Steamboat / Luger tag team
By Scott Keith on July 16, 2020
Hey Scott,
Given the recent focus on 1989 NWA, I remember a kayfabe interview in PWIwith Ricky Steamboat after Luger’s heel turn.
In the interview, Steamboat mentions that he and Luger were discussing forming a tag team.
2 questions:
1. Was this ever actually discussed as a real possibility?
2. Can you just imagine how awesome a tag team match would have been in 1989 with Steamboat playing Ricky Morton making the hot tag to Luger??
1. Yes. In fact this was a real thing that happened and they had a match together on TV and everything. April 9 /89 in case that episode is on the Network. 
2. I'm sure it was pretty damn awesome but I haven't actually seen the match to verify. But here's their tag team output in 1989:
| 22 | 24.04.1989 |   | Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat defeat Michael Hayes & Ric Flair NWA World Championship Wrestling – House Show @ Dayton, Ohio, USA | 
| 23 | 23.04.1989 |   | Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat defeat Michael Hayes & Ric Flair NWA World Championship Wrestling – House Show @ Columbus, Ohio, USA | 
| 24 | 15.04.1989 |   | Michael Hayes & Ric Flair defeat Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat NWA World Championship Wrestling – House Show @ UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois, USA | 
| 25 | 14.04.1989 |   | Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat defeat Michael Hayes & Ric Flair NWA World Championship Wrestling – House Show @ Milwaukee Mecca in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | 
| 26 | 09.04.1989 |   | Michael Hayes & Ric Flair defeat Lex Luger & Ricky Steamboat NWA World Championship Wrestling – TV-Show @ Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA | 
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