World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which had aired its programming on TBS).

In 2001, WWE acquired longtime rival WCW. What exactly was WCW and how does its legacy live on today? Join the revived WCW.com on a look back at World Championship Wrestling.

Launched by media mogul Ted Turner in 1988, World Championship Wrestling went from a predominantly southern attraction to the most popular sports-entertainment company on the planet in less than a decade.

Sep 5, 2022 · In the '90s, wrestling fans received their fill by choosing between the big two: WWE (then-WWF) and WCW. While these two promotions had similar letters, primetime shows on Monday nights, and...

With WWE's new show The Monday Night War heating up on WWE Network, WWE.com lists the Top 50 WCW Superstars of all time. But before you pose quesitons like "What about Tully Blanchard???," take a moment to read the guidelines the WWE.com team followed when compiling this list.

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. It began as a promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that appeared on the national scene under the ownership of media mogul Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia.

The list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by ring name.

Listing of WCW and Jim Crockett Promotion results from 1983 to 2001, including house shows, TV tapings, and pay-per-views, plus a directory of WCW title histories.

WCW on YouTube is your destination for full matches, complete WCW pay-per-view events, full episodes of Monday Nitro and Thunder, Clash of the Champions and much more!

Nov 16, 2024 · This epic battle for television supremacy pitted two wrestling giants, WCW and WWE, against each other in a weekly ratings war that would define an era. At the heart of this rivalry was WCW, a promotion that had gained significant …