AWA Superclash III (1988) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Release Date:

13 December 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Female Athlete | Women's Wrestling | Professional Wrestler | Wrestling

Cast

Wayne Bloom	...	Himself
Brickhouse Brown	...	Himself
Steve Cox	...	Himself
Col DeBeers	...	Himself
Paul Diamond	...	Himself
Eric Embry	...	Himself
Jackie Fargo	...	Himself
Manny Fernandez	...	Himself
Mick Foley	...	Cactus Jack
Rob Fuller	...	Himself (as Robert Fuller)
Greg Gagne	...	Himself
Robert Gibson	...	Himself
Jimmy Golden	...	Himself
Armando Guerrero	...	Himself (as Mando Guerrero)
Hector Guerrero	...	Himself
Chavo Guerrero Sr.	...	Himself (as Chavo Guerrero)
Jeff Jarrett	...	Himself
Mike Kimmel	...	Himself (as Mighty Mike Kimmel)
Tommy Lane	...	Himself
Jerry Lawler	...	Himself
Ed McDaniel	...	Himself (as Wahoo McDaniel)
Debra Miceli	...	Madusa Miceli (as Madusa Miceli)
Ricky Morton	...	Himself
Iceman King Parsons	...	Himself
Wendy Richter	...	Herself
Buddy Roberts	...	Himself
Michael Seitz	...	Michael Hayes
Sgt. Slaughter	...	Himself
Pat Tanaka	...	Himself
Jimmy Valiant	...	Himself
Kerry von Erich	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Superclash III (USA) (short title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Trivia:

This show marked the first pay-per-view appearance of Mick Foley, who was wrestling as Cactus Jack at the time.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story (2004) (TV)

The Beginning of the End

This card could almost have been seen as one of the final nails in the coffin of what was once one of the greatest promotions in the history of professional wrestling. For years the AWA was one of the most famous wrestling promotions in America. The list of their former stars reads like a who's who of professional wrestling. Stars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, the Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes and Curt Hennig all got their first big pushes in the AWA. However, by the mid 1980's all of the big names were either working in the WWF/E or in Jim Crockett Promotions. Also, mismanagement on the part of Gagne, who didn't want to change with the times, led to the end of the promotion and this card could be seen as one last desperate attempt to save it. In fact, the only memorable thing about this card was that it marked the first appearance on pay-per-view of future WWF/E star Mick Foley, who wrestled as his most famous alter ego Cactus Jack. Unfortunately, that was the only memorable thing. This definitely was a sad way for the promotion to end.