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Breaks is one of my favourite ever wrestlers and I can honestly say that I've never been bored when watching one of his bouts. Just the perfect whiny, crybaby heel that the fans hated with a passion. A master in nasty looking joint holds and manipulations and more than happy to mouth off to the crowd, the referee or Kent Walton himself mid-match. I've not watched as much of him as OJ and he'll have a better idea on how many matches of his we have in circulation. He's the one guy who I hope this project opens the eyes to people on. The Saint matches from the 70s are the ones I intend to search out to see. Recommendations would be the early 70s match against Adrian Street, a glorious performance opposing Jon Cortez and the early 80s stuff with Young David.

This will be the catalyst to finally dive in to that Han comp which I got and then forgot about.

Indy wise I've only really seen his Chikara work but enjoyed that a lot. Could work singles, tags, played a pivotal role in the whole BDK storyline, was a fantastic base for the smaller wrestlers (there was a really good match he had with Ricochet) and could also do the intergender stuff be it in the tag against Quack & Toyota and the singles match with Sara Del Ray.

That ICW cage match with Savage is one that I need to take a look at through fresh eyes. Saw it a long time ago on a poor quality VHS and it did nothing for me then. I do like 87 JCP Garvin, especially the stuff opposing the Midnights. Whilst it's not really integral for this, I'd get a kick from watching him drop jobbers with one punch then just sitting on them for the pin. Heck, I also kinda dug Ms Atlanta Lively!

Examples to back this up, as I can't think of anything that I would rate as great let alone 'must see'.

IRS was probably the most tedious, uninspiring, unappealing wrestler ever in my eyes. Wasn't particularly enamored by the Varsity Club when I rewatched the 1989 NWA shows a couple of years back outside a few interviews. I thought his TV title loss to Sting on the 4/1 WCW show was a good match but that's about it.

Tajiri is the stand out for me on that one.

However you want to look at it, Credible still has name value from his stint with WWE. I certainly agree regarding KC, and haven't thought any of their recent stuff that I've seen has been that good. They had a great concept with The History of WWE Timelines, then expanded onto the ECW and WCW ones. I don't know if this was to get in first before Highspots stole the idea, something they've done on more than one occasion (I've not seen them but the Crockett Diaries idea sounds very similar) or what. Maybe the whole shoot interview is just passe now and has had it's day? KC certainly revolutionized the genre with You Shoots, Guest Bookers etc but very few of their releases interest me any more.

I'm sure they could if they wanted him; though when looking at sales from their point of view you'd imagine that Rob Van Dam is going to do far better than Corino ever could.

Really sad to read this today after being offline for a few days. Interacted with him a few times on another board and a gent of a chap who was always willing to help out and share his research/records.

http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/21258-copyrighted-footage/

I enjoyed Hart with Muta and felt he was strong as the mouthpiece for him. Matsuda did absolutely nothing and would just stand in the background letting Flair and the rest do the talking, whilst he added nothing at ringside to the point you didn't even realise he was there. He was far worse a candidate than Hart for this year.

He turned up on my twitter feed recently. He was tweeting about an old Craig Charles (Funk & Soul DJ/Corrie Actor/Red Dwarf/Poet) John Peel Session that he'd been listening to on Youtube and Craig RT'd it, just remember it being totally random and unexpected! Been watching a bunch more 80s NWA and whilst I wasn't so hot on Paul Jones' army of misfits, boy am I enjoying him now that he's managing Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez (who I think are pretty bloody fantastic as a team).

The Windham thread is here: http://prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/19194-barry-windham/page-1

I enjoyed the 10 Wrestlers Who Were Ridiculously Overpaid article. I was already aware of the likes of Swole and Booker and how much they were making, but what Dustin, Ernest Miller and MI Smooth got was all new to me. Dustin especially got a very sweet deal.

I watched the Bad News Allen shoot over the past couple of days and it was fantastic. I remember him being a great guest on the old WOL Eyada show and this was even better, with a great memory for details and lots of funny stories along the way. The interview also shows how much of a loss Doug Gentry was to these things as Feinstein had his prepared list of questions that he didn't tend to deviate from, but often Doug would interject after Bad News had answered and continue the conversation asking about something. An oldie, but well worth checking out if you've never seen it and this interview does seem to be the basis of Allen's obituary in the Observer.

As I watched this last night, Road Warriors turning on Sting during the six-man tag in '88.

Wasn't Su Pollard at that show too? I'm sure I remember reading that in something that Lister wrote (though like anyone outside the UK will know who she and Blackburn are!).

Street's shoot interview with RF is also very good and worth searching out, despite Feinstein being completely unprepared with his questions.

I've been watching a bit of 1986 NWA at the moment, and is there anyone more tedious that Paul Jones and his army? A right rag bag featuring Shaska Whatley, Teijho Khan, Baron Von Raschke and the Barbarian with Whatley carrying around a piece of Jimmy Valiant's hair that he cut when he turned on him for what seems like five months. The Worldwide shows especially are predominantly interview heavy, with guys at time having two interviews on one show; maybe fine if it's the Andersons, Flair etc but it's a stretch when the same happens for the likes of Sam Houston and Todd Champion who are nothing more than enhancement talent (though Houston does get the occasional victory).

Passive fans of wrestling will not care what wwe stands for, but the traditional fan despises wwe for its unabated bashing if the wrestling profession. Wwe claims to not be a wrestling company, but rather a sports entertainment company. This goes back,to,1989 when vince sued the ny/nj athletic commissions, claiming his product was no,different than musicians, or other forms of entertainment, and not athletic competition, and therefore since it is not real, it is not subject to taxation andbfees. Today it is wrestling that is used as a backdrop to sell t-shirts, toys and other crap, rather than to make a better overall product. It is more important to sell,merchandise, and make stars, than to have better storylines, in today's wwe. What on earth are you on about?

