World Championship Wrestling – 1990 Results
1/3/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
1/6/90 – included opening comments from Teddy Long regarding his debut later in the show of the new Skyscrapers; featured Jim Ross & Kevin Sullivan on commentary; included the announcement that NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Sting, & Arn Anderson would face NWA TV Champion the Great Muta, Buzz Sawyer, & the Dragon Master in a steel cage match at the next Clash of the Champions, Feb. 6; included Ross conducting an interview with Long in which Long said Sid Vicious had been replaced in the Skyscrapers and was nothing more than a hired hand and that Mark Callous would now be teaming with Dan Spivey; featured a pre-taped segment in which Pro Wrestling Illustrated Editor Bill Apter recognized Gordon Solie as the winner of the Editor’s Award, NWA Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner as the Most Improved Wrestler of the Year, and NWA World Champion Ric Flair as Wrestler of the Year; included Ross conducting an interview with Flair regarding the challenge of NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Sting now being a part of the Horsemen; featured Ross conducting an interview with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regarding their return to the NWA and the current tag team scene (Morton’s return after a year absence; Gibson’s return after a 2-year absence); included Ross conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Lex Luger regarding his challenge of NWA World Champion Ric Flair, during which he said he had been a trendsetter since day one, had gained huge success in only four years in the business, and it was inevitable that he would be world champion; featured Ross conducting an interview with Michael Hayes in which he said the Freebirds said they would dominate the 80s and they did and they would do the same in the 90s; he then targetted Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk and said he and Jimmy Garvin would rearrange their faces, finishing by saying there weren’t just two Freebirds but four; included a promo by Woman, alongside Nitron, in which she said she wanted Flair in her camp:
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Pat Rose & Rick Fargo at 2:32 when Rick pinned Fargo with an overhead suplex; prior to the match, Scott took a young fan from the crowd, sat him on the ring apron, and let him hold onto his title belt; during the bout, it was announced the Steiners would put their titles on the line against the masks of Doom at the Clash of the Champions
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ned Brady & Paul Drake at 4:16 when Eaton pinned Drake with one hand following the Rocket Launcher; during the bout, Cornette joined the commentary team
Norman pinned Bob Cook at 3:14 by reversing a sunset flip attempt into a sit-down splash; prior to the bout, Norman cut an insert promo on his giving Woman a painting the following day on The Main Event
Buzz Sawyer & the Dragon Master defeated Ricky Nelson & Rick Ryder at 3:26 when Sawyer pinned Ryder with the splash off the top after Dragon Master dropped Ryder with a jumping tombstone; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair would face Bobby Eaton and Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace would face Jack Victory & Rip Morgan the following day on The Main Event and Arn Anderson would challenge NWA TV Champion the Great Muta the following week on the Power Hour
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 8:16 when Pillman pinned Parker with a crossbody off the top
Jack Victory & Rip Morgan (w/ Lord Littlebrook) defeated Larry Santo & Sean Regal at 3:49 when Victory pinned Regal following a double face-first suplex; prior to the bout, Littlebrook cut an insert promo on Victory & Morgan facing Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace the following day on The Main Event (the debut of Victory & Morgan as the Royal Family)
Dan Spivey & Mark Callous (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Agent Steele & Randy Harris at 2:21 when Spivey pinned Harris with one hand following the powerbomb; following the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Spivey, Callous, & Long in which Spivey cut a promo on the Road Warriors and Long cut a promo on the injured Sid Vicious (Callous’ debut)
Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated Cactus Jack & Lee Scott at 3:11 when Douglas pinned Scott following a side slam / dropkick combo; after the bout, Cactus assaulted Scott and knocked him to the floor with a clothesline over the top; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Scott in which he said he deserved more respect than what Jack did to him and then challenged Cactus to a match for the following week
Steve Williams pinned Hacksaw Higgins with the Oklahoma Stampede at 3:55
Tommy Rich pinned Cactus Jack (sub. for Agent Steel) in an impromptu match with a sunset flip at 4:37; prior to the match, Cactus came out, beat up Steel, threw him backstage, and then challenged Rich to face him
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink & the Samoan Savage) defeated the Italian Stallion & Brodie Chase at 3:19 when Fatu pinned Chase with the splash off the top; after the bout, Fatu, Samu, & the Savage continued to attack their opponents
Sting & Arn Anderson defeated the Galaxians at 3:57 when Anderson scored the pin with the DDT after Sting hit the Stinger Splash; the on-screen graphic before the bout listed Anderson’s first name as “Arne;” during the match, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair would appear the following week as part of the Louisville Slugger, Cactus Jack would face Lee Scott, and Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would be in action; after the contest, Ross conducted an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, Arn, and Sting regarding the new Horsemen
1/3/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
1/13/90 – featured an opening promo by Sting regarding his upcoming match with NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Wrestle War 90; featured Jim Ross & Kevin Sullivan on commentary; included footage from the previous week’s Main Event of Norman presenting Woman with a portrait of her only to be assaulted by Sullivan; featured NWA World Champion Ric Flair as the guest of an in-ring segment of the Louisville Slugger in which Jim Cornette questioned the decision that Sting would be given a shot against Flair at Wrestle War 90 instead of NWA US Champion Lex Luger; moments later, Woman, with Nitron, then appeared to Jerry Lee Lewis’ “Great Balls of Fire;” Woman then said she could help Flair against Sting, with Flair saying she was too distracting to let into the Horsemen but she was awesome; included an interview with the Four Horsemen in which Sting said he was happy to be in a family and the NWA World Title would stay in the Horsemen regardless of the outcome at Wrestle War, with Ole Anderson and NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson supporting Sting’s decision to challenge Flair:
Sting defeated Bob Cook via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 4:32
Doom (w/ Woman & Nitron) defeated Paul Drake & Agent Steel at 2:00 when Ron Simmons pinned Drake following a modified Doomsday Device; during Doom’s entrance, NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner cut an insert promo claiming they would take Doom’s masks; prior to the match, the cameras picked up a fan sign that read Doom was Butch Reed & Ron Simmons; moments later, it was announced Doom would face the Steiners in a title vs. mask match at the Clash of the Champions
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 6:35 when Gibson pinned Wright following the double dropkick; prior to the bout, Morton & Gibson cut an insert promo on their return to the NWA and said they wanted the NWA Tag Team Titles for the fifth time
Ranger Ross pinned Brodie Chase with the Combat Kick at 6:06
Steve Williams pinned Rick Fargo with the Oklahoma Stampede
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Pat Rose via submission with the Torture Rack
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated the Italian Stallion & Randy Harris when Zenk pinned Harris after a slingshot splash into the ring
Cactus Jack pinned Lee Scott after a clothesline off the apron to the floor
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Hacksaw Higgins with the DDT
Michael Hayes pinned Ricky Nelson with the DDT
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Gene Ligon & Sean Regal when Lane pinned Regal following the Flapjack
Dan Spivey & Mark Callous (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Larry Santo & Rick Ryder when Callous pinned Santo after an elbow drop off the top
1/17/90; Huntsville, AL
1/20/90 – featured the Great Muta, Buzz Sawyer, & the Dragon Master as guests of the Louisville Slugger:
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Mark Kyle & Rick Fargo
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Larry Santo & Keith Hart
Doom defeated Sean Regal & Paul Drake
Sting defeated Mr. Asia
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bob Cook & Lee Scott
Steve Williams defeated the Gladiator
Arn Anderson defeated Ranger Ross
Eddie Gilbert defeated the Galaxian
Kevin Sullivan defeated Robbie Idol
1/27/90 – featured Jim Ross & Gordon Solie on commentary:
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Eddie Gilbert at 8:30 by catching the challenger coming off the top and hitting the spinebuster
1/31/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
2/3/90 – featured an opening promo by NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Sting, and NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson regarding their upcoming main event match at the Clash of the Champions; included Jim Ross introducing Jim Cornette as his new co-host; featured a segment running down all the matches scheduled for the Clash; featured a pre-taped interview by Ross with NWA US Champion Lex Luger regarding his not wrestling as part of the Clash and instead being a guest of Funk’s Grill, with Luger saying the match between Flair and Sting should never have been signed and it should be him instead challenging Flair at Wrestle War; included a pre-taped promo by Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk regarding their rivalry with Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, facing them the following week in Cincinnati, OH, and being part of the NWA US Tag Team Championship tournament; featured a promo by Cactus Jack in which he complained about not being mentioned in the Wrestling Wrap Up; included Ross & Cornette conducting an interview with Norman regarding his upcoming match with Kevin Sullivan at the Clash; featured a promo by Buzz Sawyer regarding the main event at the Clash; included a promo by Gordon Solie regarding his being the new co-host of the Power Hour beginning the following Friday; featured Cornette introducing Woman as the guest host of the Louisville Slugger; moments later, Woman said she wanted Flair to come out and turn her down to her face; Flair then appeared and said he was speaking for Anderson and Sting when he said Woman was too distracting for the Horsemen but if she wanted to work out something for outside the ring, that would be fine; Woman then said she would be at the Clash and wanted him to turn her down to her face then; included Solie conducting a backstage interview with the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering regarding their upcoming match at the Clash against the Skyscrapers; featured a video package recapping Sawyer, the Great Muta, and the Dragon Master’s attacks on Flair, Sting, and Anderson:
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mark Kyle & Brad Batton when Rick pinned Batton with a belly to belly suplex at 4:04; prior to the bout, the champions had a young fan hold their belts at ringside; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with the Steiners regarding their title defense against Doom at Clash of the Champions, during which Rick said he brought back Alex to be their manager
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Pat Rose & Keith Hart at 5:17 when Garvin pinned Hart with the DDT; prior to the bout, Hayes & Garvin cut an insert promo regarding the Freebird Follies, which would begin in a few years; mid-way through the contest, Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk appeared ringside; during the match, it was announced Hayes & Garvin would face Pillman & Zenk in a streetfight the following Saturday in Cincinnati, OH The Samoan Savage (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Zan Panzer with a splash off the top at 3:15; after the bout, Savage went up to hit the move again before Steve Williams came out, with the two facing off before Humperdink came between them
Mil Mascaras pinned Galaxian #1 at 3:09 with a flying headbutt and splash; prior to the bout, Mascaras cut a pre-taped promo in which he spoke of the fans in Texas
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Lee Scott with one knee on his chest after hitting a superplex at 2:39; during the bout, it was announced NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Bobby Eaton the following day on The Main Event
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bob Cook & the Terminator at 6:03 when Morton pinned Cook following the double dropkick; during the match, it was announced Gordon Solie would join Ross as the co-host of the Power Hour beginning the following week; it was also noted that referee Tommy Young would be returning in the following weeks
Doug Furnas defeated Galaxian #2 via submission with the Sampson Squeeze overhead backbreaker at 1:54 (Furnas’ debut)
Buzz Sawyer & the Dragon Master defeated Robbie Idol & Joe Cruz at 5:45 when Sawyer pinned Idol with the splash off the top after Dragon Master dropped Idol with a piledriver Kevin Sullivan pinned Sean Regal following the double stomp at 3:47; during the bout, Cactus Jack was seen ringside reading the book “I Am in Urgent Need of Advice;” it was then noted Cactus would face Mil Mascaras at the Clash
Sting & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ NWA World Champion Ric Flair) defeated the MOD Squad at 5:14 when Sting forced a submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Flair, Sting, and Anderson regarding Arn’s match with Eaton the following night and their steel cage match upcoming at the Clash
1/31/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
