NWA (JCP) World Championship Wrestling (December 13, 1986)

 

Original Airdate: December 13, 1986

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

The Rock 'n' Roll Express v Brodie Chase and Zane Smith: What the hell was Robert Gibson walking through before this match? He’s wiping his boots on the apron like there’s no tomorrow. The Express with the stereo dropkicks at 4:22. This was borderline too long. Like their hair at this point. Afterwards, they swing by the desk, promising to be tag champions again. If you coulda, you woulda. DUD

Jimmy Valiant is out to disgust us all

Nikita Koloff v Alan Martin: The NWA United States title is not on the line here. Yeah, fuck you, Martin. Koloff with the sickle at 0:43. Afterwards, Koloff swings by the desk, and Dusty Rhodes is quick to join him. Koloff has a rematch signed against Ric Flair, and he promises to take the NWA World title when it happens. Meanwhile, Dusty is funky like a monkey. Well, no disagreement there. DUD

Arn Anderson and Ole Anderson v Randy Mulkey and Mike Simmons: Poor Randy, getting saddled with this jobber jobber. Arn with a gourdbuster at 5:56. DUD

NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard is out, and he threatens to shut Nikita Koloff up on Flair’s behalf 

NWA Television Title Match: Tully Blanchard v Bill Mulkey: Ah, so that’s why poor Randy got stuck with dead-weight-Simmons. Blanchard with a floatover slingshot suplex at 4:02. DUD

We get clips of Ron Garvin and Barry Windham defeating Ivan Koloff and Krusher Kruschev for the NWA United States Tag Team title on December 9 in Spartanburg South Carolina. Looked like it might have been a hot match, too

Tim Horner v Vernon Deaton: Horner puts this away with a rollup at 4:13. DUD

NWA World Champion Ric Flair is out to laugh off challenges of ‘big muscled up monkeys.’ He’s definitely in the right territory, then 

Jim Cornette is out to prove that the rumors of his demise were greatly exaggerated

The Midnight Express v George South and Rocky King: The Express with a combo at 5:55. Six minutes for a squash, fuck you. Afterwards, the Express swing by the desk, promising to humiliate the Road Warriors when they meet them in their own hometown of Chicago. DUD

The Road Warriors v Kent Glover and Clement Fields: The Warriors are all piss and vinegar, and just straight up murder these fools at 0:31. Afterwards, the Warriors swing by the desk, promising to finish off Cornette next time. DUD

NWA World Tag Team Champions Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude are out, and I’m really not feeling those belts. There’s just no definition there. The plates look like they’ve melted

Barry Windham v Larry Stevens: Barry is celebrating his new US Tag title here. Now that’s a nice looking belt. Windham with a jumping clothesline at 1:44. DUD

Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude v Randy Barber and Pat O'Brien: The NWA World Tag Team title is not on the line. Good. Who wants those ugly belts anyway? At least the champs are very fiery here, and not sleepwalking through their squash. And O’Brien even bleeds, before Manny puts him away at 6:28. A little long, but energetic, at least. ½*

Barry Windham is back out, and he’s pissed that Manny and Rude made their jobber bleed. Stop whiteknighting for jobbers, Barry. We all know they aren’t people

Jimmy Garvin is out to continue ruining the environment 

Jimmy Garvin v Art Pritts: First the environment, now my day. Jimmy with a brainbuster at 4:07. Man, he just dropped him right on his head with that one. DUD

Arn and Ole are back out, and basically promise to win every belt in the promotion (that isn’t already in Horsemen hands). And they can’t wait to teach young Barry Windham what they’re all about

Jimmy Valiant v Bill Tabb: Valiant is dressed like a rapper circa 2003 here. Valiant with an elbowdrop at 1:24. You know how I feel about Jimmy Valiant. DUD

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are back out, fresh from the showers

Barbarian v Robert Burroughs: That’s a horrible wrestler name, no wonder he was a jobber. Barbarian with the flying headbutt drop at 3:38. ¼*

All of the Four Horsemen are out for one last gum flapping session to close the show

BUExperience: This show would be a lot better if it were a lot better.