The NWA Project {an alternate reality 2008 mega split}

Dubb · Oct 30, 2023

*The following is an attempt of an alternate reality where NWA Territories never ceased to exist and WrestleMania failed as a concept. This is a multi-user split between myself, Tig, Willis, rant, Jam, Tommy Bedlam, and Gipper. Credit to the iDom Scenario Extreme Warfare Revenge for the bulk of following backstory*

National Wrestling Alliance
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The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships, including four championships of “World Title' stature. The NWA has been in operation since 1948, and is the sole governing body for most of professional wrestling. It operates as a talent and brand name franchiser for the inter-regional "territory" system.

In The Beginning

Before the NWA was founded in 1948, there existed many regional promotions across North America and Japan (each promoting its own “World” champion). However, none of them had backing or recognition outside of their own respective geographic base-areas. The concept of the NWA was to consolidate the championships of these disparate regional companies into one true world championship of pro wrestling, whose holder would be recognized worldwide.

In 1948, Paul "Pinkie" George, a promoter from the Midwest, founded the original version of the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of five other promoters (Al Haft, Tony Stecher, Harry Light, Orville Brown, and Sam Muchnick). This newly-formed NWA Board of Directors recognized Brown as the first-ever NWA World champion. During the reign of the second NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Lou Thesz (1949-1956), the title was further unified with several more previously-competing "World" titles, such as those recognized jointly by the National Wrestling Association and American Wrestling Alliance (in Boston), plus another version promoted from the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium. This legitimized the NWA's claim that its title was a “Unified World Title,” and its lineage continues to this very day.

The NWA members divided up North America, as well as Japan, into territories that each promoter would “own” and operate in. Having a territory meant that no other NWA member could promote wrestling in that area. If non-NWA promoters tried to promote their show in an NWA territory, then the other member groups were obliged to send stars to help force the intruder out. Reportedly, threats of violence or physical retaliation were used against any promoters (and/or talent) who disregarded the territory system. If any member territory broke the NWA's rules, it faced expulsion, and thus risked missing out on having nationally-known wrestlers appear on their local shows. For most promoters under the NWA umbrella, the benefits of membership were well worth the dues. Usually, the NWA President's territory was the main territory of the entire alliance.

Beyond the benefit of having other promotions to draw on in case of an intruder, each territory also received periodic guest visits from the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The champion did not have a “home territory” as such, but instead traveled from territory to territory, defending the title against the top stars of each territory. Many promoters would build up to the appearance of "The NWA World Heavyweight Champion" weeks or months in advance, making the local World title matches that much more special, and the shows they headlined more lucrative. In addition, each NWA member promotion usually produced a TV show that aired in their territory only, meaning that the local fans only saw the World champion when he came to their area, not year-round. It was not just the champion that would travel the territories; often, wrestlers from a different area would come into a territory (often the heels / “bad guys”), and run an angle or two with its top local faces ("good guys"). Also, if the local fans ever tired of a wrestler, he could go to a whole new area and perform the same act for new audiences, who would think the act was brand-new.

In the mid-1950s, serious disputes broke out within the NWA. There were antitrust problems with the government and there were a number of competing factions who wanted to replace Thesz as champion with different wrestlers such as Verne Gagne. There were also disputes over the number of dates wrestled by the champion in various parts of the country.

While there were several breaks within the organization over time, perhaps the most crucial came in October of 1962. Buddy Rogers was the reigning NWA Champion having defeated Killer Kowalski in Amarillo, Texas. Rogers had quickly become the most popular wrestler of the era and was dominating wrestling shows in the Northeastern region of the United States. Despite this, the NWA Board decided to vote to put the title back on Lou Thesz, a decision which Rogers and the northeastern promoters backing him were loath to accept. Nevertheless, the board's decision prevailed, and Thesz defeated Rogers in Toronto on January 24, 1963. In reaction to the move, the Northeastern member promotion, Capitol Wrestling Corporation, seceded from the NWA and renamed itself the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), later to be known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The WWWF, headed by Vince McMahon, Sr. and Toots Mondt, recognized Rogers as its first World champion in April 1963. Although both Verne Gagne and Vince McMahon promoted their own World champions, their promotions continued to have representatives on the NWA Board of Directors and regularly exchanged talent with NWA promotions.

Decline of the Classic Territory System

In the 1980s, video tape trading and cable television paved the way for the eventual death of the NWA's classic inter-regional business model, as fans could now see for themselves the plot holes and inconsistencies between the different regional storylines. Also, the presence of stars like Dusty Rhodes, and Harley Race on TV every week made their special appearances in each region less of a draw. Vince McMahon, Jr., who had bought the WWWF from his father and renamed it the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1982, used these gathering trends, as well as raids of competing promoters' talent pools, to turn his Northeastern territory into the first truly national promotion. To compete against this threat, various NWA promoters, along with the AWA, attempted to co-promote shows under the Pro Wrestling USA banner. However, internal disputes over power and money caused this deal to eventually fall apart. The AWA ended up owning the group's ESPN timeslot, and used it to broadcast its own weekly shows.

Meanwhile, to hold off the threat of the WWF, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett Promotions decided to unify certain NWA territories and "go national" itself. Accordingly, Jim Crockett, Jr. began buying out some of the other NWA member promotions including Mid South or, in some cases, allowed them to quietly die and just absorbed their rosters. Because of his acquisition spree, and because he failed in proper marketing, TV production values, and merchandising, Crockett was quickly swimming in debt. As a result, in 1984 he sold the company to Ric Flair. Flair had been a rising star in the NWA before a tragic plane crash ended his career. Flair had also been one of Crockett's right hand men, and had an amazing mind for the business.

RFP wasn't the only NWA promotion expanding its borders as World Class Championship Wrestling consumed various promotions in the South West. In Mexico, EMLL with the backing of the NWA also consumed or put out of business most promotions south of the border and in 1987 the promotion changed its name to Imperio De Lucha Azteca (ILA). With Cable TV exposing the plot holes in the classic territorial system however, it was clear that a new order would certainly need to devised.

Death of the WWF, Revision of the Territory System

It was of course, Vince McMahon Jr. that shattered the traditional territorial system, and exposed the plot holes of it. NWA promoters were furious when McMahon began syndicating WWF television shows to television stations across the United States, in areas outside of the WWF's traditional northeastern stronghold. McMahon also began selling videotapes of WWF events outside the Northeast through his Coliseum Video distribution company. He effectively broke the unwritten law of regionalism around which the entire industry had been based. To make matters worse, McMahon used the income generated by advertising, television deals, and tape sales to poach talent from rival promoters.

According to several reports, the elder McMahon warned his son, "Vinny, what are you doing? You'll wind up at the bottom of a river." In spite of such warnings, the younger McMahon had an even bolder ambition: the WWF would tour nationally. However, such a venture required huge capital investment; one that placed the WWF on the verge of financial collapse. The future of not just McMahon's experiment, but also the WWF, the NWA, and the whole industry came down to the success or failure of McMahon's groundbreaking concept, WrestleMania. WrestleMania was a pay-per-view extravaganza (in some areas; most areas of the country saw WrestleMania available on closed-circuit television) that McMahon marketed as being the Super Bowl of professional wrestling.

The concept of a wrestling super card was nothing new in North America; the NWA had been running Starrcade a few years prior to WrestleMania, and even the elder McMahon had marketed large Shea Stadium cards viewable in closed-circuit locations. However, McMahon wanted to take the WWF to the mainstream, targeting the public who were not regular wrestling fans. He spent loads of money on celebrities such as Mr. T and Cyndi Lauper to participate in the event.

WrestleMania, held in 1985, was a resounding failure. As Gregory Thatus put it in his book, "The Fall of The World Wrestling Federation,"

"WrestleMania was a colossal failure, and crippled the World Wrestling Federation in such a way that it was termed 'Black Sunday' within the promotion, and led to the eventual bankruptcy of Vincent Kennedy McMahon Jr. within months, paving the way for the National Wrestling Alliance's domination."

Sports Entertainment was dead at birth.

Within months the WWF ceased operations, and in its wake the NWA launched a new campaign to revamp their Territorial System. Cable Television had changed the business in a way that it could not go back to the way things once were, each promotion while separate had to add to the NWA as a whole. In 1985 Ted DiBiase defeated Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and in turn the NWA gave control of the NWA Championship to Ric Flair Promotions.

1990's

In 1993 the wrestling world was abuzz with the news that Vince McMahon of all people was back in the wrestling business, and of all places, in the NWA. In the "Handshake That Shocked the World," NWA President Harley Race shook McMahon's hand and accepted the payment into the National Wrestling Alliance of McMahon's new promotion, Titan Wrestling Entertainment. McMahon, ever the salesman had now joined up with his enemies.

The 90's also saw the emergence of new promotions into the NWA as Eastern Championship Wrestling debuted, and went gradually from a family oriented style to a style that would become known as "Hardcore" and based off of Japanese Death Matches. The NWA wasn't at all impressed, and put constant pressure on the group. As well, Sabu, the nephew of the legendary "Original Sheik" revive his Uncle's territory in Detroit and name it Motor City Wrestling.

2000's

In 2000 no one man was hotter than "Superstar" Steve Austin. A former member of the Hollywood Blonds, and former World Tag Team Champion, Austin had landed a few roles in Hollywood movies and television series that saw him change his character from a brash redneck, to an overconfident wanna be movie star. His act and star power became so popular that by December he topped The Giant, Paul Wight to become the NWA World Champion. Austin's reign lasted nearly a year before tragedy struck in October of 2001 when he was involved in a head on collision while traveling home. With the title picture in shambles, and the hottest star in wrestling out for what some thought for the rest of his career, it was decided that the title would be put on one of the breakout young stars in WCCW, a former Olympic Gold Medalist in Kurt Angle.

Angle had began his professional career in Ric Flair Promotions, where he quickly won the NWA United States Championship. Angle's thirst for Gold wouldn't be quenched by any secondary title though, and he moved to WCCW where he mixed it up in the Main Event scene. Quickly advancing through a one night tournament, Angle pinned Jeff Jarrett at Starrcade to win his first World Title.

As 2007 came around, there was no more clear of a number one contender for Angle's strap than Brock Lesnar. After placing third in the 2004 Olympics, Lesnar signed with WCCW at the urging of Angle himself. Brock was pushed hard from the get go, winning quick and decisive matches. Before you knew it, two years had passed and still unbeaten, Lesnar boasted a record of 225 wins, and 0 losses. Billed as the matchup between the two finest wrestlers on the planet, Lesnar defeated Angle on April 15, 2007 for the NWA Title in San Antonio, Texas keeping his undefeated streak in tact and becoming the first man to ever win the Championship with a perfect record.

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Title History

1 - Orville Brown - Jan. 5, 1948 - Des Moines, IA
2 - Lou Thesz - Nov. 27, 1949 - N/A
3 - Whipper Billy Watson - Mar. 15, 1956 - Toronto, ON
4 - Lou Thesz [2] - Nov. 9, 1956 - St. Louis, MO
5 - Dick Hutton - Nov. 14, 1957 - Toronto, ON
6 - Pat O'Connor - Jan 9, 1959 - St. Louis, MO
7 - Buddy Rogers - June 30, 1961 - Chicago, IL
8 - Lou Thesz [3] - Jan. 24, 1963 - Toronto, ON
9 - Gene Kiniski - Jan 7, 1966 - St. Louis, MO
10 - Dory Funk Jr. - Feb. 11, 1969 - Tampa, FL
11 - Harley Race - May 24, 1973 - Kansas City, MO
12 - Jack Briscoe - July 20, 1973 - Houston, TX
13 - Giant Baba - Dec. 2, 1974 - Kagoshima, Japan
14 - Jack Briscoe [2] - Dec. 8, 1974 - Toyohashi, Japan
15 - Terry Funk - Dec. 10, 1975 - Miami, FL
16 - Harley Race [2] - Feb. 6, 1977 - Toronto, ON
17 - Dusty Rhodes - Aug 21, 1979 - Tampa, FL
18 - Harley Race [3] - Aug. 26, 1979 - Orlando, FL
19 - Giant Baba [2] - Oct. 31, 1979 - Nagoya, Japan
20 - Harley Race [4] - Nov. 7, 1979 - Amagasaki, Japan
21 - Giant Baba [3] - Sep. 4, 1980 - Saga, Japan
22 - Harley Race [5] - Sep. 9, 1980 - Ohtsu, Japan
23 - Tommy Rich - April 27, 1981 - Augusta, GA
24 - Dusty Rhodes [2] - June 21, 1981 - Atlanta, GA
25 - Harley Race [6] - Sep. 17, 1981 - Kansas City, MO
26 - Carlos Colon - Jan. 6, 1983 - San Juan, PR
27 – David Von Erich – Jan. 24, 1983 – Miami, FL
28 - Dusty Rhodes [3] - Nov. 24, 1983 – Tampa, FL
29 - Harley Race [7] - Mar. 21, 1984 - Wellington, New Zealand
30 - Kerry Von Erich - May 6, 1984 - Irving, TX
31 - 'Millionare' Ted DiBiase - May 11, 1985 - Austin, TX
* DiBiase wins tournament final over Dusty Rhodes to crown a new champion after the title was vacated when Kerry Von Erich suffers an injury and is unable to defend the title within a 90 day period.
32 - Jerry 'The King' Lawler - Aug. 23, 1985 - Memphis, TN
33 - Ricky Steamboat - Nov. 28, 1985 - Greensboro, NC
34 - Jerry 'The King' Lawler [2] - Dec. 14, 1985 - Charlotte, NC
35 - Ricky Steamboat [2] - Feb. 22, 1986 - New York, NY
36 - 'Millionare' Ted Dibiase [2] - Nov. 26, 1987 - Charlotte, NC
37 - Sting - Nov. 26, 1987 - Charlotte, NC
38 - Randy Savage - Aug. 28, 1988 - Dallas, TX
39 - Sting [2] - Sep. 11, 1988 - Atlanta, GA
40 - Michael Hayes - Oct. 10, 1988 - Austin, TX
41 - Sting [3] - Dec. 26, 1988 - Norfolk, VA
* July 1, 1989 Sting is forced to vacate the title through injury.
42 - Michael Hayes [2] - Aug. 6, 1989 - Irving, TX
* February of 1990, Hayes refuses to defend the title in Calgary citing that he isn't contractually obligated to compete in Canada, and is stripped of the title by the NWA. Hayes though, keeps physical possession of the title and the NWA creates a new representation of the Championship, often dubbed “Big Gold.”
43 - Bret 'The Hitman' Hart - Mar. 24, 1990 - Calgary, AB
* Hart wins tournament final over Davey Boy Smith
44 - Davey Boy Smith - Dec. 28, 1992 – London, England
45 - Bret 'The Hitman' Hart [2] - April , 1993 - Memphis, TN
* Champion Davey Boy Smith had signed to work exclusively for Vince McMahon's new TWE Promotion. McMahon claimed that Davey Boy's contract wouldn't allow him to compete at the upcoming NWA Title Match in Calgary, therefor the NWA scheduled a special title match between Hart and Smith in Memphis.
46 - Curt Hennig - Jan. 29, 1994 - Minneapolis, MN
47 - Bret 'The Hitman' Hart [3] - Dec. 27, 1994 - Montreal, QC
48 - Owen Hart - Mar. 10, 1995 - Calgary, AB
49 - Bret 'The Hitman' Hart [4] - May 6, 1995 - Vancouver, BC
50 - Jerry 'The King' Lawler [3] - Aug 18, 1996 - Memphis, TN
51 - Sting [4] - Oct. 26, 1996 - Nashville, TN
52 - The Great Muta - Feb. 9, 1997 - Tokyo, Japan
53 - Sting [5] - Feb. 14, 1997 - Hiroshima, Japan
54 - Shawn Michaels - Apr. 19, 1998 - Memphis, TN
55 - Jeff Jarrett - July 12, 1998 - Nashville, TN
56 - Sting [6] - Dec. 27, 1998 - Charlotte, NC
57 - Mark Callous - Feb. 14, 1999 - Atlanta, GA
58 - Dustin Rhodes - June 27, 1999 - Irving, TX
59 - Dusty Rhodes [4] - Dec. 19, 1999 - St. Louis, MO
60 - Dustin Rhodes [2] - Dec. 19, 1999 - St. Louis, MO
61 - Paul Wight - May 7, 2000 - Irving, TX
62 - 'Superstar' Steve Austin - Dec. 17, 2000 - Kansas City, MO
*October 2001, Champion Steve Austin is involved in a head on collision in Texas and is forced to vacate the title.
63 - Kurt Angle - Dec. 9, 2001 - San Antonio, TX
*Angle wins the title in a one night tournament at Starrcade, defeating Jeff Jarrett in the tournament final.
*February 17, 2002, Sabu defeats Kurt Angle for the NWA World Heavyweight Title in Detroit at the Original Sheik Memorial Show. Angle however orders that the match must be restarted due to NWA rules stating that the NWA World Title couldn't be defended in a Hardcore Match. The match is restarted as a traditional affair, and Angle forces Sabu to tap out to the Ankle Lock. The Detroit crowd reaches riotous anger.
64 - Paul Wight [2] - October 21, 2003 - St. Louis, MO
65 - Kurt Angle [2] - Dec. 16, 2003 - Pittsburgh, PA
66 - Chris Benoit - Feb. 15, 2004 - Calgary, AB
67 - Kurt Angle [3] - Feb. 22, 2004 - Calgary, AB
68 - Sting [7] - Dec. 19, 2004 - Los Angeles, CA
69 - Kurt Angle [4] - Mar. 13, 2005 - Irving, TX
70 - Brock Lesnar - April 15, 2007 - San Antonio, TX

