Series synopsis
Clash of the Champions is an American action & adventure television series that premiered on WWE Network on March 27, 1988. It ended on August 21, 1997. It was created by Jim Crockett Promotions. It stars Tully Blanchard, Oreal Perras, Terry Szopinski and Sione Vailahi.
At a time when matches between big-name Superstars are usually only seen on pay-per-view, WCW presents Clash of the Champions on free TV.
Premise
At a time when matches between big-name Superstars are usually only seen on pay-per-view, WCW presents Clash of the Champions on free TV.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tully Blanchard as Tully Blanchard
- Oreal Perras as Ivan Koloff
- Terry Szopinski as The Warlord
- Sione Vailahi as The Barbarian
- James Hines as Bobby Fulton
- Tom Couch as Tommy Rogers
- Mike Hegstrand as Road Warrior Hawk
- Patti Williams as Precious (Valet)
Supporting cast
- Steve Borden as Sting
- Patty Mullen as Patty Mullen (Ringside Judge)
- Agnus Scott as Sandy Scott (Ringside Judge)
- Jason Hervey as Jason Hervey (Ringside Judge)
- Ken Osmond as Ken Osmond (Ringside Judge)
- Roger Barnes as Ron Garvin
- Paul Frederick as Paul Jones (Manager)
- Robert Miller as Butch Miller
- Brian Wickens as Luke Williams
- James Morrison as James J. Dillon (Manager)
- Stanfield Lane as "Sweet" Stan Lane
- Jim Cornette as Jim Cornette (Manager)
Guest cast
- Tully Blanchard as Tully Blanchard
- Oreal Perras as Ivan Koloff
- Terry Szopinski as The Warlord
- Sione Vailahi as The Barbarian
- James Hines as Bobby Fulton
- Tom Couch as Tommy Rogers
- Mike Hegstrand as Road Warrior Hawk
- Patti Williams as Precious (Valet)
- Steve Borden as Sting
- Patty Mullen as Patty Mullen (Ringside Judge)
- Agnus Scott as Sandy Scott (Ringside Judge)
- Jason Hervey as Jason Hervey (Ringside Judge)
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | March 27, 1988 | December 7, 1988 |
| Season 2 | 5 | February 15, 1989 | November 15, 1989 |
| Season 3 | 4 | February 6, 1990 | November 20, 1990 |
| Season 4 | 4 | January 30, 1991 | November 19, 1991 |
| Season 5 | 4 | January 21, 1992 | November 18, 1992 |
| Season 6 | 4 | January 13, 1993 | November 10, 1993 |
| Season 7 | 4 | January 27, 1994 | November 16, 1994 |
| Season 8 | 2 | January 25, 1995 | August 6, 1995 |
| Season 9 | 2 | January 23, 1996 | August 15, 1996 |
| Season 10 | 2 | January 21, 1997 | August 21, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 1 Relive the very first Clash of the Champions! 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. |
March 27, 1988 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 2 Miami Mayhem features the NWA Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, defending the title against Sting & Dusty Rhodes. Nikita Koloff takes on Al Perez. United States Tag Team Champions, The Fantastics, defend against The Sheepherders. Barry Windham defends the United States Championship against Brad Armstrong. |
June 8, 1988 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 3 Barry Windham defends the United States Heavyweight Championship against Sting. Ricky Morton battles Ivan Koloff in a Russian Chain Match. Dusty Rhodes looks to settle the score in a Grudge Match against Kevin Sullivan. Nikita Koloff & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams take on The Sheepherders and more. |
September 7, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 5 The Road Warriors and Genichiro Tenryu defend the Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Rick Steiner takes on Rip Morgan. The Midnight Express battle The Russian Assassins. Mike Rotunda & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defend the United States Tag Team Championship against The Fantastics. Plus, Butch Reed, Lex Luger, Ricky Steamboat, and more in action. |
February 15, 1989 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 6 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair in a 2-Out-of-3 Falls Match. The Samoan Swat Team takes on The Midnight Express. The Great Muta faces Steve Casey. Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defend the United States Tag Team Championship against "Dangerous" Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan. |
April 2, 1989 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 7 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat takes on Terry Funk. New champions will be crowned with the conclusion of the World Tag Team Championship Tournament. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams takes on Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Sting defends the Television Championship against Wild Bill Irwin. Plus, a special interview with World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair and more. |
June 14, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 10 See a huge Six-Man Tag Team Steel Cage Match pitting The Four Horsemen against Gary Hart International. Doom put their masks on the line in an attempt to capture the World Tag Team Championship from The Steiner Brothers. The Road Warriors battle The Skyscrapers. Mil Mascaras in action against Cactus Jack and much more. |
February 6, 1990 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 11 Junkyard Dog challenges Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship. Doom put their World Tag Team Championship on the line against The Steiner Brothers. Arn Anderson takes on Paul Orndorff. The Rock 'n' Roll Express challenge The Midnight Express for the United States Tag Team Championship. Plus, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, and more in action. |
June 13, 1990 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 12 Sting defends the World Heavyweight Championship against The Black Scorpion. United States Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger puts the title on the line against Ric Flair. The Steiner Brothers are in tag team action against Maximum Overdrive. The Fabulous Freebirds take on The Southern Boys. Plus, Stan Hansen, The Nasty Boys, and more in action. |
September 5, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 14 Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite features Scott Steiner challenging Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship. |
January 30, 1991 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 15 "Nature Boy" Ric Flair defends the World Heavyweight Championship against "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match. The Steiner Brothers defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Hase. Sting battles Nikita Koloff. Plus, Steve Austin, Dustin Rhodes, and Oz in action. |
June 12, 1991 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 16 The Enforcers compete against Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier in the finals of the World Tag Team Championship Tournament. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the World Television Championship against Z-Man. Sting takes on Johnny B. Badd. The Freebirds face The Patriots. Ron Simmons challenges The Diamond Studd and much more. |
