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SuperBrawl VI
Promotional poster featuring the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateFebruary 11, 1996
CitySt. Petersburg, Florida
VenueBayfront Arena
Attendance7,200
Tagline(s)The Brawl for the Belt!
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SuperBrawl VI was the sixth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 11, 1996 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The main event was a steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and The Giant. Hogan defeated Giant to win the match. This event marked Brian Pillman's final match in WCW; in his "I Respect You" Strap Match against The Taskmaster, Pillman shouted "I respect you, bookerman!", breaking kayfabe, before leaving the ring.

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
Dusty Rhodes
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Ring announcer David Penzer
Referees Mickie Jay
Mark Curtis
Nick Patrick

All the pre-PPV matches took place live on WCW Main Event. As per the pre-match stipulations, Johnny B. Badd's victory resulted in him winning Diamond Dallas Page's remaining lottery money of $6.6 million for the Diamond Doll, as well as retaining her services as a valet.

In the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match, Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage after Miss Elizabeth turned on Savage by allowing Flair to hit him with one of her high heel shoes.

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated Dick Slater and Bunkhouse BuckTag team match02:07
2Hugh Morrus defeated Chris KanyonSingles match2:28
3Big Bubba Rogers and VK Wallstreet defeated Joey Maggs and Craig PittmanTag team match02:14
4Jim Duggan fought Loch Ness (with Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster) to a double disqualificationSingles match
5The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge)Street Fight07:49
6Johnny B. Badd (c) (with The Diamond Doll) defeated Diamond Dallas PageSingles match for the WCW World Television Championship14:59
7Sting and Lex Luger (c) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship11:49
8Konnan (c) defeated One Man GangSingles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship07:27
9The Taskmaster defeated Brian Pillman"I Respect You" Strap match01:36
10Arn Anderson fought The Taskmaster to a no-contestSingles match03:45
11Sting and Lex Luger (c) fought The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) to a double countoutTag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship13:56
12Ric Flair (with Woman) defeated Randy Savage (c) (with Miss Elizabeth)Steel Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship18:52
13Hulk Hogan defeated The Giant (with Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster)Steel Cage match15:04
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

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