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WWF CIRCUIT - 1990
| ianclark | Posted on 03/18/11 at 10:43:59 WWF CIRCUIT JANUARY 1st 1990 In a huge shock to the whole of the wrestling industry, billionaire Ian Clark bought the rights to the WWF empire from Vince McMahon. Immediately installing himself as WWF Chairman and Head Booker, Clark also announced that all titles would be vacated with immediate effect, signalling the beginning of a new era for the WWF, in which only the best would rise to the top and title shots would need to be earned the hard way, in the ring. There would be 5 pay per views each year, with the King of the Ring tournament becoming an official pay per view event each June, to add to the existing 4 pay per view events currently held each year in the WWF. Perhaps the biggest shock however was Clark's announcement that Saturday Nights Main Event would become a weekly TV show, and it would be the only TV show on the WWF, thus ending the era of the "jobber"! At the next pay per view, Royal Rumble 1990, the WWF World Heavyweight Title would be decided in a 25 man Royal Rumble match. The InterContinental Title would be decided by a 16 man tournament (starting at the first SNME) and last but not least the WWF World Tag Team Titles would be contested in an 8 team tournament, beginning at the Royal Rumble. Finally, Clark announced the introduction in a couple of months of the new WWF Television Title. The starting roster for the "new" WWF looks like this: Hulk Hogan The Ultimate Warrior Dusty Rhodes Roddy Piper Jake Roberts Brutus Beefcake Tito Santana Hercules Ronnie Garvin Jimmy Snuka Red Rooster Koko B.Ware Demolition (Ax & Smash) Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Niedhart) The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Janetty) The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) Randy Savage Ted DiBiase Rick Rude Mr Perfect Earthquake Bad News Brown Rick Martel Dino Bravo Honky Tonk Man Greg Valentine Big Boss Man Akeem The Genius Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku) Powers of Pain (Warlord and The Barbarian) Rougeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymond) Orient Express (Kato & Tanaka) The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) ROYAL RUMBLE 1990 25 man Royal Rumble match for the WWF World Title WWF World Tag Team Tournament 1st Round Demolition v The Bolsheviks The Bushwhackers v The Colossal Connection The Hart Foundation v The Rougeau Brothers The Rockers v The Powers of Pain |
| King_Of_Old_School | Posted on 03/20/11 at 22:17:27 Looking forward to seeing what you do with this. 1990 Royal Rumble was the first WWF event I ever bought! Demolition for the tag titles! |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/22/11 at 19:32:33 ROYAL RUMBLE 1990 Demolition (Demolition Ax and Demolition Smash) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) when Demolition Smash defeated Zhukov when Zhukov passed out in an armbar submission in 0:09:47. Rating: -3/4* The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and Warlord) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) when Warlord defeated S.Michaels by disqualification in 0:17:24. Rating: * 1/4 [Mr. Fuji interfered against Shawn Michaels.] The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku) defeated Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwhacker Luke when Haku pinned Butch after a powerslam in 0:19:41. Rating: * 1/2 The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeated The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau) when The Hitman defeated J. Rougeau by countout in 0:12:45. Rating: * 1/4 25-Man Battle Royal for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Title: Hulk Hogan won a 25-man Royal Rumble: x Akeem and Boss Man started out. x Dusty Rhodes entered at 0:02:00 x Dusty Rhodes threw out Boss Man in 0:03:25 x Hercules entered at 0:04:00 x Akeem threw out Hercules after the Air Africa in 0:04:47 x Earthquake entered at 0:06:00 x Dusty Rhodes threw out Earthquake in 0:06:50 x Jim Duggan entered at 0:08:00 x Dusty Rhodes threw out Akeem in 0:09:58 x Jimmy Snuka entered at 0:10:00 x Duggan threw out Snuka after an atomic drop in 0:10:09 x Duggan threw out Dusty Rhodes after a snap mare in 0:10:42 x Red Rooster entered at 0:12:00 x Duggan threw out Rooster after a roundhouse right in 0:13:53 x Rick Martel entered at 0:14:00 x Duggan threw out Martel after a snap mare in 0:15:44 x Randy Savage entered at 0:16:00 x Mr. Perfect entered at 0:18:00 x Ronnie Garvin entered at 0:20:00 x Savage threw out Garvin in 0:21:32 x The Ultimate Warrior entered at 0:22:00 x Tito Santana entered at 0:24:00 x Bad News Brown entered at 0:26:00 x Brutus Beefcake entered at 0:28:00 x Savage threw out Ultimate Warrior in 0:28:04 x Duggan threw out Perfect in 0:29:23 x Brown threw out Beefcake in 0:29:36 x Dino Bravo entered at 