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Show #29: 12/7/10

Bout #1:
Ted DiBiase vs. Sabu
- Ted took the win at 8:15 with his Million $ Sleeper.

Bout #2:
Missing Link vs. Will Muldoon
- Muldoon used a surprise roll-up to gain his second straight win against Link.

Bout #3:
Harley Race vs. King Kong Bundy
- Race really is pushing to get into the title hunt here, as he used his Piledriver to finish Bundy off at 7:08.

Bout #4:
The Sheik vs. Roderick Strong
- This little rivalry got pushed up a notch, when The Sheik hit Roderick with a Fireball and scored the pinfall at 5:46. Roderick went to the hospital after the show to be evaluated for possible burns.

Bout #5:
Bobo Brazil & Koko B. Ware vs. Buff Bagwell & The Iron Sheik (w/ Sunny)
- Buff had too much "stuff" for Koko, who was pinned at 14:49 after a dropkick.


Main Event
Bout #6:
The French Angel vs. The Destroyer
- The Destroyer was looking to rebound off of last weeks failed attempt to gain the HOW Heavyweight Championship from Gordy. The French Angel was DQed at 14:57, when he would not break the choke hold he had locked on The Destroyer. The Angel was very upset and was heard yelling "Not choke! Not choke!" It appears that the The French Angel and the ref had differing opinions on the hold's validity.

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Show #30: 12/14/10

Bout #1:
Steve Williams vs. Nikolai Volkoff
- Williams, who again carried his CCW Tag Team Championship belt with him to the ring, used his Oklahoma Stampede to win at 10:38.

Bout #2:
The French Angel vs. The Destroyer
- After last week's match, The Angel seemed unsure of his moves, as The Destroyer won quickly with a single leg Boston crab at 1:25.

Bout #3:
Bobo Brazil & Koko B. Ware vs. Buff Bagwell & Iron Sheik (w/ Sunny)
- Bobo was not having any of Buff's stuff, as he won with a Coco Butt at 1:02.

Bout #4:
Mark Briscoe vs. Tiger Mask
- Tiger Mask used his Tiger Suplex followed by a piledriver to take the win at 7:40.

Bout #5:
Sabu vs. Al Snow
- The two former ECW stars battled here, with Sabu nailing 2 Triple Jump Moonsaults for the win at 9:06.


Main Event
Bout #6: NIWA International Triple Crown Match
Rick Rude vs. Giant Baba (INT)
- Rude kicked out of several insanely near falls, as Baba pushed the pace relentlessly. Rude was able to slow the big man down with a low blow and an eye rake, but he finished him with his Rude Awakening at 26:13 to take the gold.

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[glow=red,2,300]Heroes of Wrestling Title History & Lineage[/glow]

HOW Heavyweight Championship

1. Terry Gordy over Antonio Inoki (tourn. final) - 8/8/10

2. Ox Baker over Terry Gordy - 8/17/10

3. Terry Gordy (2) over Ox Baker - 9/7/10
-Defense #1: over Rick Rude - 10/5/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker - 10/12/10
-Defense #3: over Dan Severn - 11/2/10
-Defense #4: over The Destroyer - 11/30/10


HOW Tag Team Championship

1. The Road Warriors over The Fabulous Kangaroos (tourn. finals) - 10/5/10
-Defense #1: over The Fabulous Kangaroos - 10/26/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker & George Steele - 11/16/10




[glow=blue,2,300]NIWA International Triple Crown[/glow]
1. Satoshi Kojima over The Great Muta (toun. finals) - 3/20/09
-Defense #1: over Bam Bam Bigelow - 3/27/09
-Defense #2: over Eddie Gilbert - 4/3/09
-Defense #3: over Necro Butcher - 4/10/09
-Defense #4: over Perry Saturn - 4/17/09
-Defense #5: over The Grappler - 4/24/09
-Defense #6: over "Tough" Tony Borne - 4/29/09
-Defense #7: over Shingo - 5/2/09
-Defense #8: over Shelton Benjamin - 5/13/09
-Defense #9: over Steve Corino - 5/15/09
-Defense #10: over Bryan Danielson - 6/19/09
-Defense #11: over CM Punk - 8/1/09 Unified with NOTM/PNW championship
-Defense #12: over Erick Stevens - 10/24/09
-Defense #13: over Nigel McGuinness - 11/21/09

