Crockett Cup (2020)
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Promotion National Wrestling Alliance | | ||
Date | April 19, 2020 (cancelled) | ||
City | College Park, Georgia | ||
Venue | Gateway Center Arena | ||
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The Fifth Annual
In addition to the tournament, the event was booked to have NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis defend the championship against Ring of Honor (ROH) representative Marty Scurll, with the latter agreeing to pay Aldis $500,000 if he lost the match. Due to the pandemic, the championship match never took place and Scurll left ROH in January 2021.
Production
Background
The
The original concept of the Crockett Cup was a single elimination
The Crockett Cup returned in
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
As a result of the
Storylines
The event would have featured a number
In the main event of 2019's Crockett Cup, Marty Scurll had challenged Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort.[8] On December 14, 2019, Scurll made a surprise appearance at NWA's Into the Fire PPV, after Aldis successfully defended the championship against James Storm in the main event. Scurll laid out a challenge to Aldis, which Aldis did not respond to during the show.[13] Over subsequent episodes of NWA Power, Scurll continued to challenge Aldis, leading to Aldis, Royce Isaacs, and Thomas Latimer, known together Strictly Business, to make appearances at recent ROH events, where they attacked Scurll and other members of Villain Enterprises.[14] At NWA's Hard Times pay-per-view, Aldis defeated Villain Enterprises stablemate Flip Gordon.[9] In subsequent interviews, Aldis stated that he would not grant Scurll another title match unless Scurll promised to refund everyone's ticket purchases if he lost the match.[15] Scurll later countered the stipulation, stating that he would personally pay Aldis $500,000 if he lost the match.[16]
Aftermath
During the Speaking Out movement in July 2020, Scurll was accused of taking advantage of a 16-year-old girl who was inebriated. Scurll would release two statements in which he did not deny the allegations, but claimed the encounter was consensual.[17] On June 25, Ring of Honor announced that they had launched an investigation concerning the allegations. Scurll was removed from ROH's roster in October and left ROH in January 2021.[18][19] At UWN Primetime Live, a weekly PPV hosted by United Wrestling Network, Trevor Murdoch defeated Aron Stevens to win the NWA National Championship.[20]
Participants
- Mexa Squad (Flamita and Rey Horus)[21]
- Villain Enterprises (Brody King and Flip Gordon)[22]
- The Wild Cards (Thomas Latimer and Royce Isaacs)[22]
Wild card Battle Royal participants
Scheduled matches
No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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1 | Singles match for the NWA National Championship | |||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "1st Annual Crockett Cup". Pro Wrestling History. April 19, 1986. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c "2nd Annual Crockett Cup". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c "3rd Annual Crockett Cup". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-77090-642-6.
- ^ "Crockett Foundation Cup Tag Team Tournament is One Week Away". The Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1494803476.
- ^ "NWA's Crockett Cup tournament to return in 2019". Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (April 27, 2019). "NWA Crockett Cup 2019 results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Marty Scurll for the NWA Championship, the eight-team Crockett Cup tag team tournament to crown the new NWA Tag Team Champions, Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett for the vacant NWA Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (January 24, 2020). "NWA Hard Times results: Powell's live review of the NWA TV Title tournament, Nick Aldis vs. Flip Gordon, Aron Stevens vs. Scott Steiner for the NWA National Title, Allysin Kay vs. Thunder Rosa for the NWA Women's Title, NWA Tag Title Triple Threat". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (January 24, 2020). "NWA announces Crockett Cup PPV for April". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- PWInsider. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- Discovery Communications. Archivedfrom the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ MacDonald, Josiah (December 14, 2019). "NWA Into the Fire Live results: Nick Aldis vs. James Storm". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (January 14, 2020). "Nick Akdis Vs. Flip Gordon set for NWA Hard Times PPV". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Josiah (January 28, 2020). "NWA Power results: Aldis & Scurll discuss terms for title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Knipper, Justin (February 9, 2020). "ROH Free Enterprise results: PCO/Scurll vs. Rush/Aldis". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ Nason, Josh (24 June 2020). "Marty Scurll releases new statement on sexual allegations". Figure Four Online. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (25 June 2020). "ROH launches investigation into accusations made against talent". Figure Four Online. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Marty Scurll Departs from Ring of Honor". Se Scoops | Wrestling News, Results & Interviews. sescoops. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (September 29, 2020). "NWA National Championship Changes Hands On UWN Primetime Live". 411Mania. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ National Wrestling Alliance (March 10, 2020). "BREAKING - Flamita (@flamita_dtu) & Rey Hourus (@rey_horus) are official entered in #CrockettCup on April 19th in Atlanta, GA". Twitter.
- ^ a b c National Wrestling Alliance (March 10, 2020). "First 4 Teams released for #CrockettCup on April 19th in Atlanta, GA". Twitter.
External links
- Crockett Cup on Facebook