This Week in HWA History: May 14th - 20th

Dean Rasmussen

Before we get going this week, I want to make a quick mention of the passing of Death Valley Driver Video Review (DVDVR) founder DEAN~! Rasmussen on May 4th. I didn’t know Dean nor did I interact with him online but I do remember reading his work in the DVDVRs in the 2000s and it was wonderful. It was so full of fun and energy and humor. You could tell in his writing that was extremely passionate for professional wrestling and it showed. There are several tributes out there for him but two I would suggest everyone check out would be the tribute post that Eric Ritz wrote on Segunda Caida and the “Exile on Badstreet” tribute podcast put together with Kris Zellner, Phil Schneider and Phil Rippa. Also go back through the Internet Archive and read some of the old DVDVR issues, you’ll be glad you did.

RIP DEAN~!

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Title Changes

May 15, 2007 (Cincinnati, OH) - Quinten Lee def. Ganger to win the HWA Television Title

May 16, 2006 (Cincinnati, OH) - Brad Smith def. Matt Stryker to win the HWA Television Title

May 19, 1999 (Cincinnati, OH) - Shark Boy defeats Chip Fairway in the finals of a one-night tournament to win the vacant HWA Cruiserweight Title

May 19, 2002 (Jeffersonville, IN) - Lance Cade defeats Johnny the Bull to win the HWA Heavyweight Title

May 20, 2005 (Cincinnati, OH) - Lotus (Dave Crist) & Crazy J (Jake Crist) def. Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) to win the HWA Tag Team Titles

May 20, 2009 (Middletown, OH) - Aaron Williams wins a Four Way Elimination Match over Andre Heart, Mr. Jacko and V-Rad to win the vacant HWA Cruiserweight Title

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Historical Results

May 14, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included HWA commissioner Patrick Black announcing that BJ Whitmer would defend the Cruiserweight Title against Rey Mysterio at the Red Barn show on May 18th.
* Cody Hawk def. Chet Jablonski
* Matt Dillinger (w/ Brother Clay) def. Lance Cade
* EZ Money def. Human Time Bomb
* Ron Waterman def. Chris Harvard. Prior to the match, Waterman fired Hellena Heavenly as his manager and powerbombed her. Harvard came to make the save.
* Race Steele def. Horace Hogan
* Shannon Moore & Jamie Noble def. BJ Whitmer & Chad Collyer

May 15, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Ron Mathis def. Troy Marcum
* Dr. Bones def. Jeff Mayhem and Mitch Magnus in a Three Way Match
* Jake Crist def. Reed Bentley
* Doug Charlez def. Aaron McCormick by DQ
* Gerome Phillips def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Nick Culter by countout
* HWA Tag Team Champions Chris Hall & Jesse Emerson (w/ Brock Guffman) def. The Heavyweight Heroes (Clark Konnor & Jon Murray)
* Dave Crist & Remi Wilkins def. Alex Colon & Trevor Court

May 16, 2004 - HWA Basebrawl - Cooper Stadium in Columbus, OH
Held in conjunction with the Columbus Clippers baseball team
* Matt Dillinger def. Ala Hussein
* Brother Clay, Brian Jennings, Ooga Booga & El Temor def. Michael Slade, Benjamin Kimera, Shawn Osbourne & Gotti
* Lordess def. AJ Sparx and Hellena Heavenly in a Three Way Match
* Chad Collyer def. Quinten Lee and Tack in a Three Way Match
* Cody Hawk & Deuce def. TJ Dalton & JT Stahr
* Nigel McGuinness def. Rory Fox

May 16, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Brad Smith def. HWA Television Champion Matt Stryker to win the title
* Gotti & Benjamin Kimera def. Brian Jennings & Ric Byrne
* Nigel McGuinness def. Ala Hussein
* TJ Dalton def. Quinten Lee
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) fought Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to a no contest in a Last Team Standing Match in Match #1 of the Number One Contender's Series
* JT Stahr def. Jesse Hyde
* Eric Darkstorm def. John Heidenriech

May 18, 2002 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer
* Tony B. def. Derrick Neikirk (w/ Brock Guffman)
* EZ Money & Chris Harvard def. Human Time Bomb & Nigel McGuinness (w/ Tina Ambrose-McGuinness)
* Horace Hogan & Chet Jablonski def. Johnny the Bull & Race Steele
* Lance Cade def. Cody Hawk
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion BJ Whitmer def. Rey Mysterio Jr. by DQ

May 19, 1999 - 2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show - Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, OH (Attendance: ~1,800)
* Shark Boy def. Matt Stryker in the first round of the HWA Cruiserweight Championship tournament
* Tarek the Great def. Jeramy Jett in the first round of the HWA Cruiserweight Championship tournament
* Chip Fairway def. Chad Collyer in the first round of the HWA Cruiserweight Championship tournament
* Rob Conway & Tim Horner def. Bull Pain & Flash Flanagan (w/ GQ Masters III)
* Shark Boy def. Tarek the Great in the semi-finals of the HWA Cruiserweight Championship tournament
* Terry Taylor def. Tom Prichard (w/ Missy Hyatt)
* Shark Boy def. Chip Fairway in the finals of the HWA Cruiserweight Championship tournament to win the vacant HWA Cruiserweight Title
* WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow def. Road Dogg
* Mankind def. D'Lo Brown
* Rey Mysterio Jr. & Konnan def. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko

May 19, 2000 - Carlisle High School in Carlisle, OH
* Logan Caine & Rory Fox def. Bennie the Bookie & The Xtremist
* BJ Whitmer def. Tim Moxley
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & JJ Duquense (w/ Honeysuckle Rose) def. Matt Stryker & The Xtremist (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Race Steele def. Alexis Machine in the semi-finals of the HWA Heavyweight Title Tournament
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. Bobby Casanova & Brian Fury (w/ GQ Masters III)
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Chip Fairway by DQ

May 19, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jayden Andrews & Joseph Schwartz def. Southern Values
* King Vu def. American Kickboxer II
* Chris Hall def. Aaron Xtreme and Kyle Haven in a Three Way Match
* Ron Mathis def. Sid Fabulous
* Tarek the Legend def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson by DQ
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. Dustin Rayz
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) (w/ Danny O'Brien) def. The Flying Mendoza Brothers (Loto (Jake Crist) & Loco (Dave Crist)) 

May 20, 2000 - National Guard Armory in Lebanon, OH
* Logan Caine & Rory Fox def. Tim Moxley & The Xtremist
* BJ Whitmer def. Brian Anthony
* Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Race Steele by DQ
* Matt Stryker & Bennie the Bookie (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & JJ Duquense
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. Alexis Machine & Brian Fury (w/ GQ Masters III)
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy (w/ Nick Roll) fought Chip Fairway to a double DQ

May 20, 2005 - HWA Ground Zero 2005 - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Cody Hawk def. Dick Rick
* Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker
* Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Tim Lutz & Viper
* The Hussla def. Brad Smith
* Dr. Bones def. HWA Television Champion Tack by countout
* AJ Sparx & Madison def. Jenelle Sinclair & Kara Kildare
* Lotus & Crazy J def. HWA Tag Team Champions Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) to win the titles
* Rob Matrix def. Brian Jennings
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Shawn Osbourne def. Rory Fox

May 20, 2006 - St. Jude's Hospital Charity Show - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included HWA stars Cody Hawk, Brian Jennings, JT Stahr, Andre Heart, Deja Vu, Kimera, Gotti, The Mavericks and Heather Owens as well as referees Skeeter Muldoon, Joe Kopasz, ring announcer Gumbo Malone and TV broadcasters Chris Kurtis and Hooks auctioning off personal appearances to raise money for St. Jude's Hospital
* Matt Dillinger def. Brad Smith
* Nevaeh fought Heather Owens to a draw
* JT Stahr & Benjamin Kimera fought HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) to a no contest
* Cody Hawk def. Gotti
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. Brian Jennings
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu), The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) and Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) fought to a no contest in a Three Way Match when Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee interfered

May 20, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous)
* Jesse Emerson def. Ala Hussein
* Aaron Williams def. Andre Heart, Mr. Jacko and V-Rad in a Four Way Elimination Match to win the vacant HWA Cruiserweight Title
* Brian Beech & Ron Mathis def. Chad Cruise & Matt Taylor
* Deja Vu def. Chris Hall
* Jake Crist def. Dave Crist. Aaron Williams was the special referee.

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Match of the Week

This week’s match is Ron Mathis vs Troy Marcum from the May 15, 2012 HWA Adrenaline event.

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