The 2023 iteration of the Crockett Cup (formerly known as the Sixth Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament) was a two-day

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produced by the

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(NWA). The event took place on June 3 and 4, 2023, at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex in

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in the United States. It was the sixth iteration of the

Crockett Cup The Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (also known simply as the Crockett Cup) is a professional wrestling event produced annually by the professional wrestling promotion, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The event features a tag ...

Production

Background

The Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament is a

first held in April 1986.

(NWA) member

Jim Crockett Promotions Jim Crockett Promotions, at times branded as Eastern States Championship Wrestling and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, is a Family business, family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United Sta ...

(JCP), headed by

Jim Crockett Jr. James Allen Crockett Jr. (August 10, 1944 – March 3, 2021) was an American professional wrestling promoter. From 1973 to 1989, he was part owner of Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), a wrestling company affiliated with the National Wrestling Alli ...

, hosted the Crockett Cup, held in honor of Crockett's father, JCP founder Jim Crockett Sr. and saw participation of teams from various NWA territories. JCP held the tournament again in

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

and

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, before JCP was sold to

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later that year. In July 2017, the Crockett Foundation, with Classic Pro Wrestling, held the "Crockett Foundation Cup Tag Team Tournament" in New Kent, Virginia, which was not affiliated with the NWA.

Bobby Fulton James Hines (born October 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobby Fulton. He was one-half of the tag team the Fantastics with Tommy Rogers. Professional wrestling career James Hines started wr ...

, The Barbarian, and

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, all former Crockett Cup participants, took part in the event as a link to the original tournaments. The original concept of the Crockett Cup was a single elimination

tournament, with the storyline prize of $1,000,000.00 given to the winning team along with a large trophy. The

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

and 1987 tournaments featured 24 teams, while the 1988 version had 22 teams competing. Each tournament was split over two shows to encompass all 23 tournament matches as well as non-tournament matches; in 1986, JCP held a show in the afternoon and another in the evening, while the 1987 and 1988, the tournament was spread out over two days instead. On April 7, 2023, at

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, it was announced that the Crockett Cup would return and would be held in on June 3–4, at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex in

Storylines

The event will feature a number

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either

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(those that portray the "bad guys"),

faces The face is the front of the head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect the ...

(the "good guy" characters), or tweeners (characters that are neither clearly a heel or a face) as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches as determined by the promotion. The thirteenth season of the NWA's weekly flagship program, '' Powerr'', will feature storylines leading up to the event along with the seventh season of ''

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''.

Tournament matches

The main feature of the event is the titular Crockett Cup, a tag team tournament where, in addition to the namesake trophy, the winners will earn a match for the

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. 27 teams will be involved in the tournament. The following twenty three teams have been announced or have qualified for the tournament: *The Midnight Riders (

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Tyrus and

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) *The Mortons (

Ricky Morton Richard Wendell Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. For most of his career, Morton has performed with Robert Gibson (wrestler), Robert Gibson as the Rock 'n' Roll ...

and NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion

Kerry Morton Kerry Morton (born April 4, 2001) is an American professional wrestler signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he is the former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is a second-generation ...

) *Magnum Muscle (Dak Draper and Mims) *SVGS (Blake Troop and

Jax Dane Jeremy Dane Laymon (March 10, 1976 – December 25, 2024) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jax Dane. He was known for his tenure with various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member promotions. He was a for ...

) *

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and

Trevor Murdoch William Theodore Mueller (born September 10, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Trevor Murdoch. He is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is one-half of the current NWA World Tag Team ...

*The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrews) (

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) *The Spectaculars (Brady Pierce and Rush Freeman) *The Warriors from the Wasteland ( Judais and

Max the Impaler Max Lindsey, better known by their ring name Max the Impaler, is an American professional wrestler. They are currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where they are a former one-time NWA World Women's Television Champion and a ...

) * La Rebelión (

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and Mecha Wolf) (

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) *Jinetes del Aire (

Myzteziz Jr. Carlos Leonel Ramírez Carmona (born August 2, 1993), better known by his ring name Myzteziz Jr., is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, previously known by the ring name Angelikal. He is signed to Lucha Libre AAA ...

and Octagón Jr.) (

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) *Los Vipers (

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and Toxin) (

) *A Cut Above ( NWA World Television Champion

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and

Rhett Titus Everett Lawrence Titus (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional wrestler working for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, an overall two-time ROH Tag Team Champion individually, as well as winning ...

) *The Brothers of Funstruction (Yabo the Clown and Ruffo the Clown) *The Fixers (

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and Wrecking Ball Legursky) *The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Matt Sigmon) *Blunt Force Trauma ( Carnage and

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) *Flippin' Psychos (

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and Fodder) *The Immortals ( Kratos and Odinson) *Idolmania Sports Management ( Cyon and

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) *

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( Terrell Hughes and

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) *"Magic" Jake Dumas and Brian Brock Seeding was announced during
May 18th special YouTube show
where it was also announced that the 24th seed would be determined in a

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between the following teams: *The Miserably Faithful ( Sal Vation and Gaagz the Gymp) *Daisy Kill and Talos *Jeremiah Plunkett and Eric Jackson *

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(Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum)

Other matches

, EC3 defeated Cyon to win the

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. Later in the night, "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason won the Bob Luce Memorial Battle Royal to earn a match for the championship on Night 1 of the Crockett Cup. During th
May 15th episode of "This is the NWA" podcast/YouTube show
it was announced that on night one of Crockett Cup that a women's hardcore team war match would happen pitting all 4 members of Pretty Enpowered (Ella Envy, Roxy, Kenzie and Kylie Paige) against the team of Samantha Starr, La Rosa Negra, and the NWA Women's World Tag Team Champions M95 (Madi Wrenkowski and Missa Kate). Also it was announced that on night two that Kenzie Paige would defend the

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against an as of yet unnamed opponent and that the new championship belt would be unveiled before the match.

Results

2023 Crockett Cup tournament bracket

Hardcore Team War match

NWA United States Tag Team Championship gauntlet match

References

External links

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