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In an update on WWE’s plans for Florida Championship Wrestling, the company will be moving their developmental TV Tapings to the Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida effective May 17th. The WWE have signed a contract with the Full Sail University in order to be the only professional wrestling company running their shows in the  Continue Reading »

In a new interview with The Miami Herald, new WWE SmackDown superstar Antonio Cesaro (previously known as Claudio Castagnoli on the independent scene) discussed how beneficial Florida Championship Wrestling was for him in his early WWE career, seeing other former ROH stars in CM Punk and Daniel Bryan in the main event, the prospect of  Continue Reading »

Vendetta Pro Wrestling sent out note on their official website that Austin Draven had been signed to a developmental contract with the WWE, joining Brodie Lee as the latest signings to sign a WWE contract and join the company’s developmental system. More on the announcement is available at Vendetta Pro Wrestling’s website at this link.  Continue Reading »

Speaking through their respective Twitter accounts earlier today following the news that WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine (Kevin Hackman in Florida Championship Wrestling) was released from his developmental deal with the company, WWE Tough Enough runner-up Luke Robinson and WWE Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott both commented on the matter. I truly love Steve  Continue Reading »

Following the news earlier today that WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine (Kevin Hackman in WWE developmental) was released from his contract with the company, the man dubbed as “Silent Rage” on the show, posted the following on his Twitter account. On my way to acquire some much needed experience. I’m just gettin’ started in  Continue Reading »

WWE Tough Enough Winner Andy Leavine, who had been working down in Florida Championship Wrestling under the name of Kevin Hackman, has been released from his developmental contract with the company. Leavine, who was originally under a developmental deal before being cast for the series return of WWE Tough Enough where he beat Luke Robinson  Continue Reading »

In an update on the plans for WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, despite previously contacting the Bright House Sports Network and informing them that they would no longer be airing Florida Championship Wrestling, the WWE changed those actions and contacted Bright House the week after WrestleMania to inform them that for the current time,  Continue Reading »

At Saturday night’s Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW) event at the Kennedy Arena in Rome, New York, Brodie Lee, best known for his appearances with CHIKARA, Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE and more announced that as the current reigning 2CW Champion, he will be relinquishing his title as he is moving to Florida, due to the fact  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling live event. The event took place on April 6th, 2012 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. Singles Match Bo Rotundo defeated Jiro. Singles Match Alexander Rusev defeated Nick Rogers. Tag Team Match The Ascension (Kenneth Cameron  Continue Reading »

A vignette for WWE developmental star Damien Sandow aired during tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida that potentially hyped his debut on the main WWE roster. Sandow who appeared on screen with a long, dark beard, ran down how sinful and dirty the humanity is and said there is a  Continue Reading »

In what will no doubt raise a lot of eyebrows, former TNA executive Terry Taylor recent attended the WWE developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, part of various other former wrestlers including Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, who also attended the event. Taylor has been a longtime friend of WWE executive Triple H and is expected by many  Continue Reading »

For those who have e-mailed in asking for the identity of Lord Tensai (former WWE star A-Train) servant in the promo that aired on last night’s edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, the person in question is actually Florida Championship Wrestling star Sakamoto. The early expectation is that Sakamoto and Jiro, as well as potentially  Continue Reading »

After the internet exploded in shock and horror Monday night over the apparent closure of FCW and then WWE categorically denying this on Tuesday, it seems as if one element of the original report was correct after all. Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that sources close to the company have confirmed that WWE are indeed  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: WWE EVP Triple H refutes false reports of FCW’s closing Monday night, an unreliable online news source published an erroneous report that WWE was shutting down operations of our developmental facility, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). In order to set the record straight, WWE.com interviewed WWE’s Executive Vice President of Talent,  Continue Reading »

In a new update on the WWE and Florida Championship Wrestling situation that has been making the rounds since last night’s edition of WWE RAW, all talent have been training and working at the developmental territory today and nothing was said to them regarding a potential move out of Florida to Stamford, Connecticut. In contacting  Continue Reading »

In a huge shake-up and what can be considered as a really surprising move from the WWE, a report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that company officials contacted Bright House Network officials earlier today to notify them that they had decided to cease their affiliation with the sports network, as they are shutting down  Continue Reading »

Bill Behrens sent out the following: Former WWE developmental wrestler Alex Kozlov and former TNA wrestler Jesse Neal are available for independent bookings and appearances through Bill Behrens at showbis@aol.com and SBIBookings.com .

According to a report Tampa Bay Online, Bo Rotundo (real name Taylor Rotunda), son of WWE Producer Mike “IRS” Rotunda, was arrested at 2:36 a.m this morning by officers on Fowler Avenue at Riverhills Drive in Tampa, Florida and charged with drunken driving. Two breath test taking came back showing  blood-alcohol levels of .166 and  Continue Reading »

Florida Championship Wrestling, the official developmental territory of the WWE, sent out note on 4 upcoming appearances at their events from February until April. On February 17th, WWE RAW Superstar Kofi Kingston will be appearing at the FCW event in Eustis, Florida. On March 2nd, WWE SmackDown Superstar and 2012 WWE Royal Rumble winner Sheamus  Continue Reading »

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling live event. The event took place at the Orlando Armory on January 18th, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. Singles Match Mike Dalton defeated Corey Graves. Singles Match Leakee defeated Nick Rogers. Following the match, Leo  Continue Reading »