Halloween Havoc (1989)
Halloween Havoc (1989) | |||
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Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | October 28, 1989 | ||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Venue | Philadelphia Civic Center | ||
Attendance | 7,300 | ||
Tagline(s) | Settling the Score | ||
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Halloween Havoc (1989) was the inaugural Halloween Havoc professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on October 28, 1989, at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Eight matches were contested on the event. The main event was a Thunderdome match pitting Ric Flair and Sting against Terry Funk and The Great Muta. Flair and Sting won when Funk and Muta's manager Gary Hart threw in the towel for his team.
Role: | Name: |
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Commentator | Jim Ross |
Bob Caudle | |
Referee | Nick Patrick |
Tommy Young | |
Bruno Sammartino (Thunderdome Match) | |
Interviewer | Gordon Solie |
Chris Cruise | |
Ring announcer | Gary Michael Cappetta |
Storylines[]
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]
Results[]
No. | Results[2] | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Tom Zenk defeated Mike Rotunda | Singles match | 13:23 |
2 | The Samoan SWAT Team (Fatu, The Samoan Savage and Samu) (with Oliver Humperdink) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) and Steve Williams (with Jim Cornette) | Six-man tag team match | 18:23 |
3 | Tommy Rich defeated The Cuban Assassin | Singles match | 08:29 |
4 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) (c) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) (with Jim Cornette) | Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship | 11:28 |
5 | Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Woman) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) | Tag team match | 15:32 |
6 | Lex Luger (c) defeated Brian Pillman | Singles match for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | 16:49 |
7 | The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) defeated The Skyscrapers (Sid Vicious and Dan Spivey) (with Teddy Long) by disqualification | Tag team match | 11:39 |
8 | Ric Flair and Sting (with Ole Anderson) defeated Terry Funk and The Great Muta (with Gary Hart) | Thunderdome match with Bruno Sammartino as special guest referee | 23:46 |
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References[]
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1989". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 134.
External links[]
- Halloween Havoc
- 1989 in Pennsylvania
- Events in Philadelphia
- Professional wrestling in Philadelphia
- 1989 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events
- Holidays themed professional wrestling events
- Professional wrestling stubs