June-July 1987

 

Disc 1

WCW

Jimmy Garvin Interview

Barry Windham vs. Brodie Chase

Barry Windham Interview

Jimmy Valiant & LazerTron vs. Thunderfoot #1 & #2

Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA Promo (Possible Extra)

Nikita Koloff vs. Hal Moore

Jim Crockett Announcement

Mod Squad vs. Alan Martin & Mike Jackson

Ivan Koloff & Manny Fernandez vs. Denny Brown & Todd Champion

Tully Blanchard Interview

Nikita Koloff Interview

Ron Garvin vs. John Hardy

Ron Garvin Interview

Jimmy Garvin vs. Terry Jones

Lex Luger & JJ Dillon Interview

Ricky Morton Interview

Kendall Windham vs. Tim Hardy

Road Warriors Interview (WARGAMES Hype Extra)

Lex Luger vs. Dexter Westcott

Ric Flair Interview

Italian Stallion vs. Tommy Angel

Midnight Express vs. Mike Force & Larry Stephens

Midnight Express Interview (talks about the RNR-MX feud)

Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Darrell Dalton & Rick Sullivan

Four Horsemen Interview

 

Pro

Rock N Roll Express vs. Gladiator #2 & Thunderfoot #2

Rock N Roll Express Interview

Barry Windham vs. Larry Stephens

Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Tommy Angel & Ricky Nelson

Dusty & Nikita Interview

Tully Blanchard Interview

Midnight Express vs. Rocky King & Denny Brown

- Nothing special on this disc.

 

 

Disc 2

Manny Fernandez vs. Italian Stallion

Ric Flair Interview

Jimmy & Ron Garvin vs. Thunderfoot & ???

Lex Luger & JJ Dillon Interview

Lex Luger – Nikita Koloff Brawl (Possible Extra)

 

WCW

Ric Flair Interview

Mod Squad vs. Alan Martin & El Negro

JJ Dillon Interview

Arn Anderson vs. Dexter Westcott

 

Ric Flair & Lex Luger vs. Jimmy & Ron Garvin

- The hope here is that Ron does the lion's share of the work. The Flair-Ron matchup works its typical magic but when Luger and Jimmy came in, Jimmy came in with the headlock but the 2 didn't really work it. I don't think I have seen a Luger-Ron matchup so that would be interesting to watch. Flair and Garvin engage in a chopping battle that makes Flair's chest bleed!! Holy shit. I don't know if Flair was pissedoff about the blood but the next time these two matched up, Flair went to the chops with extra gusto. Shit, this is the tale of two matches... when Ron and Flair are in and when they are out. Luger and Jimmy were not offensive besides a botched leapfrog/backdrop type deal but Flair and Ron brought the hate. A definite nomination if only so we can discuss it.

 

Jimmy Garvin Interview (Add as part of the match)

 

Ricky Morton vs. Freddie Smith

Lex Luger Interview

Dusty Rhodes Interview (GAB Hype)

Nikita Koloff vs. Brodie Chase

Dusty & Nikita Interview

Barry Windham vs. Gary Phelps

Barry Windham Interview

Tully Blanchard vs. Hal Moore

Four Horsemen Interview (Possible Extra)

Jim Cornette Interview / Midnight Express vs. Paul Damon & Terry Jones (EXTRA)

Ricky Morton Interview

Thunderfoot #2 vs. Darrell Dalton

Mod Squad Interview

JJ Dillon – Jim Crockett Confrontation

Tully Blanchard Interview

 

WCW

Ron Simmons vs. Larry Stephens

Dusty Rhodes Interview

Tully Blanchard Interview

Lex Luger vs. David Isley

 

 

Disc 3

Barry Windham Interview

Rock N Roll Express vs. Dave Diamond & Terry Jones

Arn Anderson vs. Dexter Westcott

Paul Ellering Interview (Wargames Hype)

Barry Windham vs. El Negro

Ric Flair Interview (w/ tag match footage)

 

Dory Funk Jr. vs. Mike Rotunda

- I am not really a fan of Funk but I really like the things that Rotunda does in this match. Just little things like tossing Funk while locked in the armbar. I think the best thing about this match is that it isn't dull like I expected it to be. Lots of technical chainwork and matwork. The match ends in a draw and The Black Assassin (Bill Tabb) comes in and Funk and Assassin attack Rotunda. I'll give this a low level nomination as it will give us a chance to discuss it more.

