Epic Wrestling Organization

eWo is a wrestling federation owned by Cody Clark, which opened in August 2004. After two closures and management changes, eWo returned full time in March of 2007. eWo is noted as being the home of countless stars, including Hall of Fame members Bill Dynamite, Dylan Dunn, Lawrence Jarvis, Czecher and The Legend. In the summer of 2007, eWo was inducted into the RoughKut Hall of Fame.

The Beginning
The Epic Wrestling Organization was founded in August of 2004 by AJ Epic and Blake Price. The company had it's first pay per view in September of 2004 where the culmination of a tournament to crown the first eWo Champion took place. 'The Idol' Bill Dynamite took on 'The Dealer' Dylan Dunn in a Two Out of Three Falls match, which was refereed by Erin Jacobs. Dynamite was able to defeat Dunn, to become the first eWo Champion and many see this as the true start of eWo's success. From there, eWo made legends out of wrestlers like Lawrence Jarvis, Johnny Legend, Seth Dryden, Cody Carson, Scott Royal, Drake Drummonds, Czecher and Gabe Shelley just to name a few.

Primetime Championship
Among the stars of eWo, another phenomenon was created by the federation. The Primetime Championship, is one of a select few championships that has gone through many federations. The title started in eWo when Johnny Legend won it in a ladder match at Bound for Glory and it never slowed down. After highly regarded roster members like Gabe Shelley, Lawrence Jarvis and Seth Thomas all held the title, it was very sought after. But eWo closed in December 2004 and no one was able to compete for it. Or so they thought. Gabe Shelley, as the last eWo Primetime Champion, took it upon himself to bring the title to the Blazenwing Wrestling Federation. BWF bought the rights to the title, and it was defended there until Spring 2006. As soon as it was retired in BWF, Paul Reynolds, chairman of px:w purchased the championship and brought it into px:w as an active title. When px:w closed the title went to BWF for a short while, but many believe it lost it's prestige and it has since been abandoned.

Death of a Visionary
While eWo was experiencing unparalleled success for a new company, there was trouble brewing with one of it's wrestlers. Scott Royal's career started off promising in eWo, as he was the first Gutz & Glory Champion and a two time Tag-Team Champion with Dylan Dunn. But after Dunn's ascension to main event status with his eWo Championship win, Royal's career took a nose dive. Soon enough, he was fired from eWo and began abusing methamphetamine. Not to mention, he began scarring his body in some form of sick cry for attention. Dylan Dunn attempted to help his friend, but to no avail. Royal went on to slip further into oblivion and his lowest point came when he kidnapped eWo Chairman, AJ Epic - holding him captive in a warehouse at gunpoint. Blaming Epic for his state of peril, Royal attempted to disfigure the chairman, much like he did to himself. Royal's mentor, BWF wrestler Dorian Black attempted to save Epic, but during the scuffle, Royal fired his gun, hitting several drums of oil. The warehouse exploded, supposedly killing all three men. (It was later revealed that Black survived, when he returned to BWF.) With AJ Epic dead, the company folded as it was a public relations nightmare that the company had 'bred' a murderer.

Project X: Wrestling
eWo lived in the hearts of all who competed under it's banner. Two years after it's initial closure, Projext X: Wrestling was founded by an eWo fan in Paul Reynolds. Many of eWo's faithful from Era One had showed up in px:w, including Lawrence Jarvis, Bill Dynamite, Gabe Shelley, Cody Clark and Czecher. New stars also rose through px:w, including Reno Drake and The Legend. Clark had signed with eWo just before it's closure, never seeing action in an eWo ring (at that point). Among the similarities to eWo, the biggest was the return of the Primetime Championship. The title had gone to BWF for a time in 2005 and 2006, but returned to glory when it was purchased by px:w. Also honoring where they came from, px:w hosted the inaugural AJ Epic Memorial Cup Tournament in 2006, which was won by Reno Drake. Many people believed that px:w was the second coming of eWo, but after it closed due to bankruptcy, the dream of seeing something like eWo was dead.

