USWA Championship Wrestling (1977)

8.0 (1 votes)

21 Seasons

March 20, 1977

English

Action & Adventure Drama

Synopsis

Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Assocation (CWA) Wrestling show on WMC-TV, later renamed to "Championship Wrestling Association" and keeping the same CWA name around the time Jerry Lawler joined Jerry Jarrett in running the show. After Jarrett and Lawler purchased the rights to World Class Wrestling Association's "World Class Championship Wrestling" shows in the Dallas area, both the Dallas shows and the CWA show were rebranded under the "United States Wrestling Association" name. This show was rebranded to "USWA Championship Wrestling." The show ended in 1997.

Network

NBC, Action News 5

Episodes

CWA (Memphis) Championship Wrestling - March 20, 1977

Mar 20, 1977

90 min

WMC-TV debut show Buddy Diamond, Dr. Frank, & The Mummy vs Jerry Bryant & The Gibson Brothers (Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson) Pork Chop Cash vs Mr. Wrestling II Robert Fuller & Ron Fuller vs David Schultz & Dutch Mantel NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Title Match: Gorgeous George Jr. & Tommy Gilbert vs Champions The Bicenntenial Kings (Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson) (c) NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title Match: Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich vs Champions The Von Steigers (Karl von Steiger & Kurt von Steiger) NWA Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Plowboy Frazier vs Champion Rocky Johnson Stretcher Match: Jerry Lawler vs Bob Armstrong