2/10/90 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette; included footage from Clash of Champions of NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson attacking Sting and kicking him out of the Four Horsemen, with Sting & Flair later brawling in the aisle during the main event; featured comments from the Horsemen who claimed they were glad to be themselves again and Sting would pay for signing a title match with Flair; included the Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace vs. MOD Squad match from 2/3/90 Worldwide; featured comments from the Road Warriors, along with Paul Ellering, who claimed they would stand by Sting’s side against the Horsemen and would destroy Dan Spivey & Mark Callous in a Chicago Street Fight; included comments from Teddy Long, Spivey, & Callous who claimed the Road Warriors would end up like the “Roadrunner” against them; featured Cornette ranting about the return of Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to the NWA and Cornette claiming Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton would run Morton & Gibson out of the company in their very first match, as well as capture the NWA US Tag Team Titles; included a promo with Missy Hyatt mentioning her new role as Ross’ co-host on The Main Event; featured comments from Brian Pillman, who claimed Flair lost all his respect by turning on Sting; included the Rip Morgan & Jack Victory vs. Pillman & Tom Zenk match from 2/3/90 Worldwide; featured a Louisville Slugger segment with Cornette interviewing Steve Williams, who claimed he would take the NWA US Title from Lex Luger at Wrestle War, with Williams not interested in Cornette’s managerial services; included comments from the Andersons who claimed NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner would have to deal with them; featured comments from the Gladiator who was upset he wasn’t on the cover of Wrestling Wrap-Up and challenged Sting to a match next week; included Gordon Solie interviewing Sting who claimed he had a good thing going with the Four Horsemen and mentioned Flair was fearful of Sting coming after his title due to beating Flair at Starrcade, with Sting guaranteeing that he would win the title at Wrestle War; featured Ross interviewing Kevin Sullivan who claimed madness was taking over the NWA and that he found a man who’s insanity could be controlled; included a closing report by Ross reporting that Sting’s knee had been severely damaged due to a Horsemen attack, with Sting in the hospital, and more information would be released as it developed:
Norman pinned Pat Rose at 3:31 with a sit-down splash; prior to the bout, Norman commented on how much he enjoys reading Wrestling Wrap-Up
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeatred Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 3:00 when Road Warrior Animal pinned Parker with a powerslam off the middle rope
Dan Spivey & Mark Callous (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Sean Regal & Zan Panzer at 1:42 when Spivey pinned Regal with a powerbomb; after the bout, Callous hit a rope-walk elbow drop to Regal
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Robbie Idol & Paul Drake at 3:20 when Eaton pinned Drake with the Veg-O-Matic; during the bout, a video insert aired with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson stating their sights were on Eaton & Lane; Norman provided guest commentary for the match
Doug Furnas defeated Galaxian #1 via submission at 3:05 with an overhead back breaker; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Furnas about coming from a small town but setting his sights high in the NWA
NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Italian Stallion & Bob Cook at 2:27 when Scott pinned Cook with the Frankensteiner; prior to the match, the Steiners carried a young fan from the front row to ringside to hold their title belts
The Gladiator pinned Keith Hart at 2:48 with a neckbreaker
Buzz Sawyer pinned Tommy Rich at 8:00 with a powerslam and grabbing the tights for leverage
2/15/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
2/17/90 – featured NWA US Champion Lex Luger and the Horsemen as guests of the Louisville Slugger:
Doug Furnas vs. Jack Victory
Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack vs. Pat Rose & Lee Scott
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mark Kyle & Ned Brady; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted a podium interview with the Steiners in which they talked about facing NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson at Wrestle War, with the Andersons then coming out and the two teams brawling before Anderson hit Rick with a DDT on the podium and Scott was hit with the TV title belt
Doom vs. Larry Santo & Keith Hart
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert
Norman vs. Rip Morgan
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. Shane Douglas
NWA World Champion Ric Flair (w/ Woman) pinned NWA US Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman in a non-title match at 11:43 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Pillman put Flair on top for the win; moments later, Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson joined Jim Ross & Jim Cornette at the podium in which they said it was time to hear the answer from NWA US Champion Lex Luger on whether he would give up his title match with Flair at Wrestle War; moments later, Luger joined the Horsemen at the interview podium, with the Horsemen happy that he had agreed to give up the match with Flair; Luger responded by laying out all the Horsemen members as the show ended
2/15/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
2/24/90 – hosted by Jim Ross & Jim Cornette; included info on how fans could send ‘Get well’ wishes to Sting in the hospital; featured footage from the previous week of Jim Ross conducting an interview at the hospital with Sting about his injury, missing his title shot against NWA World Champion Ric Flair, and potentially being out six months to a year; footage was then shown from the previous week’s episode of NWA US Champion Lex Luger attacking the Horsemen to show he wouldn’t give up his match with NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Wrestle War; included Ross conducting a podium interview with Flair, with Woman, and the Andersons about Luger’s decision to keep the match with Flair; featured a Roos ad featuring Sting; included a Roos ad featuring the Road Warriors; featured the WCW US Tag Team Championship Semi-Final match from the 2/17/90 Worldwide between Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace and Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin; included the Wrestle War Rap, slightly altered to announce Flair vs. Luger instead of Flair vs. Sting; featured footage from the previous week of NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner being laid out by the Andersons; included Ross conducting a podium interview with the Steiners in which they said the Andersons may be their elders but the Steiners were better; featured a Roos commercial featuring Luger; included the WCW US Tag Team Championship Semi-Final match from the 2/17/90 Worldwide between Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk and Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane, followed by a promo by Pillman & Zenk about being in the finals and facing Hayes & Garvin at Wrestle War; featured a promo by Luger about Flair; included a Roos ad featuring Rick Steiner; featured a promo by Teddy Long, with Mark Callous, about facing the Road Warriors at Wrestle War; included a closing announcement that the Andersons, Doom, and Cactus Jack Manson would be part of the following night’s The Main Event, and Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would face Hayes & Garvin the next week:
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson defeated the Italian Stallion & Ranger Ross at 5:26 when Arn pinned Stallion with the DDT
Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack Manson defeated Bob Cook & Paul Drake at 4:22 when Sullivan pinned Drake with a spike piledriver; early in the match, Sullivan cut an insert promo in which he questioned whether Cactus was a genius or insane; during the match, Norman was shown in the crowd; moments later, Cactus confronted Norman at ringside, with Norman headbutting Cactus before leaving
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Rick Fargo via submission with the Torture Rack at the 39-second mark; late in the contest, NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson appeared ringside, with NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner then appearing as well to prevent Luger being attacked
Doug Furnas pinned Hacksaw Higgins with a legdrop off the top at 4:59
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated the Gladiator & Zan Panzer at 3:21 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Panzer with the Doomsday Device; after the match, Jim Ross conducted a podium interview with the Road Warriors & Ellering on facing the Skyscrapers in a Chicago Streetfight at Wrestle War
2/22/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
3/3/90 – 90-minute episode; featured opening footage of Sting cheering NWA US Champion Lex Luger on during Wrestle War 90 the previous weekend; included Jim Ross & Jim Cornette on commentary; featured footage of the Luger vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair match from Wrestle War, with Luger making the save for Sting outside the ring which cost him the title; included footage following the pay-per-view of Gordon Solie conducting an interview with Luger regarding the match, with Luger saying he wasn’t trying to win any popularity contests but what the Horsemen were trying to do to Sting wasn’t fair; featured footage after the pay-per-view of Solie conducting an interview with Flair & Woman regarding the match, with Flair saying he didn’t care what anyone had to say or think because he still had the belt and was better than Sting and Luger; Flair then said he would hurt Luger like he hurt Sting; included a graphic on how to send cards and letters to Sting during his recovery; featured promos by Terry Funk and Wahoo McDaniel regarding their upcoming participation in West Texas house shows, with Funk referring Luger vs. Flair and Wahoo refereeing the Road Warriors vs. Doom in a streetfight; included footage from Wrestle War and Ole Anderson & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson attacking NWA Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner’s arm after the match; featured a promo by NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner following Wrestle War in which they discussed Scott’s arm injury; included a promo from the Andersons in which they said Scott’s arm injury would lead to the Andersons taking the titles; featured footage from Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk beating Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in the finals of the NWA US Tag Team Tournament, followed by a promo by Pillman & Zenk regarding the title win and facing all challengers; included footage from the Road Warriors vs. Skyscrapers streetfight at Wrestle War, with the Road Warriors eventually brawling with Doom; featured a promo from Teddy Long & Doom regarding the Road Warriors; included a promo by the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering regarding running off the Skyscrapers and now dealing with Doom; featured footage following Wrestle War of Jim Ross conducting an interview with Sting, on crutches, regarding being ringside for Luger vs. Flair and Luger coming to his aid at the end of the match; included a promo by Hayes & Garvin regarding their match later in the night against Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson:
Norman pinned Joe Cazana with the sit-down splash at the 33-second mark after avoiding a sunset flip; prior to the bout, Norman cut an insert promo saying he would reserve a suite at the mental hospital for Kevin Sullivan, Cactus Jack, and their friends; after the bout, Cactus attacked Norman on the floor until Mike Rotunda made the save; moments later, Sullivan came out, with Norman fighting Sullivan on the floor as Rotunda fought Cactus in the ring
Zan Panzer & Robbie Idol defeated Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer via disqualification at 5:18 when Sawyer repeatedly pulled Idol off the mat after twice hitting the splash off the top; after the match, Sullivan walked out while several wrestlers came out to try to pull Sawyer off Idol; Sullivan eventually returned with a chain and pulled Sawyer by his neck out of the ring; moments later, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Sullivan, Sawyer, and Cactus Jack, with several of Sullivan’s comments being replaced by crowd reaction
NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mark Kyle & Rick Fargo at 2:21 when Scott pinned Fargo with the Frankensteiner; prior to the match, Scott took a kid from the crowd and let him hold onto the title belts during the contest; after the match, it was announced Scott would face NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson the following night on The Main Event
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Hacksaw Higgins & Ned Brady at the 44-second mark when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Brady following the Doomsday Device
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Chris Powers & the Italian Stallion at 2:29 when Eaton pinned Powers with one hand on his face following the Veg-O-Matic; prior to the match, it was announced Eaton & Lane would face NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk the following week
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin at 10:59 when Morton pinned Garvin with a roll up after Garvin accidentally hit Hayes; during the bout, it was announced Tommy Rich would challenge NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson and Teddy Long & Doom would be part of the Louisville Slugger the following Friday on the Power Hour; after the bout, Morton was double teamed and sustained a double DDT; moments later, Gibson tried to make the save but was rammed into the post by Garvin as Morton’s face was rubbed into the mat; Gibson eventually cleared the ring with a steel chair
2/28/90; Altoona, PA; Jaffa Mosque
3/10/90 – hosted by Jim Ross:
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Joe Cazana & Rick Fargo
Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack vs. Larry Santo & David Barker
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Paul Drake & William Bell
Doom vs. Brian Johnson & Bill Lively
Mike Rotunda vs. Bob Cook
Rip Morgan & Jack Victory vs. Zan Panzer & GQ Stratus
The Wild Samoans vs. Robbie Idol & Keith Hart
Tommy Rich & Eddie Gilbert vs. Ned Brady & Bubba Rose
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) via disqualification at around the 12-minute mark when Cornette climbed in the ring and hit Zenk with his tennis racquet as Zenk had Lane in the sleeper; after the contest, Pillman & Zenk were attacked, with Zenk being tossed to the floor before Eaton & Lane hit an elevated Alabama Jam to Pillman, as Cornette put his racquet over Pillman’s throat; moments later, several wrestlers came out to try to help Pillman but Eaton, Lane and Cornette held them from getting in the ring; the three continued to assault Pillman’s throat until Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson ran out to make the save, with Cornette and his men leaving ringside with the US tag team title belts
2/28/90; Altoona, PA; Jaffa Mosque
