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1 List of notable promotions  




2 Calendar of notable shows  




3 Notable events  




4 Accomplishments and tournaments  


4.1  AJW  




4.2  AJPW  




4.3  WCW  




4.4  WWF  






5 Awards and honors  


5.1  Pro Wrestling Illustrated  




5.2  Wrestling Observer Newsletter  






6 Title changes  


6.1  WWF  






7 Debuts  


7.1  Debut date  




7.2  Uncertain debut date  






8 Retirements  




9 Births  




10 Deaths  




11 See also  




12 References  













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List of years in professional wrestling
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    1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

    List of notable promotions[edit]

    These promotions held notable events in 1990.

    Promotion Name Abbreviation Notes
    All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW
    All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling AJW
    American Wrestling Association AWA AWA became inactive during the fall and filed for bankruptcy the following year.
    Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre EMLL
    Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW
    National Wrestling Alliance NWA
    New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
    World Championship Wrestling WCW
    World Wrestling Council WWC
    World Wrestling Federation WWF

    Calendar of notable shows[edit]

    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 12 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 27 WWF SummerSlam Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.  The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan) by escaping the cage in a Steel Cage match for the WWF World 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[edit]

    Accomplishments and tournaments[edit]

    AJW[edit]

    Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
    Japan Grand Prix 1990 Manami Toyota June 17
    Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament Shiho Tsubaki

    AJPW[edit]

    Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
    World's Strongest Determination League 1990 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams December 7

    WCW[edit]

    Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
    NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament Brian Pillman and The Z-Man February 12
    Pat O'Connor Memorial International Tag Team Tournament The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) December 16

    WWF[edit]

    Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
    Royal Rumble Hulk Hogan January 21
    WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament Mr. Perfect April 1

    Awards and honors[edit]

    Pro Wrestling Illustrated[edit]

    Main article: List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards
    Category Winner
    Wrestler of the Year Sting
    Tag Team of the Year The Steiner Brothers
    (Rick and Scott Steiner)
    Match of the Year Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania VI)
    Feud of the Year Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger
    Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Hulk Hogan
    Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Earthquake
    Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Paul Roma
    Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Sting
    Rookie of the Year Steve Austin
    Manager of the Year Teddy Long
    Editor's Award (Lifetime Achievement) Buddy Rogers

    Wrestling Observer Newsletter[edit]

    Main article: List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
    Category Winner
    Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
    Most Outstanding Jushin Thunder Liger
    Feud of the Year Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta
    Tag Team of the Year The Steiner Brothers
    (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
    Most Improved Kenta Kobashi
    Best on Interviews Arn Anderson

    Title changes[edit]

    WWF[edit]

    WWF World Heavyweight Championship
    Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan
    Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
    April 1 The Ultimate Warrior WrestleMania VI This was a title vs. title match, with Warrior's Intercontinental Championship also on the line.
    WWF Intercontinental Championship
    Incoming champion – The Ultimate Warrior
    Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
    April 1 Vacated WrestleMania VI Warrior vacated the title after defeating Hulk Hogan in a title vs. title match to win the WWF Championship.
    April 23 Mr. Perfect Superstars Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on May 19.
    August 27 The Texas Tornado SummerSlam
    November 19 Mr. Perfect Superstars Aired on tape delay on December 15, 1990.
    WWF Women's Championship
    Incoming champion – Rockin' Robin
    Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
    February 21 Deactivated N/A
    WWF Tag Team Championship
    Incoming champions – The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku)
    Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
    April 1 Demolition
    (Ax, Smash and Crush)     		WrestleMania VI
    August 27 The Hart Foundation
    (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)     		SummerSlam
    October 30 The Rockers
    (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)     		The Main Event IV
    Million Dollar Championship
    Incoming champion – Ted DiBiase
    unsanctioned championship
    Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
    No title changes

    Debuts[edit]

    Debut date[edit]

    Uncertain debut date[edit]

    Retirements[edit]

    Births[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    See also[edit]

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1990 in professional wrestling.

    References[edit]

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  • ^ "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.
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