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). Mulligan, Masked Fulton (N), Sgt. Stomper (N), LOWER CARD WOW is based in Los Angeles, California, and is owned by McLane and Los Angeles Lakers owner/president Jeanie Buss.. Fertitta's bid landed at an estimated $5.5 billion, per the report, and he's not considered to be a frontrunner. WOW - Women of Wrestling, is an American women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane (who also founded Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW)). Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling is taking over the world by suplex! 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. Dennis Condry (N), Jack Evans (D), Ricky Ferrara Baron Von Raschke (NR), 10. (NR), 3. However, while his company was growing by leaps and bounds, the front-office infrastructure of Jim Crockett Promotions failed to keep pace with the rest of his business. Capral Les Thatcher (D), CUMULATIVE 3: Carolina Panthers. Shots, Ring NWA personnel consists of professional wrestlers, commentators, ring announcers, rappers and various other positions. (WWF/Mexico), Ken Patera (WWF), Thunderbolt The team already came to terms with a new head coach in Frank Reich and just needs a viable piece under center to start contending as early as . 1. *** CURRENTLY SOLD OUT THE MID-ATLANTIC ROSTERSolo WrestlersAbe JacobsAngelo "King Kong" MoscaAngelo Mosca Jr.Art NelsonBlackjack Mulligan (gold card)"Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr."Beautiful" Bruce Swayze"Avalanche" Buzz Tyler"Downtown" Denny BrownDewey Robertson"Dirty" Dick SlaterDino Bravo (gold card)Don KernodleGeorge BeckerThe Great Kabuki Greg "The Hammer" Valentine . Frankie Lane, Rick Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title (1973-1986) Roster. NWA personnel appear on the weekly Powerrr and USA programs, pay-per-view events, and live events. All the Anderson history in one timeline! The original host of this show was former Georgia Championship Wrestling announcer Ed Capral. Blue Scorpion, Larry Rogers (D), Joey Jacques Goulet, George 2-16-1985 Brian Adidas challenges Tully Blanchard for the NWA Television Title. 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. Boris Malenko, Joyce By 1987, Crockett was elected to a third term as NWA President, and gained control (either through purchase or working agreements) of the St. Louis Wrestling Club, Heart of America Sports Attractions (Bob Geigel's Central States brand), Championship Wrestling from Florida, and Bill Watts's Mid-South Sports (which operated under the Mid-South Wrestling, and later, upon expansion, Universal Wrestling Federation brand names). Dick Bourne documents the origin, evolution, and history of the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title. TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS: (Wrestlers who . 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. Ric Flair (1), TAG Born on May 4, 1984, Orange Cassidy came up with the gimmick well before he joined the Jacksonville-based wrestling promotion. Dino Bravo (10), 5. [13][14] On the verge of bankruptcy, Crockett sold Jim Crockett Promotions to Ted Turner in November 1988, and the promotion was renamed the Universal Wrestling Corporation. Comprehensive lists of the wrestlers and other personnel that appeared for Crockett Promotions during the 1st quarter of 1977, broken down by the main eventers, mid-carders & under-carders, big-name visitors, plus a list of those who entered and exited the area during the time period. Championship Wrestling from Georgia's television show (which had the same name as the promotion itself), along with that of Bill Watts's Mid-South Wrestling (to whom Turner had also granted a time slot), easily surpassed the ratings for the WWF broadcast, which only featured clips and wrestler promos instead of original matches. In 1981, JCP moved to the WPCQ-TV studios in Charlotte (a station once owned by Ted Turner). Steamboat and Jay Youngblood (1), Copyright 2014 David Chappell Dromo (D), Francisco NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1980) 30. The Rise and Fall of Mid-South Wrestling Association. 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. In 1981, Anderson booked both JCP and GCW simultaneously. All the Anderson history in one timeline! 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. Jacques Goulet, I mean they had to chase me around the 'hawspital' by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway It's hard to get my arms around the fact that it has been 35 years since Ric Flair won his first by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway "We will let the fans know what the disposition of this title will be very soon." After purchasing a mobile television production unit for $1 million, Crockett unveiled what became the NWA's dominant annual supercard, Starrcade.