Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States that traded from 1931 to 1988. The name was revived for a separate promotion that held its first show in July 2022.
Birth name | Ring name(s) | Tenure | Ref |
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Christopher Adams † | Chris Adams | 1987 | [1] |
Terry Wayne Allen | Magnum T. A. | 1984–1986 | [2] |
Randall Alls | Randy Rose | 1985 1987 | [3] |
Bradley Anderson | Brad Anderson | 1988 | [4] |
Eugene Anderson † | Gene Anderson | 1967–1985 | [5] |
Randall Anderson † | Randy Anderson | ||
Tommy Angel | Tommy Angel | 1987–1988 | [6] [7] |
Arthur Anoa'i † | Afa | 1985 | [8] |
Leati Anoa'i † | Sika | 1985 | [9] |
Samula Anoa'i | The Tahitian Prince | 1987 | [10] |
Christopher Ashford-Smith † | Chris Champion | 1987–1988 | [11] |
Shohei Baba † | Giant Baba | 1977 1982–1983 1986–1987 | [12] |
Roger Barnes | Ron Garvin | 1968–1969 1972–1973 1976 1984–1988 | [13] |
Ferrin Barr Jr. | Jesse Barr | 1984 | [14] |
George Becker † | George Becker | 1958 1960–1962 1965–1967 1971 | [15] [16] |
Scott Bigelow † | Bam Bam Bigelow | 1988 | [17] |
Al Blake † | Vladimir Petrov | 1987 | [18] |
Tully Blanchard | Tully Blanchard | 1977–1978 1983–1988 | [19] |
Richard Blood | Ricky Steamboat | 1977–1985 | [20] |
Aldo Bogni † | Aldo Bogni | 1965–1969 | [21] |
Steve Borden | Sting | 1987–1988 | [22] |
William Boulware Jr. † | Rocky King | 1985–1988 | [23] |
Wayde Bowles † | Rocky Johnson Sweet Ebony Diamond | 1980–1981 1985–1986 | [24] |
Adolfo Bresciano † | Dino Bravo | 1976–1979 1986 | [25] |
Freddie Brisco † | Jack Brisco | 1971–1975 1978 1980 1982–1984 | [26] |
Gerald Brisco | Jerry Brisco | 1970–1975 1978 1980–1984 | [27] |
Dennis Brown | Denny Brown | 1981 1984–1987 | [28] |
Jerry Brown † | Jerry Brown | 1977 | [29] [30] |
Robert Bruggers | Bob Bruggers | 1973–1975 | [31] |
James Brunzell | Jim Brunzell | 1979–1980 | [32] |
David Canal | David Patterson | 1978–1980 1982 1986–1987 | [33] |
Ray Canty † | Kareem Muhammad | 1984–1987 | [34] |
Scott Casey | Scott Casey | 1973–1974 1985 | [35] |
Bobby Cash | Porkchop Cash | 1982–1983 1987 | [36] |
Tom Cassett † | Teijo Khan | 1986–1987 | [37] |
Bob Caudle | Bob Caudle | ||
Manuel Chaij † | Amazing Zuma | 1960 1967–1968 1973–1974 | [38] [39] |
Eldridge Coleman † | Billy Graham | 1975–1977 1984–1985 | [40] |
Carlos Colón | Carlos Colón | 1983–1985 | [41] |
Nelson Combs † | Nelson Royal | 1965–1968 1971–1975 1983 1986–1987 | [42] |
Dennis Condrey | Dennis Condrey | 1973 1985–1987 | [43] |
Plasse Conway † | Tiger Conway | 1974–1979 1988 | [44] |
Plasee Conway Jr. | Tiger Conway Jr. | 1974–1979 1987–1988 | [45] |
James Cornette | Jim Cornette | 1980s | |
Thomas Couch † | Tommy Rogers | 1988 | [46] |
James Crockett Jr. † | Jim Crockett Jr. | ||
David Crockett (wrestling) | David Crockett | ||
James Crockett † | Jim Crockett | 1940s-1973 | |
William Cruickshanks | Bill Dundee | 1985–1987 | [47] |