NWA World Tag Team Championship History

1 - Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson) - Jan. 29, 1975 - N/A
* Title were awarded to the Minnesota Wrecking Crew, though it was announced on television that they won a tournament in California for the title. Also note that the this was the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship at this point. Prior to 1982 many territories recognized their own version of the "World Tag Team Championship."
2 - Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones - May 15, 1975 - Greensboro, NC
3 - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [2] - June 11, 1975 - Raleigh, NC
4 - Wahoo McDaniel [2] and Rufus R. Jones - Jan. 27, 1976 - Columbia, SC
5 - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [3] - Feb. 3, 1976 - Raleigh, NC
6 - Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo - May 5, 1976 - Raleigh, NC
7 - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [4] - June 28, 1976 - Greenville, SC
8 - Don Muraco and Greg Valentine - Dec. 26, 1976 - Greenville, SC
9 - The Minnesota Wrecking Crew [5] - May 8, 1977 - Charlotte, NC
* June 1977, The Minnesota Wrecking Crew defeat Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan to unify the Mid-Atlantic and Mid-America versions of the World Tag Team Titles.
10 - Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater - Sep. 23, 1977 - Atlanta, GA
11 - Minnesota Wrecking Crew [6] - Oct. 14, 1977 - Atlanta, GA
12 - Don Muraco [2] and Greg Valentine [2] - Oct. 30, 1977 - Greensboro, NC
*Stripped of title in April, 1978 after continually breaking NWA rules and getting disqualified.
13 - Paul Jones [2] and Ricky Steamboat - April 23, 1978 - Greensboro, NC
*Defeated Masked Superstar and Ken Patera in tournament final.
14 - Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine [3] - June 7, 1978 - Raleigh, NC
*November 1978, Raschke and Valentine defeat Bob Brown and Bob Sweetan in Des Moines, IA to unify the Mid-Atlantic and Central States versions of the "World Tag Team Titles."
15 - Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff - Dec. 12, 1978 - Charlotte, NC
16 - Baron Von Raschke [2] and Paul Jones [3] - April 28, 1979 - Atlanta, GA
*May of 1979 Raschke and Jones defeat Ed Wisloski and Roddy Piper in Los Angeles to unify the Mid-Atlantic and San Francisco versions of the "World Tag Team Titles."
17 - The Blackjacks (Mulligan and Lanza) - Aug 8, 1979 - Greensboro, NC
18 - Baron Von Rashke [3] and Paul Jones [4] - Aug. 22, 1979 - Greensboro, NC
19 - Ricky Steamboat [2] and Jay Youngblood - Oct. 24, 1979 - Raleigh, NC
20 - Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine [4] - Mar. 29, 1980 - Charlotte, NC
21 - Ricky Steamboat [3] and Jay Youngblood [2] - May 10, 1980 - Gainesville, GA
22 - Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsurata - August, 20 1980 - Charlotte, NC
*Baba and Tsurata, the reigning World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version) defeat Steamboat and Youngblood to unify the Detroit and Mid-Atlantic versions of the "World Tag Team Titles."
23 - Paul Jones [5] and Masked Superstar - Nov. 27, 1980 - Greensboro, NC
24 - Ray Stevens [2] and Ivan Kollof - Feb. 22, 1981 - Greensboro, NC
24 - Paul Jones [6] and Masked Superstar [2] - Mar. 22, 1981 - Greensboro, NC
25 - Minnesota Wrecking Crew [7] - May 1, 1981 - Richmond, VA
*Title vacated December 1981 when Gene Anderson is injured
26 - Ole Anderson [8] and Stan Hansen - Feb. 28, 1982 - Atlanta, GA
* Awarded title by forfeit when Wahoo McDaniel and Don Muraco split before their scheduled title match.
*May 1982 Hansen and Anderson defeat Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril in St. Louis, MI to unify the Texas and Mid-Atlantic version of the "World Tag Team Titles."
*Title vacated in September of 1982.
27 - Giant Baba [2] and Antonio Inoki - Sep. 21, 1982 - Tokyo, Japan
*Baba and Inoki defeat Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle in tournament final.
*December 1982, the Los Angeles version of the "World Tag Team Titles" are retired with the closure of the promotion. The Mid-Atlantic version of the World Tag Team Title becomes the official undisputed NWA World Tag Team Championship.
28 - Ricky Steamboat [4] and Jay Youngblood [3] - Mar. 12, 1983 - Hiroshima, Japan
29 - The Briscoe Brothers (Jack and Jerry) - June 18, 1983 - Greensboro, NC
30 - Ricky Steamboat [5] and Jay Youngblood [4] - Oct. 3, 1983 - Greenville, SC
31 - The Briscoe Brothers [2] - Oct. 21, 1983 - Richmond, VA
32 - Ricky Steamboat [6] and Jay Youngblood [5] - Nov. 24, 1983 - Greensboro, NC
*Title vacated December, 1983 when Steamboat announces his retirement
33 - Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter - May 5, 1984 - Jan. 8, 1984 - Greensboro, SC
*Defeated Dory Funk Jr. and Jimmy Valiant in tournament final.
34 - Wahoo McDaniel [4] and Mark Youngblood [2] - March 4, 1984 - Greensboro, SC
36 - The Briscoe Brothers [3] - April 4, 1984 - Spartansburg, SC
37 - Wahoo McDaniel [5] and Mark Youngblood [3] - May 5, 1984 - Greensboro, SC
38 - Ivan Koloff [2] and Don Kernodle [2] - May 8, 1984 - Raleigh, NC
39 - Dusty Rhodes [2] and Manny Fernandez - Oct. 20, 1984 - Greensboro, SC
40 - Ivan Koloff [3] and Nikita Koloff - March 18, 1985 - Fayetteville, NC
*Titles vacated in May of 1985 when the NWA's "reorganization" begins. A Tournament is decided to crown new champion in Texas.
41 - The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) - May 11, 1985 - Austin, TX
*The Freebirds (Hayes and Gordy) defeat Kevin and Mike Von Erich in tournament final.
*"The Freebirds Clause" is added to the NWA World Tag Team titles, stating that any two man combination of Hayes, Gordy or Roberts could defend the titles legally.
42 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) - June 23, 1985 - Nashville, TN
43 - The Fabulous Freebirds [2] - Sep. 21, 1985 - Memphis, TN
44 - The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Dennis Condrey) - (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) - Feb. 2, 1986 - Atlanta, GA
44 - Jerry 'The King' Lawler and Bill Dundee - Aug 16, 1986 - Memphis, TN
45 - The Rock 'n' Roll Express [2] - Oct. 4, 1986 - Memphis, TN
46 - The Midnight Express [2] - Dec. 6, 1986 - Atlanta, GA
47 - The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) - May 26, 1987 - Calgary, AB
48 - The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) - Aug. 16, 1987 - Toronto, ON
49 - Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard - Oct. 3, 1987 - Atlanta, GA
50 - Barry Windham and Lex Luger - Mar. 27, 1987 - Tampa, FL
51 - Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard [2] - April 20, 1988 - Jacksonville, FL
52 - The Midnight Rockers (Mart Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) - Sep. 10, 1988 - Philadelphia, PA
53 - The Road Warriors - Oct. 29, 1988 - New Orleans, LA
54 - The Midnight Express [3] - April 2, 1989 - New Orleans, LA
55 - The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy [3] and Jimmy Garvin [3]) June 14, 1989 - Ft. Bragg, NC
56 - The Steiner Brothers - Nov. 1, 1989 - Atlanta, GA
57 - DOOM (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) - May 19, 1990 - Jacksonville, FL
58 - The Steiner Brothers [2] - Feb. 24, 1991 - Phoenix, AZ
*February 18, 1991 Steiners are forced to vacate the titles when Scott suffers an injury.
59 - Sting [1] and Lex Luger [2] - Mar. 3, 1991 - Charlotte, NC
*Sting and Luger defeat Terry Gordy and Jimmy Garvin in tournament final.
60 - Barry Windham [2] and Dustin Rhodes - Nov. 19, 1991 - Savannah, GA
61 - Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) - Jan. 16, 1992 - Jacksonville, FL
62 - The Steiner Brothers [3] - May 3, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
63 - The Road Warriors [2] - July 5, 1992 - Chicago, IL
64 - Sting [2] and Lex Luger [3] - Sep. 21, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
65 - Shane Douglas [1] and Dustin Rhodes [2] - Sep 21, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
66 - Mad Men (Cactus Jack and Abdullah The Butcher) - Nov. 18, 1992 - Macon, GA
*Titles vacated when Abdullah The Butcher fails to make a scheduled title defense in Georgia due to commitments in Japan.
67 - The Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) - Mar. 2, 1993 - Macon, GA
*Austin and Pillman def. Dustin Rhodes and Shane Douglas in tournament final.
68 - The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy [4] and Jimmy Garvin [4]) - Aug 18, 1993 - Jacksonville, FL
69 - The Steiner Brothers [4] - Sep. 19, 1993 - Houston, TX
70 - The Hollywood Blondes [2] - Oct. 4, 1993 - Columbus, GA
71 - Sting [3] and Lex Luger [4] - Oct. 24, 1993 - New Orleans, LA
72 - The Smokin' Guns (Kip Winchester and Bart Winchester) - May 22, 1994 - Austin, TX
73 - Stars 'n' Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot) - Sep. 25, 1994 - Atlanta, GA
74 - The Smokin' Guns [2] - Oct. 23, 1994 - Detroit, MI
75 - Sting [4] and Lex Luger [5] - Nov. 16, 1994 - Jacksonville, FL
76 - Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) - Dec. 8, 1994 - Houston, TX
77 - The Smokin' Guns [3] - May 21, 1995 - Austin, TX
78 - Harlem Heat [2] - May 21, 1995 - Irving, TX
79 - The Smokin' Guns [4] - June 24, 1995 - Atlanta, GA
80 - Harlem Heat [3] - July 22, 1995 - Irving, TX
81 - Justin 'Hawk Bradshaw and Bobby Duncum Jr. - Sep. 17, 1995 - Dallas, TX
82 - Harlem Heat [4] - Sep. 27, 1995 - Atlanta, GA
83 - Jerry 'The King' Lawler [2] and Jeff Jarrett - Oct. 12, 1995 - Memphis, TN
84 - Sting [5] and Lex Luger [6] - Jan. 22, 1996 - Charlotte, NC
85 - Harlem Heat [5] - June 24, 1996 - Atlanta, GA
86 - The Triple Threat (Shane Douglas [2], Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido) - Oct. 28, 1995 - Philadelphia, PA
*The Freebirds Clause is used once again as any two man combination of Douglas, Bigelow and Candido are legal to defend the titles.
87 - Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) - Aug 3, 1996 - Philadelphia, PA
88 - The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) - Dec. 20, 1996 - Middletown, NY
89 - The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) - Mar. 15, 1997 - Philadelphia, PA
90 - The Eliminators [2] - Sep. 20, 1997 - New York, NY
91 - The Can-Am Connection (Doug Furnas and Phil Lafon) - Dec. 5, 1997 - Detroit, MI
92 - The Dudley Boys [2] - Oct. 24, 1998 - Collegetown, PA
93 - Rob Van Dam and Sabu - Aug. 14, 1999 - Detroit, MI
94 - The Dudley Boys [3] - Jan. 9, 2000 - Philadelphia, PA
95 - Tommy Dreamer and Raven - Aug. 26, 2000 - New York, NY
96 - The Dudley Boys [4] - December 11, 2000 - Pittsburgh, PA
*February 2000, The Dudley Boys vacate the titles when Buh Buh Ray suffers a torn bicep.
97 - The Blue Bloods (Steven Regal and David Taylor) - Mar. 4, 2001 - London, England
*Regal and Taylor defeat The Steiner Brothers in a one night tournament final.
98 - The Haas Brothers (Charlie Haas and Russ Haas) - Aug. 12, 2001 - Memphis, TN
99 - The Samoan Headshrinkers (Ekmo and Kimo) - Sep. 16, 2001 - Miami, FL
100 - Texas' Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) - Dec. 9, 2001 - Austin, TX
101 - The Dudley Boys [5] - Aug. 18, 2002 - Memphis, TN
102 - The Road Warriors [3] - Aug. 17, 2003 - Tokyo, Japan
103 - The Dudley Boys [6] - Aug. 23, 2003 - Tokyo, Japan
104 - Chris Benoit and Owen Hart - Nov. 16, 2003 - Calgary, AB
105 - The Dudley Boys [7] - Jan. 10, 2004 - Philadelphia, PA
106 - The Hardy Boys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) - Mar. 11, 2007 - Los Angeles, CA
107 - The Dudley Boys [8] - April 15, 2007 - Pittsburgh, PA
108 - Sex and Steel (Sexton Hardcastle and Christian Cage) - Dec. 9, 2007 - Calgary, AB

NWA (Unified) World Junior Heavyweight Championship History

1 - Tiger Mask - May 18, 1985 - Tokyo, Japan
2 - The Great Sasuke - Dec. 31, 1985 - Osaka, Japan
3 - Jushin 'Thunder' Liger - Aug. 8, 1986 - Tokyo, Japan
4 - Tiger Mask [2] - Sep. 10, 1988 - Hiroshima, Japan
5 - Hiro Saito - Jan. 23, 1989 - Osaka, Japan
6 - Jushin 'Thunder' Liger [2] - Mar. 15, 1990 - Tokyo, Japan
7 - Wild Peagsus/ Chris Benoit - July 15, 1990 - Tokyo, Japan
8 - Jushin 'Thunder' Liger [3] - July 18, 1990 - Tokyo, Japan
9 - Wild Peagsus/Chris Benoit [2] - July 21, 1990 - Osaka, Japan
10 - Black Tiger/Eddy Guerrero - Sep. 15, 1991 - Hiroshima, Japan
11 - Rey Misterio Jr. - July 30, 1992 - Mexico City, Mexico
12 - Scotty The Body - May. 16, 1993 - Mexico City, Mexico
13 - Rey Misterio Jr. [2] - Sep. 19, 1993 - Los Angeles, CA
14 - Psicosis - Nov. 6, 1994 - Los Angeles, CA
15 - Ultimo Dragon - June 17, 1995 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
16 - Brian Pillman - Dec. 26, 1995 - Sinaloa, Mexico
17 - Chris Jericho - Feb. 2, 1996 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18 - La Parka - Sep. 15, 1996 - Tijuana, Mexico
19 - Brad Armstrong - Dec. 29, 1996 - Loredo, TX
20 - Scotty The Body - April 13, 1997 - San Diego, CA
21 - Eddy Guerrero - Oct. 12, 1997 - Mexico City, Mexico
*May 12, 1998, Guerrero Weighs Over The Weight Limit and the title is
Vacated*
22 - El Scorpio - Aug. 19, 1998 - Mexico City, Mexico
* Defeats Rey Misterio Jr. in tournament final.
23 - Juventud Guerrera - Nov. 27, 1998 - Sinaloa, Mexico
24 - Chavo Guerrero Jr. - Mar. 14, 1999 - Tijuana, Mexico
25 - Psicosis - July 18, 1999 - Los Angeles, CA
26 - Jerry Lynn - Sep. 21, 1999 - San Diego, CA
27 - Rey Misterio Jr. - November 13, 1999 - San Diego, CA
28 - Steel (Sean Morley) - May 24, 2000 - Mexico City, Mexico
29 - Chavo Guerrero Jr. - Mar. 21, 2001 - San Antonio, TX
*Championship Suspended by the NWA after ILA owner Konnan prevents
ILA talent from leaving Mexico.
30 - Shane Helms - Jan. 16, 2005 - Raleigh, NC
*Defeats Matt Hardy in tournament final.
31 - AJ Styles - April 12, 2006 - Atlanta, GA
32 - Christopher Daniels - July 21, 2006 - Chicago, IL
33 - Shane Helms - Sep. 23, 2006 - Memphis, TN
34 - Christopher Daniels - Oct. 12, 2006 - Nashville, TN
35 - Bryan Danielson - Dec. 20, 2006 - Tokyo, Japan
36 - Low Ki - May 16, 2007 - Portland, OR
37 - PAC - Oct. 20, 2007 - London, England

NWA World Women's Championship History

1 - The Fabulous Moolah - Sep. 18, 1956 - Baltimore, MD
*Defeats Judy Grable in tournament final.
2 - Betty Boucher - Sep. 17, 1966 - Seattle, WA
3 - The Fabluous Moolah [2] - Oct. 14, 1966 - St. Louis, MI
4 - Yukiko Tomoe - Mar. 10, 1968 - Osaka, Japan
5 - The Fabulous Moolah [3] - Apr. 2, 1968 - Hamamatsu, Japan
6 - Sue Green - Feb. 2, 1976 - New York, NY
7 - The Fabulous Moolah [4] - Mar. 5, 1976 - New York, NY
8 - Evelyn Stevens - Oct. 8, 1978 - New York, NY
9 - The Fabulous Moolah [5] - Oct. 10, 1978 - Fort Worth, TX
*1983, the NWA Women's Championship is sold to the World Wrestling Federation.
10 - Wendi Richter - July 18, 1998 - Buffalo, NY
*Richter wins tournament final over Rondah Singh to become the first Women's Champion after the title is reactivated.
11 - Madusa - Jan. 9, 1999 - Cincinatti, OH
12 - Sherri Martel - Mar. 5, 1999 - Gainesville, GA
13 - Madusa [2] - Sep. 11, 1999 - Green Bay, WI
14 - Brandi Alexander - Nov. 20, 1999 - Rochester, MN
15 - Miss Texas - Jan. 8, 2000 - Dallas, TX
16 - Madusa [3] - Mar. 17, 2000 - Colorado Springs, CO
17 - Lisa Moretti - October 28, 2000 - Cleveland, OH
18 - Aja Kong - Apr.13, 2001 - Tokyo, Japan
19 - Jazz - Jan. 11, 2003 - New York, NY
20 - Trish Stratus – Oct. 20, 2003 - Toronto, ON
21 - Jazz [2] – Jan. 13, 2004 - Niagra Falls, NY
22 - Secretary Stacy (Keibler) - Feb. 13, 2005 - Buffalo, NY
23 - Nidia - June 19, 2005 - New York, NY
24 - Sectretary Stacy [2] - Aug. 16, 2005 - Boston, MA
25 - Nidia [2] - Aug. 30, 2005 - Providence, RI
26 - Torrie Wilson - Feb. 19, 2006 - Syracuse, NY
27 - Nidia [3] - May 30, 2006 – Cleveland, OH
28 - Miss Jackie - Sep. 10, 2006 - Pittsburgh, PN
29 - Melina Perez - Jan. 16, 2007 - Baltimore, MD
30 - Nidia [4] - May 13, 2007 - New York, NY
31 - Melina Perez - Sep. 18, 2007 - Tampa, FL
32 - Candice Michelle - Oct. 7. 2007 - Albany, NY

The Gipper · Oct 30, 2023

Dubb · Oct 30, 2023

Again - full credit to the iDom scenario for more historical moments in this alternative history. Original content to come!

NWA Top 23 @ 23

In January of 2008, NWA Magazine released an official list of the top 23 wrestlers of the past 23 years within the NWA. Here is the official listing;

1. Sting
2. Kurt Angle
3. Bret Hart
4. Ricky Steamboat
5. Jerry Lawler
6. Steve Austin
7. Dusty Rhodes
8. Chris Benoit
9. Ted DiBiase
10. Michael Hayes
11. Davey Boy Smith
12. Mark Callous
13. Curt Hennig
14. Brock Lesnar
15. Midnight Express
16. The Great Muta
17. Shawn Michaels
18. The Fabulous Freebirds
19. Curt Hennig
20. Trish Stratus
21. Rock and Roll Express
22. Owen Hart
23. Jim Ross

NWA Top Ten Stories of the Past 23 Years

In January of 2008, NWA Magazine released an article on the top ten stories of the past twenty three years, the following is that article.

Bret Hart defeats Davey Boy Smith for the NWA World Title at a “Special Event” in Memphis.
After the failure of WrestleMania the fans thought they had seen the last of Vince McMahon, but in 1993 “The Handshake That Shocked The World” between McMahon and NWA President Harley Race saw McMahon open his NWA affiliated Titan Wrestling Entertainment. During a press conference, McMahon dropped a bombshell that he had signed the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Davey Boy Smith to an exclusive contract.

This sent shock waves through the NWA as the board didn’t want the World Championship being associated with McMahon so soon, and with McMahon stating that Smith's contract prevented him from appearing at a scheduled title defense again Bret Hart in Calgary, the NWA put together a “special event” in Memphis. The event saw 10,000 people cram into the arena to see Bret Hart make Davey Boy tap out to the Sharpshooter to win his 3rd NWA World Championship.

The Fans Riot in Detroit
In 2002, Kurt Angle became the first true 'traveling’ world champion since Sting in the late 80’s. Angle would visit to all of the NWA territories and defend the championship against the top challengers. With his stop in the “Motor City” of Detroit, a showdown was scheduled between himself and Detroit Icon Sabu.

Sabu would challenge Angle in a hardcore match for the title at the “Original Sheik Memorial Show’ in a match that saw the death defying competitor pin Angle following a Arabian Facebuster through a table. The crowd was up in arms, in full celebration and there wasn’t a dry eye in the area as Sabu held the Big Gold over his shoulder and pointed to the sky, saluting his uncle, The Sheik.

However, following the sound of the bell Angle would come to his senses and demand a microphone. Having refreshed his knowledge of the rule book, Angle declared that the NWA World Championship could not change hands in a hardcore match and demanded the match to be restarted started. Seconds later Angle leveled Sabu with the Angle Slam and locked in an Ankle Lock, forcing Sabu to tap.

With the sound of the bell, trash started flying into the ring as Angle stood in the middle raising the Big Gold above his head. What came next is the stuff of local legend, as it is claimed that the mood was so chaotic that fans tore down the barricade and charged Angle. When all was said and done, Angle had escaped the arena lucky to have not lost his life.

Ted DiBaise becomes NWA World Heavyweight Champion in the ‘New Era’
After the collapse of “WrestleMania” and Kerry Von Erich’s stripping of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for failure to defend the title within a 90 Day period, A Tournament was held to decide the first NWA World Heavyweight Champion of ‘The New Era’. ‘Millionaire’ Ted DiBiase was victorious over ‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes in the finals of the tournament in Austin, TX.

Hayes refuses to defend in Canada and “The Big Gold” is Born.
On August 6th 1989, ‘Freebird’ Michael Hayes won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in Irving, TX. Hayes was scheduled to defend the Championship in Calgary against ‘Hitman’ Bret Hart but refused citing that he wasn’t contractually obligated to compete in Canada. The NWA board fired back by stripping Hayes of the Championship. Hayes would maintain physical possession of the belt and the board introduced a new physical representation of the title, the “Big Gold” Belt.

World Class Championship Wrestling Buys Out Universal Wrestling Federation.
In July of 1984 Bill Watts’ UWF brought out Georgia Championship Wrestling and took their Saturday Night WTBS Time slot. Two years later after failing to produce original programming for WTBS (During that time, Turner gave WCCW a one hour slot on Sundays which upset Watts) and a number of financial problems, Bill Watts sold his UWF to the Von Erichs. It was rumored that media mogul Ted Turner financially helped WCCW purchase UWF in order to keep his top rated show on his network.

