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Crockett Cup ’87
Posted by Matt
The 2nd Annual Crockett Cup
April 10-11, 1987
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena
WOW! What a huge bunch of wrestling this would’ve been to sit through. Good thing they split it up into two days! There’s like twenty-something teams battling it out in single-elimination tournament style. Luckily, the good people at Turner have cut this tape down to a 2-hr highlights tape. As for the tournament, the top-eight tag teams according to the NWA people get to skip the first round and go right to the next round. Those teams would be the NWA tag champs Rick Rude & Manny “Ragin’ Bull” Fernandez, Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff (or the Super Powers, whichever you prefer), The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express, Giant Baba & Isao Takagi, Ivan Koloff & Vladimir “Don’t Call Me Putin” Petrov, and Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger. Why Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan are together instead of Arn and Tully, I have no idea. Anyways, the winning team gets to split a million smackeroos and a kiss on the cheek all the way from heaven by Jim Crockett Sr. himself!
This intro video is LONG! Clocking in at just over three minutes!
Your host is Tony Schiavone. All this time in the wrestling biz and he couldn’t make ONE friend? Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Barbarian, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bob Armstrong, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Armstrong, Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Hector Guerrero, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Kamala, Lazortron, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Precious, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Garvin, Shaska Whatley, Skandor Akbar, Superstar Bill Dundee, Teijho Khan, Tim Horner, Tully Blanchard, Vladimir Petrov, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
The Great American Bash Tour ’86 Highlights
Posted by Matt
NWA The Great American Bash Tour 1986
July 5, 1986 & July 26, 1986
Charlotte, NC
Memorial Stadium
This is just a 2-hour tour highlights tape. I believe the only match in full is the Flair/Rhodes world title match from 7/26.
Your hosts are David Crockett and Tony Schiavone. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Baron Von Raschke, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Great American Bash, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Shaska Whatley, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Clash of the Champions #3 (09/88)
Posted by Matt
NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl
September 7, 1988
Albany, GA
Civic Center
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Barry Windham, Brad Armstrong, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Clash of the Champions, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Crockett, JJ Dillon, Kevin Sullivan, Luke Williams, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Jones, Ricky Morton, Rock n Roll Express, Sheepherders, Sting, Varsity Club, WWE
The Great American Bash 1988
Posted by Matt
NWA Great American Bash ’88: The Price for Freedom
July 10, 1988
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Arena
After being a part of the NWA’s calendar for three years, they finally narrowed down the concept to one show and one city; Baltimore. Baltimore would be home to eight of the next twelve “Bashes”, which is more than any one city has ever held for one particular wrestling show in North America.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Gary Hart, Great American Bash, Ivan Koloff, Jack Victory, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger, Midnight Express, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Garvin, Russian Assassin, Stan Lane, Sting, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, WWE
Clash of the Champions #2 (6/88)
Posted by Matt
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
June 8, 1988
Miami, FL
James L. Knight Center
Talk about a drop from the original, CotC 2 doesn’t even have an NWA World title match OR a multi-million dollar wrestling company to compete against in this timeslot. Basically from this show forward, the Clash was used to further a major feud (or feuds) before a big blowoff match. Which feud (or feuds) am I talking about? Let’s find out!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Bobby Fulton, Brad Armstrong, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Clash of the Champions, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, JCP, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Luke Williams, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Precious, Rip Morgan, Ron Garvin, Sheepherders, Sting, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, WWE
Starrcade 1987
Posted by Matt
NWA Starrcade ’87: Chi-Town Heat
November 26, 1987
Chicago, IL
UIC Pavilion
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Gilbert, Fabulous Freebirds, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Michael Hayes, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Precious, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Stan Lane, Starrcade, Sting, Terry Taylor, Tully Blanchard, WWE
The Great American Bash Tour 1987
Posted by Matt
NWA The Great American Bash Tour 1987
July 1-31 1987
This is from back in the old days when the Great American Bash was a month-long extravaganza. It wouldn’t be until four months later when the NWA would showcase their first ever PPV, so this was acceptable. This tape was put out by Turner Home Entertainment as a “best of” tape of sorts, featuring some full and some clipped matches from the tour. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Buddy Roberts, Dark Journey, Dick Murdoch, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Eddie Gilbert, Fabulous Freebirds, Four Horsemen, Great American Bash, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Michael Hayes, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Precious, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Stan Lane, Terry Gordy, Tully Blanchard, War Machine, Wargames, WWE
Starrcade 1986
Posted by Matt
NWA Starrcade 1986: Night of the Skywalkers
November 27, 1986
Atlanta, GA & Greensboro, NC
The Omni & Greensboro Coliseum
In the Crockett/McMahon wars, this would be “the battle for who can book the better multi-location show: NWA’s second shot.” I have the commercial version so some of (if not all) the matches are clipped and some matches were cut entirely from the tape. Don’t worry though; you’re not missing any five-star classics. Together, Greensboro and Atlanta drew 30,000 fans. Since Wrestlemania had three different locations, they were able to draw 10,000 more than Starrcade. Even if you just take Wrestlemania’s two biggest draws which were LA and Long Island; you’d have a crowd of 31,000. You’re almost there, NWA. You probably should’ve booked a show in Norfolk or something.
Your hosts in Atlanta are Tony Schiavone and Rick Stewart (who?) and as for Greensboro, your hosts are Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Big Bubba Rogers, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Rick Rude, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Starrcade, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Superstars of the Superstation 2/86
Posted by Matt
NWA Superstars on the Superstation
February 7, 1986
Atlanta, GA
The Omni
(Taped on February 2, 1986)
This was the first big try at a supercard on Turner’s WTBS which would later become known as Clash of the Champions by March of 1988. It started as an opportunity for the fan’s to write in and tell the Crocketts just exactly what they wanted to see; kind of like Taboo Tuesday minus the internet by using the old-fashioned way of actually sitting down and writing letters. The whole pen and paper thing is, yeah, COMPLETELY ridiculous. But that’s how they did things back in the day. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Baby Doll, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, JJ Dillon, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Superstars on the Superstation, Tully Blanchard
Starrcade 1985
Posted by Matt
NWA Starrcade ’85: The Gathering
November 28, 1985
Atlanta, GA & Greensboro, NC
The Omni & Greensboro Coliseum
This is the original show that gave Vince the idea to book a “multi-location” show, except Vince had to one-up Crockett and book his WrestleMania in three different venues ALL over the country. The tape I have starts out in G-boro and then switches back and forth between cities until we reach Flair/Rhodes in ATL, which I can only assume is how it was presented on CCTV.
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle, with Johnny Weaver conducting interviews in Greensboro. Shame the man couldn’t be in two places at once, because I would love for a good old school Ric Flair promo to be on here. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Abdullah the Butcher, Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barbarian, Billy Jack Haynes, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Boogie Woogie Man, Buddy Landel, Dennis Condrey, Don Kernodle, Dusty Rhodes, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Krusher Khrushchev, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Midnight Express, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Ole Anderson, Paul Jones, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Bass, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, Starrcade, Superstar Billy Graham, Terry Taylor, Tully Blanchard, Wahoo McDaniel
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