| ICW Fear & Loathing IX | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Insane Championship Wrestling[1] | ||
| Date | November 20, 2016[2] | ||
| City | Glasgow Scotland[3] | ||
| Venue | The SSE Hydro[4] | ||
| Attendance | 6,193[5] | ||
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ICW Fear & Loathing IX was aprofessional wrestling event produced byInsane Championship Wrestling and the ninth in the annualFear & Loathing event series. It took place on November 20, 2016, atthe SSE Hydro inGlasgow, Scotland. The event featured wrestlers from its regular roster likeDrew Galloway,Grado,Lionheart, Andy Wild,Mark Coffey[6] as well as international talent inKurt Angle,Team 3D andRicochet.[7][8][9] The event aired onPay Per View throughFITE TV.[10][5][11]
The event also featured appearances fromWWE superstar (and formerICW Zero-G Champion[12][13])Finn Balor,[14][15][16] who had replaced the previously announcedMick Foley.[17][18][19]
Attracting over 6,000 fans,ICW Fear & Loathing IX was the most attended event in ICW history[20][21][22] and was described as themost attended independent UK and European wrestling event in 35 years.[23][24][25][26][27]
Core storylines leading into the event were feuds and challenges for ICW's titles, with theICW World Heavyweight Championship,ICW Women's Championship,ICW Tag Team Championship andICW Zero-G Championship all contested.[4][28] For the Zero-G Championship match, qualifiers were held, with Andy Wild, for example, defeatingKenny 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]
The event was given theShow of the Year award by the Scottish Wrestling Network[32] while Lewis Girvan vs.Ricochet was also given the SWN award forMatch of the Year andKurt Angle received theImport of the Year SWN award.[33]
Wolfgang vs.Trent Seven was featured inWWE'sThe Greatest Independent Steel Cage Matches on theWWE Network.[34][35]
The appearances fromFinn Balor and Kurt Angle were ranked #6 and #7 respectively inSportskeeda's8 greatest moments in ICW Fear and Loathing history in 2019.[36]
| No. | Results[37] | Stipulations | Times[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hendry defeated Davey Blaze bypinfall | Singles match | 7:59 | ||
| 2 | Kay Lee Ray defeated Carmel Jacob (c) andViper bypinfall | Triple threat match for theICW Women's Championship | 10:43 | ||
| 3 | Stevie Boy defeatedBT Gunn | Casket Match | 11:48 | ||
| 4 | Polo Promotions (Mark Coffey and Jackie Polo) (c) defeatedTeam 3D (Brother Devon &Brother Ray) | No DisqualificationTag Team match for theICW Tag Team Championship | 6:28 | ||
| 5 | Kenny Williams defeated Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, Iestyn Rees, Liam Thomson,Lionheart (c) andZack Gibson | Stairway to Heaven match for theICW Zero-G Championship | 13:25 | ||
| 6 | Lewis Girvan defeatedRicochet by submission | Singles match | 9:39 | ||
| 7 | Wolfgang (c) defeatedTrent Seven | Steel cage match for theICW World Heavyweight Championship | 8:33 | ||
| 8 | Team Dallas (Chris Renfrew, DCT,Grado andSha Samuels) defeated The Black Label (Bram,Drew Galloway,Jack Jester and Kid Fite) | Eight man Tag Team match for ownership of ICW | 17:31 | ||
| 9 | Joe Coffey defeatedKurt Angle by submission | Singles match | 10:30 | ||
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