• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 20, 1989) – NWA Chi-Town Rumble
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 20, 1989, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘NWA Chi-Town Rumble’ LIVE on PPV from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
This pay-per-view featured the first out of 3 legendary Flair/Steamboat matches.
Here are the results:
Michael Hayes defeated Russian Assassin I
Sting defeated Butch Reed
Loser Leaves The NWA: The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette defeated The Original Midnight Express & Paul E. Dangerously
World Television Championship: Mike Rotunda defeated Rick Steiner (c)
United States Heavyweight Championship: Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham (c)
World Tag Team Championship: The Road Warriors (c) defeated The Varsity Club
World Heavyweight Championship: Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair (c)
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 20, 1989) – WWF MSG House Show
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 20, 1989, the World Wrestling Federation held a televised house show in the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
This live event featured matches on the road to the ‘WrestleMania V’ PPV.
The results can be found below:
Jim Powers defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated The Red Rooster
Big John Studd defeated Akeem via count-out
Bushwhackers defeated Rougeau Brothers
Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude
Rick Martel wrestled King Haku to a draw
Greg Valentine defeated Jim Neidhart
Randy Savage defeated The Ultimate Warrior via count-out
2/20/89:
It’s champion vs champion as Randy Savage takes on the Ultimate Warrior at MSG! pic.twitter.com/EDZyclCmkt
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 20, 2023
2/20/89:
Rod Trongard’s final appearance in his short-lived WWF tenure, as he welcomes us to MSG pic.twitter.com/Awpa9KrZdk
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) February 20, 2023
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