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Sad news from the wrestling world legendary promoter Jim Crockett Jr has passed away.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:45 am
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:45 am
If you are over the age of say 45 and watched WTBS you grew up watching NWA Jim Crockett Promotions. His family also ran Mid Atlantic Wrestling based out of Charlotte. He convinced Ric Flair to move to Charlotte and become the greatest ever. Sold out to Ted Turner in 1988.
The Braves and wrestling carried WTBS for its first 20 years.
jim Crockett
The Braves and wrestling carried WTBS for its first 20 years.
jim Crockett
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Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:48 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
I miss the territory days.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:52 am to OrangeEmpire
Much better than today's garbage.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:54 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
The dude with the tennis racket?
Wrestling was so strange before the WWF took over.
Wrestling was so strange before the WWF took over.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:54 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
Posted on 3/4/21 at 8:58 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
There would be no Ric Flair without Jim Crockett, and for that I will forever be grateful for Jim Crockett.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 9:22 am to Tuscaloosa
Flair is the GOAT.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 9:24 am to CaptainBrannigan
Posted on 3/4/21 at 9:35 am to CaptainBrannigan
You never saw wrestling. Only garbage.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 9:51 am to CaptainBrannigan
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Wrestling was so strange before the WWF took over.
WWF “taking over” turned wrestling into a sideshow for an extended period of time. They basically created a bunch of comic book characters. There was a literal Clown and his sidekick midget holding championship belts. They take a stab at imitating comic book characters from time to time. I hate it.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 10:12 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
Pro wrestling was a different beast back then. Crockett Jr. ran two and a half states (North Carolina, South Carolina, and part of Virginia... with the rare trip to West Virginia or very Eastern edge of Tennessee) and was doing so well that most nights his promotion was running three shows.
He had an office staff of like 5 or 6 people and was running a multi-million dollar a year business.
A nice guy but he got talked into trying to compete nationally with the WWF and that ruined his business.
He had an office staff of like 5 or 6 people and was running a multi-million dollar a year business.
A nice guy but he got talked into trying to compete nationally with the WWF and that ruined his business.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 11:49 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
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If you are over the age of say 45 and watched WTBS you grew up watching NWA Jim Crockett Promotions
I thought Georgia Championship Wrestling (NWA) was tied in with Florida Championship Wrestling and Paul Anderson was the President/promoter?
I do remember seeing Crokett on there a lot as a mgs. with his obligatory tennis racket.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 11:50 am to RD Dawg
Pro wrestling used to be fun to watch
Posted on 3/4/21 at 11:53 am to RD Dawg
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I do remember seeing Crokett on there a lot as a mgs. with his obligatory tennis racket.
You guys are confusing Jim Crockett with Jim Cornette.
Here is Cornette:
Jim Crockett on the left:
Posted on 3/4/21 at 11:59 am to GulfCoastOutlaw
Mid South Wrestling was tough to beat. Jim Ross could be the best announcer of all time imo
Posted on 3/4/21 at 11:59 am to Tuscaloosa
LOL
You're right.Wonder what happened to him?
You're right.Wonder what happened to him?
Posted on 3/4/21 at 12:02 pm to LSUsince74
Ross or Lance Russell.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 12:06 pm to LSUsince74
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Mid South Wrestling was tough to beat. Jim Ross could be the best announcer of all time imo
I don't remember Jim.
Gordon Solie was the one we always got on our broadcasts.
Here with the great Dusty Rhodes.
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Posted on 3/4/21 at 12:08 pm to bigDgator
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Gordon Solie
Legendary in Georgia and Florida!
Posted on 3/4/21 at 12:10 pm to RD Dawg
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You're right.Wonder what happened to him?
I haven't kept up with it in a long time, but I saw a special one time that featured him in it, with some in depth interviews. He's been involved with the business on and off for a while. Retired now, I think.
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