World Championship Wrestling (WCW Buys WWF)

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) is an American professional wrestling promotion, based in Atlanta, Georgia. It began as a regional (mid-Atlantic U.S.), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)-affiliated "territory", under Jim Crockett Promotions, until November 1988, when Ted Turner (through his Turner Broadcasting System business) bought it from Jim Crockett Jr. Immediately after the buyout, the business was renamed the Universal Wrestling Corporation (UWC) and consisted of Crockett's business assets not picked up by World Wrestling Federation Entertainment. In its early years, WCW was buoyed by established NWA performers such as Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes, along with emerging stars like Lex Luger, and Sting, who would go on to be dubbed "The Franchise of WCW".

In the 1990s, WCW dramatically improved its economic performance, largely due to the promotion of Eric Bischoff to Executive Producer; the hiring of renowned WWF stars Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Diesel (Kevin Nash) and Razor Ramon (Scott Hall); the introduction of the Monday Nitro series on cable TV, and the resultant Monday Night Wars with the WWF's Monday Night Raw; the creative and marketing execution of the New World Order (nWo) brand/stable of wrestlers, which involved Hulk Hogan's shift from perennial fan-favorite to prominent villain; and other innovative concepts. WCW also developed a popular cruiserweight division, which showcased an acrobatic, fast-paced, lucha libre-inspired style of wrestling.

Over the next several years, the promotion facilitated the main event rise of performers such as Bill Goldberg, Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero, The Giant, and Buff Bagwell. WCW eclipsed the WWF in popularity throughout the United States through out the 1990s, which lead to the company buying out their main competitor in July od 2000.

As of 2018, it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding over 500 events a year, with the roster divided up into various globally traveling brands, and is available to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries.

As in other professional wrestling promotions, WCW shows are not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though matches often included moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly. This was first publicly acknowledged by WWF's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions.

WCW Nitro
WCW Nitro is a professional wrestling show that is produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which currently airs on TNT on Monday nights from 8pm-11pm (EST)

WCW Thunder
WCW Thunder is a professional wrestling show that is produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which currently airs on TBS on Tuesday nights from 8pm-10pm (EST)

WCW Power Plant
WCW Power Plant was a professional wrestling reality television series produced by WCW. The series gaves viewers an inside look into the lives of WCW trainee in the WCW's professional wrestling school the Power Plant. It would follow them from their training and their personal lives, with the inclusion of behind the scenes footage at WCW events. It ran from 2002-2008.

Among the shows stars was Michael Mizanin better known as the Miz.

WCW Wildside
WCW's main development territory. It aired on multiple channels over the years, and it current home is on WCW.com, where fans can watch the hour long episodes anytime they wish.

Nitro Championships
WCW World Heavyweight Championship

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship

WCW Cruiserweight Championship

WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship

Thunder Championship
WCW North American Championship

WCW European Championship

WCW Tag Team Championship

WCW Women's Championship