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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance:World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 27, 1990 | ||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Venue | UIC Pavilion | ||
| Attendance | 8,000 | ||
| Buy rate | 160,000[1] | ||
| Tagline | Terror Rules the Ring | ||
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The 1990Halloween Havoc was the second annualHalloween Havocprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) under theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on October 27, 1990, from theUIC Pavilion inChicago, Illinois. This was also the final Halloween Havoc produced by WCW under the NWA, as in January 1991, WCW split from the NWA.
On the originalVHS release, only 6 of the 10 matches of the main broadcast were included as the fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth matches of the show were not included. In 2014, all of WCW's Halloween Havoc PPVs became available onWWE's streaming service, theWWE Network; however, the WWE Network version of the 1990 Halloween Havoc is also edited and not the complete version as is usual for WCW's other PPVs on the Network from this period.[2]
On October 28, 1989,World Championship Wrestling (WCW) of theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) held aHalloween-themedpay-per-view (PPV) event titledHalloween Havoc. A second Halloween Havoc was scheduled for October 27, 1990, at theUIC Pavilion inChicago, Illinois, thus establishingHalloween Havoc as an annual PPV for WCW.[3]
The event featuredprofessional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Professional wrestlers portrayvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Jim Ross |
| Paul E. Dangerously | |
| Jack Brickhouse Taylor vs Irwin Match | |
| Referee | Nick Patrick |
| Randy Anderson | |
| Mike Atkins | |
| Interviewer | Tony Schiavone |
| Ring announcer | Gary Michael Cappetta |
Prior to the start of the event, there were two dark matches in whichTim Horner defeatedBarry Horowitz andRip Rogers defeatedReno Riggins.
In the opening matchTommy Rich andRicky Morton defeatedThe Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton andStan Lane), after Lane hit Rich withJim Cornette’s tennis racket.
In the following match,Terry Taylor defeatedBill Irwin.Brad Armstrong then defeatedJ.W. Storm.
Following this match, The Master Blasters (Blade andSteel) defeatedThe Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers andSteve Armstrong). Armstrong attempted to attack Jim Cornette to stop him from interfering in the match, which allowed Steel to hit a clothesline on Armstrong and pick up the victory via pinfall.
In the following match,The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin andMichael Hayes) defeated The Renegade Warriors (Chris Youngblood andMark Youngblood).
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner andScott Steiner) then defeatedThe Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs andJerry Sags) to retain theNWA United States Tag Team Championship. This match featured the Steiner Brothers using the double team bulldog off the top rope for the first time. Scott ultimately picked up the victory via pinfall on Knobbs following a Frankensteiner. After the match, The Nasty Boys attacked the Steiner Brothers with the championship belts, as well as the referee.
During the next match between theJunkyard Dog andMoondog Rex, Rex attempted to use his bone as a weapon. When the referee grabbed the bone, Junkyard Dog used the opportunity to hit a headbutt and pick up a pinfall.
In the next match for theNWA World Tag Team Championship, the championsDoom (Ron Simmons andButch Reed) along with the challengersRic Flair andArn Anderson, wrestled to a double count out.
The second to last match, for theNWA United States Championship, sawStan Hansen defeatLex Luger to win the championship.
The main event, for theNWA World Heavyweight Championship sawSting retain his title againstSid Vicious. Sid originally thought he won the match, after Sting hit a bodyslam off the top rope, with Sid falling on him to pick up the victory via pinfall. As fireworks went off and balloons dropped from the ceiling, Sting came out from the back and revealed the man in the ring was reallyBarry Windham. Windham had traded places with Sting during the main event, after Sid attacked him backstage before the match. The real Sting entered the ring, hit the Stinger Splash and picked up the victory. The show ended following Sting's interview withJim Ross regarding the match andThe Black Scorpion.
The 1990 Halloween Havoc would be the final Halloween Havoc produced by WCW under the NWA banner, as in January 1991, WCW split from the NWA.
Stan Hansen ended Lex Luger's record 523-day reign as United States Heavyweight Champion, then returned to Japan shortly after dropping the title back to Luger at Starrcade. The Black Scorpion angle continued until Starrcade when it was revealed thatRic Flair was behind the character, in an attempt to regain the NWA World Heavyweight title.
The Midnight Express broke up after the PPV, Jim Cornette was tired of his and his team's treatment by Jim Herd so he and Stan Lane left to formSmoky Mountain Wrestling in 1991, but Bobby Eaton remained in the promotion and began a short singles career (even having a short reign with theWCW World Television Championship) before joining Paul E. Dangerously's "Dangerous Alliance" and teaming up withArn Anderson.