Date
|
Promotion(s)
|
Event
|
Location
|
Main Event
|
Jan 3
|
WWF
|
Saturday Night's Main Event
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
Hulk Hogan and
The Ultimate Warrior vs.
Mr. Perfect and
The Genius
|
Jan 7
|
FMW
|
Battle Resistance – 1st Open Tournament
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Masanobu Kurisi defeated
Tarzan Goto by referee's decision in an Open Tournament final match
|
Jan 21
|
WWF
|
Royal Rumble
|
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
|
Hulk Hogan won by last eliminating
Mr. Perfect in the 30-man
Royal Rumble match
|
Feb 6
|
NWA
WCW
|
Clash of the Champions X
|
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
|
The Four Horsemen (
Ric Flair,
Ole Anderson, and
Arn Anderson) defeated
Gary Hart International (
The Dragonmaster,
Buzz Sawyer, and
The Great Muta) (with
Gary Hart) in a Steel Cage match
|
Feb 12
|
NJPW
|
Super Fight in Tokyo Dome
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Antonio Inoki and
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated
Masahiro Chono and
Shinya Hashimoto in a tag team match with
Lou Thesz as special guest referee
[1]
|
Feb 12
|
FMW
|
Battle Brave in Korakuen
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Atsushi Onita defeated
Masanobu Kurisu in a Barbed Wire Barricades Death Match
|
Feb 25
|
WCW
|
WrestleWar
|
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
|
Ric Flair (c) (with
Woman) defeated
Lex Luger by countout in a Singles match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Apr 1
|
FMW
|
Texas Street Fight
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Atsushi Onita and
Tarzan Goto defeated Dragon Master and
Masanobu Kurisu in a Tag Team Texas Street Fight
|
Apr 1
|
WWF
|
WrestleMania VI
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
The Ultimate Warrior (IC Champion) defeated
Hulk Hogan (WWF Champion) in a Singles match for the
WWF Intercontinental and
WWF Championships
|
Apr 8
|
AWA
|
SuperClash IV
|
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|
The Trooper and
Paul Diamond defeated
The Destruction Crew (
Mike Enos and
Wayne Bloom) in a Steel Cage match
|
Apr 13
|
WWF/
AJPW/
NJPW
|
Wrestling Summit
|
Tokyo,
Japan
|
Hulk Hogan defeated
Stan Hansen in a Singles match
|
Apr 23
|
WWF
|
Saturday Night's Main Event
|
Austin, Texas
|
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs.
Haku for the
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
|
Apr 29
|
AJW
|
W.W.W.A. Champions Legend
|
Tokyo,
Japan
|
Bull Nakano defeats Monster Ripper in a
WWWA World Title match
|
May 19
|
NWA
WCW
|
Capital Combat
|
Washington D.C., U.S.
|
Lex Luger defeated
Ric Flair (c) (with
Woman) by disqualification in a Steel Cage match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Jun 13
|
Clash of the Champions XI
|
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
|
Junkyard Dog defeated
Ric Flair (c) (with
Ole Anderson) by disqualification in a Singles match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Jul 7
|
WWC
|
WWC 17th Aniversario
|
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
|
Carlos Colón (
WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion) and
TNT went to a draw in a Singles match
|
NWA
|
The Great American Bash
|
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
|
Sting (with
El Gigante,
Junkyard Dog,
Lex Luger,
Paul Orndorff,
Rick Steiner and
Scott Steiner) defeated
Ric Flair (c) (with
Ole Anderson) in a Singles match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Jul 16
|
WWF
|
Saturday Night's Main Event
|
Omaha, Nebraska
|
The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs.
Rick Rude for the
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
|
Aug 4
|
FMW
|
Summer Spectacular in Shiodome
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated
Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the
WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
|
Aug 27
|
WWF
|
SummerSlam
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|
The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated
Rick Rude (with
Bobby Heenan) by escaping the cage in a Steel Cage match for the
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
|
Sep 5
|
NWA
WCW
|
Clash of the Champions XII
|
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
|
Sting (c) defeated
The Black Scorpion in a Singles match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Sep 18
|
WWF
|
Saturday Night's Main Event
|
Toledo, Ohio
|
The Ultimate Warrior and
The Legion of Doom (
Hawk and
Animal) vs.
Demolition (
Ax,
Smash, and
Crush)
|
Sep 30
|
NJPW
|
Inoki's 30th Wrestling Anniversary
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
Antonio Inoki and
Tiger Jeet Singh defeated
Animal Hamaguchi and
Big Van Vader in a tag team match with
Nick Bockwinkel as special guest referee
|
Oct 21
|
EMLL
|
EMLL 57th Anniversary Show
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated
Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match
[2]
|
Oct 27
|
NWA
|
Halloween Havoc
|
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|
Sting (c) defeated
Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
|
Nov 1
|
NJPW
|
AJPW Budokan Hall Show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated
Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the
WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
|
Nov 5
|
FMW
|
FMW 1st Anniversary Show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated
Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the
WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
|
Nov 14
|
AJW
|
Wrestlemarinepiad '90
|
Yokohama,
Japan
|
Bull Nakano defeats
Aja Kong in a steel cage match for the
WWWA World Title
|
Nov 20
|
NWA
WCW
|
Clash of the Champions XIII
|
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
|
Ric Flair (with
Arn Anderson) defeated
Butch Reed (with
Ron Simmons and
Teddy Long) in a Singles match
|
Nov 22
|
WWF
|
Survivor Series
|
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
|
Hulk Hogan,
Tito Santana, and
The Ultimate Warrior defeated
Hercules,
Paul Roma,
Rick Martel,
Ted DiBiase, and
The Warlord (with
Virgil and
Slick) in a 3-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match
|
Dec 14
|
EMLL
|
Juicio Final
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
Octagón defeated
Huracán Ramírez II
[3]
|
Dec 16
|
WCW
|
Starrcade
|
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
|
Sting (c) defeated
The Black Scorpion in a Steel Cage match for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship with
Dick the Bruiser as special guest referee
|
Dec 26
|
NJPW
|
NJPW Legends Show
|
Hamamatsu, Japan
|
Tony Halme defeated
Shinya Hashimoto by knockout in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match
[4]
|
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
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