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The Road Warriors vs. Larry Zbyszko & the Super Destroyer, Interviews w/Ric Flair/Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon/Kevin Sullivan U.S. Champ Dusty Rhodes vs. Ivan Koloff Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Tully Blanchard vs. Sting, Lex Luger, & Barry Windham

featured Tony Schiavone on commentary; included Jim Ross as the ring announcer; featured a split screen backstage segment in which NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham and Tully Blanchard discussed their upcoming match later in the show; included a closing announcement that Windham & Steve Williams would face Blanchard & Arn Anderson, Nikita Koloff would face Tiger Conway Jr., and the Sheepherders would be in action the following week: The Warlord & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Tim Horner & the Italian Stallion (sub. for Brad Armstrong) at around the 5-minute mark when Barbarian vs. Stallion following a headbutt off the top Steve Williams vs. Arn Anderson to a double count-out at 9:46 when both men began brawling on the floor and Anderson left ringside; NWA World Champion Ric Flair provided guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Flair and Williams had words, with Williams then challenging Flair to get in the ring and face him Plus more...

Tony Schiavone & Peter Birkholz on commentary; included an opening announcement that Houston, TX would host the upcoming NWA US Title tournament; featured Jim Ross as the ring announcer; included footage of David Crockett conducting an interview with Dusty Rhodes in an empty arena regarding his 120-day suspension, during which Rhodes said he felt he did what he had to do and would be going home and training until he returned to action Aug. 14; Rhodes finished the interview by saying he was not the Midnight Rider but there was a little Midnight Rider in everyone; featured the announcement the Sheepherders would face Ricky Santana & Kendall Windham in a rematch the following week; included the announcement that Sting would be in action the following week and Nikita Koloff would face Al Perez: Ricky Santana & Kendall Windham vs. the Sheepherders (w/ Johnny Ace) Plus more...

Tony Schiavone & Peter Birkholz on commentary; included Jim Ross as the ring announcer; featured a backstage promo by JJ Dillon regarding the Midnight Rider in which he said he had been working behind the scenes with Jim Cornette, Gary Hart, and Kevin Sullivan to help rid the NWA of the Rider; Dillon then said if his men or the men of the other managers was to unmask the Rider as Dusty Rhodes then Rhodes’ 120-day suspension would be extended to a year; included a closing segment in which Johnny Ace came ringside and told Schiavone he had a challenge for he, Ricky Santana, & Kendall Windham to face the Sheepherders & Rip Morgan the following week; it was also announced NWA Tag Team Champion Lex Luger & Sting would face NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Arn Anderson the next week: Sting vs. Shaska Whatley at 5:51 with a sunset flip into the ring Plus more...

Tony Schiavone on commentary and as ring announcer; included an opening announcement that the previously announced Lex Luger & Sting vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Arn Anderson match would now simply be Luger vs. Anderson because Luger wanted to go on his own to gain revenge on the Horsemen; featured pretaped footage of an interview with JJ Dillon & Barry Windham regarding Windham being the newest member of the Four Horsemen and turning on Luger; included the announcement of the following matches for the next week’s program: Sting & Steve Williams vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner, Kevin Sullivan vs. Ricky Stanana, and Lex Luger vs. Bobby Eaton: Steve Williams vs. the Terminator with the Oklahoma Stampede at 4:51 The Sheepherders & Rip Morgan vs. Ricky Santana, Kendall Windham, & Johnny Ace at 9:38 when Morgan vs. Ace with a running stomp to the head (Morgan’s in-ring debut) Plus more...

Tony Schiavone on commentary; included pretaped footage of a ringside interview with Lex Luger in which Luger spoke about Barry Windham recently turning on Luger to join the Four Horsemen and said he would hand Windham his own head when they meet in the ring: Sting & Steve Williams vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner (w/ Kevin Sullivan) to a 15-minute time-limit draw; the bell rang as Sting had Steiner in the Scorpion Deathlock Kevin Sullivan vs. Ricky Santana with the double stomp to the chest at 1:16 Plus more...

Tony Schiavone on commentary; included Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with NWA US Champion Barry Windham & JJ Dillon, with Windham claiming he was the reason Lex Luger finally obtained a title and he easily took it away from him: NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion the Warlord (w/ Paul Jones & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff) vs. Tim Horner at 6:29 with an elbow drop after Warlord avoided a monkey flip with an assist from Koloff The Sheepherders (w/ Rip Morgan) vs. the Mighty Wilbur & Johnny Ace at 4:40 when Luke Williams vs. Ace after Morgan hit Ace with the New Zealand flag as he had Williams in a sleeper Plus more...

Tony Schiavone & Jim Cornette on commentary; included Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with NWA US Champion Barry Windham, along with NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon, with Windham stating no one would take his title away and that Ron Garvin learned a lesson the previous week: Tim Horner vs. Rip Morgan to a time-limit draw at 8:45 as Horner had a sleeper applied Kevin Sullivan vs. the Italian Stallion at 4:03 with the double stomp; after the commercial break, Tony Schiavone conducted a ringside interview with Sullivan, who claimed claimed he was constructing a Tower of Doom for the summer, where two sides would enter and only one would leave Plus more...

