WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event , produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on February 25, 1990, from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina . This would be the second year in a row WCW promoted a PPV under the name "WrestleWar", a series that would include four shows in total. When the WWE Network launched in 2014 this show became available "on demand" to network subscribers.
Storylines The WrestleWar show featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either heels (those that portray the "bad guys") or faces (the "good guy" characters) as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[ 2] Ric Flair defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting but Sting was injured a few weeks prior during the main event of Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout . Sting was replaced by his longtime friend Lex Luger in the match.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] NWA United States Heavyweight Championship against Dr. Death Steve Williams , a match that was dropped.[ 3] Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace ) to Kevin Sullivan and Buzz Sawyer was the last time the team worked together ever again.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Chicago Street Fight between The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal ) and The Skyscrapers saw "The Masked Skyscraper " replace Dan Spivey as Mark Callous ' partner, citing an injury to Dan Spivey.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] AWA World Tag Team Championship in the rival American Wrestling Association (AWA) with Wayne Bloom .[ 6]
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