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I just watched the spectacular legacy of the AWA and notice a PPV called SuperClash. Was this the AWA's Wrestlemania or Starrcade? How much did they have? Who was on the cards and what other promotions joined in with them in it?
The AWA had four SuperClash events. Here's a quick rundown:
The first SuperClash was on
September 28, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois at Comiskey Park. It wasn't a
Pay-per-view, but some of the matches were released on home video. This
was during the "Pro Wrestling USA" experiment with the AWA and NWA
teaming up to try and create competition for the expanding WWF. World
Class and the IWA were also involved in this event Here are the results:
- AWA America's Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zuhkov via DQ.
- IWA Champion Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Roberts.
- Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race, Bill
& Scott Irwin when Baba pinned Bill.
- Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine to win the AWA Women's Title.
- World Class Texas Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin.
- AWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors defeated Terry Gordy &
Michael Hayes via DQ.
- Midget Champion Little Tokyo defeated Little Mr. T.
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala in a Bodyslam match.
- AWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal defeated Brad Rheingans.
- Greg Gagne, Scott Hall, & Curt Hennig defeated Ray Stevens, Nick
Bockwinkel, & Larry Zbyszko when Hall pinned Stevens.
- NWA World Six Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khruschev, Ivan & Nikita
Koloff defeated Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, Baron Von Raschke when Ivan pinned
Raschke.
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Magnum T.A.
- AWA World Champion Rick Martel vs. Stan Hansen ended in a double countout.
The second SuperClash was on
May 2, 1987 in San Francisco, California at the Cow Palace. It wasn't a
Pay-per-view, but some of the matches were shown on television. There was no
inter-promotional involvement. Here are the results:
- Adnan Al-Kassie defeated Buck Zumhoffe.
- DJ Peterson vs. Super Ninja ended in a draw.
- AWA Women's Champion Sherri Martel defeated Madusa Micelli.
- Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World Title.
- The Midnight Rockers & Ray Stevens defeated Buddy Wolfe, Doug Somers &
Kevin Kelly when Stevens pinned Somers.
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Boris Zuhkov.
- Jimmy Snuka & NFL great Russ Francis defeated The Terrorist & The
Mercenary when Francis pinned Terrorist.
The third SuperClash was on
December 13, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois. This was the Pay-per-view that saw
AWA, World Class, GLOW and Continental working together. Here are the
results:
- Hector, Chavo, & Mando Guerrero defeated Cactus Jack &
Rock-n-Roll RPMs when Chavo pinned Lane.
- Eric Embry defeated Jeff Jarrett.
- Jimmy Valiant defeated Wayne Bloom.
- World Class Texas Champion Iceman King Parsons defeated Brickhouse Brown.
- Ricky Rice, Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter defeated Paul Diamond, Pat
Tanaka, & Madusa Micelli when Richter pinned Micelli.
- Greg Gagne defeated Ronnie Garvin via countout to win the AWA TV Title.
- The Syrian Terrorist won a Lingerie Battle Royale.
- Sgt Slaughter defeated Col. DeBeers in a Boot Camp match.
- World Class Tag Team Champions The Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes &
Steve Cox when Samu pinned Hayes.
- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap match.
- AWA World Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the World
Class World Title when the referee stopped the match due to Von Erich's
excessive bleeding.
- The Rock N' Roll Express vs. Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller ended in a
double countout.
The fourth and final SuperClash was on April 8,
1990 in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Civic Center. Some of the matches were
aired on television. Here are the results:
- Jake Milliman defeated Todd Becker.
- The Texas Hangmen defeated DJ Peterson & Brad Rheingans.
- Baron Von Raschke defeated Col. DeBeers via countout.
- Tully Blanchard defeated Tommy Jammer.
- Nord the Barbarian defeated Kokina Maximus.
- Larry Zbyszko defeated Masa Saito to win the AWA World Title.
- The Trooper & Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew in a Steel Cage
match.
I happened to pick up a used copy of "The Lost Episodes of the XWF" at my local comic book store. While it wasn't exactly groundbreaking or innovative, I found it pretty interesting. There were a few wrestlers that I've never heard of or seen before. I was just looking for a little bit more information on Vapor, Ian Harrison, Drezden, Hail, and Knuckles. Did they ever do any other work in the U.S.? I didn't think they were great workers, but they did have a good look. I'm surprised Vince hadn't pick them up because of that, especially Drezden, Hail, and Ian Harrison.
I don't know about Vapor or Dresden, but Ian Harrison is a former Mr. Universe, and other than working some indy dates in Florida, I think he is working as a trainer. Hail, also known as Emory Hale, passed away in January of 2006 after dealing with kidney problems for several years.
Since TNA uses a vastly smaller arena to tape in, do you think if WWE did shows in places the same size as the TNA arena that the crowd would be just as much a part of the show as they are in TNA?
I would say yes. In general, smaller arenas make it easier for a chant or reaction to spread quickly and make an impact on the show. 50 fans in a 1,000 seat building can get a chant going a lot quicker than 100 people in a 10,000 seat one.
I was watching the Great American Bash 1989 (Flair v. Funk, Sting v. Muta, War Games) and Jim Ross made reference to the Marietta Massacre involving the Road Warriors. What was that?
I believe that was where they did an angle where the Freebirds attacked the Road Warriors, setting up the War Games match with the Warriors, Steve Williams & The Midnight Express vs. The Freebirds and Samoan Swat Team.
When did the first Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage match take place, and what was the result?
It took place on September 28, 1985 at the Philadelphia Spectrum, with Hogan pinning Savage after Savage missed a top rope elbowdrop. After the match, Savage attacked Hogan with the title belt.
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