This Week in HWA History (Mar 31st – Apr 6th)

Happy Easter everyone! Here’s what happening this week in HWA history

Site Updates

Not too many site updates this week as I’ve been working on some projects outside of here but behind the scenes I’m still working on compiling all the title histories and should have those up sometime in April.

Historical Results

March 31, 2010 – HWA A Fight at the Opera – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Nate Flames def. Sid Fabulous
* Ron Mathis def. Aaron Xtreme
* Tarek the Legend def. American Kickboxer II
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson def. Shank Barzini
* Chris Hall & The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) & Shawn Bond
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley def. Dustin Rayz

April 1, 2000 – FOE Eagles Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Logan Caine def. JJ Duquense
* Chip Fairway def. Bennie the Bookie
* Tim Moxley def. The Xtremist
* Chad Collyer & Matt Stryker (w/ Hellena Heavenly) def. Astin Augutus Ambrose Esq. & BJ Whitmer
* Bobby Casanova (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Rory Fox
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. Alexis Machine & Brian Fury (w/ GQ Masters III) and Race Steele & Shark Boy in a Three Way Match

April 1, 2009 – HWA A Fight at the Opera – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jake Crist def. Dustin Rayz
* Dick Rick def. Aaron Williams and Lightning Tim Lutz in a Three Way Match
* Brian Beech & Ron Mathis fought The Entourage (Chris Hall & V-Rad) to a double countount
* Tim Donst def. Andre Heart
* Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) def. Chad Cruise & Matt Taylor
* Jon Moxley def. Deja Vu in a No Holds Barred Match

April 2, 2004 – HWA Retribution – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Shawn Osbourne & Benjamin Kimera by DQ
* AJ Sparx & El Temor def. Jenelle Sinclair & Chad Collyer
* Gotti def. Quinten Lee
* Bull Pain & Michael Todd Stratton def. Monty Fabulous & Brian Jennings
* Matt Dillinger def. Big Al
* Michael Slade (w/ Patrick Black) def. Hillbilly Jed
* Hoss def. Nigel McGuinness
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Rory Fox def. Deuce by countout
* Cody Hawk & Matt Stryker def. HWA Tag Team Champions TJ Dalton & JT Stahr (w/ Brock Guffman) to win the titles

April 3, 1999 – FOE Eagles Hall in Blanchester, OH
* Todd Morton def. Matt Stryker
* Shark Boy def. Jeramy Jett (w/ Astin Augustus Ambrose, Hellena Heavenly and Wrathchild)
* Bull Pain (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Cody Hawk
* The Xtremist def. Anthony McMurphy
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Casanova (Bobby Kane) def. Chad Collyer and Tarek the Great in a Three Way Match
* Chip Fairway & Matt Stryker def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & “The Expert” Brian Taylor

April 3, 2012 – HWA Adrenaline – Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Aaron McCormick def. Dave Crist
* Remi Wilkins def. Jesse Emerson by DQ
* Nick Cutler def. HWA American Luchacore Champion Gerome Phillips to win the title
* Doug Charlez def. Gavin Thorson
* Alex Colon fought Jake Crist to a time limit draw
* The Heavyweight Heroes (Clark Konnor & Jon Murray) def. HWA Tag Team Champions The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) to win the titles

April 4, 2006 – HWA Adrenaline TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Quinten Lee def. Alan Wasylychyn
* TJ Cannon & Jason Havoc def. Irish Airborne (Lotus & Crazy J)
* Brad Smith def. Andre Heart
* Pepper Parks & Tack def. Ganger & Super Zeta
* TJ Dalton def. JT Stahr
* Brian Beech & Brian Jennings def. Benjamin Kimera & Gotti
* Jon Moxley def. Matt Stryker

April 5, 2003 – HWA Overload – Red Barn Flea Market in Batavia, OH
* Brother Clay def. Big Al
* Brian Carlucci def. Quinten Lee
* Bobbi Jo Jablonski def. Tina Ambrose
* JT Stahr & TJ Dalton def. The South Side Playaz (Drew the Don & Gotti)
* Chad Collyer def. Chet Jablonski
* HWA European Champion Nigel McGuinness def. Rory Fox
* Lance Cade, Rene Dupree & Sylvan Grenier def. Matt Morgan, Hoss & Nova
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Matt Stryker def. BJ Whitmer in a 30 Minute Iron Man Match

