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EAW Voltage
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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.

Roster[]

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EAW Roster
DynastyLogo Adam Lucas · Andre Walker · Chris Elite · Donovan Duke · Dray Fontana · Eris LeCava · Harper Lee · Impact · Jake Smith · Komatsu Ogawa · Lethal Consequences · Limmy Monaghan · Mary S. Atlas · Maxwell · Mike Murphy · MITSUBACHI · Mr. DEDEDE · Nina Bravo · Riley McCray · SEBAS · Serena Bennett · The Fallen Angel · Veena Adams · Visual Prophet · Xander Payne
ShowdownLogo Alexis Chambers · Andrea Valentine · Bashar Jackson · Bronson Daniels · Consuela Rose Ava · Dr. Bethany Blue · Harlow Reichert · Jack Ripley · James Ranger · Jamie O'Hara · Jon Kelton · Justin Windgate · Kassidy Heart · Kid Ohio · Lucas Johnson · Mike Shot · Raven Roberts · Ronan Malosi · Ryan Wilson · Sierra Bradford · Strawberry Steve · The Woogieman · Xavier Williams
VoltageLogo2 Ahren Fournier · Azrael · Constance Blevins · Darcy May Morgan · Drake King · Hikari Kanno · Holly Arrow · Honor Guard · Kasey Kaos · Kensington Calhoun-Astor · Lisa Wren · Malcolm Jones · Miku Sakai · Minerva · Ms. Extreme · Myles · Rex McAllister · Shane Gates · Sienna Jade · SOSA Henderson · Terry Chambers · SEBAS
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EAW Championships
Newshwodown EAW Answers World Championship · EAW Interwire Championship
Dynasty EAW World Heavyweight Championship · EAW Pure Championship
Voltage EAW World Championship · EAW National Elite Championship
Interbranded EAW Universal Women's Championship · EAW New Breed Championship · EAW Unified Tag Team Championships · EAW Specialists Championship
Inactive EAW Hall of Fame Championship · EAW Openweight Championship · EAW Vixens Championship
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EAW Events
EAW
Active Interbranded Events
Grand Rampage 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020· 2021 ·2022
King of Elite 2008 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022
Pain For Pride I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI · XII · XIII· XIV· XV
Road to Redemption 2007 · 2009 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 ·2021
Territorial Invasion 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021
Battle of Egypt 2019 · 2021
ShowdownLogo
Showdown Events
Midsummer Massacre 2008 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 ·2021
Reasonable Doubt 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 ·2021
Under Siege 2019 · 2020· 2021
DynastyLogo
Dynasty Events
House of Glass 2011 · 2012 · 2013· 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2019 · 2020 ·2021
Reckless Wiring 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2018· 2020· 2021 · 2022
Operation Doomsday 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021
VoltageLogo2
Voltage Events
Bloodsport 2019 · 2020 ·2021
Shock Value
2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022
Wicked Games 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021
EAW
Inactive Events
EAW 3 Year Anniversary
2010
EAW NEO: Frontline
2017
EAW NEO: Uprising
2017
Brooklyn Heights
2018
Burning Desire
2017
Culture Crisis
2018
Defiance
2012 · 2013
Dia Del Diablo 2014 · 2016 · 2017 · 2022
Ground Zero
2017
Homecoming
2014
Justified Reckoning
2011 · 2012
Kingsroad 2017
Malicious Intentions
2017
No Regards 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2018
Redemption 2015
Rite of Passage 2016
Triple Threat 2011 · 2015 · 2016
Wrath of the Dragon 2018 · 2019
Gateway to Glory
2019 · 2020
Ides of March 2019
Revolution 2018
Crossfire 2018
Fighting Spirit 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019
Tempest 2019
Bloodletter
2017 · 2018
The Iconic Cup
2018 · 2019
Manifest Destiny 2017 · 2018
Terminus 2017 · 2018 · 2019
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