1989 in professional wrestling

none 1989 professional wrestling 1989 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of notable promotions These promotions held notable events in 1989. Promotion NameAbbreviationNotesAll Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingAJWEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha LibreEMLLFrontier Martial-Arts WrestlingFMWFounded in July.New Japan Pro-WrestlingNJPWUniversal Wrestling AssociationUWAWorld Championship WrestlingWCWWorld Wrestling CouncilWWCWorld Wrestling FederationWWF Calendar of notable shows DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventJanuary 15WWFRoyal RumbleHouston, TexasBig John Studd won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Ted DiBiasehttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#89 Royal Rumble 1989 2010-05-17 Pro Wrestling HistoryJanuary 29 UWAUWA 14th Anniversary ShowNaucalpan, MexicoEl Canek (c) defeated Konnan in a singles match for the UWA World Heavyweight Championship http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/uwa/anniversary.html#14 14th Anniversary Show January 29, 1989 July 12, 2010 ProWrestlingHistoryFebruary 15WCWClash of the Champions V: St. Valentine's MassacreCleveland, OhioThe Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) and Genichiro Tenryu (c) vs. The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda, Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams) ended in a double disqualification in a six-man tag team match for the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team ChampionshipFebruary 16WWFSaturday Night's Main EventHershey, PennsylvaniaHulk Hogan defeated Bad News Brown in a singles matchFebruary 20WCWChi-Town RumbleChicago, IllinoisRicky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championshiphttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/miscppv.html#chi Chi-Town Rumble results Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments 2011-10-30 February 20, 1989April 2Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' CajunNew Orleans, LouisianaRicky Steamboat (c) defeated Ric Flair 2-1 in a Two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipWWFWrestleMania VAtlantic City, New JerseyHulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage (c) in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championshiphttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#V WrestleMania V June 1, 2013 Pro Wrestling HistoryApril 24NJPWBattle Satellite in Tokyo DomeTokyo, JapanShota Chochishvili defeated Antonio Inoki (c) by KO in a singles match for the NJPW Martial Arts Championship https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=3119 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140925134745/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=3119 2014-09-25 NJPW Battle Satellite In Tokyo Dome « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling DatabaseApril 25WWFSaturday Night's Main EventDes Moines, IowaHulk Hogan (c) vs. Big Boss Man in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipApril 28 EMLL33. Aniversario de Arena MéxicoMexico City, MexicoÁngel Azteca defeated Emilio Charles Jr. © in a best two-out-of-three falls match for the NWA World Middleweight ChampionshipRoyal Duncan & Gary Will Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications 2006 4th Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title 389–390 0-9698161-5-4May 6AJW Wrestlemarinepiad '89Yokohama, JapanChigusa Nagayo retired in a series of matches where she fought and teamed with Lioness Asuka. Lioness Asuka also defeated Madusa in a WWWA World Title match.May 7WCWWrestleWarNashville, TennesseeRic Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat (c) in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipGraham Cawthon the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989–1994 CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014 978-1499656343http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/w-war.html#89 WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown results Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments 2011-12-26 May 7, 1989June 14Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and GloryFort Bragg, North CarolinaRicky Steamboat defeated Terry Funk by disqualification in a Singles matchJuly 18WWFSaturday Night's Main EventWorcester, MassachusettsHulk Hogan (c) vs. The Honky