| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| Jan 3 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Mr. Perfect and The Genius in a tag team match |
| Jan 7 |
FMW |
Battle Resistance – 1st Open Tournament |
Tokyo, Japan |
Masanobu Kurisi defeated Tarzan Goto by referee's decision in an Open Tournament final match |
| Jan 21 |
WWF |
Royal Rumble |
Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Hulk Hogan won by last eliminating Mr. Perfect in the 30-man Royal Rumble match |
| Feb 6 |
NWA
WCW |
Clash of the Champions X |
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, and Arn Anderson) defeated Gary Hart International (The Dragonmaster, Buzz Sawyer, and The Great Muta) in a Steel Cage match |
| Feb 10 |
NJPW |
Super Fight in Tokyo Dome |
Tokyo, Japan |
Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto in a tag team match with Lou Thesz as special guest referee[1] |
| Feb 12 |
FMW |
Battle Brave in Korakuen |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita defeated Masanobu Kurisu in a Barbed Wire Barricades Death Match |
| Feb 25 |
WCW |
WrestleWar |
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Ric Flair (c) defeated Lex Luger by countout in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Apr 1 |
FMW |
Texas Street Fight |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto defeated Dragon Master and Masanobu Kurisu in a Tag Team Texas Street Fight |
| Apr 1 |
WWF |
WrestleMania VI |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
The Ultimate Warrior (IC Champion) defeated Hulk Hogan (WWF Champion) in a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF Championships |
| Apr 8 |
AWA |
SuperClash IV |
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
The Trooper and Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) in a Steel Cage match |
| Apr 13 |
WWF
AJPW
NJPW |
Wrestling Summit |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hulk Hogan defeated Stan Hansen in a Singles match |
| Apr 23 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Austin, Texas |
The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated Haku in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| Apr 29 |
AJW |
W.W.W.A. Champions Legend |
Tokyo, Japan |
Bull Nakano defeats Monster Ripper in a WWWA World Title match |
| May 19 |
NWA
WCW |
Capital Combat |
Washington D.C., U.S. |
Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair (c) by disqualification in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Jun 13 |
Clash of the Champions XI |
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Junkyard Dog defeated Ric Flair (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Jul 7 |
WWC |
WWC 17th Aniversario |
Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
Carlos Colón (WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion) and TNT went to a draw in a Singles match |
| NWA |
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Sting defeated Ric Flair (c) in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Jul 16 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Omaha, Nebraska |
The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated Rick Rude in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| Aug 4 |
FMW |
Summer Spectacular in Shiodome |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
| Aug 27 |
WWF |
SummerSlam |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
The Ultimate Warrior (c) defeated Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan) in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship |
| Sep 5 |
NWA
WCW |
Clash of the Champions XII |
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Sep 18 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Toledo, Ohio |
The Ultimate Warrior and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated Demolition (Ax, Smash, and Crush) in a six man tag team match |
| Sep 30 |
NJPW |
Inoki's 30th Wrestling Anniversary |
Yokohama, Japan |
Antonio Inoki and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Animal Hamaguchi and Big Van Vader in a tag team match with Nick Bockwinkel as special guest referee |
| Oct 21 |
EMLL |
EMLL 57th Anniversary Show |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[2] |
| Oct 27 |
NWA |
Halloween Havoc |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Sting (c) defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Nov 1 |
NJPW |
AJPW Budokan Hall Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
| Nov 5 |
FMW |
FMW 1st Anniversary Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
| Nov 14 |
AJW |
Wrestlemarinepiad '90 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Bull Nakano defeats Aja Kong in a steel cage match for the WWWA World Title |
| Nov 20 |
NWA
WCW |
Clash of the Champions XIII |
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Ric Flair defeated Butch Reed in a Singles match |
| Nov 22 |
WWF |
Survivor Series |
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase, and The Warlord in a 3-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match |
| Dec 14 |
EMLL |
Juicio Final |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Octagón defeated Huracán Ramírez II in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. mask match[3] |
| Dec 16 |
WCW |
Starrcade |
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Dick the Bruiser as special guest referee |
| Dec 26 |
NJPW |
NJPW Legends Show |
Hamamatsu, Japan |
Tony Halme defeated Shinya Hashimoto by knockout in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match[4] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |