SuperBrawl
SuperBrawl was an annual PPV in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001. It was the next to last WCW PPV before it folded in 2001. The first SuperBrawl was in May but it switched to its annual month of February in 1992.
SuperBrawl I
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | May 19, 1991 | ||
City | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
Venue | Bayfront Arena | ||
Attendance | 6,000 | ||
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SuperBrawl I took place on May 19, 1991 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. The tagline was "Return of the Rising Sun".
- Dark match: Mighty Thor defeated El Cubano.
- Thor pinned Cubano.
- The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong) to win the vacant WCW United States Tag Team Championship(10:19)
- Hayes pinned Armstrong.
- Dan Spivey defeated Ricky Morton(3:11)
- Spivey pinned Morton.
- Nikita Koloff defeated Tommy Rich(4:07)
- Koloff pinned Rich.
- Dustin Rhodes defeated Terrance Taylor(8:05)
- Rhodes pinned Taylor.
- Big Josh defeated Black Bart(3:46)
- Josh pinned Bart.
- Oz defeated Tim Parker(0:26)
- Oz pinned Parker.
- Barry Windham defeated Brian Pillman in a Taped Fist match(6:08)
- Windham pinned Pillman.
- El Gigante defeated Sid Vicious in a Stretcher match(2:13)
- Giganted pinned Vicious.
- Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed (w/Teddy Long) in a Steel cage match(9:39)
- Simmons pinned Reed.
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Sting and Lex Luger to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(11:09)
- Scott pinned Sting.
- Bobby Eaton defeated Arn Anderson to win the WCW World Television Championship(11:50)
- Eaton pinned Anderson.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Tatsumi Fujinami to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship(18:39)
- Flair pinned Fujinami.
- WCW did not recognize the WCW and NWA Championships as seperate titles at the time.
SuperBrawl II
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 29, 1992 | ||
City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
Venue | Mecca Arena | ||
Attendance | 5,000 | ||
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SuperBrawl II took place on February 29, 1992 from the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Dark match: Big Josh defeated Diamond Dallas Page(7:36)
- Josh pinned Page.
- Brian Pillman defeated Jushin Liger to win the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship(17:00)
- Pillman pinned Liger.
- Marcus Bagwell defeated Terry Taylor(7:38)
- Bagwell pinned Taylor.
- Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack(6:34)
- Simmons pinned Jack.
- Van Hammer and Tom Zenk defeated Ricky Morton and Vinnie Vegas(12:01)
- Zenk pinned Morton.
- Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin and Larry Zbyszko(18:23)
- Windham pinned Zybszko.
- Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(20:06)
- The Steiners were diqsualified.
- Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat to retain the WCW United States Championship(20:02)
- Rude pinned Steamboat.
- Sting defeated Lex Luger (w/Harley Race and Mr. Hughes) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(13:02)
- Sting pinned Luger.
SuperBrawl III
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 21, 1993 | ||
City | Asheville, North Carolina | ||
Venue | Asheville Civic Center | ||
Attendance | 6,500 | ||
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SuperBrawl III took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
- The Hollywood Blondes (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) defeated Erik Watts and Marcus Bagwell(16:34)
- Pillman pinned Bagwell.
- Too Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Benoit(16:57)
- Scorpio pinned Benoit.
- Davey Boy Smith defeated Bill Irwin(5:49)
- Smith pinned Irwin.
- Cactus Jack defeated Paul Orndorff in a Falls Count Anywhere match(12:17)
- Jack pinned Orndorff.
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated SMW Tag Team Champions The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane) by disqualification(12:52)
- The Heavenly Bodies were disqualified, thus retaining the titles.
- Dustin Rhodes defeated Maxx Payne by disqualification to retain the WCW United States Championship(11:28)
- Payne was disqualified.
- Barry Windham defeated The Great Muta to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship(24:10)
- Windham pinned Muta.
- Big Van Vader defeated Sting in a White Castle of Fear Strap match(10:54)
SuperBrawl IV
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 20, 1994 | ||
City | Albany, Georgia | ||
Venue | Gray Civic Center | ||
Attendance | 7,600 | ||
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SuperBrawl IV took place on February 20, 1994 from the Gray Civic Center in Albany, Georgia.
- Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) defeated Thunder and Lightning(9:47)
- Kane pinned Thunder.
- Jim Steele defeated The Equalizer(6:31)
- Steele pinned Equalizer.
- Terry Taylor defeated Diamond Dallas Page(11:45)
- Taylor pinned Page.
