Championship Wrestling from Hollywood

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Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Also known asChampionship Wrestling
Genre Professional wrestling
Created byDavid Marquez
Presented byTodd Keneley
StarringChampionship Wrestling roster
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasonsOriginal series:12
2022 series: 2
No. of episodesOriginal series: 537[ citation needed ]
2022 series: 107
Production
Executive producerDavid Marquez
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDavid Marquez Productions
Championship Television
Original release
Network First-run syndication
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2010 (2010-09-17) 
September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)[ citation needed ]
ReleaseApril 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) 
present (present)

Championship Wrestling (formally known as Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH)) is an American professional wrestling promotion and television program created by David Marquez, who serves as the promotion's president and on-camera interviewer. [1] The television series originally premiered on September 17, 2010, [2] and aired on KDOC-TV Los Angeles as well as first-run syndication in the United States. [3]

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Championship Wrestling is the flagship of the United Wrestling Network (UWN). Until 2012, both the promotion and show were known as NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (NWA Hollywood), and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). In 2022, CWFH was merged with Championship Wrestling from Arizona and Championship Wrestling from Atlanta under the Championship Wrestling presented by CarShield banner. The new series would premiere on the weekend of April 24, 2022.

History

Early years

NWA Hollywood was originally produced with Big Vision Entertainment and taped at Columbia Square Studios in Hollywood. [4] After launching on KDOC-TV, the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana [5] became the promotion's home venue. [4] On 12 May 2012, NWA Hollywood ran its first non-TV event in its history, with Scorpio Sky vs. Nick Madrid as it main event. [6]

NWA Hollywood was originally booked by Adam Pearce; he was replaced by Joey Ryan in January 2011. [7] On August 4, 2011, Ryan was relieved of his duties. [8]

On September 9, 2012, David Marquez announced that the promotion had left the NWA. [9]

Post-NWA

Wordmark logo from 2014 to 2022 Championship Wrestling from Hollywood logo.png
Wordmark logo from 2014 to 2022

On August 13, 2013, CWFH moved to the Oceanview Pavilion in Port Hueneme, California, with tapings held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. That same day, Matt Striker joined the announce team, and The Grappler made his initial on-camera debut as a manager. On October 22, 2013, CWFH and nine other wrestling promotions created a new governing body known as the United Wrestling Network (UWN). [10]

In 2017, CWFH would briefly re-establish a partnership with the NWA, now under the ownership of William Patrick Corgan (also known as Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins), wherein Nick Aldis feuded with Tim Storm for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. [11] [12]

In September 2020, Aron Haddad was made the promotion's booker. [13] On October 3, 2020, Marquez stepped down as executive producer, naming Nick Bonnano as the new EP. [14]

Merger & Relaunch

Due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 causing the cancellation of several UWN television tapings, CWFH would briefly go on hiatus after its September 11, 2021 episode. [15] [16] The show would return with its October 23 episode as it, along with the other Championship Wrestling programs, would later feature footage from the November 20th UWN Primetime Live event, and "best of" clip shows. [17] [18]

On February 17, 2022, the United Wrestling Network announced in a press release that they will be merging CWFH with Championship Wrestling from Arizona and Championship Wrestling from Atlanta into a singular entity under the Championship Wrestling presented by CarShield branding. The first taping for the new show took place at the Irvine Improv in Irvine, California on March 22. [19] [20] The new show would premiere on the weekend of April 24, 2022.

Championships

Current champions

ChampionshipCurrent Champion(s)PreviousDate WonDaysLocation
UWN Heritage Championship Kevin Martenson Zicky Dice November 11, 2022663+ Irvine, CA
UWN Television Championship Zicky Dice Jack BanningFebruary 25, 2024192+ Long Beach, CA
UWN Tag Team Championship TMZ
(Shane Haste, Bad Dude Tito and Che Cabrera)
The Midnight Heat
(Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson)
March 7, 2023547+ Irvine, CA

Defunct championships

ChampionshipLast champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotes
CWFH Heritage Tag Team Championship Drew Gulak and Timothy Thatcher 1June 29, 2015160 Port Hueneme, CA Deactivated when Gulak and Thatcher were awarded the UWN Tag Team Championship.

