The story of Jim Crockett Jr., and the rise and fall of Jim Crockett Promotions is the lead story in the current double-sized issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
We look at the death of Crockett, the Crockett s family original involvement in wrestling, how Jim took over the moves he made in building a small market territory into one of the big three companies in the U.S., original plans and why they changed, the rise of Ric Flair, where Jm was a Hall of Fame promoter, the fight with Vince McMahon from 1984-88, getting the TBS deal, what led to JCP selling to Turner, the framework of the NWA in the 70s and 80s, the rise of the super show concept, mistakes made at the end, what happened when TBS took over, attempts to get back in wrestling and life after wrestling.
– Hana Kimura’s mother Kyoko recently announced that she will be holding a tribute show for her late daughter in May. The event will be called “See You Again: The Hana Kimura Memorial Show” and will take place on May 23, the one-year anniversary of Hana’s tragic passing at the age of 22. It was reported back in December that Tokyo Police filed charges against the man who cyberbullied Hana, which is believed to have led to her suicide.
– Stardom will be holding their 10th anniversary show on March 3 at Nippon Budokan. Stardom officially announced the full card for All Star Dream Cinderella with the main event being Giulia vs. Tam Nakano for the World of Stardom Title, Hair vs. Hair Match. The first four matches will be available for free on YouTube with the rest of the show available on Stardom World.