Championship Wrestling was a short lived professional wrestling promotion. Championship Wrestling aired weekly every Saturday morning on WMC-TV, with the first show airing on January 19, 2002. The promotion taped its first two television tapings at Harrah's Casino in Tunica, MS - seemingly known as American Championship Wrestling - although it was never referred to by that name at the show. A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ... WMC-TV, Action News 5, is the NBC affiliate for the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

They soon ran further tapings mainly from the Dyersburg Entertainment Center in Dyersburg, TN. Through the months they held other shows in Batesville, MS, Memphis, TN, Selmer, TN, Somerville, TN, and other places. Dyersburg is a city located in Dyer County, Tennessee. ... Batesville is a city located in Panola County, Mississippi. ... City nickname: The River City or The Bluff City Location in the state of Tennessee County Shelby County, Tennessee Area  - Total  - Water 763. ... Selmer is a town located in McNairy County, Tennessee. ... Somerville is a town located in Fayette County, Tennessee. ...

Towards the middle of the year, Jimmy Hart interrupted the usual show Championship Wrestling format of new weekly matches with "The Hart Takeover" instead showing classic and old wrestling footage held in Memphis from years gone by. Jimmy Hart The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ...

By October 2002 there was still no sign of new Championship Wrestling footage and they had now moved on to show various World Wrestling Federation archive material that featured Jerry Lawler in different matches, whilst promoting new Championship Wrestling TV tapings happening in the weeks to come. October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... Jerry ONeil Lawler (born November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator, known throughout the wrestling world as The King. He currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment as a color commentator for its RAW brand (with Jonathan Coachman and Joey Styles). ...

A few of these tapings eventually aired on TV in late November 2002, but by then it was announced that Championship Wrestling's contract with WMC-TV 5 had expired and was not to be renewed. The final episode aired the channel on December 14, 2002, bringing to an end many continual years of wrestling on Memphis television on the channel. 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for November, 2002. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

However, a new promotion from the people at Championship Wrestling called Memphis Wrestling soon started on May 17, 2003, running traditional in-house studio wrestling in Memphis from the UPN30 television station. The new promotion featured many of the same wrestlers. Memphis Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion run by Corey Maclin, based in Memphis, Tennesse. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WLMT, channel 30, is the dual affiliate for both UPN and The WB in the Memphis, Tennessee area. ...

External links

• Memphis Wrestling - Yahoo group
• Mempho - Yahoo group