Best of World Championship Wrestling
Best of World Championship Wrestling | |
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Multicamera setup | |
Running time | 60 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | TBS |
Release | 1973 1987 | –
Best of World Championship Wrestling (a.k.a. Best of Championship Wrestling) is an hour-long show, that was the Sunday evening edition of
Early years
Best of World Championship Wrestling began in the 1970s to complement GCW, which by 1984 had been renamed World Championship Wrestling. It became inactive shortly after
Format
BoWCW's format was essentially a magazine format, mainly featuring recaps of matches which had previously aired on other related programming. In addition, Bill Apter, then of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, had a sit-down interview segment called the PWI Scouting Report. During the show's GCW years, the show was hosted solo by Freddie Miller. During the show's JCP years, it was hosted solo by Tony Schiavone.
Notable angles
One of the most-remembered wrestling angles to air on this show was the announcement of then-NWA president Bob Geigel stripping Magnum T. A. of the NWA U.S. Heavyweight Title for "conduct unbecoming a champion" due to Magnum clotheslining Geigel after Geigel reprimanded him for an attack on Nikita Koloff. This set up the famous "best-of-seven" wrestling series to fill the title vacancy. Koloff defeated Magnum 4–3 to win the vacant title.
The show also (during its GCW days) featured Tommy Rich as NWA World Heavyweight Champion during his short reign as champion (possibly the only videotape showing him with the belt) and also the announcement of Magnum T. A.'s car accident and an address to send get well cards and letters.
Cancellation
In early
References
- ^ "The Glory Days.net | BCW June 9, 1985". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-09-09.