This Week in HWA History: Dec 17th - Dec. 25th
Happy holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!
Welcome to a special holiday edition of This Week in HWA History! This edition of the newsletter will run through Christmas. The next few editions will come out on a staggered schedule, instead of the regular Sunday schedule, due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Here’s what you can expect over the holidays:
* Sun. Dec. 17th (today): Dec 17th - Dec. 25th
* Tues, Dec. 26th: Dec 26th - Dec. 31st
* Mon. Jan 1st, 2024: Jan 1st - Jan 6th
The regular Sunday schedule will resume with the January 7th edition of this newsletter. In this week’s newsletter, we’ll cover the run up to Christmas with several of the big World War 3 year-end shows and some other smaller events around those as well!
Match of the Week
Jon Moxley vs. Jake Crist, Steel Cage I Quit Match (HWA World War III, Dec. 19th, 2008)
Title Changes
*December 17th, 2004 (HWA Season’s Beatings in Cincinnati, OH) - Mike Desire & Tack defeat Jimmy Turner & Quinten Lee in the finals of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament to win the vacant HWA Tag Team Titles
*December 17, 2011 (HWA World War III in Hamilton, OH) - The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) win a Four Way Elimination Match over HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Chadwick Cruise & Matthew Taylor), D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez), and The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) to win the HWA Tag Team Titles
*December 17, 2011 (HWA World War III in Hamilton, OH) - Jake Crist defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Jesse Emerson (w/ Brock Guffman) to win the title and become a 2-time HWA Heavyweight Champion
*December 17, 2011 (HWA World War III in Hamilton, OH) - Dave Crist def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match to win the title
*December 18, 2010 (HWA World War III in Norwood, OH) - Sid Fabulous beats HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis to win the title
*December 18, 2010 (HWA World War III in Norwood, OH) - OCW Tag Team Champions The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) win a Three Way Match over HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Chadwick Cruise & Matthew Taylor) and The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) to win the HWA Tag Team Titles. The OCW Tag Team Titles were also on the line in the match.
*December 19, 2009 (HWA World War III in Norwood, OH) - Royal Violence (Jon Moxley & King Vu) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to win the titles
*December 19, 2009 (HWA World War III in Norwood, OH) - HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. HWA Heavyweight Champion King Vu to win the title in a Title vs. Title Match
Historical Results
December 17, 2004 - HWA Season's Beatings 2004: Luck of the Draw - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Nigel McGuinness & Ooga Booga in the first round of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Jimmy Turner & Quinten Lee def. Benjamin Kimera & Brian Jennings in the first round of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Jon Moxley & Brother Clay def. Rory Fox & Gotti in the first round of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Mike Desire & Tack def. Chad Collyer & JT Stahr, Cody Hawk & Viper and Matt Stryker & Deuce in a Four Way Match in the first round of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Jimmy Turner & Quinten Lee def. Lotus & Crazy J in the semi-finals of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Mike Desire & Tack def. Jon Moxley & Brother Clay in the semi-finals of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament
* Mike Desire & Tack def. Jimmy Turner & Quinten Lee in the finals of the Luck of the Draw Tag Team Title Tournament to win the vacant HWA Tag Team Titles
December 17, 2008 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dustin Rayz def. Ron Mathis
* The Entourage (Chris Hall & JT Stahr) def. Aaron Taylor & Matt Taylor
* Dave Crist def. V-Rad
* Jesse Emerson def. Dick Rick
* Jon Moxley def. Metal Master
* Jake Crist def. Aaron Williams
December 17, 2011 - HWA World War III 2011 - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
The final World War III event
* Dr. Bones def. Dre Jacobs and Juice Jennings in a Three Way Dance
* Clark Konnor, Jon Murray, & Lightning Tim Lutz def. Hollywood Bobby Olsen, Jerry Andrews & Sid Fabulous
* The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) def. D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez), The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) and HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Chadwick Cruise & Matthew Taylor) in a Four Way Elimination Match to win the titles
* BJ Whitmer def. Drake Younger
* Gerome Phillips def. Chris Hall in a Last Man Standing Match
* Remi Wilkins def. Nick Cutler in an I Quit Match
* Jake Crist def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Jesse Emerson (w/ Brock Guffman) to win the title
* Dave Crist def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match to win the title
December 18, 2010 - HWA World War III 2010 - Donald E. Prues Center in Norwood, OH
* Chris Hall def. Aaron Xtreme, Dameon Daniels, Jock Samson, Jon Murray and JT Hustla in a Six Way Sudden Death Match in a First Round Match of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Tournament
* Sid Fabulous def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis to win the title
* Dustin Rayz def. Tim Donst in a First Round Match of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Tournament
* Brian Beech def. Jock Samson
* Jimmy Yang def. Chris Carnage
* Jesse Emerson def. Jon Moxley in a First Round Match of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Tournament
* OCW Tag Team Champions The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) def. HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Chadwick Cruise & Matthew Taylor) and The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) in a Three Way Match to win the HWA Tag Team Titles. The OCW Tag Team Titles were also on the line in the match.
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Gerome Phillips def. Shank Barzini
* Jake Crist def. Dave Crist in a First Round Match of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Tournament
December 19, 2000 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Ash Parker def. Crypt Kauldron
* Human Time Bomb def. Bo Lewis
* Dean Jablonski def. Matt Stryker
* Bennie the Bookie fought The Hussla to a no contest. Shark Boy was the special referee.
* Race Steele def. "Ice Cream Man" Tony B.
* HWA Tag Team Champions The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy
December 19, 2008 - HWA World War III 2008 - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dick Rick def. Ron Mathis
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams won a 7-Man Gauntlet Match which also included Dave Crist, Donovan Cain, Dustin Rayz, Jason Lyte, Kaden Assad and Max Fahrenheit
* SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Ashley Lane & Nevaeh def. Angel Dust & Stephie Sinclair
* Jesse Emerson won a 40-Person Battle Royal
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Benjamin Kimera def. HWA Tag Team Champions The Entourage (Chris Hall, JT Stahr & V-Rad) in a War Games Match to win the titles.
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Jon Moxley in a Steel Cage I Quit Match
December 19, 2009 - HWA World War III 2009 - Donald E. Prues Center in Norwood, OH
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Jesse Emerson & Nate Flames, The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) and Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) in a Four Way Elimination Match to become the #1 Contenders to the HWA Tag Team Titles
* IPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion Dustin Rayz def. Kaden Assad
* Royal Violence (Jon Moxley & King Vu) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to win the titles
* Ron Mathis def. Brian Beech in a Norwood Street Fight
* Dominique Steele def. Chris Hall by DQ
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. HWA Heavyweight Champion King Vu to win the title in a Title vs. Title Match
December 20th - No events held
December 21, 2004 - Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Crazy J def. Medic 8
* Chad Collyer def. Jon Moxley
* Ooga Booga def. Brian Beech by DQ
* Cody Hawk def. Jimmy Turner
* HWA Television Champion Deuce def. Lotus
* Hillbilly Jed & Simply Spectacular def. Mike Desire & Tack
December 22nd - 25th: No events held
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