NWA Super Towns On The Superstation Review

NWA Super Towns On The Superstation Review
May 17, 2024
By Ryan Porzl

Event: Super Towns On The Superstation
Tagline: None
Date: February 7, 1987
Location: Various
Live or Tape: Tape (Various)
Arena: Various
Attendance: Unknown
Announcers: Tony Schiavone and David Crockett
Interviewers: Tony Schiavone
Other: Tony Schiavone (host) and David Crockett (host)
Broadcast: TBS

Super Towns On The Superstation was a special that aired on NWA's World Championship Wrestling program. The show saw big matches taped around the country while the event was hosted by Tony Schiavone and David Crockett in the studio. The main selling point of the show was an interview with Magnum TA which was his first since his career was ended in a car accident on October 14, 1986.
We start with someone driving a car while the following text appears:

“October 14, 1986
Wrestling was struck with a severe blow by the injury to Magnum TA. Tonight, February 7, 1987, Magnum TA returns!”

We go to intro.

We go to the studios with Schiavone and Crockett

Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson- From January 10, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Windham was one half of the NWA United States Tag Team Champions with Ron Garvin while quickly becoming one of the biggest prospects in wrestling at this point. Meanwhile, Anderson is nearly in a transition as he's still with the Minnesota Wrecking Crew but Ole won't be in the Horsemen much longer so the MWC will break up.

Trash talking to start until Anderson knees the stomach and throws some punches to it. Anderson whips Windham to the ropes, drops his head too early, Windham comes off the ropes with a leapfrog, and catches Anderson turning around with a dropkick to a pop. Windham hits another and Anderson bails out to regroup and take his jacket off. Back in, they circle and tie up with Anderson getting a side headlock before transitioning into a hammerlock. Windham reverses with his own hammerlock. Anderson gets a drop toe hold and transitions to a side headlock but Windham gets out with a belly to back suplex. They tease a lock up but Anderson kicks the stomach, gets an arm wringer, and jerks the arm repeatedly. Anderson gets another arm wringer and jerks the arm some more. Anderson gets an armbar. Windham tries to armdrag out but Anderson holds on. Windham gets up and gets his own arm wringer followed by hitting some elbows to the arm. Windham gets an armbar.

Anderson gets up and muscles Windham to the corner. Anderson knees the stomach and forearms the back. Anderson whips Windham to another corner but misses the charge. Windham gets some more NWA/WCW armwork with the armdrag followed by an armbar. Windham drops some knees to the ribs and applies the armbar. Anderson gets up but Windham gets an arm wringer which drops Anderson to his knees and applies the armbar. Anderson gets up, whips Windham to the ropes, catches him with a drop toe hold, and attempts a side headlock but Windham counters with a hammerlock. Windham drops some knees as we go to commercial. We're back with Anderson applying a steiner recliner. Windham gets up and runs Anderson back first into the corner before falling to the canvas. Windham recovers first and hits an elbow. Windham hits a bodyslam and climbs the top turnbuckle but misses the diving elbow.

Anderson covers for 2. Anderson wraps the arm around his leg and grabs the ropes for added leverage. Windham eventually gets up and Anderson gets an arm wringer. Windham gets up and punches out. Anderson whips Windham to the ropes and catches him with an elbow that sends Windham over and out to the floor before crashing into the guardrail. Anderson taunts the fans before heading out and ramming Windham into the guardrail. Anderson heads back in to taunt some more. Windham makes it back to the apron where Anderson hangs him on the ropes and forearms the chest twice before suplexing him back in the ring for 2. Anderson works over the body. Anderson whips Windham to the ropes, misses an elbow, Windham comes off the ropes, and Anderson catches him with a spinebuster for 2. Anderson covers again for 2. Anderson attempts a gordbuster but Windham counters with a suplex and both are down.

