The Wresting Professor Weekly Quiz (March 3, 2008 - SuperBrawl pt. 2)

Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Monday, March 3, 2008 at 1:01 PM EST

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Welcome to the Armpit wrestling quiz for the week of March 3, 2008. Happy 63rd birthday to my father, happy 96th birthday to Grandma Professor, and happy 0th birthday to my newborn nephew. None of them have absolutely any idea who or what the Wrestling Professor is or that I even write about wrestling on the internet, which is comical. Kayfabe is alive and well over here.

It seems a lot of you enjoyed the old WCW memories from last week’s quiz, which is good to hear. Newer fans probably hear how horrible WCW was, and toward the end, it was. But in the late 80s, the NWA was the favorite of hardcore wrestling fans. In the early 90s it became a joke, but still had its moments on PPV. In the mid 90s WCW got good again and became more financially successful than any wrestling promotion had ever been. And by 2001 it was out of business.

On that note, it’s now time for “WCW SuperBrawl – Part 2.”

Answers from last week:

-The classic from SuperBrawl ’91 was Rick & Scott Steiner (in their prime) vs. Sting & Lex Luger. I haven’t seen that match in years and don’t know if it holds up, but at the time it was total mark-out material.

-At SuperBrawl II, Brian Pillman faced Jushin Liger in a ****3/4 classic. You’ll never see an opening match that good in your life. The crowd had no idea what to expect, and they were won over by all the incredible high spots. This match was the prototype for the action-packed WCW undercards that would be the norm as WCW took off in ’96 and ’97.

-SuperBrawl II also featured the debut of a high-priced new WCW signee named Jesse Ventura. Jesse was signed by Kip Frye, who was the interim VP of WCW between Jim Herd and Bill Watts. The product under Frye (lasting all of 3 months) was excellent and I wish he had been given more of a chance. The guy did spend serious cash (Jesse was not cheap), but sometimes that’s a risk you take if you want to get to the top.

-SuperBrawl ’93 featured a **** tag team match (RnR Express vs. Heavenly Bodies) from Smoky Mountain Wrestling. For 15 minutes, it felt like a time warp with women chanting “Rock and roll!” at middle-aged Gibson and Morton, complete with Cornette taking the comedic bumps. Excellent match with excellent heat, and a real treat to watch Cornette and classic tag team wrestling back in WCW again.

-SuperBrawl ’93 also featured the long-awaited return to WCW of Ric Flair. Throughout the show, they showed a giddy Missy Hyatt waiting for Flair’s limo, and when he finally showed up (looking great for 43 years old), he let out a quiet “Whooooo” and the crowd erupted into “We want Flair” chants. He made his way down the aisle to announce the Windham match, and his comeback promo was bone-chilling. Have I mentioned yet how awesome this PPV was?

-And speaking of that Barry Windham match, he wrestled the Great Muta for the NWA title. The match was disappointing, but the heated staredown between Windham and Flair at the end was a great tease for things to come.

-SuperBrawl ’93 opened with Maxx Payne doing a killer version of the national anthem on his electric guitar. That great moment set the tone for the night. After the song, Maxx “went into business for himself” and started jamming to Hendrix.

-At SuperBrawl ’94, the aforementioned Maxx Payne, along with Cactus Jack, faced off against the Nasty Boys in an all-out brawl that stole the show. With those guys involved, you can imagine how stiff the brawl was. No wonder Mick Foley retired in his 30s.

Here are this week's questions. Remember, the new rules are that you no longer need to submit your questions, and no winners will be declared. We're just doing this for fun and to honor the forgotten world of wrestling history.

1. By the time SuperBrawl ’95 hit, WCW had become the FOHF (Friends of Hogan Federation). Business was up because of Hogan, but match quality was way down (also because of Hogan). Nothing memorable happened on this card, as it was a blur of ex-WWF stars in bad new gimmicks stinking up the arena. One of those was Blacktop Bully. Name one gimmick Bully used when he was in the WWF.

2. SuperBrawl ’96 was better, as WCW now had quite an impressive roster that would only get better over the next 2 years. This particular show became the stuff of legend, as the famous Brian Pillman vs. Kevin Sullivan “shoot” happened here. A lot of people bought into this at the time, which shows how good of an actor Pillman was. What infamous words were uttered by Pillman to Sullivan in this match?

3. SuperBrawl ’97 left a bad taste in my mouth because it was held near my hometown and I couldn’t attend because I was stuck in college on the East Coast. Jeff Jarrett became a Horseman that night when he defeated which other Horseman?

4. SuperBrawl ’98 was back at the Cow Palace after the successful ’97 show, and stupid me was still in college and couldn’t go. What luchador was unmasked at this show (and bummed out about it legit backstage)?

5. Now a Bay Area tradition, SuperBrawl ’99 came to Oakland during the time WCW was in the middle of its freefall. Newly graduated and back home, I could finally attend the show live. I should’ve stayed home, because this show was the pits. I witnessed everything live and have very few memories aside from the “Boring” chants during Windham/Hennig vs. Benoit/Malenko. Hogan faced Flair in the main event, coming 7 years after their previous bout at the Cow Palace (which I also attended). Flair lost the match after he was “stunned” with a stun gun by whom?

6. Sigh, back at the Cow Palace for SuperBrawl ’00, which again I attended live. The tradition of great SuperBrawl PPVs had long since passed, and one look at this undercard was proof why (Tank Abbott vs. Big Al??). If you thought Flair vs. Hogan was an “old” main event in 1999, then Flair vs. ______ at SuperBrawl ’00 was downright ancient. Fill in the blank.

7. The last SuperBrawl, and one of the last WCW PPVs ever, was held in 2001. Today it looks like a TNA PPV lineup, complete with Chris Harris on the card (in a dark match). However, one match on there would go on to become a main event feud on SmackDown: Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio. What championship belt were Chavo and Rey Rey feuding over on this show?

Answers will be posted next week.