Fall Brawl

Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. The name was derived from the fall edition of "Clash of the Champions", called "Fall Brawl." It was considered by many as WCW's answer to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s annual Survivor Series pay-per-view due to the main event WarGames match held during most of the Fall Brawl shows.

1993

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1993


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date= September 19 1993
venue=Astro Arena
city=Houston, Texas
attendance=6,000
lastevent=Beach Blast 1993
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1993
event=Fall Brawl
nextevent2=Fall Brawl (1994)
lastevent2=

Fall Brawl 1993: War Games took place on September 19 1993 from the Astro Arena in Houston, Texas.

*Dark match: Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton
**Watts forced Eaton to submit.
*Lord Steven Regal (w/Sir William) defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW World Television Championship (17:05)
**Regal pinned Steamboat.
*Charlie Norris defeated Big Sky (4:34)
**Norris pinned Sky.
*Too Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell defeated The Equalizer and Paul Orndorff (10:46)
**Scorpio pinned Equalizer.
*Ice Train defeated Shanghai Pierce (w/Tex Slazenger) (3:27)
**Train pinned Pierce.
*The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) (w/Missy Hyatt) defeated Arn Anderson and Paul Roma to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship (23:58)
**Knobbs pinned Roma.
*Cactus Jack defeated Yoshi Kwan (w/Harley Race) (3:38)
**Jack pinned Kwan.
*Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (30:47)
**Rude pinned Flair.
**It was originally advertised as an NWA World Heavyweight title match, but on September 1, WCW withdrew from the NWA.
*Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster defeated Sid Vicious, Vader and Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) in a WarGames match (16:39)
**Shockmaster forced Kole to submit with a bearhug.

1994

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1994


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 18 1994
venue=Roanoke Civic Center
city=Roanoke, Virginia
attendance=6,500
lastevent=Bash at the Beach 1994
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1994

Fall Brawl 1994: War Games took place on September 18 1994 from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia.

*Dark match: Brad Armstrong and Brian Armstrong defeated Bad Attitude (Steve Keirn and Bobby Eaton)
*Johnny B. Badd defeated Lord Steven Regal to win the WCW World Television Championship (11:08)
**Badd pinned Regal.
*Kevin Sullivan (w/Dave Sullivan) defeated Cactus Jack in a Loser Leaves WCW match (6:08) [Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.281)]
**Sullivan pinned Jack.
*Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (0:00)
**Austin was awarded the title by forfeit after Steamboat suffered a career ending back injury.
*Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (0:35)
**Duggan pinned Austin.
*Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) defeated Stars 'n' Stripes (The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (12:54)
**Roma pinned Bagwell.
*Vader defeated Sting and The Guardian Angel in a Triangle Elimination match (30:22)
**Vader pinned The Guardian Angel (7:04)
**Vader pinned Sting, under sudden death, when the original time limit and overtime, resulted in a draw (30:22)
*Team Rhodes (The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes) defeated The Stud Stable (Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck and Colonel Robert Parker) in a WarGames match (19:05)
**Dusty forced Parker to submit.

1995

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1995


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date= September 17 1995
venue=Asheville Civic Center
city=Asheville, North Carolina
attendance=6,600
lastevent=Collision in Korea
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1995

Fall Brawl 1995: War Games took place on September 17 1995 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina.

*Main Event match: Big Bubba Rogers defeated Mark Minh (1:04)
**Rogers pinned Minh.
*Main Event match: Disco Inferno defeated Joey Maggs (2:33)
**Inferno pinned Maggs.
*Main Event match: Alex Wright fought Eddie Guerrero to a no-contest (6:36)
*Main Event match: The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) (4:15)
**Bagwell pinned Knobbs.
*Johnny B. Badd defeated Brian Pillman (29:14)
**Badd pinned Pillman after a double cross-body block to become #1 Contender for the United States Championship.
**The match ended in a 20-minute time limit draw, and was in sudden death overtime
*Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra (1:22)
**Pittman forced Cobra to submit with the Code Red.
*Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Renegade to win the WCW World Television Championship (8:07)
**Page pinned Renegade following a Diamond Cutter.
*Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship (16:49)
**Stevie pinned Slater after a big boot from the Nasty Boys.
*Arn Anderson defeated Ric Flair (22:37)
**Anderson pinned Flair after a DDT.
*The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger and Sting) (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated The Dungeon of Doom (Kamala, Zodiac, Shark and Meng (w/The Taskmaster) in a WarGames match (18:47)
**Hogan forced Zodiac to submit with a chinlock.
**As a result of winning, Hogan got 5 minutes alone with The Taskmaster in the cage, which The Giant would interrupt by attacking Hogan.

