Clash of the Champions
Clash of the Champions is an American series of professional wrestling television specials that were produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in conjunction with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The specials were supercards comprising pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF, now WWE) Saturday Night's Main Event series. The Clash of the Champions shows were famous for typically not airing commercials during matches even though many of these matches lasted 20 minutes or more.
| Clash of the Champions | |
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The Clash of the Champions logo from 1994 to 1997 | |
| Also known as | NWA: Clash of the Champions |
| Genre | Professional wrestling |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
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| Network | TBS |
| Release | March 27, 1988 – August 21, 1997 |
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| WCW Saturday Night WCW WorldWide WCW Monday Nitro WCW Thunder WCW Pro | |
The first Clash of the Champions was held on March 27, 1988, by JCP and was entitled NWA: Clash of the Champions. Subsequent events had different subtitles, for example, Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem, up until Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl 1991, which was the last event with a subtitle. JCP was sold to Ted Turner and renamed WCW in 1988, and WCW continued to air the events until 1997. The rights to Clash of the Champions now belong to WWE, which acquired WCW in 2001. All 35 episodes are available for on-demand viewing on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network elsewhere.