This Week in HWA History: July 30 - Aug. 5

Happy Sunday everyone!

Welcome to another week in HWA history. This week we move into the month of August as we look at the time period of July 30th - August 5th.

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Match of the Week

I couldn’t find a match on YouTube to line up with the dates with this week. Instead, here’s a match between two HWA mainstays in Rory Fox and Jake Crist, then going by the name of Crazy J, from the HWA Arena.

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Title Changes

July 31, 2003 (Cincinnati, OH) - Rory Fox defeats HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy to win the title

August 4, 2001 (Batavia, OH) - Race Steele def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele to win the title

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Historical Results

July 31, 2009 - HWA Drake Younger's Psycho Circus - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* V-Rad won a Bunkhouse Stampede Battle Royal
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. Chance Prophet
* Ron Mathis def. Dameon Daniels in a Thumbtacks Match in the first round of the Drake Younger Invitational Tournament
* Jon Moxley def. Scotty Vortekz in a Dog Collar Match in the first round of the Drake Younger Invitational Tournament
* Drake Younger def. Christian Faith in a Four Corners of Fun Match in the first round of the Drake Younger Invitational Tournament
* King Vu (w/ Chad Cruise, Matt Taylor and Shawn Bond) def. Vincent Nothing
* Brian Beech def. Matt Taylor in a Leather Strap Match
* Jon Moxley def. Drake Younger and Ron Mathis in a Three Way Fans Bring the Weapons Match in the finals of the Drake Younger Invitational Tournament

August 1, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included Jaxon Breeze announcing that Brian Beech vs. Pepper Parks and Cody Hawk vs. Sami Callihan would take place on next week's program; Brother Clay did a traveling tent revival segment during the intermission of the taping
* Chris Carnage def. Mr. Jacko
* Dr. Bones def. Gotti in the first round of the HWA Television Championship tournament
* Benjamin Kimera def. Tack in the first round of the HWA Television Championship tournament
* Sami Callihan (w/ Jon Moxley and Pepper Parks) def. Cody Hawk
* JT Stahr def. Andre Heart by DQ
* Nigel McGuinness, Jesse Hyde & Scottie Murray def. The Montezuma Express (Eddie Gonzales & Super Zeta) & Ganger
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) fought Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to a no contest

August 2, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* HWA Television Champion Lotus def. Viper
* Quinten Lee def. Ric Byrne
* Ala Hussein def. Jon Moxley
* Matt Stryker def. Nigel McGuinness
* Cody Hawk def. Rob Matrix by DQ when Matrix handcuffed Hawk to the ropes and allowed Matt Stryker to beat down Hawk. 

August 2, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Ron Mathis def. Remi Wilkins
* Chris Hall def. Jerry Andrews
* Jon Murray def. Clark Konnor, Matt Dreez, Mitch Magnus and Lightning Tim Lutz in a Five Way Scramble Match
* Jake Crist def. Dustin Rayz
* Nick Cutler def. Sid Fabulous
* Dave Crist def. Jesse Emerson by DQ

August 4, 2001 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Static def. Chris Cage
* Chet Jablonski def. Bo Lewis
* Gotti def. Crypt Kauldron
* Lance Cade def. Bennie the Bookie
* Nigel McGuinness, Tony B. & Human Time Bomb def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Dean Jablonski) & The Prototype
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Pepper Parks def. Matt Stryker and Shark Boy in a Three Way Match
* Nick Dinsmore def. Jason Lee
* Race Steele def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Cody Hawk to win the title

August 4, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Matthew Taylor def. Dez Coltraine
* Dustin Rayz def. Chris Hall
* Dylan Bostic, Jeremy Madrox & Ron Mathis def. American Kickboxer II, Kyle Haven & Sid Fabulous
* Jon Moxley def. Chadwick Cruise
* Jake Crist def. Tarek the Legend
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Gerome Phillips (w/ Andre Davis) def. Dave Crist

August 4, 2012 - HWA Road to Destiny 2012 - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Trevor Court def. Shane Strickland
* Kyle Maverick def. Joe Gacy
* Clark Konnor, Jon Murray & Dre Jacobs def. Kris Kanton, Medic 8 & Moondog Mooney
* Dustin Rayz def. Lennox Norris
* Aaron McCormick def. Doug Charlez in a Ladder Match to become the #1 Contender for the HWA American Luchacore Title
* Dr. Bones & G-Force def. HWA Tag Team Champions Chris Hall & Jesse Emerson by DQ
* Tarek the Legend def. Ron Mathis in a Respect Match
* Alex Colon & DJ Hyde def. Dave Crist & Jake Crist

August 5, 2000 - FOE Eagles Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Rory Fox def. BJ Whitmer to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Cruiserweight Title
* Bennie the Bookie def. Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq. (w/ Honeysuckle Rose)
* Logan Caine & Freakshow def. Tim Moxley & P.O.D.
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. Matt Stryker
* Shark Boy def. Chip Fairway in a Blanchester Boot Camp Match

August 5, 2006 - Bellevue High School in Bellevue, KY
* Jesse Hyde def. The Warlock
* Jay Donaldson def. Dr. Melvin Winkelman
* Heather Owens & Nevaeh def. Kara Kildare & Sin D
* Ryan Stone def. Ice
* Pepper Parks def. Andre Heart
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. Aaron Williams
* Andre Heart & Jesse Hyde def. Jon Moxley & Pepper Parks

August 5, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* King Vu def. Kid Fabulous
* Dave Crist def. Aaron Xtreme
* V-Rad def. Dave Crist
* The Love Connection (Chad Cruise & Matt Taylor) (w/ King Vu and Shawn Bond) def. Brian Beech & Ron Mathis
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. Tim Donst

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