Episode Details

Episode #2 of Arc of an Angle continues the deep dive into the Eric Embry vs. Skandor Akbar / Devastation Incorporated storyline from late 1988 World Class Championship Wrestling, with Robb Helt, Gene Jackson, and Scottie Wince breaking down the next major pieces of the angle.

This week, the story picks up right after Thanksgiving 1988, with Eric Embry having just lost the World Light Heavyweight Title to Jeff Jarrett in Tennessee. From there, World Class shifts the focus back to Texas as Embry begins making it clear that he is no longer interested in joining Akbar, taking orders, or standing quietly while Devastation Incorporated runs over everyone in the Sportatorium.

The guys cover:

• Eric Embry addressing his loss to Jeff Jarrett
• The early World Class vs. Tennessee/AWA crossover tension
• Embry offering support to Kevin and Kerry Von Erich, whether they want it or not
• Skandor Akbar confronting Embry face-to-face
• Embry officially pushing back against Akbar
• Black Bart and Iceman King Parsons attacking Embry
• Embry getting busted open as the babyface turn takes another major step
• Kendall Windham and Blackjack Mulligan entering the mix
• Iceman King Parsons, Black Bart, Botswana Beast, and Devastation Incorporated continuing to gain heat
• Robb using his own 1988 journals to help fill in the gaps from the live Sportatorium shows

Robb also explains the timeline around Thanksgiving weekend, the Fort Worth Will Rogers Auditorium footage, and how Jerry Jarrett’s influence is starting to show up more clearly in the way this angle is being built. What started as Eric Embry being a self-serving heel is now turning into something bigger: a slow-burn babyface turn built around pride, revenge, Texas vs. Tennessee tension, and the growing war against Skandor Akbar.

This episode is another step in watching a territory angle come together piece by piece — not just as a recap, but as a week-by-week look at how World Class tried to rebuild momentum during one of its most interesting transitional periods.

If you’re following the rise of Eric Embry, the last days of World Class, Skandor Akbar, Devastation Incorporated, Jerry Jarrett’s influence, and the road toward the USWA era, Episode #2 keeps the story moving in a big way.