Bruce and Utsler refer to Extreme Championship Wrestling as the major influence on the company's style as well as their unique camera angles, which they compare to that of the movie Natural Born Killers; "fading in and out, and turning all over.
That December, the promotion began running bi-weekly events at The Modern Exchange in Southgate, Michigan, and established a video distributing partnership with HighSpots.com.
In March 2011, it launched a broadcasting website and began showing its bi-weekly events live on internet pay-per-view (iPPV).
On October 30, 2024, JCW made its return to pay-per-view with Devil's Night which was held at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit, Michigan and streamed on Triller TV.
On March 12, 1996, Insane Clown Posse released a VHS entitled ICP's Strangle-Mania, which featured a compilation of death matches from the Outrageously Violent Wrestling From Japan video collection, overdubbed with their own humorous commentary.
[2] Following the release, the duo, along with local Detroit booker Dan Curtis, hosted the event ICP's Strangle-Mania Live on December 17, 1997, at the sold out St. Andrew's Hall.
[3] Booked by Brian Gorie and Dave Prazak, Insane Clown Posse held the first "Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling" event on December 19, 1999, at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, Michigan.
The event featured seven matches and included such wrestlers as The Iron Sheik, King Kong Bundy, and Abdullah the Butcher.
Lasting 38 weeks on the Billboard Sports and Recreation Top Sellers list, the video charted as high as number 2.
The tour focused less on older wrestlers and featured more younger talent such as Chris Hero and Mad Man Pondo.
Brian Gorie left the company shortly after, and Bruce and Utsler took full control of booking the events themselves.
On August 21, 2000, the company received mainstream exposure when wrestler Vampiro, who was also the JCW Heavyweight Champion, brought the title out with him on World Championship Wrestling's nationally televised WCW Monday Nitro.
[13] The relationship between the companies continued after the events, as PWU owner Tod Gordon allowed multiple wrestlers to compete for JCW in their upcoming tour.
[15] Both the first season and Bloodymania were released on DVD later that year, and became the first wrestling videos ever sold throughout the entire Hot Topic store chain.
In January 2010, the company announced plans to run full-time and launched the JCW Wrestling School with Kevin Canady as head trainer.
[28] Juggalo Championship Wrestling later launched its own broadcasting website for its bi-weekly events, and transmitted its first self-produced internet pay-per-view on April 6.
At the 2013 Gathering of the Juggalos it was announced that Evil Dead and Mad Man Pondo were inducted into the new JCW Hall of Fame, being the first two inductees.
It features color commentary by "Handsome Harley 'Gweedo' Guestella" (Shaggy 2 Dope) and "Diamond Donovan '3D' Douglas" (Violent J),[31][unreliable source] with "Luscious" Johnny Stark (Twiztid's Jamie Madrox) filling in whenever needed.
Joe Dombrowski and Zac Amico provided commentary for the livestreamed shows as part of the Insane Clown Posse's Train of Terror Tour.
[32] Corporal Robinson, wrestler and creative writer for the company, calls the product "totally different than your average wrestling show.
[32][35] Insane Clown Posse themselves refer to Extreme Championship Wrestling as the major influence on the company's style as well as their unique camera angles, which they compare to that of the movie Natural Born Killers; "fading in and out, and turning all over.
"[1] Bruce Wirt praises the company as an alternative to WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling due to its unique characteristics.
column means that Juggalo Championship Wrestling officially recognizes a different number of days that a wrestler has held a title, generally due to an event airing on tape delay.