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I loved the turn from Ted DiBiase ... boy, I wouldn't want Steve Williams and Terry Gordy mad at me, though! That War Games was so much fun - and a fireball is really cool way to top it all off! The main event had so much drama! If screwing Butch Reed out of his title wasn't bad enough, getting violent with Baby Doll paints such a great picture of the piece of work we've now got as our world champion! Great show from top to bottom!

Wonder Women of Wrestling – Episode No. LII – 24th of November 1986 – Airing Live! – Las Vegas, Nevada Advertised Match: Babyface Nellie versus Medusa Miceli for the WWW Fighting Spirit Championship and the NWA Texas Women’s Championship We open hot this week with Candice Pardue challenging for the television title. With Misty Blue Simmes at ringside, the challenger is coached to an impressive performance. Velvet McIntyre pays dearly for underestimating her opponent in the early goings of the match, but Candice Pardue starts to become rattled after failing to put the champ away with what seemed like a solid finishing sequence. Velvet McIntyre focuses on maintaining her stamina as she begins chipping away at her opponent’s defences. Eventually, an opportunity to end things comes her way and she latches onto it. Velvet McIntyre defeats Candice Pardue in 12:59 by pinfall after a swinging hurricanrana to retain the WWW Television Championship After a brief video interlude, we get to the interviews. A distraught Candice Pardue is talked around to a more cheerful attitude by her tag partner and Velvet McIntyre uses her interview time to predict a victory for Medusa Miceli in the main event. A commercial break then takes us to a match between two former world champions, with Wendi Richter taking on Misty Blue Simmes. The two women are on top form and – given the absence of Lisa Moretti – naturally assume a win here will translate into a spot in the main event on Saturday. The power advantage that Wendi Richter possesses is somewhat undermined by her paranoia that the enemies she’s recently made might come to scupper her chances of victory. The two wrestle a cautious and defensive style, allowing for brief flurries of excitement whenever either one spots an opportunity to go for the kill. The finish involves Peggy Lee Leather and KC Houston rushing down to the ring. Instead of trying to sabotage her, the pair immediately go after their target and beat her senseless. Wendi Richter defeats Misty Blue Simmes in 13:32 by disqualification after interference from Peggy Lee Leather and KC Houston The assault eats through the interview time as Wendi Richter struggles to lay a single punch in, her assailants know better than to let up and the beatdown is only concluded by the intervention of a horde of staff members. A second commercial break then takes us through to the main event. Babyface Nellie looks supremely nervous from the outset, in stark contrast to Medusa Miceli – sporting a whole new look, a red, white, and blue singlet and silver blocks of paint on her cheeks – who looks focused and composed. The result is a merciless offence from the challenger that has Babyface Nellie on the backfoot throughout. The champion does manage to get some big moves in and even secures a two count, but Medusa Miceli takes it all in stride and homes in on her opponent’s legs – holding a Boston crab for an excruciating amount of time – in order to neutralise the threat. Medusa Miceli defeats Babyface Nellie in 16:48 by pinfall with a bridging German suplex to win the WWW Fighting Spirit Championship and the NWA Texas Women’s Championship We end on a shot of the jubilant victor, cradling her two shiny title belts. * P.S. I have once again been swamped ... but I think I've got everything under control for now - we'll see come Saturday!

