title: Continental Championship Wrestling
text: # Continental Championship Wrestling
  
  La Continental Championship Wrestling fu una federazione di wrestling di proprietà di Ron Fuller, fondata nel 1954 da Roy Welch e Buddy Fuller. Quando Ron Fuller vendette la compagnia a David Woods nel 1988, il nome della società fu cambiato in Continental Wrestling Federation.
  
  ## Lascito
  
  Nonostante molti grossi angle nel corso degli anni, la federazione non ebbe mai una grande copertura mediatica, soprattutto durante i periodi nei quali si chiamava ancora Gulf Coast e Southeastern, questo soprattutto in virtù del fatto che Lee Fields e Ron Fuller ritenevano fosse meglio che le riviste di wrestling non scrivessero della compagnia e spesso non permettevano neanche ai giornalisti l'accesso negli spogliatoi per intervistare i wrestler. Nelle loro intenzioni, questo era per preservare la kayfabe e mantenere l'illusione che il wrestling fosse un vero sport competitivo e non intrattenimento predeterminato. Tuttavia, le cose cambiarono quando la compagnia divenne la Continental Championship Wrestling, e per ottenere notorietà a livello nazionale si incoraggiò la copertura degli eventi da parte dei mass media, soprattutto durante il periodo nel quale la stella della federazione era Eddie Gilbert.
  
  A causa degli elevati costi per la preservazione e archiviazione dei nastri, prima dell'avvento dell'home video negli anni ottanta, gran parte del materiale d'archivio dell'epoca Gulf Coast e Southeastern non esiste più. La maggior parte delle riprese del periodo Continental, invece, è tuttora proprietà di David Woods e della Woods Communications.
  
  ## Wrestler
  
  * Johnathan Holliday
  * The Alaskan Hunters
  * André the Giant
  * Randy Rose
  * Pat Rose
  * Les Thatcher
  * Lee Fields
  * Dynamite Dick Dunn
  * Ronnie Garvin
  * Dick Slater
  * Butch Malone
  * Bob Armstrong
  * Jos LeDuc
  * Ron Fuller
  * Robert Fuller
  * Whitey Caldwell
  * Mr. Olympia
  * Kevin Sullivan
  * Paul Orndorff
  * Tony Charles
  * Mongolian Stomper
  * Ron Wright
  * Boris Malenko
  * Bob Orton Jr.
  * Toru Tanaka
  * Mr. Fuji
  * Jim Dalton
  * Bob Roop
  * Brickhouse Brown
  * Norvell Austin
  * Sterling Golden
  * Tom Prichard
  * The Bullet
  * Wildcat Wendell Cooley
  * Brad Armstrong
  * Scott Armstrong
  * Steve Armstrong
  * Tracy Smothers
  * Tommy Rich
  * Johnny Rich
  * Tim Horner
  * Larry Hamilton
  * Bill Kazmaier
  * Frankie Lancaster
  * Jimmy Golden
  * Dutch Mantell
  * "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel
  * The Flame
  * Jerry Stubbs
  * Adrian Street
  * The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)
  * The New Guinea Headhunters
  * Don Wright
  * Davey Rich
  * Miss Brenda Britton
  * Miss Linda
  * Dirty White Girl
  * Moondog Spot
  * The Storm Trooper
  * Doug Furnas
  * Dennis Condrey
  * Phil Hickerson
  * David Schultz
  * Austin Idol
  * "Nightmare" Danny Davis
  * Willie B. Hert
  * Shane Douglas
  * Rikki Nelson
  * Mark Young
  * Eddie Gilbert
  * Dirty White Boy
  * Brian Lee
  * "Nightmare" Ken Wayne
  * Lord Humongous
  * Alan Martin
  * Detroit Demolition
  * The D.I. (Bob Carter)
  * The Wild Samoans (Sika & Kokina)
  * Todd Morton
  * Ricky Morton
  * Robert Gibson
  * Ed Faulk, referee
  * Rick Gibson
  * Gorgeous George Jr.
  * Sir Dudley Clements
  * Cowboy Bob Kelly
  * Ken Lucas
  * Lester Welch
  * Bobby Fields
  * Buddy Fuller
  * Herb Welch
  * Mike Boyette
  * Billy Spears
  * Carl Fergie
  * Cowboy Bob Kelly
  * Mario Galentto
  * The Wrestling Pro
  * Don Fargo
  * Eduardo Perez
  * Duke Miller
  * The Mysterious Medic
  * Curtis Smith
  * "Rotten" Ron Starr
  * Don Duffy
  * The Interns (Bill Bowman & Joe Turner)
  * Ron Carson
  * Eddie Sullivan & Rip Tyler
  * The Dirty Daltons
  * Rick Conners
  * Maw Bass
  * Spider Galento
  * Ken Ramey
  * Dr. Jerry Graham
  * Ric Flair
  * Jerry Lawler
  * Michael Hayes
  * Arn Anderson
  * Superstar Bill Dundee
  * Roy Lee Welch
  * Tommy Lane
  * Mike Davis
  * Jamie Dundee
  * Mr. Wrestling II
  * Nelson Royal
  * Mr. Knoxville
  * Héctor Guerrero
  * Rip Rogers
  * Terrance Garvin
  * Chris Colt
  * Shogun Warrior
  * The Tennessee Stud
  * Terry Gordy
  * Jacques Rougeau
  * Curtis Hughes
  * Tommy Weathers
  * Mac Mcurray
  * Kerry Von Erich
  * The Great Kabuki
  * Porkchop Cash
  * Bill Ash
  * Honky Tonk Man
  * Mike Stallings
  * Cowboy Ron Bass
  * Jonathan Boyd
  * Luke Williams
  * Stan Lane
  * The Von Brauners
  * The Tennessee superstars
  * Sheik Abdullah
  * Ray Candy
  * Masa Saito
  * The Gladiator
  * Jim Dalton
  