3/17/90 – 90-minute episode – featured opening footage from the previous week of Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, & Stan Lane injuring the throat of NWA US Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman; included a promo from Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regarding Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin attacking them two weeks earlier after their win over the Freebirds; featured a promo by Hayes & Garvin regarding Morton & Gibson in which they said they would beat them up every chance they get; included Jim Ross and Jim Cornette in the arena, with Eaton & Lane in possession of the stolen NWA US Tag Team Titles, introducing footage of Pillman’s injury from the previous week; featured Ross conducting a backstage interview with Pillman & NWA US Tag Team Champion Tom Zenk regarding the injury, during which Ross said the NWA was fining Cornette $1,000 a day until he returned the tag team title belts; included a backstage promo by Cornette in which he said the US tag belts were back where they belonged and that Eaton & Lane would hurt Pillman & Zenk if they tried to take the belts back; featured a video package recapping the feud between NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner and Ole Anderson & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, with the Andersons first telling the Steiners not to show up at Wrestle War before Arn hit Scott with the TV belt and dropped Rick with a DDT on the interview platform, followed by the match at Wrestle War and the injury Scott sustained after the match, and then the recent match on The Main Event between Scott and Arn; included a backstage promo by the Steiners regarding their feud with the Andersons; featured a backstage promo by Ole in which he said he and Arn would continue to target Scott’s arm until they won the tag team titles; featured Ross conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Lex Luger, with Ross noting he believes Luger will be the next world champion and Luger saying it was just a matter of days before he either made NWA World Champion Ric Flair submit to the Torture Rack or break his back in the hold to win the title; included a backstage promo by Sting in which he said he was continuing with physical therapy and his goal was getting back to the ring and get revenge on Flair, regardless as if he was world champion or not; featured a promo by Flair & Woman regarding the challenge of Luger; included promos from Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack and Mike Rotunda & Norman, respectively, regarding their upcoming main event match:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jack Victory (w/ Lord Littlebrook) at 6:11 with a roll up after ramming Victory into the corner
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Hacksaw Higgins & Ned Brady at 4:58 when both men pinned Higgins following the double dropkick
Doom (w/ Teddy Long, wearing boxing gloves and head gear) defeated Paul Drake & William Bell in a Ghetto streetfight at 1:54 when Simmons pinned Drake following a shoulderblock off the top as Reed held Drake in the air; after the bout, Long repeatedly punched Drake; moments later, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Long & Doom regarding the challenge of the Road Warriors, during which Long’s comments about Paul Ellering were bleeped out; Long then said he had been nominated as the president of the Free James Brown Campaign and wanted to see Brown out of jail
Tommy Rich pinned Rip Morgan (w/ Lord Littlebrook) at 5:29 after hitting Morgan with Littlebrook’s cane behiind the referee’s back after Morgan tried to hit Rich with the weapon; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair and NWA Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk would be on the program the following week and that new contract developments between Flair and NWA US Champion Lex Luger would be discussed Sunday on The Main Event
The Wild Samoans defeated Ranger Ross & Robbie Idol at 2:23 when Fatu pinned Idol with the top rope splash
Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack defeated Norman & Mike Rotunda via disqualification at 7:54 when Norman threw Cactus over the top rope
3/24/90:
Fatu & the Samoan Savage defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich when Fatu pinned Rich after Savage hit a headbutt off the top behind the referee’s back as Rich had Fatu covered with the Thesz Press
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew II (w/ Ole Anderson) defeated Pat Rose & Robbie Idol when Mike Enos forced Rose to submit to an armbar
Mike Rotundo (w/ Norman) pinned Ned Brady following the airplane spin
Cactus Jack (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned Paul Drake after an inverted side Russian leg sweep
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Morton at 15:53 by grabbing the ropes for leverage to block a sunset flip attempt; Chris Cruise & Terry Funk provided commentary for the match (3/13/90; Columbus, GA)
3/31/90 – featured the NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Minnesota Wrecking Crew II match from the 3/25/90 Main Event, shown in full:
Mike Rotundo (w/ Norman) pinned the Cuban Assassin after the airplane spin; after the match, Cactus Jack ran out and fought with Rotundo; moments later, Kevin Sullivan tore apart a black wooden box at ringside, revealing Abdullah the Butcher inside and Butcher then fighting Sullivan
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jimmy Garvin after Ricky Morton tripped Garvin as Garvin attempted a suplex, with Gilbert falling on top for the pin; Morton & Robert Gibson came ringside during the bout to support Gilbert
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Zan Panzer & Rick Fargo when Pillman pinned Fargo after a back suplex / missile dropkick double team
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Hacksaw Higgins & Joe Cazana when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Higgins with a clothesline
Cactus Jack (sub. for Kevin Sullivan) pinned Chris Powers after hitting an elbow drop from the apron to the floor; prior to the bout, Sullivan slapped Cactus across the face and ordered him to wrestle in his place
4/7/90 – featured Jim Cornette conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Woman, during which Flair said Woman was the true “total package” of wrestling and that they were an unbeatable combination that NWA US Champion Lex Luger would find out inside a steel cage; included Missy Hyatt interrupting Jim Ross & Cornette to promote The Main Event, which she was the new co-host for:
Norman & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mike Samson & Robbie Idol when Norman pinned Samson with the sit-down splash
Eddie Gilbert defeated Samu via disqualification when Samu threw Gilbert over the top rope; prior to the bout, Samu attacked Gilbert on the announce platform; after the match, the two continued to brawl
4/14/90:
Eddie Gilbet pinned the Punisher after the Hot Shot; after the bout, Samu attacked Gilbert and and repeatedly hit him with a chair
Rip Morgan & Jack Victory (w/ Lord Littlebrook) defeated Jerry Rose & Mike Sampson when Morgan pinned Sampson after a double gordbuster
Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack defeated Robbie Idol & Rick Ryder when Sullivan pinned Ryder after the double stomp
Mark Callous pinned Paul Drake after an elbow drop off the top
The Samoan Savage (w/ Fatu) pinned Bob Cook after a splash off the top
Tommy Rich pinned Joel Deaton with a roll up; after the bout, Deaton attacked Rich and choked him with his bullwhip
NWA US Tag Team Champion Tom Zenk (w/ NWA US Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman) defeated Stan Lane (w/ Bobby Eaton) via disqualification when Eaton interfered and attacked Zenk as Zenk had a sleeper applied on Lane; after the bout, Zenk intercepted Jim Cornette’s tennis racquet and used it to clear Eaton & Lane from the ring
4/24/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/5/90
4/24/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/12/90 – featured opening footage of Barry Windham returning as a Horsemen and attacking NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Sting on Worldwide; included comments from Jim Cornette regarding his being put in a cage for the upcoming match between Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane and NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk at Capital Combat; featured a promo by NWA Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner regarding their upcoming match with Doom at Capital Combat; included a video package recapping the history between NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Luger; featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Luger regarding his upcoming steel cage match with Flair at Capital Combat; included Missy Hyatt hyping the following night’s episode of The Main Event; featured Ross conducting an interview with Flair, Woman, Barry Windham, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Ole Anderson regarding Windham’s return as a Horseman and Flair facing Luger at Capital Combat; moments later, Ole brought Sid Vicious, wearing a tuxedo, out with Sid cutting a promo on Robocop; Arn then refered to Robocop as “R2D2” and said the Horsemen were stacking the deck before going to the most violent city in the US; included a video package recapping the history between Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, followed by a promo from both teams regarding their upcoming Corporal Punishment match at Capital Combat; featured Ross conducting an interview with Sting in which he said he would have all the fans as well as Robocop to back him up against the 5-man team of the Horsemen at Capital Combat:
NWA US Tag Team Champions Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Mark Kyle & Rick Fargo at 1:42 when Zenk pinned Fargo with a springboard splash into the ring following an elevated dropkick double team
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack via disqualification at 3:17 when Sullivan threw Smothers over the top rope; after the match, Sullivan hit the Tree of Woe on Armstrong until Norman came out for the save; moments later, Bam Bam Bigelow, with Sir Oliver Humperdink, attacked Norman; Abdullah the Butcher and Mike Rotunda helped clear the ring
Eddie Gilbert pinned Samu at 1:13 when Samu tripped over referee Randy Anderson, moments after throwing Anderson to the mat; after the contest, Samu continued to attack Gilbert by tying him in the ring ropes and repeatedly chopping him
Dutch Mantell pinned Paul Drake with a short clothesline at 3:14; during the bout, Jim Ross announced Gordon Solie would fill in for him for the show while Ross was in Washington DC (Mantell’s debut)
4/24/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
5/19/90 – featured Jim Ross on location in Washington DC; included Ross trying to get an interview with Sting & Robocop upon their arrival to the Washington Armory but Ross was held back by security; featured Gordon Solie, subbing for Ross, & Jim Cornette on commentary; included a video recap of the feud between NWA World Champion Ric Flair and NWA US Champion Lex Luger dating back to Wrestle War 90, followed by a promo by Flair – with Sid Vicious, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, & Barry Windham – and Luger, with Luger noting people like JJ Dillon, Woman, or the other Horsemen couldn’t interfere in their upcoming steel cage match and that he wouldn’t ask for another title shot if he didn’t win in the middle of the ring; featured a video package dating back to Clash of the Champions X recapping the feud between Sting and the Horsemen, followed by a promo by Ole & Arn regarding Sting, Luger, and Robocop:
Mark Callous (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Brian Johnson with a knee on his chest following the heart punch at the 55-second mark
Jack Victory & Rip Morgan (w/ Lord Littlebrook) defeated Rick Ryder & Rocky King at 1:49 when Morgan pinned Ryder following a double front suplex
Mike Rotunda (w/ Norman) pinned Pat Rose at 2:44 with the airplane spin
Fatu & the Samoan Savage defeated William Bell & John Raynor at 1:55 when Savage pinned Raynor following a top rope splash
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Joe Cruz & Nasty Ned Brady at 2:49 when Armstrong pinned Brady following the Georgia Jaw Jacker
Eddie Gilbert, Tommy Rich, & Johnny Ace vs. Dutch Mantell, Samu, & Lee Scott; the broadcast ended 5 minutes into the match
NWA @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – May 23, 1990 (1,500)
5/26/90 – featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Ole Anderson regarding the supposed big surprise pertaining to Flair, with Ross telling them it would be announced later in the show; included footage taped May 16 at West Paces Ferry Hospital in Atlanta of Tony Schiavone conducting a bedside interview with NWA US Champion Lex Luger regarding his staph infection; featured Ross speaking with Mr. Wrestling II regarding the surprise for Flair, with Wrestling II – who knew what the secret was – saying he was looking forward to it; included Ross conducting an interview with Rocky King, who knew who the surprise was and referred to him as his “main man;” featured Ross conducting an interview with Flair & Ole regarding the surprise, with Ross again refusing to tell them until they stormed off:
Tommy Rich & Johnny Ace defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 5:29 when Rich pinned Wright with the Thesz Press; during the bout, NWA World Champion Ric Flair joined Jim Ross & Jim Cornette on commentary to discuss what big surprise pertaining to him would be announced later in the show, with Ross only noting it had nothing to do with Sting or NWA US Champion Lex Luger; later in the match, Cornette announced that his team – NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane would defend against Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at Clash of the Champions XI
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Paul Drake with the DDT at 1:39; Mr. Wrestling II provided guest commentary for the match; during the contest, it was announced Anderson would face Paul Orndorff at Clash of the Champions XI
Cactus Jack fought Rocky King to a no contest when NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Ole Anderson interrupted the match before it began, with Flair & Ole then confronting King and cornering him because he knew what Flair’s surprise was and wouldn’t tell them
Doug Furnas vs. Zan Panzer
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom vs. Jerry Price & Tim Parker
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Joe Cruz & Bubba Rose
The Road Warriors vs. Ned Brady & Rick Fargo
5/23/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
6/2/90 – featured the Stan Hansen vs. Paul Drake match from the 5/26/90 Worldwide; included the NWA Tag Team Champions Doom vs. Jerry Price & Tim Parker match from the previous week’s show:
Brian Pillman vs. Barry Horowitz
Mark Callous vs. Larry Santo
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. Joe Cazana & the Galaxian
Doug Furnas vs. the Green Shadow
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Jerry Price & Tim Parker
NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane vs. Pat Rose & Lee Scott
Tommy Rich vs. Ned Brady
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Barry Windham & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Sid Vicious) via disqualification when Vicious and Ole Anderson interfered; the bout initially ended when Vicious attacked Road Warrior Hawk but the match then continued, with Anderson appearing ringside; moments later, both Vicious and Anderson interfered to finally end the contest; after the match, Sting, the Junkyard Dog, and Paul Orndorff made the save
