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NWA @ Cleveland, OH - August 15, 1989 (3,500)
Television taping
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Ray defeated the Ding Dongs
Bobby Eaton pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin after Stan Lane interfered
Ron Simmons & Cuban defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich after Sheik hit Gilbert with the flag
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Brad Armstrong
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
The Great Muta pinned Scott Hall
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
Tommy Rich pinned Cuban
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Brad Armstrong
Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated the Ding Dongs; after the bout, the Dongs were unmasked
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt and Robin Greene aka Woman) defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Ray
Sting defeated the Great Muta via disqualification
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
Manassas, VA - August 16, 1989
Nikita Koloff d. Afa
CWA @ Henderson, KY – Riverside Downs – August 16, 1989
Doug Gilbert vs. Nightmare Freddy
Cousin Junior & Stan Frazier vs. Wild Side
Rugby Scrum: Tony Anthony & Black Bart vs. Bill Dundee & Dustin Rhodes
The Black Birds vs. The Rock n Roll Express
Loser Leaves Town: Dutch Mantell vs. Master of Pain
Unified Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Super Destroyer
Lights Out: The Rock n Roll Express vs. Wild Side
NWA @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 1989
World Championship Wrestling - 8/26/89 - included a music video tribute to Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey to the tune of Whitesnake's "Now You're Gone;" featured a music video tribute to Terry Funk to the tune of his theme song; included Jim Ross & Jim Cornette reviewing a fan letter from a woman named Natasha in Rockingham, NC in which she spoke out against recent comments made by Ross toward NWA US Champion Lex Luger; featured footage from a date Rick Steiner and Robin Green went on, prior to which Ross gave Steiner a pep talk before he got ready for the date; during the segment, Steiner said he had plans for them to watch 90 minutes of "Leave it to Beaver" on their date; moments later, the two went over to Robin's hotel room, with Robin opening the door wearing a revealing outfit (Green's first appearance in her "Woman" look); included footage from the recent Best of 3 amateur series between Steve Williams and Mike Rotunda, which Rotunda won 2-1 after Teddy Long interfered in the third match; featured a pre-taped segment in which Bob Caudle announced Flair as the A&W Cream Soda "King of the Slam" winner and presented Flair with a trophy; included Ross conducting an interview with Slater & Hart regarding Slater's match later in the show against Sting; featured Ron Simmons & the Iron Sheik as guests of The Danger Zone, during which Sheik said Paul E. Dangerously was "intelligent jew," that he was training Simmons, and looking for a tag team partner for him; included Ross conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin regarding Garvin's match the next night against Bobby Eaton and their title defense Sept. 12 against the Clash of the Champions against the Steiners; featured Ross conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair regarding his tag team match with Sting against Terry Funk & the Great Muta Sept. 12 at the Clash, during which Flair said he would make Funk bleed and then praised Brian Pillman who was scheduled up next:
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated John Brewer & Keith Steinborn at 2:56 when Eaton pinned Brewer with one hand on his face following the Veg-o-matic; during the bout, it was announced NWA Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin and Eaton would face off the following day on The Main Event and that Lane suffered a hand injury during the recent Wargames match at the Omni; it was also mentioned Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich would face Ron Simmons & the Cuban Assassin the next day on The Main Event; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Cornette, Eaton & Lane regarding their feud with the Fabulous Freebirds, with Ross eventually cutting Cornette off because he was talking too much; Cornette then joined Ross on commentary for the remainder of the show
Mike Justice & Trent Knight defeated Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long) via disqualification at 2:49 when Spivey repeatedly stomped Knight in the corner, with Vicious then dropping Justice with the powerbomb
Tommy Rich pinned the Enforcer with the Thesz Press at 2:56; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with NWA US Champion Lex Luger regarding the letter Ross received earlier in the show from a Luger supporter, with Luger ripping up the letter and cutting promos on NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Rich
Steve Williams pinned Bill Ford with the Oklahoma Stampede at 1:47; during the bout, it was mentioned Bam Bam Bigelow and a member of the Green Bay Packers had challenged Mike Tyson, with Ross saying he'd like to see Tyson face Williams; after the match, Ross & Cornette conducted an interview with Williams regarding his rivalry with Mike Rotunda
