EAW Voltage

EAW Voltage
Information
Federation	Elite Answers Wrestling
Starring	Voltage Roster
Theme music	"33rd Blakk Glass" by ZillaKami & SosMula
General manager	Matt Daniels
Production
Established	January 14th, 2011
Episodes	~400 episodes
Booker	Kassidy Heart
External links
Website	http://www.new.eawrestling.com/voltage

EAW Voltage is a professional wrestling television program for Elite Answers Wrestling that currently airs on Sunday nights on FX in the United States, and on the EAW Network worldwide. The show exclusively features EAW employees that are assigned to work and perform for the brand, with the other brands currently being Showdown and Dynasty. It is currently the only television broadcast for the Voltage brand, though it features some Showdown and Dynasty wrestlers on occasion.

History

With EAW continuing to grow as years passed, by late 2010, it became clear that there was a need for a third brand. It did not take long before rumors began swirling backstage about the possibility of one becoming a reality. On New Year's Day 2011, vignettes and commercials began airing throughout EAW shows promoting a new show named "Voltage" as EAW’s official third brand. Two weeks later on January 14th, 2011, the Voltage brand hosted its first show. Voltage became a brand where emerging talent could have a platform to truly breakout and where veterans could reinvent themselves and revamp their careers. Voltage became host to EAW’s third world title, the Answers World Championship.

By June 2012, after one and a half years of operations on Voltage, EAW had declined in roster size, though still the number one company in the industry. At the time, it was within EAW’s best interests to downsize in order to compensate for the reduced number of talent. As a result, Voltage closed its doors and retired the championship that the brand hosted at the time, the EAW World Championship, alongside it. Two years later, EAW had reached a new boom period, growing and expanding to heights never before seen in the industry. The company recovered in roster size to the point where it was once again unable to maintain its talent with just two shows, thus Voltage was revived. On July 5th, 2014, Voltage returned for the first time in over two years and was included in the 2014 EAW Draft. A month later at the Midsummer Massacre FPV, the first EAW Champion in two years was crowned. Since then, Voltage has continued to run successfully for over six consecutive years.

Though it has been youngest EAW brand for most of its tenure, Voltage has had several moments where it has served as the hottest brand in the whole company. Recently, Voltage has slowly built itself up to be considered the most "hardcore" of all three EAW brands by highlighting talents of some of the most blood thirsty members of the EAW locker room in matches such as the infamous "Barbed Wire Massacre." Its fanbase is particularly fond of the Free-Per-View event Bloodsport where each match has a violent, extreme, and hardcore themed stipulation, such as "Fans Bring the Weapons," "Sadistic Maddness," and "Thumbtacks and Glass." Voltage has four brand-exclusive FPV’s: Bloodsport, Wicked Games, Shock Value, and Fighting Spirit. EAW Voltage has had eleven writers during it’s long, successful history with the most current one being Kassidy Heart.

Production

The Voltage set that has been used since the program's inception is the same HD set that is utilized by other EAW weekly shows. For the opening of the show, yellow, silver and gold pyrotechnics are used.

Theme Music

Song Title	Artist	Dates Used
"Beast"	Busta Rhymes, Tech N9ne & Crooked I
"Bully"	Shinedown	July 9, 2017–July 8, 2018
"Machine Gun"	Chase & Status (feat. Pusha T)	July 8, 2018–October 7th, 2018
"33rd Blakk Glass"	ZillaKami & SosMula	October 7, 2018-present

On-Air Personalities

Authority Figures

Authority Figure	Dates	Position
Y2Impact		General Manager
Ashten Cross		General Manager
Kenny Drake	July 1, 2017–???	General Manager
Niki Khan	July 1, 2017-???	Assistant General Manager
Matt Daniels	2018-present	Voltage Co-commissioner
Veena Adams	2019-2020	Voltage Co-commissioner

Commentators

Commentary Team	Dates
Kawajai and WWEFan
Kawajai and Jake Mercer
Kawajai and Eddie Mack
Nathan Fiora and Nick Angel	July 9, 2017–September 17, 2017
Kawajai and Nick Angel	September 17, 2017–December 2018
James Peters and Rich Russillo	December 2018-2019
James Peters, Rich Russillo, and Persephone	2019-Present

Ring Announcers

Ring Announcer	Dates
Rebecca Sawyer	July 9, 2017–July 8, 2018
Bella Braxton	July 8, 2018-present

Backstage Correspondents

Correspondent	Dates
Cassidy Vega	July 9, 2017–March 25, 2018
Sofia Clarke	April 8, 2018-present

Championships and accomplishments

Voltage currently holds five championships, with two being exclusive to Voltage. These belts are the EAW World Heavyweight Championship and the EAW National Elite Championship. The two exclusive belts became a part of the show during the EAW Draft. The other three tri-branded championships were acquired by members of the Voltage roster.

Championship	Current Champion	Date Won
EAW Championship	Drake King	June 27, 2021
EAW Universal Women's Championship	Ms. Extreme	June 25, 2021
EAW National Elite Championship	Minerva	June 25, 2021
EAW Specialists Championship	Miku Sakai	September 18, 2021

Broadcast

In addition to the show being broadcasted on FX in the United States, like the rest of the EAW programming, Voltage also airs internationally on the EAW Network, as well as other channels.

Canada

Voltage airs at the same time in Canada that it does in the United States, and is on Sportsnet 360.

Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East

The series airs in Australia on FOX8. It also airs in Fiji on Sky Pacific and Sky Fiji. Voltage airs in India, Pakistan, and Nepal on TEN Sports, and in Kenya on the Kenya Broadcast Corporation. In Malaysia, it is shown on TV3, in Malta on Melita Sports 1, in the Philippines on Fox, in Singapore on SuperSports, South Africa on e.tv, and Samoa on SBC. It airs across the Middle East and North Africa on OSN, and in Israel on Sport 5.

Europe

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Voltage airs on Sky Sports 3. In France, the series airs on AB1 and in Italy on Sky Sports 2. It is also shown in Germany on ProSieben MAXX.

Latin America

Voltage airs live on Fox Sports Latinoamerica in Mexico and the rest of Central and South America.