Tonk Man in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipJuly 23WCWThe Great American BashBaltimore, MarylandRic Flair (c) defeated Terry Funk in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championshiphttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#89 The Great American Bash 1989 results Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments 2012-01-07 July 23, 1989August 28WWFSummerSlamEast Rutherford, New JerseyBrutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage and Zeus in a Tag team matchhttp://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1989/mainevent/ Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake w/ Elizabeth vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage & Zeus w/ Sensational Sherri World Wrestling Entertainment 2008-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080331124826/http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam07/history/1989/mainevent/ 2008-03-31September 10WWCWWC 16th AniversarioBayamón, Puerto RicoCarlos Colón defeated Steve Strong (c) in a Barbed wire match for the WWC Universal ChampionshipSeptember 12WCWClash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89Columbia, South CarolinaSting and Ric Flair defeated Dick Slater and The Great Muta by disqualification in a tag team matchSeptember 21WWFSaturday Night's Main EventCincinnati, OhioHulk Hogan (c) vs. Ted DiBiase in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipSeptember 22EMLLEMLL 56th Anniversary ShowMexico City, MexicoAtlantis (mask) and El Satánico (hair) defeated Los Infernales (Tierra Viento y Fuego (mask) and MS-1 (hair)) in a best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask and hair vs. mask and hair matchhttp://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/anniversary75.html#56 56th Anniversary Show September 22, 1989 Pro Wrestling History September 27, 2012October 6FMWThe Grudge in NagoyaNagoya, Aichi, Japan Masashi Aoyagi defeated Atsushi Onita by TKO in a Singles matchOctober 10The Grudge in TokyoTokyo, Japan Atsushi Onita defeated Masashi Aoyagi by KO in a Singles matchWWFFirst WWF UK EventLondon, EnglandHulk Hogan (c) defeated Randy Savage in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championshiphttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=11461 WWF on Sky One « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database www.cagematch.net 15 February 2018October 14King of the RingProvidence, Rhode IslandDusty Rhodes defeated Big Boss Man in a singles matchhttp://www.profightdb.com/cards/wwf/king-of-the-ring-3989-3573.html WWF King of the Ring '89 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results – Internet Wrestling Database www.profightdb.com 2019-10-08October 28WCWHalloween HavocPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRic Flair and Sting defeated The Great Muta and Terry Funk in a Thunderdome match with Bruno Sammartino as special guest refereeOctober 31WWFSaturday Night's Main EventTopeka, KansasThe Genius defeated Hulk Hogan (c) by countout in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipNovember 15WCWClash of the Champions IX: New York KnockoutTroy, New YorkRic Flair defeated Terry Funk in a I Quit matchNovember 23WWFSurvivor SeriesRosemont, IllinoisThe Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated The Heenan Family (Bobby Heenan, André the Giant, Haku and Arn Anderson) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series matchhttp://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1989/mainevent/ The Ultimate Warriors: Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, and The Rockers defeated The Heenan Family: André the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Haku and Arn Anderson WWE 2008-06-26December 7NJPWG1 ClimaxTokyo, JapanShinya Hashimoto defeated Riki Choshu in the finalsDecember 10FMWBattle CreationTokyo, Japan Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto defeated Jerry Blayman and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga by KO in a Barbed Wire Death matchDecember 12WWFNo Holds Barred: The Match/The MovieNashville, TennesseeBrutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage and Zeus in a Steel Cage matchhttps://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=10732 WWF No Holds Barred – The Match/The Movie cagematch.net May 4, 2018December 13WCWStarrcadeAtlanta, GeorgiaSting defeated Ric Flair in