EWF Returns to Covina on March 12!

On January 22, 2022, in News Center, by Jake Alexander

 

EWF EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE – Anthony Idol attacked by a gang of thugs! Our first live event of 2022 ended with Anthony Idol falling victim to a brazen attack by the entirety of the EWF Villains on hand. All orchestrated by EWF Champion Raunchy Rico in an attempt presumably to stop Idol from challenging for the gold.

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Idol will be at our next live event at the Fontana-Rialto Elks Lodge and he is looking for every ounce of payback he can get!

 

 

FMLL Lucha Libre – Sunday, January 23rd!

On January 15, 2022, in News Center, by Jake Alexander

Looking for more wrestling to fill up your weekends? If you are in the LA area look no further than Fuerza Mexicana de Lucha Libre! Our friends at FMLL have a great event scheduled for Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Leonardo’s in Huntington Park. The bell time is 5:30pm. This will feature the original La Parka of WCW fame and his sons! The biggest baddie in all of Mexico, Sam Adonis. Many of your EWF Heroes and Villains will be on hand as well like Friar Juan Roman, Black Metal, Raunchy Rico, Candy Girl and La Chaparrita. Get tickets now at www.fmll.net!

 

 

PRESS RELEASE: 26th Anniversary Extravaganza

On January 14, 2022, in News Center, Uncategorized, by Jake Alexander

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

San Bernardino, Ca – The Empire Wrestling Federation will present its 26th Anniversary Extravaganza at Club Center Events on Sunday, May 1, 2022, featuring all of your favorite EWF Heroes and Villains along with a few special guests.

The EWF is excited bring its brand of Pro Wrestling / Family Entertainment to Club Center Events. The 26th Anniversary Extravaganza will feature 6 unique match ups. Enemies will battle, friends will unite and scores will be settled.

More information will soon be available at www.empirewrestlingfederation.com and all of our social media platforms.

 

JOIN US AS A VENDOR

On January 14, 2022, in News Center, Uncategorized, by Jake Alexander

Be a part of the EWF’s 26th Anniversary Extravaganza by becoming a vendor partner! We are bringing our special brand of Pro Wrestling / Family Entertainment to Club Center Events in San Bernardino on Sunday night May 1, 2022 at 5pm. This card is guaranteed to be the biggest in our company’s history and a jammed packed sell out to boot!

Option 1: Single vendor, full table

$100 USD per table

  • One (1) full table and two (2) vendor passes
  • Tables may not be shared by two different vendors
  • One vendor and one assistant at each table/booth
  • One six foot table, two folding chairs

Option 2: Two vendors, shared table (1 6ft table & 2 chairs) 

70 USD per person

  • One (1) shared table (two vendors max) and one (1) vendor pass per person
  • Tables may be shared by two different vendors
  • One six foot table, two folding chairs

Reservation deadline is Friday, April 22, 2022.

Not enough for you? We also have several sponsorship opportunities available. Inquire about it all by emailing ewfempire@gmail.com.

 

 

The Fate of the American Championship

On July 16, 2021, in News Center, by Jake Alexander

Hello Wrestling Fans!

I am happy to announce the long awaited fate of the American Championship. When the title was vacated last month by “The Golden Boy” Jordan Clearwater I locked myself away and began thinking over the next step in it’s storied history. 

The American Championship since it’s conception has been defended on nearly every card presented by the Empire Wrestling Federation. A lot is expected of the Champion. They have almost always gone on to achieve greatness inside the ring. 

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Riverside, CA an 8 man tournament will begin to crown the newest EWF American Champion. It will span three months taking place in Riverside and San Bernardino. The participants are Nick Lash, Ty Ray, Juan Roman, Trailer King, Island Boy, SoCal Crazy, Romeo Cruz and Erick Red.

Now some may be asking themselves “why this guy?” or “why that guy?” Each individual was chosen by me and me alone for a number of reasons. But they all had one in common that I will talk about here. They all have the desire to be Champion. The desire to work harder than others to be better than the best. And in this sport that is key.

That’s all for now.

Frank Mott

 

CLEARWATER SURRENDERS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP!

On June 25, 2021, in News Center, by Jake Alexander

EWF – Jordan Clearwater, the Golden Boy has relinquished the EWF American Championship! For reasons explained with this newly released message Clearwater is giving up the title and setting his sight on another mountain with the Empire!

What will become of the Championship? Commissioner Frank Mott is hard at work when it comes to answering that question and he will have word for you very soon! 

