CactusHack Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 After 2 straight loses, Bam Bam Bigelow came in hot as he was looking to bounce back against ‘American Muscle’ Scott Steiner. Bigelow was not accompanied by his Player Enterprises stable mates for once, but Rick Steiner was present to support his brother. The two brawled viciously all around the arena and Bigelow looked especially impressive, while his manager Teddy Long joined the commentary team for the evening to put over how Bigelow went toe to toe with world champions in his first two rounds and his 0-2 start doesn’t capture how good he is. American Muscle continued to look the part of major star, but the match was interrupted by The Outsiders who appeared at ringside. They got in the head of Scott, motioning that they would be taking the WCW World Tag Team Championships from The Steiner Brothers at SuperBrawl and the distraction led to Bam Bam Bigelow rocking Steiner and finishing him off with a Moonsault. Bam Bam put on the best performance of Night One, once again proving that he belongs in the top flight. On Night Three, Player Enterprises had a press conference to celebrate their wins as well as the Japanese gold that both Bigelow and Takada are currently holding. Bam Bam Bigelow (1-2-0) def. Scott Steiner (1-1-1) in 15:08. First ever encounter between the two. The main event of Night one saw Nobuhiko Takada, accompanied by Player Enterprises stable mates Teddy Long and Terry Taylor, take on Brian Pillman. The two men last faced off last year in the early rounds of Division Two, and during that encounter Pillman was unable to answer the referee’s ten count from the ringside floor after taking a Roundhouse kick on the apron. Pillman was determined to prove that he belonged in the Premier League, having squeaked into promotion in 92, and remaining winless after two rounds. This was a phenomenal technical match, the highest rated match of Night one, that saw the action continue to rise in speed as it went on, and both Schiavone and JR wondered whether either man could best the other. Flair was on commentary, where he continued to comment that Pillman was not good enough to share the ring with him, but he’d find a someone else… The match saw the same finish as 1992 play out, as Pillman went for Air Pillman, only to focus on taunting Flair at commentary, and then eating a Roundhouse kick. However, this time, he managed to beat the referee’s 10 count and make it back into the ring with 90 seconds remaining on the clock! The crowd rose to their feet cheering both men, and Pillman couldn’t get his guard back up, eating another roundhouse kick that the referee immediately called for the bell on, deciding Pillman couldn’t defend himself any longer. Flair shook his head on his way to the back. In the following week, Pillman called out all former Horsemen in WCW, demanding to know who he’d face. Everyone acknowledged that they would not be his opponent, and it was heavily implied that it left only one possible opponent for Pillman at Superbrawl. Nobuhiko Takada (2-0-1) def. Brian Pillman (0-2-1) in 18:53. Takada improves to 2-0-0 against Pillman all time. The major story in Division two was the scramble match for SuperBrawl. Dusty Rhodes had announced that any Division Two wrestler who remained undefeated after three rounds would be eligible to compete in a scramble for the WCW Television Title that Dustin had vacated. All six competitors within the division who were eligible after Round Two remained eligible after Round three, as Terry Taylor, Tully, Cactus Jack and Great Muta all secured victories while DDP and Liger wrestled each other to a draw. As a result, SuperBrawl will feature a six man scramble match. The Liger versus DDP match ended in a surprise double pin as Liger hit the much larger DDP with an impressive bridging german suplex, but due to the weight difference, Liger’s shoulders remained pinned down as he bridged Page. Other notable happenings from within the division was during Muta versus Zenk, Tom Zenk put up a valiant fight, but was affected by a knee injury suffered in Round One. While Zenk demanded to fight through pain, after his knee gave out for a second time in the match, referee Jimmy Jett opted to call the match against Zenk in order to protect him. An ongoing storyline is developing where Zenk has begun to dodge doctor’s visits in order to not sacrifice his spot in Div 2. Prior to Rick Rude’s Round two contest, there was a press conference to hype Rude and Flair vs Sting and Steamboat at Superbrawl 93. While Rude wasn’t thrilled to team with Flair, he acknowledged that the main event payout more than made up for his less-than-desirable teammate. Flair however derailed the