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Richard Sartain & Greg Evans at 3:29 when Fatu pinned Sartain with the splash off the top
Brad Armstrong pinned the Cuban Assassin at 5:19 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by the Cuban put Armstrong on top for the win
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bob Emery & Mark Smith at 5:12 when Garvin pinned Smith with the DDT; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting would face Terry Funk & the Great Muta in the main event of the upcoming Clash of the Champions
Brian Pillman pinned Fred Avery with Air Pillman at 2:29; prior to the bout, Pillman signed several autographs for kids seated ringside; mid-way through the bout, Norman appeared and climbed to the top rope, with Pillman then dropkicking Norman off the top to the floor; Teddy Long then appeared and threatened Norman with the giant key to send him backstage
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt & Robin Green) defeated the Bounty Hunter & Cruel Connection #1 at 4:19 when Rick pinned the Bounty Hunter with the belly to belly suplex; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with the Steiners, Missy, and Robin in which they discussed Robin's transformation and their upcoming tag team title shot against the Freebirds at the Clash (Robin's first appearance ringside with the Steiners)
Sting defeated Dick Slater (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification at the 12-minute mark when Terry Funk and the Great Muta jumped Sting as he battled with Slater on the floor; moments later, NWA World Champion Ric Flair attempted to make the save but was knocked out by Muta; Brian Pillman then attempted to make the save but was beaten down until Flair eventually cleared the ring with Funk's branding iron; after the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with Hart until Funk called for Hart to go backstage and check on an injured Slater after Slater was assaulted by Flair weilding the branding iron
NWA @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 1989
World Championship Wrestling - 9/2/89 - included Wahoo McDaniel on commentary alongside Jim Ross; featured pre-taped comments from Tommy Rich regarding his upcoming NWA US Title shot against Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting regarding Flair's upcoming Texas Death matches against Terry Funk and Sting facing Muta the following day at the Omni for the TV title; featured pre-taped comments from the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering regarding the Samoan Swat Team & Paul E. Dangerously in which they spoke of the Clash being Tuesday instead of a week from Tuesday; included an ad for the upcoming Clash; featured Ross conducting an interview with Rick & Scott Steiner, Robin Green, and Missy Hyatt in which Robin thanked Scott and Missy for welcoming her into the group and Scott spoke of competing the next night at the Omni; included a music video on Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace to the tune of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy;" featured a music video tribute to Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey to the tune of Whitesnake's "Now You're Gone;" included a music video tribute to Brian Pillman to the tune of Def Leppard's "Rocket;" featured a music video tribute to the Road Warriors to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Ironman":
Tommy Rich pinned Agent Steel at around the 5-minute mark with the Thesz Press; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair had signed to face Terry Funk in a series of Texas Death matches and that Rich would face NWA US Champion Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions; it was also announced that the Road Warriors, Rick & Scott Steiner would face the Samoan Swat Team, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin the following week on The Power Hour and that the Great Muta would face Sting the following night at the Omni to determine once and for all the holder of the TV title
Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long & Sid Vicious) pinned Rusty Riddle with the powerbomb at 2:33
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Trent Knight & Bill Ford at the 51-second mark when Fatu pinned Knight with the splash off the top
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tommy Angel & Luis Ascea when Garvin pinned Ascea with the DDT at 2:42; prior to the bout, pre-taped comments from Hayes were shown in which he cut a promo on Rick & Scott Steiner; during the match, it was announced Brian Pillman would face Eddie Gilbert on the following week's show
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - August 18, 1989 (7,800; sell out)
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma
Bret Hart fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:30
Haku pinned Hercules
Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out
Dino Bravo pinned Jim Neidhart
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
NWA @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - August 18, 1989 (8,500)
Bill Irwin & Al Greene defeated the Ding Dongs
Ron Simmons defeated Brad Anderson
Brian Pillman pinned Norman
