SuperBrawl 2000 was the tenth

SuperBrawl SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events, event in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in May 1991 and February from 1992 through 2001. Along with Starr ...

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(PPV)

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produced by

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(WCW). The event took place on February 20, 2000 from the

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in Daly City, California. The card had two billed Card (sports)#Main event, main events plus one "Special Main Event". The final match of the night was a Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches, three-way dance, in which Sid Eudy, Sid Vicious successfully defended the

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against

Scott Hall Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name and with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE ...

and

Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he both wrestles and serves as Director of Business Development. He is also ...

; this was Scott Hall's final WCW match.

Hulk Hogan Terry Gene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Known for his flamboyance and massive physiq ...

versus The Total Package was the second billed main event. Other prominent matches were

Ric Flair Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Flair's career spanned 50 years. He is ...

versus

Terry Funk Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his car ...

in a

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, and

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( Big Vito and

Johnny the Bull Jonathan Hugger (born April 20, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and author. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Johnny the Bull, for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring ...

) versus

David Flair David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979), better known by the ring name David Flair, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he held the WCW United States Cha ...

and

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in a Sicilian Stretcher match for the

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made a surprise appearance at the event, performing with

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during his in-ring skit with The Maestro.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

Preliminary matches

The first match was a tournament final for the vacant

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between The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea and

Lash LeRoux Mark LeRoux (born November 22, 1976) is an American cartoonist, caricature artist and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Lash LeRoux. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from the late ...

. After a back and forth match, Artist's

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Paisley interfered in the match by protecting Artist from a

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by LeRoux, which allowed Artist to finish LeRoux with a diving DDT to win the Cruiserweight Championship. The second match was a

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between

Bam Bam Bigelow Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow. Recognizable by his close-to-400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo that spanned mo ...

and

Brian Knobbs Brian Knobbs (born Brian Yandrisovitz on May 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and half of The Nasty Boys, a tag team, with partner and long-time friend Jerry Sags. Early life and education Knobbs was born on May 6, 1964, in Alle ...

for the

WCW Hardcore Championship The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The title was defended in Hardcore matches, in which there were few rules and restrictions and weapons were allowed. Eventually, the ...

. As the match progressed,

Fit Finlay David John Finlay (, born 31 January 1958) is a Northern Irish former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer and assistant coach at the Performance Center, as well as a producer. He is best known for his tenures with World Cha ...

interfered in the match to help Knobbs. Bigelow and Knobbs brawled with each other through the crowd. Knobbs brought a table inside the ring but Bigelow drove him into the table and followed with a '' Greetings From Asbury Park''. Bigelow climbed up the top rope for a high-flying move but Knobbs hit him with a trashcan lid shot to win the Hardcore Championship. Next was a

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between

Norman Smiley Norman Anthony Smiley (born 28 February 1965) is an English-American retired professional wrestler who is signed to WWE in a Legends deal and as a trainer for NXT. He is best known for his appearances with the Mexican promotion Consejo Mund ...

and

3 Count 3 Count was a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which formed in 1999. The group consisted of Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias and they were given a boy band gimmick. For a brief time, Tank Abbott w ...

(

Evan Karagias Evan Karagias (born November 27, 1973) is an American retired professional wrestler and actor. Acting career Karagias moved to New York City to pursue an acting and modeling career. He also became the spokesmodel for the 1996 Calvin Klein and US ...

Shannon Moore Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for ...

, and

Shane Helms Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract, and currently works for the company as a backstage producer. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurricane, Gregory Helms, ...