Wonder Women of Wrestling – Episode No. LI – 17th of November 1986 – Airing Live! – Las Vegas, Nevada Advertised Match: Velvet McIntyre versus Medusa Miceli versus Mad Maxine versus Rhonda Singh versus Luna Vachon versus Reggie Bennett versus Leilani Kai versus Judy Martin versus Liz Chase versus Despina Montagas for the WWW Television Championship This week, the programme starts with a recap of the fallout from the previous main event. Pat Patterson then comes to take up a spot on the commentary desk during the opening match, answering – vaguely, evasively and sometimes unintelligibly – questions that people have had about the medical sate of Lisa Moretti. The in-ring action sees Candice Pardue take on Peggy Lee Leather. Both women are hungry for a victory, which makes for an awkward and violent encounter. Candice Pardue defeats Peggy Lee Leather in 11:30 by pinfall after a missile dropkick A brief video interlude then takes us to the interviews. Peggy Lee Leather becomes increasingly enraged during her interview time. Eventually the interviewer touches on a particularly sore subject – the breakup of her tag team with Wendi Richter – and she completely loses it, threatening the staff, throwing chairs around and promising bloody revenge on everyone she feels has wronged her. By contrast, Candice Pardue is pleased with herself and giddy with anticipation as to what a singles win can bring her. Misty Blue Simmes comes to join her and agrees that she deserves a shot at the television title. After a commercial break we come to a familiar match setup, with the world champion Debbie Combs taking on Wendi Richter in a tag team match. Respectively, their partners are Babyface Nellie and KC Houston. The resulting contest is fun and fast-paced, with a generally even balance of offence. Wendi Richter predictably hoards her team’s ring time, but she justifies it with a strong performance. The finish comes when Peggy Lee Leather runs down to ringside. KC Houston reacts by calling for the referee, but this backfires massively when her brief distraction gives the interloper enough time to interfere – Peggy Lee Leather trips Wendi Richter up and Debbie Combs takes full advantage. Debbie Combs & Babyface Nellie defeat Wendi Richter & KC Houston in 13:41 when Debbie Combs submits Wendi Richter with a camel clutch A video plays, advertising the VIP ticket experience and a new edition of the merchandise catalogue, before we get to the interviews. Instead of a sit-down interview, the camera follows Wendi Richter as she talks the corridors of the backstage area, hunting for her former tag team partner – KC Houston scurries after her. Unable to find her target and desperately needing to lash out, she turns on KC Houston and delivers a nasty powerbomb on the thinly carpeted floor. The faces talk up their victory – Babyface Nellie is a little less enthusiastic, but Debbie Combs is happy to feign ignorance about the interference – and chat away about their respective titles and prospective title challengers. A second commercial break then takes us to the main event. With the two large factions out for each other’s blood and both of them equally desperate to take out the champ herself, the main event has all the makings of a bloodbath and does not disappoint. Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli demonstrate a keen strategic intelligence, picking off their opponents only when they’re sure it won’t seriously unbalance the dynamics of the match. Despina Montagas goes first, at which point the faces form a temporary alliance with the Glamour Girls, long enough to dump out Luna Vachon, before swinging the momentum back. The heels realise what’s happening far too late, by which time Liz Chase, Reggie Bennett, Judy Martin and Mad Maxine have all been dumped out. With four women left, the contest becomes more traditional, taking on the feeling of a tornado tag match. Leilani Kai can’t resist turning on her opponent at an opportune moment, however, and Rhonda Singh is dumped out. Knowing that she has to act quickly, Leilani Kai rushes to try pushing Velvet McIntyre out, but is scooped up and thrown out by Medusa Miceli. Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli then shake hands before having a fair but fierce wrestling match. Both women are bruised, and the champion even has a busted lip, so each big move takes quite a bit out of them. It could go either way but, eventually, the champ proves why she’s the one with the strap. Velvet McIntyre defeats Despina Montagas & Luna Vachon & Liz Chase & Reggie Bennett & Judy Martin & Mad Maxine & Rhonda Singh & Leilani Kai & Medusa Miceli in 18:12 in a ten woman over-the-top-rope battle royal to retain the WWW Television Championship There are no hard feelings, and we end on a shot of Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli with their arms around each other’s shoulders as they celebrate. * P.S. Sincere apologies for not getting any feedback up for other people! I've had a hell of a week!

