The Crockett Cup is one of the most prestigious tournaments in wrestling, and it will return under the National Wrestling Alliance’s banner this year.
NWA previously held the competition in 2019, but it was unable to present the event in both 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, Billy Corgan, the president of the promotion, is determined to bring it back in a big way in 2022.
In an interview with The Tennessean, Corgan discussed the return of the tournament and compared it to the Super Bowl, just in time for the NFL’s biggest game of the year.
“This is comparable to a ‘Pro Wrestling Super Bowl’ or a ‘pro wrestling rock festival,'” said Corgan.
Corgan doesn’t like to talk about his status as the Smashing Pumpkins lead vocalist in conversations about his wrestling responsibilities, but when asked, he also compared big events like the Crockett Cup to rock festivals.
“Just like how rock festivals draw, we use the credibility we’ve built with the audience in how we present our talents that they know that their ultimate presentation will be fulfilling and worth their time and interest,” said Corgan.
In recent years, tag team wrestling has somewhat been shifted to the background in other major promotions, but Corgan made it clear that he’s a fan of the storytelling opportunities this style presents, and fans can expect to see them in the Crockett Cip.
“I’m a big fan of tag team wrestling,” said Corgan. “The Crockett Cup spotlights the unique art of in-ring storytelling that [tag team wrestling] allows. Young talents breaking out as stars and traditionally masters of the craft have been involved in this style of wrestling.”
“WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) sets the standard in the industry, but for the past decade, they’ve not focused on tag teams as much as a core part of their programming.” “[But] The NWA is not abandoning tag team wrestling’s traditional place [alongside singles matches] in pro wrestling.”
NWA recently announced British Invasion (Doug Williams and Nick Aldis” as the first official entrants in the tournament. More details about this year’s Crockett Cup are available here.
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