This Week in HWA History: July 23rd - 29th
Welcome to another week in HWA history! This week covers July 23rd - July 29th.
This week we’ve got results from the final show at the HWA Arena in Evendale in 2007, the comeback show from the 2013-14 run of events and lots more! Remember, if you like what you read here, click that subscribe button and tell your friends!
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Match of the Week
This week’s match of the week is from the brief 2013-14 return of HWA following their hiatus in 2012. They ran a handful of shows in affiliation with southwest Ohio group LSC before shutting down for good in 2014. This from their July 26, 2013 comeback show called “BEST: Blood, Emotion, Sweat, Tears” which was a tournament based show to crown a #1 contender to the HWA Title.
From the first round of the tournament, here’s Necro Butcher vs. Dru Skillz:
Title Changes
July 23, 2002 (Cincinnati, OH) - Nigel McGuinness & Human Time Bomb defeat HWA Tag Team Champions The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Derrick Neikirk) to win the titles
July 26, 2013 (Middletown, OH) - Chance Prophet defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Ron Mathis to win the title
Historical Results
July 25, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included Jaxon Breeze declaring a tournament to name a new TV champion after Ganger declared Brad Smith was no longer able to defend the title and attempted to name himself the new champion.
* Chris Carnage (w/ Cricket) def. Eddie Gonzales
* Matt Stryker def. Ganger in the first round of the HWA Television Championship tournament
* Ala Hussein def. Brian Jennings in the first round of the HWA Television Championship tournament
* Quinten Lee def. Jesse Hyde in the first round of the HWA Television Championship tournament
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. Killadelphia (Godd & Allah) by DQ
* Andre Heart def. Deja Vu
* JT Stahr def. Jake Crist
* Jon Moxley, Pepper Parks & Sami Callihan def. Cody Hawk, Brian Beech & Nigel McGuinness
July 26, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Partial results available
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Crazy J & Tack
* AJ Sparx fought Madison to a 30-minute time limit draw in Match #7 of the Best of Seven Series
July 26, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* HWA Tag Team Champions D-N-A (Doug Charlez & Aaron Xtreme) def. Brian Rich & Tripp Cassidy
* Nick Cutler def. AJ Sanchez
* Jake Crist def. Lil' C
* Jesse Emerson (sub. for Gerome Phillips) def. Danny Duggan
* Clark Konnor def. Mitch Magnus by DQ
* Dave Crist & Remi Wilkins def. Dustin Rayz & Ron Mathis
July 26, 2013 - HWA B.E.S.T: Blood, Emotion, Sweat & Tears - LSC Arena in Middletown, OH
First show under new management following the 2012-13 hiatus
* Hyzaya def. Kid Hybrid in the first round of the B.E.S.T. tournament
* 2 Tuff Tony def. Kongo Kong in the first round of the B.E.S.T. tournament
* Apollo Starr def. James Avery in the first round of the B.E.S.T. tournament
* Necro Butcher def. Dru Skillz in the first round of the B.E.S.T. tournament
* Utterly Fabulous vs. The Pain Killers
* 2 Tuff Tony def. Hyzaya in the semi-finals of the B.E.S.T. tournament
* Necro Butcher def. Apollo Starr in the semi-finals of the B.E.S.T tournament
* Chance Prophet def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Ron Mathis to win the title
* Necro Butcher fought 2 Tuff Tony to a no contest in the finals of the B.E.S.T. tournament
July 27, 2007 - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Final show at the HWA Arena before the promotion went on hiatus until November 2007
* Tucker Carson def. Jake Omen and Matt Riot in a Three Way Match
* Roscoe Hickory lost to an unknown
* Hailey Hatred & Heather Owens def. Kyri Ward & Mary Elizabeth
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Jennings & HWA Tag Team Champions The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. Benjamin Kimera, Cody Hawk & Jon Moxley
* Dusty Dillinger def. Mr. Old School
* Tarek the Legend def. Mitch Magnus
* The Clash (Brian Bender & Ernie Ballz) & Sami Callihan def. Carlton Kaz, Lou Roberts & Super Oprah
* HWA Television Champion Ganger def. Ed Gonzales
* Benjamin Kimera won a 25-Man Battle Royal
July 28, 1999 - Coyote's Music & Dance Hall in Ft. Mitchell, KY
* Tarek the Great def. Todd Morton
* Rory Fox & Suicide Kid def. Kingdom James & The Xtremist
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq. (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Anthony McMurphy
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Matt Stryker
* HWA Tag Team Champion Chip Fairway & Cody Hawk def. Bobby Casanova & "The Expert" Brian Taylor (w/ GQ Masters III)
* HWA/Coyote's Bar Room Brawl Champion Bull Pain def. Tracy Smothers
July 28, 2000 - National Guard Armory in Lebanon, OH
* Anthony McMurphy def. Bobby Casanova by DQ
* The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq & JJ Duquense (w/ Honeysuckle Rose)
* Rory Fox def. BJ Whitmer
* Logan Caine def. Matt Stryker & P.O.D. (w/ Hellena Heavenly) in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. Alexis Machine (w/ GQ Masters III)
* Cody Hawk, Anthony McMurphy & Shark Boy def. Bobby Casanova, Brian Fury & Chip Fairway
July 28, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Kyle Haven def. Dylan Bostic
* The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) def. The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte)
* Jesse Emerson def. Aaron Xtreme, American Kickboxer II, Jeremy Madrox, Kyle Haven and Tarek the Legend in a Six Way Sudden Death Match to become the #1 Contender to the HWA American Luchacore Title
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis def. Sid Fabulous
* Gerome Phillips & Eric Trice (w/ Andre Davis) def. Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist)
July 29, 2006 - HWA Violence in the Heartland - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Matt Stryker def. Ganger
* Eddie Gonzales def. Heather Owens
* JT Stahr def. Dr. Bones
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) by DQ
* Benjamin Kimera def. Andre Heart
* Brian Jennings def. Mr. Jacko
* Cody Hawk & Brian Beech def. Sami Callihan & Jon Moxley
July 29, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Aaron Williams fought Jon Moxley to a 20-Minute time limit draw
* King Vu def. Sid Fabulous
* King Vu def. V-Rad
* The Love Connection (Matt Taylor & Chad Cruise) (w/ Shawn Bond) def. Brian Beech & Ron Mathis by DQ
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Ala Hussein
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