Steve Williams defeated Mike Rotunda via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Sting fought the Great Muta to a 20-minute draw
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
USWA @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – August 18, 1989
Billy Travis d. Sheik Braddock
Matt Borne & Jeff Jarrett d. Cactus Jack & Al Perez
Kendo Stick: Chris Adams d. Gary Young by DQ
Eric Embry d. PY Chu-Hi
Handicap Lights Out: Shaun & Steve Simpson d. Cactus Jack, Gary Young, & Skandor Akbar by DQ
Texas Death: Tarras Bulba battled Kerry Von Erich to a double countout
AWA @ St. Cloud, MN – August 18, 1989
The Destruction Crew vs. Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – August 19, 1989
CWA Tag Titles: Spike Huber & Jerry Lawler d. Wild Side (c) by DQ
The Black Birds & Harold Harris d. Nightmare Freddy, Rough & Ready
Tony Anthony & Black Bart d. Cousin Junior & Super Destroyer
Gary Albright & Doug Gilbert d. Rodney Napper & Texas Red by countout
Master of Pain & Little Road Warrior d. Tim Hall & TD Steele
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - August 19, 1989 (12,145)
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
Hercules fought Haku to a double disqualification
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma in under 4 minutes
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau in sudden death overtime in a 60-minute marathon match
The Hart Foundation defeated Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage
NWA @ Charlotte, NC - Coliseum - August 19, 1989 (6,000)
Bill Irwin & Al Greene defeated the Ding Dongs
Ron Simmons defeated Brad Anderson
Brian Pillman pinned Norman
Steve Williams defeated Mike Rotunda via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Sting fought the Great Muta to a 20-minute draw
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - August 20, 1989
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo via disqualification
Also included The Rockers
NWA @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - August 20, 1989 (3,600)
The Ding Dongs (Richard Sartain & Greg Evans) defeated Big Al Greene & Trent Knight at 7:45 when Knight was pinned after Ding picked up Dong and dropped him with a legdrop-style onto the opponent
Ron Simmons pinned Brad Anderson (Gene Anderson's son) at 5:25 with a spinebuster
Brian Pillman pinned Norman the Maniac (w/ Teddy Long) at 5:05 with a crossbody off the top after Norman collided with Long
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan at 11:15 when Scott pinned Morgan (probably after hitting the Frankensteiner)
Steve Williams pinned Bill Irwin at 3:45 when Irwin attempted a slam into the ring but Williams fell on top for the win
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 12:24 when Garvin pinned Eaton with the DDT after Hayes tripped Eaton
Sting defeated the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification at 9:11 when Hart interfered as Muta was caught in the Scorpion Death Lock; the bout was to have determined the rightful holder of the vacant TV title
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich at 11:15 by grabbing the tights for leverage
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk (w/ Gary Hart) at 18:58 after Funk ran into his own branding iron, placed in the corner by Hart; after the bout, both the Great Muta and Sting became involved in a brawl
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team in a steel cage match at 9:43 when Hawk pinned Samu following a clothesline off the top rope
WWF @ Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium - August 20, 1989 (3,712)
Tim Horner pinned Barry Horowitz
Mr. Perfect pinned Hillbilly Jim
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Andre the Giant at the 28-second mark
Demolition defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Rick Martel fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw at the 18-minute mark
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude pinned Brutus Beefcake
WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - August 21, 1989 (5,400)
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo via disqulaification
Haku pinned Hercules
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – August 21, 1989
Cousin Junior d. Gary Albright
SR – Master of Pain: Little Warrior d. Bill Dundee
Texas Bullrope Match: Black Bart d. Dustin Rhodes
Jeff Jarrett d. Tony Anthony
Jason & Nightmare Freddy d. Frankenstein & The Wolfman
Handicap Match: Brickhouse Brown, Chris Champion, Iceman Parsons, & Mark Starr d. The Rock n Roll Express
Black Bart, Buddy Landell, & Master of Pain d. Jerry Lawler, Frank Morrell, & Jerry Calhoun
Loser Leaves Town – SR: Ronnie Gossett: Jerry Lawler d. Doug Gilbert
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center - August 21, 1989
Jim Powers vs. Boris Zuhkov
The Brooklyn Brawler vs. Terry Taylor
The Genius vs. Koko B. Ware
The Bushwhackers vs. The Powers of Pain
The Honky Tonk Man vs. Jimmy Snuka
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant at around the 30 second mark; following the event, Andre was arrested on charges of assault dealing with an incident with a local cameraman by the name of Ben Hildebrand; he didn't spend any time in jail but posted a $1200 bond
Television taping
