WCW
WrestleWar
( 1989 - 1992 )
WrestleWar 1989
"Music City Showdown"
May 7, 1989 in Nashville, TN
Municipal Auditorium drawing 5,200 ($37,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.3)
The Great Muta pinned Doug Gilbert (3:03).
Butch Reed pinned Ranger Ross.
Dick Murdoch pinned Bob Orton (4:54) in a "Bullrope Match."
The Dynamic Dudes beat The Samoan Swat Team (11:02) when Douglas pinned Fatu.
Michael Hayes pinned Lex Luger (16:06) to win the NWA U.S. Title.
NWA TV Champion Sting pinned The Iron Sheik (2:12).
NWA US Tag Champions Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner beat Kevin Sullivan & Danny Spivey (6:41) when Gilbert pinned Sullivan.
The Road Warriors beat NWA World Tag Team Champions Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams (6:06) via DQ. * Nikita Koloff was the special referee.
Ric Flair pinned Ricky Steamboat (31:37) to win the NWA World Title. * Terry Funk, Pat O'Conner and Lou Thesz were the judges.
WrestleWar 1990
"Wild Thing"
February 25, 1990 in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum drawing 9,894 ($100,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.6)
Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer beat Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas (10:15) when Sawyer pinned Ace.
Norman pinned Cactus Jack (9:33).
The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane) (19:31) when Gibson pinned Lane.
The Road Warriors beat The Skyscrapers (4:59) when Hawk pinned Masked Skyscraper in a "Chicago Street Fight."
NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk beat The Freebirds (24:32) when Pillman pinned Garvin.
NWA World Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers beat Ole & Arn Anderson (16:05) when Rick pinned Ole.
NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Lex Luger (38:08) via countout.
WrestleWar 1991
"WarGames"
February 24, 1991 in Phoenix, AZ
Memorial Coliseum drawing 6,800 ($53,000)
Shown live on PPV (1.2)
WCW Six Man Tag Team Champions The Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich beat The State Patrol & The Big Cat (9:54) when Morton pinned Parker.
Bobby Eaton pinned Brad Armstrong (12:51).
Itsuki Yamazaki & Mami Kitimura beat Miki Handa & Miss A (6:47) when Yamazaki pinned Miss A.
Dustin Rhodes pinned Buddy Landell (6:33).
The Young Pistols beat Rip Morgan & Jack Victory (12:05) when Smothers pinned Morgan.
Terry Taylor pinned Tom Zenk (10:59) in a "No DQ Match."
Stan Hansen fought Big Van Vader (6:21) to a Double DQ.
WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger pinned Danny Spivey (12:52).
The Freebirds beat Doom (6:56) to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles when Garvin pinned Simmons.
The Four Horsemen beat Sting, Brian Pillman & The Steiner Brothers (21:50) in a "Wargames Match" when Pillman was KO'd by Sid Vicious.
WrestleWar 1992
"WarGames"
May 17, 1992 in Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Coliseum drawing 6,000 ($72,000)
Shown live on PPV (0.61)
The Freebirds beat Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine (16:02) to win the WCW U.S. Tag Team Titles when Garvin pinned Taylor.
Johnny B. Badd beat Tracey Smothers (7:03).
Scotty Flamingo beat Marcus Alexander Bagwell (7:11).
Ron Simmons beat Mr. Hughes (5:22).
Super Invader beat Todd Champion (5:26).
Big Josh beat Richard Morton (7:33).
WCW World Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka when Rick Steiner pinned Iizuka.
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Tom Zenk (15:30).
Sting, Nikita Koloff, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham beat Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Steve Austin, Larry Zbysko & Rick Rude (23:27) in a "Wargames Match." in a "wargames" match when Sting forced Eaton to submit.