0:30:00 x Greg Valentine entered at 0:32:00 x Honky Tonk Man entered at 0:34:00 x Valentine threw out Santana after a gutwrench suplex in 0:34:03 x Hulk Hogan entered at 0:36:00 x Duggan threw out Honky Tonk in 0:36:24 x Brown threw out Duggan after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:37:21 x Jake Roberts entered at 0:38:00 x Roberts threw out Savage in 0:39:05 x Roberts threw out Brown in 0:39:17 x Koko B. Ware entered at 0:40:00 x Dino Bravo threw out Ware in 0:41:14 x Roddy Piper entered at 0:42:00 x Roberts threw out Dino Bravo after a ropeburn in 0:42:31 x Ted DiBiase entered at 0:44:00 x Piper threw out Valentine in 0:45:26 x Rick Rude entered at 0:46:00 x Roberts threw out Rude in 0:47:18 x Roberts threw out DiBiase in 0:49:12 x Piper threw out Roberts in 0:55:04 x Hogan threw out Piper in 0:56:36 Rating: * 3/4 (Hulk Hogan won the WWF World Heavyweight Title.) [Slick interfered against Dusty Rhodes.] Card rating: * ½ News: Just a matter of days are being stripped of the WWF World Heavyweight Title, when the new WWF era was created, Hulk Hogan has managed to reach the summit again, this time by outlasting 24 other wrestlers to endure after an enthralling Royal Rumble match. In related news, WWF Chairman Ian Clark announced that the main event for the first weekly Saturday Nights Main Event on January 27th will feature a 4 corners No.1 contenders match between the 4 men (Hogan aside) that put on the best show in the Rumble match. Those four men are "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Jake "Snake" Roberts, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage! The winner of the match will face Hulk Hogan in the main event of Wrestlemania VI in March!! In other news, there were no real surprises in the WWF World Tag Team Titles Tournament with Demolition, The Powers of Pain, The Colossal Connection and The Hart Foundation progressing to the semi finals. The first semi final match will take place on the first SNME. Finally, Chairman Clark announced that the first two matches in the InterContinental Title Tournament will also take place at the first SNME. SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 27TH JANUARY 1990 4 Corners No.l Contenders Match Roddy Piper v Jake Roberts v Hacksaw Duggan v Randy Savage WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 1st Round Jimmy Snuka v Rick Martel Ultimate Warrior v Dino Bravo WWF World Tag Team Titles Tournament Semi Final Demolition v The Powers of Pain |
| BobJacobsenVER1 | Posted on 03/24/11 at 15:49:13 I like this idea and results look cool so far! Are you booking things or letting TNM decide? My friend and I are working on a nostalgic fed also but not strictly 1990 era wrestlers.. |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/24/11 at 20:17:04 Thanks, much appreciated. At the moment (although early days), I am not booking and will see how that goes with storylines etc. I have added more detail this time as before I have always started and then began to rush things or lost track of where I was going. I am hoping that by adding more detail it will be easier for me to keep going properly! |
| BobJacobsenVER1 | Posted on 03/24/11 at 20:39:00On 03/24/11 at 20:17:04, ianclark wrote:Thanks, much appreciated.If nothing was booked, then cool start to your battle royal then with the Twin Towers being 1 and 2 and Dusty being 3rd... Some real history there! |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/24/11 at 20:40:34 Yeah, I got very lucky with the order of the Rumble, the Twin Towers to start and most of the top guys in at the end, which was good with the title on the line! |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/24/11 at 20:47:54 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 27TH JANUARY 1990 Rick Martel made Jimmy Snuka submit to the Boston Crab in 0:07:52. Rating: ** 1/2 [Slick interfered against Jimmy Snuka.] Demolition (Demolition Ax and Demolition Smash) defeated The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and Warlord) when Ax defeated Warlord by disqualification in 0:05:44. Rating: DUD [Mr. Fuji interfered against Demolition Ax.] The Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo by disqualification in 0:18:26. Rating: -*** 1/2 [Earthquake interfered against The Ultimate Warrior.] No-DQ-Number-One-Contenders-Four Corners Match: Randy Savage defeated Roddy Piper, Jake Roberts and Jim Duggan: x Roberts beat Piper via the DDT in 0:07:16 x Roberts beat Duggan via the DDT in 0:14:47 x Savage beat Roberts via the Flying Elbowdrop in 0:24:53 Rating: ** [Sensational Sherri interfered against Roddy Piper.] [Sensational Sherri interfered against Jake Roberts.] Card rating: DUD News: Macho Man Randy Savage managed to outlast 3 tough opponents (with some help from Sensational Sherri) to land himself a title shot at Wrestlemania VI against Hulk Hogan, in a rematch from last year's