This is the first part of a series on John Ringley, a trusted confidant of the late Jim Crockett Sr. and an influential force in Jim Crockett Promotions during the late 1960s and early '70s.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a four-part series on legendary Mid-Atlantic Wrestling announcer Bob Caudle. For three decades, Bob Caudle’s warm and neighborly approach at the announce desk made ...