Capital Combat
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Capital Combat | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | |||
Date | May 19, 1990 | |||
Attendance | 7,500[1] | |||
Venue | D.C. Armory | |||
City | Washington, D.C. | |||
Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Capital Combat: The Return of Robocop was a one time professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the National Wrestling Alliance held under the World Championship Wrestling name. It took place on May 19, 1990 from the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.. It featured a promotional crossover with the upcoming release of RoboCop 2, with RoboCop[2] rescuing Sting from an attack by the Four Horsemen during the PPV. This pay-per-view also featured the last on-screen WCW appearance of Johnny Ace who later went on to work behind the scenes in WWE and on-screen since 2011 as WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and General Manager of Raw and SmackDown, John Laurinaitis.
Results
# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) and Norman the Lunatic (with Paul Ellering) defeated Kevin Sullivan, Cactus Jack and Bam Bam Bigelow (with Oliver Humperdink) | Tag team match | 09:38 |
2 | Mark Callous defeated Johnny Ace | Singles match | 10:41 |
3 | The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu and The Samoan Savage) defeated Tommy Rich and Mike Rotunda | Tag team match | 17:54 |
4 | Paul Ellering (with Hawk and Animal) defeated Teddy Long (with Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) | Hair vs. Hair match | 01:57 |
5 | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk (c) | Tag team match for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Jim Cornette locked in a steel Cage during the entirety of the match | 20:20 |
6 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated The Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) | Corporal Punishment match | 18:33 |
7 | Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (c) | Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship | 19:14 |
8 | Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair (c) (with Woman) by disqualification | Steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | 17:21 |
Other on-screen talent
- Commentators
- Interviewers
- Referees
- Mike Adkins
- Randy Anderson
- Nick Patrick
- Ring announcer
- Other
See also
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- World Championship Wrestling
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Jim Crockett Promotions
References
- ↑ "Capital Combat". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ↑ RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement clanks down to the ring to save Sting from the clutches of the evil Four Horsemen.
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