Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling

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Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
AcronymTCW
Founded2000
StyleSouthern
Headquarters Marietta, Georgia, United States
Founder(s) Dusty Rhodes
Owner(s)Dusty Rhodes (2000–2003)
Parent TurnBuckle Entertainment, Inc.
Website DustyRhodes.net (Archived)

Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling was a Southeastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Marietta, Georgia. It was founded by retired wrestler and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes [1] [2] in 2000 and, during its three years in operation, held events throughout the Southern United States in Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Alabama; [3] it was especially popular in Atlanta, Georgia and Dothan, Alabama where the promotion regularly held events. TCW also cooperated with rival independent promotions by holding interpromotional shows with Florida Championship Wrestling. The promotion, at its height, had a successful weekly television series in the Atlanta-Macon, Georgia area and had planned to air one live pay-per-view event before its closure in 2003.

Contents

TCW later became home to many high-profile wrestlers after the closure of World Championship Wrestling and later Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2001. Among the former WCW roster included Sean Evans, Disco Inferno, David Flair, Lodi, [4] Daffney [5] [6] Glacier, Ron Reis, [7] [8] [9] Sonny Siaki, [10] Scotty Riggs, [11] Larry Zbyszko, [12] Scott Hall, [13] and The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), all of whom would win championship titles. Dusty's son Dustin Rhodes, who at the time was also wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment as Goldust, also had a central role in the promotion and briefly held the TCW Heavyweight Championship in early 2002. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

From ECW, Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy continued their long-running feud. The "heel stable" The Extreme Horsemen was formed by ex-ECW stars Steve Corino, Barry Windham [17] [19] [20] and C. W. Anderson. [21] [22] [23] Windham's brother, Kendall, also made occasional appearances for the promotion. [8]

Older stars such as father and son Bob and Scott Armstrong, Manny Fernandez, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Morton, female wrestlers Leilani Kai, Malia Hosaka and Kim Nielsen, and independent wrestlers Jorge Estrada, Jason Sugarman and Steve Lawler were part of the roster as well. [24] Damian Steele, one-half of Ebony & Ivory with Ray Gordy in Deep South Wrestling, got his start in Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. [25] Erik Watts [17] and Chad Fortune, who previously teamed together in the World Wrestling Federation as Tekno Team 2000, also competed in the promotion. [26]

History

Dusty Rhodes began plans for organizing a new promotion based in the state of Georgia in 1999, [27] later establishing offices in East Cobb County, Georgia. [4] It would be, said Rhodes, a southern promotion that was "old school but with modern ideas". [17] Early the next year, he started promoting local wrestling events in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee as part of "The American Dream Tour 2000". [28] The first official event held by TCW took place in Ashburn, Georgia on July 6, 2000, and crowned its first heavyweight champion, Glacier, defeating Jorge Estrada in tournament final. Rhodes, who had previous experience as a booker and television producer for Jim Crockett Promotions [17] and World Championship Wrestling, was able to get a television show aired in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia and soon began negotiating with the Sunshine Network hoping to build on the traditional wrestling fanbase in the Southern, Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic region. [12]

In early 2001, the closings of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling resulted in the appearance of many of its former stars in TCW. Sean Evans, a trainer at the WCW Power Plant, joined the promotion early on and helped bring in several former WCW stars. [29] [30] One of these was former manager/valet Daffney whose ex-husband, Rich Ward, was a friend of Evans. [5] She was one of four female wrestlers who competed for the promotion, the others being Kim Nielsen, Leilani Kai and Malia Hosaka. [6]

A house show in Winchester, Tennessee on February 17, later released on VHS, featured former ECW stars Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy, WCW veterans Ron Reis, Glacier, Scott Anton and, in the main event, a tag team match between Dusty Rhodes and Barry Windham against Erik Watts and Steve Corino. Female wrestlers Leilani Kai and Malia Hosaka also participated in an exhibition match. [31] The next night in Carrollton, Georgia featured a Rookies Battle Royal, showcasing the younger up-and-coming wrestlers in the promotion, and Dusty Rhodes with a mystery partner in a tag team match against Erik Watts and Steve Lawler. [32] On March 3, Scott "The Clap" Anton and "The Extreme Dream" Erik Watts became the first TCW Tag Team Champions defeating Glacier and Jorge Estrada in Dothan, Alabama.

In April, Rhodes announced that the promotion would be airing its first PPV event that fall, originally on Thanksgiving night in Charlotte, North Carolina, [17] and that TCW would also be airing on television. The series, Rhodes claimed, would feature regular TV appearances by some of the more recognizable wrestlers in professional wrestling, most notably, his son Dustin Rhodes. [33] Scott Hall also joined the promotion and made his official in-ring debut at a special house show in Dothan on May 12. [34]

On June 16 in Calhoun, Georgia, Larry Zbyszko made an appearance to take on Dusty Rhodes in the main event. Though starting off as a singles match, it was turned into a tag team match following outside interference by Luther Biggs and Bobby Hayes. The match was eventually won by Rhodes and Hayes. [35] The promotion also continued to hold regular monthly shows at the Houston County Farm Center in Dothan, Alabama between July and December 2001. [36]