Both get up and drop each other with punches. Both are up again with Windham hitting a back elbow. Anderson punches at air and Windham follows with kicks to the stomach and punches which drop Anderson. Windham hits a punch and a european uppercut. Windham whips Anderson to the ropes and catches him with a back elbow for 2. Windham whips Anderson to the ropes and catches him with a sleeper but Anderson snapmares Windham to the outside through the ropes. Windham makes it back to the apron but Anderson knocks him off with punches. Referee Earl Hebner tries to separate them. Windham comes back by getting on the apron, catching Anderson getting near with a shoulder block to the stomach, and gets a slingshot sunset flip back in for the win in 15:05. After the match, Anderson jumps Windham and hits a gordbuster.

Thoughts: * Alright but extremely disappointing given the wrestlers involved. It started fine but once the arm work began, I lost interest. I don't mind arm work here and there but NWA/WCW overused it and it never meant anything. It did pick up in the end but not enough to get it past alright status.

We're back to the studio with Schiavone and Crockett

Brad Armstrong vs. Jimmy Garvin (w/Precious)- From January 24, 1987 in Washington D.C.. Oh joy, cause this match was so exciting at Starrcade '86. Anyway, these two previously met at Starrcade the previous November and went to a draw.

The circle and tie up to start with Armstrong muscling Garvin to the ropes before breaking. Another tie 

up and Garvin muscles Armstrong to the ropes before breaking. Another tie up with Garvin getting a waistlock takedown but Armstrong gets out. They tie up again with Garvin getting a takedown and a leglock. Garvin tries to taunt the crowd in the hold but the crickets don't even bother to chirp. Armstrong reverses with his own leglock as we go to commercial. We're back with Garvin applying a head scissor. Armstrong eventually handstands out and gets a side headlock. Garvin quickly gets out and grabs an arm but Armstrong gets the hammerlock. Armstrong drops the knees on the arm and applies the hammerlock. Garvin gets to his knee as Armstrong transitions to an arm wringer but Garvin shoulder blocks the stomach. Garvin rams Armstrong to a corner and then another. Garvin hits a hot shot and taunts the crowd but no one cares.

Garvin gets a chinlock. Armstrong eventually gets up and elbows the stomach to get out. Armstrong comes off the ropes with a shoulder block. Armstrong comes off but Garvin gets up and catches him with a knee to the stomach. Garvin stomps Armstrong and throws him to the outside. Garvin taunts to again no reaction. Precious taunts Armstrong and Garvin stomps Armstrong from the ring. Armstrong get up but Garvin comes off the ropes with a stomp from the ring. Armstrong eventually gets back in but Garvin whips Armstrong to the ropes and misses a jumping knee before getting caught upside down in the corner. Armstrong works over Garvin in the corner. Garvin begs off but Armstrong biels him out of the corner. Armstrong hits a dropkick that sends Garvin to another corner. Armstrong hits some mounted punches in the corner. Armstrong whips Garvin to another corner and attempts a monkey flip but Garvin sends him over and out to the floor giving Armstrong the disqualification win at 8:19.

Thoughts: DUD Boring and lousy. The crowd was completely dead and couldn't care less. Armstrong is fine wrestler but blander than oatmeal while Garvin is terrible. There was nothing to sink your teeth into here.

Back to Schiavone and Crockett in the studio

NWA Central States Tag Team Championship: The MOD Squad (c) vs. The Batten Twins- From January 30, 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Central States Tag Belts are from the Central States Wrestling promotion from Kansas City, Missouri. The MOD Squad consist of brothers Basher and Spike who had the gimmick of motorcycle police officers. They mostly were a journeyman team that had success in Memphis for Continental Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling, and Championship Wrestling from Florida while making appearances for NWA/WCW. The Batten Twins are twin brothers Bart and Brad who mostly achieved their biggest success in CSW and for World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico holding tag gold in both. They appeared in several promotions like the Continental Wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling, and NWA/WCW.

Spike and Bart start with a tie up and Spike gets a waistlock takedown. Bart scrambles and gets his own waistlock but Spike reaches the ropes. Tie up with Bart getting a schoolboy for 2. Tie up again with Bart getting a side headlock. Spike keeps attempting the tag but Bart keeps kicking his hand away. Basher eventually comes in but Bart catches him with a head scissor and takes them both down to a pop. Brad comes in and The Battens hit stereo dropkicks to send The MODs out. Back in, Spike starts the NWA/WCW armwork with an arm wringer and pulls Bart down by the hair. Tag to Basher who gets an arm wringer. Bart counters with his own. Tag to Brad with The Battens double team whipping Basher to the ropes and catching him with a back body drop for 2. Brad continues the NWA/WCW armwork with an armdrag into an armbar. Brad drops knees on the arm. Basher gets up, whips Brad to the ropes, misses the elbow, and Brad comes off with a lousy high crossbody that barely connects for 2.

