List of World Championship Wrestling tournaments

Bunkhouse Stampede Tournament

Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA United States Championship Tournament (1975)

The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that took place on November 9, 1975 and was created to crown a new United States Champion after Johnny Valentine suffered a career ending back injury.^[1]

NWA United States Championship Tournament (1979)

The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that took place on September 1, 1979 to crown a new United States Champion after Ric Flair vacated the championship due to winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days earlier.^[1]

NWA United States Championship Tournament (1981)

The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Champion after Wahoo McDaniel vacated the title due to injury.^[1]

NWA United States Championship Tournament (1984)

The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Champion after Wahoo McDaniel was forced to vacate the title due to his controversial title win over Ricky Steamboat, which took place due to outside interference by Tully Blanchard.^[1]

NWA World Television Championship Tournament (1986)

The NWA World Television Championship Tournament was a tournament held on January 4, 1986 to crown a new World Television Champion after Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the title due to injury at the hands of Ric Flair and The Minnesota Wrecking Crew.^[2]

Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)

The Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was a tournament held on April 19, 1986 at The Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana and had an afternoon & night show.^[3]

Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987)

The Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was a tournament that ran from April 9 to April 10, 1987 with both shows at The Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.^[3]

† The Rock 'n' Roll Express were unable to compete due to an eye injury to Ricky Morton. Baba and Takagi won the match by forfeit.^[4]

Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988)

The Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was a tournament.^[3]

The Garvin/Sting and Luger/Windham teams splitting up resulted in the following:

• ¹ The Midnight Express defeated The Sheepherders in the final second round match. Earlier in that round, The Sheepherders defeated Armstrong and Horner. This filled the empty 23rd spot in the bracket.
• ² Anderson and Blanchard received a bye to the semifinal round to make up for the empty 24th spot in the bracket.

NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament (1988)

The NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Tag Team Champions after the titles were vacated when The Midnight Express won the NWA World Tag Team Championship on September 10, 1988.

Notes:
¹ The Sheepherders defeated Gilbert and Simmons in the semifinals but were replaced by them in the finals when they left for the WWF.

NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1989)

The NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new World Tag Team Champions after Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams were forced to vacate the titles due to their Varsity Club teammates attacking special guest referee Nikita Koloff during their title defense against Road Warriors at WrestleWar.^[5]

Notes:
¹ Terry Gordy originally teamed with Michael Hayes in the quarterfinals while Jimmy Garvin replaced him in the semifinals and finals.

Iron Man Tournament's (1989)

The Iron Man and Iron Team tournaments were round-robin tournaments featuring four competing individuals and tag teams respectively. The point system: 20 points for a pinfall or submission victory, 15 for a countout victory, 10 for a disqualification victory, 5 for a time-limit draw and 0 for a loss.^[6]

NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament (1990)

The NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Tag Team Champions after Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner vacated the titles due to Steiner splitting from Gilbert to form a tag team with his brother Scott.^[5]

Running the Gauntlet Tournament (1990)

The Running the Gauntlet Tournament was a tournament.^[6]

• September 14–16, 1990

Brian Pillman defeated Tim Horner and Buddy Landel, before losing to Dan Spivey.

• September 21–23, 1990

Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, and Arn Anderson to run the gauntlet.

• September 28–30, 1990

Bobby Eaton defeated Tracey Smothers and Ricky Morton, before losing to Sid Vicious.

• November 11–13, 1990

Steve Armstrong defeated Stan Lane, but lost to his second opponent Buddy Landel. Had Armstrong defeated Landel, he would've wrestled Bobby Eaton.

• November 17–19, 1990

Rick Steiner defeated Moondog Rex, Sid Vicious and Ric Flair to run the gauntlet.

• November 23–25, 1990

Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel, but lost to his second opponent Ron Simmons. Had Flair defeated Simmons, he would've wrestled The Nightstalker.

