EMERGE Wrestling Results, Event History, Champions And Notable Wrestlers

Last updated: August 31, 2026

EMERGE Wrestling is an active independent professional wrestling promotion based in Columbus, Indiana. The promotion began presenting numbered events in January 2015 and has announced EMERGE 99: Stock The Shelves for September 5, 2026.

This maintained page tracks EMERGE event dates, available results, official video links, current champions, championship histories, notable wrestlers and WrestlingHeadlines.com coverage. Public records are incomplete in several periods, so unknown dates, vacancy reasons and title transitions are identified rather than reconstructed as fact.

Official links: EMERGE Wrestling website | Tickets and merchandise | YouTube | Facebook | Instagram | X

Historical databases: Promotion profile | Numbered event list | Historical match results

No public source reviewed identifies the numbered EMERGE events as pay-per-view events. This archive therefore uses each show’s advertised event name rather than applying a PPV designation.

Current EMERGE Champions

The following champions were current immediately before EMERGE 99 as of August 31, 2026.

Next Event: EMERGE 99 Stock The Shelves

EMERGE 99 is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds Community Building in Columbus, Indiana. Doors are scheduled to open at 18:00, with bell time at 19:00. The event is also EMERGE’s annual food drive for the Love Chapel Food Pantry.

• EMERGE Championship: Brayden Lee vs. Justin Kyle
• EMERGE Tag Team Championship: Dead Presidents vs. Money Power Respect
• Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender’s Match: CruiserGreats vs. No Limit Demons

Read the developing WrestlingHeadlines.com preview for EMERGE 99.

Complete EMERGE Numbered Event History

This archive includes every numbered EMERGE event found through the scheduled EMERGE 99. The historical results database contains complete cards for EMERGE 1 through EMERGE 82. EMERGE 83 also has a complete public result record. EMERGE 84 through EMERGE 97 currently have partial, key-result or title-change verification in the sources reviewed. EMERGE 98 has complete WrestlingHeadlines results and an official full-show YouTube upload.

The date for EMERGE 93 is recorded here as January 3, 2026, because that is the date advertised by EMERGE. One third-party database lists January 4, 2026, and that discrepancy remains noted in the event record.

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EMERGE 98: Back In The Saddle Complete Results

WrestlingHeadlines.com reported EMERGE 98 live from the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds in Columbus on August 1, 2026.

Read the complete match-by-match WrestlingHeadlines results | Watch EMERGE 98 in full on the official YouTube channel | Open the WrestlingHeadlines viewing guide

EMERGE 83: Home Stretch Complete Results

The following complete result record was verified for the November 30, 2024 event.

WrestlingHeadlines.com EMERGE Coverage

The following publicly indexed WrestlingHeadlines pages directly cover EMERGE or materially reference EMERGE wrestlers and events. A final WordPress full-content search is still required before this can be described as an unconditional record of every historical body-text reference.

July 19, 2026: Road To Back In The Saddle: Why EMERGE Believes It Has The Midwest’s Best Independent Wrestling Show
Direct EMERGE coverage
A promotion spotlight covering EMERGE’s history, attendance, presentation, roster range, accessibility and road toward its 100th event.

July 21, 2026: Road To Back In The Saddle: Paragon On Wrestling, Stand-Up Comedy And Becoming “The Coldest Of All Time”
Direct EMERGE coverage
An exclusive profile of Paragon, also known as Jamie St. James, covering his character, comedy, creative work and place on the EMERGE roster.

July 27, 2026: Road To Back In The Saddle: Brayden Lee On Teaching By Day And Becoming EMERGE Champion
Direct EMERGE coverage
An exclusive interview with Brayden Lee about teaching, wrestling, his long relationship with EMERGE and the responsibility of representing the promotion as champion.

August 1, 2026: Road To Back In The Saddle: How Gaston LaRue Became “The Mozart Of Professional Wrestling”
Direct EMERGE coverage
An exclusive interview tracing LaRue’s character development, training, formation of the CruiserGreats and goal of succeeding in EMERGE.

August 1, 2026: EMERGE 98: Back In The Saddle Results: Brayden Lee Retains, Erik Surge Turns On Ashton Adonis
Direct EMERGE coverage
Complete match-by-match results and live observations from all eight matches at EMERGE 98 in Columbus.

August 6, 2026: Money Power Respect Gives Juwan Thomas An Ultimatum Ahead Of EMERGE 99
Direct EMERGE coverage
Coverage of the faction’s response to the breakdown of its six-man tag match and the unresolved status of Juwan Thomas.

August 6, 2026: EMERGE 99 Preview: Brayden Lee To Defend World Title Against Justin Kyle
Direct EMERGE coverage
A developing preview of Stock The Shelves, including the world and tag-team championship matches and the annual food drive.

August 8, 2026: Grand Slam 2 Returns To Kokomo Municipal Stadium With NWA Title Match After 600-Fan Debut
Related EMERGE wrestler coverage
A related independent-wrestling preview featuring EMERGE regular Chris Owens after his victory at Back In The Saddle.

August 15, 2026: Grand Slam 2 Results: Elijah Eros Wins Championship, Chris Owens Triumphs In Kokomo
Related EMERGE wrestler coverage
Results from a separate Kokomo event where EMERGE regular Chris Owens won the No Disqualification main event.

August 21, 2026: CruiserGreats Call EMERGE Tag-Team Decision A “Travesty,” Promise “September Reign”
Direct EMERGE coverage
Coverage of Avery Hurts and Gaston LaRue objecting to the next title opportunity and targeting a championship match at EMERGE 100.

