Promoters:
KEN LUSK (Jan-Oct)*
KEVIN & KERRY ADKISSON (Jan-Oct)
JACK & (possibly) DORIS ADKISSON (Aug-Oct???)**
JERRY JARRETT (Oct-Dec)
* No longer actively involved as of August, although still owning a percentage of the promotion (which is sold to Jarrett in October).
** As reported at the time in Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Have corrections or additions? Please send to: wccwmemories (at) gmail (dot) com
KEN LUSK (Jan-Oct)*
KEVIN & KERRY ADKISSON (Jan-Oct)
JACK & (possibly) DORIS ADKISSON (Aug-Oct???)**
JERRY JARRETT (Oct-Dec)
* No longer actively involved as of August, although still owning a percentage of the promotion (which is sold to Jarrett in October).
** As reported at the time in Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Have corrections or additions? Please send to: wccwmemories (at) gmail (dot) com
1/2/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping, att. 4,000; 1,000 turned away)
Chris Adams DDQ Iceman Parsons
Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias DQ, "I Quit" match
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Bob Bradley & Skip Young
Missing Link NCO The Real Thing
Jason Sterling beat Cowboy Tony
Buddy Roberts beat Skip Young
Missing Link & Solomon Grundy beat John Tatum & Jack Victory DQ
Fantastics beat Vince Apollo & Cowboy Tony
Al Perez beat Solomon Grundy
Shaun Simpson (subbing per his request for Jeff Raitz) beat Eric Embry
Matt Borne beat The Hood
1/4/88 Fort Worth (att. 350)
Buddy Roberts, Iceman Parsons & Terry Gordy beat Chris Adams, Steve Simpson & Matt Borne (sub for injured Kevin Von Erich) DQ to win WCCW Six-Man Tag titles
Fantastics beat Jack Victory & John Tatum, Solomon Grundy as sole lumberjack
Missing Link beat Brian Adias DQ
Chris Adams drew Iceman Parsons
Al Perez beat Skip Young
Matt Borne drew The Real Thing
1/8/88 Dallas
Canceled due to winter storm.
Scheduled main event: Terry Gordy vs Al Perez (other scheduled matches not available)
1/11/88 Fort Worth
Kevin Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory & John Tatum, reversed decision
Eric Embry drew Jason Sterling, $1000 ten-minute challenge match
Bob Bradley beat Cowboy Tony
1/15/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death, penalty box match
Kerry Von Erich NCO Iceman Parsons (match does not start due to brawl involving Von Erichs, Iceman, Roberts & Angel of Death)
Pat Tanaka drew Jason Sterling
Al Perez beat Matt Borne
WCCW World Light-Heavyweight champion Eric Embry NCO Shaun Simpson
Pat Tanaka & Ron Starr beat Jason Sterling & Steve Casey
Mr. Eito beat The Hood
1/18/88 Fort Worth
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts, lumberjack match
Matt Borne beat Al Perez
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Fantastics
Bill Irwin beat Cowboy Tony
Vince Apollo beat Bob Bradley
Chris Adams beat The Hood
Buddy Roberts NCO Jason Sterling
No result available:
Missing Link vs The Real Thing
1/22/88 Dallas
Fantastics beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts & Iceman Parsons
Al Perez drew Chris Adams
Fantastics, Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Shawn Simpson beat Jack Victory, John Tatum, Buddy Roberts, Iceman Parsons & Eric Embry, Thunderdome match
1/26/88 Houston (att. 42)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Fantastics & Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death, The Real Thing, John Tatum & Jack Victory, Thunderdome match
Al Perez DDQ Terry Gordy
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Fantastics
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
Chris Adams beat The Real Thing DQ
2/8/88 Fort Worth
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts & Iceman Parsons
Jack Victory & John Tatum DDQ Fantastics, penalty box match
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
The Real Thing beat Bill Irwin
Steve Simpson beat Bob Owens
Jason Sterling beat Cowboy Tony
2/12/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping, att. 3,800)
Al Perez NCO Terry Taylor
Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts DDQ Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Badstreet match
Fantastics & Solomon Grundy beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & The Real Thing
Solomon Grundy beat Brian Adias
Eric Embry beat Jeff Raitz
Steve Simpson beat Bob Owen
Jason Sterling beat Bob Owen
2/15/88 Fort Worth
Al Perez beat Bill Irwin
John Tatum & Jack Victory drew Fantastics in match for held-up Texas Tag titles (Tatum & Victory win titles via high card draw)
Steve & Shaun Simpson drew Eric Embry & The Real Thing
Terry Gordy beat Kerry Von Erich
Matt Borne beat Brian Adias
Terry Taylor won battle royal
2/19/88 Dallas
Al Perez drew Matt Borne
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts DQ
Solomon Grundy beat The Hood
Shaun Simpson beat Jason Sterling
Steve Simpson beat Eric Embry
2/20/88 Kerrville
Chris Adams NCO Buddy Roberts
Matt Borne beat Angel of Death
The Real Thing beat Wild Bill Irwin
Kerry Von Erich DCOR Iceman Parsons
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat ???, Thunderdome match
2/22/88 Dallas
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson
2/26/88 Mesquite
Jeff Raitz beat Vince Apollo
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Bob Bradley & Eric Embry
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing DQ
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Jeff Raitz & Jason Sterling
Terry Taylor beat Bobby Fulton
Steve Simpson won Texas Roundup match
Michael Hayes beat Al Perez DQ
Terry Taylor beat Matt Borne to win Texas Heavyweight title
Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death & Iceman Parsons beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich & Steve Simpson
2/29/88 Dallas
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Wild West Tag titles
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Tommy Rogers & Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Terry Taylor
Eric Embry beat Jason Sterling
Michael Hayes NCO Angel of Death
3/4/88 Dallas (att. 2,000)
Michael Hayes and the Badstreet Band perform in concert at the Sportatorium and are joined onstage by Kevin and Kerry Von Erich; the show ends with a run-in by Iceman Parsons and Buddy Roberts, who knocks Hayes out with an electric guitar.