a tournament matchhttp://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/65041 Going Old School: Starrcade '89 Adamson Matt 2008-02-08 411mania 2008-05-27(c) – denotes defending champion(s) Notable events January the alliance between The American Wrestling Association and The Continental Wrestling Association ended due to AWA Owner Verne Gagne refusing to pay then-World Champion Jerry Lawler for participating on the company's first-ever Pay-Per-View AWA SuperClash III. February 7 - In a live event at St. Paul, Minnesota, Larry Zbyszko won the battle royal to capture the vacant AWA World Heavyweight Championship. The World Wrestling Association professional wrestling promotion based out of Indianapolis, Indiana, closed. August 4 WCCW becomes the USWA when Eric Embry pinned Phil Hickerson in a steel cage match in Dallas, Texas. Tournaments and accomplishments AJW AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesJapan Grand Prix 1989Mitsuko NishiwakiAugust 24Rookie of the Year Decision TournamentKaoru ItoTag League The Best 1989 Madusa Miceli and Mitsuko NishiwakiOctober 8 AJPW AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesAsunaro Cup 1989Toshiaki KawadaJuly 25 NJPW AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesWorld Cup LeagueRiki ChoshuDecember 7 WCW AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesNWA World Tag Team Championship TournamentThe Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)June 14Iron Man tournamentStingDecember 13Iron Team tournamentThe Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)December 13 WWF AccomplishmentWinnerDate wonNotesRoyal RumbleBig John StuddJanuary 15King of the RingTito SantanaOctober 14 Awards and honors Pro Wrestling Illustrated List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards CategoryWinnerPWI Wrestler of the YearRic FlairPWI Tag Team of the YearThe Brain Busters(Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)PWI Match of the YearRicky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (WrestleWar)PWI Feud of the YearRic Flair vs. Terry FunkPWI Most Popular Wrestler of the YearHulk HoganPWI Most Hated Wrestler of the YearRandy SavagePWI Most Improved Wrestler of the YearScott SteinerPWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the YearEric EmbryPWI Rookie of the YearThe Destruction Crew(Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom)PWI Lifetime AchievementGordon SoliePWI Editor's AwardBobby Heenan Wrestling Observer Newsletter List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards CategoryWinnerWrestler of the YearRic FlairMost OutstandingRic FlairFeud of the YearRic Flair vs. Terry FunkTag Team of the YearThe Rockers(Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)Most ImprovedLex LugerBest on InterviewsTerry Funk Title changes WWF WWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Randy SavageDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 2Hulk HoganWrestleMania V WWF Intercontinental ChampionshipIncoming champion – The Ultimate WarriorDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 2Rick RudeWrestleMania VAugust 28The Ultimate WarriorSummerSlam WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight ChampionshipIncoming champion – Antonio InokiDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)April 24Shota ChochishviliHouse showMay 25Antonio InokiHouse showDecember 31DeactivatedN/A WWF Women's Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 14RetiredN/A WWF Women's ChampionshipIncoming champion – Rockin' RobinDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)No title changes WWF Tag Team ChampionshipIncoming champions – Demolition (Ax and Smash)DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)July 18The Brain Busters(Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)Saturday Night's Main Event XXIIOctober 2Demolition(Ax and Smash)Superstars of WrestlingAired on Tape Delay on November 4.December 13The Colossal Connection(Andre the Giant and Haku)Superstars of WrestlingAired on Tape Delay on December 30. Million Dollar Championship(Title created)Unsanctioned championshipDateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)February 15Ted DiBiaseSuperstars of WrestlingDiBiase had the title created for himself and unveiled the belt during a segment called "The Brother Love Show". This episode aired on tape delay on March 4. Births January 11 – Natalia Markova January 