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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] Crockett built JCP as a regional promotion centred on the Carolinas and Virginia. [5]
The event's pre-show was broadcast free on YouTube at 6:05pm EDT, a nod to the traditional timeslot JCP's World Championship Wrestling program aired on TBS throughout the 1980s. In the opening contest of the pre-show, New Japan Pro Wrestling star Yuya Uemura faced Ren Narita, a young lion in New Japan's Dojo. Narita took the victory by pinning ...
Losing money on the deal and desperately looking for help, McMahon turned to Barnett, who directed him to NWA President Jim Crockett Jr., the owner of Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which promoted wrestling shows in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. At the time, Crockett was trying to counter the WWF's national expansion by unifying ...
In 1985, the World Wrestling Federation was an emerging competitor to Jim Crockett Promotions, and created the WrestleMania event, which had significant success. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] The following year's WrestleMania, WrestleMania 2 , was created similar to Starrcade, being held in three locations.
This is a list of all closed-circuit television and pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its predecessor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).. From 1983 to 1987, these events aired live on closed-circuit television under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner.
Later, McMahon sold the WTBS timeslot to rival promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. for $1 million. [3] In the WWE documentary The Rise and Fall of WCW, Crockett explained that his purchase of the timeslot basically paid for McMahon's first WrestleMania. [4] By the end of 1984, the regional territory [5] system of the NWA was clearly in jeopardy.
James Allen Crockett Jr. (August 10, 1944 – March 3, 2021) was an American professional wrestling promoter. From 1973 to 1989, he was part owner of Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a wrestling company affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
Pages in category "Jim Crockett Promotions shows" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.