Blazenwing Wrestling Federation
After the closure of px:w, the group of wrestlers, now being referred to by fans as 'the foundation', made their way to BWF. Many of them were returning to the federation, and a lot of fans followed. Names like Cody Clark, Lawrence Jarvis, Bill Dynamite, The Legend, Gabe Shelley and others were once again under contract in BWF. This return saw Cody Clark and The Legend engage in a bitter feud over the BWF Championship, which ended when Clark became the Commissioner of BWF. He held this position for four months but with growing interference from David Blazenwing and Jen Corlen in his affairs, Clark sought the means to branch out on his own. Clark wanted to create his own company, but without large fan support from the very beginning, there is no way it could be a success. So he purchased all of eWo's intellectual and physical properties. He then set out to steal established names away from BWF, in order to jump start eWo's return. He also purchased and renovated an arena in Toronto, re-naming it the eWo Thunderdome. Meaning that all televised events would be broadcast from this arena, cutting down on travel costs for his talent.

Clark then waited, for the perfect time to ressurect the legendary company. The time came when Clark heard rumblings of his impending termination as Commissioner of BWF. At the time, he was dating Alli Taylor, but unknown to her, he was also seeing a new love interest by the name of Anna Eve. Eve was very instrumental in the planning of eWo's return, keeping the entire process under everyone's radar. The time to act came at the BWF pay-per-view, Danger Zone on Sunday May 29th, 2007. The following is an excerpt from the transcript of the event:


 * At this point, Cody Clark was seen in the crowd, followed by a stitched up Chris Roman, Reno Drake, C.M. Vyrus, Bill Dynamite, Xaria Linette, King James and an unidentified woman who certainly wasn’t Alli Taylor. This giant group all sat in assigned seating at ringside and began watching the match. Donavon then started working on Legend’s neck, hitting him with various neckbreakers and then a giant ddt! Legend fought back with a samoan drop. He then got up and avoided a shot from AJ and hit the Legend Special ‘77! This was dropped into a pin but AJ kicked out. AJ went for another G-Spot Sweep but Legend got him up into Requiem position. AJ held onto the top rope so Legend was unable to hit the move. Legend dropped AJ throat first on the top rope! AJ stumbled around the ring, favoring his throat and Legend lifted him up and nailed the Burning Messiah for the victory! Legend was handed the BWF title after the victory but he helped Donavon up. The group at ringside entered the ring and Clark had a briefcase in his hand. He entered the ring and shook Donavons hand. Donavon was visiably upset but the Clast patted him on the back, congratulating him on a great effort. Clark approached Legend and called over Chris Roman. Clark opened his briefcase and pulled out two championship belts. He handed one to the Legend and one to Roman. Roman held his up and it read “eWo United States Champion”. Legend put his new title over his shoulder and it read “eWo Champion”. Clark grabbed a microphone and looked into the crowd. He then sighed and dropped the mic. Roman layed down the U.S. title and the large group left the ring, heading up the ramp. At the top of the ramp, the group was met by Alli Taylor. Clark pushed Taylor out of the way and walked through the curtain. In the ring, Legend looked around to the crowd and then layed down the BWF Championship. He held up his eWo Championship and then left the ring as the show went off the air.

