 Court Bauer, a member of the WWE creative team, was formerly a booker for the promotion during the mid-1990s.The promotion features in the film "The Wrestler", where Mickey Rourke's character "Randy 'The Ram' Robinson" wrestles Tommy Rotten (portrayed by WXW wrestler Tommy Suede).Originally formed in 1970 as the Trans World Wrestling Federation in association with the original Wild Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center, the promotion's early history is unrecorded.