Florida Championship Wrestling

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For the middle and late 20th century NWA-affiliated promotion, see Championship Wrestling from Florida. For this promotion's eponymous television program, see FCW (TV series).
Florida Championship Wrestling
Acronym FCW
Founded June 26, 2007
Defunct August 14, 2012
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Tampa, Florida
Founder(s) Steve Keirn, WWE
Owner(s) Steve Keirn
Parent WWE
Website FCWwrestling.com (inactive) : Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. FCWwrestling.info (inactive) : Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, 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. In August 2012, WWE re-branded Florida Championship Wrestling into NXT for their developmental territory, with storylines and championships being discontinued.[5]

History

The promotion was started by Steve Keirn in 2007[6] and became WWE's second developmental territory when they ended their relationship with the Georgia-based Deep South Wrestling in April 2007.[7] It became their sole developmental territory in early 2008 when they ceased affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling.[3]

FCW's first 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.[8] The next year the Florida Heavyweight Championship was introduced,[9] with Jake Hager becoming the first champion at a February 15 show after surviving a Battle Royal and defeating Ted DiBiase, Jr..[10] The 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.[11] The singles titles were later unified, keeping the "Florida Heavyweight" name and championship.[12]

FCW's second logo (2008–2012)

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] The program's ending consisted of various clips from the ending of CWF's programs, featuring Gordon Solie's classic sign-off line "So long from the Sunshine State", accompanied by Solie winking one of his eyes and waving two fingers upward.

On March 20, 2012, it was reported that WWE would cease operation at Florida Championship Wrestling, however this statement was later refuted after Steve Keirn as well as WWE wrestler and Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events, Triple H, denied the claim.[13]

In August 2012, WWE dropped the FCW name, deactivated the titles, and began running all of its developmental events and operations under the "NXT Wrestling" banner. WWE had been using the NXT name for a television program featuring rookies from FCW competing to become WWE main roster wrestlers, though the "reality television" aspects of the show had been dropped earlier in 2012; WWE NXT now serves as the primary television program for the NXT Wrestling promotion.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

Queen of FCW

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Main article: Queen of FCW

The Queen of FCW title was a professional wrestling women's title contested for in the divas division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). A crown was held by the title holder, rather than a championship belt that is primarily used in professional wrestling.

Florida Heavyweight Championship

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Main article: FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship

The Florida Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship contested for in their heavyweight division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired in favor for the NXT Championship.

Florida Tag Team Championship

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Main article: FCW Florida Tag Team Championship

The Florida Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the tag team division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired.

FCW Divas Championship

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Main article: FCW Divas Championship

The FCW Divas Championship was a professional wrestling women's championship contested for in the divas division of Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). It has since been retired.

FCW 15 Championship

FCW 15 Championship
Details
Date established January 13, 2011
Date retired August 14, 2012
Promotion Florida Championship Wrestling

The FCW Jack Brisco 15 Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested in 15 minute ironman matches. A medal was held by the title holder, rather than a championship belt that is primarily used in professional wrestling. It has since been retired.

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Seth Rollins 1 January 13, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tampa, Florida FCW TV Tapings Defeated Hunico in the finals of the 'FCW 15' Jack Brisco Classic Tournament. [14]
2 Damien Sandow 1 September 22, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tampa, Florida FCW TV Tapings [15]
3 Richie Steamboat 1 January 13, 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tampa, Florida FCW TV Tapings Richie Steamboat defeated Damien Sandow, winning the bout 2 falls to 1.
4 Brad Maddox 1 June 21, 2012 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tampa, Florida Live event [16]
— Deactivated — August 14, 2012 — Retired immediately when Florida Championship Wrestling was disbanded.

FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship

FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship
Details
Date established June 26, 2007
Date retired March 22, 2008
Promotion Florida Championship Wrestling

The FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship contested for in the heavyweight division of Florida Championship Wrestling. It has since been retired after being unified with the Florida Heavyweight Championship.

