Wrestling Territories "Southwest Championship Wrestling"

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Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joe Blanchard and based in San Antonio, Texas, from 1978 to 1985, when it was purchased by Texas All-Star Wrestling and absorbed into that company.

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Its television matches were usually taped at The Junction, a small boxing venue in San Antonio, although occasional matches from cards at San Antonio's HemisFair Arena were also seen


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They were based in the San Antonio area. Unlike most territorial promotions they never became a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

They aired fights Sunday mornings at 11 am on the USA Network starting in 1982. But a ? match between Blanchard's son Tully and Bob Sweetan was too much for USA Network. They refused to air the program and the time slot was given to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

Tully Blanchard vs. Eric Embry 01.31.1983 SCW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjcMGdJtfdo

Starting on December 5, 1982, Southwest Championship Wrestling became the first weekly wrestling program on the USA Cable Network, airing Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. As a result of the new national exposure, SWCW staged a one-night tournament in Houston, Texas, to determine an "Undisputed World Champion." Adrian Adonis was the winner of this tournament, and as a result he was presented with the oldest existing championship belt by Lou Thesz, as well as a brand new belt made specifically for the championship.

However, because of a particularly ? match between Tully Blanchard and "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan (which USA refused to air), the inability of the promotion to keep paying USA the $7,000 per week to keep the time slot, and a monetary offer made to the cable channel by WWF owner Vince McMahon to replace Southwest Championship Wrestling with his own programming,[2] USA canceled the program (in spite of the high ratings the show was garnering for the network) and turned the time slot over to WWF All American Wrestling. Adonis' "undisputed championship" simply faded from SCW storylines within a few months and was abandoned in September 1983, and in April 1985, the promotion was sold to Texas.

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SCW Gino Hernandez/Tully Blanchard vs Conway/Torrez SouthWest Wrestling 1980s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYNIJnx-Mw

This promotion was short-lived because of poor attendance and the national expansion of the WWF and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).

Blanchard sold the promotion to Texas All-Star Wrestling (TASW) in 1985.

Besides Tully Blanchard, other notable wrestlers in the territory included Adrian Adonis, Tom Pritchard, The Sheepherders and Rick Rude.

Sherri Martel vs Judy Martin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOa5nVgj_fI
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