Roland Daniels † | Elijah Akeem Leroy Brown | 1981–1982 1984 | [48] |
Barry Darsow | Krusher Khruschev | 1984–1986 | [49] |
Michael Davis | Bugsy McGraw | 1983 1987–1988 | [50] |
Michael Davis † | Mike Davis | 1981–1985 | [51] |
George Drake † | George Drake | 1965 | [52] [53] |
William Eadie | The Masked Superstar | 1976–1982 1985 | [54] |
Robert Eaton † | Bobby Eaton | 1981 1985–1988 | [55] |
Paul Ellering | Paul Ellering | ||
Barbara Ellison | Betty Boucher | 1965 | [56] |
William Ensor † | Buddy Landel | 1981–1982 1985–1986 | [57] |
Harvey Evers † | Rip Hawk | 1961–1962 1965–1974 | [58] |
Jack Faggart † | Sonny Fargo | 1962 1965–1966 1974 | [59] |
James Fanning | Jimmy Valiant | 1981–1988 | [60] |
Emanuel Fernandez | Manny Fernandez | 1984–1987 | [61] |
Raymond Fernandez † | The Assassin #2 | 1983–1984 | [62] |
Richard Fliehr [a] | Ric Flair | 1974–1988 | [63] |
Paul Frederik † | Paul Jones | 1968 1971–1989 | [64] |
John Frenkel III | John Tatum | 1985 | [65] |
Tatsumi Fujinami | Dr. Fujinami | 1976–1977 | [66] |
Harry Fujiwara † | Mr. Fuji | 1974–1975 1981–1982 | [67] |
Dorrance Funk Jr. | Dory Funk Jr. The Masked Outlaw | 1969–1973 1977 1982–1985 1987 | [68] |
Terrence Funk † | Terry Funk | 1971 1973 1975–1976 1983 1985 1987 | [69] |
James Williams | Jim Garvin Jimmy Garvin | 1977–1978 1986–1988 | [70] |
Richard Garza † | Mighty Igor | 1976–1979 | [71] |
Robert Geigel † | Bob Geigel | ||
Ruben Gibson | Robert Gibson | 1985–1988 | [72] |
Thomas Gilbert Jr. † | Eddie Gilbert | 1987–1988 | [73] |
José Gomez † | Pepper Gomez | 1969 | [74] |
Terry Gordy † | Terry Gordy | 1981–1982 1987 | [75] |
Michael Gossett † | Mike Graham | 1973 1983–1985 1987 | [76] |
Brian Gower | Brian Adias | 1984–1985 | [77] |
George Gray | George Gray | 1982–1983 1987 | [78] |
Salvador Guerrero III † | Chavo Guerrero | 1982–1983 1986–1987 | [79] |
Héctor Guerrero | Hector Guerrero Lazer Tron | 1986–1987 | [80] |
Scott Hall † | American Starship Coyote Scott Hall | 1984–1987 | [81] |
Joseph Hamilton † | The Assassin The Assassin #1 | 1983–1986 | [82] |
Larry Hamilton † | Larry Hamilton The Missouri Mauler | 1960 1967–1972 1974–1978 1981 1984 | [83] |
John Hansen II | Stan Hansen | 1982 1984–1986 | [84] |
Robert Hanson † | Swede Hanson | 1962 1965–1976 1978–1981 | [85] |
James Harrell | Boris Zhukov | 1980–1983 1985 | [86] |
James Harris † | Kamala | 1984–1985 | [87] |
Rick Harris | Black Bart Ricky Harris | 1981–1988 | [88] |
Alfred Hayes † | Lord Alfred Hayes | [89] | |
William Haynes III | Billy Jack Haynes | 1985 | [90] |
Ronald Heard † | Ron Bass | 1981–1982 1984–1987 | [91] |
Dave Hebner † | Dave Hebner | ||
Earl Hebner | Earl Hebner | ||
Michael Hegstrand † | Road Warrior Hawk | 1986–1988 | [92] |
Dale Hey † | Buddy Roberts | 1977 1985 1987 | [93] |
Paul Heyman | Paul Heyman | ||
Melissa Hiatt | Missy Hyatt | 1987–1988 | [94] [95] |
James Hillman | Mike Miller | 1981–1982 1986 | [96] |
