HWA Returns to Norwood, OH on 5/29/10

It has become an Heartland Wrestling Association Memorial Day Weekend tradition, it is the second annual HWA May Day, coming to The Donald E. Prues Center, 1810 Courtland Avenue in Norwood, OH on Saturday night May 29, 2010. Tickets for this holiday weekend event are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for kids 14 & under. Bell time is 8:00 PM and doors will open at 7:30 PM.

Now a look at the HWA May Day card…

It is Titles vs. Masks when The Noble Bloods step into the ring with The Flying Mendoza Brothers at HWA May Day!

Taylor & Cruise have survived the challenge of Loco and Loto on two separate occasions, first back at HWA CyberClash 5.0 when they were intentionally counted out and then in a rematch at The Sorg where their manager Danny O’Brien’s interference allowed The Noble Bloods to win via pinfall.

Now the reigning HWA Tag Team Champions hope to not only retain their titles for a third time against the Mendozas but also expose them as The Irish Airborne and cost HWA’s own Chris The Brain his job for being a part of the alleged Mendoza Cover-up!

The HWA Heavyweight Title will be on the line at HWA May Day when HWA Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley defends his title against Jesse Emerson.

The current HWA American Luchacore Champion Jesse Emerson and Moxley met earlier this month in a Champion vs. Champion match that it appeared Jesse was about to win, until a jealous King Vu crashed the party.

Speculation ran rampant amongst the HWA’s fans and the HWA locker room, could Jesse Emerson be the man to topple Jon Moxley?

Moxley himself had to ask that question and he will get his answer one way or another when he meets Jesse Emerson as part of HWA May Day!

“King Vu” Richard Phillips and “The Madness” Chris Hall will meet one more time with a shot at the HWA Heavyweight Title up for grabs.

Two months ago “The Madness” Chris Hall cemented himself as a major player in the HWA when he defeated King Vu in Norwood at HWA Hysteria. Hall is looking for an encore performance that will get him another crack at the richest prize in the HWA.

Meanwhile King Vu will be looking to return to his former glory. The former HWA Heavyweight Champion lost his belt last December in Norwood and since then Norwood has not been kind to the self-proclaimed King of the HWA.

Tarek the Legend thought he was done with American Kickboxer 2. The sadistic Tarek defeated the never say die American Kickboxer on numerous occasions before he finally declared he was done.

But Kickboxer had other plans, especially given the underhanded ways Tarek defeated him. So American Kickboxer 2 became a thorn in the side of Tarek The Legend, including interfering in an HWA American Luchacore Title shot Tarek had against Jesse Emerson.

That was the straw that broke the camel’s back and Tarek agreed to meet American Kickboxer 2 once again at HWA May Day and he even went as far to let Kickboxer choose the stipulation.

Kickboxer chose a Respect Match, where the loser will have to show the winner respect by shaking his hand!

Six man tag team action will be a part of HWA May Day when one team captained by the newly crowned HWA American Luchacore Champion Ron Mathis will take on another captained by Sid Fabulous.

Mathis not surprisingly enlisted the help of his International Riot Squad partner, Kaden Assad and Kaden’s OCW Tag Team Championship partner, Jeremy Madrox.

On the other side of the fence Sid Fabulous has selected “Southern Angel” Kyle Haven and a man who has a great deal of trios experience, Chikara superstar, Tim Donst!

Six very different personalities in one match! This one could get wild!

The pompous Dustin Rayz will tag up with his protégé N8 Flames to take on the up and coming combo of Terminal Velocity (Dameon Daniels & Aaron Xtreme)

Terminal Velocity combines size and speed, youth and experience and show a great deal of promise. On the other side of the coin you have Dustin Rayz, who is out for one man… HIMSELF. Not exactly an ideal tag team partner and the continuity between teacher and student can not be on the same level of Terminal Velocity. But never underestimate how low Rayz will stoop to win a match.

The winning team in this match could find themselves one step closer to challenging for the HWA Tag Team titles.

Jock Samson returns to the HWA at HWA May Day and this time around he’ll be in the ring with the bizarre Shank Barzini.

Shank is hungry to get back into HWA competition after he was forced to sit out HWA CyberClash 5.0 due to illness. And with the mentoring of “Bad Attitude” Brian Beech, Shank is ready to really make an impact in the HWA.

