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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which had aired its programming on TBS).

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Founded
October 11, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-11)
Industry
Professional wrestling
Headquarters
Williams Street Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Defunct
March 31, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03-31) (de facto) · December 16, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-16) (de jure)
Fate
2001: Select assets purchased by the WWF 2017: Shut down and renamed by AOL Time Warner, with holding company later being absorbed into parent Turner Broadcasting System

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World Championship Wrestling

Nodes158
Edges157
Triples107
Avg. degree1.99
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World Championship Wrestling

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related to 1982 to 1993: Origins, creation, and NWA membership · 22
World Championship Wrestling → Atlanta, Australian, Barnett, Black Saturday, Charlotte, Following, GCW, GCW's, Georgia, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Influential, JCP, Jim Barnett, Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-Atlantic, North Carolina, NWA, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, Saturday, WCW
Products · 7
World Championship Wrestling → Home video, Live events, Merchandise, Music, Pay-per-view, Publishing, TV
related to External links · 6
World Championship Wrestling → Commentary, HistoryDDT Digest, WCW, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, World Championship Wrestling Results, WWE
Parent · 4
World Championship Wrestling → Time Warner (1996–2001), Time Warner (2001–2017, as Universal Wrestling Corporation), Turner Broadcasting System (1988–1996), WWE (2001–present, as WCW, Inc.)
Defunct · 2
World Championship Wrestling → December 16, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-16) (de jure), March 31, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03-31) (de facto)
Formerly · 2
World Championship Wrestling → Universal Wrestling Corporation (1988, 2001–2017), World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (1988–2001)
Predecessor · 2
World Championship Wrestling → Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions
Area served · 1
World Championship Wrestling → Worldwide
Fate · 1
World Championship Wrestling → 2001: Select assets purchased by the WWF 2017: Shut down and renamed by AOL Time Warner, with holding company later being absorbed into parent Turner Broadcasting System
Founded · 1
World Championship Wrestling → October 11, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-11)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
World Championship WrestlingArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingDefunctMarch 31, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03-31) (de facto)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingDefunctDecember 16, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-16) (de jure)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingFate2001: Select assets purchased by the WWF 2017: Shut down and renamed by AOL Time Warner, with holding company later being absorbed into parent Turner Broadcasting System1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingFormerlyUniversal Wrestling Corporation (1988, 2001–2017)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingFormerlyWorld Championship Wrestling, Inc. (1988–2001)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingFoundedOctober 11, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-10-11)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingFounderTed Turner1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingHeadquartersWilliams Street Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingIndustryProfessional wrestling1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingNumber of employeesc. 150 (March 1998)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingParentTurner Broadcasting System (1988–1996)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingParentTime Warner (1996–2001)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingParentTime Warner (2001–2017, as Universal Wrestling Corporation)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingParentWWE (2001–present, as WCW, Inc.)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingPredecessorGeorgia Championship Wrestling1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingPredecessorJim Crockett Promotions1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsHome video1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsLive events1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsMerchandise1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsMusic1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsPay-per-view1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsPublishing1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingProductsTV1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingRevenue~$500 million (1999)1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingServicesLicensing1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingSuccessorWWE brands1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingTrade nameWorld Championship Wrestling1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingTypePrivate1.00infobox
World Championship WrestlingWebsiteWCW Wrestling (archived) WCW on WWE.com1.00infobox

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