Professional wrestling promotion active from 1978 to 1984
This article is about the wrestling promotion based in Kentucky from 1978 to 1984. For the "outlaw" promotion run by the Culkin family in Mississippi from 1977 to 1979, see International Championship Wrestling (Mississippi). For the promotion run by Angelo Savoldi in the Northeastern U.S. from 1984 to 1995, see International World Class Championship Wrestling.
International Championship Wrestling
Acronym
ICW
Founded
1978
Defunct
1984
Style
American Wrestling
Headquarters
Lexington, Kentucky
Founder(s)
Angelo Poffo
Owner(s)
Angelo Poffo (1978–1984) World Wrestling Entertainment (2023–present)
Parent
WWE Libraries (WWE) (2023–present)
International Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington, Kentucky that operated from 1978 until 1984. It was run by Angelo Poffo, the father of Randy Savage and "The Genius" Lanny Poffo.[1] Throughout its history, ICW was considered an "outlaw" promotion, as it was not a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and promoted shows in direct competition against NWA regional territories.[2] The rights to the ICW library are currently owned by WWE.
^Kristian Pope & Ray Whebbe (2003). The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines & Hitmakers (2nd ed.). Krause Publications. p. 219. ISBN 978-0873496254.
^Meltzer, Dave, Tributes II: Remembering the World's Greatest Wrestlers. Champaigne, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2004. (pg. 213) ISBN 1-58261-817-8
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