Continental Championship Wrestling

[Akki]

[B]June 6, 2006:[/B] Nathan Sampson, long-time fan of the pro-wrestling business, convinces investors to give him $100,000 to support a new wrestling project, Continental Championship Wrestling. He drew them in with statistics that many up-and-comer wrestling promotions have started to turn a profit, and independent wrestling has been experiencing a rise in popularity. Nathan says that although they may not turn a profit for a while, it will all turn out well in the end. [B]July 5, 2006:[/B] After securing the rights to the name [I]Continental Championship Wrestling[/I] and [I]CCW[/I], as well as renting an office, it was time to hire workers. Knowing he had little experience in the business side of wrestling, he first hired recent TNA firee and long-time wrestler and trainer, as well as road agent, [COLOR="Red"][B]Terry Taylor[/B][/COLOR]. Taylor signed on to be the road agent and advisor. Now it was time to hire wrestlers. [B]July 9, 2006:[/B] Following discussions with Taylor and many negotiations with independent wrestlers, the roster consisted of the following: [CENTER][B][COLOR="Red"] [IMG]http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7371/chadcollyer3ev.jpg[/IMG] Chad Collyer [COLOR="Black"]Trained by Dean Malenko, on and off TNA wrestler and long-time RoH midcarder.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8593/daveyrichards2zm.jpg[/IMG] Davey Richards [COLOR="Black"]2006 Super 8 winner, worked for PWG, ECCW, and CZW before being released, also works for FIP.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5766/johnwalters1cu.jpg[/IMG] John Walters [COLOR="Black"]Former RoH Pure Champion and WWE jobber.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1892/keisato3de.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/8743/shusato8zm.jpg[/IMG] Sato Brothers (Kei & Shu) [COLOR="Black"]Japanese twin brothers in a high-flying tag team. Work for Michinoku Pro.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3109/manabuhara4cd.jpg[/IMG] Manabu Hara [COLOR="Black"]Shoot-style technical wrestler from Japan.[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5141/nigelmcguinness0ci.jpg[/IMG] Nigel McGuinness [COLOR="Black"]British technical wrestler and RoH Pure Champion. Made an appearence for TNA... once. (Unless you count a Gauntlet match)[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/341/yoshiakiyagou7yg.jpg[/IMG] Yoshiaki Yago [COLOR="Black"]Japanese wrestler, works for the Kaientai Dojo in the now-defunct RAVE roster.[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [B]July 15, 2006:[/B] After looking through some referees and announcers, Terry and Nathan decided to hire: [CENTER][img]http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/7043/goosemahoney8jd.jpg[/img] [B][COLOR="Red"]Goose Mahoney[/COLOR] Former OVW ref.[/B] [IMG]http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/3106/toddgrisham9py.jpg[/IMG] [B][COLOR="Red"]Todd Grisham[/COLOR] Former WWE announcer and interviewer.[/B][/CENTER] First show to follow.

[Akki]

[B]July 16, 2006:[/B] Nathan went to PWG's Threemendous show, and handed out flyers for CCW's first event, CCW Showcase. It would be half-hour show held in the same place as most of PWG's shows, the gym of the Hollywood-Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, two weeks later. The one match would be a 4 vs 4 match utilizing the whole roster, with the Sato Brothers, Davey Richards, and Nigel McGuinness taking on Chad Collyer, John Walters, Yoshiaki Yago, and Manabu Hara. A way to "showcase" the whole roster and a preview of things to come. [B]July 30, 2006:[/B] Showtime. 13 people showed up to watch CCW's debut show, Showcase. [CENTER][B][IMG]http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8593/daveyrichards2zm.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/1892/keisato3de.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img305.imageshack.us/img305/8743/shusato8zm.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/5141/nigelmcguinness0ci.jpg[/IMG] vs. [IMG]http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7371/chadcollyer3ev.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3109/manabuhara4cd.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/341/yoshiakiyagou7yg.jpg[/IMG]&[IMG]http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/474/johnwalters4ra.jpg[/IMG] Went to a double disqualification draw when the referee lost control of the match. Todd Grisham informed those in attendance that the next CCW show would be called CCW Title Time, with a tournament for the CCW Heavyweight Title. The show would take place Saturday, August 15, and again would be at the H-LF JCC.[/B][/CENTER]