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CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – April 1, 1989
Unified Heavyweight Title: Master of Pain d. Jerry Lawler (c)
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 1, 1989
Blackjack Mulligan d. Ray Evans
Chris Adams, Jimmy Jack Funk, & Jeff Jarrett d. Beauty & The Beast, & Buddy Roberts by DQ
NWA @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - April 1, 1989 (matinee) (1,000)
Michael Hayes defeated Brad Anderson
The Iron Sheik defeated Steve Casey
The Junkyard Dog defeated Kendall Windham
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair
The Great Muta defeated Bobby Eaton
Butch Reed defeated Stan Lane
NWA US Tag Team Champions Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team via disqualification
Sting defeated Kevin Sullivan
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Dan Spivey
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – April 1, 1989
Tama vs. Chris Youngblood
Jonathan Holliday vs. Ricky Santana
Carribbean Tag Titles: Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr. (c) vs. Mr. Pogo & Kensuke Sasaki
Jason the Terrible & Chicky Starr vs. TNT & White Angel
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Abuddadein (c) vs. The Invader
Universal Heavyweight Title: Carlos Colon (c) vs. Steve Strong
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – April 1, 1989
Beetlejuice d. CW Bergstrom
Scotty the Body d. Rex King
Scott Peterson d. Steve Doll by DQ
Carl Styles d. The Grappler
Top Gun d. Joey Jackson
Jonathan Boyd d. Al Madril by DQ
WrestleMania V - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Plaza - April 2, 1989 (18,946; 17,500 paid)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin performing the National Anthem to open the broadcast; featured Jesse Ventura posing and playing to the crowd from the broadcast booth after Howard Finkel introduced him early in the show; included Run DMC performing an in-ring WrestleMania rap mid-way through the show; featured the return of Roddy Piper after a 2-year hiatus as he hosted a Piper's Pit with guests Brother Love and Morton Downey Jr.; after Love ran backstage, Piper sprayed Downey with a fire extinguisher to end the segment; a young Lance Storm and Chris Kanyon were in attendance for the event
Hercules pinned King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a back suplex and bridge at 6:36, lifting his shoulder at the 2-count
The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated The Rockers at 8:05 when Akeem pinned Michaels with a splash after Bossman caught Michaels coming off the top and hit a powerbomb
Brutus Beefcake fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double count-out at 10:00; prior to the bout, Dibiase and Virgil shook hands with Donald Trump who was sitting ringside for the event; after the match, Beefcake put Virgil in the sleeper and fought off Dibiase but both men were able to escape the ring before Beefcake could use his cutting shears
The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:11 when Luke pinned Raymond following the battering ram and a double gutbuster behind the referee's back
Mr. Perfect pinned the Blue Blazer with a forearm blow and the Perfect Plex at 5:49 (Perfect's first appearance in his trademark singlet)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match at 8:55 following the Decapitation on Fuji after he accidentally threw powder in Warlord's face (Demolition, Wrestling's Super Heroes)
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Ron Garvin at 3:59 with an atomic drop and the side suplex; prior to the contest beginning, Jimmy Snuka made his return to the WWF; after the match, Garvin attacked Frenchy Martin and executed the Garvin Stomp
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel at 9:16 following the spike piledriver on Santana after Martel walked out of the match following a miscommunication (Strike Force's reunion match after 10 months)
Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at around 9:35 when Andre began attacking guest referee Big John Studd as Ted Dibiase failed to steal Damien the snake from ringside; Jake made the save for Studd by chasing Andre off with Damien
The Hart Foundation defeated Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 7:39 after Neidhart intercepted Jimmy Hart's megaphone, tossed it to Bret Hart, who then used it on the HTM, and scored the pinfall
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior at 9:42 to win the title as the champion attempted a suplex into the ring, Heenan swept Warrior's leg out from under him, and held the foot down during the cover (The Ultimate Warrior 89)
