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professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1990
Overview of the events of 1990 in professional wrestling
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1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1990.
Calendar of notable shows
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
Jan 7
FMW
Battle Resistance – 1st Open Tournament
Tokyo, Japan
Jan 21
WWF
Royal Rumble
Orlando, Florida , U.S.
Feb 6
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions X
Corpus Christi, Texas , U.S.
Feb 12
NJPW
Super Fight In Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan
[1]
Feb 12
FMW
Battle Brave in Korakuen
Tokyo, Japan
Feb 25
WCW
WrestleWar
Greensboro, North Carolina , U.S.
Apr 1
FMW
Texas Street Fight
Tokyo, Japan
Apr 1
WWF
WrestleMania VI
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Apr 8
AWA
SuperClash IV
St. Paul, Minnesota , U.S.
Apr 13
WWF /AJPW /NJPW
Wrestling Summit
Tokyo , Japan
May 19
NWA WCW
Capital Combat
Washington D.C. , U.S.
Jun 13
Clash of the Champions XI
Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
Jul 7
WWC
WWC 17th Aniversario
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
NWA
The Great American Bash
Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
Aug 4
FMW
Summer Spectacular in Shiodome
Tokyo, Japan
Aug 27
WWF
SummerSlam
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Sep 5
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions XII
Asheville, North Carolina , U.S.
Sep 30
NJPW
Inoki's 30th Wrestling Anniversary
Yokohama , Japan
Oct 21
EMLL
EMLL 57th Anniversary Show
Mexico City , Mexico
[2]
Oct 27
NWA
Halloween Havoc
Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Nov 1
NJPW
AJPW Budokan Hall Show
Tokyo , Japan
Nov 5
FMW
FMW 1st Anniversary Show
Tokyo , Japan
Nov 20
NWA WCW
Clash of the Champions XIII
Jacksonville, Florida , U.S.
Nov 22
WWF
Survivor Series
Hartford, Connecticut , U.S.
Dec 14
EMLL
Juicio Final
Mexico City , Mexico
[3]
Dec 16
WCW
Starrcade
St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
Dec 26
NJPW
NJPW Legends Show
Hamamatsu , Japan
[4]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Notable events
Accomplishments and tournaments
WCW
WWF
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
WWF
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
February 21
Deactivated
N/A
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
No title changes
Debuts
Retirements
Births
January 14 – Kacy Catanzaro , American female wrestler[6]
March 6 – Demitrius Bronson , American wrestler
March 7 – Chase Owens , American wrestler[7]
March 24 – Lacey Evans , American female wrestler
April 2 – Sawyer Fulton , American wrestler
April 30 – Tomahawk T.T. , Japanese wrestler[8]
May 25 – Bo Dallas [9]
June 27 – Kimber Lee [10]
July 6 – Puma , Mexican luchador
July 8 – Axel Dieter Jr.
July 18 – Golden Magic , Mexican luchador
July 21 – Fabian Aichner , Italian wrestler
July 24 – Angelo Dawkins, American wrestler
July 24 – Tucker Knight [11]
August 15 – Diamante , American female wrestler
September 15 – Titán , Mexican luchador
September 18 – Herodes Jr. , Mexican luchador
September 26 – Eterno , Mexican luchador
October 14 – Raquel Diaz , American retired professional wrestler
October 17 – Mahabali Shera , Indian wrestler
November 9 – Robin , Mexican luchador
December 27 – Zelina Vega , American female wrestler[12]
December 30 – Fenix , Mexican luchador enmascarado
Deaths
January 7 – Bronko Nagurski , American football player and wrestler (b. 1908)
February 4 – Whipper Billy Watson , Canadian wrestler (b. 1915)[13]
February 15 - Mark Tendler, American wrestler (b. 1935)
April 18 - Gory Guerrero , American wrestler (b. 1921)[14]
June - Willi Kuhn
July 2 - Jack Pesek, American promoter and wrestler (b. 1923)
July 24 - Frank Jares, American wrestler (b. 1912)
July 26 - Jack Casey
August 15 - Pat O'Connor , New Zealand wrestler (b. 1924)
August 31 – Bert Assirati , British wrestler (b. 1908)
September 23 – Stanley Wyckoff, American wrestler (b. 1907)
September 28 – Tiger Wilson
November – Jan Gotch, Polish wrestler (b. 1912)
November 15 – Georg "Schurli" Blemenschutz, Austrian promoter and wrestler
November 21 – Dean Hart , Canadian music promoter and wrestling referee (b. 1954)
December – Les Ruffen, American wrestler (b. 1912)
December 4 – Johnny Gilbert, American wrestler
December 9 – Mike Mazurki , American actor and wrestler (b. 1907)
December 31 – Ed Gantner , American wrestler (b. 1959)
December 31 – Daniel Aldana, Mexican luchador (b. 1912)
Unknown – Mike Gallagher, American wrestler (b. 1933)
See also
References
^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=3120
^ "57th Anniversary Show" . Pro Wrestling History. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 19, 2010 .
^ "Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero". Octagón (1961) (in Spanish). Mexico . 2008. p. 42. Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre.
^ http://www.profightdb.com/cards/njpw/legends-show-4788.html
^ Oliver, Greg (September 14, 2017). "Former AWA World champion Otto Wanz dies" . SLAM Wrestling. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
^ Zachary Stieber (July 16, 2014). "Kacy Catanzaro American Ninja Warrior" . Epoch Times .
^ "【10.13両国全カード決定!】年内最後の"IWGPヘビー選手権"AJvs棚橋!"権利証戦"オカダvs内藤!勝者同士が1.4東京ドームで激突!!" (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling . September 24, 2014. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014 .
^ "T-Hawk" . Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Gaora. Retrieved September 24, 2013 .
^ "WWE Raw in Uniondale (correspondents needed), Dot Net Audio, Raw dark main event, Alberto El Patron, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas, Alex Shelley, D'Angelo Dinero" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 25 September 2016 .
^ "Kimber Lee" . Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ "Levi Cooper Profile – Arizona State University Official Athletic Site" . Arizona State University .
^ "Thea Trinidad Biography" . TheaTrinidad.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012 .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling . ECW Press . p. 201. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3 .
^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Gory Guerrero". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling . HarperCollins. pp. 189–193. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3 .