National Wrestling Alliance (Jim Crockett Promotions) Clash of the Champions I Clash of the Champions (known sequentially as
Clash of the Champions I) took place on March 27, 1988, at the
Greensboro Coliseum in
Greensboro, North Carolina. There were 6,000 people in attendance and the show drew a 5.6 rating on TBS. This was aired head-to-head with
WWF's WrestleMania IV. In a "College Rules" match,
Mike Rotunda won with a cradle for the one-count pin 1:10 into the second round. In a match for the
United States Tag Team Championship,
The Fantastics'
Tommy Rogers originally pinned
The Midnight Express's
Bobby Eaton to win the titles but the decision was reversed because Rogers' partner,
Bobby Fulton, had thrown referee
Randy Anderson over the top rope before the pinfall was made.
The Road Warriors and
Dusty Rhodes defeated
The Powers of Pain and
Ivan Koloff when
The Barbarian accidentally hit his partner,
The Warlord, with a diving headbutt.
Animal wore a
goalie mask during the match to protect his injured face.
Lex Luger and
Barry Windham defeated
Arn Anderson and
Tully Blanchard for the
World Tag Team Championship, when interference by the champions' manager
J. J. Dillon backfired; Dillon held a chair on the apron, but
Lex Luger whipped
Arn Anderson into the chair. In the main event,
Sting challenged
Ric Flair for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Flair's manager, J. J. Dillon, was suspended in a cage above the ring. As no wrestler scored a decision before the time limit expired, the decision was left to the judges appointed for this occasion: wrestling official Gary Juster awarded the match to Sting, while
Penthouse model
Patty Mullen decided in favour of Flair. Wrestling official
Sandy Scott ruled the match a draw. No decision was announced for the remaining two judges, actors
Jason Hervey and
Ken Osmond, resulting in the match being ruled a
draw and Flair retaining the title.
Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Clash of the Champions II took place on June 8, 1988, at the
James L. Knight Center in
Miami, Florida. There were 2,400 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.8 rating on TBS. Throughout the show, wrestlers were being interviewed as they arrived to the building, most notably,
Lex Luger who was attacked by
The Four Horsemen and was busted open after being slammed head first into the trunk of his limo. This would also be an important factor in the conclusion of Luger's match against
Ric Flair at the
1988 Great American Bash.
Kevin Sullivan was locked in a cage at ringside during the third match but stole the key from the
Garvins’ valet
Precious.
Steve Williams ran in after the match to save the Garvins from a 3 on 2 beat down.
Al Perez was disqualified when
Larry Zbyszko interfered in the match attacking
Nikita Koloff. The referee is knocked out near the end of the main event, prompting Flair and
Barry Windham to interfere, resulting in a double disqualification.
Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl Clash of the Champions III took place on September 7, 1988, at the
Albany Civic Center in
Albany, Georgia. There were 3,700 people in attendance and the show drew a 5.4 rating on TBS.
Fall Brawl would later become a regular PPV event for WCW. After the match
Steve Williams ran to the ring to congratulate
Brad Armstrong. Armstrong replaced
Tim Horner, who left the company in August. Despite the match not being announced as a no-DQ match,
Kevin Sullivan is not disqualified when
Al Perez interferes in the match.
Dusty Rhodes won the match by pinning
Gary Hart and not the legal opponent Kevin Sullivan. The bout was originally scheduled as Rhodes and
Dick Murdoch vs Al Perez and
Ron Garvin. Garvin left the company in August and the bout was changed.
Ivan Koloff had manager
Paul Jones and
The Russian Assassin at ringside. After accidentally costing Koloff the match Paul Jones and the Russian Assassin attacked Koloff soon joined by a second masked Russian Assassin turning Koloff face.
Barry Windham was disqualified after hitting
Sting with a chair. The referee didn't actually see the chair shot but is informed of it by
San Francisco 49er John Ayers who came to ringside.
