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Heartland Wrestling Association

The Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) was a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s and 2000s, it was listed as one of the top independent promotions in the United States by The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide by Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher in 2005.[1]

Heartland Wrestling Association
AcronymHWA
Founded1996
Defunct2015
StyleAmerican wrestling
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio, United States (1998–2015)
Founder(s)Les Thatcher
WebsiteHWAonline.com (inactive)

History

The Heartland Wrestling Association was started in 1996 by Les Thatcher and Brady Laber, in association with his wrestling school Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp, and held the first annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show in 1998.[2]

The promotion served as the developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) (during the 1990s) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) (from 2001–2002), with alumni including wrestlers such as Mike Sanders,[3] Shannon Moore,[4] Victoria,[5] The Hardy Boyz and brothers Charlie and Russ Haas, as well as former WCW veterans Bill DeMott and Elix Skipper.[6] Among the top independent wrestlers to have competed in the promotion are Nigel McGuinness, B. J. Whitmer, Matt Stryker, Shark Boy, Cody Hawk and Chad Collyer.[7] WWE would later end its relationship and pulled financial support out of the HWA to cut their budget. The HWA was once featured in an episode of MTV's True Life in the episode "True Life: I'm A Pro Wrestler".

HWA aired a weekly TV program "Adrenaline" nationally on the Cincinnati, Ohio affiliate of The CW and America One television networks. As of early 2007, HWA has produced three online pay-per-view events: "CyberClash" from the HWA Arena in Evendale, Ohio, on March 17, 2006, "Road to Destiny" from the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton, Ohio on June 10, 2006, and "CyberClash 2.0" from the HWA Arena in Evendale, Ohio on March 10, 2007.

In August 2007, majority owner Cody Hawk left HWA, launching a new promotion called EGO Pro Wrestling. However, HWA continued running events. HWA produced new episodes of HWA Adrenaline through 2008.[8]

Starting in September 2008, HWA performed at The Sorg Opera House in Middletown, Ohio. After a brief hiatus from weekly shows HWA returned starting on May 31, 2011 at the Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton, Ohio on a weekly basis known as "Adrenaline" which was every Tuesday. In addition to these events HWA ran weekend events regularly in Norwood, Ohio and in Hamilton, Ohio respectively.

In Autumn 2014, HWA's current owner Brandon Charles announced operations were moving to Georgia in 2015. In June 2015, Heartland Wrestling Association was sold to wrestler and promoter, Philip Stamper.[9]

Championships

Championship Final Champion(s) Previous Date Won Location
HWA Heavyweight Championship Dustin Rayz Chance Prophet July 5, 2014 Middletown, OH
HWA Tag Team Championship Inactive - - -
HWA Television Championship Ganger Quinten Lee June 5, 2007 Cincinnati, OH
HWA European Championship Nigel McGuiness Hoss November 4, 2003 Cincinnati, OH
HWA Barroom Brawl Championship JT Stahr Vacant April 21, 2006 Cincinnati, OH

See also

References

  1. ^ Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher. The Professional Wrestlers' Workout & Instructional Guide. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2005. (pg. 6) ISBN 1-58261-947-6
  2. ^ . LesThatcher.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  3. ^ Speer, Phil (2003-02-11). "EPWT Training Camp Testimonials". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  4. ^ Hardy, Matt and Jeff Hardy. The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. (pg. 7) ISBN 0-06-052154-6
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-04-12. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  6. ^ Lacroix, C. (2005-03-10). "Primetime has reached the big time". Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
  7. ^ Horie, Masanori (1999-02-22). . Archived from the original on 2005-07-12. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  8. ^ HWA (2003-02-11). "Heartland Wrestling Association". hwaonline.com. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  9. ^ HWA (2015-06-20). "Heartland Wrestling Association Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.

