Starrcade ‘89

The NWA holds a pair of tournaments to close out the decade

Future Shock

Starrcade ‘89: Future Shock was an NWA PPV event that took place on December 13, 1989 at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Notably, the event featured a pair of ‘Iron Man’ tournaments to determine the top singles & tag team stars in the company, with a 20-point system being used to determine a winner. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair vs. Sting in the final match of the Iron Man Tournament.

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Sting

Sting

Luger

Luger

Flair

Flair

Muta

Muta

6 Singles Matches

Iron Man Tournament

Doom

Doom

Road Warriors

Road Warriors

Steiner Brothers

Steiner Brothers

New Wild Samoans

New Wild Samoans

6 Tag Team Matches

Iron Man Tag Team Tournament

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Podcasts

    WHW #152What Happened When?

    Starrcade 89 "Future Shock"

    December 11, 20192h 58m

    TLF #74The Lapsed Fan

    Memorial Tour: The NWA and World Championship Wrestling Presents 'Starrcade 89 Future Shock'

    January 22, 20165h 51m

Event Details

Name
Starrcade ‘89
Tagline
Future Shock
Date
December 13, 1989
Broadcast
NWA PPV
Venue
Omni Coliseum
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance
ca. 6,000
Announcers
Jim Ross, Jim Cornette & Terry Funk
Number of Matches
12 Matches

Final Card

  • Tag Team Match ★ ¼

    Doom (Doom #1 & Doom #2) (w/ Nitron & Woman) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #1

  • Singles Match ★ ¼

    Sting vs. Lex Luger

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #1

  • Tag Team Match ★★

    Doom (Doom #1 & Doom #2) (w/ Nitron & Woman) vs. The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #2

  • Singles Match ★★

    The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs. Ric Flair (w/ Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson)

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #2

  • Tag Team Match ★★★

    The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #3

  • Singles Match ★★ ¾

    The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs. Sting

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #3

  • Tag Team Match ★★

    Doom (Doom #1 & Doom #2) (w/ Nitron & Woman) vs. The New Wild Samoans (Fatu & Samoan Savage) (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #4

  • Singles Match ★★★ ¾

    Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #4

  • Tag Team Match ★★★

    The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) vs. The New Wild Samoans (Fatu & Samoan Savage) (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #5

  • Singles Match ★★★ ¼

    The Great Muta (w/ Gary Hart) vs. Lex Luger

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #5

  • Tag Team Match –★

    The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. The New Wild Samoans (Fatu & Samoan Savage) (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)

    Iron Man Tag Team Tournament • Match #6

  • Singles Match ★★★★ ¼

    Sting vs. Ric Flair

    Iron Man Tournament • Match #6