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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 20, 2000 | ||
| City | Daly City, California[1] | ||
| Venue | Cow Palace | ||
| Attendance | 8,569 | ||
| Tagline | A Three-Way Dance for Heavyweight Gold! | ||
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SuperBrawl 2000 was the tenthSuperBrawlprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 20, 2000 from theCow Palace inDaly City, California.[2]
Themain events were athree-way dance, in whichSid Vicious defended theWCW World Heavyweight Championship againstScott Hall andJeff Jarrett. Vicious retained the title.[3] This was also Scott Hall's last match in WCW. AndHulk Hogan versusThe Total Package. Other prominent matches wereRic Flair versusTerry Funk in aTexas Death match andThe Mamalukes (Big Vito andJohnny the Bull) versusDavid Flair in aSicilian Stretcher match for theWCW World Tag Team Championship.[4]
James Brown made a surprise appearance at the event, performing withErnest Miller during his in-ring skit withThe Maestro.
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone[3] |
| Mike Tenay[3] | |
| Mark Madden[3] | |
| Referees | Mickie Jay |
| Nick Patrick | |
| Billy Silverman | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Ring announcers | Michael Buffer (Double main event) |
| David Penzer (Main card) | |
| Interviewers | Pamela Paulshock |
| Gene Okerlund |
The first match was a tournament final for the vacantWCW Cruiserweight Championship betweenThe Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea andLash LeRoux. After a back and forth match, Artist'svaletPaisley interfered in the match by protecting Artist from adiving hurricanrana by LeRoux, which allowed Artist to finish LeRoux with adiving DDT to win the Cruiserweight Championship.[3][4]
The second match was ahardcore match betweenBam Bam Bigelow andBrian Knobbs for theWCW Hardcore Championship. As the match progressed,Fit Finlay 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 aGreetings From Asbury Park. Bigelow climbed up the top rope for ahigh-flying move but Knobbs hit him with atrashcan lid shot to win the Hardcore Championship.[3][4]
Next was ahandicap match betweenNorman Smiley and3 Count (Evan Karagias,Shannon Moore, andShane Helms). Smiley's ribs were injured, which allowed 3 Count to take advantage. The two sides exchanged dance moves until Smiley locked in theNorman Conquest on Moore. Helms made the save andsuperkicked Smiley. Helms and Karagias deliveredfrog splashes on Smiley, thus allowing Moore to gain momentum and apply theBoston crab to make Smiley tap out.[3][4]
The fourth match was asingles match betweenThe Wall andThe Demon. This match was billed as a "Special Main Event" due to a contractual obligation withKiss that required the Demon to appear in a main event match on pay-per-view. Wall won by performing aChokeslam.[3][4]
Next was aLeather Jacket on a Pole match betweenTank Abbott 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.[3][4]
In the sixth match,Booker took onBig T. Both men exchanged moves until Booker began gaining momentum with aBook End and amissile dropkick to Big T until the lights went out. Anunknown man distracted Booker, allowing Big T to deliver aPearl River Plunge to win the match.[3][4]
The seventh match was betweenBilly Kidman andVampiro. Kidman won the match by performing aninverted tornado DDT from the top rope.[3][4]
The Mamalukes (Big Vito andJohnny the Bull) defended theWCW World Tag Team Championship againstDavid Flair andCrowbar in aSicilian Stretcher match, where it was stipulated that both members of a team must be taped to the stretcher to get eliminated.Disco Inferno showed up at the commentary table.Daffney interfered in the match in the earlier portion of the match and performed aHurricanrana on Johnny. Mamalukes managed to gain advantage by delivering anaided 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 asplash onto Crowbar through the table. Mamalukes taped Crowbar on the stretcher and took him backstage to win the match and retain their titles.[3][4]
The final match on the undercard putsRic Flair andTerry Funk in aTexas Death match. Funk scored the firstpinfall bysuplexing Flair on the floor and Flair survived thereferee's 10 count. Flair then made Funk submit to thefigure four leglock, making Funk vulnerable for the 10 count but he survived it. After back and forth action, Flair performed aPiledriver 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 aMoonsault 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.[3][4]
The first of the doublemain event featuredHulk Hogan taking onLex Luger. Back and forth action took place between the two men untilElizabeth interfered on Luger's behalf by attacking Hogan with abaseball bat.Jimmy Hart 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 aLeg Drop to win the match.[3][4] After the match, Luger and Ric Flair attacked Hogan and Hart until a returningSting made the save with his baseball bat.
The second of the doublemain event featuredSid Vicious defending theWCW World Heavyweight Championship againstScott Hall andJeff Jarrett in aThree-Way Dance.Harris Brothers interfered on Jarrett's behalf throughout the match. The referee was knocked out midway through the match untilNick Patrick came in to replace him. Jarrett took him out with aStroke and thenCharles Robinson ran to the ring to officiate the match but he was also taken out by Jarrett with aStroke.Mark Johnson came in next to officiate the match on Jarrett's behalf.Roddy Piper came to the ring and knocked him out and took the duties of referee himself. Vicious delivered a Chokeslam to Jarrett and aPowerbomb to Hall to win the match.[3][4]
In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 1.0 [Extremely 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."[6]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Psychosis | ||||||||||||||
| Kaz Hayashi | ||||||||||||||
| Kaz Hayashi | 1 | |||||||||||||
| TAFKA Prince Iaukea | ||||||||||||||
| TAFKA Prince Iaukea | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Romeo | ||||||||||||||
| TAFKA Prince Iaukea | Win | |||||||||||||
| Lash Leroux | ||||||||||||||
| Lash LeRoux | ||||||||||||||
| Evan Karagias | ||||||||||||||
| Lash Leroux | ||||||||||||||
| Shannon Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Shannon Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Shane Helms | ||||||||||||||
^1 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.