AWA Championship Wrestling

AWA Championship Wrestling (1985-1988)

EndedSports show

AWA Championship Wrestling aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. It was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA, the co-operative venture between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates (most notably Jim Crockett Promotions). On February 26, 2008, ESPN Classic began reairing AWA Championship Wrestling episodes. In September 1985, the AWA began airing weekly programming on ESPN, giving the promotion the national exposure already enjoyed by the World Wrestling Federation (on USA Network) and the NWA's Georgia/World Championship Wrestling (on TBS). However, weekly AWA shows were not treated with any priority by the cable network, sometimes being delayed, preempted by live programming, or suffering from occasional changes in time slot, making it difficult for fans to tune in on a regular basis. Following the disastrous Team Challenge Series, the AWA lost its contract with ESPN and became virtually inactive by late 1990.

Network
Scheduleevery Tuesday at 22:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

March 26, 1988
Season 4Episode 1160 min

March 26, 1988

Mar 26, 1988

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S04E11March 26, 1988Mar 26, 1988
S04E10March 19, 1988Mar 19, 1988
S04E09March 12, 1988Mar 12, 1988
S04E08March 5, 1988Mar 5, 1988
S04E07February 27, 1988Feb 27, 1988
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Cast

Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson

plays himself
Harley Race

Harley Race

plays himself
Bruiser Brody

Bruiser Brody

plays himself
Gene Kiniski

Gene Kiniski

plays himself
Verne Gagne

Verne Gagne

plays himself
Billy Robinson

Billy Robinson

plays himself
Ed Francis

Ed Francis

plays himself
Don Leo Jonathan

Don Leo Jonathan

plays himself
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Characters

Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson

Harley Race

Harley Race

Bruiser Brody

Bruiser Brody

Gene Kiniski

Gene Kiniski

Verne Gagne

Verne Gagne

Billy Robinson

Billy Robinson

Ed Francis

Ed Francis

Don Leo Jonathan

Don Leo Jonathan

View all characters

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