Clash of the Champions

Clash of the Champions

The Clash of the Champions logo
Genre Wrestling
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 9
No. of episodes 35
Production company(s) World Championship Wrestling
Turner Broadcasting System
Broadcast
Original channel TBS
Original run 1988 – 1997

The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The specials were supercards intended to feature pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Saturday Night's Main Event.

The first Clash of the Champions was held on March 27, 1988 by Jim Crockett Promotions[1] and was entitled NWA: Clash of the Champions. Subsequent Clash events had different subtitles, i.e. Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem, up until Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl 1991 which was the last to feature a subtitle. Jim Crockett Promotions was sold to Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling in 1988, and WCW continued to air the events until 1997. The rights to Clash of the Champions now belong to WWE. Clash of Champions included in the new video game WWE '12 as part of the Road to WrestleMania

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History

Through 1987 and 1988, a bitter event scheduling war broke out between rival wrestling promoters Vince McMahon and Jim Crockett, Jr. On Thanksgiving night 1987, McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) aired Survivor Series against Starrcade from Crockett's National Wrestling Alliance (NWA): two pay-per-view (PPV) events on the same day.[1] At that time, many cable companies could only offer one live PPV event at a time, and furthermore were presented with an edict from the WWF saying that any cable company that chose to carry Starrcade would be barred from carrying any future WWF events. Hence, the proven WWF PPV was cleared 10-1 over Starrcade.

Following this incident, McMahon was warned by the PPV industry not to schedule PPV events simultaneously with the NWA again. However, he was still not willing to fully cooperate with Crockett, and on January 24, 1988, another scheduling conflict took place between the WWF and NWA. The NWA presented the Bunkhouse Stampede on PPV, while on the same night, the WWF aired the first ever Royal Rumble for free on the USA Network.[1]

In 1988, with the WWF's WrestleMania IV around the corner, Crockett decided to give McMahon a taste of his own medicine. He would develop his own PPV-caliber event and air it for free on TBS. The result was the Clash of the Champions.[1]

On March 27, 1988 – the same night as WrestleMania - the first Clash of the Champions aired. The first show was of PPV caliber and it made Sting a star after he wrestled NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 45-minute draw. WCW would repeat the practice again the following year with a Clash coinciding with the WWF's WrestleMania V. Although the main event of NWA Champion Ricky Steamboat defeating Ric Flair in a best of three falls match was widely considered the best wrestling match that took place among the two promotions on that day, ratings and attendance for the event fell well below expectations and the practice of conflicting major events would cease until the Monday Night Wars began in 1995.

Clash events continued on a sporadic basis over the next nine years, quickly changing focus to become a free marketing vehicle for NWA/WCW PPV events, similar to the WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event. WCW aired the 35th and last Clash of the Champions on August 21, 1997.

National Wrestling Alliance (Jim Crockett Promotions)

Clash of the Champions I

Clash of the Champions I took place on March 27, 1988 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. There were 6000 people in attendance and the show drew a 5.6 rating on TBS.[2] This was aired head to head with WWF WrestleMania IV.[3]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Rotunda won with a cradle for the 1 count pin 1:10 into the second round
  • Bobby Fulton originally pinned Bobby Eaton to win the titles but the decision was reversed because Fulton threw referee Randy Anderson over the top rope before the pinfall was made.
  • The Warlord was pinned after being accidentally hit with a diving headbutt from the Barbarian
  • Animal wore a Hockey goalie mask during the match to protect his injured face.
  • Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson after whipping Anderson into J.J. Dillon on the apron.
  • J.J. Dillon was suspended above the ring in a cage during the match
  • The judges at ringside were: Gary Juster, Sandy Scott, Jason Hervey (who played Wayne Arnold in "The Wonder Years"), Patty Mullen (former Penthouse Pet of the Month), and Ken Osmond (who played Eddie Haskell in "Leave it to Beaver").
  • Patty Mullen awarded her decision to Ric Flair, while Gary Juster chose Sting as the winner. Sandy Scott ruled it a draw and no other judges' decisions were announced. Therefore, the match was ruled a draw - with 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 2400 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.8 rating on TBS.[4]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Windham pinned Armstrong after rendering Armstrong unconscious by using the Iron Claw.
  • Bobby Fulton pinned Butch Williams with a surprise roll up.
  • Jimmy Garvin pinned Rick Steiner
  • Kevin Sullivan was locked in a cage at ringside 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.
  • Perez was disqualified when Larry Zbyszko interfered in the match attacking Koloff.
  • The referee is knocked out near the end of the match prompting Ric Flair and Barry Windham to interfere, resulting in a double disqualification.

