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'''Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] based on the former independent [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]] promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.<ref name="CWF">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/7596266|title=Florida Championship Wrestling unveils new arena in Tampa, Fla.|date= 2008-07-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-07-08|quote=From the birth of the promotion in the 1960s, until 1987, “Florida Championship Wrestling” was regarded as one of the premier wrestling territories in the country...Florida Championship Wrestling is now an official developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. FCW and the WWE are proud to bring back Florida Championship Wrestling.}}</ref> Currently, the promotion serves as the official [[Farm team|developmental territory]] for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE).<ref name="About">{{cite web|url= http://www.fcwwrestling.com/site_about_us.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080211182858/http://www.fcwwrestling.com/site_about_us.htm|archivedate= 2008-02-11|title=About page|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Florida Championship Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="OVW"/>
'''Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] based on the former independent [[Championship Wrestling from Florida]] promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.<ref name="CWF">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/7596266|title=Florida Championship Wrestling unveils new arena in Tampa, Fla.|date= 2008-07-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-07-08|quote=From the birth of the promotion in the 1960s, until 1987, “Florida Championship Wrestling” was regarded as one of the premier wrestling territories in the country...Florida Championship Wrestling is now an official developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. FCW and the WWE are proud to bring back Florida Championship Wrestling.}}</ref> Currently, the promotion serves as the official [[Farm team|developmental territory]] for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE).<ref name="About">{{cite web|url= http://www.fcwwrestling.com/site_about_us.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080211182858/http://www.fcwwrestling.com/site_about_us.htm|archivedate= 2008-02-11|title=About page|accessdate=2007-10-24|publisher=Florida Championship Wrestling}}</ref><ref name="OVW"/>

Revision as of 07:26, 27 January 2011

This article is about the WWE developmental territory. For the promotion that operated from 1961-1987, see Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Florida Championship Wrestling
AcronymFCW
FoundedJune 26, 2007
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersTampa, Florida
Founder(s)Steve Keirn
Owner(s)Steve Keirn
ParentWorld Wrestling Entertainment
WebsiteFCWwrestling.com

Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) is a professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.[1] Currently, the promotion serves as the official developmental territory for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[2][3]

History

The promotion, in its current form, was started by Steve Keirn in 2007[4] to be WWE's second developmental territory when they ended their relationship with the Georgia-based Deep South Wrestling in early 2007.[5] It became their sole developmental territory in early 2008 when they ceased affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling.[3]

FCW logo (2007–2008)

FCW's debut show was on June 26, 2007 at Tampa, Florida's Dallas Bull. A 21 man Battle Royal was held during the show, to crown the first ever FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion.[6] The next year the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship was introduced,[7] with Jake Hager becoming the first champion at a February 15 show after surviving a Battle Royal and defeating Ted DiBiase, Jr..[8] The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship was also introduced in February, with the Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colón and Eric Pérez) beating Steven Lewington and Heath Miller to win it in the finals of a one night tournament.[9] The singles titles were later unified, keeping the "Florida Heavyweight" name.[10]

Their weekly television program debuted on Bright House Sports Network as of October 5, 2008 and can be seen every Sunday night at 6:00pm.[11]

On July 7, 2008, WWE confirmed that FCW was based on the original independent, Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.[1]

Championships

Florida Championship Wrestling championships are generally compete in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

Active Championships

Florida Heavyweight Championship

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information

The Florida Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW); it is contested for in their heavyweight division. The championship was created and debuted on February 15, 2008 at a FCW live event.[13][14]

Mason Ryan with the title belt.
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily.

Statistics correct as of August 19, 2024

# Wrestlers[15][16] Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes
1 Jake Hager/Jack Swagger 1 February 15, 2008 216 Tampa, Florida Live event Hager defeated Ted DiBiase, Jr. after both were the final two men remaining in a 23-man battle royal. On March 22, 2008, Hager defeated Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller to unify the two championships and become the undisputed heavyweight champion in FCW.
2 Sheamus O'Shaunessy 1 September 18, 2008 84 Tampa, Florida Live event
3 Eric Escobar 1 December 11, 2008 77 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
4 Joe Hennig 1 February 26, 2009 21 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
5 Drew McIntyre 1 March 19, 2009 84 Tampa, Florida FCW TV McIntyre defeated Eric Escobar in a singles match after Hennig was forced to turn in his title due to injury.
6 Tyler Reks 1 June 11, 2009 63 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
7 Heath Slater 1 August 13, 2009 42 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
8 Justin Gabriel 1 September 24, 2009 175 Tampa, Florida FCW TV This was a 2 out of 3 falls match.
9 Alex Riley 1 March 18, 2010 126 Tampa, Florida FCW TV Won in a Triple Threat match that also involved Wade Barrett.
10 Mason Ryan 1 July 22, 2010 5,142+ Tampa, Florida FCW TV Won in a Triple Threat match that also involved Johnny Curtis.

Florida Tag Team Championship

Main article: FCW Florida Tag Team Championship

FCW Divas Championship

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information

The FCW Divas Championship is a professional wrestling women's championship owned and copyrighted by the developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW); it is contested for in their divas division.