James Hines | Bobby Fulton | 1986 1988 | [97] |
Tim Horner | Tim Horner | 1981–1982 1984 1986–1988 | [98] |
Barry Horowitz | Barry Hart Brett Hart Jack Hart | 1983–1984 1987 | [99] |
Barney Irwin | Bill Irwin Super Destroyer #1 | 1981 1985–1988 | [100] |
Scott Irwin † | Scott Irwin The Super Destroyer Super Destroyer #2 | 1977–1979 1981 1984–1986 | [101] |
Abe Jacobs † | Abe Jacobs | 1962 1965–1966 1968 1972 1974–1975 1977–1981 1983 | [102] |
Joseph James † | Bob Armstrong | 1974 1981–1982 1984 1987 | [103] |
Robert James † | Brad Armstrong | 1984 1986–1988 | [104] |
Robert Jeaudoin † | Bobby Jaggers | 1986–1987 | [105] |
James Jefferson † | Jim Jefferson Spike | 1985–1987 | [106] |
Mack Jefferson | Basher Mack Jeffers | 1985–1987 | [107] |
Larry Johnson † | Sonny King | 1974–1975 | [108] |
Joel Jones | Joel Deaton Thunderfoot #1 | 1983–1987 | [109] |
Tommy Jones | Tommy Lane | 1984–1985 | [110] |
Juan Kachmanian † | Pampero Firpo | 1967 | [111] |
Stephen Keirn | Steve Keirn | 1975–1976 1985–1987 | [112] |
Wayne Keown | Dutch Mantel | 1986–1987 | [113] |
Charles Kernodle Jr. | Don Kernodle | 1974–1976 1978–1986 | [114] |
Wally Kernodle | Rocky Kernodle | 1981–1986 | [115] [116] |
Eugene Kiniski † | Gene Kiniski | 1967–1969 | [117] |
Kelly Kiniski | Kelly Kiniski | 1981–1983 | [118] |
Yasuhiro Kojima † | Hiro Matsuda | 1968–1969 | [119] |
Francis Labiak | Gordon Solie | [120] [121] | |
Richard E. Landrum | Rich Landrum | [122] [123] | |
Wallace Lane | Stan Lane | 1985–1986 | [124] |
John Laurinaitis | Johnny Ace | 1987–1988 | [125] |
Joseph Laurinaitis † | Road Warrior Animal | 1982 1984–1988 | [126] |
Mark Lewin | Mark Lewin | 1983 | [127] |
Gene Ligon | Gene Ligon Thunderfoot #2 | 1984–1988 | [128] |
Carey Lloyd † | Rufus R. Jones | 1973–1980 1983–1984 1986 | [129] |
Theodore Long | Theodore Long | ||
Martin Lunde | Arn Anderson | 1984–1988 | [130] |
Bronko Lupsity † | Bronko Lubich | 1965–1966 1968–1970 | [131] |
Thomas Machlay | Tommy Young | [132] | |
Leslie Malady | Les Thatcher | [133] | |
Chris Markoff † | Chris Markoff | 1970 1981–1982 1985 | [134] |
Micheal McCord | Austin Idol Dennis McCord | 1972 1981–1982 | [135] |
Edward McDaniel † | Wahoo McDaniel | 1974–1987 | [136] |
Akihisa Mera | The Great Kabuki | 1983–1985 | [137] |
Omar Mijares | Omar Atlas | 1965–1966 | [138] |
Dan Miller † | Dan Miller | 1971 1974–1978 | [139] [140] |
Robert Miller † | Butch Miller | 1980 1985–1988 | [141] |
John Minton † | Big John Studd Chuck O'Connor The Masked Superstar #2 | 1974–1975 1978–1983 | [142] |
Mike Morgan | Rip Morgan | 1988 | [143] |
James Morrison | J. J. Dillon | ||
Richard Morton | Ricky Morton | 19783 1985–1988 | [144] |
Angelo Mosca Jr. | Angelo Mosca Jr. | 1984 1986–1987 | [145] |
Donald Muraco | Don Muraco | 1981–1982 | [146] |
Hoyt Murdoch † | Dick Murdoch | 1974 1977–1978 1986–1988 | [147] |
John Murphy † | Skull Murphy | 1965 1969 | [148] |
