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Sunday, August 11, 2024

TV Wrestling in Charlotte a Big Success (1978)

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Fresh off my post about the monster TV ratings for JCP in Charleston, SC in 1978 , here is another article about the strength of Crockett pr...
Friday, August 9, 2024

Greenville Wrestling Host Bill Krieger Passes Away

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We've just learned that Bernhard Krieger passed away in Greenville SC on Christmas day, December 25, 2023.  He was 98 years old. Word ca...
Sunday, July 14, 2024

Funks vs. Briscos in the Tampa Sportatorium

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Norm Kimber's Greatest Call (Toronto 1977)

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We occasionally feature calls or introductions by some of our favorite ring announcers.    Toronto's Norm Kimber made a memorable, drama...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

A Belt for a Champion

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If there was ever a true champion for wrestling fans, especially in the Carolinas and Virginia, it was Bob Caudle.  And a champion needs a b...
Friday, June 7, 2024

Jim Cornette Explains TV Distribution Process for JCP in the 1980s

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Crockett TV Production / Local Promos The following is a transcript from a brief segment of the popular "Cornette's Drive Thru...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Nick Pond Leaves WRAL and "Championship Wrestling" (1971)

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WRAL News personality Nick Pond hosted the Raleigh-only version of the Jim Crockett Promotions wrestling show known simply as Championshi...
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Wrestling's Success on Charleston Television (1978)

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Wrestling Audience Greatly Expanded by TV Saturday By Bob Gillespie, Charleston Post & Courier, September 23, 1978 TV wrestling – a succ...