Wonder Women of Wrestling – Episode No. L – 10th of November 1986 – Airing Live! – Las Vegas, Nevada Advertised Match: Lisa Moretti versus Babyface Nellie for the WWW Fighting Spirit Championship and the NWA Texas Women’s Championship This week’s programme opens hot, with Velvet McIntyre taking on Lady Apache for the television title. The two women are given a fair amount of time and use it to craft an epic. The contest is athletic, even, and very showy. The champ is half a step ahead most of the time, but the challenger makes her work for it every step of the way. Instead of becoming frustrated, however, Velvet McIntyre relishes the surprisingly credible opposition. In the end, Lady Apache goes for one too many high-risk moves and the champ is able to roll through a crossbody. Velvet McIntyre defeats Lady Apache in 14:51 by pinfall with a lateral press to retain the WWW Television Championship A brief video interlude then takes us to the interviews. Velvet McIntyre crashes her opponent’s interview to shower her with praise and encouragement, and they go over the match together. A commercial break then brings us to some tag team action, with the Nasty Girls looking to continuing building momentum with a victory over Susan Starr and Winona Little Heart. Once again, we have a strong back-and-forth contest but this time the advantage is even less clear. The match appears as though it could end any number of ways – a double count is even teased halfway through – and each woman manages to rack up at least one near-fall. In the end, however, it turns out that cheaters do prosper. Linda Dallas & Kat LeRoux defeat Susan Starr & Winona Little Heart in 12:42 when Linda Dallas pins Susan Starr with her feet on the ropes A music video, hyping up the main event, then plays before we get to the interviews. Consoled by their stablemates, the Giant Slayers demand a rematch. The heels laugh off the idea of a rematch and focus on what they assume to be their next match – the tag team championship – trading ideas on how best to spend the intervening weeks. After a second commercial break, we to the main event. From the beginning, it is obvious that there is something off about Lisa Moretti. She walks to the ring cautiously and her face appears strained and weary. A slow-paced but technically sound match ensues, and it is obvious that Babyface Nellie has somehow procured a clear advantage. The champ’s offence doesn’t land with anywhere near the force to put her in control and she struggles to defend herself – favouring her head and neck, leaving herself open to body shots. Lisa Moretti primarily keeps herself in the game with tricks and dirty tactics. One of the things that keeps the match going longer than it really needs to, is the reluctance of Babyface Nellie to seriously go after the champ’s clearly hurting neck. One hair-pull too many, however, gets the challenger riled up enough to take the kid gloves off. Babyface Nellie defeats Lisa Moretti in 13:11 by pinfall after a bulldog to win the WWW Fighting Spirit Championship and the NWA Texas Women’s Championship With Babyface Nellie celebrating in the background, we end the programme on a shot of a teary-eyed Lisa Moretti being seen to by the referee and a growing number of other staff members.

The angle with Lanny Poffo was great! I'm sure he can make a splash here! I'm really sold on the 2/3 Falls match, and hope the Glamour Boys can give the Highwaymen what's coming to them!

I'm really digging the Bullet run of dominance here! Arian Street managing to eek out a victory against the Mongolian Stomper is such a relief but I'm sure he's still got a tough road ahead of him! The Slick Stable are really proving their worth, someone needs to come up with a strategy for dealing with them!

A fun follow-up to Halloween Havoc ... and one that lead into a tag team tournament! In my heart, I wanted the Rockers to go the distance but the Commonwealth are a solid pick for US Champs. A territory that can put Harley Race, Randy Savage, Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard in the main event seems unstoppable!

I have to avoid gushing about the tag team scene here! It's was great to see wins for Ron Simmons and Dan Severn! There was a cool story to the match between Chris Candido and the Black Tiger - hopefully Chris Candido can't be forced into a confrontation with no easy way out!

This was a great follow-up to Halloween Havoc. The Andersons are not a threat anyone can take lightly but I hope Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams can work their butts off and get those titles back! I'm really excited to see how Butch Reed handles his first defence as champion!

I'm really hyped for SuperClash! I loved the visual of Canek and Haystacks throwing people left, right and centre. I just know the Rock 'n' Rolls and the Fabs are going to have an epic blow-off match!

