NWA / WCW World Wide Wrestling (1988)

NWA Worldwide 1/2/88
Int. Larry Zbyszko/Baby Doll
Ricky Morton vs. Mike Force
Int Ricky Morton
Int Dusty Rhodes
Ron Garvin vs. Thunderfoot 1
Int Ric Flair
Eddie Gilbert vs. George South
Int Road Warriors
Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes/Nikita Koloff
Midnight Express/Big Bubba vs. Mighty Wilbur/Kendall Windham/Italian Stallion

NWA Worldwide 1/9/88
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express
Michael Hayes/Jimmy Garvin squash
Int Larry Zbyszko/Baby Doll/Dr Death
Kevin Sullivan vs. George South
Int Sullivan
Dick Murdoch squash
Int Lex Luger
Barry Windham squash
Int Road Warriors
Eddie Gilbert squash
Nikita Koloff vs. Tommy Angel
Int Dusty Rhodes
Int Jimmy Garvin/Michael Hayes [clip: Flair vs. Garvin] Int Dick Murdoch
Ric Flair/Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson squash (Luger run in)

NWA Worldwide 1/16/88
Int Hayes/Garvin
Int Sheepherders
[Clip] The Sheepherders/Johnny Ace attacking The Rock n’ Roll Express.
Dr Death vs. Mark Fleming
[Clip] The Midnight Express/Dick Murdoch attacking Dusty Rhodes/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham.
Int Cornette/Midnight Express/Dick Murdoch
Road Warriors squash
Int Road Warriors
Warlord/Barbarian/Ivan Koloff squash
Mike Rotunda vs. Bob Riddle
Int Lex Luger
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard vs. Sting/Barry Windham

NWA Worldwide 1/23/88
Int Sting
The Sheepherders squash
[clip] Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson brawl with Lex Luger.
[clip] Lex Luger vs. Tully Blanchard, Horsemen attack Luger
Int Road Warriors
Michael Hayes/Jimmy Garvin squash
Int Garvin/Hayes
Sting vs. Black Bart
Ron Garvin squash

NWA Worldwide 1/30/88
[Clip] Midnight Express, Murdoch attack Rhodes in a cage
Int Road Warriors
Sting squash
JJ Dillon promo
Int Varsity Club
[clip] Barry Windham vs. Tully Blanchard
Int Lex Luger/Barry Windham
Int Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes squash
Rock n Roll Express vs. Sheepherders
Warlord/Barbarian vs. Kendall Windham/??
Lex Luger promo
Larry Zbyszko squash
Int Four Horsemen
Int Jim Cornette
Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner squash

NWA Worldwide 2/6/88
[Clip] Mike Rotunda winning the NWA TV Title from Nikita Koloff
Barry Windham vs. David Isley
Bobby Eaton vs. Dusty Rhodes
Sting vs. Bob Emery
Ric Flair accepts a trophy for the 1987 Wrestler of the Year. Sting challenges Flair.
Larry Zbyszko vs. George South

NWA Worldwide 2/13/88
Int Sting
Bobby Eaton vs. Dusty Rhodes
Int Larry Zbyszko/Baby Doll
Tully Blanchard promo
Lex Luger/Barry Windham squash
JJ Dillon promo
Int Dusty Rhodes
Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner vs. Riddle/???
Int Jim Crockett/JJ Dillon
Kevin Sullivan squash
Int Varsity Club

NWA Worldwide 2/20/88
Ric Flair vs. Sting
Ricky Santana vs. Curtis Thompson
Mike Rotunda squash
Warlord/Barbarian vs. George South/Bob Riddle

NWA Worldwide 2/27/88
Sting vs. Bob Emery
Warlord/ Barbarian squash
Ric Flair/Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Joe Crews/Curtis Thompson /Steve Sampson
Shane Douglas squash
(Cage)Dusty Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton

NWA Worldwide 3/5/88
Int Jimmy Garvin
Mike Rotunda squash
Int Road Warrior Hawk/Paul Ellering
Road Warrior Animal promo
Sting vs. Curtis Thompson
Warlord/Barbarian/Ivan Koloff squash
Pez Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr squash
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express
Larry Zbyszko vs. Larry Stevens
(Cage)Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard vs. Lex Luger & Ole Anderson

NWA Worldwide 3/12/88
Barry Windham /Lex Luger vs. The Terminator/Tony Suber
Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner vs. Barry Collie /Max McGyver
[Clip] Barry Windham vs. Mike Rotunda
Ron Simmons vs. David Isley
Larry Zbyszko vs. Joey Fox
Shane Douglas vs. Rick Rassey
Sting vs. Bob Emery
Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson squash
Warlord/Barbarian vs. Curtis Thompson/Trent Knight

