This Week in HWA History: July 16th - 22nd
Welcome to another week in HWA history. This week covers July 16th - 22nd. Lots of title changes, a fun match of the week and tons of historical results!
Let’s dive in!
Match of the Week
This week’s match is the battle royal from the July 19, 2011 show in Hamilton, OH. Much like last week, it’s not the best quality footage but I’m almost positive that fan cams are only footage that exists of the weekly Hamilton shows.
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Title Changes
*July 16, 2011 (Hamilton, OH) - D-N-A (Doug Charlez & Aaron Xtreme) won the HWA Tag Team Titles from The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) in a Gauntlet Match
*July 16, 2011 (Hamilton, OH) - Dave Crist defeats HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to win the title
*July 19, 2003 (Columbus, OH) - Shark Boy defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Rory Fox to win the title
*July 19, 2005 (Cincinnati, OH) - Lotus (Dave Crist) beats HWA TV Champion Rob Matrix to win the title
*July 20, 2002 (Batavia, OH) - Johnny the Bull wins the HWA Heavyweight Title from Lance Cade. Cade won the title back in an immediate rematch.
*July 21, 2002 (Jeffersonville, IN) - Cody Hawk defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Lance Cade to win the title
Historical Results
July 16, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Derrick Neikirk def. Matt Dillinger
* Jason Sugarman & RC Haas def. The Island Boys by DQ
* Rory Fox def. Human Time Bomb
* Dean Jablonski def. Nigel McGuinness
* EZ Money def. Chet Jablonski
* Lance Cade def. Cody Hawk by DQ
July 16, 2011 - HWA Heatwave - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
Originally scheduled as a Cub Scouts benefit show at the MMA Big Show Gym at Eastgate Mall in Cincinnati. Benefit show was cancelled due to a dispute between the gym and the mall.
* Chris Hall def. Mitch Magnus
* Lightning Tim Lutz def. Juice Jennings
* D-N-A (Doug Charlez & Aaron Xtreme) won the HWA Tag Team Titles in a Gauntlet Match. HWA Tag Team Champions The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) along with several other unknown teams were the entrants.
* James Avery def. Sid Fabulous
* Dave Crist def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to win the title
* Nick Cutler def. Remi Wilkins
* Gerome Phillips def. Jake Crist
* HWA Heavyweight Champion BJ Whitmer def. Sami Callihan
July 17, 1999 - Ripley High School in Ripley, OH (Attendance: 200)
* Rory Fox def. GQ Masters III
* Matt Strykers def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq. (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Anthony McMurphy def. The Xtremist
* Todd Morton def. Tarek the Great
* HWA Tag Team Champions Chip Fairway & Cody Hawk def. Bobby Casanova & Kingdom James
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Todd Morton
July 18, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Jon Moxley def. Brian Beech
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. The Riggs Brothers
* Nigel McGuinness def. Sami Callihan
* The Montezuma Express (Eddie Gonzales & Super Zeta) def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) and Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) in a Three Way Match
* Quinten Lee def. Cody Hawk by countout
* TJ Dalton def. Chad Hooks
* JT Stahr def. Jesse Hyde
* Whack Plus (Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones) def. Mike Slade & Benjamin Kimera by DQ
* Brian Jennings def. Benjamin Kimera
July 18, 2009 - HWA Trouble in Paradise - Norwood Recreation Center in Norwood, OH
* Matt Taylor def. Dylan Bostic
* Jason Lyte def. Dave Crist
* Jesse Emerson & V-Rad def. The Entourage (Chris Hall & JT Stahr)
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. Ryan Campbell
* Jon Moxley def. Kaden Assad
* Dominique Steele def. Donovan Cain in Round 3 of an MMA Exhibition
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Deja Vu
July 19, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Mace Steele def. Brad Smith
* Lotus def. HWA Television Champion Rob Matrix to win the title
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Whack Plus (Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones), Jon Moxley & Ric Byrne and Crazy J & Tack in a Four Way Match
July 19, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline: Over the Top Tuesday - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Dave Crist def. Jerry Andrews and Lil' C in a Three Way Match
* Jesse Emerson def. Chris Hall
* Mitch Magnus def. Matt Dreez
* Chris Hall won a Battle Royal
* Doug Charlez def. Jerry Andrews and Tripp Cassidy in a Three Way Match
* Tripp Cassidy def. Lightning Tim Lutz
* HWA Tag Team Champions D-N-A (Doug Charlez & Aaron Xtreme) def. Clark Konnor & Jon Murray
* Gerome Phillips def. Remi Wilkins
July 20, 2002 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
Incomplete results
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion BJ Whitmer vs. Matt Stryker
* Spanky vs. Matt Dillinger (w/ Brother Clay)
* EZ Money vs. Ekmo
* Johnny the Bull def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Lance Cade to win the title
* Lance Cade def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Johnny the Bull to win the title in an immediate rematch.
July 22, 2000 - National Guard Armory in Hamilton, OH
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & JJ Duquense def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman) (Debut of Guffman and the A-Squad)
* Tim Moxley def. Rory Fox
* Logan Caine & Freakshow def. Matt Stryker (w/ Hellena Heavenly) & P.O.D. (Pissed off Dwarf) in a Mixed Tag Team Match
* BJ Whitmer def. Alexis Machine (w / GQ Masters III)
* HWA Tag Team Champions Romance and Beauty (Bobby Casanova & Brian Fury) def. Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Tim Moxley
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele fought Chip Fairway to a no contest
July 22, 2005 - The Blue Note in Price Hill, OH
* Lotus def. Mace Steele
* Tack def. Brian Beech
* Ala Hussein def. Jon Moxley
* Quinten Lee (w/ Ala Hussein) fought Ric Byrne to a no contest. Due to Hussein's constant interference in the match, Byrne's tag team partner, Jon Moxley, demanded it be turned into a tag title match.
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Jon Moxley & Ric Byrne
* Matt Stryker def. Matt Dillinger in a Shots Match. During the match, the audience bought shots for the wrestlers to take every two minutes.
* Shawn Osbourne def. Dick Rick
July 22, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Deja Vu (w/ Matt Taylor and Shawn Bond) def. Ryan Campbell
* Chris Hall def. Dave Crist
* Aaron Williams def. Matt Taylor
* Ala Hussein def. Jake Crist
* Sid Fabulous def. Shank Barzini
* Jon Moxley def. Tim Donst (w/ Danny O'Brien)
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Jesse Emerson & V-Rad and Brian Beech & Ron Mathis in a Three Way Elimination Match
July 22, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera: Over the Top Thursday - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dylan Bostic def. Kyle Haven
* Gerome Phillips (w/ Andre Davis) def. Dez Coltraine
* Ron Mathis def. Chris Hall
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Kyle Haven & Sid Fabulous
* A no contest was declared in the battle royal to crown the #1 Contender for the HWA Heavyweight Title
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