A fond look back at the great days of JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS professional wrestling.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
CAROLINA CAT FIGHT
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
THE PLAYBOY GETS HIS
You could push a mild-mannered guy like JERRY BRISCO only so far. 'Playboy' GARY HART crossed the line and paid the price!
Then why did BRISCO end up in a 1973 CHARLOTTE COLISEUM ring battling 'Playboy' GARY HART in a CHAIN MATCH?
The whole bloody mess stemmed from a title match the night OLE ANDERSON hoped to grab JERRY's EASTERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
At a point in the match, it seemed that OLE was really on the short end of a wrestling match, and that didn't happen often. ANDERSON was the victim of a series of dropkicks, spinning toe holds and the abdominal stretch. The end appeared to be near.
Enter GARY HART. Angry that he hadn't been given a title match as he had demanded, HART jumped into the ring to OLE's defense---with a chain.
The heavy metal object left its marks on BRISCO. The referee disqualified ANDERSON due to HART's outside interference. JERRY remained EASTERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Immediately, HART challenged BRISCO to a match...a CHAIN MATCH. The 'Playboy' and the man he managed, RIP HAWK, told everyone that JERRY wouldn't accept the challenge...because he was yellow.
But they were wrong.
The match was signed for The Big Dome in CHARLOTTE.
It was a night GARY HART would regret. Although he had a few shining moments during the match, the night belonged to JERRY BRISCO. HART was soon a bloody mess, so bad that RIP HAWK grabbed his manager and dragged his limp body to the dressing room and on to the hospital.
Talk about a plan that backfired.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
THE TIME: 1964 - THE PLACE: LEXINGTON, NC
August 15, 1964
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
THE SIZZLIN' SIXTIES
From West Virginia to South Carolina, JCP fans had no trouble finding great wrestling entertainment...
ABE JACOBS, GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT topped LARS, GENE and OLE ANDERSON in six man action.
LITTLE BRUISER pinned COWBOY LANG.
PAUL DEMARCO and BOB RAMSTEAD lost to THE MASKED RED DEMONS.
LES WOLFE toppled TINKER TODD.
GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT bested HARU SASAKI and P.Y. CHUNG.
BOBBY RED CLOUD and CHIEF LITTLE EAGLE won over THE INFERNOS with J.C. DYKES via DQ.
CHUCK CONLEY topped THE MATADOR.
ROGER KIRBY pinned ALEX MEDINA.
JOHNNY WEAVER defeated JOHN and CHRIS TOLOS in a Handicap Match.
GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT bested MIKE GALLAGHER and PEDRO ZAPATA.
'THE BIG O' BOB ORTON stopped RON REED. *
LUTHER LINDSAY pinned 'ROWDY' RED ROBERTS.
KURT and HENRY VON STROHEIM beat GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT.
GEORGE BECKER and JOHNNY WEAVER won from 'THE BIG O' BOB ORTON and THE GREAT MALENKO.
IKE EAKINS topped JIM GRABMIRE.
DON CHUY pinned MIKE PAIDOUSIS.
ALDO BOGNI and BRONCHO LUBICH with HOMER O'DELL lost to TEX McKENZIE and NELSON ROYAL.
RIP HAWK and SWEDE HANSON defeated ABE JACOBS and RUDY KAYE.
PAUL DEMARCO topped GENE ANDERSON.
GEORGE 'CATALINA' DRAKE pinned GORY GUERRERO.
ALDO BOGNI, BRONCHO LUBICH and GEORGE 'TWO TON' HARRIS won over GEORGE and SANDY SCOTT and LES WOLFE in six man action.
GREG PETERSON and JESSE JAMES bested TOM BRADLEY and JOHNNY HEIDEMAN.
RANDY CURTIS defeated GEORGE GRANT.
EL GAUCHO topped RON CHARLES.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Sunday, August 20, 2023
THERE'S ACTION...ADVENTURE...AND MYSTERY
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Friday, August 18, 2023
BRUTES VERSUS KENTUCKIANS
December 5, 1964
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
WE WUZ ROBBED!
October 21, 1968
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023
NUMBER ONE AND THE RUSSIAN BEAR
Two long-time JIM CROCKETT PROMOTIONS main eventers who could really set a town on fire were The Russian Bear IVAN KOLOFF and Number One PAUL JONES.
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Saturday, August 12, 2023
SCOTTS AND BOLOS BATTLE
LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA