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29-553: Its television matches were usually taped at The Junction, 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

58-417: 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 the exclusive distribution agents for both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling. Footage from both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling both appear on

87-838: A branch of the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) system, is located at 600 Soledad Street. SAPL also operates a library portal located at the Briscoe Western Art Museum on Market Street. BiblioTech digital public library has a satellite branch at the Bexar County Courthouse in the Central Jury Room. The Alamo Mission in San Antonio ("the Alamo"), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of

116-642: A one-night tournament in Houston, Texas , to determine an "Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion." Adrian Adonis 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

145-632: A part of federal stimulus spending. The six story, neoclassical , Beaux-Arts building opened in 1937. The Consulate-General of Mexico in San Antonio is located at 127 Navarro Street in Downtown. Greyhound Lines operates the San Antonio Station at 500 North St. Marys Street. VIA Metropolitan Transit operates an Information Center at 211 W. Commerce Street, its Main Executive Office, called The Grand, at 123 N. Medina Street, Ellis Alley Park & Ride, and Centro Plaza,

174-410: A particularly bloody match between Tully Blanchard and "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan (which USA refused to air), 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

203-623: Is also based in Downtown. The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals is located in the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center in Downtown San Antonio. The San Antonio Post Office and Courthouse, located at 615 East Houston Street, functions as a United States Postal Service post office and as a regional office for federal agencies. In 2009, $ 61 million were allocated to renovate the Post Office and Courthouse as

232-624: Is in the Guinness World Records as one of the heaviest buildings ever moved intact. It was placed in its new location, three blocks south of the Alamo, over four days in 1985, and cost $ 650,000 to move. Not far from the city center there are many local theaters, such as the Overtime Theatre. Downtown San Antonio is seeing an uptick of outdoor tourism attractions. With the opening of the Mission Reach section of

261-516: Is in the attendance zone of Fox Tech High School in Downtown, while southern parts are zoned to Brackenridge High School , south of Downtown. Navarro High School , a magnet school, is adjacent to Downtown. The University of Texas at San Antonio has both its Downtown and HemisFair Park campuses in the downtown area. Trinity University is a private, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts college in midtown San Antonio, approximately five miles due north of downtown. The six-story Central Library,

290-577: Is suffused with the local sounds of folklorico and flamenco music during the summer, particularly during celebrations such as the Fiesta Noche del Rio . Also based along the River Walk is the newly restored Aztec On The River , the only surviving exotic-themed movie palace in Texas. The Downtown Area also features Cathedral of San Fernando , The Majestic Theatre , HemisFair Park (home of

319-670: 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 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

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348-561: 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 a large number of obstructed view seats in

377-773: The Tower of the Americas , and UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures ), Pearl , La Villita , Market Square , the Spanish Governor's Palace , and the historic Menger Hotel . On the northern side of the Alamo complex, beside the Emily Morgan Hotel , is the San Antonio Cavalry Museum, which features cavalry artifacts and exhibits and is frequented by local re-enactors. The Fairmount Hotel , built in 1906 and San Antonio's second oldest hotel,

406-559: The Joske's chain in 1987. In August 2008, Dillard's moved out of the historic building as a part of a redevelopment plan for Rivercenter Mall. The Rivercenter Mall was built around St. Joseph Catholic Church after the church refused to move. Many people travel to visit the Alamo Plaza Historic District, which houses the famous Alamo. Attractions such as the river walk are home to many of the festivities throughout

435-636: 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

464-641: The University District. The northwestern corner of Downtown is the Medical District. The Central Business District is home to the Rivercenter , anchored by a Macy's , an IMAX theater, an H&M , and formerly Dillard's . The five-level Art Deco Dillard's, at the corner of Alamo and Commerce streets, opened in 1887 as Joske's . Joske's flagship store was 551,000 square feet (51,200 m ) in floor space until Dillard's bought

493-582: 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 the arena on October 10, 1973, losing to

522-615: The city, particularly the Northwest Side and Uptown, there are companies based in Downtown San Antonio, such as H-E-B , Eye Care Centers of America , Bromley Originate Change , and Kell Muñoz Architects. The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) serves Downtown from the Central Substation. The main SAPD headquarters are in Downtown. The San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD), the city's fire protection and EMS service,

551-670: The company's main transit facility, which is located across from the Grand. Both Centro Plaza and the Grand are located in the Cattleman Square District of Downtown. Amtrak operates a train station in St. Paul's Square. Since Downtown is located at the City's geographical center, Interstate Highways 10, 35, and 37 combine to form a Downtown Circulator, which completely surrounds Downtown San Antonio. IH35 borders Downtown S.A. to

580-474: The location of an expansion to the adjacent Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center . The seating capacity for basketball was: Downtown San Antonio Downtown San Antonio is the central business district of San Antonio, Texas and the urban core of Greater San Antonio , a metropolitan area with nearly 2.5 million people. Downtown San Antonio is encircled by 1604 and I-410 loops and three interstate freeways: I-35 , I-37 , and I-10 . Together,

609-587: 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

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638-568: The mission, San Antonio is often called the "Alamo City". The River Walk , which meanders through the Downtown area, is the city's second-most-visited attraction. It was one of the first restorations of an urban river. Lined with numerous shops, bars, and restaurants, as well as the Arneson River Theater , this attraction is transformed into an impressive festival of lights during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, and

667-770: The north and west, IH10 to the south and west (overlaps with IH35), and IH37 along the east end. Downtown is within the San Antonio Independent School District , which is headquartered in there. Austin Academy, a PreK-8 school, is northwest of Downtown and serves parts of northern Downtown. Bonham Elementary School, an elementary school which will become PreK-8 by 2009, is south of Downtown and serves southern Downtown. Bowden Elementary School, east of Downtown, serves parts of northern Downtown. Middle schools serving sections of Downtown include Tafolla, Twain, and Wheatley. Northern Downtown

696-510: 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 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

725-662: 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 was recognized as SCW's top champion as well. HemisFair Arena HemisFair Arena (also known as the San Antonio Convention Center Arena )

754-864: The three highways create a rectangular route around the city's urban core: I-35 to the north and west, I-37 to the east, and I-10 to the south. The rectangular loop has a nine-mile circumference and is known as the "Downtown Loop" or "Central Loop", which encompasses both it and Southtown . Downtown is home to many districts including the Alamo District, Alamodome District, Arsenal, Central Business District, Convention Center District, Historic Civic District, Houston Street District, Lavaca District, La Villita District, Market Square District, North Downtown, River North District, Zona cultural, San Antonio CO-OP district, River Bend District, King William Historic District , South Flores Warehouse District, SoSo (South of Southtown), Southtown Arts District , Eastbourough, and

783-501: The year including NIOSA A Night in Old San Antonio which celebrates Fiesta , Cinco de Mayo , and numerous parades such as celebrations for their home NBA team the Spurs, Christmas parades and much more. In the southeastern part of Downtown is the Alamodome , a 65,000-seat arena that hosts many types of events, primarily conventions and football games. While many companies based in San Antonio are based in other parts of

812-636: 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 the arena during the 1972-73 NBA season . The arena was originally built as part of (and named for) the 1968 HemisFair . The facility

841-624: 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 the American Basketball Association moved to

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