Other accomplishments

Accomplishment [21] Latest winnerDate won
Red Carpet RumbleInvictus KhashJanuary 14, 2023
Percy Pringle III Memorial CupDicky MayerFebruary 13, 2017
Percy Pringle III Memorial CupSuede ThompsonFebruary 11, 2018
Percy Pringle III Memorial CupBatemanFebruary 25, 2019
Percy Pringle III Memorial CupRay RosasMarch 23, 2020

Roster

The Championship Wrestling roster consists mainly of independent freelancers. They take part in scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match. Active wrestlers and on-screen talent appear on Championship Wrestling presented by CarShield, and at live events.

Personnel is organized below by their role in Championship Wrestling. Their ring name is on the left, and their real name is on the right.

Male wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameStableNotes
Action BraxtonBraxton J. GeorgeFAME
Adrian QuestAdrian Uribe
Adriel NoctisTyler WebbWasted Youth
Andy BrownAndrew Minafee
Anthony IdolUnknownThe Price Check Ranch
Clark ConnorsConnor DeutschSigned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Dan JosephDan Siejak
Danny LimelightDaniel RiveraThe Bodega UWN Tag Team Champion
Darwin FinchJames ThomasThe Friendship Farm
Devin SparksUnknownThe Hogsmen
Dom KubrickUnknown
Eddie PearlEddie PearlThe Midnight Heat
EJ SparksErik Johnson
FrescoMaticUnknownFAME
Flex McCallion [22] David McCallionBeef Candy
Gentleman Jervis [23] Kevin CondronThe Friendship Farm
Honest JohnUnknownThe Price Check Ranch
Jack BanningUnknown
Jack CartwrightJack Cartwright
Jesse JamesUnknown
Jody SuttonUnknown
Jordan ClearwaterUnknown
Jordan CruzParker Lopez CWFH Heritage Heavyweight Champion
KeitaKeita Murray
Kevin MartensonKevin Martenson
Levi ShapiroNick RobinsonThe Price Check Ranch UWN Television Champion
MiguelUnknown
Mike CamdenUnknownThe Hogsmen
Papo EscoRaul Barron [24] The Bodega UWN Tag Team Champion
PirancanranaUnknown
Ray Rosas Ray RosasCWFA Arizona State Champion
Richie SladeRichard TorkanBeef Candy
Ricky GibsonUnknownThe Midnight Heat
Robert Baines [25] Brandon Taylor
Robin ShawMatthew Shaw
SketchEvan GoodfieldWasted Youth
Slice BoogieMilton TrocheThe Bodega
SnypesUnknown
WatsonUnknownFAME
WattsEric Watts
Will AlldayWilliam Allday

Female wrestlers

Ring nameReal nameStableNotes
Cece ChanelUnknown
Heather MonroeHeather Horstmann
Mylo MattersJenna Charneco
Ruby RazeGina Hernandez
Sandra MooneUnknown
Viva VanVictorya TranThe Boddy Shop
VipressUnknown

Other on-air talent

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Guy TweakacettiUnknownManager of The Midnight Heat
Howdy PriceBobby RamosManager of The Price Check Ranch
Jamie IovineJames IovineActing Matchmaker of CWFH
Halston BoddyBob KoenigManager of The Boddy Shop

Broadcast team

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Todd KeneleyTodd KeneleyLead Commentator
James “Bimbo Jimbo” KincaidJames KincaidCommentator
Blake "Bulletproof" TroopBlake TroopCombat Sports Analyst & Color Commentator
Jack FarmerJack FarmerInterviewer
Jon RobertsJon RobertsInterviewer
Adnan KureishyAdnan KureishyRing Announcer

Referees

NameNotes
Nick Bonanno Senior Official
Allison LeahOfficial
Andrew EdmondstonOfficial
Chad RicoOfficial
Scott JohnsonOfficial

Backstage personnel

Ring nameReal nameNotes
Dave MarquezDavid MarquezExecutive Producer
Nikko MarquezNickolas MarquezMatchmaker / Manager for The Office
Noel MarquezNoel MarquezSpanish Announcer
Miguel MartinezMike ReignSpanish Announcer

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