Clash of the Champions I

Sting shines in a star-making performance.

The first-edition of the NWA/WCW TV series Clash of the Champions took place on March 27, 1988 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, airing head-to-head on cable TV with WrestleMania IV on PPV. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting in a singles match. As a series, Clash of the Champions would continue to hold events through 1997.

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Sting

Challenger

Sting

Ric Flair

Champion

Nature Boy

Ric Flair

★★★★ ¾

Singles Match

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

JJ Dillon barred from ringside

Windham & Luger

Challengers

The Twin Towers

Windham & Luger

Blanchard & Anderson

Champions

The Four Horsemen

Blanchard & Anderson

(w/ JJ Dillon)

★★★ ½

Tag Team Match

NWA World Tag Team Championship

Dusty Rhodes &

Dusty Rhodes &

The Road Warriors

(w/ Paul Ellering)

Ivan Koloff &

Ivan Koloff &

The Powers of Pain

(w/ Paul Jones)

Barbed Wire Six Man Tag Team Match

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Event Details

Name
Clash of the Champions I
Date
March 27, 1988
Broadcast
NWA TV Episode
Venue
Greensboro Coliseum
Location
Greensboro, North Carolina
Attendance
ca. 6,000
Announcers
Jim Ross, Tony Sciavone & Bob Caudle
Number of Matches
5 Matches

Final Card

  • College Rules Match ★★ ½

    Mike Rotunda (w/ Kevin Sullivan) (c) vs. Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious)

    NWA World Television Championship

  • Tag Team Match ★★★★ ¼

    The Midnight Express (c) (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)

    NWA United States Tag Team Championship

  • Barbed Wire Six Man Tag Team Match

    Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/ Paul Jones)

  • Tag Team Match ★★★ ½

    The Four Horsemen (c) (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. The Twin Towers (Barry Windham & Lex Luger)

    NWA World Tag Team Championship

  • Singles Match ★★★★ ¾

    Ric Flair (c) vs. Sting

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship

    JJ Dillon barred from ringside