WCW SuperBrawl 8

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SuperBrawl VIII
VHS cover featuring Hollywood Hogan and Sting
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Brand(s)	WCW nWo
Date	February 22, 1998
City	San Francisco, California
Venue	Cow Palace
Attendance	12,620
Tagline(s)	Hogan vs. Sting II for Championship
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Souled Out	Next → Uncensored
SuperBrawl chronology
← Previous VII	Next → IX

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.

Contents 1 Storylines 2 Event 3 Results 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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.

The major storyline entering SuperBrawl was the ongoing dispute over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. At Starrcade in December 1997, Hollywood Hogan and Sting squared off in the main event for the title, which at the time belonged to Hogan. Hogan initially was awarded the victory but the decision was reversed by Bret Hart, who claimed referee Nick Patrick had made a fast count and restarted the match, which Sting won by submission. Due to the circumstances surrounding the match, a rematch was ordered for the December 29, 1997 edition of WCW Monday Nitro. After that match, officially a no contest, again ended with controversy surrounding its conclusion, WCW Executive Committee Chairman James J. Dillon announced on the premiere episode of WCW Thunder on January 8, 1998 that the title was being held up pending a solution. The solution was announced at Souled Out on January 25, with the announcement of another match between Sting and Hogan for the vacated championship.

[edit] 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. Originally, Larry Zbyszko was to face Louie Spicolli in a match, but Spicolli died of a drug overdose shortly before the event.

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 Hunter after an Outsider's Edge. Scott Hunter 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.

[edit] Results

No.	Results	Stipulations
1D	Ultimate Dragon defeated Shiryu (with Sonny Onoo)	Singles match
2	Booker T defeated Rick Martel (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship
3	Booker T (c) defeated Perry Saturn	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship
4	Disco Inferno defeated La Parka	Singles match
5	Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong	Singles match
6	Chris Jericho (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera by submission	Title vs. Mask match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
7	The British Bulldog defeated Steve McMichael	Singles match
8	Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Chris Benoit	Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
9	Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) by submission	No Disqualification match
10	The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (with Dusty Rhodes) defeated The Hunter Brothers (Rick and Scott) (c) (with Kyle DiBiase)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
11	Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan	Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match D – indicates the match was a dark match

[edit] References

[edit] External links

← 1997 - 1998 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events - 1999 →
Souled Out • SuperBrawl VIII • Uncensored • Spring Stampede • Slamboree • The Great American Bash • Bash at the Beach • Road Wild • Fall Brawl • Halloween Havoc • World War 3 • Starrcade

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