Main Event Championship Wrestling
Reno Riggins, Steve Doll, John Collins, and Jason Daniel | |
Owner(s) | Jason Daniel |
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Website | Official Site |
Main Event Championship Wrestling (MECW) is a privately owned
Since then, Jason Daniel has not only revived the Main Event Championship Wrestling name, but he has also filed the Articles of Incorporation making Main Event Championship Wrestling, LLC a legal entity. On February 15, 2011, Main Event Championship Wrestling was filed to be a registered Trademark of Main Event Championship Wrestling, LLC.
History
Formation
The concept of the revival of the MECW name originated shortly after the end of Jason Cain's time as head booker at an
Expansion
[10] MECW aired its first TV show on this station on September 4, 2010. Shortly after, with the suggestion from the live commentators (Nic Wood and Kyle Wood), the company began its talk show segments known as the "Main Event Freestyle". With the success and local popularity of this TV show, this led MECW Management to make a decision to seek even more households via larger networks. MECW is currently in negotiations with a major affiliate network. MECW is also currently mapping out a new territory system, in which they hope to implement sometime in late 2011.
House shows and touring
Apart from their TV tapings, MECW has also produced DVDs of various live events.[11] MECW Arrives,[12] MECW Returns and [13] MECW Supershow at Vincennes University. Since MECW's inception by Jason Daniel, the MECW live events have been held in Evansville,[14] Monroe City, Cannelton and Vincennes, Indiana.
Other shows and TV Tapings include,[15] July 31, 2010 in Monroe City, IN. Also,[16] August 14, 2010, which featured Former NWA/TNA Tag Team Champion, Chase Stevens vs Former WWE Superstar, 'Psycho' Sid Vicious in Evansville, IN. Also, an [17] August 28, 2010 show featured Former WWE Spirit Squad member, Kenny Dykstra.[18] Another show on January 15, 2011. MECW began using the title "Main Event Experience" for its TV Tapings, as well as its CBS Affiliate MY44 TV show.
[19] Benefit show - On July 31, 2010, Main Event Championship Wrestling participated in carrying out a wrestling show to help benefit three different organizations, Survivors of Suicide, Muscular Dystrophy Foundation and Helping Area Residents Through Tragedy. This show was put on last minute, because the group that was supposed to put on the show backed out at the last minute.
Prior to this inception, MECW events spanned from Vincennes to Marion, Lafayette, and Evansville, Indiana, as well as Nashville, Kingsport and various other cities in Tennessee.
Personnel
Creative team
In the John Collins era, the creative team consisted of Mark Mayhugh, Jeff Lane, Chase Stevens and Jason Cain. The Sandman booked the [20] 08-11-2001 Philadelphia, PA show. This team was grouped for all other MECW business. This group also primarily booked towns for live events as well.
Currently, Jason Daniel holds the position of head talent booker. He also leads the creative team of Chris Thomas and Wade Givens, with additional creative input from a TV production standpoint from Tracey Russell, Jeremy Lewis, Josh Stratton, Kyle Wood and Chad Matthews.
Authority figures
When MECW once again launched in 2010, it billed the on-air authority figure as a representative appointed by Main Event Championship Wrestling. This authority figure was known as MECW Executive Vice President, Alexander C. West. It did this for storyline purposes only.
As storylines progressed, Alexander C. West became quite a notable heel with less than favorable "Management decisions". This later prompted the "release" of A.C. West and opened the door for a new authority figure, known as the new Executive Vice President, Chad Matthews. This person still currently holds this authority figure role. A.C. West since returned, once again as the Manager of Champions. The storyline found him returning, not as an MECW employee, but as an independently contracted Manager hired by each individual wrestler to get "around" his formal release.
MECW contracts
MECW wrestlers are not currently under any exclusive contract. The roster of MECW wrestlers are paid on a per appearance basis. This includes wrestlers currently under WWE and TNA contracts.
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Championships
Championship | Current champion(s) | [21][22] Previous champion(s) | Date won | Location |
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MECW Heavyweight Championship | Vacant | Curt Hennig | July 14, 2001 | |
MECW Television Championship | Vacant | Zachary Raiden | October 31, 2014 | |
MECW Tag Team Championship | The Hybrids | The Bad Boys | February 4, 2011 | Vincennes, Indiana |
References
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- ^ Bill Behrens (2009-03-25). Death of a Journeyman - Steve Doll. RasslinRiotOnline.com.
- ^ Jon Waldman (2001-07-30). Sandman excited by Main Event[usurped]. Canoe.ca - SLAM! sports.
- ^ Brian Tramel (2009-03-25). Doll/Reno sold the MECW set to John Collins Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine. WrestleZone.com.
- ^ 2001. What was the old Main Event Championship Wrestling? Wrestleview.com.
- ^ Tom Lovett (2011-01-21). Main Event Wrestling event will feature 'The King'. CourierPress.com.
- ^ (2010-05-04). MECW Arrives Raw and Impact TV spot makes its rounds Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. WatchEvansville.com.
- ^ Louis La Plante. Evansville Living Magazine Coverage Titled - First Bout. EvansvilleLiving.com.
- ^ Kenny Douglass (2010-05-12). MECW Debuts with Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine. WrestleZone.com.
- ^ (2010-09-04). MECW TV September 4, 2010[permanent dead link]. Channels.com.
- ^ David Miller (2010-05-09). WWE Hall of Famer & TNA founder headline MECW. PWTorch.com.
- ^ David Miller (2010-06-12). MECW Returns w/ Christopher Daniels/Tommy Dreamer. PWTorch.com.
- ^ CBS 44. MECW Supershow - Feb. 4, 2011 - Vincennes University Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. WEVV.com
- ^ E L Farrell (2010-10-26). Jerry "The King" Lawler returns to Monroe City, IN Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Lords of Pain.net
- ^ David Miller (2010-08-01). 7/31 MECW results in Indiana. PWTorch.com.
- ^ David Miller (2010-08-15). Psycho Sid Vicious invades MECW. PWTorch.com.
- ^ David Miller (2010-08-29). Former Spirit Squah member and Chase Stevens. PWTorch.com.
- ^ Joshua Stratton (2011-01-14). MECW Returns to Monroe City, IN tomorrow night.. World News.
- ^ Sarah Brubeck (2010-08-01). "Wrestling to keep alive the good memories". CourierPress.com.
- ^ MECW Philly Show. MECW in Philly at the ECW Arena Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. ClassicWrestlingDVDs.info.
- ^ Title History. MECW Title Histories Archived 2011-01-03 at the Wayback Machine. Wrestling Information Archive.
- ^ Previous MECW Tag Team Champion. Rocco Rock of Public Enemy. OWW.
External links
- MECWPRO.com
- Shop.MECWPRO.com
- MECW at Facebook
- MECW at MySpace
- MECW at Twitter
- MECW at YouTube