SuperBrawl VIII

SuperBrawl VIII was the eighth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 22, 1998 from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. A match was scheduled between Larry Zbyszko and Louie Spicolli, however it was canceled following Spicolli's death a week before the pay-per view.

SuperBrawl VIII
VHS cover featuring Hollywood Hogan and Sting
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
Brand(s)WCW
nWo
DateFebruary 22, 1998
CitySan Francisco, California
VenueCow Palace
Attendance12,620
Tagline(s)"Hogan vs. Sting II for Championship"
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Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]

Event
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone
Bobby Heenan
Mike Tenay
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Ring announcer David Penzer
Referee Nick Patrick

The match between Brad Armstrong and Bill Goldberg was added last-minute.

Rick Martel was originally booked to win the match against Booker T. However, he suffered a torn knee ligament after hitting his leg on the ropes after a hip toss from Booker T. The winner of the match was to immediately defend the title against Saturn. Due to Martel's injury and the reworking of the finish, Saturn and Booker were forced to improvise the entire match.

Steve McMichael suffered a broken arm during the course of his match against The British Bulldog.

Lex Luger forced Randy 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.

Scott Hall pinned Rick Steiner after an Outsider's Edge. Scott Steiner 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 New World Order.

In the main event Sting pinned Hollywood 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.

Results
No. Results Stipulations Times
1D Último Dragón defeated Shiryu (with Sonny Onoo) Singles match N/A
2 Booker T defeated Rick Martel (c) Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 10:23
3 Booker T (c) defeated Perry Saturn Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 14:23
4 Disco Inferno defeated La Parka Singles match 11:41
5 Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong Singles match 02:23
6 Chris Jericho (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera by submission Title vs. Mask match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 13:29
7 The British Bulldog defeated Steve McMichael Singles match 06:10
8 Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Chris Benoit Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 15:46
9 Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) by submission No Disqualification match 07:26
10 The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (with Dusty Rhodes) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (c) (with Ted DiBiase) Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship 04:16
11 Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship 16:33
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match
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References
  1. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
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