First Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup, April 19th, 1986
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- This tag team tournament was the first of what would be three annual Crockett Cup Tag Team Tournaments, which were a single elimination tournament. Note that the producers heavily clipped the matches on this tape, and the matches shown are only a subset of all the matches in the tournament. This is only a review of the commercially available tape. If you wish to see the match result bracketing for the entire tournament, go to The Wrestling Information Archive.
- The tournament was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it was all held in one day.
- Hangman Bobby Jaggers/Mean Mike Miller Vs Wahoo McDaniel/Youngblood
- Youngblood working away on Miller.
- We cut already some of the match and Jaggers has Youngblood in a side headlock.
- Youngblood comes back with a running back elbow of sorts.
- McDaniel works on both men and pins Miller after a back elbow.
- Your Winners: Wahoo McDaniel/Youngblood via pinfall.
- Match went 7 minutes, and the tape showed only 2 of it.
- Nelson Royal/Sam Houston Vs The Batten Twins
- Fist drop by one of the twins,
- Cut the match and the Twins are still working away on Houston.
- Houston comes back with a double dropkick, running bulldog on one of the Twins... 1-2-3.
- Your Winners: Nelson Royal/Sam Houston via pinfall.
- 8 Minute match, another 2 minutes only shown.
- Jimmy Valiant/The Ragin' Bull Vs Baron Von Raschke/ The Barbarian
- Baron and Valiant club away on each other..
- Cut back with Bull and Barbarian working on each other with splashes.
- Valiant with a sleeper on Baron.
- Baron working on Valiant in the corner, Bull sunset flips Barbarian for the 1-2-3.
- Your Winners: Jimmy Valiant/Ragin' Bull via pinfall.
- Terry Taylor/Steve Williams Vs Bill Dundee/Buddy Landel
- Landel working away on Taylor in the corner, Taylor with a flip and dropkick.
- Clip.
- Double team on Taylor and Dundee delivers a few shots the neck of Taylor.
- Typical distract-the-referee-and-choke-the-opponent situation.
- Steve Williams gets the tag and destroys both men. Running shoulder block on Landel a few times.
- Running power slam... 1-2-3.
- Your Winners: Steve Williams/Terry Taylor via pinfall.
- Can ONE Heel team get a win?
- The New Zealand Sheepherders (Bushwhackers) Vs Hector Guerrero /Chavo Guerrero Sr.
- Whackers with double team advantage on Hector, Hector with a dropkick on Luke.
- Butch gets the tag and works away on Hector some more.
- Clip.
- Chavo is now in the ring and is getting beaten up by Luke.
- Butch gets the tag in, Hector with two dropkicks and he works away on Butch.
- Butch goes hard into the corner. Abdominal stretch by Hector.
- All four men are now in the ring. Whackers are sent into each other.
- Double clothesline on Hector... 1-2-3.
- Your Winners: The New Zealand Sheepherders via pinfall
- The Fantastics Vs The Fabulous Ones
- Nice exchange by the two men in the ring, I don't know their names.
- Clip.
- Fabulous Ones with the advantage and choking their opponent.
- Ah, Tommy Rogers is getting destroyed by the Ones, he comes back, but gets his trunks pulled down, thanks for that.
- Rogers runs right into a super kick and is sent to the outside.
- Fantastics make the tag and double dropkicks for both of the Ones.
- Rogers gets the roll up pin 1-2-3,
- Your Winners: The Fantastics via pinfall
- Koko B. Ware/The Italian Stallion Vs Buzz Sawyer/Rick Steiner
- Koko and Buzz lock up and Sawyer just clubs away on Koko.
- Koko with a backdrop and dropkick, and sends Steiner back to the floor.
- Clip
- Steiner working away on Stallion, but Stallion comes back with a hip toss and dropkick.
- Koko comes in but Sawyer also comes in and they trade right hands, Koko gains the upper hand.
- Clip
- Steiner has the bear hug on Koko. Sawyer tags in. Sawyer with a delayed vertical suplex on Koko.
- Sawyer goes up top and misses a big splash. Stallion gets the tag.
- Right hands on Sawyer and a scoop slam... Stallion nisses an elbow drop.
- Sawyer nicely catches Stallion and connects with a power slam... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Buzz Sawyer/Rick Steiner via pinfall
- That wasn't bad.
