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Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling, the promotion originally founded and run by the late Dusty Rhodes in the early 2000s is being relaunched next month with Rhodes' daughter Teil and QT Marshall as the point people involved. The promotion will run its first event on 2/8 in the Atlanta, GA area at Cody Rhodes' Nightmare Factory school in McDonough.
The original incarnation of TCW was created by Dusty Rhodes after he left WCW with the idea of presenting old school Southern style wrestling playing to markets where Jim Crockett Promotions and Championship Wrestling from Florida had success. Rhodes at the time was trying to provide a training ground for talents trying to find themselves and get experience while also giving talents displaced by the end of WCW and ECW a place to wrestle when the business contracted in early 2001 with the demise of those promotions. Among those who worked the original run of the company beyond Dusty were Glacier, Barry Windham, Steve Corino, Dustin Rhodes, Tommy Dreamer, Scott Hall, The Public Enemy, Ron Reiss, Sonny Siaki, New Jack, Bobby Eaton, Ray Gordy, Erik Watts, CW Anderson and many others.
The original TCW shuttered in 2003 when Rhodes took over the role of booker for TNA. After that run, he signed with WWE and remained associated with that promotion as a major part of the WWE NXT and Performance Center process until his passing in June 2015.
The official TCW press release reads:
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Returns with Grand Relaunch Sponsored by Nightmare Factory!
First event to take place on February 8th in Atlanta.
MCDONOUGH, Georgia - Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (TCW), an independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, announced its highly anticipated revival in McDonough, Georgia, signaling the next chapter of the TCW legacy. The first event will be sponsored by WWE’s Cody Rhodes’ Atlanta based wrestling school, The Nightmare Factory, promising an entertaining and exciting evening for wrestling fans of all ages!
After a 20 year hiatus,TCW is making a triumphant return to the ring and will recapture the excitement, adrenaline and glory of the original events featuring non-stop action and great matches. The inaugural relaunch event will take place at the Nightmare Factory on February 8th. It will feature top-tier talent and emerging wrestlers trained at The Nightmare Factory, a renowned training facility for aspiring wrestlers in Atlanta Georgia.
“Proud to be a part of TCW brought to you by the Nightmare Factory, a place for wrestling’s future stars to hone their skills while making new memories for wrestling fans. See you at the matches!” - Teil Rhodes, Executive Vice President
Tickets for the event will available tomorrow, 1/26 through https://www.eventcreate.com/e/tcwrelaunch
For additional information please go to https://www.eventcreate.com/e/tcwrelaunch
For media inquiries, please contact:
Michael Cuellari
TurnbuckleCWrestling@gmail.com
About Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling:
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling was a prominent wrestling organization founded by WWE Hall of Famer and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes (aka The American Dream) in 2000. The promotion is known for its electrifying matches and commitment to entertaining wrestling fans in the southeast.
About Nightmare Factory:
Established in 2020 by WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes & QT Marshall, The Nightmare Factory is a professional wrestling performance center and training facility dedicated to shaping the next generation of wrestling talent. It is located in Atlanta Georgia.
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