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PTC Global Title

2007-08-09T17:46:32Z

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Now defunct after being merged with the [[PTC Extreme Title]] to create the [[PTC Unified Championship]], the PTC Global Title was, for several years, the premier title in [[Primetime Central]].

== Title History ==
# [[Vampir Nosferatu]]
##Vampir won the first ever GTT to be crowded the first PTC Global Champion.
##Vampir defeated Jay Phoenix in the finals at Primetime Championship Wrestling's Friday Fusion on November 23rd, 2001
## He would later be stripped of the title.
# [[Obsidian]]
##Obsidian, from WeWA won the belt on May 19, 2002 at Night of Champions. The belt would later be retired after Obsidian suddenly departed from PTC.
# [[Donny Diamond]]
##Won a 15 Man Elimination Match at a PTC PPV for the vacated title on 4-22-03.
##The last five by order of elimination were DVD (XWF), Jesse Jamester (LOW), the Real Deal (DWO), Mike Meyhu (LOW), and Donny Diamond (DWO). Donny was named the winner and crowd the newly restated Global Champion.
##Donny lost the belt when losing in the first round of the PIT in July of 2003. The belt was declared vacant and the winner of the tournament would be the new champion.
# [[Seymour Almasy]]
##Seymour's first reign as Global Champion came on July 2003 and lasted until March 2004 where he would be defeated by Chris Storm. Seymour won a 64-Man PTC Invitational Tourney for the belt.
##On October 31st, 2003 Seymour successfully defended his title against Angelus Sorrow. It is the first known successful title defense.
##On February 8th, 2004 Seymour Almasy successfully defended his title against Dave Harley of WWA in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match on RPW's Adrenaline program. Chris Storm attacked Seymour Almasy with the Global title after the match.
##Following the match the head of the PTC Global Title division stepped down and was replaced.
# [[Chris Storm]]
##Chris Storm defeated Seymour Almasy and AWS Man (Also Known as Bill) on March 2004.
##He would later lose the belt to Jesse Jamester during a fatal fourway match on April 4, 2004.
##Many credit this time as a renewal in interest in the PTC Global Title, which saw it's first ever stint of regular title defenses.
# [[Jesse Jamester]]
##Jesse defeated Apocalypse (FAW), Patti Anderson (4WW), and © Chris Storm (RPW) at XUW's Reborn on April 4, 2004.
# [[Hessian]]
##Hessian defeated Blake Wolfson (XUW), Iron Lung (LOW), Josh Moody (GW), Todd Dream (4WW), and © Jesse Jamester (GW) in a Six-Way Ladder Match for PTC Global Title on LOW Realm 50 on May 5, 2004.
##Following the match the head of the PTC Global title division stepped down and was replaced.
# [[Saij]]
##Saij defeated Digital Mortality (UWF) and © Hessian (RPW) in a Three-Way Match for PTC Global Title.
# Seymour Almasy (2)
##Seymour won the belt back from Saij in what was supposed to be a rematch of all the previous former Global Champions at PTC Survivor on 08-08-2004. Only Saij and Jesse Jamester showed up for the match.
# [[The Latch Key Kid]]
##Latch Key Kid defeated Seymour Almasy on LOW television on 01-24-2005.
# [[Emilio Rage]]
##Emilio Rage defeats Mal Somers (WWA), Nick Worrell (Core), and © Latch Key Kid (XUW) at PTC's Seven of the Best event on 04-02-2005
# [[Karina Wolfenden]]
##Karina vacated the title after defeated Emilio Rage on 5/25/2005.
##The night is referred to as one of the worst nights of the Global title's history since Vampir's win.
# [[Rich Rollins|Rich "The Renegade" Rollins]]
##Rich Rollins won the Global Title at PTC's Super Series in a Scavenger Hunt Match for the vacant PTC Global and Extreme Titles on 02-14-2006.
# [[Uber Judge]]
##Defeated Rich Rollins on 06-04-2006 for the title.
# [[Shadow]]
##Shadow defeated Uber Judge by KO at PTC vs. Archibald MacGregor on 09-15-2006.
##The match was one of the fastest very, with Shadow defeated Uber Judge in less than two minutes.
# Seymour Almasy (3)
##Seymour defeated Shadow on the eve of GTT6 on FUSE's Killzone on 09-28-2006, making the first person to ever win the belt three times.
##Chandler Tsonda of PRIME was scheduled to be a part of the match but had to withdraw last minute for personal reasons.
# [[Kimbusa]]
##Kimbusa defeated Seymour Almasy on 10-24-2006 in the first round of the GTT6 tournament as part of the Kanga bracket.
##In the next round of the tournament, Kimbusa defended the title against Shadow and retained the belt.
##It is the second time ever the belt was defended during a GTT event, the first to not be in the finals.
# [[Clinton Sage]]
##Clinton Sage defeated © Kimbusa, Angelo Deville, and Doctor Curiosity on FUSE's Killzone 30 on 02-22-2007.
# [[Jason Snow]]1
##Jason Snow defeated Jayce Bradley, Dusk, "The New Shit" Bobino and © Clinton Sage on 04-30-2007
1At this point, the Global Title was unified with the Extreme Title.