Pat O'Connor Memorial International Tag Team Tournament (1990)

The Pat O'Connor Memorial International Tag Team Tournament was a tournament at Starrcade.^[6]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

The Steiner Brothers

Sgt. Kruger & Col. DeKlerk

The Steiner Brothers

Konan & Rey Misterio

Chris Adams & Norman Smiley

Konan & Rey Misterio

The Steiner Brothers

The Great Muta & Mr. Saito

Salman Hashimikov & Victor Zangiev

Danny Johnson & Troy Montour

Salman Hashimikov & Victor Zangiev

The Great Muta & Mr. Saito

The Great Muta & Mr. Saito

Rip Morgan & Jacko Victory

WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1991)

The WCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new World Tag Team Champions after Steiner Brothers vacated the titles due to Scott Steiner suffering an injury.^[5]

• The Executioner replaced Black Blood

WCW United States Championship Tournament (1991)

The WCW United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Champion after Lex Luger vacated the title upon winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at The Great American Bash.^[1]

WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament

The WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a tournament held in 1991 to crown the first-ever Light Heavyweight Champion. The finals took place at Halloween Havoc, where Brian Pillman defeated Richard Morton to become the inaugural champion.^[2]

NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (1992)

The NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever NWA World Tag Team Champions. The tournament took place at The Great American Bash on July 12, 1992.

• Hashimoto replaced Nogami in the second round due to injury.

Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Tournament (1992)

The Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Tournament was a tournament.^[6]

King of Cable Tournament

The King of Cable Tournament was a single-elimination tournament in 1992. The finals were held at Starrcade.^[6]

Jesse Ventura Strongest Arms Arm Wrestling Tournament (1992)

The Jesse Ventura Strongest Arms Arm Wrestling Tournament was a tournament.^[6]

WCW World Television Championship Tournament (1993)

The WCW World Television Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new World Television Champion after Scott Steiner was stripped of the title due to leaving WCW.^[2]

WCW United States Championship Tournament (1993)

The WCW United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that ran from December 14, 1992 to January 11, 1993.^[1] This was initially a #1 contenders tournament for Rick Rude's United States Heavyweight Championship, but when Rude became injured, he was stripped of the title, thus the final between Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes was for the championship.

European Cup Tournament (1994)

The European Cup Tournament was a tournament that took place from March 3 to March 20, 1994.^[6][7]

WCW United States Championship Tournament (1995)

The WCW United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Heavyweight Champion after Vader was stripped of the title due to injuring Dave Sullivan.^[1]

• Randy Savage and Ric Flair were eliminated due to a no contest. As a result, the match between Sting and Meng determined the new WCW United States Champion.

Slim Jim Challenge (1995)

The Slim Jim Challenge was a tournament.^[8]

WCW United States Championship Tournament (1996)

The WCW United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Heavyweight Champion after Ric Flair vacated the title due to shoulder injury.^[1]

Lord Of The Ring Tournament (1996)

The Lord Of The Ring Tournament was a tournament from Slamboree 1996, where teams were randomly selected through lottery, which every team that won their respective matches, would win a spot at the Lord Of The Ring Battle Royal later on that night.^[9]

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Booker T & Road Warrior Animal vs. Lex Luger & Road Warrior Hawk ended in Double Count Out. (6:54)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Diamond Dallas Page & The Barbarian defeated Hugh Morrus & Meng. (5:15)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Dick Slater & Earl Robert Eaton defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno. (2:56)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Fire And Ice (Ice Train & Scott Norton) defeated Big Bubba Rogers & Stevie Ray. (3:32)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & V.K. Wallstreet defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal & Squire David Taylor). (3:46)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Randy Savage & Ric Flair defeat Arn Anderson & Eddie Guerrero. (4:04)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: Rick Steiner & The Booty Man defeated Scott Steiner & Sgt. Craig Pittman. (8:21)

Lord Of The Ring First Round: The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated Chris Benoit & The Taskmaster. (4:44)

Lord Of The Ring Semi Final: Diamond Dallas Page & The Barbarian defeated Rick Steiner & The Booty Man. (5:05)

Lord Of The Ring Semi Final: Dick Slater & Earl Robert Eaton defeated Jim Duggan & VK Wallstreet. (4:08)

Lord Of The Ring Semi Final: The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated Randy Savage & Ric Flair by forfeit. (0:00)

Lord Of The Ring Final Battle Royal: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dick Slater and The Barbarian and Earl Robert Eaton and Ice-Train and Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock and Scott Norton. (9:33)

WCW Women's Championship Tournament (1996)

The WCW Women's Championship Tournament was a tournament to determine the first-ever Women's Champion, with the finals taking place at Starrcade.^[2]

WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship Tournament (1997)

The WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever Women's Cruiserweight Champion.^[2]

WCW United States Championship Tournament (1999)

The WCW United States Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the new United States Heavyweight Champion after Scott Hall was stripped of the title by Ric Flair.^[1]