Jim Duggan fought Bad News Brown to a double disqualification at 3:48 when Duggan began using his 2X4 and Brown used a steel chair
The Red Rooster pinned Bobby Heenan (w/ the Brooklyn Brawler) at the 31 second mark after Heenan hit the turnbuckle shoulder-first; following the match, the Rooster fought off an attack from the Brawler
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF World Champion Randy Savage to win the title at 17:54 after suffering the flying elbow, Hulking up, and hitting the leg drop for the win; Miss Elizabeth was in a neutral corner for the match until she was eventually sent backstage late in the contest
Clash of the Champions VI - New Orleans, LA - Superdome - April 2, 1989 (matinee) (5,300)
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included Bob Caudle conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding the night's main event; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat after the conclusion of the Flair / Steamboat match in which Steamboat made mention of other top contenders he would be defending against and reviewed footage of Flair's foot being under the bottom rope during the finish of the third fall:
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 20:33 when Samu pinned Eaton after Fatu hit Eaton over the back of the head with Dangerously's phone behind the referee's back after Eaton hit the Rocket Launcher on Fatu and made the cover
The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Steve Casey with the moonsault at 8:11
The Junkyard Dog pinned Butch Reed (w/ Hiro Matsuda) at 8:55 after Reed collided with Matsuda on the ring apron; prior to the bout, JYD was escorted to the ring by a jazz band
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Dick Murdoch at 9:48 when Hart swept Murdoch's legs as he attempted the brainbuster and then held the foot down during the cover; during the bout, Pat O'Connor, Lou Thesz, Sam Mushnick, Buddy Rogers, Gene Kiniski, and Dory Funk Jr. were shown in the crowd
Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) to win the titles at 11:37 when Williams pinned Road Warrior Hawk with a roll up and a fast count from referee Teddy Long, moments after Long refused to count Hawk's cover on Rotunda following the Doomsday Device because the champions manhandled him shortly before; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with the Road Warriors about the controversial decision
Ranger Ross defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Rip Morgan) via disqualification at 1:55 when Morgan hit Ross with the Iranian flag after Ross hit the Combat Kick; prior to the bout, Ross was propelled down from the rafters with the American flag; after the match, the Junkyard Dog made the save and helped clear the ring
NWA US Tag Team Champions Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan at 3:52 when Gilbert pinned Sullivan with an inside cradle after hitting him with Missy's purse; after the bout, Gilbert was double teamed in the ring until Steiner cleared the ring with a chair
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 55:32, 2-1; fall #1 - Flair pinned Steamboat by reversing an inside cradle at 19:33; fall #2 - Steamboat forced Flair to submit to a double chicken wing at 34:14; fall #3 - Flair pinned Steamboat with the double chicken wing, though Flair's foot was outside the ring during the pinfall; Terry Funk did guest commentary for the bout; prior to the bout, Ross announced the bout between NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Jack Victory was scheduled for that time but in order to give ample time to the main event, and because it could run long, it was pushed back to later in the card; during his introduction, Steamboat came to the ring with his wife Bonnie and baby son (The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection)
Dark matches after the show:
NWA TV Champion Sting defeated Rip Morgan via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 3:25 after a Stinger Splash in the corner
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Jack Victory via submission with the Torture Rack; late in the bout, Michael Hayes appeared ringside to be in Victory's corner
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – April 3, 1989
Handicap Match: Lord Humongous d. Samurai & Shogun
Robert Fuller d. Jed Grundy
Brian Lee d. Frankie Lancaster
Scott Steiner d. PY Chu-Hi
Robert Fuller, Action Jackson, & Dutch Mantell battled Jeff Jarrett, John Paul, & Tracy Smothers to a no contest
Unified World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler d. Master of Pain (c) by DQ
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - April 4, 1989
WWF Superstars taping:
Megaman (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. ?
