On September 11, 1993 WCW Saturday Night aired on TBS from the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. In the main event and with their “Best of Three” series tied at a win each, Dustin Rhodes takes on “Ravishing” Rick Rude for the vacant WCW United States Championship. The title had originally been vacated by Rude in December of 1992 after suffering a legitimate injury. Then, Rhodes defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the vacated title in January of 1993. After Rhodes lost the title to Rude in co

19 reactions | On September 12, 1989 NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl ‘89 took place at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina in front of 2,600 fans. Take a look back to the opening bout as The Road Warriors (HAWK & ANIMAL) with Paul Ellering defeated The Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) with Paul E. Dangerously! Fatu would later wrestle in the WWE as Rikishi. #WCW #NWA #TheRoadWarriors | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook

On September 12, 1989 NWA/WCW Clash Of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl aired on TBS from the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. In the main event, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & Sting squared off against Dick Slater & The Great Muta (with Gary Hart). There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. Slater was a substitute for an injured Terry Funk. After the match, Funk jumped Flair from behind and tried to suffocate Flair by putting a plastic bag