Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
Jan 3 | WWF | Saturday Night's Main Event | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Mr. Perfect and The Genius |
Jan 7 | FMW | Battle Resistance – 1st Open Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | Masanobu Kurisi defeated Tarzan Goto by referee's decision in an Open Tournament final match |
Jan 21 | WWF | Royal Rumble | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Hulk Hogan won by last eliminating Mr. Perfect in the 30-man Royal Rumble match |
Feb 6 | NWA WCW | Clash of the Champions X | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, and Arn Anderson) defeated Gary Hart International (The Dragonmaster, Buzz Sawyer, and The Great Muta) (with Gary Hart) in a Steel Cage match |
Feb 12 | NJPW | Super Fight in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto in a tag team match with Lou Thesz as special guest referee[1] |
Feb 12 | FMW | Battle Brave in Korakuen | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita defeated Masanobu Kurisu in a Barbed Wire Barricades Death Match |
Feb 25 | WCW | WrestleWar | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | Ric Flair (c) (with Woman) defeated Lex Luger by countout in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Apr 1 | FMW | Texas Street Fight | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita and Tarzan Goto defeated Dragon Master and Masanobu Kurisu in a Tag Team Texas Street Fight |
Apr 1 | WWF | WrestleMania VI | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | The Ultimate Warrior (IC Champion) defeated Hulk Hogan (WWF Champion) in a Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF Championships |
Apr 8 | AWA | SuperClash IV | St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | The Trooper and Paul Diamond defeated The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom) in a Steel Cage match |
Apr 13 | WWF AJPW NJPW | Wrestling Summit | Tokyo, Japan | Hulk Hogan defeated Stan Hansen in a Singles match |
Apr 23 | WWF | Saturday Night's Main Event | Austin, Texas | The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Haku for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
Apr 29 | AJW | W.W.W.A. Champions Legend | Tokyo, Japan | Bull Nakano defeats Monster Ripper in a WWWA World Title match |
May 19 | NWA WCW | Capital Combat | Washington D.C., U.S. | Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Woman) by disqualification in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Jun 13 | Clash of the Champions XI | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Junkyard Dog defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Ole Anderson) by disqualification in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Jul 7 | WWC | WWC 17th Aniversario | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Carlos Colón (WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion) and TNT went to a draw in a Singles match |
NWA | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | Sting (with El Gigante, Junkyard Dog, Lex Luger, Paul Orndorff, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Ole Anderson) in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Jul 16 | WWF | Saturday Night's Main Event | Omaha, Nebraska | The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
Aug 4 | FMW | Summer Spectacular in Shiodome | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
Aug 4 | FMW | Summer Spectacular in Shiodome | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Tarzan Goto via knockout in a No Ropes Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
Sep 5 | NWA WCW | Clash of the Champions XII | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Sep 18 | WWF | Saturday Night's Main Event | Toledo, Ohio | The Ultimate Warrior and The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) vs. Demolition (Ax, Smash, and Crush) |
Sep 30 | NJPW | Inoki's 30th Wrestling Anniversary | Yokohama, Japan | Antonio Inoki and Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Animal Hamaguchi and Big Van Vader in a tag team match with Nick Bockwinkel as special guest referee |
Oct 21 | EMLL | EMLL 57th Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Rayo de Jalisco Jr. defeated Cien Caras in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[2] |
Oct 27 | NWA | Halloween Havoc | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Sting (c) defeated Sid Vicious in a Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
Nov 1 | NJPW | AJPW Budokan Hall Show | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
Nov 5 | FMW | FMW 1st Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | Atsushi Onita (c) defeated Mr. Pogo via knockout in a Texas Deathmatch for the WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship |
Nov 14 | AJW | Wrestlemarinepiad '90 | Yokohama, Japan | Bull Nakano defeats Aja Kong in a steel cage match for the WWWA World Title |
Nov 20 | NWA WCW | Clash of the Champions XIII | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson) defeated Butch Reed (with Ron Simmons and Teddy Long) in a Singles match |
Nov 22 | WWF | Survivor Series | Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, and The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules, Paul Roma, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase, and The Warlord (with Virgil and Slick) in a 3-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match |
Dec 14 | EMLL | Juicio Final | Mexico City, Mexico | Octagón defeated Huracán Ramírez II[3] |
Dec 16 | WCW | Starrcade | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Sting (c) defeated The Black Scorpion in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Dick the Bruiser as special guest referee |
Dec 26 | NJPW | NJPW Legends Show | Hamamatsu, Japan | Tony Halme defeated Shinya Hashimoto by knockout in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match[4] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |