, 7-12-08:
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The show was opened with the National Anthem, followed by prayer by Barney the Referee.
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EPW owner & Promoter, Edith Poole, then came to ring side and called out Chris Fontaine, Justin Rhodes, Nick Grimes, and The Ghost Riders (Buzz Harley & Blade). She stripped them all of their championships, saying that it was a new promotion and that all championships for EPW would be decided in future matches. She also relieved Robert Rose of his duties as manager of the Ghost Riders, since he is injured and does not have medical clearance to work. Lastly, she fired Jay Webster as Co-Commissioner, leaving Nathan Lee as Commissioner.
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In the opening match Lil Devil defeated Kid-J.
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Dalton Storm over Damion Rage & Danny Morris in a three way match.
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Tysin Starr defeated Jay Webster & Cyrus in a handicap match.
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"The Future" Chris Styles over "Prime Time" Nick Grimes, LSD, & Josh Matthews to win the EPW Extreme Championship.
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"Dangerous" David Cox & "Ghetto King" Kilo Green defeated BJ Fuller & Slammer.
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Izzy Rotten defeated Cassanova Kid.
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In a strap match, JR Mauler defeated Bonecrusher. Prior to the match, JR announced that his partner, Kross was not there, but that he had sent his best friend "Jaba," from Jamaica, to be at ring side with JR. Out came "Jaba" who was obviously Kross dressed up as a Jamaican. Bonecrusher protested but to no avail. JR ended up winning the match, with the help of Jaba, and Bonecrusher had to take 10 lashes with a leather strap from JR. He was handcuffed to the turnbuckle, and JR & Jaba took turns whipping him. They did not seem to want to stop at 10, and Cassanova Kid ran in to make the save.
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The main event was a "Tag Team Turmoil Battle Royal" for the EPW Tag Team Championship. This was an over-the-top-rope battle royal, and when one man was thrown over the top rope, both members of that tag team were eliminated. Teams participating were:
Ghost Riders (Buzz Harley & Blade)
PHAT Foundation (Justin Rhodes & Chris Fontaine)
The Executioners (Axe & Dagger)
Sons of the South ("The Future" Chris Styles & Josh Matthews)
This was a wild match that was eventually won by PHAT Foundation, who are the first EPW Tag Team Champions.
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Comments: I thought the show was a very good debut show. The arena has been re-done and many improvements have been made. (The restrooms were CLEAN!) The show moved along and was over at a reasonable time (10:30). All the workers did a good job and seemed to enjoy the show as much as the fans did. Edith has said she is bringing in some new workers in the weeks to come. I counted 72 people in the crowd, not sure how many paid. EPW is going to do well, and Edith and her crew are off to a very good start and are going to do a very good job.
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Editorial Comment: Edith has received a large amount of undue and unfair criticism on the message boards from one or two individuals who post anonymously. These idiots just can't stand that Edith is doing things right and is off to a good start. For some reason they feel the need to post absolute garbage and try to smear Edith, and don't even have the balls to post their names to all their crap. Here's a fact: EPW will succeed, like it or not. Edith is an impeccably honest individual. She is a professional. She will run things right. She will treat everyone fairly. She is respected, and rightfully so. She will succeed.
Credit: "Axeman" Randall Lewis @ www.wrestlingnewscenter.com
