Chi-Town Rumble
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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | |
| Date | February 20, 1989 | |
| Venue | UIC Pavilion | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Attendance | 8,000 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Starrcade 1988 | Chi-Town Rumble | Wrestle War 1989 |
Chi-Town Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from the National Wrestling Alliance through World Championship Wrestling. It took place on February 20, 1989 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Michael Hayes defeated Russian Assassin #1 (w/Paul Jones) (15:48)
- Hayes pinned #1 after a DDT.
- Sting defeated Butch Reed (w/Hiro Matsuda) (20:07)
- Sting pinned Reed with a Sunset Flip.
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) and Jim Cornette defeated The Original Midnight Express (Jack Victory and Randy Rose) and Paul E. Dangerously in a Loser Leaves NWA match (15:51)
- Lane pinned Rose after a Double Flapjack.
- Victory was a replacement for Dennis Condrey, who had been fired by the NWA.
- Mike Rotunda defeated Rick Steiner (w/Scott Steiner) to win the NWA World Television Championship (16:21)
- Rotundo pinned Rick when he fell backwards while in a Sleeperhold.
- Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham (w/Hiro Matsuda) to win the NWA United States Championship (10:43)
- Luger pinned Windham when Barry Windham hit him with a back suplex.
- The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (w/Paul Ellering) defeated The Varsity Club (Steve Williams and Kevin Sullivan) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (8:27)
- Hawk pinned Sullivan after a Flying Clothesline.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair (w/Hiro Matsuda) to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (23:18)
- Steamboat pinned Flair with a small package.
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