This Week in HWA History: May 21st - 27th
This Week in HWA History: May 21st - 27th
It’s the week before Memorial Day and a really busy week in HWA History. Title changes, lots of historical results and one of the biggest shows in HWA history … Pillman 2000!
Title Changes
May 22, 2012 (Hamilton, OH) - Alex Colon won the HWA American Luchacore Title in a Fatal Four Way Match also involving Dave Crist, Trevor Court and HWA American Luchacore Champion Nick Cutler
May 23, 2003 (Cincinnati, OH) - D’Lo Brown & Matt Stryker defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Chet Jablonski to win the titles
May 25, 2000 (Cincinnati, OH) - Race Steele defeats Chip Fairway in the finals of the HWA Heavyweight Title tournament to win the vacant title
May 26, 2005 (Cincinnati, OH) - Cody Hawk & Chet Jablonski defeat HWA Tag Team Champions D’Lo Brown & Matt Stryker to win the titles
May 26, 2010 (Middletown, OH) - Ron Mathis defeates HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson to win the title
Historical Results
May 21, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included ring announcer Hoss informing the crowd that Lance Cade won the HWA Heavyweight Title two days prior at the TV tapings in Jeffersonville, IN
* Lance Cade def. Brother Clay
* Human Time Bomb def. Medic 8
* Matt Stryker def. Derrick Neikirk (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Chris Harvard (w/ EZ Money) def. Cody Hawk
* Johnny the Bull def. Chet Jablonski (w/ Brock Guffman)
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Lance Cade def. Matt Dillinger
* Nigel McGuinness (w/ Tina Ambrose-McGuinness) def. EZ Money (w/ Chris Harvard)
* Rey Mysterio Jr. & Spanky def. BJ Whimter & Chad Collyer
May 21, 2005 - St. Jude's Charity Show - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Joe Kopasz def. Bruce Grey in a battle of the referees. Cody Hawk was the special referee.
* Cody Hawk def. Brian Jennings (w/ Dr. Bones and Professor McQuittle)
* Ala Hussein def. Brad Smith
* AJ Sparx, Madison & Nevaeh def. Jenelle Sinclair, Kara Kidare & Patrick Black
* Jon Moxley & Viper def. Quinten Lee & Rob Matrix
* Lotus fought Crazy J to a 20-minute time limit draw
May 22, 2012 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Gerome Phillips def. Reed Bentley
* Dr. Bones def. G-Force
* Jake Crist def. Doug Charlez
* Matt Taylor def. Remi Wilkins
* Jesse Emerson def. Troy Marcum
* The Heavyweight Heroes (Jon Murray & Clark Konnor) def. Zakk Spadez & AJB and Dre Jacobs & Lennox Norris in a Three Way Tag Team Match
* Jeff Mayhem def. Chris Hall by DQ
* Aaron McCormick def. Ron Mathis
* Alex Colon def. Dave Crist, Trevor Court and HWA American Luchacore Champion Nick Cutler in a Fatal Four Way Match to win the title
* Dave Crist def. Nick Cutler
May 23, 2001 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Dean Jablonski def. The Hussla
* Derrick Neikirk def. BJ Whitmer
* JJ Duquesne def. Cody Hawk
* Ash Parker def. Pepper Parks by DQ when BJ Whitmer interfered
* Nigel McGuinness & Human Time Bomb def. Crypt Kauldron & Bennie the Bookie
* Matt Stryker def. Chet Jablonski
May 23, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) fought Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) to a no contest in a Lumberjack Match in Match #2 of the Number One Contender's Series
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Nigel McGuinness & TJ Dalton by DQ
* Brian Jennings def. JT Stahr
* Kimera def. Pepper Parks
* Cody Hawk & Jesse Hyde def. Eric Darkstorm, Jon Moxley & Dick Rick in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match
May 23, 2009 - HWA May Day - Norwood Recreation Center in Norwood, OH
* The Entourage (Chris Hall & V-Rad) (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Aaron Williams & Dave Crist and Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) in a Three Way Match
* JT Stahr def. Jesse Emerson
* Lightning Tim Lutz def. Dameon Daniels
* Deja Vu def. Kaden Assad
* Andre Heart def. Ryan Campbell
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Brian Beech & Ron Mathis
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Osyris
May 25, 2000 - 3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show - Schmidt Fieldhouse in Cincinnati, OH
Featured appearances by Kevin Nash, Les Thatcher, Ricky Steamboat and Cincinnati Reds players Sean Casey and Dmitri Young; David Penzer of WCW was the ring announcer for the event; During an in-ring ceremony, the Pillman family was presented with a check for $36,936
Pre-Show Showcase Matches:
* Logan Caine & Rory Fox def. Jeremy Lopez & Jet Jaguar
* BJ Payne (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Rico Constantino
* Chuck Palumbo def. Sean O'Haire
* Reckless Youth def. Scotty Sabre
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. Flash Flanagan & Matt Stryker (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
Main Card:
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Jaime-San (Jamie Noble) (w/ Tony Marinara)
* Race Steele def. Chip Fairway (w/ local radio DJ Marc Amazon) in the finals of the HWA Heavyweight Title tournament to win the vacant title
* Anthony McMurphy (sub. for Terry Taylor) def. Cody Michaels
* Tim Horner (w/ Missy Hyatt) def. Tom Prichard
* The Harris Brothers def. Billy Kidman & Disco Inferno (sub. for David Flair) (w/ Torrie Wilson). Cincinnati Reds player Sean Casey was the special referee.
* Vampiro def. Captain Rection
* Chris Benoit def. Steven Regal
* Diamond Dallas Page def. Shane Douglas
* ECW World Champion Justin Credible def. Raven
* D'Lo Brown & Eddie Guerrero def. Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn
May 25, 2003 - Eastwood Expo Center in Niles, OH
Originally scheduled for Salem, OH
* Nigel McGuinness won a 14-Man Battle Royal. Other participants included Black Militia #2, Black Militia #3, TJ Dalton, Drew the Don, Monty Fabulous, Rory Fox, Gotti, Hoss, Quinten Lee, Medic 8, Shawn Osbourne, Mike Slade, and JT Stahr
* Drew the Don def. Shawn Osbourne
* Rory Fox def. Quinten Lee
* Co-HWA Cruiserweight Champion JT Stahr fought Co-HWA Cruiserweight Champion TJ Dalton to a draw
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan def. Nigel McGuinness
* AJ Sparx def. Bobbi Jo Jablonski
* D'Lo Brown, Hoss & Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer, Chet Jablonski & Cody Hawk in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
May 26, 1999 - Coyote's Music & Dance Hall in Ft. Mitchell, KY
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Rory Fox
* Chad Collyer def. Matt Stryker
* Tarek the Great def. Suicide Kid
* Chip Fairway, Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. "The Expert" Brian Taylor, The Xtremist & Todd Morton (w/ GQ Masters III)
* Shark Boy def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III) to win the title
* HWA/Coyote's Bar Room Brawler Champion Bull Pain (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Tony Anthony
May 26, 2006 - HWA Ground Zero 2006 - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* HWA Television Champion Brad Smith def. Pepper Parks
* Dean Jablonski def. Two trainees in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Following the match, Matt Stryker came out to issue a challenge for later that evening.
* Ala Hussein def. Jon Thornhill
* Jake Crist & Aaron Williams def. Dave Crist & Alan Wasylychyn in Match #3 of the Number One Contender's Series
* Dick Rick def. Brian Beech and JT Stahr in a Three Way Match
* Matt Stryker def. Dean Jablonski
* Cody Hawk def. Eric Darkstorm. Had Cody Hawk lost the match, he would've been forced to retire.
May 26, 2010 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Chris Hall fought King Vu to a double countout
* American Kickboxer II def. Nate Flames
* Loto Mendoza (Jake Crist) def. Sir Chadwick Cruise
* IPW Jr. Heavyweight Champion Dustin Rayz def. Sid Fabulous
* Lord Matthew Taylor def. Loco Mendoza (Dave Crist)
* Ron Mathis def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson to win the title
May 27, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Deja Vu def. Dameon Daniels
* Andre Heart def. Sid Fabulous (w/ Kid Fabulous)
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams def. Lightning Tim Lutz
* Jon Moxley def. Ron Mathis
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Andre Heart & V-Rad (w/ Brock Guffman)
Match of the Week
Had a tough time finding a match for this week so here’s a Jon Moxley vs. King Vu match that I’m completely unsure of the date on or where it was held. Regardless, it’s a pretty fun match and these two always had great chemistry together. Enjoy!
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