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Ray defeated the Ding Dongs
Bobby Eaton pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin after Stan Lane interfered
Ron Simmons & Cuban defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich after Sheik hit Gilbert with the flag
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Brad Armstrong
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
The Great Muta pinned Scott Hall
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
Tommy Rich pinned Cuban
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Brad Armstrong
Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated the Ding Dongs; after the bout, the Dongs were unmasked
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt and Robin Greene aka Woman) defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Ray
Sting defeated the Great Muta via disqualification
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
Manassas, VA - August 16, 1989
Nikita Koloff d. Afa
CWA @ Henderson, KY – Riverside Downs – August 16, 1989
Doug Gilbert vs. Nightmare Freddy
Cousin Junior & Stan Frazier vs. Wild Side
Rugby Scrum: Tony Anthony & Black Bart vs. Bill Dundee & Dustin Rhodes
The Black Birds vs. The Rock n Roll Express
Loser Leaves Town: Dutch Mantell vs. Master of Pain
Unified Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) vs. Super Destroyer
Lights Out: The Rock n Roll Express vs. Wild Side
NWA @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 1989
World Championship Wrestling - 8/26/89 - included a music video tribute to Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey to the tune of Whitesnake's "Now You're Gone;" featured a music video tribute to Terry Funk to the tune of his theme song; included Jim Ross & Jim Cornette reviewing a fan letter from a woman named Natasha in Rockingham, NC in which she spoke out against recent comments made by Ross toward NWA US Champion Lex Luger; featured footage from a date Rick Steiner and Robin Green went on, prior to which Ross gave Steiner a pep talk before he got ready for the date; during the segment, Steiner said he had plans for them to watch 90 minutes of "Leave it to Beaver" on their date; moments later, the two went over to Robin's hotel room, with Robin opening the door wearing a revealing outfit (Green's first appearance in her "Woman" look); included footage from the recent Best of 3 amateur series between Steve Williams and Mike Rotunda, which Rotunda won 2-1 after Teddy Long interfered in the third match; featured a pre-taped segment in which Bob Caudle announced Flair as the A&W Cream Soda "King of the Slam" winner and presented Flair with a trophy; included Ross conducting an interview with Slater & Hart regarding Slater's match later in the show against Sting; featured Ron Simmons & the Iron Sheik as guests of The Danger Zone, during which Sheik said Paul E. Dangerously was "intelligent jew," that he was training Simmons, and looking for a tag team partner for him; included Ross conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin regarding Garvin's match the next night against Bobby Eaton and their title defense Sept. 12 against the Clash of the Champions against the Steiners; featured Ross conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair regarding his tag team match with Sting against Terry Funk & the Great Muta Sept. 12 at the Clash, during which Flair said he would make Funk bleed and then praised Brian Pillman who was scheduled up next:
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated John Brewer & Keith Steinborn at 2:56 when Eaton pinned Brewer with one hand on his face following the Veg-o-matic; during the bout, it was announced NWA Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin and Eaton would face off the following day on The Main Event and that Lane suffered a hand injury during the recent Wargames match at the Omni; it was also mentioned Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich would face Ron Simmons & the Cuban Assassin the next day on The Main Event; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Cornette, Eaton & Lane regarding their feud with the Fabulous Freebirds, with Ross eventually cutting Cornette off because he was talking too much; Cornette then joined Ross on commentary for the remainder of the show
Mike Justice & Trent Knight defeated Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long) via disqualification at 2:49 when Spivey repeatedly stomped Knight in the corner, with Vicious then dropping Justice with the powerbomb
Tommy Rich pinned the Enforcer with the Thesz Press at 2:56; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with NWA US Champion Lex Luger regarding the letter Ross received earlier in the show from a Luger supporter, with Luger ripping up the letter and cutting promos on NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Rich
Steve Williams pinned Bill Ford with the Oklahoma Stampede at 1:47; during the bout, it was mentioned Bam Bam Bigelow and a member of the Green Bay Packers had challenged Mike Tyson, with Ross saying he'd like to see Tyson face Williams; after the match, Ross & Cornette conducted an interview with Williams regarding his rivalry with Mike Rotunda
