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 as well as international talent in Kurt Angle, Team 3D and Ricochet. The event aired on Pay Per View through FITE TV.
The event also featured appearances from WWE superstar Finn Balor, who had replaced the previously announced Mick Foley.
Production
Background
Attracting over 6,000 fans, ICW Fear & Loathing IX was the most attended event in ICW history and was described as the most attended independent UK and European wrestling event in 35 years.Storylines
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. For the Zero-G Championship match, qualifiers were held, with Andy Wild, for example, defeating Kenny Williams to gain entry.One primary feud of the event was The Black Label vs. Team Dallas feud for ownership of ICW.
Reception
The event was given the Show of the Year award by the Scottish Wrestling Network 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.Wolfgang vs. Trent Seven was featured in WWE's The Greatest Independent Steel Cage Matches on the WWE Network.
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.