This Week in HWA History: Jan. 7th - 13th
Welcome to another edition of “This Week in HWA History”! This week we return to the normal Sunday editions and look at the week of Jan. 7th - 13th.
Some big title changes this week and lots of big shows and historical results to get through! So let’s jump right in with this week’s match of the week!
Match of the Week
D’Lo Brown & Matt Stryker vs. Chad Collyer & Steve Bradley (HWA TV, Jan. 12, 2002)
Title Changes
*January 9, 2002 (Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH) - Shannon Moore beats HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble to win the title
*January 9, 2002 (Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH) - RC Haas & The Island Boys defeat HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money & HWA Tag Team Champions Val Venis & Steve Bradley when Haas made Val submit. Due to pre-match stipulations, Haas won the HWA Heavyweight Title and The Island Boys won the HWA Tag Team Titles
*January 11, 2005 (HWA Domination TV Taping in Cincinnati, OH) - Chad Collyer defeats HWA Television Champion Brian Beech to win the title
*January 13, 2010 (A Fight at the Opera in Middletown, OH) - Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Royal Violence (Jon Moxley & King Vu) to win the titles
Historical Results
January 7, 2005 - HWA Cold as Ice 2005 - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Shawn Osbourne def. JT Stahr
* Quinten Lee def. Viper
* Gotti def. Brian Jennings and Dr. Bones in a Three Way Match
* Chad Collyer def. Brian Beech
* HWA Tag Team Champions Mike Desire & Tack def. Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) and Lotus & Crazy J in a Three Way Match
January 7, 2006 - Boomerang Grill (formerly FOE Eagles Lodge) in Blanchester, OH
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. Ala Hussein & Tack
* American Eagle def. Russ Myers
* Nevaeh def. Hellena Heavenly
* Matt Parks def. Ice
* Cody Hawk def. Jon Moxley by DQ
* Crazy J def. Lotus in Match #5 of the Best of Seven Series. The series is tied 2-2-1.
January 7, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Mary Elizabeth def. Nevaeh
* Jesse Emerson def. Dustin Rayz
* Ron Mathis def. Kid Fabulous and Dustin Rayz in a Three Way Match
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Benjamin Kimera def. The Entourage (Chris Hall, JT Stahr & V-Rad)
* Jake Crist def. Metal Master
January 7, 2012 - HWA Kickoff - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Dre Jacobs def. Tom McClane
* Jerry Andrews def. Dale Patricks
* Chris Hall def. Mikey D
* Gerome Phillips def. Gavin Thorson
* HWA Tag Team Champions The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) def. The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad)
* Clark Konnor & Jon Murray def. Reed Bentley & Tripp Cassidy
* BJ Whitmer def. Remi Wilkins
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Juice Jennings
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Dave Crist def. Ricochet
January 8, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Human Time Bomb, Nigel McGuinness & Tony B. def. Bennie the Bookie, The Hussla & Matt Dillinger
* Johnny the Bull def. Pepper Parks
* Race Steele def. Gotti
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders def. Cody Hawk & Maven
* Shannon Moore def. Medic 8
* Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble def. Kaz Hayashi
* The Island Boys & D'Lo Brown def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski, Dean Jablonski & BJ Whitmer)
January 9, 2001 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Crypt Kauldron, Ranger Hayes & Tony B. def. Ash Parker, Derrick Neikirk & Human Time Bomb
* Dean Jablonski (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Bo Lewis
* Cody Hawk def. Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III)
* HWA Tag Team Champions The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Chad Collyer & Matt Stryker (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Rory Fox def. Chip Fairway
* Shark Boy def. Bennie the Bookie and The Hussla in a Three Way Match
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. Anthony McMurphy
January 9, 2002 - Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH
* Pepper Parks def. Bennie the Bookie
* Kaz Hayashi def. Shark Boy
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders def. Nigel McGuinness & Maven
* D'Lo Brown def. Johnny the Bull
* Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker in match number two of the Best of Three Series
* Cody Hawk, Tony B. & Race Steele def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski, Dean Jablonski & BJ Whitmer) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Shannon Moore def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble to win the title
* RC Haas & The Island Boys def. HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money & HWA Tag Team Champions Val Venis & Steve Bradley when Haas made Val submit. Due to pre-match stipulations, Haas won the HWA Heavyweight Title and The Island Boys won the HWA Tag Team Titles
January 10, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Pepper Parks def. Dick Rick
* Lotus def. Crazy J in Match #6 of the Best of Seven Series. Lotus now leads the series 3-2-1.
* Tack def. Alan Wasylychyn
* Aaron Williams def. Meliki
* Ala Hussein def. Brad Smith
* HWA Tag Team Champions Brian Jennings & Benjamin Kimera def. Andre Heart & Cody Hawk
January 10, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Jon Murray def. Tom McClane
* The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) def. Aaron McCormick & Dre Jacobs
* Jerry Andrews def. Gavin Thorson
* Jake Crist def. Reed Bentley
* Gerome Phillips def. Clark Konnor
* Jesse Emerson def. Remi Wilkins
January 11, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones
* Mike Desire def. Matt Stryker
* JT Stahr def. Super Zeta
* Jimmy Turner def. Shawn Osbourne
* Chad Collyer def. HWA Television Champion Brian Beech to win the title
* Hillbilly Jed & Simply Spectacular def. Jon Moxley & Quinten Lee
* Rory Fox def. Tack
January 12, 2002 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH (Attendance: 400)
* Human Time Bomb & Shark Boy def. Bennie the Bookie & Gotti
* Johnny the Bull & Lance Cade def. D'Lo Brown & Crypt
* Mike Sanders def. Cody Hawk
* Derrick Neikirk, Maven & Tony B. def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski, Dean Jablonski & BJ Whitmer)
* Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer in match number 3 of the Best of the 3 Series to determine the #1 Content for the HWA Cruiserweight Title
* Race Steele def. Kaz Hayashi
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Jamie Noble
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys & HWA Heavyweight Champion RC Haas def. EZ Money, Steve Bradley & Val Venis
January 13, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dustin Rayz def. Kyle Haven
* Ron Mathis def. Aaron Xtreme
* Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) def. The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) (w/ Shawn Bond)
* Jesse Emerson def. Kaden Assad
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Royal Violence (Jon Moxley & King Vu) to win the titles
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