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| - As the name suggests, Reborn marked EUWC's return in 2003 after two years of hiatus. Keith Jackson had purchased controlling interest of the EUWC from former President Matt Pickstock, making Jackson the newest EUWC President. Jackson had the full intention of bringing back the EUWC but with a change, as he decided to infuse new blood in the organization. To that end, several new superstars were recruited while a lot of older veterans were discarded at first. The EUWC Reborn tour began with the Reborn house show on March 11, 2003, featuring an all new lineup of superstars including Scott Samson, Sean Taylor, Nero & Big G, Lord Alucard, "The Show" Ryan Baker, and Samuel Roundtree. Other superstars included veterans such as Neighborhood Sniper, Reverend Jakob MkLean, "The Sasquatch" Jacob Lawrence etc., and many more. Reborn also saw the debut of EUWC Mainframe, which would become EUWC's premier television broadcast on FOX network. The first Mainframe featured several announcements by Keith Jackson, the most shocking being the appointment of former president Matt Pickstock as the Commissioner of the EUWC. Following that was the announcement of the return of "Mr. Main Event" Rob Sampson and Jordan Lockhart. The inclusion of new superstars continued as Reborn progressed, with several new names signed as Fyre, Tony Delucci, Nick Marshall, Rayne, Cole Justice, "The Eliminator" Jim Roberts and Paul Doom. Also prominently featured in Reborn were the return of all EUWC mainstay championships, including the World Heavyweight, International, United States and World Tag Team Championships. All the titles were contested in tournaments, except for the U.S. Championship which was awarded in a fatal-fourway elimination match. The Reborn event concluded with the EUWC Xodus PPV which showcased the culmination of all the championship tournaments, specially the International Championship tournament which was held all throughout the night. Nick Marshall captured the International Championship while Nero & Big G won the tag titles. Samuel Roundtree retained the U.S. Championship against "The Sasquatch" Jacob Lawrence in what is now Lawrence' last wrestling match and Jordan Lockhart defeated his arch rival Rob Sampson to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
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