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On this date in AWA history: Pro Wrestling USA's first ever 'SuperClash'

When the AWA and NWA hooked up to create 'Pro Wrestling USA', the supercard they presented at SuperClash was a sight to behold, perhaps only rivaled by WrestleMania. On this date in history, the first ever collaboration between the two went down with a loaded event.

While the WWF may have blown the roof off Madison Square Garden with WrestleMania, there was another pro wrestling show back in 1985 that not only drew a larger live gate, but may have also produced a stronger line-up.

I'm talking, of course, about the collaboration between AWA and NWA, known as 'Pro Wrestling USA'. On September 28, 1985, they brought 21,000 fans a SuperClash at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Check out the tag team title bout between The Road Warriors and The Fabulous Freebirds, as well as full results from SuperClash 1985.

Steven Regal defeated Brad Rheingans to retain the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship

Little Tokyo defeated Little Mr. T to retain the NWA World Midget's Championship

Sherri Martel defeated Candy Divine to win the AWA World Women's Championship

Mil Máscaras defeated Buddy Roberts to retain the IWA Heavyweight Championship

Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race, Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin

Kerry Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin to retain the WCCW Texas Championship

Krusher Khruschev, Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff defeated Crusher, Dick the Bruiser and Baron Von Raschke to retain the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship

Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zukhov by disqualification to retain the AWA America's Championship

Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala in a $10,000 "bodyslam" match

Greg Gagne, Scott Hall and Curt Hennig defeated Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko

The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) via disqualification to retain the AWA World Tag Team Championship. (The Fabulous Freebirds had actually won by pinfall, due to illegal interference by Michael Hayes; however, Verne Gagne intervened and by virtue of the instant replay rule gave back the victory and the titles to the Road Warriors)

Rick Martel fought Stan Hansen to a double disqualification to retain the AWA World Heavyweight Championship

Ric Flair defeated Magnum T.A. to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

'RedneckSpiritHunter6' has the entire event online right here.

Whaddaya say Cagesiders, better than Wrestlemania? Or not so much? Where do you rank "SuperClash" among your favorite pro wrestling classics -- if at all?

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