April 5, 2005 – HWA Domination TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Benjamin Kimera def. The Hussla
* Brother Clay def. Gotti
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones and Tack & Viper in a Three Way Match
* Matt Stryker def. Brad Smith
* JT Stahr def. Ala Hussein and Quinten Lee in a Three Way Match to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Television Title
* HWA Tag Team Champions Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) def. Chad Collyer & Nigel McGuinness by DQ

April 6 – No events held

Have a great Easter everyone!

Show of the Week: HWA Hysteria 2010

A new feature I’ll be starting up here over the course of this site will be the “Show of the Week” where I highlight matches and forgotten events from the archives. Some weeks I may have the full show, some weeks there may only be a handful of matches that I’ve pieced together. Regardless, it’s a chance to get some lesser known footage out there in front of people who may not have seen it.

First up in the series … HWA Hysteria 2010. Only three matches from the show have surfaced online. Here they are in the order they appeared on the card.

Ron Mathis vs. Shank Barzini

HWA American Luchacore Title: Jesse Emerson [c] vs. Dustin Rayz

HWA Tag Team Championship: The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) [c] vs. The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte)

Other matches on the card were:
*Jeremy Madrox vs. Sid Fabulous
*Kyle Haven vs. Jock Samson
*Tarek the Legend vs. American Kickboxer #2
*King Vu vs. “The Madness” Chris Hall in a No Holds Barred Match

Full results from the show can be found in the 2010 results section

Check back on Easter Sunday for the next update!

This Week in HWA History (March 24th – 30th)

Happy Sunday everyone! Here’s this week’s site updates and historical cards!

Site Updates
*Added multiple TV matches from 2001-02 to the HWA on YouTube page
*Corrected results from the 3/17/04 and 3/20/06 events
*Added BPW results to the results section

With the HWA on YouTube page up and going, my next priority is to compile the title histories over the next few weeks. I’m hoping to have all those up by the end of April. I’m also still sorting through an HWA playlist I’ve found on YouTube covering a lot of the 2011-12 Hamilton era. Will get those linked up on the YouTube page soon.

Once the title histories are online, then I can move onto Phase 2 of the site which is reaching out to people for Q&A’s or interviews. Currently making a list of who I could reach out to and what the best format would be. Maybe a podcast? Not sure yet. More to come as we get closer to summer on that but would love to hear some ideas!

Historical Results

March 24, 2010 – HWA A Fight at the Opera – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Ron Mathis def. Kyle Haven
* Jesse Emerson def. Nate Flames
* American Kickboxer II def. Sid Fabulous
* King Vu def. Dameon Daniels
* Dustin Rayz def. Gilbert
* The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) & Shawn Bond def. Chris Hall in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match

March 25, 2000 – National Guard Armory in Hamilton, OH
* Bobby Casanova & Tim Moxley (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Logan Caine & Rory Fox
* BJ Whitmer def. The Xtremist
* Bennie the Bookie def. JJ Duquense
* Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq (w/ Honeysuckle Rose) def. American Kickboxer (w/ Hellena Heavenly)
* Matt Stryker fought Race Steele to a double count out
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shark Boy def. Chad Collyer
* HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy def. Alexis Machine & Brian Fury (w/ GQ Masters III)

March 25, 2003 – HWA March Badness – Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH
* Nigel McGuinness def. Dr. Bones
* AJ Sparx def. Nevaeh
* Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. Gotti & Robert Fury
* Mike Desire, Tack & Viper def. Hillbilly Jed, Simply Spectacular & Bull Pain
* Brian Jennings, The Hussla and Matt Stryker fought to a no contest in a Three Way Match
* BPW Heavyweight Champion Cody Hawk def. Shark Boy
* HWA Tag Team Champions Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) (w/ Jenelle Sinclair) def. Lotus & Crazy J
* Benjamin Kimera def. Ooga Booga (w/ Kara Kildare)
* Shawn Osbourne def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Rory Fox (w/ Patrick Black) to win the title

