1989-06-24-NWA-World Championship Wrestling

[GSR]

National Wrestling Alliance

World Championship Wrestling

Aired June 24, 1989

Center Stage, Atlanta, GA

1. 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 Williams leaves the apron to go and stand next to Cornette, Hayes retreats back to the announcing position where he asks the rest of the Freebirds to come out.  After the match Cornette challenges the Freebirds and they’re reluctant until he calls Terry 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.  Garvin says that they are going nowhere and demands the Midnights come back out.  Jim Ross says that they pinned you and embarrassed you on national TV, and if you’re the real Freebirds and the real world champions you’ll wrestle them tonight.  They agree and leave to prepare for their match.  Both Cornette and Hayes are excellent in this segment especially when they are going back and forth verbally.
2. Sting vs Chance Myers
3. INT: Sting - he 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 that if Rick Steamboat want to avoid him he needs to give up his number one ranking.  More goodness from heel Lex.
4. Michael Hayes & Jim Garvin (w/ Terry Gordy) vs Midnight Express (w/ Jim Cornette)
5. INT: Rick & Scott Steiner & Missy Hyatt - they are accompanied by Robin Greene who introduces herself.  Rick says that she is not his girlfriend, just a ‘girl’, but gives her some flowers.
6. Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs Snake Brown & Cruel Connection - during the match Kevin Sullivan and Mike Rotundo come out to where Robin is sat and destroy the flowers that Rick gave her.
7. INT: Terry Funk - says that if Ric Flair comes back he is going to beat him for the World title.
8. INT: Eddie Gilbert - 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 and attacks him which brings out Muta who blows the red mist in his face and starts attacking him with his Kendo stick until the show goes off the air.

Bold matches are PWO recommended