Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament

Congratulations to CWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling on their 9th year of presenting the Johnny Weaver Memorial Cup.

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THE 2013 WEAVER CUP FINALS

Trevor Lee

2013 Johnny Weaver Cup Memorial Tournament Champion

Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium • Gibsonville NC • August 17, 2013

See Randy Hedrick's tournament report from Indy Insiders here.

THE 2013 WEAVER CUP FINAL FOUR

Andrew Everett Cross | Trevor Lee | Chet Sterling | Lee Valiant

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Photo by Wayne Culler c. 2011 Slamfest Photography

(L) Trevor Lee holds the Johnny Weaver Cup trophy. (R) Former Weaver Cup champion Mitch Conner presented the trophy at ringside before the final match in the tournament. Conner won the Weaver Cup in 2007 and was the last wrestler to have Johnny Weaver present him with the championship trophy. Weaver passed away in February 2008.

Front Row Section D Reunion

Bruce Mitchell (Pro Wrestling Torch) and John Hitchcock (Parts Unknown comic book store in Greensboro) at the

2013 Weaver Cup Finals

See photos from the entire event on Slamfest Wrestling Photography's Flickr site.

Summer 2013 Weaver Cup Video Promo

2013 Weaver Cup Tournament Report

by Randy Hedrick, excerpted from Indy Insiders

As advertised, semifinal action in the 2013 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament kicked off the iPPV, as Trevor Lee made short work of the injured Andrew Everett. After a quick tie-up, Lee connected with Everett's injury, rolled him up and won in barely a half minute to advance to the evening's main event Weaver Cup Final.

Chet Sterling was out next to square off against Lee Valiant for the last spot in the Weaver Cup Final main event. Valiant had fire in his eyes as he was introduced and appeared to be the man fate had chosen to be the next Weaver Cup Champion. After feeling out the red-hot rookie Sterling, Valiant took him to task and finished him off in under ten minutes by pinfall to advance to the main event Final.

The last man to win the Johnny Weaver Cup and have it presented to him by Johnny Weaver himself in 2007, "Handsome" Mitch Connor made his way to the ring. Connor explained to the new fans the legacy of the Weaver Cup Tournament in the Carolinas during it's tenth anniversary on behalf of CWF Mid Atlantic and remained at the commentary table to present the Weaver Cup to the winner.

With no time limit, Trevor Lee and Lee Valiant climbed through the ropes to face off for the Championship of the 2013 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament. Valiant advanced to the Final through sheer willpower and determination while Lee seemed to arrive there by sheer happenstance. Young Lee played a coy game, exiting the ring and playing the ten-count game with the referee repeatedly, both frustrating Valiant and the fans alike. Valiant stayed steady, keeping his anger at Lee's tactics on the back burner and attacking his opponent as viciously as he could get away with. However, after the thirty minute mark it appeared that Lee was connecting more with his attacks than Valiant and began to maintain an advantage as both men left everything inside of the squared circle. Both men tangled on the ring apron and crashed to the concrete and the referee counted to ten and called for the bell. Everyone exploded for more time as officials and the referee discussed that there had to be a winner. The match was restarted and Valiant pulled off one more second wind, attacking with renewed vigor. Lee, however, connected with a couple of swinging kicks and found himself in the driver's seat, pinning the popular Valiant in a 45+ minute Weaver Cup Final for the record books.

(report by Randy Hedrick from the Indy Insiders website.)

More photos at:

Photos from Slamfest Photography

Weaver Tribute Page on CWF 24/7 Website / www.cwf247.com

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Thanks to Danny Wenkle, Randy Hedrick, and Wayne Culler for their assistance with this feature.

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