Third part of NWA World Championship Wrestling for the year. 07.01.89 - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Italian Stallion - Ric Flair’s press conference where he confirms that he is going to return to wrestling. He says that he has asked Jim Herd and the NWA to grant him a title match with Terry Funk on 7/23 under any stipulation that they choose and that he won’t wrestle until that date, and that it will be his first match back. - Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey & Sid Vicious) (w/ Teddy Long) vs Mark Smith & Ray Lloyd (Norman shows up and runs round the ring) - Ric Flair (iv) live in the studio and says that he is back in this sport. 07.08.89 - Ricky Steamboat (iv) he wants Lex Luger to sign to face him in a no DQ match at the Great American Bash - Brian Pillman vs Cruel Connection I - Lex Luger (iv) says Ricky Steamboat is in no position to dictate to him. Says that he is the US champion, and will defend his belt against Steamboat in a regular wrestling match. - The Danger Zone w/ Terry Funk and he says that on 7/23 he will be the new NWA World champion and that he will end Ric Flair’s career (includes clip of where he injured Flair) - Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette) vs New Zealand Militia 07.15.89 - Jim Cornette (iv) announces that he is facing Paul E. Dangerously in a match at the Great American Bash (includes clips from their feud dating back about eight months). - The Danger Zone w/ Ric Flair says that come Baltimore and the Bash, Terry Funk will be carried from the ring on a stretcher and his career terminated. - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Scott Hall - Gary Hart & Great Muta (iv) where Hart says how the NWA have put Eddie Gilbert in Sting’s corner at the Bash as they want to prevent the TV title from changing hands, however nothing or no-one will prevent Muta from becoming the next champion. - Lex Luger (iv) confirms that he has not changed his mind and there will be no stipulations in his match with Ricky Steamboat, for as champion he dictates how he wants to defend his title. 07.22.89 - feature on the piledrivers of Terry Funk - recap of ‘the Marietta Massacre’ from 7/14 where the Freebirds and Samoan Swat Team do a number on the Road Warriors in a cage - War Games hype video narrated by Kevin Sullivan - Ric Flair (iv) great final interview to promote the Great American Bash 07.29.89 - Gary Hart (iv) where he is holding the TV title. He says that the NWA board have said that the belt is held up, but he says that it is held by Gary Hart and that’s where it will stay until Sting or anyone else can beat the Great Muta. If Sting wants the title he needs to come and try and take it from Muta rather than going to the hierarchy of the NWA and begging to get the belt back. - Lex Luger (iv) says how he has welts all over his back from the chair shots by Ricky Steamboat, and this has only reinforce his stance that Steamboat will never get a no-DQ match with him. - Terry Funk (iv) says that he took away Ric Flair’s pride and honour at the Great American Bash and the only thing that he didn’t take was the NWA World title, and that’s what he is going after. 08.05.89 - Terry Funk (iv) where he claims tomorrow night at the Omni he will be the new NWA World Heavyweight champion. - Rick Steiner (iv) he has brought two front row tickets for the Omni show tomorrow and says one is for Jim Ross. Ross says that they don’t need tickets as he is wrestling Lex Luger for the US title and Ross knows people who can get him in. He suggests giving Robin Greene (who is in the audience) the tickets, but Steiner says that he doesn’t spend money on girls and the tickets are to make sure that they get in. - Sting & Eddie Gilbert (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs New Zealand Militia (Sting has Jacko Victory in the Scorpion Deathlock when Terry Funk, the Great Muta and Gary Hart come out and enter the ring. Funk nails Gilbert with his branding iron and they double team Sting with Funk using his cowboy boots as weapons. A suited Ric Flair comes to Sting’s aid and they have a great brawl). 08.12.89 - Terry Funk & Gary Hart (iv) Funk says how he has never been as embarrassed as he was last week when Ric Flair got his tuxedo jacket and cowboy boots, put them on and danced around. They say how people may think that Flair & Sting are number one, but the game has just begun and they’ll finish it. - Brian Pillman vs Norman the Lunatic (w/ Teddy Long) (match is jip from NWA Pro) - Brian Pillman (iv) challenges Norman to a match here on TBS. - Teddy Long (iv) says how he and Norman have already beaten up Pillman so they don’t need to keep proving themselves and therefore decline his challenge from earlier. - Sting (iv) the only thing that the Great Muta has proven is that he can steal the TV title and he hasn’t proven that he can beat Sting. - Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Bill Ford & Trent Knight (Rick ends up leaving the match early to go and sit with Robin Greene in the crowd and Scott wrestles the match on his own). - Mike Rotunda vs Steve Williams 08.26.89 - Skyscrapers music video - Terry Funk music video - Jim Ross and Rick Steiner in the hotel with Ross giving Steiner advice for his date with Robin Greene. They then go to Robin’s room and she is totally transformed from nerdy fan to super hot and sexy femme fatale. - Bob Caudle presents Ric Flair with the AMW King of the Slams trophy. - Ric Flair (iv) re the match at Clash VIII where he’ll team with Sting against Terry Funk and the Great Muta. - Brian Pillman vs Fred Avery (Norman comes out during the match and tries to attack Pillman, but Teddy Long with the keys ends up getting Norman to retreat to the back). - Dick Slater (w/ Gary Hart) vs Sting (as they are fighting on the floor, Terry Funk and Great Muta come out to attack Sting. Ric Flair attempts to make the save but is beaten down, then Brian Pillman comes out and the same happens to him. Flair eventually gets hold of the branding iron, hits Slater in the arm with it and the heels back track. Great post match action). - Gary Hart (iv) where Terry Funk comes and tells Hart that he has to go to the back as Dick Slater is hurt bad. 09.02.89 - Rick & Scott Steiner & Robin Greene & Missy Hyatt (iv) - Road Warriors