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In 1988, the newly created Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), soon renamed Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF), picked it back up in 1988 and it continued its lineage through NWA Florida, until they ceased operations in 2006. [1] In 2009, Pro Wrestling Fusion revived the title until they left the NWA in 2011.
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. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling.
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.
Pages in category "Independent professional wrestling promotions based in Florida" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Pro Wrestling Federation (PWF) was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Carolinas area of the United States from October 1990 to December 2000, when it was run by George South and Gary Sabaugh. The promotion was based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with offices in Hickory, North Carolina.
In 1986, Knobbs started his career in the American Wrestling Association, performing as the Masked Terrorist.The following year, in 1986, he formed a tag team called The Nasty Boys with partner Jerry Sags and wrestled in Memphis, Tennessee, until they moved to Florida Championship Wrestling, where they won five tag team titles from 1988 through 1990.
After Tracy Smothers joined Championship Wrestling from Florida in February 1987 he was immediately paired with Steve Armstrong as the "Wild-Eyed Southern Boys". Their first match came on February 17 in Tampa, Florida, where they lost to The New Breed.
It was picked back up in 1997 by NWA Florida, where it was the primary tag team title until June 2005, when the company shut down. In August 2009, the title was picked up by Florida-based Pro Wrestling Fusion until 2011. NWA Florida Underground transformed its FUW Tag Team championship to the NWA Florida Tag Team championship in 2012 [1] [2]