Jim Crockett, Jr.

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Jim Crockett, Jr. (born 1944 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was a professional wrestling promoter and the owner of the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions, and also part of the Charlotte O's, a minor-league baseball team in Charlotte, NC.

Career

Jim Crockett, Jr. took over the ownership of Jim Crockett Promotions when his father Jim Crockett died in 1973. The first thing that Crockett did was rename the name of the television show it promoted under. It changed from Eastern States Championship Wrestling to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. He also got his company a television show that lasted until 1991. In 1980, he was elected to his first term as NWA President, which ended in 1982.

Crockett had a working relationship with Maple Leaf Wrestling, headed by Frank Tunney in Toronto, Ontario until 1983. Frank died and his nephew Jack Tunney switched his working agreement to Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation. Crockett then formed a relationship with Verne Gagne and his American Wrestling Association to form Pro Wrestling USA. The relationship did not last very long.

Crockett was elected NWA President for a second term in 1985. He bought Ole Anderson's Georgia Championship Wrestling and Vince McMahon's Saturday night TV time slot and began to flourish. He started to use the name of Jim Crockett Promotions around this time and, by 1986, owned the Georgia and Central States territories.

Crockett was elected to a third term as NWA President in 1987. That same year he added Championship Wrestling from Florida and the Universal Wrestling Federation to his company (thus acquiring such talent as wrestler Sting and commentator Jim Ross). He promoted his company as the NWA, since he owned six NWA territories and was the NWA President, much to the confusion of fans.

In November 1988, Crockett was near bankruptcy and sold his company to Ted Turner, who renamed it World Championship Wrestling. Crockett stayed on as NWA President until 1991.

Crockett attempted a return to wrestling with a wrestling internet broadcast network in 1994 called the World Wrestling Network. It was short-lived, and he left the sport for good in 1995. Crockett also brought the NWA back to the Dallas Sportatorium for an equally brief tenure during this time.

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Birthday: 1944
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Siblings: David Crockett, Jackie Crockett, & Frances Crockett
Parents: Jim Crockett and Elizabeth Crockett

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Preceded by Bob Geigel	President of the National Wrestling Alliance 1980–1982	Succeeded by Bob Geigel
Preceded by Bob Geigel	President of the National Wrestling Alliance 1985–1986	Succeeded by Bob Geigel
Preceded by Bob Geigel	President of the National Wrestling Alliance 1987–1991	Succeeded by Jim Herd

Charlotte, North Carolina
Skyline of Charlotte at night

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Nickname: "The Queen City"
Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina
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The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. The NWA has been in operation since 1948.
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Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. up until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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Charlotte Knights Founded in 1976
Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Triple-A (1993-Present)
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James Allen Crockett (1909-1973) was a professional wrestling promoter sometimes known as Jim Crockett, Sr. or to people within the business simply as "Big Jim".

Early life

Jim Crockett Sr. was born on June 2, 1908 in Bristol, Virginia to Charles S. & Josie E.
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Francis Martin “Frank” Tunney was born on November 12, 1912. He was educated in Markham, Ontario and went to a business college after high school. His first exposure to wrestling came when he answered a classified ad for the Queensbury Athletic Club.
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Jack Tunney (b. John Tunney, 1935 – January 24 2004) was a Canadian wrestling promoter. Tunney, the son of a coal miner, was known worldwide for his appearances on World Wrestling Federation television as the promotion's figurehead president, suspending wrestlers, stripping
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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

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Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.

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Verne Gagne (born February 26, 1926) is a former Italian-American professional wrestler, trainer, and wrestling promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion
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Pro Wrestling USA was a Professional wrestling promotion in the United States of America in the mid 1980s. It was an attempt to unify various federations, including Jim Crockett Promotions, the AWA, and other members of the NWA.
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Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestling performer and a promoter.
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Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986. The attempt failed and in 1987 Watts sold the promotion to Jim Crockett Promotions and became part of what would later be known as World
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Sportatorium, located in downtown Dallas, Texas (not to be confused with the Hollywood Sportatorium in Hollywood, Florida or the Tampa Sportatorium in Tampa, Florida), was a barnlike arena used primarily for professional wrestling events.
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