Chi-Town Rumble was a

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produced by

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(WCW) under the

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(NWA) banner. It took place on February 20, 1989 at the

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. The

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was a standard wrestling match for the

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defended the title against

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. Steamboat pinned Flair with a

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to win the title. Featured matches on the

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were

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(

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and

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) versus

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( Steve Williams and Kevin Sullivan) for the

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versus

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for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship,

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versus Rick Steiner for the

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, Midnight Express (

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and

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) and

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versus Original Midnight Express (

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and Randy Rose) and

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in a Loser Leaves NWA match,

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versus Butch Reed and Michael Hayes versus Russian Assassin #1.

Storylines

Chi-Town Rumble featured seven professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing

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, plots and storylines that were played out on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

''–WCW's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a

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or a tweener as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or a series of matches. The main

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heading into the event was between

and

for the

. At

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, Flair defeated

to retain the title. On the December 24 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Steamboat returned to WCW as Eddie Gilbert's surprise partner against Flair and

in a

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...

match. Steamboat pinned Flair to win the match and demanded a shot against Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. On January 28 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Flair would defend the title against Steamboat at Chi-Town Rumble. The main tag team rivalry heading into the event was between

(

and

) and

( Steve Williams and Kevin Sullivan) for the

. At Starrcade, Varsity Club defeated

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(

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and Tommy Rogers) to win the

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. Later that night, Road Warriors retained the NWA World Tag Team Championship against

and

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by intentional disqualification. On January 14 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Sullivan and Williams challenged Road Warriors to a match for the World Tag Team title. On January 28 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Road Warriors would defend the title against Sullivan and Williams at Chi-Town Rumble. Another tag team rivalry heading into the event was between Midnight Express (

and

) and Original Midnight Express (

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and Randy Rose). At Starrcade, Eaton and Lane defeated Condrey and Rose in a tag team match. The rivalry expanded to involve their

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and

respectively. On January 14 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Dangerously announced that he would force Cornette out of NWA. On January 28 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that a Six-man Loser Leaves NWA match would take place pitting Midnight Express and Cornette against Original Midnight Express and Dangerously. A secondary rivalry heading into the event was between Barry Windham and Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. At Starrcade, Windham defeated

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to retain the US title. Later that night, Luger was defeated by Ric Flair in a title shot for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Windham and Luger's rivalry dated back to April 23 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'' in 1988, when Windham turned on Luger during a NWA World Tag Team Championship title defense against

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and

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and joined

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. On January 28 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Windham would defend the United States title against Luger at Chi-Town Rumble. Another secondary rivalry heading into the event was between Rick Steiner and

for the

. At Starrcade, Steiner defeated Rotunda to win the Television title. On January 14 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Steiner defeated Rotunda to retain the title in a rematch when Steve Williams caused the disqualification by attacking Steiner. On January 21 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', Rotunda expressed about his quest to regain the title. On January 28 edition of ''World Championship Wrestling'', it was announced that Steiner would defend the TV title against Rotunda at Chi-Town Rumble.

Event

Preliminary matches

As the event aired live on pay-per-view, the first match to take place was between Michael Hayes and Russian Assassin #1. Assassin delivered a series of Jumping Lariats called ''Russian Sickle'' to Hayes. Hayes made comebacks during the match but Assassin dominated him. Assassin's

Paul Jones interfered in the match by attacking Hayes. Assassin tried to attack Hayes in the corner but Hayes countered it and tried to perform a

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but Hayes countered it. Hayes avoided a Corner Clothesline by Assassin and delivered him Mounted Punches in the corner. Hayes followed with a

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to win the match. The next match was between

and Butch Reed. Sting dominated Reed in the earlier part of the match. Reed gained momentum in the match with the help of his manager

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. Reed applied a

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and began using dirty tactics. Sting tossed Reed into the corner and tried to perform a Corner Splash, which he called ''Stinger Splash'' but Reed avoided it. Reed tried to perform a Corner Clothesline but fell out to the floor. Sting delivered a

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to Reed and tried to pin him but got a near-fall as Matsuda pulled Sting out of the ring. Reed took advantage and pulled Sting in the ring to perform a Swinging Neckbreaker. He applied another Chinlock. Sting countered with a Jawbreaker. Sting performed a

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. Reed threw Sting out of the ring and

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ed him on the apron. Sting managed to deliver a Shoulder Block and tried to perform a Sunset Flip but Reed fell on Sting and held the ropes for the pinfall. The