music video ‘Iron Man’ 09.09.89 My episode is incomplete, however according to the 9/16 show there appears to have been an Eddie Gilbert vs Brian Pillman match on this show. 09.16.89 - recap of Rick & Scott Steiner vs Michael Hayes & Jim Garvin from Clash VIII. Did Robin Greene or Missy Hyatt trip Scott? - Rick & Scott Steiner & Robin Greene (iv) Scott says that people have told him he was tripped but he’s looked at the video and saw nothing. - Gary Hart & Terry Funk (iv) where Jim Ross reads a letter from Jim Herd who has suspended Terry Funk indefinitely due to his actions at the Clash and fined him $100,000. Hart says that they won’t take this lying down and then questions what Flair’s punishment is for attacking Funk’s arm and elbow with the branding iron. Funk then says he bagged Flair and would do it again, but then tells the kids at home to not do what he did. Great interview. - Dynamic Dudes (iv) and Jim Cornette announces that he will be their advisor. -Tom Zenk vs Mike Awesome - Dick Murdoch vs Tommy Rich (tld) - recap of Brian Pillman vs Eddie Gilbert from last week where Pillman got the pin, but Gilbert’s foot was underneath the bottom rope. - Brian Pillman vs Bob Cook (prior to the match Eddie Gilbert gets into the ring and after how last week’s match ended challenges Pillman to a rematch on next week’s show which Pillman accepts). - Lex Luger (iv) and is looking for competition as he claims that the US title is the number one title in the sport because the Total Package is the champion. - Halloween Havoc promo video - Robin Greene & Rick & Scott Steiner (iv) Robin says she really wanted the Steiners to win the tag titles and has no idea why people are blaming her. Rick then asks Jim Ross to make sure that he has a camera with him as he has a special question that he wants to ask Robin, whilst Scott says that he and Rick are brothers and that no-one will ever come between them. Robin has a mischievous smirk on her face as he is saying this. 09.23.89 - Gary Hart (iv) he has been told by his attorneys that Terry Funk’s suspension won’t stick as it is indefinite, and with it being indefinite you are messing with his constitutional rights and his ability to earn a living. - Lex Luger (iv) has put out an open challenge, as says he can beat any man in this sport. - video of Scott Steiner being attacked and assaulted. He is at a basketball court with the camera man waiting for Rick to show up. A limo then arrives and Robin Green is in it, but there is still no sign of Rick. Robin invites Scott into the limo so that they can wait for Rick, and thanks him for admitting that he tripped at the Clash. She then winds up the window, opens the door and as Scott goes to get in, he is pulled in and attacked by two men. The camera man leaves to go and get help but leaves the video camera filming on the floor, then as Scott is thrown out of the limo he is kicked and attacked by another man who looks very much like Kevin Sullivan. Great angle. - Eddie Gilbert vs Brian Pillman - Ric Flair (iv) is happy that Terry Funk is suspended, and the only thing that would make him happier was if the suspension was lifted and he could get to wrestle him in the ring. 09.30.89 - Ric Flair vs Gene Ligon - Lex Luger (iv) says that his open challenge still hasn’t been answered, and that people are more afraid of Lex luger than they are of wanting the US title. Also claims that he is bigger than the US title. - Special report with Gordon Solie who has just got back from Ric Flair’s press conference where it was announced that Flair has paid Terry Funks’ $100,000 fine and that the suspension is lifted. He then confirms the ‘I Quit’ match at the Clash and the tag team match at Halloween Havoc. - Dick Murdoch vs Dan Spivey (w/ Sid Vicious & Teddy Long) (Spivey is DQ’d after Vicious interferes in the match and they end up double power bombing Murdoch) - Brian Pillman (iv) would like to accept Lex Luger’s open challenge. - Robin Greene (iv) says that ‘I am Woman’ and that she is going to conquer the wrestling world. - Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (iv) where he says that the Freebirds refused to face the Midnights at Halloween Havoc because they have had enough title opportunities. Cornette says that he had to use some pull to get the Dynamic Dudes the tag shot and the Midnights will team with Steve Williams to face the Samoans on the show. - Elvira advert for Halloween Havoc. - Rick & Scott Steiner (iv) they address the attack by Robin Greene’s three men on Scott. 10.07.89 - Gary Hart (iv) says that the NWA Board of Directors can do all they want to try to help and favour Sting and Ric Flair, but they can’t get in the ring and help them. All they can do is make stipulations; they can’t fight for Sting and Flair, only the individual fights for himself. - Lex Luger (iv) Jim Ross says how Brian Pillman accepted his open challenge last week, then Pillman shows up himself and says that he hasn’t had an answer yet. Luger accepts the challenge, and then Pillman says about having it tonight on TBS? A less than enthusiastic Luger (after a bit of goading from Ross) accepts again. - Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (iv) and Stan Lane isn’t happy that the Dynamic Dudes have ‘their’ title shot against the Freebirds at Halloween Havoc. - Woman (iv) says that she has found a weakness in the Steiners and they are not the team that will help her conquer the wrestling world. She says that they will face Doom at Halloween Havoc. - Lex Luger (iv) says that there will be no match between him and Brian Pillman on TV today for as champion, he has a lot of commitments, and one of those was to a young up and comer called Richard Sartain. He says that he will wrestle Pillman, just not today, and that is the champion’s prerogative. - Lex Luger vs Brian Pillman (this was scheduled as Luger vs Richard Sartain, but before the bout could start Pillman came out and said that if Luger was half the man that he claimed then he would fight him right now. No referee and Pillman gets the best of the fight with Luger eventually retreating to the dressing room. Great segment of getting Pillman over as a threat to Luger. - Ric Flair and Terry Funk history package (includes a new Funk (iv)) - Ric Flair (iv) the word ‘quit’ does not exist in his body.