Brad gets the armdrag into an armbar. Brad knees the arm and pulls back. Basher gets up and Bart tags in with Brad whipping Basher to the ropes and both Battens hitting a double team back elbow for 2. Basher bails to regroup as we go to commercial. We're back with Spike whipping Bart to the ropes, drops down to the canvas, Bart jumps over, comes off the ropes, and Spike catches him with a face slam. Spike repeatedly rams Bart into the canvas and stomps him. Tag to Basher who hits a double ax handle and rams Bart in the top turnbuckle. Basher rams him again but Bart blocks a third and rams Basher. Tag to Spike with Basher preventing the tag as Spike hits an elbow drop on Bart. Spike hits a short arm clothesline for 2. Spike hits a snapmare and a fist drop. Spike rams Bart into the top turnbuckle. Tag to Basher who cheap shots Brad which brings Brad in to distract the referee allowing The MODs to hit Bart with a double team gutbuster.

Brad chokes and then distracts the ref which allows Spike to get a punch in from the apron. Basher stomps at Bart and drops an elbow on the back of the head. Basher chokes Bart on the ropes which brings Brad in but that distracts the ref which allows Spike to get some cheap shots. Basher rams Bart into Spike's knee. Tag to Spike who gets a kick, a snapmare, and applies a chinlock. Bart gets up and elbows the stomach to get out. Bart comes off the ropes, Spike drops his head too early, and Bart catches him with a backslide for 2. Spike drops an elbow and then knees Bart. Spike rakes the eyes. Tag to Basher who works over Bart. Basher whips him to the ropes but drops his head too early and Bart comes off the ropes with a sunset flip for 2. Basher drops an elbow then hits a bodyslam and another elbow drop for 2. Basher tries to lift Bart but Bart gets a small package only for Spike to break it at 2.
Tag to Spike who whips Bart to the ropes and both catch each other with clotheslines. Both are down. Tag to Basher and hot tag to Brad who comes it with a slingshot dropkick on Basher then hits Spike with a dropkick. Brad hits each with another dropkick. All four are in with The Battens whipping The MODs into each other. Spike tries to lift Brad but Brad gets out and gets an O'Connor roll for 2 as Basher breaks up the pin. Brad sends Basher out while Bart dropkicks Spike out. As the referee is with Bart, Brad tries to suplex Basher in but Spike trips Brad from the outside in a sloppy spot with Basher falling on top for the win to retain at 12:00.

Thoughts: *1/2 Ok match with good teamwork from both teams and I like The MODs heel beatdown and manipulating the referee. Biggest complaint is that it was occasionally sloppy with Brad barely getting the crossbody while the finish was a mess.

Back in the studio with Schiavone and Crockett. They talk about The Crockett Cup, that The Road Warriors were seeded at #1 last year and won the whole thing and that Paul Jones wants his team of “Ravishing” Rick Rude and “Raging Bull” Manny Fernandez to be #1 since they are the NWA World Tag Team Champions.

