Memphis Championship Wrestling

Memphis Championship Wrestling
Acronym	MCW
Founded	February 20, 2000
Defunct	c. 2001
Style	Rasslin'
Headquarters	Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Owner(s)	Terry Golden
Predecessor	United States Wrestling Association; Kick-Ass Wrestling
Successor	Memphis Wrestling

Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) was a professional wrestling promotion run by Terry Golden, based in Memphis, Tennessee.^[1] 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).^[2]

During June 2001 after the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the WWF dropped MCW as their developmental territory.^[2]^[3] Wrestlers were either sent to other developmental territories or fired, but they had to perform in the remaining scheduled MCW shows per their contracts.^[3]

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.^[2] Later, these television shows were made up of old replays before it was eventually dropped by the television station.

Championships

Alumni

Tag Teams

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)^[1]
The New Foundation (Blue Meanie & Jim Neidhart)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Gas, Pete (2017). Looking at the Lights: My Path from Fan to a Wrestling Heel. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 1613219881.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bixenspan, David (July 11, 2013). "WWE's New Performance Center and the History of the Developmental System". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bryan, Daniel and Craig Tello (2015). Yes: My Improbable Journey to the Main Event of WrestleMania. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 146687662X.
^ Lee, Carter. "Lisa Marie Varon Talks WWE And Victoria, Her Matches With Trish Stratus, Acting In Netflix's 'Love,' & More". Inquisitr. Retrieved June 6, 2019.