This Week in HWA History: Sept. 17th - 23rd
Welcome to another week in HWA History! This week covers September 17th through the 23rd.
This week features a lot of title changes, the premiere episode of HWA Adrenaline on the CinCW network, a huge show at the HWA Arena in Evendale and tons more!
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Match of the Week
This week’s match is Chad Collyer vs. Dick Rick (now L.A. Knight in WWE) from the September 23, 2006 episode of HWA Adrenaline, which was the premiere episode on the CinCW network.
Title Changes
*September 17, 2002 (HWA Showcase in Cincinnati, OH) - Matt Stryker def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Cody Hawk to win the title
*September 19, 2006 (HWA Adrenaline TV Taping in Cincinnati, OH) - The Hippies (Jesse Hyde & Pompano Joe) & Scottie Murray def. HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) & HWA Television Champion JT Stahr when Murray pinned Stahr. The HWA Tag Team and HWA TV Titles were all on the line during the match. Due to pre-match stipulations, Murray won the TV Title. The tag team titles did not change hands due to a technicality.
*September 23, 1998 (HWA in Lima, OH) - Chip Fairway & Cody Hawk defeat HWA Tag Team Champions “The Expert” Brian Taylor & The Bounty Hunter to win the titles
*September 23, 2005 (HWA “The End” in Cincinnati, OH) - Crazy J (Jake Crist) won a three way match over Tack and HWA Television Champion Lotus (Dave Crist) to win the title
*September 23, 2005 (HWA “The End” in Cincinnati, OH) - Cody Hawk defeats HWA Heavyweight Champion Matt Stryker in a No Count Out, No Time Limit Match to win the title
Historical Results
September 17, 2002 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* The Hussla def. Ric Byrne
* Joseth Castle & Psycho Sarge def. Shawn & Travis
* Brother Clay & Matt Dillinger def. Chet Jablonski & Derrick Neikirk
* Bennie the Bookie def. Rory Fox
* Matt Stryker def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Cody Hawk to win the title
September 17, 2008 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dustin Rayz def. Matt Taylor
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams def. Dylan Bostic
* Jake Crist def. Danny Duggan
* HWA Tag Team Champions The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) fought Murder City Inc. (Benjamin & Jason Kimera) and The Entourage ("Madness" Chris Hall & JT Stahr) to a time limit draw in a Three Way Match
* Sami Callihan def. Jon Moxley by DQ
September 17, 2011 - HWA Showdown - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* "Hollywood" Trevor Court & Jerry Andrews def. Lightning Tim Lutz & Overload
* James Avery def. Big Sue Jackson
* Nick Culter def. Marcus Anthony by DQ
* Remi Wilkins def. Juice Jennings
* Clark Konnor def. Tripp Cassidy
* Dustin Rayz def. Tarek the Legend
* Aaron Williams, Chris Hall & Matt Taylor def. The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) & Jesse Emerson
September 18, 2001 - HWA Showcase - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Bennie the Bookie & BJ Whitmer def. The Hussla (w/ Jaxon Breeze) & Crypt
* Johnny the Bull def. Tony B.
* Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi def. Human Time Bomb & Shark Boy
* Kid Romeo def. Chad Collyer and Ash Parker in a Three Way Match
* HWA Tag Team Champions The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Dean Jablonski) def. Evan Karagias & Shannon Moore
* Lance Cade def. Johnny the Bull and Bennie the Bookie in a Three Way Match
* Reno def. Kwee Wee
* Jamie Noble & Lash LeRoux def. Pepper Parks (w/ Brock Guffman) & Matt Stryker
* Cody Hawk, Nigel McGuinness & Race Steele def. Mark Jindrak, Reno & Jason Jett (w/ Squire Dave Taylor)
September 19, 2006 - HWA Adrenaline TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Included the announcement that HWA Adrenaline would debut on the CinCW network in Cincinnati on Saturday afternoons at 2PM
* Dick Rick def. Chad Collyer
* Heather Owens & AJ Sparx def. Hellena Heavenly & Nevaeh
* Chris Carnage def. Eddie Gonzales
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn)
* Brian Beech def. Brother Clay
* Pepper Parks (w/ Sami Callihan) def. Tack
* Ganger def. Gotti, Benjamin Kimera and Deja Vu in a Four Way Match
* The Hippies (Jesse Hyde & Pompano Joe) & Scottie Murray def. HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) & HWA Television Champion JT Stahr when Murray pinned Stahr. The HWA Tag Team and HWA TV Titles were all on the line during the match. Due to pre-match stipulations, Murray won the TV Title. The tag team titles did not change hands due to a technicality.
September 20, 2005 - HWA Domination TV Taping - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
The final "Domination" taping before the show changed to HWA Adrenaline
* Benjamin Kimera won a gauntlet match which also included Brad Smith, Ganger and Alan Wasylychyn
* Pepper Parks & Super Zeta def. Dick Rick & Ranger Hayes
* Brian Jennings def. Quinten Lee
* Lotus & Viper def. Jon Moxley & Ric Byrne
* Rory Fox def. Tack
* Mace Steele def. Gotti
* Matt Stryker def. Cody Hawk
September 20, 2009 - HWA @ Sports of All Sorts in Springdale, OH
* Sid Fabulous def. JT Stahr
* Dylan Bostic fought GT Vega to a no contest
* Lightning Tim Lutz def. Ronnie Longworth
* Ron Mathis def. Brian Beech by DQ
* Lord Matthew Taylor def. Devon Maximus and Kid Fabulous in a Three Way Match
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams def. Chris Hall
* Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) def. King Vu & Tim Donst (w/ Jon Moxley and Shawn Bond)
September 20, 2011 - HWA Adrenaline - Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Chris Hall def. Dre Jacobs
* Dave Crist def. Troy Marcum
* Dustin Rayz def. Jeff Mayhem
* Sid Fabulous & Lightning Tim Lutz def. Clark Konnor & Jon Murray
* Jerry Andrews def. Lightning Tim Lutz
* Nick Cutler def. Jake Crist, Remi Wilkins and Ron Mathis in a Four Way Match
September 21st - No events held
September 22nd - No events held
September 23, 2000 - Western Sports Mall in Cincinnati, OH
* Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Pepper Parks) (w/ Brock Guffman)
* Bennie the Bookie def. Human Time Bomb by DQ
* Matt Stryker (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Chip Fairway (w/ Rory Fox)
* Future Shock (BJ Whitmer & Logan Caine) def. HWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Casanova & GQ Masters III (sub. for Brian Fury) by count out
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. The Xtremist in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Chad Collyer (w/ Hellena Heavenly), Rory Fox (w/ Chip Fairway) and The Hussla in a Four Way Elimination Match
September 23, 2005 - HWA The End - HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Gotti def. Dick Rick
* Alan Wasylychyn def. Benjamin Kimera
* Nevaeh def. AJ Sparx, Hellena Heavenly and Kara Kildare in a Four Way Match
* Indiana Kid Jr. & Hillbilly Jed def. Jon Moxley & Ric Byrne
* Rory Fox def. Pepper Parks
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Matt Dillinger & Brian Jennings
* Crazy J def. Tack and HWA Television Champion Lotus in a Three Way Match to win the title
* Cody Hawk def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Matt Stryker in a No Count Out, No Time Limit Match to win the title
September 23, 2009 - HWA A Fight at the Opera - Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Devon Maximus def. Chris McGraw and V-Rad in a Three Way Match
* Lord Matthew Taylor def. Sid Fabulous
* Dave Crist def. Jon Moxley
* Aaron Williams def. Ron Mathis
* Jake Crist fought King Vu to a no contest
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