SuperBrawl

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SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during the month of February (and in May in 1991) from 1991 through 2001. Along with Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc, SuperBrawl was booked to be one of WCW's flagship pay-per-views. The first SuperBrawl was in May but it switched to its annual month of February in 1992. It was the next to last WCW PPV before the company folded in March 2001. Sting holds the record for most appearances at the pay-per-view with eight SuperBrawls.

SuperBrawl dates and venues

Event Date City Venue Main Event
SuperBrawl I May 19, 1991 St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Arena Ric Flair (c) vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (c) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl II February 29, 1992 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee Theatre at the MECCA Lex Luger (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl III February 21, 1993 Asheville, North Carolina Asheville Civic Center Big Van Vader vs. Sting in a White Castle of Fear Strap match
SuperBrawl IV February 20, 1994 Albany, Georgia Albany Civic Center Ric Flair (c) vs. Big Van Vader in a Thundercage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl V February 19, 1995 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl VI February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Arena Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant in a Steel Cage match
SuperBrawl VII February 23, 1997 San Francisco, California Cow Palace Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Roddy Piper for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl VIII February 22, 1998 San Francisco, California Cow Palace Sting vs. Hollywood Hogan for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl IX February 21, 1999 Oakland, California Oakland Arena Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl 2000 February 20, 2000 San Francisco, California Cow Palace Sid Vicious (c) vs. Scott Hall vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Triple Threat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
SuperBrawl Revenge February 18, 2001 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Scott Steiner (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a Falls Count Anywhere Two out of Three Falls Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Results

SuperBrawl I

SuperBrawl II

SuperBrawl II
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 29, 1992
Attendance 5,000
Venue Milwaukee Theatre at the MECCA
City Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pay-per-view chronology

WCW/New Japan Supershow II SuperBrawl II WrestleWar 1992

SuperBrawl II took place on February 29, 1992 from the Milwaukee Theatre at the MECCA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl III

SuperBrawl III
Tagline(s) Superbrawling at its Best!
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 21, 1993
Attendance 6,500
Venue Asheville Civic Center
City Asheville, North Carolina
Pay-per-view chronology

WCW/New Japan Supershow III SuperBrawl III Slamboree 1993

SuperBrawl III took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. This event marked the return of Ric Flair to WCW.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl IV

SuperBrawl IV
Tagline(s) Flair vs. Vader 2
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 20, 1994
Attendance 7,600
Venue Albany Civic Center
City Albany, Georgia
Pay-per-view chronology

Starrcade 1993 SuperBrawl IV Spring Stampede 1994

SuperBrawl IV took place on February 20, 1994 from the Albany Civic Center in Albany, Georgia. This event, along with SuperBrawl Revenge, was one of only two SuperBrawls never released on home video.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl V

SuperBrawl V
Tagline(s) "The Biggest Brawl Of Them All"
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 19, 1995
Attendance 13,390
Venue Baltimore Arena
City Baltimore, Maryland
Pay-per-view chronology

Starrcade 1994 SuperBrawl V Uncensored 1995

SuperBrawl V took place on February 19, 1995 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

WCW Main Event matches:

PPV matches:

  • Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma (13:21)
    • Wright pinned Roma with a drop-kick and roll-up.
    • Paul Orndorff came to ringside early in the match to stand in Roma's corner.
    • Roma was fired shortly after this match for not following booking instructions to put Wright over. Roma undersold most of Wright's moves, did not allow Wright to build much offense and attempted to kick-out of the booked pinfall finish.
  • Jim Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck (with Col. Robert Parker and Meng) (11:58)
    • Duggan pinned Buck after a running clothesline.
    • After the match Meng entered the ring and attacked Duggan, due to Duggan attacking Parker.
  • Kevin Sullivan (with The Butcher) defeated Dave Sullivan (7:18)
    • Kevin pinned Dave after throwing him face-first into The Butcher.
  • Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Sister Sherri) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) by disqualification to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (17:07)
    • Knobs was disqualified for throwing Booker T over the top rope; Knobs had originally pinned Stevie Ray after Sherri accidentally hit him with her loaded purse.
  • The Blacktop Bully (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Dustin Rhodes (16:10)
    • Bully pinned Rhodes while Parker held his opponent's leg down.
    • Just before the match started, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel declared that Meng was to be barred from ringside for the match because of his attack on Jim Duggan earlier in the show.
  • Sting and Randy Savage defeated Avalanche and Big Bubba Rogers (10:18)
    • Sting pinned Avalanche after a diving crossbody.
  • Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Vader via disqualification to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (15:09)
    • Vader was disqualified after he and Ric Flair double-teamed Hogan.


