FCW (TV series)

{{short description|Professional wrestling television program for Florida Championship Wrestling}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox television

| image =

| creator = Steve Keirn
Vince McMahon

| starring = FCW roster

| opentheme = "Monster Rock" by Tony Clarke

| country = United States

| num_seasons = 5

| num_episodes = 197

| camera = Multicamera setup

| runtime = 60 minutes (including commercials)

| network = Bright House Sports Network (2008–2012)

| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|10|5}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2012|7|15}}

| related = {{Plainlist|

• WWE NXT

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FCW was a professional wrestling television program for Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. It debuted on October 5, 2008{{cite web|url=http://cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=23781|title=FCW TV #1|publisher=Cagematch.net|accessdate=2012-11-14}} on Bright House Sports Network in Tampa Bay and Central Florida and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on July 15, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=80905|title=FCW TV #197|publisher=Cagematch.net|accessdate=2012-11-14}}{{cite video|title=Wrestling with the future|date=2007-12-06|url=http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5139306&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1|medium=News report|publisher=WTVT|location=Tampa, Florida|accessdate=2007-12-07|archive-date=2008-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914183459/http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5139306&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1|url-status=dead}} Its concept was merged with WWE NXT, where developmental wrestlers were previously appearing, in its sixth season.

The first episode was taped on July 17, 2008, at the opening of their new arena.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/7660480|title=Florida Championship Wrestling debuts new arena, Web site & TV studio|website=WWE|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}{{Citation|last=Florida Championship Wrestling|title=FCW TV #1 (October 5, 2008)|date=2013-02-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUTmIlEr-bI|access-date=2019-05-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/cards/fcw/tv-tapings-2-10127.html|title=FCW TV Tapings #2 at NXT Arena (AKA FCW Arena) wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.profightdb.com|access-date=2019-05-29}} The final taping was held June 1, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pwmania.com/big-match-for-final-fcw-tampa-taping-tonights-smackdown-more|title=Big Match For Final FCW Tampa Taping, Tonight's SmackDown, More|last=Staff|first=PWMania com|website=PWMania|date=June 2012 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}