04.22.89 - Ranger Ross & Randy Rose vs Rip Morgan & Jack Victory (Rose finally gets the pin on Victory, but takes a post match double team beating for his troubles) - recap of the Bob Orton - Dick Murdoch feud incl. clips from various TV shows - Tonga the Polynesian Savage vs Trent Knight - Iron Sheik & Rip Morgan (iv) more gibberish, but Sheik appears annoyed that Sting isn’t there this week. - Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert (w/ Missy Hyatt) (Dangerously trips Gilbert as he is running the ropes and then gets slapped by Hyatt for interfering. This brings out Kevin Sullivan who goes after Missy and tries to drag her to the back. Steiner tries to save her but gets blindsided by Dan Spivey. Gilbert eventually gets to Sullivan and they all brawl on the outside, resulting in the faces getting counted out. Great stuff and Steiner’s fan is again visible this week. 04.29.89 - Ric Flair (iv) he is accompanied by three women saying that they have started the victory celebration one week early; they are then joined by Rick Steamboat. Good interview. - Bob Orton (w/ Gary Hart) vs Bob Emory (Hart joins Jim Ross on commentary again. Ross tells him he has received a message from security and that there is an emergency in the back and he needs to go to the locker room. Not long later Hart returns to ringside being attacked by a bullrope wielding Dick Murdoch. Orton leaves the ring to come to his manager’s rescue before they both flee. The match is either a no-contest or Orton is counted out. - Ron Simmons vs JYD (referee Teddy Long fast counts a Simmons pin on JYD) - Jim Herd (iv) says that he has seen enough, and announces that Teddy Long is no longer an official of the NWA. - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Lee Scott - Sting (iv) is out to answer the Iron Sheik’s Persian Club challenge. Rip Morgan is accompanying the Sheik who demonstrates the clubs. Sting is about to follow suit but says he needs to see how it is done again. The Sheik again demonstrates it for a second time, then it happens again so he does it for a third time. Sting then says that the Sheik is the best at swinging the clubs, but he is the better wrestler and walks off. Strange segment. - Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda (Kevin Sullivan turns up after the match has started. He begins to cut Gilbert’s hair, then when Missy jumps on him to stop him he goes after her. This brings out the Road Warriors who make the save. Prior to the match commencing, Steiner’s fan gave him a small toy that spins when you blow it). 05.06.89 - Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Max McGiver (Rick’s fan has an ‘Alex’ of her own) - Kevin Sullivan (iv) says Missy Hyatt is nothing but a hindrance to a guy who was once a great athlete, and that she is the demise of Rick Steiner who will pay for leaving the Varsity Club (incl. clips of Sullivan’s and Hyatt’s altercations from previous weeks) - Steve Williams (w/ Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan) vs Road Warrior Animal (w/ Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering) (a ‘Designated Hitter match’, where are they to take it in turns to sit on a bar stool and take one punch from their opponent. Animal was to receive the first shot, but Williams just hits him with a clothesline instead. Animal then goes after Williams, the Varsity Club then jump Animal until Hawk and Ellering make the save) - Ric Flair (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs Dwayne Bruce (with Ricky Steamboat on commentary. Jim Ross takes a dig at Hulk Hogan as when they were talking about their New Orleans match he said ‘we had nobody trying to cover a bald spot and pose a little bit’) - Teddy Long (iv) is out to protest the decision of Jim Herd and the NWA, and claims he has been framed by them as he has done nothing wrong. Says that they will all be sorry. - Sting vs Rip Morgan (w/ Iron Sheik) (Sting gets the pin but is double teamed by the heels post match. Sheik puts him in the Camel Clutch until Rick Steiner saves and runs them off) - Dynamic Dudes music video ‘Iko Iko’ - Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas) vs George South & The Raider - Ricky Steamboat - Ric Flair music video ‘The Final Countdown’ (awesome hype video for the Wrestle War match that is Flair’s last title shot at the title. Can’t put over enough how great this is) 05.13.89 - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Ranger Ross - Terry Funk (iv) gives his reasoning for why he attacked Ric Flair. Says that they were having a verbal confrontation and that Flair insinuated Funk shouldn’t be a contender in the NWA. Funk felt otherwise, but was going to shake his hand, leave him to it and let him have his moment, but he then says that he saw in Flair’s eye that he was going to hit him so he beat him to the punch. He then claims that Flair isn’t injured, just gutless. - Lex Luger (iv) is sick and tired of trying to please everyone and is coming after Michael Hayes and the U.S. Title. - Jim Herd (iv) announces that the World Tag Team titles have been vacated due to the way that the Varsity Club manhandled special guest referee Nikita Koloff at Wrestle War. He says that there will be an eight team elimination tournament for the titles. - Kevin Sullivan (iv) says that this just a plan to get rid of the Varsity Club. He also appears to be blaming Steve Williams for something. - Teddy Long (iv) he is going nowhere, and he then gets the director to play a video of his childhood friend ‘Norman’. He claims that both he and Norman have been badly misjudged by everyone. - Kevin Sullivan (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Scott Steiner (after getting the pin Sullivan tries to attack Scott with a chair but he rolls out the ring to avoid him. Eddie Gilbert then comes to ringside to support and watch Steiner, whilst the referee reverses the decision due to Sullivan’s attempted post match antics). - Terry Funk vs Troy Aldridge (prior to the match beginning Funk says that as Ric Flair doesn’t see him as a worthy opponent that he is going to start off facing the least experienced guy on the roster. He then says that as he is a ‘living legend’ and a humanitarian he will give Aldridge the chance to back out of the match. Aldridge says that he doesn’t, so Funk slaps him. He asks him again if he wishes to back out of the match, and again he says no, so Funk slaps him harder. He asks him a third time, and this time Aldridge says yes. As he is about to leave and get out of the ring, Funk jumps and just hammers him. The show goes off the air with Funk about to piledrive Aldridge on the floor. Great segment. 05.20.89 - Sting vs Jack Victory (Gary Hart joins Jim Ross on commentary. Hart and Sting have a verbal confrontation post match, and Sting challenges the Great Muta to face him now. Hart says that they will wait until the time is right. Muta then comes out, but Hart takes him to the back). - Eddie Gilbert (iv) incl. video footage of Rick Steiner getting physiotherapy for his bicep injury where he is accompanied by Scott Steiner. - Brian Pillman music video vignette (incl. clips of a match against George South from Center Stage – tryout?) - Terry Funk vs Eddie Guerrero (really good and Funk give Guerrero a lot of offense) - Terry Funk (iv) says it’s time to put Ric Flair out to pasture and begs to have Rick Steiner’s place in the Top 10 contenders, as he is the best wrestler in the world. - Dynamic Dudes music video ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ (incl. clips of a match against Jack Victory & The Enforcer from Center Stage). -Freebirds vs Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) (the Samoan Swat Team attack Animal and double team him at ringside leading to Hawk coming to help his partner and an intense brawl follows. The Road Warriors are counted out, but there’s a nice touch where Terry Gordy wants to go and join in the fight, but Hayes is more interested in getting the win and stops him from the leaving the ring and being counted out). - Teddy Long (iv) and he plays another video of his friend ‘Norman’ who is innocent, just like him. 05.27.89 - Terry Funk vs Davey Rich - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Mike Justice & Trent Knight & Cougar Jay (Oriental Torture match) - Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) (double count out that descends into a wild brawl). - Lex Luger (iv) re. the Badstreet match that he has signed on for with Michael Hayes. Says that he is sick and tired of playing by the rules and as this match has no rules, it is right up his street. - Scott Steiner (w/ Rick Steiner & Missy Hyatt) vs Jack Victory (prior to this match Rick’s fan gives him a teddy bear. Teddy Long joins the commentary position and says that no-one is to call his friend Norman a lunatic and that no-one is to boo him). - Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Ron Simmons & Ranger Ross (Teddy Long is out scouting Simmons and appears to be trying to sign him to a contract. Simmons ends up walking out on Ross leaving him to face both members of the SST alone). - Jim Cornette (iv) and he announces that he and the Midnight Express are returning to the NWA. - Dr Estwanik (Ric Flair’s physician) (iv) gives an update on Flair’s condition. - Terry Funk (iv) says how he spoke to Ric Flair’s attorney and offered to pay for Flair’s round trip ticket so that he can come to the show next week and let everyone see the extent of his injuries and the attorney said that Flair will be here next week. 06.03.89 - Ron Simmons vs Ranger Ross (Teddy Long comes to ringside and with the referee’s back turned and Ross in control puts some brass knux on Simmons’ hand. He then clocks the Ranger and gets the pin). - Brian Pillman music video vignette ‘Def Leppard – Rocket’ - Teddy Long (iv) introduces another video of Norman. - Terry Funk (iv) announces that Ric Flair is here and as Flair’s music plays Funk asks him to come on down, however it’s an impostor. Funk says Flair has a bad stomach because he has lost his guts and says he has a bad back as he has a yellow streak running down it. Sting comes out to confront Funk and Funk challenges him and they have a hot, short brawl until a bunch of jobbers try to pull them apart. Another great Funk segment. - Kevin Sullivan vs Tom Pittner (prior to the match Sullivan gets in the face of Rick’s fan shouting at her and then ripping up her poster leaving her in tears. Both Sullivan and Nancy are excellent here) - Scott Hall music video vignette - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Steve Casey - Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Butch Reed & The Raider (it was supposed to be Bob Orton teaming with Reed, but as soon as he got to ringside he was jumped by Dick Murdoch and they both brawled to the back. Teddy Long then comes down and says he’ll find a partner for Reed and gets him The Raider) 06.10.89 - clip of Missy Hyatt confronting Gary Hart, Great Muta and Kevin Sullivan where Muta blows the mist in her eyes. As she is on the floor screaming, Scott Steiner and Doug Gilbert come to help her. - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Ray Lloyd - Terry Funk (iv from earlier this week) and Funk has cracked the Top 10 and will face the number one contender Ricky Steamboat at the Clash who then comes out to confront Funk. Lex Luger shows up at the Center Stage commentary position asking them to cut the tape and he’s irate that he isn’t on the Clash card. Says that as the US champion he should be the number one contender and says how Steamboat snuck in to get the gold whilst he was busy with the US title, has had his chance and should now step aside. He then says that he will be at the Clash whether the powers that be like it or not. After Luger leaves the commentary position a Steamboat (iv) from earlier in the week airs and says how Flair should be happy that he is in the Top 10 and wrestling the number one contender like himself. Great stuff. - Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda vs Dewayne Bruce & Mark Smith (the Varsity Club continue to attack the jobbers after the match until the Steiners make the save and the two teams brawl). - Dynamic Dudes vs New Zealand Militia (Rip Morgan & Jacko Victory) - Rick & Scott Steiner vs The Raider & Snake Brown (prior to this match Rick gives his fan his Letterman jacket. Immediately after they get the pin the Steiners are jumped by Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda and they brawl as the show goes off the air). 06.17.89 - Ric Flair (sit down (iv) with Jim Ross) he’s sporting a neck brace and says that he’ll make an announcement on his career on 7/1 and if he’s not 100% he won’t come back and they can take the title from him. - Terry Funk vs Cougar Jay (Funk is pelted with rubbish constantly during the match and Jay takes a couple of great bumps to the floor) - Terry Funk (iv) he tells Flair to give up the belt. - Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Fred Avery & Keith Steinborn (prior to the match Rick again gives his fan his Letterman jacket. Jim Ross on commentary later mentions that he’s her boyfriend and that her name is Robin Greene) - Paul E. Dangerously (iv) includes clips of the Road Warriors attacking the SST in their match against the Midnight Express from the Clash and then declares war on them and Paul Ellering. - Gary Hart & Great Muta (iv) Hart says that if there is anything that scares Muta it is fire in the face, as that is what scarred his father. - Norman the Lunatic (w/ Teddy Long) vs Bob Emory - Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (iv) where Cornette blames Paul E. Dangerously for costing them the NWA tag titles and has asked the NWA that he wants to fight Paul E. one on one. He then brings in Steve Williams and says how they have something in common and that’s that no-one trusts them and they have no real friends. He says that Kevin Sullivan betrayed Williams and that Terry Gordy jumped him from behind and no matter how tough he is he can’t fight three Freebirds at once, and from now on they’ll be looking out for each other. - Sting vs Al Greene (after the match Terry Funk comes to ringside and gets in the ring as though he is going to attack Sting but just gets out the other side and leaves). - Terry Gordy vs Steve Williams (with Williams in control Michael Hayes comes down and jumps upon the apron. Referee Nick Patrick goes to try to tell him to get down and whilst Williams has Gordy up for the Oklahoma Stampede, Jim Garvin then shows up, hooks Dr Death’s leg and Gordy falls on top of him for the pin. Jim Cornette then comes to ringside and tries to tell Patrick what happened but the Freebirds toss him into the ring and are about to attack him until the Midnight Express make the save. An almighty brawl then takes place that also includes the New Zealand Militia, the Dynamic Dudes, Norman, the Steiners and a few others, which appears to be to promote the upcoming two ring King of the Hill Battle Royals. 06.24.89 - Midnight Express & Steve Williams (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Keith Steinborn & Fred Avery & Jeff James (Michael Hayes goes to ringside from the commentary position during the match and starts arguing with Cornette. When Dr Death leaves the apron to stand next to Cornette, Hayes retreats back to announcing. After the match Cornette challenges the Freebirds and there is reluctance shown until he calls Gordy yellow. An impromptu match then takes place with Stan Lane pinning Jim Garvin. Hayes claims it was a fluke and a quick three count and then Garvin says how they are going nowhere and demand that the Midnights come back out. Jim Ross says how the Midnights pinned them and embarrassed them on TV and if they were the real Freebirds and the real world champions then they’d wrestle them tonight. They agree and then leave to prepare for the match. Hayes and Cornette are both excellent in this segment especially when they are going back and forth verbally. - Sting (iv) is let down and disappointed by Lex Luger’s actions at the Clash. Lex comes out and says that Sting should be grateful for everything that he has done for him since he joined the NWA and says that if Steamboat wants to avoid him he needs to give up his number one ranking. More goodness from heel Luger. - Michael Hayes & Jim Garvin (w/ Terry Gordy) vs Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette) - Rick & Scott Steiner & Missy Hyatt (iv) they are accompanied by Robin Green who introduces herself. Rick says she is not his girlfriend, just a ‘girl’ and then gives her some flowers. - Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Snake Brown & Cruel Connection (during the match Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda come out to where Robin is sat and destroy the flowers that Rick gave her) - Terry Funk (iv) says that if Flair does come back he is going to beat him for the World title. - Eddie Gilbert (iv) introduces the returning Tommy Rich to the NWA. The clip of Gilbert trying to burn the Great Muta from the Clash is shown and Gary Hart comes out to talk with Gilbert. He insults Missy Hyatt then Gilbert punches him and starts beating on him, until Muta shows up and blows the red mist in his face and attacks him with his kendo stick until the show goes off the air.