eWo Era Two
With that, eWo was reborn. With Cody Clark as the new Chairman, the company's future never looked brighter. For the rest of 2007, many huge events took place in eWo. We saw new stars rise, old stars return and new feuds explode. Some highlights from eWo Era Two include:
 * The Legend's 119 Day reign as eWo Champion.
 * Czecher holding both the eWo Championship and Tag-Team Championship while being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
 * Alexis Sykes & Xaria Linette emerging as the first all-female Tag-Team Champions.
 * A brutal Hell in a Cell match between Czecher, James Dean, C.M. Vyrus and The Legend for the eWo title.
 * Erin Jacobs winning the BodyCount Rumble and Reno Drake winning the Dominance Award.
 * The dominance of Cody Clark, Chris Roman, Reno Drake and AJ Donavon as The Iconoclast.
 * The rise of Frank Murdoch, winning the Valor, United States and eWo titles.
 * A legendary blood feud between Reno Drake and Lawrence Jarvis.
 * The Legend defeating Erin Jacobs at the first Supremacy, retaining the eWo title.
 * Chris Legion rechristening the Television title, the Blood Championship, smearing his victim's blood on it after each match.
 * Scott Free winning the 2nd annual AJ Epic Memorial Cup, at The New Black.

Who's The Boss?
During Era Two of eWo, we saw the power position in eWo change more than the champions. Cody Clark began as the Chairman, but after being savagely beaten by Bill Dynamite, Clark was put out of action. Danny Allan was brought in as General Manager months before that and when Clark was sidelined, he assumed the role of acting chairman. But Clark placed that duty in the hands of ringside announcer, Jerry Tans. Allan repeatedly attempted to get Tans to sign over his power, but the eWo loyalist refused. After threatening to bankrupt his family, Allan expected Tans to give in. But Tans instead handed his power over to someone who wouldn't be intimidated by Allan's threats - Bill Dynamite. Dynamite was the acting chairman, engaged in a feud with Allan for a few weeks, until Clark returned to save eWo from turmoil.

After only being back for a short period of time, Cody Clark's parents ran into financial trouble. They convinced their son to put eWo in their name, so that they'd have collateral for a loan. Clark offered to just loan them the money himself, but his parents refused, telling their son that this was the only way. Only a week after signing over the company, his parents signed the company over to Reno Drake. Drake had threatened the Clarks with serious repercussions through his mob ties if they didn't fool their son. Cody Clark was then fired from his own company and although he returned months later, he returned with a lawsuit against Drake, which closed eWo for four months.

This was not explained at the time, many fans were wondering why the company just up and closed out of nowhere. And they wouldn't get an explanation until March of 2008.

eWo Era Three
After a press release in late march of 2008, eWo re-opened. Many former eWo stars had been working in Japan for the VICE Wrestling promotion, but after lackluster ticket sales, VICE folded. Many stars were lost, not wanting to find another home. Then, EpicWrestling.com became active again and a new reporter, The Watchman posted the following story:


 * When eWo closed in late November of 2007, no one really knew the reason why. Well considering that I have just been the first new employee hired by eWo in four months, I've been given the scoop. Cody Clark's parents were convinced by Reno Drake to get their son to sign the company over to them. When they did, the diabolical Don Diablo then had the Clark's sign the company over to him. Cody Clark was then promptly fired by the new chairman. But when Clark returned to eWo in October, no one questioned how.


 * ''You see, little did anyone know, Cody Clark was at that time, engaged in a bitter lawsuit with Reno Drake. Neither have been allowed to talk about it, due to a gag order until now. Through trickery and threats of bodily harm, Reno Drake was given the company. This was proven in court with testimonies from Cody, Bobby, Ginny and Bill Clark. Drake really had no defense so the Judge awarded sole ownership of the Epic Wrestling Organization. The reason it closed in the first place is because the Judge of the case, froze all the assets involved. The main assets being the Thunderdome in Toronto, all eWo intellectual and physical properties.


 *  But with the case won, and the keys to the Thunderdome and essentially, eWo back in his hands, Cody Clark has returned to the Epic Warzone and is ready to welcome back the veterans, and welcome the rookies.

Epic Homecoming
With that, eWo returned with the event, The Crowning: Epic Homecoming in March 2008. The event saw two new championships introduced; the Commonwealth title and the Freedom title. Along with the eWo title, the championships were decided in a groundbreaking tournament. This tournament saw Jack Darling become the first Freedom Champion, Reno Drake become the first Commonwealth Champion and Kyle Cross become the newest eWo Champion. But the real story of this event was the feud that ignited between Kyle Cross and The Legend.

The Scarred Sentinel vs. The Entity
After losing to Kyle Cross at The Crowning, The Legend became obsessed with dethroning the fan-favored eWo Champion. The two faced off again the following month in an Electrified Barbed Wire Match at There Will Be Blood. Considered the match that brought eWo back to the forefront of the wrestling world, Kyle Cross turned away the Legend with a barbed wire shooting star press to retain the title. With that loss, many people thought The Legend would give up trying to put down the Scarred Sentinel. But those people would be wrong, as The Legend gathered an army consisting of Jacob Seldon, Alexis Sykes and Jack Darling to take Cross down. But Cross brought some of his own friends into the battle, including Xaria Linette, Nick Toretto and suprisingly, Scott Free. The two 'armies' clashed at Hell and Back in May, in a war games match. Before the contest, Cody Clark offered The Legend a deal: If he could pin Cross during war games, he'd become eWo Champion. But if he didn't, he'd not receive and eWo title match for a full year. Legend accepted the terms and in their third meeting, The Legend pinned Kyle Cross to win the match and begin his third eWo Championship reign. The next week, in a shocking turn of events, Kyle Cross turned on his 'family' in the Canadian Shield, joining The Legend as Manifest Entity. Although their partnership was short lived, it ended the feud between the two, for the time being.

The New Generation
After the feud that brought eWo back to life, many fans started taking note of other stars that were making waves in the third era of eWo. These stars include but are not limited to; Jack Darling, Reno Drake, Eryk Zeshaun Adams, Ryley Wynters, AJ Donavon, C.M. Vyrus and Kelly Godless. Along with this, Danny Allan returned to his role as General Manager, but shared the title with his wife, Adriana Garcia-Allan. From there, the competition climbing towards Legend and the eWo title was of high caliber. And the tides of eWo truly changed when Jack Darling ascended to the top of the mountain, defeating The Legend at Supremacy II to win the eWo Championship. Also at Supremacy II, The Legend became the fifth member of the eWo Hall of Fame. From there, Legend engaged in a feud with Sedition Rising leader, Kelly Godless, which started off harmless, but ended up changing eWo forever.

Entity Wrestling Organization
Kelly Godless and The Legend were at each others throats, which was highlighted when the two started threatening the each others families. Legend harassed Godless' mother in jail after Godless broke into Legend's home and stole his eWo Hall of Fame plaque. Godless then proceeded to burn the plaque live on Violence. The two were then set to square off at License to Thrill, but a week before hand, Godless traveled to Paris, France and attacked Legend's sister. Retaliation for this didn't come from The Legend, but from the eWo Chairman, Cody Clark. Clark traveled to Paris himself, but neither man appeared at License to Thrill. So the contingency plan (in case of Clark's inability to act as chairman) was put into place. And the new acting Chairman of eWo became...The Legend.

Legend dubbed eWo 'Entity Wrestling Organization' and signed the eventual Match of the Year for 2008. The same night Legend became chairman, he made the scheduled eWo Championship match between champion Jack Darling and challenger Ryley Wynters, a Hell in a Cell match. From there, the Chairman ruled eWo with an iron fist...for just over a month.

Return of the Epic Messiah
Cody Clark made a surprise return on the October 20th, 2008 edition of Violence. There he publicly fired The Legend as Chairman and took back hold of eWo. Clark then made a deal with eWo Champion, Eryk Zeshaun Adams, telling him that together, the two of them would cleanse eWo of the 'scum' that was killing it. At The New Black 2008, Clark, along with the Legend, Dylan Dunn and Lawrence Jarvis shocked the wrestling world by forming a new version of the Dynasty, and double crossing Eryk Zeshaun Adams.