March 25, 2009 – HWA A Fight at the Opera: Attack of the Trios Tournament – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Jesse Emerson & Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) def. Chad Cruise, Matt Taylor & Random Dragon #2 in the first round of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) & Tim Donst def. The Entourage (Chris Hall, JT Stahr & V-Rad) in the first round of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* Dean Jablonski, Jon Moxley & Dick Rick def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) & Benjamin Kimera in the first round of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* Aaron Williams, Dave Crist & Dustin Rayz def. Brian Beech, Jake Crist & Ron Mathis in the first round of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* Jesse Emerson & Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) def. Dean Jablonski, Dick Rick & Jon Moxley in the semi-finals of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) & Tim Donst def. Aaron Williams & Dave Crist in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match in the semi-finals of the Attack of the Trios Tournament
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) & Tim Donst def. Jesse Emerson & Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) in the finals of the Attack of the Trios Tournament

March 26, 1999 – Fayetteville Elementary School in Fayetteville, OH
* Tarek the Great def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq (w/ Hellena Heavenly and Wrathchild)
* Chad Collyer def. The Xtremist by DQ
* Bull Pain (w/ GQ Masters III) def. Anthony McMurphy
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Kane def. Cody Hawk
* Astin Augustus Ambrose, Jeramy Jett & Todd Morton def. Chad Collyer, Matt Stryker & Shark Boy
* Chip Fairway def. “The Expert” Brian Taylor (w/ GQ Masters III)

March 26, 2002 – HWA Showcase – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* EZ Money def. Brad Holter
* The Machine def. Bennie the Bookie
* BJ Whitmer & Jamie Noble def. The Long Island Boyz (Hussla & Matt Dillinger)
* Chad Collyer def. Human Time Bomb
* Dean Baldwin def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Shannon Moore by DQ
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Race Steele def. Johnny the Bull
* The Island Boys def. The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski & Derrick Neikirk), Cody Hawk & Tony B. and Lance Cade & Steve Bradley in a Four Way Match

March 27, 1999 – National Guard Armory in Hamilton, OH
* Chad Collyer & Matt Stryker def. Astin Augustus Ambrose Esq & Jeramy Jett (w/ Hellena Heavenly and Wrathchild)
* Shark Boy def. GQ Masters III
* Anthony McMurphy def. “The Expert” Brian Taylor (w/ GQ Masters III)
* Cody Hawk def. The Xtremist
* HWA Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Kane def. Tarek the Great
* Chip Fairway def. Bull Pain

March 27, 2010 – HWA Hysteria – Donald E. Preus Center in Norwood, OH
* Ron Mathis def. Shank Barzini
* Sid Fabulous def. Jeremy Madrox
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson def. Dustin Rayz
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) def. The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte)
* Jock Samson def. Kyle Haven
* Tarek the Legend def. American Kickboxer II
* Chris Hall def. King Vu in a No Holds Barred Match

March 28, 2006 – HWA Adrenaline TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn) def. Brad Smith & Ganger
* Andre Heart def. Super Zeta
* Quinten Lee def. Crazy J
* Nigel McGuinness & TJ Dalton def. TJ Cannon & Jason Havoc
* Brian Beech fought Benjamin Kimera to a double countout
* Gotti def. Brian Jennings
* Jesse Hyde def. Eric Darkstorm
* Cody Hawk, Pepper Parks & Matt Stryker def. Chad Collyer, Jon Moxley & Dick Rick

March 29, 2005 – HWA Domination TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Nigel McGuinness def. Brian Beech
* Jimmy Turner def. Ooga Booga (w/ Jenelle Sinclair)
* The Hussla def. Quinten Lee
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Brian Jennings & Dr. Bones
* Benjamin Kimera def. Jon Moxley
* Super Zeta def. HWA Television Champion Ala Hussein to win the title
* Hillbilly Jed & Simply Spectacular def. Tack & Viper
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Shawn Osbourne def. Matt Stryker

Have a great week everyone!

