10 Things We Learned From The FCW Documentary
9. Their Budget Was Tiny
While WWE and Steve Keirn had both founded Florida Championship Wrestling, Keirn remained its sole owner. This meant that while WWE was funding FCW to train future talent, the liability and financial responsibility was all on Steve Keirn’s shoulders.
Of course, it is not disclosed in the documentary how much FCW was being funded during its operation, however, it is heavily implied it was not a tremendous amount.
When discussing the initial start-up, Steve Keirn discloses that the first base for FCW was inside a baseball batting cage. Wrestlers would be receiving training seminars whilst unsuspecting children were testing their batting arms, inevitably to be distracted by the ring in the adjacent cage, and so FCW was soon asked to find another venue.
The man formerly known as Skinner also shares stories of marketing events for the fledgling promotion. Wrestlers would team together, armed with thousands of promotional flyers and glue, and would paste buildings with information and graphics for the next big live event in town. Wrestlers from the era also shared these stories and mentioned the dreaded Alfred and how he would personally check the wrestlers were doing the job correctly. Talk about paying your dues…