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Acronym | EAW |
Formerly called | Extreme Answers Wrestling |
Industry | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment Streaming media |
Headquarters | ![]() |
Area Served | Worldwide |
Episodes | ~1300 episodes |
Theme Music | “P.A.T.” by Denzel Curry (Dynasty) “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar (Showdown) "33rd Blakk Glass" by ZilaKami & SosMula (Voltage) |
Brand(s) | Dynasty Showdown Voltage |
Additional Shows | Showdown, Dynasty, Voltage |
Established | June 20, 2007 |
Management | |
Chairmen | Mr. DEDEDE CM Banks |
COO | |
Vice President | |
Writer(s) | Board (Showdown) Kassidy Heart (Voltage) Board (Dynasty) |
Head(s) of GFX | |
Founder(s) | Ronn Banks MaK Evan |
External Links | |
Website | http://new.eawrestling.com/ |
Elite Answers Wrestling (EAW) is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling. It has branched out into other fields, including film, music, and various other business ventures.
As in other professional wrestling promotions, EAW shows are not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though wrestlers are professionals and require a great host of athleticism to perform moves and often includes moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly.
EAW was initially considered the second largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind Answers Wrestling Federation (AWF). Since mid-2007, EAW has has since overtaken the now defunct AWF as number one through its international partnerships, expanded visibility, and establishing its own online streaming service in 2016.
EAW features three brands: Dynasty, Showdown, and Voltage, alongside brand-exclusive and inter-branded marquee events.
Company history
The Rise of EAW
Elite Answers Wrestling was created in June of 2007 by CM Banks, as well as Mak and Evan, gaining a cult-like following. Following the demise of parent company, Answers Wrestling Federation, EAW regained its independence in December 2007 after drawing the highest ratings in the sports titan company as the #1 brand. Backed by a conglomerate of wealthy billionaires, EAW has been given the freedom and financial independence from day one to put on as scintillating a product as they can, mixing heavy drama with dizzying displays of athleticism and an unparalleled sports element found in very few wrestling promotions.
EAW holds three active weekly shows, including the flagship show ‘Saturday Night Showdown’ that stands as the longest weekly episodic show in major wrestling history. Along with it comes the critically heralded ‘Friday Night Dynasty’, as well as the award winning show brimming with young talent ‘Sunday Night Voltage’. EAW hosts monthly marquee events, hosted on television as well as provided on the EAW Network which has garnered close to 30 million subscribers worldwide.
EAW over the years made an effort to expand its market as well as crush the competition around it. From it’s inception in 2007 EAW started out in the North Eastern region of the United States, with it’s headquarters located in New Jersey. EAW quickly expanded upon regaining it’s independence from AWF. In 2008 the critically and commercially successful major event, ‘Pain for Pride 1’ took EAW to new heights, making it a national phenomenon. By Pain for Pride 2 EAW became solidified as the number 1 company in the United States, and by Pain for Pride 3 in 2010 EAW marked its territory as a global force.

EAW's current alternate logo
In April of 2018, EAW purchased a majority stake in REVOLT! Pro Combat. In the deal, EAW acquires all of REVOLT's assets and likenesses. The transaction stipulates that all wrestlers with REVOLT! Pro Combat contracts will now be under EAW contracts. The purchase strengthens EAW's stranglehold on the wrestling industry, once again asserting itself as a global wrestling giant and expanding upon its empire by ensuring an even brighter future looming on the horizons of tomorrow.
EAW is now currently a monopoly in professional wrestling, with a widespread reputation of being “major league pro wrestling”. It is the third largest sports promotion in the United States behind the NFL and the NBA, and has catapulted wrestling into being one of the most watched sports in the world. In 2016 EAW enjoyed its highest year of revenue, drawing a net of over $2 billion in revenue due to it’s television contract, sponsorships, live attendance, merchandise and the success of the EAW Network.

EAW's original "Pain for Pride" FPV Poster featuring Ronn and MaK

Alternate EAW Logo 2008-2012
Feud with ACW
Shortly after EAW reemerged word spread quickly, and the competition as well as controversy with other companies arised. The ACW Chairman at the time would wage war against EAW making claims such as "EAW won't last to February when I'm done with it". Things got really heated as both companies shared back and forth insults but shortly the tension died down for a while. Problems picked back up when a month later ACW signed 2 of EAW's young rising stars at the time, HBKF and RRS, as well as the CEO at the time, Masters.
RRS and HBKF controversially joined ACW in early 2008

King Kjors was one of the few EAW Champions to have his Championship go un-recognized

