Craig Leathers

Craig Leathers
Total Credits at Criticker: 52 (Director)
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WrestleWar
WrestleWar (1989) - TV Special
Pay-per-view event from NWA/WCW. Features a main event for the NWA US tag titles and Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
Capital Combat
NWA Title (steel cage match): Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger, NWA Tag Team Title: The Steiner Brothers vs. Doom, NWA U.S. Tag Team Titles: The Midnight Express vs. Brian Pillman & The Z Man, Corporal Punishment Match: The Rock N' Roll Express vs. The Fabulous Freebirds, Hair vs. Hair: Paul Ellering vs. Teddy Long, The Samoan Savage & Fatu vs. Tommy Rich & Mike Rotunda, Mark Callous vs. Johnny Ace, Bam Bam Bigelow, Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan vs. The Road Warriors & Norman (imdb)
WrestleWar
The WrestlWar show featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. (Wikipedia)
The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash (1991) took place on July 14, 1991 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The card was originally to be highlighted by a Steel cage match between Ric Flair and Lex Luger for the WCW World Championship, and this match was heavily promoted on WCW TV. However, two weeks before the show, then-WCW Executive Vice President Jim Herd fired Flair over a contract dispute, stripping him of the title in the process. (imdb)
SuperBrawl III
SuperBrawl III took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. This event marked the return of Ric Flair to WCW. Davey Boy Smith made his WCW debut during the show. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane) replaced the Wrecking Crew due to an agreement by WCW Executive Vice President Bill Watts and Smoky Mountain Wrestling commissioner Bob Armstrong on an earlier episode of WCW Main Event. (Wikipedia)
Slamboree \
Slamboree 1993: A Legends' Reunion was the first annual Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 23, 1993 at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. A "Legends Ceremony" occurred at the event, and introduced Ole Anderson, The Assassin, Ox Baker, Red Bastien, Lord James Blears, The Crusher, The Fabulous Moolah, Greg Gagne, Verne Gagne, Bob Geigel, Stu Hart, Magnum T.A., Bugsy McGraw, Don Owen, Dusty Rhodes and more (Wikipedia)
SuperBrawl IV
SuperBrawl IV took place on February 20, 1994 from the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia. This event, along with SuperBrawl Revenge, was one of only two SuperBrawls never released on home video. Jimmy Garvin replaced the injured Michael Hayes in the match against Johnny B. Badd. After the match, Garvin attacked Badd and gave him the 9-1-1. (Wikipedia)
Spring Stampede
After Vader defeated The Boss, Nick Bockwinkel announced that The Boss could no longer use the name the Boss, in reality The WWF threaten to sue WCW because The Boss character was too similar to the Big Bossman character he played in the WWF. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought Ricky Steamboat to a no-contest as the match ended in a double-pin. WCW President Bockwinkel originally awarded the belt back to Flair, but title was later held up pending a rematch. (Wikipedia)
Slamboree \
Slamboree 1994 took place on May 22, 1994 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to the pay-per-view portion of the show WCW introduced a group of "Legends" to the crowd: Ole Anderson, Penny Banner, Red Bastien, Tully Blanchard, The Crusher, Don Curtis, Terry Funk, Verne Gagne, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Larry Hennig, Killer Kowalski, Ernie Ladd, Wahoo McDaniel, Angelo Mosca, Harley Race, Ray Stevens, Lou Thesz, Mr. Wrestling II, Tommy Young. (Wikipedia)
Bash at the Beach
Bash at the Beach 1994 took place on July 17, 1994 from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. Johnny B. Badd replaced Sting, who was injured. Terry Funk pinned Dustin Rhodes after his partner Arn Anderson turned on Rhodes and executed a DDT on him. (Wikipedia)
Halloween Havoc
Halloween Havoc 1994 took place on October 23, 1994 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. All of the pre-PPV matches were shown live on Main Event. The first match of the night was originally scheduled to be Harlem Heat versus The Armstrongs, but Brad Armstrong had a family emergency, and did not appear. Per the match stipulation, Ric Flair was forced to retire. If Hulk Hogan had lost, he'd lose the title to Flair and forced to retire. (Wikipedia)
WCW Slamboree \
Slamboree 1995 took place on May 21, 1995 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. Eric Bischoff filled in on commentary for Tony Schiavone at this event, Schiavone took time off to undergo neck surgery. Wahoo McDaniel, Angelo Poffo, Terry Funk, Antonio Inoki, Dusty Rhodes, Gordon Solie and Big John Studd were inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame during the show. The "Legends match" between Wahoo McDaniel and Dick Murdoch was shown in black and white, during the pay-per-view telecast. (Wikipedia)
The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash (1995) took place on June 18, 1995 at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This was also the first The Great American Bash in nearly three years. The Pre-PPV matches were all shown on WCW Main Event. The Fantastics were substitutes for the Rock 'n Roll Express, who failed to show. Scott D'Amore was mistakenly billed as Chris Kanyon in this match. (Wikipedia)
Bash at the Beach
Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was the company's PPV for the month of July, held from 1994 to 2000. The show centered on a beach theme, with the set around the entrance area for the wrestlers decorated with such things as surfboards and sand. The theme for the show seemed appropriate for an event scheduled during the hot summer month of July. (Wikipedia)
Halloween Havoc