- Brett Sawyer/David Peterson Vs Black Cat/Jimmy Garvin
- Cat works away on Peterson with boring right hands.
- Hip toss by Peterson along with a head scissors take down.
- Arm wrench by Peterson, Brett comes in and leaps onto the arm of Cat.
- Peterson comes back in and leaps onto Cat, again.
- Peterson sent into the knee of Garvin.
- Clip
- Garvin with the scoop slam on Peterson. Peterson with a back elbow.
- Cat with a leg drop onto Peterson. Garvin comes in for the pin... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Black Cat/Jimmy Garvin via pinfall
- Midnight Express Vs Nelson Royal/Sam Houston
- Eaton works away on Houston with right hands. Eaton with a back elbow.
- Condrey (?) with a clothesline on Houston.
- Houston with a knee lift on Lane, Royal working away on Eaton and Condrey(?)
- Eaton with an axe handle onto Royal... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Midnight Express via pinfall
- Magnum TA/Ron Garvin Vs Buzz Sawyer/Rick Steiner
- Garvin and Sawyer working on each other, TA comes in and wrenches on the arm of Sawyer.
- Clip
- Double team on TA, Sawyer comes back in and bites the head of TA.
- Steiner comes in and continues work on TA. Sawyer with a vertical suplex.
- TA rolls through and almost wins the match.
- Backslide by TA and again close to winning it.
- Garvin comes in and works on both Sawyer/Steiner.
- Backdrop on Sawyer and TA comes in with a belly-to-belly suplex on Steiner.
- Your Winners: Magnum TA/Ron Garvin via pinfall
- The Road Warriors Vs Wahoo McDaniel/Youngblood
- Animal clubbing away on Youngblood and he connects with a rib breaker.
- Hawk leaps off and drops an axe handle onto Youngblood.
- Clip
- Back elbow by Animal on McDaniel.
- Hawk with a leaping shoulder block on Youngblood.
- Dropkick by Youngblood, Hawk ducks a clothesline.
- Hawk with a middle rope clothesline.. 1-2-3.
- Your Winners: The Road Warriors pinfall
- Ivan/Nikita Koloff Vs Jimmy Valiant/Ragin Bull
- Ivan is working away on Bull. Bull with a back elbow.
- Ivan comes back with a knee and head butt... Bull with a sunset flip cover... 2 count
- Valiant comes in and boots Ivan right on the groin. Bull pulls him groin first into the ring post.
- Clip
- Valiant and Bull with a double back elbow on Ivan. Bull gets a 2 count.
- Bull misses a dropkick, Nikita comes in and drops Bull chest first on the top rope.
- Bull sent head first into the corner a few times.
- Clip
- Ivan comes in and works on the lower back of Bull.
- Bull runs into a big boot in the corner by Ivan.
- Bull slams Ivan off the top rope.
- Valiant gets the tag and cleans house on Ivan and places him in a sleeper hold.
- All four men are in the ring and Bull sends Nikita to the floor.
- Nikita clotheslines Valiant from the apron, and Ivan covers... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Ivan/Nikita Koloff via pinfall
- Rick Martel/Dino Bravo Vs Terry Taylor/Steve Williams
- There is an announcement that Dino Bravo is severely injured.
- Terry Taylor and Steve Williams will advance via forfeit
- What a tough match!
- Your Winners: Terry Taylor/Steve Williams via forfeit
- Rock N' Roll Express Vs The New Zealand Sheepherders
- Gibson and Luke start in the ring and Gibson is getting double teamed.
- All four men are in the ring and Luke gets dropkick by Gibson in the corner.
- Clip
- Gibson rams Luke head first into the corner a few times. Tags in Morton.
- Dropkick sends Luke to the floor. Crowd is loving the Express.
- Clip
- Butch is working away on Morton . Morton with a sunset flip cover... 2 count.
- Gibson comes back in and so does Luke.
- Luke works away on Gibson, Gibson misses a spear of sorts.
- Clip
- Gibson with a dropkick, Morton gets the tag and works away on Butch.
- Luke and Butch collide heads. Double dropkick on Luke.
- Morton has the flag of the Sheepherders and hits the manager of the Sheepherders.
- Your Winners: The Sheepherders via Disqualification
- Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson Vs The Fantastics
- Blanchard gets knocked down with a right hand and goes to his corner.