Bad News Brown pinned Brutus Beefcake
Big John Studd defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman in a steel cage match
4/22/89 - included Brutus Beefcake as a guest of the Brother Love Show which was interrupted by Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri; moments later, Sherri slapped Beefcake after he continuously referred to her as "Scary Sherri"; Savage then jumped Beefcake from behind and held him down so that Sherri could cut some of his hair with his own pair of scissors:
Jim Duggan defeated George South
Big John Studd defeated Mitch Casey
Rick Martel (w/ Slick) defeated Terry Daniels
Ron Garvin defeated Greg Valentine; after the bout, Valentine challenged Garvin to a career vs. career match for the following week
The Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Dave Flanagan & Tony Roy
Bret Hart defeated Chris Duffy
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude defeated Paul Smith
4/29/89 - included the Bushwhackers as guests of the Brother Love Show where they covered Brother Love in sardines:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Rick Mitchell & Jim Chappel
Jim Neidhart pinned Tony Suber with the powerslam at 1:44
Dino Bravo defeated Brian Johnson
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Gary Royal
Mr. Perfect defeated Joe Cruz
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Ron Garvin with a small package at 3:27; due to pre-match stipulations, Garvin could no longer wrestle in the WWF; had Valentine lost, he would no longer have been able to wrestle in the WWF either; after the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed Valentine and Hart at ringside
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Mark Brown & Cougar Jay Strongbow
5/6/89 - included Bobby Heenan & King Haku as guests of the Brother Love Show during which Heenan said he would allow Jim Duggan to face Haku any time and any place with the crown on the line; featured a poem from the Genius; included closing comments from Jim Duggan regarding his match with Haku the following week:
The Rockers defeated George South & Boris Zhukov at 4:04 when Jannetty pinned South following a double flying dropkick off the top, with only Michaels landing his
Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Chuck Williams at 1:52 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
The Red Rooster defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission with an elevated chicken wing at 1:54; Ron Garvin made his debut as a referee for the bout and, after the contest, punched Sharpe after Sharpe pushed him
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Tony Durante with a clothesline off the top at 1:43
Hercules defeated Brian Elder via submission with the backbreaker at 1:34
Jake Roberts defeated Virgil (sub. for Ted Dibiase who was suffering from the flu) with the DDT at 1:39; after the bout, Roberts gave out a handful of cash to the fans at ringside after taking the money from Virgil's tights; moments thereafter, Dibiase came ringside and attacked Roberts, applying the Million $ Dream; it was this incident which was credited with putting Roberts out of action with a fractured disc in his neck, however he was out of action due to legal issues dealing with charges of assault
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Gene Ligon & Mark Brown at 2:02 when Anderson pinned Ligon following a spike piledriver behind the referee's back
Prime Time Wrestling:
Bret Hart vs. Honkytonk Man
NWA @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - April 4, 1989 (1,500)
Television taping:
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Jack Victory
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Mike Rotunda
Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team via disqualification
The Road Warriors fought Dan Spivey & NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams to a no contest
WWF @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial - April 5, 1989
Wrestling Challenge taping:
4/23/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Andre the Giant:
The Ultimate Warrior defeated an unknown
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Tommy Durante
The Rockers defeated Chris Duffy & Gary Royal
Ted Dibiase defeated Cougar Jay
Jim Neidhart defeated Paul Fine
The Bushwhackers defeated Max McGiver & John Wise
Honkytonk Man defeated an unknown
4/30/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hillbilly Jim:
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Hercules via disqualification at 3:24 in a non-title match when Hercules shoved the referee and brought his chain into the ring after chasing Heenan around ringside
The Red Rooster defeated Mike Williams via submission with the chicken wing at 1:31
The Warlord defeated Mark Ming
Jake Roberts pinned Chris Duffy with the DDT at 2:40
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Brick Bronsky & Terry Daniels
Rick Martel (w/ Slick) defeated Brian Owens
Bret Hart defeated Mitch Casey
5/7/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Jim Duggan:
The Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Joe Cruz & an unknown
The Blue Blazer pinned Gary Royal at 2:13 with a crossbody off the top
Bad News Brown pinned Tony Roy at 1:21 with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown further attacked his opponent and threw him from the ring
Big John Studd defeated King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification when Andre the Giant interfered; after the bout, Jim Duggan made the save with his 2x4
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Skaaland & Paul Smith at 1:51 when Raymond pinned Skaaland with a superkick
Mr. Perfect defeated Bill Spectre
CWA @ Owensboro, KY – Sports Center – April 5, 1989
Frankie Lancaster vs. PY Chu-Hi
Lord Humongous vs. Master of Pain
Street Fight: Robert Fuller, Action Jackson, & Dutch Mantell vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Mason-Dixon Connection
NWA @ Miami, FL - Knight Center - April 5, 1989 (500)
Tyree Pride defeated David Heath
Ranger Ross defeated Rip Morgan
Michael Hayes defeated the Junkyard Dog
Butch Reed fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Kevin Sullivan defeated Eddie Gilbert
The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey
Rick Steiner defeated Dan Spivey
The Road Warriors defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda via count-out
NWA TV Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated the Iron Sheik
Continental @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – April 7, 1989 (1,500)
Mike Davis fought Jackie Fulton to a draw
Johnny Rich d. Masahiro Chono
Bill Dundee d. Davey Rich
Danny Davis d. Alan Martin
Todd Morton d. Jimmy Golden
Hair vs. DWB eats dog food: Ricky Morton d. Tony Anthony
CWF Heavyweight Title – SR: Bill Dundee: Wendell Cooley d. Tom Prichard (c)
Steel Cage Battle Royal won by Davey Rich
Southland @ Cleveland, TN – April 7, 1989 (500)
Scott & Steve Armstrong d. Mr. Atlanta & Master Blaster
Pat Rose & Mr. Wrestling II d. El Lobo & Tommy Rich
Buddy Landell & Moondog Spot battled Mongolian Stomper & Super D to a no contest
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 7, 1989 (3,000)
Cactus Jack Manson d. Brickhouse Brown
Matt Borne battled Killer Brooks to a no contest
Robert Fuller d. Jimmy Jack Funk
Chris Adams d. Iceman Parsons by DQ
Steel Cage: Jeff Jarrett d. Buddy Roberts
Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage Hair vs. Texas Heavyweight Title – SR: Frank Dusek: Eric Embry d. Gary Young (c)
Unified Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) battled Kerry Von Erich to a DDQ
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – April 7, 1989
Ron Ritchie vs. Johnny Smith
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Bob Brown
International Tag Titles: Makhan & Volkan Singh (c) vs. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow
North American Heavyweight Title: Davey Boy Smith (c) vs. Steve Blackman
Unified Heavyweight Title: Master of Pain d. Jerry Lawler (c)
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 1, 1989
Blackjack Mulligan d. Ray Evans
Chris Adams, Jimmy Jack Funk, & Jeff Jarrett d. Beauty & The Beast, & Buddy Roberts by DQ
NWA @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - April 1, 1989 (matinee) (1,000)
Michael Hayes defeated Brad Anderson
The Iron Sheik defeated Steve Casey
The Junkyard Dog defeated Kendall Windham
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair
The Great Muta defeated Bobby Eaton
Butch Reed defeated Stan Lane
NWA US Tag Team Champions Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team via disqualification
Sting defeated Kevin Sullivan
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Steve Williams & Dan Spivey
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – April 1, 1989
Tama vs. Chris Youngblood
Jonathan Holliday vs. Ricky Santana
Carribbean Tag Titles: Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr. (c) vs. Mr. Pogo & Kensuke Sasaki
Jason the Terrible & Chicky Starr vs. TNT & White Angel
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Abuddadein (c) vs. The Invader
Universal Heavyweight Title: Carlos Colon (c) vs. Steve Strong
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – April 1, 1989
Beetlejuice d. CW Bergstrom
Scotty the Body d. Rex King
Scott Peterson d. Steve Doll by DQ
Carl Styles d. The Grappler
Top Gun d. Joey Jackson
Jonathan Boyd d. Al Madril by DQ
WrestleMania V - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Plaza - April 2, 1989 (18,946; 17,500 paid)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included WWF Women's Champion Rockin Robin performing the National Anthem to open the broadcast; featured Jesse Ventura posing and playing to the crowd from the broadcast booth after Howard Finkel introduced him early in the show; included Run DMC performing an in-ring WrestleMania rap mid-way through the show; featured the return of Roddy Piper after a 2-year hiatus as he hosted a Piper's Pit with guests Brother Love and Morton Downey Jr.; after Love ran backstage, Piper sprayed Downey with a fire extinguisher to end the segment; a young Lance Storm and Chris Kanyon were in attendance for the event
