WCW Clash of the Champions
From Iwe
| Clash of the Champions | ||
| The Clash of the Champions logo from 1994 to 1997 | ||
| Genre | Professional wrestling | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Language(s) | English | |
| No. of seasons | 9 | |
| No. of episodes | 35 | |
| Production company(s) | World Championship Wrestling Turner Broadcasting System International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | TBS | |
| Original run | March 27, 1988 – August 21, 1997 | |
The Clash of the Champions is a series of professional wrestling television specials that were aired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The specials were supercards comprising pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to International Wrestling Federation's (IWF) Saturday Night's Main Event. Clash of the Champions shows were famous for typically not airing commercials during matches even though many of these matches were 20 minutes or more. The first Clash of the Champions was held on March 27, 1988 by Jim Crockett Promotions and was entitled NWA: Clash of the Champions. Subsequent Clash events had different subtitles, i.e. Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem, up until Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl 1991 which was the last event with a subtitle. Jim Crockett Promotions was sold to Ted Turner and renamed World Championship Wrestling in 1988, and WCW continued to air the events until 1997. The rights to Clash of the Champions now belong to IWE. All 35 episodes are available for on-demand viewing on the IWE Network.
History
National Wrestling Alliance (Jim Crockett Promotions)
Clash of the Champions I
Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl
National Wrestling Alliance (World Championship Wrestling)
Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Clash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory
Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout
Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout
Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Clash of the Champions XII: Mountain Madness/Fall Brawl '90
Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
World Championship Wrestling
Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl
Clash of the Champions XVII
Clash of the Champions XVIII
Clash of the Champions XIX
Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Clash of the Champions XXI
Clash of the Champions XXII
Clash of the Champions XXIII
Clash of the Champions XXIV
Clash of the Champions XXV
Clash of the Champions XXVI
Clash of the Champions XXVII
Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Clash of the Champions XXIX
Clash of the Champions XXX
Clash of the Champions XXXI
Clash of the Champions XXXII
January 23, 1996 in Las Vegas (Caesars Palace) Lord Steven Regal injured his knee during the opening dark match against Chris Benoit. Benoit bled from the eye after receiving several headbutts. The show included the wedding of Col. Robert Parker and Sister Sherri, which was interrupted by Madusa, who was revealed to have been seeing Parker on the side. Brian Pillman, during his match with Eddy Guerrero, grabbed ringside commentator Bobby Heenan's jacket neck from behind, causing Heenan to yell "What the fuck are you doing?". Heenan later apologized for his outburst. Disco Inferno forfeited his match to perform at Parker & Sherri's wedding. This was revealed by an Elvis Impersonator (Mike Winner) who Sullivan attacked. The Road Warriors returned at this event and challenged WCW Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger, with Sting agreeing to a match despite Luger being reluctant. Debra McMichael, Linda Bollea, Woman, Elizabeth, and several other women initially came to the ring with Hogan & Savage. It was reported that Ric Flair, who lost the WCW World Title to Savage one day prior, threatened to quit WCW unless the finish to the main event (Hogan pinning Flair with the legdrop) was changed. At the event, Flair pinned Savage after use of a foreign object. Live reports claim 75% of the crowd left during the dark match that closed the show.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Lord Steven Regal defeated Chris Benoit | Singles match | |
| 2 | The Public Enemy fought The Nasty Boys to a double disqualification | Tag team match | |
| 3 | Dean Malenko defeated Alex Wright | Singles match | |
| 4 | Brian Pillman defeated Eddie Guerrero | Singles match | |
| 5 | Lex Luger and Sting (c) defeated Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton) | Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | |
| 6 | Konnan defeated Psychosis | Singles match | |
| 7 | Ric Flair and The Giant (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Hulk Hogan and Brady Savage (with Miss Elizabeth and Kevin Greene) | Tag team match | |
| 8D | One Man Gang (c) (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Disco Inferno | Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) - refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
D – indicates the match was a dark match | |||
Clash of the Champions XXXIII
August 15, 1996 in Denver, Colorado (Denver Coliseum) Ric Flair was the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion at the time, making the match champion vs. champion, but his title was not on the line.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rey Misterio Jr. (c) defeated Dean Malenko | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | |
| 2 | VK Wallstreet defeated Jim Duggan | Singles match | |
| 3 | Konnan defeated Ultimate Dragon (with Sonny Onoo) | Singles match | |
| 4 | Madusa defeated Bull Nakano (with Sonny Onoo) | Singles match | |
| 5 | Eddie Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page (c) | Singles match for the WCW Battle Bowl Championship | |
| 6 | The Giant (with Jimmy Heart) defeated Chris Benoit (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) | Singles match | |
| 7 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (c) (with Sister Sherri and Col. Robert Parker) fought The Hunter Brothers (Rick Hunter and Scott Hunter) and Sting and Lex Luger to a no contest | Triple threat match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | |
| 8 | Ric Flair (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Hollywood Hogan (c) by disqualification | Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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