As this episode of World Championship Wrestling took the air, we were less than one month away from the Great American Bash 1986 . A perfect time for the friction to be ramped up between Ole Anderson and Dusty Rhodes ! Plus, more information on the Rock and Roll Express Super Summer Sizzler Tour and the debut of Warlord , big and strong and not-too-mobile. Khrusher Khrushchev also makes his return from injury and teams with Ivan and Nikita Koloff in a big six-man tag match. But the best is still...
Jun 16, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 231
In this episode, Magnum T.A. is reprimanded by NWA President Bob Geigle . And as a result, he attacks the president! Thus, Magnum is stripped of the US title and the legendary best-of-seven series is set with Nikita Koloff . Plus, the rules of the Rock and Roll Express Super Summer Sizzler Tour are set! Don't fall asleep when Schiavone reads them down. Finally, Ric Flair against Dusty Rhodes ! Which harkens in the return of Ole Anderson ! What a show! And what a time to be a wrestling fan! Suppo...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Season 5Ep. 230
It is all here! The contract signing between Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. (don't you talk about my mom); Ricky Morton receiving a broken nose from Ric Flair and the Horsemen and the debut of a man who would become a major star in wrestling: Big Bubba Rogers! We take you back to Memorial Day weekend 1986, the Great American Bash and the summer are straight ahead, but things are already HOT in JCP and the NWA! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS content: pat...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 5Ep. 229
1986 rolls along, and rolls toward the Great American Bash! Are you ready for the debut of Steve Regal ? No, not THAT Steve Regal. The former tag team partner of Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin in the AWA, makes his WCW debut. His tenure was short lived, but it began HERE. Plus we have NEW NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: Dusty Rhodes and the Road Warriors . And to celebrate, Baby Doll comes out to congratulate Hawk and Animal in a very odd moments. Dusty Rhodes gives a passionate interview, Tully Bl...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 228
During this episode of JCP's World Championship Wrestling, we will find out more about the Great American Bash as Tony and Conrad have a debate as to when Ric Flair actually won the NWA World Heavyweight Title back from Dusty Rhodes during that famous summer. We also will learn about the 1987 Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament and have a foreshadowing about new World Six Man Tag Team Champions. Plus, in action will be Jimmy Valiant and Manny Fernandez, Baron Von Raschke, the Midnight ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 5Ep. 227
On we go into 1986! This week, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson are together and Flair gives a very serious interview. Plus, the James Gang uses a rope to get back at Jim Cornette and the visual is startling as well as politically incorrect. Plus Jimmy Valiant and the Ragin' Bull Manny Fernandez are looking for Paul Jones and his army, and be sure to remember the phrase "Bald Headed Geek!" And finally, the contract between Magnum TA and Nikita Koloff is ready to be signed as we move closer to the famo...
May 12, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 226
On this very famous episode, the James Gang rides into the studios of TBS and causes quite a stir. Namely: Jim Cornette , who goes on to hijack the show. Also, we will hear from Baby Doll for the first time since she was attacked and see not only the James Gang take on the Midnight Express , but will also see the World Champion Ric Flair in action. Also, two big announcements on this program about what is coming to JCP this summer, one made by Mr. Jim Crockett at the start of the program and one...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 225
The Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament is over, but the heat is turned up. We begin a feud between Ric Flair and Ricky Morton with a Horsemen attack in the Rock and Roll Express dressing room. Additionally, in what may be one of the most inappropriate episodes of 1986, Baby Doll is attacked by Jim Cornette and Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious make further fun of Wahoo McDaniel's heritage. The angles don't hold up well in the world we live in now, but no denying, JCP on TBS was on a ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 5Ep. 224
NOTE: You may not be able to watch along thanks to the Peacock, but you still will have fun. It's the day of the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament and Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes, heading into their battle at the Superdome that night, are in rare form. "I don't do no jobs in front of 70-thousand!' So get ready! Plus, the war between Paul Jones' Army and Jimmy Valiant is heating up , the Road Warriors destroy another unfortunate duo and Arn Anderson defends the NWA TV Title against the...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 223
And then the Peacock arrived. Poof! Here is another watch-along from the great year of 1986. But can you watch-along? Probably not, since everything is on the Cock right now and the WWE Network is no more. However, Conrad and Tony are here with the great interviews you remember and the stories from the past from the April 12th edition of WCW. So, even though the WWE wants you to forget the glory days of Jim Crockett Promotions, we will do just the opposite. Get ready to hit play and watch or lis...
