Catch Wrestling Association
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Acronym | CWA |
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Founded | 1973 |
Defunct | 1999 |
Style | Catch Wrestling |
Headquarters | Austria Germany |
Founder(s) | Otto Wanz |
Owner(s) | Otto Wanz |
Sister | Verband Der Berufsringer |
Website | Official website |
The Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) was a professional wrestling organization based in Austria and Germany that was founded in 1973. It was run by Otto Wanz. The CWA featured a traditional brand of mat wrestling mixed with various “Strong Man” competitions. The company was engaged in talent-share agreements with other wrestling promotions, including New Japan Pro-Wrestling and the American Wrestling Association. These agreements expanded the opportunities given to many European wrestlers. CWA's biggest card was the Euro Catch Festival, which was held twice a year (it was held in Graz, Austria in the summer, while in the winter, it was held in Bremen, Germany).
Matches were fought using European rules, including dividing matches into three-minute rounds and having the possibility of a victory by knockout. The CWA World Heavyweight Championship was recognized as the legitimate European World Championship as counterpart to the AWA, NWA and WWF titles in North America, the Universal Wrestling Association title in Mexico and NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship in Japan.
Championships
Alumni
See also
References
- ^ "Catch Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Catch Wrestling Association Intercontinental Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Catch Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Catch Wrestling Association World Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "Catch Wrestling Association World Middleweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e "Catch Wrestling Association". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "Larry Cameron". Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Mile Zrno". Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Randy Culley". Archived from the original on 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Dan Collins". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Mike Anthony". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « Mark Mercedes « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
External links
- Catch Wrestling Association at Online World Of Wrestling
- Catch Wrestling Association on Pro-Wrestling Title Histories
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