▁a ▁" No ▁D Q ▁Los er ▁Le aves ▁Town " ▁match ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁The ▁Ki wi ▁She e ph erd ers ▁lost ▁and ▁left ▁M emph is ▁while ▁the ▁Fant ast ics ▁rode ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁popular ity ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁fe ud . ▁ ▁The ▁Th ing , ▁R ip ▁Morgan ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Following ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁She e ph erd ers ▁Morgan ▁ended ▁up ▁worked ▁for ▁Fritz ▁Von ▁Er ich ' s ▁World ▁Class ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁in ▁Texas ▁under ▁the ▁ring ▁name ▁" The ▁Th ing " ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁" The ▁Real ▁Th ing ". ▁In ▁Texas ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Ker ry ▁Von ▁Er ich ▁on ▁W CC W ' s ▁" Thanks g iving ▁Star ▁Wars " ▁show ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Later ▁on ▁Morgan ▁joined ▁Jim ▁Cro ck ett ▁Prom ot ions , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁World ▁Championship ▁Wrestling ▁( W C W ). ▁He ▁worked ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Great ▁American ▁Bash ▁tour ▁facing ▁B ugs y ▁McG raw ▁on ▁several ▁stops ▁of ▁the ▁tour . ▁Later ▁on ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁H oll iday ▁te amed ▁up ▁to ▁challenge ▁for ▁the ▁N WA ▁United ▁States ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁The ▁Fant ast ics ▁( Bob by ▁F ult on ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Rog ers . ▁At ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁the ▁Champions ▁V ▁special ▁event ▁R ip ▁Morgan ▁lost ▁to ▁Rick