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 was a big deal at the time as it was the first time Luger had bled while in the NWA. This would also be an important factor in the conclusion of Luger's match against Ric Flair at the 1988 Great American Bash PPV.

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.[5]

  • After the match Steve Williams ran to the ring to congratulate Brad Armstrong
  • Koloff pinned Butch Miller after a Russian Sickle
  • Nikita Koloff was not the legal man but the decision remained the same.
  • Dusty won the match by pinning Gary Hart and not the legal opponent Kevin Sullivan
  • Despite the match not being announced as a no-dq match, Sullivan is not disqualified when Al Perez interferes in the match.
  • 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.
  • Windham is disqualified after hitting Sting with a chair.
  • The referee didn't actually see the chairshot 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. There were 8000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS.[6] This show set up Starrcade '88.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Bobby Fulton pinned Eddie Gilbert with a roll up
  • 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.
  • Simmons and Gilbert had originally lost to the Sheepherders in the semi-finals but the decision was reversed when the Sheepherders signed with the WWF.
  • Steve Williams pinned the Stallion after turning a cross body block into a running power slam
  • Ivan 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 attack Koloff after the match only for the Junkyard Dog to make the save.
  • Barry Windham pinned Bobby Eaton after Ric Flair hit Eaton with a shoe.

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.[7]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Butch Reed pinned Casey after a shoulder tackle off the top rope.
  • Steven Casey was billed as ”undefeated” coming in to this match.
  • Luger pinned the Blackmailer after a Super Plex from the top rope
  • The masked Blackmailer was Jack Victory who did double duty on the night (he was also Russian Assassin #2)
  • Steve Williams pinned Tommy Rogers after Mike Rotunda interfered.
  • Mike Rotunda replaced Kevin Sullivan in the match, Sullivan & Williams originally won the US titles.
  • Rick Steiner pinned Morgan after a belly-to-belly suplex.
  • Steiner was the reigning NWA World Television champion but the title was not on the line.
  • The match is declared a double disqualification when Sting, Junkyard Dog and Michael Hayes stormed the ring.
  • Sting, JYD & Hayes were originally slated to face the Road Warriors & 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.

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 5300 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.[8] 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.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Fatu hits Bobby Eaton with Paul E. Dangerlously's phone without the referee seeing it.
  • This is the continuation of the Jim Cornette / Paul E. Dangerously feud that started when Dangerously brought the “Original Midnight Express” to the NWA.
  • Muta pinned Casey after a Moonsault
  • Muta's manager Gary Hart was at ringside and tossed Steven Casey back in the ring for the finish
  • Reed is pinned with a roll up after colliding with manager Hiro Matsuda on the apron.
  • Orton pins Murdoch when manager Gary Hart reaches in and pulls Murdoch's leg out from under him during a suplex.
  • Steve Williams cradles Hawk for the pinfall
  • Referee Teddy Long refused to count a pinfall for the Road Warriors only moments before.
  • The count on Hawk was super fast, so fast that Teddy Long was fired as a referee over it, Long started managing the Skyscrapers shortly after this.
  • Rip Morgan ran and attacked Ross in to cause the DQ
  • Junkyard Dog ran in to make the save only seconds later.
  • Gilbert got the pinfall on Sullivan after hitting him with Missy Hyatt's loaded purse.
  • Flair pinned Steamboat after reversing an inside cradle (19:33)
  • Steamboat forced Flair to submit with a double chickenwing (34:14)
  • Steamboat pinned Flair after a failed double chickenwing attempt. Flair fell on top of Steamboat, both men's shoulder were down, but Steamboat got his left shoulder up before the three count (55:49).
  • The replay would show that Flair's foot was on the bottom rope, thus allowing him to get one last rematch at WrestleWar 1989.
  • Sting made Morgan submit to the Scorpion Deathlock
  • This was a non-televised match seen only by the crowd in the Louisiana Superdome. Shown as a joined in progress recording on WCW Saturday Night.
  • Luger forced Victory to submit with the Torture Rack
  • This was a non-televised match seen only by the crowd in the Louisiana Superdome. Shown as a joined in progress recording on WCW Saturday Night.

