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The first Clash of the Champions was held on March 27, 1988, by JCP [1] and was entitled NWA: Clash of the Champions. Subsequent events had different subtitles, for example, 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.
Sting held the title for 86 days before losing it to Rick Rude at Clash of the Champions XVII. At Starrcade '91, Sting won the first-ever Battlebowl battle royal, for which he received a Battlebowl championship ring. Sting then became embroiled in a feud with the Dangerous Alliance, headed by manager Paul E. Dangerously. The stable targeted ...
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines.. Lex Luger was the defending WCW World Heavyweight Champion at SuperBrawl II.. At Clash of the Champions XVII, then-WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Sting received the last of a series of three packages containing wrestlers who attacked him – this last being his former friend, WCW World Heavyweight Champion ...
Sting: Spring Stampede: May 1 Rick Rude: Wrestling Dontaku: May 1 Vacant N/A Rude's victory is reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon. Sting refuses the title, leaving it vacant May 22 Sting: Slamboree: Defeated Vader to win the vacant title. June 23 Ric Flair: Clash of the Champions XXVII: Title ceases to exist after winning
March 27 - Clash of the Champions I was aired on free TV via TBS against the WWE pay-per view event WrestleMania IV. April 3 - WCW Main Event Premiered on TBS. July 16 - Bruiser Brody was stabbed by Jose Huertas Gonzalez before a WWC live event in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Brody died hours later in a local hospital.
The Black Scorpion debuted in the ring against Sting for his title at Clash of the Champions XII on September 5, 1990. [4] The wrestler playing him this time was Al Perez, who, according to Ric Flair, was supposed to remain The Black Scorpion until his unmasking—that is, before he quit.
At Clash of the Champions XXX, Sting applied a Scorpion Deathlock on Avalanche during the match and Avalanche submitted to the hold but guest referee Guardian Angel did not ring the bell and Nick Patrick came in to ring the bell against Angel's orders.
The group was conceived in July 1989, feuding primarily with NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Sting and then with the Four Horsemen after their surprise reformation later that year. [1] Prior to the Horsemen's reformation, Flair and Sting defeated Slater and Muta by disqualification at Clash of the Champions VIII on September 12, 1989. [2]