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Richard Sartain & Greg Evans at 3:29 when Fatu pinned Sartain with the splash off the top
Brad Armstrong pinned the Cuban Assassin at 5:19 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by the Cuban put Armstrong on top for the win
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bob Emery & Mark Smith at 5:12 when Garvin pinned Smith with the DDT; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting would face Terry Funk & the Great Muta in the main event of the upcoming Clash of the Champions
Brian Pillman pinned Fred Avery with Air Pillman at 2:29; prior to the bout, Pillman signed several autographs for kids seated ringside; mid-way through the bout, Norman appeared and climbed to the top rope, with Pillman then dropkicking Norman off the top to the floor; Teddy Long then appeared and threatened Norman with the giant key to send him backstage
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Missy Hyatt & Robin Green) defeated the Bounty Hunter & Cruel Connection #1 at 4:19 when Rick pinned the Bounty Hunter with the belly to belly suplex; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with the Steiners, Missy, and Robin in which they discussed Robin's transformation and their upcoming tag team title shot against the Freebirds at the Clash (Robin's first appearance ringside with the Steiners)
Sting defeated Dick Slater (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification at the 12-minute mark when Terry Funk and the Great Muta jumped Sting as he battled with Slater on the floor; moments later, NWA World Champion Ric Flair attempted to make the save but was knocked out by Muta; Brian Pillman then attempted to make the save but was beaten down until Flair eventually cleared the ring with Funk's branding iron; after the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with Hart until Funk called for Hart to go backstage and check on an injured Slater after Slater was assaulted by Flair weilding the branding iron
NWA @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 1989
World Championship Wrestling - 9/2/89 - included Wahoo McDaniel on commentary alongside Jim Ross; featured pre-taped comments from Tommy Rich regarding his upcoming NWA US Title shot against Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting regarding Flair's upcoming Texas Death matches against Terry Funk and Sting facing Muta the following day at the Omni for the TV title; featured pre-taped comments from the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering regarding the Samoan Swat Team & Paul E. Dangerously in which they spoke of the Clash being Tuesday instead of a week from Tuesday; included an ad for the upcoming Clash; featured Ross conducting an interview with Rick & Scott Steiner, Robin Green, and Missy Hyatt in which Robin thanked Scott and Missy for welcoming her into the group and Scott spoke of competing the next night at the Omni; included a music video on Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace to the tune of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy;" featured a music video tribute to Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey to the tune of Whitesnake's "Now You're Gone;" included a music video tribute to Brian Pillman to the tune of Def Leppard's "Rocket;" featured a music video tribute to the Road Warriors to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Ironman":
Tommy Rich pinned Agent Steel at around the 5-minute mark with the Thesz Press; during the bout, it was announced NWA World Champion Ric Flair had signed to face Terry Funk in a series of Texas Death matches and that Rich would face NWA US Champion Lex Luger at the Clash of the Champions; it was also announced that the Road Warriors, Rick & Scott Steiner would face the Samoan Swat Team, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin the following week on The Power Hour and that the Great Muta would face Sting the following night at the Omni to determine once and for all the holder of the TV title
Dan Spivey (w/ Teddy Long & Sid Vicious) pinned Rusty Riddle with the powerbomb at 2:33
The Samoan Swat Team (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Trent Knight & Bill Ford at the 51-second mark when Fatu pinned Knight with the splash off the top
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tommy Angel & Luis Ascea when Garvin pinned Ascea with the DDT at 2:42; prior to the bout, pre-taped comments from Hayes were shown in which he cut a promo on Rick & Scott Steiner; during the match, it was announced Brian Pillman would face Eddie Gilbert on the following week's show
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - August 18, 1989 (7,800; sell out)
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma
Bret Hart fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:30
Haku pinned Hercules
Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out
Dino Bravo pinned Jim Neidhart
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
NWA @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - August 18, 1989 (8,500)
Bill Irwin & Al Greene defeated the Ding Dongs
Ron Simmons defeated Brad Anderson
Brian Pillman pinned Norman
Steve Williams defeated Mike Rotunda via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Sting fought the Great Muta to a 20-minute draw
