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Born to Jim Crockett Sr. and Elizabeth (Eversole) Crockett, Jim Jr. graduated from Myers Park High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1960. He and his younger siblings (David, Jackie, and Frances) were largely uninvolved in professional wrestling until their father's death in 1973. The elder Crockett had been a promoter of wrestling and ...
Jim Crockett Jr. (1993–1994) Paul Heyman (1993–1994) The World Wrestling Network was a National Wrestling Alliance -affiliated professional wrestling promotion which was owned by promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. , his last attempt to rebuild a national wrestling promotion after selling Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in 1988.
From the information known, Jim Crockett Jr. awarded Johnny Valentine the championship after Brisco traveled to Japan to wrestle and could not defend the title in the United States; a formal vacancy was not established, however. — Vacated: October 28, 1974 — — — — 17 (3) Johnny Valentine: November 4, 1974: Live event: N/A 2 135 18 (4 ...
Throughout 1987 and 1988, a bitter event scheduling war broke out between rival wrestling promoters Vince McMahon and Jim Crockett, Jr. On Thanksgiving night 1987, McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) aired Survivor Series against Starrcade from Crockett and the National Wrestling Alliance, two pay-per-view (PPV) events on the same day. [1]
This match was promoted by Jim Crockett Promotions. The match between Brown and Gary Royal later aired on NWA World Championship Wrestling via tape delay. [2] 70 Steve Regal: August 2, 1986: House show: Atlanta, Georgia: 1 30 This match was promoted by Jim Crockett Promotions. [2] 71 Denny Brown: September 1, 1986: House show: Greenville, South ...
In 1994, Jim Crockett Jr.'s non-compete agreement with Turner, to whom he had sold in 1988, expired and he decided to start promoting with the NWA again. Crockett went to Gordon and asked him to hold a tournament for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , in ECW's home city of Philadelphia on August 27, 1994.
Plasee Conway Jr. Tiger Conway Jr. 1974–1979 1987–1988 [45] James Cornette: Jim Cornette 1980s Thomas Couch † Tommy Rogers 1988 [46] James Crockett Jr. † Jim Crockett Jr. David Crockett (wrestling) David Crockett James Crockett † Jim Crockett 1940s-1973 William Cruickshanks: Bill Dundee 1985–1987 [47] Roland Daniels † Elijah Akeem ...
Jim Crockett (1909–1973) was a promoter of live events including professional wrestling, music concerts, plays, minor league baseball, and ice hockey.In 1931, he founded his own professional wrestling promotion, Jim Crockett Promotions. [1]