The night Bill Watts tried to save wrestling from itself—and almost pulled it off.
Clash of the Champions XIX took place on June 16, 1992 in Charleston, South Carolina at the McAlister Field House of The Citadel. The event aired on TBS on June 22, 1992. There were 4600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 2.8 rating on TBS.
Stunts
Steiners vs. Williams/Gordy—tag team wrestling's violent peak.
Direction
Bill Watts stripped the glitz, forced fighters to fight.
Practical Effects
No pyro, no TitanTron—just blood and suplexes.
Director
Bill Watts
Scott Rechsteiner
Scott Steiner
Rob Rechsteiner
Rick Steiner
Steve Williams
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Terry Gordy
Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy
Hiroshi Hase
Hiroshi Hase
Akira Nogami
Himself
Brian Pillman
"Flyin" Brian Pillman
Keiichi Yamada
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
Chris Benoit
Himself
Shayne Bower
Beef Wellington
James Williams
Jimmy "Jam" Garvin
César Barrón
Silver King
Martin Lunde
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson
Bobby Eaton
"Beautiful" Bobby Eaton
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