FCW Trains Future WWE Stars

Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) is considered the current "minor league" division or farm system for WWE, with its arena located in Tampa, Florida. Currently FCW has a total of 65 superstars in its promotion who represent 14 different countries. During the past year, 22 wrestlers from this Official Developmental Territory came to WWE. Media website dailycommercial.com has an interesting article which discusses the FCW, its origin and superstars. The article mentions how several of today's WWE Superstars have arrived from the FCW including Kofi Kingston, Tyson Kidd, Evan Bourne, Ricky Ortiz, The Bella Twins, and current ECW Champion, Jack Swagger. A few other superstars you may recognize from the roster: WWE Raw Diva Rosa Mendes, DH Smith, ECW's DJ Gabriel, Alicia Fox, ECW Diva Tiffany and Kizarny from Smackdown.

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Some of the superstars are the sons and daughters of wrestling legends: Colon, son of Carlos Colon Sr.; Smith, son of "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith and nephew of Bret "Hitman" Hart; DiBiase, son of "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase; and Joe Hennig, son of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig.

But as the WWE tours the larger cities, FCW travels around to smaller municipalities.

"For some fans, it's probably going to be the closest to the WWE they will ever see," he said. "But it's also their chance to see the next generation of WWE superstars in advance."

On rare occasions, FCW will feature established WWE superstars who come to the territory to rehab from injury, work out or scout potential superstars ready to make the next move. Wrestlers who live within the Tampa area include John Cena, Batista, Chris Jericho, Edge and the Big Show.

The article goes on to discuss an upcoming FCW show, March 13th at Lake Country Fairgrounds in Eustis, Florida. Tickets for the 7:30 PM show cost $8 for kids, $12 for adults, and $20-30 for special ringside seats. Read more about the FCW show here.

View the current FCW talent page here.

Also for those aspiring fans who also may be interested in training for a professional wrestling career, FCW recently started its "Beginners Class" on March 2nd, which runs for about 3 months. The cost of entry is $1200, and students qualify by having a current physical, being over the age of 18 and signing all release forms. The school offers training on Monday and Wednesday nights each week. Email info@fcwwrestling.com for more information.