The Roster. [20] In purchasing the UWF, JCP also took responsibility for the UWF's large debt from TV contracts, etc. When it was discovered that Ringley, who was married to Crocketts daughter Francine, was having an extramarital affair, the family had no choice but to remove him from his position and replace him with Crocketts eldest son, Jim Crockett, Jr. By bringing in George Scott as his booker and switching the focus from tag teams to singles competitors, Jim Crockett, Jr. proved himself to be highly competent and the promotion thrived under his leadership. OWNERS/PROMOTERS: RANKINGS, 1. NWA World Heavyweight title (1952-1988) Gene, Lars, Ole, Arn, Bryant, and Brad. WTCG aired Georgia Championship Wrestling's programming on Saturday evenings, and wrestling provided his then-fledgling enterprise (the future SuperStation WTBS) a source of cheap live entertainment which was well-suited to the station's target demographics. By December, the company had bought-out the rival UWF; Crockett even moved many of his administrative employees from his Charlotte base to the UWF's former offices in Dallas. After purchasing a mobile television production unit for $1 million, Crockett unveiled what became the NWA's dominant annual supercard, Starrcade.[9]. lists of the wrestlers and other personnel that I guess a similar comparison at this point is if Charlie Haas had beaten JBL for the WWE World Title. Sommers, Bill White, Mr. X (N), "Professor" In response to the ensuing deluge of complaints, TBS granted an upstart promotion called Championship Wrestling from Georgia (backed by holdout GCW shareholder and NWA member Fred Ward and former GCW wrestler/booker Ole Anderson) an early Saturday morning time slot so that the local stars could still be seen. Ricky Soto, Ron This announcement from the WWE Network was a nice early Christmas present for Mid-Atlantic Wrestling fans that have been wiaiting sin by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway When Bruce Mitchell of PWTorch.com recently tweeted that the WWE should consider bringing Tony Schiav We want the Mid-Atlantic Gateway to be the definitive resource on the web for information and reference on Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Click covers above for more information. appeared for Crockett Promotions during the 1st The Giant, Rufus Littlebrook, Little Announcers, Broadcast Mid Atlantic TV title (1973-1985) Ricky Magnum T. A. RING ANNOUNCERS, Carl This announcement from the WWE Network was a nice early Christmas present for Mid-Atlantic Wrestling fans that have been wiaiting sin by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway When Bruce Mitchell of PWTorch.com recently tweeted that the WWE should consider bringing Tony Schiav (N) = newcomer to area (D) = departure from area (R) = returnee to area, Gene Anderson (also wrestled Grabmire (R), Abe By featuring top veteran singles performers like Johnny Valentine and Wahoo McDaniel while also spotlighting talented young stars like Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka and Greg Valentine plus maintaining a solid roster of major tag teams, Crockett found the perfect balance and the newly re-branded Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling promotion soon became the NWAs most profitable territory. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States that traded from 1931 to 1988. Blue Scorpion, Larry The Roster lists everyone on the team, from wrestlers to announcers to referee and everyone else in between. The Mid-Atlantic Championship Dick Bourne documents the origin, evolution, and history of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title. Home; News; Schedule; Champions; Wrestlers; Tickets; WebTV; Merch NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( WATCH) Date: August 21, 1982 (TAPED: Aug. 18, 1982) - Location: WPCQ-TV Studios, Charlotte, North Carolina Attendance: N/A - TV Rating: N/A Commentators: Bob Caudle - Interviews: Bob Caudle CHAMPIONS AT THE TIME: NWA World Heavyweight Champion: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair World Titles World Heavyweight Title World Junior Heavyweight Title World Women's Title World Tag Team Title In the late 1970s and early 1980s, it ran regular shows in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. denotes departure from area. Sandy Scott, TV Click the book cover above for more information on this book. WrestlingCollections. Rufus R. Jones, Wahoo McDaniel, "Mr. The promotion that would eventually evolve into World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during the 1990s was actually founded in 1931 by Jim Crockett, Sr., when Crockett was just 22 years old. (N), Johnny Weaver (R), (Heels) results; February 9, 2023 Main Event results WWE 2K15 Roster Reveal WWE 365 WWE Best Moments of 2020 WWE Countdown WWE Game Night (first three seasons) WWE Icons The WWE List . Bernard, Ricky CARDS Compiled by David Chappell for the Mid-Atlantic Gateway (N) = newcomer to area (D) = departure from area (R) = returnee to area . We do not exercise control over third party websites. 1977, broken down by the main National Wrestling Alliance unification (19851988), Sale to Turner Broadcasting System (19881993), Revival under Conrad Thompson and David Crockett (2022), "Ratings Analysis" subsection "Goodbye WCW", NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, List of former Jim Crockett Promotions personnel, "Roddy Piper and Gordon Solie host Georgia Championship Wrestling (08-21-1982)", "World Championship Wrestling on SuperStation TBS", Wrestling Information Archive - WCW COTC and Other Ratings, Wrestling Information Archive - WWF Other Ratings. the ring, but instead were made from the announcers desk by Wahoo McDaniel (3), 6. Ted Turner, whose Atlanta television station WTCG would become distributed nationally via satellite starting in 1976, had realized the value of professional wrestling for cable television in the early 1970s. Atlantic Coast Tag Team title (1968-1973) Blackjack Mulligan & Missouri Magnum T.A. Ric Converse holds the record for most reigns, with six. Comprehensive Click covers above for more information. Buy "Big Gold". Since the WWF was the uncontested #1 PPV content provider in America at the time, only a handful of companies committed to air Starrcade, devastating the event's profitability.[9]. Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Active Time: 1931 - 1988 Details Names: Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1973 - 1988) Jim Crockett Promotions (1952 - 1973) Eastern States Championship Wrestling (1931 - 1952) Abbreviations: JCP, MACW, ESCW Owners: Jim Crockett Jr. (1973 - 1988) Jim Crockett Sr. (1931 - 1973) Popular events: ***Roster subject to change. Additionally, Jim Crockett, Jr. was elected President of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1980, 1985 and 1987. LeBron James's Injury Exposes Lakers' Mind-Boggling Roster Decisions. Jim Crockett, Jr. and Dusty Rhodes personally manned the Dallas office, leaving Jim, Jr.'s brother David Crockett in charge of the Charlotte operations. Roberts (Hollywood Blondes) (1980-1986 is being built below.) Superstar, Greg - September 1977, Previous To McMahon's surprise, however, the move backfired with TBS. Midatlanticwrestling.net - Xranks. Address: 118 Cedar Avenue, Berlin, MD, USA. X # 2 (N), "Professor" JCP's first pay-per-view endeavor, 1987's Starrcade, was scheduled in its traditional Thanksgiving slot, but ran into unexpected competition from the WWF's inaugural Survivor Series PPV, which was scheduled to air the same night. Statistiken. Discovery) in 1996, resulting in the creation of World Championship Wrestling from 1988. Maybe you want your general manager to buy aggressively and look for that impact player to put your team over the top. Love (N), Butch Click covers above for more information. battles The Super Destroyer. (Hollywood Blondes) (N), (Faces) (1980-1986 is being built below.). (Hollywood Blondes) (N), Sgt. All the Anderson history in one timeline! Ron Starr, (Heels) Monte (R), Lanny Flores, Joe FLASHBACK: Ric Flair tells George South: "Today Y Wrestle Expo in Richmond Less Than a Month Away. [6] In August 1980, Crockett, Jr. was elected president of the NWA,[3] and the next year (the same year Crockett moved his TV show tapings from Raleigh to Charlotte), former (and future) Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) booker Ole Anderson took over as Mid-Atlantic's booker. Eventers. Another factor was the fans' exasperation with the "Dusty Finish" (a type of "screwjob" finish named after Rhodes, who did not actually invent the concept, but used it frequently for matches at regular house shows and PPV/major cards, alike). 