Episode 470: The NWA Introduces The New Tag Titles
What Happened When
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🗓️ 21 January 2026
⏱️ 107 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of What Happened When, the voice of our childhood Tony Schiavone and host Conrad Thompson take us back 40 years for a true NWA/Jim Crockett Promotions classic. A major shift is underway as the National Tag Team Championships are officially rebranded into the United States Tag Team Championships, with Jim Crockett Promotions devoting much of the program to hyping a one-night tournament at the Omni to crown the very first champions.
There's no shortage of action and intrigue elsewhere on the card. Wahoo McDaniel captures the National Heavyweight Championship by defeating Tully Blanchard at the Forum in Los Angeles. The Kansas Jayhawks confront Jim Cornette and Big Bubba, Ric Flair delivers a standout TV match against Mike Jackson, and the show closes with chaos as The Four Horsemen confront Dick Murdoch only for Dusty Rhodes and Magnum T.A. to hit the ring for a thrilling finish.
Fall is nearly here in 1986, and with it comes excitement, tension, and heartbreak. This is Jim Crockett Promotions in the '80s at its absolute finest—don't miss this nostalgic deep dive on What Happened When.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up January 30th, join us for a fantastic wrestling experience in Atlanta with ad-freeshows.com. |
| 0:08.9 | Friday night, it's promo class with Tony Chivani and David Crockett, where you can cut a promo in front of the JCP set from Rick Flair's last match, filmed professionally just for you. |
| 0:19.8 | Saturday morning, it's time for the power plan |
| 0:22.1 | with Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker and a special guest. Your chance to experience what it's like |
| 0:26.7 | to get inside a real wrestling ring. Saturday afternoon, WWE Hall of Famer JBL will join us |
| 0:33.1 | as we gather for the Royal Rumble Watch Along and the $10,000 game event with Ephron, |
| 0:41.3 | where one top guy in attendance will have a chance to win $10,000. |
| 0:46.8 | And Sunday, it's time for a WCW Tour of Atlanta, guided by the one and only Eric Bischoff. |
| 0:54.0 | Then we'll hit up the DDPY Performance Center. |
| 0:57.4 | Brang! |
| 0:58.9 | And finish the night with a ringside seat for a 1FW TV tape. |
| 1:03.5 | All this and a whole lot more. |
| 1:05.8 | The first of three planned events this year. |
| 1:08.8 | Make sure to join us as a top guy with an annual membership at ad-free shows.com. |
| 1:13.5 | You don't want to miss Eric Fischoff's power plant weekend this January 30th. |
| 1:23.2 | Welcome to W.HW Monday, Tony Shibani and Conrad Thompson. |
| 1:29.7 | Jim Crockett, First Arcade, 605, N.A. TV title, Cajun, Omni, the Buckhouse Stampede. |
| 1:36.3 | Flair and horseman, garvin, bogey, magnum, dusty, express tactics. |
| 1:39.7 | Turner bought in mid-South, joint world championship wrestling. |
| 1:42.8 | Talking about the great years of World Championship Wrestling, |
| 1:46.5 | the NWA and Jim Brackett Promotion. |
| 1:49.6 | Tony and Friends North they win. |
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