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on the line. In the United States the match was promoted as simply being for the WCW World
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into a fan favorite in the process. Due to Long helping Reed cheat during matches between the two, the SuperBrawl match had the added stipulation that Long would be locked in a small cage suspended in the air during the match.
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took the title belt that represented the championship with him as collateral due to unpaid wages Flair felt he was owed. The match between The
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62:May 19, 1991
22:SuperBrawl I
1519:World War 3
1387:Beach Blast
875:WWE Network
807:Bobby Eaton
754:Ron Simmons
736:Sid Vicious
567:) defeated
428:Ron Simmons
347:Missy Hyatt
279:WWE Network
236:Bobby Eaton
1552:SuperBrawl
1541:Categories
1525:WrestleWar
1507:Uncensored
1495:SuperBrawl
1477:Souled Out
1411:Fall Brawl
1381:Battlebowl
1368:All Events
1301:SuperBrawl
1223:WrestleWar
1030:2007-10-06
955:References
758:Butch Reed
732:El Gigante
673:Black Bart
652:Mr. Hughes
624:Tommy Rich
600:Dan Spivey
432:Butch Reed
375:storylines
285:Storylines
229:with both
188:SuperBrawl
184:SuperBrawl
147:chronology
145:SuperBrawl
88:Attendance
1489:Starrcade
1471:Slamboree
1459:Road Wild
1248:Starrcade
1008:March 23,
930:Badstreet
881:Aftermath
831:Ric Flair
809:defeated
756:defeated
734:defeated
712:defeated
671:defeated
642:defeated
622:defeated
602:defeated
420:than the
414:storyline
395:Ric Flair
220:Ric Flair
47:Promotion
35:Ric Flair
1429:Hog Wild
889:and the
669:Big Josh
436:tag team
354:Referees
309:Jim Ross
238:win the
222:and the
158:Previous
120:Previous
1359:Revenge
1203:- 1991
915:pinning
837:(c-NWA)
526:Results
514:Results
422:villain
169: →
156:←
131: →
118:←
97:Tagline
1515:(1994)
1467:(2001)
1455:(2000)
1449:(2000)
1441:Mayhem
1431:(1996)
1419:(2001)
1407:(1995)
1401:(1989)
1395:(1990)
1383:(1993)
1212:1992 →
1201:← 1990
1124:
1070:
936:show.
691:(with
646:(with
480:turned
444:masked
298:Name:
295:Role:
246:while
196:(PPV)
1417:Greed
851:18:39
822:11:50
798:11:09
784:Scott
767:09:39
745:02:13
723:06:08
701:00:26
680:03:46
660:08:05
631:04:27
611:03:11
591:10:19
532:Times
242:from
198:event
162:First
91:6,000
78:Venue
1354:2000
1344:VIII
1122:ISBN
1100:2008
1068:ISBN
1010:2015
906:feud
844:and
782:and
780:Rick
650:and
575:and
563:and
506:and
490:and
470:and
458:and
440:Doom
430:and
167:Next
129:Next
68:City
58:Date
37:and
1465:Sin
1339:VII
1319:III
911:WWE
860:(c)
846:WCW
842:NWA
813:(c)
522:No.
264:VHS
208:in
99:(s)
1543::
1349:IX
1334:VI
1324:IV
1314:II
1210:-
1136:^
1108:^
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