WHW #109 • What Happened When?
WCW Chi-Town Rumble 1989
February 22, 2019 • 2h 43m
Chi-Town Rumble
Flair & Steamboat kick off a legendary series of matches
Chi-Town Rumble was an NWA PPV event that took place on February 20, 1989 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The event is notable for kick-starting a legendary feud between Ric Flair & Ricky Steamboat, who wrestled four matches rated five stars by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the first half of 1989. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat in a singles match.
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★Challenger★
The Dragon
Ricky Steamboat
★Champion★
Nature Boy
Ric Flair
(w/ Hiro Matsuda)
Singles Match
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
★Challenger★
The Total Package
Lex Luger
★Champion★
Barry Windham
(w/ Hiro Matsuda)
Singles Match
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
★Champions★
The Road Warriors
(w/ Paul Ellering)
★Challengers★
The Varsity Club
Sullivan & Williams
Tag Team Match
NWA World Tag Team Championship
★Champion★
Rick Steiner
(w/ Scott Steiner)
★Challenger★
The Varsity Club
Mike Rotunda
Singles Match
NWA World Television Championship
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Podcasts
- Name
- Chi-Town Rumble
- Date
- February 20, 1989
- Broadcast
- NWA PPV
- Venue
- UIC Pavilion
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Attendance
- ca. 8,000
- Announcers
- Jim Ross & Magnum TA
- Number of Matches
- 8 Matches
Event Details
Final Card
Singles Match ★ ½
Michael Hayes vs. Russian Assassin #1 (w/ Paul Jones)
Singles Match ½ ★
Sting vs. Butch Reed (w/ Hiro Matsuda)
Six Man Tag Team Match ★★★ ¼
Paul E. Dangerously, Jack Victory & Randy Rose vs. Jim Cornette & The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)
Loser Leaves Town
Singles Match ★ ½
Rick Steiner (c) (w/ Scott Steiner) vs. Mike Rotunda
NWA World Television Championship
Singles Match ★★★ ¾
Barry Windham (c) (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs. Lex Luger
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
Tag Team Match ★★ ¼
The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (c) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams)
NWA World Tag Team Championship
Singles Match ★★★★★
Ric Flair (c) (w/ Hiro Matsuda) vs. Ricky Steamboat
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Dark Match
Kendall Windham vs. Steve Casey
External Links
Chi-Town Rumble
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