[1][2] After retiring from professional wrestling due to a back injury, Sam DeCero purchased a 95th street garage on Chicago's South Side and began training local wrestlers, advertising as far as Hammond, Indiana.

They also participated in several fundraisers for charity organizations including Toys for Tots, Muscular Dystrophy, Maryville City for Youth and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.

[7][8] During the late 1980s, the promotion featured many popular wrestlers of the era including Dick Murdoch, Shigeri Akabane, Dennis Condrey,[9] Steve Regal,[10] and George Ringo, who acted as honorary commissioner.

Prior to his death in Puerto Rico, Bruiser Brody had been scheduled to face Nord the Barbarian at the International Amphitheater in Chicago, Illinois on August 12, 1988.

Other mainstays included "Mean" Mike Anthony,[11] Trevor Blanchard,[12] Rockin' Randy, Tony Montana,[13] and The Power Twins (Larry & David Sontag).

The annual Battle of the Belts supercard was aired on SportsChannel on May 22, 1993,[14] and two years later, it presented Sailor Art Thomas a "Lifetime Service to Sport Award" on May 16, 1995.

[16] In September, the promotion initiated in a nine-month legal dispute with Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling regarding trademark infringement over the use of the WCW acronym.

In 2004, with over 1,000 in attendance at Morton College in Cicero for their supercard Battle of the Belts 16 grossing over $15,000, the following year Battle of the Belts 17 was held at the Hammond Civic Center on May 17, 2005; shortly before signing with World Wrestling Entertainment, Rob Van Dam had previously headlined a WCPW event against League Champion "Tenacious" Terry Allen at the building on May 26, 2001 attended by 2,000 fans.

WCPW attempted to revive business by hiring Hulk Hogan to appear at an autograph signing in 2009 and promoting a supershow at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois in conjunction.