Before Fall Brawl was a PPV, it was THIS chaotic TBS experiment with 3,700 screaming Georgians.
NWA Clash of The Champions III took place on September 7, 1988 at the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia . There were 3,700 people in attendance and the show drew a 5.4 rating on TBS. Fall Brawl would later become a regular PPV event for WCW.
Production
TBS broadcast scale on regional wrestling budget.
Acting
Dusty Rhodes working that microphone like church.
Practical Effects
Pre-PPV era when blood was still free TV.
Director
Jim Crockett Jr.
Barry Windham
Barry Windham
Steve Borden
Sting
Virgil Runnels
Dusty Rhodes
Kevin Sullivan
"GamesMaster" Kevin Sullivan
Oreal Perras
Ivan Koloff
Richard Morton
Ricky Morton
Scott Simpson
Nikita Koloff
Steve Williams
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Brad James
Brad Armstrong
James Morrison
J.J. Dillon (Manager)
Gary Williams
Gary Hart (Manager)
Paul Frederick
Paul Jones (Manager)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the only Clash titled 'Fall Brawl'—the name sat dormant until WCW revived it as a September PPV in 1993, making this a six-year prototype.
The 5.4 rating on TBS proved wrestling could dominate cable without paywalls, directly fueling the Monday Night Wars arms race mentality.
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