 

Dark Journey Interview

JJ Dillon vs. Alan Martin (Wargames Hype Extra)

Arn Anderson Interview

Paul Ellering vs. Cougar Jay

Paul Jones & Ivan Koloff Interview

Ivan Koloff vs. Hal Moore

Dr. Death Training Session

Ron Simmons Interview

Freebirds Music Video

JJ Dillon & Lex Luger Interview

Black Assassin vs. Darrell Dalton

Dory Funk Jr. Interview (I may have to include this as an extra interview)

 

Pro

Rocky King vs. Thunderfoot #1

Eddie Gilbert & Dick Murdoch Interview (I want to include something with these two on this set but we'll see where.)

 

Ivan Koloff & Paul Jones vs. Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts

- Not much of a match as it was just heating up when they popped to a commercial and ended fairly quick after the break.

 

Lex Luger & JJ Dillon Interview

 

Dick Murdoch vs. Dr. Death (Texas Death Match)

-Not much of a match here either. I think we'll have to stick with the handheld and the UWF series.

 

Rock N Roll Express vs. Midnight Express Recap (JIP)

Disc 1

 

I'm fine with the extras.

 

Disc 2

 

Flair/Luger vs The Garvins

 

The Flair/Ron pairing was so great and brutal. Jimmy and Luger didn't 't click at all. Luger really sucked here. Their is a lot of good stuff here, but enough bad stuff for me to kick it .

 

Extras are cool

 

Disc 3

 

Extras are cool

 

Dory Funk Jr vs Mike Rotundo

 

We get some pretty mediocre mat work early. Dory working a headlock. They keep the action going. As soon as I say that Dory takes a powder. I like Rotundo's arm bar lifts. The work is all basic, but it's effective. I liked the fight on the back slide. Dory delivered a nasty knee. I like Rotundo's European upper cuts. Liked how Rotundo held onto the headlock as Dory backdropped him. I liked this, but not enough for a nom. Plus Parv can review this 5 years later and argue about it not making the set.

World Championship Wrestling 6/20/87

Jimmy Garvin & Precious start the show talking about the Bash tour and Garvin getting his matches with Flair and that he will be the NWA Champion.

Barry Windham vs. Brodie Chase (6/17/87)

Easy win for Barry with the Lariat.

Lazer-Tron & "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant vs. The Thunderfeet (6/17/87)

The fans love the faces here and the masked men have no chance.

Next we get a taped promo from America's Team (Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA) about what happened in Greensboro on 6/6 and Dusty said that barbed wire matches with Tully are coming soon at the Bash then talked about how far Magnum has come in his recovery and it won't be long before Magnum will take care of business on his own. Magnum said that no one would stop him from doing what he wants. Extra material.

"Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff vs. Hal Moore (6/17/87)

Nikita wins handily with the Russian Sickle.

Jim Crockett comes out next saying that they are going to have a Barbed Wire Match on 7/18 in Charlotte where Dusty & Tully will face off for the $100,000 that will hang above the ring. This is followed by a promo from Barry Switzer pimping the Bash. Extra material.

The Mod Squad (Basher & Spike) vs. Mike Jackson & Alan Martin (6/17/87)

Basher catching Martin in the air then throwing him over his head face first on the mat was a cool spot. Jackson & Martin put up a fight but they are no match here.

"Ragin Bull" Manny Fernandez & "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff vs. Denny Brown & Todd Champion (6/17/87)

Manny still coming out to We Will Rock You is great and the heels rocked these guys for sure.

Then we get a promo from Tully, Dillon, & Dark Journey about the announcement made by Crockett about the barbed wire match. They are all pissed about Crockett did including calling Dillon a thief but Tully said that he would beat Dusty in any match. Extra material.

Nikita is out next for a promo talking about the upcoming War Games and his upcoming matches with Luger for the US Title.

"Hands of Stone" Ronnie Garvin vs. John Hardy (6/17/87)

Crockett jokes about Hardy wearing almost the same exact trunks as Garvin and that is where the comparisons end. Mr Torture is full force here and he just murders this poor dude. Garvin then cuts a promo afterwards about wanting men to fight and he wants to face real men on the Bash tour.

"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin vs. Terry Jones (6/17/87)

We go from one Garvin to another and he uses the Brainbuster to win.

Luger & Dillon are out next for a promo about the upcoming Bash tour and Luger's mission of winning the US Title from Nikita.

Ricky Morton is out next for a promo taking about the upcoming RnR vs. MX matches at the Bash for the NWA World Tag Titles.