NWA Worldwide 3/19/88
Int Jimmy Garvin
[Clip] Jimmy Garvin vs. Rick Steiner
Lex Luger vs. Trent Knight
Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner vs. Curtis Thompson/Max McGyver
JJ Dillon promo
Int Road Warriors
Int Powers of Pain/Paul Jones
Ric Flair vs. Ricky Santana
Midnight Express vs. Bob Emery/Bob Riddle
Int Ric Flair
Tully Blanchard vs. George South

NWA Worldwide 3/26/88
Int Dusty Rhodes
Barry Windham /Lex Luger squash
Int Barry Windham/Lex Luger
[Clip] Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express
Pez Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr. vs. Tony Suber/Bob Emery
Lex Luger/Barry Windham promo
Jimmy Garvin squash
Int Jimmy Garvin
Sting vs. Mark Fleming
Tully Blanchard/ Arn Anderson vs. Gene Ligon/Joe Crews
Fantastics vs. Cruel Connection

NWA Worldwide 4/2/88
Int Ric Flair
Sting vs. Bob Riddle
Powers of Pain promo
Int Sting
Int Lex Luger/Barry Windham
Ron Garvin/Jimmy Garvin vs. Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner
Ivan Koloff/Warlord/Barbarian vs. Max McGyver/Curtis Thompson/Joe Crews
Road Warriors promo
Int Powers of Pain/Paul Jones
Larry Zbyszko vs. Trent Knight
Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Tony Suber/Rick Paradise

NWA Worldwide 4/9/88
[Clip] Barry Windham/Lex Luger vs. Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard
Int Magnum TA (WTBS)
Announcement of Dusty Rhodes’ suspension
Sting vs. Mark Fleming
The Fantastics vs. David Isley/Bob Riddle
Int Ric Flair
Powers of Pain vs. Larry Stevens/ Tommy Angel
Rick Steiner vs. Bob Emery
Int Paul Ellering
Midnight Rider promo
Ricky Santana squash

NWA Worldwide 4/16/88
Dr Death vs. Curtis Thompson
Mike Rotunda/ Rick Steiner vs. Bob Riddle/ Larry Stevens
[Clip] Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics
Nikita Koloff vs. Tony Suber
Sting vs. George South
Arn Anderson squash
[Clip] Lex Luger/Barry Windham vs. Tully Blanchard/ Arn Anderson
Al Perez vs. Tommy Angel
Road Warrior Hawk vs. Trent Knight/ Bob Emery

NWA Worldwide 4/23/88
Int Nikita Koloff
Road Warriors vs. Bob Riddle/Larry Stevens
Int Road Warriors
Warlord/Barbarian/ Dick Murdoch vs. Mark Fleming/Rocky King/Bob Emery
Int Kevin Sullivan
Midnight Rider vs. Barry Collie
Int Midnight Rider
Al Perez vs. Tony Suber
Barry Windham/Lex Luger vs. Joe Crews/Trent Knight
Sting vs. Thunderfoot #2
The Sheepherders vs. Max McGyver /Curtis Thompson
Dr Death vs. Tony Suber

NWA Worldwide 4/30/88
Midnight Express vs. Rocky King/John Savage
Int Dusty Rhodes
Midnight Rider vs. Bob Riddle
Al Perez vs. Gene Ligon
Sting vs. Cruel Connection #1
Dick Murdoch vs. George South
Dr Death vs. Bob Emery
Fantastics squash

NWA Worldwide 5/7/88
The Sheepherders vs. Tony Suber/Trent Knight
Sting /Nikita Koloff vs. Cruel Connection
Int Sting/Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Garvin vs. Max McGyver
Int JJ Dillon
[Clip] Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Lex Luger/Barry Windham (Title switch/Windham joins Horsemen)
Int Ric Flair
Dr Death vs. Barry Collie
Int Dr Death
Al Perez squash
The Fantastics vs. Joe Crews/David Isley

NWA Worldwide 5/14/88
Int Midnight Rider
Barry Windham squash
Gary Hart promo
Int Barry Windham/Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon
Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics
Ric Flair/Tully Blanchard promo
Pez Whatley/Tiger Conway Jr squash

