This Week in HWA History: Nov. 19th - 25th
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Welcome to another edition of “This Week in HWA History”! This week is covering November 19th -25th.
Historical results are light this week as it’s Thanksgiving but there were several major shows, including a Red Barn show in 2001 and a major event at the Sorg in 2008. Plus there’s the usual TV tapings.
Let’s jump in!
Match of the Week
Pepper Parks (AEW’s The Blade) vs. Aaron Williams (HWA Adrenaline, Nov. 25, 2006) (Taped on Nov. 21, 2006)
Title Changes
*November 19, 2008 (HWA A Fight at the Opera in Middletown, OH) - Benjamin Kimera & Deja Vu beat HWA Tag Team Champions The Entourage (JT Stahr & V-Rad (sub. for Chris Hall)) to win the titles
*November 21, 2006 (HWA Adrenaline TV Taping in Cincinnati, OH) - Brian Jennings defeats HWA Television Champion Gotti to win the title
*November 22, 2008 (HWA High Def in Middletown, OH) - The Entourage (Chris Hall & V-Rad) defeat HWA Tag Team Champions Benjamin Kimera & Deja Vu to win back the titles they’d previously lost a few days prior.
Historical Results
November 19, 2008 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Aaron Williams def. V-Rad
* Benjamin Kimera & Deja Vu def. HWA Tag Team Champions The Entourage (JT Stahr & V-Rad (sub. for Chris Hall)) to win the titles
* Dustin Rayz def. Random Dragon
* Dick Rick def. Matt Taylor
* Jon Moxley def. Jesse Emerson
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte)
November 20th - No events held
November 21, 2004 - HWA Sunday Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Brian Johnson fought JT Stahr to a double countout
* HWA Television Champion Deuce def. Matt Shock
* Quinten Lee def. Rage David Payne
* Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) def. Benjamin Kimera & Viper
November 21, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Brian Beech def. Ala Hussein
* Benjamin Kimera def. Sami Callihan and Scottie Murray in a Three Way Match
* Alan Wasylychyn def. Tack
* Eddie Gonzales def. Tarek the Great
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. The Hippies (Jesse Hyde & Pompano Joe) and Brother Clay & JT Stahr in a Three Way Match
* Matt Stryker def. Ganger
* Brian Jennings def. HWA Television Champion Gotti to win the title
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Pepper Parks def. Aaron Williams
* Chad Collyer & Nigel McGuinness def. Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist)
November 22, 2005 - HWA Live Event - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Pepper Parks def. Ala Hussein
* Brad Smith & Ganger def. Andre Heart & Richard Phillips and Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn in a Three Way Match
* Lotus def. Sick Nick
* Tack def. Dick Rick
* Brian Jennings def. Quinten Lee
* Rory Fox & Hellena Heavenly fought Crazy J & Nevaeh to a no contest when Jon Moxley stormed the ring and laid out Crazy J and Rory Fox. Cody Hawk ran in to make the save and hit Moxley with the HWA Heavyweight Title belt.
* Matt Stryker def. Brian Beech
November 22, 2008 - HWA High Def - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jesse Emerson def. Eric Ryan
* The Entourage (Chris Hall & V-Rad) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Benjamin Kimera & Deja Vu to win the titles
* Carter Grey def. Louis Lyndon
* SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Ashley Lane & Nevaeh def. Hailey Hatred & Mary Elizabeth
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams def. Dustin Rayz in the Match #7 in the Best of Seven Series. Williams wins the series 4-3.
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. Christian Faith & Vincent Nothing
* Jon Moxley def. Dick Rick in a Last Man Standing Match
November 22, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Gerome Phillips def. Sid Fabulous
* Dave Crist fought Nick Cutler to a 15-minute time limit draw
* Dustin Rayz def. Remi Wilkins
* Jake Crist def. Kevin Frost
* D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) def. The Kentucky Buffet (Alex Castle & Matt Cage)
* Jerry Andrews def. Clark Konnor
* Ron Mathis def. Chris Hall by countout
November 23, 2004 - Main Event TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Benjamin Kimera & Viper
* Crazy J def. Super Zeta
* Brian Johnson def. Mike Desire by DQ
* HWA Television Champion Deuce def. Tack
* Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) & Jenelle Sinclair fought Cody Hawk, Matt Stryker & AJ Sparx to a no contest
November 24, 2001 - Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Tony B. def. Matt Dillinger (w/ Jaxon Breeze) and Gotti in a Three Way Match
* Evan Karagias, Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi def. Shark Boy & The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Dean Jablonski) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Matt Stryker fought Shannon Moore to a no contest
* Lance Cade & Mike Sanders def. Charlie Haas & Cody Hawk in a Tag Team Lumberjack Match
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Island Boys def. Elix Skipper & Russ McCullough
* Race Steele, Steve Bradley & Val Venis def. Johnny the Bull, Kwee Wee & Lash LeRoux
* HWA Heavyweight Champion EZ Money (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. D'Lo Brown
November 25th - No events held
(Note: Although my records show no events held this day, there is conflicting information regarding a Nov 4th, 2009“Fight at the Opera” event. Some places show that the event was held on Nov 25th, others show Nov 4th. Thus far, I have been unable to confirm the actual date as the Wayback Machine does not have any archives of the HWA web site for November 2009. If I’m able to confirm the correct date, I will update in a future issue.)
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