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.[9]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Michael Hayes DDT’ed Shane Douglas behind the referee's back for the victory.
  • Jimmy Garvin replaces 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
  • Ranger Ross pinned the Terrorist after a “Combat Kick”
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Williams and Gordy are counted out while fighting on the floor.
  • Rotunda pins Scott Steiner after suplexing Steiner onto a steel chair.
  • This match is one of the very first matches the Steiner Brothers had together.
  • Garvin pins Eaton after Terry Gordy interfered and hit a powerbomb on Eaton.
  • Jim Cornette was attacked by Paul E. Dangerously early in the match and helped to the back by the Dynamic Dudes.
  • Funk is disqualified for hitting 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.[10]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Hawk pinned Fatu after a Doomsday Device.
  • During the closing moments of the match manager Paul E. Dangerously's cellphone was used on Fatu.
  • Zenk made the Cuban Assassin pass out from the Sleeper hold.
  • This was Tom Zenk's NWA Debut match.
  • Vicious pinned Ross after a Helicopter Slam and a Powerbomb.
  • This was Ross’ last appearance at a major NWA show. (PPV or Clash)
  • Hayes pinned Scott Steiner after a DDT.
  • 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.
  • Pillman pinned Norman with a roll-up.
  • Williams pinned Rotunda after reversing a roll-up.
  • Luger pinned Rich after a Hot Shot.
  • Despite being the heel, Luger is cheered by the crowd.
  • Slater and Muta were disqualified after Muta uses the Asian mist on Sting and Slater strikes Flair with his cast.
  • Slater was a substitute for an injured Terry Funk.
  • After the match, Funk tried to suffocate Flair by putting a plastic bag over his head.
  • After the match, Slater hit Sting in the leg with a branding iron.

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.[11]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • The Road Warriors were disqualified when Hawk hit the referee.
  • The Freebirds had actually lost the NWA World Tag Team titles on November 1, but the match had not aired yet, so the Freebirds were introduced as the NWA World Tag Team champions.
  • Doom #1 pins Rich after a double team Clothesline
  • 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
  • Williams pinned the Super Destroyer with the Oklahoma Stampede
  • This is Jack Victory's 4th “Masked Mystery Man” appearance at a Clash (“Russian Assassin #2”, “The Blackmailer” and “The Terrorist”)
  • 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.
  • Luger pinned Pillman after hitting him with a chair while the referee was down.
  • Sting saved Pillman from further attacks by Luger.
  • Flair forced 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.

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.[12] This was the show that set up WrestleWar.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Williams pinned Savage.
  • Zenk pinned Basher.
  • Norman pinned Sullivan behind closed doors in the women's bathroom.
  • The Skyscrapers were disqualified for bringing a chair into the ring.
  • 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.[13]

Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

Clash of the Champions XI took place on June 13, 1990 in Charleston, South Carolina. There were 4100 fans in attendance at the McAllister Field House on the campus of the Citadel and the show drew a 4.1 rating on TBS.[14] This was the build up show for The Great American Bash.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Tracy Smothers pinned Jimmy Garvin.
  • Bigelow was disqualified when he refused to break his chokehold on Rich by the 5-count.
  • Rotunda pinned Fatu.
  • Callous pinned Pillman
  • The Midnight Express got caught cheating with Jim Cornette's tennis racket.
  • Windham pinned Furnas with his feet on the rope.
  • Luger pinned Vicious after a surprise lariat to begin the match.
  • Simmons pinned Scott Steiner.
  • Orndorff pinned Anderson.
  • Anderson's World Television title was not on the line, making it a non-title match.
  • 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.[15]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Steve Armstrong pinned Jimmy Garvin while Tracy Smothers pinned Michael Hayes
  • Rotunda pinned Buddy Landel
  • Jerry Sags pinned Jackie Fulton
  • Rich pinned Bill Irwin
  • Sexton pinned Bambi
  • Rick Steiner pinned Tim Hunt
  • Hansen pinned Tom Zenk after a Lariat
  • Ric Flair was disqualified due to interference by Stan Hansen.
  • Sting pinned the Scorpion
  • After the 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 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 5000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.2 rating on TBS.[16] This was the last Clash of the Champions before WCW left the NWA and set up for Starrcade '90: Collision Course