3/6/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich (sub for injured Michael Hayes) beat Al Perez to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing, Eric Embry & Vince Apollo
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich DDQ Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
The Hood beat Bob Bradley
Terry Taylor beat Jeff Raitz
3/16/88 San Antonio
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Bill Irwin & Solomon Grundy
Terry Taylor beat Michael Hayes
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing
Shaun Simpson beat Eric Embry
Kevin Von Erich & Steve Simpson beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
3/18/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich DCOR Terry Gordy & Black Bart
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Wild Bill Irwin beat Jack Victory, John Tatum & The Real Thing
Jason Sterling beat Vince Apollo
John Tatum beat Steve Simpson
Bob Bradley drew Jeff Raitz
3/20/88 Fort Worth (att. 2,300)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Steve & Shaun Simpson & Wild Bill Irwin beat Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death, Eric Embry & The Real Thing, Thunderdome match
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Texas Tag titles
Chris Adams beat Terry Taylor COR
Jason Sterling drew Eric Embry
Vince Apollo beat Jeff Raitz
Angel of Death beat Bob Bradley
3/24/88 Marshall (att. 420)
Michael Hayes & Missing Link beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
WCWA Texas Champion Terry Taylor beat Tom Jones (sub for Chris Adams)
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing (by pinning manager Vince Apollo)
3/25/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping, att. 1,700)
Vince Apollo beat Steve Casey
Terry Gordy beat Terry Taylor
Black Bart beat Bob Bradley
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts DQ
Iceman Parsons beat Kerry Von Erich to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Black Bart beat Jim Richardson
Chris Adams & Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing & Terry Taylor
3/29/88 Gatesville (no results available)
Kerry Von Erich vs Al Perez
Kevin Von Erich vs Terry Gordy
Steve & Shaun Simpson vs John Tatum & Jack Victory
Bill Irwin vs The Real Thing
4/1/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Black Bart & Angel of Death
Vince Apollo drew Steve Casey
Solomon Grundy beat Tim Brooks
Bill Irwin beat The Hood
4/8/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Iceman Parsons beat Kevin Von Erich DQ
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson to win Texas Tag titles
Richard Winter beat Mike Morrow
Phillip Wylie drew Skip Young
Bill Irwin beat Jim Richardson
Michael Hayes beat Angel of Death DQ
Black Bart beat Phillip Wylie
4/10/88 Willard, MO (no results available)
Terry Gordy vs Kerry Von Erich
Buddy Roberts & The Real Thing vs Jason Sterling & Missing Link
Bob Bradley vs Fabulous Lance
Jeff Raitz vs Eric Embry
4/10/88 Fort Worth
Michael Hayes & Steve Simpson beat Iceman Parsons & Angel of Death
Shaun Simpson & Bill Irwin beat Black Bart & John Tatum
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Mike Reed & Tom Fowler
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Michael Hayes beat Killer Brooks
Steve Casey beat The Hood
4/15/88 Dallas
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Chris Adams beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & Eric Embry
4/16/88 Quinlan
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Black Bart beat Skip Young
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
4/24/88 Fort Worth (att. 500)
Angel of Death beat Jeff Raitz
Killer Brooks beat Steve Casey
Terry Taylor beat Bill Irwin
Chris Adams beat Black Bart DQ
Kevin Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts
Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich DDQ Terry Gordy & Iceman Parsons
4/27/88 Opelousas, LA (no results available)
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams vs Buddy Roberts & Terry Taylor
Michael Hayes vs Angel of Death
Tom Jones vs Jimmy Jack Funk
Jeff Raitz vs Fabulous Lance
5/1/88 San Antonio (att. 700)
Black Bart beat Bob Bradley
Solomon Grundy beat The Hood
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Iceman Parsons beat Michael Hayes
Terry Gordy DDQ Kerry Von Erich
5/2/88
WCCW stars appear on a Memphis CWA card for the first time, with World Class Heavyweight champ Iceman Parsons winning over Kerry Von Erich via DQ; Texas Heavyweight champ Terry Taylor defeating Chris Adams via countout; and Michael Hayes beating Buddy Roberts.
5/8/88 Irving (Texas Stadium, att. 7,000)
Although this card was taped, only brief highlights were subsequently shown on WCCW TV.
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve Simpson & Terry Gordy COR to win Wild West tag titles
Kevin Von Erich & Bruiser Brody beat Buddy Roberts & Solomon Grundy (sub for Abdullah the Butcher)
Steve Casey, Jason Sterling & John Tatum won Triple Dome Texas Roundup match
Terry Gordy beat Michael Hayes, Triple Dome of Terror match
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Black Bart beat Bill Irwin DQ
Missing Link & Jason Sterling beat Vince Apollo & Angel of Death
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Mike George beat Jeff Raitz
5/13/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Terry Gordy & Shaun Simpson beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Eric Embry (sub for injured Iceman Parsons, who accompanies team at ringside) & Terry Taylor DQ
Kevin Von Erich beat Killer Brooks
Buddy Roberts beat Phil Wylie
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry, unscheduled match
Steve Casey beat Wayne Marcotte
Vince Apollo beat Bob Bradley
5/15/88 Mesquite
Eric Embry beat Missing Link
Vince Apollo beat Steve Casey
Chris Adams & Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory & John Tatum DQ
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
5/20/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
5/27/88 St Joseph, MO
Buddy Roberts beat Barry Martin
Steve Ray beat Russell Sapp
Mike George beat T.C. Carter
Solomon Grundy beat Vince Apollo
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
5/27/88 Dallas
Terry Taylor beat Kerry Von Erich DQ
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
Skip Young & Mike Morrow beat Bob Bradley & Killer Brooks
Karate Kid beat Little Tokyo
Samu beat Jeff Raitz
6/3/88 Dallas
Bob Bradley beat Mike Morrow
Steve Casey beat Ron Ellis
Samoan Swat Team beat Jason Sterling & Skip Young
Terry Taylor beat Steve Casey
Buddy Roberts beat Matt Borne
Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
Terry Gordy & Shawn Simpson DDQ Jack Victory & John Tatum
6/10/88 Dallas
Skip Young beat Bob Bradley
Matt Borne beat Vince Apollo
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Ronnie Ellis
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Terry Taylor
6/12/88 Houston
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Shaun Simpson & Terry Gordy beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Buddy Roberts beat Michael Hayes
Terry Taylor beat Eric Embry
6/17/88 Dallas (att. 2,000)
Kamala beat Kerry Von Erich
Iceman Parsons beat Skip Young
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Rick Hazzard
Eric Embry beat Jason Sterling
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Mike Reed
Jerry Lawler beat Terry Taylor
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
6/19/88 Mesquite (afternoon show)
Buddy Roberts drew Shaun Simpson
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Jason Sterling
Eric Embry beat Skip Young
Michael Hayes beat Kamala DQ
Jerry Lawler beat Iceman Parsons
Terry Gordy drew Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Taylor
6/19/88 San Antonio (evening show, att. 3,000)
Terry Gordy drew Kerry Von Erich
Jerry Lawler beat Iceman Parsons
Kamala beat Solomon Grundy & Rudy Gonzales
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve Casey & Shaun Simpson
Eric Embry beat Manuel Villalobos
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
6/20/88 Pearsall
Manuel Villalobos beat Eric Embry
Karate Kid beat Little Tokyo
Steve Casey & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts, street fight match
6/24/88 Dallas (att. 1,000)
Terry Gordy NCO John Tatum
Kevin Von Erich & Shaun Simpson NCO Jack Victory & Terry Taylor
7/1/88 Dallas (att. 1,100)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Taylor & Iceman Parsons to win WCCW World Tag titles
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts, Badstreet match
Shaun Simpson beat Buddy Roberts, boxing match
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Samoan Swat Team beat Skip Young & Solomon Grundy
7/3/88 Fort Worth
Bob Bradley beat Grim Reaper
Fatu beat Solomon Grundy
Bill Irwin beat Grim Reaper
Kevin Von Erich beat Bob Bradley
Steve Simpson beat Jack Victory
Bill Irwin DCOR Black Bart
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Steve Casey beat Eric Embry, Buddy Roberts & Jack Victory, penalty box match
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Taylor
7/8/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala, Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts to win WCCW Six-Man Tag titles (listed by some sources as Kevin, Hayes & Steve Cox beating Kamala, Parsons & Roberts on 7/7)
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Tom Jones
Steve Simpson beat Killer Brooks
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
7/9/88 Temple
Kevin Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson, cage match
Sweet Brown Sugar beat Bob Bradley
Steve Casey drew Eric Embry
7/10/88 San Antonio
Bob Bradley beat Manuel Villalobos
Samoan Swat Team beat Matt Borne & Jeff Raitz
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Triple Dome of Terror match
Michael Hayes beat Kamala
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons
7/15/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Ron Ellis
Samoan Swat Team beat Steve Casey & Tom Jones
Eric Embry beat Jeff Raitz
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
7/16/88
Bruiser Brody is stabbed multiple times backstage prior to a card in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and dies in hospital on 7/17; he had been scheduled to return to WCCW two weeks later.
