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HWA ran an excellent house
show at the Allen County Fairgrounds
in Lima, Ohio
last night. Hard work up and down the
card for an appreciative crowd of 170.
There's a lot of healthy competition
within this crew.
1) "Disgruntled" Dexter Dementia
(with the Postmaster) beat Dusty in
5:02.
Match featured "hometown heroes"
that are not part of the HWA crew. At
least
the psycho postal worker gimmick was
a new one to me. Match didn't look as
bad as I expected either. Dementia dominated.
Dusty did missed spear into the
post number one on the night. Dementia
used a spinning suplex for a two count
and won it with a cradle front slam.
2) Mike Sanders beat Steve Bradley
(with Lance Cade) in 7:17. Bradley has
that major league aura in the way he
carries himself. Can anyone explain
just
why Bradley is still in HWA? He's so
ready it isn't even funny. If WWF
promotes Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore
ahead of him, it's a crime. Bradley
has
that major league aura in the way he
carries himself. Bradley said Mike
Sanders was jealous of Cade and himself.
He called the building a cow barn
and claimed it was the typical of the
places that people in Lima went to have
sex. Big face response for Sanders,
who ridiculed the idea that he would
be
jealous of "Big Bird...the Sesame
Street Nerd", and he certainly
wasn't
jealous of being "Steve Bradley's
bitch." Sanders said Bradley robbed
him of
the HWA title by breaking his foot three
months ago, so after he was done
with Cade, he was going to beat Bradley's
ass.
Bradley was looking real cocky as he
got the early advantage. With Bradley
running the ropes, Sanders responded
with a leapfrog and then used Bradley's
momentum to throw him over the top rope.
Bradley and Cade got upset. They
tried to head to the back, but Sanders
was having none of that. Sanders got
Bradley back in the ring and landed
a dropkick. Bradley and Cade bumped.
Bradley came back with a neckbreaker.
He tossed Sanders to the floor, so Cade
could get in some cheap shots. Bradley
dropped an elbow for a two count.
Bradley dumped Sanders again and distracted
the ref by puffing on an inhaler.
Never saw that one before. Sanders made
the comeback with a sunset flip and
a
leg lariat for two counts. Sanders hit
a Roll of the Dice, but Cade pulled
him out. Chris Kanyon came out to attack
Cade. Bradley used a low blow on
Sanders. Bradley tried to go after Kanyon
and charged right into a boot in
the face. Sanders hit a neckbreaker
on Bradley for the pinfall.
3) Matt Dillinger (with Brother Clay)
beat Mark Manis in 7:20. Weird to see
the guy with the fundamentalist preacher
in the babyface role. Must be an
Ohio thing. Clay is no Brother Earnest,
but he was pretty good in the role.
Clay said that he had joined forces
with Dillinger to get rid of the sinners.
He said the hot pink trunks that Manis
was sporting were not proper attire
for a young man. Dillinger said HWA
wasn't a Mary Kay party. Dillinger got
two counts with a rolling reverse cradle
and a Russian legsweep. Manis
powdered out. Manis gave Clay a stiff
forearm shot at ringside. Manis did
a
snap suplex for a two count. Manis brawled.
Dellinger threw a loud chop that
popped the crowd. Dellinger did missed
spear into the post number two for the
night. Manis regained control for more
near falls. Dellinger countered a
sleeper hold with a back suplex. Crowd
was not into Dillinger's comeback at
all. Dillinger got two with a powerslam.
Manis hit spinebuster for a two
count. That brought Clay up onto the
apron with a gimmick for Dillinger,
who
used it and DDTed Manis for the three
count.
4) The Island Boys (Kimo & Ekmo)
beat R.C. Haas & Jason Sugarman
in 6:45. The
Island Boys offense looks majorly brutal.
Haas said "your asses are ours"
and
charged the ring, connecting on stereo
dropkicks. Kimo responded with a
double clothesline. Island Boys collided.
Haas and Sugarman mounted the ropes
in opposite corners for the ten punches
and whipped Island Boys into a
meeting of the minds. Kimo collapsed,
headbutting Ekmo in the nuts. Ekmo
interfered from the outside and Kimo
got heat on Sugarman. Kimo missed on
a
charging splash in the corner, allowing
Sugarman to make the hot tag. Haas
cleaned house with clotheslines. Haas
hit an overhead belly to belly on Ekmo,
which was pretty damn impressive. Haas
had Kimo staggered by a series of
clothesline when Ekmo caught him a chairshot
from the outside. Kimo squashed
Haas with a belly to belly for the pin.
Ekmo said that if you mess with
Island Boys, you're likely to wind up
with a chair wrapped around your head.
5) Nigel McGuinness beat Rory Fox in
8:04. Fox has picked up on some subtle
heel touches for his routine. Match
opened with chain wrestling, featuring
some nice reversals by McGuinness. Fox
cheated on the break. Fox landed a
weak dropkick the back and McGuinness
blocked the follow up suplex.
McGuinness got a flurry of offense,
before doing MISSED SPEAR INTO THE POST
NUMBER THREE for the night. Fox went
to work on the arm, ramming it on the
post and the ring apron. Fox chicken-winged
the arm in the ropes. Fox hit a
single-arm DDT for a two count. A midring
collision sent both men down for
the count of four. McGuinness got two
counts with a backslide and a roll up.
