johnal881 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 This is a new project I've been working on for a few weeks, I have permission from Fleisch to use his 1992 MOD as a base. Why 1990? Well two reasons, one is personal, I was a child when the Ultimate Warrior was hyped and won the world title, and this makes me very nostalgic. The second is that it seemed like a good time for a change in wrestling, everything seemed to indicate that The Ultimate Warrior would be the figurehead of the WWF for the next few years (of course we then saw Hogan starring in Wretlemania again in 1991, 1992 and 1993! !!) WCW was going through something similar, it seemed that Sting would finally be world champion and that the product would improve after a great 1989. Likewise, the AWA was still around, although it was getting worse and worse, a stagnant product and almost empty arenas, it still had talent on its roster and a TV show on ESPN. I don't know much about how the situation was in Japan, Europe or Mexico around 1990, so there will be things to improve in future updates. =============================================== The World in 1990, so far... WWF By 1990, WWF was all over cable and national television. It was running four successful Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series). New story-lines and angles were executed to perfection due to the vast amount of talent that headed to the WWF from recent defunct organizations. The WWF World Heavyweight Championship was around the waist of Hulk Hogan heading into the new decade. His feud with "Macho Man" Randy Savage during 1989 was outstanding. After defeating wrestlers like Andre The Giant, Savage, Ted Dibiase and Zeus in the past few years, the big question heading into 1990 was...who was going to be Hogan's next foe? The choice was the current Intercontinental Champion Ultimate Warrior, who's popularity was second to only Hogan. It may have actually been greater than the World Champ. The match was a "Champion vs. Champion" match with both titles on the line. AWA After failing to succeed in its latest business relationship with WCCW and CWA, Verne Gagne left the creativity and business decision to a young salesman name Eric Bischoff. Bischoff went from selling advertising time to running a company that was over 40 years but was on its last leg. The AWA World Title was no longer recognized as a "World" title, but as a second class championship. Eric's idea to bring back the fans was to create a long running tournament dubbed the "Team Challenge Series". The wrestling rosters were divided into three teams, led by Larry Zbryszko (Larry's Legends), Sgt. Slaughter (Slaughter's Sniper's) and Baron Von Raschke (Baron's Blitzers). Some of the matches were held in a studio, without fans, due to the small attendance. Others were held in the Rochester Civic Center to be aired on ESPN. WCW After acquiring Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW struggled to identify themselves with the current ownership. Ted Turner wanted to make changes and instill new ideas to a promotion that was becoming stale with its story-lines. Guys like Jim Herd and Skip Frey were not qualified and others like Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, and Ole Anderson still believed in their "old school" ways. The biggest feuds heading into the 90s was Ric Flair and the WCW's two youngest stars, Sting and Lex Luger. Usually with the help of his fellow Horseman, Flair would escape with his title. I decided to change the start date from April to January USWA After SuperClash III, the AWA severed its ties with CWA and WCCW. But, the United States Wrestling Association was formed without the AWA to continue their plan in competing with the WWF and WCW. The main focus of the USWA were Jerry Lawler and the Von Erichs. The talent of both organizations were pretty deep, but the story-lines were staled. It was basically what made each promotion successful in the early 80s. The roster also included The Soultaker (aka Papa Shango), Kamala, Eddie Gilbert, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Embry, and the Southern Rockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnal881 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 This is a new project I've been working on for a few weeks, I have permission from Fleisch to use his 1992 MOD as a base. Why 1990? Well two reasons, one is personal, I was a child when the Ultimate Warrior was hyped and won the world title, and this makes me very nostalgic. The second is that it seemed like a good time for a change in wrestling, everything seemed to indicate that The Ultimate Warrior would be the figurehead of the WWF for the next few years (of course we then saw Hogan starring in Wretlemania again in 1991, 1992 and 1993! !!) WCW was going through something similar, it seemed that Sting would finally be world champion and that the product would improve after a great 1989. Likewise, the AWA was still around, although it was getting worse and worse, a stagnant product and almost empty arenas, it still had talent on its roster and a TV show on ESPN. I don't know much about how the situation was in Japan, Europe or Mexico around 1990, so there will be things to improve in future updates. =============================================== The World in 1990, so far... WWF By 1990, WWF was all over cable and national television. It was running four successful Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series). New story-lines and angles were executed to perfection due to the vast amount of talent that headed to the WWF from recent defunct organizations. The WWF World Heavyweight