The next month, Rhodes teamed with his son Dustin, then making his TCW debut less than three days after his WCW contract expired, at a Dothan house show on August 4. Together they faced C. W. Anderson and the masked wrestler American Nightmare in the main event. Dustin Rhodes was highly supportive of TCW as he explained in an August 2001 interview with Greg Oliver, "TCW is the alternative to the World Wrestling Federation. To me in my mind, my opinion, and my dad's opinion, we are the World Wrestling Federation's competition. We are not an independent, we are a company. We want to be treated as one. So we're going to do everything we can to make it a respectable, family entertainment business." [37]

Having begun holding events in Florida that year, Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling began branching out to rival promotions. Among these was NWA Florida, a promotion Rhodes' himself competed earlier in his career, and two of their stars, Jason Sugarman and Jorge Estrada, appeared at the August 21st NWA Florida show at the Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida. Their match was to fill in for Cyborg and Horace Hogan, both men having been injured. Steve Corino, then NWA World Heavyweight Champion, defended the title in the main event against Buck Quartermaine. NWA Florida stars Buck Quartermain and The New Heavenly Bodies (Vito DeNucci and Chris Nelson) would appear at TCW house shows in late August. [38] A secondary title, the TCW Hardcore Championship, was established when Lodi defeated "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez in Carrollton, Georgia on September 15.

The promotion held its first television taping, TCW Halloween Horror Slam I, which was later released on VHS. It featured the tag team of Bobby Eaton and Ricky Morton, the two men having experienced a fierce rivalry during the 1980s as members of The Midnight Express and The Rock 'n' Roll Express respectively, in the semi-main event against Erik Watts and Chad Fortune. Watts and Fortune had previously teamed together in the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s as Tekno Team 2000. In the main event, Glacier defended the TCW Heavyweight Championship against Barry Windham. [39]

On December 28, 2001, TCW and NWA Florida held an interpromotional event at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand, Florida. In singles matches, Lex Lovett defeated Steve Madison, Jorge Estrada defeated Luther Biggs and Buck Quartermaine defeated Spanky Malone. In a match lasting over 30 minutes, TCW's Glacier and Jason Sugarman won the NWA World Tag Team Championship from The New Heavenly Bodies. [40] In the semi-main event, TCW Heavyweight Champion Scotty Riggs kept his title via disqualification against Barry Windham. The sixth and final match was an "ECW vs. TCW" match in which Steve Corino and Jack Victory took on father and son Dusty and Dustin Rhodes. [41]

On January 26, 2002, Dustin Rhodes defeated Scotty Riggs to win TCW Heavyweight Championship but surrendered the title the following day with the announcement that he would be returning to WWE as a full-time competitor. Dustin wrestled a few last matches before leaving TCW. The first, on February 2, was a 6-man tag team TLC match with his father Dusty and Ron Studd against Scotty Riggs, Jason Sugarman and an impostor Goldust. [4] A second match took place days later in Carrollton and resulted in a victory over Steve Corino. [42] [43] His third and last match was against Scotty Riggs who defeated him for the TCW Heavyweight Championship in Carrollton on March 1. With this victory, Riggs became a record 3-time heavyweight champion. [44] [45]

In July 2003, Rhodes appeared alongside sports director Mike Raita on the Paul Finebaum Radio Network and discussed both his wrestling career and Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. [46] However, partially due to declining business as well as increased competition from WWE, [4] Rhodes was forced to close the promotion shortly after The Dusty 35th Anniversary Tour that same year. The announcement followed after Rhodes signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

In December 2023, Nightmare Factory LLC, under the leadership of WWE star Cody Rhodes, filed for the trademark of "Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling". This filing hints the revival of the original TCW brand, initially founded by Cody's father, Dusty Rhodes. The trademark application, covering various merchandise and entertainment services related to wrestling contests, is about preserving TCW legacy while adapting to the evolving landscape of entertainment. [47]