conference when he took over and provided a surprise change when he says that he went to Ted Turner and convinced him to change the match. Flair will no longer be teaming with Rude at Superbrawl, but rather he will team with Arn Anderson! Rude was seething at the end of the press conference. The continued manipulation of the former Dangerous Alliance members was only exacerbated by Rude having to square off against Larry Zbyzsko in Round 3. After two straight losses for both men, this was a match of desperation as neither men wanted to fall to 0-3, but Larry was in a bad spot here, as he didn’t want to fight dirty against Rude, while Rude was so frustrated and angry that he didn’t seem to share respect for his former stable mate here. Rude beat the hell out of Zbyszko and Dangerously came to the ring to try and talk down Rude. Rude awakening finished this one off, and then Rude shoved Dangerously when he came in to try and talk Rude down. Dangerously tended to Larry, who showed concern about his former stable mate. Rick Rude (1-2-0) def. Larry Zbyzsko (0-3-0) in 13:11. First ever encounter. Next up we have Ric Flair and Kevin Sullivan in their first ever one-on-one encounter ever. Despite the heel-vs-heel match up with an obvious winner here, this match stole the show, being the hands-down best match of the entire third round. Ric Flair’s performance here was strong enough to net him the first star for Night Two. The two men fought a slow match with lots of talking and brutal striking, with both men bleeding early. Sullivan has looked like a much more focused man ever since witnessing Doink break his neck, and played none of his normal games here, instead focusing on physical pain. Sullivan took a hard bump to his hip mid-way through, and sold it throughout the match. When Ric Flair locked in the Figure Four, JR commented that the effort to shuffle towards the ropes was painful due to the hip injury. Sullivan couldn’t make it to the ropes and tapped out. In a moment that felt like it was breaking character, the extremely bloody Ric Flair raised Sullivan’s arm, bowing to him and praising his effort on this night. Flair remains perfect after three rounds. Ric Flair (3-0-0) def. Kevin Sullivan (0-3-0) in 16:07. First ever encounter. The main event of Night Two was overshadowed a bit by the amazing Flair vs Sullivan, featuring Dr. Death accompanied by his Shooter Club, and Arn Anderson who came out alone. Dr. Death and Arn were very clinical here, while JR, Bischoff and Schiavone sold the Superbrawl main event and questioned where Arn’s head is at with the break up of the Dangerous Alliance and Ric Flair stating that the Horsemen were returning. Lots of takedowns and striking, this looked authentic at all times and really helped sell the shooter image that Steve Williams has. Ultimately, Williams was able to hit a stiff looking Doctor Bomb to collect the win. Schiavone questioned whether Flair was feeling regret in swapping partners, as his new partner has lost, while his initial partner won. Steve Williams (2-1-0) def. Arn Anderson (1-1-1) in 16:38. First ever encounter. The first big story of Round Three in the tag team division was the reveal of El Gigante’s new partner as a member of Sullivan’s Carnival of Curiosities. Prior to the match, Kevin Sullivan came out and demanded a public apology from Al Snow for the malicious kick that broke Doink’s neck. The Journeymen came out, seemingly obliging to Sullivan’s demand, but before Al Snow could apologize, Stan Hansen hit the ring and destroyed both Snow and Chris Adams. Sullivan dubbed his new monster as ‘Sugar’ Stan Hansen (who was dripping with chewing tobacco) and christened the team of Hansen and Gigante as ‘The Colussi’. The new team proceeded to destroy their opponents The Killer Bees in short order. After the quick loss, The Killer Bees interrupted a press conference to express their desperation. The aging tag team are winless to start the season and if they don’t do something fast, they will be at the ends of their WCW careers. Elsewhere, a big tag team match between The Young Pistols and The Lonestar Cowboys took place. The two teams were both 2-0-0 to start the season and vying to position themselves at the top of the table. This match broke down and turned into a became a frenetic mess that referee Mike Atkins decided to call a double DQ on rather than allowing the last 20 seconds run out. On top of that, the drama within Scotty Flamingo’s South Atlantic Stronghold continued as The Rock N Roll Express continued to be positioned as being held back by the stable and wanting to free themselves of their alliance too Flamingo. After appearing last round as a strange surprise Koko B Ware finally gets to speak, saying