Championship was around the waist of Hulk Hogan heading into the new decade. His feud with "Macho Man" Randy Savage during 1989 was outstanding. After defeating wrestlers like Andre The Giant, Savage, Ted Dibiase and Zeus in the past few years, the big question heading into 1990 was...who was going to be Hogan's next foe? The choice was the current Intercontinental Champion Ultimate Warrior, who's popularity was second to only Hogan. It may have actually been greater than the World Champ. The match was a "Champion vs. Champion" match with both titles on the line. AWA After failing to succeed in its latest business relationship with WCCW and CWA, Verne Gagne left the creativity and business decision to a young salesman name Eric Bischoff. Bischoff went from selling advertising time to running a company that was over 40 years but was on its last leg. The AWA World Title was no longer recognized as a "World" title, but as a second class championship. Eric's idea to bring back the fans was to create a long running tournament dubbed the "Team Challenge Series". The wrestling rosters were divided into three teams, led by Larry Zbryszko (Larry's Legends), Sgt. Slaughter (Slaughter's Sniper's) and Baron Von Raschke (Baron's Blitzers). Some of the matches were held in a studio, without fans, due to the small attendance. Others were held in the Rochester Civic Center to be aired on ESPN. WCW After acquiring Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW struggled to identify themselves with the current ownership. Ted Turner wanted to make changes and instill new ideas to a promotion that was becoming stale with its story-lines. Guys like Jim Herd and Skip Frey were not qualified and others like Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, and Ole Anderson still believed in their "old school" ways. The biggest feuds heading into the 90s was Ric Flair and the WCW's two youngest stars, Sting and Lex Luger. Usually with the help of his fellow Horseman, Flair would escape with his title. I decided to change the start date from April to January USWA After SuperClash III, the AWA severed its ties with CWA and WCCW. But, the United States Wrestling Association was formed without the AWA to continue their plan in competing with the WWF and WCW. The main focus of the USWA were Jerry Lawler and the Von Erichs. The talent of both organizations were pretty deep, but the story-lines were staled. It was basically what made each promotion successful in the early 80s. The roster also included The Soultaker (aka Papa Shango), Kamala, Eddie Gilbert, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Embry, and the Southern Rockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinestro Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Guys like Jim Herd and Skip Frey were not qualified and others like Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, and Ole Anderson still believed in their "old school" way. Kip Frey was the man in charge of WCW briefly between Herd and Bill Watts. You have him listed as Skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindMyStapler Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Kip Frey was the man in charge of WCW briefly between Herd and Bill Watts. You have him listed as Skip. Skip, Kip, Fred - no one really cares, he was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnal881 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Hi, I just finished editing the Titles (which going backwards from Jan 92 to Jan 90 was really hard , but is ok). I also like to thank to "thecoolestjedi12" who also help me with is project of 1990 Database. Now I will be focus in Rosters. I hope BETA release will be ready soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmPhenomenal Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Was waiting for a 1990 mod, I want to keep the USWA together, maybe unite it with the AWA too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysin Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Hi, I just finished editing the Titles (which going backwards from Jan 92 to Jan 90 was really hard , but is ok). I also like to thank to "thecoolestjedi12" who also help me with is project of 1990 Database. Now I will be focus in Rosters. I hope BETA release will be ready soon Look forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordofGustav Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Now that i do think about it... maybe playing as Eddie Gilbert and controlling WCW and go towards an hybrid of Puroresu and entertainment (East meets West). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnal881 Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 AWA roster Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhilleagle Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 How is this MOD coming along? I understand it must be a lot of work, I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidDavidGold Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I, for one, am pulling for this one. This era holds a special place for me. I didn't have a whole lot of wrestling on tape when I was a kid, but one I did have was a homemade tape with Royal Rumble 1990 AND Wrestlemania 6 on it. Needless to say, I wore that tape out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) 1990 is a criminally underutilized year in mods (so is 1989 to book the breakup of the Mega Powers, Mr. Perfect while he was still undefeated, Rick Rude etc) so I am definitely looking forward to this one. Edited August 21, 2022 by Smasher1311 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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