A number of Northeastern and East Coast-based independent stars had appeared for PLW charity events including "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas, Gino Martino, Claudio Castagnoli, Romeo Roselli, Ken Doane, Robbie Ellis, Hallowicked, Jigsaw, Larry Sweeney, Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm, Antonio Thomas, and manager Johnny Fabulous.

Former Extreme Championship Wrestling star Spike Dudley, a native of Lincoln, Rhode Island, had made multiple appearances for the promotion.

[3] The promotion's weekly half-hour television series was first on Heritage Cable, serving the Swansea area as well as numerous towns in Rhode Island.

By this time, thanks in part to Bob Evans and Paul Lauzon, PLW had made contacts with other independent wrestlers from New England allowing a number of regional stars to appear on a semi-regular basis.

[7] On March 9, PLW held a benefit show for South Central Rehabilitative Resources, Inc., a housing agency for the handicapped, at Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

A benefit show for the Kristen Jorge Memorial Fund two months later at Rogers High School saw PLW Heavyweight Champion Shane Simons surrender the title.

Jason the Slasher defeated Amazin' Jay, Bob Evans, Maniacal Mark, "Lethal" Paul Lauzon, and T.J. Richter in that night's main event, a "Pier 6 Brawl", to become the new champion.

On June 21, at Power-Fest 1997 in Pawtucket, "Defenseman" Derek Molhan defeated Jason the Slasher in a Steel Cage match to win the PLW Heavyweight Championship with WALE radio host Cody Boyns as special guest referee.

Also on the card, The Knights of the Realm (Daedilus Dimmak & The Mighty Bosch) defeated The Pillars of Power (Sub Zero & The Exterminator) and John 3:16 & Vertabreaker in a Triangle match for the PLW Tag Team titles.

PLW returned to Our Lady of Fatima High School for its year-end Power House Brawl supercard billed as "The War in Warren II".

On the undercard, Tiny the Terrible lost to Half Nelson in a midget wrestling match and Crusher Sonny Goodspeed won a battle royal.

Troy Young defeated Amazin' Jay to win the PLW New England Championship and Derik Destiny won the 1998 Power House Brawl by eliminating Gino Martino.

Among these were former International World Class Championship Wrestling stars Tony Atlas, Chief Dave Foxx, Robbie Ellis, Gary Apollo, and The Pink Assassin.

The event saw the return of Spike Dudley to PLW where he served as a cornerman to "American Eagle" Shane Simons in his match against Little Guido, a fellow ECW star.

On September 16, 2000, at Saint Ann School in Providence, Rhode Island, PLW raised almost $2,000 for the Jalen Noon Coulbourn fire relief fund.

The main event was a Triple Threat match for the PLW Heavyweight Championship between champion Don Juan de Santo, Dr. Heresy, and Chris Venom.

PLW does actively contribute to promoting its events by contacting local media outlets, press releases, and posting flyers in stores, and on their official website, however, the sponsors are usually responsible for advertising.

An April 2001 show for a Central Falls boy suffering from muscular dystrophy raised over $1,500, and saw one of its largest turnouts, due to the "aggressive" efforts of the child's family.

Chris Hamrick and The Damned (Draven and Mad Dog) also defeated Edward G. Xtasy, Matt Vandal, and "Protege" Mike Preston in a six-man tag team match.

The event also featured stars from Chikara holding a lucha libre-style exhibition bout with Mike Quackenbush, Shane Storm, and Jigsaw defeating Larry Sweeney, Claudio Castagnoli and Hallowicked in a 6-man tag team match.

The winter supercard was dedicated to Kyle Knowles, a West Warwick teen who was killed in an automobile accident two months earlier, with the proceeds going to a scholarship in his name.

Extreme Heat (AK Fuego & Kid Pyro) successfully defended the PLW Tag Team Championship against The Kreeper and Iraqnid (with Taeler and The Kreep).

[23] Two weeks later, PLW held a benefit show for Cumberland High School teacher Donna D'Arezzo who had sustained serious injuries in a car accident.

Power-Fest 2009 was held at Jenks Junior High School for the Pawtucket Fire Fighters "Fill the Boot" campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

[27] The show opened with a moment of silence and traditional ten-bell salute in memory of "Macho Man" Randy Savage who died in a car accident two days earlier.

[30][31][32] The main event was a match between "Sensational" Scott Levesque and "English Lion" Eddie Ryan, a visiting British wrestler from 4 Front Wrestling, for the vacant PLW Heavyweight Championship.

Matt Storm & T.J. Richter (with Rich Bass) defeated Uncle Ulysses and Mini McGraw to win the PLW Tag Team Championship.

One of the featured bouts was a 6-man tag team match between Shane Douglas, Nick Steel, and Frankie Vain against Gregory Edwards, Ryan Waters, and Mark Shurman.

On July 21, 2013, in East Providence, Rhode Island, during PLW's annual Great Outdoors tour that year, Antonio Thomas defeated Gregory Edwards at Pierce Field with Kenny Dykstra as special guest referee.

On June 8, 2014, PLW's Power-Fest 2014 was held at the Jack-Gem Ranch in North Smithfield, Rhode Island as a benefit show for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.