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Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office [1] existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down.
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until 1987. [1] From October 2007 [2] [3] to August 2012, [4] the promotion served as the official developmental territory for WWE.
Christopher Dennis Ashford-Smith (17 February 1961 – 22 August 2018), better known by his ring name Chris Champion, was an English professional wrestler.He primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, including Championship Wrestling from Florida and Jim Crockett Promotions.
Championship Wrestling from Florida championships (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Championship Wrestling from Florida" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Slinker wrestled for International World Class Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling (later Universal Wrestling Federation), World Wrestling Council, Florida Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance. At various times, he was managed by Woman or competed as part of Kevin Sullivan's Army of Darkness.
The Florida version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team championship.The title was defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962, 1978 to 1980, and then 1983 until 1986.
The NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Championship was the top title for lighter wrestlers in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. The title itself began in 1942, seven years before CWF was founded. The title was abandoned in 1984, before being revived by NWA Florida in 1997. [1] [2]
In 1986, Royal began working for Championship Wrestling from Florida.Initially he worked as a singles wrestler, but it was not long into his tenure in Florida that the promoter and match makers decided to team Royal up with another young wrestler, Chris Champion; and together the two became a regular tag team called The New Breed.