that he’s here because his IC win netted him a bonus and he’s looking to invest. Says that he thinks Flamingo should put the RnR Express’s contracts on the line against him at Superbrawl. The Express look excited and this strange storyline continued with the thrilled Express pulling off an upset victory over the team of Spivey and One Man Gang. Night Three opened up with the undefeated Big Van Vader taking on Rick Steiner. Rick is accompanied by Missy Hyatt and seems to be trying to carve out his own image as ‘The Dog Faced Gremlin’ after years of being a tag team wrestler with his brother, but his schtick is only ‘okay’. The two big men slugged the shit out of each other in this one, hard hitting strikes and big power moves galore. Nothing pretty about this but the crowd was red hot and Big Van Vader looks to be at his physical peak here. Vader wins after hitting Rick with two back to back power bombs, even though the first one probably would have been enough. Big Van Vader (3-0-0) def. Rick Steiner (0-3-0) in 12:40. First ever encounter. Last year, Lex Luger was on top of the world when he faced Steamboat, as WCW World Champion and coming off of just signing a huge contract extension. This year - Luger is coming off a stretch of losing his title, losing the final match of the Grand Prix, and last round going to a time limit draw with Nobuhiko Takada. Luger seems driven and angry. He dominates the early going of this match, nearly making Steamboat tap out to a Torture Rack in the first couple of minutes, but Steamboat regrouped. Luger used his strength advantage consistently to control the match, but Steamboat continuously showed his creativity to create openings and further anger Luger. Late in the match, Steamboat mounted a standard babyface comeback, leading to a top rope cross body, but Luger caught him with ease and dropped him with a massive press slam. Luger followed up with the Torture Rack, but was too close to the ropes and Steamboat was able to grab onto them. Luger didn’t notice, so referee Nick Patrick tried to pry Luger’s vice off and Luger got angry at Patrick. As they argued and Steamboat yelled in pain, Steamboat tapped which resulted in Luger loosening his grip. Steamboat then turned the situation into a crucifix driver and held Luger down for a surprise three count! Luger immediately got in Patrick’s face again, complaining that Steamboat tapped, and Patrick tried to explain things, but Luger wasn’t listening to any of it. Luger throws chairs around ringside and has to be escorted out of the building in handcuffs. This won Match of the Night for Night Three. Ricky Steamboat (2-1-0) def. Lex Luger (1-1-1) in 17:47. Lifetime series is tied 1-1. The final match of Night Three and Round Three is a highly anticipated one-on-one match between Sting and Simmons. Sting won the last one-on-one match, but at that time, Powerhouse Simmons was focused elsewhere and didn’t pay Sting the respect in the ring he deserved. On this night, Simmons is now a former World Champion and the current, defending US Heavyweight Champion. There was a lot of gold at the timekeepers booth for this on, as Sting’s World Championship and Grand Prix Championship were also on display, but not on the line. These two start things off by going to the floor and looking at their collection of gold, centred on the timekeepers table that started a 6 month rivalry and led Simmons becoming a World Champion. Simmons immediately spine busters Sting through the timekeepers table! Bischoff talks about the symbolism on display here. They brawl around the ring and referee Randy Anderson attempts to try and restore some order, but it’s never going to happen with these two. They go back and forth for 15 minutes, with plenty of near falls and big moves. Sting drops Simmons and grabs his legs, motioning for the Scorpion Deathlock, but Simmons cradles Sting and just barely gets the three count! This is another major victory for Powerhouse Simmons, and the first loss Sting has taken since Round 8 of 1992. Sting is shocked, and after the match they shake hands. Simmons grips Sting’s hand tight, eyeing his World Championship as Round Three comes to a close! Powerhouse Simmons (2-0-1) def. Sting (2-1-0) in 17:06 to retain the US Title. Lifetime series is tied 1-1. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 March 1st, 1993, Atlanta Boardroom Talent Relations Meeting : A Solid Core Jim Ross “Over the past year and a bit, nothing has been more evident than the idea that Sting is the face of WCW. Despite popularity swings of other babyface wrestlers, Sting has been the star. During that year, the consummate professional has created a strong bond with numerous peers. Luger, Flair, Vader, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Dave Finlay, Magnum TA, The Great Muta, Ron Simmons and Ricky Steamboat all are tightly knit to Steve. Between his strong performances and his strong positive affect on our locker-room, Steve is definitely the one wrestler that we cannot afford to lose. And his contract ends at the end of 1993. While I have no doubts that Steve will renew his contract, I cannot imagine a world where we aren’t drastically improving his contract. He’s currently making less than 13 other guys under our employment… We are reaping the benefits of his previous low contract, but his current market value is an additional $175,000 a month. With the amount of talent that we have under our payroll… And with the amount of other wrestlers with contracts expiring in 1993…” Eric Bischoff “Jim… I get your point. But whatever the cost is, Sting will be renewed. We are currently netting roughly one million per month from his merchandise alone. That said, you aren’t wrong… Our costs will jump up significantly this year. With us needing to renew Nash, The Steiner’s, Zbyszko, Barry Windham, Brian Pillman, Paul E Dangerously and Simmons this year - that’s a lot of people who will want raises as we’ve been successful. And on top of that… The WWF have three names that come due this year. The Ultimate Warrior, Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan. They’ve been treading water while we’ve been growing the past year - I don’t think they can afford to keep all three…” Jim Ross “Now Eric… I don’t know where we get the resource to pay Sting, Flair and one of those names all big money. We’d have the best roster in the world, but we wouldn’t afford it.” Eric Bischoff “That’s my concern, Jim, not yours. Sting is our lynchpin in the locker-room - we keep him happy and the locker-room stays in line. That is your concern.” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 SUPERBRAWL 1993 Prediction Grid: Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson & Ric Flair 30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler Cup Mysterious Horseman vs Brian Pillman The Steiner Brothers vs The Outsiders TV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin Liger Koko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Contest Standings: smw88 : 9/16 - 67% KyTeran : 15/24 - 63% Old School Fan : 15/24 - 63% mmaaddict : 16/24 - 67% DHK1989 : 16/24 - 67% Nightshadeex : 16/24 - 67% DinoKea : 16/24 - 67%Lord Byron : 17/24 - 71% 1PWfan : 6/8 - 75% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Sting & Ricky Steamboat def. Arn Anderson & Ric FlairLex Luger wins 30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler CupMysterious Horseman def. Brian PillmanThe Outsiders def. The Steiner BrothersTV Title: Cactus Jack def. DDP, Tully Blanchard, The Great Muta, Terry Taylor, Jushin LigerScotty Flamingo def. Koko B Ware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson & Ric FlairVader wins the 1993 Superbrawler Cup Mysterious Horseman vs Brian PillmanThe Steiner Brothers vs The OutsidersTV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin LigerKoko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaaddict Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson & Ric Flair30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler Cup: Bam Bam BigelowMysterious Horseman vs Brian PillmanThe Steiner Brothers vs The OutsidersTV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin LigerKoko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinny Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Sting & Ricky Steamboat lose to Arn Anderson & Ric Flair30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler Cup: Lex LugerMysterious Horseman def Brian PillmanThe Steiner Brothers lose to The OutsidersTV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin LigerKoko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 My picks: Sting and Ricky Steamboat, Vader, Mysterious Horseman, The Outsiders, Cactus Jack, and Koko B. Ware... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Arn Anderson & Ric FlairVaderBrian PillmanThe OutsidersDDPScotty Flamingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Ric Flair & Arn Anderson Lex Luger Mysterious Horseman The Outsiders DDP Koko B Ware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshadeex Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson & Ric Flair30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler Cup - Rick RudeMysterious Horseman vs Brian Pillman - My guess is the Z-Man.The Steiner Brothers vs The OutsidersTV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin LigerKoko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Edited January 16, 2023 by Nightshadeex Forgot