WrestleWar ’91
      -World Championship Wrestling presented Wrestle War on Sunday, February 24, 1991
      from the Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona.  A special edition of the “Danger Zone”
      with Paul E. Dangerously was held.  El Gigante was interviewed.  Jason Hervey, star of
      the Wonder Years, was in the audience as well was the former NWA World Television
      Champion, the Great Muta.  Nikita Koloff and Hiro Matsuda were also in attendance.  
      Missy Hyatt became the first woman to enter the WCW dressing room for an exclusive
      interview.  She was accosted by Stan Hansen.  WCW’s tour of the Orient in March was
      talked about throughout the show.  Tony Schiavone interviewed Matsuda about the big
      WCW/ New Japan Supershow.  Muta employed his famous mist.
      -Tony Schiavone opened the show.  Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes performed
      commentary.
              -WAR GAMES:  Sting’s Squadron (Sting, Brian Pillman and Rick and Scott Steiner)
                      vs. Flair’s Forces…aka…The Four Horsemen (Sid Vicious, Barry Windham,
                      Larry Zbyszko and Ric Flair, NWA/ WCW World Heavyweight Champion).  The
                      match was stopped by referee, Nick Patrick after Vicious hit Pillman with two
                      powerbombs.
                      -El Gigante carried Pillman back to the dressing room.
                      Number Entered:
                              1.        Brian Pillman
                              2.        Barry Windham
                              3.        Ric Flair
                              4.        Sting
                              5.        Larry Zbyszko
                              6.        Rick Steiner
                              7.        Sid Vicious
                              8.        Scott Steiner
                      Other Notes:  Larry Zbyszko was a last minute substitution for the injured
                      NWA/ WCW World Television Champion, Arn Anderson.  Anderson was
                      ringside.
              -Stan Hansen vs. Big Van Vader, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.  Double
                      Disqualification after both men pushed the referee.  The fighting continued
                      after the match and all the way back to the dressing room area.
                      -A wild brawl.
                      -Referee:  Randy Anderson.
              -The Fabulous Freebirds (Jim Garvin and Michael Hayes) vs. Doom (Butch Reed
                      and Ron Simmons), NWA/ WCW World Tag Team Champions.  Garvin pinned
                      Simmons to capture the World Title.
                      -Reed and Simmons were accompanied by Teddy Long.
                      -The Freebirds were accompanied by Dallas Page, who introduced Big Daddy
                      Dink.  Page then left the ring area.
                      -Both Page and Dink had been accompanied by “Diamond Dolls.”
                      -Referee:  Randy Anderson.
                      -Doom broke up as a team after the match.
              -Dan Spivey vs. Lex Luger, NWA/ WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.  
                      Luger won by pinfall.
                      -Referee:  Nick Patrick.
                      -After the match, Grizzly Smith and former U.S. Champion Nikita Koloff were to
                      present Luger with the new $20,000 United States Belt.  Instead of just
                      handing the gold over and celebrating with him, Koloff attacked the “Total
                      Package.”
              -The State Patrol (Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and Lieutenant James Earl Wright) and
                      The Big Cat vs. Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich, NWA/ WCW
                      World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.  Morton pinned Parker to retain the title
                      after JYD landed a powerslam.
                      -The champions did not carry belts to the ring.
                      -Referee:  Lee Scott.
              -The Royal Family (Rip Morgan and Jack Victory) vs. The Young Pistols (Steve
                      Armstrong and Tracey Smothers).  Smothers pinned Morgan.
                      -The house lights went out during the match and were seemingly replaced by
                      spotlights until the arena was reilluminated.
              -Miss A and Miki Handa vs. Mami Kitamura and Itsumi Yamasaki.  Yamasaki pinned
                      A.
                      -Referee:  Lee Scott.
              -Terry Taylor vs. Tom Zenk.  Taylor pinned Zenk.
                      -No Disqualification Match.
                      -Taylor was accompanied by Alexandria York.