NWA Worldwide 5/21/88
Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner squash
Four Horsemen attack Dusty Rhodes
Nikita Koloff/Dr Death vs. Cruel Connection
Arn Anderson vs. Chris Champion
Midnight Express squash
Al Perez squash
Int Dusty Rhodes
Fantastics vs. Larry Stevens/ Barry Collie
Lex Luger vs. Gene Ligon

NWA Worldwide – 5/28/88
Sting & Nikita Koloff vs. Cruel Connection
Barry Windham/Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Brad Armstrong/ Santana/ Emery
Lex Luger vs. Tommy Angel
Ron Simmons squash
Fantastics vs. Midnight Express (TV time expires)

Missing 6/5/88

NWA Worldwide 6/12/88
Barry Windham squash
Powers of Pain promo
Int JJ Dillon/Barry Windham
Mighty Wilbur/Lightning Express squash
Arn Anderson/Barry Windham promo
Jimmy Garvin squash
Int Jimmy Garvin
Int Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson
Sting squash
Int Kevin Sullivan
Nikita Koloff/Dr Death vs. Trent Knight/???
Int Nikita Koloff/Dr Death
Larry Zbyszko/Al Perez vs. Tommy Angel/???
Barry Windham-Dusty Rhodes brawl

NWA Worldwide 6/18/88 (JIP 9 minutes in)
Int Dr Death/Sting
Int Ric Flair
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard squash
Int Fantastics
Al Perez squash
Int Ron Garvin/Jimmy Garvin
Powers of Pain/Ivan Koloff squash
Int Kevin Sullivan/Mike Rotunda
Ron Garvin vs. George South
Lex Luger vs. Barry Windham (TV time expires)

NWA Worldwide 6/25/88
Ric Flair-Lex Luger Great American Bash title match contract signing
Dr. Death vs. Joe Cruise
Int Dusty Rhodes
Video: Horsemen jump Luger in parking lot
Int Ric Flair/JJ Dillon
Barry Windham vs. Trent Knight
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard squash
[Clip] Nikita Koloff vs. Al Perez
Int Nikita Koloff
Int Lex Luger
Sting squash
Midnight Express squash (Fantastics run in)
Int Fantastics

NWA Worldwide 7/2/88
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Fantastics squash
Int Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan squash
Int Ric Flair
Sting/Nikita Koloff/Dr Death squash
Int Sting/Nikita Koloff/Dr Death
Ivan Koloff/Russian Assassin squash
Int Paul Jones
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard squash
Int Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson/JJ Dillon
Al Perez vs. Trent Knight

NWA Worldwide 7/9/88
Int Sting/Nikita Koloff/Dr Death
Midnight Express vs. Lightning Express
Int Dusty Rhodes/Lex Luger
Russian Assassin vs. Larry Stevens
Rock n Roll Express squash
Int Rock n Roll Express
Sheepherders vs. George South/??
Barry Windham/Arn Anderson promo
Int Ric Flair
Mighty Wilbur vs. Agent Steel
Int Varsity Club
Rick Steiner vs. Bob Riddle
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon

NWA Worldwide 7/16/88
Int Sting
Jimmy Garvin vs. Cruel Connection
Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson vs. Max McGyver/Joe Cruise
Int Dr Death
Brad Armstrong vs. Cruel Connection
Int Dusty Rhodes
Varsity Club vs. Kendall Windham/Italian Stallion/Tim Horner
Al Perez vs. Trent Knight
Int Ric Flair
Rock n Roll Express vs. Agent Steel/Bob Riddle
Lex Luger/Nikita Koloff promo
Int Lex Luger (after 7/10 Bash)
Russian Assassin vs. Tommy Angel/ Larry Stevens
Jim Cornette promo
Int Paul Jones

NWA Worldwide 7/23/88
Int Road Warriors
[Clip] Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (Bash 7/10/88)
Midnight Express squash
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express (challenge Horsemen)
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
[clip] Barry Windham vs. Dusty Rhodes (Bash 7/10/88)
Int Dusty Rhodes
Rock n Roll Express vs. Agent Steel/???
Int Ric Flair
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard squash
Barry Windham/Arn Anderson promo
Int Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon
Mike Rotunda vs. Bob Riddle
Int Lex Luger
Al Perez/Ron Garvin squash
Int Gary Hart/Al Perez/Ron Garvin

