NWA #9
Superbrawl 2018
The Omni
Atlanta, Ga
Sunday, February 25, 2018
The NWA presents NWA SuperBrawl!
Dark Match #1
Sinn Bodhi w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan vs. Scotty 2 Hotty Bodhi is showing a newfound aggression now that he's under the tutelage of The Taskmaster. He overwhelmed Scotty and put him away with the Tallulah Belle finisher.
Dark Match #2
The Funk Rockers (2 Cold Scorpio and Marty Jannetty) vs. Nikolai Volkoff and Daivari The Funk Rockers finally got a W when Jannetty went over Daivari with the Rocker Dropper.
Main Show
Jim Ross: "Welcome, everyone and thanks for joining us for our very first Pay-Per-View,
SuperBrawl! Here with me is my broadcast partner, Gordon Solie, and somewhere backstage, getting all the scuttlebutt, is the third member of our team, Tony Schiavone!"
Solie: "We've got a lot of action to get to, so let's go to the ring for our first match of the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament!"
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
Lou Thesz vs. The Iron Sheik w/Daivari This match started off as a classic wrestling match, with both Thesz and the Sheik trading holds and chain wrestling, until the Sheik turned it into a brawl. He connected with his loaded boot to Thesz's midsection and went for another into his head, but Thesz sidestepped him and delivered a Thea Press before locking in the STF for the submission victory. Thesz advanced to the second round!
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
Diamond Dallas Page vs. "The Billion Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/RodneyDiBiase didn't even try his usual bribe attempt tonight, knowing it wouldn't work against DDP. DDP went after DiBiase before the bell, but "The Billion Dollar Man" beat a hasty retreat, bailing out of the ring. When DDP went after him, he ran into a nasty clothesline from DiBiase's bodyguard, Rodney. Back inside, DiBiase worked DDP over with power slams and fist drops, but couldn't put him away. Late in the match, DDP finally made his comeback, and Rodney attempted to pass DiBiase a pair of brass knuckles. DDP intercepted them and laid DiBiase out with one punch! He made the cover and the referee counted 1..2..and stopped because he saw the knucks on DDP's hand! He called for the bell and DiBiase advanced by DQ! DiBiase looks dejected as Rodney pulls DiBiase out of the ring and helps him to the back. DiBiase will face Thesz in the second round!
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. King Kong Bundy w/Bobby "The Brain" HeenanBundy dominated the majority of this match, but made a fatal mistake. Bundy went for an Avalanche but Danielson rolled out of the corner just in time! Danielson followed up with a missile dropkick and hooked the leg! 1..power kickout by Bundy that sent Danielson between the ropes and out of the ring to the arena floor! Danielson recovered before the ten count and climbed back into the ring, pulling himself to his feet, as Bundy set up for another Avalanche! As Bundy barreled toward Danielson, Danielson dropped to the mat and pulled the top rope down with him and Bundy went over the top rope and crashed through the ringside announce table! Ross and Solie narrowly avoided being crushed by the big man, but papers and monitors went everywhere! Bundy could not answer the ten count and Danielson wins a shocker by countout! Heenan is beside himself as Bundy has still not gotten up from the floor!
Ross: "Good Lord! Gordon, are you okay!?"
Solie: "So far, so good, Jim. Just waiting for the dust to settle!"
Ross: "Well, two men that aren't going to wait for the dust to settle are about to hit the ring! 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Bruiser Brody!"
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
Bruiser Brody w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan vs. "Macho Man" Randy SavageSavage knew he had to keep moving and make this match about speed and agility, because if Brody got his hands on him, it would be all over. Savage battled back from everything Brody threw at him, but eventually lost a brawl outside the ring that wound up making the difference. Savage went for his running knee to the back, but Sullivan pushed Brody out of the way and Savage wiped out on the ring steps. Brody rolled him back into the ring and hit not one, but two of his Jumping Knee Drops for the 1-2-3!
Ross: "Wow! I think we just saw the bracket buster for a lot of people!"
Solie: "Possibly, Jim, but I think it would be foolish to ever count a man like Brody as an underdog. Now we have our final four as it were."
Ross: "That's right, Dean. The semifinals will be Lou Thesz vs. Ted DiBiase and Bryan Danielson vs. Bruiser Brody!"
Solie: "One of those four men will be the very first
NWA World Heavyweight Champion!"
Grudge Match
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/Capt Lou Albano vs. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake This match was made after the events at WCW Saturday Night last night. Valentine attacked Beefcake as he was coming up the aisle, and both men brawled all the way to the ring, where after nearly five minutes of fighting the bell finally rang to signify that the match had started! Valentine was methodical in his offense, obviously working the knees and legs of Beefcake, setting him up for the dreaded Figure Four Leglock. Beefcake made a short comeback, but Albano hopped up on the apron and distracted him, giving Valentine the opening he needed to regain the advantage. However, after whipping Beefcake into the turnbuckle, Valentine followed him in for a clothesline, but Beefcake got out of the way and rolled him up for the surprise three count! Valentine and Albano were irate as Beefcake rolled out of the ring.
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
Lou Thesz vs. "The Billion Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/RodneyRound Two kicked off with a bang, as DiBiase attempted to bribe Thesz, but the legendary Thesz was having none of it. He slapped DiBiase flush across the face, which started the match. The angry DiBiase let his emotions get the best of him, and as a result, was never really in the fight. Thesz delivered a pair of Greco-Roman Backdrops before following up with the Thesz Press and the pinfall victory!
Ross: "Thesz is in the finals!"