Territorial Invasion Poster 2009 depicting the two main chairmen of EAW's History
List of active and upcoming events
The following is a list of the current, active FPV and Supershow events scheduled by EAW.
Date | Event | Venue | City |
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July 27, 2019 | Midsummer Massacre | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
August 10, 2019 | Bloodsport | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts |
August 17, 2019 | Operation: Doomsday | XL Center | Hartford, Connecticut |
September 21-22, 2019 | Territorial Invasion | Jordan-Hare Stadium | Auburn, Alabama |
October 12, 2019 | Battle of Egypt | Egyptian Army Stadium | Suez, Egypt |
November 2, 2019 | House of Glass | Mexico City Arena | Mexico, City |
November 9, 2019 | Reasonable Doubt | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada |
November 16, 2019 | Wicked Games | Chase Center | San Francisco, California |
December 14-15, 2019 | Road to Redemption | Rogers Center | Toronto, Canada |
December 25, 2019 | Christmas in Dubai | The Sevens Stadium | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
February 8-9, 2020 | King of Elite | Stadio Olimpico | Rome, Italy |
February 15, 2020 | Clash of Kingdoms | Khalifa International Stadium | Doha, Qatar |
March 7, 2020 | Shock Value | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oakland, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
March 14, 2020 | Under Siege | Directv Arena | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
March 21, 2020 | Reckless Wiring | Jeunesse Arena | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
April 18-19, 2020 | Grand Rampage | Oracle Park | San Francisco, California |
May 16, 2020 | Gateway to Glory | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Shanghai, China |
May 23, 2020 | Odyssey | Gocheok Sky Dome | Seoul, South Korea |
May 30, 2020 | Fighting Spirit: Osaka | Osaka-jō Hall | Osaka, Japan |
June 26-28, 2020 | Pain for Pride 13 | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
July 5, 2020 | EAW Draft 2020 | Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall | Athens, Greece |
Company shows and brands

EAW Showdown Logo 2011-2013
Showdown (2008–present)

EAW Showdown Logo 2013-2014

EAW Showdown Logo 2014-2018

Current EAW Showdown logo 2018-present
Reasonable Doubt. Reasonable Doubt is a non-gimmick FPV, but usually features a Hell in a Cell match in the main event. EAW Showdown has had several writers during its long, successful history including Mr. DEDEDE, RRS, MaK, Mister K, Robbie V, Scott Diamond, Lannister, Dark Demon, Y2Impact, Matt Ryder, Brian Daniels, Xavier Williams, Diamond Cage, Raven Roberts, and Amber Keys.
Dynasty (2008–present)

EAW Dynasty Logo 2010-2013

EAW Dynasty Logo 2013-2014

EAW Dynasty Logo 2014-2018

Current EAW Dynasty logo 2018-present
Jacob Senn and Xavier Williams stepped up to write for Dynasty after Diamond Cage stepped down from the position. Eventually, Xavier Williams would step down due to personal problems and Zach Genesis would be called up. After Pain for Pride Eight, the writing staff changed around to where Mr. DEDEDE and Jacob Senn would write for Dynasty. After Road to Redemption, Mr. DEDEDE would step away from writing the brand and Brian Daniels would step in to fill the position. The current writer now for Dynasty is Theron Nikolas/Xavier Williams. Dynasty has remained one of EAW's top shows and has rivaled Showdown throughout EAW history. In recent years, Dynasty has aimed their focus on taking more developed competitors than Showdown. Thus, Dynasty is considered the more top-heavy of the two brands in terms of talent. Dynasty has two brand-exclusive FPV's: House of Glass and Reckless Wiring. House of Glass features exclusively glass-themed matches and features the storied "Glass Wallz Match" as its main event.
Voltage (2011–2012, 2014–present)

EAW Voltage Logo 2014-2018

Current EAW Voltage logo 2018-present
Voltage was created in 2011 as a third brand to the company. Although Voltage may have been viewed as the third brand on EAW, many great matches have happened on Voltage that have stolen the week from brands like Dynasty and Showdown. The original writer of Voltage was Robbie V. He wrote for Voltage until Pain 4 Pride and then, Voltage was given to Dark Demon until Pain for Pride V when the brand died out. On July 5, 2014, Voltage was resurrected for the draft show where it was not only brought back, but the EAW World Championship. Dark Demon would write the show until Robbie V and Kevin Devastation would pick it back up after Demon would leave his position as Chairman and Writer. Now, Kevin Devastation has stepped down as a writer and Robbie V solely wrote as main writer of Voltage with assistance of Mr. DEDEDE. After Pain for Pride Eight, the writing staff changed to where Zach Genesis and Matt Miles wrote for the show. Shortly after, the team would fall apart and Tyler Parker and Scott Oasis would take over. After controversy arose, Tyler Parker would be taken out of the writing team, and Scott Oasis would be left to write solo. Y2Impact would eventually be placed to aid Scott Oasis in the writing role. The current writer is Kassidy Heart. Voltage has two brand-exclusive FPV's: Fighting Spirit, a non-gimmick FPV and Shock Value, which features electricity-themed matches and the huge "High Voltage" match as its main event.
Turbo (2009–2013)

EAW Turbo Logo 2010-2013
After conflicts between EOE and Regulator, the Turbo writing job became open again, being written by several writers over the last several months. Turbo has served as a starting point of new-comers in EAW, allowing them to face both experienced and inexperienced extremists and understand what it is like to be a competitor in EAW.
NEO (2013–2014, 2017)

NEO Logo 2013 - 2014
In July 2017, it was announced NEO would return to the EAW weekly line-up, resuming its position as a developmental brand while also having stars from the main roster. Before the end of 2017, NEO announced it would be closing its doors once again, however the company decided that it would keep its developmental territory and announced that it would be aired exclusively on the EAW Network.