Missing 7/30/88
Missing 8/5/88
Missing 8/13/88

NWA Worldwide 8/20/88
Int Road Warriors
Ricky Morton vs. Cruel Connection
Int Dr Death
Ron Garvin/Al Perez/Rick Steiner vs. Curtis Thompson/??/??
Int Gary Hart/Ron Garvin/Kevin Sullivan
[Clip from NWA Pro] Sting/Nikita Koloff vs. Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson
Int Sting/Nikita Koloff
Midnight Express squash
Russian Assassin/Ivan Koloff squash
Dick Murdoch vs. Agent Steel
Int Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon
Ric Flair/Barry Windham vs. Lex Luger/Dusty Rhodes (TV time expires)

NWA Worldwide 8/27/88
Fantastics vs. Larry Stevens/Trent Knight
Int Paul Jones/Russian Assassin
[Clip] Al Perez vs. Brad Armstrong
Midnight Express/Rick Steiner vs. George South/??/??
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express/Rick Steiner
Magnum TA’s Straight Talk: Kendall Windham
Al Perez squash
Int Gary Hart/Al Perez
Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard squash
Int Ric Flair
Ricky Morton/Nikita Koloff vs. Agent Steel/???
Int Nikita Koloff/Ricky Morton
Int Lex Luger
Barry Windham vs. Bob Riddle
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon

NWA Worldwide 9/3/88
Int Dusty Rhodes
Stan Lane vs. Curtis Thompson
Int Jim Cornette/ Midnight Express
Mike Rotunda vs. Italian Stallion
Int Mike Rotunda/Kevin Sullivan
Jimmy Garvin/Dr Death/Nikita Koloff vs. Rick Steiner/Lee Ramsey/Cruel Connection
Sheepherders vs. Kendall Windham/????
Int Ric Flair
Russian Assassin squash
Int Lex Luger
Straight Talk: Paul Jones
Sting vs. Agent Steel
Int Sting
Int Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson/Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Al Perez squash
Int Gary Hart/Al Perez/Kevin Sullivan (Dusty run in)

NWA Worldwide 9/10/88
Int Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon
Road Warriors squash
Int Road Warriors
Brad Armstrong vs. Trent Knight
Straight Talk: Jim Cornette/Midnight Express
Al Perez/Kevin Sullivan vs. George South/???
Int Kevin Sullivan/Gary Hart/Al Perez
Russian Assassin vs. Agent Steel
Int Dusty Rhodes
Sheepherders squash
Int Lex Luger
Dr Death vs. Barry Windham

NWA Worldwide 9/17/88
Int Ric Flair
Ro Simmons/Brad Armstrong vs. Agent Steel/???
Int Sting/Dusty Rhodes
Int Ricky Morton
Russian Assassin vs. George South
Fantastics squash
Barry Windham squash
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Dr Death squash
Int Kevin Sullivan/Gary Hart/Al Perez
Straight Talk: Mike Rotunda
Sheepherders squash
Int Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/JJ Dillon

NWA Worldwide 9/24/88
Int JJ Dillon
Int Dusty Rhodes
Mike Rotunda/Rick Steiner squash
Int Varsity Club
Russian Assassins vs. Curtis Thompson/??
Int Paul Jones
Int Dr Death
Ron Simmons squash
Int Ron Simmons
Straight Talk: Ivan Koloff
Ricky Morton/Sting vs. Agent Steel/??
Int Ric Flair
Midnight Express squash
Int Midnight Express/Jim Cornette
Int Lex Luger

NWA Worldwide 10/1/88
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Midnight Express vs. Agent Steel/KC Wild
Int Jim Cornette/Midnight Express
Sting squash
Int Sting
Dr Death/Brad Armstrong squash
Int Dr Death/Brad Armstrong
Road Warriors squash
Int Road Warriors
Sheepherders squash
Straight Talk: Rick Steiner
Al Perez/Varsity Club vs. Italian Stallion/Randy Mulkey/???
Int Gary Hart/Varsity Club
Russian Assassin squash

NWA Worldwide 10/8//88 (Incomplete episode)
Sheepherders vs. Fantastics
Ron Simmons/Dr Death vs. Agent Steel/???(Varsity Club scouting)
Int Ron Simmons/Dr Death
Rick Steiner vs. Bob Riddle
Int Varsity Club
Bam Bam Bigelow squash
Int Sir Oliver Humperdink/Bam Bam Bigelow
Straight Talk: Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Int Ric Flair
Ivan Koloff/Nikita Koloff squash

NWA Worldwide 10/15//88
Fantastics vs. Mike Jackson/Keith Steinborn
Int Fantastics
Int Sir Oliver Humperdink
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. George South
Sheepherders squash
Int Road Warriors/Dusty Rhodes
Ron Simmons vs. Bob Riddle
Straight Talk: Larry Zbyszko/Al Perez
Ric Flair/Barry Windham squash
Int Ric Flair/Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Int Lex Luger
Russian Assassins squash

