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The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988) featured a cast of 54 tracked actors. Of these, 32 (64%) are still alive today and 18 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jimmy Valiant, age 84. This film starred Ric Flair and Scott Simpson.
64% still with us· verified cast59% of full cast · incl. 4 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 64% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 59.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast54 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ric Flair "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair | "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair | Living | 25/02/1949 | 77 | — | 39 |
 Scott Simpson "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff | "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff | Living | 09/03/1959 | 67 | — | 29 |
 Virgil Runnels The Midnight Rider | The Midnight Rider | Deceased | 12/10/1945 | 69 | 11/06/2015 | 43 |
 Dick Murdoch The Outlaw | The Outlaw | Deceased | 16/08/1946 | 49 | 15/06/1996 | 42 |
 James Williams "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin | "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin | Living | 25/09/1952 | 73 | — | 36 |
 Kevin Sullivan "The GamesMaster" Kevin Sullivan | "The GamesMaster" Kevin Sullivan | Deceased | 26/10/1949 | 74 | 09/08/2024 | 39 |
 Steve Borden Sting | Sting | Living | 20/03/1959 | 67 | — | 29 |
 Larry Pfohl "The Total Package" Lex Luger | "The Total Package" Lex Luger | Living | 02/06/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Mike Hegstrand Road Warrior Hawk | Road Warrior Hawk | Deceased | 12/09/1957 | 46 | 19/10/2003 | 31 |
 Joe Laurinaitis Road Warrior Animal | Road Warrior Animal | Deceased | 26/01/1960 | 60 | 22/09/2020 | 28 |
 Stanfield Lane "Sweet" Stan Lane | "Sweet" Stan Lane | Living | 05/08/1953 | 73 | — | 35 |
 Bobby Eaton "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton | "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton | Deceased | 14/08/1958 | 62 | 04/08/2021 | 30 |
 Martin Lunde Arn Anderson | Arn Anderson | Living | 20/09/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Tully Blanchard Himself | Himself | Living | 22/01/1954 | 72 | — | 34 |
 Tom Couch Tommy Rogers | Tommy Rogers | Deceased | 14/05/1961 | 54 | 01/06/2015 | 27 |
 James Hines Bobby Fulton | Bobby Fulton | Living | 04/10/1960 | 65 | — | 28 |
 Terry Szopinski The Warlord | The Warlord | Living | 28/03/1962 | 64 | — | 26 |
 Sione Vailahi The Barbarian | The Barbarian | Living | 06/09/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Brian Wickens Luke Williams | Luke Williams | Living | 08/01/1947 | 79 | — | 41 |
 Robert Miller Butch Miller | Butch Miller | Deceased | 21/10/1944 | 78 | 02/04/2023 | 44 |
 Mike Rotunda Mike Rotundo | Mike Rotundo | Living | 30/03/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
 Rob Rechsteiner Rick Steiner | Rick Steiner | Living | 06/03/1961 | 65 | — | 27 |
 Steve Williams "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | "Dr. Death" Steve Williams | Deceased | 14/05/1960 | 49 | 29/12/2009 | 28 |
 Ron Simmons Ron Simmons | Ron Simmons | Living | 15/05/1958 | 68 | — | 30 |
Larry Whistler Larry Zbyszko | Larry Zbyszko | Living | 05/12/1951 | 74 | — | 37 |
 Al Perez Al Perez | Al Perez | Living | 23/07/1960 | 66 | — | 28 |
 Tim Horner Tim Horner | Tim Horner | Living | 19/08/1959 | 67 | — | 29 |
 Brad James Brad Armstrong | Brad Armstrong | Deceased | 15/06/1961 | 51 | 01/11/2012 | 27 |
 Jimmy Valiant "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant | "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant | Living | 06/08/1942 | 84 | — | 46 |
 Oreal Perras "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff | "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff | Living | 25/08/1942 | 84 | — | 46 |
 John Laurinaitis Johnny Ace | Johnny Ace | Living | 31/07/1965 | 61 | — | 23 |
Joe Latu John Savage | John Savage | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Chris Ashford-Smith Chris Champion | Chris Champion | Deceased | 17/02/1961 | 57 | 22/08/2018 | 27 |
Mark Ashford-Smith Mark Starr | Mark Starr | Deceased | 26/12/1962 | 50 | 07/06/2013 | 26 |
 Pezavan Whatley Shaska Whatley | Shaska Whatley | Deceased | 10/01/1951 | 54 | 18/01/2005 | 37 |
 Plasse Conway Jr. Tiger Conway Jr. | Tiger Conway Jr. | Living | 18/05/1953 | 73 | — | 35 |
Gary Rowell Cruel Connection #1 | Cruel Connection #1 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 George South Cruel Connection #2 | Cruel Connection #2 | Living | 07/09/1962 | 64 | — | 26 |
Joe Cruz Joe Cruz | Joe Cruz | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ricardo Santana Ortiz Ricky Santana | Ricky Santana | Living | 21/11/1958 | 67 | — | 30 |
Marcus Laurinaitis The Terminator | The Terminator | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alfred Dobalo The Green Machine | The Green Machine | Deceased | 15/10/1955 | 57 | 14/06/2013 | 33 |
 Kendall Windham Kendall Windham | Kendall Windham | Living | 15/12/1967 | 58 | — | 21 |
 Gary Sabaugh The Italian Stallion | The Italian Stallion | Living | 24/10/1957 | 68 | — | 31 |
William Boulware Jr. Rocky King | Rocky King | Deceased | 30/01/1958 | 64 | 27/03/2022 | 30 |
 Nelson Combs Nelson Royal | Nelson Royal | Deceased | 21/07/1935 | 66 | 03/02/2002 | 53 |
Randall Lee Buchanan The Mighty Wilbur | The Mighty Wilbur | Deceased | 07/01/1957 | 57 | 26/11/2014 | 31 |
 Curtis Thompson Twin Devil #1 | Twin Devil #1 | Living | 20/01/1963 | 63 | — | 25 |
Joel Jones Twin Devil #2 | Twin Devil #2 | Living | 09/04/1957 | 69 | — | 31 |
 James Morrison James J. Dillon (Manager) | James J. Dillon (Manager) | Living | 26/06/1942 | 84 | — | 46 |
 Gary Williams "Playboy" Gary Hart (Manager) | "Playboy" Gary Hart (Manager) | Deceased | 24/01/1942 | 66 | 16/03/2008 | 46 |
 Jim Cornette Jim Cornette (Manager) | Jim Cornette (Manager) | Living | 17/09/1961 | 65 | — | 27 |
 Paul Ellering "Precious" Paul Ellering (Manager) | "Precious" Paul Ellering (Manager) | Living | 22/08/1953 | 73 | — | 35 |
 Patti Williams Precious (Valet) | Precious (Valet) | Living | 04/06/1955 | 71 | — | 33 |