World Class Championship Wrestling
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World Class Championship Wrestling was a Texas-based professional wrestling promotion best known for its innovative television production and influential role in the 1980s wrestling boom.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct professional wrestling promotion
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professional wrestling promotion ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdChampionship |
NWA American Heavyweight Championship
NERFINISHED
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World Class Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ World Class Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ World Class Television Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredFamily | Von Erich family GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuredWrestler |
Bruiser Brody
NERFINISHED
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Buddy Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ David Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ Gino Hernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceman King Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ Skandor Akbar NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Gordy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fabulous Freebirds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Kabuki NERFINISHED ⓘ The Missing Link NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Big Time Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Fritz Von Erich
NERFINISHED
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Jack Adkisson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | Dallas Sportatorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jim Crockett Promotions television style
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World Wrestling Federation television style ⓘ modern wrestling television production ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Von Erichs vs. Freebirds feud
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influential role in 1980s wrestling boom ⓘ innovative television production ⓘ intense regional fan following ⓘ |
| languageOfBroadcast | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later wrestling promotions’ TV formats
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precursor to modern sports-entertainment presentation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | United States Wrestling Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 1980s wrestling boom ⓘ |
| owner | Fritz Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoter | Fritz Von Erich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | National Wrestling Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | WCCW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| syndication |
international syndication
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national syndication in the United States ⓘ |
| televisionProgram | World Class Championship Wrestling TV show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionStyle |
dramatic lighting
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emphasis on storylines ⓘ high-quality in-ring camera work ⓘ innovative production values ⓘ use of music videos ⓘ |
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