But the same could be said for Jock Samson. Jock made a successful debut back at HWA Hysteria against “Southern Angel” Kyle Haven, but came up short last month when he took on Sid Fabulous. Jock is looking to bring his HWA record to 2-1 at the expense of Shank Barzini.

HWA Returns to Norwood, OH on 3/27/10

The Heartland Wrestling Association returns to Norwood, OH on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:00 PM at the Donald E. Prues Center. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for kids 14 & under.

No Holds Barred Main Event: King Vu vs. The Madness with Norwood’s own Dominique Steele as the special referee.

HWA Tag Team Title Match: The Noble Bloods defend against former champions The Hybrids.

Things will get personal when Tarek The Legend takes on American Kickboxer 2.

HWA American Luchacore Title Match: Jesse Emerson defends against Dustin Rayz.

Plus: Ron Mathis battles Shank Barzini in a grudge match… And two HWA debuts as Jock Samson takes on “Southern Angel” Kyle Haven and Jeremy Madrox takes on Sid Fabulous!

*CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Go to HWAOnline.com for more info!

HWA Returns to The Sorg Opera House on 3/03/10

HWA Championship Wednesday is in the history books and we now look ahead to next Wednesday March 3rd and the HWA’s next live event at The Sorg (65 S Main St) in downtown Middletown!

All tickets for our Wednesday night events are only $5. And the action gets underway at 7:30 PM!

Signed for this week’s event…

THE IRISH AIRBORNE (DAVE & JAKE CRIST) vs. THE INTERNATIONAL RIOT SQUAD (KADEN ASSAD & RON MATHIS)

Things got very personal between the teams of Dave & Jake Crist (The Irish Airborne) and Kaden Assad & Ron Mathis (The International Riot Squad) when they both got involved in each other’s business this past Wednesday, including Assad and Mathis costing Airborne the HWA Tag Team Titles.

This coming Wednesday it won’t be about title shots or championships, it will be very, very personal.

A SPECIAL SKILLS EXHIBITION with KID FABULOUS and his trainer AMERICAN KICKBOXER

Back on February 17th, American Kickboxer showed up at The Sorg and offered to take Kid Fabulous under his wing and teach him what he needed to know to defeat Tarek The Legend.

Now this Wednesday, after two weeks of intensive training with both Kickboxer and Necro Butcher, Kid Fabulous is ready to put on a special skills exhibition… something tells us Tarek The Legend will be watching very closely.

“THE MADNESS” CHRIS HALL vs. SHAWN BOND

It will be power against power when “The Madness” Chris Hall goes against the muscle of King Vu’s Court, Shawn Bond!

The experience edge goes to Hall in this one, but the numbers game could cost him as Bond will no doubt have the Court in his corner.

HWA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JON MOXLEY vs. “THE SOUTHERN ANGEL” KYLE HAVEN – NON TITLE MATCH

Jon Moxley is anxiously awaiting his next challenger for the coveted HWA Heavyweight Title, but this Wednesday a young rookie will have his chance to go toe to toe with the best the HWA has to offer as “The Southern Angel” Kyle Haven has the biggest match of his young career against “The Most Dangerous Man in the HWA” Jon Moxley.

HWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE NOBLE BLOODS vs. TERMINAL VELOCITY – NON TITLE MATCH

Lord Matthew Taylor and Sir Chadwick Cruise will not put their newly acquired titles on the line this coming Wednesday when they step into the ring with the newest team in the HWA, Terminal Velocity (Dameon Daniels & Aaron Xtreme) stating that the team of Daniels and Xtreme have not earned a shot at the belts.

For fans who were at the show last week, many would question the way the Noble Bloods earned those titles.

KING VU vs. SID FABULOUS

Last week was a rough week for both King Vu and Sid Fabulous.

Vu tapped out in the middle of the ring in what could have been his last chance at regaining the HWA Heavyweight Title while Jon Moxley is champion and Sid Fabulous had to say goodbye to Kid Fabulous and the team of Utterly Fabulous as they agreed to go their separate ways.

Now it is a fresh start for both men when they step into the ring this Wednesday!

ALSO SCHEDULED TO COMPETE: HWA AMERICAN LUCHACORE CHAMPION JESSE EMERSON, DUSTIN RAYZ and more!

*CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 2/24/10

The Noble Bloods outlasted Terminal Velocity, The International Riot Squad and Utterly Fabulous in a Four Team Elimination Match to determine the #1 Contender’s for the HWA Tag Team Titles

“The Madness” Chris Hall defeated Donovan Cain

Jesse Emerson successfully defended his HWA American Luchacore Championship against Tarek The Legend

The Noble Bloods defeated The Irish Airborne to become the new HWA Tag Team Champions

Jon Moxley successfully defended his HWA Heavyweight Championship when he made King Vu tap out

Results – HWA: Cold War – 2/20/10

Jesse Emerson successfully defended his HWA American Luchacore Title against Tony Kozina

The A-List (Jason Hades & Nick Brubaker) defeated OMG and Ninja Bill

King Vu defeated Drake Younger

Jon Moxley and Davey Richards wrestled to a time limit draw

The Hybrids (Donovan Cain & Jason Lyte) defeated Zero Gravity (CJ Esparza & Brett Gakiya)

Ryan Phoenix defeated Prince Mustafa Ali

Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 2/17/10

Tim Donst defeated Dustin Rayz by count out

Kid Fabulous defeated Tarek The Legend by disqualification

King Vu, Lord Matthew Taylor & Shawn Bond defeated Terminal Velocity & Kyle Haven

Shank Barzini defeated Donovan Cain

The Irish Airborne defeated Jon Moxley & Jesse Emerson

King Vu defeated “The Madness” Chris Hall in a #1 Contender’s Match

Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 2/03/10

“The Madness” Chris Hall & Jesse Emerson defeated “King Vu” Richard Phillips & Kaden Assad

Tarek The Legend defeated Kid Fabulous

Shawn Bond defeated Dameon Daniels

“Relentless” Ron Mathis defeated Dave Crist

Dustin Rayz defeated Aaron Xtreme

Jon Moxley & Sid Fabulous defeated The Noble Bloods

Jake Crist defeated Tim Donst

Results – HWA: All or Nothing – 1/29/10

On Friday January 29th, the Heartland Wrestling Association returned to downtown Cincinnati for HWA All or Nothing and it was a night to remember!

The show featured seven matches and a who’s who of wrestling talent appeared on the card. Andre Hart welcomed us to the show, playing the “special host” of the evening. After spending a few minutes talking to the crowd, he introduced commentators Ryan Campbell and Chris The Brain, along with ring announcer Parker Riley who got the action underway! The first match of the night was between The Noble Bloods and Utterly Fabulous, with Tucker Carson as the referee. The Noble Bloods weren’t in a joking around kind of mood and seemed determined to take out recent frustrations on Sid and Kid Fabulous. Matt Taylor and Chad Cruise would take turns beating down Kid Fabulous, never allowing Kid to tag in his partner. Matt and Chad really seemed to be on their A game, flawlessly executing their game plan to cut the ring in half and isolate Kid in their half of the ring. Kid struggled for well over five minutes to tag in Sid, who was in his corner desperately hoping for the tag. The Noble Bloods, with Shawn Bond in their corner, played the numbers game and everything appeared to be working in their favor. While Chad was beating down Kid, Sid was able to tag in behind Chad’s back, came in the ring and rolled him up for the surprise win! The crowd exploded as Utterly Fabulous danced their way to the locker room, leaving The Noble Bloods in utter disbelief standing in the ring!

The second match of the night was for the American Luchacore Championship. Jesse Emerson was making his first title defense after only winning the title two nights prior. His challenger would be former champion Aaron Williams – the man who never actually lost the title. Brandon Tolle would be the referee and the match was contested under Luchacore rules. The crowd was split as to who to cheer for in the beginning, with both men getting nice reactions. The match was very evenly contested with both men seeming to have each other scouted well. The early going saw lots of mat wrestling, quite back and forth, until a low bridge by Aaron to the action the to the floor. The action picked up following a dive by Aaron to the floor and this is when the intensity level of the match picked up. After brawling on the floor, the match returned to the ring where the pace and intensity continued to escalate. The match crescendoed towards its dramatic final moments, where Jesse was attempting to close things out with his Alabama Slam finisher but Aaron was able to counter. A series of near falls for both men kept the crowd on their edge of their seats and when Aaron hit a top rope frog splash, the audience thought it was over, but Jesse kicked out at the last possible second! Aaron missed a kick, flew off the ropes and was caught by Jesse for the Alabama Slam for the win! Jesse went for a handshake post match but in a surprising turn of events, Aaron refused and walked away. This begs the question: Why Aaron? Hopefully we get answers in the near future as to why Aaron acted the way he did.

