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This is a list of various things that took place in 1990.
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Significant events
Unknown date
- The North American Wrestling Association (NAWA) is formed in the Mid-Atlantic area by John Ringley, Mike Lamberth and former NWA star and Jim Crockett Promotions booker George Scott
- The Super Ladies of Wrestling, the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association's syndicated program, debuts
February
- 6 - Sting is kicked out of the Four Horsemen at Clash of the Champions X in Corpus Christi, Texas for accepting a title shot against NWA World Champion and Four Horsemen leader Ric Flair. Sting later suffers a patella tendon rupture in his left knee while attempting to climb up the side of a steel cage to get at Flair during a cage match between Flair and the Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole and Arn Anderson) and the J-Tex Corporation (The Dragon Master, The Great Muta and Buzz Sawyer). The Horsemen then complete a heel turn following the match by attacking Sting
- 10 - All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling put on a joint event at the Tokyo Dome which draws 63,900 fans. The top matches include Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi coming out of retirement to beat Masa Chono and Shinya Hashimoto, Genichiro Tenryu and Tiger Mask II defeating Riki Chōshū and George Takano, and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader retaining his title by battling Stan Hansen to a double-countout
- 23 - WWF Champion Hulk Hogan retains his title by pinning Randy Savage in Detroit, Michigan, broadcast on The Main Event on NBC. Following the match, Savage gets into an argument with guest referee, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Buster Douglas, who then knocks out Savage. Mike Tyson was originally scheduled to be the referee for the Hogan-Savage Main Event match, but this changed when Douglas KOed Tyson in an upset to win the World Heavyweight Boxing title in Tokyo on February 11
April
- Billy Jack Haynes turns heel on a broadcast of Portland Wrestling during a six-man match pitting him, Rip and Larry Oliver against The Grappler, The Equalizer and Brian Adams, as the result of a misunderstanding between Haynes and the Olivers.[1] Following the match, Haynes cuts an intense promo against the fans of Portland, his hometown, blaming them for the failure of his fitness gym and a rival promotion he had owned, the Oregon Wrestling Federation, by not supporting either business
- 13 - All Japan, New Japan and the WWF present a joint supercard at the Tokyo Dome. Among the top matches, Hulk Hogan beats Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu defeats Randy Savage
May
- 14 - Tiger Mask II unmasks during an All Japan tag team match in Tokyo, revealing his identity as Mitsuharu Misawa after six years of competing as the second incarnation of Tiger Mask
- 26 - The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling airs its final episode. Daisy defeats GLOW Champion Cheyenne Cher to win the title in the main event
June
- 8 - Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Jumbo Tsuruta in an upset at an All Japan event at Budokan Hall in Tokyo
July
- Paul Jones and Frank Dusek purchase the NAWA and rename it as South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
- 4 - Brutus Beefcake suffers near-fatal facial injuries in a freak accident in Lutz, Florida when a parasailer crashes knees-first into Beefcake's face after the parasailer's driver mistakenly takes a cue to take off. Beefcake later undergoes surgery to reconstruct his face, with eight steel plates, 40 screws and over 100 staples inserted into his head to allow every bone in his face to heal. As a result of the injuries, Beefcake's in-ring career is put on hold for nearly three years
September
- Tully Blanchard announces his retirement as an active wrestler to become a minister
- 1 - On a live broadcast of USWA Championship Wrestling on WMC-TV in Memphis, Eddie Gilbert attempts to run down Jerry Lawler in the parking lot outside the WMC studios. Lawler was trying to save USWA booker Eddie Marlin from a parking lot beatdown by Eddie and Doug Gilbert after Marlin had fired the Gilberts from the USWA and ejected them from the studio when Eddie jumps into Doug's car, guns the motor and runs into Lawler before driving off. Lawler escapes the attack with just a bruised hip
- 24 - Herb Abrams' UWF holds its debut TV taping in Reseda, California. Among the top matches, Steve Williams battles Paul Orndorff to a double-countout, Billy Jack Haynes vs. Col. DeBeers also ends in a double-countout, Dan Spivey and Brian Blair battle to a double-DQ, and David Sammartino beats Cactus Jack by DQ
November
- 6 - Jesse Ventura is elected mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, unseating incumbent Jim Krautkremer, who had been that city's mayor since 1972
December
- 16 - The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) win the Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament at Starrcade in St. Louis, Missouri, defeating The Great Muta and Mr. Saito in the final. Also at Starrcade, Sting retains his NWA World title against the Black Scorpion (later unmasked as Ric Flair) in a steel cage match with Dick the Bruiser as guest referee, NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) battle Arn Anderson and Barry Windham to a no-contest, and The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) reunite to beat the Big Cat and the Motor City Madman