Wrestlemania!! Especially unhappy was Jake "Snake" Roberts who actually gained the first two pinfalls, but due to the stipulations of this No.1 Contenders match, he lost when Savage managed to get the 1-2-3 following his patented Flying Elbow! The Powers of Pain are not happy with their manager Mr Fuji! Rumours of dissention carried on long into the night after the Devious One cost The Barbarian and Warlord a shot at the Tag Team titles by interfering in their tournament semi final match with Demolition. Needless to say Ax and Smash were very relieved it was as short match and they will now wait to see who wins next week between The Hart Foundation and The Colossal Connection, to know who they face for the titles! Meanwhile, in the InterContinental Title Tournament Rick Martel managed to see off "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo via DQ, but he paid a price for his victory as he suffered two Earthquake splashes in the middle of the ring and had to be helped to the back, much to the delight of Bravo, Earthquake and their manager Jimmy Hart. Next week's SNME will see the other Tag Team Title tourney semi final, two more first round matches in the InterContinental Title tournament as well as the debut of a new tag team!!! |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/27/11 at 10:46:29 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 3RD FEBRUARY 1990 WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 1st Round Tito Santana v Ted DiBiase Dusty Rhodes v Greg Valentine WWF World Tag Team Titles Tournament Semi Final The Hart Foundation v The Colossal Connection Other Match Red Rooster & Koko B.Ware v The Orient Express |
| ianclark | Posted on 03/27/11 at 11:10:32 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 3RD FEBRUARY 1990 The Orient Express (Kato and Tanaka) defeated Red Rooster and Koko B. Ware when Kato pinned Rooster with the Flying Back Bodypress in 0:12:03. Rating: * 3/4 Ted DiBiase defeated Tito Santana when Tito Santana passed out in the Million Dollar Dream in 0:10:49. Rating: ** 3/4 [Virgil interfered against Tito Santana.] Dusty Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine by disqualification in 0:09:15. Rating: -3/4* [Honky Tonk Man interfered against Dusty Rhodes.] The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) defeated The Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant and Haku) when The Hitman made Haku submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:18:48. Rating: ** 1/4 Card rating: * 1/4 News: A sensational night of action saw the amazing sight of Andre the Giant standing in the centre of the ring being cheered by the fans!! After seeing his team of the Colossal Connection defeated by The Hart Foundation, manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan decided it was the Giant's fault and proceeded to berate him in the ring after the match, eventually slapping Andre. This was a huge mistake as the Giant tossed Heenan from the ring before doing the same to Haku, who had tried to come to his manager's rescue. As the other Heenan family member, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, rushed to ringside to assist his comrades, Andre stood in the ring enjoying the acclaim of the fans for the first time in nearly 3 years. The InterContinental Title tournament continued with victories for the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase, with some assistance from his bodyguard Virgil, followed by a DQ victory for the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes over Greg "Hammer" Valentine, after Valentine's buddy Honky Tonk Man got involved in the match, by breaking up a certain 1-2-3 for Rhodes. Finally, in the first match of the evening Mr Fuji led his new tag team to the ring. The Orient Express looked very impressive in their victory over the hastily assembled team of the Red Rooster and Koko B.Ware, but with Fuji clearly focussing on his new team from the his homeland, questions will be asked as to where this leaves The Powers of Pain, who are already not very happy with their manager, for costing them a Tag Team Title shot! Next week's SNME should be a cracker with the following matches scheduled: SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 10TH FEBRUARY 1990 WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 1st Round Brutus "Barber" Beefcake v Bad News Brown "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin v Mr Perfect WWF World Tag Team Titles Tournament Final Demolition v The Hart Foundation Other Match Hercules v Earthquake |
