King of the Ring (1989)

King of the Ring (1989) was the fifth annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on October 14, 1989 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

King of the Ring (1989)
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateOctober 14, 1989
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
VenueProvidence Civic Center
Attendance4,500[1]
King of the Ring tournament chronology
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Storylines

The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.[2]

Results
No. Results[3][4] Stipulations
1 Akeem defeated Brutus Beefcake King of the Ring tournament first round match
2 Hercules and Jim Neidhart ended in a double disqualification King of the Ring tournament first round match
3 The Warlord defeated Bushwhacker Butch King of the Ring tournament first round match
4 Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown King of the Ring tournament first round match
5 Rick Martel defeated Bill Woods King of the Ring tournament first round match
6 Bushwhacker Luke defeated Nikolai Volkoff King of the Ring tournament first round match
7 Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian King of the Ring tournament first round match
8 Haku defeated The Red Rooster King of the Ring tournament first round match
9 Tito Santana defeated The Warlord King of the Ring tournament quarter finals match
10 Rick Martel defeated Bushwhacker Luke King of the Ring tournament quarter finals match
11 Jimmy Snuka defeated Haku King of the Ring tournament quarter finals match
12 Tito Santana defeated Akeem King of the Ring tournament semifinals match
13 Rick Martel defeated Jimmy Snuka King of the Ring tournament semifinals match
14 Tito Santana defeated Rick Martel King of the Ring tournament finals match
15 Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Boss Man (with Slick) Singles match
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament bracket
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Brutus Beefcake 10:22
Akeem pin
Akeem  
BYE  
Hercules DDQ
Jim Neidhart 6:33
Akeem 10:15
Tito Santana pin
Bushwhacker Butch 3:14
The Warlord pin
The Warlord 6:22
Tito Santana pin
Tito Santana pin
Bad News Brown 7:01
Rick Martel 12:48
Tito Santana PIN
Rick Martel sub
Bill Woods1 0:44
Rick Martel sub
Bushwhacker Luke 4:06
Bushwhacker Luke2 pin
Nikolai Volkoff 4:18
Rick Martel pin
Jimmy Snuka 8:34
Jimmy Snuka DQ
The Barbarian 8:13
Jimmy Snuka pin
Haku 7:20
Haku pin
The Red Rooster 5:12

1. ^ Bill Woods substituted for Hillbilly Jim[3]
2. ^ Nikolai Volkoff substituted for Barry Windham[3]

3. Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Boss Man (with Slick)

References
  1. WWF King Of The Ring 1989
  2. Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  3. "WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - October 14, 1989 (4,500)". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. "WWF King of the Ring '89 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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