With the ink on the contracts barely dry, we can announce that Jamie Jurah and Slick Rick Sanders have now officially rejoined the EPW roster.

At Kristmas Kaos last December, Jamie Jurah shocked all involved in EPW by returning to the ring and defeating former EPW champion, Bobby Marshall. Most people who knew Jamie thought that he was done with wrestling after walking away from EPW in late 2008.

After leaving EPW, Jamie finally received the back surgery that he had needed for many years.

“Wrestling had worn him down physically and mentally,” current EPW champion Davi Storm noted. “His closest friends had told me that he was miserable. Jamie had given his body to EPW for many years and his quality of life was suffering because of it.”

With his surgery a great success, Jamie was able to enjoy life away from the ring and focus on the many other goals he had. But while surgery allowed him to live a normal healthy life, Jamie was warned that a return to the ring could mean permanent pain and suffering.

After a lengthy break from EPW events, Jurah felt that he was keen to return and get a look at how the product had evolved since he had left. What he found instead was a fired up Bobby Marshall.

Marshall verbally abused Jurah repeatedly, leaving no insult unspoken in a search for the raw nerve that would spark Jamie into action. He found it in the EPW championship.

“Jamie was a valued member of the EPW roster for over five years but he never won the big one,” EPW commentator Lukey said. “In fact, despite being one of the best performers in EPW, I doubt most people even considered him a serious threat to the championship.”

His win over Marshall proved that Jamie has not only rekindled the fire within. It had grown into a full blown inferno.

The return of Slick Rick Sanders sees the picture complete for Jurah as he begins his journey towards the holy grail. The EPW championship.

“While Jamie had a lot of natural talent, it was Rick’s guidance that made Jamie as dangerous as he was,” said former partner Tyler Jacobs. “Both myself and Jamie were never as successful without Rick in our corner. ‘Manager of champions’ isn’t a catchy nickname for Rick. It’s just a matter of fact.”

Sanders led the most successful stable in EPW history, the Brat Pack. They held the EPW championship, EPW tag team titles and the Invitational tournament trophy concurrently. Rick also took Devlin Reeves from being an opening match joke and transformed him into a man capable of winning the 2006 Invitational Tournament.

Rick is used to managing champions and you can rest assured that he will not waste any time in getting Jurah in line for a shot at the gold. Their journey begins on February 21st at AFTERSHOCK. And it leads to the EPW championship.

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