NWA (JCP) World Championship Wrestling (December 20, 1986)

 

Original Airdate: December 20, 1986 (taped December 14)

From Atlanta, Georgia; Your Host is Tony Schiavone

Jim Cornette is out right away, hyping up the Midnight Express

The Midnight Express v Zane Smith and David Isley: The Express put this away in dull fashion at 5:11. DUD

Ivan Koloff is out, and thinks it’s time to take a hard line on Nikita Koloff

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are out, and boy, wearing Mickey Mouse sweatshirts is not a good way to battle Ric Flair’s claim that they hang out with young girls

Ron Garvin v Vernon Deaton: Garvin with the ol’ knockout punch at 4:50. Afterwards, Garvin is joined by tag partner Barry Windham, and they swing by the desk to promise to be fighting NWA United States Tag Team champions. DUD

Brad Armstrong v Brodie Chase: Chase has got a really terrible moustache here. Creepy as hell. Armstrong with the Russian legsweep at 5:17. I love how they couldn’t bring themselves to call the move by its correct name because it would sound too heelish. What a time. DUD

Arn Anderson and Ole Anderson v George South v Rocky King: The Andersons casually destroy these guys, and Ole finishes with an armbar at 6:27. Way too long. Afterwards, the Andersons think they’ve been robbed of the tag titles. Doesn’t matter which, they both belong to them. DUD

Nikita Koloff v Art Pritts: The NWA United States title is not on the line, and Koloff quickly ends him with the lariat at 0:40. DUD

NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon are out to mock Dusty Rhodes thinking that winning the Bunkhouse Stampede is an accolade, compared to Tully’s actual title belt

Nikita and Dusty are out, and Nikita isn’t interested in what Ivan was saying earlier, his focus is on the Horsemen

Barry Windham v Tony Zane: Windham with a jumping clothesline at 4:01. Afterwards, Barry swings by the desk, throwing out a challenge for Ric Flair’s NWA World title. Didn’t you just promise to be a fighting tag champion a few segments ago? One thing at a time, Barry. DUD

The Road Warriors v Butch Cooper and Larry Stevens: I do not expect this to last very long. And, indeed, the Warriors use and abuse these two jobbers at 0:42. DUD

Brad Armstrong is back out, and his dad may be joining the promotion soon. Man, I wonder if he has any brothers?

The Road Warriors are back out, and they promise to simply beat everyone. Well, you can’t fault that strategy

Ivan Koloff and Krusher Kruschev v Bill Tabb and Al Garrett: Ivan with a lariat on Garrett at 7:40. Yes, they gave this nothing squash nearly eight minutes. DUD

NWA World Champion Ric Flair is out, and he’s trying not to lose his mind over Nikita Koloff’s bullshit claim that Flair’s days are numbered. Flair was great here, casually veering between business, and Mick Jagger-like sexual boasts 

Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez v Bill Mulkey and Randy Mulkey: The NWA World Tag Team title is not on the line for this. Rude ends this for the champs at 4:56. Afterwards, the champs swing by the desk, and they think the Road Warriors sure talk a lot. Well, they want the belts? Come and get ‘em. DUD

NWA Television Title Match: Tully Blanchard v Randy Barber: I appreciate the gimmick of the TV title getting defended more regularly on TV than the other belts, but Randy Barber is getting shots? At least book feature matches if you’re doing that gimmick. Blanchard with the slingshot suplex at 3:49. DUD

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are back out, and they want Rude and Fernandez. Didn’t they just hear the champs? Stop talking, and go and get it

The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette are back out, and they think the Road Warriors are too overconfident 

Wahoo McDaniel v Paul Garner: Wahoo finishes up with a knife-edge chop at 4:12. DUD

The Four Horsemen are out in force, and Arn Anderson is jealous that his stablemates have gold, and he does not. So, he’s going to take Nikita Koloff’s gold for himself

BUExperience: Not even a feature match this week.