- Clip
- Blanchard fights out of a side headlock and works away with right hands.
- Atomic drop on Blanchard, while the Fantastics manage to reverse a back suplex into a dropkick.
- Clip
- Arn Anderson is in the ring and has the advantage. Arn with a few right hands.
- Hip toss on Arn, and a couple of dropkicks sends Arn to the floor.
- Arn has Tommy and Tommy sunset flips off the apron and rolls Arn up... 2 count.
- Blanchard gets the tag and works away on Tommy.
- Tommy comes back with right hands. Blanchard sends him to the floor.
- Arn uses his knee to hurt Tommy.
- Clip
- The other Fantastic comes in and is cleaning house with a back drop on Blanchard.
- Arn comes in and connects with a front slam and gets a two count.
- Tommy dropkicks his fellow partner onto Arn while in a power slam... And get the 1-2-3!!!
- Your Winners: The Fantastics via pinfall
- Giant Baba/Tiger Mask Vs Black Bart/Jimmy Garvin
- Mask and Garvin have a nice series of exchanges of right hands and arm locks.
- Mask with a dropkick on Garvin. Garvin is sent into the guard rail on the floor.
- Clip
- Garvin is working on Giant Baba who comes back with an overhand smash.
- Baba with a pile driver.
- Clip
- Garvin is working on Mask and rolls him up... 2 count
- Scoop slam on Mask... 2 count
- Mask comes back with a few kicks to the gut and sends Garvin to his corner.
- Baba gets the tag and cleans house on both of his opponents.
- Shoulder block takes Garvin down.
- Bart comes in to a side headlock, and Baba tries knocking Bart down with shoulder blocks, and soon chops him down.
- Mask gets the tag back in. Flying cross body onto Bart... 2 count
- Baba with a big boot on Bart... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Tiger Mask/Giant Baba
- The Road Warriors Vs The Midnight Express
- Condrey is taken down with a back elbow by Animal. Animal with a side headlock.
- Animal takes Condrey down with a dropkick.
- Clip
- Condrey is taunting Hawk, who simply flexes his muscles.
- Hawk takes both Express members down with a running clothesline.
- Clip
- Condrey is working away on Hawk. Condry with a pile driver.
- Hawk gets up and takes Condrey down.
- Condrey slams Hawk down. Eaton goes to the top rope and Hawk catches him in mid air and slams him down.
- Shoulder breaker on Eaton and connects with a leg drop.
- Backdrop by Animal onto Eaton. Dropkick onto Condrey.
- Condry knees Animal in the midsection and Eaton jabs Animal right on the throat.
- Animal comes back with a power slam on Condrey.
- Animal goes off the ropes, Cornette hits him with the tennis racket, which causes a DQ
- Your Winners: Road Warriors via disqualification
- Ivan/Nikita Koloff Vs Terry Taylor/Steve Williams
- Taylor and Ivan start things off.. Looking for leverage.. Taylor soon monkey flips Ivan and dropkicks him to the floor.
- Clip
- Williams comes off the top rope and connects with a double axe handle onto Ivan.
- Williams works on the arm of Ivan. Military press slam onto Ivan.
- Clip
- Taylor with an elbow smash off the top rope.
- Taylor hip tosses Ivan down and tags in Williams.
- Williams head butts the left arm of Ivan a few times and continues work on the arm.
- Ivan rakes the eyes of Williams. Nikita comes in and shows off his muscles.
- Williams does the same thing.
- Clip
- Williams with a side headlock, and has it set for a few moments.
- Shoulder block, neither man moves... Again, same things occurs.
- Nikita taunts, Williams comes out of nowhere with a dropkick that sends him to the floor.
- Clip
- Double team on Williams. Ivan with a leg drop and gets a two count.
- Nikita comes back in and clubs on the back of Williams.
- Ivan gets the tag in and works on the back of Williams.
- Williams lifts him up onto the top turnbuckle and slams him off the buckle... both go for a dropkick and Williams goes for the cover... 2 count
- Clip
- Power slam on Ivan and gets a two count.
- Taylor gets the tag and works on Ivan, back drop, dropkick onto Ivan.
- Knee to the chest by Ivan, Nikita comes in and power slams Taylor down.
- Taylor sent to the floor and back first into the guard railing. Taylor sent chest first into the railing.
- Nikita drops Taylor throat first onto the ropes and Ivan goes to work on Taylor.
