The 2024 iteration of the Crockett Cup was a professional wrestling tag team tournament produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The event took place on May 18, 2024, at the OC Theatre in Forney, Texas, but aired on tape delay for NWA Powerrr, spread across five episodes that aired on The CW app. It was the seventh iteration of the Crockett Cup.

Crockett Cup
Promotional poster featuring various NWA wrestlers
PromotionNational Wrestling Alliance
DateMay 18, 2024
(aired June 18, 2024,
June 25, 2024,
July 2, 2024,
July 9, 2024,
July 16, 2024)
CityForney, Texas
VenueOC Theatre
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Production

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Background

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The Crockett Cup is a tag team tournament first held in April 1986.[1] National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), headed by Jim Crockett Jr., 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[2] and 1988,[3] before JCP was sold to Ted Turner later that year.[4] 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, The Barbarian, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express, all former Crockett Cup participants, took part in the event as a link to the original tournaments.[5]

The original concept of the Crockett Cup was a single elimination tag team tournament, with the storyline prize of $1,000,000.00 given to the winning team along with a large trophy.[6] The 1986 and 1987 tournaments featured 24 teams,[1][2] while the 1988 version had 22 teams competing.[3] 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,[1] while the 1987 and 1988, the tournament was spread out over two days instead.[2][3]

On March 21, 2024, it was announced that the Crockett Cup would return and would be held in on May 18, at the OC Theatre in Forney, Texas.[7]

Storylines

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The event will feature a number professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either heels (those that portray the "bad guys"), faces (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. Storylines were played out on the eighteenth season of the NWA's weekly series, Powerrr.[8]

Results

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Dark matches
No.Results[9]Stipulations
1The DFW Kartel (Angel Camacho, Hard Harlow, Joey Hyder, and Lou Gotti) defeated 4 TBA by pinfallEight-man tag team match
2Kylie Paige defeated Taylor Rising by pinfallSingles match
3Bam Bam Malone defeated 3 TBA by pinfallFour-way match
First episode (aired on June 18, 2024)
No.Results[9][11]StipulationsTimes[12]
1The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) defeated Daisy Kill and Talos (with Vampiro) by pinfallCrockett Cup quarterfinal match8:30
2Tiffany Nieves and Reka Tehaka defeated La Rosa Negra and Ruthie Jay by pinfallTag team match to determine the #1 contenders to the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship8:43
3The Southern 6 (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) (with Ricky Morton) defeated The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and KC Cazana) (with Joe Cazana) by pinfallCrockett Cup quarterfinal match5:47
Second episode (aired on June 25, 2024)
No.Results[9][13]StipulationsTimes[14]
1Knox and Murdoch (Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch) defeated The Looks That Kill (Natalia Markova and Bryan Idol) by pinfallCrockett Cup quarterfinal match7:32
2Joe Alonzo (c) defeated Jack Cartwheel by pinfallSingles match for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship8:01
3Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) (with Aron Stevens) defeated The Warriors from the Wasteland (Max the Impaler and Judais) (with Father James Mitchell) by pinfallCrockett Cup quarterfinal match5:34
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Third episode (aired on July 2, 2024)
No.Results[9][15]StipulationsTimes[16]
1Spencer Slade (with Rolando Freeman) defeated Eric SmallsGrab the Jewels Ladder match
The winner gets one free shot to his opponent's family jewels.
12:15
2Thom Latimer (c) defeated Zyon (with Austin Idol) by pinfallSingles match for the NWA National Championship10:17
3The Southern 6 (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) defeated Knox and Murdoch (Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch) by pinfallCrockett Cup semifinal match5:38
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Fourth episode (aired on July 9, 2024)
No.Results[9][17]StipulationsTimes[18]
1The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) defeated Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage and Damage) (with Aron Stevens) by pinfallCrockett Cup semifinal match6:12
2Baron Von Storm (with Jax Dane) defeated Mims (with BLK Jeez) by submissionSingles match6:03
3Kenzie Paige (c) (with Kylie Paige) defeated Ella Envy (with Miss Starr) by pinfallSingles match for the NWA World Women's Championship9:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Fifth episode (aired on July 16, 2024)
No.Results[9][19]StipulationsTimes[20]
1The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee) (c) defeated Tiffany Nieves and Reka Tehaka by pinfallTag team match for the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship8:34
2EC3 (c) defeated Sam Adonis by pinfallSingles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship9:17
3The Southern 6 (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) defeated The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) by pinfallCrockett Cup final11:43
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2024 Crockett Cup tournament bracket

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First round
NWA Powerrr
(April 12–13)
Quarterfinals
Crockett Cup
(May 18)
Semifinals
Crockett Cup
(May 18)
Final
Crockett Cup
(May 18)
            
1 Blunt Force Trauma
(Carnage and Damage)
Pin
16 Mike Orlando and The Cheese 4:51[21]
Blunt Force Trauma
(Carnage and Damage)
Pin
The Warriors from the Wasteland
(Judais and Max the Impaler)
5:34
8 The Fixers, L.L.C.
(Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky)
10:00[21]
9 The Warriors from the Wasteland
(Judais and Max the Impaler)
Pin
Blunt Force Trauma
(Carnage and Damage)
6:12
The Immortals
(Kratos and Odinson)
Pin
5 Daisy Kill and Talos Pin
12 The Stew Crew
(Dylan Stewart and Zach Stewart)
6:06[22]
Daisy Kill and Talos 8:30
The Immortals
(Kratos and Odinson)
Pin
4 The Immortals
(Kratos and Odinson)
6:50[23]
13 The Kidz
(Alexander Lev and Jackson Drake)
Pin
The Immortals
(Kratos and Odinson)
11:43
The Southern 6
(Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor)
Pin
6 The Savages of Samoa
(Alofa and Ativalu)
11:15[23]
11 The Country Gentlemen
(AJ Cazana and KC Cazana)
Pin
The Country Gentlemen
(AJ Cazana and KC Cazana)
5:47
The Southern 6
(Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor)
1
Pin
3 The Southern 6
(Kerry Morton and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason)
1
Pin
14 The Slimeballz
(Sage Chantz and Tommy Rant)
6:51[22]
The Southern 6
(Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor)
Pin
Knox and Murdoch
(Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch)
5:38
7 Tim Storm and Jax Dane 5:18[24]
10 The Looks That Kill
(Natalia Markova and Bryan Idol)
DQ
The Looks That Kill
(Natalia Markova and Bryan Idol)
7:32
Knox and Murdoch
(Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch)
Pin
2 Knox and Murdoch
(Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch)
Pin
15 The Miserably Faithful
(Sal Vation and Gaagz the Gymp)
6:01[24]

1 ^ Between the NWA Powerrr tapings and Crockett Cup, Silas Mason was injured and not medically cleared to compete. Alex Taylor would step in as his replacement.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "2nd Annual Crockett Cup". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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  6. ^ Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 3:Jim Crockett and the NWA World Title 1983-1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1494803476.
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  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NWA The Crockett Cup 2024". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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