Crossbody of Work Episode 123: Barry Windham

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

This week we’re diving into the career of Barry Windham. One of the standout performers of the 80s and 90s, we take a look at his career from Wrestlemania 1 all the way to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. We’ve got matches against Great Muta, Ricky Steamboat, Bam Bam Bigelow and more. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• Iron Sheik’s Twitter
• Straightening your hair
• Dream jobs
• AEW’s worst decisions

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

US Express (c) vs Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik – WWF Tag Team Championships – Wrestlemania I
Link to the match here.

Match Two:

Barry Windham (c) vs Bam Bam Bigelow – NWA United States Championship – Starrcade 1988

Promo: Barry & Arn’s Weird Vignettes

Match Three:

Barry Windham vs Lex Luger – NWA World Heavyweight Championship Cage Match – Great American Bash 1991
Link to the match here.

Match Four:

Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes (c) vs Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas – NWA/WCW Tag Team Championships – Clash of the Champions 21
Link to Peacock here.

Match Five:

Barry Windham vs The Great Muta (c) – NWA World Heavyweight Championship – SuperBrawl III
Link to the match here.

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