ACWF Match

2007-08-06T03:47:41Z

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The ACWF Match is [[GCW]]'s signature match. Named after the ACWF promotion where innovators [[The Jhub]] and [[Khan]] got their start, ACWF now stands for Asphalt, Chains, Wrenches and Forklifts. The match begun held in a parking lot, where the objective was to use a forklift to raise yourself to the title belt suspended above the concrete ring area. The match has since been adapted to accommodate non-title matches, but remains the most brutal match in all of professional wrestling.

== ACWF I ==
The first ACWF Match was held at Annihilation in the [[CWU]]. The Jhub masterminded the brutal concept and defended his United States Title against Khan. The match was every bit as violent and bloody as promised, and saw the rise of Khan as one of the world's premier athletes. The match is generally viewed as dominated by Khan, who defeated The Jhub and won the title.

== ACWF II ==
The Jhub challenged Khan to an ACWF rematch at GCW's version of Annihilation later in 2001. The two met in a contest that was even more intense than the first. The Jhub was aided in part by Mike Hardy, his System-X teammate who returned to keep the match even. In the end, The Jhub evened the score with Khan and defeated his nemesis to win in his signature event.

== ACWF III ==
The Jhub returned to the match that he'd placed his brand on at NC-17 2001. This time his opponent was bitter rival [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]]. The contest is widely regarded as the best ACWF Match of the series and featured the two future Hall of Fame athletes at their best. Once again The Jhub proved to be the toughest man in the business, defeating Rollins with the Sharpshooter in a brutal match that ultimately ended Rollins' career for several years.

== ACWF IV ==
The fourth ACWF match was a first in that it was the main event of Shockwave 2002, and was the first ACWF match to be featured in the arena. The ring was removed and the contest fought on the bare floor. The Jhub returned once more to vie for the GCW World Title against champion Badger Benandanti and Octavian. The legendary match lived up to its predecessors, but The Jhub fell short this time, falling to new champion Octavian.

== ACWF V ==
In perhaps the most grand ACWF match of all time, The Jhub met Jason O'Neil at X-Wrestling's first Pay-Per-View, Evolution. The two met in the abandoned GCW Headquarters high rise in Columbus, Ohio. The match was beyond violent, seeing The Jhub fall from the top of the building at the hands of O'Neil. The Jhub continued the match but ultimately fell short, leaving O'Neil with the win.

== ACWF VI ==
The biggest ACWF match of all time was the first Pay-Per-View main event of GCW's second generation. At the self-titled Pay-Per-View event, Jason Dread, Mike Hardy, Octavian, Toad, Twisted and The Jhub competed in a massive ACWF match to crown a new World Champion. Each man came within inches of capturing the coveted belt, but ultimately it was Jason Dread winning his second title and scoring his first ACWF win.

== ACWF VII==
ACWF VII was not hosted by GCW, instead appearing at a PTC cooperative event. Trey Tremendous fought Eva VanLorne in the exhibition, and VanLorne captured the major victory.

