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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | June 26, 2007 |
| Founder | Steve Keirn |
| Defunct | August 14, 2012 |
| Fate | Relaunched into NXT |
| Successor | NXT (WWE brand) |
| Headquarters | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Owner | Steve Keirn |
Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, 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]
In March 2020 a documentary was released on WWE Network titled A Future WWE: The FCW Story, about the professional wrestlers that came up through the FCW system.[6]
- ^ "Florida Championship Wrestling unveils new arena in Tampa, Fla". WWE. July 7, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
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.
- ^ "About page". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
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OVWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "About Us". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ "WWE News: FCW name being phased out". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ "411MANIA". 411’s A Future WWE: The FCW Story Report. Retrieved March 13, 2020.