From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Memphis Championship Wrestling

American professional wrestling promotion

Summary

American professional wrestling promotion

Field	Value
name	Memphis Championship Wrestling
image	Memphis Championship Wrestling.gif
image_size	300px
acronym	MCW
established	February 20, 2000
folded	c. 2001
style	Rasslin'
location	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
predecessor	United States Wrestling Association
Kick-Ass Wrestling
successor	Memphis Wrestling
owner	Terry Golden

Kick-Ass Wrestling |}}

Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) was a professional wrestling promotion run by Terry Golden, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The promotion's first event was on February 20, 2000, and it remained active until mid-2001. It was employed as a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) developmental territory.

History

Terry Golden originally opened his Memphis-based promotion as Kick-Ass Wrestling, and it was later renamed to Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW).

During June 2001 after the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the WWF dropped MCW as their developmental territory. Wrestlers were either sent to other developmental territories or fired, but they had to perform in the remaining scheduled MCW shows per their contracts.

''Unleashed''

MCW's television show Unleashed! aired on WLMT-TV every Saturday morning at 11:00 am and early Sunday morning at 1:30 am. The show was hosted by Lance Russell, David Webb, David Jett, with Kevin Kelly also later hosting.

After the promotion closed, the MCW television show was made up of candid interviews with many of the departing talents. Later, these television shows were made up of old replays before it was eventually dropped by the television station.

Championships

MCW Southern Heavyweight Championship
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship
MCW Hardcore Championship
MCW Southern Light Heavyweight Championship

Alumni

Joey Abs
Shooter Shultz
Jason Sensation
Curtis Hughes
Reckless Youth
American Dragon
The Blue Meanie
Jasmin St. Claire
Bill Dundee
Steve Bradley
Kurt Angle
Triple H
Shawn Michaels
Bradshaw
Lance Cade
Bo Dupp
Jack Dupp
Ekmo
Faarooq
Pete Gas
Road Dogg
Charlie Haas
Russ Haas
Spike Dudley
Kevin Kelly
Kimo
K-Krush|R-Truth
Jerry Lawler
Joey Matthews
Jim Neidhart
Bull Pain
Lord Steven Regal
Robbie Brookside
Rodrageous
Lance Russell
Seven
Chris Benoit
Spanky
Victoria
Christian York
The Kat
Thrasher
Scott Vick
Tracy Smothers
Just Joe
Viscera
Bobby Eaton
Molly Holly
Stevie Richards
Spike Dudley
Scotty 2 Hotty
Brian Christopher
Raven
Jerry Lynn
Ivory
Dustin Diamond
Brickhouse Brown
Rikishi (wrestler)
Reggie B. Fine
Tattoo
Bobcat
Gangsta B.I.G.
Downtown Bruno
Bruce Prichard
Taz (wrestler)
Simon Diamond
Dawn Marie
Greg Anthony (wrestler)
Motley Cruz
Playa Tyrone
David Lee Mullett
Ronnie James Mullett
Todd Morton
Danny B
Chris Rocker
Bitty Little
Doctor Bud
Izzy High
Randall Collins
Tyler Gates
Hollywood Little
Chip Diver
Alkie Holic
Ref. Mike Darby
Stoney McGraw

Tag Teams

The Mullett's (Wrestler) (David Lee & Ronnie James)
The Kingpinz (wrestler) (Price & Schaffer)
The APA (Faarooq & Bradshaw)
The Dupps (Bo & Jack Dupp)
Haas Brothers (Russ & Charlie)
The Island Boyz (Ekmo & Kimo)
Joey Matthews & Christian York
The Mean Street Posse (Joey Abs, Pete Gas & Rodney)
The New Foundation (Blue Meanie & Jim Neidhart)

References

Gas, Pete. (2017). "Looking at the Lights: My Path from Fan to a Wrestling Heel". Simon and Schuster.
Bixenspan, David. (July 11, 2013). "WWE's New Performance Center and the History of the Developmental System". Bleacher Report.
Bryan, Daniel and Craig Tello. (2015). "Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania". St. Martin's Press.
Lee, Carter. "Lisa Marie Varon Talks WWE And Victoria, Her Matches With Trish Stratus, Acting In Netflix's 'Love,' & More". Inquisitr.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

history-of-wwe independent-professional-wrestling-promotions-based-in-tennessee professional-wrestling-in-tennessee 2000-establishments-in-tennessee defunct-professional-wrestling-promotions

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Memphis Championship Wrestling — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report