Match number three was a four way dance between Tarek The Legend, Chris “The Madness” Hall, Shank Barzini and “New Attitude” Ron Mathis. Tucker Carson would ref this wild affair and it was not an enviable task to say the least. Ron Mathis started things off by slapping Madness, who proceeded to press slam Mathis high in the air. It was here, less than a minute into the match that all control was lost over this contest and the action sprawled out all over the ringside area. Mathis and Shank’s issues are well documented and these two never disappoint when they get their hands on each other. Madness and Tarek don’t seem to mind hurting anybody and were both going full force for the duration of the contest. Early on, Shank dove over the top taking out Madness and Tarek. Mathis slid in the ring and then dove on top of all three opponents. Tarek would make in into the ring next, setting up a chair and spring boarding off the chair over the top rope, taking out his foes. In the most shocking moment of all, Madness would rise to his feet first and not to be outdone, Madness dove over the top taking all three opponents out! After everyone got to their feet, the brawl continued. Mathis perched himself on the top rope, as Shank and Madness cut him off. They were attempting a double suplex as Tarek climbed up behind Mathis and hit a sunset flip on all three men! The crowd was standing in unison at this point, waiting to see what else these men could pull off. Each man would make pinfall attempts, each broken up by someone else. Madness got a near fall on Mathis, followed by getting a near fall on Shank. With both Mathis and Shank laid out, Tarek picked his moment perfectly, hitting Madness and pinning Shank for the win!

The fourth match was for the HWA Heavyweight Title. King Vu’s entrance was like something out of a Hollywood red carpet event, with The King’s Court making royal entrances, complete with a lady dropping roses, two gladiators protecting the Court and The King’s Court dressed in designer threads. Vu made his way out, boldly telling the crowd that he was leaving as champion again. Jon Moxley came out next, looking focused and ready to defend his title. Senior official Joe Kopasz would be the ref for this historic title match after after he gave his instructions, the match was underway. King Vu and Mox proved quickly that while they made a good team, they make better enemies. Vu tried to force Mox to kiss his hand, to which Mox replied by spitting in Vu’s face. There would be no stopping these two warriors from here as they tore into each other with a ferocious intensity. There was nothing pretty about this match folks as Mox and King Vu seemed hell bent on destroying each other. They traded punches, kicks, chops and even punishing submission holds in their respective quests to leave as the Heavyweight Champion. The dramatic conclusion of this match saw King Vu nearly ripping Mox’s head off with a lariat before climbing to the top rope. Mox caught Vu and knocked him down, got a near fall which he turned into a STF. Vu escaped and again nearly ripped Mox’s head off with a lariat. Vu made a mistake here though, playing up to the crowd, which gave Mox a chance to roll Vu up for the winning pinfall! Jon Moxley is still the HWA Heavyweight Champion!

After intermission, referee Brandon Tolle came out for the next match between Dustin Rayz and Tim Donst. Donst recently has been shunned by the HWA locker room and Rayz feels he’s been disrespected by pretty much everyone lately, so this winning this match would go a long way in helping out both men. The crowd was behind Donst and Rayz spent the early going toying with Donst, leaving the ring and taking his time to get back in. Dustin’s mind games didn’t seem to affect Donst too bad, as he appeared focused on his matchup. Donst offered a handshake to which Dustin responded with a slap to Donst’s face. Donst, although angry, stayed on course and wrestled his style of match instead of letting anger dictate the tempo. Rayz also stuck to his plan of keeping Donst grounded and subtle cheap shots to attempt to rile up both donst and the fans. Dustin settled into a grrove mid way through the match, using leglocks and even a modified camel clutch to control Donst on the mat and his trademark spin kicks when the action was off the mat. Donst stayed in the match though, fighting back with a German suplex into a bridge which got a near fall. Donst’s comeback seemed to be in full force when Dustin pulled a fast one, getting a sneaky pin with his feet on the ropes to win the match. Both men fought a hard match and Tim Donst has to be begging for a rematch after this one.

