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This article is about the WWE developmental territory. For the promotion that operated from 1961-1987, see Championship Wrestling from Florida.
Florida Championship Wrestling
AcronymFCW
Founded2007
StyleProfessional wrestling
HeadquartersTampa, Florida
Founder(s)Steve Keirn
Owner(s)Steve Keirn
ParentWorld Wrestling Entertainment
WebsiteFCWwrestling.info

Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) is a professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.[1] Currently, the promotion serves as the official developmental territory for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[2][3]

History

The promotion, in its current form, was started by Steve Keirn in 2007[4] to be WWE's second developmental territory when they ended their relationship with the Georgia-based Deep South Wrestling in early 2007.[5] It became their sole developmental territory in early 2008 when they ceased affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling.[3]

FCW logo (2007–2008)

FCW's debut show was on June 26, 2007 at Tampa, Florida's Dallas Bull. A 21 man Battle Royal was held during the show, to crown the first ever FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion.[6] The next year the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship was introduced,[7] with Jake Hager becoming the first champion at a February 15 show after surviving a Battle Royal and defeating Ted DiBiase, Jr..[8] The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship was also introduced in February, with the Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colón and Eric Perez) beating Steven Lewington and Heath Miller to win it in the finals of a one night tournament.[9] The singles titles were later unified, keeping the "Florida Heavyweight" name.[10]

Their weekly television program debuted on Bright House Sports Network as of October 5, 2008 and can be seen every Sunday night at 6:00pm.[11]

On July 7, 2008, WWE confirmed that FCW was based on the original independent, Championship Wrestling from Florida promotion, which operated from 1961 until 1987.[1]

Championships

Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroes. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name.

Active Championships

FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship

The FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW); it is contested for in their heavyweight division. The championship was created and debuted on February 15, 2008 at a FCW live event.[12][13]

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily.

Statistics correct as of January 11, 2025

# Wrestlers[15][16] Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes
1
Jake Hager/Jack Swagger
1
February 15, 2008
216
Tampa, Florida
Live event
 Hager defeated Ted DiBiase, Jr. after both were the final two men remaining in a 23-man battle royal. On March 22, 2008, Hager defeated Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller to unify the two championships and become the undisputed heavyweight champion in FCW.
2
Sheamus O'Shaunessy
1
September 18, 2008
84
Tampa, Florida
Live event
3
Eric Escobar
1
December 11, 2008
77
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
4
Joe Hennig
1
February 26, 2009
21
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
5
Drew McIntyre
1
March 19, 2009
84
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
 McIntyre defeated Eric Escobar in a singles match after Hennig was forced to turn in his title due to injury.
6
Tyler Reks
1
June 11, 2009
63
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
7
Heath Slater
1
August 13, 2009
42
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
8
Justin Gabriel
1
September 24, 2009
5,588+
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
 This was a "Best two out of three falls" match

FCW Florida Tag Team Championship

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information

The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW); it is contested for in their tag team division. The championship was created and debuted on February 23, 2008 at a FCW live event.[12][13][19]

There have been a total of 9 reigns, among 13 different wrestlers and 7 different teams.[12] Statistics correct as of January 11, 2025

# Wrestlers[20][21] Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes
1
Eddie Colón and Eric Perez
(The Puerto Rican Nightmares)
1
February 23, 2008
29
Port Richey, Florida
Live event
 The Puerto Rican Nightmares defeated Steve Lewington and Heath Miller in the finals of a one-night tournament to become the first champions.[19]
2
Brad Allen and Nic Nemeth
1
March 23, 2008
23
Port Richey, Florida
Live event
3
Eddie Colón and Eric Perez
(The Puerto Rican Nightmares)
2
April 15, 2008
21
Port Richey, Florida
Live event
4
Drew McIntyre and Stu Sanders
(The Empire)
1
May 6, 2008
72
Port Richey, Florida
Live event
5
Eddie Colón and Eric Perez
(The Puerto Rican Nightmares)
3
July 17, 2008
31
Tampa, Florida
Live event
6
Gavin Spears and Nic Nemeth (2)
1
August 17, 2008
25
Tampa, Florida
Live event
7
Heath Miller/Sebastian Slater[1] and Joe Hennig
1
September 11, 2008
49
Tampa, Florida
Live event
8
D.H. Smith and TJ Wilson
(The New Hart Foundation)
1
October 30, 2008
42
Tampa, Florida
Live event
9
Johnny Curtis and Tyler Reks
1
December 11, 2008
140
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
10
Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta
(The Dude Busters)
1
April 30, 2009
84
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
11
Justin Gabriel and Kris Logan
1
July 23, 2009
0
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
12
Bo Rotundo and Duke Rotundo
(The Rotundos)
1
July 23, 2009
119
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
13
Caylen Croft (2), Trent Barreta (2) and Curt Hawkins
(The Dude Busters)
1
November 19, 2009
56
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
 Hawkins and Croft won the titles. Defended by any two members under the Freebird Rule.[17]
14
Joe Hennig (2) and Brett DiBiase
(The Fortunate Sons)
1
January 14, 2010
5,476+
Tampa, Florida
FCW TV
 Defeated Croft and Baretta.[18]
List of combined reigns
† Indicates the current champions
By team
Rank [2] Team # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 Johnny Curtis and Tyler Reks 1 140
2 Bo Rotundo and Duke Rotundo
(The Rotundos) 		1 119
3 Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta
(The Dude Busters) 		1 84
4 Eddie Colón and Eric Perez
(The Puerto Rican Nightmares) 		3 81
5 Drew McIntyre and Stu Sanders
(The Empire) 		1 72
6 Caylen Croft, Trent Barreta and Curt Hawkins
(The Dude Busters) 		1 56
7 Joe Hennig and Brett DiBiase 1 5476+
8 Heath Miller/Sebastian Slater[3] and Joe Hennig 1 49
9 D.H. Smith and TJ Wilson
(The New Hart Foundation) 		1 42
10 Gavin Spears and Nic Nemeth 1 25
11 Brad Allen and Nic Nemeth 1 23
12 Justin Gabriel and Kris Logan 1 0
By wrestler
Rank [4] Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 Johnny Curtis 1 140
1 Tyler Reks 1 140
1 Caylen Croft 2 140
1 Trent Barreta 2 140
5 Bo Rotundo 1 119
5 Duke Rotundo 1 119
7 Joe Hennig† 2 5525+
8 Eddie Colón 3 81
8 Eric Perez 3 81
10 Drew McIntyre 1 72
10 Stu Sanders 1 72
12 Curt Hawkins 1 56
13 Heath Miller/Sebastian Slater 1 49
14 Nic Nemeth 2 48
15 D.H. Smith 1 42
15 TJ Wilson 1 42
17 Brett DiBiase† 1 5476+
18 Gavin Spears 1 25
19 Brad Allen 1 23
20 Justin Gabriel 1 0
20 Kris Logan 1 0