to bold Steiners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson & Ric Flair 30 Man Superbrawl Battle Royal for the 1993 Superbrawler Cup - Big Van Vader Mysterious Horseman vs Brian PillmanThe Steiner Brothers vs The Outsiders TV Title: DDP vs Tully Blanchard vs The Great Muta vs Cactus Jack vs Terry Taylor vs Jushin Liger Koko B Ware vs Scotty Flamingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 Breaking News! It’s being reported that major news surrounding Nobuhiko Takada will be discussed at Superbrawl. A WCW statement to the press acknowledge that Sunday Night at Superbrawl 93, Jesse Ventura will be live with Eric Bischoff, where they will share a live feed to Japan to discuss the major WCW news. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is speculating that Nobuhiko Takada, owner of Union of Wrestling Forces International, is set to take an MMA fight in Japan and will be returning to his home on a full time basis, and WCW will be amicably ending their relationship with the Premier League ‘Submission Supreme’. Pro Wrestling Illustrated is reporting conflicting information however, as they are reporting that Takada has purchased a new home in Connecticut and believe that the WWF has made an offer for the 30 year old. Adding fuel to these rumours, is the odd fact that Nobuhiko Takada is not currently booked on WCW Superbrawl, despite being available. It is worth noting that the UWFi promotion has a show the night before and Takada not being promoted to wrestle could be seen as a precaution due to the stiff nature of UWFi. The only constant comment from all publications is that losing a wrestler pushed as hard as Takada, who only has one fluke defeat against him in his 14 months with the company would be a major loss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 The analysis team of Dusty, Harley and Dangerously open up the show with introducing the card and giving background and context to each of the matches. Dusty announces a bonus 6-man tag team match signed this morning between the teams of Tom Prichard and The Samoan Swat Team and Al Perez and The Journeymen. Harley recaps the pre-show card results where Johnny B Badd defeated Dick Slater and in an 8 man tag match, True Grit teamed with The Fabulous Freebirds to defeat The American Males, Super Delfin and Koji Kanemoto. Dusty says good night to his peers and cameras follow him as makes his entrance to the ringside area where he joins the Broadcast team of Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone! They welcome the television crowd to the ringside area, and immediately send things to the ring for our opening contest! The challengers are out first and they antagonize the crowd. The Steiner Brothers make their way to the ring and Rick is accompanied by Missy Hyatt. The brothers are wearing their matching attires and commentary mentions that it has been two full months since the brothers have competed in a tag team match. This one is a brawl right from the start for the red hot Miami crowd. Things break down and all four men brawl around ringside. Things settle down for a bit, returning to the ring. Nash with a power bomb to Rick at ringside, Missy Hyatt gets his face and she slaps him. Hyatt goes to whack him again, when Hall grabs her wrist. Scott comes flying through the ropes, knocking the Outsiders down and Hyatt. Hyatt appears to be hurt and Rick is tending to her. Referee Mike Atkins calls for the bell, announcing a double DQ to a chorus of boos. The Steiners and The Outsiders go to a double DQ in 13:11. The Steiners retain the WCW Tag Team Championships. Next up is our bonus match. The Journeymen are still selling the beating they received from “Sugar” Stan Hansen. Dusty acknowledges that The Samoan Savage broke his toe during his Division Two match against Tully and hasn’t been medically cleared to compete tonight, thus why Prichard is out here with The Samoans. Standard fare here, with a bit of comedy thrown in, as Prichard is trying to lay out tactics with The Samoans, but they are too wild to maintain a strategy. Things break down for the faces when Perez goes to tag in Chris Adams, but he grabs his back and shakes his head, and Snow tags in instead. Perez and Adams start arguing, Snow tries to sort them out, and then eats a double super kick from The Samoans to end the match. Samoan Swat Team and Tom Prichard def. Journeymen & Al Perez in 10:30. Next up is a 6 man scramble match, first man to score a pinfall or submission claims the WCW TV Title. Dusty Rhodes boasts that his son, Dustin, had to relinquish the title without suffering a defeat due to his movement to the Tag Team Division where he is teaming with Barry Windham. The six men who make their