              -Brad Armstrong vs. Bobby Eaton.  Eaton pinned Armstrong after a top rope
                      legdrop.
                      -Referee:  Randy Anderson.
                      -Noted that prior to this match, Jim Ross mentioned Armstrong’s younger
                      brother who was overseas fighting in the Gulf War.  Brad’s brother was Brian   
                      James…aka…the “Road Dogg” Jesse James Armstrong.
              -Buddy Landell vs. Dustin Rhodes.  Rhodes pinned Landell after a bulldog
                      headlock.
                      -Referee:  Nick Patrick.
              -Rudy Boy and Weecho vs. Eddie Calmero and Ultraman.  Calmero pinned Boy.
                      -Dark match, not broadcast on the pay-per-view.
      Crowd Estimate:  6,500.

SuperBrawl I
      -Held on Sunday, the 19th of May, 1991 at the Bayfront Auditorium in St. Petersburg,
      Florida.  The main event marked the rematch between Ric Flair and Tatsumi Fujinami
      for the NWA World Heavyweight Title.  Two months earlier, Fujinami beat Flair in a
      controversial match in Tokyo.  Promoters in Japan recognized Fujinami as the
      champion, but the title change was never recognized in the United States.  Flair was
      recognized by World Championship Wrestling as the World Champion.  The belts were
      not the same.  Billed as “Return from the Rising Sun.” Paul E. Dangerously hosted an
      edition of the Danger Zone with Stan Hansen as his guest.  Missy Hyatt also interviewed
      many of the personalities backstage.
              -Ric Flair, WCW World Heavyweight Champion vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, IWGP and
                      NWA World Heavyweight Champion.  Flair defeated Fujinami to regain the
                      NWA World Title, his ninth.
                      -WCW World Heavyweight Title Match only.
                      -Flair’s win broke the record Harley Race established in the 1980s.
              -Lex Luger, NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and Sting vs. The
                      Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), NWA/WCW World Tag Team
                      Champions.  Scott pinned Sting to remain the tag champions.
                      -Nikita Koloff hit Sting after going for Luger, leading to the final pin.
              -Bobby Eaton vs. Arn Anderson, NWA/WCW World Television Champion.  Eaton
                      pinned Anderson to capture the title.
              -Vacant NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Title Match.  The Fabulous Freebirds
                      (Jim Garvin and Michael Hayes) vs. The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and
                      Tracey Smothers).  Hayes pinned Armstrong to capture the vacant title.
                      -The Freebirds were accompanied by Big Daddy Dink.
              -Lights Out, Thunderdoom Cage Match.  Butch Reed vs. Ron Simmons.  Simmons
                      pinned Reed.
                      -Teddy Long was suspended in a cage above the ring.
              -No Disqualification, Taped-fist match.  Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham.  Windham
                      pinned Pillman.
              -Stretcher Match.  El Gigante vs. Sid Vicious.  Gigante pinned Vicious.
                      -Gigante brawled with One Man Gang and Kevin Sullivan.
              -Tim Parker vs. Oz.  Oz won by pinfall.
                      -Oz was accompanied by The Wizard.
              -Big Josh vs. Black Bart.  Josh won.
                      -Bart was a substitution for Larry Zbyszko, who went to the ring to make the
                      announcement.
                      -Josh went to the ring accompanied by two bears.
              -Nikita Koloff vs. Tommy Rich.  Koloff won by pinfall.
              -Dustin Rhodes vs. Terrence Taylor.  Rhodes pinned Taylor.
                      -Computer Match.
                      -Taylor was accompanied by Alexandria York and the Big Cat.
              -Ricky Morton vs. Dan Spivey.  Spivey beat Morton by pinfall after a powerbomb.
      Crowd Estimate:  6,000.

Great American Bash ’91
      -Held on Sunday, July 14, 1991 from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD.
              -Vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title Match.  Barry Windham vs. Lex Luger,
                      WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.  Luger pinned Windham after a
                      piledriver to win the WCW Title.
