This Week in HWA History: Feb. 11th - 17th
Welcome to another week in HWA history! This week covers February 11th through the 17th including Valentine’s Day! Let’s jump in with the match of the week!
Match of the Week
HWA TV Champion “High IQ” Quinten Lee vs. Gotti (HWA Domination)
Title Changes
*February 11, 2009 (A Fight at the Opera in Middletown, OH) - The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Andre Heart & Benjamin Kimera to win the titles
*February 13, 2002 (Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH) - Lance Cade & Mike Sanders (w/ Johnny the Bull) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys to win the the titles
Historical Results
February 11, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Brian Beech def. V-Rad
* Ashley Lane & Nevaeh def. Heather Owens & Mary Elizabeth
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams def. Dave Crist and Dustin Rayz in a Three Way Match
* Tim Donst def. Jesse Emerson
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Andre Heart & Benjamin Kimera to win the titles
* Ron Mathis def. Chris Hall
* Deja Vu def. Jon Moxley
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist fought JT Stahr to a no contest
February 12, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Derrick Neikirk def. Gotti
* Cody Hawk def. Payne
* Machine (Doug Basham) def. Alex Ariol
* The A-Squad (BJ Whitmer & Chet Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Shark Boy & Tony B.
* Race Steele def. Shawn Stasiak
* Steven Richards def. Jamie Noble
* Justin Credible, Raven & RC Haas def. Lance Cade, Matt Stryker & Mike Sanders
* X-Pac def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore by DQ
* HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money def. Tommy Dreamer
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys def. Hugh Morrus & Johnny the Bull by DQ
February 13, 1999 - Cincinnati, OH
Incomplete results
* Bobby Kane def. Shark Boy
* Shark Boy & Chad Collyer def. Bobby Kane & Tarek the Great
* "The Expert" Brian Taylor, The Xtremist & GQ Masters III def. Chip Fairway, Cody Hawk & Cousin Elmer (Cousin Elmer is also known as Manslaughter Mike and Major Agony)
February 13, 2002 - Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH
* Hugh Morrus & Shawn Stasiak def. The A-Squad (BJ Whitmer & Chet Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Jamie Noble def. X-Pac
* Race Steele def. Johnny the Bull
* Maven def. Justin Credible
* Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker and HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore (w/ Hellena Heavenly) in a Three Way Match
* Steve Bradley def. Raven in a Hardcore Match
* Cody Hawk, Shark Boy & Tony B. def. Steven Richards, The Hussla & Tommy Dreamer
* HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money def. RC Haas
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders (w/ Johnny the Bull) def. HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys to win the the titles
February 13, 2004 - Postgame show in conjunction with the Dayton Bombers hockey team postponed
February 14, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
Valentine's Day
* Troy Marcum def. Tom McClane
* Jon Murray def. Jeremy Madrox
* Gerome Phillips def. Matt Taylor
* Jake Crist def. Jeff Mayhem
* HWA Tag Team Champions D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Dre Jacobs & Gavin Thorson
* Dave Crist def. Mikey D
* Ron Mathis def. Chris Hall, Jesse Emerson (w/ Brock Guffman) and Remi Wilkins in a Four Way Elimination Match to become the #1 Contender for the HWA Heavyweight Title
Febuary 15, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Shawn Osbourne def. Jon Moxley
* Viper, Super Zeta, Lotus & Crazy J def. Brian Jennings, JT Stahr, Jimmy Turner & Ala Hussein in an 8-Man Tag Team Scramble Match
* Chet Jablonski def. Tack
* HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee def. Gotti
* Rory Fox def. Mike Desire
February 16, 2002 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Cody Hawk, Derrick Neikirk & Tony B. def. The A-Squad (BJ Whitmer & Chet Jablonski) & Payne (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Human Time Bomb def. Matt Dillinger
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Chad Collyer def. Shannon Moore (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Maven def. Steven Richards
* Jamie Noble & X-Pac def. Justin Credible & Matt Stryker
* Race Steele def. Johnny the Bull
* The Island Boys def. Hugh Morrus & Shawn Stasiak
* Lance Cade fought Mike Sanders to a no contest
* Tommy Dreamer & Raven def. EZ Money & Steve Bradley
February 17, 2004 - HWA Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
2/21/04 Main Event - Included Patrick Black ordering Jaxon Breeze to book a rematch between the Militia and the HWA Icons (Cody Hawk and Matt Stryker) due to the use of an illegal object in last week's match. Breeze stated that Black's argument was weak. Black then announced that the Militia was going to stage a sit-in until Breeze gave in to their demands. Matt Stryker was not at the taping due to food poisoning.
* Ooga Booga fought Khan to a no contest. The Black Militia was seated in a line across the ring during the match and eventually attacked the participants causing referee Joe Kopasz to throw out the match.
* El Temor fought Tsunami to a no contest. The match never started as the Black Militia attacked both participants prior to the match.
* Big Al def. Super Zeta. Prior to the match, Cody Hawk retrieved Jaxon Breeze and brought him to ringside. Hawk challenged any of the Militia members to a match tonight. Hawk then asked all the fans to hold up their chairs and threatened the Militia that the entire audience would throw chairs into the ring if they did not vacate by the count of 10. At the count of 8, the Militia exited the ring due to the threat.
* Apollo Starr def. Showtime
* Quinten Lee def. Monty Fabulous. Prior to the match, Monty called out the Militia and was confronted by Mike Slade who tazed him following a verbal bashing and name calling.
* Simply Spectacular (w/ Hillbilly Jed) def. Mike Slade (w/ Patrick Black)
* Hellena Heavenly def. Jenelle Sinclair. AJ Sparx was the special referee.
* HWA Television Champion Mike Desire def. Gotti
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Brian Jennings & Deuce
* Rory Fox (w/ Patrick Black and Mike Slade) def. Hillbilly Jed (w/ Simply Spectacular)
* Cody Hawk def. Shawn Osbourne & Benjamin Kimera in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Prior to the match, Militia members Mike Slade and Rory Fox were ejected from the building.
February 17, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Tim Donst def. Dustin Rayz by count-out
* Kid Fabulous def. Tarek the Legend by DQ. American Kickboxer II confronted Tarek after the match.
* King Vu, Lord Matthew Taylor & Shawn Bond def. Kyle Haven & Terminal Velocity (Aaron Xtreme & Dameon Daniels)
* Shank Barzini def. Donovan Cain
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Jesse Emerson & Jon Moxley
* King Vu def. Chris Hall to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Heavyweight Title
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