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World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is an American professional wrestling promotion which originally existed from October 1988 to March 2001. Originally based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), named Jim Crockett Promotions until 1988, when Ted Turner and his Turner Broadcasting purchased the promotion, renaming it "World Championship Wrestling". Turner, and later Time-Warner, owned WCW until March 21, 2001, when it was purchased by Eric Bischoff and Fusient Media Ventures Inc. purchased WCW for the price of $300 million.

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  • World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
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  • World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is an American professional wrestling promotion which originally existed from October 1988 to March 2001. Originally based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), named Jim Crockett Promotions until 1988, when Ted Turner and his Turner Broadcasting purchased the promotion, renaming it "World Championship Wrestling". Turner, and later Time-Warner, owned WCW until March 21, 2001, when it was purchased by Eric Bischoff and Fusient Media Ventures Inc. purchased WCW for the price of $300 million.
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CEO
  • Eric Bischoff
Name
  • World Championship Wrestling
Shows
  • Monday Nitro
  • WCW Saturday Night
  • WorldWide
Key people
  • Dusty Rhodes
  • Eric Bischoff
  • John Laurinaitis
booker
  • Dusty Rhodes
President
  • Eric Bischoff
Founder
  • Ted Turner
Headquarters
  • Los Angeles, California
Established
  • --05-06
  • --10-11
Industry
  • Professional Wrestling
  • Sports Entertainment
Parent
  • Fusient Media Ventures Inc.
Acronym
  • WCW
Episodes
  • Nitro- Saturday Night-
Image width
  • 250(xsd:integer)
Website
Formerly
  • Universal Wrestling Corporation
Owner
  • Fusient Media Ventures
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  • World Championship Wrestling (WCW) is an American professional wrestling promotion which originally existed from October 1988 to March 2001. Originally based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), named Jim Crockett Promotions until 1988, when Ted Turner and his Turner Broadcasting purchased the promotion, renaming it "World Championship Wrestling". Turner, and later Time-Warner, owned WCW until March 21, 2001, when it was purchased by Eric Bischoff and Fusient Media Ventures Inc. purchased WCW for the price of $300 million. From 1995 onwards, WCW began to turn the corner economically, largely due to the promotion of Eric Bischoff to Executive Producer, the hiring of Hulk Hogan, the introduction of Nitro and the resultant Monday Night Wars, the New World Order and other innovative concepts. However, numerous problems led to the company losing its lead. Its fall from grace has been heavily documented within the industry. The promotion was purchased in 2001 by a conglomerate led by former president and executive producer Eric Bischoff.
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