Cheers, I never knew that. I did see it, but as it was being shown in the Update assumed it had aired on either Challenge or Prime Time. Here is the start of the NWA World Championship Wrestling recommendations/things of interest for the year. When sorting through these I think I ended up noting every Muta match, but really I think only one or two of the squashes would be required. This will take some trimming as you could feasibly do 30 discs on the NWA alone, but it is a starting point! 01.14.89 - Barry Windham (w/ J.J. Dillon) vs Eddie Gilbert (Ric Flair comes out to join Dillon midway through the bout. He then interferes for the DQ when Gilbert was in control) - Road Warriors & Paul Ellering (iv) they announce Genichiru Tenryu as their new Six-Man Tag Team partner - Barry Windham & Ric Flair & J.J Dillon (iv) they are joined by Eddie Gilbert, and he challenges Windham & Flair to face him and a mystery partner on the show next week. They accept. - Missy Hyatt (iv’s) Ric Flair incl. clip of Flair vs Lex Luger where Flair gets the pin with his feet on the ropes - Rick Steiner vs Mike Rotundo (w/ Kevin Sullivan) - Steve Williams interferes for the DQ. They spike piledrive Steiner and try to steal his dog, until Michael Hayes & JYD come out to stop them - Lex Luger & Sting (iv) re. Flair’s comments about how he’ll never face Lex again 01.21.89 - Eddie Gilbert (iv) confirms his mystery partner is here - Eddie Gilbert (iv) incl. clips of last weeks beatdown by the Horsemen - Ric Flair & Barry Windham (w/ J.J. Dillon) vs Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Steamboat - Steamboat & Eddie Gilbert (iv) after getting the pin on Flair, Steamboat wants a World Title shot. They are joined by Ric Flair, Barry Windham & J.J. Dillon and they are not happy as they never got a chance to prepare for Steamboat 01.28.89 - Ricky Steamboat (iv) brings out his wife and son, and says that securing their future is the reason for his goal to become World Champion - Ricky Steamboat vs Russian Assassin II (w/ Paul Jones & Russian Assassin I) (Ric Flair comes out to the commentary position during the match. After the bout Jones and Russian Assassin I come in the ring to try and jump Steamboat but he sees them off. Flair then comes up to the ring and says how Steamboat wants no part of him, he then hits a running over the top rope to the floor tope on Flair. Barry Windham comes to help Flair but Eddie Gilbert evens it up and they brawl at ringside with the heels injuring Gilbert. They ram his head into the ringpost, then Windham lays him face down on the concrete floor and Flair drops a knee to the head. Great stuff). 02.04.89 - Eddie Gilbert (iv) has his nose plastered and incl. clips of last week’s attack on him - Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Gary Hart) vs Dave Heath (Gangrel) - Lex Luger (iv) says that he has the US title in his sights and if he wins, then that makes him the number one contender and Ric Flair would then have to face him. - Ricky Steamboat public workout to get him ready for his match with Ric Flair at the Chi-Town Rumble. The workout sees Steamboat against Bob Cook, Dustin Rhodes and Ric Diamond with Flair coming out to observe. - Clips of Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair in the ring after the workout (this took place during the commercial break) - Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) vs Mike Jackson & Kip Montana (Billy Gunn) - Midnight Express & Jim Cornette (iv) great stuff from Cornette. 02.11.89 - Midnight Express & Jim Cornette (iv) where Cornette says how he will send Paul E. Dangerously packing from the NWA in the loser of the pin leaves town match. - Road Warriors & Paul Ellering vs The Varsity Club (from NWA Saturday Morning). Good action in this. 02.18.89 - Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) vs Dale Lapeyrouse & Bob Emory (Paul E. Dangerously, Gary Hart, Hiro Matsuda, Kevin Sullivan and Paul Jones are all out scouting the SST). - Ricky Steamboat (iv) says that the match with Ric Flair is all or nothing for him as he doesn’t want to be in a situation like Lex Luger where Flair has said how he will never wrestle him again. - Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner (iv) where Gilbert says that Steiner no longer has to worry about Kevin Sullivan sticking his nose in his business as he has his back. 02.25.89 - Eddie Gilbert (iv) introduces Missy Hyatt as his returning valet. - Ricky Steamboat dressing room (iv) after his win at the Chi-Town Rumble and the likes of Lex Luger, Sting, Rick Steiner and Stan Lane all spray champagne over him. - Michael Hayes & JYD (iv) Hayes says how he has had some offers from Hiro Matsuda but is not interested in joining him (Hayes’ racial slurs are silenced out whilst JYD does his best Japanese voice!) 03.04.89 - Iron Sheik (iv) demonstrates the Iranian dumbbells, and challenges any American to duplicate what he can do - Paul E. Dangerously (iv) announces that he will have a weekly talk show segment called ‘The Danger Zone’ - The Danger Zone w/ Ric Flair & Hiro Matsuda (Heyman has a bodyguard with him in ‘Secret Service’ Jack Victory). Flair states that he has a major announcement for next week and will also wrestle on the show - Varsity Club (all four members) (iv) Kevin Sullivan has been looking through NWA documentation and has found that the TV title will only be on the line for the first 10 minutes of matches as it is an old by law of the promotion. Sullivan then announces Mike Rotunda is now the Captain of the Varsity Club, and that Rotunda has agreed to put up $10,000 of his own money to try and encourage challengers. 03.11.89 - Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey (iv) they confirm the $10,000 challenge that they made last week and then show the money. They reiterate that the TV title is only on the line for the first 10 minutes and say that they are putting the money up as Rotunda wants competition and competition makes him better. - The Danger Zone w/ Lex Luger. They are joined by Michael Hayes who is teaming with Luger to take on Barry & Kendall Windham at The Omni, although they are already thinting at dissension between the two as Hayes takes over the interview. - Ric Flair & Hiro Matsuda (iv) says just because he doesn’t like him, he is going to beat Lex Luger for the US title before he beats Rick Steamboat for the World crown. - Ric Flair (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs Greg Evans - Old Spice advert featuring Sting - Paul E. Dangerously & Jack Victory & Samoan Swat Team (iv) he’s not happy over the way that Lex Luger conducted himself on The Danger Zone earlier so ‘Secret Service’ Jack Victory is going to take the US title from