he teamed with the Stallion in a losing effort against Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr. in Greenville, NC, after which the team went on hiatus. Two months later he formed a new tandem, this time with Ricky Santana and defeated The Sheepherders (Bushwhackers) via disqualification on April 8, 1988 at a house show in Houston, TX. Less than two weeks later they made their televised debut, again defeating The Sheepherders via disqualification on the April 17th edition of The Main Event. A week later Santana and Windham beat The Sheepherders by pinfall on the Main Event. Meanwhile he restarted his team with the Stallion again to enter the 3rd Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup, defeating The Terminator and The Green Machine (wrestler)The Green Machine in the opening round via forfeit in Greenville, SC. Windham and the Stallion fell in the second round to NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Barry Windham later that day. On the May 1, 1988, edition of The Main Event, The Sheepherders gained a measure of revenge, as they teamed with Rip Morgan to defeat Windham, Santana, and Johnny Ace. On May 8, 1988 he subbed for Larry Zybysko at a house show in Greenville, SC to take on partner Ricky Santana in a bout that went to a draw. After this Kendall resumed his team with Stallion, facing The Powers of Pain, The Midnight Express, The Varsity Club, and Larry Zybysko & Al Perez that summer. On July 10, 1988 he teamed with Tim Horner to fall to Rick Steiner & Dick Murdoch in a pre-PPV match for the 1988 Great American Bash (the match aired live on The Main Event). On August 20 Windham and Stallion finally gained a televised victory, beating Keith Steinborn & Don Valentine on World Championship Wrestling. Kendall Windham took a hiatus that fall, and when he returned in December it was with a new partner. On the December 10th edition of World Championship Wrestling, he formed "The Texas Broncos with another second-generation wrestler, Dustin Rhodes. The two young wrestlers faced The Cruel Connection in their debut match. They began facing The Original Midnight Express on the house show circuit, falling up short in each encounter. Meanwhile on television the Broncos remained undefeated, facing a variety of preliminary competition. In January 1989 on NWA Worldwide the Broncos suffered their first televised defeat, falling to Al Perez and