Today In Wrestling History December 16, 1990 – WCW and the NWA jointly presented ‘Starrcade ’90: Collision Course. This event also saw the culmination of the infamous Black Scorpion angle that saw a mystery masked man challenge Sting for the World Title. Despite various red herrings, the Scorpion was eventually revealed as Ric Flair. This was a huge letdown for fans as Flair had been challenging Sting for the title for months. The Scorpion angle was supposed to be a way to get away from that, bu

On February 6, 1990 NWA/WCW Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout took place at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the main event, the Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Ole Anderson & Arn Anderson) took on Gary Hart International (The Dragonmaster, Buzz Sawyer & The Great Muta) in a steel cage match. Sting was originally scheduled to be in the match but was kicked out of the Horsemen earlier in the night and replaced by Ole Anderson. During the match Sting ran to the ring and tried to

On February 25, 1990 WCW “WrestleWar: Wild Thing” took place from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Take a look back as NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (with Woman) puts his title on the line against NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger in the main event! The match took place on Flair’s 41st birthday. | Davenport Sports Network