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Wikipedia April 17, 2026 at 05:45 AM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Stryker

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Claim
Stryker defeated Cody Hawk for the HWA Heavyweight Championship on July 17, 2002, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Correction

The date is wrong. Multiple title-history sources place Matt Stryker's HWA Heavyweight Championship win over Cody Hawk on September 17, 2002, not July 17, 2002.

Full reasoning

The claim gives the wrong date for Stryker's first HWA Heavyweight Championship win.

  • The official HWA title history in the Internet Archive lists: "Matt Stryker Cody Hawk Cincinnati, OH 9-17-02".
  • Wrestling-Titles.com independently records the same title change as "Matt Stryker 2002-09-17 Cincinnati, OH".
  • A Figure Four / Wrestling Observer daily wrestling history entry for September 17, 2002 also notes: "Matt Stryker defeated Cody Hawk for the HWA Heavyweight Title."

These sources agree on September 17, 2002, so the article's July 17, 2002 date is incorrect.

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Claim
He took the title a fourth time in 2005, defeating Shawn Osborne on March 25.
Correction

This title-change description is wrong. Shawn Osborne won the HWA Heavyweight title on March 25, 2005, and Matt Stryker did not win his fourth reign until June 17, 2005.

Full reasoning

The article reverses the March 25, 2005 title change.

  • The official HWA title history shows "Shawn Osborne Rory Fox Dayton, OH 3-25-05" followed later by "Matt Stryker (4) Shawn Osborne Cincinnati, OH 6-17-05".
  • Wrestling-Titles.com independently matches that sequence: Shawn Osborne becomes champion on 2005-03-25, and Matt Stryker [4] wins the title on 2005-06-17.

So Stryker did not take the title from Shawn Osborne on March 25. March 25 was Shawn Osborne's title win; Stryker's fourth HWA Heavyweight Championship reign began on June 17, 2005.

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