1996

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1996


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 15 1996
venue=Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
city=Winston-Salem, North Carolina
attendance=11,300
lastevent=Hog Wild
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1996

Fall Brawl 1996: War Games took place on September 15 1996 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

*Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (13:07)
**Page pinned Guerrero after a diamond cutter.
*Ice Train (w/Teddy Long) defeated Scott Norton in a Submission match (7:08)
**Train forced Norton to submit with a Full Nelson.
*Konnan (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the AAA Heavyweight Championship (13:45)
**Konnan pinned Guerrera after a splash mountain sitout-powerbomb.
*Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho (14:36)
**Benoit pinned Jericho with a back superplex.
*Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Super Calo to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (15:47)
**Misterio pinned Calo after a hurricanrana.
*Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (w/Sister Sherri) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (15:31)
**Booker pinned Knobbs after Sherri interfered and hit Knobbs with Parker's cane.
*The Giant defeated Randy Savage (7:47)
**Giant pinned Savage after Hollywood Hogan interfered, allowing Scott Hall & Kevin Nash to enter the ring and brutalize Savage as referee Nick Patrick was admonishing Giant.
*Team nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and nWo Sting) (w/Ted DiBiase) defeated Team WCW (Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Sting) (w/Miss Elizabeth and Woman) in a WarGames match (18:15)
**Sting left the match after attacking the nWo; showing to his team he didn't betray them.
**nWo Sting forced Luger to submit with the Scorpion Deathlock while Hogan also applied a reverse chinlock.

1997

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1997


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 14 1997
venue=Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
city=Winston-Salem, North Carolina
attendance=11,939
lastevent=Road Wild 1997
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1997

Fall Brawl 1997: War Games took place on September 14 1997 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

*Eddy Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (17:19)
**Guerrero pinned Jericho after a Frog Splash.
*The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (w/Ted DiBiase) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (11:44)
**Rick pinned Booker after a German Suplex/Lariat combination.
*Alex Wright defeated Último Dragón to retain the WCW World Television Championship (18:43)
**Wright pinned Dragon with a German Suplex.
*Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra) defeated Dean Malenko (14:53)
**Jarrett forced Malenko to submit with the Figure Four Leglock.
*Wrath and Mortis (w/James Vandernberg) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) (12:22)
**Wrath pinned Meng after a Death Penalty.
*The Giant defeated Scott Norton (5:27)
**Giant pinned Norton after a chokeslam.
*Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall and Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) in a No Disqualification match (10:19)
**Luger pinned Hall with a roll-up.
*The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Syxx and Konnan) defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael, Ric Flair and Curt Hennig) in a WarGames match (19:37)
**McMichael submitted to stop the nWo from continuing to attack Flair.
**During the match, Hennig turned on the Horsemen and turned it into a 5 on 3 match.

1998

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1998


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 13 1998
venue=Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
city=Winston-Salem, North Carolina
attendance=11,528
lastevent=Road Wild 1998
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1998

Fall Brawl 1998: War Games took place on September 13 1998 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

*The British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart defeated The Dancing Fools (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) (11:03)
**Bulldog pinned Inferno after a Running Powerslam.
*Chris Jericho defeated Fake Goldberg to retain the WCW World Television Championship (1:15)
**Jericho forced the Fake Goldberg to submit with the Liontamer.
*Ernest Miller defeated Norman Smiley (5:04)
**Miller pinned Smiley after a Spinning Wheel Kick.
*Rick Steiner fought Scott Steiner (w/Buff Bagwell) to a no-contest (5:30)
**The match was ended after Bagwell pretended to re-injure his neck.
*Juventud Guerrera defeated Silver King to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (8:36)
**Guerrera pinned King after a 450 Splash.
*Perry Saturn defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules match (14:04)
**Saturn pinned Raven after a Death Valley Driver to free The Flock.
**If Saturn had lost, he would have had to become Raven's servant.
*Dean Malenko defeated Curt Hennig (w/Rick Rude) by disqualification (7:38)
**Hennig was disqualified after Rude attacked Malenko.
*Konnan defeated Scott Hall (w/Vincent) (12:03)
**Konnan forced Hall to submit with the Tequila Sunrise.
*Diamond Dallas Page defeated Hollywood Hogan, Bret Hart, Stevie Ray, Kevin Nash, Sting, Lex Luger, Roddy Piper, and The Warrior in a WarGames match (20:06)
**Page pinned Ray after a Diamond Cutter to become #1 contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

1999

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 1999


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 12 1999
venue=Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
city=Winston-Salem, North Carolina
attendance=7,491
lastevent=Road Wild 1999
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 1999

Fall Brawl 1999 took place on September 12 1999 from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

