Episode 501: Baby Doll Betrays Dusty!
About this episode
The episode discusses significant events in wrestling from 1986, including Baby Doll's betrayal of Dusty Rhodes.
On this episode of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and head back 40 years to the golden year of 1986 for a classic edition of World Championship Wrestling from the TBS Studios! The wrestling world is changing fast as Nikita Koloff defeats Magnum T.A. in the dramatic seventh and deciding match of their legendary Best-of-Seven Series in Charlotte. Meanwhile, the Rock 'n' Roll Express dethrone the Midnight Express in Philadelphia to once again become NWA World Tag Team Champions! But perhaps the biggest shock of all comes when Baby Doll turns her back on Dusty Rhodes and aligns herself with the Nature Boy Ric Flair! Tony and Conrad break down the stunning turn, the red-hot championship scene, and just how loaded the NWA roster was during this incredible period. THIS WEEKS SPONSORS DRAFT KINGS - New DraftKings customers, sign up with code WHW spend $5 to get $200 in rewards within 21 days - includes all markets. That's code WHW. In Partnership with DraftKings. The Crown Is Yours. SQUARE - Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at www.square.com/go/whw #squarepod BLUECHEW - When you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get…
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