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Jimmy Garvin(10:48)
- Badd pinned Garvin.
- Lord Steven Regal (w/Sir William) defeated Arn Anderson to retain the WCW World Television Championship(7:32)
- Regal pinned Anderson.
- Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) by disqualification(12:37)
- The Nasty Boys were disqualified, so they retained the titles.
- Sting, Brian Pillman and Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin, Rick Rude and Paul Orndorff in a Thundercage match(14:36)
- Pillman pinned Austin.
- Ric Flair defeated Vader (w/The Boss as Special Guest Referee) in a Thundercage match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(11:32)
- Flair forced Vader to submit.
SuperBrawl V
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 19, 1995 | ||
City | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
Venue | Baltimore Arena | ||
Attendance | 13,390 | ||
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SuperBrawl V took place on February 19, 1995 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Main Event match: Paul Orndorff defeated Brad Armstrong(3:45)
- Orndorff pinned Armstrong.
- Main Event match: Stars 'n' Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) defeated Romeo Valentino and Dino Cassanova(1:10)
- Main Event match: Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd in a Lumberjack match to retain the WCW World Television Championship(4:29)
- Anderson pinned Badd.
- Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma(13:21)
- Wright pinned Roma.
- Jim Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck(11:58)
- Duggan pinned Buck.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Dave Sullivan(7:18)
- Kevin pinned Dave.
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) by disqualification to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(17:07)
- Nasty Boys were disqualified, so Harlem Heat retained the titles.
- The Blacktop Bully defeated Dustin Rhodes(16:10)
- Bully pinned Rhodes.
- Sting and Randy Savage defeated Avalanche and Big Bubba Rogers(10:18)
- Sting pinned Avalanche.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Vader by disqualification to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(15:10)
- Vader was disqualified, so Hogan retained the title.
SuperBrawl VI
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 11, 1996 | ||
City | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
Venue | Bayfront Arena | ||
Attendance | 7,200 | ||
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SuperBrawl VI took place on February 11, 1996 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Main Event match: The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck(2:07)
- Animal pinned Buck.
- Main Event match: Hugh Morrus defeated Chris Kanyon(2:28)
- Morrus pinned Kanyon.
- Main Event match: Big Bubba Rogers and VK Wallstreet defeated Joey Maggs and Craig Pittman(2:14)
- Rogers pinned Maggs.
- Main Event match: Jim Duggan defeated Loch Ness by disqualification
- The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) in a Falls Count Anywhere match(7:49)
- Knobbs pinned Rock after Rock missed to splash Knobbs through the table.
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Television Championship(14:59)
- Badd pinned Page after a Tombstone Piledriver.
- Sting and Lex Luger defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(11:49)
- Luger pinned Ray after Road Warrior Animal interfered and attacked Ray.
- Konnan defeated One Man Gang to retain the WCW United States Championship(7:27)
- Konnan pinned OMG after Top Rope Senton Bomb.
- Kevin Sullivan defeated Brian Pillman in a I Respect You Strap match(0:59)
- The match ended after Brian Pillman said "I Respect You".
- Arn Anderson fought Kevin Sullivan to a no-contest(3:45)
- The match ended Ric Flair came out and convinced both men to stop fighting each other.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger fought The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) to a double disqualification(13:56)
- The match ended when all four men started brawling, Sting and Luger retained the titles.
- Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage in a Steel cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(18:52)
- Flair pinned Savage after hitting Savage with a shoe given to him by Miss Elizabeth, who turned on Savage.
- Hulk Hogan defeated The Giant in a Steel cage match(10:54)
- Hogan escaped the cage.
SuperBrawl VII
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 23, 1997 | ||
City | San Francisco, California | ||
Venue | Cow Palace | ||
Attendance | 13,324 | ||
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SuperBrawl VII took place on February 23, 1997 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California
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- Dark match: Hugh Morrus defeated Joe Gomez(5:25)
- Morrus pinned Gomez.
- Dark match: Ultimo Dragon defeated Pat Tanaka(4:53)
- Dragon pinned Tanaka.
- Syxx defeated Dean Malenko to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship(11:57)
- Syxx pinned Malenko.
- Konnan, La Parka and Villano IV defeated Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo and Ciclope(9:51)
- Konnan pinned Guerrera.
- Prince Iaukea defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. to retain the WCW World Television Championship(8:56)
- Iaukea pinned Misterio.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Buff Bagwell by disqualification(9:46)
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WCW United States Championship(12:02)
- Guerrero pinned Jericho.
