Championship Wrestling from Florida
This article is about the independent promotion from 1961–1987. For the WWE's former developmental territory FCW, see Florida Championship Wrestling. Championship Wrestling from Florida Acronym CWF Founded 1949 Defunct 1987 Headquarters Tampa, Florida Founder(s) "Cowboy" Clarence P. Luttrall Owner(s) Eddie Graham Hiro Matsuda Duke Keomuka Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office [1] existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as Florida Championship Wrestling . When Mike Graham tried a return to promoting, the rights to the name had been acquired by an outside party, forcing him to use another name, Florida Championship Wrestling . Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding 1.2 Notable stars 1.3 After Eddie Graham's suicide 1.4 Television programs and tape library 1.5 Alumni 2 Championships 3 See also 4 References...