McGuinness went for a dropkick, but
Fox held onto the ropes. Fox covered
for
two. Finish saw McGuinness get Fox in
a sitting position, and then sit on
the
back of his neck while pulling up on
his legs. Kind of double leg variation
on the submission that El Satanico uses.
Fox tapped out. Good match.
6) The A-Squad (Chet Jablonski &
Derrick Neikirk) beat Race Steele &
Cody
Hawk to retain the HWA Tag Team Titles
in 8:18. A super solid match. It was
one of those deals where the whole was
greater than the sum of the parts
because everyone involved more than
held up their end. A-Squad look to have
a
lot of athletic ability. Jablonski said
the loser fans should show respect
for the champs. Neikirk said the A-Squad
was the sweetest team to ever set
foot in the HWA ring. A-Squad made fun
of Hawk being five time tag team
champion, all with different partners.
Hawk came out solo. He talked about
his former tag title partners all being
out of the game. Steele came to a big
pop. He offered to be Hawk's partner
and said they would beat A-Squad's ass
for the belts.
A-Squad some a good comedy to start
the match. They collided and got into
a
shoving match on the outside. The faces
controlled the early going with
Steele looking particularly strong on
offense. Steele dropped Jablonski off
the apron with a DDT, but Niekirk caught
Steele with a baseball slide to turn
the tide. Stiff shots from Jablonski,
which was the case throughout the show.
When Steele hit a German suplex, Niekirk
distracted the ref, so that he could
not see the tag. A-Squad did a double
suplex. They worked on Steele's back
with an Arabian clutch, building heat
by switching without tagging. Niekirk
tried to drop down on Steele's back,
but Steel flipped over and got his knees
up to crotch him. Hot tag to Hawk, who
hit the ring with clotheslines, back
elbows and double ax chops. Hawk did
a cool electric chair facebuster on
Jablonski. It broke down to a four way.
The heels bumped. Steele dumped
Neikirk and followed him out. Jablonski
got two with a fallaway slam. Hawk
got near falls with a series of pinning
combinations. Niekirk tried to use a
title belt to break up a rolling reverse
cradle pin, but Steele pulled him
back to the outside. In the confusion,
Jablonski used the belt on Hawk to get
the pin.
7) Lance Cade (with Steve Bradley)
beat Chris Kanyon by DQ to retain the
HWA
Heavyweight Title in 17: 14. Tremendous
credit to Kanyon on this match. He
made Cade look like a million bucks
because he's so smooth with everything
he
does. No way did he have to work as
hard as he did here. Match had a
tremendous series of near falls building
to the finish. Good pop for Kanyon,
who got the crowd to his "who's
better than Kanyon?" catch phrase.
Cade
started kicking the crap out of Kanyon,
who was selling big. Kanyon surprised
Cade with a drop toehold and hit a swinging
neckbreaker for a two count.
Kanyon used a backbreaker out of backdrop
driver position for another near
fall. Bradley pulled the ropes to gain
the advantage for Cade. Nefarious heel
tactics ensued with Bradley and Cade
both doing the dirty work. Kanyon fired
back with punches and a pumphandle fallaway
slam. Cade escaped to the outside
and reached up to pull Kanyon's throat
down on the ropes. Cade hit a beauty
of a springboard back elbow for a two
count. Kanyon countered his sleeper
hold with a back suplex for a near fall.
Cade punished Kanyon on the outside.
Back inside, Kanyon hit a single leg
suplex and a flying shoulder tackle,
before missing on a huge splash off
the top. Bradley choked Kanyon while
Cade
distracted the ref. A double clothesline
had both men on the canvas for a
count of eight. Kanyon hit a spinning
heel kick and a side slam.
Cade used a boot to the gut, but Kanyon
caught him with a belly to belly for
a close two count, to start the false
finishes. Bradley pulled Kanyon's leg
from the outside to set up a full nelson
slam by Cade. 1...2...last instant
kickout by Kanyon. Kanyon hit the flatliner
for another false finish. Kanyon
did a top rope crossbody and Cade rolled
through with a handful of tights,
but Kanyon kicked out again. Cade got
a chair with the ref threatening to
disqualify him. Kanyon countered Cade
with a wicked whiplash maneuver onto
the to chair for another near fall.
Bradley and Cade bumped for a roll up
two
count by Kanyon. Cade hit a DDT and
a top rope elbow, but still could not
get
the pin. Cade dumped Kanyon in frustration
and got a chain from Bradley. As
Kanyon went for a back suplex, Cade
used the chain. Kanyon kicked out again.
Sanders came to ringside to deck Bradley.
Kanyon clocked Cade with the chain
in full view of the ref for the DQ.
Bradley had Kanyon laid out with a
chairshot to the head and another to
the back, when Johnny the Bull hit the
ring. Bull used a big corner splash
on Bradley and Sanders caught him with
superkick to clear the ring. The battered
heels headed to the back, with Cade
clutching his title belt.
NOTES: HWA hopes to be carried on Fox
Sports Ohio by January 2003. The
promotion is seeking an alternative
to the Davis Arena for television
tapings. They did a dry run for television
in Covington, Ky, but the
promotion was not satisfied with the
facility. This was the last night in
for
sound man/production ace/ring announcer
Jack Brown, who is moving back to
Nevada...Easy Money was in the building...Return
date for Lima was announced
as 8/31.
Credit: Larry
Goodman
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