WWE Video Library - Non-WWE Purchases

Non-WWE Purchases

For years WWE has engaged in a campaign of purchasing libraries of defunct wrestling promotions. The first significant purchases took place in 2001, when they bought the complete historical archives of their former competitor World Championship Wrestling. The purchase of Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2003 gave the company the majority of all national professional wrestling content available at the time.

• American Wrestling Association (1957-1991)
• Georgia Championship Wrestling (1944-1985)
• Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) (1994-2001) and its predecessor
  • Eastern Championship Wrestling (1992-1994)
• Ohio Valley Wrestling (1998-2008)*
• Deep South Wrestling (2005-2007) *
• Florida Championship Wrestling (2007-2012)*
• NXT Wrestling (2012–Present) ****
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1992-1995)
• Stampede Wrestling (1948-1989)
• Ultimate Pro Wrestling (1998-2007)
• World Championship Wrestling (WCW) (1988-2001)
  • Jim Crockett Promotions (1931-1988) which by the end included
    • Eastern States Championship Wrestling (1945-1973)
    • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1973-1988)
    • Central States Wrestling (c. early 1950s-1986)
    • Championship Wrestling from Florida (1961-1987)***
    • Championship Wrestling from Georgia (1984-1985)
    • Mid-South Wrestling/UWF (1950s-1987)***
• World Class Championship Wrestling (1966-1988**)
• Maple Leaf Wrestling (1930-1995)

^* Former WWE developmental territory

^** Angelo and Mario Savoldi, the former owners of International World Class Championship Wrestling, own all post-1988 footage of WCCW and its successor promotions.

^*** While the promotion was bought by JCP the video library was not part of the purchase. WWE bought the video library from the private owner.

^**** current WWE Developmental territory