This Week in HWA History: Dec. 3rd - 9th
Welcome to another week in HWA history! This week is covering December 3rd - 9th. Lots of big results, a busy week of title changes for the HWA Tag Team Titles and lots more in the historical results section!
Let’s jump right it with our match of the week!
Match of the Week
HWA Tag Team Championship Match: The Island Boys [c] vs. Val Venis & Steve Bradley (HWA at the Red Barn Flea Market, Dec. 8, 2001)
Title Changes
*December 4, 1999 (HWA in Blanchester, OH) - Alexis Machine & Brian Fury defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Chip Fairway to win the titles
*December 7, 2002 (HWA Season’s Beatings in Batavia, OH) - Matt Stryker & Rory Fox defeat Cody Hawk & Race Steele in a tournament final to win the vacant HWA Tag Team Titles
*December 8, 2001 (HWA at the Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH) - Steve Bradley & Val Venis defeat HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys to win the titles
Historical Results
December 3, 2008 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion def. Random Dragon
* Dustin Rayz def. Matt Riot
* Jake Crist def. Sami Callihan
* Ala Hussein def. Ron Mathis
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Entourage (JT Stahr & Chris Hall) def. Benjamin Kimera & Deja Vu by DQ
* Dave Crist def. Jon Moxley by DQ
December 4, 1999 - FOE Eagles Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Logan Caine def. Tim Moxley
* Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Rory Fox
* Anthony McMurphy def. The Xtremist
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Todd Morton def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* GQ Masters III won a Battle Royal. Other participants in the match included Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq, Logan Caine, Bobby Casanova, Chip Fairway, Rory Fox, Brian Fury, Cody Hawk, Alexis Machine, Anthony McMurphy, Todd Morton, Tim Moxley, Bull Pain, Race Steele, The Xtremist and several other unknowns
* Bull Pain (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Race Steele by count out
* Alexis Machine & Brian Fury def. HWA Tag Team Champions Chip Fairway & Cody Hawk to win the titles
December 4, 2001 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Shannon Moore def. The Hussla (w/ Jaxon Breeze)
* Matt Stryker & Race Steele fought Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi to a no contest
* Bennie the Bookie, Human Time Bomb & Lash LeRoux (w/ Jaxon Breeze) def. D'Lo Brown, Maven & Tony B.
* Elix Skipper & Kid Romeo def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Dean Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Mike Sanders & Reno def. Charlie Haas & Cody Hawk
* The Funkster def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Hellena Heavenly) by DQ
* EZ Money, Johnny the Bull & Val Venis def. Kimo, Nigel McGuinness & Steve Bradley
December 5, 1998 - FOE Eagles Lodge in Blanchester, OH (Attendance: 120)
* GQ Masters III def. Matt Stryker
* Guy Quebec def. Bobby Kane (w/ Honeysuckle Rose)
* Guy Quebec def. The Xtremist in a Weapons Match
* Chad Collyer & Shark Boy def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & Tarek the Great (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* "The Expert" Brian Taylor def. Cody Hawk in a Best of Three Falls Match
* GQ Masters III def. Chip Fairway
December 5, 1999 - HWA & ISPW in Youngstown, OH
* Rory Fox def. Chip Fairway
* Race Steele def. Anthony McMurphy
* King Kong Bundy def. Jake Molson
* LA Smooth def. Derek Domino
* ISPW Light Heavyweight Champion Judas Young def. Ryan Wing
* ISPW Heavyweight Champion Samu def. Flash Wheeler
December 5, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Pepper Parks def. Deja Vu
* Tack def. Andre Heart and Tarek the Great in a Three Way Match
* Josh Rafferty def. Sami Callihan
* Ed Gonzales def. Mitch Magnus
* The Hippies (Jesse Hyde & Pompano Joe) & Kimo def. Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) & Sinn
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. Brother Clay & Super Zeta
* Brian Beech & Chris Carnage def. Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) by DQ
* Benjamin Kimera def. Brian Jennings by DQ
* Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer, Nigel McGuinness and JT Stahr in a Four Way Match
December 6, 2005 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Lotus def. Alan Wasylychyn
* Brad Smith def. Crazy J
* Brian Beech def. Ala Hussein
* Pepper Parks def. Rory Fox
* Quinten Lee def. Andre Heart
* Pepper Parks & AJ Sparx def. Jon Moxley & Hellena Heavenly and Zack Storm & Portia Perez in a Three Way Match
December 6, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Jake Crist def. Tom McClane
* Ron Mathis def. Dre Jacobs
* D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) def. The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum)
* Clark Konnor def. Lightning Tim Lutz
* Dave Crist def. Gavin Thorson
* Jesse Emerson def. Jon Murray
* Gerome Phillips & Nick Cutler def. Chris Hall & Remi Wilkins
December 7, 2002 - Season's Beatings 2002 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Matt Stryker & Rory Fox def. Private Joe Castle & Quinten Lee in the first round of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Chet Jablonski & Brother Clay def. Matt Dillinger & JT Stahr in the first round of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Nigel McGuinness & Hoss def. BJ Whitmer & TJ Dalton in the first round of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Cody Hawk & Race Steele def. Mike Wallace & The Hussla in the first round of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Matt Stryker & Rory Fox def. Brother Clay & Chet Jablonski in the semi-finals of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Cody Hawk & Race Steele def. Nigel McGuinness & Hoss in the semi-finals of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament
* Tina Ambrose McGuiness def. Bobbi Jo Jablonski and AJ Sparx in a Three Way Match. Hellena Heavenly was the special referee.
* Matt Stryker & Rory Fox def. Cody Hawk & Race Steele in the final of the HWA Tag Team Title tournament to win the vacant titles
December 7, 2004 - Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Tack def. JT Stahr
* Jimmy Turner def. Simply Spectacular
* Jon Moxley def. Hillbilly Jed
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Matt Stryker def. Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee)
* HWA Television Champion Deuce def. Crazy J
* Chad Collyer def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Rory Fox by DQ
December 8, 2001 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Dean Jablonski) def. Elix Skipper & Matt Dillinger
* Shannon Moore def. Lash LeRoux and Pepper Parks (w/ Brock Guffman) in a Three Way Match
* Maven, The Funkster & Tony B. def. Human Time Bomb, Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi
* Matt Stryker, Race Steele & Steve Blackman def. Haku, Reno & Russ McCullough
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders def. Charlie Haas & Cody Hawk in a Red Barn Street Fight
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Shark Boy
* Steve Bradley & Val Venis def. HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys to win the titles
* D'Lo Brown & Rikishi def. EZ Money & Johnny the Bull
December 9, 2005 - HWA Season's Beatings - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* HWA Tag Team Champions Matt Stryker & Tack def. Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee)
* Hellena Heavenly def. AJ Sparx
* Lotus def. Crazy J in Match #1 of the Best of Seven Series. Lotus leads the series 1-0.
* Brian Jennings def. Alan Wasylychyn
* Pepper Parks def. Jon Moxley
December 9, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dustin Rayz def. Kaden Assad
* Jesse Emerson def. Chris Hall
* Ron Mathis def. Shank Barzini
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) (w/ Danny O'Brien) def. Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous)
* King Vu (w/ Lord Matthew Taylor) def. Dave Crist in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
* Jake Crist def. Jon Moxley
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