This Week in HWA History: Feb. 4th - 10th
Welcome to another wild week in the history of the HWA! This week will cover February 4th - 10th. There are two matches of the week this week, both covering the Quinten Lee vs. Mike Desire feud over the HWA TV Title and lots, lots more to get into this week!
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Matches of the Week
Quinten Lee vs. Mike Desire from 2004
A double-header this week for the match of the week.
First up, we have Quinten Lee vs. Mike Desire from HWA Ground Zero 2004:
And the rematch between Quinten Lee and Mike Desire four days later at the HWA TV Tapings:
Title Changes
*February 6, 2004 (HWA Ground Zero in Cincinnati, OH) - Mike Desire defeated HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee to win the title. Following the match, Lee protested the title change due to a loophole stating that the title change was not on TV. (See “Historical Results” section below for additional details)
*February 6, 2004 (HWA Ground Zero in Cincinnati, OH) - Lotus & Crazy J defeated HWA Tag Team Champions JT Stahr & TJ Dalton in a Ladder Match to win the titles
*February 7, 2012 (HWA Adrenaline in Hamilton, OH) - D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) to win the titles
*February 10, 2004 (HWA TV Tapings in Cincinnati, OH) - JT Stahr & TJ Dalton defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Lotus & Crazy J to win back the titles they’d lost only days prior.
*February 10, 2004 (HWA TV Tapings in Cincinnati, OH) - Mike Desire def. HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee to win the title
Historical Results
February 4, 2006 - Boomerang Grill in Blanchester, OH
* Benjamin Kimera def. Ric Byrne
* Tack def. Ala Hussein
* T-Money def. Jeremy Hyde
* Alan Wasylychyn def. Brian Jennings
* Nevaeh def. Heather Owens
* Cody Hawk, Pepper Parks & Rosey def. Benjamin Kimera, Brian Jennings, Dick Rick & Jon Moxley in a 4-on-3 Handicap Match
February 4, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Brian Beech def. Chris Hall
* Tim Donst def. Ron Mathis
* Jake Crist def. Deja Vu by DQ
* Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) won a Tag Team Battle Royal
* Jon Moxley def. Andre Heart
* Dave Crist fought Dustin Rayz to a no contest in a match to determine the #1 Contender to the HWA Cruiserweight Title. Aaron Williams was the special referee.
* JT Stahr (w/ Chris Hall) def. Brian Beech in the finals of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contenders tournament
February 5, 2000 - FOE Eagle's Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Trevor Blanchard def. BJ Whitmer
* Matt Stryker def. Tim Moxley
* Logan Caine fought The Xtremist to a double count out
* Anthony McMurphy def. Jimmy Blaze
* Rory Fox def. Chad Collyer
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq. (w/ Honeysuckle Rose) def. Trevor Blanchard (w/ Hellena Heavenly) in a No DQ Match
* Chip Fairway, Cody Hawk & Race Steele def. Alexis Machine, Brian Fury, Bull Pain & GQ Masters III in a 4-on-3 Handicap Match
February 5, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders def. Chad Collyer & Payne
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys def. Human Time Bomb & Shark Boy
* Gotti def. Cody Hawk
* Matt Dillinger def. Steve Bradley by DQ
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore def. BJ Whitmer
* EZ Money & Johnny the Bull def. Derrick Neikirk & Tony B.
* Hugh Morrus & Race Steele def. Matt Stryker & Shawn Stasiak
* RC Haas def. Jamie Noble
February 6, 1999 - Cincinnati, OH
* "The Expert" Brian Taylor def. Matt Stryker by count-out
* Cody Hawk def. Sean Casey
* Shark Boy def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq.
* Chad Collyer def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Tarek the Great by DQ
* Chip Fairway, Cody Hawk & Matt Stryker def. "The Expert" Brian Taylor, GQ Masters III & Sean Casey
February 6, 2002 - Oscar's Night Club in Cincinnati, OH
* Shark Boy & Tony B. def. The A-Squad (BJ Whitmer & Chet Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Cody Hawk & Race Steele (w/ Jaxon Breeze) def. Johnny the Bull & Matt Stryker
* Hugh Morrus & Maven def. Derrick Neikirk & Shawn Stasiak
* Jamie Noble def. Human Time Bomb
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Chad Collyer
* HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money def. RC Haas
* D'Lo Brown def. Steve Bradley in a Chicago Street Fight
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys def. Lance Cade & Mike Sanders
February 6, 2004 - HWA Ground Zero - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Big Al def. Mike Slade
* Hillbilly Jed def. Ooga Booga and Tsunami in a Three Way Match
* Apollo def. Chad Collyer in a Submission Match
* Cody Hawk def. Simply Spectacular
* AJ Sparx & Hellena Heavenly def. Black Militia #5 (Kara Kildare) & Hellena Heavenly
* Black Militia #1 (Shawn Osbourne) & Black Militia #4 (Benjamin Kimera) def. Brian Jennings & Deuce (w/ Rory Fox) in a Texas Tornado Noose Submission Match. During the match, a masked man ran in to attack Jennings and Deuce. He revealed himself to be Mike Slade. He handed a mask to Rory Fox, who then turned on Jennings and Deuce to join the Militia.
* Mike Desire def. HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee to win the title. Following the match, Lee protested the title change stating that since the event was not a TV taping, the title could not change hands. Lee was re-awarded the title belt by HWA Executive Committee Liaison Jaxon Breeze, who then scheduled a rematch for the Tuesday night TV Tapings
* Lotus & Crazy J def. HWA Tag Team Champions JT Stahr & TJ Dalton in a Ladder Match to win the titles
February 6, 2007 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping in Cincinnati, OH
Cancelled due to inclement weather
February 7, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Matt Parks def. Lotus
* Benjamin Kimera & Brian Jennings def. The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn)
* Heather Owens & Nevaeh def. Hellena Heavenly & Lady Victoria
* Jon Moxley def. Jesse Hyde
* Ala Hussein, Nigel McGuinness & Matt Stryker def. Tracy Smothers, Shane Matthews & The Terrorist
* TJ Dalton def. Brian Beech
* Ganger def. Pepper Parks
* Tack def. Dick Rick
* HWA Tag Team Champions Benjamin Kimera & Brian Jennings def. Cody Hawk & Crazy J
February 7, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Jeremy Madrox def. Remi Wilkins
* Chris Hall def. Moondog Mooney
* Jesse Emerson def. Dark Angel
* Ron Mathis def. Matthew Taylor
* Gerome Phillips def. Jon Murray
* Jake Crist def. Gavin Thorson
* Dave Crist def. Clark Konnor
* D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) def. HWA Tag Team Champions The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) to win the titles
February 8th - No events held
February 9th - No events held
February 10, 2004 - HWA Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* El Temor & Super Zeta def. Big Al & Khan
* Brian Jennings def. Tsunami
* Deuce def. Apollo Starr
* Hellena Heavenly def. Jenelle Sinclair
* Mike Slade & Rory Fox def. Hillbilly Jed & Simply Spectacular
* Chad Collyer def. Hoss
* JT Stahr & TJ Dalton def. HWA Tag Team Champions Lotus & Crazy J to win the titles
* Mike Desire def. HWA Television Champion Quinten Lee to win the title
February 10, 2007 - Clermont County Fairgrounds in Owensville, OH
* Ed Gonzales def. Quinten Lee
* Chris Carnage def. JT Stahr
* Gotti def. Sami Callihan
* Jon Moxley def. Ala Hussein
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) and Tarek the Legend & Tack in a Three Way Match
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Jennings def. Cody Hawk
* Brian Beech def. Benjamin Kimera in a Tables Match
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