  • This was originally scheduled as a 6-man tag team match with Bobby Eaton on the Freebirds team and El Gigante on the Southern Boys team but before the match El Gigante was "injured" by the Freebirds therefore was changed to a regular tag team match.
  • This was a qualifying match for the Pat O'Connor Memorial Tournament.
  • Since Flair won, Flair and Arn Anderson earned a rematch against Doom for the NWA World Tag Team titles 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 2200 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS.[17] This was the first Clash after WCW left the NWA. Dusty Rhodes returned to WCW following a brief stint in the WWF(E) as the new booker and as Color Commentator

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.[18]

  • This was a loser-leaves-WCW match; since Pillman was pinned, he left WCW.
  • In the first fall, Eaton pinned Flair with the Alabama Jam
  • In the second fall, Flair won when Eaton was counted out
  • In the third fall, Flair pinned Eaton with the Figure-Four Leglock to win the match

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.[19]

  • This was a semi-final match in the WCW World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament.
  • This was a semi-final match in the WCW World Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament.
  • 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
  • This was a tournament final.

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.

Clash of the Champions XVII

Clash of the Champions XVII took place on November 19, 1991 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. There were 6,922 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.[20]
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.

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 5500 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS.[21] This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of Jesse Ventura.

  • This match featured the top four contenders for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, held by Lex Luger.

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 4600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 2.8 rating on TBS.[22]

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.

NWA World Tag Team Title Tournament

Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

September 2, 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia (Center Stage Theater)[23]

This show commemorated the twentieth anniversary of professional wrestling broadcasts on WTBS. This was the last U.S. Television appearance of André the Giant.

  • Rude and Roberts were the survivors of the winning team, after Roberts pinned Sting.

Clash of the Champions XXI

November 18, 1992 in Macon, Georgia (Macon Coliseum)[24]

  • Pillman pinned Armstrong after attacking him pre-match while feigning injury.
  • Flamingo knocked out Badd in the second round after hitting him with a glove Page and Vegas filled with water.
  • Watts forced Eaton to submit with an STF.
  • This was Scorpio's debut in WCW.
  • Simmons' original partner Robbie Walker was injured.
  • This was a five-minute time limit match, and was Paul E.'s last appearance in WCW.

Clash of the Champions XXII

January 13, 1993 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Milwaukee Theatre at The Mecca)[25] This was the last Clash for announcer Jim Ross who shortly after this event left WCW to join the WWF.

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd Singles match 2:52
2 Too Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo Singles match 4:13
3 Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong Singles match 9:15
4 Vinnie Vegas defeated Tony Atlas Arm wrestling contest 1:09
5 The Wrecking Crew (Rage and Fury) defeated Johnny Gunn and Tom Zenk Tag Team match 6:09
6 Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat (c) defeated Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship 14:45
7 Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Cactus Jack defeated Big Van Vader, Paul Orndorff and Barry Windham Thundercage 11:22
  • Originally, it was scheduled to be Sting, Rhodes, Ron Simmons, and Van Hammer against Vader, 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.
  • Badd replaced Erik Watts, who was (kayfabe) suspended from WCW, due to an altercation with Arn Anderson.
  • Atlas replaced Hammer in the arm-wrestling contest.

Clash of the Champions XXIII

June 16, 1993 in Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk Scope)[26]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Ron Simmons defeated Dick Slater Singles match 7:35
2 Lord Steven Regal defeated Marcus Bagwell Singles match 5:03
3 Maxx Payne defeated Johnny B. Badd via forfeit. Singles match n/a
4 Barry Windham (c) defeated Too Cold Scorpio Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 12:45
5 Big Van Vader, Sid Vicious and Rick Rude defeated Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Davey Boy Smith Six-Man Tag Team match 13:57
6 Ric Flair and Arn Anderson defeated the Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) (c) Two out of three falls match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship 22:30
  • Slater replaced WCW World Television Champion Paul Orndorff, who was injured in a car accident.
  • Earlier, Payne shot Badd in the face with his Baddblaster.
  • 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.

