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Due to low ratings and viewer protests, WTBS began airing wrestling by Ole Anderson's new promotion, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, as well as Bill Watts's Mid-South Wrestling, both of which garnered higher ratings than McMahon's WWF show. [3] Later, McMahon sold the WTBS timeslot to rival promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. for $1 million. [3]
Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (1999–2010) 80's Wrestling Con [1] Joseph Fillers Flag Pond, Tennessee: Southern Championship Wrestling (1995–1998) [1] Robert Fischer Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000) [1] [46] Shawn Fitzgerald Verona, Pennsylvania: Tri-State Wrestling Federation (1990–1992) [1] Doug Flex ...
[70] Richard Garza † Mighty Igor 1976–1979 [71] Robert Geigel † Bob Geigel Ruben Gibson: Robert Gibson 1985–1988 [72] Thomas Gilbert Jr. † Eddie Gilbert 1987–1988 [73] José Gomez † Pepper Gomez 1969 [74] Terry Gordy † Terry Gordy 1981–1982 1987 [75] Michael Gossett † Mike Graham 1973 1983–1985 1987 [76] Brian Gower: Brian ...
ESPN also began airing professional wrestling for the first time, first airing Pro Wrestling USA shows—which were created as an alliance between the NWA and AWA in 1984, in an effort to counter the national success the WWF was gaining—and later AWA shows, after Pro Wrestling USA fell apart by 1986. The WWF also became an international ...
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
This is a list of notable professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in the different incarnations of the Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion from: 1925–1992 (as Don Owen Sports) 1992–1997 (as Championship Wrestling USA) They are listed in alphabetical order of their ring name
EPW American Wrestling 2015–2017 United Kingdom: Midnight Rider: Championship Wrestling from Florida: 1983–1984 United States [2] [3] [5] Mil Máscaras: All Japan Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation: 1965–2019 Mexico
The "World Championship Wrestling" name was reused in 1982 by Georgia Championship Wrestling in the United States for its own TV program, which became the roots of the American promotion of the same name. At the time, the promotion's former owner, Jim Barnett, was one of the owners of Georgia Championship Wrestling.