Tony Schiavone & JJ Dillon on commentary; included Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with Lex Luger regarding the Four Horsemen in which Luger noted Sting, Dusty Rhodes, the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff, and Steve Williams were all standing beside him; featured the announcement Kevin Sullivan would face Big Bear Collie, Rick Steiner would face Kendall Windham, and Ron Garvin & Mighty Wilbur would face NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard the following week: NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez (w/ Gary Hart) vs. the Italian Stallion & Tommy Angel when Angel submitted to Perez’ spinning toe hold / claw combo Plus more...

Tony Schiavone conducting an opening ringside interview with Steve Williams regarding his participation in Wargames against the Four Horsemen during the Great American Bash tour; included Schiavone on commentary and as the ring announcer; featured Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with Kevin Sullivan regarding the Bash kicking off in Orlando, during which Sullivan said his men were creating a five story Tower of Doom so that Sullivan could destroy Jimmy Garvin and take back Precious: Bobby Eaton (w/ Jim Cornette & Stan Lane) vs. NWA US Tag Team Champion Tommy Rogers (w/ NWA US Tag Team Champion Bobby Fulton) at 5:51 when Cornette hit Rogers with his tennis racquet behind the referee’s back as Lane and Fulton vs. on the floor; the match was not shown in full; just before the fall, it was noted that 3 minutes remained in the 15-minute time-limit Sting vs. Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 8:47 when Sting fell on Lane as Lane attempted to suplex Sting into the ring Plus more...

Tony Schiavone & JJ Dillon on commentary; included Schiavone as the ring announcer; featured Dillon conducting a ringside interview with Kevin Sullivan regarding the Great American Bash and Sullivan’s Tower of Doom and the fact that Precious would be at the bottom: NWA US Tag Team Champion Bobby Fulton vs. Al Perez (w/ Gary Hart) . at the 5:30 mark when Perez threw Fulton over the top rope; the match was not shown in full; Perez originally won the match when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Fulton put Perez on top for the win but referee Teddy Long had the match continue after noticing Fulton’s foot was on the ropes during the pin; after the contest, Perez assaulted Fulton on the floor, applied the spinning toe hold on him inside the ring, and shoved Long to the mat Plus more...

Tony Schiavone on commentary; included Schiavone as the ring announcer; featured Schiavone conducting a closing ringside interview with Kevin Sullivan in which he said Al Perez would be joining his team in the Tower of Doom match against Jimmy Garvin’s team in Baltimore for the Great American Bash: NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Tommy Angel with the gordbuster at around the 2-minute mark; the match was not shown in full; following the commercial break, Tony Schiavone conducted a ringside interview with Anderson & Dillon in which they discussed the Wargames and scaffold matches scheduled for the Great American Bash tour; Anderson then said the Horsemen had momentum on their side after several wins on The Main Event Plus more...

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone – hype show for the Great American Bash pay-per-view later that night

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone as hosts from the studio; included Schiavone as the ring announcer; featured a replay of the NWA US Champion Barry Windham vs. Mighty Wilbur match from the 5/29/88 episode and the Al Perez vs. Bobby Fulton and Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. Steve Williams & Nikita Koloff matches from the 6/19/88 episode

Tony Schiavone on commentary: Florida Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner & Dick Murdoch vs. Tim Horner & Kendall Windham at around the 7-minute mark when Murdoch vs. Windham with an elbow to the face and elbow drop (7/10/88; Baltimore Arena)

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on commentary; included a replay of the Lex Luger vs. NWA Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson match that aired on the 5/1/88 episode; included an ad for the Great American Bash 88 home video: Florida Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner (w/ Kevin Sullivan) vs. Kendall Windham with an elbow drop at around the 5:30 mark after blocking a monkey flip out of the corner Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Florida Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner, Ivan Koloff & the Russian Assassin (w/ Paul Jones) when Morton vs. Koloff after Fulton came off the top with a double axe handle, knocking Koloff into the Assassin, who had Morton in a Cobra Clutch; after the bout, Jones yelled at Koloff for the loss

NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyzsko vs. Kendall Windham at 5:32 when the momentum of a crossbody by Windham put Zbyzsko on top (7/2/88; Charlotte Memorial Stadium) Brad Armstrong, Tim Horner, (sub. for Ron Simmons & Jimmy Valiant) & Bugsy McGraw vs. Tiger Conway Jr., Chris Champion, & Cruel Connection #1 (Gary Royal) at 7:49 when Horner vs. Conway following a double elbow to the face by Horner & Armstrong (7/2/88; Charlotte Memorial Stadium) NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda vs. Steve Williams

Kevin Sullivan vs. Big Bear Colley Sting & Steve Williams vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner Nikita Koloff vs. Al Perez