No. Champion Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Harry Smith 1 June 26, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. Tampa, Florida Live event Won a 21-man battle royal to become the inaugural champion. [17]
2 Afa Jr. 1 October 16, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. New Port Richey, FL Live event Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count. [17]
3 TJ Wilson 1 December 1, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. New Port Richey, FL Live event This was a ladder match. [17]
4 Ted DiBiase Jr. 1 December 18, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. New Port Richey, FL Live event [17]
5 Heath Miller 1 January 19, 2008 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. New Port Richey, FL Live event Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury. [18]
6 Jake Hager 1 March 22, 2008 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. New Port Richey, FL Live event Florida Heavyweight Champion Jack Hager defeated Heath Miller in a unification match to unify the two championships. [19]
— Deactivated — March 22, 2008 — New Port Richey, FL Live event Retired immediately after being unified with Florida Heavyweight Championship. [19]

Notable FCW alumni

The following is a list of FCW alumni. Wrestlers with a * at the end of their names are no longer with WWE.

Ring name Real name
AJ Lee* April Mendez-Brooks[20]
Aksana* Živilė Raudonienė[21]
Alberto Del Rio Alberto Rodríguez[22]
Alex Riley Kevin Kiley Jr.[23]
Alexander Rusev Miroslav Barnyashev
Alicia Fox Victoria Crawford[24]
Antonio Cesaro Claudio Castagnoli[25]
Brad Maddox* Tyler Klutzz[26]
Brie Bella Brianna Danielson[27]
Brodus Clay* George Murdoch[28]
Big E Ettore Ewen[29]
Camacho* Tevita Fifita[30]
Cameron Ariane Andrew[31]
Curt Hawkins* Brian Myers[32]
Curtis Axel Joseph Hennig[33]
Damien Sandow Aaron Haddad[34]
Daniel Bryan Bryan Danielson[35]
Darren Young Frederick Rosser III[36]
David Otunga David Otunga Sr.[37]
Dean Ambrose Jonathan Good[38]
Dolph Ziggler Nicholas Nemeth[39]
Drew McIntyre* Andrew Galloway[40]
Epico Orlando Colón[41]
Evan Bourne* Matthew Korklan[42]
Ezekiel Jackson* Rycklon Stephens[43]
Fandango Curtis Hussey[44]
Heath Slater Heath Miller[45]
Hunico Jorge Arias[46]
Jack Swagger Donald Hager Jr.[47]
Jey Uso Joshua Fatu[48]
Jimmy Uso Jonathan Fatu[49]
Jinder Mahal* Yuvraj Dhesi[50]
Justin Gabriel* Paul Lloyd Jr.[51]
Kaitlyn* Celeste Bonin[52]
Kofi Kingston Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah[53]
Michael Tarver* Tyrone Evans
Naomi Trinity Fatu[54]
Natalya Natalie Neidhart[55]
Nikki Bella Nicole Garcia-Colace[56]
Paige Saraya Jade-Bevis[57]
Primo Edwin Colón[58]
Ricardo Rodriguez* Jesús Rodríguez[59]
Richie Steamboat* Richard Blood Jr.[60]
Rosa Mendes Milena Roucka[61]
Ryback Ryan Reeves[62]
Seth Rollins Colby Lopez[63]
Sheamus Stephen Farrelly[64]
Tamina Snuka Sarona Reiher[65]
Ted DiBiase* Theodore DiBiase Jr.[66]
Titus O'Neil Thaddeus Bullard Sr.[67]
Tyler Reks* Gabriel Tuft[68]
Tyson Kidd Theodore Wilson[69]
Wade Barrett Stuart Bennett[70]
Yoshi Tatsu* Naofumi Yamamoto[71]

See also

  • WWE, parent company.
  • WWE NXT, the developmental promotion that replaced Florida Championship Wrestling; now currently a developmental branch within WWE called NXT.

References

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