way to the ring are still undefeated in Division Two, thus their eligibility for the title shot here. Teddy Long is in Terry Taylor’s corner and as he makes his way down to ringside Dusty tries to get a word in with him regarding what the big announcement is with Nobuhiko Takada. Long confirms he has signed a non-disclosure agreement and cannot answer that, but the world will hear later tonight. As the bell rings, Liger and DDP eye each other down, before shaking hands and seemingly promising to work together tonight. Terry Taylor and Tully Blanchard also agree to work together and that leaves Cactus Jack and Great Muta in the centre of the ring, eyeing each other down. They look to the two sets of opponents and then start attacking each other instead. Everyone gets a shot to shine here and lots of unique offence is on display. As the action reaches it’s apex, Muta goes to mist Liger, but it’s ducked and Taylor takes the Mist. Taylor goes to the floor and Long tries to wipe it off but gets dropped by the blinded Taylor. Cactus tosses Muta onto Tully. Cactus Jack hits the Double Arm DDT on Jushin Liger and scores the pin! Cactus Jack wins in 17:25, capturing the WCW Television Championship for the first time. Brian Pillman is out next for his mystery Horseman opponent. The live fans explode when out comes the group muscle from 1991, Sid Vicious! Jim Ross puts over that Ric Flair’s relations extend beyond borders, talking about how Sid made the decision at the end of 1992 to leave the WWF and move to Japan where he is currently wrestling for New Japan. Dusty talks about how it’s possible that Ric could be bringing Sid back to WCW full time. Sid’s size advantage is the story here, as he continuously overpowers Pillman, seemingly proving Flair’s point that Pillman doesn’t belong with the big boys. Sid appears to make short work of Pillman, hitting him with the Power Bomb after about 5 minutes, but Pillman kicks out to a big reaction. Sid goes for another Powerbomb, but Pillman fights out and slowly claws his way back into the fight. Pillman builds up momentum, knocking Sid off his feet, getting fired up. Pillman goes to the apron - Air Pillman! A huge, decisive victory for Pillman! Sid retreats to the back as Pillman stands tall. Brian Pillman def. Sid Vicious in 11:21 After the feel good Pillman victory, things slow down momentarily as it’s time for the Superbrawl Battle Royal. Schiavone explains that it is a thirty man battle royal, with two men starting in the ring and a new wrestler joining the fray every minute. Wrestlers are eliminated after being tossed over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The last wrestler remaining will be crowned the WCW Superbrawler for 1993. Bam Bam Bigelow and Tracy Smothers start things off. The bodies come and go as the ring begins to overfill with bodies, and after all men have entered, the field begins to reduce back down to a few stars. Big Van Vader was the 30th entrant and came in like a machine, eliminating 7 other guys, proving to be the major force to be reckoned with. The major stories are Bam Bam being the iron man as the first entrant, Rick Rude being enraged due to being snubbed from tonight’s main event, and a small war breaking out between Sullivan’s Cabinet of Curiosities and the team up of The Lonestar Cowboys and The Young Pistols. Bam Bam Bigelow and Big Van Vader then face off as the two favourites to win due to size, and Bam Bam is finally eliminated after being dubbed the Superbrawler Iron Man for his endurance in the match. The final four are Powerhouse Simmons, Rick Rude, Big Van Vader and Lex Luger. Simmons looks exhausted, being the longest surviving competitor of the remaining field. Vader tries to bundle him out, but Simmons holds on and Luger uses Vader’s momentum to eliminate him sneakily! Luger poses and then tries to pick up Simmons, but gets back-body dropped by Simmons! Simmons and Rude are the last two and Rude attacks. Simmons powers back and hits a Spinebuster! Simmons deadlifts Rude and tries to dump his body, but Rude fights out. Rude hits two straight Rude Awakenings and then bundles out Simmons. Superbrawl 93 was won by Rick Rude after 39:37. Rick Rude lifts the Superbrawler Cup! As Rude celebrates in the ring, shouting that he deserved to be in the main event tonight, bad mouthing Flair, the Broadcast booth sends us to Jesse Ventura who is standing by with Eric Bischoff for a special announcement. Ventura acknowledges the show so far, commenting that we’ve had a great night of action so far, and still have an amazing main event ahead of us. Bischoff says that we have a direct feed to Kyoto, Japan, where Nobuhiko Takada is standing by for a very special bulletin. Takada says that the year 1992 saw Union of Wrestling Forces International dip down in size, suffering financial burden. However, as 93 has begun, it has risen back to the level previously experienced. Unfortunately for Takada, it has been extremely difficult to split focus on both WCW competition and running a Japanese promotion and he can no longer maintain both obligations. That is why he turned to Eric Bischoff to discuss an exit strategy. Both men agree that Takada has a responsibility to the Japanese audience to honour his contract to the Gaora Sports in developing sports excellence. Bischoff says that when Takada came to him, he didn’t see it as a problem but rather an opportunity. Bischoff has bought out Takada, and is relaunching UWFi as WCW Worldwide, a third wrestling program under the WCW umbrella targeted to showcase the international talent WCW proudly boasts. WCW will be honouring the tv deals with Japanese broadcasters and in turn have also agreed to begin broadcasting WCW Saturday Night and WCW Main Event on WOWOW Live in Japan. As a special attraction, the inaugural episode will feature a main event match featuring Takada against NJPW legend, Tatsumi Fujinami, under UWFi rules. Nobuhiko thanks Eric Bischoff for his support of UWFi and ensuring that the fighting spirit never dies. Speaking of special attractions, out comes current WWF Intercontinental champion Koko B Ware for his match against Scotty Flamingo. This match is for ownership of The Rock N Roll Express’ WCW contracts. Flamingo has Mr. Sandman in his corner, and Gibson and Morton are in attendance to watch their fate. Dusty makes comments that Vince McMahon must be fuming to see his champion wrestling on a WCW Pay Per View. Koko shines in the opening moments, but once Flamingo gets control the match becomes a one-sided affair. Scotty Flamingo hits a DDT for the win in fairly short order. After the match Flamingo berates Morton and Gibson at ringside, and finally after months of teasing it, the Express snap and lay out Flamingo. The fans go ballistic as The Express play up to the crowd, defiantly ripping up the Flamingo Corp contracts. On commentary, Dusty comments that this will be a difficult hurdle as WCW has no rights to the contracts of Morton and Gibson and may have to replace them in the Grand Prix. Scotty Flamingo def Koko B Ware in 8:26. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson make their way out for the main event, and Schiavone comments that it has been two years since they last teamed up. Flair is his normal boisterous self, but Arn appears to be a bit conflicted. Their opponents tonight are Sting and Ricky Steamboat, and Steamboat makes his way out wearing matching Stinger facepaint. Ross says that while the two don’t have the history that Flair and Anderson have together, they teamed together one year ago at Clash of the Champions to defeat Rick Rude and Steve Austin during their rivalry with The Dangerous Alliance. The match is everything you’d expect from these four men, with the history they share. We all know about the chemistry that Flair and Anderson share, but Steamboat and Sting surpassed that chemistry, with amazing teammork and instinct for one another. It’s a slow build as Flair and Anderson focus on Sting’s knee throughout, and Steamboat continually displays that he has Arn Anderson’s number, consistently one-upping him whenever they are paired up. The action continues to rise, and Flair continues to get more desperate as time goes on, increasingly playing up his Dirtiest Player in the Game moniker. Sting is limping badly now as Anderson and Flair take turns stomping away at his knee, having done significant damage. He valiantly fights his way out of their corner and crawls towards Steamboat, but Flair jumps into the ring and charges Steamboat. Referee Randy Anderson gets in Flair’s face, threatening a DQ and Flair claims he though Arn tagged him in. Steamboat gets back into the ring and is a house of fire, cleaning house and sending Flair to the outside. He goes up top for a crossbody to Flair on the floor, but Flair moves and Steamboat crashes into some chairs and the guardrail - it’s a nasty spot. Flair poses on the apron, and Anderson tries to get the tag, but Flair isn’t paying attention and doesn’t go to his corner. Anderson shoves Flair and they argue. Sting hits Anderson from behind and he collides heads with Flair. Sting grabs Anderson and hits a reverse DDT, and scores the win for his team. Sting collects Steamboat and the two hurt babyface wrestlers play up to the crowd as they continue to sell the effects of the match. On the outside, Flair talks to Anderson and Anderson blows him off, heading to the back and leaving Flair by himself. JR plays up that maybe The Horsemen’s revival has been exaggerated. Ricky Steamboat and Sting def Ric Flair and Arn Anderson in 28:05. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 1993 ROUND 4 CARD Prediction Grid: Steve Williams vs Big Van Vader Rick Steiner vs Larry Zbyzsko Lex Luger vs Arn Anderson Rick Rude vs Scott Steiner Ron Simmons vs Ric Flair for the United States Championship Ricky Steamboat vs Brian Pillman Bam Bam Bigelow vs Kevin Sullivan Nobuhiko Takada vs Sting Contest Standings: Swinny : 0/6 - 0% Vandal : 2/6 - 33% smw88 : 7/14 - 50% DHK1989 : 11/22 - 50% Old School Fan : 12/22 - 55% Nightshadeex : 13/22 - 59% KyTeran : 10/16 - 63%DinoKea : 14/22 - 64% mmaaddict : 14/22 - 64% Lord Byron : 14/22 - 64% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHK1989 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Big Van Vader Rick Steiner Lex Luger Rick Rude Ric Flair Ricky Steamboat Bam Bam Bigelow Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smw88 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Vader Rick Lex Rude Flair Pillman Bam Bam Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Steve Williams vs Big Van VaderRick Steiner vs Larry ZbyzskoLex Luger vs Arn Anderson Rick Rude vs Scott Steiner (via DQ) Ron Simmons vs Ric Flair for the United States ChampionshipRicky Steamboat vs Brian PillmanBam Bam Bigelow vs Kevin Sullivan Nobuhiko Takada vs Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Vader Rick Steiner Lex Luger Rick Rude Ric Flair Brian Pillman Bam Bam Bigelow Sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Predictions Big Van Vader def. Steve WilliamsRick Steiner def. Larry ZbyzskoLex Luger def. Arn AndersonRick Rude def. Scott SteinerRon Simmons def. Ric Flair for the United States ChampionshipRicky Steamboat def. Brian PillmanBam Bam Bigelow def. Kevin SullivanSting def. Nobuhiko Takada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Byron Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 My picks: Big Van Vader, Rick Steiner, Arn Anderson, Rick Rude, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Sting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobin834 Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 New to this journal, but this is very well done.. Congrats, keep it coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSharknado Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I'm still very confused by the whole Koko situation. And to be entirely honest, I'm not at all impressed with just turning Hall and Nash in 1992/3 into 1996 Outsiders because there's a specific context as to why and how that gimmick worked. But other than those, I still have to say this is my favorite diary on the whole forum, purely from a standpoint of presentation and the overall concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusHack Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 14 hours ago, SonOfSharknado said: I'm still very confused by the whole Koko situation. And to be entirely honest, I'm not at all impressed with just turning Hall and Nash in 1992/3 into 1996 Outsiders because there's a specific context as to why and how that gimmick worked. But other than those, I still have to say this is my favorite diary on the whole forum, purely from a standpoint of presentation and the overall concept. You aren't wrong about the Outsiders - they worked due to their specific circumstance. Whereas what I've been running is them abandoning their poor WCW gimmicks from Diamond Mine and doing their own thing. The cartoony Diamond Mine characters didn't fit the authentic sport I wanted to achieve. I am happy though with how DDP was somewhat legitimized through it. Probably should have left the team's name as Hall & Nash and pushed them as bad ass Skyscrapers, or something similar, instead of alluding to The Outsider gimmicks... As for Koko... WWF has him on a handshake agreement and gave him the IC championship. Just a means to continue the Flamingo Corp story without damaging my own guys. He won't be brought back. Needed a chump to job, and Koko was that chump. It would have been Ted DiBiase if Ted could play face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshadeex Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Steve Williams vs Big Van VaderRick Steiner vs Larry ZbyzskoLex Luger vs Arn AndersonRick Rude vs Scott SteinerRon Simmons vs Ric Flair for the United States ChampionshipRicky Steamboat vs Brian PillmanBam Bam Bigelow vs Kevin SullivanNobuhiko Takada vs Sting In my 92 save, I totally kept DDP, Hall, and Nash together. Even added the Diamond Kid into the mix. They keep getting over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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