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The upstairs of the building was used as an office by company executives Eddie and Mike Graham and Jim Barnett. [5] Championship Wrestling from Florida closed in 1987 and the Graham family sold the building a few years later. [2] A textile factory occupied the building for many years, until a foreclosure saw it go on auction in 2016.
This is a list of professional wrestling memorial shows from the 1980s until the present day. Memorial shows have been historically important in the history of professional wrestling, usually held in memory of a recently deceased wrestler, promoter or other well-known personality, and used to pay tribute to a particular individual's accomplishments and contributions to the industry.
Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr. [1] (August 14, 1961 – February 18, 1995) better known by his ring name "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, was an American professional wrestler and booker. Gilbert started his wrestling career for the Continental Wrestling Association in 1977, using the ring name Tommy Gilbert Jr. and winning the AWA Southern Tag Team ...
The former World's Strongest Man winner just dominated at a Royal Rumble.
Woody Farmer: 1989–1992 [4] [57] California Pro Wrestling Los Angeles: Karl Lauer 1983–1990 [4] Golden State Wrestling Southern California Bill Carr 1987 [4] International Wrestling Federation Culver City, California: Eric Shaw 1986–1990 [4] Oregon Wrestling Federation Portland, Oregon: Billy Jack Haynes: 1988
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In the 1970s, Ron Martinez introduced his friend Eddie Einhorn to his father Pedro Martinez, and the duo established the International Wrestling Association in 1975 as a descendant company of Martinez's National Wrestling Federation. [2] The IWA was originally intended to be the first national wrestling promotion. [3]
Bound for Glory is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling.The event was created in 2005 to serve as the company's flagship PPV event, similar to WWE's WrestleMania, in which wrestlers competed in various professional wrestling match types in what was the culmination of many feuds and storylines that occurred during the calendar year. [1]