SuperClash

SuperClash was the title of a series of major professional wrestling shows promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) between 1985 and 1990, often co-promoted with other North American wrestling promotions. AWA held a total of four SuperClash shows, with the third being broadcast on Pay Per View (PPV), AWA's only PPV show.

SuperClash '85

SuperClash '85
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Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Date	September 28, 1985[1]
Attendance	20,347[1]
Venue	Comiskey Park[1]
City	Chicago, Illinois[1]
AWA SuperClash chronology
First SuperClash '85 SuperClash II

SuperClash '85 - The Night of Champions was a professional wrestling event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). This was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year held only a few months after WrestleMania I by rival the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000, who sat through cold outdoor temperatures. SuperClash - Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to compete with the WWF's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.^[2] Reportedly, promoters Verne Gagne (AWA) and Jim Crockett disputed the live gate for the show, with Crockett claiming $288,000 and Gagne claiming $200,000 was made. Due to the money dispute, several NWA stars set to appear on Gagne's upcoming AWA events were pulled, with some cards then cancelled altogether.^[2]

On the show Mil Máscaras defended the IWA Heavyweight Championship, despite the fact that the International Wrestling Association in Mexico had closed down in 1978. Since then Mil Máscaras continued to defend the championship, basically as his own personal championship used to give an air of prestige to some of Mil Máscaras' matches.^[3] This practice was not unique to Mil Máscaras but has been a common occurrence in Lucha Libre.^[4] Also on the show the team of Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, and Genichiro Tenryu are billed as defending the Asian Six-Man Tag Team Championship, a championship that was never mentioned outside the promotional material for the SuperClash show.^[5] Records did not indicate if the trio wore title belts to the ring or not. In the tenth match of the night it appeared as if The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. During the match Hayes used a set of Brass knuckles on Animal to win the match. Moments later promoter Verne Gagne reviewed the instant replay and decided to give the championship back to the Road Warriors, disqualifying the Freebirds.^[1] The main event match between champion AWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel and Stan Hansen only lasted a couple of minutes as the champion and the challenger fought first at ringside and then into the dugout of Comiskey Park, resulting in a double count-out.^[1]

SuperClash '85 results

No.	Results[6]	Stipulations	Times
1	Steve Regal (c) defeated Brad Rheingans	Singles match for the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship	08:15[1]
2	Sherri Martel defeated Candy Divine (c)	Singles match for the AWA World Women's Championship	11:45[1]
3	Mil Máscaras (c) defeated Buddy Roberts	Singles match for the IWA Heavyweight Championship	06:57[1]
4	Greg Gagne, Scott Hall and Curt Hennig defeated Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko	Six-man tag team match	12:30[1]
5	Little Tokyo (c) defeated a midget Mr. T	Singles match for the NWA World Midget's Championship	06:54[1]
6	Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, and Genichiro Tenryu (c) defeated Harley Race, Bill Irwin and Scott Irwin	Six-man tag team match for the Asian Six-Man Tag Team Championship	10:57[1]
7	Kerry Von Erich (c) pinned Jimmy Garvin	Singles match for the WCCW Texas Championship	06:54[1]
8	Krusher Khruschev, Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (c) defeated Crusher, Dick the Bruiser and Baron von Raschke	Six-man tag team match for the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship	08:54[1]
9	Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala	$10,000 "Bodyslam Match"	09:54[1]
10	The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal,) (c) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) by disqualification	Tag team match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship	14:12[1]
11	Sgt. Slaughter (c) defeated Boris Zukhov by disqualification	Singles match for the AWA America's Championship	09:34[1]
12	Ric Flair (c) defeated Magnum T.A.	Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship	19:10[1]
13	Rick Martel (c) fought Stan Hansen to a double count out	Singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship	02:30[1]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

SuperClash II

SuperClash II
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Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Date	May 2, 1987[7]
Attendance	2,800[7]
Venue	Cow Palace[7]
City	San Francisco, California[7]
AWA SuperClash chronology
SuperClash I SuperClash II SuperClash III

SuperClash II took place at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California on May 2, 1987. The show was promoted as the AWA's most important show of the year. Unlike SuperClash I and SuperClash III, the second event featured mainly AWA wrestlers. While not the last match of the show the main event was a match between Curt Henning and Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. The show featured six additional matches that were taped for television and shown as part of the AWA's weekly television shows in subsequent weeks.