August 22, 2026: Lord Crewe Vows To Dismantle Blankenship’s Group In Pursuit Of EMERGE World Title
Direct EMERGE coverage
Coverage of Crewe’s campaign against Mortimer Blankenship III’s group and his stated objective of challenging for the world championship.

August 22, 2026: Wrestler Spotlight: Kellin Craven Is The Real Deal
Related EMERGE wrestler coverage
A wrestler spotlight built around Craven’s late-notice Outbreak Championship challenge at EMERGE 98 and the audience response he earned.

August 23, 2026: Wrestler Spotlight: Eric Draven Reflects On 35 Years In Wrestling And Teaching The Next Generation
Related EMERGE wrestler coverage
An exclusive career profile covering Draven’s longevity, training work and return to EMERGE.

August 27, 2026: WATCH: EMERGE Wrestling’s Back In The Saddle Streams In Full On YouTube
Direct EMERGE coverage
A viewing guide linking the complete EMERGE 98 event on the promotion’s official YouTube channel.

August 29, 2026: Wrestler Spotlight: Teagan Thorne Was Pronounced Dead At The Scene And Came Back To Life
Related EMERGE wrestler coverage
An exclusive profile of Thorne that includes her EMERGE 98 appearance against Leela Hall and the confidence she gained from the match.

EMERGE Championship History

The promotion’s primary singles championship was established with EMERGE 1 on January 10, 2015. The public sources reviewed do not state a separate formal rationale beyond establishing the promotion’s top championship.

Interim EMERGE Championship

Brayden Lee defeated Lord Crewe on August 6, 2022, to become interim EMERGE Champion. Lee defended the interim title before defeating undisputed champion Justin Kyle at EMERGE 65 on January 14, 2023. The unification ended the temporary interim designation and began Lee’s first reign in the main championship lineage. The sources reviewed do not state the formal reason the interim championship was created.

EMERGE Outbreak Championship History

The Outbreak Championship was introduced at EMERGE 3 on March 14, 2015. Ace Perry defeated Joe Pittman to become the inaugural champion. The public sources reviewed do not provide a separate formal explanation for the title’s creation.

EMERGE Women’s Championship History

The Women’s Championship was introduced at EMERGE 14 on May 7, 2016. Kelly Klein defeated Karma to become the inaugural champion. Two early vacancy periods remain incompletely documented.

EMERGE Tag Team Championship History

The Tag Team Championship was introduced at EMERGE 5 on May 9, 2015. BAD defeated the 8 Bit Punks to become the inaugural champions. The early lineage contains team-personnel conflicts, and the transition from Portrait of Perfection’s second reign to the Dead Presidents’ second reign is not fully established by the public sources reviewed.

Vacancies, Forfeitures And Defunct Championships

No source reviewed explicitly described any listed EMERGE championship vacancy as a forfeiture. A vacancy and a forfeiture are therefore not treated as interchangeable on this page.

• The EMERGE Championship has three documented vacant periods. The reasons for the 2016, 2023 and February 2025 vacancies were not located.
• The Outbreak Championship has a documented 2016-17 vacancy and later event records that present the title as vacant without fully explaining the administrative timing.
• The Women’s Championship was vacant before the 2017 and 2018 crowning matches, but the exact dates and reasons were not located.
• The Tag Team Championship has an early vacancy and later lineage gaps that require promotion records or additional primary documentation.
• The interim EMERGE Championship was temporary and was unified into the main championship in January 2023. It is not treated as a separate active or defunct championship.
• No championship in EMERGE’s four-title current structure was verified as defunct as of August 31, 2026.

Notable Wrestlers Who Have Competed For EMERGE

This is intentionally a non-comprehensive selection of wrestlers with national television experience, wider independent recognition or historical significance. Results are limited to matches that could be matched to a dated EMERGE event. Because the public sources classify the numbered shows as events rather than pay-per-views, the event name is listed in the show column.

Research Method And Known Gaps

• EMERGE’s official website and social destinations control current event information when available.
• WrestlingHeadlines reporting controls the EMERGE 98 live result record and related first-hand coverage.
• The promotion and title databases provide the historical event list, complete results through EMERGE 82 and most championship-reign dates.
• EMERGE 84 through EMERGE 97 still require fuller match-by-match result verification.
• Only one exact official full-show YouTube URL, EMERGE 98, was matched with enough confidence to link directly. The official channel remains linked for additional uploads.
• The Tag Team Championship requires the most archival work because of personnel conflicts and a recent transition gap.
• A WordPress full-content search is required to identify old WrestlingHeadlines articles that mention EMERGE only inside the article body.

EMERGE Wrestling FAQ

Where is EMERGE Wrestling based?

EMERGE Wrestling is based in Columbus, Indiana. The promotion has also held events in Seymour, Trafalgar, North Vernon and Hope.

When did EMERGE Wrestling begin?

The first numbered event took place on January 10, 2015, in Seymour, Indiana.

Who are the current EMERGE champions?

As of August 31, 2026, Brayden Lee held the EMERGE Championship, Tre Lamar held the Outbreak Championship, the Dead Presidents held the Tag Team Championship and Marti Belle held the Women’s Championship.

Where can EMERGE shows be watched?

EMERGE publishes video through its official YouTube channel. The complete EMERGE 98 event is available through a direct official upload.

Does this page include every EMERGE result?

The page indexes every numbered event found through EMERGE 99. Complete historical match results are available for EMERGE 1 through EMERGE 83 and EMERGE 98. The EMERGE 84 through EMERGE 97 window remains partial until additional result records or official archives are verified.