This Week in HWA History: July 2nd - 8th
Welcome to another week chronicling the history of the HWA! This week will cover July 2nd through the 8th including the final HWA show and a whole bunch more!
If you’re in the US, hope you enjoy your Independence Day holiday weekend!
Now, let’s dive in!
Match of the Week:
Had trouble finding a match from this week’s time frame so I just picked a match at random from my saved HWA videos on YouTube. Here’s “High IQ” Quinten Lee vs. Shark Boy:
Title Changes:
July 5, 2014 (Middletown, OH) - Dustin Rayz defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Chance Prophet to win the title. The victory was later nullified and Prophet remained the HWA Heavyweight Champion until October when the promotion officially closed.
July 7, 2001 (Cincinnati, OH) - Cody Hawk defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele to win the title
Historical Results:
July 2, 2004 - HWA Inferno - Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH
* Chad Collyer def. Deuce
* Jenelle Sinclair def. Hellena Heavenly
* HWA Television Champion Tack def. Michael Todd Stratton
* HWA Tag Team Champions Benjamin Kimera & Shawn Osbourne def. Cody Hawk & Matt Stryker
* Nigel McGuinness def. Gotti
* Lotus & Crazy J def. JT Stahr & TJ Dalton
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Rory Fox def. Matt Dillinger in a Last Man Standing Match
July 2, 2005 - HWA Independence Tour - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Whack Plus (Brian Jennings & Mace Steele) fought Lotus & Crazy J to a no contest when Foreign Intelligence interfered
* Dick Rick def. Brad Smith and Tack in a Three Way Match
* Chad Collyer def. Jon Moxley
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Nigel McGuinness & Rob Matrix
* Madison def. AJ Sparx in Match #4 of the Best of Seven Series. Madison leads the series 3-1.
* Shawn Osbourne fought Shark Boy to a no contest when Matt Stryker interfered
* James Gibson (Jamie Noble) def. Rory Fox. Matt Stryker attempted to interfere on Fox's behalf but was run off by a returning Cody Hawk.
July 4, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Independence Day
* Nigel McGuinness def. JT Stahr
* Dr. Bones fought Benjamin Kimera to a no contest
* Mike Slade & Benjamin Kimera def. Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones by DQ
* Brad Smith (w/ Ganger) def. Tack
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Alan Wasylychyn & Matt Dillinger (sub. for Aaron Williams)
July 5, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Crazy J def. Brian Beech
* Matt Stryker & Alan Wasylychyn def. Tom Peepers & Sven
* HWA Television Champion Rob Matrix fought Nigel McGuinness to a draw
* Mace Steele def. Viper
* Kara Kildare, Hillbilly Jed & Indiana Kid Jr. def. Hellena Heavenly, Jon Moxley & Ooga Booga
* Cody Hawk & Shawn Osbourne def. Matt Stryker & Alan Wasylychyn by DQ
* Rory Fox & Matt Stryker def. Cody Hawk & Shawn Osbourne
July 5, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Chris Hall fought Matthew Taylor to a no contest
* D-N-A (Doug Charlez & Aaron Xtreme) def. Sid Fabulous & Lightning Tim Lutz
* Ron Mathis def. Clark Konnor
* Dave Crist def. Mitch Magnus
* Marcus Anthony & Nick Cutler (w/ Danny O'Brien) def. Gerome Phillips & Jake Crist
July 5, 2014 - HWA Cyberclash 7.0: Egos Rising - LSC Arena in Middletown, OH
The final HWA event
* Devon Nos def. American Kickboxer II and Sid Fabulous in a Three Way Match
* Kongo Kong def. Brian Dewey
* Heidi Lovelace def. Amber Rodriguez and Cherry Bomb in a Three Way Match
* Black Wallstreet (Chuck Lennox & Solo) def. Dean Jablonski & Pepper Parks (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Dru Skillz def. Shark Boy
* Jerry Andrews won a Battle Royal
* HWA Heritage Champion Jeff Halloway def. BJ Whitmer
* Brian Beech def. Apollo Starr
* Dustin Rayz def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Chance Prophet to win the title. The victory was later nullified and Prophet remained the HWA Heavyweight Champion until October when the promotion officially closed.
July 6, 2002 - Middletown High School in Middletown, OH
Results unavailable, card incomplete. Featured Nigel McGuinness, EZ Money and The Island Boys on the card.
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Lance Cade vs. Chris Kanyon
July 7, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jon Moxley def. Kyle Haven
* Lord Matthew Taylor def. Dez Coltraine
* Aaron Xtreme def. Chris Hall
* Chris Hall & Jesse Emerson def. Aaron Xtreme & Dustin Rayz by countout
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. Jesse Emerson
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Ron Mathis & Tarek the Legend
July 8, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jon Moxley def. Ryan Campbell
* Ala Hussein def. Sid Fabulous
* Tim Donst def. Dave Crist
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) & Chris Hall def. Brian Beech, Ron Mathis & V-Rad
* Deja Vu def. Jesse Emerson
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. JT Stahr
* The Love Connection (Matt Taylor & Chad Cruise) def. Aaron Xtreme & Doug Charlez
* Jake Crist def. The Love Connection (Matt Taylor & Chad Cruise) in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
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