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National Wrestling Alliance

World Championship Wrestling

Name changes:

Georgia Championship Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

A brief history of WCW

NWA Presidents

P.L. "Pinky" George (Des Moine; '48 - '50)

Sam Muchnick (St. Louis; '50 - '60)

Frank Tunney (Toronto; '60 - '61)

Fred Kohler (Chicago; '61 - '62)

Doc Sarpolis (Amarillo; '62 - '63)

Sam Muchnick (St. Louis; '63 - '75)

Jack Adkisson (Dallas; '75 - '76)

Eddie Graham (Florida; '76 - '78)

Bob Geigel (Kansas City; '78 - '80)

Jim Crockett Jr. (Charlotte; '80 - '82)

Bob Geigel (Missouri; '82 - '85)

Jim Crockett Jr. (Charlotte; '85 - '86)

Bob Geigel (Missouri; '86 - '87)

Jim Crockett Jr. ('87 - '91)

Jim Herd ('91 - '92)

Seiji Sakaguchi (Japan; '92 - '93)

Steve Rickard (New Zealand; '95 - '96)

Howard Brody (Florida; '96 - )

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

NWA Easten States Championship Wrestling (1935-1973)

NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1973- 85/03)

NWA World Championship Wrestling
(85/03 - 93/09)

NWA All-Star Wrestling (96 - 98)

NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (98-)

Promoters :

Viriginia
Norman Hofheimer (19<) Jack Moore (30s)
John Reinhardt & George Cazana (mid 30s)
Bill Lewis * (mid 30s? - as of 58/12)
Joe Murnick (60s)

Joe Littlejohn (Spartanburg : until 1952)

Jim Crockett (The Carolinas & Virginia): 1935 - 1973

Jim Crockett Jr.* (73 - 88)

Turner Broadcasting * (88 - 93/09)

Greg Price (96 - 98)

David Baucom (98 - )

*Mid-Atlantic merged with Georgia Championship Wrestling in March, 1985, and became a national organization (WCW); merged with NWA St. Louis in February 1986; merged with Championship Wrestling from Florida in February, 1987; merged with Universal Wrestling Federation on April 1987.

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.

Georgia Championship Wrestling

NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling (until 85/03 )

NWA World Championship Wrestling
(85/03 - 93/09 )

NWA Georgia/Wildside (98 -)

Promoters :

Henry Weber (Atlanta: 29 - 30s) & Bill Hartman (32 - 40s)

Frank Speer (30s - until 38/06) & Bill Hartman Nat Jones (38/06 - 40)

Bill Hartman (40/02 - 48?) Ray Gunkel (48 - 70) & Paul Jones (until 74)

Jim Barnett (74 - 83)

Ole Anderson (83 - 85)

Jim Crockett Jr. (85 - 88)*

Turner Broadcasting (88 - 93)*

Bill Behrens (98 - )

*Merged with Mid-Atlantic/Jim Crockett Promotion in March, 1985 to form World Championship Wrestling; merged with NWA St. Louis in February 1986; merged with Championship Wrestling from Florida in February, 1987; merged with Universal Wrestling Federation on April 1987.

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.

NWA Central States and St. Louis

Central States:

Midwest Wrestling Association ( '30s - July,'48 ) N.W.A. Heart of America/Central States ( July,'48 - Jan.,'88 )

St. Louis:

National Wrestling Association affiliated (29?-48/07)

National Wrestling Alliance (48/07-85/09)

St. Louis Wrestling Club (58 - 85/09 )

Central States Promoters : George Simpson & Orville Brown (until '58) Bob Geigel ('58 - Sep.,'86) Jim Crockett Jr. (Sep.,'86 - Feb.,'87) Bob Geigel (Feb.,'87 - '88)

St. Louis Promoters : Tom Packs ('22 - '46) Sam Muchnick ('45? - '82) Bob Geigel ('82 - '86) * Sam Muchnick was one of six founding members of National Wrestling Alliance. * World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling promote in the area after mid '80s.

Merged with WCW (formerly Georgia Championship Wrestling) in February 1986; merged with Championship Wrestling from Florida in February, 1987; merged with Universal Wrestling Federation on April 1987.

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.

Championship Wrestling from Florida

NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida

Promoters:

Jim Downing (43/03 - 43/05)

Paul Butler (43/07 - 44/01)

Chester Dix (44/02 - 44/07<)

Price Daulton (44/07< - 45)

Bill Sallade (45/05 - 49/07) & Nick Gulas (45/07 - 46/08)

Johnny "Swede" Carlin (47/02 - 47/05)

Clarence P. "Cowboy" Luttrell (49/07 - 71)

Eddie Graham (71 - 85/01)

Duke Keomuka & Hiro Matsuda (85/01 - 87/02)

*Merged with WCW (formerly Georgia Championship Wrestling) in February, 1987; merged with Universal Wrestling Federation on April 1987.

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.

Universal Wrestling Federation

NWA Tri-State

Mid-South Wrestling Association

Universal Wrestling Federation

Promoters :

Julius Sigel (Louisiana: 29 - ?)