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pulled Reed from the ropes, causing Sting to pin Reed with the Sunset Flip for the win. The third match was a Loser Leaves NWA match pitting the Midnight Express (

and

) and their manager

against Original Midnight Express (

and Randy Rose) and their manager

. Condrey left NWA just before the event and was replaced by

. Lane and Rose started the match. The match went back and forth with both teams exchanging momentum. Dangerously was eventually tagged into the match. Dangerously tagged in Rose after a few attacks. Rose was tagged in. Dangerously distracted Cornette, allowing Rose to attack Cornette. He tagged in Dangerously, allowing Cornette and Dangerously to battle each other for the first time in the match. The match continued until miscommunication occurred between Original Midnight Express. Cornette tripped Dangerously outside the ring while Eaton and Lane delivered a Double Flapjack to Rose to win the match. The next match that occurred was between Rick Steiner and

for the

. Steiner's younger brother

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made his NWA debut at the event and appeared at ringside with Rick to manage him. Steiner and Rotunda exchanged submission maneuvers on each other. Rotunda offered Steiner a handshake but Steiner did not shake hands with him. Rotunda applied an Abdominal Stretch and cheated near the ropes. Steiner countered the hold with an

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but was in the ropes. Rotunda gained momentum and attacked Steiner in the corner with his shoulder. Steiner performed a

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to Rotunda. Steiner was about to win the match until Kevin Sullivan distracted Steiner by talking about his dog Spike. Rotunda took advantage and delivered a Back Suplex to Steiner. Rotunda missed a

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on Steiner and received Mounted Punches in the corner by Steiner. Steiner applied a Sleeper Hold on Rotunda. Rotunda's back fell on Steiner and Steiner's shoulders were pinned. As a result, Rotunda won the title.

Main event matches

The fifth match pitted

defending the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship against

. Luger dominated Windham for much of the earlier part of the match by performing his power moves. The action spilled to the ringside. The two returned with Windham delivering a Suplex to Luger. The two returned to the ringside where Windham attacked Luger on the guardrail. Windham tried to

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Luger in the ringpost but Luger avoided it and Windham's hand hurt. It became trouble for Windham as he was unable to use his hurt hand. He managed to apply a Clawhold on Luger but Luger escaped the hold. Windham delivered a

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from the top rope and tried to pin Luger's shoulders to the mat. Luger pulled his shoulders up and Windham was pinned. As a result, Luger won the title. The final match on the

was a

match between

(

and

) and

( "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Kevin Sullivan) for the

. Sullivan and Williams'

was not on the line, despite being the champions. Animal and Williams started the match. Hawk and Animal dominated Williams in the beginning. Williams eventually tagged in Sullivan. Sullivan and Williams double-teamed Animal. Hawk and Williams battled each other and the referee was distracted by their fight. This allowed Sullivan to perform a

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on Animal. Sullivan and Williams continued to dominate Animal. Hawk was tagged in. Road Warriors tried to perform a

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, but Williams broke it up. Animal fought Williams while Hawk performed a

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on Sullivan to win the match and retain the titles. The

featured

defending the

against

. Steamboat got the early momentum until Flair began attacking Steamboat. Flair performed a Jumping Knee Drop on Steamboat. Steamboat

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ped Flair and Flair did a Flair Flip onto the apron. He climbed the top rope and delivered a Diving Crossbody to Steamboat but Steamboat countered it into a pinfall. Flair delivered an Inverted Atomic Drop to Steamboat and followed a

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. Flair began attacking Steamboat's knee. Steamboat eventually gained momentum by performing a Clothesline. Steamboat tried to deliver a Diving Crossbody on Flair but the referee was hit as well. Steamboat tried to wake up the referee. Flair took advantage and tried to pin Steamboat with a Roll-up. Flair tossed Steamboat over the top rope and Steamboat climbed the top rope to perform a Diving Crossbody but Flair moved out of the way. Teddy Long came in as the replacement referee. Flair tried to apply a Figure Four Leglock on Steamboat but Steamboat countered it with a

to pin Flair to win the title.

Aftermath

and

continued their

for the

at Chi-Town Rumble. On April 2 '' Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun'', Steamboat defeated Flair in a

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to retain the title. However, Flair's foot was on the bottom rope during the ending of the third fall. As a result, it was announced on April 9 edition of ''

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'' that a rematch would take place between the two for the title. At WrestleWar, Flair defeated Steamboat to win the title. After winning the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from

at Chi-Town Rumble,

continued his feud with Windham. On March 18 edition of ''

'', Luger and Michael Hayes competed against Barry and

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in a

match, during which Hayes turned on Luger and helped the Windhams in winning the match. As a result, Hayes joined

's group Yamazaki Corporation and began a rivalry with Luger. At WrestleWar, Hayes defeated Luger, with the help of

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to win the United States Championship.

(

and

) continued their rivalry with

after retaining the

against Club members Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams at Chi-Town Rumble. On April 2 ''

Clash of the Champions VI ''Clash of the Champions'' is an American series of professional wrestling television specials that were produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) in conjunction with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). T ...

'', Road Warriors lost the belts to Club members

and Steve Williams. At WrestleWar, Rotunda and Williams defended the titles against Road Warriors. Club members Kevin Sullivan and

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attacked the

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, resulting in a disqualification loss for Rotunda and Williams. This misconduct between Club members caused the titles to get vacated.

Results

References

External links

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