NIWA Fight at the Fair is a supershow put on by the National Internet Wrestling Alliance in July. The inaugural event took place in 2009.
History[]
2000s[]
The first Fight at the Fair took place on July 23, 2009 as a smaller supershow that coincided with the Delaware State Fair. It was at the time to be a one time event. The event featured six matches with two of those matches being contested for titles. At the previous months event, Beach Wars, "007" James Bond defeated "The Trendkiller" Fozzie Osbourne to become the new NIWA World Brass Champion. Osbourne invoked his rematch clause to try and regain his belt, but Bond was able to successfully defend the title. At the first Clash of the Titans, Blitz defeated Peter Pan to become the new NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, vowing to retain the title, it was not meant to be as Terrell Owens defeated Blitz to win the title which he would for nearly a year.
2010s[]
2010 saw the return of the Fight at the Fair in which it would replace Hot as Hell as the main supershow. The event was held on July 22, 2010 at the Delaware State Fair Grounds. The featured eight matches with six of them being contested for the titles. At Beach Wars, Chuck Norris and Mr. Clean defeated the Warios (Wario and Waluigi) to become the new NIWA World Tag Team Champions. The Warios invoked their rematch clause for the chance to regain the NIWA World Tag Team Championships, but Norris and Mr. Clean were able to retain the belts. After Joanna Dark beat Blossom for the NIWA World Women's Championship due to some outside interference at Beach Wars. Xena Warrior Princess was her first opponent as champion, but Dark was able to successfully retain the title. On the June 12, 2010 edition of the Saturday Night Showdown, The Punisher defeated "The Trendkiller" Fozzie Osbourne to capture the NIWA World Brass Knuckles Championship for the first time. Osbourne once again found himself challenging for the NIWA World Brass Knuckles Championship at the same event he did a year earlier, but The Punisher was able to retain the title after the ref had to stop the match while The Punisher had Osbourne locked in The Interrogator. Terrell Owens who at the time was the EMW World Heavyweight Champion was able to successfully defended the title against Zangief. "007" James Bond was on a tear defeating all opponents at the NIWA World Heavyweight Champion and this match would be no different. Bond was able to defeat former NIWA World Heavyweight Champion Blitz and Link in a Triple Threat Match thus retaining the title. The main event of the show would see the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship defended. At Beach Wars Spider-Man became the number one contender after defeating his good friend Peter Pan while "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH defeated Terrell Owens in a Steel Cage Match to win the title, but JTH was unsuccessful in his defense of the title as Spider-Man picked up the win.
Fight at the Fair III was held on July 21, 2011 at the Delaware State Fair Grounds. The event featured five matches with three of them being contested for the titles. Fozzie Osbourne retained the NIWA Brass Knuckles Championship over Zangief as Blitz disguised as a security guard hit Zangief with a taser. At Annualversary III, former NIWA Commissioner Bob Barker announced that there a 8-Man Tournament for the NIWA North American Championship and the finals will be at Fight at the Fair III. In the finals, Peter Pan defeated Link and became the first ever NIWA North American Champion. Ganondorf was on a tear in his reign of terror as the NIWA World Heavyweight Champion and at Fight at the Fair III, he will defend his title against "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a Ladder Match. Both men went through a hellacious Ladder Match, but in the end, Ganondorf won and retained the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Fight at the Fair IV was held on July 19, 2012 at the Delaware State Fair Grounds. The event featured eight matches with six of them being contested for the titles. Xena, Warrior Princess defeated Butercup to retain the NIWA World Women's Championship and continued her run as champion. Fozzie Osbourne defeated both Zangief and Ganondorf in a Hardcore Triple Threat Match and grabbed his fifth reign of the NIWA Brass Knuckles Championship. Super Mario Bros. become the Unified NIWA/EMW World Tag Team Champions once again by beating the Avengers, the Dudley Nephews, and the Warios in a Four Corners Tag Team Match. Link forced James Bond to tap out in a Submission Match to win the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Agent J grabbed his first championship in NIWA by defeating EMW's Kenny Powers for the NIWA Venue Championship. Shadow the Hedgehog vs. Drew McIntyre for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship ended in no contest due to Blitz attacking both men.
Fight at the Fair V was held on July 18, 2013 at the Delaware State Fair Grounds. The event featured eight matches with four of those matches were title matches. The Super Mario Bros. winning their fifth tag title reign in their NIWA careers by defeating both The Avengers and The Warios in a Triangle Tag Match. Fozzie Osbourne winning his second NIWA North American Championship reign by beating Zangief under No Holds Barred. James Bond retained the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship by making Drew McIntyre tap out due to the Ankle Lock. The main event of the show see "Las Vegas" Link retaining the NIWA Junior Heavyweight Championship against "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH with the help of "The Wrestling Badass" Shelton Benjamin.
Fight at the Fair VI was held on July 31, 2014 at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in West Allis, WI. The event featured nine matches with three of those matches being title matches. "Badass" Bart Simpson winning his first singles title in his NIWA career by defeating Fozzie Osbourne for the NIWA Venue Championship , The Shredder retains the NIWA North American Championship over Angry Video Game Nerd and "The Wrestling Badass" Shelton winning the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship for a second time in the NIWA World Heavyweight Tournament Finals by defeating Spider-Man due to a surprise attack by Spider-Man's tag parnter and friend at the time, Link.
Dates, venues, and main events[]
Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
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Fight at the Fair (2009) | July 23, 2009 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fairgrounds | Mr. Clean vs. The Crow vs. Zangief vs. "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH in a Fatal 4-Way Match for the number one contendership of the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Fight at the Fair II | July 22, 2010 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fairgrounds | "Mr. WrestleMania" JTH (c) vs. Spider-Man for the NIWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
Fight at the Fair III | July 21, 2011 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fairgrounds | Ganondorf (c) vs. "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a Ladder Match for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Fight at the Fair IV | July 19, 2012 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fairgrounds | Shadow the Hedgehog (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Fight at the Fair V | July 18, 2013 | Harrington, DE | Delaware State Fairgrounds | "Las Vegas" Link (c) vs. "Mr. Wrestlemania" JTH in a Ladder Match for the NIWA Junior Heavyweight Championship |
Fight at the Fair VI | July 31, 2014 | West Allis, WI | Wisconsin State Fairgrounds | Spider-Man vs. "The Wrestling Badass" Shelton Benjamin in the NIWA World Heavyweight Title Tournament Finals for the vacant NIWA World Heavyweight Championship |