Hercules pinned King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a back suplex and bridge at 6:36, lifting his shoulder at the 2-count
The Big Bossman & Akeem (w/ Slick) defeated The Rockers at 8:05 when Akeem pinned Michaels with a splash after Bossman caught Michaels coming off the top and hit a powerbomb
Brutus Beefcake fought Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) to a double count-out at 10:00; prior to the bout, Dibiase and Virgil shook hands with Donald Trump who was sitting ringside for the event; after the match, Beefcake put Virgil in the sleeper and fought off Dibiase but both men were able to escape the ring before Beefcake could use his cutting shears
The Bushwhackers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 5:11 when Luke pinned Raymond following the battering ram and a double gutbuster behind the referee's back
Mr. Perfect pinned the Blue Blazer with a forearm blow and the Perfect Plex at 5:49 (Perfect's first appearance in his trademark singlet)
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match at 8:55 following the Decapitation on Fuji after he accidentally threw powder in Warlord's face (Demolition, Wrestling's Super Heroes)
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Ron Garvin at 3:59 with an atomic drop and the side suplex; prior to the contest beginning, Jimmy Snuka made his return to the WWF; after the match, Garvin attacked Frenchy Martin and executed the Garvin Stomp
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel at 9:16 following the spike piledriver on Santana after Martel walked out of the match following a miscommunication (Strike Force's reunion match after 10 months)
Jake Roberts defeated Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at around 9:35 when Andre began attacking guest referee Big John Studd as Ted Dibiase failed to steal Damien the snake from ringside; Jake made the save for Studd by chasing Andre off with Damien
The Hart Foundation defeated Honkytonk Man & Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 7:39 after Neidhart intercepted Jimmy Hart's megaphone, tossed it to Bret Hart, who then used it on the HTM, and scored the pinfall
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior at 9:42 to win the title as the champion attempted a suplex into the ring, Heenan swept Warrior's leg out from under him, and held the foot down during the cover (The Ultimate Warrior 89)
Jim Duggan fought Bad News Brown to a double disqualification at 3:48 when Duggan began using his 2X4 and Brown used a steel chair
The Red Rooster pinned Bobby Heenan (w/ the Brooklyn Brawler) at the 31 second mark after Heenan hit the turnbuckle shoulder-first; following the match, the Rooster fought off an attack from the Brawler
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF World Champion Randy Savage to win the title at 17:54 after suffering the flying elbow, Hulking up, and hitting the leg drop for the win; Miss Elizabeth was in a neutral corner for the match until she was eventually sent backstage late in the contest
Clash of the Champions VI - New Orleans, LA - Superdome - April 2, 1989 (matinee) (5,300)
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included Bob Caudle conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding the night's main event; featured Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat after the conclusion of the Flair / Steamboat match in which Steamboat made mention of other top contenders he would be defending against and reviewed footage of Flair's foot being under the bottom rope during the finish of the third fall:
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 20:33 when Samu pinned Eaton after Fatu hit Eaton over the back of the head with Dangerously's phone behind the referee's back after Eaton hit the Rocket Launcher on Fatu and made the cover
The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Steve Casey with the moonsault at 8:11
The Junkyard Dog pinned Butch Reed (w/ Hiro Matsuda) at 8:55 after Reed collided with Matsuda on the ring apron; prior to the bout, JYD was escorted to the ring by a jazz band
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Dick Murdoch at 9:48 when Hart swept Murdoch's legs as he attempted the brainbuster and then held the foot down during the cover; during the bout, Pat O'Connor, Lou Thesz, Sam Mushnick, Buddy Rogers, Gene Kiniski, and Dory Funk Jr. were shown in the crowd
Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) to win the titles at 11:37 when Williams pinned Road Warrior Hawk with a roll up and a fast count from referee Teddy Long, moments after Long refused to count Hawk's cover on Rotunda following the Doomsday Device because the champions manhandled him shortly before; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with the Road Warriors about the controversial decision
Ranger Ross defeated the Iron Sheik (w/ Rip Morgan) via disqualification at 1:55 when Morgan hit Ross with the Iranian flag after Ross hit the Combat Kick; prior to the bout, Ross was propelled down from the rafters with the American flag; after the match, the Junkyard Dog made the save and helped clear the ring
