Clash of the ChampBones - Clash XIII - Thanksgiving Thunder

About this episode

The episode recaps Clash of the Champions XIII, featuring various wrestling matches and notable personalities from the event.

In 1988 history was made by JCP. A Premium Live Event given away free on TBS showcasing some of the best and brightest for our entertainment. Titles defended. Grudges resolved. Legends are born. Henceforth known as the Clash of the Champions. Join us as the Backbone on this journey recapping these amazing show of shows. This episode, Keithie welcomes "The Walter Cronkite of Wrestling Podcasts" or “The Howard Cosell of Wrestling Podcasts" or simply known as "The Dean of Podcasts", Matt Souza. Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder live from the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida and we hit Unlucky Number 13 as this show is.... not that good. The Fabulous Freebirds with Bobby Eaton and Little Richard Marley vs The Southern Boys Buddy Landel vs Brian Pillman Brad Armstrong vs Big Cat The "Z-Man" Tom Zenk vs Brian Lee Michael Wallstreet vs The Starblazer Sgt. Krueger and Col. DeKlerk vs The Beast and Kalua Lex Luger vs The Motor City Madman The Renegade Warriors vs The Nasty Boys The Nightstalker vs Sid Vicious The NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers vs Magnum Force The NWA Worlds Tag Team Champion Butch Reed with Ron Simmons and…

People in this episode

Host: Keithie

Guest: Matt Souza

Topics covered

• Clash of the Champions
• wrestling history
• live event recap
• 1988 wrestling
• NWA
• wrestling legends

Keywords

• Clash of the Champions
• Thanksgiving Thunder
• wrestling
• NWA
• 1988
• live event
• recap
• Matt Souza
• Keithie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JCP

Places: Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida

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