Halloween Havoc 1995 took place on October 29, 1995 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned VK Wallstreet after Jim Duggan hit Wallstreet with a taped fist. Duggan's interference came after Big Bubba Rogers hit Pittman with his own taped fist to knock him out. After Diamond Dallas Page entered the ring, a fake Johnny B. Badd appeared at the entranceway (played by Joey Maggs) to distract Page and allow the real Badd to sneak up on Page from behind. (Wikipedia)
WCW Monday Nitro
The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting WCW Monday night action. High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights - WCW Nitro has it all. (imdb)
SuperBrawl VI
SuperBrawl VI took place on February 11, 1996 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. This event marked Brian Pillman's final match in WCW; in his "I Respect You" Strap Match against The Taskmaster, Pillman shouted "I respect you, bookerman!," breaking kayfabe, before leaving the ring. All the pre-PPV matches took place live on WCW Main Event. (Wikipedia)
WCW Slamboree \
Slamboree 1996 took place on May 19, 1996 from the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Every non-title match was a Lethal Lottery match with wrestlers being randomly paired together, and the winning teams would advance to the Battlebowl battle royal. "Hardwork" Bobby Walker was originally scheduled to compete in the "Lethal Lottery", but was replaced by Diamond Dallas Page due to an injury. (Wikipedia)
The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash was an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and then by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). According to Ric Flair in his autobiography, To Be the Man, Dusty Rhodes invented the concept of The Great American Bash. (Wikipedia)
Fall Brawl 1996: War Games
Fall Brawl 1996: War Games took place on September 15, 1996 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hollywood Hogan came to ringside late in the match between Randy Savage and the Giant, right after Savage had hit a flying elbow on Giant. Savage left the ring to chase Hogan, then was attacked by Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, who knocked Savage out with a chair. (Wikipedia)
WCW Mayhem
WCW Mayhem (1999) - TV Special
The 32-person Tournament for the World Title concludes with two Semi-Final matches between Jeff Jarrett/Chris Benoit and Bret Hart/Sting. The winners face each other in the Finals for the coveted Championship. The Revolution and The Filthy Animals face off in a Six-person Tag Team match: Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko & Asya (w/ Shane Douglas) vs. Eddie Guerrero, Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson (w/ Konnan). Other matches include: Goldberg vs. Sid Vicious in an I Quit match, David Flair vs. Kimberly (imdb)
WCW The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash (2000) took place on June 11, 2000 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It was the final Great American Bash produced by World Championship Wrestling before the acquisition of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation the following March. (wikipedia)
Spring Stampede
Spring Stampede (1999) was the fourth annual Spring Stampede professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The event took place on April 11, 1999 from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. (wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXVII
WCW World Tag Team Title Match. Cactus Jack And Kevin Sullivan vs. The Nasty Boys. The Guardian Angel vs. Tex Slashinger. WCW World Television Title Match. Steven Regal vs. Larry Zbysko. WCW United States Title Match. Johnny B. Badd vs. Steve Austin. WCW World Heavyweight Title Unification Match. Ric Flair vs. Sting.
SuperBrawl VIII
WCW Title: Hulk Hogan vs. Sting, WCW United States Title: Dallas Page vs. Chris Benoit, WCW Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers vs. The Outsiders, WCW Television Title: Rick Martel vs. Booker T, with the winner to face Perry Saturn, WCW Cruiserweight Title (Title vs. Mask Match): Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera, Davey Boy Smith vs. Steve McMichael, Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage, Goldberg vs. Brad Armstrong, Disco Inferno vs. La Parka (imdb)
SuperBrawl 2000
World Champion Sid Vicious defends his Title as the nWo's Jeff Jarrett and Scott Hall vie for the ultimate prize. Hulk Hogan takes on 'The Total Package' Lex Luger in an attempt to enact revenge for breaking his forearm. Ric Flair and Terry Funk collide in a Texas Death match. And in a bet, The Cat manages to produce the appearance of none other than 'The Godfather of Soul' himself, James Brown. (imdb)
Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
The Clash of the Champions XX was a major professional wrestling supercard produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast live on TBS on September 2, 1992 from the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. The event was not only the 20th time WCW held a "Clash of the Champions" show but also marked the 20th anniversary of professional wrestling being shown on TBS as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling in 1972. (wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
Clash of the Champions XV took place on June 12, 1991 at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, Tennessee. There were 5,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS.[19] Steve Armstrong pinned Jimmy Garvin, Tracy Smothers pinned Badstreet, and Tom Zenk pinned Michael Hayes simultaneously. Terrance Taylor was disqualified when Richard Morton interfered.
Clash of the Champions XVII
Clash of the Champions XVII took place on November 19, 1991 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. There were 6,922 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.[23] Prior to this show, Sting had received "Mystery Boxes" which revealed Cactus Jack and Abdullah The Butcher. This Clash was to reveal who was actually sending the boxes to Sting. It turned out to be Lex Luger.
