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1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1990.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation | Notes |
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All Japan Pro Wrestling | AJPW | |
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW | |
American Wrestling Association | AWA | AWA became inactive during the fall and filed for bankruptcy the following year. |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL | |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW | |
National Wrestling Alliance | NWA | |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling | NJPW | |
World Championship Wrestling | WCW | |
World Wrestling Council | WWC | |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF | |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Japan Grand Prix 1990 | Manami Toyota | June 17 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Shiho Tsubaki | ||
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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World's Strongest Determination League 1990 | Terry Gordy and Steve Williams | December 7 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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NWA United States Tag Team Championship Tournament | "Flyin' Brian" Pillman and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk | February 12 | |
Pat O'Connor Memorial International Tag Team Tournament | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | December 16 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Royal Rumble | Hulk Hogan | January 21 | |
WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Mr. Perfect | April 1 |
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 1 | The Ultimate Warrior | WrestleMania VI | This was a title vs. title match, with Warrior's Intercontinental Championship also on the line. |
Incoming champion – The Ultimate Warrior | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 1 | Vacated | WrestleMania VI | Warrior vacated the title after defeating Hulk Hogan in a title vs. title match to win the WWF Championship. | |
April 23 | Mr. Perfect | Superstars | Defeated Tito Santana in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Aired on tape delay on May 19. | |
August 27 | The Texas Tornado | SummerSlam | ||
November 19 | Mr. Perfect | Superstars | Aired on tape delay on December 15, 1990. |
Incoming champion – Rockin' Robin | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 21 | Deactivated | N/A | ||
Incoming champions – The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 1 | Demolition (Ax, Smash and Crush) | WrestleMania VI | ||
August 27 | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | SummerSlam | ||
October 30 | The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) | The Main Event IV | ||
Incoming champion – Ted DiBiase | ||||
unsanctioned championship | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
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