Queen of FCW

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information
Round One Round Two Finals
         
1 Angela Pin
2 Rosa Mendes
1 Angela Pin
3 Girl From Mexico
3 Girl From Mexico Pin
4 Saylor James
1 Angela Pin
5 Alicia Fox
5 Alicia Fox Pin
6 Jenny Cash
5 Alicia Fox Pin
8 Tiffany
7 Courtney Taylor
8 Tiffany Pin
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1
 Savannah
1
 February 5, 2009 210 Tampa, Florida FCW TV Defeated Alicia Fox in a tournament final. [22]
2
 Mia Mancini
1
 September 3, 2009 154 Tampa, Florida FCW TV
3
 AJ Lee
1
 February 4, 2010 5455+ Tampa, Florida FCW TV

Defunct championships

FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship

Florida Championship Wrestling
Tournament information

The FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling title of Florida Championship Wrestling, a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment. It has since been retired after being unified with the current top title in FCW, the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Harry Smith 1 June 26, 2007 112 Tampa, Florida Live event Won a 21-man battle royal to become the first champion.[23]
2 Afa, Jr. 1 October 16, 2007 46 New Port Richey, Florida Live event Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count.[23]
3 TJ Wilson 1 December 1, 2007 17 New Port Richey, Florida Live event This was a ladder match.[23]
4 Ted DiBiase, Jr. 1 December 18, 2007 32 New Port Richey, Florida Live event [23]
5 Heath Miller 1 January 19, 2008 63 New Port Richey, Florida Live event Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury.[24]
6 Jake Hager 1 March 22, 2008 0 New Port Richey, Florida Live event Unified with the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.[25]

Roster

Male wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
Alberto Banderas Alberto Rodriguez [26]
Alex Riley Kevin Kiley [27]
Big E Langston Ettore Ewen [28]
Bo Rotundo Taylor Rotunda [29]
Brett DiBiase Brett DiBiase Florida Tag Team Champion[30]
Conrad Tanner Kyle Rasmussen [31]
Derrick Bateman Michael Hutter [32]
Donny Marlow Tevita Fifita [33]
Duke Rotundo Windham Rotunda [34]
Eli Cottonwood Kipp Christianson [35]
G-Rilla George Murdoch [36]
Jackson Andrews Steven Slocum [37]
Jimmy Uso Jonathan Fatu [38]
Joe Hennig Joseph Hennig Florida Tag Team Champion[39]
Johnny Curtis Jonathan Curtis [40]
Johnny Prime Jon Emminger [41]
Jules Uso Joshua Fatu [42]
Kaval Brandon Silvestry [43]
Mason Ryan Barri Griffiths [44]
Percy Watson Chris McNeil [45]
Richie Steamboat Richard Blood, Jr. [46]
Titus O'Neill Thaddeus Bullard [47]
Wes Brisco Wes Brisco [48]

Female wrestlers

Ring name Real name Notes
AJ Lee April Jeanette [49]
Aksana Zivile Raudoniene [50]
Courtney Taylor Beverly Mullin [51]
Liviana Karlee Perez [52]
Naomi Night Trinity McCray [53]

Other on-air employees

Ring name Real name Notes
Dusty Rhodes Virgil Runnels, Jr. Color commentator.
Hall Of Famer.
Also head creative writer.[54]
Howard Finkel Howard Finkel Ring announcer.
Hall Of Famer.[55]
Norman Smiley Norman Smiley Play-by-play commentator.
Steve Keirn Steve Keirn General manager.
Also head trainer.[56]

Stables and tag teams

Team name Members Notes
The Fortunate Sons Brett DiBiase
& Joe Hennig 		Florida Tag Team Champions
The Rotundos Bo Rotundo
& Duke Rotundo
The Usos Jimmy Uso
& Jules Uso

References

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