Wonder Women of Wrestling – Episode No. XLIX – 3rd of November 1986 – Airing Live! – Las Vegas, Nevada Advertised Match: Debbie Combs & Misty Blue Simmes & Babyface Nellie versus Wendi Richter & Leilani Kai & Luna Vachon for the WWW Trios Championship This week, the programme opens with a video recap of the supercard and excitable commentary concerning the main event. The challenger for the television title this week is Liz Chase. She looks nervous and ill-equipped to deal with Velvet McIntyre but has her stable around to give her an unfair advantage. The Glamour Girls give the champ hell for the first five minutes of the match until Medusa Miceli comes down to ringside. She spoils their plans and keeps them in check, single-handedly, throughout the match. Liz Chase panics once she loses the advantage of outside help and folds in short order. Velvet McIntyre defeats Liz Chase in 12:13 by pinfall after a swinging hurricanrana to retain the WWW Television Championship After the match we get a music video highlighting the career of Debbie Combs so far before heading to the interviews. Liz Chase rants and raves about “outside interference” and her stablemates back her up, dubbing the association of Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli “the unholy alliance”. Velvet McIntyre uses her interview time to chat with Medusa Miceli and they discuss who they should team up with to put a stop to the Monsters, name-dropping and praise practically every babyface on the roster. A commercial break then takes us through to some tag team action. With the Nasty Girls taking on Lady Apache and Vicky Carranza, the commentary focuses on the recent dethroning of Wendi Richter as tag team and the implosion of her partnership with Peggy Lee Leather. The received wisdom is that the division is now wide open, and anyone could have a shot. Whilst the match is relatively even on a technical level, the heels are elevated to a whole other level by their ruthlessness and cunning. Linda Dallas & Kat LeRoux defeat Lady Apache & Vicky Carranza in 13:47 when Linda Dallas submitted Vicky Carranza with a single leg crab After a short video interlude, we head to the interviews. Whilst others would be thoroughly despondent, the faces try to remain upbeat, and Lady Apache predicts that her time to shine will come sooner rather than later. The Nasty Girls immediately begin lobbying for a title match, proclaiming themselves the obvious choice and the result of such a match a foregone conclusion. A second commercial break then takes us to the main event. With six highly skilled women in the match, three of them world champions or former world champions, the contest I given a lot of room to breathe, and regular tags in and out ensure that we get an array of interesting individual matchups. The narrative of the match, however, is clear from the beginning. The teams seem equally matched – especially given the cavalcade of annoyances at ringside – but all three of the heels can’t contain their individual egos and deep disdain for one another. The finish comes when Leilani Kai tags herself in off the back of an enraged Wendi Richter. Having made the move to score the pin on a seemingly vulnerable Babyface Nellie, she realises all too late that the woman was playing possum and gets snatched up into a small package. Debbie Combs & Misty Blue Simmes & Babyface Nellie defeat Wendi Richter & Leilani Kai & Luna Vachon in 16:51 when Babyface Nellie pins Leilani Kai with a small package to retain the WWW Trios Championship We end on hectic scenes, with Wendi Richter squawking angrily, the Glamour Girls and the Monsters coming close to blows and the faces embracing each other and cradling their titles.

Really looking forward to seeing Tony St Clair versus the Great Muta! Owen Hart versus Al Snow demonstrates the amazing potential of the youth on this roster! I'm a believer in Barry Windham! I really think he can dethrone Buddy Rose!

You got me! I absolutely thought Tommy Rich was going to wriggle his way out of a confrontation with the Bullet! It's so satisfying to see him get his comeuppance, especially when the cause is the very bridges he arrogantly burned! I'm really happy with that turn from Buddy Landel - Slick has proves his worth to the Stud Stable in an impressive amount of time!

Tommy Rich is such a heat magnet, I love it! Adrian Street makes such a good host! There was a lot of entertainment value here, with "Colonel" Slick in the mix. It's really easy to picture Terry Taylor fighting for his life against a juggernaut like the Stomper - cool main event!

I loved the presentation, with Whitney Houston and a tease for Starrcade! It's great to see the tournament being used to advance Tully Blanchard and Harley Race's animosity. Steve Williams and Ted DiBiase versus the Minnesota Crew would've been such an amazing match to see live! What a meteoric rise for Butch Reed! It was a treat to see it development over the course of the night, with the upset win over Flair. Tommy Rich getting mega-heat beforehand is a great way to prime the audience to get 100% behind Butch Reed. Excellent job!

Wow! What a cool pair of matches to end the show! I loved the brutality of that finish to the chain match, and Candy & Young's big win in the main event ensures it doesn't feel a foul taste in anyone's mouth!