Current logo for EAW Battleground (2018-present)
Battleground (2015-2016, 2018)
Battleground originally started as a concept for another brand in the second incarnation of the Answers Wrestling Federation in 2014 by James Shields. However, It was brought over to EAW in July 2015 instead. It closed in 2016.
In September 2018, during the Territorial Invasion free-per-view, it was announced that Battleground would be making a return but this time as more of a developmental brand for new and upcoming talent as well as open challenges for competitors from any of the main brands. It held its first return show on October 1st. By December, Battleground once again closed its doors due to lack of competent management, evenly distributing the members of its roster to the four main brands. It held its farewell show on December 10, 2018 with the special event Wildcard, where Myles defeated Xander Payne in the headlining match.
Championships and accomplishments
REVOLT! Pro Combat ChampionshipsOther active accomplishments
See Also: EAW Triple Crown Championship
See Also: EAW Grand Slam Championship
See Also: EAW Hall of Fame
Accomplishment | Latest winner | Previous winner |
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Mens Grand Rampage | Jamie O'Hara | N/A |
Womens Grand Rampage | Serena Bennett | N/A |
Cash in the Vault | Raven Roberts | Noah Reigner |
King of Elite | Malcolm Jones | Theron Nikolas |
24/7 Contract Battle Royal | Consuela Rose Ava | Jack Ripley |
EAW Tag Team Grand Prix | Jaded Hearts | Di Consentes |
Defunct Championships
In its near four year history, EAW has operated twelve different championships. Some of which have since become defunct, or retired. These retired championships include arguably the most storied of the defunct titles, the Hardcore Championship, which was originally retired in 2008, but was brought back for a brief amount of time in mid-2009 before ultimately becoming officially retired as noted on the EAW website's Title History page. Other retired championships
Defunct Undisputed Hardcore Championship
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![]() Active Interbranded Events | Grand Rampage | 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018· 2019 | |||||||||
King of Elite | 2008 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
Pain For Pride | I · II · III · IV · V · VI · VII · VIII · IX · X · XI· XII | ||||||||||
Road to Redemption | 2007 · 2009 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
Territorial Invasion | 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 | ||||||||||
![]() Showdown Events | Mid-Summer Massacre | 2008 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2018· 2019 | |||||||||
No Regards | 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2018 | ||||||||||
Under Siege | 2019 | ||||||||||
Wrath of the Dragon | 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
![]() Dynasty Events | Culture Crisis
| 2018 | |||||||||
Gateway to Glory | 2019 | ||||||||||
Ides of March | 2019 | ||||||||||
Operation Doomsday | 2018 | ||||||||||
Revolution | 2018 | ||||||||||
![]() Voltage Events | Crossfire
| 2018 | |||||||||
Fighting Spirit | 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
Tempest | 2019 | ||||||||||
Wicked Games | 2018 | ||||||||||
![]() Empire Events | Bloodletter
| 2017 · 2018 | |||||||||
The Iconic Cup
| 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
Manifest Destiny | 2017 · 2018 | ||||||||||
Terminus | 2017 · 2018 · 2019 | ||||||||||
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EAW 3 Year Anniversary
| 2010 | ||||||||||
EAW NEO: Frontline
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EAW NEO: Uprising
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Brooklyn Heights
| 2018 | ||||||||||
Burning Desire
| 2017 | ||||||||||
Defiance
| 2012 · 2013 | ||||||||||
Dia Del Diablo | 2014 · 2016 · 2017 | ||||||||||
Ground Zero
| 2017 | ||||||||||
Homecoming
| 2014 | ||||||||||
House of Glass | 2011 · 2012 · 2013· 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 | ||||||||||
Justified Reckoning
| 2011 · 2012 | ||||||||||
Kingsroad | 2017 | ||||||||||
Malicious Intentions
| 2017 | ||||||||||
Reasonable Doubt | 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 | ||||||||||
Reckless Wiring | 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 | ||||||||||
Redemption | 2015 | ||||||||||
Rite of Passage | 2016 | ||||||||||
Shock Value
| 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 | ||||||||||
Triple Threat | 2011 · 2015 · 2016 |
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