Episode 498: Dusty Is Champ!
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The episode revisits the final TBS television show before the Great American Bash 1986, featuring Dusty Rhodes' championship victory and key wrestling events of the era.
On this edition of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson travel back 40 years to the final TBS television show before the legendary Great American Bash 1986 wrapped up in Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium. The guys revisit one of the most important episodes of the era, featuring the very first television interview with the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dusty Rhodes, fresh off his historic victory over Ric Flair. They'll also relive the unforgettable footage of Jimmy Valiant paying the ultimate price as Paul Jones finally gets his revenge by shaving the Boogie Woogie's hair. Plus, the NWA begins ushering in a new wave of stars to TBS television, including Dick Murdoch, The Kansas Jayhawks, Superstar Bill Dundee, and the returning Buddy Landel, while excitement builds for the Rock 'N' Roll Express Super Summer Sizzler Tour. And with the unforgettable Best of Seven Series between Magnum T.A. and Nikita Koloff racing toward its dramatic conclusion, the stage is set for one of the hottest periods in Jim Crockett Promotions history. Portions of this video have been blurred at the request of WWE. THIS WEEKS SPONSORS LARINECO - Larineco is better-for-you chewing gum…
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