1990 in professional wrestling
Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1990
Overview of the events of 1990 in professional wrestling
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1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
These promotions held notable events in 1990.
Calendar of notable shows
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
Jan 3
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Mr. Perfect and The Genius
Jan 7
FMW
Battle Resistance – 1st Open Tournament
Tokyo, Japan
Masanobu Kurisi defeated Tarzan Goto by referee's decision in an Open Tournament final match
Jan 21
WWF
Royal Rumble
Orlando, Florida , U.S.
Hulk Hogan won by last eliminating Mr. Perfect in the 30-man Royal Rumble match
Feb 6
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions X
Corpus Christi, Texas , U.S.
The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair , Ole Anderson , and Arn Anderson ) defeated Gary Hart International (The Dragonmaster , Buzz Sawyer , and The Great Muta ) (with Gary Hart ) in a Steel Cage match
Feb 10
NJPW
Super Fight in Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto in a tag team match with Lou Thesz as special guest referee[ 1]
Feb 12
FMW
Battle Brave in Korakuen
Tokyo, Japan
Atsushi Onita defeated Masanobu Kurisu in a Barbed Wire Barricades Death Match
Feb 25
WCW
WrestleWar
Greensboro, North Carolina , U.S.
Ric Flair (c) (with Woman ) defeated Lex Luger by countout in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Apr 1
FMW
Texas Street Fight
Tokyo, Japan
Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto defeated Dragon Master and Masanobu Kurisu in a Tag Team Texas Street Fight
Apr 1
WWF
WrestleMania VI
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
The Ultimate Warrior (IC Champion) defeated Hulk Hogan (WWF Champion) in a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF Championships
Apr 8
AWA
SuperClash IV
St. Paul, Minnesota , U.S.
The Trooper and Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom ) in a Steel Cage match
Apr 13
WWF AJPW NJPW
Wrestling Summit
Tokyo , Japan
Hulk Hogan defeated Stan Hansen in a Singles match
Apr 23
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Austin, Texas
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Haku for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Apr 29
AJW
W.W.W.A. Champions Legend
Tokyo , Japan
Bull Nakano defeats Monster Ripper in a WWWA World Title match
May 19
NWA WCW
Capital Combat
Washington D.C. , U.S.
Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Woman ) by disqualification in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Jun 13
Clash of the Champions XI
Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
Junkyard Dog defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Ole Anderson ) by disqualification in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Jul 7
WWC
WWC 17th Aniversario
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion ) and TNT went to a draw in a Singles match
NWA
The Great American Bash
Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
Sting (with El Gigante , Junkyard Dog , Lex Luger , Paul Orndorff , Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner ) defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Ole Anderson ) in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Jul 16
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Omaha, Nebraska
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Aug 4
FMW
Summer Spectacular in Shiodome
Tokyo, Japan
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Aug 4
FMW
Summer Spectacular in Shiodome
Tokyo, Japan
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Sep 5
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions XII
Asheville, North Carolina , U.S.
Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Sep 18
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Toledo, Ohio
The Ultimate Warrior and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal ) vs. Demolition (Ax , Smash , and Crush )
Sep 30
NJPW
Inoki's 30th Wrestling Anniversary
Yokohama , Japan
Antonio Inoki and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Animal Hamaguchi and Big Van Vader in a tag team match with Nick Bockwinkel as special guest referee
Oct 21
EMLL
EMLL 57th Anniversary Show
Mexico City , Mexico
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[ 2]
Oct 27
NWA
Halloween Havoc
Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Sting (c) defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Nov 1
NJPW
AJPW Budokan Hall Show
Tokyo , Japan
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Nov 5
FMW
FMW 1st Anniversary Show
Tokyo , Japan
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Nov 14
AJW
Wrestlemarinepiad '90
Yokohama , Japan
Bull Nakano defeats Aja Kong in a steel cage match for the WWWA World Title
Nov 20
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions XIII
Jacksonville, Florida , U.S.
Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson ) defeated Butch Reed (with Ron Simmons and Teddy Long ) in a Singles match
Nov 22
WWF
Survivor Series
Hartford, Connecticut , U.S.
Hulk Hogan , Tito Santana , and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules , Paul Roma , Rick Martel , Ted DiBiase , and The Warlord (with Virgil and Slick ) in a 3-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match
Dec 14
EMLL
Juicio Final
Mexico City , Mexico
Octagón defeated Huracán Ramírez II [ 3]
Dec 16
WCW
Starrcade
St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Dick the Bruiser as special guest referee
Dec 26
NJPW
NJPW Legends Show
Hamamatsu , Japan
Tony Halme defeated Shinya Hashimoto by knockout in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match[ 4]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events
Accomplishments and tournaments
AJW
AJPW
WCW
WWF
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
WWF
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
February 21
Deactivated
N/A
unsanctioned championship
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
No title changes
Debuts
Debut date
Uncertain debut date
Retirements
Births
January 7 - Jack Gallagher
January 14 – Kacy Catanzaro , American female wrestler[ 6]
January 23 - Alex Silva , Canadian wrestler
March 6 – Demitrius Bronson , American wrestler
March 7 – Chase Owens , American wrestler[ 7]
March 15 - Jordan Devlin
March 24 – Lacey Evans , American female wrestler
April 2 – Sawyer Fulton , American wrestler
April 6 – Hektor Invictus , German wrestler
April 30 – Tomahawk T.T. , Japanese wrestler[ 8]
May 1 - Ace Romero
May 2 - Mahabali Shera
May 25 – Bo Dallas [ 9]
June 27 – Kimber Lee [ 10]
July 6 –
July 8 – Axel Dieter Jr.
July 18
July 21 – Fabian Aichner , Italian wrestler
July 24 – Angelo Dawkins , American wrestler
July 24 – Tucker Knight [ 11]
August 8 - Zack Gibson , English wrestler
August 15 – Diamante , American female wrestler
August 17 - Danhausen
September 15 – Titán , Mexican luchador
September 18 – Herodes Jr. , Mexican luchador
September 26 – Eterno , Mexican luchador
September 30
October 2 - Barbi Hayden
October 14 – Raquel Diaz , American retired professional wrestler
October 17 – Mahabali Shera , Indian wrestler
November 9 – Robin , Mexican luchador
December 27 – Zelina Vega , American female wrestler[ 12]
December 30 – Fenix , Mexican luchador enmascarado
Deaths
See also
References
^ "NJPW Super Fight In Tokyo Dome" . cagematch.net .
^ "57th Anniversary Show" . Pro Wrestling History. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 19, 2010 .
^ "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Octagón (1961) (in Spanish). Mexico . 2008. p. 42. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
^ "NJPW Legends Show at Hamamatsu Arena wrestling results – Internet Wrestling Database" .
^ Oliver, Greg (September 14, 2017). "Former AWA World champion Otto Wanz dies" . SLAM Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
^ Dan Reilly (July 17, 2014). "14 things #MightyKacy told us after her huge victory on American Ninja Warrior" . Esquire .
^ "【10.13両国全カード決定!】年内最後の"IWGPヘビー選手権"AJvs棚橋!"権利証戦"オカダvs内藤!勝者同士が1.4東京ドームで激突!!" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling . September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014 .
^ "T-Hawk" . Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Gaora. Retrieved September 24, 2013 .
^ "WWE Raw in Uniondale (correspondents needed), Dot Net Audio, Raw dark main event, Alberto El Patron, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas, Alex Shelley, D'Angelo Dinero" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 25 September 2016 .
^ "Kimber Lee" . Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ "Levi Cooper Profile – Arizona State University Official Athletic Site" . Arizona State University .
^ "Thea Trinidad Biography" . TheaTrinidad.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012 .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling . ECW Press . p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3 .
^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Gory Guerrero". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling . HarperCollins. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3 .