Live from East Rutherford, NJ
Airdate: December 29, 1985
Attendance: 12,000
Hosted by Tony Schiavone
Can Martel retain the AWA title? Will Rhodes finally defeat Flair for the NWA strap? Can Magnum retain against Blanchard? What will the Soviets do to the Road Warriors? Will Slaughter survive against two Soviets? Let’s jam!
Live from Chicago, IL
Airdate: September 28, 1985
Attendance: 20,347
Hosted by Larry Nelson
Can Magnum defeat Flair for the NWA World title? Will Martel retain the AWA World title against Hansen? How will the Road Warriors fare in their hometown? Does Slaughter stand up for America against Zhukov? Let’s sink our teeth into this delicious supershow!
Like Volunteer Slam IV, footage of this show comes from a fan cam. It took place on Saturday, May 20 at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to prowrestlinghistory.com, the show drew a paltry 200 fans.
Chip Kessler and Les Thatcher are doing commentary and they are still taped from Warrensville, North Carolina.
This week’s show features two historic debuts. Also, NWA World Champion Ric Flair returns. He was sorely missed on the previous week’s program. Plus, there’s blood and an interesting six-man tag…
Live from Greenville, SC & Greensboro, NC
Airdate: April 22 & 23, 1988
Attendance: 4,440 & 6,200 respectively
Hosted by Tony Schiavone & Jim Ross
After the incredibly successful and exciting Clash, how does Jim Crockett Promotions follow up? They scheduled a twenty-four team tournament, but, as you will find out, there are only twenty-two teams. This ought to be interesting…
Taped from several cities
Airdates: several dates
Attendance: varied by location
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross with token appearances by Bob Caudle and David Crockett
As you can see, this was not so much a one-night extravaganza as much as a “best of” tour with blockbuster matches. Of course, the most historical portion of the tour was featured prominently to provide everyone with arguably Dusty Rhodes’ greatest idea.
Live from Baltimore, MD
Airdate: April 10 & 11, 1987
Attendance: 9,300 (4/10), 13,000 (4/11)
Hosted by Tony Schiavone
Instead of the early matinee followed by a night session like last year, Jim Crockett Promotions spanned the tournament over two nights (which probably involved truckloads of money to the Baltimore Marriott). Let’s start with the Friday night show. My reflection is based upon the home video for the show as I await a full-length copy on the WWE Network any day now.
Live from both Greensboro, NC & Atlanta, GA
Airdate: November 27, 1986
Attendance: 16,000 in Greensboro, 14,000 in Atlanta
Hosted by Bob Caudle, Johnny Weaver, Tony Schiavone, and Rick Stewart
This reflection is dedicated to the illustrious but shortened career of Magnum T.A.
One of my all-time favorite shows…
Live from both Greensboro, NC and Atlanta, GA
Airdate: November 28, 1985
Attendance: sold out in both locations
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle
Finally, after all of that WWF stuff, we return to Jim Crockett Promotions for their annual supershow. In an act of one-upmanship, Crockett expanded Starrcade from one location to two. By having two cards in two locations, Crockett sold out both the Omni and the Coliseum and provided each with a main event.
Live from Chicago, IL
Airdate: September 28, 1985
Attendance: 25,000 (20,347 paid)
Hosted by Larry Nelson
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Live from Charlotte, NC
Airdate: July 6, 1985
Attendance: 27,000 (32,000 was quoted within the video)
Hosted by Gordon Solie and Bill Apter
Match commentary by Tony Schiavone