NJPW World Cup Tournament 1989

The NJPW World Cup Tournament 1989 was a professional wrestling tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place from November 24 to December 7, 1989. It was the sixteenth edition of what is currently known as the G1 Climax, and the first and last edition to be called the World Cup Tournament. 
==Tournament Summary==
Twenty wrestlers were entered into the tournament, being split into four round robin blocks. The block winners and second placed wrestlers advanced to an knockout elimination stage. In the quarterfinals, Shinya Hashimoto eliminated Salman Hashimikov, Steve Williams eliminated Victor Zangiev, Riki Choshu eliminated Osamu Kido, and Masahiro Chono eliminated Brad Rheingans. In the semifinals, Hashimoto eliminated Williams, while Choshu eliminated Chono. Chosu defeated Hashimoto in the finals to win the tournament.
==Final Standings==
Block A 	Block A	Block B 	Block B	Block C 	Block C	Block D 	Block D
Riki Choshu 	8 	Masa Chono 	8 	Salman Hashimikov	8 	Steve Williams 	8
Victor Zangiev	6 	Shinya Hashimoto	6 	Brad Rheingans 	6 	Osamu Kido 	6
Kengo Kimura 	4 	Manny Fernandez 	4 	George Takano 	4 	Shiro Koshinaka 	2
Wayne Bloom 	2 	Timur Zalasov 	2 	Tatsutoshi Goto 	2 	Super Strong Machine	2
Buzz Sawyer 	0 	Andrei Sulsaev 	0 	Hiroshi Hase 	0 	Vladimir Berkovich 	2
==External links==
* Tournament Profile
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