2. Dr Wagner, Jr over Satoshi Kojima - 12/5/09
-Defense #1: over Satoshi Kojima - 12/12/09
-Defense #2: over Jack Swagger - 12/23/09

3. Giant Baba over Dr. Wagner, Jr - 12/24/09
-Defense #1: over Hiroshi Hase - 12/25/09
-Defense #2: over Exotic Adrian Street - 12/31/09
-Defense #3: over Diamond Dallas Page - 1/29/10
-Defense #4: over Bob Roop - 2/26/10
-Defense #5: over Diamond Dallas Page - 3/26/10
-Defense #6: over Claudio Castagnoli - 4/2/10
-Defense #7: over Justin Credible - 9/14/10
-Defense #8: over Nick Bockwinkel - 9/28/10
-Defense #9: over Nick Bockwinkel - 10/12/10
-Defense #10: over Gorgeous George - 11/16/10

4. Rick Rude over Giant Baba - 12/14/10

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Show #31: 12/21/10

Bout #1:
Tim Donst vs. Amish Roadkill
- A very random opener here, as new comer Donst scores the win at 5:16 with his Hydro Lock. After the match, Donst donned a t-shirt with a red bird logo on it.

Bout #2:
Arik Cannon vs. Ultramantis Black
- The crowd seems very confused about this match as well, because they are used to seeing the Legends on display, not this much younger talent. Black won at 5:01 via COR after Cannon took a bad bump against the announce table.

Bout #3:
Dan Severn vs. Masked Superstar
- The crowd got back into the groove, as Severn and MS mixed it up here. The uneasiness was still there at the beginning, but as these two men battled, the crowd found it's comfortable home. MS used his Spinning Neckbreaker to win at 5:59.

Bout #4:
Ox Baker vs. The Sandman
- The Sandman survived 2 Heart Punches (the second one sent him out of the ring), as Ox could not close the deal. The Sandman split Ox's bald head open with a few cane shots but used his Heinekenrana for the win at 13:39.

Main Event
Bout #5: HOW Heavyweight Championship Match
Magnum TA vs. Terry Gordy (c)
- Gordy, the other half of the CCW tag team champions, was only carrying his his HOW Championship. The fans were rooting hard for Magnum, but Gordy seemed to be two moves ahead of the Southern heartthrob. Terry used his Oriental Spike to win at 16:14.

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[glow=red,2,300]Heroes of Wrestling Title History & Lineage[/glow]

HOW Heavyweight Championship

1. Terry Gordy over Antonio Inoki (tourn. final) - 8/8/10

2. Ox Baker over Terry Gordy - 8/17/10

3. Terry Gordy (2) over Ox Baker - 9/7/10
-Defense #1: over Rick Rude - 10/5/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker - 10/12/10
-Defense #3: over Dan Severn - 11/2/10
-Defense #4: over The Destroyer - 11/30/10
-Defense #5: over Magnum TA - 12/21/10


HOW Tag Team Championship

1. The Road Warriors over The Fabulous Kangaroos (tourn. finals) - 10/5/10
-Defense #1: over The Fabulous Kangaroos - 10/26/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker & George Steele - 11/16/10




[glow=blue,2,300]NIWA International Triple Crown[/glow]
1. Satoshi Kojima over The Great Muta (toun. finals) - 3/20/09
-Defense #1: over Bam Bam Bigelow - 3/27/09
-Defense #2: over Eddie Gilbert - 4/3/09
-Defense #3: over Necro Butcher - 4/10/09
-Defense #4: over Perry Saturn - 4/17/09
-Defense #5: over The Grappler - 4/24/09
-Defense #6: over "Tough" Tony Borne - 4/29/09
-Defense #7: over Shingo - 5/2/09
-Defense #8: over Shelton Benjamin - 5/13/09
-Defense #9: over Steve Corino - 5/15/09
-Defense #10: over Bryan Danielson - 6/19/09
-Defense #11: over CM Punk - 8/1/09 Unified with NOTM/PNW championship
-Defense #12: over Erick Stevens - 10/24/09
-Defense #13: over Nigel McGuinness - 11/21/09

2. Dr Wagner, Jr over Satoshi Kojima - 12/5/09
-Defense #1: over Satoshi Kojima - 12/12/09
-Defense #2: over Jack Swagger - 12/23/09

