Jim Crockett Jr. has passed away. NWA Superstar Robert Gibson took to social media on Wednesday night, announcing that Crockett passed away on Wednesday. Crockett had been hospitalized since February 27th and was said to have been “not doing well.” He was 76 years old.
Crockett’s father, Jim Crockett Sr., promoted wrestling for years and founded Jim Crockett Promotions in 1931. In 1950, he launched the NWA. Crockett Jr. took over the promotion after “Big Jim” passed away in 1973. Crockett Jr. brought JCP to a nationally touring promotion. His main focus was singles wrestling and using its viewing footprint provided by WTBS. Crockett brought JCP to pay-per-view in 1987 and served as NWA President several times.
Under Crockett Jr., JCP went head to head with Vince McMahon and WWF before eventually shutting the promotion down and selling it to Turner Broadcasting, who created WCW from the remnants in late 1988. Crockett Jr. stayed on for a short time and then quietly exited the business. He did end up making a couple of brief returns, first with the World Wrestling Network in 1994 and then with a revived NWA in Dallas around the same time.
After he retired from the business, Crockett worked as a realtor and mortgage loan originator in Texas.