NWA US Tag Team Champions Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated Dan Spivey & Kevin Sullivan at 3:52 when Gilbert pinned Sullivan with an inside cradle after hitting him with Missy's purse; after the bout, Gilbert was double teamed in the ring until Steiner cleared the ring with a chair
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 55:32, 2-1; fall #1 - Flair pinned Steamboat by reversing an inside cradle at 19:33; fall #2 - Steamboat forced Flair to submit to a double chicken wing at 34:14; fall #3 - Flair pinned Steamboat with the double chicken wing, though Flair's foot was outside the ring during the pinfall; Terry Funk did guest commentary for the bout; prior to the bout, Ross announced the bout between NWA US Champion Lex Luger and Jack Victory was scheduled for that time but in order to give ample time to the main event, and because it could run long, it was pushed back to later in the card; during his introduction, Steamboat came to the ring with his wife Bonnie and baby son (The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection)
Dark matches after the show:
NWA TV Champion Sting defeated Rip Morgan via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 3:25 after a Stinger Splash in the corner
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Jack Victory via submission with the Torture Rack; late in the bout, Michael Hayes appeared ringside to be in Victory's corner
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – April 3, 1989
Handicap Match: Lord Humongous d. Samurai & Shogun
Robert Fuller d. Jed Grundy
Brian Lee d. Frankie Lancaster
Scott Steiner d. PY Chu-Hi
Robert Fuller, Action Jackson, & Dutch Mantell battled Jeff Jarrett, John Paul, & Tracy Smothers to a no contest
Unified World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler d. Master of Pain (c) by DQ
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - April 4, 1989
WWF Superstars taping:
Megaman (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. ?
Bad News Brown pinned Brutus Beefcake
Big John Studd defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated the Ultimate Warrior via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman in a steel cage match
4/22/89 - included Brutus Beefcake as a guest of the Brother Love Show which was interrupted by Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri; moments later, Sherri slapped Beefcake after he continuously referred to her as "Scary Sherri"; Savage then jumped Beefcake from behind and held him down so that Sherri could cut some of his hair with his own pair of scissors:
Jim Duggan defeated George South
Big John Studd defeated Mitch Casey
Rick Martel (w/ Slick) defeated Terry Daniels
Ron Garvin defeated Greg Valentine; after the bout, Valentine challenged Garvin to a career vs. career match for the following week
The Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Dave Flanagan & Tony Roy
Bret Hart defeated Chris Duffy
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude defeated Paul Smith
4/29/89 - included the Bushwhackers as guests of the Brother Love Show where they covered Brother Love in sardines:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Rick Mitchell & Jim Chappel
Jim Neidhart pinned Tony Suber with the powerslam at 1:44
Dino Bravo defeated Brian Johnson
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Gary Royal
Mr. Perfect defeated Joe Cruz
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Ron Garvin with a small package at 3:27; due to pre-match stipulations, Garvin could no longer wrestle in the WWF; had Valentine lost, he would no longer have been able to wrestle in the WWF either; after the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed Valentine and Hart at ringside
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Mark Brown & Cougar Jay Strongbow
5/6/89 - included Bobby Heenan & King Haku as guests of the Brother Love Show during which Heenan said he would allow Jim Duggan to face Haku any time and any place with the crown on the line; featured a poem from the Genius; included closing comments from Jim Duggan regarding his match with Haku the following week:
The Rockers defeated George South & Boris Zhukov at 4:04 when Jannetty pinned South following a double flying dropkick off the top, with only Michaels landing his
Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Chuck Williams at 1:52 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
The Red Rooster defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission with an elevated chicken wing at 1:54; Ron Garvin made his debut as a referee for the bout and, after the contest, punched Sharpe after Sharpe pushed him
The Barbarian (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Tony Durante with a clothesline off the top at 1:43
Hercules defeated Brian Elder via submission with the backbreaker at 1:34