- The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) in a Triple Threat match(7:43)
- Rock pinned Barbarian.
- Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve McMichael(8:12)
- Jarrett pinned McMichael.
- Chris Benoit defeated Kevin Sullivan in a San Francisco Death match(8:35)
- Benoit pinned Sullivan.
- The Giant and Lex Luger defeated The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship(8:53)
- Giant pinned Hall.
- The titles were later returned to Hall and Nash because Luger wasn't medically cleared to wrestle.
- Hollywood Hogan defeated Roddy Piper to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(10:52)
- Hogan pinned Piper after Randy Savage turned heel and helped Hogan.
SuperBrawl VIII
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 22, 1998 | ||
City | San Francisco, California | ||
Venue | Cow Palace | ||
Attendance | 12,620 | ||
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SuperBrawl VIII took place on February 22, 1998 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.
- Dark match: Ultimo Dragon defeated Shiryu (w/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.
- Booker T defeated Saturn to retain the WCW World Television Championship(14:23)
- Booker pinned Saturn after a Harlem Sidekick.
- Disco Inferno defeated La Parka(11:41)
- Inferno pinned Parka after a Chart Buster.
- Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong(2:23)
- Goldberg pinned Armstrong after a Jackhammer.
- Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera in a Title vs. Mask match to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship(13:29)
- Jericho forced Guerrera to submit with the Liontamer.
- Davey Boy Smith defeated Steve McMichael(6:10)
- Smith forced McMichael to submit with a armbar.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WCW United States Championship(15:46)
- Page pinned Benoit after a Diamond Cutter.
- Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth)(7:26)
- Luger forced Savage to submit with the Torture Rack.
- The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (w/Dusty Rhodes) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (w/Ted DiBiase) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship(4:16)
- Hall pinned Rick after a Outsider's Edge after Scott Steiner turned on Rick.
- Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship(16:32)
- Sting pinned Hogan after Randy Savage hit Hogan with a spraycan.
SuperBrawl IX
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 21, 1999 | ||
City | Oakland, California | ||
Venue | Oakland Arena | ||
Attendance | 15,880 | ||
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SuperBrawl IX took place on February 21, 1999 from the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.
- Booker T defeated Disco Inferno(9:19)
- Booker pinned Inferno after a Harlem Hangover.
- Chris Jericho (w/Ralphus) defeated Saturn by disqualification(11:17)
- Saturn was disqualified after he hit the refereee with a Death Valley Driver.
- Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship(8:26)
- Kidman pinned Guerrero after a Shooting star press.
- Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Barry Windham)(19:34)
- Malenko forced Windham to submit with the Texas Cloverleaf.
- The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Barry Windham) defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship(1:52)
- Windham pinned Malenko while choking him with his belt.
- This was the finals of a double elimination tournament for the vacant titles. Malenko/Benoit had already suffered a loss while Hennig and Windham were undefeated, resulting in this second match.
- The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. in a Hair vs. Mask match(11:00)
- Nash pinned Misterio after a Outsider's Edge from Hall.
- The match was Miss Elizabeth's hair against Misterio's mask.
- Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Television Championship(13:53)
- Page passed out while in the Steiner Recliner.
- Scott Hall (w/Disco Inferno) defeated Roddy Piper to win the WCW United States Championship(8:19)
- Hall pinned Piper with his feet on the ropes.
- Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow(11:39)
- Goldberg pinned Bigelow after a Jackhammer.
- Hollywood Hogan defeated Ric Flair to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(12:00)
- Hogan pinned Ric after David Flair used a Stun Gun on Ric.
SuperBrawl X
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 20, 2000 | ||
City | San Francisco, California | ||
Venue | Cow Palace | ||
Attendance | 8,569 | ||
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SuperBrawl X took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California.
- The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea (w/Paisley) defeated Lash LeRoux to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship(5:47)
- Iaukea pinned LeRoux after a DDT.
- Brian Knobbs (w/Fit Finlay) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW Hardcore Championship(4:44)
- Knobbs pinned Bigelow after hitting him with his cast.
- 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, and Shane Helms) defeated Norman Smiley in a Handicap match(4:06)
- Moore forced Smiley to submit with a Boston crab.
- The Wall defeated The KISS Demon(3:37)
- Wall pinned Demon after a chokeslam.
- Tank Abbott defeated Big Al in a Leather Jacket on a Pole match(4:34)
- Abbott grabbed his leather jacket to win.