SuperBrawl VI

SuperBrawl VI
Tagline(s) Good and Evil collide in a Battle of Epic Proportions/The Brawl for the Belt!
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 11, 1996
Attendance 7,200
Venue Bayfront Arena
City St. Petersburg, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology

Starrcade 1995 SuperBrawl VI Uncensored 1996

SuperBrawl VI took place on February 11, 1996 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. This event marked Brian Pillman's final match in WCW; in his "I Respect You" Strap Match against The Taskmaster, Pillman shouted "I respect you, bookerman!," breaking kayfabe, before leaving the ring.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl VII

SuperBrawl VII
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 23, 1997
Attendance 13,324
Venue Cow Palace
City San Francisco, California
Pay-per-view chronology

Souled Out 1997 SuperBrawl VII Uncensored 1997

SuperBrawl VII took place on February 23, 1997 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

SuperBrawl VIII

SuperBrawl VIII
Tagline(s) "Hogan vs. Sting II for Championship"
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 22, 1998
Attendance 12,620
Venue Cow Palace
City San Francisco, California
Pay-per-view chronology

Boston Brawl SuperBrawl VIII Uncensored 1998

SuperBrawl VIII took place on February 22, 1998 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. A match was scheduled between Larry Zbyszko and Louie Spicolli; it was canceled following Spicolli's death a week before the pay-per view.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Dark match: Último Dragón defeated Shiryu (with Sonny Onoo)
    • Dragon pinned Shiryu.
  • Booker T defeated Rick Martel to win the WCW World Television Championship (10:23)
    • Booker pinned Martel after a Harlem Sidekick.
    • Martel was originally booked to win the match. However, he suffered a torn knee ligament after hitting his leg on the opposite turnbuckles due to a botched hip toss from Booker.
    • The winner of the match was to immediately defend the title against Saturn.
  • Booker T defeated Saturn to retain the WCW World Television Championship (14:23)
    • Booker pinned Saturn after a Harlem Sidekick.
    • Due to Martel's injury and the reworking of the finish, Saturn and Booker were forced to improvise the entire match.
  • Disco Inferno defeated La Parka (11:41)
  • Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong (2:23)
    • Goldberg pinned Armstrong after a Jackhammer.
    • This was a bonus match.
  • Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera in a Title versus Mask match to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (13:29)
    • Jericho forced Guerrera to submit with the Liontamer.
    • As per the prematch stipulation Guerrera was forced to give up his mask.
  • The British Bulldog defeated Steve McMichael (6:10)
    • Bulldog forced McMichael to submit with an armbar.
    • McMichael suffered a broken arm during the course of the match.
  • Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (15:46)
  • Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) (7:26)
    • Luger forced Savage to submit with the Torture Rack.
    • Elizabeth interfered while Luger first put Savage in the Torture Rack and pulled him down.
    • Immediately after that, Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, Brian Adams, and Vincent rushed the ring and began attacking Luger.
    • Hollywood Hogan then came out and called all four members of the nWo back to the locker room, thus leaving Savage alone in the ring.
  • The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (with Dusty Rhodes) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship (4:16)
    • Hall pinned Rick after an Outsider's Edge.
    • Scott turned on Rick midway through the match and refused to help him fight off the Outsiders.
    • After the match Scott handed the tag team title belts to the Outsiders and joined the nWo.
  • Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (16:33)
    • Sting pinned Hogan after a Scorpion Deathdrop.
    • While Sting hit the move, Hogan kicked referee Nick Patrick and knocked him down.
    • While the referee was down, Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, Brian Adams, Vincent, Konnan, and Randy Savage came to the ring.
    • Everyone except Savage went to attack Sting. As Hogan was trying to get up, Savage struck him with a spraycan and left the ring. Sting scored the pin and won the match.


SuperBrawl IX

SuperBrawl IX
Tagline(s) Flair and Hogan, Wrestling's Icons meet for a Shocking Showdown/He Who Has The Belt Has The Power, World Heavyweight Title!
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 21, 1999
Attendance 15,880
Venue Oakland Arena
City Oakland, California
Pay-per-view chronology

Souled Out 1999 SuperBrawl IX Uncensored 1999

SuperBrawl IX took place on February 21, 1999 from the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl 2000

SuperBrawl 2000
Tagline(s) A Three-Way Dance for Heavyweight Gold!/There's Nothing They Won't Do To Hold The Gold
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 20, 2000
Attendance 8,569
Venue Cow Palace
City San Francisco, California
Pay-per-view chronology

Souled Out 2000 SuperBrawl 2000 Uncensored 2000

SuperBrawl 2000 took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.[2] James Brown made a surprise appearance at the event, performing with Ernest Miller during his in ring skit with The Maestro.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


SuperBrawl Revenge

SuperBrawl Revenge
Information
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date February 18, 2001
Attendance 4,395[4]
Venue Nashville Municipal Auditorium
City Nashville, Tennessee
Pay-per-view chronology

Sin SuperBrawl Revenge Greed

SuperBrawl Revenge took place on February 18, 2001 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the last Superbrawl event and the penultimate WCW pay-per-view before the WWF purchased WCW in March 2001. Along with SuperBrawl IV, it was one of only two SuperBrawls never released on home video.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

See also

References

  1. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/superbrawl.htm
  2. Martin, Finn (2000-03-22). "Power Slam Magazine, issue 69". Heroes of Wrestling 2 (Superbrawl 2001) (SW Publishing). pp. 23–25. 
  3. "Alex Gerke - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-06-11 
  4. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wcw/wcwsuper.htm
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