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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 in 2000 and, during its three years in operation, held events throughout the Southern United States in Virginia , Tennessee , Florida , Georgia and Alabama ; 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.

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60-407: Professional wrestling championship TCW Hardcore Championship Details Promotion Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Date established September 18, 2001 Date retired September 29, 2001 Statistics First champion(s) Lodi Final champion(s) Jason Sugarman The TCW Hardcore Championship

120-610: A booker and television producer for Jim Crockett Promotions 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. In early 2001, the closings of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling resulted in

180-538: A heart attack on September 21, 2002, while en route to a Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling show where he was scheduled to wrestle against Gary Wolfe in a match for the promotion's heavyweight title. His family maintained that Petty never used drugs but that his death was caused by a congenital heart defect that runs in his family. Every year, the IWA-Mid South professional wrestling promotion memorializes him by holding

240-558: A fan to toss him a steel chair . This resulted in multiple fans hurtling chairs into the ring, with Rock and Grunge being buried under a large pile of steel chairs. The Public Enemy's first reign as ECW Tag Team Champions ended the following month at the NWA World Title Tournament event, where Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck (substituting for Terry Funk, who had temporarily departed the promotion) defeated them in an upset . Around this time, Eastern Championship Wrestling

300-782: A long-running feud with the Nasty Boys . At Clash of the Champions XXXII , the two teams wrestled one another to a double disqualification. At SuperBrawl VI in February 1996, the Nasty Boys defeated the Public Enemy in a falls count anywhere match . At Bash at the Beach in July 1996, the Nasty Boys defeated the Public Enemy in a dog collar match . On the September 23, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro ,

360-650: A no contest. At Heat Wave: the Battle for the Future in July 1994, the Public Enemy defeated the Funk brothers in a barbed wire match . At Hardcore Heaven in August 1994, the Public Enemy successfully defended their titles against the Bad Breed . Later that evening, the Public Enemy interfered in the main event bout between Terry Funk and Cactus Jack . As the four men brawled, Funk called for

420-560: A professional wrestler under Afa Anoa'i . He debuted in 1978 under the ring name "Cheetah Kid". Petty worked in the American Wrestling Association from 1985 to 1988. In March 1990, Petty toured Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of its "Big Fight Series". During the tour, he teamed with Pegasus Kid and faced opponents such as Jushin Thunder Liger , Takashi Iizuka , and Kengo Kimura . Upon returning to

480-602: A series of matches against the Faces of Fear and Harlem Heat , culminating in a triangle match at SuperBrawl VII that was won by the Public Enemy. At Uncensored in March 1997, Harlem Heat defeated the Public Enemy. At Spring Stampede in April 1997, the Public Enemy defeated Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichael . At Slamboree in May 1997, the Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat in a dark match . For

540-461: A three way dance to win their fourth and final ECW World Tag Team Championship. Their reign ended later that month when 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Rock in a bout where Scorpio's ECW World Television Championship and the Public Enemy's ECW World Tag Team Championship were both on the line. In November 1995 at November to Remember , the Public Enemy unsuccessfully challenged 2 Cold Scorpio and the Sandman for

600-464: Is about preserving TCW legacy while adapting to the evolving landscape of entertainment. 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

660-616: Is different from Wikidata Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling 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 , Daffney Glacier , Ron Reis , Sonny Siaki , Scotty Riggs , Larry Zbyszko , Scott Hall , and The Public Enemy ( Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge ), all of whom would win championship titles. Dusty's son Dustin Rhodes , who at

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720-590: 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." Having begun holding events in Florida that year, Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling began branching out to rival promotions. Among these

780-589: The NWA World Tag Team Championship from The New Heavenly Bodies. 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. On January 26, 2002, Dustin Rhodes defeated Scotty Riggs to win TCW Heavyweight Championship but surrendered

840-632: The Ohio -based Championship Wrestling promotion, facing the Bushwhackers in a series of matches. The Public Enemy signed with the World Wrestling Federation in early 1999. They were not accepted "backstage" by veteran WWF wrestlers and backstage personnel due to animosity over the fact that The Public Enemy chose WCW over the WWF when the two companies were pursuing the tag team in late 1995. Rocco Rock

