Memphis Wrestling (2021)
A revival of televised professional wrestling in Memphis.
Dustin and Maria Starr own Memphis Wrestling, a Tennessee-based promotion that has been part of the United Wrestling Network since 2021. Its weekly TV show, also called Memphis Wrestling, has streamed on YouTube since 2021 and began airing on WMC-TV in 2023.
Quick Facts
- Established
- 2021
- Style
- Rasslin'
- Location
- 3296 Winbrook Drive; Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Founder
- Dustin Starr; Maria Starr
- Parent
- Memphis Championship Wrestling, LLC
- Predecessor
- Memphis Wrestling (2003)
- Formerly
- Championship Wrestling from Memphis
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History
In 2019, the United Wrestling Network began airing a repackaged version of Championship Wrestling from Hollywood on WLMT in Memphis, hosted by Dustin and Maria Starr. In 2021, the Starrs relaunched Championship Wrestling from Memphis as a full promotion affiliated with UWN, holding its first television tapings on February 14, 2021 at the Top of the Line Banquet Hall. The first episode aired February 27, 2021 on WLMT, and subsequent episodes featured the first annual Cobra Cup tournament.
On May 1, 2021, the promotion opened the WrestleCenter, a converted warehouse serving as its television studio and training facility. In 2022, the promotion and its program were renamed Memphis Wrestling. On September 1, 2023, the weekly show moved to WMC-TV, airing Friday nights at 11 PM local time. In November 2024, WWE announced it had signed former Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Champion Aaron Roberts to its Independent Development program.
On November 5, 2025, Marko Stunt joined the promotion full-time as an on-screen talent and mentor after retiring in 2024. On May 25, 2026, Memphis Wrestling announced the opening of a second training facility, the Slaughterhouse Gym in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
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