Not to be confused with Catch Wrestling Association.
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Continental Wrestling Association
The original CWA Logo
Acronym
CWA
Founded
March 20, 1977
Defunct
1989
Style
Memphis Style
Headquarters
Memphis, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee
Founder(s)
Jerry Jarrett
Owner(s)
Jerry Jarrett Jerry Lawler
Parent
Jarrett Promotions, Inc.
Merged with
World Class Wrestling Association
Predecessor
NWA Mid-America
Successor
United States Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually referred to as Mid-Southern Wrestling or the Memphis territory. This promotion was a chief NWA territory during the 1970s and early 1980s while operating out of Tennessee and Kentucky. The CWA was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 1986 and affiliated with the American Wrestling Association until 1989. In 1989, the CWA merged with the World Class Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Association thus ceasing to exist as a separate entity. Lance Russell and Dave Brown were the television commentators and hosts for the Memphis territory, including the Continental Wrestling Association.
Throughout the existence of the CWA, there were notable feuds that took place.[1] These feuds included Jerry Lawler vs Bill Dundee in 1977, and Terry Funk vs Jerry Lawler in 1981.
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