We get a promo from Jones, Rude, and Fernandez with Jones saying when you talk about the Jim Crockett Memorial Cup, you talk about the most prestigious thing in tag team competition. He says Rude and Fernandez were not together last year so they aren't the defending champions. He says there are teams who have pressure such as last year's winners The Road Warriors and next is Rude and Fernandez. He says is next is The Rock n' Roll Express because they feel they should be the champions and finally, there's The Dream Team of Koloff and Rhodes. He says his men are ready and why they are the world champions come the Memorial Cup night. Rude says Jones is right as he and Fernandez carry the World Tag Team Belts so to 99% of the population, they are the number one team in the world. He says they'll prove it to the other 1% in two nights who is the top tag team of all time, not this year or next year but of all time. He tells Jones they'll have fun knocking off the other teams like The Road Warriors as well as Dusty and Nikita, The Rock n' Roll Express, and The Andersons. He then tells Fernandez they'll have a better time with that cool $1 million they'll take home. Fernandez says when you're explaining the ways of life and when you are born to be a champion from the time he was a kid and when you idolize someone, they have to be special and not a loud mouth punk trying to impress somebody and calling himself something he ain't. He says because he and Rude weren't a team for a long time, that's why you get The Road Warriors as the Cup winners while he had a different mind and a different way of life till Jones straighten it out. He says when he and Rude come to town that people better move over because when they travel down the road, it is disastrous because when they come ahead of anybody, they'll show them they are the R&R of professional wrestling, not Rock n' Roll or Road Warriors. Fernandez says come the tournament time, they'll find out this bull is for real and they deliver heavy metal, the world tag team champions and always gonna be. Solid promo. Jones was alright, Rude was the best, and Fernandez kind of rambled. Nevertheless, I did like putting this here to hype the tag team champions before The Crockett Cup.

We are back with Schiavone and Crockett in the studio

The Rock n' Roll Express vs. Ivan Koloff and Vladmir Petrov- From January 16, 1987 in Hollywood, Florida. The RnR are fresh off losing the tag titles to Rude and Fernandez a month earlier. By this point, The Russians were done for as Krusher Khruschev bolted to the WWF around this time to replace Randy Colley as Smash in Demolition. Petrov was one of many “Russian” characters during this era. I can't find much on him but apparently he started wrestling in late 1986 and fizzled out by the summer of 1987 so he didn't last too long. Apparently, he then had a few WWF tryout matches in the early 90s without the Russian gimmick but wasn't hired. With the gimmick and being paired with Ivan, I wonder if the NWA was trying to recreate the success they had with Nikita.

Gibson and Petrov start with Gibson dodging Petrov before they tie up and Petrov shoves Gibson. Tie up and Gibson gets a side headlock but Petrov picks him up and throws him off. Petrov wants a test of strength but Gibson is hesitant. Finally they do it and Petrov easily sends Gibson to his knees. Gibson eventually gets up and Morton comes in to hit the stomach to a pop. Petrov grabs Gibson from the RnR corner with Gibson getting a side headlock. Petrov whips Gibson to the ropes and catches him with a bearhug. Tag to Koloff who forarms the back and rakes Gibson in the eyes. Gibson heads to the corner where Koloff hits a forearm. Gibson comes back by reversing a whip to another corner and catching Koloff coming out with a back body drop. Gibson hits a dropkick and gets a side headlock. Tag to Morton with Gibson exposing the chest and Morton punching it. Morton whips Koloff to the ropes and catches him with a punch to the stomach.

Morton gets a bodyslam and hits a fist drop. Morton gets an arm wringer. Tag to Gibson who gets a single leg takedown and applies an overhead wristlock. Koloff pulls the hair to get a head scissor but Gibson escapes and gets an arm wringer. Tag to Morton who holds Koloff for Gibson to hit. Morton gets a snapmare and applies a chinlock. Ivan pulls the hair to get out, rakes the eyes, and rams Morton to the top turnbuckle. Koloff whips Morton to another corner and charges but Morton gets his feet up. Morton comes off the second turnbuckle with a clothesline. Morton grabs the arm and tags Gibson who gets a schoolboy for 2. Gibson gets a front facelock but Koloff makes it to his corner and tags Petrov who hits a weak forarm to the back. Petrov seems lost as hints at a whip but instead sends Gibson to the corner and kicks him in the stomach. Petrov hits another weak forearm to the back. Petrov hits a lousy pendulum backbreaker.

Petrov whips Gibson to the ropes and catches him with an elbow. Petrov sends Gibson to the corner. Tag to Koloff as Petrov knees the stomach. Koloff and Petrov double team whip Gibson to the ropes and catch him with a double team elbow. Koloff hits a backbreaker for 2. Koloff kicks the back and applies a bearhug as the fans chant “Rock n' Roll”. Gibson slowly gets to his corner but Koloff pulls the hair as Petrov comes in to distract the referee. Morton then comes in but is sent back after the referee sends Petrov back which allows for double teaming in the Russian corner. Koloff hits a forearm to the back. Gibson tries to fight back but Petrov tags in and knees the stomach. Petrov hits a fisherman's suplex. Petrov whips Gibson to the ropes and catches him with a bearhug with Gibson eventually getting out with an ear clap but he winds up near The Russians corner. The Russians double team until Morton comes in but he's sent back which allows Koloff to choke Gibson with the tag rope while Petrov gets some shots in.

Koloff comes in despite not tagging, gets a snapmare, and comes off with a leg drop for 2. Koloff whips Gibson to the ropes and catches him with an elbow. Koloff sets Gibson on the ropes and comes off the other side but misses the seated senton to a pop. Hot tag to Morton who cleans house, whips Koloff to the ropes, and catches him with a back body drop. Morton whips Koloff to the ropes and comes off the other side with a high crossbody but Petrov breaks the pin at 2. Gibson attacks Petrov but is sent back while Morton gets a sleeper hold on Koloff. Meanwhile, Petrov gets the chain and nails Morton with it but gets caught and The Rock n' Roll win by disqualification in 8:57. After the match, we get a heel beatdown as they work over Gibson with the chain. The Russians whip Morton to the ropes and clothesline him with the chain. Petrov holds Morton for Koloff to whip with the chain but Gibson comes back in to get the chain from Koloff and scares the commies away.

Thoughts: * Another alright match but nothing special. The RnR could do no wrong back then and Koloff was solid as well. Petrov was obviously the weak link as he was really green and his offense was mostly limited and looked weak.

Back in the studio with Schiavone and Crockett where they hype The Crockett Cup.

We get a Schiavone interview in Baltimore to hype The Crockett Cup. Schiavone interviews promoter Gary Juster and Executive Director of the Baltimore Arena Charles Neustadt. Many hardcore fans probably heard of Juster as he not only was a promoter for NWA but I believe he later worked for WCW and eventually worked for Ring of Honor during the Sinclair ownership. Schiavone says excitement is building to the event. Juster agrees and says Baltimore is thrilled to have The Crockett Cup in Baltimore as they expect fans from around the country and world and says it'll be a wonderful event. Schiavone says there will be 24 teams and Juster is familiar with most. Juster says he is and looks forward to The Road Warriors coming back to defend the cup. Schiavone thanks Neustadt for hosting the Cup. Neustadt says they're looking forward to a tremendous turnout not only locally but around the country and overseas. He says it's a great event for the city, for the downtown area and they look forward to hosting it. Schiavone brings up the city and building undergoing a renovation and asks Neustadt to talk about it. Neustadt says Baltimore having problems 15-20 years ago but made a comeback in the last 10 years and brings up the improvements of the building. Schiavone and Neustadt talk about the sports in Baltimore. Ok segment. Nice bit to hype The Crockett Cup.

Back to the studio with Schiavone and Crockett.

NWA World Television Championship: Tully Blanchard (c) (w/JJ Dillon) vs. Dusty Rhodes- From January 29, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. This is the continuation of the Rhodes/Blanchard feud that's been going on and off since '85. Blanchard is coming off beating Rhodes for the TV Title at Starrcade 1986 two months earlier.

They circle and Rhodes corners Blanchard and they tie up before Rhodes hits a bionic elbow. Rhodes taunts and Blanchard charges but stop as Rhodes positions for another bionic elbow. Tie up with Blanchard muscling Rhodes to the corner and works him over with forearms to the stomach. Rhodes sends Blanchard to the corner and works him over with a chop and another bionic elbow. Rhodes another bionic elbow and then repeatedly drops Blanchard with jabs. Blanchard bails to regroup with Dillon. Back in, they tie up with Rhodes getting a side headlock with Blanchard trying to fight out with elbows to the stomach as we go to commercial. We're back as Dillon tries to pull Blanchard out but Rhodes pulls both in and stomps Dillon. Rhodes then goes back and forth giving Blanchard and Dillon bionic elbows till hitting a double which knock both down to a pop. Blanchard begs in the corner until Rhodes gets close and Blanchard pulls his trunks propelling Rhodes into the top turnbuckle.