Scott Steiner vs. Mark Kyle
6/16/90 – hosted by Jim Ross & Brian Pillman for the first hour and Ross & and Paul Orndorff for the second; included comments from Sting & NWA US Champion Lex Luger who claimed they would have words for the Four Horsemen later; featured comments from NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, and Barry Windham who stated Sting & Luger needed to learn that the Horsemen dictate policy within the NWA and the Dudes With Attitudes didn’t phase them; included Ross conducting an interview with Rocky King who claimed he had a surprise person who knew Ole Anderson very well that was on his way in; featured a video hyping the debut of Big Van Vader; included Ross conducting an interview with King again until Ole interrupted and demanded to know who King was bringing in, with Thunderbolt Patterson showing up and claiming he would be keeping an eye on Anderson; featured comments from Buddy Landell who claimed to be the true “Nature Boy” and enjoyed beating people up; included Ross conducting an interview with Sting, the Junkyard Dog, and Orndorff who challenged the Four Horsemen to a match at anytime and claimed the group has pushed them too far; featured Ross conducting an interview with Orndorff who claimed he was happy to be in the NWA; included comments from Mr. Wrestling II & Patterson who had words for Ole and the Four Horsemen and noted they would make a difference the next night at the Omni; featured extended highlights of the Clash of the Champions XI match between Flair and JYD; included comments from Sting & Luger who claimed the Horsemen were now the hunted and no longer had strength in numbers; featured a closing interview with Ross interviewing Flair, Anderson, Windham, & Sid Vicious who claimed any combination of Horsemen could beat Sting’s Dudes with Attitudes and they would face them anytime:
Paul Orndorff pinned Dave Reardon at 3:18 with the piledriver
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Larry Santo at 3:14 with the spinebuster in a non-title match
Buddy Landell pinned Dino Hernandez at 5:13 with the corkscrew elbow drop
Tommy Rich pinned Joe Cruz at 8:59 with a Thesz Press of the middle rope
NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Bob Emory & Joe DeFura in a non-title match at 9:15 when Eaton pinned DeFura with the Veg-O-Matic
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Joe Cazana via submission at 2:15 with the Torture Rack
NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Johnny Ace & the Italian Stallion at 6:42 when Ron Simmons pinned Stallion with a clothesline off the middle rope; prior to the match, a video insert aired with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson stating they would be ready for the champions
Mark Callous (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Scotty Williams at 2:32 after a rope-walk elbow drop off the top; prior to the match, Dangerously claimed everyone thought Paul Orndorff was dead and he would be if he faced Callous
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Rick Fargo & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 6:45 when Gibson pinned Fargo after the double dropkick; during the bout, a video insert aired with Teddy Long & NWA Tag Team Champions Doom, with Long claiming his team would run through Morton & Gibson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Barry Windham (w/ Sid Vicious) defeated Lee Scott & Mike Hart at 4:50 when Flair forced Hart to submit to the figure-4
Junkyard Dog pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:26 with the Big Thump
6/23/90 – hosted by Jim Ross & Ricky Morton; included an opening statement by WCW Executive VP Jim Herd who claimed the Four Horsemen did not dictate policy and a special announcement would be made later concerning the NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Sting match at the Great American Bash; featured Ross conducting an interview with Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, and Barry Windham who claimed they would take on Junkyard Dog, Paul Orndorff, and any partner they could find; included Ross conducting a second interview with the Horsemen who claimed Dog & Orndorff were having trouble finding a tag team partner since Sting & NWA US Champion Lex Luger weren’t in the building; featured a Hotline promo where fans could talk to the Dudes With Attitudes at 7pm on 7/7/90; included Herd announcing that if Flair refused to defend the title at the Bash against Sting, then he would be suspended, fined, and stripped of the title; featured Ross conducting a closing interview with Flair, Anderson, & Windham who claimed Sting’s superhero group belonged in comic books and not wrestling, with Ross then informing Flair that next week, Herd would reveal the stipulations for Flair’s title defense against Sting at the Bash
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jason Knight & Terry Davis at 2:32 when Rick pinned Davis with an elbow drop after hitting a belly to belly suplex off the middle rope; during the bout, a video insert aired with Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin claiming they would defeat the Steiners at the Great American Bash
Mark Callous (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Chris Proctor at 4:14 with a rope-walk elbow drop off the top; during the bout, a video insert aired with Dangerously claiming Callous would take Lex Luger’s NWA US Title
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Lethal Weapons at 5:15 when Morton scored the pin after the double dropkick; during the match, a video insert aired with Teddy Long & NWA Tag Team Champions Doom with Long claiming his team would retire as champions
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Scotty Williams & Rico Federico in a non-title match at 3:42 when Butch Reed pinned Federico with a shoulderblock off the top
Paul Orndorff, the Junkyard Dog, & Rocky King defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Barry Windham (w/ Ole Anderson) via disqualification at 6:24 when Ole interfered; after the match, Sting & NWA US Champion Lex Luger made the save and cleared the ring of the Horsemen, with Ross noting Sting & Luger’s surprise tactics after he was informed earlier that the two were not at the show and instead visitng a children’s hospital
Tommy Rich pinned Jumbo Maretto at 5:04 with the Thesz Press; Rich overshot the move and then covered Maretto
7/2/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
7/14/90 – the show aired at a special time of 4:05 p.m.; featured a promo from Tommy Rich regarding Stan Hansen and the two being former friends and tag team partners; included Jim Ross hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he reviewed footage of Big Van Vader and El Gigante’s in-ring debuts as part of the Great American Bash and of Gordon Solie conducting a backstage interview with Sting after the show in which he celebrated his NWA World Title win alongside the Junkyard Dog, Randy Anderson, Mike Rotunda, and others; featured a promo by NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson & Sid Vicious in which they said Vicious’ loss to NWA US Champion Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions was a fluke and would never happen again and that the Horsemen were far from beaten; included Ross & Bob Caudle discussing the “Running the Gauntlet” concept in which a wrestler would be picked to face three random wrestlers over the course of a weekend and that, if he wins all three matches he wins $15,000 but if he loses then his opponents split the winnings; featured Hansen cutting a promo on facing Rich later in the show; included a promo by Thunderbolt Patterson in which he said he would be at the Omni the following night to keep an eye on Ole Anderson; featured Missy Hyatt hyping the following night’s episode of The Main Event:
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Bryan Carr with a superplex at 2:31; during the bout, Luger cut an insert promo in which he praised the NWA
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at 12:12 when Garvin pinned Smothers by using the tights for leverage after Hayes hit a clothesline on Smothers behind the referee’s back as Smothers had Garvin covered with a roll up; during the bout, it was announced that NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Tom Zenk, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would be guests on The Danger Zone, and that NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Stan Hansen would be part of The Main Event on Sunday
Star Blazer (w/ Norman) pinned Kola Kahn with a bulldog off the top at 5:36; during the bout, it was announced the NWA Top 10 rankings would soon become a new weekly segment; the crowd chanted “Boring” during the contest (Star Blazer’s debut)
Tommy Rich defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 7:51 when Hansen threw Rich over the top rope; after the bout; after the decision was announced, Hansen hit the Lariat on referee Randy Anderson and stomped him in the head; moments later, Hansen hit Rich in the head with his cowbell; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with referee Nick Patrick in which he announced Hansen had been suspended 30 days and fined $5,000; Hansen then interrupted and threatened to assault Patrick before Patrick threatened to double the fine and suspend Hansen for a year; Hansen then ran off Ross and Patrick and cut a promo saying he would be back
7/2/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
7/13/91 – featured opening footage of Jim Herd’s announcement the previous week that the WCW World Title was now vacant; included a Great American Bash control center, hosted by Paul E. Dangerously, during which it was announced Missy Hyatt & Rick Steiner would face Dangerously & Arn Anderson, due to Scott Steiner being sidelined and Barry Windham now facing Lex Luger for the vacant WCW World Title; featured a promo by Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip in which they told the kids not to do drugs; included WCW US Champion Lex Luger as a guest of an in-ring segment of the Danger Zone in which Luger commented on his match the following night against Windham for the vacant world title:
Johnny B. Badd (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Johnny Rich with the left hand punch at 4:48; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted a ringside interview with Badd & Long regarding his upcoming match with the Yellow Dog at the Great American Bash, during which Badd picked Barry Windham to win the WCW World Title at the Bash
Nikita Koloff pinned Chad Floyd with the Russian Sickle at 2:44; during the bout, Sting cut an insert promo on facing Koloff the following night at the Great American Bash; after the bout, Koloff continued to assault his opponent
Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Johnny Meadows & Jackie Fulton at 4:53 when Slater forced Meadows to submit to an armbar; during the bout, WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner cut an insert promo on getting revenge on Murdoch & Slater for injuring WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner
El Gigante pinned Keith Steinborn with the claw at 1:24; during the bout, Kevin Sullivan & the One Man Gang cut an insert promo on Gang’s match against Gigante the following night at the Bash
Ron Simmons, Bobby Eaton, & Yellow Dog defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Lady Blossom), Arn Anderson, & Larry Zbyzsko in a bounty match when Dog pinned Zbyzsko with a roll up and a fast count from the referee at 7:10 after Zbyzsko attempted to unmask Dog but he had a second mask on underneath
7/21/90 – featured Jim Ross hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he showed footage of Bob Caudle conducting an interview with Mike Rotundo; during the interview, Rotundo revealed that Norman’s father, who was a trucker, recently died and Norman has taken up wearing trucker clothing as a tribute to his father; footage was then shown of the previous week’s match between Stan Hansen and Tommy Rich, as well as the announcement after the match that Hansen had been suspended 30 days and fined for his actions; included Ross conducting an interview in the arena with NWA World Champion Sting regarding his world title victory; featured a promo by Barry Windham, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Sid Vicious in which they said they were now all business in an effort to have the Horsemen regain the NWA World Title; included a promo by Paul Orndorff regarding Anderson; featured a promo by the Junkyard Dog regarding the threats against him from the Horsemen; included a promo by Paul E. Dangerously in which he said Sting would be his guest on the Danger Zone the following night during The Main Event; featured Dangerously cutting a promo on Brian Pillman, who was scheduled to meet Mark Callous in the near future; included the Tom Zenk vs. Big Van Vader match from the Great American Bash, shown in full; featured Missy Hyatt promoting the following night’s episode of The Main Event; included a promo by Ric Flair in which he said the Horsemen had nothing to lose and Sting, now as world champion, had everything to lose; featured Jim Cornette promoting the following night’s episode of the Power Hour where he would have the Junkyard Dog as a guest of the Louisville Slugger; included Ross conducting a closing arena interview with Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regarding Teddy Long’s challenge earlier in the show for one of them to face a member of Doom in a singles match, during which Morton accepted to face a member of Doom the following night on The Main Event; moments later, Long interrupted and said he would have Ron Simmons ready for the following night; as Long continued to yell at Morton, Morton punched him in the face, again accepted the challenge, and walked off:
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 10:27 when Zenk pinned Parker following an elevated dropkick double team followed by a springboard splash into the ring; prior to the bout, Norman, in his trucker attire, met with Pillman & Zenk; Pillman & Zenk cut an insert promo during the bout regarding them getting back into tag team competition
Sid Vicious pinned Tim Hughes with one knee on his chest following the powerbomb at 3:02
Tommy Rich pinned the Shadow with a roll up at 7:58; prior to the bout, Rich cut an insert promo on facing the likes of Bam Bam Bigelow and Stan Hansen
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Dave Johnson & Tony Burton at 5:29 when Simmons pinned Burton following a modified Doomsday Device; the on-screen graphic read Burton’s name was “Barton;”during the bout, Long cut an insert promo on Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson’s quest to be 5-time tag team champions; Simmons did push ups on Burton during the pinfall