  ## Titoli
  
  ### GCCW (1954–1974)
  
  * NWA World Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA World Tag Team Championship
  * NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (1965–1974)
  * NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast Version) (1955–1967)
  * NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
  * NWA Gulf Coast 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1975)
  * NWA Gulf Coast Brass Knuckles Championship (1971)
  * NWA Gulf Coast Martial Arts Championship (1975)
  * NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1962–1974)
  * NWA Alabama Tag Team Championship (1970, 1977)
  * NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship (1964–1968)
  * NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (1958–1976)
  * NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship (1968–1973)
  * NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
  * NWA City of Dothan Heavyweight Championship (1973–1977)
  * NWA City of Laurel Tag Team Championship (1969–1971)
  * NWA City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship (1969–1975)
  * NWA City of Pensacola Heavyweight Championship (1970–1975)
  * NWA Panama City Heavyweight Championship (1970–1975)
  
  ### SECW e CCW (1974–1988)
  
  * NWA World Heavyweight Championship (- 1987)
  * AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1987–1988)
  * NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (- 1987)
  * NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship
  * NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division: 1978–1980)
  * NWA Southeastern Continental Heavyweight Championship (1984–1987)
  * NWA Continental Tag Team Championship (1986–1988)
  * NWA Southeastern Television Championship
  * NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship
  * NWA Southeastern Continental Tag Team Championship
  * NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) (1978–1980)
  * NWA Southeastern Brass Knuckles Championship (1983)
  * NWA Southeastern United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1976–1989)
  * NWA Southeastern Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1974–1988)
  * NWA Southeastern Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (1987–1988)
  * NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1967–1977)
  * NWA Southeastern 6-Man Tag Team Championship
  
  ### CWF (1988–1989)
  
  * AWA World Heavyweight Championship
  * CWF Heavyweight Championship
  * CWF Tag Team Championship
  * United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
  