World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), also called the World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), was a popular regional promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by 1966 it was run by Southwest Sports, Inc., whose president was Jack Adkisson, better known as wrestler Fritz Von Erich. Beginning as a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance, it went independent in 1986 in a bid to become a major national promotion, but was unsuccessful in its attempts and eventually went out of business in 1990. Rights to the WCCW tape library prior to 1988 currently belong to World Wrestling Entertainment, while post-1988 WCCW archival footage is owned by International World Class Championship Wrestling.[1]
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Original World Class Championship Belt
World Class Championship
World Class Light Heavyweight Championship
World Class 6-Man Tag Team Championship
World Class Tag Team Championship
World Class Texas Championship
Championships
| Championship | First Champion | Final Champion | Date Retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCWA World Heavyweight Championship | Fritz Von Erich | Jerry Lawler | April 14, 1989 |
| WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | Eric Embry | Eric Embry | May, 1989 |
| WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | Fabulous Freebirds | Kevin Von Erich & Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes | 1988 |
| WCWA World Tag Team Championship | Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer | The Fantastics | April 6, 1987 |
| WCWA Middle Eastern Championship | Mike Von Erich | Mike Von Erich | June, 1986 |
| WCWA Television Championship | The Spoiler | Tony Atlas | April, 1987 |
| CWA South Western Championship | Dirty White Boy | John Tatum | August, 1990 |
| NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship | The Great Kabuki | Jimmy James | Title renamed NWA Texas Hardcore Championship on April 1, 1999 |
| NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship/WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship | Dizzy Davis | Kevin Von Erich | January 1991 |
| NWA Texas Tag Team Championship/WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship | Bobby Managoff & Otto Kuss | Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson | 1989 |
See also
- History
- Alumni
- Event history
External links and references
- World Class Wrestling Association at CAGEMATCH.net
- "Gentleman's Choice" a 2008 Documentary on The Life of Gentleman Chris Adams
- December 12, 2008 Audio Interview with WCCW's Mickey Grant regarding World Class, Gary Hart, and "Gentleman's Choice" a 2008 Documentary on The Life of Gentleman Chris Adams