Crockett Cup ‘88

Lex Luger & Sting join forces for the first time.

The third (and final) Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was a pair of NWA live events that took place on April 22, 1988 at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina, and on April 23, 1988 at the and the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. A VHS tape of the events were released later by Turner Home Entertainment. The main event featured the finals of the 1988 Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament.

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    Nikita Koloff

    Challenger

    The Russian Nightmare

    Nikita Koloff

    Ric Flair

    Champion

    Nature Boy

    Ric Flair

    Singles Match

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship

    Luger & Sting

    Luger & Sting

    (w/ Magnum TA)

    Anderson & Blanchard

    The Four Horsemen

    Anderson & Blanchard

    (w/ JJ Dillon)

    ★★★ ½

    Tag Team Match

    Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Final

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    Event Details

    Name
    Crockett Cup ‘88
    Date
    April 23, 1988
    Broadcast
    NWA Live Event
    Venue
    Greensboro Coliseum
    Location
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Attendance
    ca. 6,300
    Announcers
    Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone
    Number of Matches
    8 Matches

    Final Card

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Quarter-Final Match ★★★★

      The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) vs. The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner) (w/ Kevin Sullivan)

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Quarter-Final Match ★★★ ¾

      Lex Luger & Sting (w/ Magnum TA) vs. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/ Jim Cornette)

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Quarter-Final Match

      The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/ Ivan Koloff & Paul Jones)

    • Bullrope Match

      The Midnight Rider vs. JJ Dillon

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Semi-Final Match

      Lex Luger & Sting (w/ Magnum TA) vs. The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/ Ivan Koloff & Paul Jones)

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Semi-Final Match ★★★ ½

      The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)

    • Singles Match

      Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff

      NWA World Heavyweight Championship

    • Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Final Match ★★★ ½

      The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Lex Luger & Sting (w/ Magnum TA)

      $1,000,000 Grand Prize