Legendary Pro Wrestling Promoter Jim Crockett Jr. Dead at 76
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Jim Crockett Jr., former owner of the Jim Crockett Promotions pro wrestling territory, died on Wednesday due to organ failure. He was 76. WWE Hall of Famer and one half of the Rock n Roll Express Robert Gibson confirmed his passing via Facebook, writing, Rest in Peace Jim Crockett Jr., You will be missed by so many. News broke over the weekend that Crockett had been moved into hospice care due to his kidneys and liver failure.
Crockett Jr. took over for his father as the owner of JCP in 1973 and served three terms as president of the National Wrestling Alliance. He sold the promotion to Ted Turner in 1988, who renamed the company World Championship Wrestling. The southern-based wrestling promotion would continue on until 2001.
As we previously reported, Jim Crockett Jr passed away at the age of 76 after being hospitalized late last month. More personalities from the wrestling world continue to react on social media, while the WWE has issued a statement on his passing. It reads:
WWE is saddened to learn that Jim Crockett Jr. passed away at the age of 76.
An influential promoter who helped champion the careers of WWE Hall of Famers such as Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and The Road Warriors, Crockett Jr. stewarded the family’s Crockett Promotions from 1977 to 1989. As part of the promotion’s affiliation, Crockett Jr. was later named President of the National Wrestling Alliance in 1980. During his tenure, Crockett Jr. helped expand the promotion’s footprint and held the inaugural Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Under Crockett Jr.’s leadership, the NWA would eventually be sold and renamed as World Championship Wrestling.
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