This Week in HWA History: Feb. 18th - 24th
Welcome to another week in HWA history! This week will cover February 18th - 24th with some big cards, interesting TV tapings and a Jon Moxley deep cut for the match of the week!
Let’s jump in!
Match of the Week
Jon Moxley vs. Davey Richards (HWA Cold War, Feb. 20th, 2010)
Historical Results
February 18, 2006 - HWA My Bloody Valentine 2006 - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Jon Moxley def. Tack
* Kara Kildare def. Nevaeh
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. Brad Smith & Ganger
* Cody Hawk def. Dick Rick
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Pepper Parks def. Matt Stryker
* Crazy J, Lotus & The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. Benjamin Kimera, Brian Jennings & Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee)
February 18, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jesse Emerson def. Jon Moxley by DQ
* Lightning Tim Lutz def. Chad Cruise
* V-Rad (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Dave Crist
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) & Tim Donst def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Benjamin Kimera
* Matt Taylor def. Heather Owens
* Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) def. The Assassins
* Dustin Rayz def. Kaden Assad
* The Entourage (Chris Hall & JT Stahr) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Brian Beech & Jake Crist
February 19, 2000 - National Guard Armory in Hamilton, OH
* Matt Stryker won a 7-Man Battle Royal. Other participants in the match included Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq, Bennie the Bookie, B.J. Whitmer, Logan Caine, Rory Fox and Tim Moxley
* B.J. Whitmer def. The Xtremist
* Rory Fox def. Bennie the Bookie
* Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq. (w/ Honeysuckle Rose) def. Logan Caine (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Race Steele def. Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III)
* Shark Boy def. Matt Stryker to win the vacant HWA Cruiserweight Title
* Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. GQ Masters III, Suicido (sub for Brian Fury) & HWA Tag Team Champion Alexis Machine to win the HWA Tag Team Titles in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match
February 19, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Steven Richards def. Gotti
* Matt Stryker def. AJ Styles (AJ's HWA debut)
* Cody Hawk def. Derrick Neikirk
* RC Haas def. Hugh Morrus to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Heavyweight Title
* The Island Boys def. Lance Cade & Steve Bradley by DQ
* Chet Jablonski, Dean Baldwin & Payne (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Justin Credible, Raven & Tony B.
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Chad Collyer def. Jamie Noble
* Race Steele & Tommy Dreamer def. EZ Money & Johnny the Bull
February 20, 2002 - Oscar's Night Club in Cincinnati, OH
* Cody Hawk & Tony B. def. Dean Baldwin & Justin Credible
* Jamie Noble def. Crypt
* Steve Bradley def. Human Time Bomb
* The Island Boys def. Derrick Neikirk & Johnny the Bull
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker and Shannon Moore in a Three Way Match
* Race Steele def. Steven Richards
* HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money def. Hugh Morrus
* HWA Tag Team Champion Lance Cade def. HWA Tag Team Champion Mike Sanders. Lance Cade gained sole possession of the HWA Tag Team Titles
* Tommy Dreamer & Raven def. The A-Squad (BJ Whitmer & Chet Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman)
February 20, 2010 - HWA Cold War 2010 - Expo Gardens in Peoria, IL
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson def. Tony Kozina
* Jason Hades & Nick Brubaker def. Ninja Bill & xOMGx
* King Vu def. Drake Younger
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley fought Davey Richards to a 15-Minute time limit draw
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza)
* American Kickboxer II def. Tarek the Legend
* Ryan Phoenix def. Prince Mustafa Ali
February 21, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Jesse Hyde def. Jon Thornhill
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. Tracy Smothers & Shane Matthews
* Nevaeh def. Heather Owens
* Matt Stryker def. Matt Parks
* TJ Dalton def. Jon Moxley by DQ
* Cody Hawk def. Ganger
* Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Benjamin Kimera & Brian Jennings to win the titles
February 21, 2012 - HWA Mardi Brawl - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Troy Marcum def. Dre Jacobs
* Jon Murray def. Mikey D to become the King of Mardi Brawl
* Chris Hall def. Trevor Court in a No DQ Match
* Remi Wilkins def. Jesse Emerson (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Ron Mathis def. Gavin Thorson
* Aaron McCormick, Gerome Phillips, Jesse Emerson & Nick Cutler (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) & The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) in an 8-Man Tag Team Mardi Brawl Elimination Match
February 22, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) def. Tyler Dunning & TJ Dalton
* Scotty Sabre def. Lotus
* Mike Desire, Tack & Super Zeta def. Foreign Intelligence (Quinten Lee & Ala Hussein) & JT Stahr
* Crazy J def. Brian Jennings. Following the match, Crazy J argued with HWA representative Brock Guffman and AJ Sparx about the results of the match at My Bloody Valentine on 2/18. Guffman then made a match between Crazy J and Nevaeh against AJ Sparx and a mystery partner for next week
* Rory Fox & Matt Stryker def. Gotti & Shawn Osbourne
February 23rd - No events held
February 24, 2004 - HWA Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Vortex def. American Eagle
* Tsunami def. Khan
* Super Zeta def. Ooga Booga by count out
* Gotti def. Brian Jennings
* Hellena Heavenly def. AJ Sparx by DQ
* Rory Fox def. Apollo Starr
* Big Al def. Deuce
* HWA Television Champion Mike Desire def. Quinten Lee
* Hillbilly Jed & Simply Spectacular def. HWA Tag Team Champions JT Stahr & TJ Dalton by DQ
Febrary 24, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera: Championship Wednesday - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) def. Terminal Velocity (Aaron Xtreme & Dameon Daniels), Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) and Ron Mathis & Kaden Assad in a Four Way Elimination Match to be come the #1 Contenders for the HWA Tag Team Titles
* Chris Hall def. Donovan Cain
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson def. Tarek the Legend
* The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to win the titles
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. King Vu
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