Celebrating CyberClash

Today in 2006, the first HWA internet PPV, Cyberclash, took place from the HWA Arena in Cincinnati. I’ve seen the whole show once, when I had the DVD, but have not seen it since. Over the years, the whole show has become elusive to find but matches from it have occasionally popped up on YouTube. I’ve been able to locate four matches from the show and here they are in their entirety on this, the 18th anniversary of CyberClash!

HWA Tag Team Championship: Foreign Intelligence (Quinten Lee & Ala Hussein) [c] vs. TJ Dalton & Matt Dillinger vs. JT Stahr & Eric Darkstorm vs. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu)

Best of Seven Series Match #7 Ladder Match: Crazy J vs. Lotus

HWA Heavyweight Title: Pepper Parks [c] vs. Jimmy Yang

Steel Cage Match: Jon Moxley vs. Cody Hawk

I hope you enjoy these long lost matches from the first CyberClash! If anyone out there reading this has the full show or any additional matches from the show, please feel free to reach out to me at historyofhwa@gmail.com and let me know!

This Week in HWA History (March 17 – 23)

Happy Sunday everyone! Welcome to the new version of “This Week in HWA History” here on The History of HWA. If you remember, I did this for just about a year over on Substack. While it got some traction, it didn’t do as well as I had hoped and when I launched this site at the beginning of March, it kind of made that redundant. However, with me getting more and more things up and running here at The History of HWA, I thought it might be beneficial to bring in back in a more abbreviated form. In this new version, I’ll hit on site updates and go through the results that happened during the week.

Site Updates

I’ve added a new page with links to any HWA footage I’ve been able to find on YouTube. I’m not sure how many matches are on there but I would say there’s well over 100-200 matches including the matches I couldn’t find exact dates for. I will add to this as I come across more matches. I’ve also found complete TV episodes from the developmental era that I’ll be linking to as well. For now, take some time and dig into tons and tons of HWA footage!

Historical Results

March 17, 2004 – HWA Green Envy – Roberts Convention Center in Wilmington, OH
* Gotti def. Michael Slade (w/ Patrick Black)
* Chad Collyer def. Carlton Kaz
* Rory Fox, Benjamin Kimera & Shawn Osbourne (w/ Patrick Black) def. Deuce, Monty Fabulous & Brian Jennings
* AJ Sparx def. Hellena Heavenly in a Jello Match
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Big Al & Quinten Lee
* El Temor def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Nigel McGuiness to win the title
* HWA Tag Team Champions TJ Dalton & JT Stahr (w/ Brock Guffman) def. Cody Hawk, Matt Stryker & Les Thatcher in 3-on-2 Handicap Best of Three Falls Match

March 17, 2010 – HWA A Fight at the Opera – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Kid Fabulous def. American Kickboxer
* Tarek the Legend def. Kyle Haven
* Donovan Cain def. Aaron Xtreme
* Chris Hall def. Shawn Bond
* Jesse Emerson def. King Vu
* The Battle Royal to determine a #1 Contender to the HWA American Luchacore Champion was determined a no contest
* Dustin Rayz def. Ron Mathis, Shank Barzini and Sid Fabulous in a Four Way Match to become the #1 Contender for the HWA American Luchacore Title
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Noble Bloods (Sir Chadwick Cruise & Lord Matthew Taylor) def. Irish Airborne (Dave & Jake Crist) in a match where the HWA Tag Team Titles were on the line against the HWA careers of Dave & Jake Crist. Due to the loss, the Crist Brothers were no longer allowed to wrestle in the HWA.