3. Giant Baba over Dr. Wagner, Jr - 12/24/09
-Defense #1: over Hiroshi Hase - 12/25/09
-Defense #2: over Exotic Adrian Street - 12/31/09
-Defense #3: over Diamond Dallas Page - 1/29/10
-Defense #4: over Bob Roop - 2/26/10
-Defense #5: over Diamond Dallas Page - 3/26/10
-Defense #6: over Claudio Castagnoli - 4/2/10
-Defense #7: over Justin Credible - 9/14/10
-Defense #8: over Nick Bockwinkel - 9/28/10
-Defense #9: over Nick Bockwinkel - 10/12/10
-Defense #10: over Gorgeous George - 11/16/10

4. Rick Rude over Giant Baba - 12/14/10

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Show #32: 12/28/10 - Last HOW card of 2010!

Bout #1:
One Man Gang vs. Steve Corino
- Corino takes the opener with a modified figure four leglock at 8:56, after nailing Gang with a huge superkick.

Bout #2:
Timber vs. Trent Acid
- The tag team specialist Acid looked great early on and nearly had a pin on the Insane Lumberjack, but size won out here. Timber used 2 Log Splitters to win at 9:29.

Bout #3:
Roderick Strong vs. The Sheik
- Strong nailed The Sheik before he even got in the ring and used 3 straight Gibson Drivers to win at 1:39!

Bout #4:
Bill Dundee & Val Venis vs. William Muldoon & Ray Stevens
- Dundee and Venis did not look in sync at all, as Stevens and Muldoon were able to make good tags and keep Venis isolated most of the match. Stevens used a double-underhook suplex at 14:01 to down Val. Dundee got caught up in the ropes before he could try and make the save.

Bout #5:
Bob Roop vs. Harley Race
- Race wants a title shot. He is clearly on a mission to get to the gold and he used his Piledriver again to down a tough opponent. Race won at 7:50.

Bout #6:
Les Thatcher vs. Boris Zhukov
- Les used his Stump Puller to win at 3:18.

Main Event
Bout #7: HOW Tag Team Championship Match
Curt Hennig & DDP vs. The Road Warriors (w/ Ellering)
- This match was something else, as the fans were super pumped to see the Road Warriors compete. This was their first HOW appearance since November 16th! The Roadies looked ready for anything, as they made some quick tags early. Curt was able to land some hard kicks on Hawk's knees and scored a near fall with a quick roll-up. After some quick tags, DDP was working over Hawk in the corner, when the big man was able to get a big boot up as Page charged in. Animal made the tag in, but Page was waiting on him, nailing the Diamond Cutter at 18:38 for the win. Hennig cut off Hawk to ensure that the gold changed hands here to end 2010! The fans, while disappointed to see the Roadies drop the gold, were excited to see the title change.

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[glow=red,2,300]Heroes of Wrestling Title History & Lineage[/glow]

HOW Heavyweight Championship

1. Terry Gordy over Antonio Inoki (tourn. final) - 8/8/10

2. Ox Baker over Terry Gordy - 8/17/10

3. Terry Gordy (2) over Ox Baker - 9/7/10
-Defense #1: over Rick Rude - 10/5/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker - 10/12/10
-Defense #3: over Dan Severn - 11/2/10
-Defense #4: over The Destroyer - 11/30/10
-Defense #5: over Magnum TA - 12/21/10


HOW Tag Team Championship

1. The Road Warriors over The Fabulous Kangaroos (tourn. finals) - 10/5/10
-Defense #1: over The Fabulous Kangaroos - 10/26/10
-Defense #2: over Ox Baker & George Steele - 11/16/10

2. Curt Hennig & Diamond Dallas Page over The Road Warriors - 12/28/10




[glow=blue,2,300]NIWA International Triple Crown[/glow]
1. Satoshi Kojima over The Great Muta (toun. finals) - 3/20/09
-Defense #1: over Bam Bam Bigelow - 3/27/09
-Defense #2: over Eddie Gilbert - 4/3/09
-Defense #3: over Necro Butcher - 4/10/09
-Defense #4: over Perry Saturn - 4/17/09
-Defense #5: over The Grappler - 4/24/09
-Defense #6: over "Tough" Tony Borne - 4/29/09
-Defense #7: over Shingo - 5/2/09
-Defense #8: over Shelton Benjamin - 5/13/09
-Defense #9: over Steve Corino - 5/15/09
-Defense #10: over Bryan Danielson - 6/19/09
-Defense #11: over CM Punk - 8/1/09 Unified with NOTM/PNW championship
-Defense #12: over Erick Stevens - 10/24/09
-Defense #13: over Nigel McGuinness - 11/21/09