900-569: The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -based promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) as the Public Enemy . They made their debut at UltraClash , defeating Ian Rotten and Jason Knight . At NWA Bloodfest the following month, they defeated the Bad Breed and Badd Company in a triangle cage match . Over the following months, they feuded with Badd Company, defeating them in a " South Philly Hood" match at November to Remember . At Holiday Hell:

960-619: The Southern United States , most often in Dothan, Alabama , until the promotion's close in 2003. 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 ,

1020-411: The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) alongside Johnny Grunge as the Public Enemy during the 1990s. He was a four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion , a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion , and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion . Ted Petty was born on September 1, 1953. He graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in nutrition . Following a brief boxing career, Petty trained as

1080-815: The World Wrestling Federation as Tekno Team 2000 , also competed in the promotion. Dusty Rhodes began plans for organizing a new promotion based in the state of Georgia in 1999, later establishing offices in East Cobb County, Georgia . It would be, said Rhodes, a southern promotion that was "old school but with modern ideas". Early the next year, he started promoting local wrestling events in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee as part of "The American Dream Tour 2000". 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

1140-549: The World Wrestling Federation as "Cheetah Kid". Later that month, he wrestled two matches for World Championship Wrestling as "the Executioner", including a bout against 2 Cold Scorpio that aired on WCW WorldWide . In April and June 1993, Petty toured Austria and Germany with the World Wrestlings Superstars promotion. In September 1993, Petty (as "Rocco Rock") and Johnny Grunge began wrestling regularly for

1200-647: The Acolyte Test" since the Dudley Boyz did get over after a feud with the APA while The Public Enemy failed. The Public Enemy wrestled their final match for the WWF on March 30, 1999, in a match taped for Shotgun Saturday Night , losing to the Hardy Boyz via disqualification. The match was aired on television on April 10, 1999. Shortly after airing, both members of Public Enemy were released in mid-April 1999. After leaving

1260-450: The August 19, 1999 episode of WCW Thunder , losing to Sid Vicious in a handicap match . After leaving WCW in late-1999, the Public Enemy began wrestling on the independent circuit . In June 1999, they briefly held the NWA World Tag Team Championship . From December 1999 to May 2000, they appeared with Xtreme Pro Wrestling . In July and August 2000, they wrestled in Perth and Sydney for

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1320-610: The Australian i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling promotion, briefly holding the i-Generation Tag Team Championship on two occasions. In November 2001, Rock and Grunge (as the "South Philly Posse") took part in television tapings for the X Wrestling Federation in Orlando, Florida . In May 2002, Rock and Grunge began appearing with the Philadelphia-based Pro-Pain Pro-Wrestling promotion. Petty died of

1380-808: The Body Count in December 1993, Pat Tanaka (one-half of Badd Company) defeated Rock in a "Body Count" match, marking the end of the feud. At The Night the Line Was Crossed in February 1994, the Public Enemy defeated the Bruise Brothers in a "no rules" match . On March 6, 1994, they defeated Kevin Sullivan and the Tazmaniac to win the ECW Tag Team Championship . At Ultimate Jeopardy in March 1994,

1440-847: The Champions XIII in November 1990, then teamed with Krueger in a loss to the Steiner Brothers at Starrcade '90: Collision Course in December 1990. In March 1991, Petty appeared with the Universal Wrestling Federation , taking part in a taping for the Fury Hour television show. In June 1992, Petty toured Japan with W*ING , competing in a tournament for the W*ING World Junior Heavyweight Championship . In January 1993, Petty wrestled two matches for

1500-604: The ECW World Tag Team Championship. The following day, the Public Enemy wrestled a dark match for the World Wrestling Federation at its Survivor Series pay-per-view , unsuccessfully challenging The Smoking Gunns for the WWF World Tag Team Championship . At December to Dismember in December 1995, the Public Enemy teamed with the Pitbulls and Tommy Dreamer to defeat Raven, Stevie Richards,

1560-648: The Eliminators , and the Heavenly Bodies in an Ultimate Jeopardy steel cage match (with a stipulation that if the Public Enemy were defeated they would need to wrestle one another). At Holiday Hell later that month, the Public Enemy lost to the Gangstas. In January 1996 at House Party , the Public Enemy made their final appearance with ECW before leaving to join World Championship Wrestling, defeating

