Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 12/09/09

HWA’s second to last show of the year at The Sorg Opera House was last night and featured 6 matches. The show opened up with Chris “The Brain” addressing the crowd. “Bad Attitude” Brian Beech joined Chris “The Brain” ringside and talked about his “Norwood Street Fight” Saturday December 19th against “New Attitude” Ron Mathis. Beech said that him and Mathis are in the middle of a war and Mathis knows nothing about this kind of war. Beech ended by saying that if Mathis beats him in their “Norwood Street Fight” that he will leave the HWA for sixty days!

The first match of the evening was a singles bout between Dustin Rayz and Kaden Assad. Crowd chants “USA” for a majority of the match. A very fast paced, back and forth match in which both men had advantages at different points. Kaden was in trouble at first but regained the upper hand with an eye rake. Kaden’s unique offense seemed to catch Dustin off guard for awhile. Kaden tried to keep Dustin grounded, but Dustin was still full of fight. Dustin connected with a kick to the back of Kaden’s head and got a near fall. Dustin surprised Kaden with a quick rollup and got the win. After the bell rang, Kaden jumped Dustin and then fled from the ring. Dustin on his way back to the locker room grabbed a microphone and challenged Kaden to a match December 19th in Norwood!

The second match of the evening was between Jesse Emerson and Chris “The Madness” Hall. “Madness” started the match off by over powering Jesse, throwing Jesse into the turnbuckles. Jesse got to his feet and went for a waistlock go behind, followed by a shoulder block and two drop kicks, which stunned “Madness” for the moment. “Madness” came to and hit Emerson with a flying shoulder tackle. “Madness” had control of the match and began to wear down Jesse with a series of power moves and wear down holds. Jesse would spend most of this eight minute encounter playing defense and merely trying to survive the beatdown “Madness” was inflicting. Most people thought the match was over when “Madness” climbed to the second rope and connected with a Vader bomb on Jesse but Jesse avoided being pinned by getting his foot on the rope. Both men got to their feet and exchanged blows. Jesse connected with a lariat and then to the shock of the crowd, body slammed Chris “The Madness” Hall. Jesse climbed to the top rope where “Madness” caught him. They both connected punches and Jesse managed to sunset flip over “Madness” from the top rope which got him a three count and victory! A very impressive win by Jesse Emerson.

Shank Barzini made his way to the ring for the show’s third match. Shank’s opponent, “New Attitude” Ron Mathis, was still fuming over a loss to Shank a few months ago and wanted revenge. For seven minutes these two men engaged an intense battle, giving each other everything they had. Shank, the ultimate underdog, was determined to prove that his win over Mathis wasn’t a fluke. Mathis was determined to prove otherwise. Shank headbutted Mathis to start the match and from there it was on. Shank nearly got a quick win with a backslide and at this point Mathis seemed flustered. Shank continued with his offense and Mathis hit Shank with a bodyslam to even the odds. Mathis controlled the next few minutes with Shank refusing to give up. Mathis from the second rope drills Shank with a spinning elbow. Mathis thought Shank was done, but Shank surprised him with a spinning headscissors. A missed moonsault by Shank would be the opportunity Mathis needed, as he went in for the kill and would get a pinfall over Shank less than a minute later. Mathis after the match continued to beat down Shank until Jesse Emerson would hit the ring to make the save.

The Hybrids, along with their manager Danny O’Brien came out for the fourth match against Utterly Fabulous. Over the past few weeks, Utterly Fabulous has been a little more on the serious side and that trend would continue in this match. Sid and Kid Fabulous held their own against the former tag team champions in a match that would last ten minutes. The Hybrids employed their usual tactics, quick tags and keeping their opponents in their half of the ring, allowing for sneaky double teams. Sid and Kid were quite familiar with The Hybrids gameplan and also were able to make several quick tags and tried to keep the match at their pace, which is quite a bit faster than the pace The Hybrids prefer. The crowd was all over The Hybrids, chanting “Hybrids suck” for a majority of the match. The final two minutes of the match saw several near falls by both teams and match really could’ve gone either way. Manager Danny O’Brien would prove to be the deciding factor, as his interference would enable The Hybrids to steal a win over Utterly Fabulous. After the match, Sid was very upset and the normal post match dancing was not going to happen after this hard fought loss.

Following intermission, Matt Taylor came out to the ring to call out American Luchacore Champion Aaron Williams. Matt runs down Aaron verbally for a moment before telling the crowd that Aaron isn’t here tonight because he was in an accident. Chris “The Brain” came out to ringside and said that Aaron being in an accident on the same night that Chad Cruise doesn’t show up doesn’t sit right with him and he will get to the bottom of this. “The Brain” also told security to throw Taylor out of the building. A fight broke out between Taylor and one security guard. Dave Crist’s music hit and he jumps Taylor from behind. King Vu quietly made his way to the ring and tried to hit Dave, but Dave ducked causing Matt Taylor to absorb the blow from Vu. All hell breaks loose and the ref calls for this Falls Count Anywhere match between King Vu and Dave Crist to start. Matt Taylor was still at ringside and would continue to be a pain for Dave Crist. Dave fights both men, even using a stuffed “Barney” doll that a fan had brought to taunt King Vu with. Vu and Matt take turns beating Dave down and Dave continued to use anything he could find as a weapon. Vu orders Taylor to sit and watch and Dave throws King Vu into Taylor’s lap before diving onto both of them. Dave then found a pair of shoes that he would throw at Matt Taylor over and over. The battle continued for almost twenty minutes with Vu and Matt dishing out punishment and Dave finding ways to stay alive. The action went all over the arena and eventually back in the ring. Once they got back into the ring, Vu began to use a series of submission maneuvers to try and keep Dave grounded. Dave still had fight left in him and escaped several of Vu’s submission attempts but in the end, the numbers game and Vu’s sheer power and size advantage would catch up to Dave. The ref would stop the match when Dave couldn’t answer him as Vu held him in a bodyscissors/chicken wing combo. King Vu and Matt Taylor started to beatdown Dave more after the match until Jake Crist made his way to the ring, chasing off Taylor and Vu.

The main event of the evening was a match between former HWA Champion Jake Crist and “The Most Dangerous Man in the HWA” Jon Moxley. Fans had high hopes for this match and not one person was let down. Jake and Mox had a twenty-five minute showdown that some might call a wrestling clinic. Jake went for a quick victory right after the bell rang, first with a quick rollup and then with a bridge. Mox was able to kick out and then he went on the offensive with a series of kicks and stiff chops. Mox started working on Jake’s arm early and that would be a focal point for the entire match. Jake escaped Mox’s cross face chicken wing and Mox escaped Jake’s sharpshooter. Mox went back to Jake’s arm, using different variations of the armbar to inflict pain on Jake. Match continued to be very back and forth from here with neither man ever having an advantage for too long. Jake continued to try and apply the sharpshooter while Mox kept going back to armbars, chicken wings and at one point an ankle lock. Jake connected with a super kick that resulted in a near fall. Jake goes for another submission, Mox reverses it into an STF. Mox was back in control of the match until Jake connected with a second super kick. Jake from the top rope hits a cross body on Mox and gets yet another near fall. Both men are barely able to stand by this point as they begin trading punches back and forth. A few more near falls before Jake is able to apply the sharpshooter again, this time in the middle of the ring and Mox has no choice but to tap out. Winner by submission, Jake Crist.