Kendall Windham vs. Tim Hardy (6/17/87)

The other Hardy brother gets it way easier from Kendall but still loses to the Bulldog.

The Roadies & Ellering are out next talking about War Games and they are pumped up for the match because this is their element. The Super Powers then joined in the promo and the fans were going nuts and it was wild seeing Dusty in a white shirt and slacks. Extra material.

"Total Package" Lex Luger vs. Dexter Westcott (6/17/87)

Luger dominates this match.

Flair is out next for a promo talking about being the World Champ and he makes more money in one month than Larry Bird makes in a year. Flair is awesome here as he pulls a woman out of the crowd to tell everyone that Flair was the biggest man in the world. Extra material.

Italian Stallion vs. Tommy Angel (6/17/87)

A very rare spotlight match for the Stallion.

The Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Sweet" Stan Lane) vs. Mike Force & Larry Stephens (6/17/87)

Another really fun MX squash with Cornette on commentary being hilarious and this is followed by another great Cornette promo vowing to win the titles from the RnR.'

"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Darrell Dalton & Ricky Sullivan (6/17/87)

Tony says on commentary that Arn & Tully are being primed to contend for the NWA World Tag Titles so this is the beginning of the push for these guys as a team and they look damn good here.

Then we get a group Horsemen promo with Arn going off on everybody which was fun and he talks about being a champion soon with his eyes on the NWA World Tag Titles.

NWA Pro Wrestling 6/27/87

The Rock n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) vs. Gladiator #2 & Thunderfoot #2 (6/22/87)

Mixing and matching the masked men but they still fall in the end to the Double Dropkick who then cut a promo after the match talking about defending their NWA Tag Titles against everybody.

Barry Windham vs. Larry Stephens (6/22/87)

Windham is wearing his newly won Western States Title and he looks good beating on Stephens here.

"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard vs. Tommy Angel & Ricky Nelson (6/22/87)

Another spotlight match for Arn & Tully who are really looking great as a team.

The Super Powers are out with Tony next with Dusty talking about wanting his money back and he's gonna get it in Charlotte after the Barbed Wire Match then talk about War Games.

Tully, Dillon, & Journey are out next for a promo talking about Dusty wanting his money back and Tully said that ain't happening.

The Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Sweet" Stan Lane) vs. David Isley & Rocky King (6/22/87)

MX looking stronger and stronger by the week.

"Ragin Bull" Manny Fernandez vs. Italian Stallion (6/22/87)

Good to see the Bull in a singles match and he just tears up Stallion here.

Ric Flair is with Tony next wearing a canary yellow blazer talking about his issues with the Garvins and Dillon trying to kidnap Precious but being stopped by The Super Powers. Flair then talks about Jimmy Garvin getting a cage match in Greensboro but Flair will be the winner.

Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin vs. Cougar Jay & Thunderfoot (6/22/87)

Easy win for the Garvins then Jimmy calls out Ric saying that there was no way he was getting Precious.

Luger & Dillon join Caudle next talking about how the Horsemen are going to start embarrassing people now which brings out Nikita who brawls with Luger again on TV until the Horsemen all jump him. Nikita is being beaten down until the other babyfaces run out to clean house. Fun brawl and extra material.

World Championship Wrestling 6/27/87

The show starts with Flair coming out for a promo talking about his & Luger's match against the Garvins later on that day as well as the Bash tour.

The Mod Squad (Basher & Spike) vs. Alan Martin & El Negro (6/18/87)

Easy win for the Squad.

Dillon is out next for a promo talking about War Games and goes over the rules and such.

"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. Dexter Westcott (6/18/87)

Arn dismantles this guy winning with the Gourdbuster.

The Dream Team ("Nature Boy" Ric Flair & "Total Package" Lex Luger) vs. "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin & "Hands of Stone" Ronnie Garvin (6/18/87)

