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In honor of the May 22nd release of the WWE produced DVD entitled WCW: Clash of the Champions, I've created this thread to share some of your fondest moments from the event. WCW/NWA's Clash of the Champions event, for those of you who don't follow, was very similar to WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event in that it featured matches that were of the main event caliber. Anytime you watch this event, you could expect just about every match to deliver and deliver hard. Some of wrestling's greatest bouts were featured on this stage; matches that included such greats as Ric Flair, Sting, Terry Funk, Ricky Steamboat, Lex Lugar, The Steiners, Freebirds, Road Warriors and many more NWA greats. With that, I want to know your favorite clashes from the famed event. What is your favorite match from WCW/NWA's Clash of the Champions?
I think the first is fairly obvious; Ric Flair defending his NWA Championship against Sting at the first clash. This should be on everyone's list. Back in the day, Ric Flair was known as the end all be all in the wrestling World. He was named the 60 minute man for a reason; he possessed a great amount of in ring endurance. He had the ability to make just about anyone look good and he proved this as he traveled throughout the globe as NWA Champion wrestling performers who were significantly below him. In this match, Ric Flair made Sting a star like only Flair can do. In those 45 minutes, Flair made Sting look like he belonged on top of the card each night. The finish really made this match special. Sting didn't have to win. Flair didn't have to win; it was in fact a draw. But no one could hang with the almighty wrestling God Ric Flair in a 45 minute classic - not even someone like Sting - but he did. Without this match, it is likely Sting would have never amounted to much within WCW or even became as popular as he did in the early '90's. Sting and Ric Flair have had numerous of matches following the Clash of the Champions I but none of them surpassed their original Clash. One of my personal favorite matches ever.
Next, another obvious one, Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat at Clash of the Champions VI. Longer doesn't mean better Hamler - yeah stick that up your ass a little bit. Excellent match here. A match that wouldn't have been shit had it not been a long match. Ricky Steamboat had actually won the World Championship from Ric Flair at the Chi-Town Rumble a little before this match. It was a two out of three falls match to prove just who the better man was. If anyone wanted to see a clean, scientific wrestling match between two greats, you need to watch these two clash with one another. However, the match ended without a definitive winner being declared leading to Flair's final chance at the title in which he won. This match is famous for being part of the three Flair/Steamboat matches which all stole the show; Chi-Town Rumble, Clash of the Champions VI, and Wrestle War '89. To see this match and understand the storytelling you should probably watch the first encounter and the next one following this encounter. Quite possibly a better match than the previous one I mentioned above - but that's for you to decide.
There, I'm done. I've listed the two fairly obvious matches both featuring Flair (for a very obvious reason). But these two matches don't even begin to cover the amount of classics the Clash of the Champions event gave us as there are plenty more. So get to it; What is your favorite match from NWA/WCW's Clash of the Champions?
Discuss this.