7/18/88??? Dallas??? [date and location uncertain]
Kevin Von Erich, Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Kamala, Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Tom Jones
Steve Simpson beat Tim Brooks
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
7/25/88??? Nelson City, TX
Manuel Villalobos beat Buddy Roberts
Steve Simpson beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Shaun Simpson beat Eric Embry
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Casey
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons
7/25/88 Temple, TX
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Wild West Tag titles
7/29/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
This card was originally scheduled to feature Bruiser Brody's return to WCCW; Kerry Von Erich replaces the deceased Brody in the main event.
Kerry Von Erich DCOR Kamala
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory, reversed decision
Steve Simpson beat John Tatum, strap match
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry beat Steve Casey, unscheduled match
Steve Cox beat Killer Brooks
Iceman Parsons beat Jeff Raitz
Eric Embry & Jimmy Jack Funk beat Matt Borne & Steve Casey
7/30/88 Shreveport
Matt Borne drew Jimmy Jack Funk
Jack Victory beat Shaun Simpson
Iceman Parsons beat Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Samoan Swat Team beat Kevin Von Erich & Michael Hayes
Steve Simpson beat John Tatum
8/2/88 Lubbock
Matt Borne beat Tom Jones
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory
Kevin Von Erich beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
8/5/88 Dallas
Iceman Parsons beat Kerry Von Erich (sub for injured champ Kevin) to win Texas Heavyweight title
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Terry Gordy DCOR Kamala
Matt Borne drew Jimmy Jack Funk
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
8/7/88 San Antonio
Manuel Villalobos beat Rudy Gonzales
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala
8/12/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich to win WCCW World Tag titles
Bill Irwin & Matt Borne DCOR Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart
Steve Simpson beat Jack Victory DQ
Steve Casey beat Bob Bradley
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Dan Fowler
Manuel Villalobos beat Ron Ellis
Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum
Iceman Parsons beat Steve Casey
8/17/88 Lawton, OK
Matt Borne beat Killer Brooks
Black Bart drew Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Kevin Von Erich DCOR Iceman Parsons
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
8/19/88 Dallas
Kevin Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Manuel Villalobos beat Jim Richardson
Steve Casey beat Black Bart DQ
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Matt Borne
Iceman Parsons beat Bill Irwin
8/21/88 Morgan City, LA
Tom Jones beat Rocky Cruz
Tug Taylor beat Benny Milano
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart, bullrope match
Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
8/24/88 Lafayette, LA (no results available)
WCWA World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich vs Kamala
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox vs Samoan Swat Team
Bill Irwin vs Black Bart, falls count anywhere
8/26/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Iceman Parsons beat Kevin Von Erich DQ
Terry Gordy & Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Jack Victory & John Tatum
Terry Gordy beat Killer Brooks
Jimmy Jack Funk drew Steve Simpson
Super Black Ninja beat Dan Fowler
Steve Cox beat Fatu DQ
Michael Hayes beat Samu DQ
9/2/88 Dallas
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich DQ
Black Bart beat Matt Borne
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
9/4/88 Mesquite
Shawn Simpson beat Jack Victory
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Steve Cox beat Fatu DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Terry Gordy beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & Jimmy Jack Funk
Michael Hayes beat Samu
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons
9/5/88 Fort Worth
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich DQ
John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk beat Steve & Shaun Simpson to win Wild West Tag titles
Black Bart beat Matt Borne
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
9/8/88 Odessa
Black Bart beat Manuel Villalobos
Botswana Beast beat Steve Casey
Wild Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox & Kendall Windham beat Samoan Swat Team
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
9/9/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
AWA World Heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler NCO WCCW World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich (both titles at stake; match does not take place; Kerry unable to wrestle after pre-match KO by Lawler)
Steve Cox & Bill Irwin beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry beat Vince Apollo
Terry Gordy beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Kendall Windham beat Killer Brooks
Botswana Beast beat Dan Fowler
Super Black Ninja beat Jerry Houston
9/12/88 Fort Worth
Samoan Swat Team beat Jimmy Jack Funk & John Tatum to unify Wild West and WCCW World Tag titles
9/16/88 Dallas
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team to win WCCW World Tag titles (per stipulation, Hayes would refund all fans' money if he and Cox lost)
Kerry Von Erich & Kendall Windham beat Iceman Parsons & Botswana Beast
Kendall Windham beat Killer Brooks
Jimmy Jack Funk DDQ Bill Irwin
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
9/19/88 Memphis, TN
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox to win WCCW World Tag titles
9/24/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
AWA World Heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler DDQ WCCW World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich (both titles at stake, both held up following match)
Terry Gordy DCOR Botswana Beast
Ronnie Garvin beat Black Bart
Robert Gibson beat Tom Jones
Kendall Windham beat Eric Embry
Super Black Ninja beat Vince Apollo
Robert Gibson & Steve Cox beat Samu & ???