Rikki Nelson | Rikki Nelson | 1987–1988 | [149] |
Paul Neu | Avalanche | 1988 | [150] |
Lynda Newton | Dark Journey | 1987 | [151] |
Patrick O'Connor † | Pat O'Connor | 1960 1962 | [152] |
Paul Orndorff Jr. † | Paul Orndorff | 1978–1979 | [153] |
Aldo Ortiz | Ricky Santana | 1986–1988 | [154] |
Robert Orton Jr. | Bob Orton Jr. | 1982–1984 | [155] |
Robert Orton † | Bob Orton | 1961 1965 | [156] |
Matthew Osborne † | Matt Borne | 1981–1982 | [157] |
Christopher Pallies † | Crippler Canyon King Kong Bundy | 1981 1984 | [158] |
King Parsons Jr. | King Parsons | 1982–1983 1987 | [159] |
Kenneth Patera | Ken Patera | 1974–1979 1981 | [160] |
Claude Patterson | Thunderbolt Patterson | 1972–1973 1977 | [161] |
Al Perez | Al Perez | 1988 | [162] |
Oreal Perras † | Ivan Koloff | 1974–1975 1980–1982 1984–1988 | [163] |
Josip Peruzović † | Nikolai Volkoff | 1981 | [164] |
Lawrence Pfohl | Lex Luger | 1987–1988 | [165] |
Michel Pigeon † | Jos LeDuc | 1982–1983 | [166] |
Garfield Portz | Scott McGhee | 1980–1981 1983 | [167] |
James Prudhomme † | Brute Bernard | 1965 1969 1971–1980 | [168] |
Harley Race † | Harley Race | 1973 1975 1977–1986 | [169] |
James Raschke | Baron von Raschke | 1977–1980 1983–1987 | [170] |
Robert Rechsteiner | Rick Steiner | 1986–1988 | [171] |
Steve Regal | Steve Regal | 1978–1979 1985–1986 1988 | [172] |
Robert Remus | Sgt. Slaughter | 1981–1986 | [173] |
Thomas Richardson | Tommy Rich | 1981–1985 | [174] |
Kenneth Rinehurst | Russian Assassin #2 | 1988 | [175] |
Sylvester Ritter † | Junkyard Dog | 1984 | [176] |
Nickla Roberts | Baby Doll | 1985–1988 | [177] |
Byron Robertson † | Dewey Robertson | 1979–1981 | [178] |
Alan Rogowski † | Ole Anderson | 1969 1972–1982 1985–1988 | [179] |
Chris Romero † | Chris Youngblood | 1984 | [180] |
Mark Romero | Mark Youngblood | 1983–1984 1986 | [181] |
Steven Romero † | Jay Youngblood | 1978–1984 | [182] |
Richard Rood † | Rick Rude | 1982 1986–1987 | [183] |
James Ross | Jim Ross | ||
Lawrence Rotunda | Mike Rotunda | 1982–1984 1987–1988 | [184] |
André Roussimoff † | André the Giant | 1974–1978 1980–1981 1983 | [185] |
Gary Rowell | Gary Royal | 1983–1984 1986–1988 | [186] |
Virgil Runnels Jr. † | Dusty Rhodes | 1975–1977 1979 1981–1988 | [187] |
Gary Sabaugh | The Italian Stallion | 1984–1988 | [188] |
Kazuo Sakurada † | Kendo Nagasaki The Ninja | 1981–1983 1985 | [189] |
Noah Schiavone | Tony Schiavone | ||
Mark Sciarra | Rip Rogers | 1984–1985 | [190] |
Angus Scott † | Sandy Scott | 1960 1965 1967–1977 | [191] |
George Scott † | George Scott | 1960 1962 1965 1967–1969 1974 1977 1981 | [192] |
Michael Seitz | Michael Hayes | 1981–1982 1985 1987–1988 | [193] |
David Sheldon † | The Angel of Death Russian Assassin #1 | 1987–1988 | [194] |
Genichiro Shimada | Genichiro Tenryu | 1977 1980–1983 | [195] |
Lawrence Shreve | Abdullah the Butcher | 1981–1983 1985–1986 | [196] |
Ronald Simmons | Ron Simmons | 1987–1988 | [197] |