| ianclark | Posted on 04/01/11 at 20:10:15 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 10TH FEBRUARY 1990 Earthquake pinned Hercules with the Earthquake Vertical Splash in 0:07:30. Rating: DUD Bad News Brown and Brutus Beefcake battled to a double countout in 0:15:49. Rating: -** 3/4 Mr. Perfect pinned Ronnie Garvin with the Perfect Plex in 0:08:49. Rating: ** 3/4 No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Match for the vacant WWF World Tag Team Titles: Demolition (Demolition Ax and Demolition Smash) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) when Demolition Smash pinned The Hitman with the Smash Hit in 0:21:47. Rating: ** (Demolition won the WWF World Tag Team Titles.) Card rating: * 1/4 News: Demolition are the new WWF World Tag Team Champions! After a tough tournament and a gruelling final against Bret Hart and Jim Niedhart, they are once again the titleholders. The Hart Foundation are already talking about a rematch but they may have to wait their turn as in the next few weeks, there will be a Tag Team Battle Royal to determine the No.1 contenders. The InterContinental title tournament continued, but not without controversy as both Brutus "Barber" Beefcake and Bad News Brown were eliminated from the tourney when they were more intent on fighting each other all over the arena, forcing the referee to count them both out of both the match and the tournament. Later in the night the impressive Mr Perfect easily defeated "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin to progress. In the first match of the night an increasing disgruntled Hercules was overwhelmed by the Earthquake, albeit with some help from his cohorts Dino Bravo and manager Jimmy Hart. Hercules is clearly becoming disillusioned as his losing streak shows no sign of ending. Join us next time for the following matches: SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 17TH FEBRUARY 1990 WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 1st Round "Rowdy" Roddy Piper v "Ravishing" Rick Rude "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan v Honky Tonk Man Other Matches Jake "Snake" Roberts v Akeem Andre the Giant v The Bolsheviks |
| ianclark | Posted on 04/01/11 at 20:18:25 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 17TH FEBRUARY 1990 Handicap-Match: Andre the Giant defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) when Andre defeated Volkoff by disqualification in 0:10:52. Rating: -** 1/2 [Slick interfered against Andre the Giant.] Jim Duggan defeated Honky Tonk Man by disqualification in 0:06:08. Rating: -** [Greg Valentine interfered against Jim Duggan.] Akeem pinned Jake Roberts with the Air Africa in 0:07:27. Rating: ** 1/4 [Big Boss Man interfered against Jake Roberts.] Rick Rude and Roddy Piper battled to a double countout in 0:21:53. Rating: *** Card rating: ** News: In a special, rare handicap match new fan favourite Andre the Giant was cheered throughout his victory over both of The Bolsheviks! The final two places in the 2nd round of the InterContinental Title tournament were decided, although one of those places will be a bye as for the 2nd week running, two competitors were more intent on damaging each other rather than winning the title as Roddy Piper and Rick Rude re-ignited their feud, costing them both a place in the tourney. One man who did progress however was "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who won by a DQ finish over the Honky Tonk Man after both Greg Valentine and Jimmy Hart couldn't resist getting involved. Finally, Jake Roberts was not a happy man, as the Big Boss Man cracked him over the head with his nightstick, leaving him easy prey for Akeem, and the "African Dream" took full advantage to pick up the victory. The "Snake" is not normally a man to cross and the Twin Towers will need to watch their back in future. More matches have been announced for Wrestlemania VI as Andre the Giant will take on his former tag team partner, Haku! Also Brutus Beefcake faces Bad News Brown and just announced Roddy Piper will battle "Ravishing" Rick Rude!! Next week's SNME looks like this: SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 24TH FEBRUARY 1990 WWF InterContinental Title Tournament 2nd Round Dusty Rhodes v Rick Martel "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan v "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Other Matches The Rockers v The Powers of Pain 20 Man Battle Royal |
| ianclark | Posted on 04/01/11 at 20:19:33 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 24TH FEBRUARY 1990 Ted DiBiase made Jim Duggan submit to a grapevine in 0:01:21. Rating: 1/2* Dusty Rhodes pinned Rick Martel with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:12:23. Rating: * 1/2 [Slick interfered against Dusty Rhodes.] The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and Warlord) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) when The Barbarian defeated Jannetty by disqualification in 0:10:08. Rating: ** [Demolition Ax interfered against Warlord.] [Mr. Fuji and Tanaka interfered against Shawn Michaels.] [Mr Fuji interfered against The Barbarian.] 