Fall Brawl '97: War Games
| Fall Brawl (1997) | |||
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 Promotional posted featuring The Giant and Scott Hall | |||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | September 14, 1997 | ||
| City | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 11,939 | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Rage In The CAGE | ||
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Fall Brawl 1997: War Games was the fifth Fall Brawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on September 14, 1997 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.[1]
Production
Background
The WarGames match was created when Dusty Rhodes was inspired by a viewing of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.[2] It was originally used as a specialty match for the Four Horsemen. The first WarGames match took place at The Omni in Atlanta during the NWA's Great American Bash '87 tour, where it was known as War Games: The Match Beyond. It became a traditional Fall Brawl event from 1993 to 1998.
Storylines
The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Professional wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
Event
During the WarGames Match, Curt Hennig entered the match for the Horsemen last due to an apparent shoulder injury. Moments later Hennig revealed his injury to be a ruse and that he was on the nWo's side all along. The New World Order then handcuffed Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael to the cage and began assaulting Ric Flair. Kevin Nash took the microphone and repeatedly asked the helpless Horsemen if they wanted to give up, but McMichael refused and Benoit repeatedly spat in Nash's face. The Horsemen finally surrendered after Nash threatened to slam Flair's head into the cage structure with the door. McMichael, not wanting to see Flair beat up any worse than he already was, made the call for his team. After the surrender, Hennig slammed the door onto Flair's head.
Results
| No. | Results[4] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho (c) | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | 17:19 | ||
| 2 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (with Ted DiBiase) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Miss Jacqueline) | Tag Team match | 11:44 | ||
| 3 | Alex Wright (c) defeated Último Dragón | Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship | 18:43 | ||
| 4 | Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) defeated Dean Malenko | Singles match | 14:53 | ||
| 5 | Wrath and Mortis (with James Vandenberg) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) | Tag team match | 12:22 | ||
| 6 | The Giant defeated Scott Norton | Singles match | 05:27 | ||
| 7 | Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall and Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) | No Disqualification match | 10:19 | ||
| 8 | The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx and Konnan) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Ric Flair and Curt Hennig) | WarGames match | 19:37 | ||
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References
- ^ "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
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- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/fallbrawl.htm