1620-506: The Gangstas in the main event. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked Rock #90 in the 1995 PWI 500 (an index of the world's top 500 wrestlers) - his highest ever placing. At the outset of 1996, the Public Enemy signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). They debuted on the January 15, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro , defeating the American Males . Soon after arriving, they began

1680-400: The Gangstas, losing to them in a cage match at Heat Wave in July 1995 and in a stretcher match at Wrestlepalooza . At Gangstas Paradise in September 1995, the Public Enemy teamed with Mikey Whipwreck to defeat 2 Cold Scorpio (substituting for Mustafa), New Jack, and the Sandman . In October 1995 at South Philly Jam , the Public Enemy defeated Raven and Stevie Richards and the Gangstas in

1740-531: The Houston County Farm Center in Dothan, Alabama between July and December 2001. 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

1800-642: The Outsiders ; the Armstrongs ( Scott Armstrong and Steve Armstrong ); Disorderly Conduct ( Mean Mike and Tough Tom); High Voltage; and the Barbarian and Hugh Morrus . In July 1998, they began a short feud with the Dancing Fools that culminated in a street fight at Road Wild in August 1998 that was won by the Public Enemy. The Public Enemy left WCW in September 1998. They spent the next few months wrestling for

1860-498: The Pitbulls to retain their titles. Over the following months, the Public Enemy defended their titles against the Pitbulls in a series of matches, including dog collar matches and baseball bat matches . Their reign finally ended in July 1995 at Mountain Top Madness when they lost to Raven and Stevie Richards following interference from the Gangstas ( Mustafa and New Jack ). The Public Enemy subsequently began feuding with

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1920-565: The Public Enemy again teamed with Douglas and Hughes, losing to J. T. Smith and the Bruise Brothers in a handicap elimination match . At the same event, the Public Enemy attacked Terry Funk after being paid by Paul E. Dangerously (the manager of Funk's rival Sabu ), causing Funk to declare he would get revenge on the Public Enemy. At Hostile City Showdown in June 1994, the Public Enemy wrestled Terry Funk and his brother Dory Funk Jr. to

1980-583: The Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship . Their reign lasted until the October 1, 1996 episode of WCW Saturday Night , where Harlem Heat regained the titles. The Public Enemy continued to compete in WCW's tag team division for the remainder of the year. In December 1996, they took part in WCW's "Christmas Brawl" tour of Germany. In early 1997, the Public Enemy had

2040-516: The Public Enemy teamed with Shane Douglas and Mr. Hughes to face Sullivan, the Tazmaniac, Road Warrior Hawk , and ECW Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk in an " Ultimate Jeopardy steel cage match ". Each participant had a stipulation which would be implemented if they were defeated; if the Public Enemy were defeated, they would be forced to stop teaming together. Douglas won the bout for his team by pinning Funk. At When Worlds Collide in May 1994,

2100-401: The Public Enemy won the ECW World Tag Team Championship for a third time, defeating Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko and Rick Steiner (substituting for Sabu) and the Tazmaniac in a three way dance . Immediately following their victory, the Public Enemy were attacked by the Pitbulls , beginning a feud between the two teams. At Hostile City Showdown later that month, the Public Enemy defeated

2160-606: The United States, he wrestled for the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance , winning its Brass Knuckles Championship. In June 1990, he began appearing with World Championship Wrestling , initially as "Cheetah Kid", then as "Mario Savoldi", then finally as the faux-South African "Colonel DeKlerk". As "Colonel DeKlerk", Petty teamed with Sergeant Krueger to defeat the Beast and Kaluha at Clash of

2220-602: The WWF, the Public Enemy returned to WCW in July 1999 at the Bash at the Beach pay-per-view, taking part in the "Junkyard Hardcore Invitational" that was won by Fit Finlay . Over the following weeks, the Public Enemy wrestled in the tag team division, facing teams such as the Insane Clown Posse ; Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn ; and Barry Windham and Curt Hennig . On the August 5, 1999 episode of WCW Thunder , Rock lost to Goldberg . They made their final appearance with WCW on

2280-466: The animosity was due to them being brought into the company by Terry Taylor , who had his own backstage issues with much of the wrestlers, including the Acolytes. They had also desired to change the planned finish of the squash match, which involved them being driven through tables by the Acolytes. The Acolytes were instructed only to ensure that they go through with the planned finish of the match, leading to