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes
1 Naomi Knight 1 June 10, 2010 189 Tampa, Florida FCW TV Defeated Serena in the finals of an 8-Woman Tournament.
2 AJ Lee 1 December 16, 2010 4995+ Tampa, Florida FCW TV

Queen of FCW

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information
# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Angela Fong 1 February 5, 2009 210 Tampa, Florida FCW TV Defeated Alicia Fox in an 8-person tournament final. [17]
2 Mia Mancini 1 September 3, 2009 154 Tampa, Florida FCW TV Also went by the ring name Serena during her reign.
3 AJ Lee
1
 February 4, 2010 287 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
4 Rosa Mendes
1
 November 18, 2010 5023+ Tampa, Florida FCW TV

Defunct championships

Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information

The Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling title of Florida Championship Wrestling, a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. It has since been retired after being unified with the current top title in FCW, the Florida Heavyweight Championship.

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Harry Smith 1 June 26, 2007 112 Tampa, Florida Live event Won a 21-man battle royal to become the first champion.[18]
2 Afa, Jr. 1 October 16, 2007 46 New Port Richey, FL Live event Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count.[18]
3 TJ Wilson 1 December 1, 2007 17 New Port Richey, FL Live event This was a ladder match.[18]
4 Ted DiBiase, Jr. 1 December 18, 2007 32 New Port Richey, FL Live event [18]
5 Heath Miller 1 January 19, 2008 63 New Port Richey, FL Live event Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury.[19]
6 Jake Hager 1 March 22, 2008 0 New Port Richey, FL Live event Unified with the Florida Heavyweight Championship.[20]

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Abraham Washington Brian Jossie [21]
Alex Riley Kevin Kiley [22]
Big E Langston Ettore Ewen [23]
Bo Rotundo Taylor Rotunda [24]
Bobby Dutch Bill Carr [25]
Brad Maddox Brent Wellington [26]
Brett DiBiase Brett DiBiase [27]
Brodus Clay George Murdoch Also appears on NXT[28][29]
Buck Dixon Shane Canterbury [30]
Byron Saxton Bryan Kelly Also appears on NXT[31][32]
Calvin Raines Patrick Brink [33]
Conor O'Brian Ryan Parmeter Also appears on NXT[34][35]
Damien Sandow Aaron Haddad Florida Tag Team Champion[36]
Derrick Bateman Michael Hutter Also appears on NXT[37][38]
Donny Marlow Tevita Fifita [39]
Eli Cottonwood Kipp Christianson [40]
Hunico Jorge Arias [41]
Jackson Andrews Steven Slocum [42]
Jacob Novak Jacob Novak Also appears on NXT[43][44]
James Bronson Phil Friedman [45]
Jinder Mahal Yuvraj Dhesi [46]
Johnny Curtis Jonathan Curtis Also appears on NXT[47][48]
Kenneth Cameron Tom Latimer [49]
Kenny Li Li Fang [50]
Kevin Hackman Andrew Leavine [51]
Leo Kruger Ray Leppan [52]
Lucky Cannon Jon Emminger [53]
Marcus Owens Marquis Youngston [54]
Mason Ryan Barri Griffiths Florida Heavyweight Champion
Also appears on Raw[55][56]
Mike McGrath Matt Clement [57]
Monty Lynch Oliver Biney [58]
Percy Watson Nick McNeil [59]
Peter Orlov Alex Sherman [60]
Richie Steamboat Richard Blood, Jr. [61]
Roman Leakee Leati Anoa'i [62]
Seth Rollins Colby Lopez [63]
Tito Colon Orlando Colón [64]
Titus O'Neill Thaddeus Bullard Florida Tag Team Champion[65]
Trent Barreta Greg Marasciulo Also appears on SmackDown[66][67]
Wes Brisco Wesley Brisco [68]
Xavier Woods Austin Watson [69]

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
AJ Lee April Jeanette FCW Divas Champion[70]
Aksana Živilė Raudonienė [71]
Caylee Turner Christina Crawford [72]
Kaitlyn Celeste Bonin Also appears on SmackDown[73][74]
Maxine Karlee Pérez [75]
Naomi Knight Trinity McCray [76]
Rosa Mendes Milena Roucka Queen of FCW[77]
Also appears on SmackDown[78]
Sonia Su Yung [79]

Staff

Ring name Real name Role
Dusty Rhodes Virgil Runnels Creative Staff[80]
Joey Mercury Adam Birch Training Staff[81]
Also appears on SmackDown[82]
Matt Martlaro Matthew Martlaro Creative Staff[83]
Norman Smiley Norman Smiley Training Staff[84]
Ricky Steamboat Richard Blood, Sr. Training Staff[85]
Steve Keirn Steve Keirn President[86]
Tom Prichard Thomas Prichard Training Staff[87]

Stables and tag teams

Team name Members Notes
Damien Sandow
& Titus O'Neill 		Florida Tag Team Champions
Marcus Owens
& Xavier Woods

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