Clash of the Champions XXIV

August 18, 1993 in Daytona Beach, Florida (Ocean Center)[27]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Arn Anderson and Paul Roma defeated Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal (c) Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship n/a
2 Too Cold Scorpio defeated Bobby Eaton Singles match n/a
3 Johnny B. Badd defeated Maxx Payne Mask vs. Guitar match n/a
4 Ricky Steamboat defeated Paul Orndorff (c) Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship n/a
5 Sting and Ric Flair defeated Awesome Kong and King Kong Tag Team match n/a
6 Road Warrior Hawk and Dustin Rhodes (with Road Warrior Animal) defeated The Equalizer and Rick Rude Tag Team match n/a
7 Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) (c) defeated Davey Boy Smith Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship n/a
  • Lord Steven Regal replaced the injured Brian Pillman.
  • On September 1, Anderson and Roma would be stripped of the NWA World Tag Team titles, due to WCW withdrawing from the NWA.
  • Eaton replaced Regal, who replaced Pillman in the earlier bout.
  • If Vader was disqualified, he would've lost the title to Smith.
  • Cactus Jack returned after the main event match, attacking Vader.
  • The Shockmaster made his WCW debut in of the most infamous moments in wrestling history.

Clash of the Champions XXV

November 10, 1993 in St. Petersburg, Florida (Bayfront Arena)[28]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Rick Rude (c) fought Road Warrior Hawk to a double count out. Singles match for the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship 6:24
2 The Shockmaster defeated The Equalizer Singles match 8:04
3 Lord Steven Regal (c)(with Sir William) defeated Johnny B. Badd Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 10:54
4 Steve Austin defeated Brian Pillman Singles match 7:44
5 Dustin Rhodes (c)(with Dusty Rhodes) defeated Paul Orndorff (with The Assassin) Singles match for the WCW United States Championship 9:55
6 The Nasty Boys(w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated Sting and Davey Boy Smith Tag Team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship 10:26
7 Ric Flair defeated Vader (c)(with Harley Race) by a disqualification. Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 9:17
  • Flair pinned Vader and the ref counted the three, but decided to reverse the decision, changing it to Flair defeats Vader by a disqualification after Vader accidentally striking the referee and knocking him down. As a result, Vader retained the championship.

Clash of the Champions XXVI

January 27, 1994 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Riverside Centroplex) This event saw the debut of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in WCW [29]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Marcus Bagwell and Too Cold Scorpio defeated Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff Tag Team match n/a
2 Ron Simmons defeated Ice Train Singles match n/a
3 Brian Pillman defeated Col. Robert Parker Loser-wears-a-Chicken suit match on WCW Saturday Night n/a
4 Maxx Payne and Cactus Jack defeated The Nasty Boys Tag Team match n/a
4 Lord Steven Regal (c) fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw. Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship n/a
5 Sting and Ric Flair defeated Vader and Rick Rude Elimination Tag Team match 22:52
  • Flair and Vader were both counted out.
  • Sting pinned Rude to win the match.

Clash of the Champions XXVII

June 23, 1994 in Charleston, South Carolina (North Charleston Coliseum)[30]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan (c) defeated The Nasty Boys Tag Team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship 8:13
2 The Guardian Angel defeated Tex Slazenger Singles match 2:05
3 Steven Regal defeated Larry Zbyszko (c) Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 10:42
4 Johnny B. Badd defeated Steve Austin (c) by disqualification. Singles match for the WCW United States Championship 11:06
5 Ric Flair defeated Sting Title unification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship 15:26
  • This was the first Clash of the Champions in Charleston since 1992 and the first to be held in the newly opened North Charleston Coliseum.

Clash of the Champions XXVIII

August 28, 1994 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Five Seasons Center)[31]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 The Nasty Boys defeated Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff Tag Team match n/a
2 Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin (c) Singles match for the WCW United States Championship n/a
3 Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck by disqualification. Tag Team match n/a
4 Antonio Inoki defeated Steven Regal Singles match n/a
5 Ric Flair defeated Hulk Hogan (c) by countout. Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship n/a
  • Earlier on the show, Hulk Hogan was attacked by a masked man (who was later revealed to be Brutus Beefcake, The masked man was actually Arn Anderson who attacked Hogan at this event).
  • Steamboat suffered a career-ending back injury during the match.
  • Regal's WCW World Television Championship was not on the line, making it a non-title match.

