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ICW Fear & Loathing IX

ICW Fear & Loathing IX was a professional wrestling event produced by Insane Championship Wrestling and the ninth in the annual Fear & Loathing event series. It took place on November, 20 2016, at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The event featured wrestlers from its regular roster like Drew Galloway, Grado, Lionheart, Andy Wild, Mark Coffey[6] as well as international talent in Kurt Angle, Team 3D and Ricochet.[7][8][9] The event aired on Pay Per View through FITE TV.[10][5][11]

ICW Fear & Loathing IX
PromotionInsane Championship Wrestling[1]
DateNovember 20, 2016[2]
CityGlasgow Scotland[3]
VenueThe SSE Hydro[4]
Attendance6,193[5]
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The event also featured appearances from WWE superstar (and former ICW Zero-G Champion[12][13]) Finn Balor,[14][15][16] who had replaced the previously announced Mick Foley.[17][18][19]

Production edit

Background edit

Attracting over 6,000 fans, ICW Fear & Loathing IX was the most attended event in ICW history[20][21][22] and was described as the most attended independent UK and European wrestling event in 35 years.[23][24][25][26][27]

Storylines edit

Core storylines leading into the event were feuds and challenges for ICW's titles, with the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, ICW Women's Championship, ICW Tag Team Championship and ICW Zero-G Championship all contested.[4][28] For the Zero-G Championship match, qualifiers were held, with Andy Wild, for example, defeating Kenny Williams to gain entry.[29]

One primary feud of the event was The Black Label vs. Team Dallas feud for ownership of ICW.[30][31]

Reception edit

The event was given the Show of the Year award by the Scottish Wrestling Network[32] while Lewis Girvan vs. Ricochet was also given the SWN award for Match of the Year and Kurt Angle received the Import of the Year SWN award.[33]

Wolfgang vs. Trent Seven was featured in WWE's The Greatest Independent Steel Cage Matches on the WWE Network.[34][35]

The appearances from Finn Balor and Kurt Angle were ranked #6 and #7 respectively in Sportskeeda's 8 greatest moments in ICW Fear and Loathing history in 2019.[36]

Results edit

No.Results[37]StipulationsTimes[5]
1Joe Hendry defeated Davey Blaze by pinfallSingles match7:59
2Kay Lee Ray defeated Carmel Jacob (c) and Viper by pinfallTriple threat match for the ICW Women's Championship10:43
3Stevie Boy defeated BT GunnCasket Match11:48
4Polo Promotions (Mark Coffey and Jackie Polo) (c) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon & Brother Ray)No Disqualification Tag Team match for the ICW Tag Team Championship6:28
5Kenny Williams defeated Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, Iestyn Rees, Liam Thomson, Lionheart (c) and Zack GibsonStairway to Heaven match for the ICW Zero-G Championship13:25
6Lewis Girvan defeated Ricochet by submissionSingles match9:39
7Wolfgang (c) defeated Trent SevenSteel cage match for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship8:33
8Team Dallas (Chris Renfrew, DCT, Grado and Sha Samuels) defeated The Black Label (Bram, Drew Galloway, Jack Jester and Kid Fite)Eight man Tag Team match for ownership of ICW17:31
9Joe Coffey defeated Kurt Angle by submissionSingles match10:30
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeremy, Jake (October 24, 2016). "Finn Balor Announced for ICW Fear & Loathing IX (11/20)". SE Scoops | Wrestling News, Results & Interviews.
  2. ^ "Royal Ramblings Meets Trent Seven (ICW Exclusive)". HuffPost UK. November 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "ICW bowls over London crowd before biggest ever show". The Independent. March 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ravens, Andrew (November 21, 2016). "ICW Fear & Loathing IX results: Kurt Angle vs. Joe Coffey, Finn Balor appears". Wrestling News | WWE and AEW Results, Spoilers, Rumors & Scoops.
  5. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 20, 2016). "ICW Fear & Loathing IX". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "411MANIA". ICW Fear & Loathing IX Results 12.02.18.
  7. ^ "Kurt Angle to Compete at ICW Fear & Loathing IX". May 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Team 3D Set To Appear At ICW: Fear & Loathing IX November 20th". WrestlingNewsSource. August 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Kurt Angle luchará en ICW Fear & Loathing IX". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com.
  10. ^ "Royal Ramblings Meets Joe Hendry (ICW Exclusive)". HuffPost UK. November 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "ICW Results: Fear & Loathing IX – Glasgow, Scotland (11/20)". www.wrestling-news.net. November 21, 2016.
  12. ^ Pearson, John (August 19, 2022). "10 Wrestlers You Didn't Know Competed In Scotland's ICW Promotion". TheSportster.
  13. ^ "411MANIA". Prince Devitt Comments on His Future in Wrestling.
  14. ^ "Watch Finn Balor's Return at ICW Fear & Loathing IX (Video)". FOX Sports.
  15. ^ Beltrán, William (November 21, 2016). "¡WWE vs. TNA! ¡Finn Bálor ataca a Drew Galloway en Irlanda!". Superluchas.
  16. ^ "Finn Balor Appearing At Indy Event | Fightful News". www.fightful.com.
  17. ^ Greer, Jamie (September 22, 2017). "WWE and The Indies: WWE Superstars at Indie Events".
  18. ^ "Finn Balor to replace Mick Foley at ICW's Fear & Loathing IX indie event". October 24, 2016.
  19. ^ Fog, Darren (October 24, 2016). "Finn Balor et Richochet annoncés à ICW Fear And Loathing IX". VoxCatch.
  20. ^ Gifford, Derek (November 3, 2016). "Everything We Know for ICW: Fear & Loathing IX".
  21. ^ "ICW Fear & Loathing IX Review: "We're just getting started"". November 22, 2016.
  22. ^ Live, Glasgow (November 13, 2016). "5 reasons why you should buy a ticket for ICW's Fear & Loathing IX in Glasgow". GlasgowLive.
  23. ^ Cundle, Tim (March 18, 2016). "INSANE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TO HOST UK\'S BIGGEST WRESTLING SHOW IN 35 YEARS!". Bringing Madness to the Masses since 1998.
  24. ^ "ICW Fear and Loathing IX Review". February 17, 2023.
  25. ^ Murray, Andy H. (December 21, 2016). "10 Wrestlers Fans Most Want To See In WWE's UK Tournament". WhatCulture.com.
  26. ^ "Throwback Thoughts: ICW Fear & Loathing IX - Rope Break Podcast". iHeart.
  27. ^ Hines, Martin (November 8, 2016). "The wrestling company that went from 30 people to the 'European Wrestlemania'".
  28. ^ Staff, F4W (December 3, 2018). "ICW Fear & Loathing XI results: Four titles on the line". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=155847
  30. ^ "Team Dallas VS The Black Label - 1 Year In The Making" – via www.youtube.com.
  31. ^ Wilson, Steven (October 30, 2019). "Exclusive: ICW's Mark Dallas and Jack Jester talk about their favourite Fear and Loathing moments". www.sportskeeda.com.
  32. ^ "SWN Year End Awards Results". March 14, 2017.
  33. ^ "The 2nd Annual OSWtv Year End Awards Results". February 1, 2017.
  34. ^ "Watch The Greatest Independent Steel Cage Matches on WWE Network". WWE.
  35. ^ https://watch.wwe.com/program/The-Greatest-Independent-Steel-Cage-Matches-152181
  36. ^ Wilson, Steven (October 23, 2019). "8 greatest moments in ICW Fear and Loathing history". www.sportskeeda.com.
  37. ^ "411MANIA". Euro Fury: ICW Fear & Loathing IX.
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