9/25/88 Belton
Robert Gibson beat Eric Embry
Samu & Botswana Beast DCOR Kendall Windham & Steve Cox
Ron Garvin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Kendall Windham beat Black Bart
10/1/88 Dallas
Samoan Swat Team DCOR Kevin Von Erich & Steve Cox
Steve Cox & Kendall Windham beat Eric Embry & Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Vince Apollo
Botswana Beast beat Bob Bradley
Killer Brooks beat Tom Jones
Super Black Ninja beat Phillip Wylie
Blue Angel beat Sweet Georgia Brown
10/9/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Kerry Von Erich & Kendall Windham beat Iceman Parsons & Botswana Beast COR, elimination tag match (originally scheduled as Kerry/Kevin Von Erich/Windham vs Iceman/Beast/Jimmy Jack Funk; Kevin unable to wrestle after earlier attack by Super Black Ninja and Kendo Nagasaki, Funk withdraws by order of referee Bronko Lubich; after Windham is eliminated, Eric Embry enters and tags himself in to assist Kerry, resulting in walkout by Iceman, Beast and Skandor Akbar)
Steve Cox beat Fatu
Kendall Windham beat Doctor Who (Tug Taylor)
Steve Casey beat Jimmy Jack Funk DQ
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry NCO Kendall Windham, unscheduled match (match starts but is immediately stopped due to attack on Windham by Devastation Inc., with no involvement by Embry)
Eric Embry beat Ken Castle
Super Black Ninja NCO Steve Casey (match does not take place due to pre-match attack on Casey and Kevin Von Erich by Ninja and Kendo Nagasaki)
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Black Bart beat Vince Apollo
Steve Cox beat Doctor Who
10/15/88 Dallas (Cotton Bowl, att. 4,300)
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler in Texas Death Match for held-up AWA & WCCW World Heavyweight titles (AWA title is returned to Lawler due to fast ten-count by Frank Dusek, who was not the official referee)
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox (seconded by Harvey Martin) beat Samoan Swat Team in Texas Tornado match to win WCCW World Tag titles
Terry Gordy DCOR Botswana Beast, dog collar chain match
Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias DQ
Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Iceman Parsons DCOR Kendall Windham
Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart
Super Black Ninja beat Bob Bradley, Tony Torres, Tom Jones & Vince Apollo, handicap match
10/17/88 Fort Worth
Episode 357 (airdate: 10/29/88) of the syndicated WCCW show consisted of these matches, which also aired on the 10/22/88 episode of KTVT's Championship Sports.
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes to win WCCW World Tag titles, cage match (Hayes' partner Steve Cox is unable to wrestle due to earlier attack by the SST)
Iceman Parsons & Black Bart DDQ Blackjack Mulligan & Kendall Windham
Brian Adias beat Vince Apollo
No result available:
Chigusa Nagayo vs Candi Divine
10/21/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Tatsumi Fujinami
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes DDQ Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Jack Funk
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
10/28/88 Dallas
Kevin Von Erich beat Super Black Ninja DQ
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Eric Embry beat Botswana Beast, Iceman Parsons & Black Bart
Bill Irwin & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
Kerry Von Erich beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Black Bart beat Steve Casey
Kendall Windham beat Botswana Beast DQ
Late October/early November
KTVT begins free Championship Sports tapings on Saturday mornings at the Sportatorium.
11/1/88 Chicago, IL
Iceman Parsons beat Kendall Windham
Samoan Swat Team DCOR Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Botswana Beast
11/2/88 Chicago, IL
Kendall Windham DCOR Iceman Parsons
Kerry Von Erich beat Botswana Beast
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
11/4/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Botswana Beast & Iceman Parsons beat Eric Embry & Kendall Windham
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Steve Casey
Black Bart beat Craig Whiteford
11/11/88 Dallas (att. 1,200)
Kevin Von Erich beat Super Black Ninja DQ
Eric Embry beat Jeff Jarrett to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Texas Heavyweight champion Eric Embry DDQ Kendall Windham
No result available:
Kerry Von Erich, Eric Embry, Steve Cox & Frank Dusek vs Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Marlin & Samoan Swat Team, "Texas vs Tennessee shootout"
11/19/88 Killeen
Bill Irwin beat Botswana Beast
Super Black Ninja beat Jeff Ward
Michael Hayes beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Bill Irwin beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Kerry Von Erich & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team, cage match
11/24/88 Lubbock
Jeff Gaylord beat Kendo Nagasaki II DQ
Super Destroyers beat Ted Heath & Junkyard Dog II
Dogs of War beat Lone Star Rockers
Solomon Grundy NCO Chief Running Deer
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Missy Hyatt beat Ms Fantasy DQ
Tom Jones beat Killer Brooks
Chris Adams & Tony Atlas beat Samoan Swat Team
Junkyard Dog II won battle royal
11/24/88 Jackson, TN
Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
11/25/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler, cage match
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk DQ
Eric Embry DDQ Botswana Beast
Eric Embry beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Samoan Swat Team DDQ Michael Hayes & Jeff Jarrett
Iceman Parsons beat Eric Embry
11/26/88 Garland
Jeff Gaylord beat Kendo Nagasaki II
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Steve Sawyer, Doug Masters & Tom Jones DDQ Dogs of War
Super Destroyer beat Bill Irwin
Johnny Mantell beat Dusty Wolfe
Missy Hyatt beat Ms. Fantasy COR
Chris Adams & Tony Atlas beat Samoan Swat Team
Johnny Mantell won battle royal
12/2/88 Dallas
Jimmy Garvin beat Botswana Beast
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Super Black Ninja beat Cliff Long
Eric Embry & Jeff Jarrett beat Iceman Parsons & Kamala DQ
Gary Young & Cactus Jack drew Steve Casey & Tony Falk
12/9/88 Dallas
WCCW Tag Team champions Samoan Swat Team beat Wahoo McDaniel & Michael Hayes DQ
Gary Young & Cactus Jack beat Steve Casey & David Hinkle
Super Black Ninja beat Cowboy Tony
Tony Torres beat Jim Ward
Eric Embry, Brickhouse Brown & Jeff Jarrett beat Iceman Parsons, Kamala & Skandor Akbar
Cowboy Tony beat Frogman LeBlanc
Cactus Jack & Gary Young beat Solomon Grundy & Mickey Finn Jr.
Steve Cox beat Botswana Beast
12/9/88 Tokyo, Japan
Tatsumi Fujinami beat Kerry Von Erich to win WCCW World Heavyweight title (Fujinami refuses victory and returns title to Kerry on 12/10)
12/13/88 Chicago, IL (AWA SuperClash III, att. 1,672)
Hector, Mando & Chavo Guerrero beat Cactus Jack & Rock & Roll RPMs
Eric Embry beat Jeff Jarrett to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Jimmy Valiant beat Wayne Bloom
Iceman Parsons beat Brickhouse Brown
Ricky Rice, Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter beat Paul Diamond, Pat Tanaka & Madusa Miceli
Greg Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin COR to win AWA TV title
Palestrina won lingerie battle royal
Sergeant Slaughter beat Colonel DeBeers DQ, boot camp match
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez, Indian Strap Match
Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich via blood stoppage to unify WCCW and AWA World Heavyweight titles
Rock & Roll Express DDQ Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
12/26/88 Belton
Gary Young beat Cowboy Tony
Brickhouse Brown beat Iceman Parsons
Eric Embry beat Skandor Akbar, cage match
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk, bullrope match
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts, cage match
Kerry Von Erich & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
12/27/88 Brownwood
Gary Young beat Cowboy Tony
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Texas bullrope match
Brickhouse Brown beat Buddy Roberts
Eric Embry beat Skandor Akbar, cage match
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Samoan Swat Team, cage match
12/30/88 Dallas
Cactus Jack beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Chris Adams DDQ Iceman Parsons
Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias DQ, "I Quit" match
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Bob Bradley & Skip Young
Missing Link NCO The Real Thing
Jason Sterling beat Cowboy Tony
Buddy Roberts beat Skip Young
Missing Link & Solomon Grundy beat John Tatum & Jack Victory DQ
Fantastics beat Vince Apollo & Cowboy Tony
Al Perez beat Solomon Grundy
Shaun Simpson (subbing per his request for Jeff Raitz) beat Eric Embry
Matt Borne beat The Hood
1/4/88 Fort Worth (att. 350)
Buddy Roberts, Iceman Parsons & Terry Gordy beat Chris Adams, Steve Simpson & Matt Borne (sub for injured Kevin Von Erich) DQ to win WCCW Six-Man Tag titles
Fantastics beat Jack Victory & John Tatum, Solomon Grundy as sole lumberjack
Missing Link beat Brian Adias DQ
Chris Adams drew Iceman Parsons
Al Perez beat Skip Young
Matt Borne drew The Real Thing
1/8/88 Dallas
Canceled due to winter storm.