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Snake Watson & Joe Cazana at 7:54 when Gibson pinned Watson following the double dropkick; prior to the bout, Norman met with Morton & Gibson on the apron; early in the bout, Teddy Long appeared ringside and heckled Morton before joining the commentary team and saying he had challenged Morton & Gibson to face NWA Tag Team Champions Doom in singles matches but claimed Morton & Gibson told him they were too scared to accept
Mark Callous (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Joe Padera with one knee following the heart punch at 3:01
Paul Orndorff pinned Paul Lee with the piledriver at 4:50; during the bout, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson cut an insert promo on facing Orndorff
NWA World Champion Sting defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock following the Stinger Splash at 4:21
Ric Flair & Barry Windham defeated Art Mesa & James McKennan when Mesa submitted to Flair’s figure-4 at 4:57
7/16/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
7/28/90 – featured NWA US Champion Lex Luger being attacked off screen by the Horsemen:
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk vs. Mike Thor & Bill Ford
Buddy Landell vs. Lee Scott
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright; after the bout, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin challenged Smothers & Armstrong, with the two teams fighting until Smothers & Armstrong cleared the ring
Sid Vicious vs. James McKinnon
Scott Steiner defeated Fatu via disqualification when the Samoan Savage interfered and hit Scott with a shovel
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Tim Parker & Joe DeFuria
NWA World Champion Sting vs. Scotty Williams
Trucker Norm vs. Barry Horowitz
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Barry Windham & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification when Sid Vicious interfered; after the bout, NWA World Champion Sting, the Junkyard Dog, and Paul Orndorff made the save
8/4/90 – included Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary; featured a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up, hosted by Ross, in which the previous week’s attack on NWA US Champion Lex Luger was reviewed; Ross then conducted an interview with NWA World Champion Sting regarding the attack; included a recap of Stan Hansen’s 30-day suspension and $5,000 fine; featured Ross conducting a pre-taped interview with Ric Flair regarding the alleged backstage attack of the Horsemen on Luger, with Flair saying the Horsemen are blamed for everything and that any friend of Sting is an enemy of the Horsemen; included Ross conducting a backstage interview with Buddy Landell regarding the incident earlier in the show with Tommy Rich and their match the next night on The Main Event; featured footage from the previous week’s Scott Steiner vs. Fatu match and the ensuing fight between the Steiners and Samoan Swat Team; included a promo by Jim Cornette & Missy Hyatt promoting the back-to-back airing of The Main Event and Power Hour; featured Ross conducting a closing podium interview with Rich regarding his upcoming match with Landell and Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regarding their rivalry with NWA Tag Team Champions Doom:
Sid Vicious pinned Joe Defuria with the powerbomb at 4:11; during the bout, Vicious cut an insert promo saying NWA World Champion Sting would be next after the Horsemen’s recent attack on NWA US Champion Lex Luger; Luger appeared in the aisle mid-way through the match and remained for the duration of the bout
Brad Armstrong pinned Bill Ford with a reversal into the side Russian legsweep at 4:50; during the bout, Armstrong cut an insert promo regarding his new partnership with Doug Furnas, during which it was noted they would soon challenge NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane; it was noted The Main Event the following night would include the Danger Zone, NWA Tag Team Champions Doom, Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, and Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong and the Power Hour would include Tim Horner vs. Bam Bam Bigelow and the Louisville Slugger with Ric Flair & Sid Vicious
Tommy Rich pinned the Hitman with the Thesz Press at 7:06; during the bout, Rich cut an insert promo regarding Stan Hansen returning to WCW after his suspension; after the bout, Buddy Landell appeared ringside and said he would give Rich a rematch after his recent win over Rich, with Rich slapping Landell and then the two fighting until Landell ran backstage; it was then announced the match would take place the next night on The Main Event
Paul Orndorff pinned Lee Scott with the piledriver at 5:17; during the bout, Orndorff cut an insert promo on facing Barry Windham in the near future
Barry Windham pinned Chris Powers with the lariat at 5:53; mid-way through the bout, NWA US Champion Lex Luger briefly appeared in the aisle to watch the match
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Crusher Knopf & Snake Watson at 7:35 when Zenk pinned Watson with a slingshot splash into the ring after Pillman hit a dropkick to the face as Zenk held Watson in the air; during the bout, Pillman & Zenk cut an insert promo on being back together as a tag team and having their sights set on tag team gold
Fatu & the Samoan Savage defeated John Douglas & Tim Hughes at 5:06 when Savage scored the pin following the splash off the top; during the bout, the SST cut an insert promo regarding their rivalry with Rick & Scott Steiner
The Pearl pinned Joe Cazana with a moonsault at 5:23 (the Pearl’s debut)
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Thor & Death Row at 4:30 when Scott pinned Thor with the Frankensteiner after Death Row sustained a modified Doomsday Device; during the bout, the Steiners cut an insert promo on how they would wrestle the Samoan Swat Team
Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Scotty Williams & Mark White at 6:39 when Anderson pinned White with the spinebuster; during the bout, Flair & Anderson cut an insert promo on NWA US Champion Lex Luger watching the Horsemen after the previous week’s incident; Paul E. Dangerously joined the commentary team during the bout, cut a promo on Luger, and said Luger should give Mark Callous a rematch from the Great American Bash in Baltimore; during the final moments of the bout, Luger appeared in the aisle; after the match, Flair grabbed the mic and challenged Luger to get in the ring with them but he instead returned backstage
7/30/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
8/11/90 – 60-minute episode; included Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary; featured a pre-taped promo by Teddy Long regarding Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson challenging NWA Tag Team Champions Doom; included a promo by Jim Cornette regarding Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk challenging NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane the following week; featured a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up with Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt in which it was announced Barry Windham would face Brad Armstrong the following night on The Main Event, then reviewed footage of NWA US Champion Lex Luger confronting Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson the following week; Ross then noted Flair would face Luger at the Clash of the Champions on Sept. 5, followed by comments from Flair in which he said he would take the US title in order to get back at NWA World Champion Sting; featured a promo by Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls series against Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin which would continue later in the show; included Caudle conducting a pre-taped interview with El Gigante, with Gigante cutting a promo in Spanish regarding coming to Florida and Texas in the near future; featured Ross conducting a closing podium interview with Sting & Luger regarding the Horsemen:
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Fred Avery & Pat Rose at 3:40 when Morton pinned Avery following the double dropkick; during the bout, Morton & Gibson cut an insert promo on challenging NWA Tag Team Champions Doom; it was announced the upcoming Clash of the Champions would feature 10 matches in all
Sid Vicious pinned Jason Knight at 2:37 with an airplane spin into a powerbomb and kneeling on Knight during the cover; during the bout, Vicious cut an insert promo on NWA World Champion Sting and NWA US Champion Lex Luger, saying he wanted their gold; after the commercial break, the referees helped Avery to his feet, only for Vicious to return to the ring and kick Knight in the face; moments later, Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk ran out and had to be held back from Vicious by referees; after Vicious left the ring, Pillman, Zenk, and the referees tended to Knight; Vicious then joined the commentary team to say he would give Pillman & Zenk the same beating he gave Knight if they showed up the following week
Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk defeated Joe Barrett & Snake Watson at 3:20 when Pillman pinned Barrett after hitting a splash off the top simultaneously onto both opponents; during the bout, it was announced Pillman & Zenk would face NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane the following week
Southern Tag Team Championship Best 2 out of 3 falls series: Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at 12:06 when Hayes pinned Smothers after Garvin dropped Smothers with a DDT behind the referee’s back as Smothers had Hayes covered with a roll up; Hayes & Garvin: 1, Smothers & Armstrong: 1; prior to the bout, Hayes & Garvin tried to lobby that the referee make it a singles match, citing an injury to Garvin; Hayes & Garvin came to the ring in possession of the six-foot tall trophy that would go to the winner of the series; it was noted during the bout that NWA US Champion Lex Luger would be a guest on the Danger Zone the following night as part of The Main Event, Women’s Champion Susan Sexton would defend against Bambi at the Clash of the Champions, and NWA World Champion Sting would defend the title at the Clash as well; because of the injury to Garvin, Hayes worked the entire match himself
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Lou Perez with the spinebuster at 7:11; prior to the bout, Anderson cut an insert promo regarding the title defense
8/6/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
8/18/90 – featured Jim Ross hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he reviewed footage from the previous week’s Main Event and how Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong in the second of their 3-match series, followed by a promo by Smothers & Armstrong; included a promo by Tommy Rich regarding his feud with Stan Hansen and Hansen returning from suspension; featured a promo by Ric Flair regarding his match with NWA US Champion Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions:
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Bill & Rick Ford at 5:46 when Armstrong pinned Rick following the missile dropkick as Smothers held Rick in the air; during the bout, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin cut an insert promo on facing Smothers & Armstrong the following night on The Main Event in the third and deciding match in their Best of 3 series; during the match, it was announced NWA World Champion Sting would defend against the Clash of the Champions against an unknown man known as the Black Scorpion and Ric Flair would challenge NWA US Champion Lex Luger; it was also noted Bob Armstrong would be on hand for the following night’s match
Terrance Blaylock defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 3:16 when Hansen refused to stop choking Blaylock on the ropes; during the bout, Hansen cut an insert promo on returning from his 30-day suspension and putting his sights on Tommy Rich; Bob Armstrong joined the commentary team during the contest
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Mark Kyle with a clothesline at 2:13; during the bout, it was noted Luger would face NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson the following night on The Main Event
Sid Vicious vs. Brian Carr
Scott Steiner vs. Dutch Mantell
NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk; Sid Vicious interfered on behalf of the champions but accidentally hit Eaton; after the bout, Cornette yelled at Sid with Sid then shoving Cornette into the corner; Eaton and Vicious then battled their way backstage
Jackie Fulton vs. Bob Holly
Ivan Koloff vs. Scotty Williams
Big Van Vader vs. Pat Rose
8/13/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
8/25/90 – featured Bob Caudle conducting a backstage interview with NWA World Champion Sting regarding the challenge of the Black Scorpion at the Clash of the Champions; included a vignette of the Black Scorpion, covered in shadows, in which he cut a promo on Sting, claiming he is from Sting’s past – specifically from Carlifornia in 1986 – and that he would destroy him; he also said that his face was not the same as it was when Sting knew him; featured a backstage promo by Sid Vicious in which he said if Ric Flair didn’t take the NWA US Title from Lex Luger then he would be the man to do it; included a backstage promo by Paul E. Dangerously in which he mentioned Sting being on The Danger Zone the following night, then cut a promo on Mark Callous soon facing the Junkyard Dog; featured a backstage promo by Luger regarding his upcoming match with Flair at the Clash; included Jim Ross conducting a closing arena interview with Flair, alongside Vicious and Arn Anderson regarding Flair’s match with Luger at the Clash, with Flair saying he would take the championship:
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Brian Carr & Zan Panzer at 2:46 when Gibson pinned Carr following the double dropkick; during the bout, Morton & Gibson cut an insert promo on NWA Tag Team Champions Doom in which they said they wanted a No DQ match; after the contest, Teddy Long cut a backstage promo on Morton & Gibson, claiming they were scared of Doom
Brian Pillman pinned Lt. James Earl Wright at 4:01 with Air Pillman after Wright hit the corner; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Sting would be a guest on the Danzer Zone the next day on The Main Event
Sid Vicious pinned Allen Kinsey at 3:55 with one knee on his chest following the powerbomb
The Junkyard Dog pinned Dutch Mantell with the powerslam at 4:27; during the bout, JYD cut an insert promo on Mark Callous and Paul E. Dangerously; Thunderbolt Patterson joined Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary for the contest, during which Patterson said he was very interested in Rick & Scott Steiner
Ric Flair defeated Bob Holley (Holly) via submission with the figure-4 at 5:57; during the bout, Jim Ross announced the women’s world title would be on the line during the Clash of the Champions
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Pat Rose & Joe Cazana when Armstrong pinned Cazana at 6:23 following a flying back elbow off the top as Smothers held Cazana up in the air; prior to the bout, it was announced Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would face NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane the following night on The Main Event; during the contest, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin cut an insert promo on they and Buddy Roberts facing Smothers, Armstrong, & Bob Armstrong at the Clash; it was mentioned during the bout that the Master Blasters, who would debut at the Clash, would be featured on the following week’s program and that the Nasty Boys would debut the following night on The Main Event