- Ivan misses a clothesline and Taylor comes back with a cross body... 2 count
- Bear hug by Nikita onto Taylor. Taylor is making his way to Williams... and makes the tag, but the referee was distracted.
- Ivan with a double axe handle to the back of Taylor... Taylor kicks out.
- Taylor with an inside cradle... 2 count.
- Nikita comes back in and works on the back of Taylor...
- Bell sounds... Match is a DRAW
- Your Winners: Match is a 20 minute DRAW.
- Afterwards, Williams takes out both of the Koloffs.
- Both teams are eliminated.
- Williams is getting worked on by Nikita and his crew of men. With a Russian Chain.
- Good Match.
- The New Zealand Sheepherders Vs The Fantastics
- All four men are in the ring and Tommy and his partner clean house.
- "USA" chant.
- Clip
- Tommy is getting beaten up on by Luke, Butch gets the tag and delivers right hands.
- Tommy and Butch trade right hands, Tommy goes down after a shoulder block.
- Tommy comes back with a few dropkicks.
- Clip
- Luke has a headlock on Tommy... and sends Tommy to the floor.
- Tommy dropkicks Luke on the floor and delivers a few right hands.
- All four men are on the floor. Knee lift onto Butch.
- Tommy is busted open... and is sent into the ring post.
- Clip
- Tommy is kicking away on Butch... and tags in his partner... referee didn't see it.
- Tommy knocks both Sheepherders into each other... and makes the tag to his partner.
- Butch is busted WIDE open... Scoop slam on Butch.
- Fantastic with a fist drop off the top rope and continues to deliver right hands..
- Referee is sent to the floor by one of the Sheepherders.
- All four men are busted wide open.
- Luke is on the floor working on Tommy and sends him into the ring post once again.
- Luke comes into the ring and hits the other Fantastic on the back with the stick.
- Tommy trips Luke, and his partner whacks Luke with the flag stick!
- Another referee finally comes in and rings the bell.
- Your Winners: Match is ruled as a double disqualification, both teams are eliminated.
- Good match.
- Magnum TA/Ron Garvin Vs Tiger Mask/Giant Baba
- Garvin and Mask are trying to gain leverage, with Mask working on the arm of Garvin.
- Single leg Boston crab on Mask by Garvin.
- TA gets the tag and takes Mask down. TA keeps the side headlock on, and Mask sends him into the ropes and is met with a shoulder block.
- Clip
- TA is battling with Baba, Baba chops TA down to the mat. Mask gets the tag back in.
- Mask with a nice dropkick. Scoop slams TA down. Mask with a leaping elbow drop.
- Vertical suplex by TA.
- Clip
- Mask with a front face lock and TA is screaming in agony. Atomic drop by TA to get out of the hold.
- TA with a sunset flip pin attempt. Baba gets the tag in and school boys TA down and gets numerous 2 counts.
- Garvin gets the tag in and begins to work away on Baba. Baba with an overhand chop slows Garvin down.
- All four men are in the ring battling things out.
- Baba with chops on TA, Mask and Baba run into each other...
- TA dropkicks Baba... 2 count
- Mask with a cross body onto Garvin... 2 count
- Mask dropkicks TA down... And connects with a running senton splash... 2 count
- TA catches Mask's attempted cross body and connects with a side suplex... 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Magnum TA/Ron Garvin via pinfall
- For the UWF North American Heavyweight Title: Dick Slater Vs (champion) "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
- Duggan with right hands, and a clothesline to quickly take Slater down. Slater rolls to the floor.
- Clip
- Duggan works away on Slater in the corner. Slater rakes the eyes and sends Duggan into the guard railing. Duggan comes back into the ring and Slater drops a forearm.
- Rear chin lock by Slater. They are clearly telling each other an upcoming series of moves during this hold.
- Duggan with right hands, Slater to the floor, Duggan gives chase only to be head butted by Slater.
- Slater with a weapon of sorts and jabs Duggan on the face.
- Slater with a swinging neck breaker... 2 count.
- Clip
- Slater misses a top rope move as Duggan hits him in the midsection. Duggan with right hands and gets the crowd involved.
- Scoop slam takes Slater down. Running knee drop gets a two count.
- Atomic drop misses, and Slater punches Duggan down.
- Slater knees the referee on the back after the kick out.
