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SuperClash was a series of major professional wrestling shows promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA) between 1985 and 1990, often co-promoted with other North American wrestling promotions. AWA held a total of four SuperClash shows, with the third being broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV), AWA's only PPV show.
SuperClash III was the third SuperClash professional wrestling event produced by American Wrestling Association (AWA). The event was held on December 13, 1988 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. It was the only AWA show to be broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV).
The AWA ran only one pay-per-view card, SuperClash III, during its 30-year run. However, From 1999 to 2002, a series of AWA-related pay-per-views were produced. Titled AWA Classic Wrestling, they featured compilations of old AWA footage, hosted by Greg Gagne and Todd Okerlund (son of Gene Okerlund), with occasional appearances by Verne Gagne. [22]
Chicago, Illinois: International Amphitheater: Verne Gagne (c) vs. Bill Watts in a Best 2-out-of-3 Falls match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [78] AWA: Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher vs. The Vachons August 30, 1969: Chicago, Illinois: International Amphitheater: Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (c) vs.
In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) purchased the assets of WCW, including the video libraries of all previous NWA and WCW pay-per-views, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until ...
AWA/WWA wrestlers (Chicago) (For many years, the AWA ran joint shows with the World Wrestling Association at the International Amphitheater in Chicago)
The AWA United States Championship was a short-lived title in the early days of the American Wrestling Association.It started out as the NWA United States Championship promoted in the Chicago, Illinois from 1953 until 1958. in 1958 then champion Verne Gagne created the American Wrestling Association (AWA) based on Minneapolis, Minnesota and took the championship with him, claiming the lineage ...
Title later held up by AWA President Stanley Blackburn after deciding Garvin won under controversial circumstances. 3 Greg Gagne December 13, 1988 SuperClash III: Chicago, Illinois 2 307 Match for the vacant title. Gagne won by countout. Garvin had signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and would not lose the match clean —