- Big T (w/Stevie Ray and J. Biggs) defeated Booker(5:23)
- Big T pinned Booker after a Pearl River Plunge to win the rights to the Harlem Heat name.
- Billy Kidman (w/Torrie Wilson) defeated Vampiro(7:20)
- Kidman pinned Vampiro after a Reverse DDT.
- The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) defeated David Flair and Crowbar (w/Daffney) in a Sicilian Stretcher match to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(11:22)
- Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk in a Texas Death match(15:40)
- Hulk Hogan defeated Lex Luger (w/Miss Elizabeth)(8:10)
- Hogan pinned Luger after a leg drop.
- Sid Vicious defeated Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett (w/The Harris Brothers) in a Triple Threat match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(7:40)
- Vicious pinned Hall after a Powerbomb.
SuperBrawl Revenge
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | February 18, 2001 | ||
City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Venue | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
Attendance | 4,395 | ||
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SuperBrawl Revenge took place on February 18, 2001 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Dark match: Chris Harris defeated Kid Romeo
- Harris pinned Romeo.
- Shane Helms defeated Shannon Moore, Kaz Hayashi, Yun Yang, Jamie Noble and Evan Karagias in a Six-Way Elimination match(17:30)
- Yang pinned Koragias(10:21)
- Knoble pinned Yang(10:51)
- Moore pinned Noble(11:58)
- Helms pinned Moore(15:11)
- Helms pinned Hayashi(17:30)
- Hugh Morrus defeated The Wall(9:43)
- Morrus pinned Wall after a No Laughing Matter.
- Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo defeated Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship(11:37)
- O'Haire pinned Stasiak.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship(15:54)
- Guerrero pinned Misterio after a Brainbuster.
- Rick Steiner defeated Dustin Rhodes to retain the WCW United States Championship(9:11)
- Steiner pinned Rhodes.
- Totally Buff (Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell) defeated Brian Adams in a Handicap match(6:25)
- Bagwell pinned Adams.
- The Cat defeated Lance Storm(8:07)
- Cat pinned Storm to become Commissioner of WCW.
- Kanyon defeated Diamond Dallas Page(8:15)
- Kanyon pinned Page.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jeff Jarrett(8:30)
- Page pinned Jarrett.
- Scott Steiner defeated Kevin Nash in a Two out of Three Falls Retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship(11:04)
- Nash pinned Steiner(0:17)
- Steiner pinned Nash(2:47)
- Steiner forced Nash to submit(11:04)
Trivia
- Along with Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, The Great American Bash, Halloween Havoc and Uncensored, SuperBrawl was booked to be one of WCW's flagship pay-per-views.
- A wrestling video game titled WCW Superbrawl Wrestling was released by THQ in the early 1990s for the Super NES. A Sega Genesis version was also planned, but it was cancelled.
- SuperBrawl III and SuperBrawl VI are the two SuperBrawls in which the final match wasn't a WCW World Heavyweight Championship title match. At SuperBrawl III the WCW World Champion, Vader, faced Sting in a non-title match. It was a "White Castle of Fear" (strap) match. At SuperBrawl VI, Hulk Hogan faced The Giant in a Steel Cage Match. The match between Hogan and The Giant would be a part of a Double Main Event with two cage matches, the other featuring Ric Flair's WCW World Championship victory over Randy Savage. SuperBrawl III is the only event that the WCW World Championship was not on the line.
- SuperBrawl I and SuperBrawl III are the only two SuperBrawls to feature the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. At SuperBrawl I, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was also the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
- Sting holds the record for most appearances at SuperBrawl with 7 SuperBrawls. He did not appeared at SuperBrawl 7, 9, 10 and SuperBrawl Revenge
- The WCW Light Heavyweight Championship appeared on only one SuperBrawl, at SuperBrawl II when Brian Pillman def. Jushin Liger to win his second title. The WCW United States Tag Team Championship appeared on only one SuperBrawl as well, The Fabulous Freebirds def. Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong to win the titles.
- A match was scheduled between Larry Zbysko and Louie Spicolli for SuperBrawl VIII; however, the event was predated by Spicolli's untimely death on February 15, 1998.
- In SuperBrawl VI was also the last match of Brian Pillman in WCW because in "I Respect You" Strap Match against Kevin Sullivan, he said "I Respect You Bookerman!" to broke Kayfabe and then left the ring. The results of that incident, Pillman left WCW.