SuperClash (1985)
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Chicago, Illinois[1] | |||
| Venue | Comiskey Park[1] | ||
| Attendance | 20,347[1] | ||
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SuperClash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first
The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. 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 (NWA) 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]
The show featured numerous championship matches including three
Event
Preliminary matches
In the opening match, Steve Regal defended the World Light Heavyweight Championship against Brad Rheingans. Rheingans hit an atomic drop on Regal and covered him for the pinfall but Jimmy Garvin distracted the referee, allowing Regal to roll-up Rheingans and grab the tights for leverage to retain the title.
Next,
Mil Máscaras would then defend the IWA World Heavyweight Championship against Buddy Roberts. Mascaras hit a flying bodypress on Roberts to retain the title.
The team of
Next,
Next, Kerry Von Erich defended the WCCW Texas Championship against Jimmy Garvin. Von Erich missed a charge at Garvin and Garvin climbed to the top rope but Von Erich crotched him from the top and Garvin fell down and then Von Erich pinned him to retain the title. After the match, Precious berated Von Erich and Garvin attacked him but Von Erich applied an Iron Claw on Garvin to make him pass out.
In the following match,
Next, was a Bodyslam match between Jerry Blackwell and Kamala and the winner would earn the prize of $10,000. Blackwell slammed down Kamala to win the challenge. After the match, Kamala's manager Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie attacked Blackwell with his sword and a bunch of wrestlers tried to make the save but they were hit with it as well. This led to Baron von Raschke making the save with a baseball bat.
Later, Sgt. Slaughter defended the America's Championship against Boris Zhukov. Zhukov loaded his elbow pad with a foreign object and hit Slaughter with it, thus forcing the referee to disqualify him. As a result, Slaughter retained the America's Championship.
In the penultimate match,
Main event match
In the main event, Rick Martel defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Stan Hansen. Hansen attacked Martel with a chair before the match and then hit him with a chair again until the match finally started. Hansen and Martel began hitting each other with chairs, forcing the referee to end the match in a double disqualification, resulting in Martel retaining the title.
Results
| No. | Results double disqualification Singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship | 02:30 | | ||
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "SuperClash I". Pro Wrestling History. September 28, 1985. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (9/28): FIRST-EVER AWA SUPERCLASH, FIRST-EVER NWA U.S. TAG CHAMPIONS CROWNED". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.