Pro Wrestling Entertainment Pro Wresting Entertainment ( PWE ) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Auckland , New Zealand . History . Formation . Following the uprise in New Zealand pro - wrestling , Justin Lane came along and created a 4th promotion . Promising fans " a high action show " , PWE Debut took place at the ASB stadium in Auckland on April 14th , 2007 with a capacity crowd of 300 . PWE closes down . On August 23 , 2007 the owner of Pro Wrestling Entertainment , Justin Lane , confirmed that PWE had closed down . The Auckland based promotion had run two shows in 2007 with PWE Debut and PWE Revenge , crowning Simon Frost as its first and only Champion at the Debut show . Justin Lane told reporters , " I enjoyed every single moment of PWE and have no regrets . Perhaps it wasn ’ t meant to be . I am very passionate about the New Zealand wrestling scene and I wish all the other promotions the best of luck . " PWE Faction in Impact Pro Wrestling . At IPW Breakdown 2008 , Justin Lane appeared and cost Kommissioner Kool a potential win over Jon E . King , and handed King a PWE shirt at the conclusion of the fight . The shirt , which King accepted gratefully , represented Pro Wrestling Entertainment and showed that PWE was on the comeback . At IPW Redemption 2008 , Jon E . King and Justin Lane informed the fans that they were taking over IPW . At an IPW Ignition show , Lane and King interfered in the taping and continued making threats that at IPW Unbreakable 2008 the pair would win their match against Kommissioner Kool and his chosen partner , with the prematch stipulation that the team who wins would get the IPW authority / Commissioner position . At IPW Unbreakable 2008 , Justin Lane and Jon E . King faced Kommissioner Kool and The Machine , however during the match The Machine turned on Kommissioner Kool and joined PWE as an enforcer , making King the new IPW Commissioner in the process . The trio recruited the tag team Saint Chaos ( Brian Saint James and Curt Chaos ) at IPW Unleashed 2008 after helping them defeat Pirates And Ninjas Are Totally Awesome ( Pirate Jason Burns and Ninja Liam Fury ) . The Machine executed the Machine Head on Ninja Liam Fury , Jon E . King grabbed the bell when the referee attempted to disqualify Saint Chaos and ordered the referee to count the pinfall . Finally at IPW Rival Turf 2008 King won the IPW South Pacific Championship . However at IPW Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 Team IPW ( Link Van Haggard , Kid Liger , Pirate Jason Burns and Ninja Liam Fury ) defeated Team PWE ( Jon E . King , The Machine , Brian Saint James and Curt Chaos ) in an 8 - man match to cost King his IPW Commissionership , at IPW Breaking Point 2009 King lost the South Pacific Championship to Lil T ( with help from guest referee " Te Tahi , The One " Vinny Dunn ) and at IPW Genesis 2009 each member of PWE wrestled an IPW wrestler . Jordan Invincible defeated Curt Chaos , Brian Saint James defeated Les West ( with help from Curt Chaos ) , Daddy Kool defeated Justin Lane ( despite interference from the rest of PWE ) , Jon E . King defeated Vinny Dunn and " The Deal " Dal Knox defeated The Machine in a Lights Out Death Match . Due to IPW winning the series 3 - 2 the PWE faction was forced to disband immediately . All PWE paraphernalia were banned from IPW shows and the members were banned from teaming together as a fivesome for six months . T . V Shows . PWE were in the planning stage of creating a weekly show entitled PWE UNDERGROUND but the company had closed down before even reaching the point of broadcasting it .