In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.
This was the first use of the WarGames: The Match Beyond match conceived by Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was on the winning side in both events along with the Road Warriors, Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering. Koloff, Rhodes and J.J. Dillon sustained serious injuries in the first encounter. The Bash series took place in numerous venues all July long, starting in Landover, Maryland at the Capital Centre on July 2.
The new WWE Champion "Sycho" Sid Vicious defends the WWE Championship against Bret "Hit Man" Hart. The Undertaker faces The Executioner in an Armageddon Rules Match. "Wildman" Marc Mero challenges Hunter Hearst-Helmsley for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The new Diesel & Razor Ramon challenge Owen Hart & "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith for the WWE World Tag Team Championship. Much more.
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Cactus Jack battles Sting in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, and Dustin Rhodes take on the Dangerous Alliance in a Six-Man Tag Team Match. The Steiner Brothers defend the WCW Tag Team Championship against Terry Gordy and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat clash in a 30-minute Iron Man Match.
April 19, 1985 at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The most wonderful time of the year sees some intense action inside the squared circle in The Lone Star State.
Its turkey time in Texas with all the stars of World Class Championship Wrestling.
WCCW hosts their Thanksgiving Day event from the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.
The best bouts of Perry Saturn & John Kronus against the likes of The Steiner Brothers, The Gangstas, The Dudley Boyz and more of the most hardcore teams around.
AWA Super Clash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first Super Clash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). It was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year. The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985, only a few months after WrestleMania, which was promoted by rival WWE promotion. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. Super Clash – 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 WWE's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.
A traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match puts The Rock, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Barry Windham & "Wildman" Marc Mero against Triple H, Goldust, Crush & Jerry "The King" Lawler. The Undertaker faces Mankind with Paul Bearer above the ring in a cage. Shawn Michaels defends the WWE Championship against "Sycho" Sid Vicious. Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Bret "The Hitman" Hart and so much more!
Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on Houston Channel 39 KHTV.
The class of 2016 takes their rightful place in the Hall of Fame, during Wrestlemania 32 weekend.
Extreme action from Twin Rinks in Warwick, Pennsylvania
Extreme action from SportsFest in Staten Island, New York.
This two hour DVD release contains wild, bloody matches and brawls from Smoky Mountain Wrestling arena events between 1993 and 1995, most of which were never shown on television! Announcers like Les Thatcher, Dutch Mantell, Chip Kessler and more call the action live, with special match intros by Jim Cornette, and second audio track expert commentary by Cornette and the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer!
Bullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the Funk Brothers and Bruiser Bedlam, the controversial Gangstas speak their minds, The Dirty White Boy defends the SMW Heavyweight Title, the Rock N Roll Express challenge Chris Candido and Brian Lee for the SMW Tag Team Titles, and, in the bloodiest match in SMW history, the Thrillseekers face the Heavenly Bodies, and more!
One of the all-time greatest feuds in wrestling... Dreamer vs. Raven! Watch the entire feud unravel in this special edition.
Throughout the decades, fans of sports entertainment have long enjoyed the controlled chaos of tag-team wrestling. Many future Hall of Fame performers started as part of a popular duo, such as Shawn Michaels (the Rockers), Bret “Hit Man” Hart (Hart Foundation). Now, for the first time on DVD, fans can enjoy the greatest tag teams in sports entertainment history in Allied Powers: The World’s Greatest Tag Teams. Hosted by The Miz and John Morrison who are the current World Tag Team champions and the longest-running WWE Tag Team Champions in recent history. They bring their own brand of humor to this 3-DVD set that hits the biggest and the best duos throughout the annals of sports entertainment.
Every moment and match from Raven and Sandman's epic ECW feud.
They're taking over! Join the voice of ECW, Joey Styles and The Blue World Order's Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards as they go through Extreme Championship Wrestling's hardcore history to bring you hidden gems that have never before been released on home video! Witness extreme matches and moments featuring ECW originals like Tommy Dreamer, Cactus Jack, Shane Douglas and more! Relive the revolution and enter the land of the extreme at your own risk with ECW Unreleased Volume 3!
Witness some of the most electrifying action in sports-entertainment history from the promotion that broke all the rules, WCCW.
For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s hottest territories, Mid-South garnered national attention for its revolutionary storytelling and bruising, athletic matches orchestrated by no-nonsense promoter, “COWBOY” BILL WATTS. Now, the legends and Hall of Famers who cut their teeth in Mid-South share their tales of the fabled proving ground as we deliver OVER 20 classic confrontations from legends Ted DiBiase, Andre The Giant, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Sting, Muhammad Ali, and many more…
Relive the historic "Battle of the Bam Bams" as Bam Bam Bigelow takes on Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Sabu goes one on one with "Lion Heart" Chris Jericho. Tommy Dreamer vs Prime Time Brian Lee from "High Incident." Public Enemy battle the Gangstas. And, unedited, never before seen, the night Kimona Wanalea danced atop the ECW Arena.
