This Week in HWA History: April 30th - May 6th

We’re going into another month as tomorrow is May 1st!

Before we get into the notes for this week though, a quick call out. If you have Fite+, be sure to check out the Wrestling Revolver show on May 6th called “MAYhem For All” that features a match between two HWA alumni … Jon Moxley vs. Jake Crist!

The show also features several other HWA alumni in Sami Callihan, Alex Shelley, Rocky Romero and Rich Swann. Be sure to check it out live or on demand on Fite+!

Now, on with this weeks notes!

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Title Changes:

May 3, 2005 (Cincinnati, OH) - Tack defeats HWA Television Champion The Hussla to win the title

May 4, 2004 (Cincinnati, OH) - Gotti beats HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee to win the title

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Historical Results

April 30, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Kimo def. Chris Harvard
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Tony B. def. Nigel McGuinness & Human Time Bomb (w/ Tina Ambrose-McGuinness)
* Rene Dupree def. Gotti (sub. for Lance Cade)
* The A-Squad (Chet Jablonki & Derrick Neikirk) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Johnny the Bull in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Johnny's scheduled partner, Race Steele, no showed the match.
* EZ Money def. Matt Dillinger (w/ Brother Clay)
* Shannon Moore, Matt Stryker & Spanky def. BJ Whitmer, Jamie Noble & Chad Collyer

April 30, 2011 - HWA Cyberclash 2011 - Donald E. Prues Center in Norwood, OH
* Clark Konnor, Jon Murray & Tim Lutz def. Aaron Xtreme, Reed Bentley & Tom Bellman
* Dustin Rayz def. Doug Charlez
* Chris Hall def. Brian Beech
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Sid Fabulous def. Ron Mathis
* The Noble Bloods (Chadwick Cruise & Matthew Taylor) def. Donovan Cain & Marcus Anthony (w/ Danny O’Brien)
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) def. Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist)
* HWA Heavyweight Champion BJ Whitmer def. Gerome Phillips and Jesse Emerson in a Three Way Match

May 1, 2007 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Metal Master def. Sweet Lou Roberts
* Eddie Gonzales def. Carlton Kaz
* Dick Rick & Kimera def. Brian Jennings & JT Stahr
* Ala Hussein def. Mitch Magnus
* Cody Hawk & Jon Moxley def. Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist) by DQ
* BJ Whitmer def. Tack
* Matt Stryker def. Tarek the Legend
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) & Ganger def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Quinten Lee

May 1, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Alex Colon def. Dr. Bones
* Doug Charlez def. AJB
* Jeff Mayhem def. Reed Bentley
* HWA Tag Team Champions Chris Hall & Jesse Emerson def. Aaron McCormick & Jon Murray
* Dave Crist def. Troy Marcum by DQ
* Gerome Phillips def. Zack Spadez
* Dustin Rayz def. Matthew Taylor
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist fought Ron Mathis to a double count out

May 2, 2003 - HWA in Aurora, IN
* HWA European Champion Nigel McGuinness def. Drew the Don
* Chad Collyer def. Hoss
* Matt Stryker def. Quinten Lee
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Chet Jablonski def. JT Stahr & TJ Dalton
* Chad Collyer won a battle royal to become the new HWA Heavyweight Champion.

May 3, 1997 - HWA in Taylor Mill, KY
* GQ Masters III def. El Piranha (debut match of Shark Boy)
* Brett Keen def. The Xtremist by count-out
* Mike McGuyver def. "The Expert" Brian Taylor by DQ
* Brett Keen, Mick McGuyver & El Piranha def. "The Expert" Brian Taylor, GQ Masters III & The Xtremist

May 3, 2003 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* TJ Dalton def. Big Al
* The South Side Playaz (Drew the Don & Gotti) def. Brother Clay in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
* Quinten Lee def. The Hussla
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Rory Fox def. JT Stahr
* HWA Tag Team Champions Chet Jablonski & Cody Hawk def. Nigel McGuinness & Hoss
* AJ Sparx & Bobbi Jo Jablonski def. Tina Ambrose in a 2-on-1 Singapore Cane Handicap Match
* Joe Kopasz fought Patrick Black to a no contest in the battle of the commissioners
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker

May 3, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Incomplete results
* Tack def. HWA Television Champion The Hussla to win the title

May 4, 2002 - Chili's in Cincinnati, OH
Cinco de Mayo special
* Matt Stryker def. Tony B. by DQ
* BJ Whitmer def. Matt Dillinger (w/ Brother Clay)
* Ron Waterman & Kimo def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Derrick Neikirk) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Chad Collyer def. Rene Dupree
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore def. Spanky
* Cody Hawk def. Lance Cade
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. Jamie Noble

May 4, 2007 - HWA in Bellefontaine, OH
* JT Stahr def. Sweet Lou Roberts and Matt Lowry
* Quinten Lee def. Ganger
* Sami Callihan def. The Omen
* Tarek the Legend def. Alan Wasylylchyn
* Kyri Ward def. Super Oprah
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Brian Jennings def. Cody Hawk, Jon Moxley & Kimera

May 5, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* The Flying Mendoza Brothers (Jake & Dave Crist under masks) def. Ron Mathis & Gilbert
* Tarek the Legend def. Kyle Haven
* Matthew Taylor def. Dameon Daniels
* King Vu def. Aaron Xtreme and Sid Fabulous in a Three Way Match
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson fought HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley to a no contest in a Title vs. Title Match

May 6, 2000 - FOE Eagles Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Bennie the Bookie & Tim Moxley def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & BJ Whitmer
* Alexis Machine def. Brian Fury in the first round of the HWA Heavyweight Title Tournament
* The Xtremist def. Logan Caine in a Taped Fist Death Match
* Chip Fairway def. Anthony McMurphy in the first round of the HWA Heavyweight Title Tournament
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Matt Stryker
* Cody Hawk, Race Steele & Rory Fox def. Alexis Machine, Bobby Casanova & Brian Fury in a Six-Man Tag Team Hardcore Rules Elimination Match

May 6, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Tim Lutz def. V-Rad (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Andre Heart def. Ron Mathis
* Brian Beech def. Ala Hussein
* Sid Fabulous (w/ Kid Fabulous) def. Mr. Jacko
* Jon Moxley & Tim Donst def. Aaron Williams & Deja Vu

May 6, 2011 - HWA Aftermath 2011 - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Gerome Phillips def. Sami Callihan
* Ron Mathis def. Chris Hall
* Tom Bellman & Donny Reed def. The Heavyweight Heroes (Clark Konnor & Jon Murray)
* Dustin Rayz def. Rich Swann
* HWA Heavyweight Champion BJ Whitmer def. Jake Crist
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Sid Fabulous def. Jeremy Madrox
* Matthew Taylor def. Alex Colon
* Dave Crist def. Zack Sabre Jr.

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Match of the Week:

This week’s match is Nigel McGuinness vs. Jason B. (aka Kid Thrilla) from a show I do not have any records on from May 4, 2004. If I had to guess, it’s from a weekly HWA Showcase show. Regardless, enjoy!

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