Jesse Ventura's debut, Steve Austin pre-'Stone Cold', and enough spandex to power a small city.
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII took place on January 21, 1992 at The Expo Center in Topeka, Kansas. There were 5,500 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of Jesse "The Body" Ventura. It was originally scheduled as Brian Pillman & The Patriots vs. The Diamond Studd & The Young Pistols.
Acting
Jesse Ventura's commentary debut — already 100% himself.
Production
Topeka Expo Center energy: intimate, weird, perfect.
Director
K. Allen Frye
Steve Borden
Sting
Rick Blood Sr.
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Rick Rood
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Steve Austin
"Stunning" Steve Austin
Paul Heyman
Paul E. Dangerously
Debrah Miceli
Madusa
Barry Windham
Himself
Dustin Runnels
"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes
Martin Lunde
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson
Bobby Eaton
"Beautiful" Bobby Eaton
Kevin Nash
Vinnie Vegas
Tommy Richardson
"Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Matt Osborne
Big Josh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Steve Austin's first Clash appearance, still saddled with 'Stunning Steve' and managed by Paul E. Dangerously.
Jesse Ventura jumped from WWF commentary to WCW here, just three years before he'd win Minnesota's governorship. Wrestling to politics pipeline: activated.
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