8/20/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
9/1/90 – featured a pre-taped promo by Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin regarding their upcoming six-man tag team match at the Clash of the Champions; included Jim Ross hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up with new comments from the Black Scorpion in which he said he would reveal himself if NWA World Champion Sting could beat him at the Clash; featured Missy Hyatt announcing both Sting and Ric Flair would be in action the following night on The Main Event; included a vignette promoting the debut of the Master Blasters at the Clash in which they were shown walking through a junkyard; only their legs and feet were shown; featured Ross conducting a closing interview in the arena with Sting regarding his facing the Black Scorpion at the Clash:
Brad Armstrong pinned Brian Carr with the side Russian legsweep at 6:16; during the bout, Armstrong cut an insert promo in which he thanked the fans for their continued support
NWA World Champion Sting defeated Sheik Ali Shikar via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 5:34 following the Stinger Splash; during the bout, Sting cut an insert promo on facing the Black Scorpion at the Clash of the Champions in which he said he didn’t care who the Scorpion was
Mark Callous (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Jason Knight at 3:49 with the heart punch and walking across the ropes to hit an elbow drop off the top; prior to the bout, Dangerously cut an insert promo saying the Black Scorpion would have comments during the next edition of the Danger Zone, the following night on The Main Event
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Death Row & Snake Watson at 5:18 when Rick pinned Watson following a belly to belly suplex from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, the Steiners gave one of their t-shirts to a ringside fan; during the contest, Thunderbolt Patterson cut an insert promo praising the Steiners; after the match, the Samoan Swat Team cut a promo on facing the Steiners
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Doug Vines via submission with the Torture Rack at 4:15; prior to the bout, Luger cut an insert promo on defending against Ric Flair during the Clash; it was announced during the match that Big Van Vader would appear during The Main Event; after the contest, Flair cut a promo on facing Luger at the Clash
Sid Vicious pinned Joe Cazana with one knee on his chest following the powerbomb at 3:05; during the bout, Vicious cut an insert promo in which he claimed NWA US Champion Lex Luger would lose the title to Ric Flair at the Clash and that Sting was in for a surprise; it was announced during the match that Jim Ross would speak with Bobby Eaton the following night on The Main Event regarding Vicious recently interfering in one of Eaton & Stan Lane’s matches
8/27/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
9/8/90 – featured a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which Jim Ross conducted an interview with NWA World Champion Sting regarding his altercation with the Black Scorpion at the Clash of the Champions; footage was then shown from the Clash of Sting unmasking the fake Black Scorpion, with the real Scorpion then appearing in the aisle; a new vignette then aired of the Scorpion in which he said he knew Sting from the beach in Los Angeles in 1986 and that while Sid Vicious wanted Sting’s belt, the Scorpion wanted Sting’s life; included a promo by Barry Windham regarding the newfound team of the Junkyard Dog & El Gigante being scheduled to face the Horsemen in the near future; featured Missy Hyatt promoting the following night’s episode of The Main Event; included a vignette showing the Master Blasters in a scrapyard in which they tipped over a car; featured a promo by NWA US Champion Lex Luger in which he accepted Stan Hansen’s challenge of a title match; included Ross conducting a closing interview with Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong regarding their feud with Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin:
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Barry Horowitz & Doug Vines at 7:29 when Scott pinned Vines following the double team DDT off the top; prior to the match, the Steiners gave one of their shirts to a ringside fan; during the bout, the Steiners cut an insert promo on winning the titles; just before the cover, Scott laid another one of the Steiners’ shirts across Vines
Buddy Landell pinned Zan Panzer with the corkscrew elbow drop at 6:01; during the bout, Landell cut an insert promo saying he was going after titles in the NWA, regardless if that meant Sting, Lex Luger, or the Steiners; it was announced that NWA US Champion Lex Luger would face Barry Windham the following night on The Main Event
Barry Windham pinned Reno Riggins with the superplex at 3:14
The Junkyard Dog pinned Snake Watson with the powerslam at 3:49; during the bout, JYD cut an insert promo alongside El Gigante after it was announced the two would soon be facing the Horsemen
Brian Pillman pinned Rick Fargo with Air Pillman at 6:42; during the bout, Pillman cut an insert promo on his upcoming matches
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Brad Batten & Joe Barrett at 8:43 when Reed pinned Batten following a shoulderblock off the top; during the bout, Long cut an insert promo on the challenge of Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Terry Taylor pinned Bill Ford with the Five Arm at 6:34; during the bout, Taylor cut an insert promo on his return to the NWA
Dave Studemeyer defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 1:31 when Hansen began choking his opponent against the ropes; after the match, Hansen continued attacking his opponent until he eventually left ringside
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Dynamites at 8:07 when both men pinned one of the opponents following a double backdrop and double dropkick; during the bout, Morton & Gibson cut an insert promo on challenging NWA Tag Team Champions Doom
Mark Callous (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Rick Ford at 3:24 after walking across the top rope and hitting an elbow drop off the top; prior to the bout, Jim Ross announced that the following week’s Power Hour, hosted by himself and Dangerously, would originate from the China Club in New York City; during the contest, Dangerously cut an insert promo over the fact no one knows who the Black Scorpion is
Mike Rotunda & Tim Horner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 9:52 when Rotunda pinned Parker with the airplane spin
9/3/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
9/15/90 – featured an opening promo by Sid Vicious regarding his match with NWA World Champion Sting at Halloween Havoc; included a promo by Brian Pillman regarding his participation in the Running the Gauntlet challenge and his second match in the series later in the show; featured Bob Caudle hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he reviewed footage of Gary Michael Cappetta conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair, during which NWA Tag Team Champions Doom and Teddy Long interrupted claiming it was their locker room; moments later, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson stepped in, asking if there was a problem; comments then aired from Long, claiming no one was going to take Doom’s tag team titles – especially not the Horsemen; Flair & Anderson then cut a promo in which they set their sights on the tag team titles; included Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding the Black Scorpion, during which the previous week’s vignette of the Scorpion aired; featured footage from the Clash of the Champions in which Stan Hansen attacked NWA US Champion Lex Luger during Luger’s match with Ric Flair, followed by promos by Hansen and Luger; included footage from the Clash in which Vicious attacked Sting on the rampway with the title belt, followed by a promo from Vicious; featured a promo by Sting regarding his title defense against Vicious at Halloween Havoc; included Sting and Ross reviewing the initial vignette of the Black Scorpion hoping to solve the clues; featured Missy Hyatt hyping the following night’s episode of The Main Event:
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated James Solomon & Jeff Stone at 1:30 when Rick pinned Stone following a belly to belly suplex off the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Scott gave a ringside fan one of the Steiners’ t-shirts; during the bout, Jim Cornette cut an insert promo claiming Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane hadn’t received a rematch since losing the titles from the Steiners but they would take the championship back; Thunderbolt Patterson provided guest commentary for the match; just before the pinfall, Rick laid a Steiners t-shirt over Stone
NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Pat Rose & Reno Riggins at 2:40 when Reed pinned Rose following a shoulderblock off the top
Terry Taylor pinned Death Row with the Five Arm at 2:29; during the bout, Taylor cut an insert promo on his return to the NWA
Running the Gauntlet – Round 2: Brian Pillman pinned Buddy Landell at 4:26 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Pillman first put Landell on top, with Pillman then rolling over again; due to pre-match stipulations, Pillman advanced Dan Spivey in the third and final gauntet match the following night on The Main Event
Wendell Cooley & Allen Iron Eagle defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 5:04 when Cooley pinned Wright with a kick to the face
Tim Horner pinned Snake Watson with a roll up into a bridge at 2:22; NWA World Champion Sting joined the commentary team for the match to speak about the Black Scorpion
Dan Spivey pinned Rick Ford with the powerbomb at 1:24; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Spivey regarding his match the following night against Brian Pillman on The Main Event
9/10/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
9/22/90 – featured Gordon Solie hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up focusing on the upcoming Halloween Havoc match between NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Stan Hansen, followed by comments from Luger; included a promo by the Master Blasters; featured a new vignette from the Black Scorpion in which Scorpion gloated over NWA World Champion Sting using confidence because of the Scorpion’s antics and that Sting would have to beat the Scorpion again before Halloween Havoc; moments later, Jim Ross conducted an interview in the arena with Sting regarding the Scorpion; moments later, the Scorpion appeared in the crowd, with Sting then going to look for him; included a promo by Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in which they introduced Little Richard Marley (Rocky King); featured Ross conducting an arena interview with Sting in which Sting said he was still looking for the Scorpion; included Missy Hyatt promoting the following night’s episode of The Main Event; featured Ross conducting a closing arena interview with Sid Vicious, with Arn Anderson, regarding Vicious facing Sting at Halloween Havoc and Anderson facing NWA US Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner:
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at 8:29 when Eaton pinned Armstrong after Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin interfered and dropped Armstrong with a double DDT as Smothers went after Cornette outside the ring; stipulations for the bout stated the winners would earn a NWA US Tag Team Title match
Pedro Gonzalez defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 1:21 when Hansen began choking his opponent; during the bout, Hansen cut an insert promo on facing NWA US Champion Lex Luger at Halloween Havoc
The Junkyard Dog (w/ El Gigante) pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with a headbutt at 1:45
Wendell Cooley pinned Tim Parker with the superkick at 6:06; during the bout, it was announced Teddy Long would appear the following night on The Main Event as a guest of The Danger Zone
Running the Gauntlet Round 2: NWA US Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner (w/ NWA US Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner) pinned Ric Flair (w/ NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson) at 10:42 after Anderson dropped Scott with a DDT behind the back of referee Nick Patrick, with Rick then hitting the Steinerline on Flair as Patrick spoke with Anderson on the floor; during the bout, Thunderbolt Patterson joined the commentary team, during which he noted he would be in the Steiners’ corner the following night at the Omni as they face the Samoan Swat Team; stipulations stated if Scott won then he would advance to face Anderson the following night on The Main Event in his third and final match in the gauntlet
9/17/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
9/29/90 – featured the Weekly Top 10; included Gordon Solie hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up which recapped the backstage incident between Ric Flair and NWA Tag Team Champions Doom, followed by Flair & Arn Anderson appearing on The Danger Zone, with Teddy Long & Doom then interrupting, and Doom fighting with Flair & Anderson following a recent match; Solie then conducted an interview with Anderson regarding he & Flair facing Doom at Halloween Havoc; featured a promo by JW Storm in which he targetted NWA World Champion Sting and NWA US Champion Lex Luger; included a vignette of the Black Scorpion speaking about Sting; featured Ross conducting an in-ring interview with Sting, with Vicious then appearing ringside; as Sting argued with Vicious, the Black Scorpion appeared from behind, with Brian Pillman then coming out to help clear the ring; included Missy Hyatt promoting the following night’s episode of The Main Event; featured Stan Hansen interrupting the closing remarks by Ross & Bob Caudle, with Hansen, handcuffed, then saying he was coming for NWA US Champion Lex Luger and that Luger’s security couldn’t stop him:
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Chuck Coates via submission with the Torture Rack at 3:36; during the bout, Luger cut an insert promo on facing Stan Hansen at Halloween Havoc
Mike Rotunda & Terry Taylor defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 5:24 when Taylor pinned Parker with the Five Arm; during the bout, Master Blaster Steel cut an insert promo
JW Storm pinned Brett Holiday at 2:59 with one hand following a jumping chokeslam; after the bout, Storm knocked Hoiday out with a right hand punch
The Junkyard Dog (w/ El Gigante) pinned Ringlord #2 (w/ Ringlord #1) with the headbutt at 3:46; JYD’s opponent was Ringlord #1 but he and #2 switched places in the ring
Moondog Rex pinned Reno Riggins with a Samoan Drop at 6:47; during the bout, it was announced Ric Flair & Arn Anderson would be in tag team action on The Main Event and Teddy Long would appear in The Danger Zone
