Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joe Blanchard and based in San Antonio, Texas , from 1978 to 1985, when it was purchased by Texas All-Star Wrestling and absorbed into that company.
14-576: (Redirected from SWCW World Tag Team Championship ) Professional wrestling tag team championship SCW World Tag Team Championship Details Promotion Southwest Championship Wrestling Date established August 1980 Statistics First champion(s) Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk Final champion(s) The Sheepherders ( Luke Williams and Butch Miller ) Most reigns Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez (2 reigns) The SCW World Tag Team Championship
28-701: A few months and was abandoned in September 1983, and in April 1985, the promotion was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling. Southwest Championship Wrestling had many working alliances with other wrestling promotions such as the American Wrestling Association when its world champion Nick Bockwinkel defended his title at SWC cards. Southwest Championship Wrestling also had talent exchange deals with World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas and
42-682: A large number of obstructed view seats in the lower levels due to the support beams required for the upper deck. In 1986, the White Way Sign/ Sony JumboTron center-hung video scoreboard was introduced, remaining at the arena for the rest of its life. It was the first center-mounted arena JumboTron in existence. HemisFair Arena was torn down in 1995, two years after the Spurs moved to the Alamodome in 1993. The last Spurs game at HemisFair Arena took place May 20, 1993, when
56-664: A small boxing venue in San Antonio, although occasional matches from cards at San Antonio's HemisFair Arena were also seen. Starting on December 5, 1982, Southwest Championship Wrestling became the first weekly wrestling program on the USA Cable Network , airing Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time . As a result of the new national exposure, SWCW staged a one-night tournament in Houston, Texas , to determine an "Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion." Adrian Adonis
70-674: The American Basketball Association moved to the arena after the Dallas Chaparrals relocated following the 1972–73 ABA season. The February 1974 arrival of Hall of Famer George Gervin helped transform the franchise. The Spurs were such a success as an ABA franchise that they became one of four ABA franchises absorbed into the NBA following the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. The Spurs played their first game at
84-576: The World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico . In 2010, JADAT Sports Inc. bought all the footage of SCW and Texas All Star from Ronnie Martinez. They have released a DVD "Best of the 80s Volume I", which contains mostly SCW footage. The Southwest Championship Wrestling tape library is one of the few classic wrestling tape libraries not owned by World Wrestling Entertainment . in 2021 JADAT Sports Inc. appointed Stream Go Media LLC as
98-584: The Spurs lost to the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 the Western Conference semifinals in the 1993 NBA Playoffs on a last-second jump shot by league MVP Charles Barkley . The last ticketed event to be held at the facility was a Van Halen concert March 25, 1995. The last event at HemisFair Arena was a graduation for a local high school, Thomas Jefferson High School , on May 30, 1995. The site is now
112-736: The arena during the 1972-73 NBA season . The arena was originally built as part of (and named for) the 1968 HemisFair . The facility was located in Downtown San Antonio near the Tower of the Americas , one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city. HemisFair Arena and the Tower of the Americas were constructed by a joint venture of two contractors—Lyda Inc. of San Antonio and H. A. Lott, Inc. of Houston . The arena initially held 10,146 fans for basketball . The San Antonio Spurs of
126-559: The arena on October 10, 1973, losing to the San Diego Conquistadors 121-106 in front of 5,879. Throughout its lifespan, it was considered one of the loudest arenas in the NBA. As Spurs games began regularly selling out, new seating was added in 1978 by raising the roof of the arena, allowing the construction of an upper deck, increasing the capacity to more than 16,000. While the renovation boosted capacity, it did result in
140-563: The exclusive distribution agents for both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling. Footage from both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling both appear on the streaming service "Wrestling Legends Network" built and operated by Stream Go Media, LLC launched on May 25, 2021, on the Roku platform and on www.WrestlingLegendsNetwork.tv. For most of the promotion's existence, the World Heavyweight Champion of the American Wrestling Association
154-481: The inability of the promotion to keep paying USA the $ 7,000 per week to keep the time slot, and a monetary offer made to the cable channel by WWF owner Vince McMahon to replace Southwest Championship Wrestling with his own programming, USA canceled the program (in spite of the high ratings the show was garnering for the network) and turned the time slot over to WWF All American Wrestling . Adonis' "undisputed championship" simply faded from SCW storylines within
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#1732794064561168-738: Was recognized as SCW's top champion as well. HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena ) was an indoor arena located in San Antonio , Texas . It was home to the ABA / NBA 's San Antonio Spurs from 1973 to 1993 and the San Antonio Force of the AFL during the 1992 season, their only year of existence. The Houston Rockets also played home games at
182-1965: Was the top tag team championship in Southwest Championship Wrestling from its establishment in 1980 until 1984, when the title was abandoned. History [ edit ] Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Dory Jr. and Terry Funk 1 c. August 1980 Billed as champions on arrival Wahoo McDaniel and Ivan Putski 1 c. May 1981 San Antonio, TX Defeat Dory Funk Jr. and Larry Lane, subbing for injured Terry Funk Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez 1 c. August 1981 ? Manny Fernandez and Chavo Guerrero 1 ? ? Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez 2 ? ? Bruiser Brody and Dick Slater 1 1982 Houston, TX Vacant Title vacant The Fabulous Ones ( Stan Lane and Steve Keirn ) 1 March 1984 Australia Win fictitious tournament The Sheepherders (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) 1 March 4, 1984 San Antonio, TX Title retired September 1984 Title abandoned References [ edit ] ^ Hoops, Brian (March 4, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved March 5, 2017 . External links [ edit ] SWCW World Tag Team title history Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SCW_World_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=1240787352 " Categories : Southwest Championship Wrestling championships Tag team wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Southwest Championship Wrestling Its television matches were usually taped at The Junction,
196-581: Was the winner of this tournament, and as a result he was presented with the oldest existing championship belt by Lou Thesz as well as a brand new belt. The 75-year old belt is now on display at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa However, because of a particularly bloody match between Tully Blanchard and "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan (which USA refused to air),
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