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Top Rated Matches of 1989

All below match ratings come from Dave Meltzer of the highly respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Please note that this list only reflects matches entered into the database already and is therefore not necessarily a complete list.

Top Rated Matches in: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1963

rating	date	card name	winner(s)	loser(s)	match type
+6	Sat, Mar 18th 1989	NWA Landover Show (Mar '89)	Ricky Steamboat	Ric Flair
+5	Wed, Nov 15th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout	Ric Flair	Terry Funk	"I Quit"
+5	Mon, Jun 5th 1989	AJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Day 18	Genichiro Tenryu	Jumbo Tsuruta
+5	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	Ric Flair	Ricky Steamboat
+5	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	Ricky Steamboat	Ric Flair	2 out of 3 falls
+5	Mon, Feb 20th 1989	NWA Chi-Town Rumble	Ricky Steamboat	Ric Flair
+5	Sat, Jan 28th 1989	AJPW New Year Giant Series 1989 - Day 17	Jumbo Tsuruta, Masanobu Fuchi, Yoshiaki Yatsu	Genichiro Tenryu, Samson Fuyuki, Toshiaki Kawada	6-person tag
+4.5	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Ric Flair	Terry Funk
+4.5	Wed, May 24th 1989	AJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Day 9	Genichiro Tenryu, Samson Fuyuki, Toshiaki Kawada	Dan Kroffat, Danny Spivey, Doug Furnas	6-person tag
+4.25	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Sting	Ric Flair
+4.25	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Ric Flair, Sting	Dick Slater, The Great Muta
+4.25	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Lex Luger	Ricky Steamboat
+4.25	Wed, Jun 14th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory	Ricky Steamboat	Terry Funk
+4.25	Fri, May 12th 1989	AJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Day 1	Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid	Dan Kroffat, Doug Furnas
+4.25	Sat, Mar 18th 1989	WWF MSG Show (Mar '89)	Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard
+4	Wed, Nov 29th 1989	AJPW Real World Tag League 1989 - Day 12	Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen	Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura
+4	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Ric Flair, Sting	Terry Funk, The Great Muta	"Thunderdome" tag
+4	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Lex Luger	Tommy Rich
+4	Tue, Aug 15th 1989	NWA Power Hour Taping	Sting	The Great Muta
+4	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Animal, Bobby Eaton, Hawk, Stan Lane, Steve Williams	Fatu, Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, Samu, Terry Gordy	WarGames
+4	Fri, Feb 3rd 1989	NJPW New Year Golden Series 1989 - Day 20	Naoki Sano, Shiro Koshinaka	Hiro Saito, Hiroshi Hase
+4	Wed, Jan 18th 1989	NWA World Championship Wrestling Taping	Eddie Gilbert, Ricky Steamboat	Barry Windham, Ric Flair
+3.75	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Lex Luger	Ric Flair
+3.75	Sat, Nov 25th 1989	WWF MSG Show (Nov '89)	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels
+3.75	Wed, Nov 15th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout	Lex Luger	Brian Pillman
+3.75	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Sting	The Great Muta
+3.75	Tue, Jul 18th 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Brutus Beefcake	Randy Savage
+3.75	Tue, Apr 25th 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Hulk Hogan	Big Boss Man	steel cage
+3.75	Sat, Mar 18th 1989	WWF MSG Show (Mar '89)	Hulk Hogan	Big Boss Man	steel cage
+3.75	Thu, Mar 16th 1989	NJPW Big Fight Series - Day 16	George Takano, Super Strong Machine	Masa Saito, Riki Choshu
+3.75	Mon, Feb 20th 1989	NWA Chi-Town Rumble	Lex Luger	Barry Windham
+3.5	Wed, Dec 6th 1989	AJPW Real World Tag League 1989 - Day 18	Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen	Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu
+3.5	Wed, Nov 15th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner	Danny Spivey, Sid Vicious
+3.5	Wed, Nov 15th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane	Johnny Ace, Shane Douglas
+3.5	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Fatu, Samu, The Samoan Savage	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Steve Williams	6-person tag
+3.5	Sat, Oct 14th 1989	WWF King of the Ring '89	Tito Santana	Rick Martel
+3.5	Thu, Sep 21st 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Tito Santana	Rick Martel
+3.5	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner
+3.5	Wed, Jun 14th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory	Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner
+3.5	Wed, May 24th 1989	AJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Day 9	Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu	Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid
+3.5	Sat, May 20th 1989	AJPW Super Power Series 1989 - Day 6	Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu	Samson Fuyuki, Toshiaki Kawada
+3.5	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	Animal, Hawk	Mike Rotunda, Steve Williams
+3.5	Wed, Mar 8th 1989	AJPW Excite Series 1989 - Day 11	Ricky Steamboat	Tiger Mask II
+3.5	Wed, Mar 8th 1989	AJPW Excite Series 1989 - Day 11	Masanobu Fuchi	Mighty Inoue
+3.5	Tue, Mar 7th 1989	NJPW Big Fight Series - Day 9	Hiro Saito, Hiroshi Hase	Naoki Sano, Shiro Koshinaka
+3.25	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Lex Luger	The Great Muta
+3.25	Thu, Nov 23rd 1989	WWF Survivor Series '89	Jacques Rougeau, Mr. Perfect, Raymond Rougeau, Rick Rude	Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper	"Survivor Series"
+3.25	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Lex Luger	Brian Pillman
+3.25	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	WWF MSG Show (Oct '89)	Randy Savage	Jim Duggan
+3.25	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Animal, Hawk	Fatu, Samu