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
USWA @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – August 18, 1989
Billy Travis d. Sheik Braddock
Matt Borne & Jeff Jarrett d. Cactus Jack & Al Perez
Kendo Stick: Chris Adams d. Gary Young by DQ
Eric Embry d. PY Chu-Hi
Handicap Lights Out: Shaun & Steve Simpson d. Cactus Jack, Gary Young, & Skandor Akbar by DQ
Texas Death: Tarras Bulba battled Kerry Von Erich to a double countout
AWA @ St. Cloud, MN – August 18, 1989
The Destruction Crew vs. Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – August 19, 1989
CWA Tag Titles: Spike Huber & Jerry Lawler d. Wild Side (c) by DQ
The Black Birds & Harold Harris d. Nightmare Freddy, Rough & Ready
Tony Anthony & Black Bart d. Cousin Junior & Super Destroyer
Gary Albright & Doug Gilbert d. Rodney Napper & Texas Red by countout
Master of Pain & Little Road Warrior d. Tim Hall & TD Steele
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - Spectrum - August 19, 1989 (12,145)
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
Hercules fought Haku to a double disqualification
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma in under 4 minutes
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau in sudden death overtime in a 60-minute marathon match
The Hart Foundation defeated Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage
NWA @ Charlotte, NC - Coliseum - August 19, 1989 (6,000)
Bill Irwin & Al Greene defeated the Ding Dongs
Ron Simmons defeated Brad Anderson
Brian Pillman pinned Norman
Steve Williams defeated Mike Rotunda via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane
Sting fought the Great Muta to a 20-minute draw
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY - Civic Center - August 20, 1989
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo via disqualification
Also included The Rockers
NWA @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - August 20, 1989 (3,600)
The Ding Dongs (Richard Sartain & Greg Evans) defeated Big Al Greene & Trent Knight at 7:45 when Knight was pinned after Ding picked up Dong and dropped him with a legdrop-style onto the opponent
Ron Simmons pinned Brad Anderson (Gene Anderson's son) at 5:25 with a spinebuster
Brian Pillman pinned Norman the Maniac (w/ Teddy Long) at 5:05 with a crossbody off the top after Norman collided with Long
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jack Victory & Rip Morgan at 11:15 when Scott pinned Morgan (probably after hitting the Frankensteiner)
Steve Williams pinned Bill Irwin at 3:45 when Irwin attempted a slam into the ring but Williams fell on top for the win
NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) at 12:24 when Garvin pinned Eaton with the DDT after Hayes tripped Eaton
Sting defeated the Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification at 9:11 when Hart interfered as Muta was caught in the Scorpion Death Lock; the bout was to have determined the rightful holder of the vacant TV title
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Tommy Rich at 11:15 by grabbing the tights for leverage
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk (w/ Gary Hart) at 18:58 after Funk ran into his own branding iron, placed in the corner by Hart; after the bout, both the Great Muta and Sting became involved in a brawl
The Road Warriors defeated the Samoan Swat Team in a steel cage match at 9:43 when Hawk pinned Samu following a clothesline off the top rope
WWF @ Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium - August 20, 1989 (3,712)
Tim Horner pinned Barry Horowitz
Mr. Perfect pinned Hillbilly Jim
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Andre the Giant at the 28-second mark
Demolition defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Rick Martel fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw at the 18-minute mark
WWF IC Champion Rick Rude pinned Brutus Beefcake
WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - August 21, 1989 (5,400)
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma
The Hart Foundation defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo via disqulaification
Haku pinned Hercules
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
The Rockers defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – August 21, 1989
Cousin Junior d. Gary Albright
SR – Master of Pain: Little Warrior d. Bill Dundee
Texas Bullrope Match: Black Bart d. Dustin Rhodes
Jeff Jarrett d. Tony Anthony
Jason & Nightmare Freddy d. Frankenstein & The Wolfman
Handicap Match: Brickhouse Brown, Chris Champion, Iceman Parsons, & Mark Starr d. The Rock n Roll Express
Black Bart, Buddy Landell, & Master of Pain d. Jerry Lawler, Frank Morrell, & Jerry Calhoun
Loser Leaves Town – SR: Ronnie Gossett: Jerry Lawler d. Doug Gilbert
WWF @ Cedar Rapids, IA - Five Seasons Center - August 21, 1989
Jim Powers vs. Boris Zuhkov
The Brooklyn Brawler vs. Terry Taylor
The Genius vs. Koko B. Ware
The Bushwhackers vs. The Powers of Pain
The Honky Tonk Man vs. Jimmy Snuka
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre the Giant at around the 30 second mark; following the event, Andre was arrested on charges of assault dealing with an incident with a local cameraman by the name of Ben Hildebrand; he didn't spend any time in jail but posted a $1200 bond