WrestleWar explained

WrestleWar
Promotions:World Championship Wrestling
Lastevent:WrestleWar (1992)

WrestleWar was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event series promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It was held in May in 1989 and 1992 and February in 1990 and 1991. The first two events were promoted under the National Wrestling Alliance banner, the final two under the WCW name. The final two events also featured the WarGames match, which had previously been held during The Great American Bash and continued to be held at other events following the cancellation of this pay-per-view.

In 1993, WCW held SuperBrawl III in February and the first ever Slamboree show in May, which replaced the WrestleWar show on the schedule from that point until WCW closed in 2001. After WCW closed all rights to their television and PPV shows were bought by WWE, including the WrestleWar shows. With the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 all WrestleWar shows became available on demand for network subscribers.

Dates, venues, and main events

EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef
National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling
Nashville, TennesseeNashville Municipal AuditoriumEddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner (c) vs. Varsity Club (Dan Spivey and Kevin Sullivan) for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship[1]
Greensboro, North CarolinaGreensboro ColiseumRic Flair (c) vs. Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[2]
World Championship Wrestling
WrestleWar '91Phoenix, ArizonaArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumWarGames match

The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham and Sid Vicious) and Larry Zbyszko vs. Sting, Brian Pillman, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)

[3]
WrestleWar (1992)Jacksonville, FloridaJacksonville Memorial ColiseumWarGames match

Sting's Squadron (Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff) vs. The Dangerous Alliance (Steve Austin, Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zbyszko)

[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WrestleWar 1989 Review results. The History of WWE. December 26, 2011.
  2. Web site: WrestleWar 1990 . February 25, 1990 . May 30, 2015 . Pro Wrestling History.
  3. Web site: WrestleWar 1991 . February 24, 1991 . May 30, 2015 . Pro Wrestling History.
  4. Web site: WrestleWar 1992 . May 27, 1992 . May 30, 2015 . Pro Wrestling History.