2340-775: 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. One of these was former manager/valet Daffney whose ex-husband, Rich Ward , was a friend of Evans. She was one of four female wrestlers who competed for the promotion, the others being Kim Nielsen , Leilani Kai and Malia Hosaka . 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

2400-600: 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 , 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 . Scott Hall also joined

2460-585: The first recognized champion. Jason Sugarman 1 September 29, 2001 Dothan, Alabama References [ edit ] ^ Westcott, Brian; Richard Palma (2002). "TCW Hardcore Title History" . Solie's Title Histories. ^ "Lodi profile" . OWOW . Retrieved 2009-08-14 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TCW_Hardcore_Championship&oldid=1240787500 " Category : Hardcore wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

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2520-556: 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. 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

2580-434: The main event, Glacier defended the TCW Heavyweight Championship against Barry Windham. 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

2640-522: 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. 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. On March 3, Scott "The Clap" Anton and "The Extreme Dream" Erik Watts became

2700-418: The match to be turned into a legitimate shoot , with The Acolytes dominating Public Enemy for the entirety of the four-minute match. Following the Public Enemy's subsequent release, the APA claimed that they "ran The Public Enemy out" of the WWF. They said they could do the same to another famous ECW tag team (the Dudley Boyz); after the Dudley Boyz succeeded in the feud, it was commonly referred to as "Passing

2760-464: The promotion and made his official in-ring debut at a special house show in Dothan on May 12. 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. The promotion also continued to hold regular monthly shows at

2820-520: The promotion. 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. Damian Steele , one-half of Ebony & Ivory with Ray Gordy in Deep South Wrestling , got his start in Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. Erik Watts and Chad Fortune , who previously teamed together in

2880-415: The remainder of the year, the Public Enemy faced teams such as Harlem Heat; the Faces of Fear; the Steiner Brothers ; High Voltage . At World War 3 in November 1997, Rock competed in the titular three ring battle royal which was won by Scott Hall . Throughout 1998, the Public Enemy continued to wrestle on WCW WorldWide , WCW Pro , WCW Saturday Night , and WCW Monday Nitro , facing tams such as

2940-462: The remainder of the year, they successfully defended the titles against challengers including Cactus Jack and Whipwreck; the Bad Breed; and 2 Cold Scorpio and Ron Simmons . The Public Enemy's second reign as ECW World Tag Team Champions ran until February 1995, where they lost to Sabu and the Tazmaniac at Double Tables . In March 1995, they made a short tour of Japan with Wrestling International New Generations . In April 1995 at Three Way Dance ,

3000-506: 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 . Rocco Rock Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler , better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock . Rock is best known for his appearances in Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and

3060-469: 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. 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 and C. W. Anderson . Windham's brother, Kendall , also made occasional appearances for

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3120-446: 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. A second match took place days later in Carrollton and resulted in a victory over Steve Corino. His third and last match

3180-404: 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

3240-458: 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. 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. However, partially due to declining business as well as increased competition from WWE, Rhodes

3300-447: Was also forced to change his name and go by the shortened name "Flyboy Rocco", in order not to "cause confusion" with The Rock . They made their WWF debut on the February 22, 1999, episode of Raw is War , defeating The Brood by disqualification. On the March 2, 1999, episode of Sunday Night Heat in Pittsburgh , the Public Enemy lost to the Acolytes in a squash match . In 2013, John "Bradshaw" Layfield elaborated that much of

3360-569: 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,

3420-425: 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

3480-461: Was mostly defended in Georgia but also in other parts of the Southern United States such as Dothan, Alabama . 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

3540-413: Was rebranded "Extreme Championship Wrestling". In August 1994, Rock (as "the Cheetah Kid") wrestled two matches for the World Wrestlings Superstars promotion in Vienna , Austria. Back in ECW, the Public Enemy continued their feud with Cactus Jack and Whipwreck, culminating in a Brawl Game match at November to Remember where they regained the titles (now known as the ECW World Tag Team Championship). For

3600-597: 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 . Title history [ edit ] Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Lodi 1 September 18, 2001 Carrollton, Georgia Defeated Manny Fernandez to become

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