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. (R) denotes returnee Dino Bravo, Mighty Igor, Paul Jones (D), Although it was not necessarily one of the sports major hotbeds during the first half of its existence, Jim Crockett Promotions was nevertheless a very prosperous territory that provided a quality product for its fans as well as a consistent, reliable source of employment for its wrestlers. (Heels), Brute Among those brand names that JCP created were "Championship Wrestling", "All Star Wrestling", "East Coast Wrestling", "Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling", "Mid-Atlantic Championship Sports", "Wide World Wrestling", "NWA Pro Wrestling", with "World Wide Wrestling", "NWA World Wide Wrestling", and of course "NWA World Championship Wrestling". (Heels), Crusher Ric Flair (4), 2. Great Female Inventors This announcement from the WWE Network was a nice early Christmas present for Mid-Atlantic Wrestling fans that have been wiaiting sin by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway When Bruce Mitchell of PWTorch.com recently tweeted that the WWE should consider bringing Tony Schiav (N) = newcomer to area (D) = departure from area (R) = returnee to area. This was to help counter the WWF, after it became America's dominant wrestling business in the wake of WrestleMania. Story Links Full MAC Release / Pre-Seeds Championship Central CLEVELAND - The Mid-American Conference (MAC) has announced the pre-seeds for each weight class for the upcoming conference wrestling tournament and the Lock Haven University men's wrestling team is set to defend its conference crown. JCP flushed away a potentially profitable angle following the acquisition of Bill Watts's UWF by "burying" the UWF's talent. In 1993, JCP ceased to exist. Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat Patterson (Georgia), Harley Race (NWA Champion), Conway, Ted The old, NWA-sanctioned system of separate, regional "territory" promotions[7] was collapsing under increasing competitive pressure from Vincent K. McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) itself a family-owned territory promotion covering the northeastern U.S. which was aggressively expanding into a nationwide promotion. Sep 5, 2022 April 7, 1980 Wytheville, VA Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood vs Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens in the Main Event! Blanchard, Dino Discarding the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling brand, he began promoting his events simply as NWA shows, although his promotion remained distinct from the larger NWA entity. TEAMS, 1. If you look at the talent roster of . Trending pages Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair Ed Farhat Sgt. Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling also aired on a Buffalo, New York station, enabling the Tunney/Crockett/Scott enterprise to bring a full slate of shows to Ontario and upstate New York. The Day the Ring Didn't Show Up in Asheville Greenville SC Memories by Don Holbrook Mid-Atlantic Gateway Contributor Back in by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway It is one of the most iconic images from the 1970s in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Jim Swede Hanson by David Chappell Mid-Atlantic Gateway My earliest professional wrestling memories came about from watching All-Star Wre Conrad Thompson has launched the second episode in his landmark series "Conversations with Conrad" as part of his Ad Free Shows p PART 3 by Dick Bourne, Mid-Atlantic Gateway Art by David Williams Last time in PART 2 , we looked at the red velvet domed-globe belt PAUL JONES by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway It is with real sadness that we learn of the death of one of our childhood heroes, &q by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway On the eve of the 30th Anniversary of Dusty Rhodes' historic third NWA world heavyweight champion * * * "From the time I was born, I was runnin' bad, Jack. 1976, April Jim Crockett, Sr. (1931-1973) As mentioned, major cards such as Starrcade and the Bunkhouse Stampede did not draw as well when moved out of JCP's traditional territory. That weakness, coupled with some extremely predatory measures employed by Vince McMahon and his WWF, led to a situation wherein Crockett eventually found his company millions of dollars in debt. Plus, Magnum T.A., Manny Fernandez, and many more in action! 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 . And even their cousin Ric Flair! (R), George "Two Ton" Harris, Scott Turner could run per inquiry advertisements (for products like Slim Whitman albums and Ginsu knives) and take part of the sales profits just by providing the big viewing audience delivered by pro wrestling's loyal fanbase (wrestling generally did not attract large ad revenues at that time, due to negative industry perceptions of its lower-income target demographic). 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