== ACWF VIII==
An unprecedented event occurred at NC-17 2006. The first ever Tag Team ACWF match took place, featuring stars from both GCW and [[PRIME]]. [[Steven Caldera]] and [[Seymour Almasy]] teamed up to represent GCW, taking on the turncoat [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]] and his new partner [[Angelo Deville]]. Ultimately it was team GCW emerging victorious as Caldera forced Rollins to submit.

== Other Matches ==
The ACWF match has been emulated in other promotions around the world. It is not known exactly how many ACWF matches there have been, but the only ones officially recognized are those held in Global Championship Wrestling.

GCW

2007-08-05T06:27:08Z

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| active=Active
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| fedhead=[[Steven Caldera]]
| PPV=4
| TV=[[WorldWide]]
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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.

== '''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''' ===
{| style="border: 1px #000 solid;" rules="all" cellpadding="3"
! Championship
! Current Champion
! Won From

|-
| '''[[GCW World Heavyweight Title]]''' || [[Lia Ambrosi]] || [[Bryan Mayhem]]
|-
| '''[[GCW United States Title]]''' || [[Shaman]] || [[Jordan White]]
|-
| '''[[GCW Tag Team Titles]]''' || [[Banned & Exiled~!]] || [[UNITE]]
|-
| '''[[GCW Television Title]]''' || [[Jay Terror]] || [[Jimmy Thunder]]
|}

=== '''Defunct Championships''' ===
[[GCW Hardcore Title]] 
[[GCW Vanguard Title]] 
[[GCW Cruiserweight Title]] 
[[GCW Women's Title]]

Steven Caldera

2007-07-29T15:33:43Z

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{{Infobox Characters
| Character=Steven Caldera
| Image=Caldera.jpg
| First=ACWF Aug. 2000
| Last=GCW (current)
| Feds=Global Championship Wrestling
| Age=30
| birthplace=Columbus OH
| Finisher=Caldera Drop
| Style=Technician
| championships=AWA World Champion x3
| handler=
| Images=IMAGE CATEGORY NAME IF APPLICABLE
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'''Steven Caldera''' (born Steven James Caldera on September 8, 1976) is the founder, owner and President of [[GCW]] and [[Caldera Enterprises, Incorporated]]. Caldera is best known as the owner of GCW, but also enjoyed a highly successful wrestling career before suffering career ending injuries. He is currently a member of the stable [[The Establishment]].
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== Early Life ==
Caldera was born in Columbus, Ohio to wealthy parents. He did not perform well in grade school, nor did he show any particular physical gifts. Caldera withdrew from school at age 16 and went to college. There he excelled, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Business from Ohio State by age 20. Caldera then pursued a degree in Law, which he obtained from Harvard at age 23. During his last year of law school, Caldera began to pursue his life's dream of wrestling. The goal was simply to experience wrestling before going on to a career in law, but Caldera saw fast success and abandoned his life as an attorney to continue wrestling.

== Career ==

=== ACWF ===
Steven Caldera got his start in the ACWF in 2000. He progressed quickly, managing to capture the federation's World Title in one month, becoming the first and only ACWF World Champion. During this time he formed close friendships with Gaius Octavianus, later to become known as [[Octavian]], and [[Khan]], as well as the ACWF's owner [[Mr. Danger]]. Caldera also wrestled with close friend [[The Jhub]].

During the ACWF's first and only Pay-Per-View event, Deadly Decisions, Caldera wrestled in a one-night tournament, defeating The Heckler, the Lord of Illusions, and finally arch nemesis Big Daddy Dero to become the ACWF World Champion. However, during the final match, Caldera suffered a devastating knee injury, rupturing the ACL and MCL in his right knee. Doctors informed Caldera that the injury was career-threatening, and when the ACWF closed shortly thereafter, Caldera considered retirement.

=== CWU ===
However, Caldera was contacted by the Krotzers of the CWU. He was offered a job as Commissioner after expressing interest in working as booker. Commissioner Caldera arrived in the CWU in late 2000 and was immediately despised by the CWU crowd for his manipulative, absolutist approach to management. However, though personally disliked, most of the CWU's roster appreciated Caldera for having quickly boosted ratings. CWU experienced unprecedented success under Caldera, who quickly showed his aptitude for the business. The ownership disappeared during this time, leaving Caldera in charge of the company, and the CWU became the biggest independent federation in America. However, once the ownership returned, Caldera was forced out. Caldera announced his intention to start his own wrestling promotion, and most of the CWU roster made verbal commitments to follow him there. Among the CWU stars who would eventually establish themselves in GCW were Toxic, Trash (later known as [[Twizzy]]) and [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]].