- Duggan misses a shoulder ram in the corner. Slater goes up top and connects with an elbow smash... 2 count
- Backdrop by Duggan on Slater... Slater tangles Duggan in the ropes, Duggan breaks free, running clothesline! 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: And still UWF North American Champion, Jim Duggan
- For the NWA World Heavyweight Title: (champion) Ric Flair Vs Dusty Rhodes
- Flair with right hands and chops in the corner and Rhodes reverses with some of his own chops. Rhodes jabs Flair down and connects with a right hand.
- Flair goes to the floor to regroup.
- Rhodes with an elbow smash and Flair goes down quickly.
- Flair gains the advantage with a rake to the eyes, and Flair soon connects with a knee drop onto Rhodes.
- Flair connects with another knee drop. Rhodes is sent to the floor. Flair sends a bloody Rhodes into the ring post.
- Flair with some right hands that don't affect Rhodes. Rhodes no-sells some chops and Flair snapmares him down.
- Flair misses a knee drop.
- Rhodes brings Flair to the ring post and rams him groin first into the post.
- Clip
- Rhodes with a head butt, shoulder block take down. Flair comes back with a sleeper hold.
- Rhodes manages to ram Flair head first into the buckle.
- Clip
- Both men are on the floor, Rhodes sends Flair into the ring post head first, Flair is busted open.
- Rhodes blocks a sunset flip into the ring, Rhodes begins to deliver ten right hands in the corner.
- Flair flip in the corner, and Flair is caught upside down... Rhodes with a few boot scrapes, Flair flops down.
- Clothesline by Rhodes... 2 count.
- Right hands by Rhodes. Flair is begging off. Rhodes with a sleeper hold on Flair.
- A little later, Rhodes places Flair in the figure four leg lock, and Flair manages to reach the bottom rope.
- Rhodes stomps on the foot of Flair, Flair comes back with right hands and knocks Rhodes down.
- Rhodes catches Flair on the top rope and slams him down. Referee is sent to the floor.
- Inside cradle by Rhodes... no referee.
- Referee is waken up by Rhodes' manager...
- Flair whacks Rhodes in the head with an international object... 2 count.
- Flair is trying choke Rhodes' female... Referee DQ's Rhodes after Rhodes hits Flair with his boot.
- Your Winner: And still World Champion, Ric Flair via Disqualification
- Crockett Cup Championship: Magnum TA/Ron Garvin Vs The Road Warriors
- TA with right hands on Animal and TA dropkicks Animal down.
- Animal works on the arm of TA, and takes him down with a knee.
- TA reverses and locks the arm of Animal and beings to deliver knees to the arm.
- Garvin gets the tag and works on the Animal but Hawk soon gets the tag in.
- Hawk with strikes on Garvin.
- Hawk with right hands and boots on Garvin.
- Hawk snapmares Garvin down, and places him into a rear chin lock.
- Hawk misses a flying head butt, Garvin with an inside cradle.
- Garvin bites the head of Hawk, and tags in TA.
- TA with right hands and dropkicks Hawk down.
- TA gets a two count. Front face lock on Hawk.
- Hawk picks him up like a feather and Animal clubs and kicks away on TA.
- Animal continues to club and kick TA on the lower back.
- TA goes off the ropes and Animal catches him with a bear hug.
- TA is trying to fight out of the hold, but can't.
- Hawk comes in and connects with a gut wrench suplex..
- Hawk with a back breaker with TA over his shoulder and gets a two count.
- Hawk with a big boot, tags in Animal.
- Animal with a rear chin lock.
- Hawk comes back in and blocks a sunset flip attempt.
- Animal stomps away on TA, and sends him into the ropes and connects with a power slam.
- Animal with forearm strikes on the back of TA.
- TA comes back with a power slam, Hawk breaks up the pin.
- Garvin gets into the ring and Hawk shrugs him off after the attempted abdominal stretch.
- Animal comes in and connects with a running clothesline...
- 1-2-3, Road Warriors win it!!!
- Your Winnners: The Road Warriors, via pinfall, to become the first-ever Crockett Cup champions.
- The Good: Sheepherders vs. Fantastics, Koloffs vs. Taylor & Williams
- The Bad: The cutting of matches that lasted no longer than 8 minutes to begin with.
- The Ugly: Giant Baba's in-ring skills