-Today we look at Clash of the Champions VI from WCW and the NWA.
-Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin’ Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 from the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana .The attendance for the event was 5,000 and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.
-Recap of the Chi-Town Rumble Main Event.
-Jim Ross and Michael Hayes welcome us to the show. This reunites the UWF announce team. They show a group of former NWA champions eating dinner with Ricky Steamboat.
-We get our first look at Jim Herd, who will dominate wrestling talk for the next three years with his decisions running WCW.
-Video package of some of the wrestlers we are going to see.
-They play the National Anthem.
-The Samoan Swat Team Samu and Fatu with Paul E. Dangerously VS. The Midnight Express Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton with Jim Cornette: Cornette and Dangerously are both masters at their craft here. Both teams look good. Cornette hits Samu with the racket, incensing Michael Hayes on commentary. The arena is dimly lit because George Scott was the booker and didn’t promote the special so there is low attendance and Scott got fired over it. Teddy Long is your official. Within the next 10 years, everyone involved in the match but Bobby Eaton will be on WWF TV. Cornette again hits Samu with the racket. It breaks down. The Midnight Express hit the Rocket Launcher, but Fatu hits Eaton with the telephone and Samu gets the pin.
-The Great Muta with Gary Hart VS. Steve Casey: Michael Hayes likes to bring up that he set the attendance record in the Superdome. Casey rushes Muta and gets a face full of green mist. This match is to highlight Muta’s talents. Muta wins after a moonsault off the top rope.
-The Junk Yard Dog comes out with a jazz band. This is the man who set that Superdome record with Hayes. JYD VS. Butch Reed with Hiro Matsuda: Jim Ross and Michael Hayes throw some subtle shade towards the WWF talking about all the fans that the NWA has in Connecticut. JYD and Reed have a rich history in the Mid-South territory. Jim Ross brings up their football careers If You’re Drinking At Home. The finish comes after Hiro Matsuda gets up on the ropes to argue with referee Teddy Long and Reed gets pushed into him. JYD messes up the rollup, but still gets the pin.
-The following matches are edited out of the WWE Network version of this show:
4 Bob Orton (with Gary Hart) defeated Dick Murdoch
Singles match 09:45
5 The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) (with Kevin Sullivan) defeated The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) (c) (with Paul Ellering)
Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship[9]
11:40
6 Ranger Ross defeated The Iron Sheik by disqualification
Singles match 01:56

-The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) when Williams cradled Hawk for the pin. The match was marred by controversial officiating: referee Teddy Long refused to count a Pin for the Road Warriors only moments before making a fast count on Williams pinning Hawk. Long was subsequently fired as a referee and became a manager.
-NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match: The Varsity Club Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey VS. The First Family Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner with Missy Hyatt: Gilbert thrown over the top rope at one point but the referee doesn’t see it. Gilbert hits Sullivan with Hyatt’s Gucci bag and gets the pin. They continue to fight after the bell.
-NWA World Heavyweight Championship match: Ricky Steamboat VS. Ric Flair: 2/3 falls match. Flair comes to the ring with a bevy of beautiful women and they misspell his name on the screen. Typical. Steamboat comes down with piece of work Bonnie and Little Ricky and his name lights up as The Drago. Also typical. It eventually scrolls as the Dragon Steamboat Ricky. No Walt Disney jokes please. Little Ricky looks like a cut rate Yoshi here. Terry Funk joins commentary. This is a brilliant touch considering what is going to come. Jim Ross makes a point to say that Funk is not retired.
-First Fall: These two always have great matches. Funk is really good at commentary, calling it as more of an analyst. Both men string together great moves. They open dueling chop houses at one point. Flair sells like no one else. Steamboat chant goes out as he has his fans in New Orleans. Steamboat gets several two counts. They make a great point in saying that this is the most important match of the day because the NWA title is the most important title in wrestling. They are very physical with their chops. Flair takes the first fall by reversing an inside cradle at 19:33.
-Second Fall: Steamboat starts out aggressive. Fans start to get into the match. The ebb and flow is so good. They keep kicking it up a notch. They battle in and out of the ring. Flair finally submits to a double chicken wing at 34:14.
-Third Fall: They go right at each other immediately. They reopen the dueling chophouses and do their patented Flair goes for his tope rope move but gets chopped by Steamboat spot. Later on, Flair actually hits the Flair top rope spot. This match has everything. Lots of close falls. Both men spent by the end of the match. Steamboat gets the pin after putting Flair’s shoulders to the mat during the double chicken wing after Steamboat’s leg buckles. Time of the match 54:29.
-Jim Ross interviews Steamboat. He thanks TBS and the fans for the opportunity. He wants to move on to other contenders. They look at the video and Steamboat sees Flair’s foot under the rope. They say Flair is irate. Steamboat is willing to give him a rematch as they say goodnight from New Orleans.