On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection
Podcast episode 31… We review the NWA WrestleWAR 1990!
The Professor” Chabelo Vera Cruz, Mr. Wonderful Tommy Wonder and Billy Ray Valentine relive this classic NWA (World Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance) Event!
Event information:
WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on February 25, 1990 from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. This would be the second year in a row WCW promoted a PPV under the name "WrestleWar", a series that would include four shows in total. When the WWE Network launched in 2014 this show became available "on demand" to network subscribers.
Name of the event: NWA WrestleWar 1990 - "Wild Thing"
Date: 2/25/90
Promotion: NWA World Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance
Type: Pay Per View
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Arena: Greensboro Coliseum
Attendance: 9,894
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: February 25, 1990
Commentary by: Jim Ross & Terry Funk
PPV buyrate (relative): 1.6
FULL MATCH CARD:
Tag Team Match
Buzz Sawyer & Kevin Sullivan vs. The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas)
Singles Match
Cactus Jack Manson vs. Norman
Tag Team Match
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/Jim Cornette) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
Tag Team Chicago Street Fight
The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) (w/Paul Ellering) vs. The Skyscrapers (Mean Mark & The Masked Skyscraper) (w/Teddy Long)
NWA United States Tag Team Title Match
Flyin' Brian & The Z-Man (c) vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)
NWA World Tag Team Title Match
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) (c) vs. The Andersons (Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson)
NWA World Heavyweight Title Match
Ric Flair (w/Woman) (c) vs. Lex Luger (w/Sting)