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We have gone a whole year without live Empire Wrestling Federation events due to the Covid 19 situation. However the last 6 months we have put out one match per week on our  YouTube “HARD KNOCKS WRESTLING” channel. The students and our more more advanced pro wrestlers were getting antsy and had the desire to dress up and perform to be ready for when we are able to perform again in front of a live crowd,  and we went ahead and began taping matches at the School of hard Knocks in San Bernardino. we normally film 4 to 5 matches every so many weeks, we film promos and then we go right into filming matches. as of yesterday we filmed 7 matches in better time then any other day of filming. It is my greatest joy to see my wrestlers perform in their first match, and for them to do well thanks to the true professional wrestlers that are not afraid to get in the ring with them. I wish that when I started wresting back in January 25th of 1981 there had been someone like me to have had the courage to give a couple of young wrestlers the same opportunity as we are now giving our talent. It took me and my and  tag team partner 2 years of training before our trainer the Great Goliath was able to get us a match. That first match started it all bookings kept us busy, from that point on, but this isn’t about me. This is about my students getting their opportunity to perform and show their skills on our YouTube channel and the wrestlers that are using this experience to stay busy and sharpen their skill and to be ready for wrestling promotions to start up again.
I am enjoying to see experienced wrestlers such Honest Jon, Ty Ray, Rey Genessis, Vinny Wasco, Trailer King, Mexi Machos, Wicked Wickett, Flecha Fugaz, Romeo Cruz helping out on this project and in helping to build up talent that soon everyone will enjoy to see in the EWF once we start up again for live events. This project is a win win situation even for the experienced wrestlers as they are getting better themselves. How many professional wrestler out there have trouble wrestling young talent and blaming them for having a bad match. If you are a real pro you should be able to wrestle and have a good match with anyone they book you with even if they are green. Yesterday we filmed some exciting matches that I can hardly wait for everyone to see. My hat off to Vinny Wasco out of Santino Brothers who had a tremendous match against School of Hard Knocks student and now wrestler Nick Lash who has only had a hand full of matches. Rey Genesis a student of Billy Blade is getting better and better with each match. I am so damn proud of the talent we are building at the school. The students that are getting booked are students that deserve and are ready to be given a chance to perform It’s not like you have been here a few months and BOOM! you are working the HARD KNOCKS WRESTLING tapings.
A typical Saturday of taping starts like this. > We run the school from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM during that time we start setting up for filming so that by 1:30 or so we start taping Promos, after promos we start the matches we normally film 4 to 6  matches with yesterday 7 matches. Normally we are done by 5:00 PM  Soon after I go home and spend anywhere between 3 to 4 more hours promoting the weekly match that goes up at 2:00 PM on social media. I make sure we put it out for the world to see giving our wrestlers as much opportunity to be seen world wide. The funny side of the story is that some wrestlers don’t want to participate because it may hurt their career. LOL NXT started as a place for developing talent for WWE before putting them on Raw or Smackdown and many WWE talent stepped down to help develop NXT talent and look where NXT is now. I am not comparing us to the level of WWE or NXT however It’s the same format. Im happy to see many of our former students that started here at the School of hard Knocks and or those non students that worked our EWF events that have made it to the real top promotions world wide. I am not about to mention all of them by name because there are too many to mention and may not remember all their names, but they all know who they are, and I am very proud of each and everyone of them, and may the continue to have success even if we ended up in bad terms. Once my student always my students even those that credit others for their start just to get themselves over. Funny how this business is LOL Give “HARD KNOCKS WRESTLING” a chance, and check us out on YouTube.
 

Hard Knocks Wrestling!

On November 28, 2020, in Media, News Center, Videos, by Jake Alexander
Match #1
Hard Knocks Wrestling debuts with a hard-hitting, action-packed match between the up and coming ‘Shotgun Blast” Nick Lash and former EWF Heavyweight Champion Ty Ray.
Match #2
Jesse Hernandez’s School of Hard Knocks presents another episode of Hard Knocks Wrestling. In a matchup of old-school vs new-school lucha, we present the veteran Flecha Fugaz vs the young Wicked Wickett. It’s a matchup of styles and youth vs experience.
Match #3
In this edition of Hard Knocks Wrestling, you will see the Trailer King battle Mexi-Macho Tortuga.
Match #4
This week’s episode feature the Former EWF Champion Ty Ray vs the WIcked Wickett in another hard hitting match that features a clash of styles.
Match #5
Los Mexi-Machos faces off against the debuting team of the Trailer King and Travis, Southern Sex Appeal.
Match #6
The Eccentric Honest John vs the Shotgun Blast Nick Lash.
Match #7
Wicked Wickett taking on the debuting, Kid Noah. These two grapplers put on an excellent exhibition of strength, agility, and natural ability.
Match #8
Tag Team Action!
Match #9
The “Trailer King” or Good Ol’ TK as he’s known around the trailer park, takes on newcomer, the Shotgun Blast Nick Lash in another excellent match from Hard Knocks Pro Wrestling.
Match #10
Hard Knocks Wrestling brings you another excellent match between Maniac Mike and Travis from Space 68. These two young competitors are fighting for their right to belong on Hard Knocks Wrestling.
Match #11
Lucha Mano a Mano! Mexi-Macho Tortuga vs “The King of Light” Rey Genesis
Match #12
Southern Sex Appeal “SSA” vs Shotgun Blast Nick Lash and Maniac Mike

 

Match #13

Honest John vs Nick Lash

Match #14
Trailer King vs Wicked Wickett
Match #15
Vinnie Waco vs Wicked Wickett

Match # 16

Mexi-Macho Tio Chulo has called out The Trailer King in a one-on-one matchup.

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Match # 17

Honest Jon VS Nick Lash face off in a rematch. Who will win? Watch and find out!

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Match # 18

Hard Knocks Wrestling: CJ Thunder vs Maniac Mike w/ Honest Jon

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Match # 19

Honest John, accompanied by Maniac Mike, makes his way to Hard Knocks Wrestling to issue an open challenge to any of the ‘Greenhorns”, as he calls them, to step up and take him on in the ring.

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Match # 20

Hard Knocks Wrestling brings you another exciting matchup of the future stars of professional wrestling. CJ Thunder vs Travis brings a clash of styles for our viewers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=“>bHUtZkzN8L8

 
   We are so very proud of our very own Denise Salcedo. While some are sitting on the couch during the current crisis she is on the move! Check out her latest interview with WWE Hall of Famer and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle by clicking the picture below. Then watch more content on her Instinct Culture YouTube channel! In the interview they cover WWE, funny moments, physical fitness & MUCH MORE! Plus they play a FUN lightning round game!