WCCW launches the first ever NWA Live Cable Television show "Monday Nite Ignition”.
Wrestling on Cable television was nothing new in 1995, it had been on cable for years by then. However a two our weekly live show was something that had never been attempted, that is until the launching of WCCW Monday Night Ignition in September of that year. Ignition offered something completely new to the old business model, often giving away huge marquee matches on Cable TV instead of Pay Per Views. With the intent to build up to WCCW's array of Pay Per View spectaculars each month, the company created an entirely new way of using Cable Television that other promotions, including TWE would soon follow.

The first NWA PPV (Starrcade 87)
After “WrestleMania’s” failure to to draw a Pay Per View audience the NWA was apprehensive to go on PPV. NWA Events had been shown on Closed Circuit TV that was fed out to arena’s with big screens and people would pay a cover charge to watch the event.

By 1987 the NWA was riding high, ‘Millionaire’ Ted DiBiase made for a great “love to hate him” NWA Champion, and a great foil to everyone's certain new favorite face painted star. The event, which saw Sting defeat DiBiase for his first NWA World Champion was haled as a complete success and relieved lead to many more Pay Per View Events down the line.

Chris Benoit becomes first Triple Crown Champion
Capturing a world championship is no easy task, and a feat that only the best of the best are able to do. Capturing the NWA World Heavyweight Title, World Tag Team Title and World Junior Heavyweight Title? Nearly impossible. The astounding feat however was accomplished on February 15, 2004 in Calgary, Alberta when the “Canadian Wolverine” forced Kurt Angle to tap out to his patented Crossface, and thus capture his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship. That title, joined by Benoit's 2003 reign as NWA World Tag Team Champion with Owen Hart, and his previous two reigns as NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion as Wild Pegasus put him an elite class that anyone else is yet to join.

Controversy at Starrcade 2002
Starrcade 2002 saw for the first time, a competitor from Mexico's ILA challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Starrcade Main Event as NWA Champion Kurt Angle put his Gold on the line against former multi time World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and one of the most popular stars in Mexico, Eddy Guerrero. After a fast paced, and ultra intense match, Angle successfully defended the title following an Angle Slam and pin fall.

The controversial part though, was what happened off camera as Konnan, ILA's owner claimed that the NWA board had told him Guerrero would be leaving with the title, only to change their decision right before the Main Event Match itself. Konnan claimed that the NWA Board was a bunch of racists, and following Starrcade he imposed a blockade, preventing ILA contracted stars from competing in other NWA territories. In the controversy, the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship held by Chavo Guerrero was abandoned and forgotten in Mexico until it was resurrected in 2005.

NWA holds first Ever Pay Per View from Australia
In an effort to get many of the NWA's top stars to visit an array of International countries, in 1996 the company put together a group of competitors to tour the globe, culminating in a super card Pay Per View in Australia. The tour of “Dream Team” stars visited Japan, the Philippines, Africa and Australia. The Pay Per View, headlined by the tag team showdown between WCCW's Mark Callous and Steve Austin against Sting and Bret Hart was a considerable success.

Oz · Oct 30, 2023

Holy shit this is ambitious. I'll be following it for sure.

Mandalorian · Nov 1, 2023

After seeing the initial planning of this happening, I’m super hyped to see what you all come up with. Hopefully you’re all able to stick to it for the long haul, as there are some talented as shit writers involved here… and Tig.

Rosie · Nov 1, 2023

-Bruh

All I need to say.

Tig · Nov 3, 2023

Honolulu Championship Wrestling
“It’s A Family Thing”

‘It's a Family Thing’ certainly describes Honolulu Championship Wrestling, the land of sun and surf is also home to what is termed simply 'The Samoans', an extended family of grapplers who have run and maintained the promotion in some shape or form since its foundation in 1988. With ties to both Canada and Japan, which earned the promotion the nickname of 'Gateway to the East', HCW has brought its fans both family-oriented entertainment, as well as some great matches in its past. The 1990s were dominated by a three-way feud between Don Muraco, Jimmy Snuka, and Haku that culminated in the infamous angle at the end of 1995 where Muraco won the Hawaii Heavyweight Championship for a record-setting third time before retiring on the spot, announcing ownership of the promotion, and simply awarding the belt to Jimmy Snuka. An irate Haku took the belt a few months later and continued to hold it for an unprecedented 5 and a half years. Unprecedented… until the most over star the company has ever boasted, Rikisi Fatu, smashed onto the scene and took the belt from Haku. Fatu managed to have an even longer reign than Haku and it seemed as if he would never have lost the championship until… well, a little more on that later.

Just before the turn of the century, Honolulu Championship Wrestling introduced its annual King of the Islands tournament, arguably the event which draws the biggest crowds in the 50th state since its inception. Haku won the first three iterations but winners have ranged from surprising mid-carders to heavily-pushed flavours of the year. Eddie Fatu went back-to-back winning the tournament in consecutive years and it was announced he would get a shot at the Hawaii Heavyweight Championship. The prospect of the two brothers feuding gained the promotion a lot of attention with many feeling Eddie would dethrone Rikishi and become the new face of the company but when Kevin Sullivan’s Championship Wrestling from Florida came calling, Eddie Fatu left the land of sun and surf for the sunshine state. With the brother’s feud off the table, the popularity spike proved to be just that - a spike and not a consistent. Since then, the company have been careful in who they crown King of the Islands yet the caveat that the King can call their shot for the Hawaii Heavyweight Championship remained.

2003 marked the company's 15th year in existence and saw the introduction of the Hawaii Tag Team Championships. The ever-reliable Haku and his partner, The Barbarian were crowned the inaugural champions until Eddie Fatu and Matt Anoa’i (former NWA World Tag Team Champions as ‘The Samoan Headshrinkers’) won the gold. Both ended up leaving the company but after a period of uncertainty some order seems to have been restored to the division as Dick Togo and MEN’s Teoih are in the middle of a healthy reign having come in as ‘The Legends of the East’. The division is being slowly built and appears to be becoming more of a focus than it was previously considered.

In what is undoubtedly a time of turmoil, the company is searching for a new identity, having lost its top draw in Rikishi Fatu. While there had been numerous blows throughout the promotion’s history, Fatu’s departure hurt more than most. Fatu was loaned to Titan Wrestling Entertainment and like many who go up North… he never returned. However, Rocky Johnson Jr. in a new fast-speaking, wise-cracking heel role, the legendary Ron Simmons and cross-promotional fighter Bob “The Beast” Sapp have all stepped up to the plate and despite the company's small stature, they have secured a deal with local TV station KHON2 to produce a weekly one hour show. Additionally, KHON2 will host 8 90-minute specials throughout the year that have been given the branding of “Kaua”. This is the first-ever television deal the company has had. As always, the company intends to run four big shows a year as it has traditionally done. Floundering for an identity without your top draw is always going to be hard but regardless, the promotion still has its history and, as always, family, to fall back on.

KEY INFORMATION
Headquarters: Honolulu, Hawaii
Style: Hybrid Classic American/Puro Style
TV Shows: “ALOHA!” on KHON 2 every Thursday at 8 p.m. locally and “Kaua” on KHON 2 on occasional Saturdays at 9 p.m. locally
Pay-Per-Views: Mayhem in Maui, King of the Islands, The Gathering, Big Island Bash

Owner: Don Muraco
Head Booker: Ron Simmons
Commentary Team: Don Muraco and Mr Fuji
Interviewer: Kimona
Match Official: Chico

Hawaii Heavyweight Champion: Bob “The Beast” Sapp
Hawaii Tag Team Champions: Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh
King of the Islands: King Iaukau

TALENT
Singles
Afa Anoai Jr.
Ahuna
Black Pearl
Bob “The Beast” Sapp
Cocky Siaki
Dick Togo
Haku
Jimmy Snuka Jr.
Jinsei Shinzaki
Joe Seanoa
Jey Fatu
Jimmy Fatu
Jorge Estrada
Kaimana
Kaz Hayashi
KENTA
Kid Honolulu
King Iaukea
LA Smooth
Mana
MEN’s Teioh
Rocky Johnson Jr.
Ron Simmons
Samu
TAKA Michinoku
Tajiri
Tama Tonga
Tanga Loa
The Barbarian
The Romantic Hawaiian
Ultimo Dragon
Yoshi Tatsu

Tag Teams
Faces of Fear (Haku and The Barbarian)
Legends of the East (Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh)
The Hawaii 5-0 (Kid Honolulu and The Romantic Hawaiian)
LA Smooth and King Iaukea
Jey Fatu and Jimmy Fatu

UPCOMING BIG EVENTS SCHEDULE
Season 1
Volume 1
January 2008
Kaua ‘Ekahi

February 2008
Kaua ‘Elua

March 2008
Mayhem in Maui | Maui, HI

Volume 2
April 2008
Kaua ‘Ekolu

May 2008
Kaua ‘Ehā

June 2008
King of the Islands | Kaua’i, HI

Volume 3
July 2008
Kaua ’Elima

August 2008
Kaua ‘Eono

September 2008
The Gathering | O’ahu, HI

Volume 4
October 2008
Kaua ‘Ehiko

November 2008
Kaua ‘Ewalu

December 2008
Big Island Bash | Hawaii, HI

CHAMPIONSHIP AND ACCOLADE HISTORY
~Hawaii Heavyweight Championship~
1. Don Muraco - December 29th, 1989 - Hawaii, HI
2. Haku - January 12th, 1991 - Honolulu, HI
3. Don Muraco [2] - January 4th, 1992 - Honolulu, HI
4. Jimmy Snuka - May 22nd, 1993 - Honolulu, HI
5. Haku [2] - July 23rd, 1994 - Honolulu, HI
6. Don Muraco [3] - December 30th, 1995 - Hawaii, HI
*Don Muraco won the championship in the promotion’s first-ever three-way dance. The match also featured Jimmy Snuka. Don Muraco immediately retired following the match and announced he was now the full owner of Honolulu Championship Wrestling.
7. Jimmy Snuka [2] - December 30th, 1995 - Hawaii, HI
*Don Muraco’s first act as owner of Honolulu Championship Wrestling was to award Jimmy Snuka the championship as he was the man not pinned in the three-way dance.
8. Haku [3] - May 30th, 1996 - Maui, HI
9. Rikishi Fatu - December 29th, 2001 - Hawaii, HI
*Rikishi Fatu was officially recognized as the champion until September 13th, 2007 when it was announced by Honolulu Championship Wrestling that he had officially signed with Titan Wrestling Entertainment.
10. Bob “The Beast” Sapp - September 29th, 2007 - Honolulu, HI
*Bob “The Beast” Sapp wins a one-night tournament at The Gathering event to crown a new champion after the title was vacated when Rikishi Fatu left the company to sign with Titan Wrestling Entertainment.

~Hawaii Tag Team Championship~
1. Haku and The Barbarian - November 29th, 2003 - Hawaii, HI
2. Eddie Fatu and Matt Anoa’i - March 27th, 2004 - Maui, HI
3. Matt Anoa’i [2] and Afa Anoa’i Jr. - January 8th, 2005 - Hawaii, HI
*Following Eddie Fatu leaving the company, a one-night random pairing tournament was held to crown new champions. Matt got to choose his own partner as he had never officially lost the championships. This is recognized as two separate reigns.
4. Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh - December 30th, 2006 - Hawaii, HI

~King of the Islands~
Haku [1] - 1999
Haku [2] - 2000
Haku [3] - 2001
Samu - 2002
Eddie Fatu - 2003
Eddie Fatu [2] - 2004
Rocky Johnson Jr. - 2005
Haku [4] - 2006
Prince Iaukua - 2007

SO... WHAT HAVE THEY ALL BEEN DOING?

Afa Anoai Jr.
“The Samoan Storm”
23 | 6’2” | 290 lbs | The Isle of Samoa | Lights Out - (Spinning Sitout Powerbomb)
While his Hawaii Tag Team Championship run was ultimately ill-fated due to the departure of his partner, Afa Jr. is held in high regard in HCW and is seen as one of the most promising younger stars. He has reached the semi-finals of the King of the Islands tournament three years in a row and has made no secret of his desire to hold championship gold again.

Ahuna
“Hawaiian God of Destruction”
37 | 5’7” | 175 lbs | The Back Corner of Your Mind | Poi Pounder - (Tombstone Piledriver)
Despite his small stature, Ahuna arguably strikes more fear into the hearts and heads of opponents than any other roster member. Eerily pale skin and glowing red eyes have set about many a rumour in Hawaii yet his demeanour allows him to draw people in and use them at will. The master of mind games in HCW and one of the most hardcore, bloodthirsty competitors to boot, Ahuna is a very dangerous entity. Oh yeah, he also has the 360-pound monster, Mana, doing his bidding.

Black Pearl
37 | 6’5” | 251 lbs | The Good Ole U-S of A | Pearl Jam - (STO)
There is arguably nobody more hated in Honolulu Championship Wrestling than Black Pearl. Having been born in Philadelphia and living with a distant, Americanised cousin throughout his childhood, Black Pearl revoked his heritage and Anoa’i family status in favour of taking on a rap-gangster image. He has had limited in-ring success but his big size and his constant burial of the island life ensures the crowd’s constant hatred.

Bob “The Beast” Sapp
34 | 6’5” | 329 lbs | Seattle, Washington | Beast Backbreaker - (Argentine Backbreaker)
The reigning Hawaii Heavyweight Champion won a one-night tournament at The Gathering for the vacant championship in his debut and became the first “outsider” in the promotion’s history to hold the belt. A cross-promotional and triple-sport fighter (MMA and Kickboxing), Sapp is arguably one of the most well-known stars in HCW history and fans on the islands have quickly taken to him. Undefeated, he overwhelms and quickly powers through the majority that have faced him.

Cocky Siaki
33 | 6’1” | 242 lbs | Pago Pago, American Samoa | Siakalypse - (Whiplash)
One of the few Samoan wrestlers that don’t come from the Fatu/Anoa’i lineage and he’s damn sure that you know about it. As the name suggests, Cocky has a massive ego and considers himself to be ‘special’ as he overcame the ‘disadvantages’ of not being from a wrestling family. Quietly making a name for himself as an effective heel and looks primed to break out over the next few years.

Jimmy Snuka Jr.
36 | 6’1” | 235 lbs | Laie, Hawaii | Superfly Twister - (Corkscrew Splash)
Though he wouldn’t; Jimmy could drop a deuce in the middle of the ring and the fans would cheer him such is his father’s reputation in Honolulu Championship Wrestling. An entertaining performer, but the good reactions he gets haven’t necessarily equated to a ton of success for Snuka Jr. On his day he is capable of beating just about anybody on the roster but unfortunately, those days are few and far between. He has never advanced past the first round of the King of the Islands tournament and many accredit this as the reason he can’t seem to push on to be the star everyone knows he can be.

Jinsei Shinzaki
“The White Angel”
41 | 5’11” | 223 lbs | Tokushima, Japan | Quiet Reflection - (Modified La Magistral)
Perhaps the most unique fighter in all of professional wrestling, Jinsei rarely goes on the offence. He is a defensive and countering fighter, true to his Buddhist roots, and it truly is a spectacle to behold. We have of course seen what he can do on the offence when found in some dire situations and let’s just say it’s probably best that opponents don’t drive Shinzaki to this point.

Joe Seanoa
“The Samoan Submission Machine”
28 | 6’2” | 265 lbs | The Isle of Samoa | Coquina Clutch - (Rear-Naked Choke)
Joe has burst onto the scene in a way that is sending shockwaves through Hawaii. The young, vicious competitor is undefeated but what is truly impressive is how he is submitting his opponents in a promotion that is known to boast a roster of people that generally do NOT tap out. He is in the middle of a big push and Don Muraco will be praying he doesn’t go the way of the past HCW stars and get poached by one of the big boys.

Jorge Estrada
“Just”
31 | 5’9” | 205 lbs | San Francisco, California | California Love - (Springboard Corkscrew Senton)
Well… he’s got heart, that’s for sure. Estrada showed up in HCW pleading with Don Muraco for a job and when Muraco asked him who he was he infamously replied, “Sir, I’m just Jorge Estrada from California but I have the best senton in the business!”. Don Muraco gave him a chance and despite losing every match he’s ever taken part in, the fans took to “Just” Jorge Estrada and he remains on the roster. Everybody is still waiting to see him actually land his fabled and oft-talked-about senton - California Love.

Kaimana
“The Alohan Gangster”
27 | 5’11” | 228 lbs | Ewa Beach, Hawaii | The Company Decision - (Frog Splash)
Rumoured to be involved in a notorious crime syndicate before showing up in Honolulu Championship Wrestling, Kaimana is a well-respected competitor who does not afford that same respect to his opponents. He has made no bones about the fact that he’ll do whatever it takes to make money and has even been used as a mercenary on a few occasions by other wrestlers.

Kaz Hayashi
“The Original Invader”
34 | 5’8” | 183 lbs | Tokyo, Japan | Hayashi Cutter - (Spinning Headlock Elbow Drop)
Trained by the legendary Ultimo Dragon, Kaz Hayashi is the man credited with opening the floodgates for Japanese wrestlers to come and wrestle in Hawaii. Though currently embroiled in a big programme over in Japan, fans are eagerly awaiting his return to the beaches of Hawaii. With more eyes on the product than ever before, they may not have to wait much longer for the sensational star to once again wow them on the islands.

KENTA
26 | 5’9” | 187 lbs | Sōka, Saitama, Japan | Go 2 Sleep - (Fireman’s Carry into Knee Lift)
The NWA was more than surprised when hot-shot rising Japanese star KENTA signed for HCW, with reportedly other, more glamorous options on the table but the Hawaiian promotion and fans were ecstatic. Having held Jr. Heavyweight singles and tag championships in Japan and with a big following, many expected KENTA to sign for another NWA affiliate but KENTA was Honolulu-bound. Disaster struck as before he could make his debut, KENTA was injured in a training session and has yet to debut for the promotion but fans are eagerly awaiting his first appearance in the land of sun and surf.

Mana The Polynesian Warrior
26 | 6’3” | 363 lbs | Aotearoa, New Zealand | Polynesian Plunge - (Sitout Chokebomb)
To call Mana intimidating would be an understatement. Clad in black robes and tribal warpaint, the huge behemoth strikes fear into all opponents. He had been without purpose - unless you count destroying any local competitor foolish enough to step in the ring with him - until being recruited by the devious Ahuna to assist him in his treacherous plans.

Rocky Johnson Jr.
35 | 6’4” | 265 lbs | Miami, Florida | Rock Bottom - (Side Powerslam)
Always threatening to break through the glass ceiling and become the man in HCW, something always seemed to get in the way. However, a recent change in attitude to a quick-talking, wise-cracking heel has seen Rocky take things to a new level. At a late 2007 event following a loss to Samu, Rocky called him an “ugly-looking, candy-ass bitch” and laid him out. When Don Muraco berated him over the profanity and attack, Rocky told Muraco to “know your place and shut your damn mouth when I’m speaking or I’ll slap the piss out of you too”. Rocky was reportedly in hot water over the comments but a YouTube clip of the event went viral and is said to be the primary reason KHON2 contacted the company over a television show.

Ron Simmons
“All American”
49 | 6’2” | 275 lbs | Warner Robins, Georgia | Dominator - (Inverted Powerbomb)
Decorated NWA veteran Ron Simmons is arguably the most well-known wrestler on the roster to the casual fan. He visited Honolulu in 2002 and fought Rikishi Fatu to a time-limit draw, hitting his finisher but not being able to secure the pinfall before time elapsed. Though his visit was fleeting, coming so close to winning the Hawaii Heavyweight Championship coupled with the reception he received from a 500-strong crowd - said to be the biggest gate the company had done up until that point - meant that Simmons always had Hawaii in the back of his mind and it seems he is set to take one more run at the top before he hangs up the boots.

Samu
“The Wild One”
44 | 6’4” | 260 lbs | The Isle of Samoa | Diving Headbutt
A hugely popular mainstay of HCW, his hard-hitting, oft-described as ‘wild’ style has earned him a feared reputation. Despite being a heel throughout the 90s, his loyalty to HCW and his turning down of reported big-time moves have earned him cult hero status in Hawaii. Despite never winning the Hawaii Heavyweight Championship, he is never out of the picture and fans are clamouring for him to have his moment in the sun.

