David Flair Turns NWO; Costs Father Ric the WCW Gold

It was evident at SuperBrawl IX where the power lies in World Championship Wrestling. Since Kevin Nash has assumed the role of head booker, the promotion has been focused totally on the nWo Wolfpac. Every member of the red and black were victorious at the pay-per-view from the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.

Thirteen time world champion and figurehead President of WCW Ric Flair challenged “Hollywood” Hogan for the WCW title in the main event. Despite warnings from referee Charles Robinson, Hogan used a series of chair shots to bust open Flair’s forehead. Hogan also bled when the “Nature Boy” bit the world champion.

The mysterious blond (fitness guru Torrie Wilson) that has been seducing a WCW star on recent Nitro broadcasts appeared at ringside. After being taunted by Flair, she slapped the “Nature Boy.” Following a suplex, Flair attempted to cover Hogan, who not only kicked out, but also landed Flair on top of the referee. That allowed a masked man to enter the ring.

The man under the hood used the nWo’s stun gun on Flair, laying him motionless for Hogan to gain an easy pin fall victory. When the mask was removed, it turned out to be Flair’s 22-year-old son David, who revealed a nWo Wolfpac T-shirt. Kevin Nash came out to embrace the newest member of his faction.

Two nights after challenging “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to a match on the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Goldberg defeated “The Beast from the East,” Bam Bam Bigelow. Goldberg nailed Bigelow with a spear, but decided he needed a second one before delivering the jackhammer to gain another win.

Wolfpac member Scott Hall ended “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s thirteen-day reign as United States champion. Piper applied the sleeper, but nWo “wanna be,” the Disco Inferno interfered. With the assistance of Kevin Nash, Hall used leverage from the ropes to pin Piper for the title.

Buff Bagwell appeared at ringside during the television title match between “Big Papa Pump” Scott Steiner and Diamond Dallas Page. Bagwell cut off two turnbuckles, but was spotted by referee Charles Robinson, and was tossed out. Steiner took advantage of Bagwell’s interference, and dropped Page on the exposed steel. “Big Papa Pump” applied his Steiner Recliner, as Page tapped out, and the match was stopped and awarded to Steiner.

A gurney was ushered in, and Page was placed in a neck brace. It was not made clear on the telecast, but a stipulation was added late to the match that if Page lost the bout, Steiner would gain the services of Nitro Girl Kimberly (for 30 days), Page’s real life wife.

At SuperBrawl VIII, Juvetund Guerrera was forced to unmask after losing a match to Chris Jericho. History repeated itself one year later. Highflying Rey Misterio, Jr. was forced to remove his mask after he and Konnan were unsuccessful in a match against Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (subbing for an injured Lex Luger). As result, Miss Elizabeth retained her hair.

New tag team champions were finally crowded at SuperBrawl. A double elimination tournament was started on Nitro and Thunder, and the pay-per-view featured the finals. Since Barry Windham and Curt Hennig had no loses, the once beaten team of Dean Malenko and Chris Beniot would have to beat their opponents twice to gain the tag team straps.

Horsemen Malenko and Beniot did force a second match when “the man of 1,000 holds” applied the Texas CloverLeaf on Windham, and he submitted. A thirty second rest period was ordered, but neither team took a rest. With the referee distracted by a brawl between Beniot and Hennig, a recovering Windham used the belt from waist to choke out Malenko gaining Hennig and Windham a victory, and the WCW world tag team titles.

In other action, Billy Kidman retained his Cruiserweight title by defeating Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a fast paced match with many near falls. Kidman and Guerrero, Jr. actually teamed together during the tournament to determine new tag team champs.

In a second dress match, Chris Jericho won via countout when Saturn nailed both Jericho and heel referee Scott Dickinson, and simply walked out. Saturn, still wearing a dress, looked into the camera and said, “life is a drag.”

In the opening match, Booker T. defeated the Disco Inferno with a Harlem Hangover from the top rope.

WCW returns to pay-per-view Sunday, March 14th for Uncensored.

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