1989-01-28-NWA-World Championship Wrestling

National Wrestling Alliance

World Championship Wrestling

Aired January 28, 1989

WTBS Studios, Atlanta, GA

1. INT:  Ricky Steamboat - brings out his wife and son, and says that securing their future is the reason for his goal to become World Champion.
2. Michael Hayes & JYD vs Max McGiver & Bob Emory
3. INT: Butch Reed & J.J. Dillon
4. Butch Reed (w/ J.J. Dillon) vs Allen Kinsey
5. Kendall Windham vs George South - Barry Windham comes to the commentary position to watch his brother
6. Eddie Gilbert vs Agent Steele
7. Steve Williams & Mike Rotundo (w/ Kevin Sullivan) vs Mike Jackson & Trent Knight - Lex Luger comes out to watch
8. Ricky Steamboat vs Russian Assassin II (w/ Paul Jones & Russian Assassin I)  - Ric Flair comes out to the commentary position during the match.  After the bout, Jones and Russian Assassin I try to jump Steamboat but he sees them off.  Flair then comes up to the ring and says Steamboat wants no part of him; however he then hits a running over the top rope plancha to the floor on Flair.  Barry Windham comes to help Flair and Eddie Gilbert then evens it up.  All four brawl at ringside with the heels injuring Gilbert.  They ram his head into the ringpost, then Windham lays him face down on the concrete floor and Flair drops a knee to the head.  Great stuff.
9. Dick Murdoch vs Mike Justice
10. Lex Luger vs Jerry Price
11. INT: Jim Cornette
12. Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Rick Allen & Keith Steinborn - Paul E. Dangerously & The Original Midnight Express come out to ringside to watch.
13. Rick Steiner vs Eddie Sweat
14. INT: Rick Steiner
15. Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) vs Randy Hogan & Bill Holiday
16. INT: Road Warriors & Paul Ellering
17. Ivan Koloff vs Gene Miller
18. recap of Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat from earlier in the show

Bold matches are PWO recommended