20-Man Battle Royal: Andre the Giant won a 20-man Battle Royal: x Santana threw out Dino Bravo in 0:00:14 x Santana threw out Boss Man after a waistlock suplex in 0:00:20 x R. Rougeau threw out Santana in 0:00:32 x Luke threw out Genius after a Hotshot in 0:06:14 x J. Rougeau threw out Rooster in 0:09:53 x Luke threw out Akeem after a forearm smash in 0:11:43 x Haku threw out Ware after a chokehold in 0:12:59 x Luke threw out Tanaka after the Flying Headbutt in 0:13:47 x Snuka threw out R. Rougeau after a vertical suplex in 0:14:53 x Volkoff threw out Luke after a chop in 0:17:08 x Snuka threw out Zhukov after a vertical suplex in 0:19:06 x Earthquake threw out Hercules in 0:28:35 x Haku threw out Butch in 0:33:17 x Snuka threw out Kato after a headbutt in 0:33:40 x Snuka threw out Haku after a savate kick in 0:35:55 x Andre threw out Earthquake after a roundhouse right in 0:37:55 x Snuka threw out Volkoff in 0:40:08 x Snuka threw out J. Rougeau in 0:40:55 x Andre threw out Snuka in 0:41:20 Rating: ** 3/4 [Bobby Heenan interfered against Bushwhacker Luke.] [Slick interfered against Jimmy Snuka.] (Ronnie Garvin no-showed.) Card rating: ** 1/4 News: The semi final line up for the InterContinental title tournament as Ted DiBiase easily progressed against "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Dusty Rhodes managed to overcome "Model" Rick Martel in the only 2nd round matches required due to Ultimate Warrior and Mr Perfect receiving byes following the first round. Mr Fuji's behaviour continues to astound and infuriate The Barbarian and The Warlord as his actions (together with his other team The Orient Express) caused The Powers of Pain to almost lose their match to The Rockers. In the end it was Fuji attacking The Barbarian that led to the DQ decision. What is the devious one thinking and why is he trying to unsettle his own tag team? The final match of the night was a 20 man Battle Royal. The match got underway under strange circumstances as Ronnie Garvin was attacked before the match by Earthquake and Dino Bravo, meaning he was unable to take his place in the match. Conveniently, Earthquake made his way to the ring instead! It didn't help him however, as the Battle Royal was won by Andre the Giant! SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 3RD MARCH 1990 WWF InterContinental Title Tournament Semi Finals Ultimate Warrior v "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Dusty Rhodes v Mr Perfect Final Warrior/DiBiase v Dusty/Perfect 8 Man Tag Team No.1 Contenders Battle Royal |
| ianclark | Posted on 04/01/11 at 20:22:59 SATURDAY NIGHTS MAIN EVENT - 3RD MARCH 1990 Ted DiBiase pinned The Ultimate Warrior after a cross-body block in 0:23:01. Rating: -* 1/2 [Virgil and Earthquake interfered against The Ultimate Warrior.] Dusty Rhodes pinned Mr. Perfect with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:15:58. Rating: * 1/2 [The Genius interfered against Dusty Rhodes.] 16-Man Tag Team Battle Royal: Jacques Rougeau and Raymond Rougeau won an 8-team Battle Royal: x Neidhart threw out Zhukov (partner: Nikolai Volkoff) after an atomic drop in 0:00:54 x Jannetty threw out Tanaka (partner: Kato) in 0:01:04 x Neidhart threw out Boss Man (partner: Akeem) in 0:07:07 x Jannetty threw out Warlord (partner: The Barbarian) in 0:07:52 x R. Rougeau threw out Neidhart (partner: Bret Hart) after an atomic drop in 0:09:50 x R. Rougeau threw out Butch (partner: Bushwhacker Luke) after a DDT in 0:13:15 x R. Rougeau threw out Jannetty (partner: Shawn Michaels) in 0:15:46 Rating: ** 3/4 No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Match for the vacant WWF InterContinental Title: Ted DiBiase defeated Dusty Rhodes when Dusty Rhodes passed out in the Million Dollar Dream in 0:04:43. Rating: *** (Ted DiBiase won the WWF InterContinental Title.) Card rating: ** ½ News: What a night for the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase!! He managed to defeat The Ultimate Warrior (with help from both Virgil and Earthquake), then in the final he beat Dusty Rhodes to win his first title in the WWF! Dusty will get another chance though as WWF President Ian Clark has already announced the two men will face each other again for the title at WMVI!! The other match of the night saw The Rougeau Brothers outlast 7 other teams to win and become the No.1 contenders to the WWF World Tag Team Titles against Demolition at Wrestlemania VI! Another match has been announced for Wrestlemania VI as the raging Ultimate Warrior demanded (and got) a match against Earthquake at the biggest pay per view of the year!! Wrestlemania VI (so far) WWF World Heavyweight Title Hulk Hogan v "Macho Man" Randy Savage WWF InterContinental Title Dusty Rhodes v "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase WWF World Tag Team Titles Demolition v The Rougeau Brothers Other Matches Andre the Giant v Haku "Rowdy" Roddy Piper v "Ravishing" Rick Rude Brutus "Barber" Beefcake v Bad News Brown Ultimate Warrior v Earthquake |