Flair & Ronnie start off and of course it's awesome as they beat the shit out of each other. Jimmy & Lex would come in to slow it down but it wasn't long before Ric & Ronnie came back to get the fire back. The heels get some shine on Jimmy but he would eventually tag Ronnie back in so he and Flair could tee off on each other again. Flair's chest is bleeding from Ronnie's punishment and that's awesome. Luger comes in and goes for the Torture Rack but Ronnie comes back using his unorthodox offense to get back at the heels. This is a great Ronnie Garvin performance here fighting the odds and just using his will to take over every time the heels try to get an extended run of offense. Flair was just getting brutalized here by Ronnie and Ronnie even gets a nearfall on his sunset flip off the top rope. Flair would finally get the figure-four on Ronnie which brought in Jimmy to make the save immediately so Flair tossed Ronnie to the floor. We get a ton of quick tags here with everyone shifting in and out quickly and the fast pace here is really fun. It turns into a 4-way brawl with Flair tossing Jimmy to the floor then going after Precious. Dillon grabs Precious and tries to walk out with her until the Super Powers show up to protect her. Scrappy Mcgowan eventually gets attacked and the match is called a DDQ and we get Ronnie KOing Luger then Jimmy getting a Brainbuster on Flair with Ronnie making the count. This was a damn fun match and an easy nomination.

Jimmy comes out with Precious next very angry about Dillon trying to kidnap her. Garvin then demands a cage match with Flair on the Bash tour.

Ricky Morton vs. Freddy Smith (6/18/87)

A rare Morton singles match on TV and he looks good here.

Luger & Dillon are out next talking about what happened earlier and Jimmy wanting a cage match with Flair which Dillon said should get done. Luger is pissed off about getting punched by Ronnie and wants revenge.

Dusty comes out next talking about what happened earlier and the upcoming War Games as well as wanting some of Dark Journey because he is Texas sized.

"Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff vs. Brodie Chase (6/18/87)

Nikita takes care of business quickly with the Russian Sickle. Dusty then joins Nikita for a promo after the match with Nikita ripping on the Horsemen.

Barry Windham vs. Gary Phelps (6/18/87)

Windham outclasses this guy in every way and he cuts a promo afterwards about coming for the Horsemen.

NWA World TV Title: Tully Blanchard © vs. Hal Moore (6/18/87)

Dark Journey is with Tully as he just toys with this guy before finishing him with the Slingshot Suplex.

Arn is out next for a promo talking about what happened earlier before being joined by his colleagues in the Horsemen talking about how the Bash tour will be dominated by the Horsemen.

The Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Sweet" Stan Lane) vs. Paul Damon & Terry Jones (6/18/87)

Cornette cuts a promo before the match on Morton wanting a World Tag Titles shot and demanding they try and shut him up. Regarding the match, the MX are on fire working squashes at ths time.

Ricky Morton comes out next for a promo telling the MX to bring it on.

Thunderfoot #2 vs. Darrell Dalton (6/18/87)

A very rare spotlight match for Thunderfoot #2.

Then we get a promo from the Mod Squad talking about getting their shots at the Bash.

Jim Crockett & Dillon are out next talking about the Flair/Garvin cage match and Dillon wants Flair to get a night with Precious if he wins. Crockett said that Garvin has agreed to everything. Extra material.

Tully & Dark Journey are back out next talking about Dusty and DJ tells Dusty that her sugar is all Tully's.

World Championship Wrestling 7/4/87

Tony starts the show announcing that Barry Windham won the tournament for the Western States Heavyweight Title in Houston.

Ron Simmons vs. Larry Stephens (7/4/87)

Big Ron makes his TBS debut and even though he is green you can see the potential he had.

Dusty is out next in his suit talking about the War Games later that night and getting his money back from Tully on the Bash tour.

Tully & Dark Journey are out next for a promo talking about War games that night and how he wants to take Dusty out himself.

"Total Package" Lex Luger vs. David Isley (7/4/87)

Dillon is ringside in his gear because he is wrestling later then during the match, David Crockett shows up as he was supposedly at The Omni. Luger takes care of Isley easily.

Windham comes out next with his newly won Western States Heavyweight Title talking about Arn Anderson wanting the title but he won't be getting it.

The Rock n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) vs. David Diamond & Terry Jones (7/4/87)

Ricky slipping and falling on the mat was funny but they had no issues with these guys here before finishing them off with the Double Dropkick.

"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. Dexter Westcott (7/4/87)

Arn just fucking destroys Westcott here as he is ready for War Games.

Precious Paul is out next for a promo talking about War Games and how Dillon needs every workout he can get before he gets a piece of him.

Barry Windham vs. El Negro (7/4/87)

Windham wins with a Lariat and looks impressive.

Flair comes out next for a promo where he promises blood, guts, violence, and the best of pro wrestling that night at The Omni and if the fans don't want to see it then they better not show up. Then we get clips of the Flair/Luger vs. Garvins match from the previous week with Flair following up with a great promo on Jimmy Garvin. Extra material.