Scheduled main event: Terry Gordy vs Al Perez (other scheduled matches not available)
1/11/88 Fort Worth
Kevin Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory & John Tatum, reversed decision
Eric Embry drew Jason Sterling, $1000 ten-minute challenge match
Bob Bradley beat Cowboy Tony
1/15/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death, penalty box match
Kerry Von Erich NCO Iceman Parsons (match does not start due to brawl involving Von Erichs, Iceman, Roberts & Angel of Death)
Pat Tanaka drew Jason Sterling
Al Perez beat Matt Borne
WCCW World Light-Heavyweight champion Eric Embry NCO Shaun Simpson
Pat Tanaka & Ron Starr beat Jason Sterling & Steve Casey
Mr. Eito beat The Hood
1/18/88 Fort Worth
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts, lumberjack match
Matt Borne beat Al Perez
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Fantastics
Bill Irwin beat Cowboy Tony
Vince Apollo beat Bob Bradley
Chris Adams beat The Hood
Buddy Roberts NCO Jason Sterling
No result available:
Missing Link vs The Real Thing
1/22/88 Dallas
Fantastics beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts & Iceman Parsons
Al Perez drew Chris Adams
Fantastics, Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Shawn Simpson beat Jack Victory, John Tatum, Buddy Roberts, Iceman Parsons & Eric Embry, Thunderdome match
1/26/88 Houston (att. 42)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Fantastics & Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death, The Real Thing, John Tatum & Jack Victory, Thunderdome match
Al Perez DDQ Terry Gordy
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Fantastics
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
Chris Adams beat The Real Thing DQ
2/8/88 Fort Worth
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Buddy Roberts & Iceman Parsons
Jack Victory & John Tatum DDQ Fantastics, penalty box match
Eric Embry beat Shaun Simpson
The Real Thing beat Bill Irwin
Steve Simpson beat Bob Owens
Jason Sterling beat Cowboy Tony
2/12/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping, att. 3,800)
Al Perez NCO Terry Taylor
Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts DDQ Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Badstreet match
Fantastics & Solomon Grundy beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & The Real Thing
Solomon Grundy beat Brian Adias
Eric Embry beat Jeff Raitz
Steve Simpson beat Bob Owen
Jason Sterling beat Bob Owen
2/15/88 Fort Worth
Al Perez beat Bill Irwin
John Tatum & Jack Victory drew Fantastics in match for held-up Texas Tag titles (Tatum & Victory win titles via high card draw)
Steve & Shaun Simpson drew Eric Embry & The Real Thing
Terry Gordy beat Kerry Von Erich
Matt Borne beat Brian Adias
Terry Taylor won battle royal
2/19/88 Dallas
Al Perez drew Matt Borne
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts DQ
Solomon Grundy beat The Hood
Shaun Simpson beat Jason Sterling
Steve Simpson beat Eric Embry
2/20/88 Kerrville
Chris Adams NCO Buddy Roberts
Matt Borne beat Angel of Death
The Real Thing beat Wild Bill Irwin
Kerry Von Erich DCOR Iceman Parsons
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat ???, Thunderdome match
2/22/88 Dallas
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson
2/26/88 Mesquite
Jeff Raitz beat Vince Apollo
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Bob Bradley & Eric Embry
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing DQ
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Jeff Raitz & Jason Sterling
Terry Taylor beat Bobby Fulton
Steve Simpson won Texas Roundup match
Michael Hayes beat Al Perez DQ
Terry Taylor beat Matt Borne to win Texas Heavyweight title
Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death & Iceman Parsons beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich & Steve Simpson
2/29/88 Dallas
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Wild West Tag titles
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Tommy Rogers & Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Terry Taylor
Eric Embry beat Jason Sterling
Michael Hayes NCO Angel of Death
3/4/88 Dallas (att. 2,000)
Michael Hayes and the Badstreet Band perform in concert at the Sportatorium and are joined onstage by Kevin and Kerry Von Erich; the show ends with a run-in by Iceman Parsons and Buddy Roberts, who knocks Hayes out with an electric guitar.
3/6/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich (sub for injured Michael Hayes) beat Al Perez to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing, Eric Embry & Vince Apollo
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich DDQ Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
The Hood beat Bob Bradley
Terry Taylor beat Jeff Raitz
3/16/88 San Antonio
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Bill Irwin & Solomon Grundy
Terry Taylor beat Michael Hayes
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing
Shaun Simpson beat Eric Embry
Kevin Von Erich & Steve Simpson beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
3/18/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich DCOR Terry Gordy & Black Bart
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Wild Bill Irwin beat Jack Victory, John Tatum & The Real Thing
Jason Sterling beat Vince Apollo
John Tatum beat Steve Simpson
Bob Bradley drew Jeff Raitz
3/20/88 Fort Worth (att. 2,300)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich, Steve & Shaun Simpson & Wild Bill Irwin beat Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts, Angel of Death, Eric Embry & The Real Thing, Thunderdome match
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Texas Tag titles
Chris Adams beat Terry Taylor COR
Jason Sterling drew Eric Embry
Vince Apollo beat Jeff Raitz
Angel of Death beat Bob Bradley
3/24/88 Marshall (att. 420)
Michael Hayes & Missing Link beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
WCWA Texas Champion Terry Taylor beat Tom Jones (sub for Chris Adams)
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing (by pinning manager Vince Apollo)
3/25/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping, att. 1,700)
Vince Apollo beat Steve Casey
Terry Gordy beat Terry Taylor
Black Bart beat Bob Bradley
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts DQ
Iceman Parsons beat Kerry Von Erich to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Black Bart beat Jim Richardson
Chris Adams & Bill Irwin beat The Real Thing & Terry Taylor
3/29/88 Gatesville (no results available)
Kerry Von Erich vs Al Perez
Kevin Von Erich vs Terry Gordy
Steve & Shaun Simpson vs John Tatum & Jack Victory
Bill Irwin vs The Real Thing
4/1/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Black Bart & Angel of Death
Vince Apollo drew Steve Casey
Solomon Grundy beat Tim Brooks
Bill Irwin beat The Hood
4/8/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Iceman Parsons beat Kevin Von Erich DQ
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson to win Texas Tag titles
Richard Winter beat Mike Morrow
Phillip Wylie drew Skip Young
Bill Irwin beat Jim Richardson
Michael Hayes beat Angel of Death DQ
Black Bart beat Phillip Wylie
4/10/88 Willard, MO (no results available)
Terry Gordy vs Kerry Von Erich
Buddy Roberts & The Real Thing vs Jason Sterling & Missing Link
Bob Bradley vs Fabulous Lance
Jeff Raitz vs Eric Embry
4/10/88 Fort Worth
Michael Hayes & Steve Simpson beat Iceman Parsons & Angel of Death
Shaun Simpson & Bill Irwin beat Black Bart & John Tatum
Jack Victory & John Tatum beat Mike Reed & Tom Fowler
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Michael Hayes beat Killer Brooks
Steve Casey beat The Hood
4/15/88 Dallas
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Chris Adams beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & Eric Embry
4/16/88 Quinlan
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Black Bart beat Skip Young
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
4/24/88 Fort Worth (att. 500)
Angel of Death beat Jeff Raitz
Killer Brooks beat Steve Casey
Terry Taylor beat Bill Irwin
Chris Adams beat Black Bart DQ
Kevin Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts
Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich DDQ Terry Gordy & Iceman Parsons
4/27/88 Opelousas, LA (no results available)
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams vs Buddy Roberts & Terry Taylor
Michael Hayes vs Angel of Death
Tom Jones vs Jimmy Jack Funk
Jeff Raitz vs Fabulous Lance
5/1/88 San Antonio (att. 700)
Black Bart beat Bob Bradley
Solomon Grundy beat The Hood
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Iceman Parsons beat Michael Hayes
Terry Gordy DDQ Kerry Von Erich
5/2/88
WCCW stars appear on a Memphis CWA card for the first time, with World Class Heavyweight champ Iceman Parsons winning over Kerry Von Erich via DQ; Texas Heavyweight champ Terry Taylor defeating Chris Adams via countout; and Michael Hayes beating Buddy Roberts.
