WrestleWar

For the video game, seeWrestle War (video game).

WrestleWar
Promotions	World Championship Wrestling
First event	WrestleWar '89: Music City Showdown
Last event	WrestleWar (1992)

WrestleWarwas aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-vieweventseries promoted byWorld 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 theNational Wrestling Alliancebanner, the final two under the WCW name. The final two events also featured theWarGames match,which had previously been held duringThe Great American Bashand continued to be held at other events following the cancellation of this pay-per-view.

In 1993, WCW heldSuperBrawl IIIin February and the first everSlamboreeshow 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 byWWE,including the WrestleWar shows. With the launch of theWWE Networkin 2014 all WrestleWar shows became available on demand for network subscribers.

Dates, venues, and main events

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main event	Ref
National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling
WrestleWar '89: Music City Showdown	May 7, 1989	Nashville, Tennessee	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Eddie GilbertandRick Steiner(c) vs.Varsity Club(Dan SpiveyandKevin Sullivan) for theNWA United States Tag Team Championship
WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing	February 25, 1990	Greensboro, North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum	Ric Flair(c) vs.Lex Lugerfor theNWA World Heavyweight Championship
World Championship Wrestling
WrestleWar '91	February 24, 1991	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	WarGames match:The Four Horsemen(Ric Flair,Barry WindhamandSid Vicious) andLarry Zbyszkovs.Sting,Brian Pillman,andThe Steiner Brothers(Rick SteinerandScott Steiner)
WrestleWar (1992)	May 17, 1992	Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum	WarGames match:Sting's Squadron (Sting,Barry Windham,Dustin Rhodes,Ricky SteamboatandNikita Koloff) vs. TheDangerous Alliance(Steve Austin,Rick Rude,Arn Anderson,Bobby EatonandLarry Zbyszko)
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match