him. - Michael Hayes & JYD & Vincent Young vs Cruel Connection & Rip Morgan (pre-match Hayes wasn’t happy that they came out to Young’s music) 03.18.89 - Gary Hart & Hiro Matsuda (iv) they introduce The Great Mota. - Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams & Dan Spivey (iv) they are accompanied by Chip, the Personal Accountant of the Varsity Club, and he is looking after Rotunda’s $10,000. - Mike Rotunda (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey) vs Richard Sartain (Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner come to the commentary booth and say why doesn’t Rotunda put the money and TV title up against them rather than handpicking easy opponents. Steve Williams eventually comes to ringside to support Rotunda). - Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner & Missy Hyatt (iv) they again challenge Rotunda to put up the $10,000 and the TV belt against them. - Great Mota (w/ Gary Hart & Hiro Matsuda) vs Cougar Jay - Gary Hart & Hiro Matsuda & Great Mota (iv) - Barry & Kendall Windham (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs Michael Hayes & Lex Luger (from The Omni, Atlanta, GA. Hayes turns on Luger allowing the Windhams to get the win and then joins them in a post fight attack on him. This is followed by a great Hayes (iv) at ringside conducted by Jim Ross who is convinced that Hayes took Matsuda’s money) 03.25.89 - Hiro Matsuda & Michael Hayes (iv) where Matsuda confirms he has come to an arrangement with Hayes, whilst Hayes says that he is the new color analyst on the show. - Lex Luger (iv, from Albany, GA) where he addresses what Michael Hayes did to him. Hayes then responds from the commentary booth and says that the Yamasaki Corporation (Ric Flair, Barry & Kendall Windham, Butch Reed, Hiro Matsuda and himself) now runs the NWA. - The Danger Zone w/ Cougar Jay and they are joined early by Randy Rose who says that his lawyers found a loophole and he is back in the NWA. When Paul E. Dangerously asks him who his manager will be, he says him. Dangerously says that he wants nothing to do with him as he lost twice on PPV, and when Rose gets heated about saying how he put his career on the line for him, Jack Victory attacks him with the cell phone and then piledrives both Rose and Jay on the concrete floor. - Great Mota (w/ Gary Hart) vs Jerry Price (Mota wins by Cattle Mutilation submission) - Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams (iv) Sullivan wants to see who the best College athlete in the NWA is. Jim Ross again questions why Rotunda isn’t defending his title against the likes of Sting and Rick Steiner, then he says he will get to them, but at the moment there are greater contenders. - Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) vs Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu (jip, from AJPW) - Dick Murdoch & Vincent Young vs Lee Scott & The Enforcer 04.01.89 - Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey - The Danger Zone w/ Gary Hart, Hiro Matsuda & Great Mota. Hart announces that Mota is the son of the Great Kabuki. - Ricky Steamboat (iv) says that he needs the 2/3 falls match with Ric Flair to prove to himself and the doubters that the outcome of the last match was no fluke. - Great Mota (w/ Gary Hart) vs Cruel Connection I & II (hc) - Mike Rotunda (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams & Dan Spivey) vs Sting (TV Title Change from Center Stage. Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat come to ringside midway through the match to support Sting. Good match) 04.08.89 - Dennis L. Guthrie (iv) as Flair’s lawyer he is ordering the NWA to arrange a rematch between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat to take place within 30 days, due to the fact that Flair’s leg was clearly under the rope and outside the ring. Guthrie says that if the NWA do not grant the rematch then he will be filing a lawsuit against the NWA, Ted Turner, Jim Herd and Steamboat himself. He also states that should a remath be granted, Flair wants a second referee outside the ring who has the power to overrule the in ring official. - Lex Luger vs Kendall Windham (Michael Hayes leaves the announcing position to go down to ringside and features a great finish as Windham goes for a crossbody off the top and in one movement Luger catches him and turns it into a powerslam for the pin). - Jim Herd (iv) confirms that there will be a rematch between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat on 5/7 and that there will be three special judges for the bout. He says that this decision is not as a result of what Dennis Guthrie said. - Jack Victory (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Randy Rose (as Rose is covering Victory, Paul E. clocks him with his phone enabling Victory to get the pin. Surprisingly decent action. - Great Mota (w/ Gary Hart) vs Gary Royal & Bucky Siegler (hc) - Ricky Steamboat (iv) says that the match on 5/7 from Nashville will be Ric Flair’s last chance. 04.15.89 - Bob Orton & Butch Reed (w/ Gary Hart) vs Dick Murdoch & Bucky Siegler (Hart challenges Murdoch just before the bout was due to begin to come and face them now, he accepts and replaced jobber Don Sanders (?) in the match. When Murdoch finally gets the tag in, the heels are DQ’d for continual double and triple teaming. Great stuff. - Sting (iv) he is joined by Rick Steiner and then the Iron Sheik and his flagbearer Rip Morgan. Jim Ross informs us that Sheik has challenged Sting for his TV title, although it was hard to make out what the Sheik was saying. - Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs Greg Evans - Jack Victory (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs Randy Rose (Victory gets the pin after nailing Rose with Paul E.’s phone. This was done in full view of official Teddy Long who had previously stopped Rose from using a phone on Victory) -Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs The Raider (Steiner’s number one fan (Woman) makes her first appearance as she comes and hugs Steiner as he is making his way around ringside) - Kevin Sullivan (iv) joined by Missy Hyatt and Rick Steiner, and when Sullivan insults Eddie Gilbert, Hyatt slaps him. Sullivan says it is not the end of it and he will get them both. - Ricky Steamboat vs Ron Simmons - Jim Cornette (iv) says that he and the Midnight Express are leaving the NWA. Says that they have to get their heads straight, attitudes right and heal up their bodies, and then they will make a decision on what to do next. Appears to be the start of a heel turn. - Lex Luger vs Tom Branch (after the match Luger confront Michael Hayes and challenges him there and then. Hayes accepts and they brawl until the show goes off the air).

