GCW
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Global Championship Wrestling is an active federation that is part of the Primetime Community. It is owned and operated by Caldera Enterprises, Incorporated, headed by GCW Founder and President Steven Caldera. GCW was started in 2001 and has run on and off since then.
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Pre-History
Steven Caldera began in 2000 in a federation called the American Championship Wrestling Federation. GCW fans may recognize the anagram as the very same as GCW's most legendary match. The ACWF was short lived, but it gave Caldera the contacts necessary to begin forming the core for GCW. There he first worked with Mr. Danger, Khan, Octavian, and best friend The Jhub.
During his time in the ACWF, Caldera suffered a severe knee injury that hampered him for the remainder of his career. Due to the nature of the injury, Caldera opted to find his next job as a leader rather than a wrestler. Caldera brought his ACWF friends to the Krotzer's CWU. The CWU operated very successfully under Caldera's guidance, but eventually a leadership dispute caused the CWU to close. Caldera took an expanded core, now including such originals as Toxic, Toad and Rich Rollins to his new promotion. GCW was born in 2001 from this core.
History
GCW got off to a strong start, airing its first television broadcast, Meltdown, on February 12, 2001. Meltdown earned excellent ratings, quickly establishing GCW on the national radar. GCW continued to grow, eventually joining Primetime Central later in 2001 for its first stint.
Television
Current
GCW's current television program is WorldWide. It airs at 8PM EST on X:TV.
Former
GCW's former television program was Meltdown. It aired on Thursdays on USA before moving to X:TV.
Pay Per View
Rampage
- Main Article: Rampage
January: Featuring GCW's Rampage Tournament scoring the winner a GCW World Title shot.
Warpath
- Main Article: Warpath
May: The first GCW PPV ever annually pays homage to the birth of Global Championship Wrestling.
Dangerous Games
- Main Article: Dangerous Games
August: GCW's most popular event, featuring a 30-wrestler battle royal for a World Title shot.
NC-17
- Main Article: NC-17
November: The signature event on the GCW calendar, NC-17 features the best and biggest matches of the year.
Supercards
GCW also hosts eight supercards throughout the course of the year, aired on X:TV.
Facts
Championships
Current Champions
Defunct Championships
GCW Hardcore Title
GCW Vanguard Title
GCW Cruiserweight Title
GCW Women's Title
