Ice Cube shares a story when NWA performed their infamous song F*ck The Police and the DC Police Department decide to crash the stage and arrest the group. | The Jonathan Ross Show

On April 3, 1988 the inaugural episode of NWA Main Event aired on TBS. Hosted by Tony Schiavone, the debut episode featured The Road Warriors taking on Western State Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko & Super Destroyer, United States Champion Dusty Rhodes taking on Ivan Koloff and a main event featuring Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham taking on The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson & Tully Blanchard). The show proved to be an instant ratings success and ran from April 3, 1988 to

On September 12, 1989 NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 took place at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. This show was used to build the first ever Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28. In the main event, Sting and Ric Flair defeated Dick Slater and The Great Muta (known as The J-Tex Corporation) by disqualification. Slater and Muta were disqualified after Muta uses the Asian mist on Sting and Slater hit Flair with his cast. Slater was a substitute for an injured Terry

On September 12, 1989 NWA/WCW Clash Of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl aired on TBS from the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. In the main event, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & Sting squared off against Dick Slater & The Great Muta (with Gary Hart). There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. Slater was a substitute for an injured Terry Funk. After the match, Funk jumped Flair from behind and tried to suffocate Flair by putting a plastic bag