NWA (JCP) World Championship Wrestling (August 23, 1986)

 

Original Airdate: August 23, 1986 (taped August 17)

From Atlanta, Georgia; Your Hosts are Tony Schiavone and David Crockett

Jim Cornette is out right away, hyping Big Bubba Rogers against Dusty Rhodes in a cage at the Omni

The Rock 'n' Roll Express v Mike Rose and Phil Brown: The Express are fresh off of winning the NWA World Tag Team title, but it’s not on the line here. The stereo dropkick finishes at a brisk 0:24. Afterwards, the Express swing by the desk, promising to be fighting champions. DUD

Clips of Nikita Koloff defeating Magnum TA to win the Best of Seven Series, and officially claim the NWA United States title

Nikita is out to celebrate his new title

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Ole Anderson v Bill Tabb, Paul Garner, and Clement Fields: Arn finishes with the gourdbuster at 2:44. Dull, but at least it had serious star power. DUD

Clips of Baby Doll turning on Dusty Rhodes during a match against Ric Flair

On World Wide Wrestling, Baby Doll solidified her heel turn, cutting a promo alongside the Nature Boy

Magnum TA v Art Pritts: Magnum is all fired up over losing the US title, and finish Art with a belly-to-belly suplex at 0:24. DUD

Paul Ellering is out, talking about siccing the Road Warriors on the Midnight Express - title or no title

The Road Warriors v Kent Glover and Lee Peek: The Warriors wreck these guys, and Hawk takes a dude’s head off with a clothesline at 1:32. They’re not paying guys by the hour this week, that’s for sure. ¼*

Dusty is out, and he’s so mad that he’s calling Baby Doll a whore on national TV. Also, she’s fat. Stay classy, Dusty

The Midnight Express v Bill Mulkey and Randy Mulkey: Cornette notes that the Express has ‘crippled more men than polio,’ in a very Cornette thing to say. Bobby Eaton scores an arrogant pin at 4:24, but they’re still pissed off, and continue the beating after the bell. DUD

Magnum TA is out, and he thinks he can take the belt back if Nikita gives him a shot. You had seven

Wahoo McDaniel v Randy Barber: Wahoo with a knife-edge chop to set up an elbowdrop at 0:47. DUD

Cornette is back out to make excuses for the Midnight’s losing the tag title

Ron Garvin v George South: Garvin with a knockout punch at 1:31. DUD

Dick Murdoch is out, and ready to take the world title off of Ric Flair. Well, it’s good to have goals

BUExperience: Lots happening this week! Between Baby Doll’s turn on Dusty, and two title changes, it was certainly eventful - even if none of those things actually happened on this show. But that’s okay, stuff going on in the promotion translates.