Ep 34 – Halloween Havoc 1989
Will the NWA keep up the momentum in 1989? The answer is no, and we discuss why
0:26 – Welcome
8:58 – Halloween Havoc opening
9:59 – Captain Mike Rotunda vs the Z-Man
14:32 – Midnight Express (Stan Lane/Bobby Eaton) and “Dr Death” Steve Williams (w/ Jim Cornette) vs Samoan Swat Team (Fatu/Samu) and Samoan Savage (w/ “Big Kahuna” Sir Oliver
Humperdink)
25:25 – The Cuban Assassin vs “Wildfire” Tommy Rich
32:12 – Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace/Shane Douglas) (w/ Jim Cornette) vs the Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin/Michael “PS” Hayes)
37:37 – The Steiner Brothers (Rick/Scott Steiner) vs Doom (w/ Woman)
45:39 – Flyin Brian Pillman vs Lex Luger for the NWA United States Championship
55:38 – Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey/Sid Vicious) (w/ Teddy Long) vs the Road Warriors (Hawk/Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering)
1:06:06 – Great Muta and Terry Funk (w/ Gary Hart) vs Sting and Ric Flair (w/ Ole Anderson) with Bruno Sammartino as guest referee in a Thunderdome cage match
1:23:35 - Overall Thoughts
1:31:33 - Smarking It Up
1:37:28 - Dusty Finish
1:38:27 - Goodbyes
Music from this week’s show is the theme song from Halloween Havoc 89 and “Spach Zarathustra” by Strauss
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