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BILLY CORGAN TALKS CROCKETT CUP, COMPLETE DETAILS ON THIS WEEKEND'S NWA PPV EVENTS

Billy Corgan's National Wrestling Alliance will return to FITE.TV this weekend, presenting the 2022 Crockett Cup tournament over the course of the weekend from The Music City of Nashville, TN at the Nashville Fairgrounds.   Corgan and David Crockett were interviewed by Yiorgo of The Military News discussing the PPV at this link.

On the Cup event, Corgan noted, "I like the idea of a grueling two night tournament where the winning team has to compete and win four times like PRIDE in Japan.  Guys would fight four times in a hard fought style.  I invited David because the important thing for the NWA is that not only do we represent history, we actually embrace it.  David and the Crockett family’s relationship to the NWA is so important, so valuable that it can only add bravados to the event to have David there to not only enjoy the event but to really celebrate him and his family’s contribution.  That is super important to us.  He will be doing photo ops both nights, and David will be presenting the Crockett Cup to the winners as well as doing some commentary."

Crockett commented on returning to the Cup tournament and the origins of the event, stating, "I am very excited that I will be presenting the Crockett Cup just like my mother and brother Jimmy have done in the past, God rest their souls. The Cup ended when Turner bought us.  They did not want anything with Crockett on it to be advertised.  They stuck it on themselves even though they had the Crockett Cup at the CNN Center on display.  When we started the Crockett Cup, it was because of the expansion of the WWF now WWE and we got with other promoters from Florida, Mid-West, Bill Watts, Harley Race and that group, Don Owens in Washington State, Vern Gagne, to try to create something to compete and trying to go through names, we came up with the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup was the first one and eventually shortened to the Crockett Cup."

Announced for the events this weekend:

Saturday 3/19 - Crockett Cup Round One - David Crockett appearing.

*La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) vs. TBA 
*The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) vs. The NOW (Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus)   
*Doug Williams and Harry Smith vs. The Ill Begotten (Alex Taylor, Captain YUMA, Jeremiah Plunkett, and/or Rush Freeman)   
*Strictly Business (Chris Adonis and Thom Latimer) vs. Gold Rushhh (Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett)   
*Matthew Mims and The Pope vs. The Cardonas (Mike Knox and VSK)   
*Aron Stevens and JR Kratos vs. The Dirty Sexy Boys (Dirty Dango and JTG) 
*The End (Odinson and Parrow) vs. Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx)

Sunday 3/20 - Night Two

*NWA Champion  Matt Cardona vs. Nick Aldis with Jeff Jarrett as the guest referee.

*Winner to be named new NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion: Austin Aries vs. Homicide vs. Darius Lockhart vs. Colby Corino.

*NWA Women's Champion  Kamille vs. Kylie Rae vs. Chelsea Green.

*NWA Women's Tag Team Champions The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) vs. Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige)

*NWA TV Champion Tyrus (with Austin Idol) vs. Rodney Mack.

*NWA National Champion Anthony Mayweather vs. Jax Dane.

Tickets are currently on sale at NWATix.com.

The Crockett Cup was created by Jim Crockett Promotions to pay tribute to the late Jim Crockett Sr.  The first event was held in 1986, won by The Road Warriors.  Two subsequent tournaments were held, won by Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes in 1987 and Sting and Lex Luger in 1988.  The tournament did not continue after Turning Broadcasting purchased Jim Crockett Promotions in late-1988, transforming it into WCW.

Under Billy Corgan's ownership, the NWA revived the Crockett Cup Tournament for the first time since 1988 in 2019, with Villain Enterprises winning the tournament.  In 2020, the planned Crockett Cup tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This year will be the return for the event.

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