Cornette believes that is how they found out about Ric Flair as someone worked with him in the AWA and put in a good word and brought into the territory. Cornette talks about Scott, who he did not like personally in WCW back in 1989, put him over for talking with the top talent and asking them who they worked with in different places and have success with here. filling in and how he brought in George Scott as booker, Cornette said that he had to fill in for his dad, who was a larger-than-life personality, and to get respect from the other wrestlers. was unhappy about Ringley taking over but after a year, Ringley was caught cheating on his wife and he left then Crockett Jr. David Crockett was training to be a wrestler, using the name David Finley as Finley was his middle name, so Crockett told everyone to treat his son David like every other wrestler as David got the piss beat out of him in the ring as his career was short-lived.
He talks about how Francis Crockett’s husband, John Ringley, took over for Crockett Sr. Cornette said the Carolina Territory was based on ring work instead of blood and violence and if you could not hang with or look tough enough to face the Anderson Brothers, the fans would not buy you as a main-event talent. On the Anderson Brothers, Cornette said they epitomized tag team wrestling as could work and very over. Cornette said that guys never wanted to leave the territory because the travel was easy and you could sleep at home every night.Ĭornette talks about Johnny Walker and how he retired and came back a year later as a bigger star under the mask as Mr. The Kentuckians were the face team and very popular. The Kentuckians (Grizzly Smith & Luke Brown) were huge hillbillies and much bigger than the others in the promotion and they usually wrestled against the Bolos (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) who were known as the Assassins elsewhere but before them they had a knockoff Assassin team in the Carolinas so they changed their name. passed away as he wanted to elevate singles wrestlers. The Tag Team focus changed when George Scott came in as booker once Crockett Sr. even used six-man tags, usually if the heel team had a manager than wrestled as they would find another babyface to pair with the babyface team. really focused on it in the 1950’s and 60’s with teams such as the Kentuckians, Bolos, Scott Brothers, etc.
He now talks about tag team wrestling and how the first team was the Dusek Brothers in the 1930’s, who were based out of Nebraska, and while many territories stake claim as to who invented tag team wrestling, Crockett Sr.
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