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.
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The final scene of AEW s
Revolution pay-per-view didn t go as planned this past Sunday, and the company has been doing everything it can to recover ever since. After defending his AEW World Championship in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch, Kenny Omega left Jon Moxley handcuffed and unconscious in the middle of the ring as the timer for the explosion that would blow up the ring ticked down to its final minute. Eddie Kingston, proving that he was still Moxley s friend despite their previous battles, jumped on top of Mox to protect him as the clock hit zero.
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