Tag: 1989
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JULY 23rd: Flair beats Funk at...
The Nature Boy returns to avenge his attack by Terry Funk and defend the NWA World Heavyweight title at The Great American Bash in Baltimore
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JUNE 14th: The ‘Birds Take the...
At Clash of the Champions VII, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin win a tournament final over The Midnight Express to capture the NWA World Tag Team titles
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… MAY 7th: Flair and Steamboat go...
Wrestle War '89 in Nashville is highlighted by the conclusion of the fantastic series of matches between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World title
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 24th: New Japan goes to...
NJPW holds its first event in the Tokyo Dome, where Big Van Vader defeats Shinya Hashimoto to win the IGWP title tournament in front of a crowd of over 50,000
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… Feb 7th: Larry Z rules the...
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Larry Zbyszko eliminates Tom Zenk in a 20-man battle royal to win his first world heavyweight championship
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 15th: Big John wins the...
1989 - The WWF Royal Rumble makes its pay-per-view debut, and Big John Studd stands at the top of the mountain over 29 other Superstars
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… OCT. 28th: There’s Fire on the...
At WCW Halloween Havoc, Sting and Ric Flair team up to face Terry Funk and the Great Muta in the Thunderdome Steel Cage match, and the action gets hot!
KAYFABE THEATER: Dusty Rhodes is The Pizza Man
During his "Common Man" vignettes that accompanied his entrance to the WWF, The American Dream sings while delivering some pig's feet pizza
KAYFABE THEATER: Owen Hart signs to fight The Dynamite Kid
1989 - Despite warnings from Stampede Wrestling officials, the youngest member of the Hart Family agrees to face Dynamite Kid in an unsanctioned match
KAYFABE THEATER: WWF & The NFL – Miller Lite Commercial
1989 - Stars of Pro Football and Wrestling, including Vince McMahon, John Madden & Jesse Ventura, battle over which is better: Tastes Great, or Less Filling