On August 2, 1992 at a WCW house show at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland (an event best remembered for Ron Simmons becoming the first African American WCW World Heavyweight Champion), Jake “The Snake” Roberts makes his WCW debut in a United States Championship match between “Ravishing” Rick Rude and Nikita Koloff. Roberts attacked Sting after he came to the aid of Koloff due interference from Cactus Jack. Roberts (kayfabe) injured Sting (who was suppose to face Vader for the WCW World

On August 2, 1992 at a WCW house show in Baltimore, Maryland, a scheduled title match between Sting and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader was canceled after Jake Roberts (kayfabe) injured Sting. WCW President Bill Watts responded by holding a raffle to determine the number one contender. Ron Simmons won the raffle and defeated Vader with a snap scoop powerslam to win the championship. By defeating Vader, Simmons became the first recognized African American WCW World Heavyweight Champi

On January 21, 1992 WCW Clash of the Champions XVIII took place at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kansas. In the main event, Ricky Steamboat & Sting took on Rick Rude & Steve Austin (with Paul E. Dangerously). This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of Jesse Ventura. | Davenport Sports Network