Final part. 11.04.89 - WWF Update: Mr Perfect giving us another example of why he is perfect, this time demonstrating his Diving and saying how Hogan can't do that. - Brother Love show w/ the members of the King's Court for Survivor Series. This is just to build their match with the 4x4's at the upcoming PPV. The show commences whilst the 4x4's are still in the ring from the previous match and when they run from the ring to the set the Court flees to the back. - Brain Busters vs Demolition (tag title change) - Dino Bravo & Jimmy Hart (iv) where they issue the ultimate challenge to the Ultimate Warrior, challenging him to a push up contest next week on the show. - Ultimate Warrior (iv) in response to Bravo's interview where he accepts. 11.11.89 - Dino Bravo feat of strength where he does push ups with Jimmy Hart on his back. Gene Okerlund is not impressed and Hart then says Bravo will let him choose the largest fan in the audience and he will sit on Dino's back whilst he does push ups. Hart scours the audience and they find a big man in the crowd who they invite to come and join them in the ring. Okerlund asks him a couple of questions and we find out his name is John and that he weighs 461lbs. Dino then proceeds to do a number of push ups with John sat on his back and says how no-one else in the world could do that. Gene then introduces the Ultimate Warrior. He gets into the push up position and John gets on his back, but John and Bravo then attack him and beat on him with John splashing him a few times. Good angle. 11.18.89 - WWF Update: recap of last week's test of strength and attack on the Ultimate Warrior. Okerlund then says that Bravo's accomplice is known only as the Canadian Earthquake (includes an interview with Jimmy Hart, Bravo and the Earthquake). 11.25.89 - WWF Update: Gene Okerlund announces No Holds Barred: The Match, The Movie PPV for 12.27.89 (includes an interview with Randy Savage, Sensational Sherri & Zeus) - Dusty Rhodes vs Rusty Riddle (Dusty goes and dances with one of his fans post match and this is the first appearance of Sapphire) - Mr Perfect plays Horeshoe perfectly and says that Hulk Hogan can't do that. - Brother Love show w/ Roddy Piper. He says how the last time he was on the show he was humiliated (they air the clips of when Rude jumped and attacked him previously), but says how they didn't expect him to just let that go and not do anything about it. There has been no sign of Love, but Piper has been carrying a rope and says that he is the King of Humiliation and wants Rude to take note. He brings out someone on the end of the rope, under a sheet and it's Brother Love who is tied up and wearing a diaper and he says that everyone has to pay the Piper. 12.02.89 - Brother Love show w/ Greg Valentine & Jimmy Hart. They say now that Ron Garvin is reinstated he can have him in the ring again and put his Figure Four on him. Says that even though his shin is injured his Figure Four is more powerful than it has ever been, at which point Garvin makes his way out. He says that Valentine injured his ankle with the Figure Four and has been to see Jack Tunney to get permission to wear a special shin guard of his own as his ankle is hurt. He then says how he has a leglock of his own and it will be hold against hold. 12.09.89 - WWF Update: promoting the No Holds Barred PPV (includes clips of the Hulk Hogan and Zeus confrontation from Survivor Series where Zeus got DQ'd and Gene Okerlunds post match (iv) with Hogan & Brutus Beefcake where Sherri interrupts them and throws powder in their faces and they get jumped by Savage and Zeus). - Big Bossman vs Larry Lawson (after the match Slick goes and gets in the face of Dusty Rhodes' fan who slaps him. The Bossman then goes out to her which brings out Dusty who comes to her aid, lifts her over the guard rail and she leaves with him). - Brother Love show w/ Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan. They tell Roddy Piper that the man who will defeat him is the very monster that he created (includes a clip of Piper humiliating Love in the diaper). Intense stuff from Rude. - No Holds Barred report (includes Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri & Zeus (iv)) 12.16.89 - Dusty Rhodes vs Al Burke (includes an insert (iv) from his fan, and he invites her into the ring to dance with him after the match) - Brother Love show w/ Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri & Zeus. Promoting the No Holds Barred PPV and includes Hulk Hogan and Zeus in action from the Survivor Series. - Rockers vs Brooklyn Brawler & Dale Wolfe (after the match Mr Fuji comes down to ringside and gets in the ring challenging the Rockers on behalf of the Powers of Pain. They end up double dropkicking him and giving him the double fist drop off the top turnbuckle). 12.23.89 - Brother Love show w/ Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake. Says how they are lookingto put Randy Savage & Zeus out of the WWF permanently (again includes clips from the Survivor Series and the dressing room attack). - Dusty Rhodes (iv) introduces his new manager Sapphire (the fan who then joins him from ringside on the stage where they dance together) - Colossal Connection & Bobby Heenan (iv) immediately followed by a Demolition (iv) to hype next week's match. 12.30.89 - WWF Update: Gene Okerlund announces that the Royal Rumble will take place on January 21st 1990 (includes highlights from last January's event). - DIno Bravo vs Reno Riggins (despite having Riggins beat, Bravo continues to lift him up at the count of two rather than pinning him. This leads to the Ultimate Warrior running down to attack Bravo and he ends up clotheslining him over the top rope to the floor. He goes out after him but is distracted by the Canadian Earthquake who has gotten into the ring. With his back turned and now up on the apron to go after the Earthquake, Bravo hits him with a chair and continues to beat on him until a bunch of referees come out and usher him to the back. - Colossal Connection vs Demolition (tag title change) I'll do NWA World Championship Wrestling next as I think I already have a lot of that stuff typed up as opposed to just being on paper in a folder. There is plenty of stuff that could easily be suitable for Yearbook purposes, especially when they move out of the TBS studio. Main highlights are the return of Ricky Steamboat, the Ric Flair - Ricky Steamboat feud, the Flair - Terry Funk feud, the whole Robin Green/Woman - Doom - Steiners angle, the Lex Luger heel turn, the Midnight Express - Jim Cornette - Dynamic Dudes, the Teddy Long firing and a bunch of debuts (Great Muta, SST, Brian Pillman, Skyscrapers, Norman). As well as this there are numerous great interviews and segment aswell as some strange teams (Dick Murdoch & Vincent Young!).