+3.25	Mon, Aug 28th 1989	WWF SummerSlam '89	The Ultimate Warrior	Rick Rude
+3.25	Mon, Aug 28th 1989	WWF SummerSlam '89	Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau, Rick Martel	Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels, Tito Santana	6-person tag
+3.25	Tue, Jul 18th 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard	Ax, Smash	tag (2 out of 3 falls)
+3.25	Tue, Apr 25th 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard	Ax, Smash
+3.25	Tue, Apr 25th 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Randy Savage	Jim Neidhart
+3.25	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	Mike Rotunda, Steve Williams	Animal, Hawk
+3.25	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	The Great Muta	Steven Casey
+3.25	Wed, Mar 8th 1989	AJPW Excite Series 1989 - Day 11	Animal, Genichiro Tenryu, Hawk	Jumbo Tsuruta, Shunji Takano, Yoshiaki Yatsu	6-person tag
+3.25	Tue, Mar 7th 1989	NJPW Big Fight Series - Day 9	Kengo Kimura, Tatsumi Fujinami	George Takano, Super Strong Machine
+3.25	Mon, Feb 20th 1989	NWA Chi-Town Rumble	Bobby Eaton, Jim Cornette, Stan Lane	Jack Victory, Paul E. Dangerously, Randy Rose	"Loser Leaves NWA" 6-man tag
+3	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner	Animal, Hawk
+3	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Fatu, The Samoan Savage	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner
+3	Thu, Nov 23rd 1989	WWF Survivor Series '89	Jim Neidhart, Marty Jannetty, Shawn Michaels, The Ultimate Warrior	Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Bobby Heenan, Haku	"Survivor Series"
+3	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Steve Williams	Mike Rotunda
+3	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner	Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda	"Texas Tornado" tag
+3	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Dan Spivey, Sid Vicious	Bill Irwin, Brian Pillman, Eddie Gilbert, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Ranger Ross, Rick Steiner, Ron Simmons, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Terry Gordy	"King Of The Hill" two-ring battle royale
+3	Wed, Jun 14th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane	Fatu, Samu
+3	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	Michael Hayes	Lex Luger
+3	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	Fatu, Samu	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+2.75	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Sting	The Great Muta
+2.75	Tue, Sep 12th 1989	NWA Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Brian Pillman	Norman The Lunatic
+2.75	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	Johnny Ace, Shane Douglas	Fatu, Samu
+2.75	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	WWF WrestleMania V	Hulk Hogan	Randy Savage
+2.5	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Animal, Hawk	Dan Spivey, Sid Vicious
+2.5	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes	Johnny Ace, Shane Douglas
+2.5	Thu, Sep 21st 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Randy Savage	Jimmy Snuka
+2.5	Mon, Aug 28th 1989	WWF SummerSlam '89	Brutus Beefcake, Hulk Hogan	Randy Savage, Zeus
+2.5	Sun, Jul 23rd 1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89	Brian Pillman	Bill Irwin
+2.5	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner	Dan Spivey, Kevin Sullivan
+2.5	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	WWF WrestleMania V	Rick Rude	The Ultimate Warrior
+2.5	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	WWF WrestleMania V	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard	Rick Martel, Tito Santana
+2.5	Sun, Jan 15th 1989	WWF Royal Rumble '89	Big John Studd	Akeem, Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Ax, Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Brutus Beefcake, Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Greg Valentine, Hercules, Honky Tonk Man, Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, Koko B Ware, Marty Jannetty, Mr. Perfect, Randy Savage, Rick Martel, Ron Bass, Ronnie Garvin, Shawn Michaels, Smash, Ted DiBiase, The Barbarian, The Red Rooster, The Warlord, Tito Santana, Tully Blanchard	30-man Royal Rumble
+2.25	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Lex Luger	Sting
+2.25	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner	Butch Reed, Ron Simmons
+2.25	Sat, Oct 28th 1989	NWA Halloween Havoc '89	Butch Reed, Ron Simmons	Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner
+2.25	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	WWF WrestleMania V	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	Greg Valentine, Honky Tonk Man
+2.25	Sun, Apr 2nd 1989	WWF WrestleMania V	Mr. Perfect	The Blue Blazer
+2.25	Mon, Feb 20th 1989	NWA Chi-Town Rumble	Animal, Hawk	Kevin Sullivan, Steve Williams
+2.25	Sun, Jan 15th 1989	WWF Royal Rumble '89	Bret Hart, Jim Duggan, Jim Neidhart	Dino Bravo, Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau	6-person tag (2 out of 3 falls)
+2	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Ric Flair	The Great Muta
+2	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Animal, Hawk	Butch Reed, Ron Simmons
+2	Wed, Dec 13th 1989	NWA StarrCade '89	Fatu, The Samoan Savage	Butch Reed, Ron Simmons
+2	Thu, Nov 23rd 1989	WWF Survivor Series '89	Ax, Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, Smash	Ted DiBiase, The Barbarian, The Warlord, Zeus	"Survivor Series"
+2	Thu, Nov 23rd 1989	WWF Survivor Series '89	Brutus Beefcake, Dusty Rhodes, The Red Rooster, Tito Santana	Bad News Brown, Big Boss Man, Honky Tonk Man, Rick Martel	"Survivor Series"
+2	Thu, Sep 21st 1989	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Hulk Hogan	Ted DiBiase
+2	Mon, Aug 28th 1989	WWF SummerSlam '89	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart
+2	Sun, May 7th 1989	NWA WrestleWar '89	The Great Muta	Doug Gilbert