Just started going through the set of Clashes I picked up at Fanfest. Thought I'd get your thoughts on this one...
 
 
Jason Hervey, Spindarella, and a troll midget accompaning Oz to the ring.
 
Fabulous.
 
Bobby Eaton's depush still boggles my mind. He chases the TV title for months, wins it, gets this big title shot against Flair, then loses the TV title to a rookie and slowly moves back down the ranks.
 
Hell, at this time Eaton was ranked higher than Sting if you can believe it...
 
 
Clash of the Chamions XV "Knoxville Knockout" - Knoxville, TN - Civic Auditorium - June 12, 1991 (5,000)
 
Live on TBS - featured an opening introduction on the entrance ramp by Missy Hyatt & Paul E. Dangerously; included Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on commentary; featured a 'Coming Attractions' segment focusing on PN News; included a 'WCW Top Ten' rankings segment: Steve Austin (10), the One Man Gang (9), Barry Windham (8), Arn Anderson (7), Sting (6), Nikita Koloff (5), WCW TV Champion Bobby Eaton (4), El Gigante (3), the Great Muta (2), and WCW US Champion Lex Luger (1); featured Jason Hervey as a guest of the Danger Zone in which Dangerously repeatedly cut him off, only letting him say he was dating Missy Hyatt and he had a lot of money, and then said Missy was used merchandise; moments later, Hervey said the interview was over, with Dangerously then knocking Hervey out by hitting him in the back of the head with his phone; Missy then ran out to check on Hervey as Dangerously went backstage; included a 'Coming Attractions' segment focusing on Johnny B. Badd; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an in-ring segment with PN News as well as Peppa & Spindarella from Salt 'n' Peppa, with Johnny B. Badd & Teddy Long interrupting; after Badd called News "a big ugly bear," News shoved him away, with Badd & Long then leaving ringside; included a 'Coming Attractions' segment focusing on the Diamond Studd; featured Dangerously in a Great American Bash report in which he detailed the summer tour, mentioned the upcoming pay-per-view, and showed highlights of the previous year's event; included Ross conducting a ringside interview with a young fan by the name of Ben who won a Sting lookalike contest; moments later, Sting came out to congratulate Ben and lifted him on his shoulder, with Nikita Koloff then appearing, hitting the Russian Sickle while using his chain, and stomping Sting at ringside; moments later, Koloff turned his attention to the fan, with the fan's mother then climbing over the railing to protect her son; featured a 'Coming Attractions' segment focusing on Steve Austin, during which Austin can already be seen wearing the WCW TV title; included a 'Coming Attractions' segment focusing on Blackblood; featured Schiavone conducting an in-ring itnerview with Terrence Taylor, Alexandra York, Mr. Hughes, and Richard Morton; moments later, Robert Gibson appeared and asked what Morton was doing, with Morton then punching Gibson in the face and hitting a piledriver until Dustin Rhodes made the save:
 
Tom Zenk, Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Badstreet, WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (w/ Big Daddy Dink) at 4:43 when Armstrong pinned Garvin, Smothers pinned Badstreet, and Zenk pinned Hayes with simultaneous sunset flips; prior to the bout, the Freebirds were escorted to the ring by Diamond Dallas Page & the Diamond Doll
 
Oz (w/ the Great Wizard) pinned Johnny Rich with one foot on the chest at 1:29 after a helicopter spin
 
Dan Spivey pinned Big Josh with a clothesline from behind and German suplex into a bridge at 2:49 after Kevin Sullivan broke a crutch over the back of Josh's back as he ran the ropes, with Josh no selling the attack but becoming distracted by Sullivan
 
Dustin Rhodes defeated Terrance Taylor (w/ Alexandra York & Mr. Hughes) via disqualification at 4:26 when Rhodes began punching Hughes on the ring apron; moments later, Ricky Morton - who slid in the ring moments earlier - helped in attacking Rhodes and officially joined the York Foundation; moments later, Big Josh made the save and cleared the ring with his axe handle
 
Sting pinned Nikita Koloff at 9:33 with a roll up after Koloff hit the corner while attempting the Russian Sickle; prior to the bout, a recap of Koloff causing Sting to lose at SuperBrawl was shown as well as their post-match brawl
 
Barry Windham & Arn Anderson defeated Brian Pillman & El Gigante in a loser leaves town match at 3:08 when Windham pinned Pillman with a kick to the face after shoving him off the top rope; pre-match stipulations stated the loser of the fall would have to leave WCW ; El Gigante was never legally in the match (Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon)
 
WCW / IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Hase at 8:14 when Scott pinned Hase with the Frankensteiner after Rick tripped Chono from outside the ring; only the IWGP titles were at stake; prior to the bout, footage was shown of the Steiners winning the titles in Tokyo; during the match, Rick's headgear was broken by a kick from Chono; after the contest, Dick Slater & Dick Murdoch sent Chono & Hase to the floor and assaulted the champions
 
The Diamond Studd (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) pinned Tommy Rich with the Diamond Death Drop at 1:59; during the bout, it was announced Dick Slater & Dick Murdoch had been fined $5,000 for becoming physical with the referee during the previous match and that Rick Steiner had sustined an arm injury in the attack
 
WCW US Champion Lex Luger pinned the Great Muta with a powerslam at 3:44 after blocking Muta's green mist; due to pre-match stipulations, Luger earned a WCW World Title shot at the Great American Bash; prior to the match, strongman Bill Kazmaier was shown sitting in the crowd wearing a Lex Luger t-shirt
 
Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom) pinned Joey Maggs with the Stun Gun at the 25-second mark
 
WCW World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Eaton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:26, 2-1; fall #1: Eaton pinned Flair at 9:45 with the Alabama Jam; fall #2: Eaton was counted-out at 11:42 after falling off the top to the floor; fall #3: Eaton submitted to Flair's figure-4

Flair vs. Beautiful Bobby was a great, classic 2 of 3 falls match.  Eaton taking the first fall really added to the match drama.  
 
Nikita Koloff vs. Sting was a very good feud.  They seemed to work well together and there was a lot of heat generated there and the crowd really got into it.
 
Great Muta vs. Lex Luger was a good match.

This card was pretty useless save for the main event. Why is it when stiff style wrestlers who perform regularly in Japan, come to America and try the same style, it never seem to work out as well? It's like the try less for the American fans.