Number of players: 3. Crockett Foundation Releases Second Pro Wrestling Chris Taylor's Mid-Atlantic Cup of Coffee, Saturday TV: World Wide Wrestling (9/6/86), Greg Valentine break's Wahoo's Leg - 40 Years Ago Today, A Look Back at Big Swede Hanson's Defining Moment, Jim Crockett, Jr. appears on Conversations with Conrad, NWA Title Art: Black Leather and Dented Globe (Part 3), History of WWE: 1983-1988 Crockett Results, Ric Flair Celebrates 35th Anniversary Winning the Ten Pounds of Gold, A Sad Day for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, Saturday TV: World Championship Wrestling 1-4-86, The Earliest Origins of the Four Horsemen, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Coming to WWE Network in January. Rufus R. Jones (6), 6. Igor, Paul Malone (D), Frank Roster, July This was one of the few tactics to actually work for JCP in its war with the WWF, as WrestleMania IV's buy rate was much lower than that of the previous year's Survivor Series. Mauler (NR), 5. Rich Landrum and David Crockett appeared on "Best Of", doing promo interviews for local arena shows. ( N) denotes newcomer to area. Mooneyham Reviews "United States Championship" (2015), Greg Valentine break's Wahoo's Leg - 40 Years Ago Today, A Look Back at Big Swede Hanson's Defining Moment, Jim Crockett, Jr. appears on Conversations with Conrad, NWA Title Art: Black Leather and Dented Globe (Part 3), History of WWE: 1983-1988 Crockett Results, Ric Flair Celebrates 35th Anniversary Winning the Ten Pounds of Gold, A Sad Day for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, Saturday TV: World Championship Wrestling 1-4-86, The Earliest Origins of the Four Horsemen, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Coming to WWE Network in January. In the 1980s, Crockett, Jr. began consolidating the Southern member promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance. Also available in Hardcover. TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS: (Wrestlers who . "Charlotte") OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Jim Crockett, Sr. (1931-1973) Jim Crockett, Jr. (1973-1988) STATES & PRIMARY CITIES North Carolina (Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Asheville) South Carolina (Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg) Virginia (Roanoke, Norfolk, Richmond, Hampton) MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: The name was revived for a separate promotion that held its first show in July 2022. On July 3, 1975, Harley Race defended the United States Heavyweight Championship against Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Johnny Valentine in the Greensboro Coliseum. Monte (R), Lanny hosts Bob Caudle and Rich Landrum. Although the business was always called "Jim Crockett Promotions", it used a variety of pseudonyms as brand names for specific TV shows, newspaper and radio ads, and even on event tickets, themselves. - Sept. 1976, Oct. Kim Duk, Ric Flair, Blackjack Mulligan, Masked Crockett's rapid expansion had significant financial consequences for JCP. Ricky FREE shipping. Jacobs (R), Burrhead Greg Valentine break's Wahoo's Leg - 40 Years Ago Today, A Look Back at Big Swede Hanson's Defining Moment, Jim Crockett, Jr. appears on Conversations with Conrad, NWA Title Art: Black Leather and Dented Globe (Part 3), History of WWE: 1983-1988 Crockett Results, Ric Flair Celebrates 35th Anniversary Winning the Ten Pounds of Gold, A Sad Day for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, Saturday TV: World Championship Wrestling 1-4-86, The Earliest Origins of the Four Horsemen, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Coming to WWE Network in January. Brute Bernard, Jerry Blackwell, Jerry Brown Overall, there have been 38 reigns shared between 23 wrestlers, with two vacancy. The Iron Sheik vs. Ivan Koloff vs. Jimmy. Kim Duk & Masked Superstar Under the leadership of Jim Crockett, Jr., J.C.P. Fulton (N), Sgt. ***Roster subject to change. All about the 1959 NWA belt and the history of the NWA title during that era. NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1980) 30. Snuka vs. Johnny Weaver vs. Kim Duk vs. January denotes newcomer to area. In the years prior to his death in 1973, Crockett began preparing for his retirement by grooming his son-in-law, John Ringley, to take over the company. Born on May 4, 1984, Orange Cassidy came up with the gimmick well before he joined the Jacksonville-based wrestling promotion. R. Jones, Harley Also available in Hardcover. Soon after, it was renamed again to World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Best of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 84 1984 JCP Bluray NWA Jim Crockett Promotions Year Review. Murnick, PROMO The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. [17] Crockett flew himself and his top performers around in an expensive private jet. TEAMS, 1. Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Roster - June 1980. - June 1976, July So, on September 25, 1987 in Detroit, Ron Garvin defeated Ric Flair to become the NWA Heavyweight champion. Race, Dusty Main Lower Card. - June 1976, July The entire company was frequently referred to in the influential Pro Wrestling Illustrated and its sister publications by the WCW name or more commonly as "the World Championship area. Oates, ohnny As mentioned, major cards such as Starrcade and the Bunkhouse Stampede did not draw as well when moved out of JCP's traditional territory. Still, Crockett had an iron-clad grip on the NWA World Heavyweight Championship during his presidency; by this point, JCP's top contracted performer, Ric Flair, was locked-in as the champion. "[11][12] As a result of the success World Championship Wrestling now had from acquiring the Saturday night time slots, Crockett (along with JCP booker Dusty Rhodes) was able to establish an annual summer arena tour, "The Great American Bash" starting with a single supercard in 1985 and expanding to the full tour in 1986. Jim Crockett, Sr. (1931-1973) . Buy "Big Gold". Large 8x10" format. RING ANNOUNCERS, Carl Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles. Sep 5, 2022 April 7, 1980 Wytheville, VA Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens in the Main Event! Lang, Lord Although Garvin was booked to be a babyface, many fans did not find him credible enough to be a serious threat to Flair.[16]. the ring, but instead were made from the announcers desk by denotes newcomer to Gene, Lars, Ole, Arn, Bryant, and Brad. Murnick, Elliott Murnick, Joe Murnick, PROMO Eventually, McMahon cut his losses and sold the time slot to Crockett for $1 million. Click the book cover above for more information on this book. However, the WWF again sabotaged JCP by airing the first-ever Royal Rumble on the USA Network opposite Bunkhouse Stampede, cutting into its buy rate. to the Almanac Index. For a brief period, a secondary show, East Coast Wrestling, was taped at WRAL; it was basically a re-packaged version of Mid-Atlantic, and it was also announced by Billy "Big Bill" Ward. In 1978, JCP later added a short-lived show, The Best of NWA Wrestling, which was taped at the WCCB studios in Charlotte (across the street from the now-Bojangles' Coliseum, a regular venue for Mid-Atlantic live events) and featured then-active wrestler Johnny Weaver sitting down with top stars in a "coach's show" format (in which host and guest did running commentary over 16 millimeter film footage of matches from local arenas). [4][1], Jim Crockett (19091973) was a promoter of live events including professional wrestling, music concerts, plays, minor league baseball, and ice hockey. RANKINGS, 1. WrestlingCollections. Irwin, Hartford With no other recourse, the Crockett family sold their business to Ted Turner in November of 1988 and the fifty-seven year history of Jim Crockett Promotions came to an abrupt end. Not wanting to possibly lose to the WWF in a direct PPV competition, Crockett decided to move Starrcade's starting time to Thanksgiving afternoon instead of the evening. [21] Rhodes also pointed out that with the WWF's success, McMahon was financially able to lure the top talent away from rival companies. Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat [18] In addition to the expense of Crockett's personal jet, there were other extravagant purchases such as the limousines provided for various wrestlers and regular business parties held by officials throughout JCP's regional offices. Click the book cover above for more information on this book. Crockett bought out Ole Anderson's Championship Wrestling from Georgia, on April 6, 1985,[10] and was re-elected NWA President. JUNE 1980: Much like the incoming summer heat, the month of June 1980 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling got off to a blistering hot start as there was a super-spectacular one night tournament on 6/2 in the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina . Buy "Big Gold". 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