2. Dr Wagner, Jr over Satoshi Kojima - 12/5/09
-Defense #1: over Satoshi Kojima - 12/12/09
-Defense #2: over Jack Swagger - 12/23/09

3. Giant Baba over Dr. Wagner, Jr - 12/24/09
-Defense #1: over Hiroshi Hase - 12/25/09
-Defense #2: over Exotic Adrian Street - 12/31/09
-Defense #3: over Diamond Dallas Page - 1/29/10
-Defense #4: over Bob Roop - 2/26/10
-Defense #5: over Diamond Dallas Page - 3/26/10
-Defense #6: over Claudio Castagnoli - 4/2/10
-Defense #7: over Justin Credible - 9/14/10
-Defense #8: over Nick Bockwinkel - 9/28/10
-Defense #9: over Nick Bockwinkel - 10/12/10
-Defense #10: over Gorgeous George - 11/16/10

4. Rick Rude over Giant Baba - 12/14/10

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[glow=red,2,300]Heroes of Wrestling[/glow]

End of the Year Awards: 2010

Wrestler of the Year: Terry Gordy




Tag Team of the Year: The Road Warriors





Fued of the Year: The Road Warriors vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos




Match of the Year: Rick Rude vs. Giant Baba - 12/14/2010
Rick Rude won the NIWA International Triple Crown from Baba at 26:13 with his Rude Awakening. Baba had been champion since 12/24/2009

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Presents:

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PWI 2010 Year End Awards

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Formerly Known As The NIWA Year End Awards

[glow=red,2,300]Wrestler of the Year:[/glow]
Giant Baba




2009: Satoshi Kojima
2008: Nigel McGuinness




[glow=red,2,300]Tag Team of the Year:[/glow]
Road Warriors




2009: Shane Douglas & Ted DiBiase, Jr
2008: Shane Douglas & Ted DiBiase, Jr




[glow=red,2,300]Woman of the Year: [/glow]
Penny Banner




2009: Sara del Rey
2008: LuFisto




[glow=red,2,300]Feud of the Year:[/glow]
The Road Warriors
vs.
The Fabulous Kangaroos



2009: The Original Midnight Express vs. Reid Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Jr, & Dakota Darsow
2008: The Union {Nigel Mcguinness, Delirious, JD Michaels, & Ricky Landell}
VS.
Chaos, Carnage, & The Crimson Mask {Drake Younger, Scotty Vortekz, Dustin Lee, & Timber}





[glow=red,2,300]Match of the Year:[/glow]
Torture Chamber Match: Drake Younger & Tyler Black vs. AOTF (Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee) - CCW - Enter The Torture Chamber - 6/12/10
This was an absolute blood bath of a match, which saw all 4 men go to the hospital. Jacobs scored the pin on Younger at 34:15 after a spear through a table. Younger remained in the hospital for 4 days, after having a piece of glass removed from his neck.



2009: Nigel McGuinness vs. Satoshi Kojima - NIWA International Triple Crown - Indy House Show - November Knockout! - 11/21/09
2008: Bryan Danielson vs. Dr. Wagner, Jr - CCW Heavyweight/World Championship Match
Labor Day Special - 9/1/2008

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****Breaking News****
1/2/11
Ross speaks out about "dead" company

NIWA President Jim Ross said in an interview with PWInsider that he could not understand why PWI wasted their time with a "dead" company like CCW.

Ross said, "CCW is dead. The NIWA saw to that. I can't believe that the PWI Awards committee even considered them for any of the awards. Now, I understand that it is the whole year of 2010, but seriously, the only wrestling that mattered happened in HOW!"

Ross also felt that Terry Gordy should have been named the Wrestler of the Year, but understands why Baba was given the nod.

"Baba had a great year, but Gordy was better. It is fine that Baba won it, but in the future PWI should contact me first before awarding these awards."