Championship Wrestling from Florida 1985

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Promotion: Championship Wrestling from Florida
Promoter: Eddie Graham
Home Base: Tampa FL
Promoting the areas of: Florida
Year: 1985
Ring Announcer: Bruce Tharpe
Referees: Bill Alfonso, Bruce Owens, Frenchy Bernard, Scrappy McGowan, Jerry Usher, Jack Howe, Sonny Driver & Larry Nichols.
TV Show: Championship Wrestling from Florida
Announcers: Gordon Solie & Buddy Colt
TV Show 2: Southern Professional Wrestling:
Announcers: Coach John Heath & Stan Rhodes

Champions:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair
NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion: Jesse Barr
NWA United States Tag Team Champions: Jim Neidhart & Krusher Khrushchev
NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion: Pez Whatley
NWA Bahamas Heavyweight Champion: Tyree Pride

Feuds:
Ric Flair vs Lex Luger
Jesse Barr vs Brian Blair
Neidhart's Raiders vs The Freebirds
Pez Whatley vs Rick Rude
Tyree Pride vs Prince Iaukea
Blackjack Mulligan/Wahoo/Windham's vs Kevin Sullivan/Maya Singh/Purple Haze/Ron Slinker
Billy Jack Haynes vs Missing Link
Bugsy McGraw vs Rip Rogers
The Soul Patrol vs The Guerrero's
The Renegade Warriors vs The PYT Express
Jack Hart vs Scott McGhee
Tiger Conway Jr/Cocoa Samoa vs Rip Oliver/The Grappler
Dutch Mantel vs The Assassin


Roster:
Kevin Sullivan
Rick Rude
Lex Luger
Wahoo McDaniel
The Assassin
The Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)
The Missing Link
Brian Blair
The PYT Express (Norvell Austin & Koko Ware)
Mike Graham
Blackjack Mulligan
Barry Windham
Billy Jack Haynes
Dutch Mantel
Rip Oliver
Buddy Rose
Jim Neidhart
The Grappler (masked Len Denton)
Krusher Khrushchev
The Saint (masked David Sierra)
The Renegade Warriors (Jay Youngblood & Mark Youngblood)
Kendall Windham
Jack Hart
Pez Whatley
Bugsy McGraw
Scott McGhee
Tiger Conway Jr
Cocoa Samoa
The Guerrero's (Hector Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero)
Wild Bill Irwin
Mike Golden
King Cobra
Frankie Laine
Tyree Pride
Prince Iaukea
The Soul Patrol (Sweet Brown Sugar & Larry Hamilton)
Peggy Lee Pringle
Rocky King
Mike Jackson
Frank Lang
Mark Ragin
Bubba Douglas
Dale Apollo
Mike Fever
Scotty Williams
Mike Allen

Guests:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair
Dusty Rhodes
Nick Bockwinkel
Kerry Von Erich
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)
Tully Blanchard
The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal)
Stan Hansen
Magnum TA
Bruiser Brody
Harley Race
The Anderson's (Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson)
Abdullah The Butcher
Jimmy Valiant
Buddy Landel
Ron Bass
Superstar Billy Graham
One Man Gang
Voodoo Malumba
Ron Ritchie
The Barbarian
Mike Davis
Little Tokyo
Cowboy Lang
Little Coco

Managers/Factions:
Sir Oliver Humperdink: Kevin Sullivan, Neidharts Raiders, Maya Singh, Purple Haze, Ron Slinker, King Curtis Iaukea, Prince Iaukea Fallen Angel, Luna Vachon & Abudadein

Percy Pringle III: Rick Rude, The Assassin, Missing Link, The Grappler, Rip Oliver, Buddy Rose, Jack Hart, Jesse Barr, Bill Irwin, Koko B. Ware, Norvell Austin, Abdullah The Butcher & Peggy Lee Pringle

Neidhart's Raiders: Jim Neidhart, Krusher Khrushchev & The Saint

Hiro Matsuda: Lex Luger

Brenda Britton: Rip Rogers

Lady Maxine: Bugsy McGraw

Venues:
Tampa FL - Spartan Sports Center/USF Sundome
Miami Beach FL - Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami FL - Orange Bowl/Killain Sr High School
Orlando FL - Eddie Graham Sports Complex
St. Petersburg FL - Bayfront Center
Lakeland FL - Lakeland Civic Center
Sarasota FL - Robarts Arena
Jacksonville FL - Jacksonville Coliseum
Gainesville FL - Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Fort Lauderdale FL - War Memorial Auditorium
Ocala FL - Central Florida Community College Gym/Jai-Alai Fronton
West Palm Beach FL - West Palm Beach Auditorium
Daytona FL - Spruce Creek High School Gymnasium
Fort Myers FL - Lee County Civic Center
Fort Pierce FL - St. Lucie Civic Center
Sunrise FL - Sunrise Musical Theater
Inverness FL - Fairgrounds Auditorium
Plant City FL - Hillsborough County Fairgrounds
Nassau Bahamas - Nassau Stadium

CWF Supercards:
January - Super Bowl of Wrestling
Date: January 27, 1985
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center


April - CWF Battle of the Belts
Date: April 7th 1985
Venue: USF Sundome

May - CWF Eddie Graham Memorial
Date: May 5, 1985
Venue: Eddie Graham Sports Complex in Orlando, FL.