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WWE NXT Tapings Moving To Orlando, FL Effective May 17th

In what can be seen as an update on WWE’s developmental process, according to a report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, WWE NXT will be moving its own tapings, combined with the Florida Championship Wrestling tapings, starting on Thursday May 17th at 7pm Eastern and will be done on a bi-weekly basis at the Full  Continue Reading »

Kassius Ohno Avoids Serious Injury At Recent FCW Event

Florida Championship Wrestling superstar Kassius Ohno (formerly known under the name of Chris Hero during his time on the independent scene) posted the following on his Facebook account over the weekend. First, I want to thank all my friends and fans who have gone out of their way to message me and ask about my  Continue Reading »

DT Porter Statement Update – Facebook Account Was Hacked

Wrestling-News.Net readers The Mat Maniac and SM Lucas sent along note that in an update on Florida Championship Wrestling superstar DT Porter’s apparent comments made on his Facebook account, that the account was actually hacked and he did not make the posts himself. Note from Wayne: The original story has been removed from the website.  Continue Reading »

New WWE Developmental Signing

Ring of Honor Wrestling’s “Brutal” Bob Evans announced on his Twitter account earlier this evening that Bryce Andrews, one of his students at SlamTech has been signed to a developmental deal with the WWE. “I’m proud and pleased to announce the first Slamtech student to sign a developmental deal with WWE. Congratulations to Bryce Andrews!”  Continue Reading »

New WWE Developmental Signing

D Edwards, a referee for the Urban Wrestling Federation has signed a WWE developmental deal and will be reporting to Florida Championship Wrestling in the coming weeks. Edwards will join Brodie Lee and Austin Draven as recent WWE developmental signings.

Spoilers: Florida Championship Wrestling Taping Results Airing May 27th

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling Television Taping. The taping took place at the FCW Arena on April 26th, 2012 in Tampa, Florida and will air on May 13th, 2012 at 6pm Eastern on the Bright House Sports Network. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. 6  Continue Reading »

Spoilers: Florida Championship Wrestling Taping Results Airing May 20th

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling Television Taping. The taping took place at the FCW Arena on April 26th, 2012 in Tampa, Florida and will air on May 20th, 2012 at 6pm Eastern on the Bright House Sports Network. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. FCW  Continue Reading »

Spoilers: Florida Championship Wrestling Taping Results Airing May 13th

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling Television Taping. The taping took place at the FCW Arena on April 26th, 2012 in Tampa, Florida and will air on May 13th, 2012 at 6pm Eastern on the Bright House Sports Network. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. Dark  Continue Reading »

Updated List Of WWE Developmental Tapings In Tampa & Orlando

In an update on the report yesterday that the WWE will be moving their Florida Championship Wrestling TV Tapings to the Full Sail University just outside Orlando, Florida, the company will also continue to tape their tapings at the FCW Arena in Tampa, Florida. At last night’s FCW tapings in Tampa, Florida (which will be  Continue Reading »

WWE Moving Developmental Territory To Orlando, Florida

In an update on WWE’s plans for Florida Championship Wrestling, the company will be moving their developmental TV Tapings to the Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida effective May 17th. The WWE have signed a contract with the Full Sail University in order to be the only professional wrestling company running their shows in the  Continue Reading »

Antonio Cesaro Discusses Working The Independent Scene, WWE Debut, More

In a new interview with The Miami Herald, new WWE SmackDown superstar Antonio Cesaro (previously known as Claudio Castagnoli on the independent scene) discussed how beneficial Florida Championship Wrestling was for him in his early WWE career, seeing other former ROH stars in CM Punk and Daniel Bryan in the main event, the prospect of  Continue Reading »

Vendetta Pro Wrestling’s Austin Draven Signs WWE Developmental Deal

Vendetta Pro Wrestling sent out note on their official website that Austin Draven had been signed to a developmental contract with the WWE, joining Brodie Lee as the latest signings to sign a WWE contract and join the company’s developmental system. More on the announcement is available at Vendetta Pro Wrestling’s website at this link.  Continue Reading »

Luke Robinson & Bill DeMott Discuss Andy Leavine’s WWE Release

Speaking through their respective Twitter accounts earlier today following the news that WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine (Kevin Hackman in Florida Championship Wrestling) was released from his developmental deal with the company, WWE Tough Enough runner-up Luke Robinson and WWE Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott both commented on the matter. I truly love Steve  Continue Reading »

WWE Tough Enough Winner Andy Leavine Comments On His Release

Following the news earlier today that WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine (Kevin Hackman in WWE developmental) was released from his contract with the company, the man dubbed as “Silent Rage” on the show, posted the following on his Twitter account. On my way to acquire some much needed experience. I’m just gettin’ started in  Continue Reading »

WWE Tough Enough Winner Released From The Company

WWE Tough Enough Winner Andy Leavine, who had been working down in Florida Championship Wrestling under the name of Kevin Hackman, has been released from his developmental contract with the company. Leavine, who was originally under a developmental deal before being cast for the series return of WWE Tough Enough where he beat Luke Robinson  Continue Reading »

EXCLUSIVE: Update On WWE’s Plans For Florida Championship Wrestling" rel="bookmark">EXCLUSIVE: Update On WWE’s Plans For Florida Championship Wrestling

In an update on the plans for WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, despite previously contacting the Bright House Sports Network and informing them that they would no longer be airing Florida Championship Wrestling, the WWE changed those actions and contacted Bright House the week after WrestleMania to inform them that for the current time,  Continue Reading »

Brodie Lee Confirms WWE Developmental Signing

At Saturday night’s Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW) event at the Kennedy Arena in Rome, New York, Brodie Lee, best known for his appearances with CHIKARA, Dragon Gate USA, EVOLVE and more announced that as the current reigning 2CW Champion, he will be relinquishing his title as he is moving to Florida, due to the fact  Continue Reading »

Rima Fakih Denies Reports Of Signing With WWE

In response to recent reports that she had apparently signed a developmental contract with the WWE due to the fact that she had appeared unannounced at WrestleMania Fan Axxess, Former Miss USA and WWE Tough Enough had the following to say on her Twitter account. <— Not signed! #rumor — Rima Fakih (@RimaFakih) April 14,  Continue Reading »

FCW Wrestler Dean Ambrose Continues Twitter Feud With Mick Foley

In an update on the planned feud between Mick Foley and Dean Ambrose that started that the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, Florida during WrestleMania weekend, the duo have continued their feud to Twitter. Mick Foley commented on Ambrose by noting, “Having a blast with my kids at Disney. Not really concerned about some guy I’ve  Continue Reading »

FCW Results: Live Event – Punta Gorda, FL (4/6)

The following results are from a recent Florida Championship Wrestling live event. The event took place on April 6th, 2012 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Florida Championship Wrestling is the official developmental territory of the WWE. Singles Match Bo Rotundo defeated Jiro. Singles Match Alexander Rusev defeated Nick Rogers. Tag Team Match The Ascension (Kenneth Cameron  Continue Reading »