24 YEARS AGO TODAY: NWA @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - September 3, 1990 (500) TV taping: Dan Spivey defeated Lou Perez Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (w/ Rocky King) defeated Barry Horowitz & Scott Armstrong; after the bout, Hayes & Garvin continued to attack their opponents until Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong made the save NWA Pro: NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane to a double disqualification Power Hour - 9/14/90 - featured a promo by Dan Spivey regarding his return to the NWA and potentially facing Brian Pillman Sunday on The Main Event; included recent footage of Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously at the China Club in New York City in which Dangerously said he was the last great hero of NYC, over Donald Trump, George Steinbrenner, and Leona Helmsley; featured Bob Caudle, subbing for a vacationing Gordon Solie, hosting the Wrestling News Network in which Caudle reviewed recent footage of NWA Tag Team Champions Doom interrupting a backstage interview by Gary Michael Cappetta with Ric Flair; moments later, after Flair, Teddy Long, and Doom had words, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson stepped in; included a promo by Long regarding Flair & Anderson and a promo by Flair & Anderson about Doom; featured Caudle conducting a backstage interview with Brian Pillman regarding his attempt during the weekend to Run the Gauntlet; included footage of Ross & Dangerously at the China Club in which Dangerously commented on why he hates Jim Cornette and said Cornette wasnt welcome at the China Club; featured Sid Vicious as the guest of a backstage segment of the Louisville Slugger in which Cornette reviewed footage from the Clash of the Champions in which Vicious attacked NWA World Champion Sting; moments later, Cornette spoke to Vicious about his upcoming Halloween Havoc title match against Sting; included closing footage from the China Club in which a waitress charged him $4,800 for covering everyones drinks, with Dangerously trying to get out of it: Terry Taylor pinned Barry Horowitz with the Five Arm at 4:38; during the bout, it was announced Brian Pillman would face Tim Horner later in the show, Buddy Landell the following night on World Championship Wrestling, and Dan Spivey Sunday on The Main Event as part of the Running the Gauntlet challenge Dan Spivey pinned Lou Perez with the powerbomb at 2:56 (Spiveys return match) Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Mike Thor & JD Wolfe at 5:49 when Gibson pinned Wolfe following the double dropkick; during the bout, it was announced NWA US Champion Lex Luger would be a guest on the Danger Zone Sunday on The Main Event Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Pat Rose & Zan Panzer when Garvin pinned Panzer with the DDT; during the bout, it was announced Hayes & Garvin would soon have a new addition to the group Running the Gauntlet - Round 1: Brian Pillman pinned Tim Horner with a reversal into a backslide at 7:30; due to pre-match stipulations, Pillman advanced to meet Buddy Landell the following night on World Championship Wrestling; during the match, it was announced Terry Taylor would face Buddy Landell the following week and that Stan Hansen would be the guest of the Louisville Slugger; it was also announced that next weeks runner in the gauntlet would be announced Sunday on The Main Event; after the match, the two men shook hands Worldwide - 9/15/90 - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Dutch Mantell; included a Wrestling Wrap-Up segment hosted by Bob Caudle, which featured highlights of Stan Hansen attacking NWA US Champion Lex Luger at Clash of the Champions XII, with comments from both Hansen and Luger on their impending showdown; the segment also featured comments from NWA World Champion Sting and Sid Vicious on their title bout at Halloween Havoc; featured Tony Gilliam interviewing Paul E. Dangerously who hyped the Halloween Havoc card; included Schiavone interviewing Sting, introducing comments from the Black Scorpion, who mentioned Los Angeles, on the beach in 86 as a clue to his identity, and the Scorpion stating he wanted Stings life; featured footage of Gary Michael Cappetta interviewing Ric Flair, with NWA Tag Team Champions Doom & Teddy Long interrupting and telling him to do the interview elsewhere, with Arn Anderson then standing by Flair and stating they werent afraid of the two muscleheads; included comments from Flair & Anderson who claimed Doom deciding to rock the boat with the Four Horsemen was a no-win situation for Doom; featured a Halloween Havoc PPV promo; included Schiavone interviewing Sting who said he recognized something about the voice and delivery of the Black Scorpions voice but couldnt come up with what; featured Gilliam interviewing NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner who claimed they would go full throttle with whoever they faced at Halloween Havoc, with Gilliam then interviewing Ricky Morton who claimed he and Robert Gibson would become 5-time champions; included comments from Jim Cornette who demanded the Steiners defend the NWA US Tag Team Titles against Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton on national TV: The Junkyard Dog pinned Crusher Knopf at the 55-second mark with a headbutt; during the match, a video insert aired with JYD & El Gigante stating they were ready for the Four Horsemen Brad Armstrong pinned Doug Vines at 3:02 with the Russian legsweep Bambi pinned Peggy Lee Leather at 4:00 with an inside cradle after countering Leathers airplane spin NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Lou Perez & Dave Johnson at 1:47 when Ron Simmons pinned Johnson with the clothesline off the middle rope double-team NWA US Champion Lex Luger defeated Scotty Williams via submission at 1:20 with the Torture Rack; during the bout, a video insert aired with Luger claiming Sid