Solie: "But will he be facing the Cinderella story of Bryan Danielson or the monster, Bruiser Brody?"
Ross: "Well, Gordon, let's find out!"
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Match
"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Bruiser Brody w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan Danielson came out to the sounds of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries and the audience chants of "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Brody came out to Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song and was a sight to behold in his chains. He hit the ring aggressively and the match was underway. Danielson again tried to stick and move against a much larger opponent, but Brody is much more agile than Bundy. Danielson fought valiantly but was stopped in his tracks by a vicious big boot! Brody followed up with a crippling Piledriver and got the W!
Ross: "Thesz vs. Brody in the finals!"
Solie: "The real story here, Jim, is the fact that 'The Taskmaster' Kevin Sullivan is quietly just two wins away from holding ALL the gold here in the
NWA!"
Ross: "That's true, Gordon, but now we go to the ring and Tony Schiavone with a special announcement!"
Schiavone: "Folks, I'm here to make a couple big announcements! First of all, as of tonight, we are one month away from
Wrestlemania! On Sunday, March 25th, the
WWF and the
NWA will hold a joint PPV with all of the big names you'd expect to see on a supercard presented by both promotions! And my second announcement is that one match has already been signed: a six man Money in the Bank Ladder Match! Three men from the
WWF and three from the
NWA will compete in a ladder match where the winner will get a future shot at either title at a time of his choosing! And this Saturday, on
WCW Saturday Night,
NWA officials have told me that we will be holding our very first qualifying match for the Money in the Bank Match! That's right, Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine will take on Diamond Dallas Page for the first slot! Stay tuned to
WWF Prime Time Wrestling tomorrow night for more
Wrestlemania match announcements!"
Six-Man Tag Team Match
The Heavenly Bodies and Chris Candido w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan vs. The Rock and Roll Express and Rob Van Dam This match didn't take long to turn into a free for all. The ref had his hands full with these six men, and add Bobby Heenan to the mix and he lost control quickly. When Gibson and Morton wound up on the floor with both Heavenly Bodies, RVD saw his opening and flattened Candido with the Van Terminator! He made the cover and the ref turned and saw and made the three count! Heenan lost his mind as all of his men lost tonight!
Solie: "Well, JR, it's time! Time to start deciding championships!"
Ross: "It certainly is, and we're going to start with the
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Final between the Sheepherders and the Army of Darkness! This match is not going to be for the faint of heart!"
NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament Final
The Army of Darkness ("Bamm Bamm" Terry Gordy and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka) w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan vs. The Sheepherders w/Capt Lou Albano This match was exactly the brutal bloodbath it looked to be on paper. All four men were busted open by the end of this one and Sullivan and Albano were engaged in a game of one-upsmanahip over who could cheat for his team more. After over 18 minutes of brutal, bloody violence, Gordy pinned Miller after a Bamm Bamm Slam! Your winners and inaugural
NWA World Tag Team Champions, the Army of Darkness, Terry Gordy and Jimmy Snuka!
Solie: "Jim, I can't remember a tag match where all four men wore the crimson mask!"
Ross: "I can't either, Gordon, and like you said earlier, this brings Kevin Sullivan within one victory of his goal to rule the
NWA!"
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final
Lou Thesz vs. Bruiser Brody w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan This match had all the makings of the "big match feel." Arguably the greatest American technical wrestler of the last century versus possibly the most dangerous, unpredictable wild man the sport has ever seen. Thesz started out on the offensive, keeping the monster at bay with submission and wear-down holds. Eventually, Brody's power got the better of Thesz, and he took over, delivering much more high impact moves-punches, slams, and backbreakers. This pattern went back and forth for over twenty minutes until Thesz saw an opening and locked in the STF! He had him right in the center of the ring and it looked like Brody would be forced to tap, but Brody powered out, not only breaking the hold, but drilling Thesz into the mat with a one-handed body slam for good measure. Brody followed up with a big boot to the face and a running leg drop, and at Sullivan's command, dropped across Thesz and hooked the leg! 1..2..kickout! There's still some fight in Thesz! Brody then hoisted Thesz up and dropped him into a nasty Piledriver! Another cover! Again, a two count! The crowd goes nuts as Brody starts to wonder just what exactly he needs to do to put Thesz away. He then climbed to the top turnbuckle-probably to go for his Jumping Knee Drop-but Thesz recovered quickly and ran up the turnbuckle and delivered an amazing superplex! Both men laid on the mat for several minutes as we approached the 35 minute mark, but Thesz gained his feet first. He delivered multiple dropkicks and an airplane spin and made a cover of his own, but now it was time for Brody to show his toughness and kick out! Thesz looked surprised but not for long, as he followed up with a Thesz Press and another pin attempt, but this time Brody kicked out even faster and with authority! Thesz then went for a release power bomb, but Brody blocked it and reversed it into a twisting vertical suplex! He quickly went for his finisher, the Jumping Knee Drop and hooked the leg! 1..2..3! Winner and
NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Bruiser Brody! Sullivan enters the ring with Brody's belt and presents him with it. As Brody strapped it on, he is joined by the rest of the Army of Darkness, Terry Gordy, Jimmy Snuka, and Sinn Bodhi, as Sullivan snatches a mic from Schiavone and chases him out of the ring: "I told you. I told all of you. I said it was just a matter of time before all the gold here in the NWA belonged to the Army of Darkness! And now, look. It's all here." All three men drape their belts across Sullivan's shoulders. "And now, the
NWA enters the era...of...Darkness!" The lights in the arena go off as Sullivan says the word "darkness," and when they come back on the Army of Darkness is gone from the ring!