Blanchard works over Rhodes and chokes him with his boot. Blanchard distracts the referee allowing Dillon to choke Rhodes. Blanchard hits a bodyslam and comes off the second turnbuckle with an elbow drop for 2. Another pin for 2. Blanchard drops an elbow and applies a chinlock but Rhodes eventually gets out with a snapmare. Rhodes misses an elbow drop and Blanchard covers for 2. Blanchard drops some knees and works over Rhodes in the corner. Rhodes reverses a whip to another corner but charges into a knee. Blanchard comes off the second turnbuckle but Rhodes catches him and sends him into the corner for a pop. Rhodes biels Blanchard out of the corner but Blanchard catches Tommy Young who does his obligatory ref bump out of the ring. Seriously, the slightest touch always sends Young out like he was shot out of a cannon. Rhodes hits Blanchard's slingshot suplex on him and covers but no ref. Dillon comes in but Rhodes takes him out.

Arn Anderson comes in and jumps Rhodes before dropping an elbow on him. Anderson heads out to revive Young as Blanchard covers but Windham runs out to stop the count and explain what happens which brings Anderson in and all hell breaks loose. Rhodes then schoolboys Blanchard and Windham counts for some reason which obviously doesn't count. The Horsemen take out Windham with Dillon's shoe which is quite the WMD and throw Windham over and out. They then work over Rhodes and bloody him until Windham comes back in for the save. Rhodes is declared the winner by disqualification at 9:00.

Thoughts: ** A solid match but nothing special and they had better. Then again, these two by this point could have a decent to a good match in their sleep. The finish was messy but that of finish was common at the time.

Schiavone does a sit down interview with the returning Magnum TA. Schiavone says he's talked about a lot of stuff in front of the camera for the past three years but this may be the biggest moment of his career to once again introduce Magnum TA. Magnum says it's great to be here and one of the biggest moments of his life because of all the exciting things to happen to him over the years and all the accomplishments, to be sitting here with Schiavone talking about what's been going on in the wrestling world is a miracle and great to be able to jump back into mainstream wrestling. Schiavone says everywhere he goes, people ask him how is Magnum doing and while he looks great, he wants Magnum to tell him what it's like to be back. Magnum says it's been great and a tremendous challenge. He says he's faced many physical challenges, goals he wanted to achieve, and titles he's won but he saw this tragedy, as some would call it, the biggest challenge of his life because all of a sudden he had all of his physical capabilities taken away from him and he felt helpless for a very short period of time. Magnum says he realized the greatest thing we all have is our mind and his mind was real sound. He says as long as you have your mind and the strength that comes from within, you could accomplish anything you set out to do. He says any goal that may seem impossible and the experts can say the odds aren't in your favor but if your mind is working, there's nothing you can't accomplish. Magnum says he laid on a table with someone saying he had a million to one shot of being a total quadriplegic but it never sunk in to him because of all the brilliant surgeons, there's not one who can tell you how the mind works or your spinal column or nervous system works or how it rebuilds itself. He says he's got a friend named Shawn in the rehab he's in and fighting the same thing but says he's got a little bit of his body moving but that's how you start. Magnum says with this test, he be able to have the ability to make himself better than he ever dreamed and not because he'll be stronger or faster than everyone but because his mind will be more disciplined than it's ever been. Schiavone says the fans wrote and called and clearly are on Magnum's side. Magnum says he doesn't look at them as fans but as one big family as it's not just the United States but all over the world came behind him during his greatest time of trouble and turmoil because they felt he got everything that he fought for taken away from him. He says it's like when he was down 3-0 against Nikita Koloff in the best of seven series in that when things look bleak, you draw strength from the people around you and your family. He says the only limitations we have are what we put on ourselves and our minds. Magnum believes that's the key to our success and that once you harness the power in your brain, you can do just about anything. Schiavone says sometimes we don't we have this inside us and asks Magnum if he thought he had something like that to come back from his accident. Magnum says he didn't go through a panic situation but that he had a lot of time to reassess things if he would've done something different. He says he still has goals he wants to accomplish in professional wrestling and he'll accomplish them as there's no doubt in his mind but he wants to give a message to the people out there which is he feels there's a lot more he can talk to them about besides wrestling and says there aren't many problems if you have your family, your belief, working hard in what you're trying to achieve, and what it's about being an American and this country. Schiavone says a lot has happened since October. Magnum says a lot has happened in wrestling like Nikita Koloff saw the light and thinks he's a tremendous athlete but once he got rid of his prejudice for America and saw it as the land of opportunity where he can be an athlete, express yourself, and be whatever you want, he was able to come out of that shell. He says there's nothing wrong with Russia or the Russian people or any people but rather people want to tunnel vision things and that's where you run into people with warped thoughts and sick people. Magnum says Koloff is with Rhodes and doing great stuff but looks forward to when he can stand in the ring with them again. Schiavone asks if there's anything else to say. Magnum says he thanks everyone and will enjoy the rest of these matches. Nice inspirational interview and good to see Magnum back and in good spirits despite his limitations which sharp eye viewers could see as he never moves his right arm which he couldn't. As nice as it is, the interview doesn't age the best as I'm sure there were many people who saw it and thought Magnum was on the comeback trail and maybe even he thought he fully recover but as history shown, it never happened and he never returned to the ring. Still, for him to have the accident he had and to survive and live on is still a feather in his cap.