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on commentary; included Schiavone as the ring announcer: Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering (sub. for Road Warrior Hawk) vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) . at 3:39 after Lane accidentally hit Eaton with Cornette’s tennis racquet after Animal moved out of the way Brad Armstrong vs. Al Perez (w/ Gary Hart) . at 10:47 when Kevin Sullivan came ringside, with Sullivan and Perez then double teaming Armstrong

NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda vs. Kendall Windham Rick Steiner, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. George South, Gary Royal, & Brett Holiday Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams

Curtis Thompson vs. Trent Knight Larry Zbyszko vs. Mike Justice Rick Steiner & Ron Simmons vs. NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone at WTBS Studios in Atlanta, GA; included a closing announcement that NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors would face Lex Luger & Sting the following week: Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. the Cruel Connection when Eaton scored the pin following the Veg-O-Matic at around the 5-minute mark; the match was not shown in full (11/25/88; Charlotte, NC) Russian Assassin #2 (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Ivan Koloff in a death match at 10:44 when, as referee Teddy Long was giving both men the standing 10-count, Jones knocked Koloff to the mat behind the referee’s back, allowing the Assassin to reach his feet (11/25/88; Charlotte, NC) Plus more...

Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone at WTBS Studios in Atlanta, GA; included a closing announcement that Dusty Rhodes & Bam Bam Bigelow would face NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA US Champion Barry Windham the following week: Rick Steiner vs. Mike Samani with a belly to belly suplex at 2:36 (11/25/88; Charlotte, NC) Al Perez, Rip Morgan, Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Eddie Gilbert, the Italian Stallion, NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers at around the 17-minute mark when Condrey vs. Stallion following a double DDT behind the referee’s back; the match was not shown in full (11/25/88; Charlotte, NC) NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. Lex Luger & Sting

Match Results Road Warriors - Hawk and Animal vs. Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck Hugh Morrus vs. Chris Kanyon Big Bubba Rogers & VK Wallstreet vs. Joey Maggs & Craig Pittman Jim Duggan vs. Loch Ness: Disqualification

Match Results Mr. JL vs. Dean Malenko Jim Duggan vs. Bubba Rogers Dick Slater vs. Alex Wright Steiner Brothers vs. The Nasty Boys: No Contest

Match Results Rocco Rock vs. Jerry Sags Michael Wallstreet vs. Jim Powers Jim Duggan vs. Disco Inferno

Match Results Steiner Brothers vs. Harlem Heat: Disqualification Bobby Walker vs. Billy Kidman Rock n' Roll Express vs. Fire and Ice - Scott Norton & Ice Train Eddie Guerrero vs. Steven Regal

Match Results Public Enemy vs. Rough and Ready - Dick Slater & Mike Enos Konnan vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Nasty Boys - Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags vs. High Voltage - Rage & Kaos Alex Wright vs. Bobby Eaton Dungeon of Doom - Kevin Sullivan, Meng, & Barbarian vs. Joe Gomez, Jim Powers, & Mark Starr David Taylor vs. Mr. JL Diamond Dallas Page vs. Renegade Arn Anderson vs. Hugh Morrus

Match Results Harlem Heat vs. The Texas Hangmen Lex Luger vs. Greg Valentine

Match Results Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Prince Iaukea Hugh Morrus vs. Jerry Flynn High Voltage vs. Super Calo & Villano IV

Match Results Yugi Nagata vs. Pat Tanaka Faces of Fear - with Jimmy Hart vs. The Texas Hangmen

Match Results David Taylor vs. Chip Minton Hector Garza, Juventud Guerrera, & Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. La Parka, Ciclope & Pychosis

Match Results Hugh Morrus vs. Adrian Byrd Billy Kidman vs. Johnny Swinger

Match Results Silver King vs. Super Calo Wrath - with James Vandenberg vs. Damien

Match Results Juventud Guerrera vs. The Punisher Steve McMichael vs. Jim Powers - with Teddy Long Great Muta vs. Lenny Lane

Match Results John Nord vs. Julio Sanchez Barry Darsow vs. Roadblock

Match Results Hugh Morrus vs. Jeff Bradley Psychosis vs. Chad Fortune Barbarian - with Jimmy Hart vs. Hector Guerrero

Match Results Steve Regal vs. Doc Dean Bobby Walker & Jim Powers vs. Buddy Lee Parker & Pat Tanaka

Match Results Hugh Morrus vs. Jerry Flynn Gedo - with Sonny Onoo vs. Andy Lewis

Match Results Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Prince Iaukea Steiner Brothers - Rick & Scott vs. Wrath & Mortis

Match Results Disco Inferno vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker La Parka vs. Mark Starr Faces of Fear vs. Unknown Jobbers

Match Results Glacier vs. Jerry Flynn Public Enemy vs. High Voltage

Match Results Lenny Lane vs. Mike Tolbert Bill Goldberg vs. Manny Fernandez David Taylor vs. Ciclope

Match Results Yugi Nagata vs. Greg Valentine Steven Regal vs. Fit Finley

Match Results Special Starrcade Preview Main Event