September 5, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 18 Sting & Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat take on "Stunning" Steve Austin & "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham & Ron Simmons battle The Dangerous Alliance. Cactus Jack meets Van Hammer in a wild Falls Count Anywhere Match. |
January 21, 1992 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 19 The biggest stars of WCW battle international teams in a night of stellar tag team action. Ricky Steamboat teams with Nikita Koloff to take on The Malenko Brothers. Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams represent Japan in tag team action. Plus, The Fabulous Freebirds and The Steiner Brothers in action and much more. |
June 22, 1992 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 20 Clash of the Champions XX celebrates 20 years of WCW on TBS. Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Super Invader & Big Van Vader take on Sting, Nikita Koloff & The Steiner Brothers in an 8-Man Elimination Tag Team Match. World Heavyweight Champion Ron Simmons puts the title on the line against Cactus Jack. Plus much more. |
September 2, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 22 Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Big Van Vader, and Barry Windham compete in the Thundercage. Shane Douglas and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defend their Unified World Tag Team Championship against "Stunning" Steve Austin and Flyin' Brian Pillman. Cactus Jack, Johnny B. Badd, Too Cold Scorpio are all in action and much more. |
January 13, 1993 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 23 Ric Flair & Arn Anderson challenge The Hollywood Blonds for the World Tag Team Championship in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Tag Team Match. Barry Windham defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Too Cold Scorpio. Dustin Rhodes, Davey Boy Smith & Sting take on Big Van Vader, Rick Rude & Sid Vicious in a huge Six-Man Tag Team Match and much more. |
June 16, 1993 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 24 Davey Boy Smith challenges Big Van Vader for the World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair & Sting take on The Colossal Kongs. The Hollywood Blonds defend the World Tag Team Championship against Arn Anderson & Paul Roma. Ricky Steamboat challenges Paul Orndorff for the Television Championship. Plus, a "shocking" edition of Flair for the Gold. |
August 18, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 26 World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair teams with Sting to battle Big Van Vader and the International World Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude in a Tag Team Elimination Match. Col. Robert Parker goes beak to beak with Brian Pillman and the loser must dress up as a chicken on live TV. Dustin Rhodes, Lord Steven Regal, and more in action. |
January 27, 1994 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 27 International World Heavyweight Champion Sting and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, battle to unify the two titles. Larry Zbyszko puts the World Television Championship on the line against Lord Steven Regal. United States Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin defends against Johnny B. Badd. Plus, Hulk Hogan will be on hand and much more. |
June 23, 1994 |
| 3 |
Clash of the Champions 28 World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan defends against Ric Flair. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the United States Championship against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Antionio Inoki takes on Steven Regal in an international showdown. Dustin & Dusty Rhodes take on Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck. The Nasty Boys take on Pretty Wonderful. |
August 24, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 30 World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan teams with "Macho Man" Randy Savage to battle Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher. Sting takes on Avalanche with The Guardian Angel as the special guest referee. Harlem Heat defends the WCW Tag Team Championship against Stars and Stripes. Johnny B. Badd challenges Arn Anderson for the Television Champion and more. |
January 25, 1995 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 31 Big Van Vader takes on Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a Handicap Match. Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri challenge Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater & Col. Robert Parker for a chance at the World Tag Team Championship. Sting teams with Road Warrior Hawk against Meng and Kurasawa. Plus, Hulk Hogan travels to the seventh dimension of the Dungeon of Doom, and more. |
August 6, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 32 Ric Flair teams with The Giant to take on Hulk Hogan and World Heavyweight Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Sting and Leg Luger put their newly won World Tag Team Championship on the line against the Blue Bloods. Brian Pillman takes on Eddie Guerrero. The Public Enemy challenge The Nasty Boys in tag team action and much more. |
January 23, 1996 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 33 Ric Flair challenges Hollywood Hogan for the World Heavyweight Championship. Harlem Heat put the World Tag Team Championship on the line in a Three Way Tag Team Match against The Steiner Brothers and Sting & Lex Luger. Rey Mysterio Jr. defends the Cruiserweight Championship against Dean Malenko. Eddie Guerrero battles Diamond Dallas Page and more. |
August 15, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clash of the Champions 34 Lex Luger takes on Scott Hall in the main event. The Steiner Brothers challenge The Amazing French-Canadians. In wild Six-Man Tag Team action, Konnan, La Parka & Mr. JL take on Chris Jericho, Super Calo & Chavo Gurrero Jr. Dean Malenko challenges Ultimo Dragon for the Cruiserweight Championship and much more. |
January 21, 1997 |
| 2 |
Clash of the Champions 35 Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger battle Scott Hall & Randy Savage. Ric Flair & Curt Hennig take on Konnan & Syxx. Steve McMichael challenges Jeff Jarrett for the United States Championship. Ultimo Dragon defends the Television Championship against Alex Wright. Chris Jericho puts up the Cruiserweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero and much more. |
August 21, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WWE Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 27, 1988 |
| Last aired | August 21, 1997 |
| Status | ended |