Schiavone and Crockett in the studio

NWA World Heavyweight Championship/No Disqualification: Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff- From January 11, 1987 in Charlotte, North Carolina. These two went at it at Starrcade 1986 and are no strangers to each other.

Big “Nikita” chant as they circle and tie up with Flair getting a side headlock takedown but Koloff gets a head scissor to counter. They get up and Koloff teases the russian sickle. Tie up with Flair getting a side headlock before transitioning to a hammerlock but Koloff counters with his own and then a wristlock. Flair muscles Koloff to the ropes and hits some chops but obviously, Koloff no sells. Flair bails and regroups. Back in, they lock up with one hand and Koloff wins that test of strength. Flair sends Koloff to the corner where he chops and tries to biel him but Koloff blocks, sends Flair to the corner, and biels him out. Koloff then hits a bodyslams and sets up for the sickle but Flair bails and heads to the back. Referee Tommy Young heads out and they have a shoving contest while Young admonishes Flair. Young heads back in while Flair regroups. Back in, they tie up with Koloff getting a side headlock.

Flair eventually punches the stomach, whips Koloff to the ropes, and Koloff comes off the ropes with a shoulder block. Koloff comes off the ropes, jumps over Flair, comes off the ropes, Flair tries to catch him with a hip toss but Koloff blocks, and gets his own. Koloff gets a bodyslam and comes off the ropes but misses the elbow drop. Flair hits a piledriver but Koloff channels his inner Hawk and no sells it with Flair begging in the corner to a big pop and bailing out to regroup again. Back in, we go to commercial. We're back as Flair misses a knee drop to a big pop and begs in the corner. Koloff approaches and Flair tries to kick him but Koloff grabs the leg, pulls him out of the corner, and drops him back first on the canvas. Koloff drops some elbows on the leg and then applies the figure four. Koloff gets a few nearfalls but Flair makes it to the ropes. For some reason, Young physically makes Koloff break the hold even though it's No DQ.

Flair begs in the corner while Koloff shakes at his left arm. Koloff pulls Flair back and drops him back first onto the canvas but misses the elbow on the leg. Flair heads to the apron and tries to suplex Koloff to the floor but Koloff blocks and suplexes Flair back in the ring to a big pop but only for 2. Koloff attempts more pins but only gets 2. Koloff fish hooks Flair but Flair gets up and rakes the eyes. Flair heads out and pulls Koloff out with him. Flair tries to ram Koloff into the post but Koloff blocks and rams Flair to a pop. Back in, Koloff hits mounted punches in the corner and Flair does a flair flop to a pop. Koloff whips Flair to a corner with Flair doing a flair flip to the apron but falls on the apron. Flair catches Koloff with a shoulder block and attempts a slingshot sunset flip but Koloff holds the rope to block before reversing with mounted punches. Flair then tries more chops but they have no effect. Flair begs in the corner while Koloff taunts.

