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WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on May 7, 1989 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The main event was a tag team match between Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner and Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. Gilbert and Steiner defeated Sullivan and Spivey to retain the titles when Gilbert pinned Sullivan. Featured matches on the undercard were Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) versus Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, Ric Flair versus Ricky Steamboat for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Sting versus Iron Sheik for the NWA World Television Championship, Michael Hayes versus Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) versus Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu), Dick Murdoch versus Bob Orton, Jr. in a Bullrope match and The Great Muta versus Doug Gilbert.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WrestleWar 1989 Review results )〕 ==Storylines== WrestleWar featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing rivalries, plots and storylines that were played out on ''World Wide Wrestling'', ''Pro'' and ''World Championship Wrestling''–World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a hero, villain or a tweener as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or a series of matches. The main rivalry heading into the event was between Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, Steamboat defeated Flair to win the title.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chi-Town Rumble Review )〕 On March 18 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Steamboat defeated Flair to retain the title. On April 2 edition of ''Clash of the Champions'', Steamboat defeated Flair in a Two out of three falls match to retain the title. However, Flair's foot was on the bottom rope during the ending of the third fall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/clash6review.htm )〕 As a result, it was announced on April 9 edition of ''Main Event'' that a rematch would take place between the two for the title at WrestleWar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wcw89.htm )〕 The main tag team rivalry heading into the event was between Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) and Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, Road Warriors defeated Club members Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams to retain the titles.〔〔 On April 2 edition of ''Clash of the Champions'', Road Warriors lost the title to Club members Mike Rotunda and Williams with the help of referee Teddy Long, who favoured Rotunda and Williams.〔〔 On April 15 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Rotunda and Williams would defend the titles against Road Warriors in a rematch at WrestleWar.〔 Another predominant tag team rivalry heading into the event pitted the team of Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner against Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, the United States Tag Team Champions Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams failed in their opportunity for the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Road Warriors.〔〔 On March 18 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner defeated Sullivan and Williams to win the United States Tag Team Championship.〔 On April 2 edition of ''Clash of the Champions'', Gilbert and Steiner defeated Sullivan and Dan Spivey to retain the titles.〔〔 This led to a title defense for Gilbert and Steiner against Sullivan and Spivey at WrestleWar. A secondary rivalry heading into the event was between Lex Luger and Michael Hayes for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. At Chi-Town Rumble, Luger defeated Barry Windham to win the title.〔〔 On March 18 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Luger and Hayes wrestled Barry and Kendall Windham in a tag team match. Hayes turned on Luger and allowed Barry and Kendall to win the match, thus joining Hiro Matsuda's group Yamazaki Corporation. On May 7 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Luger would defend the United States Championship against Hayes at WrestleWar.〔 Another secondary rivalry heading into the event was between Sting and Iron Sheik for the NWA World Television Championship. On February 25 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Sheik debuted in NWA and issued a challenge to top competitors of the company including Ricky Steamboat and Lex Luger. On April 1 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Sting defeated Mike Rotunda to win the NWA World Television Championship. On April 15 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Sheik challenged Sting for the Television Championship. Later that night, it was announced that Sting would defend the title against Sheik at WrestleWar.〔 On April 1 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Bob Orton Jr. returned to NWA and formed an alliance with Gary Hart. On April 2 edition of ''Clash of the Champions'', Orton defeated Dick Murdoch with the help of Hart.〔〔 This resulted in a rivalry between Orton and Murdoch, resulting in both men interfering in each other's matches. On April 29 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Murdoch announced that he would compete against Orton in a Bullrope match at WrestleWar.〔 On March 18 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Gary Hart introduced his newest client Keiji Mutoh in NWA as The Great Muta, billed as the son of Great Kabuki. Muta began a winning streak after his debut, usually against enhancement talent. On April 22 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Muta would wrestle Junkyard Dog at WrestleWar.〔 At Chi-Town Rumble, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) and their manager Jim Cornette defeated Original Midnight Express (Jack Victory and Randy Rose) and their manager Paul E. Dangerously in a Loser Leaves NWA match, thus forcing Original Midnight Express to quit NWA.〔〔 Dangerously introduced the Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) as his new tag team to avenge the departure of Original Midnight Express from the Midnight Express. Samoan Swat Team began an undefeated streak against enhancement talent. On April 2 edition of ''Clash of the Champions'', the Samoan Swat Team defeated Midnight Express and received a strong push in the tag team division.〔〔 On April 29 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Samoan Swat Team would face Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) in a tag team match at WrestleWar. Dynamic Dudes made their debut a week after the announcement.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WrestleWar (1989)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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