Quick question on WWE's video library...

[Bishblast]

So, I just read that they own all of the successor promotions from WCCW... Would this include USWA?

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Yeah, probably. I guess.

[andrew8798]

nope they don't owe the USWA stuff, their WCCW library goes all the way up to 88 or 89, right before WCCW was sold and before USWA was formed

[Bishblast]

Ok, thanks... who has that stuff, I wonder... Lawler? He needs to release it, there is some good stuff lost in the annals of time, especially in that fed.

[mrwednesdaynight]

I was always under the impression that USWA was a join effort of Lawler and Jerry Jarrett. So my guess is the footage is lost in the sands of time until one of them dies or sells the footage to Vince, which ever happens first. I think we know who would do what. since there is not much money to be made in the footage on its own, the wisest thing to do would be sell it to vince and let it be part of the wwe 24/7 package. but im sure Jarrett doesnt want that to happen.

[willywonka666]

Lawler is probably holding onto this so Vince won't fire him or piss him off in fear of not getting access. Lawler is in an excellent position and I don't blame him for holding onto it if that's what he's indeed doing

[Kash Flagg]

I'm pretty sure Lawler doesn't hold the footage anymore. When he sold his share of the USWA, I think it went with it. I know Jarrett has some of the older memphis footage.

So Jarrett has some, and I'm pretty sure some guy Lawler scammed for a million bucks (for 1997 USWA, LOL) has the rights to the other footage.

I could be wrong of course.

[Deleted]

Lawler probably recorded Divas matches over the classic Memphis footage. (Sounds like something he'd do, record a Marlena vs. Jackie match over the episode where Eddie Gilbert runs over Lawler in a car.)

You'd have better luck looking for Memphis footage searching the internet for a tape trader.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

I could have sworn WWE owned the USWA footage. I know I saw the logo on WWE 24/7 once.

[Kash Flagg]

Looks like the Savoldi's (of IWCCW infamy) owns the rights to the USWA texas and Global stuff, although how they ended up with the Global stuff I dunno.

[cactusrob]

"It should be noted that the video library purchased by McMahon does not include any WCCW shows taped after the 1988 buyout by Jerry Jarrett. That footage is owned by Mario and Angelo Savoldi, former promoters of the Boston-based International Championship Wrestling promotion, which became known as International World Class Championship Wrestling in 1991 after Kevin Von Erich licensed the name, logo and original theme music to the group (and also appeared very briefly on their TV shows). The Savoldis, in addition to the post-buyout World Class and I(WC)CW tapes, also own the footage from USWA Dallas, Wild West Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation, from which a few budget-priced DVDs (including the Classic Superstars of Wrestling series, with early footage of Steve Austin, Mick Foley and Booker T) have been compiled."

www.worldclasswrestling.info/wccwfaq.htm#wwesale

Hope this helps

[Citizen Snips]

Strange that Vince hasn't been agrresively pursuing this. Maybe he has. A 2 or 3 disc set of Andy Kaufman alone would probably be one of their biggest sellers ever, due to the crossover appeal.