Flair reverses a whip to another corner with Koloff coming out with a russian sickle but Flair ducks and Tommy Young takes it which sees him fly out of the ring. Flair headbutts the stomach and throws Koloff over and to the apron. As Flair tries to regroup, Koloff climbs the second turnbuckle and catches Flair turning around with a second turnbuckle russian sickle to a big pop. Koloff covers but no referee. Blanchard runs out and comes off the top turnbuckle with a diving double ax handle on Koloff. Blanchard heads out to revive Young as Flair covers but only gets 2 to a pop. Koloff reverses a whip to the ropes, misses the clothesline, and Flair comes off the ropes with a high crossbody with Koloff falling over and out while Flair gets tangled on the ropes. Flair and Blanchard then double team Koloff with both getting counted out in 15:00. After the match, Rhodes comes out to even things and they take Flair and Blanchard out with clotheslines in the ring. Rhodes then hands the belt to Koloff to a big pop and they leave.

Thoughts: **1/2 Best match on this show but that doesn't mean much and these two had better. The crowd was definitely into it and by far the hottest crowd of this special. The action was solid but I didn't get the No DQ stip since they didn't use it till the end and at times hurt the match like Tommy Young forcing Koloff to break up the figure four when he technically can't. Finish was screwy but again, that was common in 1980s NWA.

We're back with Schiavone and Crockett in the studio

Scaffold Match: The Road Warriors (w/Paul Ellering) vs. The Midnight Express (w/Jim Cornette and Big Bubba Rogers)- From January 29, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. Another rematch from Starrcade 1986.

As was the case with Starrcade, The Midnights take forever to get up there. Cornette gets on the mic to try to have this match on the ground but nothing. After an eternity, we finally get action as Animal and Eaton pair up with Condrey and Hawk pair up. The Warriors beat up the Midnights to start. Animal gets two face slams to the scaffold on Eaton while Hawk works over Condrey, gets a mounted choke, and a face slam of his own. Eaton throws powder at Animal and stomps him. Eaton distracts Hawk allowing Condrey to throw powder into his eyes. Eaton has Animal hanging on the scaffold while Condrey gets a face slam on Hawk. Cornette throws his racket up to Eaton who uses it before throwing it away for some reason. Eaton is busted open as Condrey gets another face slam. Cornette throws his racket to Condrey who hits Hawk a few times. Condrey tries to toss it to Eaton but Animal gets it and beats on Eaton. Hawk makes the comeback on Condrey. Hawk hits Condrey with a low blow while Eaton starts to climb down and hang from the scaffold. Animal stomps the hands and Eaton falls to the canvas but the camera misses it. Hawk and Condrey hang under the scaffold but Hawk kicks away and Condrey falls with the camera largely missing the fall giving The Warriors the win at 7:00.

Thoughts: 1/2* Boring match but there's not much to do with a scaffold match. Again, this was done better at Starrcade. The action was obviously limited and it took five minutes for this match to even start. This would largely be it for Dennis Condrey as he would abruptly leave the NWA out of no where by March without telling anyone in management or even Cornette and Eaton eventually going to the AWA where he reformed the Original Midnights with Randy Rose. As far as I know, Condrey has never gone on record explaining why. The third version of the Midnights with Stan Lane would be around by The Crockett Cup.

Back in the studio with Schiavone and Crockett who close the show.

Final Thoughts and Verdict
Super Towns On The Superstation is a very weak show even for an 80s TV special as not one match breaks the three star barrier, there's no title changes, or storyline advancements. Even worse, most of the matches were rematches from Starrcade '86 but none were as good and Starrcade '86 wasn't even a great show to begin with. The Magnum interview is nice and inspirational but again, doesn't age well since I think people held out hope Magnum would make a comeback when he ultimately never did. I can't recommend this show.

Recommendation to avoid

Super Towns On The Superstation Facts
Second February special held by NWA after Superstars On The Superstation in 1986