1989 in professional wrestling

List of years in professional wrestling

1989 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

Promotion(s) Event Date Venue Location Attendance
WWF Royal Rumble (1989) January 15 The Summit Houston, Texas 19,000
UWA UWA 14th Anniversary Show January 29 El Toreo De Naucalpan Naucalpan, Mexico 18,000
WCW Chi-Town Rumble February 20 UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 8,000[1]
WWF WrestleMania V April 2 Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey 18,946
EMLL 33. Aniversario de Arena México April 28 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico
WCW WrestleWar (1989) May 7 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee 5,200[2]
The Great American Bash (1989) July 23 Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland 14,500[3]
WWF SummerSlam (1989) August 28 Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey 20,000
EMLL EMLL 56th Anniversary Show September 22 Arena México Mexico City, Mexico 17,000[4]
WWC WWC 16th Aniversario September 10 Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico 17,000
FMW The Grudge in Nagoya October 6 Nagoya Sports Center Nagoya, Aichi, Japan N/A
FMW The Grudge in Tokyo October 10 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan N/A
WWF First WWF UK Event October 10 London Arena London, England 15,000
WCW Halloween Havoc (1989) October 28 Philadelphia Civic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7,300
WWF Survivor Series (1989) November 23 Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 15,294
FMW Battle Creation December 10 Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan N/A
WWF No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie December 12 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
WCW Starrcade (1989) December 13 The Omni Atlanta, Georgia 10,000[5]

Tournaments and accomplishments

WCW

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament The Fabulous Freebirds June 14
Iron Man tournament Sting
Iron Team tournament The Road Warriors

WWF

Accomplishment Winner Date won Notes
Royal Rumble Big John Studd January 15

Awards and honors

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Category Winner
PWI Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
PWI Tag Team of the Year The Brain Busters
(Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)
PWI Match of the Year Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair (WrestleWar)
PWI Feud of the Year Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Hulk Hogan
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year Randy Savage
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Scott Steiner
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Eric Embry
PWI Rookie of the Year The Destruction Crew
(Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom)
PWI Lifetime Achievement Gordon Solie
PWI Editor's Award Bobby Heenan

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Category Winner
Wrestler of the Year Ric Flair
Most Outstanding Ric Flair
Feud of the Year Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
Tag Team of the Year The Rockers
(Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)
Most Improved Lex Luger
Best on Interviews Terry Funk

Title changes

WWF

Incoming champion – Randy Savage
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 2 Hulk Hogan WrestleMania V
Incoming champion – The Ultimate Warrior
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 2 Rick Rude WrestleMania V
August 28 The Ultimate Warrior SummerSlam
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
April 24 Shota Chochishvili House show
May 25 Antonio Inoki House show
December 31 Deactivated N/A
Incoming champions – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 14 Vacant N/A
Incoming champion – Rockin' Robin
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
No title changes
Incoming champions – Demolition (Ax and Smash)
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
July 18 The Brain Busters
(Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)		 Saturday Night's Main Event
October 2 Demolition
(Ax and Smash)		 Superstars of Wrestling Aired on Tape Delay on November 4.
December 13 The Colossal Connection
(Andre the Giant and Haku)		 Superstars of Wrestling Aired on Tape Delay on December 30.
Incoming champion – N/A
Date Winner Event/Show Note(s)
February 15 Ted DiBiase Superstars of Wrestling DiBiase 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

Debuts

Retirements

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chi-Town Rumble results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. February 20, 1989. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. ↑ "WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. May 7, 1989. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  3. ↑ "The Great American Bash 1989 results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. July 23, 1989. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  4. ↑ "56th Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 22, 1989. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Adamson, Matt (2008-02-08). "Going Old School: Starrcade '89". 411mania. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Bianca Blair - 2012-13 Track & Field / XC Roster - University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Daivari, Ariya (2014-09-02). "Art of Wrestling 214" (Interview). Interviewed by Colt Cabana. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  8. ↑ Docking, Neil (14 April 2016). "Why Scottish wrestling star Nikki Storm should shine in WWE NXT". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. ↑ ブライアン・ケンドリック. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  10. ↑ Milner, John M. (2006-03-12). "SLAM! Sports – Wrestling – Brian Kendrick". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  11. ↑ "Bayley's profile". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jessie McKay – Allgemeine Informationen" (in German). Genickbruch. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Official Bio". AdamColePro (official website). Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  14. ↑ "John Cena Grants Another Wish (Photo), WWE NXT Star Turns 27, RAW Top 10 Video, WWE Stock Down - WrestlingInc.com". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  15. ↑ 「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. NPN (in Japanese). November 25, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ Solomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 221–226. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
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