National Wrestling Alliance (World Championship Wrestling) Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings Clash of the Champions IV took place on December 7, 1988, at the
UTC Arena in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. This was the first
Clash of the Champions following the sale of
Jim Crockett Promotions to Turner Broadcasting and the subsequent company name change to
World Championship Wrestling. There were 8,000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This show set up
Starrcade '88. It was on this show that TBS/WCW experimented with a top down camera angle, which did not catch on. This is comparable to the "refer-eye" camera from Halloween Havoc '91. This was the finals of the tournament to crown new United States Tag Team champions; the titles were vacated when the Midnight Express won the NWA World Tag Team titles in September.
Ron Simmons and
Eddie Gilbert had originally lost to
the Sheepherders in the semi-finals but the decision was reversed when the Sheepherders signed with the
World Wrestling Federation to become the Bushwhackers. Both losing finalists would later win the title with other partners (
Big Josh and
Rick Steiner respectively.)
Ivan Koloff pinned Paul Jones after hitting him with Jones’ own illegal object. Koloff had one arm tied behind his back during the entire match. The Russian Assassins attacked Koloff after the match only for the
Junkyard Dog to make the save.
Dusty Rhodes was disqualified for hitting
Road Warrior Animal with a chair. Both
Hawk and
Sting had already interfered in the match. The Road Warriors chose
Genichiro Tenryu to be the 3rd champion on the December 10th edition of
NWA World Championship Wrestling.
Clash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre Clash of the Champions V took place on February 15, 1989, at the
Cleveland Convention Center in
Cleveland, Ohio. There were 5,000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.6 rating on TBS. This show was warm up show for the
Chi-Town Rumble PPV only 5 days later. Steven Casey was billed as "undefeated" coming into this match. The masked Blackmailer was
Jack Victory who did double duty on the night (he was also Russian Assassin #2)
Mike Rotunda replaced
Kevin Sullivan in the match, Sullivan and Williams originally won the US titles. The main event match was declared a double disqualification when
Sting,
Junkyard Dog and
Michael Hayes stormed the ring. Sting, JYD and Hayes were originally slated to face the Road Warriors and Tenryu but were locked in by Kevin Sullivan before the match. A Ric Flair scheduled interview resulted in a Ricky Steamboat confrontation and an unscheduled in-ring, and out-of-ring, brawl, resulting in Flair losing all his clothes except his socks and trunks. The ring announcer for the night was former
IWA and
WWF Play-by-Play announcer
Jack Reynolds.
Ricky Steamboat and
Ric Flair had an in-ring contract signing for their match at Chi-Town Rumble. There is a very entertaining review of this Clash Of The Champions on an episode of the We Can't Wrestle Podcast.
Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun Clash of the Champions VI took place on April 2, 1989, at the
Louisiana Superdome in
New Orleans, Louisiana. There were 5,300 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the
WrestleWar 1989 PPV on May 7. Clash VI was held on the same day as
WrestleMania V and on free TV in an attempt to hurt the PPV rating as per the first Clash the previous year.
The Samoan Swat Team defeated
The Midnight Express when Fatu hit
Bobby Eaton with Paul E. Dangerously's phone without the referee seeing it. This was the continuation of the
Jim Cornette/Paul E. Dangerously feud that started when Dangerously brought the "Original Midnight Express" to WCW.
The Varsity Club (
Mike Rotunda and
Steve Williams) defeated
The Road Warriors when Williams cradled Hawk for the pinfall. The match was marred by controversial officiating: referee
Teddy Long refused to count a pinfall for the Road Warriors only moments before making a fast count on Williams pinning Hawk. Long was subsequently fired as a referee and became a manager.
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat was challenged by former champion
Ric Flair in a
two out of three falls match. The results of the falls were: • Flair pinned Steamboat after reversing an
inside cradle in the first fall (19:33) • Steamboat forced Flair to submit with a
double chickenwing in the second fall (34:54) • Steamboat pinned Flair after a failed double chickenwing attempt. Flair fell on top of Steamboat, both men's shoulders were down, but Steamboat got his left shoulder up before the three count in the third fall (55:49). The replay would show that Flair's foot was under the bottom rope, allowing him to get one last rematch at WrestleWar 1989. In non-televised
dark matches,
Sting made
Rip Morgan submit to the
Scorpion Deathlock and
Lex Luger forced
Jack Victory to submit with the
Torture Rack. The announcers stated during the main event that these were two "standby matches" which would be screened live should the World title match end early. Both matches were later shown on
NWA World Championship Wrestling. Matches 4, 5, and 6 are edited out on the WWE Network showing.
Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory Clash of the Champions VII took place on June 14, 1989, at the
Ritz-Epps Fitness Center in
Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The show drew a 3.8 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the
Great American Bash 1989 PPV on July 23.
Jimmy Garvin replaced
Terry Gordy who participated in the first round match; it was Garvin's debut as an official Freebird, although he had been an "undercover" Freebird since 1983. The Freebirds beat
The Road Warriors in the first round while the Dynamic Dudes beat
Jack Victory and
Rip Morgan.
Jack Victory once again appears at a Clash of Champions under a mask, having previously appeared as "Russian Assassin #2" and "The Blackmailer" when the bookers needed a generic heel. The Ding Dongs won after a
flying kneedrop /
flying elbow double team move The Ding Dongs were Jim Evans and Richard Sartain who only wrestled a handful of matches under this gimmick.
Stan Lane pinned Samu after
the Road Warriors ran in and attacked the Samoan Swat Team while the referee was knocked out. The Midnight Express beat
Bob Orton, Jr. and
Butch Reed in the first round while the Samoan Swat Team beat
Ranger Ross and
Ron Simmons. This match is one of the first
the Steiner Brothers had together. Jim Cornette was attacked by Paul E. Dangerously early in the match and helped to the back by the Dynamic Dudes.
Terry Funk is disqualified for hitting
Ricky Steamboat with the microphone. Funk beat down on Steamboat after the match until
Lex Luger made the save. After running Funk off Luger turns on Steamboat and attacks him as well.
Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989, at the
Carolina Coliseum in
Columbia, South Carolina. There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the first ever
Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28.
Tom Zenk made the Cuban Assassin pass out from the
Sleeper hold. This was Tom Zenk's WCW Debut match.
Scott Steiner was tripped by either
Missy Hyatt or
Robin Green at ringside. It was later revealed to be Robin Green who would later go on to manage
Doom in a feud with the Steiner Brothers. This was the Steiner Brothers’ first ever shot at a world tag-team title.
Dick Slater and
The Great Muta were disqualified after Muta uses the
Asian mist on
Sting and Slater strikes
Ric Flair with his cast. Slater was a substitute for an injured
Terry Funk. After the match, Funk jumped Flair from behind and tried to suffocate Flair by putting a plastic bag over his head. The following week on
Power Hour, Funk refused to apologize. After the match, Slater hit Sting in the leg with a branding iron.
Brian Pillman ran out and performed
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an unconscious Flair.
Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout Clash of the Champions IX took place on November 15, 1989, at the
Houston Field House in
Troy, New York. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.9 rating on TBS. This show mainly dealt with fallout from
Halloween Havoc PPV and set up the Iron Man / Iron Team tournaments at
Starrcade 1989.
The Road Warriors were disqualified when Hawk hit the referee. The Freebirds had actually lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship on November 1, but the match had not aired yet, so the Freebirds were introduced as the NWA World Tag Team champions. Eaton pinned Douglas after
Jim Cornette hits Douglas with his tennis racket. Jim Cornette was in a neutral corner at the start of the match before deciding to side with the Midnight Express. "The Super Destroyer" marked
Jack Victory's 4th "Masked Mystery Man" appearance at a Clash ("Russian Assassin #2", "The Blackmailer" and "The Terrorist").
The Steiner Brothers had actually won the
NWA World Tag Team Championship on November 1, but the match had not aired yet, so The Steiners were not announced as the champions.
The Skyscrapers were disqualified when
Doom ran in and attacked the Steiner Brothers. During the match
Sid Vicious punctures a lung and is replaced by
"Mean" Mark Callous soon after. Woman's bodyguard
Nitron makes his debut during the post match brawl between the Steiners, the Skyscrapers, Doom and the Road Warriors.
Lex Luger pinned
Brian Pillman after hitting him with a chair while the referee was down.
Sting saved Pillman from further attacks by Luger.
Ric Flair forced
Terry Funk to say "I Quit" on the microphone due to the pain of the
Figure Four Leglock. Gary Hart attacked Funk after the match and was quickly joined by
The Great Muta. Sting saved Flair from the attack only to be attacked by Lex Luger. This match received a 5-star rating from
Dave Meltzer.
Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout Clash of the Champions X took place on February 6, 1990, at the
Memorial Coliseum in
Corpus Christi, Texas. There were 3,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This was the show that set up
WrestleWar.
Norman the Lunatic pinned
Kevin Sullivan behind closed doors in the women's bathroom.
The Skyscrapers were disqualified for bringing a chair into the ring.
Doom was unmasked as
Ron Simmons and
Butch Reed. In the main event
Arn Anderson pinned
The Dragonmaster after a DDT.
Sting was originally scheduled to be in the match but was kicked out of the Horsemen earlier in the night and replaced with
Ole Anderson. During the match Sting ran to the ring and tried to climb into the cage. During the ensuing brawl Sting blew out his knee.
Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush Clash of the Champions XI took place on June 13, 1990, in
Charleston, South Carolina. There were 4,100 fans in attendance at the
McAlister Field House on the campus of
The Citadel and the show drew a 4.1 rating on TBS. This was the buildup show for
The Great American Bash.
Bam Bam Bigelow was disqualified when he refused to break his chokehold on
Tommy Rich by the 5-count.
The Midnight Express were disqualified after
Stan Lane grabbed the referee to break up a pin count.
Ric Flair was disqualified when
the Four Horsemen interfered in the match.
Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness/Fall Brawl '90 Clash of the Champions XII took place on September 5, 1990, at the
Asheville Civic Center in
Asheville, North Carolina. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 5.0 rating on TBS. The Master Blasters debuted at this event, however, after approximately one week Iron was replaced by
Blade.
Ric Flair was disqualified due to interference by
Stan Hansen. After their match,
Sting attempted to unmask
the Black Scorpion, tearing away his black mask only to reveal a red mask underneath. The Scorpion quickly escaped when the "real" Black Scorpion appeared on the entrance ramp. Although he was never truly unmasked, the Black Scorpion that Sting wrestled was
Al Perez.
Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder Clash of the Champions XIII took place on November 20, 1990, at the
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in
Jacksonville, Florida. There were 5,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.2 rating on TBS. This Clash of the Champions set up for
Starrcade '90: Collision Course. The first match was originally scheduled as a 6-man tag team match with
Bobby Eaton on
the Fabulous Freebirds' team and
El Gigante on
the Southern Boys team, but before the match El Gigante was "injured" by the Freebirds, and the match was therefore changed to a regular tag team match.
Ric Flair and
Butch Reed both won coin tosses to determine who would represent their respective teams, while their respective partners
Arn Anderson and
Ron Simmons remained at ringside. Since Flair won, Flair and Anderson earned a rematch against Doom for the NWA World Tag Team titles at
Starrcade and Teddy Long had to be Flair's chauffeur for a day. Had Butch Reed won, Teddy Long would have gotten the Yacht and Limosine and there would have been no rematch at Starrcade.
World Championship Wrestling Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite Clash of the Champions XIV took place on January 30, 1991, at the
Georgia Mountains Center in
Gainesville, Georgia. There were 2,200 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS. This was the first Clash of Champions event not to be produced by the
NWA. Dusty Rhodes returned to WCW following a brief stint in the
WWF as the new booker and as color commentator. It was originally set to be held at the
CNN Center in
Atlanta, but due to security reasons arising from the escalation of the
Persian Gulf War, it was moved to the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville.
Doom was disqualified due to
Sting being tossed over the top rope by
Butch Reed.
Tom Zenk lost the
WCW World Television Championship in a match taped on January 7, but the match had not yet aired, so Zenk was billed as champion. The event was poorly received by fans. A fan poll in the February 18, 1991, issue of the
Wrestling Observer Newsletter showed only 79 out of 394 responding fans gave the show a "thumbs up" vote, with 48 voting "thumbs in between" and 267 voting "thumbs down." Ric Flair and Scott Steiner received the most votes for the event's best match, with 54. El Cubano vs. Ranger Ross received the most votes for the worst match of the night, with 45.
Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA Clash of the Champions XV took place on June 12, 1991, at the
Civic Auditorium in
Knoxville, Tennessee. There were 5,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS.
Steve Armstrong pinned
Jimmy Garvin,
Tracy Smothers pinned
Badstreet, and
Tom Zenk pinned
Michael Hayes simultaneously.
Terrance Taylor was disqualified when
Richard Morton interfered. In the Loser of the fall-leaves-WCW tag team match Pillman was pinned, thus the storyline was that he was forced to leave WCW. Pillman would continue to wrestle in WCW under a mask as The Yellow Dog until September 1991.
Masahiro Chono replaced
Kensuke Sasaki in the tag team match. During the match,
Scott Steiner tore his bicep. After the match, The Hardliners (
Dick Slater and
Dick Murdoch) attacked both teams. The
WCW World Tag Team Championship, which The Steiners also held, was not on the line in this event.
Steve Austin won the
WCW World Television Championship on June 3, but the match didn't air yet, so Austin was not the champion on this show. In the first fall,
Bobby Eaton pinned
Ric Flair, In the second fall, Eaton was counted out, In the third fall, Flair pinned Eaton to win the match. Eaton's
WCW World Television Championship was not on the line, although he lost the title to Steve Austin on June 3, but the match hadn't aired yet, so he was still recognized as champion. This was the last Clash of Champions till 1993 for Flair, as he was soon stripped of the WCW World Title by Jim Herd due to a contract dispute. This led to Flair departing for the WWF.
Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl Clash of the Champions XVI took place on September 5, 1991, at the
Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center in
Augusta, Georgia. There were 2,800 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. The Patriots defeated
the Fabulous Freebirds to win the
WCW United States Tag Team Championship on August 12, but the match didn't air yet, so the Freebirds were announced as the champions. Furthermore, the titles were not on the line, making it a non-title match.
Larry Zbyszko pinned
Bill Kazmaier. The titles were vacated on July 18, 1991, when one half of the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Steiner Brothers,
Scott Steiner, was injured. Steiner and Kazmaier defeated The Ringlords and
One Man Gang and The Executioner to advance to the finals, while The Enforcers defeated
The Young Pistols and The Patriots to advance to the finals. Earlier in the evening, Kazmaier was performing "feats of strength" in the ring when Anderson and Zbyszko attacked and injured his ribs with a weight plate. They exploited this injury during the actual match to gain the victory and the Tag Team Titles. Prior to this show,
Sting had received "Mystery Boxes" which revealed
Cactus Jack and
Abdullah The Butcher. This Clash was to reveal who was actually sending the boxes to Sting. It turned out to be
Lex Luger. A match involving
Arachnaman and
Richard Morton was scheduled for this show, but ended up not taking place.
Thomas Rich's partner in the York Foundation,
Terrence Taylor actually tripped Rich up, allowing Josh to pin Rich.
Ricky Steamboat was a surprise replacement partner for
Barry Windham Clash of the Champions XVIII Clash of the Champions XVIII took place on January 21, 1992, at the
Kansas Expo Center in
Topeka, Kansas. There were 5,500 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of
Jesse Ventura. It was originally scheduled as
Brian Pillman and The Patriots vs.
Diamond Studd and
The Young Pistols.
Clash of the Champions XIX Clash of the Champions XIX took place on June 16, 1992, in
Charleston, South Carolina, at the
McAlister Field House of
The Citadel. The event aired on TBS on June 22, 1992. There were 4,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 2.8 rating on TBS. The popularity of this event, and the opening of the new
12,000-seat arena twelve miles to the north, led this to be the last Clash on-campus. Further Charleston-based Clashes were held at the new arena. The storyline was that Miguel Pérez Jr. and Ricky Santana were assaulted backstage, although it was never shown. The rest of the tournament took place at
The Great American Bash 1992.
Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary was a professional wrestling
supercard produced by
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast live on
TBS on September 2, 1992, from the
Center Stage Theater in
Atlanta. The event was not only the 20th time WCW held a "Clash of the Champions" show but also marked the 20th anniversary of professional wrestling first being shown on TBS (as
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling) in 1972. The show was held at the Center Stage Theater, the same location where most episodes of WCW's regular TBS show
WCW Saturday Night were taped at the time. It was also the final wrestling TV appearance for
André the Giant, who died four months later. Other wrestling legends, including
"Bullet" Bob Armstrong and
Thunderbolt Patterson, appeared at the event as well. The commentators for the event were
Jim Ross and
Jesse Ventura.
Cactus Jack provided guest commentary for the tag team bout between
The Barbarian and
Butch Reed and
Barry Windham and
Dustin Rhodes He did not return to the ring for over three weeks, instead acting as The Barbarian's manager.
Clash of the Champions XXI Clash of the Champions XXI took place on November 18, 1992, from
Macon, Georgia, at the
Macon Coliseum.
Brian Pillman pinned
Brad Armstrong after attacking him pre-match while feigning injury.
Scotty Flamingo knocked out
Johnny B. Badd in the second round after hitting him with a glove Page and Vegas filled with water during the rest period. This was
2 Cold Scorpio's debut in WCW. Simmons' original partner
Robbie Walker was injured. This was
Paul E. Dangerously's last appearance on WCW television, moving on to Eastern Championship Wrestling (precursor to
Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1993. The ringside judges were
Ole Anderson,
Larry Zbyszko, and
Hiro Matsuda; Anderson and Matsuda voted for Sting while Zbyszko voted for Rude. Rude's
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship was not on the line in the match. After their match
Barry Windham berated
Dustin Rhodes for not going finishing off an injured
Ricky Steamboat during the match. Windham then turned on Rhodes and hit him with his new finisher, the Implant DDT. Windham then went backstage, attacking Steamboat and
Shane Douglas with a steel chair while they were being interviewed by
Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
Clash of the Champions XXII Clash of the Champions XXII took place on January 13, 1993, in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at
The MECCA. This was the last
Clash for announcer
Jim Ross who shortly after this event left
WCW and joined the
WWF. Originally, it was scheduled to be
Sting,
Dustin Rhodes,
Ron Simmons, and
Van Hammer against
Big Van Vader,
Barry Windham,
The Barbarian, and
Rick Rude; due to injuries, Hammer and Rude dropped out and Orndorff took Rude's place. Earlier on the show, Vader's team got rid of Barbarian, and Vader injured Simmons.
Cactus Jack came in during the match, siding with Sting and Rhodes, thus turning face.
Johnny B. Badd replaced
Erik Watts, where the storyline was that he was suspended from WCW, due to an altercation with
Arn Anderson.
Tony Atlas replaced Hammer in the arm-wrestling contest.
Clash of the Champions XXIII Clash of the Champions XXIII took place on June 16, 1993, in
Norfolk, Virginia, from the
Norfolk Scope.
Dick Slater replaced WCW World Television Champion
Paul Orndorff, who was injured in a car accident. Earlier,
Maxx Payne shot
Johnny B. Badd in the face with his Baddblaster. Flair pinned Pillman (09:41), The Blonds were disqualified (11:06). Although they won two straight falls, Anderson and Flair did not win the titles because the interference by Barry Windham caused the Hollywood Blonds to get disqualified in the second fall, thus the titles could not change hands. A dark match saw Jim Neidhart defeat Shanghai Pierce.
Clash of the Champions XXIV Clash of the Champions XXIV took place on August 18, 1993, in
Daytona Beach, Florida, from the
Ocean Center.
Lord Steven Regal replaced the injured
Brian Pillman. On September 1, Anderson and Roma would be stripped of the
NWA World Tag Team Championship, due to WCW withdrawing from the NWA.
Bobby Eaton replaced Regal, who replaced Pillman in the earlier match. If Vader had been disqualified in the main event, he would have lost the title to Smith.
Cactus Jack returned after the main event match, attacking Vader.
The Shockmaster made his WCW debut in one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history.
Clash of the Champions XXV Clash of the Champions XXV took place on November 10, 1993, in
St. Petersburg, Florida, from the
Bayfront Arena.
