Heartland Wrestling Association

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The Heartland Wrestling Association is an independent wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio that promotes its own shows. It also is affilated with a training facility that trains future professional wrestlers. The HWA was started by Les Thatcher and is currently run by head trainer Cody Hawk. The HWA once served as the developmental territory for WCW and later the WWE. The WWE pulled out of the HWA to cut their budget. HWA has been fully independent ever since. The HWA once was featured in an episode of MTV's True Life ("True Life: I'm A Professional Wrestler").

1 Television Coverage
2 Pay-Per-View Events
3 Roster
4 Championships

[edit] Television Coverage

HWA airs a weekly TV program "Adrenaline" in the Cincinnati and Dayton markets and nationally on the America One television network. "Adrenaline" can also be viewed online on YouTube (keyword: hwaonline) via a link on the HWA website (see below).

[edit] Pay-Per-View Events

As of mid-2006, HWA has produced two online pay-per-view events: "CyberClash" from the HWA Arena in Evendale, Ohio, on 3/17/06, and "Road to Destiny" from the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton, Ohio on 6/10/06.

[edit] Roster

Chad Collyer
Irish Airborne
Matt Stryker
Nigel McGuinness
Pepper Parks
"High IQ" Quinten Lee
Ala Hussein
Brock Guffman
Scottie Murray
Eddie Gonzales
Hellena Heavenly
Chris Carnage
Super Zeta
Andre Heart
Richard Phillips
Brian Beech
Sami Callihan
Heather Owens
Tack
JT Stahr
Neveah
"Buffalo Bad Boy" Brian Jennings
Alan Wasylychyn
Ganger
Kimera
Josh Rafferty
Aaron Williams

[edit] Championships

[edit] Current

HWA Heavyweight Champion — Vacant- Latest Champion Pepper Parks was stripped of the HWA Heavyweight Championship after threatening to leave the HWA with the title belt after being "Called Up". Tim Tatum and Jaxson Breeze stripped Parks of the title and declared a new Champion will be crowned on December 30, 2006 at the HWA's Annual World War 3 event, which will be held at the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton, OH
HWA Tag Team Champions — Irish Airborne Jake Crist and Dave Crist
HWA Television Champion — "Buffalo Bad Boy" Brian Jennings