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1989 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1989.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW | |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL | |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | Founded in July. |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
Universal Wrestling Association | UWA | |
World Championship Wrestling | WCW | |
World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF | |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Japan Grand Prix 1989 | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | August 24 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Kaoru Ito | ||
Tag League The Best 1989 | Madusa Miceli and Mitsuko Nishiwaki | October 8 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Asunaro Cup 1989 | Toshiaki Kawada | July 25 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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World Cup League | Riki Choshu | December 7 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament | The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) | June 14 | |
Iron Man tournament | Sting | December 13 | |
Iron Team tournament | The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) | December 13 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Royal Rumble | Big John Studd | January 15 | |
King of the Ring | Tito Santana | October 14 |
Incoming champion – Randy Savage | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 2 | Hulk Hogan | WrestleMania V |
Incoming champion – The Ultimate Warrior | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 2 | Rick Rude | WrestleMania V | ||
August 28 | The Ultimate Warrior | SummerSlam | ||
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 24 | Shota Chochishvili | House show | ||
May 25 | Antonio Inoki | House show | ||
December 31 | Deactivated | N/A | ||
Incoming champions – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 14 | Retired | N/A | ||
Incoming champion – Rockin' Robin | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes | ||||
Incoming champions – Demolition (Ax and Smash) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 18 | The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) | Saturday Night's Main Event XXII | ||
October 2 | Demolition (Ax and Smash) | Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on Tape Delay on November 4. | |
December 13 | The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku) | Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on Tape Delay on December 30. | |
(Title created) | ||||
Unsanctioned championship | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 15 | Ted DiBiase | Superstars of Wrestling | DiBiase had the title created for himself and unveiled the belt during a segment called "The Brother Love Show". This episode aired on tape delay on March 4. | |
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