=== GCW ===
Caldera founded GCW in February of 2001. He had amassed considerable personal wealth during his time in wrestling, which he invested wisely. He took the entire sum and committed it to GCW, putting his life on the line to continue to pursue his passion for wrestling. The risk paid off as GCW debuted to record numbers.

=== AWA ===
Shortly after starting GCW, Caldera underwent an experimental knee replacement surgery. The surgery was highly successful, allowing Caldera to return to the ring. While continuing to work as head booker for GCW, Caldera began working for the independent promotion the [[American Wrestling Alliance]]. Caldera quickly won acclaim as the AWA Television Champion. After major rivalries with Vapor Adams and Dave 'The Rave' Santini, Caldera began his historic feud with Low. Low and Caldera engaged in a long, brutal war over the AWA World Title. Caldera finally won the AWA World Title in a First Blood Match against Low in December 2001. Low would win the title back two months later, only to promptly vacate the belt. Caldera would then win the vacated title back in February. Eventually Caldera's replaced knee wore out and had to be operated on again, prompting Caldera to pass the title off to former rival and protoge Vapor Adams.

During this time, Caldera returned full force to GCW and resurrected his historic stable [[The Establishment]]. With GCW World Champion Jason Dread heading the group with US Champion Michael Stevens, Toxic and Khan, Caldera became a force in his own promotion once again. The group dominated GCW until its closing in May. The company had remained financially sound, but due to a heavy work schedule the GCW roster faltered and ultimately needed time off.

During this break, Caldera returned to the AWA having healed his knee. Caldera met old rival Dave Santini and Ray Owens in a triple threat match in December 2002, where he captured his third AWA World Title. He held the title for 42 days before meeting Hangman in a steel cage match at Hellbowl. The match ended in a no contest when Caldera was thrown from the top of the cage, resulting in massive damage to his knee. Caldera was stripped of the title and would never wrestle in the AWA again. The knee damage was so severe that Caldera was unable to return to any ring for a full time schedule. A third reconstructive surgery on his right knee allows him to live comfortably.

=== Middle Years ===
Caldera has returned to the ring from time to time since then. Most notably Caldera entered PTC's [[GTT]]5 tournament, making a short but impressive run before his knee failed him against Jimmy Bong. Caldera also teamed with [[Seymour Almasy]] at [[NC-17]] 2006 against [[Angelo Deville]] and [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]] in an [[ACWF Match]]. Caldera defeated Rollins in the match and escaped significant damage.

During GCW's downtime, Caldera linked up with new wrestler [[Kimbusa]]. Kimbusa soared to notoriety under Caldera's tutelage in GTT3, tearing to the semifinals before finally falling to Deville. The duo then went to OSW, where Caldera worked as a road agent. They then moved to [[Five Star Wrestling]], where Kimbusa enjoyed great success in the ring. Caldera continued to manage Kimbusa there while also acting as lead Color Commentator and road agent.

Also during this time, Caldera served as the President of [[Primetime Central]]. When WO split with PTC, Caldera was tapped to run the group. Caldera ran PTC for several months, helping PTC remain relevant after losing some of its premier promotions. Caldera stepped down after helping solidify PTC and pursued other projects.

After splitting from Kimbusa, Caldera took most of 2004 off to expand [[Caldera Enterprises, Incorporated]]. During this time Caldera's company grew exponentially, making Caldera one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.

=== GCW Again ===
Caldera finally reopened GCW in 2005 to a huge response. GCW instantly became bigger and better, attributable to Caldera's greater experience and resources. GCW continues to run today with great success, though Caldera himself has returned to his absolutist ways, having resurrected The Establishment once again.

== Career Highlights ==
2000: Breaks into wrestling with the ACWF, wins World Title. 
October 2000: Suffers major knee injury that plagues the remainder of his active career. 
November 2000: Named Commissioner of CWU. 
February 2001: CWU closes. Caldera founds Global Championship Wrestling. 
December 2001: Returns to the ring with the AWA, wins AWA World Title. 
February 2002: Wins second AWA World Title. 
May 2002: GCW closes. Caldera manages Kimbusa through GTT3. Becomes FSW Color Commentator. 
December 2002: Wins third AWA World Title. 
January 2003: Caldera suffers major knee injury at the hands of AWA star Hangman. Retires officially from active competition. 
February 2005: Reopens GCW to huge audience. 
Caldera finished his professional career with an in-ring record of 98 wins and 18 losses.

ACWF Match

2007-07-19T00:12:28Z

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The ACWF Match is [[GCW]]'s signature match. Named after the ACWF promotion where innovators [[The Jhub]] and [[Khan]] got their start, ACWF now stands for Asphalt, Chains, Wrenches and Forklifts. The match begun held in a parking lot, where the objective was to use a forklift to raise yourself to the title belt suspended above the concrete ring area. The match has since been adapted to accommodate non-title matches, but remains the most brutal match in all of professional wrestling.

== ACWF I ==
The first ACWF Match was held at Annihilation in the [[CWU]]. The Jhub masterminded the brutal concept and defended his United States Title against Khan. The match was every bit as violent and bloody as promised, and saw the rise of Khan as one of the world's premier athletes. The match is generally viewed as dominated by Khan, who defeated The Jhub and won the title.

== ACWF II ==
The Jhub challenged Khan to an ACWF rematch at GCW's version of Annihilation later in 2001. The two met in a contest that was even more intense than the first. The Jhub was aided in part by Mike Hardy, his System-X teammate who returned to keep the match even. In the end, The Jhub evened the score with Khan and defeated his nemesis to win in his signature event.

== ACWF III ==
The Jhub returned to the match that he'd placed his brand on at NC-17 2001. This time his opponent was bitter rival [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]]. The contest is widely regarded as the best ACWF Match of the series and featured the two future Hall of Fame athletes at their best. Once again The Jhub proved to be the toughest man in the business, defeating Rollins with the Sharpshooter in a brutal match that ultimately ended Rollins' career for several years.

== ACWF IV ==
The fourth ACWF match was a first in that it was the main event of Shockwave 2002, and was the first ACWF match to be featured in the arena. The ring was removed and the contest fought on the bare floor. The Jhub returned once more to vie for the GCW World Title against champion Badger Benandanti and Octavian. The legendary match lived up to its predecessors, but The Jhub fell short this time, falling to new champion Octavian.

== ACWF V ==

== ACWF VI ==
The biggest ACWF match of all time was the first Pay-Per-View main event of GCW's second generation. At the self-titled Pay-Per-View event, Jason Dread, Mike Hardy, Octavian, Toad, Twisted and The Jhub competed in a massive ACWF match to crown a new World Champion. Each man came within inches of capturing the coveted belt, but ultimately it was Jason Dread winning his second title and scoring his first ACWF win.

== ACWF VII==
ACWF VII was not hosted by GCW, instead appearing at a PTC cooperative event. Trey Tremendous fought Eva VanLorne in the exhibition, and VanLorne captured the major victory.

== ACWF VIII==
An unprecedented event occurred at NC-17 2006. The first ever Tag Team ACWF match took place, featuring stars from both GCW and [[PRIME]]. [[Steven Caldera]] and [[Seymour Almasy]] teamed up to represent GCW, taking on the turncoat [[Rich 'The Renegade' Rollins]] and his new partner [[Angelo Deville]]. Ultimately it was team GCW emerging victorious as Caldera forced Rollins to submit.

== Other Matches ==
The ACWF match has been emulated in other promotions around the world. It is not known exactly how many ACWF matches there have been, but the only ones officially recognized are those held in Global Championship Wrestling.

Lindsay Troy

2007-07-17T02:48:03Z

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Lindsay Troy (Born Lindsay Strozzi on August 30, 1976) is the PRIME Universal Champion. She loathes Steven Caldera's existence (har har har, Ben. I love you. >=)).

Steven Caldera

2007-07-17T02:47:34Z

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