Vicious would have to go through him to get to NWA World Champion Sting Dan Spivey pinned Dave Diamond at 2:08 with the powerbomb; during the match, a video insert aired with Spivey claiming he was after a title Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Landell at 3:53 with an inside cradle after countering Landells suplex; after the match, Tony Schiavone interviewed Landell who was in denial about the loss and demanded a title shot World Championship Wrestling - 9/15/90 - featured an opening promo by Sid Vicious regarding his match with NWA World Champion Sting at Halloween Havoc; included a promo by Brian Pillman regarding his participation in the Running the Gauntlet challenge and his second match in the series later in the show; featured Bob Caudle hosting a segment of the Wrestling Wrap Up in which he reviewed footage of Gary Michael Cappetta conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair, during which NWA Tag Team Champions Doom and Teddy Long interrupted claiming it was their locker room; moments later, NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson stepped in, asking if there was a problem; comments then aired from Long, claiming no one was going to take Dooms tag team titles - especially not the Horsemen; Flair & Anderson then cut a promo in which they set their sights on the tag team titles; included Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding the Black Scorpion, during which the previous weeks vignette of the Scorpion aired; featured footage from the Clash of the Champions in which Stan Hansen attacked NWA US Champion Lex Luger during Lugers match with Ric Flair, followed by promos by Hansen and Luger; included footage from the Clash in which Vicious attacked Sting on the rampway with the title belt, followed by a promo from Vicious; featured a promo by Sting regarding his title defense against Vicious at Halloween Havoc; included Sting and Ross reviewing the initial vignette of the Black Scorpion hoping to solve the clues; featured Missy Hyatt hyping the following nights episode of The Main Event: NWA US Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated James Solomon & Jeff Stone at 1:30 when Rick pinned Stone following a belly to belly suplex off the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Scott gave a ringside fan one of the Steiners t-shirts; during the bout, Jim Cornette cut an insert promo claiming Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane hadnt received a rematch since losing the titles from the Steiners but they would take the championship back; Thunderbolt Patterson provided guest commentary for the match; just before the pinfall, Rick laid a Steiners t-shirt over Stone NWA Tag Team Champions Doom (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Pat Rose & Reno Riggins at 2:40 when Reed pinned Rose following a shoulderblock off the top Terry Taylor pinned Death Row with the Five Arm at 2:29; during the bout, Taylor cut an insert promo on his return to the NWA Running the Gauntlet - Round 2: Brian Pillman pinned Buddy Landell at 4:26 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Pillman first put Landell on top, with Pillman then rolling over again; due to pre-match stipulations, Pillman advanced Dan Spivey in the third and final gauntet match the following night on The Main Event Wendell Cooley & Allen Iron Eagle defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 5:04 when Cooley pinned Wright with a kick to the face Tim Horner pinned Snake Watson with a roll up into a bridge at 2:22; NWA World Champion Sting joined the commentary team for the match to speak about the Black Scorpion Dan Spivey pinned Rick Ford with the powerbomb at 1:24; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Spivey regarding his match the following night against Brian Pillman on The Main Event The Main Event - 9/16/90 - TBS version; hosted by Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt; included comments from Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin who claimed Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers were phonies that scored a fluke victory over them; featured highlights from Clash of the Champions XII of Hayes & Garvin vs. Smothers & Armstrong and Sid Vicious attack on NWA World Champion Sting; included comments from both Vicious and NWA World Champion Sting on their Halloween Havoc title match; featured a Danger Zone segment with Paul E. Dangerously interviewing NWA US Champion Lex Luger, with footage of Lugers title defense against Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions XII shown, and comments from Stan Hansen then aired; included comments Teddy Long and the team of Flair & NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson on the Four Horsemen coming for NWA Tag Team Champions Dooms titles; featured comments from the Master Blasters who claimed they were in the NWA to hurt people: Lou Perez pinned Mike Thor at 1:58 with a northern lights suplex Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Scott Allen & Rick Fargo at 3:53 when Eaton pinned Fargo following the Rocket Launcher Running the Gauntlet Round 3: Dan Spivey pinned Brian Pillman at 8:10 with an inside cradle; the intended finish was for Spivey to roll through Pillmans crossbody off the top but the attempt was botched; due to his victory; Spivey, Buddy Landell, and Tim Horner each won $5,000; had Pillman won, he would have earned $15,000 Power Hour - 9/21/90: Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Landell with an inside cradle at 3:55; during the bout, it was announced NWA US Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner would face Bobby Eaton later in the show in the Running the Gauntlet challenge; if Steiner won, he would advance to face Ric Flair on World Championship Wrestling and NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson Sunday on The Main Event
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