March 17, 2012 – HWA Eggs, Kegs & Breakin’ Legs – Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
St. Patrick’s Day
* Jon Murray def. Dre Jacobs
* Chris Hall def. Clark Konnor, Gavin Thorson and Jerry Andrews in a Four Way Elimination Match
* Alex Colon def. Dave Crist
* Jesse Emerson def. Jeff Mayhem in a Heartland Cup Qualifying Match
* BJ Whitmer & Remi Wilkins def. D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez)
* Ron Mathis def. Troy Marcum in a Heartland Cup Qualifying Match
* HWA American Luchacore Champion Gerome Phillips def. Nick Cutler
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist def. Samuray del Sol

March 18, 2009 – HWA A Fight at the Opera – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Tim Donst def. Brian Beech
* Chris Hall def. Andre Heart
* The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous)
* Jake Crist def. V-Rad
* JT Stahr def. Ron Mathis
* Dean Jablonski def. Benjamin Kimera (w/ Mary Elizabeth)
* Jesse Emerson def. Deja Vu, Dick Rick and Jon Moxley in a Four Way Elimination Match to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Heavyweight Title
* Aaron Williams, Dave Crist & Dustin Rayz def. The Love Connection (Matt Taylor & Chad Cruise) & Kaden Assad

March 19, 2006 – HWA Cyberclash 2006 – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
Broadcast live on the HWA website as an internet pay-per-view with Chris Kurtis and Hooks on commentary
Pre-show matches:
* Brian Jennings & Benjamin Kimera def. Ric Byrne in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
* Matt Parks def. Brian Beech
* Jesse Hyde def. Dick Rick and Brad Smith in a Three Way Match
Main card
* HWA Television Champion Matt Stryker def. Tack
* Bull Pain & Michael Todd Stratton def. The Mavericks (Aaron Williams & Alan Wasylychyn)
* HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) def. The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu), Eric Darkstorm & JT Stahr and TJ Dalton & Matt Dillinger in a Four Way Elimination Match
* AJ Sparx def. Hellena Heavenly
* Crazy J def. Lotus in a Ladder Match
* Chad Collyer def. Nigel McGuinness
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Pepper Parks def. Jimmy Yang
* Jon Moxley def. Cody Hawk in a Steel Cage Match

March 19, 2011 – HWA Hysteria – Donald E. Prues Center in Norwood, OH
* Clark Konnor, Dameon Daniels and Tom McClane fought to a no contest in a Three Way Match
* Jon Murray def. Mustafa Saied (Matt Stryker)
* Brutally Handsome (Donny Redd & Tom Bellman) def. Reed Bentley & Lightning Tim Lutz
* Brian Beech def. Ron Mathis in a Norwood Street Fight
* Jesse Emerson def. Chris Hall in the semi-finals of the of the HWA Heavyweight Title #1 Contender’s Tournament
* HWA Tag Team Champions The Heatseekers (Jeremy Madrox & Kaden Assad) def. Matthew Taylor in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match
* BJ Whitmer def. HWA Heavyweight Champion Gerome Phillips to win the title

March 20, 2009 – HWA Friday Night Special – Sorg Opera House in Middletown, OH
* Dick Rick def. Jesse Emerson
* Benjamin Kimera def. Chad Cruise
* Heather Owens def. Matt Taylor in a Hardcore Match
* HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist fought JT Stahr to a draw in a Best of Three Falls Match
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. The Entourage (Chris Hall & V-Rad), Utterly Fabulous (Kid Fabulous & Sid Fabulous) and Brian Beech & Ron Mathis in a Four Way Elimination Match to become the #1 Contenders to the HWA Tag Team Titles
* Mary Elizabeth def. Nevaeh
* Tim Donst & HWA Tag Team Champions The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) def. HWA Cruiserweight Champion Aaron Williams, Dave Crist & Dustin Rayz in a 6-Man Tag Team Winner Takes All Match. Due to pre-match stipulations, Tim Donst won the HWA Cruiserweight Title

March 20, 2012 – HWA Adrenaline – Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, OH
* Gerome Phillips def. Nate Stone
* Nick Cutler def. Jon Murray in a Heartland Cup Qualifying Match
* Ron Mathis def. Remi Wilkins
* Trevor Court def. Gavin Thorson
* Dave Crist def. Big Sue Jackson
* D-N-A (Aaron McCormick & Doug Charlez) & Alex Colon def. The American Wrestling Warriors (Jeff Mayhem & Troy Marcum) & Jake Crist

