WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza

The WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza was an annual professional wrestling supercard promoted by Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling / World Class Wrestling Association. It was held in October every year from 1984 through 1988. All "Cotton Bowl Extravaganza" events were held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas cite web| url=http://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/wccw/cotton.html | title=WCCW/WCWA Cotton Bowl Cards | publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com | accessdate=2007-07-19]

Results

1984

Infobox Wrestling event
name = WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
promotion = World Class Championship Wrestling
date = 1984-10-27
venue = Cotton Bowl
city = Dallas, Texas
attendance = 12,000
*Iceman Parsons and Butch Reed fought to a draw
**The 15-minute time limit expired.
*Killer Khan defeated Jules Strongbow
**Khan pinned Strongbow.
*Norvell Austin and Skip Young fought to a draw
*Buck Zumhofe defeated Koko Ware
**Zumhofe pinned Ware.
*The Missing Link defeated George Weingroff
**Missing Link pinned Weingroff.
*Kerry Von Erich defeated Butch Reed in an arm wrestling match
*The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated El Diablo and Kelly Kiniski to retain the WCCW American Tag Team Championship
**Rogers pinned Diablo.
*Mike Von Erich and Stella Mae French defeated Gino Hernandez and Andrea the Lady Giant in a mixed tag team match
**French pinned Andrea.
*Kevin Von Erich defeated Chris Adams
**Kevin pinned Adams, amid controversy when Adams twice had his shoulder up, while referee David Manning administered the three count. After the match, Adams smashed a wooden chair over Von Erich's head, resulting in a concussion and loss of blood when the chair broken in half, scraping his head.
*The Dynamic Duo (Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) and Jake Roberts defeated Bobby Fulton small|(subbing for Kevin Von Erich), Kerry Von Erich and Mike Von Erich to win the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship "(Texas version)"
**Roberts pinned Kerry, who was superkicked by Adams while referee Bronco Lubich was distracted.

1985

Infobox Wrestling event
name = WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
promotion = World Class Championship Wrestling
date = 1985-10-06
venue = Cotton Bowl
city = Dallas, Texas
attendance = 26,000
*Killer Tim Brooks defeated Steve Casey
**Brooks pinned Casey.
*Kelly Kiniski defeated Tommy Montana
**Kiniski pinned Montana.
*The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated Dave Peterson and WCCW Television Champion John Tatum
**Rogers pinned Peterson.
*The Great Kabuki defeated Mark Lewin by disqualification
*Brian Adias defeated Jack Victory to retain the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship
**Adias pinned Victory.
*WCCW American Heavyweight Champion Iceman Parsons defeated The One Man Gang in a Taped Fist match
**Gang was counted out in round three.
*WCCW American Tag Team Champions Kerry and Kevin Von Erich defeated The Dynamic Duo (WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) in a Hair vs. Hair match
**Kerry pinned Adams. After the match, Adams and Hernandez were shaved bald. Gino attempted to escape during the hair-cutting, but was tackled by Chris Von Erich at ringside. "Cousin" Lance Von Erich made his World Class debut in this match.

1986

Infobox Wrestling event
name = WCWA Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '86
promotion = World Class Wrestling Association
date = 1986-10-12
venue = Cotton Bowl
city = Dallas, Texas
attendance = 5,835
*Scott Casey defeated The Grappler (8:10)
**Casey pinned The Grappler.
*Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer defeated The Dingo Warrior and Steve Simpson by disqualification to retain the WCWA Tag Team Championship
*Crusher Yurkoff defeated Brian Adias (9:24)
**Yurkoff pinned Adias.
*Mike Von Erich defeated Spike Johnson (6:21)
**Mike pinned Johnson.
*Chris and Mark Youngblood defeated The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad Batten) (9:02)
*Ricky Steamboat defeated Mighty Zulu
**Steamboat pinned Zulu.
*Kevin Von Erich defeated Black Bart to win the WCWA Heavyweight Championship (6:22)
**Kevin pinned Bart.
*Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a Steel cage match
**Brody pinned Abdullah. Fritz Von Erich was the guest referee.

1987

Infobox Wrestling event
name = WCWA Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
promotion = World Class Wrestling Association
date = 1987-10-17
venue = Cotton Bowl
city = Dallas, Texas
attendance = 3,700
*Bruiser Brody won a battle royal
*Eric Embry defeated Shaun Simpson to retain the WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship
**Embry pinned Simpson.
*Kerry Von Erich worked out with Matt Borne, Killer Tim Brooks and Frankie Lancaster
*Kevin Von Erich defeated Al Perez to win the WCWA Heavyweight Championship

1988

Infobox Wrestling event
name = WCWA Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
promotion = World Class Wrestling Association
date = 1988-10-15
venue = Cotton Bowl
city = Dallas, Texas
attendance = 4,500
*Steve Casey defeated Tug Tyler
**Casey pinned Tyler.
*Jimmy Valiant and The Macho Midget defeated Killer Tim Brooks and The Million Dollar Baby
*Chigusa Nagayo defeated Candi Divine to retain the AJW All Pacific Championship
**Nagayo pinned Divine.
*Super Black Ninja defeated Vince Apollo, Tony Torres and two others in a Handicap match
*Bill Irwin and Blackjack Mulligan defeated Black Bart and Jimmy Jack Funk
*WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Iceman Parsons and Kendall Windham fought to a double countout
**Parsons retained the title.
*Jeff Jarrett defeated Eric Embry to win the WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship
**Jarrett pinned Embry.
*Kevin Von Erich defeated Brian Adias by disqualification
*Terry Gordy and The Botswana Beast fought to a no contest in a Dog Collar match
*Steve Cox and Michael Hayes (w/Harvey Martin) defeated The Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) in a Texas Tornado match to win the WCWA Tag Team Championship
*WCWA Heavyweight Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler in a Texas Death match to win the AWA title and retain the WCWA title
**Although Kerry won the AWA title in this match, the title was returned to Lawler afterwards. The title change was not recognized by the AWA.

References

ee also

*World Class Championship Wrestling