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (w/ Richard Marley) defeated Greg Sawyer & Keith Hart at 3:45 following simultaneous pinfalls after both men hit the DDT
Running the Gauntlet Round 2: Bobby Eaton (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Ricky Morton in sudden death at around the 2-minute mark after Eaton kneed Morton from behind, sending Morton into Stan Lane on the ring apron; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Eaton beating Tracy Smothers in the first round the previous night on The Power Hour; during the match, it was announced Eaton & Stan Lane would face Morton & Robert Gibson at Halloween Havoc; as a result of his win, Eaton advanced to face Sid Vicious the following night on The Main Event; the match originally went to a time-limit draw at 16:25 as Morton had Eaton covered with a roll up; before the sudden death round began, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Terry Taylor regarding the match and NWA World Champion Sting’s feud with the Black Scorpion; Lane appeared ringside during the sudden death round; after the bout, Bob Caudle conducted an interview with Vicious regarding his match with Eaton the next night
The Juicer pinned Bill Ford with a Thesz Press off the top at 2:32; prior to the bout, the Juicer came out with several kids with their faces painted like his (Juicer’s debut)
The Nasty Boys defeated Brad Armstrong & Lou Perez at 10:57 when Jerry Saggs pinned Perez following the running powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team; during the bout, it was announced Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong and Stan Hansen would be part of The Main Event and the Nasty Boys would be the guests on The Danger Zone, though it had been mentioned earlier in the show the guest would be Teddy Long
9/24/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
10/6/90 – featured Michael Hayes cutting a promo on he and Jimmy Garvin facing Brian Pillman & Allen Iron Eagle the following night on The Main Event, followed by footage of Hayes & Garvin in Hollywood and their mansion being featured on a tour of stars’ homes; included a Halloween Havoc ad with Elvira and Sid Vicious; featured Gordon Solie hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he first reviewed footage of NWA World Champion Sting, Vicious, the Black Scorpion, and Brian Pillman in the ring together the previous week; Solie then introduced footage of him, while blindfolded, conducting an interview with the Black Scorpion in the Scorpion’s lair; during the interview, the Scorpion told Solie to ask Sting about Tulsa and then said while Vicious was after Sting’s belt, he was after Sting’s soul; included Bob Caudle conducting an interview with Stan Hansen, during which Caudle said NWA US Champion Lex Luger wasn’t scheduled to wrestle but would try to appear later in the show; featured footage from the 9/30/90 Chicago house show of Sting and Vicious singing their contract for their match at Halloween Havoc, overseen by Tony Schiavone, followed by Vicious attacking Sting during the main event and dropping him with a piledriver onto a steel chair; included a promo by Vicious regarding his attack on Sting in Chicago; featured the Weekly Top 10 – Tag Teams: 10) the Master Blasters, 9) Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk, 8) Mike Rotunda & Tim Horner, 7) Tracy Smotehrs & Steve Armstrong, 6) Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane, 5) Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, 4) Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, 3) the Nasty Boys, 2) Ric Flair & Arn Anderson, 1) NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner; Singles: 10) Barry Windham, 9) Buddy Landell, 8) the Junkyard Dog, 7) Terry Taylor, 6) Brian Pillman, 5) NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, 4) Ric Flair, 3) Stan Hansen, 2) Sid Vicious, 1) NWA US Champion Lex Luger; included footage from the 9/30/90 Chicago card in which Schiavone oversaw the contract signing for Havoc between the Nasty Boys and NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner, during which the Nastys struck the champions with the title belts and a folding chair before Brian Knobbs slammed Scott onto the table used for the singing; featured a promo by both the Nastys and Steiners regarding their upcoming match at Havoc; featured a segment of Trucker Norm’s Corner in which Norm, sitting in the crowd, gave Halloween safety tips; included footage of NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson being attacked on NWA Worldwide by NWA Tag Team Champions Doom, followed by a promo by Teddy Long on Doom’s dominance thus far against the Horsemen; featured Jim Ross conducting an interview in the arena with Ric Flair & Anderson regarding the attack the previous week by Doom; included Ross conducting an interview with Solie regarding his interview earlier in the show with the Black Scorpion; featured Missy Hyatt hyping the following night’s episode of The Main Event; included the announcement that Terry Taylor would face Stan Lane during The Main Event; featured Hansen interrupting the commentary team for the third time during the closing segment, with Hansen again looking for Luger, said to be spending time with underpriviledged kids; after Hansen called Luger a coward, Ross recieved word that Luger had just pulled into the building as the show came to a close:
Mark & Chris Youngblood defeated the Ringlords at 5:24 following an elevated backslide / double tomahawk chop off the top double team; during the ring introductions, the match was announced as a “preview match;” during the bout, the Youngbloods cut an insert promo in which they challenged Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin for the Freebirds’ recent attack on Allen Iron Eagle; during the bout, it was announced Brian Pillman & Iron Eagle would face Hayes & Garvin the following night on The Main Event
The Juicer pinned Barry Horowitz at 3:11 with a Thesz Press off the top; the Juicer wore a Bartman t-shirt for the bout; before the contest, the Juicer came ringside with several young fans, one of which had his face painted like the Juicer’s; moments later, the Juicer brought the fan into the ring with him and took the boy’s shirt off so the boy could flex
JW Storm pinned Scott Allen with one hand on his chest following a modified chokeslam at 1:40; after the bout, Storm knocked Allen out with a right hand punch
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jeff Stone & Bill Ford when Morton pinned Stone with a roll up at 4:50; during the bout, it was mentioned Gibson recently injured his ankle and thigh muscle
Stan Hansen pinned Pablo Crenshaw with one foot on his chest at 1:19 following the lariat
Brian Pillman pinned Tony Burton with a crossbody off the top at 4:00; during the bout, Stan Hansen joined Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary, demanding to find out where NWA US Champion Lex Luger was; the commentary team said Luger wasn’t scheduled to be on the show
The Nasty Boys defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong at 13:36 when Jerry Saggs pinned Smothers following the powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright defeated Reno Riggins & Tim Parker at 5:11 when Parker pinned Parker following a suplex / shoulderblock off the top double team
Terry Taylor pinned Gil Cannatella with the Five Arm at 1:53
Moondog Rex pinned Keith Hart with a Samoan Drop at 2:00; during the bout, it was announced Ric Flair & Arn Anderson would appear on The Danger Zone the following night during The Main Event
Allen Iron Eagle defeated Chuck Coates via submission with the Indian Deathlock at 2:06; during the bout, Hansen again joined the commentary team looking for Luger
NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned James Peterson with the DDT at 4:27; during the bout, Bobby Eaton cut an insert promo on Sid Vicious, saying he wanted payback at the upcoming Omni show for Vicious recently beating him in the Running the Gauntlet event
10/1/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
10/13/90 – featured footage of the Nasty Boys attacking NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner following the contract signing for the Halloween Havoc match, taped 9/30/90 in Chicago, followed by the same promo by the Nastys that aired the previous week; included a promo by the Steiners regarding facing the Nastys at Havoc and defending against Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane later in the show; featured Gordon Solie hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he reviewed footage of Sid Vicious and NWA World Champion Sting signing their contract in Chicago, taped 9/30/90, with Vicious then attacking Sting later in the night; Solie then showed footage of Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson recently attacking NWA Tag Team Champions Doom during a recent edition of Worldwide; promos then aired from Teddy Long and Flair & Anderson; included the Weekly Top 10 – Tag Teams: 10) the Master Blasters, 9) Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk, 8) Mike Rotunda & Tim Horner, 7) Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong, 6) Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane, 5) Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, 4) Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, 3) the Nasty Boys, 2) Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson, and 1) the Steiners; Singles: 10) Barry Windham, 9) Buddy Landell, 8) the Junkyard Dog, 7) Terry Taylor, 6) Brian Pillman, 5) Arn Anderson, 4) Ric Flair, 3) Stan Hansen, 2) Sid Vicious, 1) NWA US Champion Lex Luger; featured a Halloween Havoc ad featuring Elvira with Vicious; included a vignette from the Black Scorpion in which he said he would let Sting focus on Sid Vicious and would disappear for a while but would be at Halloween Havoc; featured a segment of Trucker Norm’s Corner in which Norman, in the crowd, in which he told the kids to be safe at Halloween and to ask their parents to order Halloween Havoc; included a promo by the Nastys regarding the Steiners’ win over Eaton & Lane; featured a Halloween Havoc ad which announced the following matches for the show: the Junkyard Dog vs. Moondog Rex, Tommy Rich vs. JW Storm, Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong vs. the Master Blasters, and Terry Taylor vs. Wendell Cooley; however, it was mentioned earlier in the show that Taylor would face Dr. X at the show; included Jim Ross conducting an interview in the arena with Sting regarding his recent attacks from Vicious; featured Paul E. Dangerously conducting an interview with Vicious regarding his upcoming match with Sting at Halloween Havoc:
The Juicer pinned Jeff Stone with a Thesz Press off the top at 3:49; prior to the bout, the Juicer came out with several young fans
The Nasty Boys defeated Joe Barrett & Keith Hart at 3:51 when Jerry Saggs pinned Hart following the running powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team
Tom Zenk pinned Bill Ford at 2:42 with a crossbody off the top
Moondog Rex pinned Tommy Rich at 4:41 after hitting Rich with his bone; prior to the bout, it was announced Rex would challenge NWA US Champion Lex Luger the following night on The Main Event; during the contest, it was mentioned Rex was ranked #8 in the NWA, even though he wasn’t mentioned during the Weekly Top 10 earlier in the show
Terry Taylor pinned Chuck Coates with the Five Arm at 3:12; during the bout, Taylor’s parents were shown in attendance; it was mentioned during the match that Taylor would face Dr. X at Halloween Havoc; moments later, Bob Caudle read the Weekly Top 10 which differed from the version announced earlier in the show and included both JW Storm and Moondog Rex
JW Storm pinned John Peterson at 2:14 with a modified chokeslam; after the bout, Storm knocked his opponent out with a punch
NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 14:01 when Rick pinned Eaton after Scott hit a Steinerline as Eaton attempted to drop Rick with a piledriver
Tim Horner pinned Brian Carr with a roll up into a bridge at 3:54; during the bout, it was announced Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson the following night on The Main Event
10/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
10/27/90 – the second hour of the program overlapped with the first hour of Halloween Havoc; featured a rundown of the Havoc card narrated by Gordon Solie; included a segment of the Wrestling Wrap-Up hosted by Solie, with footage of the NWA World Champion Sting / Sid Vicious confrontation at the Clash of the Champions and of Vicious attacking Sting at the Sept. 30 card in Chicago, followed by comments from both men; footage was also shown of NWA Tag Team Champions Doom attacking Arn Anderson on Worldwide and Ric Flair & Anderson then jumping the champions as well as footage from the recent match in Greensboro in which the two fought to a double count-out and brawled all the way backstage, followed by comments from Teddy Long, Flair & Anderson; featured a promo by Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin regarding their their upcoming match at Havoc against Chris & Mark Youngblood; included a Havoc commercial starring Elvira and Vicious; featured Solie hosting the Wrestlig Wrap-Up focusing on the NWA US Champion Lex Luger vs. Stan Hansen and NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. the Nasty Boys matches at Havoc, with footage of Hansen attacking Luger at the Clash, comments from Hansen and Luger, footage of the Nastys attacking the Steiners during the Sept. 30 contract signing in Chicago, and comments from both teams, during which Scott said his title meant nothing compared to the revenge he wants for the earlier attack in Chicago; included a promo by the Junkyard Dog & El Gigante regarding their match later in the show; featured a segment of Trucker Norm’s Corner in which Norman, sitting in the crowd with the fans, told the kids and parents to be safe while out trick or treating; included Jim Ross hosting a segment with Dennis Brent of the Wrestling News Wrap-Up in which Brent presented Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong with an Outstanding Achievement Award based on their upset over Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane earlier in the year and their time spent volunteering to help the community; footage was then shown of their win over Eaton & Lane on Worldwide; moments later, Jim Cornette interrupted the presentation and claimed the award was made to make his team look like losers, said they couldn’t beat Eaton & Lane, and then insulted the Armstrong family; Cornette then said Armstrong wouldn’t punch him because he was wearing glasses, with Armstrong saying he wouldn’t punch him but he would push him down on his “big, fat ass” and then shoved him; the audio was muted when Armstrong said “ass;” featured a closing segment in which Cornette cut a promo on Smothers & Armstrong for putting their hands on him:
Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Bill Ford & Chuck Coates at 7:34 when Smothers pinned Coates with a side elbow off the top as Armstrong held Coates in the air; Jim Cornette joined the commentary team for the bout and argued that Smothers & Armstrong shouldn’t be receiving an award from the NWA Wrestling Wrap-Up instead of his team of Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich defeated the Italian Stallion & Joe Cazana at 7:38 when Morton pinned Cazana with a sunset flip after Rich punched Cazana in the mid-section; during the bout, it was announced Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin were responsible for a major knee injury to Robert Gibson which would put Gibson out of action for six months to a year
JW Storm pinned Terrance Blaylock with one hand on his chest at 1:45 following a choke throw; after the bout, Storm punched Blaylock in the face
Tom Zenk pinned Tom Burke with a crossbody off the top at 6:14
Mike Rotunto & Tim Horner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 16:48 when Horner pinned Wright with a roll up into a bridge
Allen Iron Eagle (w/ Chris & Mark Youngblood) pinned Bob Andrews at 3:28 following a double chop
Barry Horowitz pinned Tommy Angel at 2:48 with a la magistral cradle
El Gigante & the Junkyard Dog defeated Kamikazee & El Diablo at 2:46 when Gigante scored the pin following a boot to the chest
Trucker Norm (w/ the Juicer) pinned Keith Hart at 1:53 by blocking a sunset flip attempt and hitting a sit-down splash
10/22/90; Gainesville, GA; Georgia Mountains Center
11/3/90 – featured a Halloween Havoc special report, hosted by Gordon Solie, in which he noted Stan Hansen was the new NWA US Champion and that NWA World Champion Sting, NWA Tag Team Champions Doom, and NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner retained their titles; Solie then showed footage of the Black Scorpion’s appearance and altercation with Sting and of the Nasty Boys attacking Scott Steiner during his post-match interview with Tony Schiavone; included Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair and Teddy Long in which Flair said he and Arn Anderson wanted another shot at the NWA Tag Team Titles at Starrcade; Flair then challenged Long to bring his men to the Clash of the Champions and a coin toss would determine which between he and Anderson and which member of Doom would face off in a singles match; the two then shared words, with Flair offering Long $200,000 if the Horsemen lost but Long walked off without agreeing; featured Solie hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he previewed the Starrcade 90 international tag team tournament, during which it was noted elimination tournaments were being held around the world to see what representatives would be part of Starrcade; during the segment, a brief video package of the Steiners, the only team mentioned by name to be part of the tournament, was shown; included Bob Caudle introducing footage of Paul E. Dangerously going to a pool hall to find the Motor City Madman; after meeting him, Dangerously gave him a wad of cash to take care of Lex Luger, with the Madman telling Dangerously he could consider it done; featured a second segment with Ross, Flair, and Long in which Flair offered Long $250,000, with Long saying the tag team titles are worth more than that; Flair then offered $500,000 and said that was worth more than the neighborhood Long grew up in, with Long again turning down the offer; included a vignette of Big Van Vader to promote his return to the NWA; featured a third segment with Ross, Flair, and Long in which Long told Flair to put his own Rolls Royce and yacht on the line if he wanted a chance at the tag team titles; included a promo by Jim Cornette regarding Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane facing Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong, with Cornette putting up $10,000 to Smothers & Armstrong putting up their Wrestling Wrap Up awards; featured a backstage segment in which Dangerously said the Black Scorpion had agreed to be on The Danger Zone live at the Clash of the Champions to confront Sting; after showing footage of the Scorpion’s appearance at Havoc, Dangerously spoke with Sting and then showed a new promo from the Scorpion in which he told Sting he would confront him at the Clash but only if he himself was put in a cage so he could show off more of his black magic; Sting then said he would be at the Clash, no matter what the Scorpion had up his sleeve; included a fourth segment with Ross, Flair, and Long in which Flair agreed to Long’s bet for the Clash; featured backstage promos by Michael Hayes – alongside Jimmy Garvin & Little Richard Marley – and Ricky Morton regarding their main event match:
The Juicer pinned Mark White with a Thesz Press off the top at 3:52; prior to the bout, the Juicer was escorted to the ring by several kids wearing makeup like his
The Master Blasters defeated Dave Diamond & Scott Allen at 1:33 when Steel pinned Diamond following a double shoulderblock
The Junkyard Dog pinned Rocky Gibbs with a headbutt at the 56-second mark; late in the bout, Jim Ross accidentally referred to Gibbs as Rocky King
Jeff Stone defeated NWA US Champion Stan Hansen via disqualification at 1:53 when Hansen broke the referee’s 5 count while attacking Stone on the ropes; Hansen did not come out with the US title nor was he introduced as the champion
Brian Pillman pinned Ringlord #1 with a crossbody off the top at 7:00; during the bout, it was announced Jim Cornette would put up $10,000 when Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane faced Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong the following night on The Main Event; it was also mentioned two foreign teams would compete at the Clash of the Champions for a spot in the Starrcade 90 tag team tournament
The Nasty Boys defeated John Peterson & Dave Perry at 3:26 when Jerry Saggs pinned Perry following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash double team; during the bout, NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner cut an insert promo on their feud with the Nasty Boys
Brad Armstrong pinned Lt. James Earl Wright with a reversal into the side Russian legsweep at 7:37
Sid Vicious defeated Mark Freeman with one finger on his chest after hitting the powerbomb at 1:50
Tommy Rich pinned Hassan Farouk with the Thesz Press at 2:00
Moondog Rex pinned Tommy Angel with the Samoan Drop at 7:28
Ricky Morton defeated Michael Hayes (w/ Little Richard Marley) via disqualification at 5:58 when Jimmy Garvin interfered as Hayes was tied upside down in the corner; during the bout, it was noted Robert Gibson would be out of action 6 to 8 months due to injury; after the contest, Tommy Rich made the save, with he and Morton attempting to injure Hayes’ leg until Hayes was helped from the ring; after the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted a closing interview in the arena with Hayes, Garvin, & Marley regarding Morton & Rich; moments later, Morton & Rich came out to the ring, with Morton grabbing the mic and challenging the Freebirds to a fight then and there; the two teams then brawled in the ring until El Gigante came out during the final seconds of the broadcast
11/5/90; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre
11/10/90 – hosted by Jim Ross & Bob Caudle; included a promo for Wrestling Wrap-Up Magazine; featured a Wrestling Wrap-Up segment hosted by Gordon Solie, with comments from Lex Luger on facing the Motor City Madman at Clash of the Champions XIII and his quest to regain the NWA US Title from Stan Hansen; during the segment, a vignette aired of the Motor City Madman training for Luger by throwing preliminary wrestlers around as Paul E. Dangerously watched from ringside; included Ross interviewing Luger who claimed he and his allies would be at ringside to watch NWA World Champion Sting’s back against the Black Scorpion; featured comments from Ox Baker who claimed his Nightstalker would take down Sid Vicious at the Clash; included footage of Teddy Long inside Ric Flair’s limo and then boarding Flair’s boat, the Magnificent Obsession, with Long confidant that he would own the boat after Clash if NWA Tag Team Champions Doom could defeat the Four Horsemen; featured Ross & Caudle interviewing Long, whom the announcers presented a gift box which had been delivered earlier in the show, with Long refusing to open it and walking off; later in the show, Long returned to open the gift, but Ross stated it would have to wait until next week’s broadcast:
Tom Zenk pinned Cliff Sheets at 5:26 with a crossbody off the top
Magnum Force defeated Tim Parker & Joe DeFuria at 4:10 when #2 pinned DeFuria with a shoulder block off the top; during the bout, a video insert aired with NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner claiming they would be on their worst behavior when they faced Magnum Force at Clash of Champions (debut of Magnum Force)
The Big Cat pinned Scotty Williams at 2:20 via submission with the Torture Rack
The Juicer defeated JW Storm via disqualification at 3:44 when Norman came out and pushed Storm’s foot off the ropes during a pin attempt; after the match, Norman tackled Storm and ran him off
Running the Gauntlet, Round 2: Buddy Landel pinned Steve Armstrong at 6:40 after Bobby Eaton knocked Armstrong off the top with a right hand punch; with the win, Landel, Stan Lane, and Bobby Eaton each won $5,000; had Armstrong won, he would have advanced for face Eaton the next night on NWA Main Event for $15,000
Bobby Eaton defeated NWA World Champion Sting via disqualification in a non-title match at 11:04 when Sting backdropped Eaton over the top rope as the champion was distracted by the voice of the Black Scorpion, which began taunting Sting during the end of the bout; after the match, two unknown men attacked Sting, with the Scorpion’s voice continuing to taunt the champion
The Nightstalker (w/ Ox Baker) pinned Gary Jackson at the 58-second mark with an elbow drop after a powerslam (Nightstalker & Baker’s debut)
Brian Pillman pinned Rip Rogers at 8:25 with a crossbody off the top after blocking Rogers’ superplex attempt
Sid Vicious pinned Scott Sandlin at 2:21 with the powerbomb
Ricky Morton defeated Michael Hayes (w/ Little Richard Marley) via disqualification at 6:22 when Jimmy Garvin interfered as Morton had Hayes covered with a crossbody; after the match, Tommy Rich made the save for Morton, with Bobby Eaton then running out and attacking Rich & Morton; moments later, El Gigante made the save
The Nasty Boys defeated Keith Hart & Neil Allen at 3:17 when Jerry Saggs pinned Allen with the elbow drop off the top; during the bout, a video insert aired with NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner, along with their dog Arnold, who claimed they would settle things inside a steel cage with the Nasty Boys
11/17/90
11/13/90; Marietta, GA; Cobb County Civic Center
11/24/90 – featured Jim Ross & Bob Caudle on commentary; included a Wrestling Wrap Up segment hosted by Gordon Solie, which looked at WCW World Champion Sting being attacked by a referee the previous week and the Black Scorpion’s appearance at Clash of the Champions XIII; Solie referred to Sting as the “World Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion” during the report; featured comments from the Black Scorpion who promised to get rid of Sting at Starrcade; included comments from Sting who was excited about learning the Scorpion’s identity at Starrcade; featured a vignette with Michael Wallstreet, along with Alexandra York, at a board meeting discussing what to do with his millions of dollars while giving stock advice on the phone; Wallstreet & York noted that they invested in computer technology that could determine exactly how to defeat any WCW superstar; included a look at the Nasty Boys attacking WCW US Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner on the 11/18 Main Event and the Steiners running them off at the Clash; featured a brief clip of Big Van Vader, returning soon to WCW; included comments from WCW Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons and Ric Flair on their 2nd Round Gauntlet Match later in the show; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW Executive Vice President Jim Herd to address WCW US Champion Stan Hansen’s refusal to give Lex Luger a rematch, with Hansen interrupting and Herd announcing Hansen would face Luger at Starrcade; included Caudle conducting an interview with Luger, who claimed he would have a new tag team partner to face the Big Cat & the Motor City Madman the next week; featured a video on Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey teaming as the Skyscrapers in 1989, with the team set to reunite at Starrcade; included Missy Hyatt conducting an interview with WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson on his title defense the next night against Terry Taylor on Main Event:
Tom Zenk pinned Bill Irwin at 4:34 with a missile dropkick
JW Storm pinned Dave Taylor at 1:56 with a modified chokeslam
Terry Taylor pinned Rip Rogers at 6:15 with the Five Arm; Rogers attacked Taylor on the floor before the bell; during the bout, it was noted that Taylor would challenge WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson the following night on the Main Event
Brian Pillman pinned Tom Burke at 4:27 with the crossbody off the top
Buddy Landell pinned Jeff Tankersley at 1:48 with the corkscrew elbow drop
The Nasty Boys defeated George South & Joe Cazana at 2:01 when Jerry Saggs pinned Cazana following the Death Drop powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team; during the bout, an insert video aired with the Nasty Boys threatening to spill WCW US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner’s blood inside a steel cage
The Junkyard Dog pinned Mike Sampson at 1:31 with a side Russian legsweep
Running the Gauntlet, Round 2: WCW Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at 3:26 when WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson attacked Simmons; moments later, WCW Tag Team Champion Butch Reed appeared, with the two teams brawling as the show went to commercial; due to Simmons’ victory, he split $15,000 with Buddy Landell and the Nightstalker
Norman pinned GQ Stratus at 1:54 with the sit-down splash; Teddy Long provided guest commentary for the match
The Big Cat & The Motor City Madman defeated Scott Sandlin & Jeff Gambol at 2:02 when the Madman forced Sandlin to submit to an overhead backbreaker; a video insert aired during the match with Big Cat & the Madman warning Lex Luger to find a teammate because they’d both be after him
Sid Vicious pinned Mike Freeman at 1:40 with the powerbomb; during the match, a video insert aired with Sid claiming he ruled the world; during the bout, the announcers discussed Sid reuniting with Dan Spivey at Starrcade to face the Big Cat & the Nightstalker
WCW US Tag Team Champions RIck & Scott Steiner defeated Man Mountain Bailey & Doug Stahl in a non-title match at 2:46 when Scott pinned Stahl after the DDT off the top double team
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 4:02 when Armstrong pinned Wright after hitting the side Russian legsweep and then elevating Horner into a legdrop; Michael Hayes provided guest commentary and discussed teaming with Jimmy Garvin & Dr. X the following night to face El Gigante, Tracy Smothers, and Steve Armstrong on Main Event
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