[9]. Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling alumni Category page Edit this page The following individuals have participated in at least one event for the promotion Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Overall, there have been 38 reigns shared between 23 wrestlers, with two vacancy. Soto, Ron Mid-Atlantic Gateway, The Domed Globe: The NWA Championship from 1973-1986, In Memory of James Allen Crockett, Jr. (1944-2021), Roanoke Wrestling Graphic (Studio Wrestling). 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. (1980-1986 is being built below.) Our Web pages may contain links to other websites. Now Available in Hardcover! Young, TV - Mar. Also available in Hardcover. Roster Rufus R. Jones (6), 6. Number of players: 3. 5) Roddy Piper promo. one of JCP's top babyfaces, and the performer scheduled to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion at Starrcade 1986 was severely injured in a car accident over two months before Starrcade (October 14), and could never wrestle again. Sharpe, Bill (D) denotes departure I mean they had to chase me around the 'hawspital' by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway It's hard to get my arms around the fact that it has been 35 years since Ric Flair won his first by Dick Bourne Mid-Atlantic Gateway "We will let the fans know what the disposition of this title will be very soon." A. La liste ci-jointe reprsente le personnel d'Impact Wrestling. Jacobs (R), Burrhead Dug this up recently from the hometown newspaper - so cool these legends were here! Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling TV 10-3-1982. (4), 4. 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. Conway, Ted the ring, but instead were made from the announcers desk by Wrestling), TV The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion. #Youngboat Ricca Jonas and 4 others 1 4 20 Announcers, Broadcast La World Championship Wrestling stata una federazione di wrestling statunitense con sede nella citt di Atlanta (), fondata l'11 ottobre 1988 da Ted Turner e scioltasi il 26 marzo 2001.. Fondata sulle basi della Jim Crockett Promotions, federazione che fece parte del circuito della National Wrestling Alliance dal 1952 al 1988, la World Championship Wrestling nacque quando Ted Turner . However, the organization fell apart in January 1986. Best of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling 84 1984 JCP Bluray NWA Jim Crockett Promotions Year Review. Manage Roster Cancel. Also available in Hardcover. Blanchard, Andre (D) Our Web pages may contain links to other websites. Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling | Charlotte NC Great Female Inventors An extra sense of urgency was added to Crockett's national expansion ambitions when, after Frank Tunney's death, his nephew and successor Jack joined forces with the WWF. NFL Hokies Content. Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling History June 1980 Roster Directory. L.A. finds itself in a similar situation to James's first season with the team, when the star missed five and a half . Rich Landrum and David Crockett appeared on "Best Of", doing promo interviews for local arena shows. Buy "Big Gold". Diamond (N), Bill Irwin (N), Butch Malone (N), Angelo Poffo (D), Tony And even their cousin Ric Flair! 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. OWNERS/PROMOTERS: (R), George "Two Ton" Harris, Scott Royce Isaacs is an emerging star from the West Coast, best known as being part of the One Percent alongside Jorel Nelson, who captured the DEFY and Future Stars of Wrestling (FSW) Tag Team titles last year. We do not exercise control over third party websites. area. denotes departure from area. Bad Fads Museum JCP also began to run shows in new markets from coast-to-coast (often in less-than-sold-out arenas), greatly increasing travel costs and other overhead. This chain of events was critical in Turner's eventual decision to purchase JCP and form World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1988. battles The Super Destroyer. Mid-Atlantic Gateway, Originally Posted on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway 09/14/2014, The Domed Globe: The NWA Championship from 1973-1986, In Memory of James Allen Crockett, Jr. (1944-2021), Roanoke Wrestling Graphic (Studio Wrestling). Furr (R), Jim Dino Bravo & "Mr. Wrestling" Tim Compounding the issues that came with expansion was a lack of investing in the kind of marketing needed to make it successful. Grabmire (R), Abe [15], Booking decisions also factored into the promotion's downfall. 