FCW was a professional wrestling television program for Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. It debuted on October 5, 2008[1] on Bright House Sports Network in Tampa Bay and Central Florida and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on July 15, 2012.[2][3] Its concept was merged with WWE NXT, where developmental wrestlers were previously appearing, in its sixth season.

FCW
Created bySteve Keirn
Vince McMahon
StarringFCW roster
Opening theme"Monster Rock" by Tony Clarke
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes197
Production
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkBright House Sports Network (2008–2012)
ReleaseOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05) –
July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)
Related

The first episode was taped on July 17, 2008, at the opening of their new arena.[4][5][6] The final taping was held June 1, 2012.[7]

Special episodes

edit
Episode Date Notes
FCW October 5, 2008 Series debut.
FCW 100th episode August 29, 2010 Celebrated the show's 100th episode.
March of Champions March 13, 2011 All of the developmental championships and accomplishments on the line.
FCW: The Final Episode July 15, 2012 Series finale.

References

edit
  1. ^ "FCW TV #1". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. ^ "FCW TV #197". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  3. ^ Wrestling with the future (News report). Tampa, Florida: WTVT. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  4. ^ "Florida Championship Wrestling debuts new arena, Web site & TV studio". WWE. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  5. ^ Florida Championship Wrestling (2013-02-25), FCW TV #1 (October 5, 2008), retrieved 2019-05-29
  6. ^ "FCW TV Tapings #2 at NXT Arena (AKA FCW Arena) wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  7. ^ Staff, PWMania com (June 2012). "Big Match For Final FCW Tampa Taping, Tonight's SmackDown, More". PWMania. Retrieved 2019-05-29.