The Story of Sting vs Ric Flair & The Inaugural Clash of the Champions

If you would like to support the channel and my work, please visit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wrestling_bios Official Website: https://www.wrestlingbios.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wrestlingbios The very first NWA Clash of the Champions took place on March 27th 1988 in the Greensboro Coliseum. The event, headlined by Sting taking on Ric Flair, went head to head with WWF WrestleMania IV as an answer to the WWF scheduling shows against previous Crockett / NWA cards during late 87 and early 88. The WWF put on the first Survivor Series to go compete with Starrcade 87, and the first televised Royal Rumble went up against Crockett's Bunkhouse Stampede show. Clash of the Champions 1 would air on TBS, for free, on the same night as WrestleMania 4 and many fans believe that Clash of the Champions was a far superior show. Financial issues later in the year would see Crockett sell the promotion to Ted Turner, ultimately leading to the company being rebranded to "World Championship Wrestling" or "WCW" for short, but the first Clash Show was still seen as a big victory for JCP. The Sting vs Flair main event was outstanding, and it's also a main event that helped put Sting on the map. This video covers the creation of Clash of the Champions on TBS and the Ric Flair vs Sting main event from Clash 1. 00:00 - Vince McMahon vs Jim Crockett Promotions 06:23 - Clash of the Champions vs WrestleMania 09:06 - Sting's Golden Oppurtunity 12:50 - Clash 1 gets underway 14:13 - Sting vs Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions 26:34 - JCP becomes WCW - Much More! #WCW #Wrestling #Sting