1. FLASHBACK: Ric Flair tells George South: "Today Y Wrestle Expo in Richmond Less Than a Month Away. Eastern States Heavyweight Title. Promotions during the 1st quarter of The Crockett family sold a majority interest in the promotion to Turner Broadcasting System, which was acquired by Time Warner (later became WarnerMedia from 20182022, now known as Warner Bros. ***Roster subject to change. Crockett then purchased both Saturday evening TBS time slots from Vince McMahon and filled the time slot with two hours of original programming filmed in Ted Turner's Atlanta studios. Crockett had similar expansion goals, envisioning a united NWA through JCP's buyout of or merger with all of the NWA's regional promotions. denotes newcomer to Greg Valentine (7), 7. The local shows hosted by announcers like Billy "Big Bill" Ward (from WBTV in Charlotte) and Charlie Harville (at WGHP in High Point) gave way to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (known briefly in 1978 as Mid-Atlantic Championship Sports). 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 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]. (R) denotes returnee Magnum T. A. Kampfsport gestern, heute und morgen. All the Anderson history in one timeline! If you look at the talent roster of . Big Ten Championships Central. Currently, you will find these sections of information: David Chappell documents what we all watched on television each week with detail not found in any other resource. Another potential bidder for the Commanders is now in. Rosters, Jan. 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. Crockett bought out Ole Anderson's Championship Wrestling from Georgia, on April 6, 1985,[10] and was re-elected NWA President. denotes newcomer to area. Although this gave Crockett vital national exposure, it also allowed McMahon to finance his own marquee wrestling event, WrestleMania. 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 . *Starting 4) Jimmy Valient vs Bill White. Andre The Giant, Giant Baba (All Japan), Dory Wide World Wrestling. All about the 1959 NWA belt and the history of the NWA title during that era. Brown (Hollywood Blondes) (D), Kim Fargo, Zack Murray, Tommy Young, TV The Domed Globe: The NWA Championship from 1973-1986, In Memory of James Allen Crockett, Jr. (1944-2021), Roanoke Wrestling Graphic (Studio Wrestling). RANKINGS, 1. The promotion featured such stars as Mulligan; his son Barry Windham (then billed as Blackjack Mulligan Jr.); Kevin Sullivan; Wayne Ferris; The Mongolian Stomper; Terry Taylor; Tim Horner, and others. Capral (Wide World Wrestling), Bob Caudle All about the 1959 NWA belt and the history of the NWA title during that era. Murnick, Elliott Murnick, Joe Murnick, PROMO [19] In addition, the large amount of capital needed to take a wrestling company on a national tour and Crockett's aggressive territorial acquisitions had seriously drained JCP's coffers. to area. We do not exercise control over third party websites. Comprehensive SHOTS, Joe By the early-1970s, JCP had gradually phased-out its multiple weekly television tapings in such cities as Charlotte, North Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina, and High Point, North Carolina, consolidating its production schedule into just one shoot (a Wednesday night videotaping at WRAL-TV in Raleigh), and then syndicating the broadcast to several local TV stations throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. Statistiken. Boris Malenko (Kim Duk & Masked Trending pages Ricky Steamboat Ric Flair Ed Farhat Sgt. (1980-1986 is being built below.). Mid-Atlantic Gateway: Roster - January 1980 Sunday, May 31, 2015 Roster - January 1980 Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Roster - March 1980 Compiled by David Chappell for the Mid-Atlantic Gateway (N) = newcomer to area (D) = departure from area (R) = returnee to area Published at 12:30 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest from area. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The Top Ten in All Areas of Pro Wrestling, The Longest Running Pro Wrestling Columnist, Dave Meltzer, Mike Mooneyham, Steve Yohe, Tim Hornbaker, Greg Oliver, Bill Apter, Karl Stern, Scott Teal, wrestlingclassics.com, wwe.com, kayfabememories.com, wrestling-titles.com, The Lapsed Fan podcast, 6:05 Superpodcast, Great Black Heroes Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title. The Roster. Oates, ohnny 8 talking about this. The Roster North Carolina (Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Asheville) 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). Promos. period. This period also marked Crockett's first attempt to create a national promotion; Crockett and other wrestling companies needed this opportunity after the WWF buyout of the Toronto territory occurred, as well as after the airing of the WWF program The War to Settle the Score on MTV to high ratings. 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