                      -Luger was joined by Mr. Hughes and Harley Race during the match.
                      -Steel Cage Match.
              -Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously vs. Missy Hyatt and Rick Steiner.  Steiner
                      pinned Dangerously.
                      -Steel Cage Match.
              -Nikita Koloff vs. Sting.  Koloff won.
                      -Russian Chain Match.
              -Johnny B. Badd vs. Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman).  Dog won by disqualification when
                      Long interfered.
                      -Badd was managed by Teddy Long.
              -El Gigante vs. One Man Gang.  Gigante pinned Gang.
              -Black Blood vs. Big Josh.  Josh won by pinfall.
                      -Lumberjack Match.
              -The Young Pistols (Steve Armstrong and Tracey Smothers) and Dustin Rhodes
                      vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Jim Garvin and Michael Hayes) and Badstreet,
                      WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.  Rhodes pinned Badstreet in the
                      final.
              -Six-Man, Non-Title, Tag Team Elimination Match.
                      Number Eliminated:
                      1.        Steve Armstrong
                      2.        Michael Hayes was disqualified
                      3.        Tracey Smothers
                      4.        Jimmy Garvin
                      5.        Badstreet
              -Bobby Eaton and P.N. News vs. Steve Austin and Terrence Taylor.  Eaton
                      captured Austin and Taylor’s flag to win the bout.
                      -Special Scaffold Match billed as “Skywalkers II.”
              -Oz vs. Ron Simmons.  Simmons won by pinfall.
              -Robert Gibson vs. Ricky Morton.  Morton pinned Gibson.
                      -Alexandra York’s lap-top computer played an important part in the finish.
              -The Diamond Studd vs. Tom Zenk.  Studd pinned Zenk.
              -Black Bart vs. Junkyard Dog.  JYD pinned Bart.
                      -Dark match, not broadcast on the pay-per-view.
      Crowd Estimate:  7,000.

Halloween Havoc ’91
      -Held on Sunday, October 27, 1991 at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
              -Ron Simmons vs. Lex Luger, WCW World Heavyweight Champion.  Luger retained
                      his WCW Belt.
                      -Best two-of-three-falls match.
                      1.        Simmons won in 4:55.
                      2.        Luger won by disqualification in 10:06.
                      3.        Luger won in 4:00 by pinfall after a piledriver.
              -The Patriots (Todd Champion and Firebreaker Chip), WCW United States Tag
                      Team Champions vs. The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko),
                      WCW World Tag Team Champions.  Anderson pinned Chip to retain the
                      WCW Tag Title.
                      -WCW World Tag Title Match only.
              -Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin, WCW World Television Champion.  Austin and
                      Rhodes drew in 15-minutes.
              -Finals of the initial WCW World Light Heavyweight Title Tournament.  Richard
                      Morton vs. Brian Pillman.  Pillman pinned Morton at 12:45 to capture the title.
                      -Morton was managed by Alexandria York.
              -Chamber of Horrors Match.  Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack, Diamond Studd
                      and Big Van Vader vs. El Gigante, Sting and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and
                      Scott Steiner).  Abdullah was thrown into the electric chair.  Gigante, Sting
                      and the Steiners won.
              -The Creatures (I and II) vs. Big Josh and P.N. News.  Josh and News won when
                      News pinned Creature I.
              -The Halloween Phantom vs. Tom Zenk.  Phantom pinned Zenk.
                      -Phantom would later reveal himself to be Rick Rude and take Paul E.
                      Dangerously as his manager.
              -Johnny B. Badd vs. Jim Garvin.  Badd defeated Garvin.
              -Bobby Eaton vs. Terrence Taylor.  Eaton pinned Taylor.
              -Doug Somers vs. Van Hammer.  Hammer pinned Somers.
              -Bill Kazmaier vs. Oz.  Kazmaier won by submission.
      Crowd Estimate:  8,500.





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