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| Acronym | CWA |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 20, 1977 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Style | Memphis Style |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee |
| Founder(s) | Jerry Jarrett |
| Owner(s) | Jerry Jarrett Jerry Lawler |
| Parent | Jarrett Promotions, Inc. |
| Merged with | World Class Wrestling Association |
| Predecessor | NWA Mid-America |
| Successor | United States Wrestling Association |
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually referred to as Mid-Southern Wrestling or the Memphis territory. This promotion was a chief NWA territory during the 1970s and early 1980s while operating out of Tennessee and Kentucky. The CWA was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 1986 and affiliated with the American Wrestling Association until 1989. In 1989, the CWA merged with the World Class Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Association thus ceasing to exist as a separate entity. Lance Russell and Dave Brown were the television commentators and hosts for the Memphis territory, including the Continental Wrestling Association.
Throughout the existence of the CWA, there were notable feuds that took place.[1] These feuds included Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee in 1977, and Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler in 1981.