Clash of the Champions XXI
November 18, 1992 in Macon, Georgia (Macon Coliseum)[29] Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong after attacking him pre-match while feigning injury. Scotty Flamingo knocked out Johnny B. Badd in the second round after hitting him with a glove Page and Vegas filled with water during the 30-second rest period. This was 2 Cold Scorpio's debut in WCW. Simmons' original partner Robbie Walker was injured. This was Paul E. Dangerously's last appearance on WCW television.
Clash of the Champions XXII
January 13, 1993 in Milwaukee (Milwaukee Theatre at The MECCA)[30] This was the last Clash for announcer Jim Ross who shortly after this event left WCW to join the WWF. Originally, it was scheduled to be Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Ron Simmons, and Van Hammer against Big Van Vader, Barry Windham, The Barbarian, and Rick Rude; due to injuries, Hammer and Rude dropped out and Orndorff took Rude's place.
Clash of the Champions XXIV
August 18, 1993 in Daytona Beach, Florida (Ocean Center)[32] Lord Steven Regal replaced the injured Brian Pillman. On September 1, Anderson and Roma would be stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, due to WCW withdrawing from the NWA. Bobby Eaton replaced Regal, who replaced Pillman in the earlier match. If Vader had been disqualified in the main event, he would have lost the title to Smith. Cactus Jack returned after the main event match, attacking Vader.
Clash of the Champions XXV
November 10, 1993 in St. Petersburg, Florida (Bayfront Arena)[34] Ric Flair pinned Big Van Vader but the referee later reversed the decision to a disqualification victory for Flair as Vader had accidentally knocked down the referee. As a result, Vader retained the championship. (Wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXVI
January 27, 1994 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Riverside Centroplex) This event saw the debut of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in WCW. (Wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXVIII
August 28, 1994 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Five Seasons Center)[37] Early on the show, Hulk Hogan was attacked by a masked man (played by Arn Anderson, though in the storyline the assassin was eventually revealed as Brutus Beefcake). Steamboat suffered a career-ending back injury during his match. (Wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXIX
November 16, 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum) (Wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXX
January 25, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Caesars Palace)
Clash of the Champions XXXI
August 6, 1995 in Daytona Beach, Florida (Ocean Center)[40] If Harlem Heat and Sister Sherri won, they get a WCW World Tag Team Championship match against Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater at Fall Brawl. After losing to Vader, Arn Anderson and Ric Flair teased an eventual breakup and set up their match at Fall Brawl.
Clash of the Champions XXXII
January 23, 1996 in Las Vegas (Caesars Palace)[41] Lord Steven Regal injured his knee during the opening dark match against Chris Benoit. Benoit bled from the eye after receiving several headbutts. The show included the wedding of Col. Robert Parker and Sister Sherri, which was interrupted by Madusa, who was revealed to have been seeing Parker on the side.
Clash of the Champions XXXIII
August 15, 1996 in Denver, Colorado (Denver Coliseum)[42] Ric Flair was the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion at the time, making the match champion vs. champion, but his title was not on the line. (Wikipedia)
Clash of the Champions XXXIV
January 21, 1997 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin Center Arena)[43] Chris Jericho replaced Juventud Guerrera, who no-showed, while La Parka replaced Psychosis, who was injured. (Wikipedia)
Spring Stampede
Spring Stampede (1997) was the second Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 6, 1997 from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi. The main event was a no disqualification match between Randy Savage and Diamond Dallas Page, which Page won.
Road Wild
Road Wild (1997) - TV Special
Road Wild (1997) was the second Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first to be produced under the Road Wild name. It took place on August 9, 1997 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. In the main event, Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which marked for the second straight year that Hogan won the title at the event.
Fall Brawl
Fall Brawl (1997) - TV Special
Fall Brawl 1997: War Games was the fifth Fall Brawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on September 14, 1997 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. (Wikipedia)
Uncensored
Uncensored (1998) - TV Special
Uncensored (1998) was the fourth Uncensored professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). took place on March 15, 1998 from the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. (Wikipedia.)
SuperBrawl IX
SuperBrawl IX was the ninth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 21, 1999 from the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California. (Wikipedia)
Slamboree
Slamboree (1999) - TV Special
Slamboree (1999) was the seventh Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 9, 1999 from the TWA Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. (Wikipedia)
Uncensored
Uncensored (2000) - TV Special
Uncensored (2000) was the sixth Uncensored professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). took place on March 19, 2000 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida in a water destructed area. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. (Wikipedia)
Spring Stampede
Spring Stampede (2000) was the fifth and final Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 16, 2000 from the United Center in Chicago.The event was notable due the creation of a new WCW after Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo rebooted the company by vacating all the championships and refreshed the WCW roster. Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships.
Slamboree
Slamboree (2000) - TV Special
Slamboree (2000) was the eighth and final Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network. (Wikipedia)
Millennium Final
Millennium Final was a Germany-only professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event from World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on November 16, 2000 from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. The rights to Millennium Final now belong to WWE after their purchase of WCW in 2001. It is one of the few pay-per-view events not made available for streaming on the WWE Network service.
SuperBrawl Revenge
SuperBrawl Revenge was the eleventh and final SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on February 18, 2001 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.