Clash of the Champions XXIX

November 16, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL (Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum)[32]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 The Patriot and Marcus Bagwell defeated Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff (c) Tag Team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship 10:08
2 Johnny B. Badd (c) defeated The Honky Tonk Man by disqualification. Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 6:13
3 Harlem Heat defeated The Nasty Boys Tag Team match 10:36
4 Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Dustin Rhodes Singles match n/a
5 Jim Duggan (c) defeated Steve Austin by disqualification. Singles match for the WCW United States Championship n/a
6 Hulk Hogan, Sting and Dave Sullivan defeated The Butcher, Avalanche and Kevin Sullivan* Six-Man Tag Team match with Mr. T as the special referee. n/a

Clash of the Champions XXX

January 25, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Caesars Palace)[33]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Arn Anderson (c) defeated Johnny B. Badd Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship n/a
2 Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton Singles match n/a
3 Harlem Heat (c) defeated Stars 'n' Stripes Tag Team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship n/a
4 Sting defeated Avalanche Singles match with The Guardian Angel as the special guest referee n/a
5 Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Kevin Sullivan and The Butcher Tag Team match n/a

Clash of the Champions XXXI

August 6, 1995 in Daytona Beach, FL (Ocean Center)[34]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Sting and Road Warrior Hawk defeated Meng and Kurasawa Tag Team match n/a
2 Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright Singles match n/a
3 The Renegade (c) defeated Paul Orndorff Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship n/a
4 Harlem Heat and Sister Sherri defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater and Col. Robert Parker Six-Man Tag Team Match. If Harlem Heat and Martel win, they get a WCW World Tag Team title shot against Buck and Slater at Fall Brawl n/a
5 Vader defeated Arn Anderson and Ric Flair Handicap Match n/a

Clash of the Champions XXXII

January 23, 1996 in Las Vegas, NV (Caesars Palace)[35]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 The Public Enemy fought The Nasty Boys to a double disqualification. Tag Team match n/a
2 Dean Malenko defeated Alex Wright Singles match n/a
3 The Taskmaster (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Disco Inferno Singles match n/a
4 Brian Pillman defeated Eddie Guerrero Singles match n/a
5 Sting and Lex Luger (c) defeated Blue Bloods Tag Team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship n/a
6 Konnan defeated Psychosis Singles match n/a
7 Ric Flair and The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth and Kevin Greene) Tag Team match n/a

Clash of the Champions XXXIII

August 15, 1996 in Denver, Colorado (Denver Coliseum)[36]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) defeated Dean Malenko Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 9:40
2 V.K. Wallstreet defeated Jim Duggan Singles match n/a
3 Konnan defeated Último Dragón Singles match n/a
4 Madusa defeated Bull Nakano Singles match n/a
5 Eddie Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page (c) Singles match for the WCW Battle Bowl Championship n/a
6 The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Chris Benoit (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) Singles match n/a
7 Harlem Heat (c) fought The Steiner Brothers and Sting and Lex Luger to a no contest. Three Way match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship n/a
8 Ric Flair (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Hollywood Hogan (c) by disqualification. Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship n/a

Clash of the Champions XXXIV

January 21, 1997 in Milwaukee, WI (Wisconsin Center Arena)[37]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Dean Malenko defeated Último Dragón (c) Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship n/a
2 Scotty Riggs defeated Mike Enos Singles match n/a
3 Chris Jericho, Super Calo and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Konnan, La Parka and Mr. JL Six-Man Tag Team Lucha Rules match n/a
4 Harlem Heat (with Sister Sherri) defeated Renegade and Joe Gomez Tag Team match n/a
5 Masahiro Chono defeated Alex Wright Singles match n/a
6 Eddie Guerrero defeated Scott Norton Singles match n/a
7 Chris Benoit (with Woman) defeated The Taskmaster (with Jimmy Hart) Falls Count Anywhere Match n/a
8 The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Amazing French-Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Karl Oulette) (with Col. Robert Parker) Tag Team Match n/a
9 Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall Singles match n/a

Clash of the Champions XXXV

August 21, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville Municipal Auditorium)[38]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) (with Queen Debra) Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship n/a
2 Raven defeated Stevie Richards Singles match n/a
3 Alex Wright defeated Último Dragón (c) Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship n/a
4 Chris Jericho (c) defeated Eddy Guerrero Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship n/a
5 Psychosis, Silver King, Villaño IV and Villaño V defeated Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Héctor Garza and Lizmark, Jr. Eight-Man Tag Team match n/a
6 Ric Flair and Curt Hennig defeated Konnan and Syxx Tag Team match n/a
7 Scott Hall and Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger Tag Team match n/a

Note

This was the Final Clash of The Champions.

See also

References

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