NWA Worldwide 10/22/88
Road Warriors/Sting vs. Mike Rotunda/Kevin Sullivan/Rick Steiner (Warriors heel turn)
Russian Assassins squash
Larry Zbyszko/Al Perez vs. Agent Steel/David Isley
Eddie Gilbert squash
Ron Simmons squash
The Midnight Express squash
Mike Rotunda/Kevin Sullivan squash

NWA Worldwide 10/29/88
Russian Assassins vs. Agent Steel/???
Sting promo (wearing neck brace, selling Road Warrior attack)
Larry Zbyszko/Al Perez squash
Int Road Warriors
Eddie Gilbert squash
Ron Simmons vs. Bob Riddle
Straight Talk: Sir Oliver Humperdink
Midnight Express vs. Curtis Thompson/???
Kevin Sullivan/Mike Rotunda squash
Int Varsity Club

NWA Worldwide 11/5/88
Midnight Express vs. Mike Jackson/Bruce
Int Sting/Lex Luger
(US tag tourney round 1): Larry Zbyszko/Al Perez vs. Eddie Gilbert/Ron Simmons
Straight Talk: JJ Dillon
Int Sir Oliver Humperdink
Sheepherders squash
Int Sheepherders
Int Kevin Sullivan
Dr. Death promo from Japan joins Varsity Club
Ivan Koloff squash
Int Ric Flair
Int Road Warrior Animal

NWA Worldwide 11/12/88
Sheepherders squash
Int Ric Flair/JJ Dillon
(US Tag Tournament) Ivan Koloff/Nikita Koloff vs. Russian Assassins
Straight Talk: Kevin Sullivan/Rick Steiner
Eddie Gilbert squash
Int Sting/Lex Luger
Larry Zbyszko squash
Int Road Warriors
Int Sir Oliver Humperdink
Kevin Sullivan/Rick Steiner vs. Randy Hogan/???

NWA Worldwide 11/19/88
The Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express (NWA World Tag Team Titles)
Russian Assassins squash
Bam Bam Bigelow squash
The Sheepherders vs. Eddie Gilbert/Ron Simmons
The Original Midnight Express squash
Int The Original Midnight Express w/ Paul E. Dangerously

NWA Worldwide 11/26/88
[clip] The Original Midnight Express attacking The Midnight Express.
The Original Midnight Express squash
Ric Flair/Barry Windham vs. The Italian Stallion/George South
Mike Rotunda/Dr Death vs. The Fantastics

NWA Worldwide 12/3/88
Int Road Warriors
Dr Death/Mike Rotunda squash
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Original Midnight Express vs. Italian Stallion/Bob Riddle
Rick Steiner squash
Int Rick Steiner
[Clip] Road Warriors spike Dusty’s eye (from TBS)
Int Sting
Nikita Koloff vs. Russian Assassin

NWA Worldwide 12/10/88
Rick Steiner squash
Int Rick Steiner
Barry Windham vs. George South
Int Ric Flair
Dr Death/Mike Rotunda squash
Road Warriors squash
Int Paul Jones
Straight Talk: Lex Luger
Sting squash
Int Sting

NWA Worldwide 12/17/88
Midnight Express squash
Int Jim Cornette
Kevin Sullivan/Mike Rotunda squash
Road Warriors vs. Randy Hogan/???
Int Road Warriors
Fantastics vs. Curtis Thompson/???
Int Kevin Sullivan/Mike Rotunda
Dustin Rhodes/Kendall Windham vs. Mike Jackson/???
Int Dusty Rhodes
Barry Windham/Ric Flair vs. Italian Stallion/???
Int Ric Flair/Barry Windham/JJ Dillon

NWA Worldwide 12/24/88
Midnight Express vs. George South/???
Int Original Midnight Express
Rick Steiner squash
Hedi Lee Morgan/Moolah (not Lillian Ellison) vs. Linda Dallas/Kat LaRue
Int Barry Windham/JJ Dillon
Dr Death/Mike Rotunda squash
Int Ric Flair
Dustin Rhodes/Kendall Windham squash
Int Sting
Junkyard Dog vs., Max McGyver
Int JYD/Rick Steiner

NWA Worldwide 12/31/88
Original Midnight Express vs. The Fantastics (The whole show is just this one match)
Int Paul E & Original Midnight Express


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