TAKA Michinoku
“The Swift Technician”
34 | 5’9” | 172 lbs | Morioka, Iwate, Japan | Michinolu Driver (Sitout Scoopslam Piledriver)
Widely regarded as one of the best Jr. Heavyweights in the world, TAKA Michinoku splits his time between Japan and Hawaii and although he primarily competes in Japan, any card with TAKA on it seems to draw big numbers for HCW. His devastating finisher has never been kicked out of in North America.

Tajiri
“The Japanese Buzzsaw”
37 | 5’9” | 189 lbs | Yokohama, Japan | Buzzsaw Kick - (Roundhouse to seated opponent)
A ferocious, internationally-renowned competitor who has gone toe-to-toe with the biggest brutes, barbarians, and tough men Hawaii has to offer. Be it from his lethal kicks or his devastating green mist, Tajiri is always just one moment away from a victory whoever the opponent may be. Regularly relied upon to put on a show-stealing match, Tajiri is one of the most valuable members of the roster.

Tama Tonga
25 | 6’0” | 209 lbs | Nuku’alofa, Tonga | Headshrinker - (Jumping Double-Underhook DDT)
The adopted son of the fabled Haku, Tama Tonga has been signed to a professional contract with the promotion and has begun having matches around Hawaii. There are high hopes that he and his adoptive brother will go on to be big tag players for the company but at the moment, both are in singles competition.

Tanga Loa
24 | 6’2” | 230 lbs | Nuku’alofa, Tonga | Headshrinker - (Jumping Double-Underhook DDT)
The biological son of the fabled Haku, Tama Tonga has been signed to a professional contract with the promotion and has begun having matches around Hawaii. There are high hopes that he and his adoptive brother will go on to be big tag players for the company but at the moment, both are in singles competition.

Ultimo Dragon
41 | 5’8” | 185 lbs | Mexico City, Mexico | Asai Moonsault (Double-Jump Springboard Moonsault)
Japense-born but adapting a lucha libre style of wrestling in the ring, Ultimo Dragon is another international talent that many are surprised plys his trade in Japan. A former NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Ultimo remains one of the most over acts not only in HCW but wrestling as a whole. He has been used sporadically over the last number of years as he splits his time between Hawaii, Mexico, and Japan but talk is mounting that he will be seen more than ever before as HCW begins its foray into the televised world of professional wrestling.

Yoshi Tatsu
30 | 6’1” | 225 lbs | Gifu, Japan | Gifu Glory - (Diving Spinning Heel Kick)
A standout as a ‘Young Lion’ in Japan, Don Muraco acted quickly to sign the rising star when he made clear his intentions to come and wrestle in the NWA. With an amateur background in boxing and jiu-jitsu, Tatsu is a diverse talent who is beginning to find his feet in Hawaii.

Faces of Fear (Haku and The Barbarian)
48 | 6’1” | 270 lbs | Nuku’alofa, Tonga | Tongan Fear Spike - (Thumb Choke-Hold)
49 | 6’2” | 300 lbs | Nuku’alofa, Tonga | Kick of Fear - (Running Big Boot)
While a book could be written on Haku’s incredible success in HCW, the only man to have won every accolade available in the history of the promotion has found himself primarily teaming with The Barbarian in their latter years and having wild, brawling matches within the fledgling tag team division. Their chemistry is nearly unmatched but most fans are secretly hoping for a final swansong for Haku before he ends his career.

Legends of The East (Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh)
38 | 5’7” | 213 lbs | Odate City, Akita, Japan | Tornado DDT
41 | 5’7” | 176 lbs | Tokyo, Japan | Miracle Ecstasy - (Chokebomb)
Dick Togo and MEN’s Teioh caused a massive impact when the diminutive team won the Hawaii Tag Team Championships from Matt Anoa’i and Afa Anoa’i Jr. in their debut match. Billing themselves as ‘Legends of The East’ many thought of it as an upset and that things would be quickly righted but two years on, the duo still hold the championships they won in their debut and coming off the heels of a hard-hitting feud with Faces of Fear, things are looking as good as ever for the surprisingly intense tandem.

The Hawaii 5-0 (Kid Honolulu and The Romantic Hawaiian)
?? | 5’10” | 215 lbs | Honolulu, Hawaii | Honolulu Surf - (Shooting Star Press)
?? | 6’2” | 203 lbs | Honolulu, Hawaii | The Lover’s Curse - (Legdrop Bulldog)
Not much is known about the masked duo of Kid Honolulu and The Romantic Hawaiian who randomly appeared in the promotion in mid-2007. Despite their less-than-stellar record, their willingness to stand up to heels and men of bigger stature has quickly gained them a following. The high-octane duo will continue to try and bring justice to the shores of Hawaii… and maybe pick up some big wins along the way.

LA Smooth and King Iaukea
37 | 6’2” | 293 lbs | Papeete, Tahiti | Tahitian Twirl - (Discus Elbow Smash)
43 | 6’0” | 220 lbs | The Kingdom of Tonga | King’s Rite - (Jumping Facebuster)
The formerly known as Prince Iaukea shocked the islands to their core when he won the 2007 King of the Islands after cheating and scheming his way to victory. The manner in which he did so painted a huge target on his back and saw him bring in LA Smooth as his personal bodyguard. Despite his despised status and nearly everyone wanting to take him out, King Iaukea has an ace up his sleeve - he still has a guaranteed Hawaii Heavyweight Championship match at an event of his choosing due to winning the tournament.

Jey Fatu and Jimmy Fatu
22 | 6’2” | 220 lbs | The Streets of San Francisco | Superkick
22 | 6’2” | 223 lbs | The Streets of San Francisco | Superkick
The sons of HCW legend Rikishi Fatu, Jey and Jimmy have made a bright start to their careers in Hawaii though they have started to bear the brunt of some ill-will held towards their father for the manner of his exit. Still, they appear like firm favourites of Don Muraco and the twins are definitely being pushed in the company despite their age and inexperience.

Rosie · Nov 3, 2023

Usos, KENTA, and THE LEGEND BOB SAPP!?

White Rhyno · Nov 3, 2023

I love IDom....good luck,.

Tommy Bedlam · Nov 5, 2023

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Mid-Atlantic Wrestling
"Where the Past and the Future Collide"

How We Got Here

Founded in 1931, Jim Crockett Promotions was at one point the biggest, and undisputed best promotion under the NWA umbrella, but tragedy struck in 1975 when a plan carrying Crockett, Johnny Valentine, “Mr. Wrestling I” Tim Woods, Bob Bruggers, and a young prospect in Ric Flair crashed. Flair broke his back in three places and was told that he could never compete again or risk paralysis. Crockett, feeling sympathetic about how Flair's career had been cut short hired him as a part of the booking team.

As time went on, and with pressure from the ever-expanding WWF to go bigger, Crockett did just that, as he put all of his money into the company, and then some. Crockett however wasn't much of a businessman when it came to expanding, and in 1984 he sold the company to Ric Flair for an undisclosed sum and Flair renamed it to Ric Flair Promotions. Flair became head booker and gave a young man by the name of Sting the NWA World Heavyweight Title, and started to build his company around him. The push of Sting was a complete success, and he has since gone on to reach iconic status within not only the NWA but the entire world of professional wrestling.

Near the end of 2007, Ric Flair Promotions underwent another change. Business was struggling mightily, with television ratings and live attendance dropping. RFP simply wasn't connecting with younger fans in the same way that other promotions were doing. Ric knew that he had to do something. In November of 2007, Ric brought in his youngest son, Reid Flair, who was three months shy of turning 20, to serve as a special advisor. Reid's first order of business was to urge Ric to change the name of the company, which of course, didn't go over too well. Ric believed that his name brought attention to the product, but Reid was persistent in his belief that the product would speak for itself and that younger people weren't magically drawn to Ric Flair's name. Ric finally relented, rebranding the company for a third time to Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. Additionally, Reid urged Ric to make some moves to acquire some young names who had worlds of potential in Nick Aldis and Stu Bennett.

Now, it's January of 2008. Mid-Atlantic Wrestling has been rebranded for the third time in its 77-year history. Along with his son, Ric Flair has vowed to put Mid-Atlantic Wrestling atop the NWA by being the place "where the past and the future collide."

Key Information
Owner: Ric Flair
Booker: Ric Flair
Commissioner: JJ Dillon
Commentary Team: Tony Schiavone & Rick Rude

Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
Style: Old School/NWA Style
TV Show: MWA Power Hour on Wednesday Nights at 8 PM (syndication)

PPVs:
January: MWA Call Your Shot
February: MWA SuperBrawl
March: MWA Bunkhouse Brawl
April: MWA Spring Stampede
May: MWA Mid-Atlantic MAYhem
June: MWA Crockett Cup
July: MWA Bash at the Beach
August: MWA Carolina Clash
September: MWA Scars and Stripes
October: MWA Fall Brawl
November: MWA November to Remember
December: MWA Clash of the Champions

Current Champions
Mid Atlantic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion: Chris Jericho

Ken Anderson def. Lex Luger @ MWA Carolina Clash (August 19, 2006)
Sting def. Ken Anderson @ MWA SuperBrawl (February 10, 2007)
Chris Jericho def. Sting @ MWA Clash of Champions (December 15, 2007)

Mid-Atlantic Wrestling United States Champion: Montel Vontavious Porter

Ken Anderson def. Randy Orton @ MWA Bash at the Beach (July 16, 2006)
Diamond Dallas Page def. Ken Anderson @ MWA Clash of Champions (December 9, 2006)
Montel Vontavious Porter def. Diamond Dallas Page @ MWA Bunkhouse Brawl (March 17, 2007)

Mid Atlantic Wrestling Tag Team Champions: The Steiner Brothers

The Midnight Riders def. The Blue Bloods @ MWA SuperBrawl (February 10, 2007)
God's Gift to Women def. The Midnight Riders @ MWA Spring Stampede (April 27, 2007)
The Steiner Brothers def. God's Gift to Women @ MWA Carolina Bach (August 11, 2007)

Mid Atlantic Wrestling Women's Champion: TBD

Roster

Women's Division
Alexis Laree
Jillian Hall
Lisa Moretti
Midajah
Nora Greenwald
Sara Del Ray
Shantelle Taylor

Tag Teams
Excellence Incorporated (Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan)
God's Gift to Women (Idol Stevens and Johnny Lust)
The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and David Taylor)
The Midnight Riders (Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore)
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)

Single's Competitors
Brent Albright
Chad Collyer
Chris Jericho
CW Anderson
David Flair (w/ Midajah)
Diamond Dallas Page
Elijah Burke
Finlay
Jerry Flynn
Ken Anderson
Lex Luger
Marcus Bagwell
Marty Jannetty
Matt Michaels (w/ Armando Estrada)
Mike Kruel
Montel Vontavious Porter
Nick Aldis
Randy Orton (w/ Cowboy Bob Orton)
Sting
Stu Bennett
Vito

Referees
Andrew Thomas
Rudy Charles
Mickey Henson (Senior Official)

Meet the Roster

Alexis Laree
29 | 5'4" | 124lbs | Laree DDT | Face
One of the most popular wrestlers on the roster, Alexis Laree has been wrestling since 1999.
Animal
48 | 6'1" | 305 lbs | Powerslam | Face
Road Warrior Animal is one-half of the Legion of Doom, one of the most legendary tag teams in the world of wrestling. With numerous tag title reigns and accolades on their resume, LoD is now rolling into the Carolinas with one goal in mind: add another championship reign to their already healthy list.

Brent Albright
29 | 6'0" | 240 lbs | Crowbar (Fujiwara Armbar) | Heel
An accomplished wrestler who got his start in the Oklahoma indie scene, Brent Albright finds great pleasure in hurting others. He's still relatively new to MAW, but he's already made plenty of enemies in the rings and the stands.

Chad Collyer
33 | 5'10" | 218 lbs | Courtesy Flush (Gedo Clutch) | Face
A technical mastermind, Chad Collyer got his start training under Dean Malenko. In fact, he even wrestled under the name "Chad Malenko" as a tribute to his teacher during his extensive time in the Heartland Wrestling Association. Fans love his ability to put on technical masterpieces week in and week out.

Chris Jericho
37 | 6'0" | 227 lbs | Codebreaker/Walls of Jericho | Heel
Chris Jericho is one of the most recognizable names in the NWA. After taking the MAW Heavyweight Championship from Sting, Jericho has positioned himself on top of the company and has his sights set on even more gold.

CW Anderson
37 | 6'1" | 230 lbs | Spinebuster | Face
CW Anderson is a fan favorite, thanks largely to his no-nonsense approach and his willingness to fight anyone. After making a name for himself in the Carolina Championship Wrestling Association's tag division, where he's a three-time champion, CW also captured the CCWA Heavyweight title.

David Flair
29 | 6'1" | 177 lbs | Figure Four Leglock | Heel
Constantly struggling to live up to the family name, David Flair still wants to make a name for himself. Unfortunately for him, Ric is the only promoter willing to give him a shot. He is managed by Midajah.

David Taylor
51 | 6'3" | 260 lbs | Bridging Butterfly Suplex | Heel
Dave Taylor makes up one-half of The Blue Bloods with Lord Steven Regal. He spent most of the 90s wrestling all around Europe before making a move to the States, where he reconnected with his old friend, Steven Regal.

Diamond Dallas Page
52 | 6'5" | 248 lbs | Diamond Cutter | Face
DDP is the "every man," and it shows in how much the crowds love him. After a very successful stint in World Championship Wrestling, DDP stepped out of the ring for a time after they went out of business. Much to the delight of the crowd, he's back, and as good as ever.

Donovan Morgan
32 | 5'10" | 225 lbs | Sayonara (Double Underhook Facebuster) | Face
One-half of Excellence Inc., Donovan Morgan has wrestled all over the world and won multiple titles along the way. He's an old-school tag team wrestler.

Elijah Burke
30 | 6'0 | 225 lbs | Elijah Experience (Sitout Facebuster) | Face
After an impressive 98-1 record as an amateur boxer, Elijah Burke got into the world of professional wrestling. To the surprise of no one, he succeeded there, too. Burke is good, and he knows it.

Finlay
50 | 6'2" | 233 lbs | Celtic Cross (Modified Indian Deathlock) | Heel
A wrestling lifer, Finlay was trained by his father before establishing a name for himself in the wrestling industry. Willing to do whatever it takes to win, Finlay isn't above bringing out his shillelagh to finish off an opponent.
Hawk
51 | 6’3” | 275 lbs | Diving Clothesline | Face
Road Warrior Hawk makes up the other half of the Legion of Doom. Their accolades are simply too many to count, including an impressive run in Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s. Now, Hawk is a little older, and perhaps, a little wiser. Along with Animal, he’s back to regain their position as the best tag team in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Idol Stevens
26 | 6'4" | 244 lbs | Idolizer (Snap Swinging Neckbreaker) | Heel
Idol Stevens truly believes he's God's gift to women, and humanity in general, which explains the name of his tag team. He's an arrogant, pompous ass who has his eyes set higher than the Carolinas.

Jerry Flynn
48 | 6'2" | 227 lbs | Savate Kick | Heel
An accomplished martial artist, Jerry Flynn doesn't have a lot of friends and prefers it that way. After aligning with Jimmy Hart as one of the earliest members of "The First Family" in the 1990s, an injury derailed Flynn's wrestling career.

Jillian Hall
28 | 5'6" | 130 lbs | High Note (450 Splash) Heel
Jillian's love for wrestling is second only to her love for singing. The only problem is that she's a terrible singer, but it doesn't stop her from trying. She's one of the few women in the NWA who is willing and able to execute a move as daring as the 450 splash, which makes her hard to beat.

Johnny Lust
27 | 6'0" | 218 lbs | Asai Moonsault | Heel
Johnny had a relatively brief run with some large wrestling companies before retiring from in-ring competition near the end of 2007. That's when he was contacted by Ric Flair, and offered a chance to team up with Idol Stevens to form "God's Gift to Women." Johnny has never been one to turn down a chance to meet the ladies, so he quickly reached an agreement with MAW.

Ken Anderson
32 | 6'2" | 243 lbs | Kenton Bomb | Heel
Ken Anderson is an egomaniac, but he can also back up his boasts. With an impressive physique and the ability to go airborne, Anderson brings a mixture of different styles to every match.

Lex Luger
50 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Torture Rack | Face
A former bodybuilder, Lex Luger has been one of the most popular names in wrestling since the 1990s. With a long history with both Sting and Ric Flair, it's no surprise that Luger is part of Mid-Atlantic Wrestling.

Lisa Moretti
46 | 5'5" | 135 lbs | Poison Ivory (Sitout Facebuster) | Heel
Trained by Mando Guerrero, Lisa Moretti has won championships in every company she's ever worked for. She's arrived in MAW with one goal in mind: to become the first women's champion in the company's illustrious history.

Lord Steven Regal
40 | 6'2" | 240 lbs| The Regal Stretch | Heel
Lord Steven Regal claims to have proof that he is a descendant of British royalty, and he is more than happy to beat people into respecting him. Along with David Taylor, "The Blue Bloods" are one of the most dangerous tag teams in MAW.

Marcus Bagwell
38 | 6'1" | 247 lbs | Buff Blockbuster | Heel
An arrogant showboat, Marcus Bagwell is always willing to tell you how good he looks. After suffering a neck injury at the hands of fellow MAW wrestler, Rick Steiner in 1998, Bagwell recovered and has continued to make a name for himself in the world of wrestling.

Marty Jannetty
48 | 5'11" | 226 lbs | Flying Fistdrop | Face
Best known for his time as one-half of The Rockers with Shawn Michaels, Jannetty has been working to carve out a niche in singles competition for years. Fans love his willingness to go high-risk.

Matt Michaels
28 | 6'0" | 218 lbs | Superkick | Face
The cousin of "The Heartbreak Kid," Shawn Michaels, Matt Michaels has been a part of the wrestling industry since 1999. After training at HBK's wrestling school in San Antonio, Texas, Michaels made the move to Japan, where he started appearing in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. Now that he's back in the US, Michaels is back and looking to find his place in the NWA.

Michael Modest
37 | 5'10" | 220 lbs | Modest Driver (Half Nelson into Olympic Slam) | Face
As one half of Excellence Inc., Michael Modest exudes excellence. With 17 years of experience under his belt, he's pursuing tag team gold for the second time in his career.

Mike Kruel
26 | 5'11" | 225 lbs | Liberty Lock (Arm Trap Headlock) | Face
Mike Kruel loves his country almost as much as he loves making people tap out. He brings an impressive resume that includes heavyweight championships in multiple promotions to MAW.

Montel Vontavious Porter
35 | 5'11" | 251 lbs | The Play of the Day (Leaping Reverse STO) | Heel
After spending 8 years in prison for a crime when he was 16, Montel Vontavious Porter used professional wrestling to turn his life around. Now, the "MVP of MAW" is one of the most recognizable faces in the NWA.

Nick Aldis
21 | 6'3" | 240 lbs | King's Lynn Cloverleaf | Heel
After debuting at 16 years of age, Nick Aldis quickly got the attention of countless promoters. However, Ric Flair saw a lot of himself in the young prodigy and worked a trade with Vancouver Championship Wrestling to get him to the Carolinas.

Nick Dinsmore
32 | 6'0" | 238 lbs | Bridging German Suplex | Face
Nick Dinsmore is one of the most beloved babyfaces on the MAW roster. After winning the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Championship in 2001, Dinsmore found himself struggling to find his footing after losing it only 9 days later.

Nora Greenwald
31 | 5'4" | 140 lbs | Flipping Seated Senton | Face
Nora's bubbly personality has made her a hit with the crowd, especially the kids. Don't let that smile fool you; she's a skilled wrestler who can stand toe-to-toe with the toughest opponents.

Randy Orton
28 | 6'5" | 250 lbs | RKO | Face
The son of wrestling royalty, Randy Orton is one of the biggest names in the NWA. Not only is he managed by his father, legendary wrestler "Cowboy" Bob Orton, but on special occasions, the two team up.

Rick Steiner
47 | 6'0" | 255 lbs | Diving Bulldog | Face
Rick Steiner, "The Dog Faced Gremlin" is one-half of one of the most legendary tag teams in the world of wrestling, The Steiner Brothers. Before Scott came into the picture, Rick tagged with Sting in the NWA back in the 1980s. While he can certainly hold his own in the ring with anyone, Rick is primarily a tag-team wrestler, and his long list of accolades proves it.

Rob Conway
33 | 6'1" | 234 lbs | The Conway Cutter | Face
One half of "The Midnight Riders," along with Nick Dinsmore, Rob Conway possesses a lethal combination of size, speed, and agility.

Sara Del Ray
27 | 5'9" | 150 lbs | Spike Piledriver | Face
Sara Del Ray has an impressive history in wrestling, having competed in Mexico and Japan. Additionally, she's competed for Shimmer Women's Wrestling.

Scott Steiner
46 | 6'1" | 276 lbs | The Steiner Recliner | Face
Scott Steiner got his start as a single's wrestler in the 1980s before shifting his focus to tag team wrestling, eventually teaming with his brother, Rick, to form one of the most legendary tag teams in wrestling history. Steiner is a genetic freak and doesn't care to let anyone know it.

Shantelle Taylor
22 | 5'3" | 115 lbs | Northern Lights Suplex | Heel
After making her debut in 2003, Shantelle Taylor quickly moved up the ranks of professional wrestling. She's not afraid to use her good looks to get ahead.

Sting
49 | 6'2" | 250 lbs | Scorpion Death Lock/Scorpion Death Drop | Face
It's STIIIIIIIING! Every fan knows and loves him, and he's a mainstay in MAW, having just dropped the MAW Heavyweight Championship to Chris Jericho. Sting is widely considered the face of the company, and one of the most recognizable names in the NWA.

Stu Bennett
28 | 6'7" | 246 lbs | Bull Hammer | Face
Stu Bennett is an old-school fighter who always seems to come out on the winning side. After making his debut in 2001, Stu caught the attention of Ric Flair, who acquired him from VCW in the same trade that brought Nick Aldis to MAW.

Vito
37 | 6'4" | 271 lbs | DDT | Heel
Vito Denucci, who usually just goes by Vito, is a stereotypical Italian brawler. He's not afraid to break some legs to get his message across.

Death By Looch · Nov 5, 2023

Oh fuck yea, Mid-Atlantic is the GOAT. Give me Chad Collyer and Finlay every single day of the week.

Willis · Nov 6, 2023

A Revolution Probably Like None Ever.

In a surprising turn of events, ~~Windy City Wrestling,~~ the renowned underground movement of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), has found itself under new ownership. Millionaire wrestling enthusiast Willis Clique, scion of the wealthy Clique family, has taken the reins of the promotion and is set to rebrand it as "All Honor Wrestling."

~~Windy City Wrestling,~~ a promotion known for its unique blend of classic American wrestling and hardcore elements, was founded by former NWA World Tag Team Champions, the legendary Road Warriors, in 1998. For years, Hawk and Animal were the stars of the show, with their presence heavily felt in main events. However, after their departure, the promotion transitioned under the guidance of Ace Steel and Danny Dominion, the operators of the 'Windy City Gym,' who subsequently sold it to Dave Prazak.

Under Prazak's leadership, ~~Windy City Wrestling~~ underwent a transformation. The promotion introduced the WCW Junior Heavyweight Title, won by none other than their student, CM Punk. This Junior Heavyweight Division gained significant attention in 2002, with talents like CM Punk, Colt Cabana, Ace Steel, American Kickboxer, Michael Shane (now Matt Michaels), and Low Ki, making it a highly coveted championship. Some even argued that it held more prestige than the Heavyweight Title.

As part of the rebranding, Willis Clique has renamed the WCW Junior Heavyweight

Championship to the "Defiance Title." This championship will carry with it a unique stipulation, allowing the current holder to vacate the title for a shot at the All Honor Wrestling World Championship, currently held by Kofi Kingston, who emerged victorious in a one-night tournament for the prestigious title.

In addition to these changes, Willis Clique is introducing a new weekly wrestling show called "Collision," which will be available for free on the company's website every Wednesday. This show promises to be an exciting platform for showcasing the talents within All Honor Wrestling and bringing top-notch wrestling action to fans around the world.

The flagship event of Windy City Wrestling, 'Windy City Classic,' will also undergo a transformation. It will now be known as 'Pride Before The Fall,' symbolizing the new era of All Honor Wrestling. On the first episode of "Collision," Willis Clique will address the promotion's future, laying out his vision for the company and what fans can expect moving forward.

With All Honor Wrestling poised to take center stage in the NWA territories, Willis Clique's acquisition has added a new chapter to the wrestling world. As other NWA territories have their own owners to contend with, the future holds great promise for this reimagined promotion and its devoted fanbase. The wrestling community eagerly anticipates what Willis Clique has in store for All Honor Wrestling.

Ace Steel
AJ Styles
Allison Corino
American Kickboxer
Barbie Kelly
Brodie Lee
Chad Parham
Chris Hero
Claudio Satagnoli
CM Punk
Colt Cabana
Dan Maff
Danny Dominon
Dave Meltzer
Dave Prazak
Fire Ant
Soldier Ant
Glamour Boy Shane
Hallowicked
Icarus
Kofi Kingston
Matt Stryker
Monsta Mack
Scoot Andrews
Sheamus
Sosay
Steve Boz
Tony Devito
Tony Mamaluke
Tyler Black
UltraMantis Black
Vito Fontaine
Xavier

The Family (Tony Mamaluke & Xavier with Tony DeVito)
The Colony (Fire Ant & Solider Ant)
Da Hit Squad (Dan Maff & Monsta Mack)
Dark Breed (Ultra Mantis Black & Hallowicked)
Chicago's Elite (CM Punk, Ace Steel, Colt Cabana)

Owner: Willis Clique
Booker: Willis Clique
Commissioner: Dave Meltzer
Commentary Team: Lenny Leonard & Dave Prazak
Referees: Joe Hempel, Larry Peace, Rich Lannon

All Honor Wrestling World Champion
CM Punk (365 Days as Champion)

All Honor Wrestling Defiance Champion
(Can Vacate The Title To Challenge For The AHW World Title)
Kofi Kingston (30 Days As Champion)

All Honor Wrestling Tag Team Champions
The Family (60 Days As Champion)

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Dubb · Nov 6, 2023

WCCW. A company that has been known for both its greatest successes, greatest failures, and tragedies that have befallen them along the way.

Currently, World Class Championship Wrestling sits atop the wrestling universe as the top dog but for how long remains the question?

The Early Days

The origins of WCCW's date back 1966 when it was run by Southwest Sports, Inc with headquarters in Dallas and Forth Worth, Texas. Southwest Sports was owned and operated by Jack Adkisson, better known as Fritz Von Erich. Most of the 60s and 70s were dominated by Fritz as he claimed the NWA North American Championship 9 times before 1980 with classic feuds with the likes of Bruiser Brody, Wahoo McDaniel, Johnny Valentine, and The Missouri Mauler. By the 1980's, Fritz began to step out of the spotlight as his sons began to enter the picture but he did win the title a 10th time at his own retirement show in 1982.

The 80's marked the slow ascent of WCCW thanks in large part to the star that was Kerry von Erich. While both Kerry and Kevin (and also Mike) would get title reigns over the next decade, there was no denying who the money maker was of the Von Erich sons, even surpassing that of his own father. Perhaps the biggest feud of the 80's was that of the Von Erichs vs. The Fabulous Freebirds which say Michael Hayes, Kerry, and Kevin each trading the NWA North American Title back and forth.

The Rhodes Era Begins

The first of the tragedies that marr the history of WCCW occured in March of 1986 when one of its brightest young stars died of a drug overdose. Gino Hernadez's was poised to be as big a star as even Kerry Von Erich, himself having captured the NWA North American Title 4 times. The death hit the company hard and had a big effect on Fritz who also was going through the loss of his son David in two years prior. While WCCW was growing, it needed more financial backing if it was going to make it over the hump and get to the next level as well.

So looking to take things off his plate, Fritz sold WCCW to Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes, a former 3-time NWA World Champion and 2-time NWA Tag Team Champion, was one of the most popular figures in all of professional wrestling and just attaching his name to WCCW immediately shot it up the NWA heirarchy. His ties with Ric Flair Promotions also allowed for stars like Sting and Jake "The Snake" Roberts from the, at the time, larger territory to visit WCCW, continuing to help its stock.

The '90's began in a bit of controversy in what is often known as the "Controversy Over Canada." In 1990, Sting was out on injury wanted to put the title on Bret Hart, who had built a reputation for himself as "the best wrestler in anywhere in the World." The NWA wanted WCCW's Michael Hayes, who was the reigning Champion to drop the title to Bret in Calgary. Hayes, for whatever reason claimed that in his contract as Champion, he was in no way contractually obligated to go to Canada, or tour anywhere for that matter to drop the title. The NWA answered back by stripping Hayes of the championship, but there was only one problem. Hayes had the physical possession of the title belt. When the NWA offered to give back the deposit Hayes had put down on the title, he rejected it and kept the strap. With no other option, and a tournament for the belt scheduled in Calgary, the NWA came up with a new belt design, one that is often today nicknamed "Big Gold," or the "Big Gold Belt."In 1989, the NWA North American Title would undergo a name change.

In WCCW, Hayes continued to refer to himself as the true champion. All the while, Dusty Rhodes had won the NWA North American Title and at Starrcade 1990, Rhodes and Hayes clashed with Dusty's title on the line against Hayes' "real" NWA World Title. Dusty would walk away the winner and at this point the NWA North American Title became known as the WCCW Heavyweight Title.

Tragedy would strike WCCW and the Von Erichs once again in 1993. Kerry Von Erich had defeated Mean Mark Callous at Starrcade 1992 but then in March, their biggest star took his own life, rocking WCCW to it's core. The company was able to withstand such a tragic and impactful loss thanks to the rise of Mean Mark Callous and a roster of promising young talent.

Successes & Missed Opportunities

The rest of the 90's was primarily dominated by the monster known as "Mean" Mark Callous. The seven foot beast dominated the competition, picking up 5 WCCW Heavyweight Title reigns. This period was also the beginning of what would be some long blood feuds between Cactus Jack and the Rhodes Family (Dusty and his son Dustin) as well as Terry Funk.

While the main event featured heavy, hard hitting, blood filled brawls, the midcard was starting to really help grow the company with some really talented young wrestlers. The mid and late 90's featured talent like Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, and Dustin Rhodes. But this era we also begin to see the threat of Titan Entertainment and their ability to lure away some of these names. Shawn Michaels became the first big defect. Michaels seemed poised to be a big star for WCCW, already picking up a two tag title reigns with his partner Kevin Vegas and also 2 reigns as NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion... but in 1995, Shawn Michaels would leave for Titan with an exclusive deal. Eddie Guerrero was another one who seemed promising, but he quickly got snatched up on an exclsuive deal in Mexico and would go on to become one of the biggest lucha stares in ILA.

But perhaps the biggest steal came at the end of the decade. Booker T had become a breakout star in the tag team Houston Heat, picking up 6 WCCW Tag Team Title reigns as well as 5 NWA Tag Title reigns and then 2 reigns as NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion. Despite Houston Heat being a dominant heel tag team, the fans were eager to get behind Booker based on his ability in the ring. His singles run saw him rising up as a big face in the late 90's - appearing to perhaps be the one to become the next Kerry von Erich.

In April of 1999, NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Booker T won the WCCW Heavyweight Title from Dustin Rhodes in a Title vs. Title match that, officially merging those two belts. Booker would hold the title until Halloween Havoc where Cactus Jack would defeat him, but Booker would win it back at Starrcade to close out the year. However, after he drops the title to Steve Austin in March of 2000... Booker would receive a huge four year contract from Vince McMahon and Booker defected to the enemy.

The American Nightmare Era Begins

For much of the 90's, Dusty Rhodes had taken over the spot of top face in WCCW and picked up 4 WCCW Heavyweight Title reigns while his son was growing equally in popularity as well, making his way up the card. Rhodes tasted plenty of gold of his own including 5 reigns as NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion and 4 Tag Title reigns (two with Dusty and two with Barry Windham). But Dustin would finally break through and get his first WCCW Heavyweight Title win at Starrcade 1998 where he slayed the giant - Paul "The Great" Wight, who had held the title for over a year to that point. Dusty, the proud papa, was there to celebrate with his son - a tear filled ring between the two on that night.

After Dustin dropped the title to Booker T, he set his sights on an even bigger prize. A prize his father had held before but he hadn't yet... the NWA World Heavyweight Title. And he would in fact do just that... quite quickly. In July of 1999, he continued to be a "giant killer" as he took down Mark Callous and became NWA Champion. During this time, Dustin's now wife Terri, had started to get into Dustin's head that his father didn't really want Dustin to be successful and still saw himself as the bigger star. It didn't help that Dusty himself would be named the number one contender for his title.

The match was set for Starrcade 1999... Father vs. Son... NWA World Title on the line. The crowd was on fire for both men, but it was all boos when Dusty and Dustin's long time rival, Cactus Jack, came out and attacked Dustin! Dusty never saw it happening, and would make the pin, winning the NWA Title. After the bell, Dustin Rhodes pleaded with his father about the outcome of the match... and asked if they could do a rematch... right then and there!

The crowd popped... and Dusty, not wanting to have that be the way he won, agreed!

Only for Terri Rhodes to distract the referee as Dustin did the unthinkable - blasting his dad across the head with the NWA Championship belt and proceeded to get the three count! It was on that night, "The American Nightmare" was born and Dustin Rhodes became the most hated man in WCCW... and perhaps the entire NWA itself.

The New Millineum

Entering the 00's, we saw a couple changes for WCW. Not only had the Rhodes Family been torn apart with Dustin Rhodes being the biggest heel in the company, we saw Mean Mark Callous evolve from the heel monster he had been for years into a veteran presence, turning face as he stood up for WCCW against Dustin Rhodes but also invaders like when Ric Flair Promotion's Chris Jericho captured the WCCW Championship. It was during this time he also adopted an "American Badass" gimmick, riding a motorcycle to the ring. We also saw the rise of Steve Austin's popularity as he shifted from redneck to Hollywood star thanks to some low budget movies he starred in in the late 90's and early 00's. "Superstar" Steve Austin would capture multiple WCCW Heavyweight Championships including a NWA Title run, that was cut short due to a car accident in 2001 that kept him out of action for three years, with him making a triumphant return as a face in 2004 where he would knock off John Bradshaw Layfield to capture his third WCCW Championship.

Other names rising up during this time included a couple of Olympic athletes. First, it was the gold medalist Kurt Angle, who had a short stint in Ric Flair Promotions before making the jump to WCCW and picked up his first WCCW Championship quickly in November of 2000 in an electric series of matches with Booker T. Angle would also grab the NWA Championship in a tournament for the title after it being vacated due to Austin's injury and dominated the NWA World Title scene for the next several years until he ultimately jumped ship from WCCW to Calgary Stampede in a huge coup for the Canadian company.

But before Angle left, he was responsible for recruiting "The Next Big Thing" in the NWA. After placing third in the 2004 Olympics, Brock Lesnar signed with WCCW at the urging of Angle himself. Brock was pushed hard from the get go, winning quick and decisive matches. For Lesnar, it was clear from the beginning he had his sights set on the biggest title in the NWA. With his agent Eric Bischoff by his side, Lesnar traveled from territory to territory, destroying the competition until it was Angle himself that was standing in his way. And on April 15, 2007 - Lesnar would defeat Kurt Angle to keep the NWA Title homed in WCCW.

But despite the rise of Lesnar, the big criticism in WCCW is how stale things have become at the top. Names like Mark Callous, Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin, Kevin Vegas, Sid Vicious, Cactus Jack, and Terry Funk, while still popular, have been on WCCW television screens for nearly two decades now with most of the new talent that had come up moving on. Titan Wrestling Entertain is hot on their heels for top spot in NWA and it's becoming clear to Dusty Rhodes that he will need to start focusing on younger talent to mix it up with these veterans once again... and hope that they don't get lured away like the likes of Booker T and Kurt Angle have in the past.

"The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar
1x NWA World Champion (current)
NWA Champion: Brock Lesnar is a bad ass killing machine whose actions speak louder than words. He decimates opponents typically in one/two minute matches. He is undefeated in his wrestling career. After starting out as an ally of Kurt Angle, Lesnar was lured by Eric Bischoff's promise of fame, fortune, and gold in Bischoff's attempt to get back at the NWA for firing him as an Executive in 2001. Bischoff took Lesnar around the territories, leaving a path of destruction before ultimately attacking his former friend Angle, which lead to Lesnar defeating Angle for the NWA World Title. Lesnar has not slowed down since then, and enters 2008 looking for more victims.

"The American Badass" Mark Callous
8x WCCW Heavyweight Champion (Current)
1x WCCW Tag Team Champion (w/Paul Wight)
After debuting and spending his first decade as the biggest heel in WCCW as Mean Mark, Callous had a change of persona in the 00's. He's still big on kicking some ass, but now he's big on respect and having people earn that respect. The American Badass is known for his no nonsense approach in the ring but also his trademark motorcycle drive down to the ring. As a heel, Callous had long feuds with The Rhodes Family. Terry Funk, Tito Santana, and Kevin Vegas. As The American Badass, his noteable feuds have been with "Superstar" Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Dustin Rhodes, and Big Van Vader. Historically, Callous hasn't had many friends but has recently been joined by The Hell Hounds to form The Bone Street Krew.

"The American Nightmare" Dustin Rhodes
2x NWA World Champion
2x NWA Tag Team Champion (1x with Barry Windham, 1x with Shane Douglas)
4x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
6x WCCW Tag Team Champion (x3 with Barry Windham, x2 with Dusty Rhodes, x1 with Cactus Jack)
5x NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion

For the first decade of his career, Dustin Rhodes lived in the shadow of his super successful father Dusty, while making his way up the ranks and making a name for himself in the NWA Texas Heavyweight division as well as the tag title division with Barry Windham (as the Texas Outlaws). Dusty and Dustin would work together while feuding with Cactus Jack and Abdullah the Butcher to capture the titles themselves once. However, Dustin's persona and attitude began to change in the late 90's when Dustin met and eventually married his wife, Terri. Terri began to plant seeds of doubt in Dustin's head. Convincing Dustin that his father didn't want him on top. That his father wanted to continue to be in the spotlight. It all came to a head at Starrcade 1999 when Dustin blasted his father with the NWA World Championship to beat him with the title on the line. Since then, Dustin Rhodes has adorned black face paint and calls himself "The American Nightmare" - wanting nothing to do with his father. More recently, he's started attempting to influence his little brother, Cody.

"Superstar" Steve Austin
1x NWA World Champion
1x NWA Tag Team Champion (w/Brian Pillman)
5x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
4x WCCW Tag Team Champion (w/Brian Pillman)
2x Texas Heavyweight Champion

‘Superstar’ Steve Austin has evolved from a beer drinking redneck with an attitude to a film star as a result of appearing in several Hollywood productions (albeit mostly low budget movies). After starting his career out in WCCW teaming with Brian Pillman as the Hollywood Blondes, Austin broke out from the team and focused on singles competition - but his attempts of being a redneck in a company filled with them, just didn't quite stand out. But the arrogant,hollywood star who was better than all the other rednecks - now that let his charisma shine and his career started to soar, including picking up the NWA Championship in 2000. Unfortunately, a crash in 2001 took that title away from him and many thought his career. But in 2004, Austin defied the odds as he returned... while still in his Superstar persona, he came back super over as a face and the fans were thrilled when he took the WCCW Championship out of the hands of oil baron Justin Bradshaw Layfield. Austin continues to be in the mix for the WCCW Heavyweight Title, but also has eyes on a title he never lost... the NWA World Title.

Big Van Vader
1x WCCW Heavyweight Champion

This monster joined WCCW more recently, in 2007, after dominating multiple other territories in his career. The Mastadon noted that while he had accomplished a lot in his career... he knew that WCCW was "where the big boys played" and there was one title that had eluded him his entire career. With the NWA Championship being homed in WCCW, Vader first captured the WCCW Title as he made a huge statement, defeating Superstar Steve Austin. At Halloween Havoc 2007, Vader finally fell for the first time at the hands of Mark Callous - but it appears now he has something bigger in mind.

Kevin Vegas
2x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
6x WCCW Tag Team Champion (x2 w/Shawn Michaels, x4 with Sid Vicious)

A trio known as "The Rockers" took the WCCW by storm in the mid 90s. A group of literal rockers captured the hearts of the fans quickly, lead by frontman Shawn Michaels but the youngster was joined by a couple of rockin' brutes in Kevin Vegas and Sid Vicious. Vegas and Michaels quickly captured the tag titles, but Vegas began to primarily team with Vicious as Shawn Michaels would be in the midst of NWA Texas Heavyweight Title reigns feuding with Dustin Rhodes, Eddie Guerrero, and Booker T. Eventually, Michaels would leave for Titan but that did not slow down the popularity of the Rockers due of Vegas and Vicious - with both capturing WCCW Heavyweight Title reigns. But eventually it was the jealousy of Sid Vicious that broke this band apart when Vegas won the title in November of 1996. Vicious turned on his partner and ultimately took the title from him as well. Vegas and Vicious would have a bitter feud that ultimately Vegas would get the upperend on. The duo would reunite for a "one night only" in 1999 in order to dethrone the dominating team of Paul Wight and Mark Callous. Vegas would eventually turn heel and return to the title picture when he challenged Superstar Steve Austin - claiming to be the only "real superstar" in the NWA. Vegas would defeat Austin for his 2nd WCCW Championship in that program. We've seen less of Vegas in the last year or so, leading many to wonder if the Rockstar was ready to call it a career.

Cactus Jack Foley
1x NWA Tag Team Champion (w/Abdullah the Butcher)
3x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
4x WCCW Tag Team Champion (1x with Super Zodiac, 1x with Scott Braddock, 1x with Abdullah the Butcher, 1x with Dustin Rhodes)
3x WCCW Hardcore Champion
1x NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion

Sick. Twisted. Demented. Deranged. These are all words that accurately describe this man, Cactus Jack. For the better part of two decades now, Foley has been involved in some of the most brutal and bloody matches in WCCW history. Pain is his passion and he enjoys receiving it about as much as he does dishing it out. He's been perhaps the biggest rival of Dusty Rhodes through the past two decades, including teamming up with Dusty's estranged son Dustin at one point to defeat him and Foley's other rival, Terry Funk. More recently, Foley has been attached to the new WCCW Hardcore Title which replaced the Texas Heavyweight Championship in 2000. Foley and Funk have been the two mainstays in that division for it's entire run.

Terry Funk
1x NWA World Champion
1x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
2x WCCW Tag Team Champion (1x with Dory Funk Jr, 1x with Dusty Rhodes)
9x WCCW Hardcore Champion (Current)

There's no one tougher even at his age than Terry Funk. He's been WCCW the longest by far, predating even Dusty Rhodes' purchase of the company in 1986. He's the oldest and toughest SOB in the company and has had some legendary hardcore matches with Cactus Jack Foley over the years. Funk has pretty much been synonymous with the WCCW Hardcore Title since its inception in 2000, winning the inaugural championship and holding it 9 times since then. He has traveled the territories defending the title in ECW, NWA; LA, NWA: MC, and Mid-Atlantic Wrestling.

Sid Vicious
2x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
4x WCCW Tag Team Champion (w/Kevin Vegas)

Sid Vicious came on the scene as part of the trio of the Rockers (see Kevin Vegas bio above). After capturing four tag titles with Vegas, Vicious became the first of the group to capture the WCCW Heavyweight Title... but yet he still felt slighted by Vegas, who continued to be the more popular of the duo after Shawn Michaels left. When Vegas himself won the gold, Vicious became jealous and ultimately turned on his partner. Since that feud, Vicious has floundered a fair amount and hasn't really been able to capture the same success as he had during The Rockers, ultimately driving him more and more mentally unstable to the point he is sometimes called "Pyscho Sid." In 2004, Sid had a career altering leg injury coming off the top rope, severely shattering his leg but returned in 2007.

Justin Bradshaw Layfield
1x NWA Tag Team Champion (w/Bobby Duncum Jr.)
1x WCCW Heavyweight Champion
1x WCCW Tag Team Champion (w/Barry Windham)

Justin Bradshaw made his debut alongside his kayfabe cousin Barry Windham and friend Dustin Rhodes. While he had some success in the tag division, he didn't stand out too much from the crowd. It wasn't until he adopted his JBL persona - a rich, high society oil tycoon (straight off the screen of Dallas), JBL became hated by the audiences, sky rocketing him to a title reign when he unexpectedly defeated Mark Callous at the Independence Day Spectacular on July 4, 2004. Bradshaw held onto the title until Starrcade where he was defeated in the triumphant return of Superstar Steve Austin. He hasn't quite gotten the title back since, but has mixed it up with the main eventers including Callous and Austin but perhaps has another championship pursuit on his mind lately, turning his attention to Terry Funk. He's recently acquired the services of Bull McGraw & Kevin Northcutt as JBL Security.

The Hell Hounds (Crush & Wrath)
3x WCCW Tag Team Champions (current)

Originally debuting as a demonic duo - Crush and Wrath came in from Smoky Mountain Wrestling where they had racked up numerous titles and accolades and quickly showed that they would be a force to be reckoned with in WCCW. Within months of their debut in 2005, they had defeated The Smoking Guns to become the tag champions. They have been right there in every tag title feud since 2005 - with notable feuds with The Haas Brothers, Most Wanted, and D'Lo & Herndanez. More recently they have dropped the more occult part of their gimmick and joined Mark Callous on motorcycles to be part of The Bone Street Krew.

The Smokin Guns (Bart & Kip Winchester)
4x NWA Tag Team Champions
9x WCCW Tag Team Champions
Bart Winchester: 3x WCCW Hardcore Champion

Perhaps the most decorated tag team in WCCW history. They hold the record for most tag titles held by a single team in WCCW history and have been a staple in the tag division for nearly two decades. They were beloved by the fans up until 2002 when they turned heel on the team of Most Wanted. Bart & Kip had been mentors of sorts to Chris Harris and James Storm, but saw their spot threatened as Most Wanted began to overtake them in both success and popularity. This new heel spin on their outlaw gimmick refreshed the Guns and saw them pick up their 8th and 9th title reigns since then. More recently, Bart Winchester has been mixing it up in the Hardcore Division as well, picking up three title reigns. The Winchester brothers have also returned to the face alignment during a feud with D'Lo & Hernandez.

Most Wanted
1x NWA Tag Team Champions
5x WCCW Tag Team Champions

If Smoking Guns were THE tag team of the 90s, Most Wanted have certainly asserted themselves as THE tag team of the 00s. They've already racked up five title reigns amid some classic matches with both the Gunns and the Haas Brothers. They've also had the chance to mix it up with Mid-Atlantic's Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway. They lost the belts to the Hell Hounds back in April and have been on the hunt to get them back ever since.

The Haas Brothers
1x NWA Tag Team Champions
5x WCCW Tag Team Champions

Charlie and Russ Haas arrived on the scene in late 1999 and picked up their first tag titles in a tournament where they impressed the world by defeating The Smoking Guns in the finale. Perhaps a shocker at the time because the Haas Brothers were young and the Guns were the favorites to win it all, but the Brothers certainly impressed. But any goodwill they earned impressing in that tournament quickly vanished when they chose to align themselves with Kurt Angle. The Haas Brothers often refer to themselves as the "World's Greatest Tag Team" and have certainly done enough to put themselves in that debate. Even with Angle moving on to Calgary, The Haas Brothers remain one of the top teams in WCCW.

D'Lo & Hernandez
3x WCCW Tag Team Champions
D'Lo Brown: 1x WCCW Tag Champion w/Johnny B. Badd
Hernandez: 1x WCCW Hardcore Champion

Herndanez arrived in WCCW in late 2005 and quickly began to make waves and impress as one of the high potentials to perhaps be the future of WCCW. Hernandez is an angry young man and a lot of his anger has to do with the people who keep getting all the attention in WCCW. He claimed if you weren't a "cowboy" in WCCW, you weren't getting any chances. He focused a lot of his attention on D'Lo Brown, who Hernandez claimed had more talent than half the roster but had not gotten the same opportunities others were getting. At the time, D'Lo was teaming with "Hardcore" Bob Holly in a floundering tag team. Brown would buy into Hernandez's words, turning on Holly and forming an alliance with Hernandez and together they've already captured the titles 3 times.

The Redneck Wrecking Crew
1x WCCW Tag Team Champions

One of the newer tag teams in WCCW, they were introduced in 2005 as a couple of Dusty Rhodes proteges, brought in to challenge the Haas Brothers after the Haas Brothers had taken the titles off Dusty & Terry Funk. Their reign came to an end with the rise of D'Lo & Hernandez but the duo remain popular and have a bright future ahead of them.

Cody Rhodes

As the name indicates, Cody is the next member of the Rhodes family to enter the wrestling business. He has big shoes to fill in following both his father Dusty and his big brother Dustin, both who have been the biggest names in the company for the past two decades. Right now, Cody has both Dusty and Dustin in his ear, trying to convince him which side is the right side of their continued long term battle. Cody looks up to his brother and tends to be by his side lately. But there are many in the business who think Cody could surpass both his father and even his brother and is the man WCCW will build around for the future.

Adam Pearce

Pearce's career in WCCW is young to this point but has already showcased his ability in the ring. He has a certain look and charisma to him that seems to indicate he could be a star in the making. Pearce believes in treating wrestling as a serious business. When he enters the ring, it's all business for him and he expects others to do the same.

Devon Storm/Tempest
1x WCCW Hardcore Champion

The high flying Devon Storm has been entertaining WCCW crowds for most of the 00s, but primarily as a lower carder - putting on a great match in losing efforts mostly. Determined to change his luck, Storm entered the Hardcore Division... and shocked the world when he defeated Super Crazy on a February 2006 episode of Ignition. Unfortunately, the reign would be relatively short as Bart Winchester defeated him a month later, knocking Devon out with a devistating knock out punch. But that knock out punch seemed to knock a screw lose. The mild mannered Storm suddenly started having incidents where he couldn't account for time... and in the ring he'd go from wrestling his faced paced, technical style to being much more intense and violent. We would soon learn that Storm had developed a split personality. One is the mild mannered Devon Storm... and when he goes hardcore... he calls himself Tempest.

The Rest of the Roster

Abdullah the Butcher (1x WCCW Tag Champion w/Cactus Jack; 3x WCCW Hardcore Champion)
The Brute Brothers (Ron & Don Brute)
"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (Color Commentator)
Dan Severn
Dawn Marie
Dusty Rhodes (Owner/Authority Figure)
Johnny B. Badd (1x WCCW Tag Team Champion w/D'Lo Brown; 2x NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion)
Jimmy Wang Yang
JBL Security (Kevin Northcutt & Sam McGraw)
Lacey Von Erich
Miss Jackie
The Shadow
Simply Luscious
Super Destroyer

NWA North American Title/WCCW Heavyweight Title
Fritz Von Erich - June 6, 1966 - Houston, TX
*Defeated Brute Benard to become the first champion*
Baron Von Raschke - April 10, 1969 - Houston, TX
Fritz Von Erich (2) - June 5, 1969 - Houston, TX
Johnny Valentine - June 9, 1969 - Ft. Worth, TX
Fritz Von Erich (3) - October 21, 1969 - Dallas, TX
Johnny Valentine (2) - January 23, 1970 - Houston, TX
Fritz Von Erich (4) - February 13, 1970 - Houston, TX
Toru Tanaka - December 18, 1970 - Houston, TX
Wahoo McDaniel - March 5, 1971 - Houston, TX
The Spoiler - December 11, 1971 - San Antonio, TX
Johnny Valentine - July 8, 1972 - Corpus Christi, TX
The Missouri Mauler - March 2, 1973 - Chicago, IL
Fritz Von Erich (5) - August 7, 1973 - Dallas, TX
The Texan - March 26, 1974 - Dallas, TX
Fritz Von Erich (6) - April 16, 1974 - Dallas, TX
Blackjack Lanza - December 2, 1974 - Dallas, TX
Fritz Von Erich (7) - December 29, 1974 - Dallas, TX
Bruiser Brody - January 3, 1977 - Atlanta, GA
Fritz Von Erich (8) - April 12, 1977 - Dallas, TX
Bruiser Brody (2) - April 13, 1977 - Dallas, TX
Captain USA - July 25, 1977 - Ft. Worth, TX
Ox Baker - September 30, 1977 - Houston, TX
Fritz Von Erich (9) - December 12, 1977 - Ft. Worth, TX
Bruiser Brody (3) - September 11, 1978 - Ft. Worth, TX
Kevin Von Erich - December 25, 1978 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Spoiler (2) - June 2, 1979 - Puerto Rico
El Halcón - August 5, 1979 - Dallas, TX
The Spoiler (3) - October 7, 1979 - Dallas, TX
Bruiser Brody (4) - November 30, 1979 - Houston, TX
Ox Baker (2) - January 2, 1980 - San Francisco, CA
Kevin Von Erich (2) - January 12, 1980 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez - May 19, 1980 - Ft. Worth, TX
El Halcón (2) - August 1, 1980 - Houston, TX
Gino Hernandez (2) - Agusut 15, 1980 - Houston, TX
Kerry Von Erich - December 1980 - Dallas, TX
The Great Kabuka - September 25, 1981 - Lawton, OK
Bugsy McGraw - December 26, 1981 - Columbus, OH
Kerry Von Erich (2) - March 8, 1982 - Ft. Worth, TX
King Kong Bundy - May 5, 1982 - Lawton, OK
Fritz Von Erich (10) - June 4, 1982 - Irving, TX
*This was the Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show. Fritz won the title in his retirement match and immediately vacated it.*
Kevin Von Erich (3) - September 5, 1982
*Kevin defeated King Kong Bundy to win the vacant title*
Terry Gordy - January 21, 1983 - Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich (4) - March 4, 1983 - Dallas, TX
Jimmy Garvin - July 25, 1983 - Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams - November 24, 1983 - Dallas, TX
Jimmy Garvin (2) - December 25, 1983 - Dallas, TX
Chris Adams (2) - January 30, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Jimmy Garvin (3) - April 2, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams (3) - April 4, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Gino Hernandez (3) - May 18, 1984 - San Juan, PR
Mike Von Erich - August 3, 1984 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez (4) - Septeber 3, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Kerry Von Erich (3) - October 29, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams (4) - February 8, 1985 - Dallas, TX
Iceman King Parsons - July 5, 1985 - Dallas, TX
Michael Hayes - November 4, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
Chris Adams (5) - July 4, 1986 - Dallss, TX
Michael Hayes (2) - September 19, 1986 - Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich (5) - October 12, 1986 - Dallas, TX
Michael Hayes (3) - August 21, 1987 - Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich (4) - March 6, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Iceman King Parsons (2) - March 25, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich (5) - May 9, 1988 - Irving, TX
Jerry Lawler - October 23, 1988 - Memphis, TN
Kerry Von Erich (6) - November 4, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Jerry Lawler (2) - December 13, 1988 - Chicago, IL
Dusty Rhodes - February 6, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Chris Adams (6) - June 12, 1989 - Houston, TX
Kerry Von Erich (7) - October 27, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Tarras Bulba - January 7, 1990 - Ft. Worth, TX
Dusty Rhodes (2) - February 14, 1990 - Dallas, TX
*Dusty Rhodes defeats Michael Hayes at Starrcade 1990 - NWA North American Title becomes the WCCW Heavyweight Championship*
Ron Garvin - March 16, 1991 - Corpus Christi, TX
Kerry Von Erich (8) - May 26, 1991 - San Antonio, TX
Nikita Koloff - June 15, 1991 - Dallas, TX
The Patriot - July 4, 1991 - Dallas, TX
The Dark Patriot - January 31, 1992 - Dallas TX
The Patriot (2) - March 27, 1992 - Dallas, TX
Mark Callous - June 5, 1992 - Houston, TX
Kerry Von Erich (9) - December 28, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
*Title vacated due to the untimely death of Von Erich*
Sting - April 10, 1993 - Dallas, TX
Jake Roberts - July 18, 1993 - Biloxi, MS
Dusty Rhodes (3) - October 23, 1993 - Houston, TX
Cactus Jack - January 8, 1994 - Dallas, TX
Dusty Rhodes (4) - March 19, 1994 - San Antonio, TX
Mark Callous (2) - June 25, 1994 - Houston, TX
Terry Funk - November 19, 1994 - Amarillo, TX
Cactus Jack (2) - March 5, 1995 - San Antonio, TX
Dusty Rhodes (5) - July 4, 1995 - Dallas, TX
Mark Callous (3) - October 29, 1995 - Houston, TX
Sid Justice - February 14, 1996 - Ft. Worth, TX
Mark Callous (4) - June 29, 1996 - Houston, TX
Tito Santana - August 5, 1996 - Corpus Christi, TX
Mark Callous (5) - August 25, 1996 - Dallas, TX
Kevin Vegas - November 17, 1996 - San Antonio, TX
Sid Justice (2) - March 23, 1997 - Irving, TX
Steve Austin - June 29, 1997 - Corpus Christi, TX
Paul Wight - September 14, 1997 - El Paso, TX
Dustin Rhodes - December 27, 1998 - Dallas, TX
Booker T - April 18, 1999 - Houston, TX
*Unified the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship with the WCCW Championship*
Cactus Jack (3) - October 26, 1999 - Tulsa, OK
Booker T (2) - December 29, 1999 - Dallas, TX
Steve Austin (2) - March 19, 2000 - San Antonio, TX
Mark Callous (6) - July 4, 2000 - Houston, TX
Kurt Angle - November 19, 2000 - Ft. Worth, TX
Booker T (3) - April 8, 2001 - El Paso, TX
Kurt Angle (2) - June 10, 2001 - Austin, TX
Booker T (4) - August 19, 2001 - Houston, TX
Paul Wight (2) - March 24, 2002 - Oklahoma City, OK
Dustin Rhodes (2) - July 4, 2002 - San Antonio, TX
Jeff Jarrett - September 8, 2002 - Memphis, TN
Booker T (5) - December 15, 2002 - Toronto, Ontario, CA
Mark Henry - April 13, 2003 - Dallas, TX
Dan Severn - August 17, 2003 - Ft. Worth, TX
Dustin Rhodes (3) - October 26, 2003 - Austin, TX
Chris Jericho - December 21, 2003 - Seattle, WA
Mark Callous (7) - February 14, 2004 - Dallas, TX
John Bradshaw Layfield - July 4, 2004 - Corpus Christi, TX
Steve Austin (3) - December 19, 2004 - Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Vegas (2) - June 6, 2005 - New Orleans, LA
Steve Austin (3) - August 21, 2005 - Houston, TX
Dustin Rhodes (4) - March 19, 2006 - San Antonio, TX
Steve Austin (4) - April 10, 2006 - Dallas, TX
Booker T (6) - September 10, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
Steve Austin (5) - December 17, 2006 - Chicago, IL
Big Van Vader - May 6, 2007 - Dallas, TX
Mark Callous (8) - October 28, 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

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WCCW TAG TEAM TITLES
The Internationals (Al Costello & Karl Von Brauner) - January 12, 1967
*Won a tournament* - Ft. Worth, TX
The Von Erichs (Fritz & Waldo) - February 21, 1967 - Dallas, TX
Brute Benard & Mike Paidousis - August 8, 1967 - Dallas, TX
The Von Erichs (Fritz & Waldo) (2) - September 11, 1967 - Ft. Worth, TX
Brute Benard & Mike Paidousis (2) - October 3, 1967 - Dallas, TX
Gary Hart and Spoiler #1 - October 23, 1967 - Ft. Worth, TX
Fritz Von Erich (3) and Billy Red Lyons - January 30, 1968 - Dallas, TX
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 (2) and Spoiler #2) - April 22, 1969 - Ft. Worth, TX
Fritz Von Erich (4) and Grizzly Smith - May 14, 1969 - Dallas, TX
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 (3) and Spoiler #2 (2)) - May 28, 1968 - Dallas, TX
Fritz Von Erich (5) and Grizzly Smith (2) - July 23, 1968 - Houston, TX
Gary Hart (2) and The Spoiler (4) - Septembr 10, 1968 - Dallas, TX
Dan Miller and Fritz Von Erich (6) - December 17, 1968 - Dallas, TX
Wahoo McDaniel and Thunderbolt Patterson - June 27, 1969 - Houston, TX
Dusty Rhodes and Baron von Raschke - July 4, 1969 - Ft. Worth, TX
Boris Malenko and Lord Charles Montagne - September 30, 1969 - Dallas, TX
Wahoo McDaniel (2) and Antonio Pugliese - January 20, 1970 - Dallas, TX
Killer Karl Kox and Great Malenko (2) - March 16, 1970 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes (2) - December 14, 1970 - Dallas, TX
Bronko Lubich and Chris Markoff - January 28, 1971 - Dallas, TX
Johnny Valentine and Wahoo McDaniel (3) - June 25, 1971 - Houston, TX
Thunderbolt Patterson (2) and Toru Tanaka - July 19, 1971 - Ft. Worth, TX
Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich (7) - January 25, 1972 - Dallas, TX
Brute Bernard (3) and Missouri Mauler - April 8, 1972 - Houston, TX
Mark Lewin and The Spoiler (6) - January 3, 1973 - Dallas, TX
Jose Lothario and Ivan Putski - March 20, 1973 - Dallas, TX
Black Gordman and Goliath - August 8, 1973 - Ft. Worth, TX
Jose Lothario (2) and Mil Máscaras - November 30, 1973 - Houston, TX
*Titles Vacated due to injury to Jose Lothario*
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan) - January 22, 1974 - Houston, TX
*Defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) in the finals*
Tex McKenzie and Ken Patera - July 22, 1974 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Blackjacks (2) - August 11, 1974 - Ft. Worth, TX
Jose Lothario (3) and Al Madril - March, 28, 1975 - Houston, TX
The Blackjacks (4) - May 13, 1975 - Dallas, TX
Jose Lothario (4) and Al Madril (2) - August 5, 1975 - Houston, TX
Stan Hansen and Killer Tim Brooks - January 2, 1976 - Dallas, TX
Jose Lothario (5) and Rocky Johnson - March 3, 1976 - Ft. Worth, TX
Tony Charles and Les Thornton - January 17, 1977 - Houston, TX
Jose Lothario (6) and Cien Caras - March 15, 1977 - Ft. Worth, TX
Bruiser Brody and Mike York - April 15, 1977 - Houston, TX
Bull Ramos and Captain USA - August 19, 1977 - Houston, TX
Jose Lothario (7) and Al Madril (3) - October 21, 1977 - Houston, TX
Killer Tim Brooks and Leroy Brown - March 31, 1978 - Houston, TX
The Von Erichs (David and Kevin Von Erich) - April 7, 1978 - Houston, TX
Gino Hernandez and Bruiser Brody (2) - August 14, 1978 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Von Erichs (David and Kevin) (2) - September 4, 1978 - Ft. Worth, TX
Mark Lewin (2) and The Spoiler (7) - February 19, 1979 - Ft. Worth, TX
Jose Lothario (8) and El Halcón - June 1, 1979 - Houston, TX
Gino Hernandez (2) and El Gran Markus - July 20, 1979 - Houston, TX
Jose Lothario (9) and El Halcón (2) - August 24, 1979 - Houston, TX
Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada - January 11, 1980 - Houston, TX
Jose Lothario (10) and El Halcón (3) - March 14, 1980 - Houston, TX
Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada (2) - June 23, 1980 - Amarillo, TX
El Halcón (4) and Kevin Von Erich (3) - August 1, 1980 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez (3) and Gary Young - October 30, 1980 - Houston, TX
Bruiser Brody (3) and Kerry Von Erich - January 11, 1981 - Dallas, TX
*Titles Vacated after Bruiser Brody left the organizaation*
Brian Blair and Al Madril (4) - June 20, 1981 - Houston, TX
Killer Tim Brooks (2) and Armand Hussein - September 11, 1981 - Ft. Worth, TX
Terry Orndorff and Kerry Von Erich (2) - October 25, 1981 - Dallas, TX
King Kong Bundy and Bugsy McGraw - April 11, 1982 - Dallas, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (3) & Kevin (3)) - July 5, 1982 - Ft. Worth, TX
King Kong Bundy (2) and Bill Irwin - September 12, 1982 - Dallas, TX
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes) - November 26, 1982 - Dallas, TX
Bruiser Brody (4) and Kerry Von Erich (4) - June 16, 1983 - Dallas, TX
*Titles vacated after injury to Bruiser Brody*
The Super Destroyers - October 28, 1983 - Indianapolis, IN
Brian Adias and King Parsons - December 25, 1983 - Dallas, TX
The Super Destroyers (2) - January 30, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
Rock 'N Soul (King Parsons (2) and Buck Zumhofe) - May 6, 1984 - Irving, TX
The Super Destroyers (3) - July 4, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) - October 22, 1984 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) - January 11, 1984 - Dallas, TX
The Fantastics (2) - May 5, 1985 - Irving, TX
Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez (4) - June 24, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (5) & Kevin (4)) - September 20, 1985 - Dallas, TX
Chris Adams (2) and Gino Hernandez (5) - November 28, 1985 - Dallas, TX
*Titles vacated after Adams & Hernandez split up*
Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer - September 1, 1986 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Defeated Chris Adams & Lance Von Erich in the finals of a tournament*
The Fantastics (3) - March 4, 1987 - Lubbock, TX
Eric Embry & Frank Lancaster - June 26, 1987 - Dallas, TX
The Simpson Brothers (Shaun & Steve) - August 7, 1987 - Ft. Worth, TX
Brian Adias (2) & Frank Lancaster (2) - September 12, 1987 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (6) & Kevin (5)) - October 20, 1987 - Shreveport, LA
The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) - August 12, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Steve Cox & Michael Hayes (2) - September 16, 1988 - Dallas, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (7) & Kevin (6)) - February 6, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Cactus Jack & Super Zodiac - May 19, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Matt Borne (2) & Jeff Jarrett - June 30, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Cactus Jack (2) & Scott Braddock - August 4, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Matt Borne (3) & Jeff Jarrett (2) - August 11, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Robert Fuller & Brian Lee - December 1, 1989 - Dallas, TX
The Southern Rockers (Rex King & Steve Doll) - February 14, 1990 - Dallas, TX
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (2) and Jimmy Garvin) - April 8, 1990 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (8) & Kevin (7)) - June 12, 1990 - Houston, TX
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (3) and Jimmy Garvin (2)) - July 4, 1990 - Dallas, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (9) & Kevin (8)) - August 22, 1990 - San Antonio, TX
Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) - September 10, 1990 - Memphis, TN
The Von Erichs (Kerry (10) & Kevin (9)) - December 16, 1990 - St. Louis, MO
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (4) and Jimmy Garvin (3)) - March 27, 1991 - Lubbock, TX
The Funk Brothers (Dory Jr & Terry) - May 26, 1991 - San Antonio, TX
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (5) and Jimmy Garvin (4))- July 4, 1991 - Dallas, TX
The Rhodes Family (Dusty (3) & Dustin) - August 4, 1991 - Austin, TX
Terry Gordy (6) & Steve Williams - October 26, 1991 - Dallas, TX
The Von Erichs (Kerry (11) & Kevin (10)) - December 29, 1991 - Norfolk, VA
The Enforcers (Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko) - February 29, 1992 - Milwuakee, WI
The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) - May 17, 1992 - Jacksonville, FL
The Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin & Brian Pillman) - June 5, 1992 - Houston, TX
The Texas Outlaws (Dustin Rhodes (2) & Barry Windham) - September 21, 1992 - Austin, TX
The Hollywood Blondes (2) - November 8, 1992 - Dallas, TX
The Texas Outlaws (Dustin Rhodes (3) & Barry Windham (2)) - December 28, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
Houston Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) - March 18, 1993 - San Antonio, TX
The Smoking Guns (Kip & Bart Winchester) - July 4, 1993 - Dallas, TX
Houston Heat (2) - September 2, 1993 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Texas Outlaws (Dustin Rhodes (4) & Barry Windham (3)) - October 23, 1993 - Houston, TX
The Hollywood Blondes (3) - November 6, 1993 - Dallas, TX
The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Kevin Vegas) - March 19, 1994 - San Antonio, TX
Houston Heat (3) - May 19, 1994 - Houston, TX
The Rockers (2) - June 1, 1994 - Dallas, TX
The Hollywood Blondes (4) - November 19, 1994 - Amarillo, TX
The Smoking Guns (2) - December 27, 1994 - Nashville, TN
The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus) - May 14, 1995 - Philadelphia, PA
The Rockers (Kevin Vegas (3) & Sid Justice) - July 4, 1995 - Dallas, TX
Cactus Jack (3) & Abdullah the Butcher - October 29, 1995 - Houston, TX
The Rockers (Kevin Vegas (4) & Sid Justice (2)) - November 20, 1995 - Dallas, TX
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck - January 3, 1996 - Jacksonville, FL
Houston Heat (4) - February 11, 1996 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Titles are vacated due to an injury to Stevie Ray in May 1996*
Stars & Stripes (The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell) - June 1, 1996 - Houston, TX
*Defeated Texas Outlaws (Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham)
The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal & David Taylor) - June 16, 1996 - Baltimore, MD
Stars & Stripes (2) - July 4, 1996 - Dallas, TX
The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Bruise) - August 25, 1996 - Dallas, TX
The Rockers (Kevin Vegas (5) & Sid Justice (3)) - September 13, 1996 - El Paso, TX
Southern Justice (Dennis Knight & Mark Canterbury) - January 19, 1997 - Houston, TX
The New Blackjacks (Barry Windham (4) & Justin Bradshaw) - May 9, 1997 - Dallas, TX
The Smoking Guns (3) - September 14, 1997 - El Paso, TX
Houston Heat (5) - December 28, 1997 - Washington, D.C.
The Rhodes Family (Dusty (4) & Dustin (5)) - April 8, 1998 - Austin, TX
Houston Heat (6) - August 13, 1998 - Houston, TX
The Smoking Guns (4) - September 22, 1998 - Dallas, TX
The Eliminators (2) - October 25, 1998 - El Paso, TX
The Smoking Guns (5) - December 27, 1998 - Dallas, TX
Paul Wight & Bob Holly - June 27, 1999 - Corpus Christi, TX
The Rhodes Family (Dusty (5) & Dustin (6)) - August 4, 1999 - Dallas, TX
Paul Wight (2) & Mark Callous - October 26, 1999 - Tulsa, OK
The Rockers (Kevin Vegas (6) & Sid Justice (4)) - December 29, 1999 - Dallas, TX
*Vegas & Vicious immediately relinquish the belts, having only agreed for a one time reunion*
The Haas Brothers (Charlie & Russ Haas) - February 14, 2000 - Oklahoma City, OK
*Defeat The Smoking Guns in the finale of a one night tag title tournament*
Badd Company (Johnny B. Badd & D'Lo Brown) - May 8, 2000 - Reno, NV
The Haas Brothers (2) - July 4, 2000 - Houston, TX
Texas' Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) - March 11, 2001 - San Antonio, TX
The Smoking Guns (6) - September 23, 2001 - Albuquerque, NM
The Haas Brothers (3) - December 9, 2001 - Austin, TX
BG James & Brian Christopher Lawler - September 8, 2002 - Memphis, TN
The Smoking Guns (7) - October 27, 2002 - Dallas, TX
Texas' Most Wanted (2) - December 15, 2002 - Toronto, Ontario, CA
The Smoking Guns (8) - January 6, 2003 - Plano, TX
Hell Hounds (Crush & Wrath) - April 13, 2003 - Dallas, TX
The Smoking Guns (9) - June 30, 2003 - Phoenix, AZ
Texas' Most Wanted (3) - November 16, 2003 - Ft. Worth, TX
Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Rob Conway & Nick Dinsmore) - January 14, 2004 - Charlotte, NC
Hell Hounds (2) - February 14, 2004 - Dallas, TX
The Haas Brothers (4) - June 27, 2004 - Corpus Christi, TX
The Academy (Paul London & Michael Shane) - August 9, 2004 - San Antonio, TX
Cactus Jack (4) & Dustin Rhodes (5) - August 29, 2004 - Baton Rouge, LA
Dusty Rhodes (6) & Terry Funk (2) - December 19, 2004 - Los Angeles, CA
The Haas Brothers (5) - March 20, 2005 - San Antonio, TX
Redneck Wrecking Crew (Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch) - September 5, 2005 - Fayeteville, AR
D'Lo (2) & Hernandez - February 12, 2006 - Shreveport, LA
Texas' Most Wanted (4) - June 25, 2006 - Corpus Christi, TX
D'Lo (3) & Hernandez - June 26, 2006 - Houston, TX
Texas' Most Wanted (5) - December 17, 2006 - Chicago, IL
Hell Hounds (3) - April 8, 2007 - Oklahoma City, OK

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WCCW Hardcore Title
Terry Funk - August 20, 2000 - Houston, TX
*Defeated Dustin Rhodes in the finals of a tournament*
Cactus Jack - October 29, 2000 - Las Vegas, NV
Terry Funk (2) - December 17, 2000 - Anaheim, CA
Abdullah The Butcher - March 11, 2001 - San Antonio, TX
Tommy Dreamer - November 4, 2001 - Philadelphia, PA
Steve Corino - December 2, 2001 - New York City, NY
Terry Funk (3) - December 9, 2001 - Austin, TX
Mabel - May 19, 2002 - Memphis, TN
Abdullah The Butcher (2) - July 27, 2002 - Memphis, TN
Terry Funk (4) - October 27, 2002 - Dallas, TX
Cactus Jack (2) - March 16, 2003 - San Antonio, TX
Bob Holly - May 5, 2003 - El Paso, TX
Stevie Ray - July 21, 2003 - Houston, TX
Terry Funk (5) - August 17, 2003 - Ft. Worth, TX
Bart Winchester - February 14, 2004 - Dallas, TX
Bob Holly (2) - July 26, 2004 - Mobile, AL
Cactus Jack (3) - September 13, 2004 - Arlington, TX
Dusty Rhodes - October 25, 2004 - Austin, TX
Abdullah the Butcher (3) - November 1, 2004 - Garland, TX
Dan Severn - March 20, 2005 - San Antonio, TX
Bart Winchester (2) - June 6, 2005 - New Orleans, LA
Terry Funky (6) - August 21, 2005 - Houston, TX
Masato Tanaka - November 13, 2005 - Detroit, MI
Mike Awesome - December 5, 2005 - Buffalo, NY
Terry Funk (7) - March 19, 2006 - San Antonio, TX
Pierre Carl Ouellet - May 29, 2006 - Arlington, TX
Terry Funk (8) - July 3, 2006 - Dallas, TX
Homicide - September 10, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Hardy - October 13, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
Super Crazy - November 19, 2006 - El Paso, TX
Devon Storm - February 12, 2007 - Tulsa, OK
Bart Winchester (3) March 12, 2007 - Austin, TX
Shawn Herndandez - June 24, 2007 - Corpus Christi, TX
Terry Funk (9) - November 18, 2007 - Dallas, TX

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NWA Texas Heavyweight Title (defunct)
Billy Red Lyons - November 8, 1967 - San Antonio, TX
*Defeated Duke Keomua in finals of a tournament*
The Spoiler - March 29, 1968 - Houston, TX
Grizzly Smith - July 20, 1968 - San Antonio, TX
The Spoiler (2) - August 20, 1968 - Dallas, TX
Dan Miller - December 10, 1968 - Houston, TX
Johnny Valentine - February 28, 1969 - Houston, TX
José Lothario - June 7, 1969 - San Antonio, TX
Johnny Valentine (2) - August 20, 1969 - San Antonio, TX
Wahoo McDaniel - October 4, 1969 - Dallas, TX
Johnny Valentine (3) - October 29, 1969 - Austin, TX
Wahoo McDaniel (2) - January 26, 1970 - Ft. Worth, TX
Johnny Valentine (3) - February 20, 1970 - Dallas, TX
George Scott - October 13, 1970 - Dallas, TX
Mr. Wrestling - November 11, 1970 - San Antonio, TX
Johnny Valentine (4) - February 17, 1971 - San Antonio, TX
Pepper Gomez - February 18, 1971 - Corpus Christi, TX
Johnny Valentine (5) - March 1, 1971 - Houston, TX
José Lothario (2) - November 17, 1971 - San Antonio, TX
Red Bastien - March 9, 1972 - San Antonio, TX
Stan Stasiak - June 24, 1972 - Irving, TX
José Lothario (3) - October 25, 1972 - San Antonio, TX
The Missouri Mauler - January 19, 1973 - Houston, TX
José Lothario (4) - April 8, 1973 - San Antonio, TX
Blackjack Mulligan - May 18, 1973 - Houston, TX
José Lothario (5) - May 23, 1973 - San Anotnio, TX
Great Mephisto - January 15, 1974 - Dallas, TX
Red Bastien (2) - May 28, 1974 - Dallas, TX
El Gran Markus - September 11, 1974 - Dallas, TX
José Lothario (6) - February 12, 1975 - San Antonio, TX
El Gran Markus (2) - February 26, 1975 - San Antonio, TX
Al Madril - February 28, 1975 - Houston, TX
John Tolos - May 14, 1975 - San Antonio, TX
Al Madril (2) - July 15, 1975 - Dallas, TX
John Tolos (2) - September 16, 1975 - Dallas, TX
Al Madril (3) - October 11, 1975 - Houston, TX
Peter Maivia - October 31, 1975 - Houston, TX
Buddy Wolfe - November 3, 1975 - Dallas, TX
John Tolos (3) - November 14, 1975 - Houston, TX
Peter Maivia (2) - November 26, 1975 - Houston, TX
Stan Hansen - February 20, 1976 - Houston, TX
Rocky Johnson - August 11, 1976 - Dallas, TX
Seigfreid Steinke - November 17, 1976 - San Antonio, TX
Moondog Mayne - March 12, 1977 - Houston, TX
Scott Casey - May 1, 1977 - Dallas, TX
Jimmy Snuka - May 20, 1977 - Houston, TX
Ox Baker - July 4, 1977 - Houston, TX
Al Madril (4) - November 2, 1977 - San Antonio, TX
Dale Valentine - March 24, 1978 - Houston, TX
Bruiser Brody - May 28, 1978 - Houston, TX
David Von Erich - September 20, 1978 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez - October 13, 1978 - Ft. Worth, TX
David Von Erich (2) - November 27, 1978 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez (2) - December 17, 1978 - Dallas, TX
David Von Erich (3) - February 4, 1979 - Dallas, TX
Mark Lewin - May 25, 1980 - Dallas, TX
Gino Hernandez (3) - June 30, 1980 - Amarillo, TX
David Von Erich (4) - August 12, 1980 - Dallas, TX
Killer Tim Brooks - May 21, 1981 - Houston, TX
Al Madril (5) - May 28, 1981 - Ft. Worth, TX
Bill Irwin - June 5, 1982 - Paris, France
David Von Erich (5) - September 19, 1982 - Dallas, TX
Jimmy Garvin - March 4, 1983 - Dallas, TX
David Von Erich (6) - April 4, 1983 - Ft. Worth, TX
Jimmy Garvin (2) - June 17, 1983 - Dallas, TX
David Von Erich (7) - July 4, 1983 - Dallas, TX
*Vacated due to the untimely death of David in Japan in February 1984*
Gino Herndanez (4) - June 23, 1984 - San Antonio, TX
*Defeats Ric Flair in the finals of a tournament*
Brian Adias - July 29, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
Gino Hernandez (5) - September 2, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
Brian Adias (2) - September 27, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
The Grappler - December 9, 1985 - Ft. Worth, TX
Brian Adias (3) - March 10, 1986 - Ft. Worth, TX
Buzz Sawyer - July 4, 1986 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Vacated when Buzz Sawyer left the promotion in January 1987*
Bob Bradley - January 12, 1987 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Defeated Dingo Warrior in tournament final*
Dingo Warrior - February 2, 1987 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Vacated when Dingo Warrior refuses to lose the title and leaves the promotion*
Ted Arcidi - August 31, 1987 - Ft. Worth, TX
*Wins a Battle Royal for the vacant title*
Matt Borne - November 10, 1987 - Midland, TX
Terry Taylor - February 26, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich - July 4, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Iceman Parsons - August 5, 1988 - Dallas, TX
Brickhouse Brown - February 3, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Gary Young - March 4, 1989 - San Antonio, TX
Eric Embry - April 7, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Super Zodiac - May 19, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Eric Embry (2) - May 23, 1989 - Dallas, TX
The Punisher - October 5, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich - October 20, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Jerry Lawler - December 12, 1989 - Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich (2) - January 5, 1990 - Dallas, TX
Matt Borne (2) - May 25, 1990 - Dallas, TX
Kerry Von Erich (3) - June 1, 1990 - Dallas, TX
Angel of Death - July 13, 1990 - Dallas, TX
Kevin Von Erich (2) - November 23, 1990 - Dallas, TX
Bill Dundee - January 25, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Eric Embry (3) - February 15, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Bill Dundee (2) - April 5, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Eric Embry (4) - April 12, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Jerry Lawler (2) - April 26, 1991 - Memphis, TN
Bill Dundee (3) - May 31, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Tom Prichard - June 7, 1991 - Dallas, TX
Brian Christopher Lawler - February 10, 1992 - Memphis, TN
Dustin Rhodes - March 27, 1992 - Dallas, TX
Michael Hayes - August 15, 1992 - Amarillo, TX
Chris Adams - December 28, 1992 - Atlanta, GA
Curt Hennig - March 18, 1993 - San Antonio, TX
Dustin Rhodes (2) - June 26, 1993 - Corpus Christi, TX
Cactus Jack - August 21, 1993 - Houston, TX
Tito Santana - November 6, 1993 - Dallas, TX
Eddie Guerrero - April 16, 1994 - El Paso, TX
Dustin Rhodes (3) - June 1, 1994 - Dallas, TX
Eddie Guerrero (2) - August 15, 1994 - Dallas, TX
Shawn Michaels - December 27, 1994 - Nashville, TN
Steve Austin - March 5, 1995 - San Antonio, TX
Dustin Rhodes (4) - July 4, 1995 - Dallas, TX
Shawn Michaels (2) - October 29, 1995 - Houston, TX
*Title is vacated when Shawn Michaels leaves for an exclusive deal with Titan Wrestling in December 1995*
Johnny B. Badd - February 12, 1995 - Dallas, TX
*Badd wins a battle royal for the vacant title*
Steve Austin (2) - May 27, 1996 - Austin, TX
Terry Funk - November 17, 1996 - San Antonio, TX
Bobby Duncum Jr - February 24, 1997 - Midland, TX
Booker T - April 20, 1997 - Houston, TX
Dustin Rhodes (5) - August 17, 1997 - Dallas, TX
Ahmed Johnson - January 5, 1998 - Dallas, TX
Johnny B. Badd (2) - April 8, 1998 - Austin, TX
Bob Holly - July 5, 1998 - San Antonio, TX
Booker T (2) - December 7, 1998 - Houston, TX
*Title Merged with the WCCW Heavyweight Title in April 1999*

rant · Nov 12, 2023

Amazing logo for the company created by forum member Xavien Marshall!!!!

Titan Wrestling Entertainment
Stamford, CN
Sports Entertainment
Owner: Vince McMahon

The backstory
Call Vince McMahon what you will, liar, politician, tyrant, and even failure. One thing no one can deny however is the fact that the man is above all else, a gambler. WrestleMania may have been a vision well ahead of its time, but there's no doubt that McMahon believed in the concept behind it, after all he had invested all of his fortune into the event. As the old saying goes, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, McMahon did just that in 1993, eight years after the WrestleMania failure, when he established Titan Wrestling Entertainment in the WWF's old stomping grounds.

His crop of top talent included a major coup in former NWA World Champion 'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith, Curt Hennig, who would be repackaged as the loudmouthed 'Mr. Perfect,' Sgt. Slaughter, 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan and perhaps the most controversial signing of all, Jim Helwig. As the Dingo Warrior, Helwig had a history of being controversial, if not clinically insane all across the other promotions in the NWA leading to no less than blacklist status. In Helwig however, McMahon saw a million dollar body, and the face of his promotion. Repackaged as the energetic, flamboyant 'Ultimate Warrior,' he would topple Sgt. Slaughter in a tournament final to become the inaugural TWE Heavyweight Champion.

Using 'Sports Entertainment' as his driving force over the next decade McMahon's promotion grew, and fans eventually grew accustomed to the 'Soap Opera' feeling of the promotion. This was in direct contrast to the rest of the NWA, who still promote wrestling above all else. In recent years TWE has seen its share of controversy. Last year, he signed a promising young upstart by the name of Chris Mordetsky away from Championship Wrestling Unleashed. A little background on Mordetsky, he was groomed by CWU owner Paul Orndorff as his greatest student and Orndorff even handed down the moniker of "Mr. Wonderful" to Mordetsky. How did Mordetsky show his gratitude? He left the company as Heavyweight Champion, signing with TWE and taking the 'Mr. Wonderful' name with him as well as Orndorff's famed piledriver finishing move. More recently, McMahon dealt a massive blow to the Hawaii based wrestling promotion HCW {Honolulu Championship Wrestling} when he stole their crown jewel away from them. Under the lie of borrowing their top star, Rikishi Fatu, for a month long program, McMahon worked quickly to secure Fatu’s loyalty by signing him to a massive contract securing the sole rights to HCW’s biggest draw who had been in the midst of a near six year championship reign.

Today the promotion headlined by the McMahon power struggle storyline that dominated the majority of 2007 and shows no signs of slowing down. While the McMahon children dominant a large portion of TWE programming, the rest of the card is headlined by current TWE Champion Triple H, Matt Morgan, Shawn Michaels, “Silverback” Ryan Reeves, and the newly signed Ali’i Fatu. In addition to that, there are plenty of young and hungry stars fleshing out the line up including 'Mr. Wonderful' Chris Mordetsky, Bobby Lashley, Matt Hardy, The Planet Hollywood Faction, as well as the stars of the recently premiered “NXT TITAN”.

The past year
The McMahon power struggles took up much of the year 2007, but that wasn’t when it started. In early 2006, following Clash Of The Titans, Vince McMahon announced that he would be taking some time away from TWE. No one could have predicted that his absence would still be going today. He left the day to day in the hands of his son Shane, while his daughter Stephanie had left the company to have a baby. Stephanie returned just before the start of 2007, when Shane received a notice that the company would be split 50/50 between himself and his sister. Shane had been involved in a storyline where he was attempting to help Matt Morgan win the TWE Heavyweight Championship from then champion Dave Batista. When Stephanie arrived she stated that Morgan could have a championship match, but only once he earned it. Before Shane could protest, Stephanie entered Morgan into the 2007 Royal Rumble, stating if he won, then he would have earned the championship match at Clash Of The Titans. Triple H would go onto win the Rumble, with Shane calling the whole thing rigged(using Stephanie’s real life marriage to Triple H as a reason). Triple H would go onto beat Morgan at the February event In Your House : Vengeance Day, before going onto defeat Dave Batista at Clash Of The Titans to win the TWE Heavyweight Championship.

The power struggle between the siblings would continue throughout the year as Shane would try to stack the deck several times against Triple H, with Stephanie feeling pressure to do her job, while also trying to protect her husband. It’s all came to a head on the way to Summerslam when Shane announced that Triple H would be defending his championship in a fatal four way match against : Matt Morgan, Ryan Reeves, and The Great Singh UNLESS he filed for divorce from Stephanie. Shane said that his sister’s unhappiness would be enough to settle his score with Triple H. Stephanie told Triple H that she would understand if he wanted to do it, and on an episode of Tuesday Night Titans just as Triple H was about to sign the divorce papers, he ripped them up and delivered a pedigree to Shane, then shouted “I don’t give a damn what he wants! I’m waking into Summerslam as champion, walking out as champion, and then, hell, I might go home and sleep Shane’s sister to celebrate”. Triple H would go onto retain the championship, and by this time, Stephanie was showing signs of pregnancy again.

Shane returned a few weeks later and used the pregnancy to coax Stephanie into a winner takes all Survivor Series tag team match. They would both pick teams, and the winners team would become sole owner. There was no papers signed, it was an agreement between siblings(Shane would be overheard saying that this was a fail safe incase his team lost he could challenge the legality of him losing any part of the company). Shane went amassed a team of brutes from within and outside of the company, signing the monstrous Big Daddy V and the legendary Ali’i Fatu to the company just to make his team unbeatable.

The match was set, Team Shane (Shane McMahon, Matt Morgan, The Great Singh, Big Daddy V, and Ali’i Fatu) versus Team Stephanie (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and The T-Birds). The match came down to Triple H and Michaels versus Shane, Morgan, and Fatu. Michaels hit Shane with a sweet chin music and Triple H delivered a pedigree before pinning him. As Triple H battled with Morgan inside the ring, Shane pulled himself to his feet as his pregnant sister Stephanie at ringside waved goodbye, Shane looked her in the eyes and said he was gonna do something he’s always wanted to do…and slapped her in the face, knocking her to the ground. Triple H flew from the ring to his wife’s side, then ran after Shane. Shane got into the ring causing Triple H to walk right into a Carbon Footprint (Big Boot) from Morgan, before Morgan finally pinned the champion. Michaels was no match for both Morgan and Fatu, and with Fatu eventually pinning Michaels….the company became solely Shane McMahon’s.

Roster

TWE Heavyweight Championship: Triple H
TWE Tag Team Champions: The Highlanders (Robbie & Rory McAllister)
TWE East Coast Champion: “Mr. Wonderful” Chris Mordetsky
NWA Women’s Champion: Candice Michelle

Ali’i Fatu
{Rikishi}
Recently stolen from HCW and given a new name, Ali’i Fatu made an immediate impact , joining Team Shane at Survivor Series and helping him win ownership of the company.

Ariel
Valet for Kevin Thorn and Big Daddy V, also may be a vampire.

Ashley Massaro
The highflying punk rock beauty took the TWE by storm when she debuted, an injury set her back a bit but she’s worked her way back to the top of the divas division.

Big Daddy V
{Viscera}
Newly signed veteran competitor. Quickly aligned with the “terrifying” Lord of darkness Kevin Thorn and the pair has been unstoppable.

Big Johnny
{Hornswoggle}
Little more than a mascot for his “older brother” Little John. Wrestles occasionally.

Bobby Lashley
Lashley “left” the company in late 2006 after losing the East Coast Championship, stating he needed to train more and become better. He recently returned to the TWE debuting a new “Titan Challenge” where he takes on local talent who want to prove themselves against a Titan.

Brian Knobs
One half of a tag team…I swear I meant to write legendary tag team, I swear.

Brian Myers
A TWE new recruit, and one of the “stars” of NXT Titan.

Candice Michelle
NWA Women’s Champion and self proclaimed Queen Of The Divas Division. Usually seen with Planet Hollywood.

Cherry
Valet for “The T-Birds” and sister of member Domino.

Chris Mordetsky
{Chris Masters}
Current TWE East Coast Champion. Undefeated since debuting in TWE in early 2007.

Christian York
Always a good hand in any promotion, but has never been a top guy. Recently signed to TWE looking to make an impact. One of the “stars” of NXT Titan.

Christy Hemme
Diva who loves to have fun, currently spends most of her time as a valet for The Highlanders.

Chuck
{Chuck Palumbo}
The muscle of “The T-Birds”. Never too far away from his leather or his motorcycle.

Dave Batista
One of TWE’s main stars and former Heavyweight Champion. Has been out on injury since March.

Dice
Member of “The T-Birds”. Almost always has a comb in his hand to slick back the hair.

Doc
{Luke Gallows}
“Planet Hollywood”’s hired muscle.

Domino
Member of “The T-Birds”. Brother of Cherry.

Drew Galloway
A TWE new recruit, and one of the “stars” of NXT Titan.

Glenn Goodnight
{Kane}
“The Devil’s Favourite Demon”. Never seen without his mask on, mathes usually end quickly and painfully for his opponents

Jerry Saggs
One half of a tag team…I swear I meant to write legendary tag team, I swear.

Jimmy Hart
Manager for The Nasty Boys, also shouts advertisements for TWEShop.Com on every single show he’s on.

John Cena
2x TWE Heavyweight Champion. Took some time off recently to record his THIRD rap album Ruck Fules that hits shelves this summer.

Johnny Nitro
Leader of Planet Hollywood. High flying and loud mouthed.

Johnny Curtis
A TWE new recruit, and one of the “stars” of NXT Titan.

Kevin Thorn
Lord of darkness, vampire, you can pick. Thorn recently recruited Big Daddy V and the team has been unstoppable.

Layla
Assistant to Shane McMahon. Occasional wrestler.

Little John
{Heidenreich}
Lumberjack, powerhouse, big brother.

Matt Cappotelli
Member of Planet Hollywood, will do anything for Johnny Nitro.

Matt Hardy
“Cold Blooded” Matt Hardy returned to TWE determined to make this run stick, he’s been on a winning streak since returning and shows no signs of slowing down.

Matt Morgan
“The Blueprint” helped Shane McMahon win sole ownership at Survivor Series and the new owner is ready to return the favour by giving Morgan a championship match.

Maven
Former TWE East Coast Champion. One of the trainers on NXT Titan.

Miss Jackie
Former NWA Women’s Champion, has taken Talia Madison under her wing.

Nick Nemeth
{Dolph Ziggler}
After recently shedding the “Doink The Clown” gimmick, Nemeth is ready to show he’s a serious competitor. One of the “stars” of NXT Titan.

Nidia
Four time NWA Women’s Champion, she’s focused on regaining the championship.

Percy Pringle
{Paul Bearer}
Manager of Ryan Reeves.

Randy Savage
Wrestling Legend. Commentary Extraordinaire.

Robbie McAllister
One half of the TWE Tag Team Champions. Always ready for a fight, or a good time, whatever comes first.

Roddy Piper
Wrestling legend. One of the trainers on NXT Titan.

Rory McAllister
One half of the TWE Tag Team Champions. Always ready for a fight, or a good time, whatever comes first.

Ryan Reeves
{Ryback}
“Silverback” Ryan Reeves is always in a bad mood and would rather break bones than have a conversation. Has come close to winning the TWE Heavyweight Championship recently.

Shane McMahon
Owner(storyline).

Shawn Michaels
He’s held every championship the TWE has to offer. He lost a match at Survivor Series that cost Stephanie McMahon ownership of the company, and hasn’t been seen since.

Stephanie McMahon
Fired(storyline).

Talia Madison
{Velvet Sky}
Newcomer to the divas division. She’s learning the ropes from Miss Jackie, which seems to rub everyone the wrong way.

Tatanka
Veteran competitor. Always ready to take on a challenge.

Ted DiBiase
Everyone has a price. DiBiase showed up in the TWE recently, and has begun to pa(y)ve the way for his son’s debut.

Ted DiBiase Jr
Yet to debut.

The Great Singh
{The Great Khali}
Former TWE Heavyweight Champion, this angry giant is still looking to get his hands on the gold once more.

Triple H
The TWE Heavyweight Champion. Triple H has taken on all challengers since winning the championship back at Clash Of The Titans.

Vince McMahon
Owner of the company. Hasn’t been seen on tv since 2006.

Tag Teams / Factions

The Highlanders : Robbie & Rory McAllister
Planet Hollywood : Johnny Nitro, Matt Cappotelli, and Doc
Nasty Boys : Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags
The T-Birds : Dice, Domino, Chuck, and Cherry
The Dark Family : Kevin Thorn, Big Daddy V, and Ariel

Other On Air Personnel
Owner {In Storyline} : Shane McMahon
Commentary Team: Michael Cole and “Macho Man” Randy Savage
Backstage Interviewers: Joy Giovanni
Ring Announcer: Maria
Advertising: Jimmy Hart

Upcoming Events
Royal Rumble - January
In Your House : Vengeance Day - February
Clash Of The Titans - March

Jam · Nov 15, 2023

— SHOW DETAILS —
HEADQUARTERS: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
VENUE: Commodore Ballroom (for monthly Rebellion shows)
WRESTLING STYLE: Hybrid Strong Style, Technical Pro Wrestling

Yet another federation highly influenced on the fast-paced style of today, Dave Republic's Vancouver Championship Wrestling features primarily Junior Heavyweights from Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. Looking to show that they are not to be underestimated, especially by their rival Calgary Stampede Wrestling, the roster is ready to wow the crowd with workrate mentality. With the likes of Spanky, Paul London, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion PAC, and others, VCW has the ability to put on great shows filled with exciting athletic competition.

— UPCOMING SHOW SCHEDULE —
*Exact dates are still to be decided. Rebellion is the name of the show VCW puts on once a month that will air on their website with a runtime of 90 minutes. Resurgence and Full Throttle are revealed as the first two iPPVs (internet pay-per-view shows) of the schedule and will run for 120 minutes.

January – Rebellion #1
February – RESURGENCE [iPPVs]
March – Rebellion #2
April – Rebellion #3
May - FULL THROTTLE [iPPVs]
June – Rebellion #4

— PERSONNEL —
OWNER: Dave Republic
COMMENTARY TEAM: Chuck Roberts and Jean-Francois Kelly
REFEREES: Mitchell Kirk and Pat Lawson

— CHAMPIONS —
*To explain the current VCW champions and how they came to be, I will be posting a short write up for Rebellion #0, which is an unaired episode. For PAC, he won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship in a match against Low Ki at a NWA event in London. The success of Rebellion episode zero paved the way for Rebellion to be adopted into a monthly show, except for when iPPVs are scheduled, to be shown on VCW.com.

VCW WORLD CHAMPION: Petey Williams
VCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Paul London and Spanky
NWA JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: PAC

— ROSTER —
Alex Koslov
Davey Richards
Elix Skipper
Frankie Kazarian
Jay Lethal
Ken Doane
Kenny Omega
Matt Jackson
Nick Jackson
PAC
Paul London
Pepper Parks
Petey Williams
Player Dos
Player Uno
RD Evans
Shawn Spears
Shelton Benjamin
Spanky

OOC: This is a very limited roster and maybe I shouldn’t have released those that I wasn’t familiar with. However, with the show schedule, I think the roster will work fine for the time being. After looking at my roster, I’m getting a very X-Division feel from it and that’s where I will draw my inspiration from. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do with a roster like this. Thank you to Dubb for setting this all up. Apologies for taking a while to get everything posted. At least I wasn’t last! *cough* Gip *cough* Anyway, hope you stick around and enjoy what I have planned for Vancouver Championship Wrestling!

REBELLION #0
December 8, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Commodore Ballroom

Kenny Omega vs. Jay Lethal
Opening things up for the night was a match between two up and coming stars in Jay Lethal and Kenny Omega. After a back and forth battle with both combatants throwing everything but the kitchen sink at one another, the conclusion to the match was near. At the 21-minute mark, Lethal went to finish off Omega, looking to hit a Lethal Injection. However, on the bounce back, Omega had the presence of mind to connect with a V-Trigger to the back of Lethal’s neck for the pinfall victory.

VCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Young Bucks vs. The Hooliganz vs. The Super Smash Brothers
Crowning the inaugaural tag team champions only made sense to include all the tag teams in VCW. With crowd favorites, Paul London and Spanky, the Hooliganz, looking to win gold, the up and coming teams of The Young Bucks and Super Smash Bros had other plans. Being the only big man in the match, Player Uno threw his weight around, looking to ground all the high flyers in this match. This prompted the Young Bucks and Hooliganz to form an alliance for the time being to get rid of the big guy, with all four competitiors superkicking Player Uno over the barricade with Player Dos following suit. In what was now a regular tag team match, both teams pulled out all the stops. It was when Nick Jackson scaled the top rope to hit a 450 splash before failing to connect on Spanky, allowing Spanky to tag Paul London into the match. After connecting with Sliced Bread on Nick Jackson, Spanky took himself and Matt Jackson out with a clothesline over the top rope. With London posted on the top turnbuckle and ready to strike, he leapt off and connected with a beautiful 450 Splash onto Nick Jackson for the victory, allowing the Hooliganz to become the inaugural VCW Tag Team Champions.

VCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Petey Williams vs. Davey Richards vs. Elix Skipper
This match had a little of everything with Petey Williams showing his technical side putting both Davey and Elix in Sharpshooter, Davey Richards kicking everything in sight, and Elix Skipper giving us a little bit of everything showing us his power, aerial moves, and technical ability. However, only one would reign supreme. Nearing the end of the match, Richards would land consecutive kicks to Elix all the way up the ramp. Finally, a kick to the back of the head dazed Elix. Unfortunately for him, Petey was nearby and landed a Canadian Destroyer on Elix on top of the ramp! Not letting him catch his breath, Davey would kick Petey back all the way into the ring. With Elix out of commission, Davey went on the offensive. After throwing Petey in the air, Davey connected with a kick to the side of the head of Petey. Smelling blood, the lone wolf set Petey up for his finisher – the double underhook piledriver. However, Petey was able to land some knees on top of Davey’s head before Davey was able to drop him. Using the ropes for momentum, Petey hit Davey with a Canadian Destroyer! However, Davey’s still on his feet, dazed and confused. That’s when Petey bounced off the ropes twice and landed another Canadian Destroyer to become the inaugaural VCW World Champion.

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