Main Event Championship Wrestling The current owner recognizes prior use of the " Main Event Championship Wrestling " name by Reno Riggins and Steve Doll . The company also recognizes prior use of the MECW name by former promoter John Collins . Reno Riggins and Steve Doll started running a promotion under the MECW name in 1999 . In early 2001 , Tracy Smothers and Jason Daniel facilitated the assumed transactional purchase of the MECW set from Reno Riggins and Steve Doll on behalf of former promoter John Collins . This transaction only consisted of an 18 x 18 foot wrestling ring , MECW vinyl banners and 3 championship title belts . With the WWE buyout of World Championship Wrestling , everyone thought Main Event Championship Wrestling was going to be the next big professional wrestling promotion . In late 2001 , John Collins found himself in legal trouble and the promotion ran by John Collins , which used the MECW name , ceased to exist . Since then , Jason Daniel has not only revived the Main Event Championship Wrestling name , but he has also filed the Articles of Incorporation making Main Event Championship Wrestling , LLC a legal entity . On February 15 , 2011 , Main Event Championship Wrestling was filed to be a registered Trademark of Main Event Championship Wrestling , LLC . History . Formation . The concept of the revival of the MECW name originated shortly after the end of Jason Cain ' s time as head booker at an Evansville , Indiana based local independent promotion , which ran out of the Evansville Veterans Memorial Coliseum . A group , which included : Jason Cain , Chris Thomas , Wade Givens , Josh Stratton , Kyle Wood and John Cooper walked away from the Coliseum group citing they no longer wished to be a part of the promotion as they didn ' t see it going anywhere , especially if the owners insisted on using untrained self - proclaimed wrestlers . With drawing a consistent 30 + fans each week , this group mentioned above no longer wanted to be associated with the Coliseum based promotion . Later , with help from Jeremy Lewis and Eric Gilley , they all realized each had similar vision of a much bigger promotion , which led them to organize their debut show at The Centre in downtown Evansville , Indiana . This debut show , titled MECW Arrives , featured a double main event . The first main event match consisted of former TNA Tag Team Champion , " Natural " Chase Stevens vs TNA Founder , Jeff Jarrett . The headlined main event consisted of former OVW Superstar , Dirty Money vs WWE Hall of Famer , Jerry " The King " Lawler . This show received high praise as the show that featured two active wrestlers from both WWE and TNA under one roof . Expansion . In August 2010 , MECW signed a deal with Evansville CBS / FOX / MyNetworkTV affiliate , WEVV - TV . MECW aired its first TV show on this station on September 4 , 2010 . Shortly after , with the suggestion from the live commentators ( Nic Wood and Kyle Wood ) , the company began its talk show segments known as the " Main Event Freestyle " . With the success and local popularity of this TV show , this led MECW Management to make a decision to seek even more households via larger networks . MECW is currently in negotiations with a major affiliate network . MECW is also currently mapping out a new territory system , in which they hope to implement sometime in late 2011 . Current programming . Past MECW TV shows can be seen on www . MECWPRO . com , under VIDEOS . House shows and touring . Apart from their TV tapings , MECW has also produced DVD ' s of various live events . MECW Arrives , MECW Returns and MECW Supershow @ Vincennes University . Since MECW ' s inception by Jason Daniel , the MECW live events have been held in Evansville , Monroe City , Cannelton and Vincennes , Indiana . Prior to this inception , MECW events spanned from Vincennes , IN to Marion , IN to Lafayette , IN to Evansville , IN to Nashville , TN to Kingsport , TN and various other cities in Tennessee . Personnel . Creative team . In the John Collins era , the creative team consisted of Mark Mayhugh , Jeff Lane , Chase Stevens and Jason Cain . This group also primarily booked towns for live events as well . Currently , Jason Daniel holds the position of head talent booker . He also leads the creative team of Chris Thomas and Wade Givens , with additional creative input from a tv production standpoint from Tracey Russell , Jeremy Lewis , Josh Stratton , Kyle Wood and Chad Matthews . Authority figures . When MECW once again launched in 2010 , it billed the on - air authority figure as a representative appointed by Main Event Championship Wrestling . This authority figure was known as MECW Executive Vice President , Alexander C . West . It did this for storyline purposes only . As storylines progressed , Alexander C . West became quite a notable heel with less than favorable " Management decisions " . This later prompted the " release " of A . C . West and opened the door for a new authority figure , known as the new Executive Vice President , Chad Matthews . This person still currently holds this authority figure role . MECW contracts . MECW wrestlers are not currently under any exclusive contract . The roster of MECW wrestlers are paid on a per appearance basis . This includes wrestlers currently under WWE and TNA contracts . Like World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , MECW wrestlers are classified as independent contractors and are not entitled to form workers ' unions or employer health coverage . Championships . Former Champions ( Collins era ) . MECW World Heavyweight Champion - MECW World Tag Team Champions - MECW Lightweight Champion -