25 – Stu Grayson February 8 – Syuri February 25 – Natsumi Sumikawa March 1 – Tenille Dashwood March 23 – Riara March 31 – Debbie Keitel April 9 – Bianca Belairhttp://www.utsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3209 Bianca Blair – 2012–13 Track & Field / XC Roster – University of Tennessee Athletics www.utsports.com 21 August 2017 April 10 - Juice Robinson April 11 – Ariya DaivariDaivari Ariya Ariya Daivari Colt Cabana Art of Wrestling 214 https://soundcloud.com/coltcabana/aow-214-ariya-daivari 2014-09-02 2016-06-14 April 16 – Mia Yim April 21 – Nikki Crosshttps://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/wrestling/scottish-wrestling-star-nikki-storm-7751035 Why Scottish wrestling star Nikki Storm should shine in WWE NXT Docking, Neil The Daily Mirror 14 April 2016 13 August 2016 April 22 –Andre Chase May 14 – Rob Gronkowski May 19 – Tom Phillips June 14 - Peter Avalon June 15 – BayleyBayley's profile http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/bayley-8206.html The Internet Wrestling Database March 19, 2014 June 23 – Billie KayJessie McKay – Allgemeine Informationen http://genickbruch.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=14681 Genickbruch 25 May 2014 German July 5 – Adam Colehttp://www.adamcolepro.com/bio.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120625020339/http://www.adamcolepro.com/bio.htm Official Bio June 25, 2012 January 9, 2012 AdamColePro (official website) July 7 – Josh Woods (wrestler) July 12 – Sam Stackhouse July 25 – Jake Doyle July 28 – Nick Jackson August 2 – Yuna Mizumori August 8 – Gianni Valletta August 16 – Cedric Alexander August 25 – Gene Munny August 28 – Christina Von Eerie September 2 – Kengo September 20 – Ethan Page October 3 – T. K. O'Ryan October 11 – Riddick Mosshttp://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/1011/618324/john-cena-grants-another-wish-photo/ John Cena Grants Another Wish (Photo), WWE NXT Star Turns 27, RAW Top 10 Video, WWE Stock Down - WrestlingInc.com WrestlingInc.com 2017-09-27 en 2017-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20170927113825/http://wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/1011/618324/john-cena-grants-another-wish-photo/ dead October 24 – Heidi Howitzer November 3 – Andrade "Cien" Almashttp://npn.co.jp/article/detail/48507727/ ja:「ビバ！メヒコ メキシコ通信局」次代のニューヒーロー・ソンブラ November 25, 2009 July 3, 2017 NPN Japanese December 4 – Hiromu Takahashi Debuts Debut date 44em January 10 - Utako Hozumi (JWP) January 14 - Leo Kitamura (JWP) February 22 - Salman Hashimikov, Victor Zangiev and Vladimir Berkovich March 1 – Booker T March 19 - Super Delfin April 20 - Maniaco April 24 - Wahka Eveloev (NJPW) April 30 – Rey Mysterio May 12 - Timur Zalasov (NJPW) May 25 - Habieli Victachev (NJPW) August 2 - Evgeny Artyukhin Sr. (NJPW) September 19 – Yoshihiro Tajiri October 6 - Shark Tsuchiya, Miwa Sato and Mitsuteru Tokuda October 8 – Kaoru Ito, Bat Yoshinaga (All Japan Women's) and Tomoko Watanabe October 29 – Tommy Dreamer November 26 - Andrei Sulsaev (NJPW) December 1 - Yasha Kurenai (JWP), Carol Midori (JWP) and Sambo Asako (FMW) December 6 - Hisae Kuboki (All Japan Women's), Mayumi Yamamoto (All Japan Women's) and Michiko Nagashima (All Japan Women's) December 7 - Kazue Saito (All Japan Women's) and Sakie Hasegawa (All Japan Women's) Uncertain debut date 44em Sandman X-Pac Scotty 2 Hotty Billy Gunn Ken Shamrock Tony Halme Jerry Flynn Jimmy Jannetty J. W. Storm Bobby Walker Retirements Al Tomko (July 9, 1954 – 1989) Alfonso Dantés (1960–1989) Blue Demon (March 31, 1948 – August 27, 1989) Jonathan Boyd (1966–1989) Nelson Royal (1955–1989) Rayo de Jalisco (February 1950 – 1989) Steve Rickard (1943–1989) Victor Rivera (1964–1989) Big John Studd (1972–1989) Deaths January 6 - Mario Galento, 73 January 7 - Aslam Pahalwan, 61 February 18 - Mildred Burke, 73 March 7 - Paul Boesch, 76 March 14 – Happy Humphrey, 62 April 17 – Villano II, 39 May 9 - Tiger Joe Marsh, 77 July 25 - Sweet Georgia Brown (wrestler), 50 September 7 - Eduardo Perez (wrestler), 60 or 61 December 7 – Haystacks Calhoun,WWE Legends Solomon Brian 221–226 Pocket Books 2006 978-0-7434-9033-7 registration https://archive.org/details/wwelegends00solo/page/221 55 December 28 – Earl Patrick Freeman, 57 See also List of WCW pay-per-view events List of WWF pay-per-view events List of FMW supercards and pay-per-view events References professional wrestling