WCCW 1988-89

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Promotion: World Class Championship Wrestling

Promoter: Fritz Von Erich

-It's September of 1988

Gist: Fritz' promotion is feeling no pain as they gear up for a big Von Erich's Across America II Tour and they sign an exclusive contract with the AWA and CWA Memphis to share talent and their show Championship Sports is the highest rated program on ESPN

-They Also lure back Gary Hart to manage a few guys

-Also since they signed a deal with AWA they use Paul E Dangerously as the manager of Samoan Swat Team

-Fritz's WCCW is flying high as ESPN helps them get deals with toy companies to produce action figures and a WCCW Video Game, Plus they sign a deal to produce home videos of their big events and superstar profiles, They also get their wrestling magazine and t-shirt line

-Also WCCW enters into negotiations with ABC to air a 3 hour super card special 'ala WWF Saturday Night's Main Event which would be once every three months and for the first one their gonna have Kerry defend the world title against Buddy Roberts which would take place in late october

Ring Announcer: Ralph Pulley

Refs: David Manning, Bronko Lubich, Rick Hazzard, and James Beard

Show 1: World Class Championship Wrestling

Announcers: David Manning and Mark Lowrence

-This program is syndicated and taped at the local Dallas Sportatorium and runs 2 hours long

Show 2: Championship Sports

Announcers: Frank Dusek and Mark Lowrence

-This airs on ESPN and is taped at the Reunion Arena for a bigger less regional look and usually runs an hour long

Champions:

1.WCCW World Heavyweight Champion: Kerry Von Erich

2.WCCW Tag Team Champions: Samoan Swat Team (Samu & Fatu)

3.WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion: Iceman King Parsons

4.WCCW Light Heavyweight Champion: Eric Embry

5.WCCW World Six Man Tag Team Champions: Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, and Michael Hayes

6.WCCW Texas Tag Team Champions: Steve and Shaun Simpson

Roster:

1.Kerry Von Erich
2.Eric Embry
3.Kevin Von Erich
4.Iceman King Parsons
5.Michael Hayes
6.John Tatum
7.Terry Gordy
8.Samoan Swat Team
9.Chris Adams
10.Matt Borne
11.Jack Victory
12.Black Bart
13.Kendall Windham
14.Jimmy Jack Funk
15.Botswana Beast
16.Steve Cox
17.Killer Tim Brooks
18.Cactus Jack
19.Bill Irwin
20.Jimmy Garvin
21.Super Black Ninja
22.Steve Casey
23.Tony Atlas
24.Jeff Jarrett
25.Brian Adias
26.Robert Gibson
27.Johnny Mantell
28.Jimmy Valiant
29.Chavo Guerrero
30.Kendo Nagasaki
31.Kamala
32.Jimmy Golden
33.Frogman Leblanc
34.Gary Young
35.Buddy Roberts
36.Robert Fuller
37.Brickhouse Brown
38.Ronnie Garvin
39.Jerry Lawler
40.Blackjack Mulligan
41.Shaun Simpson
42.Steve Simpson

Part time AWA/CWA Workers

1.Bill Dundee
2.Nick Bockwinkel
3.Midnite Rockers
4.Baron Von Raschke
5.Buddy Rose
6.Wahoo Mcdaniel
7.Larry Zybyszko
8.Curt Hennig


Stables:

1.Gary Hart: Kendo Nagasaki, Super Black Ninja, Kamala, and Botswana Beast

2.Paul E Dangerously: The Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) along with their handler Buddy "Jack" Roberts

3.Skandor Akbar: Frogman Leblanc, Cactus Jack, Chavo Guerrero, Terry Gordy, Killer Tim Brooks, and Matt Borne

4.The Stud Stable: Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, John Tatum, Gary Young, and valet Sunshine

Regurlar Stops:

1.Fort Worth
2.Odessa
3.Dallas
4.Killen
5.Lubbock
6.Belton
7.Garland
8.Houston
9.Midland
10.Irving
11.San Antonio
12.Shreveport Louisiana
13.Lawton Oklahoma
14.Memphis Tennessee
15.Austin

Von Erich's Across America II Tour Stops:

1.Boston Massachusetts
2.Chicago Illinois
3.St Louis Missouri
4.Kansas City Missouri
5.Des Moines Iowa
6.Minneapolis Minnesota
7.Little Rock Arkansas
8.Philadelphia Pennsylvania
9.Milwaukee Wisconsin
10.Fargo North Dakota
11.Baltimore Maryland
12.Los Angeles California
13.East Rutheford New Jersey
14.Portland Oregon
15.New York City