The sixth match of the night saw Jack Verville upset Kadan Assad. Senior official Joe Kopasz was in charge of the match and the crowd chanted “USA” directed at Kadan for almost the entire match. Verville, a fast, exciting young wrestler, showed explosive quickness and displayed genuine toughness in this match. Kadan controlled most all of the match, seeming to enjoy taking his time beating Verville down for most of the match. Kadan more than once brought his flag into the ring, which nearly encited a riot among fans. The crowd support for Jack Verville seemed to keep him alive during the worst parts of Kadan’s vicious assault on him, including when Kadan had a modified camel clutch applied. The crowd expected that to end the match and when Verville managed to escape, he made several fans for life. Kadan’s frustrations took over here, distracting him and Jack took advantage, rolling up Kadan for a quick pin!

The main event of the evening was a four team Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the HWA Tag Team Championship. The Hybrids, The Naptown Dragons and Aeroform all wanted to be the team to take the gold away from reigning champions, Dave and Jake Crist – The Irish Airborne. The Airborne received a heroes welcome as they made their way to the ring. Allow me to apologize ahead of time for not being to do justice to this match. With eight wrestlers fighting all over the building, it was impossible to keep track of every devastating move that was inflicted throughout this war of a match. Longworth Hall – the building the show was held in – is the proud new owner of several holes in the wall as bodies were flying every which way and destroying everything in the wrestler’s path. Tables were smashed, chairs broken over wrestlers heads, ladders used as impaling devices – this was the most brutal match to ever take place in the state of Ohio, the Midwest, the country – ANYWHERE! Early in the match, several wrestlers made their way up to the balcony and while no one was thrown over, it wasn’t for lack of trying. After nearly twenty minutes of mayhem, which saw two HWA referees and several more officals get taken out, Jake Crist climbed the ladder and had the gold in his reach and was able to grab one of the two titles hanging from the ceiling! The crowd exploded, thinking The Irish Airborne had retained, but with no ref, Donovan of the Hybrids tried to take the title from Jake. Senior official Joe Kopasz came out and saw the two men fighting over the title and made his official decision – the match would restart with The Irish Airborne and The Hybrids to determine a winner! While the members of Aeroform and The Naptown Dragons weren’t happy with the decision, fans certainly were as they got to see more of this epic encounter. The fight resumed between the two teams with Jason destroying Jake with a chair. Dave made his way back into the ring to help his brother, only to be double stomped by The Hybrids – stealing an Airborne trademark! The Hybrids set up a table in the corner while Jake set up the ladder. Jake and Dave took out Donovan with their version of the double team double stomp through a table! Jason goes for the save before getting taken out by Dave. With Jake climbing the ladder and both Hybrids knocked out, their manager Danny O’Brien climbed the ladder trying to stop Jake Crist from reaching the gold. Dave drilled Danny with a chair shot to the back and Danny fell off the fifteen foot high ladder through the table left setup in the ring! Jake Crist reached the gold and The Irish Airborne win! Winning would not be enough though, as Dave Crist decided that Danny O’Brien needed to go through another table! Jake jumped off the ladder, destroying Danny with a flying elbow, crushing the table! Will Danny O’Brien ever be seen in the HWA again? After what the Irish Airborne did to him, I’m not expecting to see Danny for a long, long time. A fantastic conclusion to a fantastic night!

Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 1/27/10

Aaron Xtreme defeated N8 Flames

Dameon Daniels defeated Kyle Haven

Jesse Emerson won a Six Pack Challenge to win the vacant HWA American Luchacore Championship by outlasting Ron Mathis, Kaden Assad, Sid Fabulous, “The Madness” Chris Hall and Tim Donst

Tarek The Legend defeated Kid Fabulous

King Vu and The Noble Bloods defeated Jon Moxley and The Irish Airborne

Results – HWA at The Sorg Opera House – 1/20/10

Ron Mathis and Kaden Assad defeated Aaron Xtreme and Dameon Daniels

“Lord” Matthew Taylor defeated Kyle Haven

“King Vu” Richard Phillips defeated “The Madness” Chris Hall

The Irish Airborne defeated Utterly Fabulous

Jesse Emerson defeated “Sir” Chadwick Cruise

Jon Moxley defeated Dustin Rayz

Tim Donst defeated Donovan Cain of The Hybrids

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