NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown (1989)
May 7, 1989Release Date
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown (1989)
May 7, 1989Release Date


Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Rick Blood Sr.
Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat

Richard Fliehr
Ric Flair / Writer

Mike Hegstrand
Road Warrior Hawk

Joe Laurinaitis
Road Warrior Animal

Bob Caudle
Self

Steve Williams
'Dr. Death' Steve Williams

Mike Rotunda
Mike Rotundo

Kevin Sullivan
'GamesMaster' Kevin Sullivan / Writer

Dan Spivey
'Dangerous' Dan Spivey

Eddie Gilbert
'HotStuff' Eddie Gilbert

Rob Rechsteiner
Rick Steiner

Terry Funk
Terry Funk

Steve Borden
Sting

Khosrow Vaziri
The Iron Sheik

Craig Leathers
Director

Mike Morgan
Rip Morgan

Larry Pfohl
'The Total Package' Lex Luger

Michael Seitz
Michael 'P.S.' Hayes

Troy Martin
Shane Douglas

John Laurinaitis
Johnny Ace

Solofa Fatu Jr.
Fatu

Samula Anoa'i
Samu

Dick Murdoch
'Dirty' Dick Murdoch

Bob Orton, Jr.
'Cowboy' Bob Orton Jr.
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 7, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingNR
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WrestleWar '89: 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 The 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 The 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 The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu and Fatu), Dick Murdoch versus Bob Orton, Jr. in a bullrope match and The Great Muta versus Doug Gilbert. Country music group The Oak Ridge Boys performed an 8-song mini-concert at the event.