The High Holidays bring high tension deep in the heart of Texas. Can The Von Erich's come out unscathed?
The King and The Modern-Day Warrior collide with both The WCCW & AWA World Titles on the line!
NWA Central States Wrestling presents an all-star card!
Clash of the Champions VII took place on June 14, 1989 at the Ritz-Epps Fitness Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The show drew a 3.8 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the Great American Bash 1989 PPV on July 23.
Ric Flair defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Terry Funk. The Road Warriors, Midnight Express, and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams join forces to take on The Fabulous Freebirds and Samoan Swat Team in a War Games Cage Match. Lex Luger defends the United States Championship against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Plus, Sting and more.
Kerry Von Erich faces Ric Flair in a bloody Steel Cage Match with Michael "P.S" Hayes as referee with the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship hanging in the balance!
Kevin Von Erich tangles with NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Harley Race with the 'Ten Pounds of Gold' up for grabs!
Kerry Von Erich seeks revenge and The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship from "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
The second annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions held at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas
The first annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas features David's brother Kerry Von Erich battling Ric Flair for The NWA World's Heavyweight Championship.
Witness a brutal battle when The Von Erichs clash with The Freebirds
World Class Championship Wrestling returns to Texas Stadium with some all-star action!
AJPW's annual October Giant Series comes to a close. Mitsuharu Misawa makes his first title defense against his tag team partner Toshiaki Kawada.
Ultimate Jeopardy 1996 took place on October 5, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The main event was an "Ultimate Jeopardy" tag team match pitting Brian Lee and Stevie Richards against the Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. The stipulations of the match meant that each of competitors would suffer a penalty if they were to be pinned. If Lee was pinned, his head would be shaved. If Richards was pinned, Raven would lose his ECW World Heavyweight Championship. If Dreamer was pinned, his valet Beulah McGillicutty would be forced to leave ECW. If the Sandman was pinned, he would be caned. Plus Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy, The Eliminators vs. The Gangstas for the ECW World Tag Team Championship, Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs. D-Von Dudley and much more.
The crowning of the SportsChannel TV Champion Live on Pay Per View!
A video of the one day tournament in 1995, featuring pro wrestling stars from around the globe competing in gory "death matches," featuring, among other things, nails, broken glass, fire and explosions. Culminates in a no rope, barb wire, C4 exploding ring match between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk.
All Japan Pro Wrestling's Summer Action Series rolls on, featuring two instant classic matches in a double main event.
Raven defends the ECW Title against Terry Gordy. Tommy Dreamer battles Brian Lee. Sabu takes on Rob Van Dam. The Dudleys face The FBI.
Tommy Dreamer, Terry Gordy and The Sandman take on Brian Lee, Raven and Stevie Richards in a Rage in a Cage six-man tag team match; Shane Douglas defends the ECW Television Championship in a four-way elimination match.
Raven & Shane Douglas vs. The Sandman & Pitbull #2 in a tag team dog collar match; Tommy Dreamer vs. Taz; The Eliminators vs. The Gangstas for the ECW Tag Team Championship in a steel cage weapons match; Terry Gordy vs. Brian Lee in Badstreet match.
Extreme Championship Wrestling and All-Japan Pro Wrestling are on a collision course at ECW When Worlds Collide '96 from the infamous ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
High Incident 1996 is an event put on by Extreme Championship Wrestling which took place at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 26, 1996.
Clash of the Champions XIX took place on June 16, 1992 in Charleston, South Carolina at the McAlister Field House of The Citadel. The event aired on TBS on June 22, 1992. There were 4600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 2.8 rating on TBS.
New NWA Tag Team Champions are crowned in a tournament. Teams include "Dr. Death" Steve Williams & Terry Gordy, Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff & Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Fabulous Freebirds, and more. Big Van Vader battles Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
This is the Big One! The biggest stars from SMW, WWE, NWA and more battle it out in the squared circle!
Kerry Von Erich and Michael Hayes clash in a steel cage in a loser leaves town match.
MOVE OVER WWF - MOVE OVER WCW. It's time to get extreme! Extreme Chamionship Wrestling (ECW) is the next generation of of sports-entertainment. Professional wrestling's outer limits. The new frontier. The most unique and extreme brand of all-star wrestling.