Jake Roberts defeated Virgil (sub. for Ted Dibiase who was suffering from the flu) with the DDT at 1:39; after the bout, Roberts gave out a handful of cash to the fans at ringside after taking the money from Virgil's tights; moments thereafter, Dibiase came ringside and attacked Roberts, applying the Million $ Dream; it was this incident which was credited with putting Roberts out of action with a fractured disc in his neck, however he was out of action due to legal issues dealing with charges of assault
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Gene Ligon & Mark Brown at 2:02 when Anderson pinned Ligon following a spike piledriver behind the referee's back
Prime Time Wrestling:
Bret Hart vs. Honkytonk Man
NWA @ West Palm Beach, FL - Auditorium - April 4, 1989 (1,500)
Television taping:
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Jack Victory
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Mike Rotunda
Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner defeated the Samoan Swat Team via disqualification
The Road Warriors fought Dan Spivey & NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams to a no contest
WWF @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial - April 5, 1989
Wrestling Challenge taping:
4/23/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Andre the Giant:
The Ultimate Warrior defeated an unknown
The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Tommy Durante
The Rockers defeated Chris Duffy & Gary Royal
Ted Dibiase defeated Cougar Jay
Jim Neidhart defeated Paul Fine
The Bushwhackers defeated Max McGiver & John Wise
Honkytonk Man defeated an unknown
4/30/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hillbilly Jim:
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Hercules via disqualification at 3:24 in a non-title match when Hercules shoved the referee and brought his chain into the ring after chasing Heenan around ringside
The Red Rooster defeated Mike Williams via submission with the chicken wing at 1:31
The Warlord defeated Mark Ming
Jake Roberts pinned Chris Duffy with the DDT at 2:40
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Brick Bronsky & Terry Daniels
Rick Martel (w/ Slick) defeated Brian Owens
Bret Hart defeated Mitch Casey
5/7/89 - included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Jim Duggan:
The Big Bossman & Akeem defeated Joe Cruz & an unknown
The Blue Blazer pinned Gary Royal at 2:13 with a crossbody off the top
Bad News Brown pinned Tony Roy at 1:21 with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Brown further attacked his opponent and threw him from the ring
Big John Studd defeated King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification when Andre the Giant interfered; after the bout, Jim Duggan made the save with his 2x4
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated George Skaaland & Paul Smith at 1:51 when Raymond pinned Skaaland with a superkick
Mr. Perfect defeated Bill Spectre
CWA @ Owensboro, KY – Sports Center – April 5, 1989
Frankie Lancaster vs. PY Chu-Hi
Lord Humongous vs. Master of Pain
Street Fight: Robert Fuller, Action Jackson, & Dutch Mantell vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Mason-Dixon Connection
NWA @ Miami, FL - Knight Center - April 5, 1989 (500)
Tyree Pride defeated David Heath
Ranger Ross defeated Rip Morgan
Michael Hayes defeated the Junkyard Dog
Butch Reed fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Kevin Sullivan defeated Eddie Gilbert
The Great Muta defeated Steve Casey
Rick Steiner defeated Dan Spivey
The Road Warriors defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda via count-out
NWA TV Champion Sting defeated Ric Flair
NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated the Iron Sheik
Continental @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – April 7, 1989 (1,500)
Mike Davis fought Jackie Fulton to a draw
Johnny Rich d. Masahiro Chono
Bill Dundee d. Davey Rich
Danny Davis d. Alan Martin
Todd Morton d. Jimmy Golden
Hair vs. DWB eats dog food: Ricky Morton d. Tony Anthony
CWF Heavyweight Title – SR: Bill Dundee: Wendell Cooley d. Tom Prichard (c)
Steel Cage Battle Royal won by Davey Rich
Southland @ Cleveland, TN – April 7, 1989 (500)
Scott & Steve Armstrong d. Mr. Atlanta & Master Blaster
Pat Rose & Mr. Wrestling II d. El Lobo & Tommy Rich
Buddy Landell & Moondog Spot battled Mongolian Stomper & Super D to a no contest
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – April 7, 1989 (3,000)
Cactus Jack Manson d. Brickhouse Brown
Matt Borne battled Killer Brooks to a no contest
Robert Fuller d. Jimmy Jack Funk
Chris Adams d. Iceman Parsons by DQ
Steel Cage: Jeff Jarrett d. Buddy Roberts
Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage Hair vs. Texas Heavyweight Title – SR: Frank Dusek: Eric Embry d. Gary Young (c)
Unified Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) battled Kerry Von Erich to a DDQ
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – April 7, 1989
Ron Ritchie vs. Johnny Smith
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) vs. Bob Brown
International Tag Titles: Makhan & Volkan Singh (c) vs. Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow
North American Heavyweight Title: Davey Boy Smith (c) vs. Steve Blackman