Apr 14, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 222
As we march through 1986, and move ahead to the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament , Arn Anderson and Ron Garvin meet again for the World Television title, but this time, the Horsemen have a plan. Plus we will hear from Magnum TA, Jim Cornette, Dusty Rhodes and Baby Doll. Plus. how many times has Wahoo McDaniel broken his nose? And Ron Garvin is proud to me an American! North American, maybe? The WWE Network is completely gone as of this posting, hopefully, if you cannot watch alo...
Apr 07, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 121
You may have cheered for Pistol Pez Whatley , but that ends today. He turns on Jimmy Valiant and sets the stage for Shaska Whatley . Plus, Jim Cornette, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson, the Russians and the Road Warriors all weigh in on the upcoming Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament . Additionally, over the past weeks, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin has been asking for Wahoo McDaniel. Well, Wahoo gives Jimmy and Precious a stern warning. Finally, Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes and Baby Doll spen...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 220
It is on this show that the entire 24 team field is announced for the Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament. But why stop there? After weeks of asking, "Where's Wahoo ?" The great Chief arrives. We also will see a title change hands, Ric Flair is in all his glory and Jim Cornette gets out of line with Nighthawk. Who? NIGHTHAWK. Let's just say he's not as bad as Del Wilkes. Don't miss some great things from Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A. and the Rock and Roll Exp...
Mar 24, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 219
It is on this episode of WCW that we find out the location and the top seeds for the upcoming Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament. Also, Baby Doll makes a stunning challenge to J.J. Dillon only to find it was a ruse to get the Horsemen in the ring. Plus, Ron Garvin beats up another one, Arn Anderson and Mike Jackson wrestle a fine match for the NWA Television Championship and the Midnight Express have fun playing around with two overmatched opponents. We will also hear from Jimmy G...
Mar 17, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 218
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a new National Heavyweight Champion: Tully Blanchard! You saw him wrestle on AEW Dynamite at age 67, now take a look back at his win over Dusty Rhodes to collect yet another championship. The show also features a tremendous Dusty Rhodes interview reacting to the dirty deed by the Four Horsemen . Plus more from Ric Flair, Jimmy Valiant, Baron Von Raschke, Jim Cornette, the Road Warriors, Ron Garvin and many others. Let's hop back into the DeLoren with Doc Brown Schia...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 5Ep. 217
This is a loaded TBS 6:05 show from March of 1986 which has Ron Garvin facing Arn Anderson for the World TV Title and Ric Flair wrestling against Brodie Chase. But the fun does not stop there: great interviews from Dusty Rhodes, Flair, Jim Cornette, Magnum T.A., Ivan and Nikita Koloff, Tully Blanchard with JJ Dillon and Jimmy Valiant . Did you love the 80's? We did too. Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS content: patreon.com/WHWMonday Like us on Facebook: ...
Mar 03, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 216
Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you...the BIG GOLD BELT. On this episode, World Champion Ric Flair unveils the new world title belt to the nation. Additionally, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin and Precious make their debut, the Road Warriors obliterate their opponents in record time, Jim Cornette discusses his fear of heights, momentum builds towards the Crockett Cup , and the show ends with a wonderful pull-apart between Magnum T.A. and Nikita Koloff . Yes, 1986 was magical. To learn more about the b...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 5Ep. 215
As we continue 1986, in this episode: Paul Jones introduces a new man to his stable, Dusty Rhodes gives a gift to the Rock and Roll Express (enough to tick off Jim Cornette ), the Russians lay down a challenge to Magnum TA and we have two pretty good matches featuring Arn Anderson against Sam Houston and the Midnight Express against C owboy Ron Bass and Don Kernodle . Give it up again, for the great JCP era in 1986! Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS conte...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Season 5Ep. 214
This is a different show, compared to the others from TBS in 1986. No promos from Ric Flair , or Dusty Rhodes and no David Crockett . But still plenty of great stuff from Jimmy Valiant, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Cowboy Ron Bass, Jim Cornette, the Rock and Roll Express and many others. Plus a look at a pretty good angle involving Magnum TA, the Russians, Dusty and Baby Doll . Back we go, again, to the great year of 1986! Make sure your sweetheart knows she’s your star! NOW picture a magnific...
Feb 10, 2021•2 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 213
Our look back at JCP on TBS in 1986 takes you to the night of the dream matches. For weeks, in January, fans watching World Championship Wrestling were asked to send in postcards of the matches they would like to see on TBS. The result: Superstars on the Superstation. The event was held at the Omni on 02-02-86 and broadcast five days later. It drew a rating of 3.2 and featured such "dream" matches as: Ric Flair vs Ron Garvin for the NWA World Title, the Midnight Express vs the Rock and Roll Expr...