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heartland, wrestling, association, midwestern, independent, professional, wrestling, promotion, based, cincinnati, ohio, former, developmental, territory, world, championship, wrestling, world, wrestling, federation, during, 1990s, 2000s, listed, independent, . The Heartland Wrestling Association HWA was a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati Ohio A former developmental territory for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s and 2000s it was listed as one of the top independent promotions in the United States by The Professional Wrestlers Workout amp Instructional Guide by Harley Race Ricky Steamboat and Les Thatcher in 2005 1 Heartland Wrestling AssociationAcronymHWAFounded1996Defunct2015StyleAmerican wrestlingHeadquartersCincinnati Ohio United States 1998 2015 Founder s Les ThatcherWebsiteHWAonline com inactive Contents 1 History 2 Championships 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Heartland Wrestling Association was started in 1996 by Les Thatcher and Brady Laber in association with his wrestling school Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp and held the first annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show in 1998 2 The promotion served as the developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling WCW during the 1990s and World Wrestling Entertainment WWE from 2001 2002 with alumni including wrestlers such as Mike Sanders 3 Shannon Moore 4 Victoria 5 The Hardy Boyz and brothers Charlie and Russ Haas as well as former WCW veterans Bill DeMott and Elix Skipper 6 Among the top independent wrestlers to have competed in the promotion are Nigel McGuinness B J Whitmer Matt Stryker Shark Boy Cody Hawk and Chad Collyer 7 WWE would later end its relationship and pulled financial support out of the HWA to cut their budget The HWA was once featured in an episode of MTV s True Life in the episode True Life I m A Pro Wrestler HWA aired a weekly TV program Adrenaline nationally on the Cincinnati Ohio affiliate of The CW and America One television networks As of early 2007 HWA has produced three online pay per view events CyberClash from the HWA Arena in Evendale Ohio on March 17 2006 Road to Destiny from the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton Ohio on June 10 2006 and CyberClash 2 0 from the HWA Arena in Evendale Ohio on March 10 2007 In August 2007 majority owner Cody Hawk left HWA launching a new promotion called EGO Pro Wrestling However HWA continued running events HWA produced new episodes of HWA Adrenaline through 2008 8 Starting in September 2008 HWA performed at The Sorg Opera House in Middletown Ohio After a brief hiatus from weekly shows HWA returned starting on May 31 2011 at the Great Miami Event Center in Hamilton Ohio on a weekly basis known as Adrenaline which was every Tuesday In addition to these events HWA ran weekend events regularly in Norwood Ohio and in Hamilton Ohio respectively In Autumn 2014 HWA s current owner Brandon Charles announced operations were moving to Georgia in 2015 In June 2015 Heartland Wrestling Association was sold to wrestler and promoter Philip Stamper 9 Championships EditChampionship Final Champion s Previous Date Won LocationHWA Heavyweight Championship Dustin Rayz Chance Prophet July 5 2014 Middletown OHHWA Tag Team Championship Inactive HWA Television Championship Ganger Quinten Lee June 5 2007 Cincinnati OHHWA European Championship Nigel McGuiness Hoss November 4 2003 Cincinnati OHHWA Barroom Brawl Championship JT Stahr Vacant April 21 2006 Cincinnati OHSee also EditList of independent wrestling promotions in the United StatesReferences Edit Harley Race Ricky Steamboat and Les Thatcher The Professional Wrestlers Workout amp Instructional Guide Champaigne Illinois Sports Publishing LLC 2005 pg 6 ISBN 1 58261 947 6 Les Thatcher Bio LesThatcher com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2007 04 18 Speer Phil 2003 02 11 EPWT Training Camp Testimonials WWE com Retrieved 2007 04 18 Hardy Matt and Jeff Hardy The Hardy Boyz Exist 2 Inspire New York HarperCollins Publishers 2003 pg 7 ISBN 0 06 052154 6 Much To Celebrate For Victoria On Her Birthday Archived from the original on 2007 04 12 Retrieved 2007 04 18 Lacroix C 2005 03 10 Primetime has reached the big time Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on January 1 2013 Retrieved 2007 02 22 Horie Masanori 1999 02 22 View from the Rising Sun Archived from the original on 2005 07 12 Retrieved 2007 04 18 HWA 2003 02 11 Heartland Wrestling Association hwaonline com Retrieved 2007 12 10 HWA 2015 06 20 Heartland Wrestling Association Facebook facebook com Retrieved 2015 06 20 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heartland Wrestling Association amp oldid 1102956028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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