5/8/88 Irving (Texas Stadium, att. 7,000)
Although this card was taped, only brief highlights were subsequently shown on WCCW TV.
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve Simpson & Terry Gordy COR to win Wild West tag titles
Kevin Von Erich & Bruiser Brody beat Buddy Roberts & Solomon Grundy (sub for Abdullah the Butcher)
Steve Casey, Jason Sterling & John Tatum won Triple Dome Texas Roundup match
Terry Gordy beat Michael Hayes, Triple Dome of Terror match
Terry Taylor beat Chris Adams
Black Bart beat Bill Irwin DQ
Missing Link & Jason Sterling beat Vince Apollo & Angel of Death
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Mike George beat Jeff Raitz
Terry Gordy & Shaun Simpson beat Buddy Roberts & Angel of Death
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Eric Embry (sub for injured Iceman Parsons, who accompanies team at ringside) & Terry Taylor DQ
Kevin Von Erich beat Killer Brooks
Buddy Roberts beat Phil Wylie
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry, unscheduled match
Steve Casey beat Wayne Marcotte
Vince Apollo beat Bob Bradley
5/15/88 Mesquite
Eric Embry beat Missing Link
Vince Apollo beat Steve Casey
Chris Adams & Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory & John Tatum DQ
Kerry Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
5/20/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy DQ
5/27/88 St Joseph, MO
Buddy Roberts beat Barry Martin
Steve Ray beat Russell Sapp
Mike George beat T.C. Carter
Solomon Grundy beat Vince Apollo
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
5/27/88 Dallas
Terry Taylor beat Kerry Von Erich DQ
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
Skip Young & Mike Morrow beat Bob Bradley & Killer Brooks
Karate Kid beat Little Tokyo
Samu beat Jeff Raitz
6/3/88 Dallas
Bob Bradley beat Mike Morrow
Steve Casey beat Ron Ellis
Samoan Swat Team beat Jason Sterling & Skip Young
Terry Taylor beat Steve Casey
Buddy Roberts beat Matt Borne
Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
Terry Gordy & Shawn Simpson DDQ Jack Victory & John Tatum
6/10/88 Dallas
Skip Young beat Bob Bradley
Matt Borne beat Vince Apollo
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Ronnie Ellis
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons & Terry Taylor
6/12/88 Houston
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
Shaun Simpson & Terry Gordy beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Buddy Roberts beat Michael Hayes
Terry Taylor beat Eric Embry
6/17/88 Dallas (att. 2,000)
Kamala beat Kerry Von Erich
Iceman Parsons beat Skip Young
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Rick Hazzard
Eric Embry beat Jason Sterling
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Mike Reed
Jerry Lawler beat Terry Taylor
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
6/19/88 Mesquite (afternoon show)
Buddy Roberts drew Shaun Simpson
Samoan Swat Team beat Jeff Raitz & Jason Sterling
Eric Embry beat Skip Young
Michael Hayes beat Kamala DQ
Jerry Lawler beat Iceman Parsons
Terry Gordy drew Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Taylor
6/19/88 San Antonio (evening show, att. 3,000)
Terry Gordy drew Kerry Von Erich
Jerry Lawler beat Iceman Parsons
Kamala beat Solomon Grundy & Rudy Gonzales
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve Casey & Shaun Simpson
Eric Embry beat Manuel Villalobos
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts
6/20/88 Pearsall
Manuel Villalobos beat Eric Embry
Karate Kid beat Little Tokyo
Steve Casey & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
Kerry Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts, street fight match
6/24/88 Dallas (att. 1,000)
Terry Gordy NCO John Tatum
Kevin Von Erich & Shaun Simpson NCO Jack Victory & Terry Taylor
7/1/88 Dallas (att. 1,100)
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Taylor & Iceman Parsons to win WCCW World Tag titles
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts, Badstreet match
Shaun Simpson beat Buddy Roberts, boxing match
Steve Casey beat Eric Embry
Samoan Swat Team beat Skip Young & Solomon Grundy
7/3/88 Fort Worth
Bob Bradley beat Grim Reaper
Fatu beat Solomon Grundy
Bill Irwin beat Grim Reaper
Kevin Von Erich beat Bob Bradley
Steve Simpson beat Jack Victory
Bill Irwin DCOR Black Bart
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Steve Casey beat Eric Embry, Buddy Roberts & Jack Victory, penalty box match
Kevin Von Erich beat Terry Taylor
7/8/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala, Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts to win WCCW Six-Man Tag titles (listed by some sources as Kevin, Hayes & Steve Cox beating Kamala, Parsons & Roberts on 7/7)
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Tom Jones
Steve Simpson beat Killer Brooks
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
7/9/88 Temple
Kevin Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Steve & Shaun Simpson, cage match
Sweet Brown Sugar beat Bob Bradley
Steve Casey drew Eric Embry
7/10/88 San Antonio
Bob Bradley beat Manuel Villalobos
Samoan Swat Team beat Matt Borne & Jeff Raitz
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Triple Dome of Terror match
Michael Hayes beat Kamala
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons
7/15/88 Dallas
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Ron Ellis
Samoan Swat Team beat Steve Casey & Tom Jones
Eric Embry beat Jeff Raitz
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
7/16/88
Bruiser Brody is stabbed multiple times backstage prior to a card in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and dies in hospital on 7/17; he had been scheduled to return to WCCW two weeks later.
7/18/88??? Dallas??? [date and location uncertain]
Kevin Von Erich, Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Kamala, Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Tom Jones
Steve Simpson beat Tim Brooks
Eric Embry beat Steve Casey
7/25/88??? Nelson City, TX
Manuel Villalobos beat Buddy Roberts
Steve Simpson beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Shaun Simpson beat Eric Embry
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Casey
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons
7/25/88 Temple, TX
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory to win Wild West Tag titles
7/29/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
This card was originally scheduled to feature Bruiser Brody's return to WCCW; Kerry Von Erich replaces the deceased Brody in the main event.
Kerry Von Erich DCOR Kamala
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory, reversed decision
Steve Simpson beat John Tatum, strap match
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry beat Steve Casey, unscheduled match
Steve Cox beat Killer Brooks
Iceman Parsons beat Jeff Raitz
Eric Embry & Jimmy Jack Funk beat Matt Borne & Steve Casey
7/30/88 Shreveport
Matt Borne drew Jimmy Jack Funk
Jack Victory beat Shaun Simpson
Iceman Parsons beat Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Samoan Swat Team beat Kevin Von Erich & Michael Hayes
Steve Simpson beat John Tatum
8/2/88 Lubbock
Matt Borne beat Tom Jones
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Shaun Simpson beat Jack Victory
Kevin Von Erich beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
8/5/88 Dallas
Iceman Parsons beat Kerry Von Erich (sub for injured champ Kevin) to win Texas Heavyweight title
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Terry Gordy DCOR Kamala
Matt Borne drew Jimmy Jack Funk
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Steve & Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum & Jack Victory
8/7/88 San Antonio
Manuel Villalobos beat Rudy Gonzales
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala
8/12/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich to win WCCW World Tag titles
Bill Irwin & Matt Borne DCOR Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart
Steve Simpson beat Jack Victory DQ
Steve Casey beat Bob Bradley
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Dan Fowler
Manuel Villalobos beat Ron Ellis
Shaun Simpson beat John Tatum
Iceman Parsons beat Steve Casey
8/17/88 Lawton, OK
Matt Borne beat Killer Brooks
Black Bart drew Steve Casey
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Kevin Von Erich DCOR Iceman Parsons
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
8/19/88 Dallas
Kevin Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
Manuel Villalobos beat Jim Richardson
Steve Casey beat Black Bart DQ
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Matt Borne
Iceman Parsons beat Bill Irwin
8/21/88 Morgan City, LA
Tom Jones beat Rocky Cruz
Tug Taylor beat Benny Milano
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart, bullrope match
Kerry Von Erich beat Kamala DQ
8/24/88 Lafayette, LA (no results available)
WCWA World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich vs Kamala
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox vs Samoan Swat Team
Bill Irwin vs Black Bart, falls count anywhere
8/26/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Iceman Parsons beat Kevin Von Erich DQ
Terry Gordy & Steve & Shaun Simpson beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Jack Victory & John Tatum
Terry Gordy beat Killer Brooks
Jimmy Jack Funk drew Steve Simpson
Super Black Ninja beat Dan Fowler
Steve Cox beat Fatu DQ
Michael Hayes beat Samu DQ
9/2/88 Dallas
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich DQ
Black Bart beat Matt Borne
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
9/4/88 Mesquite
Shawn Simpson beat Jack Victory
Bill Irwin beat Black Bart
Steve Cox beat Fatu DQ
Steve & Shaun Simpson & Terry Gordy beat John Tatum, Jack Victory & Jimmy Jack Funk
Michael Hayes beat Samu
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Kamala & Iceman Parsons
9/5/88 Fort Worth
Samoan Swat Team beat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich DQ
John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk beat Steve & Shaun Simpson to win Wild West Tag titles
Black Bart beat Matt Borne
Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox beat Jack Victory
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
Michael Hayes beat Iceman Parsons DQ
9/8/88 Odessa
Black Bart beat Manuel Villalobos
Botswana Beast beat Steve Casey
Wild Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Steve Cox & Kendall Windham beat Samoan Swat Team
Kerry Von Erich beat Iceman Parsons
9/9/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
AWA World Heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler NCO WCCW World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich (both titles at stake; match does not take place; Kerry unable to wrestle after pre-match KO by Lawler)
Steve Cox & Bill Irwin beat Samoan Swat Team DQ
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry beat Vince Apollo
Terry Gordy beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Kendall Windham beat Killer Brooks
Botswana Beast beat Dan Fowler
Super Black Ninja beat Jerry Houston
9/12/88 Fort Worth
Samoan Swat Team beat Jimmy Jack Funk & John Tatum to unify Wild West and WCCW World Tag titles
9/16/88 Dallas
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team to win WCCW World Tag titles (per stipulation, Hayes would refund all fans' money if he and Cox lost)
Kerry Von Erich & Kendall Windham beat Iceman Parsons & Botswana Beast
Kendall Windham beat Killer Brooks
Jimmy Jack Funk DDQ Bill Irwin
Terry Gordy beat John Tatum
9/19/88 Memphis, TN
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox to win WCCW World Tag titles
9/24/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
AWA World Heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler DDQ WCCW World Heavyweight champion Kerry Von Erich (both titles at stake, both held up following match)
Terry Gordy DCOR Botswana Beast
Ronnie Garvin beat Black Bart
Robert Gibson beat Tom Jones
Kendall Windham beat Eric Embry
Super Black Ninja beat Vince Apollo
Robert Gibson & Steve Cox beat Samu & ???
9/25/88 Belton
Robert Gibson beat Eric Embry
Samu & Botswana Beast DCOR Kendall Windham & Steve Cox
Ron Garvin beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Kendall Windham beat Black Bart
10/1/88 Dallas
Samoan Swat Team DCOR Kevin Von Erich & Steve Cox
Steve Cox & Kendall Windham beat Eric Embry & Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Vince Apollo
Botswana Beast beat Bob Bradley
Killer Brooks beat Tom Jones
Super Black Ninja beat Phillip Wylie
Blue Angel beat Sweet Georgia Brown
10/9/88 Dallas (syndicated TV taping)
Kerry Von Erich & Kendall Windham beat Iceman Parsons & Botswana Beast COR, elimination tag match (originally scheduled as Kerry/Kevin Von Erich/Windham vs Iceman/Beast/Jimmy Jack Funk; Kevin unable to wrestle after earlier attack by Super Black Ninja and Kendo Nagasaki, Funk withdraws by order of referee Bronko Lubich; after Windham is eliminated, Eric Embry enters and tags himself in to assist Kerry, resulting in walkout by Iceman, Beast and Skandor Akbar)
Steve Cox beat Fatu
Kendall Windham beat Doctor Who (Tug Taylor)
Steve Casey beat Jimmy Jack Funk DQ
WCCW World Light Heavyweight champion Eric Embry NCO Kendall Windham, unscheduled match (match starts but is immediately stopped due to attack on Windham by Devastation Inc., with no involvement by Embry)
Eric Embry beat Ken Castle
Super Black Ninja NCO Steve Casey (match does not take place due to pre-match attack on Casey and Kevin Von Erich by Ninja and Kendo Nagasaki)
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Black Bart beat Vince Apollo
Steve Cox beat Doctor Who
10/15/88 Dallas (Cotton Bowl, att. 4,300)
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler in Texas Death Match for held-up AWA & WCCW World Heavyweight titles (AWA title is returned to Lawler due to fast ten-count by Frank Dusek, who was not the official referee)
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox (seconded by Harvey Martin) beat Samoan Swat Team in Texas Tornado match to win WCCW World Tag titles
Terry Gordy DCOR Botswana Beast, dog collar chain match
Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias DQ
Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Iceman Parsons DCOR Kendall Windham
Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk & Black Bart
Super Black Ninja beat Bob Bradley, Tony Torres, Tom Jones & Vince Apollo, handicap match
Chigusa Nagayo beat Candi Divine
Jimmy Valiant & Macho Midget beat Killer Brooks & Million Dollar Baby
Steve Casey beat Tug Taylor
Jimmy Valiant & Macho Midget beat Killer Brooks & Million Dollar Baby
Steve Casey beat Tug Taylor
10/17/88 Fort Worth
Episode 357 (airdate: 10/29/88) of the syndicated WCCW show consisted of these matches, which also aired on the 10/22/88 episode of KTVT's Championship Sports.
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes to win WCCW World Tag titles, cage match (Hayes' partner Steve Cox is unable to wrestle due to earlier attack by the SST)
Iceman Parsons & Black Bart DDQ Blackjack Mulligan & Kendall Windham
Brian Adias beat Vince Apollo
No result available:
Chigusa Nagayo vs Candi Divine
10/21/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Tatsumi Fujinami
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes DDQ Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Jack Funk
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
10/28/88 Dallas
Kevin Von Erich beat Super Black Ninja DQ
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich & Eric Embry beat Botswana Beast, Iceman Parsons & Black Bart
Bill Irwin & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
Kerry Von Erich beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Black Bart beat Steve Casey
Kendall Windham beat Botswana Beast DQ
Late October/early November
KTVT begins free Championship Sports tapings on Saturday mornings at the Sportatorium.
11/1/88 Chicago, IL
Iceman Parsons beat Kendall Windham
Samoan Swat Team DCOR Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Kerry Von Erich beat Botswana Beast
11/2/88 Chicago, IL
Kendall Windham DCOR Iceman Parsons
Kerry Von Erich beat Botswana Beast
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
11/4/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler to win WCCW World Heavyweight title
Botswana Beast & Iceman Parsons beat Eric Embry & Kendall Windham
Michael Hayes & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
Jimmy Jack Funk beat Steve Casey
Black Bart beat Craig Whiteford
11/11/88 Dallas (att. 1,200)
Kevin Von Erich beat Super Black Ninja DQ
Eric Embry beat Jeff Jarrett to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Texas Heavyweight champion Eric Embry DDQ Kendall Windham
No result available:
Kerry Von Erich, Eric Embry, Steve Cox & Frank Dusek vs Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Marlin & Samoan Swat Team, "Texas vs Tennessee shootout"
11/19/88 Killeen
Bill Irwin beat Botswana Beast
Super Black Ninja beat Jeff Ward
Michael Hayes beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Bill Irwin beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Kerry Von Erich & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team, cage match
11/24/88 Lubbock
Jeff Gaylord beat Kendo Nagasaki II DQ
Super Destroyers beat Ted Heath & Junkyard Dog II
Dogs of War beat Lone Star Rockers
Solomon Grundy NCO Chief Running Deer
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Missy Hyatt beat Ms Fantasy DQ
Tom Jones beat Killer Brooks
Chris Adams & Tony Atlas beat Samoan Swat Team
Junkyard Dog II won battle royal
11/24/88 Jackson, TN
Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
11/25/88 Dallas
Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler, cage match
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk DQ
Eric Embry DDQ Botswana Beast
Eric Embry beat Iceman Parsons DQ
Samoan Swat Team DDQ Michael Hayes & Jeff Jarrett
Iceman Parsons beat Eric Embry
11/26/88 Garland
Jeff Gaylord beat Kendo Nagasaki II
Million Dollar Baby beat Macho Midget
Steve Sawyer, Doug Masters & Tom Jones DDQ Dogs of War
Super Destroyer beat Bill Irwin
Johnny Mantell beat Dusty Wolfe
Missy Hyatt beat Ms. Fantasy COR
Chris Adams & Tony Atlas beat Samoan Swat Team
Johnny Mantell won battle royal
12/2/88 Dallas
Jimmy Garvin beat Botswana Beast
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk
Super Black Ninja beat Cliff Long
Eric Embry & Jeff Jarrett beat Iceman Parsons & Kamala DQ
Gary Young & Cactus Jack drew Steve Casey & Tony Falk
12/9/88 Dallas
WCCW Tag Team champions Samoan Swat Team beat Wahoo McDaniel & Michael Hayes DQ
Gary Young & Cactus Jack beat Steve Casey & David Hinkle
Super Black Ninja beat Cowboy Tony
Tony Torres beat Jim Ward
Eric Embry, Brickhouse Brown & Jeff Jarrett beat Iceman Parsons, Kamala & Skandor Akbar
Cowboy Tony beat Frogman LeBlanc
Cactus Jack & Gary Young beat Solomon Grundy & Mickey Finn Jr.
Steve Cox beat Botswana Beast
12/9/88 Tokyo, Japan
Tatsumi Fujinami beat Kerry Von Erich to win WCCW World Heavyweight title (Fujinami refuses victory and returns title to Kerry on 12/10)
12/13/88 Chicago, IL (AWA SuperClash III, att. 1,672)
Hector, Mando & Chavo Guerrero beat Cactus Jack & Rock & Roll RPMs
Eric Embry beat Jeff Jarrett to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
Jimmy Valiant beat Wayne Bloom
Iceman Parsons beat Brickhouse Brown
Ricky Rice, Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter beat Paul Diamond, Pat Tanaka & Madusa Miceli
Greg Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin COR to win AWA TV title
Palestrina won lingerie battle royal
Sergeant Slaughter beat Colonel DeBeers DQ, boot camp match
Samoan Swat Team beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox
Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez, Indian Strap Match
Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich via blood stoppage to unify WCCW and AWA World Heavyweight titles
Rock & Roll Express DDQ Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
12/26/88 Belton
Gary Young beat Cowboy Tony
Brickhouse Brown beat Iceman Parsons
Eric Embry beat Skandor Akbar, cage match
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk, bullrope match
Michael Hayes beat Buddy Roberts, cage match
Kerry Von Erich & Steve Cox beat Samoan Swat Team
12/27/88 Brownwood
Gary Young beat Cowboy Tony
Steve Cox beat Jimmy Jack Funk, Texas bullrope match
Brickhouse Brown beat Buddy Roberts
Eric Embry beat Skandor Akbar, cage match
Kerry Von Erich & Michael Hayes beat Samoan Swat Team, cage match
12/30/88 Dallas
Cactus Jack beat Eric Embry to win WCCW Light Heavyweight title