Wonder Women Wrestling OCTOBER SUPERCARD 1986 Live from: Las Vegas, Nevada Tonight’s show has an unmistakable Halloween theme, with fans dressed in costume in the audience, spooky theming to the light show and the set dressing and even the ring is costumed with black, green and orange ropes. The show opener is the tag team championship match between the team of Wendi Richter and Peggy Lee Leather and the Star Girls. Whilst all the girls have incorporated a little bit of the season into their outfits, Wendi Richter is the only one to have gone all out, with her hair dyed black and oiled up, and red paint trailing from her mouth to resemble blood for some anonymous victim of her vampiric thirst. Her attire is black and red, and she struts about before the match starts, roiling in the venom of the crowd. The match itself is very even, with the Star Girls fully in-the-zone and unwilling to let up for even a second. Wendi Richter holds her ground but Peggy Lee Leather falters at regular intervals. The finish is hectic, with all four women in the ring. Rockin’ Robin & Jamie West defeat Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee Leather in 18:23 when Jamie West pins Peggy Lee Leather after a lariat to win the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship The faces almost appear shocked that they won as they whoop and holler with the titles in their hands. Wendi Richter stares murderously at her partner before storming of. An ad-filled video interlude then plays before we head to the interviews. Peggy Lee Leather is alone and tries to stammer through a list of excuses, primarily accusing her opponents of cheating before she’s confronted by her partner. Wendi Richter waits barely half a second for an explanation, which is not forthcoming, before launching herself at her sidekick and beating her senseless before we cut away. The Star Girls are ecstatic to be back on top and promise that it will stay that way. They then chitter away to each other about the rest of the card, especially trying to sell their excitement for the main event. In her first match of the night, Lisa Moretti faces a challenge for her fighting spirit and Texas titles from Winona Little Heart. The contest if immediately filled with tension and drama. The challenger knows she’s been given a lot of chances and can’t afford to blow what could be her last for a long time, whereas the champion knows she has to win and win quickly, otherwise she might be too beaten up or exhausted to hold onto her world title later in the night. After ten minutes of normal action, the champ begins to become startled and desperate to put things away. Winona Little Heart, on the other hand, immediately retreats into a super-defensive technical style. Several near-falls later and Lisa Moretti begins looking for another exit. Her attempts to take a count-out loss are foiled and she is dragged back into the ring. The challenger slips out of an attempt by the champ to get the referee to disqualify her for an illegal hold. Very briefly, it looks like Winona Little Heart might just win, until Lisa Moretti gives up on finding a cheap way out and doubles down on fighting like hell. Lisa Moretti defeats Winona Little Heart in 20:39 by pinfall after a powerslam to retain the WWW Fighting Spirit Championship and the NWA Texas Women’s Championship A hype package for the main event then plays before we head to the interviews. Winona Little Heart is thoroughly despondent and not even her stablemates can cheer her up. She floats the idea that Lisa Moretti might just be unstoppable. The champion echoes this sentiment and says she’ll dispose of Debbie Combs in the main event, with ease. After the next two teams enter the ring, a cage is constructed around them. Candice Pardue looks nervous, but Misty Blue Simmes reassures her with some inaudible words of encouragement. Meanwhile, their opponents – Penny Mitchell and Candi Devine – are giving nothing away. As soon as the bell rings, the ring descends into anarchy and it’s barely five minutes in when the first woman bleeds, when Candice Pardue is thrown headfirst into one of the cage walls by an extremely vindictive Penny Mitchell. Misty Blue Simmes and Candi Devine are only marginally more civil and beat the living hell out of each other. The finish, by the time it comes, is an afterthought, as one woman among the four manages to drape her arm over another as they lie in their own blood, sweat and tears, beaten and breathless. Misty Blue Simmes & Candice Pardue defeat Penny Mitchell & Candi Devine in 23:45 when Candice Pardue pins Penny Mitchell after a collision By the time we get to the interviews – after a roster-wide promotional music video – neither team has much to say as they nurse their injuries and struggle for words. The next match, a handicap match pitting the Monsters against Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli, has an interesting aesthetic. The Monsters have all played into the Halloween theme, making their usual face paint spookier and more elaborate. On the other hand, Medusa Miceli is wearing barely any face paint at all and looks more like her partner than her opponents. The pace of the match is slow, especially in the beginning, as the women tease each other out but eventually a clear narrative emerges; the Monsters use their numbers advantage effectively, with quick tags in and out and a well thought out pattern of rest periods for each woman but the faces each have a clearly superior pound-for-pound wrestling ability. Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli both begin to tire by the fifteen-minute mark, which is when the Monsters ramp up their pin attempts. After one too many near-falls sends them into a frenzy, however, they decide to avoid any further embarrassment and end things on their terms. They pour into the ring and just start wailing on their opponents. Velvet McIntyre & Medusa Miceli defeat Luna Vachon & Mad Maxine & Rhonda Singh & Reggie Bennett in 18:01 by disqualification The beatdown is eventually broken up by staff members and babyfaces and the Monsters are eventually escorted from the building. One last hype video plays, this one for VIP tickets, and we get to the interview. Velvet McIntyre and Medusa Miceli are both quite roughed up, but they’re nonetheless buoyed by the victory which they say proves the Monsters can’t win even with an in-built advantage. Next time, they say, if they have to face them at all, the numbers should be equal. In a match that’s been rehearsed for days, Lisa Moretti and Debbie Combs take each other to the limit. The contest is exceptionally even as the minor wear and tear the champion received earlier in the night and psychological effect of having Debbie Combs in her head bring Lisa Moretti down to her opponent’s level. They take care to show off the full array of each woman’s move set and each of them secure a two-count long before the finish. The last sequence features Debbie Combs diving from the top rope and crashing into Lisa Moretti at ringside. We get to a count of nine before both women are in the ring and last-ditch effort from the champion, running against the ropes and bounding back for a crossbody counts against her as she’s caught and driven into the matt with a piledriver. Debbie Combs defeats Lisa Moretti in 30:56 by pinfall after a piledriver to win the NWA World Women’s Championship The referee milks the possibility of a neck injury on Lisa Moretti for all its worth as Debbie Combs steps into the crowd to celebrate her victory as we fade to black.

A lot of exciting development here! I loved the tension at the press conference. Squashing two jobbers at a time is a great gimmick for Giant Haystacks! I see so much success in the future of Larry Zbyszko and Al Perez.

This show did a really good job hyping up Halloween Havoc. I love the "last chance" gimmick and Jake Roberts is absolutely the kind of wily opportunist to win something like that!

Wonder Women of Wrestling – Episode No. XLVIII – 27th of October 1986 – Airing Live! – Las Vegas, Nevada Advertised Match: Debbie Combs versus Wendi Richter We kick this week off with a rematch. Velvet McIntyre looks to defend her television title from Medusa Miceli but this time the Monsters are barred from the building. The contest is fierce but clean, with an emphasis on technical wrestling. Both women get a chance to showcase their talents and their move set and they trade near-falls halfway through. Finally, when they’re thoroughly exhausted, they sprint to the finish and, eventually, the champ takes the easy way out. Velvet McIntyre defeats Medusa Miceli in 15:31 by pinfall with a small package to retain the WWW Television Championship We linger on the pair after the match, as Medusa Miceli swallows her initial instinct to complain to the referee she eventually composes herself well enough for a handshake. A very brief video interlude then takes us to the interviews. Interestingly, the two opponents share interview time, talking each other up and thanking the company for keeping the Monsters away for the night. A commercial break then takes us through to some tag team action – to determine who’ll be facing the champions on Saturday. The Star Girls take on Penny Mitchell and Candi Devine and realise almost immediately that they have their work cut out for them. The heels resort to every trick in the book, taking every shortcut possible and frustrating the referee to no end. The Star Girls keep themselves alive, however, through quick tags in and out and explosions of offence whenever they have the opportunity. When things begin to look bad for the faces, Misty Blue Simmes and Candice Pardue rush down to ringside in order to become a permanent nuisance to their rivals, distracting them and thwarting their under-the-table shenanigans. Rockin’ Robin & Jamie West defeat Penny Mitchell & Candi Devine in 13:40 when Rockin’ Robin pins Candi Devine after a bulldog A brawl ensues between the rival teams – as the Star Girls celebrate – that eats through the interview time and the camera follows them as they battle around the backstage area before cutting to commercials. The main event is given a big fight feel, as each former world champion receives an elaborate entrance. They each bring an entourage to the ring, ostensibly to keep things fair – Wendi Richter brings her own partner along with the Nasty Girls and Debbie Combs brings the Giant Slayers. From the off, there’s almost as much action outside the ring as inside, with brawling – including very occasional spills into the crowd – and cheating galore. Wendi Richter has the power advantage and Debbie Combs has the technical advantage but by the end, it’s a matter of sheer willpower. The finish comes when Wendi Richter brings Debbie Combs up for a powerbomb and gets an axe handle for her trouble. Debbie Combs lands on her opponent’s chest and has just enough presence of mind to hook her leg. Debbie Combs defeats Wendi Richter in 16:39 by pinfall after an axe handle The brawling does not subside with the closing bell, so we end on chaotic scenes, with Debbie Combs cheering in celebration in the midst of it all.

Tournaments never disappoint! Mister Olympia is a fitting winner, and a great way to cap things off. The Riches exploding is such an intriguing event!

I loved that battle royal! What a final four! I'm really looking forward to seeing if Barry Windham can pull off a victory at Battleground. The Snowbirds are such a cool team, and eight-man matches are a real treat!

I'm greatly looking forward to seeing what Kevin Sullivan can do with the TV title ... and what Lex Luger is going to do to rebuild momentum! Concur with others that, even a draw, Harley Race and Tully Blanchard going for forty minutes is a hell of a main event!

The SuperClash is going to be amazing! I love the touch of having Nick Bockwinkle, rhetorically, putting the points to Ricky Steamboat - the champ looks extremely vulnerable! Jerry Lawler, on the other hand, looks unstoppable heading towards the National title.

What a visceral attack from Matt Bourne and Buzz Sawyer! Jim Duggan's being positioned very effectively here!