Alumni

Male wrestlers
Birth name: Ring name(s):Tenure:Notes
Scott Antol Scotty Riggs2001-2002
Larry BrannonVivacious Vito2001
Luther Biggs Disgraceland2001-2002
Bradley Cain Lodi2001
Edward Chastain Iceberg2002
Jonathan Clark Chase Stevens2003
Steve Corino Steve Corino2001–2002
James Cox James Storm2003
Damien Dothard Damien Dynamite2004
James Duggan Jr. Jim Duggan2003
Sean Evans Sean Evans2001-2002
Stephen Favata Steve Madison2001
Emanuel Fernandez Manny Fernandez2001
David Fliehr David Flair2003
Chad Fortune Chad Fortune2001
Glenn Gilberti Disco Inferno2003
Terry Ray Gordy Jr. Ray Gordy2003
Michael Gossett Mike Graham2001
Steve Gower Steve Lawler / Liberty McCall2001
Scott Hall Scott Hall2001
Joseph Melton James Bob Armstrong2001
Joseph Scott James Scott Armstrong2001
Christopher Klucsaritis Chris Kanyon2001
Raymond Lloyd Glacier / Ray Lloyd2001-2003
Dustin Fordham Dustin Fordham2001-2003
Jorge Moraza Jorge Estrada2001-2003
Ronald Reis Big Ron Studd2001-2002
Francisco Islas Rueda Super Crazy2001
Dustin Runnels Dustin Rhodes2001-2002
Virgil Runnels Jr. Dusty Rhodes2001-2003
Jason Seguine Buck Q2001
Sonny Siaki Sonny Siaki2002-2003
Jason SugarmanJason Sugarman2001-2003
Yoshihiro Tajiri Yoshihiro Tajiri2001
Christopher Tipton Casanova Chris2001
Chris VaughnChris Vaughn2003
Erik Watts Erik Watts2001
Lawrence Whistler Larry Zbyszko2001
2003
David Williams David Young2003
Barry Windham Barry Windham2001-2002
Kendall Windham Kendall Windham2002
Chris Wright C. W. Anderson2001
Jerome Young New Jack2001-2003
UnknownBobby Hayes2001
2003
TJ Gray Fake Goldust 2001–2002
UnknownHenry Hoss2002-2003
UnknownLee Thomas2003
UnknownPalm Beach Boy Jon / Jon Holcombe2001–2002
UnknownPalm Beach Boy Scott / Scott Ross2001–2002
UnknownThe Reverend2002–2003
UnknownScotty Beach
UnknownSilky Boom Boom2002
UnknownSimon Sermon2002
UnknownSpanky Malone2001
UnknownTerry Austin2002
UnknownTJ Gray2002
Female wrestlers
Birth name: Ring name(s):Tenure:Notes
Malia Hosaka Malia Hosaka2001
Selina Majors Bambi2002–2003
Kimberly Nielsen Desire2001
2003
Patty Seymour Leilani Kai2001
Shannon Spruill Daffney2001–2002

Championships

TCW Heavyweight Championship

The TCW Heavyweight Championship was the primary professional wrestling singles title of Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. It was originally won by Glacier who defeated Jorge Estrada in tournament final held in Ashburn, Georgia on July 6, 2000. It was defended primarily in the state of Georgia but throughout the Southern United States, most often in Dothan, Alabama, until the promotion's close in 2003. [48]

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Glacier [49] 1July 6, 2000 Ashburn, Georgia Defeated Jorge Estrada in tournament final to become the first champion. [48]
Barry Windham 1October 28, 2000 Warner Robins, Georgia [48]
Scotty Anton 1June 2, 2001 Dothan, Alabama [50] the match ended with Daffney counting the pinfall and Anton left with the title. [48]
Barry Windham [51] 2June 7, 2001 Milledgeville, Georgia Title is returned to Windham due to the controversial finish. [48]
Scotty Anton 2September 15, 2001 Carrollton, Georgia [48]
Dustin Rhodes 1January 26, 2002Carrollton, Georgia [48] [52] [53]
Scotty Anton 3 [54] March 1, 2002Carrollton, Georgia [48] [55] [56]
Title is vacated when Scotty Riggs forfeits the championship after suffering an elbow injury. [48] [54]
Glacier 2September 14, 2002Carrollton, GeorgiaDefeated Damien to win the vacant title. [48] [57]

TCW Hardcore Championship

The TCW Hardcore Championship was the secondary professional wrestling singles title of Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. It was first won by Lodi after defeating "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez in Carrollton, Georgia on September 18, 2001. The Hardcore title, like the Heavyweight title, was mostly defended in Georgia but also in other parts of the Southern United States such as Dothan, Alabama. [58]

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Lodi 1September 18, 2001 Carrollton, Georgia Defeated Manny Fernandez to become the first recognized champion. [58] [59]

TCW Tag Team Championship

The TCW Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team title of Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. It was originally won by Scott Anton & Erik Watts who defeated Glacier & Jorge Estrada, coincidentally opponents for the TCW Heavyweight Championship, in Dothan, Alabama on March 3, 2001. Unlike the singles titles, the tag team titles changed hands very often when the promotion toured outside the state of Georgia, as far away as Alabama and Tennessee. [60]

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Scott Anton & Erik Watts [61] 1March 3, 2001 Dothan, Alabama Defeat Glacier & Jorge Estrada to become the first champions. [60]
Glacier & Jorge Estrada [62] 1April 21, 2001 Cleveland, Tennessee [60]
The Public Enemy
(Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) [63] [64] 		1July 7, 2001Dothan, AlabamaPublic Enemy also held the MECW Tag Team Championship at the time of the match. [60]
Title is vacated in August 2001 when The Public Enemy leave the promotion to return to Main Event Championship Wrestling. [60]
Southside Trash
(Randy Harris & David Parrish)		1September 15, 2001 Carrollton, Georgia Defeated Jorge Estrada & Sonny Siaki to win the vacant titles. [60]
Glacier (2) & "Big" Ron Studd 1March 1, 2002Carrollton, Georgia [60] [65]
Title is vacated in 2002.
Jorge Estrada (2) & Sonny Siaki [10] 1July 27, 2002Carrollton, GeorgiaDefeated the Dobbins Brothers (Chad & Jason Dobbins) at the VFW Fairgrounds to win vacant title. [60]

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