Episode Details

Welcome to the premiere episode of Arc of an Angle, a new LIVE from the Archive! series where host Robb Helt is joined by Gene Jackson & Scottie Wince to take a deep dive look at one complete wrestling storyline from beginning to end.

This first series goes back to World Class Championship Wrestling in 1988 for the beginning of the long running Eric Embry vs. Skandor Akbar / Devastation Incorporated feud, the angle that helped carry WCCW through its final days and into the eventual USWA era.

In Episode #1, Robb sets the stage for where World Class stood in the fall of 1988: shrinking crowds, lost syndication, the Von Erich promotion in serious trouble, and Jerry Jarrett stepping in as the company was barely hanging on. From there, the guys watch the earliest pieces of the Embry/Akbar story begin to unfold at the Sportatorium.

This episode covers:

• World Class struggling in late 1988
• Jerry Jarrett purchasing WCCW
• Eric Embry before the full babyface turn
• Skandor Akbar recruiting and attacking babyfaces
• Kendall Windham getting caught in Devastation Incorporated’s crosshairs
• Iceman King Parsons, Botswana Beast, Jimmy Jack Funk, Percy Pringle, Kerry Von Erich, and more
• The early signs of Embry being pulled into the fight
• Why the Sportatorium atmosphere still mattered, even when the crowds were down
• And Robb’s firsthand memories of being in the building as this angle began

This is not just a quick recap, it’s the beginning of a week by week breakdown of how an angle was built, how the pieces connected, and how one storyline helped briefly breathe life into a dying territory and reshape the final chapter of World Class Championship Wrestling.

If you love territory wrestling, WCCW, the Sportatorium, Eric Embry, Skandor Akbar, Devastation Incorporated, and deep dive wrestling history, this is the start of a series you’ll want to follow from the beginning.