But The Dynasty didn't live up to anyone's expectations and quickly disbanded. Dunn was injured and Legend was shot in his home, putting him on the shelf for the rest of the year. Lawrence Jarvis went onto challenge Reno Drake and Cody Clark changed his tune when Sedition Rising returned and threatened eWo once more.

Dark Clouds Over 2009
At No Return 2008, history was made in eWo as two of their championships were recognized as World titles. Reno Drake elevated the eWo Championship to become the eWo World Championship and The New Industry became the first World Tag-Team Champions when they defeated Eden Turner and Nick Toretto. With this, eWo proved that it would be around for a lot longer this time, and the fans couldn't be happier.

But the celebration of eWo's prosperity was short lived, when three groups rose, poised to takeover (and destroy, in one case) eWo. At End of Days 2008 in December, three events happened that made it look as though 2009 would see the last stand of eWo. Bobby (Dynamite) Clark turned on his brother, and assisted Sedition Rising in hanging the Chairman. Also, the internet hyped group, calling themselves MASKS debuted and took down many members of the roster, including The New Industry. Also involving The New Industry, they were defeated for the World Tag-Team titles by the new 'super team' of Jack Darling and Scott Free - The Absolute Bastards. The future looks grim for this promotion, unless the eWo faithful rise up and stop all three of these groups from taking over.

World Championship
Originally, this championship was known as the eWo Championship. It was not recognized as a World Championship, as it only had been defended in North America. The title was decided in an eight man tournament that ended when Bill Dynamite defeated Dylan Dunn in a two out of three falls match at Bound For Glory in 2004. From there, the title saw many champions, but gained real notoriety when The Legend had two reins with it, lasting over 100 days each in 2007. In November 2008, Reno Drake elevated the title to World Championship status when he defeated Lawrence Jarvis in England. Throughout it's existence, the eWo World Championship has been defended in Canada, the United States, England, Japan and Australia, making it a highly sought after title in a 'universe' of so-called World titles. The Legend holds the record for most reigns with three.

World Tag-Team Championship
Much like the World Championship, the World Tag-Team Championship was first known simply as the eWo Tag-Team Championship. And also, like the World Championship, this title has been around since eWo opened in 2004. The World Tag-Team Championship has been contested in many great battles and has been the prize in many great feuds. Most notably, the titles were at their highest popularity when the team of Alexis Sykes and Xaria Linette (The Thundercats) held them for over 90 days. In November 2008, Eric Masterson and Saito Nakamura (The New Industry) defeated Eden Turner and Nick Toretto to win the titles. This elevated them to World Tag-Team title status. Ryley Wynters holds the record for most reigns with three. In terms of teams, Anthony Booth & James Dean (The Takeover), Kelly Godless & Ryley Wynters (Sedition Rising) and Dylan Dunn & Scott Royal (The Featured Attraction) are all tied with two reigns a piece.

Commonwealth Championship
Considered an evolution of the National, United States and Canadian Championships of past years, the Commonwealth Championship represents eWo's top markets, which are mostly part of the British Commonwealth. Reno Drake became the first champion at The Crowning: Epic Homecoming event in March 2008 (eWo's first event after returning). Since then, Drake has won the title twice more, giving him the most reigns as champion with three. Chelsea Pryce holds the record for longest reign, holding the title for 43 days.

Freedom Championship
The Freedom title is usually the proving ground for new stars in eWo. With winning this championship, the champion is able to name the stipulation for the matches he/she defends it in. The most notable stipulation came from Eryk Zeshaun Adams, when he invented the 'Not So E-Zay Match', which forces the challenger to pin him three times to win, while he only had to pin them once. This caused Adams to be the longest reigning champion, holding it for 49 days. Marie Ellen holds the record for most reigns with two. Another interesting stipulation came with Brian Lannister winning the title. He stated that from now on, in any match, whomever can pin him will become the champion, dubbing it the 'Top of the Foodchain Rule'.