clash 8 dvd

Clips of Muta and Funk attacking Flair, Sting makes the save

Intro: Jim Ross and Jim Cornette do commentary

Gordon Solie interviews Gary Hart about Problems in his camp.

1.Road Warriors vs The SST's

Animal and Fatu start off. Karate kick by fatu. Powerslam by Animal. Samu head outside and animal attacks. Big boot by Hawk. Fatu tags back in as does animal. Stiff blows by Hawk on Fatu. Hawk misses a shoulder tackle and jets to the outside. Samu attacks him. Powerslam by Fatu. Animal makes the tag but the ref doesn't see it. Samoan's double team hawk. Hawk and samu trade chops. Another double team by the Samoans. Fatu gets boot as he goes for the splash. Animal and samu tag in. Animal is a house of fire. All four men come in. Hawk hits Fatu with the phone and DOOMSDAY DEVICE for the 123. Winners: The Road Warriors. The SST's dump Paul E.

Comments: Good opener. This was the blowoff match for the feud

Commercial for Halloween Havoc

2. Cuban Assassin vs The Z man

Hip toss and dropkick by Z man. Arm drag and dropkick by the z man. Another Arm drag by the z man. Sunset flip by Z man for 2. Body slam by cuban but misses a splash. Elbow by the Assassin. Sleeper hold by the Z man and The Cuban assasin is out.

Comments: Well that sucked. Just a bunch of Arm drags and dropkicks by Zenk.

The World according to Theodore R. Long segment

Coors light High flying action with Brian pillman

Video of the Governor of South Carolina making it Ric Flair day.

3. Ranger Ross vs Sid Vicous

Sid attacks Ross from behind. Drops ross on the railing. DDT by Sid. 2 powerbombs by sid for the 123.

Comments: Squash match.

Missy Hyatt and Robin Green go shopping. Both ladies are looking mighty fine.

Gordon Solie interviews The Fabulous Freebirds

Another commercial for Halloween Havoc

4.World Tag title match: Steiners vs The Freebirds

Scott and Michael Hayes start off. Arm drags by Scott. Big Forearm by Hayes. Double Clotheslines by Scott on the freebirds. Arm drag by Scott. Nasty German suplex by Scott. Rick tags in. Steiner line by Rick. After some stalling, Rick nails both freebirds with Powerslams. Belly to belly by Rick on Hayes. Rick misses a splash in the corner and the Freebirds double team. DDT by Garvin. Clothesline by Hayes for 2. Kick to the face by Garvin for 2. Slingshot suplex by Rick. Scott Steiner tags in. Double Frakensteiners by Scott. Powerslam by scott for 2. Scott trips and Hayes ddt's Scott for the 3 count. Winners and still tag champs: The freebirds. Scott got tripped by Robin Green aka Woman.

Comments: Another good match. The Steiners are awesome.

5. NOrman the Lunatic vs Brian Pillman

Norman attacks from behind. Pillman with a suplex. Cross body to the outside by Pillman. Avalanche by Norman on a distracted Pillman. Splash by Norman for 2. Avalanche into the ringpost by Norman. He misses a second one and pillman takes control. Top Rope dropkick and a Slam by Pillman. Backdrop by Pillman. Powerslam by Norman for 2. Clothesline by Norman. Backslide by Pillman for the 3 count. Winner; Brian Pillman. Teddy Yells at Norman after the match.

Comments: Fast good match. Pillman is amazing in his moves

Gordon Solie interviews Gary Hart again on Terry Funk

6. Captain Mike Rotunda vs Dr. Death Steve Williams

Williams chases Rotunda and gets attack entering the ring. Clothesline by Doc. Body Press by dock. Football tackle by doc. Clothesline by Rotunda. Sunset flip by Doc for 2. Big Knee by Rotunda. Elbow drop by Rotunda. Jawbreaker by doc. Doc misses an elbow drop. Thumb to the eye by Rotunda. Body press by Doc. Doc misses a charge and Rotunda misses a clothesline. Rotunda falls back and Doc pins him 123. Rotunda attacks after the match.

Comments: okay match.

Gordon interviews Lex Luger

yet Another Halloween havoc commercial

7. Wildfire Tommy Rich vs Lex Luger

Tommy rich takes early advantage. Headlock by tommy. Shoulder tackle by Lex. Right hand and Arm drag by rich. Cross body by Rich for 2. Roll up by Rich for 2. Backdrop by Rich. Rich misses a dropkick. Powerslam by luger for 2. Luger works on the back. Sunset flip by rich for 2. Luger misses a clothesline. Powerslam by luger. Superplex by luger for 2. Luger misses a splash. Elbow by Rich. Fistdrop by Rich for 2. Thesz press by rich for 2. Rich punches the Ringpost. Luger drops rich on the ropes throat first and pins him for 3. Rich attacks after the match.

Comments: Good match with a bad finish.

Yet Another Gordon interview with Gary hart. Terry funk interview explaining why he's out of the Main event.

Gordon interviews Ric Flair and Sting

8. Great Muta and Dick Slater vs Ric Flair and Sting

Sting and Great muta start off. Clothesline by Sting. Backdrop by sting. Arm Drag by sting. Flair tags in. Flair chops the hell out of muta. Dick slater tags in. They trade chops. Flair Bump and Flair chops Muta in the corner. Karate kick by Muta on flair. Cross body by Muta and Sting. All four men brawl on the outside. Sting tags in and goes after slater's arm. Suplex by sting. Muta tags in. Military Press by Sting.Rake of the eyes by Muta on flair. Handspring elbow by muta. Slater tags in and chops flair. They trade chops. Neckbreaker by Slater. Elbow drop by Muta. Nerve hold by muta. Atomic Drop by Flair. Sting tags in. Muta tags in. All four men come in. Stinger splash by sting. Scropian deathlock. Gary hart hits sting with a roll of coins. Muta pins him for a 2 count. Powerbomb by muta for 2. Slater tags in. Flair goes after muta. Sleeper hold by Slater. Sting get out of it. Sting backdrops slater. Flair tags in and chops the heels. All four men are in the ring. Muta sprays sting in the face. Slater nails flair in the head. The heels double team sting. Here comes terry funk. Funk puts a plastic bag over Flair's head and chokes him. Slater hits Sting with the brand iron on the leg. I guess the match ends. Flair gets medical attention

Comments: Pretty good match.

Overall: Good event. The main event really saved it as did Steiners/Freebirds.

This was around Fall 1989, wasn't it?

Just curious who was playing the heel in the Dr. Death/Rotunda match. Was Rotunda still in his Syracuse gear, or was he the full-fledged ship captain at this point? Was it some sort of "Varsity Club EXPLODES" angle?

What was up with the constant flip-flopping of Rotundo's name in WCW?

And for the record, it is Rotundo, in case this argument comes up.

It's not "Rotundi"?

I noticed the flip-flopping in CWF, too. I think it's because "rotunda" is a regular word-- a building with a snazzy dome in it, like the William McKinley Memorial in Canton (hey! Learn something new here at DWB!!). It's possible that alot of spell-checkers flag "Rotundo" as being incorrect.

Just depended on the production people. I mean I think Ric Flair had entire runs in the 70s where they called him Rick the entire time. I know the WWWF and AWA did it.

I'm pretty sure Rotundo was the heel. It's been a while since I've seen this show. It was called Fall Brawl 89.