• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (February 15, 1989) – NWA Clash Of The Champions 5
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on February 15, 1989, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired ‘NWA Clash Of The Champions V: St. Valentine’s Massacre’ LIVE on TBS from the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Six-man tag team main event featured a rare WCW/NWA appearance by japanese Wrestler (now japanese wrestling legend) Tenryu.
Below are the results:
– The Midnight Express def. The Russian Assassins
– Butch Reed def. Steven Casey
– Lex Luger def. The Blackmailer
– NWA United States Tag Team Championship
The Varsity Club def. The Fantastics
– Ricky Steamboat def. Bob Bradley
– Rick Steiner def. Rip Morgan
– NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
The Road Warriors & Genichiro Tenryu (c) wrestled The Varsity Club to a double DQ
• Triple H Getting His Team Ready To Eventually Take Control Of WWE
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, it is inevitable that Old School WWF Legend Triple H eventually takes control of WWE, especially after the return of XFL in 2020.
Triple H is getting his team ready in NXT when that time comes. A vital member of his team is said to be former TNA employee Jeremy Borash, who recently signed with WWE.
Triple H recently gained control of 205 Live and him & Stephanie McMahon were credited for the signing of Ronda Rousey.