Sam Avey (Tulsa : until 50s?)

Paul Boesch (Houston; 40s - 80s)

Leroy McGuirk (Oklahoma & Arkansas: 50s - 82)

Grizzly Smith & Jack Curtis (Louisiana : until 82/11

Gil Culkin & George Gulkin (Mississippi : 70s - 83/03

Bill Watts (79/08 - 87/04)

*Merged with WCW (formerly Georgia Championship Wrestling) in April 1987.

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.

World Championship Wrestling

A conglomerate of:

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling,
Georgia Championship Wrestling,
NWA St. Louis,
Florida Championship Wrestling, and
Universal Wrestling Federation (formerly Mid-South Wrestling Association).

Promoters:

1984-1985: Ole Anderson

1985-1988: Jim Crockett, Jr.

1988-2001: Turner Broadcasting

2001--: WWF Entertainment

WCW withdrew from NWA in September, 1993.

WCW purchased by WWF Entertainment in March 2001.



	Starrcade
Bunkhouse Stampede	NWA/AWA Star Wars	WrestleWar	New Japan PPVs	Internet Events
Battle of the Belts	Superdome Extravaganza	Boston Events	Chicago Events	Los Angeles Events
New York Events	NWA/WCW World Title Unification Cards	Misc. Supercards	DiPaolo Memorial Tournaments	Crockett Cup Tournaments
	Omni Thanksgiving Tag Team Tournament	Title Tournaments	Misc. Tournaments

Most Recently Active Titles

NWA/WCW World Championship			NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship
World Title History		Unofficial List	Tag Team Title History		Unofficial List

NWA/WCW US Championship			WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
US Title History		Unofficial List	Cruiserweight Title History	Current Cruiserweight Champion	Unofficial List

Defunct NWA/WCW titles:

WCW Light Heavyweight Championship	NWA/WCW Six Man Tag Team Championship	NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship
WCW International Championship	WCW Women's World Championship	NWA/WCW World Television Championship
WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship	WCW World Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship	WCW Hardcore Championship

Defunct NWA titles:

NWA World Brass Knuckles Title	NWA British Empire Heavyweight Title	NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title	NWA Canadian Tag Team Title
NWA International Heavyweight Title	NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title	NWA International Tag Team Title	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
NWA World Light Heavyweight Title	NWA World Middleweight Title	NWA World Midget Title	NWA North American Heavyweight Title
NWA North American Tag Team Title	NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title	NWA United National Heavyweight Title	NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
NWA World Welterweight Title	NWA World Women's Title	NWA Southern Women's Title	NWA World Women's Tag Team Title
	NWA United States Women's Title	NWA National Television Title

Defunct titles recognized by Georgia Championship Wrestling:

GCW Heavyweight Championship	GCW Junior Heavyweight Championship	GCW National Heavyweight Championship	GCW National Tag Team Championship
GCW Southern Championship	GCW Southern Tag Team Championship	GCW Tag Team Championship	GCW Television Title
NWA World Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Tag Team Championship (GA Version)	NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
NWA National Television Title	NWA United States Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Television Championship	NWA World Women's Championship

Defunct titles recognized by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling :

MCW Heavyweight Championship	MCW Southern Championship	MCW Southern Tag Team Championship	MCW Tag Team Championship
MCW Television Title	NWA World Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Championship	NWA World Television Championship	NWA World Women's Championship	NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
NWA United States Tag Team Championship

Defunct titles recognized by Central States and St. Louis Wrestling:

NWA World Heavyweight Championship (Kansas City Version)	NWA World Tag Team Title (Central States Version)	NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship	NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
NWA Central States TV Championship	NWA US Heavyweight Championship (Central States Version)	NWA North American Tag Team Title	NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship
NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship		Iowa Heavyweight Title

Defunct titles recognized by Florida Championship Wrestling:

NWA World Heavyweight Title	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (Florida Version)	NWA World Tag Team Title (Florida Version)	NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship	NWA Southern Women's Championship	NWA US Heavyweight Championship	NWA US Tag Team Championship (Florida version)
Florida Heavyweight Championship	Florida Junior Heavyweight Championship	Florida Tag Team Championship	Florida Television Championship
Florida Brass Knuckles Championship	Florida Women's Championship	Global Tag Team Championship	North American Tag Team Championship
Bahamas Heavyweight Championship

Defunct titles recognized by Tri-State/Mid-South/UWF:

NWA World Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	NWA World Light Heavyweight Title	NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State/MidSouth version)
NWA US Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version)	NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship	NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship	Louisiana Heavyweight Championship
Louisiana Tag Team Championship	NWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship	NWA Arkansas Junior Heavyweight Championship	Mississippi Heavyweight Championship
Mid-South Brass Knuckles Championship	Mid-South Tag Team Championship	Mid-South Television Championship	UWF Heavyweight Championship
	UWF Tag Team Championship	UWF Television Championship