Ep 30 – Wrestlewar 1989
“Music City Showdown”
This may be our most tangent ridden episode yet. Learn what our favorite Christmas song is and oh yeah the final part of the Trilogy
0:30 - Welcome
7:26 - Wrestlewar opening
10:44 - Doug Gilbert vs Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart)
14:53 - Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Ranger Ross
19:41 - “Capt Redneck” Dick Murdoch vs Bob Orton (w/ Hary Hart) in a Bullrope match
25:34 -Samoan Swat Team (Samu/Fatu) (w/ Paul E Dangerously) vs Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace/Shane Douglas)
33:44 - Michael PS Hayes (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
40:46 - Sting vs Iron Shiek (w/ Rip Morgan) for the NWA World Television Championship
42:33 - Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
53:29 - The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda/”Dr Death” Steve Williams) (w/ Kevin Sullivan) vs The Road Warriors (Hawk/Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) with Nikita Koloff as a special guest referee for the NWA World Tag Team Championship
57:56 - The First Family (“Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert/Ric Steiner) (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs the Varsity Club (“Gamesmaster” Kevin Sullivan/Dan Spivey) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship
1:05:40 - Overall Thoughts
1:13:53 - Smarking It Up
1:20:39 - Dusty Finish
1:22:31 - Goodbyes
Music from this week’s show is the theme song from the theme song from WrestleWar 89 and “Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer
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