On November 26, 1987 Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat, the 5th annual Starrcade produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance banner, took place from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first NWA event to be broadcast live on pay-per-view, and was also shown on closed circuit narrowcast at 100 different venues, as previous supercards had. This was the first major JCP event to feature wrestlers from the Universal Wrestling Federation, which was purchased by J

July 5, 1987: the NWA World Tag Team Champions, the Rock & Roll Express take on the US Tag Team Champions, the Midnight Express on Worldwide Wrestling | RassleRama

#NWA The Great American Bash (War Games 1987) The Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard y JJ Dillon se miden a Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors y Paul Ellering. | Museo e Historia de la Lucha Libre Puertorriqueña

On July 21, 1987 NWA World Championship Wrestling aired from the TBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Take a look back as Tony Schiavone gets a word with The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard & Lex Luger) alongside James J. Dillon and Dark Journey. After the WarGames are recapped and a rematch is hyped, Dillon reveals his replacement for the rematch, “The War Machine”. The War Machine is actually Ray Traylor, who would go on to become The Big Bossman in the WWF less than a year

July 5, 1987: the NWA World Tag Team Champions, the Rock & Roll Express take on the US Tag Team Champions, the Midnight Express on Worldwide Wrestling | RassleRama

On July 19, 1986 NWA World Championship Wrestling aired from the Columbia Township Auditorium in Columbia, South Carolina. The event was a special “Bash on Tour” show with Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Take a look back as The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) take on Four Horsemen members Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson. The match took place Gibson’s 28th birthday. Commentary was handled by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett. | Davenport Sports Network

The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was ON THE LINE on this day in 1987! | WWE Network