TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… JAN 2nd: Double A Defeats Muta for the TV title
1990 – The Horsemen’s Enforcer captures the gold, and begins a stunning 336 day title reign, by pinning The Pearl of the Orient
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TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… DEC 16th: The Scorpion has Landed. (Literally)
At Starrcade 1990, the mystery of the Black Scorpion is revealed when the character arrives in a spaceship to face Sting, only to be unmasked as Ric Flair
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… DEC 12th: The AWA Title says Goodbye
After being inactive since the early Fall, the AWA World Heavyweight title is officially retired when the reigning champion, Larry Zbyszko, leaves for WCW
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY…. NOV 22nd: Enter The Deadman
One of the most storied careers in WWE history begins, as The Undertaker makes his TV debut at the 1990 Survivor Series as part of “The Million Dollar Team”
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… OCT. 30th: Stop the Music!
The Rockers defeat The Hart Foundation for the WWF World tag team titles in a match that is never aired nor recognized
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… APRIL 1st: Hogan & Warrior blow the roof off the Skydome
In an epic encounter at WrestleMania VI, The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight title in front of 67,000 fans in Toronto
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 25th: Flair and Luger have a Wild War for the Title
WCW presents Wrestle War ’90: Wild Thing, which featured Ric Flair and Lex Luger battling it out for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
TODAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY… FEB 6th: A Shootout in Texas
1990 – Things get wild at Clash of the Champions X, when Sting gets kicked out of The Four Horsemen and injures his knee while trying to brawl with Ric Flair
KAYFABE THEATER: Masa Saito wins the AWA World title
February 10, 1990 – Mr. Saito defeats Larry Zbysko at the Tokyo Dome to capture the AWA World Heavyweight championship
KAYFABE THEATER: Teddy Long and Mean Mark Callous Speak!
Before becoming The Undertaker, “Mean Mark” and his manager talk about how The Skyscrapers are going to eliminate The Road Warriors at WCW Wrestle War ’90
KAYFABE THEATER: The Wrestle War ’90 Rap
Filled with neon colors and explosions, this video hypes the February pay per view in Greensboro, all set to a rap song… done ‘the WCW way’
KAYFABE THEATER: WCW ‘Roos Shoe Commercial
Sting, Lex Luger & other stars show off Kangaroos sneakers, that were billed as ‘Shoes for Your Feet… Pockets for your Stuff’
KAYFABE THEATER: Gordon Solie Interviews The Black Scorpion
Trying to get to the bottom of a wrestling mystery, legendary broadcaster Gordon Solie agrees to do a blindfolded interview with Sting’s tormentor