# Episode 488: Magnum TA & Nikita Koloff Face Off!

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Published: 2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00
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On this edition of What Happened When, Tony Schiavone and Conrad Thompson fire up the time machine and take you back 40 years to one of the most explosive stretches in Jim Crockett Promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance . It's Memorial Day weekend 1986, and the road to The Great American Bash is already blazing hot. Tony relives the intensity of the unforgettable contract signing between Nikita Koloff and Magnum T.A. a moment dripping with tension that set the tone for the summer ahead. Things get even more brutal as Ricky Morton suffers a gruesome broken nose at the hands of Ric Flair , showcasing the violent edge that defined the era and cemented Flair and the The Four Horsemen as the most dangerous group in the business. Plus, the guys spotlight the debut of a man who would go on to become a major force in wrestling Big Bubba Rogers and discuss how his arrival fit into the rapidly evolving landscape of JCP. THIS WEEKS SPONSORS MUDWATER - Start your new morning ritual & get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code WHW at mudwtr.com/WHW ! #mudwtrpod MORGAN & MORGAN - If you're ever injured, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. Their fee is FREE unless they win. For more information go to ForThePeople.Com/WHW or dial #LAW (#529) from your cell phone. BLUECHEW - Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code WHW. Visit http://BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information, and we thank BlueChew for sponsoring the podcast. BETTER WILD - Right now, Betterwild is offering our listeners up to 40% off your order at http://betterwild.com/WHW SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your n…

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