Florida Championship Wrestling
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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]
Company type | Private |
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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 |
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]