Barry Windham, Lex Luger and Sting vs Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson

I think this match is the from the first episode of NWA Main Event. It is right after the first Clash of the Champions. Barry and Lex took the tag belts from Arn and Tully while Sting took Flair to a forty five minute draw.

Barry starts off with Tully. Barry hits a fantastic looking powerslam. I hate that a powerslam can't be a finisher. They look great and can come out of nowhere.

Every time Tully seemingly has the advantage the faces come back. He throws Barry out of the ring but when he gets out there Barry starts laying punches into him.

Barry gets Tully in a sleeper but Tully tags in Flair. Flair gets caught in the sleeper but Flair back suplexes Barry. He goes for an elbow but Barry moves. Flair gets a leg scissors but Barry turns it into a backslide. Flair kicks out and Barry knocks him to the floor.

Flair is pissed and ready to leave but Arn calms him down.

Now Arn is in the ring and Barry tags in Sting. You don't realize how much damage that knee injury did to Sting til you watch him before it happened. Dude is so effortlessly athletic. Leaping over a charging Anderson. Hits him with a slam then Flair goes up to the top to bad mouth Sting and he gets slammed to the mat.

One thing I want to point out here is how great Dusty Rhodes was at turning guys. He never did it haphazardly. Barry Windham would be joining the Horsemen soon but Dusty makes sure Sting is ready to move into the #2 young lion spot Barry has.


Now Tully is in and Sting tosses him around and hits a flying headscissors. Lex is tagged in. Tully selling for Lex is great. Like every punch Luger hits is killing him. Like he is on the verge of fainting. Lex hits a big suplex, whips Tully into the corner and charges. Tully catches Lex with a hard knee comes off the second rope with a ax handle but Lex catches him in a bear hug. Flair comes in and takes out Lex's knee.

Now the Horsemen take Luger to school. Arn comes in and DDT's Lex off an attempted backdrop. Love how the Horsemen make sure Luger is on their side of the ring. Arn drags him over and starts choking Lex on the second rope. Ref pulls Arn away and Tully takes over. Arn picks up Lex and Tully drops an ax handle off the second rope.

They throw him to the floor and work him over. Gets back in the ring and Arn hits a big Spinebuster. Its odd how that was never really Arn's finisher. First it was the irdbuster then the DDT. Arn gets this great bug eyes holy shit look as Luger starts over powering him. Arn pulls Lex to his corner and tags Tully who knees Lex in the kidney while he is tied up with Arn.

Tully hits Lex with a big neck breaker. This just great tag work from all three Horsemen. Luger breaks out of an Anderson sleeper only to get dropped by an Arn knee to the gut. Breaks my heart we never had Tully, Arn and Flair as NWA Six Man Tag champions.

Flair hits his stalling suplex. Luger jumps up and clotheslines Flair then collapses. That is how you do a no sell. It was Lex using all his power to get up.

Flair gets to Tully just as Lex tags Barry and the fans erupt. This audience is molten. Crockett might of been losing fans but you would not know it listening to the crowd.

Barry goes to town on the Horsemen. Hitting another powerslam on Tully. Which bugs me for some reason. But still awesome. Double coconut on Tully and Flair. Hits Arn with an elbow.

Barry goes for his super awesome flying lariat but Tully ducks and Barry hits the floor. It is breaking down as Arn and Lex are going at it. Barry turns Tully's attempted suplex into a roll up and Flair makes the save. Sting attacks Flair. Referee tries to break it up. While he is distracted JJ tosses Tully brass knucks and he clocks Barry for the win.

Great match.