March 21, 2006 – HWA Adrenaline TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* Brad Smith def. Jesse Hyde
* Aaron Williams def. Super Zeta
* Alan Wasylychyn def. Eric Darkstorm
* Matt Parks & Hellena Heavenly def. Matt Parks & Nevaeh
* Crazy J def. Dick Rick
* Nigel McGuinness & TJ Dalton def. HWA Tag Team Champions Foreign Intelligence (Ala Hussein & Quinten Lee) by DQ
* HWA Television Champion Matt Stryker def. Mr. Jacko
* The GP Code (Andre Heart & Deja Vu) def. Tracy Smothers & Jon Thornhill
* Jon Moxley def. Lotus

March 22, 2005 – HWA Domination TV Taping – HWA Arena in Cincinnati, OH
* HWA Tag Team Champions Necessary Roughness (Jon Moxley & Jimmy Turner) def. Nigel McGuiness & TJ Dalton
* Super Zeta won an 8-Man Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender to the HWA Television Title. Other participants in the match included Benjamin Kimera, Brian Jennings, Dr. Bones, Gotti, Ooga Booga, Simply Spectacular and Viper
* Matt Stryker def. Scotty Sabre
* Shawn Osbourne def. Quinten Lee
* Rory Fox def. Tack
* HWA Television Champion Ala Hussein def. JT Stahr
* Lotus & Crazy J def. Delirious & Matt Sydal

Site and Future Content Update – 3/9/24

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to check in briefly and kind of explain what I’m hoping to do with this site in the future. Behind the scenes I’m working on new sections for title histories and HWA on YouTube. Each one will take a bit of time because of the amount of content involved but once I get them to an acceptable point, I’ll slowly roll them out. For the title histories page, I’m starting with the HWA Heavyweight Title and working from there. For the HWA on YouTube page, I’m going through the old HWA official YouTube page and cataloging/linking all the matches on there.

As I get more and more content online with this site, I’ll put up blog posts like this just to let everyone know what’s happening.

Now, as for future content, I hope to eventually make this a living and breathing site regarding the history of the HWA. I’m thinking of eventually launching a podcast and reaching out to HWA folks for interviews, be it audio or written. I want this site to tell a story and that story can only be told by those who were there. That being said, I’m aiming for sometime in the summer to start reaching out to folks as my main focus right now is getting more historical content online, such as the title histories page.

Before I leave, just a quick note on about the History of HWA Twitter account. I will be starting up with the daily results and whatnot again soon.

Thanks for your continued support of this project and as always, please spread the word!

Welcome to the History of HWA

Hi there!

Welcome to a new site chronicling the history of the Cincinnati based Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA)!

This site will be a constant work in progress. As of right now, it’s an archive for all the HWA results I’ve found. Most of the research on the results I’m doing here are results pulled from various sources including Cagematch, Wrestling Data and archives of the former HWA website on the Internet Archive. Down the line, there will be links to HWA matches on YouTube, title histories and hopefully more. When there are updates to the site, I’ll post them here in the blog on the front page. If you want to follow the page or support the page, enter your email in the box on the right hand side.

Also, who am I? I’m Adam, a long time HWA fan and supporter. I went to my first independent show in 2000, the Brian Pillman Memorial Show, then my first proper HWA show in 2002 in Middletown, Ohio at the local high school gym which featured Lance Cade against Kanyon. Over the years, I’ve gone to so many HWA shows that I’ve lost count. I went to every one of their year-end shows from 2003-2010, several events when they were part of WWF/WWE developmental and also shows from their relaunch in 2014-15, including their last ever show in July 2015.

The list of names who wrestled for HWA over the years is endless. Some of the names you’ll see in these results include stars like Jon Moxley, Nigel McGuinness, Dick Rick (L.A. Knight in WWE), Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Rosey, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, D-Lo Brown, Rory Fox, B.J. Whitmer and loads and loads of others.

If you’d like to contribute with any information or if you have any HWA stories to tell, please feel free to email me at historyofhwa@gmail.com

I hope you come back often and while here that you’re able to learn about and discover the history of one of the Midwest’s premier independent promotions, the Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA).