World Class Championship Wrestling
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World Class Championship Wrestling was a popular regional professional wrestling federation run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Cal Farley, by the end it was run by Jack Adkisson under the ring name "Fritz Von Erich".
In 1986, WCCW broke away from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and became the World Class Wrestling Association.
Talent exchanges, and talent deals, turned WCCW into one of the most recognized wrestling promotions in America by the mid 1980s. Legendary feuds involving the Von Erichs and the Freebirds, Chris Adams and Jimmy Garvin, Adams and Gino Hernandez vs. Von Erichs, and Sunshine vs. Missy Hyatt made World Class one of the top wrestling organizations in the United States.
However, with WWF encroaching on many traditional territories, WCCW was forced into an inter-promotional attempt at going national itself. It attempted this by joining the AWA and CWA in forming a new Pro Wrestling USA after the previous promotion by that name had broken up. The hope was that inter-federational matches and revenue from the pay per view AWA SuperClash III would be enough to keep WCCW afloat.
However, Superclash III was not a hit, and Adkisson was forced to sell WCCW to CWA owner Jerry Jarrett. The combined federation became known as the USWA. World Class broke away from the USWA in 1990, and by November 1990, the promotion ceased operations for good.
Stars of WCCW
- Fritz Von Erich
- David Von Erich
- Kerry Von Erich
- Kevin Von Erich
- Mike Von Erich
- Chris Von Erich
- Michael Hayes
- Terry Gordy
- Buddy Roberts
- Rick Rude
- Bruiser Brody
- Abdullah the Butcher
- Chris Adams
- Percy Pringle
- Gino Hernandez
- John Tatum
- Missy Hyatt
- Jeff Jarrett
- Eric Embry
- Iceman Parsons
- Great Kabuki
- Sunshine
- Jimmy Garvin
- Precious
- Terry Taylor
- Buzz Sawyer
- Matt Borne
- Dingo Warrior
- Missing Link
- Kamala
- Jeep Swenson
- Nord the Barbarian
- Scott Casey
- Brian Adias
- Al Madril
- Steve Simpson
- Shaun Simpson
- Tommy Rogers
- Bobby Fulton
- Mike Davis
- Tommy Lane
- Tony Atlas
WCCW Titles
- WCWA Heavyweight Championship
- WCCW American Heavyweight Championship
- WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship
- WCCW Television Championship
- WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Championship
- WCCW Middle Eastern Championship
- WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship
- WCWA Tag Team Championship
- WCCW American Tag Team Championship
- WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship
- WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship