• OLD SCHOOL HISTORY (September 17, 1988) – NWA World Wide Wrestling
On this day in 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘NWA World Wide Wrestling’.
This episode featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to ‘Starrcade 1988’.
The card can be found below:
– Interview Ric Flair
– Ro Simmons/Brad Armstrong vs. Agent Steel/???
– Interview Sting/Dusty Rhodes
– Interview Ricky Morton
– Russian Assassin vs. George South
– Fantastics squash
– Barry Windham squash
– Interview Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
– Dr. Death squash
– Interview Kevin Sullivan/Gary Hart/Al Perez
– Straight Talk: Mike Rotunda
– Sheepherders squash
– Interview Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon
• Huge Universal Title Match Announced For WWE Crown Jewel PPV, Universal Title Match For Tonight’s RAW Set
On tonight’s post-Hell In A Cell 2018 edition of RAW, acting RAW General Manager Baron Corbin announced that Roman Reigns will defend the Universal Championship in a Triple Threat match against Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at the WWE Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia on November 2.
Acting #RAW GM @BaronCorbinWWE has decided that on Nov. 2 in Saudi Arabia, streaming LIVE on @WWENetwork, it will be…#UniversalChampion @WWERomanReigns vs. @BraunStrowman vs. @BrockLesnar at #WWECrownJewel! pic.twitter.com/IKp87dSYtM
— WWE (@WWE) September 18, 2018
Corbin then announced that Reigns will defend the Universal Title tonight as well and it’s going to be against him.
? TONIGHT: #UniversalTitle Match ?
Acting #RAW GM @BaronCorbinWWE has decided that HE will challenge @WWERomanReigns for the gold! pic.twitter.com/BWsBSnxQVF
— WWE (@WWE) September 18, 2018