- 18 - The Ladies Professional Wrestling Association holds its debut TV taping in Laughlin, Nevada. In one of the featured matches, LPWA Champion Susan Sexton (who was awarded the title upon the promotion's startup) retains her title via pinfall over Heidi Lee Morgan
- 26 - 74-year-old former six-time NWA World Champion Lou Thesz wrestles his final match, making a one-night comeback in a loss to former student Masa Chono in an exhibition bout at a New Japan event in Hamamatsu, Japan
Births
January
- 23 - Brandon Aarons
October
- 14 - Shaul Guerrero
December
- 27 - Thea Trinidad
Deaths
February
- 4 - Whipper Billy Watson 76 (Natural causes)
April
- 18 - Gory Guerrero 65 (Cancer)
August
- 16 - Pat O'Connor 65 (Cancer)
Debuts
Unknown date
October
- 2 - Chris Jericho
Events
Pay-Per-View events
January
- 21 - WWF Royal Rumble
February
April
May
July
August
- 27 - WWF Summer Slam 1990 - "The Heat Returns"
October
November
- 22 - WWF Survivor Series
December
Title changes
January
- 2 - Arn Anderson wins the NWA World Television Championship from The Great Muta in Gainesville, Georgia
- 8 - Jerry Lawler wins the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship from King Cobra in Memphis, Tennessee
February
- 3 - Curtis Thompson wins the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship from Scotty the Body in Portland, Oregon
- 10 - Mr. Saito wins the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from Larry Zbyszko in Tokyo, Japan
- 26 - Jimmy Valiant wins the USWA title from Jerry Lawler in Memphis
March
- 12 - Jerry Lawler regains the USWA title from Jimmy Valiant in Memphis
- 30 - The NWA Pacific Northwest title is held up when Scotty the Body cheats to beat champion Curtis Thompson in Eugene, Oregon
April
- 1 - The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania VI in Toronto, Ontario; Warrior later vacates his WWF Intercontinental Championship with the WWF title win
- 8 - Larry Zbyszko regains the AWA World title from Mr. Saito in St. Paul, Minnesota
- 21 - Brian Adams wins the vacant NWA Pacific Northwest title in a tournament final over Larry Oliver in Portland
- 23 - Curt Hennig defeats Tito Santana in a tournament final for the vacant WWF Intercontinental title in Austin, Texas
- 28 - Jimmy Valiant regains the USWA title from Jerry Lawler in Memphis
May
- 5 - Jerry Lawler regains the USWA title from Jimmy Valiant in Memphis
- 12 - Scott Norton wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Brian Adams in Portland
- 19 - Doom wins the NWA World Tag Team Championship from the Steiner Brothers at Capital Combat in Washington, D.C.; The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship from Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk at Capitol Combat
- 26 - Scott Norton is stripped of the NWA Pacific Northwest title when he is suspended from PNW for attacking several wrestlers during a brawl
June
- 2 - Scotty the Body wins the vacant NWA Pacific Northwest title by defeating The Grappler in Portland
- 8 - Stan Hansen wins the AJPW Triple Crown Championship from Terry Gordy in Tokyo
- 18 - The Snowman wins the USWA title from Jerry Lawler in Memphis
- 30 - Robert Fuller beats Rick Steamboat in a tournament final in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to become the first NAWA Heavyweight Champion
July
- 7 - Sting wins the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Ric Flair at The Great American Bash 1990 in Baltimore, Maryland. This was Sting's first match since his patella tendon injury at Clash of the Champions X on February 6
- 28 - The NWA Pacific Northwest title is held up following a match between champion Scotty the Body and The Grappler
August
- 4 - The Grappler wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from Scotty the Body in Portland
- 11 - The Trooper and D.J. Peterson win the AWA World Tag Team Championship from The Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos) in Rochester, Minnesota; Buck Zumhofe defeats Jonnie Stewart for the vacant AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in Rochester
- 27 - Kerry Von Erich defeats Curt Hennig for the WWF Intercontinental title at SummerSlam in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeat Demolition (Smash and Crush) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship in Philadelphia; The Snowman is stripped of the USWA title for no-showing a title defence
October
- 8 - Jerry Lawler wins the vacant USWA title in a tournament final over Austin Idol in Memphis
- 27 - Stan Hansen wins the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Lex Luger at Halloween Havoc in Chicago, Illinois
November
- 5 - Terry Funk wins the USWA title from Jerry Lawler in Memphis
- 10 - Steve Doll wins the NWA Pacific Northwest title from The Grappler in Portland
- 19 - Curt Hennig defeats Kerry Von Erich for the WWF Intercontinental title in Rochester, New York
December
- 4 - Tom Zenk wins the NWA World TV title from Arn Anderson in Atlanta, Georgia
- 7 - Steve Williams and Terry Gordy win the vacant AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship in the World's Strongest Tag Team League round-robin tournament in Tokyo
- 12 - Larry Zbyszko is stripped of the AWA World title when he leaves the AWA for WCW
- 16 - Lex Luger regains the NWA United States title from Stan Hansen at Starrcade in St. Louis
- 26 - Tatsumi Fujinami wins the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Riki Chōshū in Hamamatsu, Japan. With the win, Fujinami also earns a shot at the NWA World title to take place at a joint New Japan/WCW show to take place at the Tokyo Dome on March 21, 1991
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