). Smiley's ribs were injured, which allowed 3 Count to take advantage. The two sides exchanged dance moves until Smiley locked in the ''

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'' on Moore. Helms made the save and

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ed Smiley. Helms and Karagias delivered

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es on Smiley, thus allowing Moore to gain momentum and apply the

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to make Smiley tap out. The fourth match was a singles match between

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and The Demon. This match was billed as a "Special Main Event" due to a contractual obligation with

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that required the Demon to appear in a main event match on pay-per-view. Wall won by performing a

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. Next was a Leather Jacket on a Pole match between

Tank Abbott David Lee "Tank" Abbott (born April 26, 1965) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and author. He currently hosts his own podcast series titled "The Proving Ground with Tank Abbott." Abbott is perhaps best kno ...

and Big Al. The way to win the match was to retrieve the leather jacket by climbing the pole. Abbott dominated the match and ultimately won the match by retrieving the jacket. After the match, Abbott pulled out a knife from the jacket and put it up to Al's neck. In the sixth match, Booker took on Big T. Both men exchanged moves until Booker began gaining momentum with a '' Book End'' and a missile dropkick to Big T until the lights went out. An unknown man distracted Booker, allowing Big T to deliver a '' Pearl River Plunge'' to win the match. The seventh match was between

Billy Kidman Peter Alan Gruner Jr.(born May 11, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Billy Kidman. He works for WWE, where he is a producer. As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Championsh ...

and

Vampiro Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967), better known by his ring name Vampiro, is a Canadian retired professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He currently works for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also worked for Lucha Underground ...

. Kidman won the match by performing an inverted tornado DDT from the top rope.

( Big Vito and

) defended the

against

and

in a Sicilian Stretcher match, where it was stipulated that both members of a team must be taped to the stretcher to get eliminated.

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showed up at the commentary table.

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interfered in the match in the earlier portion of the match and performed a

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on Johnny. Mamalukes managed to gain advantage by delivering an aided powerbomb to Flair and taping him on the stretcher to eliminate him. Flair was then taken backstage and Crowbar was left alone to fight the match. Disco also began interfering along with Mamalukes and the trio triple teamed Crowbar. Vito placed Crowbar on a table at ringside and delivered a splash onto Crowbar through the table. Mamalukes taped Crowbar on the stretcher and took him backstage to win the match and retain their titles. The final match on the undercard puts

and

in a

. Funk scored the first

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ing Flair on the floor and Flair survived the

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's 10 count. Flair then made Funk submit to the figure four leglock, making Funk vulnerable for the 10 count but he survived it. After back and forth action, Flair performed a

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on the floor followed by another piledriver on the exposed concrete to pin him but Flair managed to survive the 10 count. Funk then placed a table inside the ring and put Flair on it. He climbed the top rope and tried to perform a

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but Flair pushed him off and Funk fell down through the table. Flair then pinned Funk and Funk became unconscious, thus failing to answer the referee's 10 count and Flair won the match.

Main event matches

The first of the double

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featured

taking on

Lex Luger Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and gridiron football player. He is best known for his work with Jim Crocke ...

. Back and forth action took place between the two men until

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interfered on Luger's behalf by attacking Hogan with a

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came to the ringside to take the bat away from Elizabeth and prevent her from interfering. Hogan attacked Luger with a cast on his arm and delivered a

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to win the match. After the match, Luger and Ric Flair attacked Hogan and Hart until a returning

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made the save with his baseball bat. The second of the double

featured Sid Eudy, Sid Vicious defending the

against

and

in a

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interfered on Jarrett's behalf throughout the match. The referee was knocked out midway through the match until Nick Patrick came in to replace him. Jarrett took him out with a ''

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'' and then

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ran to the ring to officiate the match but he was also taken out by Jarrett with a ''Stroke''. Mark Johnson came in next to officiate the match on Jarrett's behalf.

Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the Wo ...

came to the ring and knocked him out and took the duties of referee himself. Vicious delivered a Chokeslam to Jarrett and a

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to Hall to win the match.

Reception

In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 1.0 xtremely Horrendous stating, "This was better than the atrocity that was Souled Out the prior month, but JUST barely. I mean, this is awful. Only two matches reach two stars and that’s the ceiling for this show. Before the Vampiro/Kidman match, this was in worst show in history territory. The second half proved to be bad but not pitifully bad so that saved it from a zero."

Results

Tournament brackets

Psychosis originally defeated Kaz Hayashi in the first round, but was unable to compete in the semifinals, so Hayashi was allowed back into the tournament.

References

External links

SuperBrawl 2000 results
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