Lawrence Simon † | Boris Malenko | 1965 1971 1975–1979 | [198] |
Nelson Simpson | Nikita Koloff | 1984–1988 | [199] |
Richard Slater † | Dick Slater | 1983–1986 | [200] |
Aurelian Smith Jr. | Jake Roberts | 1981–1984 1986 | [201] |
Aurelian Smith † | Jake Smith Tiny Anderson | 1962–1963 1965 | [202] |
James Wiley Smith † | Jimmy Snuka | 1978–1981 | [203] |
Michael Smith | Sam Houston | 1983–1987 | [204] |
George South | George South | 1985–1988 | [205] |
Daniel Spivey | Dan Spivey | 1984–1985 | [206] |
Dick Steinborn † | Dick Steinborn | 1962 | [207] [208] |
Larry Stephens | Larry Stephens | 1987–1988 | [209] |
Carl Stevens † | Ray Stevens | 1958 1975–1977 1980–1983 | [210] |
Adrian Street † | Adrian Street | 1983–1984 | [211] |
John Sutton † | Oliver Humperdink | ||
Diane Syms | Misty Blue | 1986–1988 | [212] |
Terry Szopinski | The Warlord | 1986–1988 | [213] |
Debbie Szostecki | Debbie Combs | 1985–1986 | [214] |
Bill Tabb | Bill Tabb The Black Assassin | 1986–1987 | [215] |
Paul Taylor III | Terry Taylor | 1981–1982 1985–1988 | [216] |
Les Thornton † | Les Thornton | 1979 1981 1984 | [217] |
Roderick Toombs † | Roddy Piper | 1980–1983 | [218] |
Eric Tovey † | Lord Littlebrook | 1961 1965 1968 1971 1975–1977 1985 | [219] |
Ray Traylor Jr. † | Bubba Rogers | 1986–1987 | [220] |
Billy Two Rivers † | Billy Two Rivers | 1958 1962 1965 | [221] |
Buzz Tyler † | Buzz Tyler | 1984–1985 | [222] |
Sione Vailahi | The Barbarian Konga the Barbarian | 1984–1988 | [223] |
Hossein Vaziri † | Ali Vaziri The Iron Sheik | 1973–1974 1980–1981 | [224] |
Sean Vellenga | Sean Royal | 1984 1987 | [225] |
Richard Vigneault | Rick Martel | 1985–1986 | [226] |
Kenneth Weaver † | Johnny Weaver | 1962 1965 1967–1985 | [227] |
George Wells | George Wells | 1980–1981 1988 | [228] |
Pezavan Whatley † | Pez Whatley Shaska Whatley | 1983–1988 | [229] |
Lawrence Whistler | Larry Zbyszko | 1975 1985–1988 | [230] |
Anthony White | Tony Atlas | 1975–1979 1984 | [231] |
Bill White † | Bill White The Blue Demon The Destroyer The Scorpion | 1973–1988 | [232] |
Brian Wickens | Luke Williams | 1985–1988 | [233] |
Gary Williams † | Gary Hart | ||
Patricia Williams | Precious | ||
Steven Williams † | Steve Williams | 1986–1988 | [234] |
Barry Windham | Barry Windham | 1981–1982 1984 1986–1988 | [235] |
Kendell Windham | Kendall Windham | 1987–1988 | [236] |
Robert Windham † | Blackjack Mulligan | 1975–1981 1984 1987 | [237] |
John Wisniski † | Johnny Valentine | 1962 1973–1975 | [238] |
Jonathan Wisniski | Greg Valentine | 1976–1984 | [239] |
George Woodin † | Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods | 1968–1969 1975–1980 | [240] |
Brett Woyan † | Brett Sawyer | 1980 1985–1986 | [241] |
Bruce Woyan † | Buzz Sawyer | 1980 1982 1984–1987 | [242] |
Edward Wright † | Bearcat Wright | 1973–1975 | [243] |
Thomas Zenk † | Tom Zenk | 1985 | [244] |
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