Feb 03, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 212
Week three of JCP on TBS in 1986! Here you will find classic-unforgettable interviews from Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes . Additionally, we will hear from the Ragin' Bull Manny Fernandez, Cowboy Ron Bass and the great Jim Cornette . Also, the war of words between Magnum T.A . and Nikita Koloff heats up as they head towards a classic best of seven series for the U.S. Title. If you ever wondered why you fell in love with pro wrestling in the first place, then we have the answer: Jim Crockett Promotio...
Jan 27, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 211
We continue the look back at Jim Crockett Promotion greatest year: 1986. In this episode, the heat between Ric Flair and Ron Gavin gets turned up. A young, soon-to-be Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor) makes an in ring appearance. Baron Von Rashke joins forces with the Russians . Plus, great interviews from Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and, of course, Jim Cornette. Support us on Patreon, get this show early and ad free, plus TONS of BONUS content: patreon.com/WHWMonday...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 210
As we continue our look at 1986 and Jim Crockett Promotions, the heat between the Midnight Express and the Rock and Roll Express gets kicked up a notch. Baby Doll discusses the difference between Dusty Rhodes and Tully Blanchard. In addition, the World Six Man Tag Team Champions, the Russians are in action, and we crown a brand new Mid Atlantic Champion. Welcome back to 1986, nostalgia lovers! This Episode of WHW Monday is sponsored by NordVPN We have a special deal for our listeners. Go to http...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 209
Welcome to 1986! During the next 12 months of this new year of 2021 we will go back and look at the greatest year in Jim Crockett Promotions history. It was the year of the Great American Bash, the Rock and Roll Express Super Summer-Sizzler Tour and, tragically, the wreck that ended the career of Magnum T.A. In this first episode of 1986 from the TBS Studios, we see Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Cornette and t he Midnight Express, Tully Blanchard and J.J. Dillon, Baby Doll, the Road Warriors, Iva...
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 4Ep. 208
Join us as Goldberg almost bleeds out; as Bret Hart almost kills two production people getting away in his rental car, as Tank Abbott almost kills LaParka , as two great wrestlers, Hart and Chris Benoit are only given about seven minutes of match time. Join us as WCW is really going down the toilet. The reformation of the "NWO" cannot save the promotion. Join us for not much wrestling and plenty of talking. Join us for a sad chapter in wrestling on TBS as only Thunder can provide. Support us on ...
Dec 30, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 207
Join Tony and Conrad as they watch the infamous Monday Night Raw that originally aired on March 26, 2001... the night that Vince showed up on Nitro. This bonus episode has been decades in the making and it's all brought to you by Geico! Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And I bet it can be hard work. You know what’s easy? Bundling policies with GEICO. GEICO makes it EASY to bundle your homeowners or renters insurance, along with your auto policy. It’s a good thing, too, because you alre...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 54 min
Join Tony and Conrad as they sit down with Tony's partner behind the announce desk for many years David Crockett. David and Tony share hilarious stories of their time working on WTBS, riding with the Horsemen and so much more. This bonus episode has been decades in the making and it's all brought to you by Geico! Do you own or rent your home? Sure you do! And I bet it can be hard work. You know what’s easy? Bundling policies with GEICO. GEICO makes it EASY to bundle your homeowners or renters in...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Starrcade was always WCW's premier event. So, it's obvious Hulk Hogan, Sting, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Roddy Piper, Booker T. and the Steiners were all there. WRONG. All were missing. But. there was Goldberg vs Kevin Nash . And this was the night the streak would end at the hands of "Big Sexy." Was this the biggest turning point in WCW? Go down "memory lane" with Conrad and Tony as they discuss not only the main event, but also Ric Flai r vs Eric Bischoff, DDP vs the Giant and a thrilling three ...
Dec 23, 2020•3 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 206
It's the Monday Nitro "go-home" show for Starrcade '98, and...well...you could see the paint peeling off the old WCW machine. No Hogan , no Sting , no Macho Man , no Roddy Piper , no Bret Hart . The show did have plenty of star power, though: Goldberg, Hall and Nash, the Giant, Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, Arn Anderson, Chris Jericho, DDP, Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Jr. and more. The matches were not good, but the Flair interview about Bischoff is worth its weight in gold. Welcome to WCW at the ...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 205
It was a great time in WCW. It was during the build-up to what would be the company's biggest night: Starrcade '97, Sting versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan . From a sold out arena in Buffalo, New York, stars like Macho Man Randy Savage, Diamond Dallas Page, Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, Konnan, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Eric Bischoff, Dean Malenko and more were all there. As history would prove, Starrcade three weeks later would become quite a controversial event, but the r...
Dec 09, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 204
