King of the Ring (1989)
King of the Ring | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
Date | October 14, 1989 | ||
City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
Venue | Providence Civic Center | ||
Attendance | 4,500[1] | ||
King of the Ring tournament chronology | |||
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The 1989 King of the Ring was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The tournament was held on October 14, 1989 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island as a special non-televised house show. The 1989 tournament was won by Tito Santana. A tournament was not held in 1990 but returned in 1991.
Production[]
Background[]
The King of the Ring tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament that was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1985 with the winner being crowned the "King of the Ring." The 1989 tournament was the fifth King of the Ring tournament. It was held on October 14, 1989 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island and like the previous years, it was a special non-televised house show.[2]
Storylines[]
The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.[3]
Aftermath[]
Although the King of the Ring tournament had been held annually since 1985, a tournament did not occur in 1990. However, the tournament returned in 1991.[2]
Results[]
No. | Results[4][5] | Stipulations | |
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1 | Akeem defeated Brutus Beefcake | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
2 | Hercules and Jim Neidhart ended in a double disqualification | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
3 | The Warlord defeated Bushwhacker Butch | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
4 | Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
5 | Rick Martel defeated Bill Woods | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
6 | Bushwhacker Luke defeated Nikolai Volkoff | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
7 | Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
8 | Haku defeated The Red Rooster | King of the Ring tournament first round match | |
9 | Tito Santana defeated The Warlord | King of the Ring tournament quarterfinal match | |
10 | Rick Martel defeated Bushwhacker Luke | King of the Ring tournament quarterfinal match | |
11 | Jimmy Snuka defeated Haku | King of the Ring tournament quarterfinal match | |
12 | Tito Santana defeated Akeem | King of the Ring tournament semifinal match | |
13 | Rick Martel defeated Jimmy Snuka | King of the Ring tournament semifinal match | |
14 | Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel | King of the Ring tournament final match | |
15 | Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Boss Man (with Slick) | Singles match | |
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Tournament bracket[]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Brutus Beefcake | |||||||||||||||||||
Akeem | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Akeem | |||||||||||||||||||
BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
Hercules | DDQ | ||||||||||||||||||
Jim Neidhart | |||||||||||||||||||
Akeem | |||||||||||||||||||
Tito Santana | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Bushwhacker Butch | |||||||||||||||||||
The Warlord | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
The Warlord | |||||||||||||||||||
Tito Santana | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Tito Santana | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Bad News Brown | |||||||||||||||||||
Rick Martel | |||||||||||||||||||
Tito Santana | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
Rick Martel | sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Bill Woods1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Rick Martel | sub | ||||||||||||||||||
Bushwhacker Luke | |||||||||||||||||||
Bushwhacker Luke2 | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Nikolai Volkoff | |||||||||||||||||||
Rick Martel | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Snuka | |||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Snuka | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
The Barbarian | |||||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Snuka | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
Haku | |||||||||||||||||||
Haku | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
The Red Rooster |
1. ^ Bill Woods substituted for Hillbilly Jim[4]
2. ^ Nikolai Volkoff substituted for Barry Windham[4]
3. Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Boss Man (with Slick)
References[]
- ^ WWF King Of The Ring 1989
- ^ a b Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b c "WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - October 14, 1989 (4,500)". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WWF King of the Ring '89 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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