A genuinely 'Super' SuperBrawl
Big Josh defeated Diamond Dallas Page (Not on WWE Network).
****/***** Brian Pillman defeated Jushin Liger (c) for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
*/***** Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Terrance Taylor **/***** Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack */***** Van Hammer and Z-Man defeated Richard Morton and Vinnie Vegas ***/***** Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin and Larry Zbyszko (with Madusa)
***/***** Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton (c) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
****/***** Rick Rude (c) defeated Ricky Steamboat for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ***/***** Sting defeated Lex Luger (c) (with Harley Race) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
A marked hike in quality over recent PPVs in-ring and in terms of presentation.
Bagwell beats veteran Terence Taylor to no one's benefit as his heat is scooped immediately.
Man Alive Junkyard Dog is over, but so far past his prime, it's a real shame.
Oz was such a disaster that Vinnie Vegas is an improvement for Nash, but it is still the rock bottom of the pit.
The generic grunting of Steamboat's 'Ninja' is irritating but the segment at least serves a purpose.
Missy Hyatt has genuine charisma, but her segments could really use some...um...structure or producing.
Positives - Jesse Ventura debuts and is a marked improvement on the Schiavone/Ross combination. It has been reported that Ventura and Ross didn't click but they work well on this show. Ventura was a great storyteller and always made people look as good as possible and hadn't got to the point of phoning it in...yet.
Liger and Pillman have a genuine classic, that set an unrealistic standard for the Light Heavyweight division going forward.
Jack and Simmons have a hard-hitting match, it's easy to forget that Cactus was an excellent brawler. Simmons is over and Jack always helped people look legit when they beat him, ask Triple H.
Windham and Rhodes vs Austin and Zbyszko is fun but then all four are great workers, even at this point. Windham, especially makes it all look so easy.
The Steiners vs Anderson & Eaton cannot fail to entertain, despite the disappointing 'Dusty' finish. The only thing that makes the finish work is The Steiners reaction to the screwy finish. All four workers are at their peak. Eaton was one of the finest sellers in wrestling history.
Rude's heat is nuclear and his match with Steamboat is purest black hat vs white hat. Classic wrestling at its most pantomime. The 20 mins whip by and any other night would be the match of the night for sure.
The World title match is fine. Luger is huge and gasses out almost immediately, he is in WBF shape, not wrestling shape but Ventura makes it part of the narrative of the match, which helps no end. Sting winning is the right call, I wouldn't have been happy with the white-meat cross body finish, Luger should've put his old buddy over by submission.
Big Josh defeated Diamond Dallas Page (Not on WWE Network).
****/***** Brian Pillman defeated Jushin Liger (c) for the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
*/***** Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Terrance Taylor **/***** Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack */***** Van Hammer and Z-Man defeated Richard Morton and Vinnie Vegas ***/***** Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin and Larry Zbyszko (with Madusa)
***/***** Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton (c) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) by disqualification for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
****/***** Rick Rude (c) defeated Ricky Steamboat for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ***/***** Sting defeated Lex Luger (c) (with Harley Race) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
A marked hike in quality over recent PPVs in-ring and in terms of presentation.
Bagwell beats veteran Terence Taylor to no one's benefit as his heat is scooped immediately.
Man Alive Junkyard Dog is over, but so far past his prime, it's a real shame.
Oz was such a disaster that Vinnie Vegas is an improvement for Nash, but it is still the rock bottom of the pit.
The generic grunting of Steamboat's 'Ninja' is irritating but the segment at least serves a purpose.
Missy Hyatt has genuine charisma, but her segments could really use some...um...structure or producing.
Positives - Jesse Ventura debuts and is a marked improvement on the Schiavone/Ross combination. It has been reported that Ventura and Ross didn't click but they work well on this show. Ventura was a great storyteller and always made people look as good as possible and hadn't got to the point of phoning it in...yet.
Liger and Pillman have a genuine classic, that set an unrealistic standard for the Light Heavyweight division going forward.
Jack and Simmons have a hard-hitting match, it's easy to forget that Cactus was an excellent brawler. Simmons is over and Jack always helped people look legit when they beat him, ask Triple H.
Windham and Rhodes vs Austin and Zbyszko is fun but then all four are great workers, even at this point. Windham, especially makes it all look so easy.
The Steiners vs Anderson & Eaton cannot fail to entertain, despite the disappointing 'Dusty' finish. The only thing that makes the finish work is The Steiners reaction to the screwy finish. All four workers are at their peak. Eaton was one of the finest sellers in wrestling history.
Rude's heat is nuclear and his match with Steamboat is purest black hat vs white hat. Classic wrestling at its most pantomime. The 20 mins whip by and any other night would be the match of the night for sure.
The World title match is fine. Luger is huge and gasses out almost immediately, he is in WBF shape, not wrestling shape but Ventura makes it part of the narrative of the match, which helps no end. Sting winning is the right call, I wouldn't have been happy with the white-meat cross body finish, Luger should've put his old buddy over by submission.