SuperClash II results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy defeated Buck Zumhofe	Singles match	10:45[7]
2	D.J. Peterson wrestled Super Ninja to a time-limit draw	Singles match	15:00[7]
3	Sherri Martel (c) defeated Madusa Miceli	Singles match for the AWA World Women's Championship	11:00[7]
4	Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel (c)	Singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship	26:00[7][8]
5	The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) and Ray Stevens defeated Buddy Rose, Doug Somers and Kevin Kelly	Six-Man tag team match	16:00[7]
6	Jerry Blackwell pinned Boris Zhukov	Singles match	10:00[7]
7	Jimmy Snuka and Russ Francis defeated The Terrorist and The Mercenary	Tag team match	12:00[7]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

SuperClash III

SuperClash III
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Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Date	December 13, 1988[9][10]
Attendance	1,672[9][10]
Venue	UIC Pavilion[9][10]
City	Chicago, Illinois[9][10]
AWA SuperClash chronology
SuperClash II SuperClash III SuperClash IV

SuperClash III was held on December 13, 1988 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. It was the third SuperClash event produced by the American Wrestling Association and the only AWA show to be broadcast on Pay Per View (PPV). The Texas-based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA; formerly known as "World Class Championship Wrestling"), women wrestling promotion Powerful Women of Wrestling (PWOW), and Memphis-based Championship Wrestling Association (CWA) also provided talent for the show. The show was poorly received, not a financial success and soon after the WCWA was bought out by Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett and merged with the CWA to become the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). In the sixth match of the night AWA promoter Verne Gagne's son Greg Gagne defeated Ron Garvin by count out. Since this match was for the vacant AWA International Television Championship Gagne won the championship without pinning his opponent.^[9]

SuperClash III results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Chavo Guerrero, Mando Guerrero, and Hector Guerrero defeated Cactus Jack and The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane)	Six-man tag team match	06:35[9][10]
2	Eric Embry defeated Jeff Jarrett (c)	Singles match for the WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship	04:13[9][10]
3	Jimmy Valiant defeated Wayne Bloom	Singles match	00:24[9][10]
4	Iceman King Parsons (c) defeated Brickhouse Brown	Singles match for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship	05:41[9][10]
5	The Top Guns (Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes) and Wendi Richter defeated Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) and Madusa Miceli (w/Diamond Dallas Page)	Mixed tag team match	05:43[9][10]
6	Greg Gagne defeated Ron Garvin by count-out	Singles match for the vacant AWA International Television Championship	05:52[9][10]
7	The Syrian Terrorist defeated Bambi, Peggy Lee Leather, Laurie Lynn, Brandi Mae, Malibu, Nina, Pocohantas and Luna Vachon	Nine-woman Lingerie Battle Royal	08:36[9][10]
8	Sgt. Slaughter defeated Colonel DeBeers	Boot Camp match	[9][10]
9	The Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) (w/Buddy Roberts) (c) defeated Michael Hayes and Steve Cox	Tag team match for the WCWA World Tag Team Championship	07:53[9][10]
10	Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez	Indian Strap match	07:48[9][10]
11	Jerry Lawler (c - AWA) defeated Kerry Von Erich (c - WCWA) due to referee stoppage	Title Unification match; AWA World Heavyweight Championship vs. WCWA World Heavyweight Championship	18:53[9][10][8]
12	The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) fought The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden) to a double disqualification	Tag team match	07:03[9][10]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

SuperClash IV

SuperClash IV
Information
Promotion	American Wrestling Association
Date	April 8, 1990[11]
Attendance	2,000[11]
Venue	St. Paul Civic Center[11]
City	St. Paul, Minnesota[11]
AWA SuperClash chronology
SuperClash III SuperClash IV Last

SuperClash IV was a professional wrestling event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and was held at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 8, 1990. Larry Zbyszko pinned AWA World Champion Mr. Saito to win the title at 16:01 after Saito delivered the Saito Suplex, with both wrestlers' shoulders down and Zbyszko lifting his shoulder during the three count. Nick Bockwinkel served as special guest referee and awarded the championship to Zbyszko. During the show, NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Brian Pillman were announced as appearing at the next AWA event in St. Paul on May 5th but neither wrestler appeared. There were no TV cameras were present for this event and the matches were not recorded. The Junkyard Dog was reportedly injured the previous night during a show in Norfolk, Virginia.

SuperClash IV results

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Jake Milliman defeated Todd Becker	Singles match	04:25[11]
2	The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) defeated Brad Rheingans and D.J. Peterson	Tag team match	12:11[11]
3	Baron von Raschke (sub. for Junkyard Dog) defeated Col. DeBeers by count out.	Singles match	08:40[11]
4	Tully Blanchard defeated Tommy Jammer	Singles Match	16:02 [11]
5	John Nord defeated Kokina Maximus	Singles match	06:55[11]
6	Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Saito (c)	Singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. special referee Nick Bockwinkel	16:01 [11]
7	The Trooper and Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom)	Steel Cage match	24:52[11]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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