Tribute To A Legend

Four years ago we lost Mid-Atlantic legend Johnny Weaver.Johnny began his career with Jim Crockett Promotions in 1962.During a newspaper interview that was published on Sept.20,1986,Johnny told the reporter he had retired from the ring a little more than a year before.He continued to work behind the scenes at JCP until the end which was 1988.Johnny did come out of retirement for a few matches in late 1987 prior to Starrcade.

Johnny Weaver will always be my favorite "good guy" wrestler.I sure do miss him.

R.I.P - Johnny Heidman

Johnny Heidman was a wrestler and referee for many,many years in Jim Crockett Promotions.Mr. Heidman passed away in Charlotte,NC on January 27,2011 at the age of 90. I wanted to honor him by featuring one of his main events for Jim Crockett Sr.

Billy Two-Rivers & Don Eagle vs Johnny Heidman & Gypsy Joe in Rockingham,NC on Aug.29,1958

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R.I.P. Grizzly Smith

When Grizzly Smith wrestled for Jim Crockett Sr., he was known as Tiny Anderson.Between 1962 and 1967 Tiny teamed here with Big Boy Brown as the Kentuckians.Tiny returned to JCP in 1970 and formed another great team with Tim "Mr. Wrestling" Woods.TV host Big Bill Ward would ask Tiny to tell any new fans in the viewing audience how tall he was."Well Mr. Bill, I am just a fraction under seven feet tall." The battles that the Kentuckians had with teams like the Bolos,Skull Murphy and Brute Bernard,Aldo Bogni and Bronko Lubich and Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson are remembered as classics by longtime fans of Jim Crockett Promotions. Grizzly Smith passed away on June 12,2010 at the age of 78. Rest in peace Mr. Smith.

R.I.P. George Grant

George Grant wrestled and worked as a referee for Jim Crockett Promotions during the sixties and seventies.He never did the Gorgeous George stuff when I saw him during that timeframe. Mr. Grant passed away on April 21,2010 at the age of 85.Rest in peace.

R.I.P. Gene Kiniski

Gene Kiniski was the National Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight champion from January 1966 to February 1969.I will never forget his tv matches against George Scott and Abe Jacobs, nor the Greensboro title match I got to see in March of 1968 against Johnny Weaver.Gene Kiniski was a true professional.Rest in peace.

R.I.P. Sandy Scott 1934-2010

From Lexington,NC in 1957.

In Honor of Jack Brisco

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first match Jack Brisco wrestled for Jim Crockett Sr. on August 4,1969. Rest in peace Mr. Brisco.

The photo above was sent to me by my friend Mike Cline about 5 years ago.I don't know who took the photo.