▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁with ▁a ▁standard ▁tag ▁match ▁and ▁a ▁ten - man ▁tag ▁team ▁match . ▁This ▁series ▁of ▁vict ories , ▁aside ▁from ▁one ▁loss ▁by ▁dis qual ification ▁to ▁V ain , ▁put ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁good ▁form ▁for ▁the ▁one - day ▁tournament ▁held ▁in ▁County ▁K ild are ▁to ▁crown ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁I W W ▁International ▁He avy weight ▁Champion . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁March , ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁his ▁main ▁rival ries ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Vin ny ▁and ▁then ▁V ain ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁and ▁semi ▁final s , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁met ▁Dar ren ▁B urr idge ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁and ▁won ▁to ▁become ▁I W W ' s ▁first ▁champion , ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁comp ete ▁again ▁in ▁an ▁evening ▁show ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁defe ating ▁B urr idge ▁and ▁Vin ny ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁a ▁tag ▁match ▁alongside ▁V ain . ▁ ▁O ' S ha un ess y ' s ▁first ▁successful ▁title ▁defence ▁came ▁against ▁B urr idge ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁but ▁B urr idge ▁would ▁not ▁let ▁his ▁grud ge ▁rest , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁attack ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁and ▁finally ▁cost ing ▁him ▁the ▁title ▁during ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁D ' Lo ▁Brown ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May . ▁O ' S ha un ess y ▁earned ▁reven ge ▁in ▁July ▁by ▁defe ating ▁B urr idge ▁in ▁a ▁grud ge ▁match , ▁though