*Rey Misterio, Jr., Eddy Guerrero and Billy Kidman defeated Vampiro and The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) (14:14)
**Kidman pinned Vampiro after a Shooting star press.
*Lenny Lane (w/Lodi) defeated Kaz Hayashi to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (12:09)
**Lane pinned Hayashi after a Blow Pop Drop.
*The First Family (Hugh Morrus and Brian Knobbs) (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas) in a No Disqualification match (9:26)
**Morrus pinned Malenko after a No Laughing Matter.
*Rick Steiner defeated Perry Saturn to retain the WCW World Television Championship (9:23)
**Steiner pinned Saturn after a Steiner Bulldog.
*Berlyn (w/The Wall) defeated Jim Duggan (7:58)
**Berlyn pinned Duggan after a Hangman's Neckbreaker.
**Duggan was a replacement for Buff Bagwell, who kayfabe arrived late to the arena.
**Bagwell didn't want to put Berlyn over and was taken out of the match. His replacement, Duggan didn't make any friends either, "no-selling" Berlyn's offence and tossing him around like a rag doll, which made the end of the match (Berlyn picking up the win) look unrealistic.
*Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) (w/Curt Hennig) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship (13:05)
**Booker pinnd Kendall after a Missile Dropkick.
*Sid Vicious defeated Chris Benoit to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (11:48)
**Vicious pinned Benoit after a powerbomb.
*Goldberg defeated Diamond Dallas Page (9:04)
**Goldberg pinned Page after a Jackhammer.
*Sting defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (13:55)
**Sting won when he put the unconscious Hulk Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock.

2000

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Fall Brawl 2000


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=September 17 2000
venue=HSBC Arena
city=Buffalo, New York
attendance=8,638
lastevent=New Blood Rising
nextevent=Halloween Havoc 2000

Fall Brawl 2000 took place on September 17 2000 from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. This was the last Fall Brawl prior to WCW being purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001

*Dark Match Rob Krone (w/John Kubis) defeated Mel Busler Jr. (w/Scott Atkinson) (14:48)
**Krone pinned Busler following a massive Powerbomb from John Kubis who took out Atkinson earlier in the match with a shot from his HO3 pump.
*Elix Skipper (w/Major Gunns) defeated Kwee Wee (w/Paisley) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (11:03)
**Skipper pinned Kwee Wee after a Overdrive.
*The Misfits In Action (Cpl. Cajun, Lt. Loco and Sgt. AWOL) defeated 3 Count (Shannon Moore, Evan Karagias, and Shane Helms) (10:25)
**Cajun pinned Helms after a Whiplash 2000.
*The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) in a First Blood Chain match (6:37)
**The Harris Brothers won when Adams began to bleed.
*Lance Storm (w/Major Gunns) defeated General Rection (w/Jim Duggan as Special Guest Enforcer) to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (6:46)
**Storm forced Rection to submit with the Maple Leaf.
**Jim Duggan turned on MIA and joined Team Canada.
*The Filthy Animals (Disco Inferno, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Konnan, and Tygress), Big Vito and Paul Orndorff fought The Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Mike Sanders, Chuck Palumbo, Shawn Stasiak, Reno and Johnny the Bull) to a no-contest in an Elimination match (16:34)
**O'Haire pinned Konnan after a Chartbuster from Inferno (6:00)
**Reno pinned Inferno after a Snake Eyes (6:53)
**Reno pinned Vito after a Snake Eyes (8:43)
**Misterio pinned Reno after a Diving leg drop low blow with Guerrera's help (10:45)
**O'Haire pinned Guerrera after a Seanton Bomb (12:08)
**Orndorff pinned Johnny after a Spike Piledriver (13:28)
**The match was stopped after Orndorff suffered a stinger (16:34)
**The match would resume the next night on WCW Monday Nitro, where Mysterio won the match
*Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson defeated Billy Kidman and Madusa in a Scaffold match (5:01)
**Douglas and Wilson won when Wilson climbed down the opposite side of the scaffold.
*Sting defeated The Great Muta and Vampiro (w/The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope)) in a Triangle match (5:12)
**Sting pinned Muta after a Scorpion Deathdrop.
*Mike Awesome defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Bunkhouse Brawl (9:04)
**Awesome pinned Jarrett after Sting interfered and hit Jarrett with the Scorpion Deathdrop.
**During the match, Jarrett hit Gary Coleman with a guitar.
*Scott Steiner defeated Goldberg in a No Disqualification match (13:50)
**Steiner won by TKO after putting an unconscious Goldberg in the Steiner Recliner.
*Booker T defeated Kevin Nash in a Steel Cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (9:02)
**Booker pinned Nash after a Book End.

Notes

*Sting wrestled at the most Fall Brawls. He appered in 7 of 8 Fall Brawls (the lone exception being 1997), with a win/loss record of 4-3.
*The AAA Heavyweight Championship was the only non-WCW title that was defended at a Fall Brawl.
*The 1997 edition of the event, while broadcast on pay-per-view, was never released on home video.
* World Wrestling Entertainment have owned the rights to Fall Brawl since they purchased WCW in 2001, however to date, they have not yet produced their own version of the event.

References

See also

*List of WCW pay-per-view events
*World Championship Wrestling
*Clash of Champions