Ric Flair pinned
Big Van Vader but the referee later reversed the decision to a disqualification victory for Flair as Vader had accidentally knocked down the referee. As a result, Vader retained the championship.
Clash of the Champions XXVI Clash of the Champions XXVI took place on January 27, 1994, in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the
Riverside Centroplex. This event saw the debut of
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in WCW and
Nick Bockwinkel debuted as the on camera WCW commissioner.
Clash of the Champions XXVII Clash of the Champions XXVII took place on June 23, 1994, in
Charleston, South Carolina, from the
North Charleston Coliseum.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Ric Flair won the
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, unifying it with his own title. After this the unified championship was represented by the
Big Gold Belt.
Clash of the Champions XXVIII Clash of the Champions XXVIII took place on August 24, 1994, in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from the
Five Seasons Center. Early on the show, Hulk Hogan was attacked by a masked man (played by
Arn Anderson, though in the storyline the assassin was eventually revealed as
Brutus Beefcake). Steamboat suffered a career-ending back injury during his match. He would however make a brief in ring return for the WWE in 2009.
Clash of the Champions XXIX Clash of the Champions XXIX took place on November 16, 1994, in
Jacksonville, Florida, from the
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum.
Clash of the Champions XXX Clash of the Champions XXX took place on January 25, 1995, in
Paradise, Nevada, from
Caesars Palace.
Clash of the Champions XXXI Clash of the Champions XXXI took place August 6, 1995, in
Daytona Beach, Florida, from the
Ocean Center. If
Harlem Heat and
Sister Sherri won, they get a
WCW World Tag Team Championship match against
Bunkhouse Buck and
Dick Slater at
Fall Brawl. After losing to
Vader,
Arn Anderson and
Ric Flair teased an eventual breakup and set up their match at Fall Brawl.
Clash of the Champions XXXII Clash of the Champions XXXII took place on January 23, 1996, in
Paradise, Nevada, from
Caesars Palace.
Lord Steven Regal injured his knee during the opening dark match against
Chris Benoit. Benoit bled from the eye after receiving several headbutts. The show included the wedding of
Col. Robert Parker and
Sister Sherri, which was interrupted by Madusa, who was revealed to have been seeing Parker on the side.
Brian Pillman, during his match with
Eddie Guerrero, grabbed ringside commentator
Bobby Heenan's jacket collar from behind, causing Heenan to yell "What the fuck are you doing?" Heenan later apologized for his outburst. Disco Inferno forfeited his match to perform at Parker & Sherri's wedding. This was revealed by an Elvis Impersonator (Mike Winner) who Sullivan attacked.
The Road Warriors returned at this event and challenged WCW Tag Team Champions
Sting and Lex Luger, with Sting agreeing to a match despite Luger being reluctant.
Miss Elizabeth,
Debra McMichael,
Linda Bollea,
Woman, and several other women initially came to the ring with Hogan and Savage. It was reported that Ric Flair, who lost the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Savage one day prior, threatened to quit WCW unless the finish to the main event (Hogan pinning Flair following a
leg drop) was changed. At the event, Flair pinned Savage after use of a foreign object. Live reports claim 75% of the crowd left during the dark match that closed the show.
Clash of the Champions XXXIII Clash of the Champions XXXIII took place on August 15, 1996, in
Denver, Colorado, from the
Denver Coliseum.
Ric Flair was the
WCW United States Heavyweight Champion at the time, making the match champion vs. champion, but his title was not on the line.
Clash of the Champions XXXIV Clash of the Champions XXXIV took place on January 21, 1997, in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from the
Wisconsin Center Arena.
Chris Jericho replaced
Juventud Guerrera, who no-showed, while
La Parka replaced
Psychosis, who was injured.
Clash of the Champions XXXV Clash of the Champions XXXV took place on August 21, 1997, in
Nashville, Tennessee, from the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The main event was originally announced as a standard tag match, but was changed to a match for Hall and
Kevin Nash's tag team titles before it began, with
Randy Savage subbing for Nash under the
Freebird rule. == See also ==