Florida Heavyweight Title: Mike Rotundo © vs. Dory Funk Jr. (7/4/87)

They are bringing their feud from Florida to TBS and this is Dory's first appearance on TBS in 7 years. This had some pretty decent back and forth action and Rotundo looked solid here in everything he did. Dory was Dory but he was servicable here in hanging with Rotundo. The bell rang right as Rotundo had Dory in the Airplane Spin for the time limit draw and the Black Assassin would run out to attack Rotundo making it 2-on-1 as the jobbers eventually made the save. The match was okay nothing special so I'm going to say no on a nomination.

Next we get a promo from Dark Journey as the Horsemen come out to consult Dillon.

JJ Dillon vs. Alan Martin (7/4/87)

Tony & David put over Dillon on commentary saying that when he was an active wrestler he was one of the best around. This whole segment is just crazy and is a definite extra.

Arn then cuts a promo next putting over Dillon and what will happen at War Games as well as calling out Windham and this is a great promo. Extra material.

Precious Paul Ellering vs. Cougar Jay (7/4/87)

Now it's Ellering's turn to show off and he has Dusty in his corner. Ellering is still in great shape and uses the Rude Awakening of all things before using the Lariat to win. Extra material.

Next we get a promo from Paul Jones about the Bash tour and how his charges will get revenge for losing the NWA World Tag Titles. Ivan Koloff joins him and says that they are ready for action.

"Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff vs. Hal Moore (7/4/87)

Then we get the Dr. Death comeback video with Barry Switzer.

Ron Simmons is out for a promo next talking about how proud he is to be part of the NWA and he is fully supporting Doc in his battles with Big Bubba.

Dillon & Luger are out next for a promo talking about the Bash tour and Dillon's Dating Game he is doing on 7/25 in Philly. Luger then talked about War Games and how the Horsemen will reign supreme.

The Black Assassin vs. Darrell Dalton (7/4/87)

So odd seeing former jobber Bill Tabb working under a black KKK type hood with Dory Jr. in his corner. Dory then cuts a promo afterwards talking about how he will take Rotundo's Florida Title on the Bash tour.

NWA Pro Wrestling 7/11/87

This was taped at the JCP debut show at the Capital Centre which was a big deal at the time.

Rocky King vs. Thunderfoot #2 (7/2/87)

This is JIP and Rocky gets a rare TV win.

Eddie Gilbert & Dick Murdoch are out next for a promo talking about their issues with Dr. Death.

Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy & Buddy Jack Roberts vs. "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff & "Number One" Paul Jones (7/2/87)

Gary Michael Cappetta is doing the ring announcing here which was fun and it was odd having Jones work his a normal wrestler again. The Birds were very dominant to start the match as Ivan was taking all kinds of offense before Jones attacked Buddy from behind on the apron. Jones would then quickly tag in and out getting shots on Roberts then Ivan would throw Roberts to the floor where Jones would get more shots in as Hayes tried to chase him away. Jones would miss a big knee drop though and Roberts tagged in Gordy who cleaned house on the heels and dropped an elbow on Jones to win the match.

Luger & Dillon are out next for a promo talking about Luger's Dating Game in Philly on 7/25 and his upcoming match with Nikita where he guarantees he will be the US Champ.

Texas Death Match: "Capt. Redneck" Dick Murdoch vs. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams (7/2/87)

Doc goes after Murdoch's left arm early as they go to the floor and he wraps it around the ringpost a couple of times with Murdoch selling like crazy as Gilbert hugs him. Once back in the ring, Doc continues to really wrench the arm draping it over his body and wringing it then bashes it on the metal around the ringpost. Murdoch would use cheapshots to break free and used the mic stand from ringside to bash Doc's bad arm with it. Murdoch now gives Doc a taste of his own medicine while still selling the armwork from earlier which was nice. Murdoch then tried for a Brainbuster but Doc countered with a suplex seeing Murdoch doing the Curly Howard sell again. Doc fires up and has Murdoch reeling before he missed a shoulder tackle into the corner. Murdoch would then climb up top but when he came down Doc nailed him and both fell at the same time. Dick Woerhle then counted both men out and then declared the first man to get up would be the winner and of course Doc got up but behind Dick's back and Gilbert tripped him up so Murdoch won. Doc would attack both men afterwards. This was a fun match but for Texas Death Match it was a disappointment.

Next we get clips of the RnR/MX match from the 7/4 episode of World Wide.