Complete List of all Pro Wrestling Illustrated Scouting Reports
(Superstation WTBS 1985 - 1986)
(Superstation WTBS 1985 - 1986)
as featured on the "Best of World Championship Wrestling"
Hosted by Bill Apter
| DATE |
GUEST |
SCOUTING REPORT / TOPICS |
|
| 1 |
09/15/85 |
Ric Flair |
Nikita Koloff, Carlos Colon
(UWC), Magnum T.A. |
| 2 |
09/22/85 |
Ric Flair |
Billy Jack Haynes
(Florida), Kerry Von Erich (World Class), Nikita Koloff |
| 3 |
9/29/85 |
Ric Flair |
Magnum T.A., Jerry Lawler
(Memphis), Butch Reed (Mid-South) |
| 4 |
10/06/85 |
Ric Flair |
Bob Armstrong
(Southeast/Continental), Wahoo McDaniel (Florida), Road Warrior Animal |
| 5 |
10/13/85 |
Ric Flair |
Jim Duggan (Mid-South),
Terry Taylor, Dusty Rhodes |
| 6 |
10/20/85 |
Ric Flair |
Dick Murdoch, Ron Garvin,
Dusty Rhodes (featured live hook-up with Rhodes) |
| 7 |
10/27/85 |
Jerry Lawler |
Bill Dundee (Memphis), Arn
Anderson, Dusty Rhodes |
| 8 |
11/03/85 |
Ivan &
Nikita Koloff |
Road Warriors (AWA), Wahoo
McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes (Florida), Rock & Roll
Express, Don Kernodle. |
| 9 |
11/10/85 |
Tully Blanchard |
Terry Taylor, Ronnie
Garvin, Magnum T.A. |
| 10 |
11/17/85 |
Ric Flair |
Ole and Arn Anderson |
| 11 |
11/24/85 |
Ric Flair |
Arn Anderson, Dusty Rhodes |
| 12 |
12/01/85 |
Bill Apter (solo from the Omni) |
NWA TV Title Tournament, Bunkhouse Stampede (Fireside), Starrcade '85 Highlights |
| 13 |
12/08/85 |
Paul Ellering
& The Road Warriors |
Ivan & Nikita Koloff |
| 14 |
12/15/85 |
Ric Flair |
NWA TV Title Tournament,
Starrcade match with Dusty Rhodes, Mike Ditka & The
Bears, Ted Turner, Buddy Landel, Magnum T.A. |
| 15 |
12/22/85 |
Dusty Rhodes |
NWA TV Title Tournament,
Ric Flair, Starrcade '85 |
| 16 |
12/29/85 |
PWI Year End
Awards |
Jim Cornette, Road
Warriors, Ric Flair (all present to accept awards) |
| 17 |
01/05/86 |
Magnum T.A. |
Tully Blanchard, Buddy
Landel, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair |
| 18 |
01/11/86 (Sat.) |
Magnum T.A. |
NWA TV Tournament
Highlights, Arn Anderson, Bobby Jaggers (Pacific Northwest), Ted DiBiase (Mid-South), Nikita Koloff Q&A: Ronnie Garvin |
| 19 |
01/19/86 |
Ron Garvin |
Ric Flair, Q&A: Ricky
& Robert |
| 20 |
01/26/86 |
Ric Flair |
Dusty Rhodes, Ole Anderson,
Magnum T.A., Ron Garvin, Q&A: Magnum T.A. |
| 21 |
02/02/86 |
Ricky &
Robert (Rock & Roll Express) |
Midnight Express, Q&A:
Ric Flair |
| 22 |
02/09/86 |
Baby Doll (No Bill Apter) |
Dusty Rhodes, Tully
Blanchard |
| 23 |
02/16/86 |
Jim Cornette |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial
Cup, Dusty Rhodes and Magnum T.A (America's Team), Sam
Houston & Nelson Royal, Q&A: Dusty Rhodes |
| 24 |
03/09/86 |
Ted DiBiase (originally pre-empted by Braves Baseball on 2/23/86) |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial
Cup Dr. Death Steve Williams (Mid-South), Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood, The Koloffs, Rock & Roll Express, Q&A: Jim Cornette, Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody, Road Warriors, Ric Flair |
| 25 |
03/02/86 |
Dusty Rhodes |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial
Cup Terry Funk history, Four Horsemen: Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, Carlos Colon & Invader (UWC), Q&A: Ted DiBiase (Mid-South), Magnum T.A. |
| 26 |
03/16/86 |
Bill Watts |
Crockett Promotions
Co-Ventures, Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup, Mid-South Wrestling, Q&A: Bill Watts |
| 27 |
03/23/86 |
James J. Dillon |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial
Cup, Baby Doll, Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson, Ric Flair, Q&A: J.J. Dillon |
| 28 |
3/30/86 |
Paul Boesch |
Houston Wrestling History Johnny Valentine, Wild Bill Curry |
| 29 |
04/06/86 |
Paul Boesch |
History of Team Wrestling,
Jim Crockett Sr., George "Two Ton" Harris, Q&A: Bill
Apter |
| 30 |
04/13/86 |
Bob Taylor (No Bill Apter) |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial
Cup Brackets |
| 31 |
4/27/86 |
Paul Boesch |
Houston Wrestling in the
1950s |
| 32 |
05/04/86 |
Paul Boesch |
The Graham Brothers, Buddy
Rogers, Killer Kowalski |
| 33 |
05/11/86 |
Paul Boesch |
Killer Kowalski |
| 34 |
05/18/86 |
Gloria Allen (Magnum's Mom) |
Wrestling News by Bill
Apter: Stan Hansen (AWA), The Fabulous Ones Stan Lane and
Steve Keirn (Florida), Garvin vs. Blanchard, Freebirds Sign
with the UWF, plus clips of Ron Garvin, Tully Blanchard, Ric
Flair, Ricky Morton, Midnight Express, and Baby Doll |
| 35 |
05/25/86 |
Baby Doll |
Magnum T.A., Tully
Blanchard, Midnight Express, Q&A: Baby Doll |
| 36 |
06/01/86 |
Ricky &
Robert (Rock & Roll Express) Guest host: Bob Taylor |
Ric Flair |
| 37 |
06/08/86 |
Ricky &
Robert (Rock & Roll Express) Guest host: Bob Taylor |
Rock & Roll Express
Super Summer Sizzler Tour The Russians, Ric Flair |
| 38 |
06/15/86 |
Ricky &
Robert (Rock & Roll Express), Ric Flair Guest host: Bob Taylor |
Rock & Roll Express
Super Summer Sizzler Tour Great American Bash Tour |
| 39 |
06/22/86 |
Magnum T.A. |
Nikita Koloff, Phone
Call with Bob Geigel |
| 40 |
06/29/86 |
Ricky &
Robert (Rock & Roll Express) |
Rock & Roll Express
Super Summer Sizzler Tour Q&A: Ricky & Robert |
| "Best of Championship Wrestling" on Sundays
preempted the entire month of July for the Goodwill Games
and Braves Baseball |
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| 41 |
08/03/86 |
Paul Jones (Joined in Progress) |
Jimmy Valiant |
| 42 |
08/10/86 |
Ron Garvin |
Tully Blanchard |
| 43 |
08/17/86 |
Ric Flair |
Dusty Rhodes, Four
Horsemen, Kansas City & St. Louis, 4th NWA World Title Victory |
| 44 |
08/24/86 |
Dick Murdoch |
Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes |
