Kris & David are joined by Mike Sempervive (Wrestling Observer Live) to discuss the week that was October 18-24, 1988. We talk about Jerry Jarrett purchasing World Class and the changes that were coming, Hulk Hogan assaulted on Brother Love Show, the Brain Busters debuting in the WWF, Tommy Rich and his biker friends, Roddy Piper’s They Live pushed back, and the JCP sale to Turner almost being final. A very solid show so check it out!!!

 

Timestamps:
0:00:00 WCCW
0:42:15 WWF
1:28:53 Int’l: AJPW, NJPW, AJW, & Stampede
1:56:52 Classic Commercial Break
2:01:00 The Amazon Game
2:34:32 Other USA: FCW, CWF, CWA, WCPW, Portland, Potpourri, & They Live
3:08:11 Jim Crockett Promotions

 

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Excellent. Gotta love Semp.

Is there anything behind Fujinami beating Kerry for the WCCW title right before the Superclash PPV? Just something for the Japan audience vs. Trying to mess with Verne or somesuch?

Yeah basically

I've always been of the opinion that Luger barely bleeding made the call to end the match from blood all the more properly controversial.

 

I wonder if Luger had been bleeding buckets if the Superclash main event would have been booked differently?