Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW SuperBrawl I 19/05/1991: Match 12/Part 12/Conclusion by AverageMansReviews – Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW SuperBrawl I 19/05/1991: Match 12/Part 12/Conclusion by AverageMansReviews – Spoiler Alarm!

Match/Stipulations: the IWGP Heavyweight Championship Tatsumi "The Dragon" Fujinami [with his entourage] vs. the WCW Heavyweight Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair [with his entourage at the top of the ramp:] Single Match for the WCW Heavyweight Championship.

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 5/10

Match Storyline: 4/10

Crowd Participation: 7/10

On Commentary: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Jim Ross 7/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 1/10

Recommend Watch: 5/10

Match Total: 29/60 - this match is mixed

Comments: I don't know what to say here, because we have both of these two competitors missing one spot each and no I am not an expert on planning out a wrestling match, but this is one of those occasions where even I can pick up something isn't going according to plan, you're either looking for running into the move even though you know what is coming next; Flair has his legs up to perform a monkey flip type of move, but the timing is off and in short Flair is ready to receive Fujinami, but he gets left hanging there, but then  Fujinami runs in to perform the move or Flair struggles to perform an Oklahoma Roll he does the physical motions/position but doesn't have hold of Fujinami but in the interest of fairness and balance Flair at this point is bleeding; "The American Dream" says "He missed an Oklahoma Roll right there.]

What I am about to say next and for a little while is based on speculation and how it looks and sounds; the conclusion of this match just feels really badly planned out if at all. I know without giving too much away these styles are meant to look messy and unforeseen, but you will get this undercurrent of something is not okay here.

I just get this feeling that there may have been a disagreement of who will go over here, to the point where it just looks like and smells like that Fujinami got screwed without it being in kayfabe, basically there is enough here for me to suggest that this is a little like the infamous and legendary Montreal Screwjob of 1997. I know just for the record this is a bold claim, but something just tells me something is off about this situation; from this match not being as smooth as it should have been too; there being two Referees [one from the each opponents country,] to this really unlikable ending to this match where Fujinami performers this rollup sitting on Flair's posterior to then Flair kicking out to consequently Fujinami colliding with his countrymen Referee headbutt [which later on you can see on Fujinami there is this little nick of where the contact may have been/probably have been,] to Flair perform this cheating old-school rollup to American Referee counting the three count to the American Referee handing back to Flair his Championship for Flair to not hang around and head to the back [this just has that feeling of something isn't right here] at the same time with you can hear a little bit of the crowd telling us what they think [I can't put it here because it is adult language but they wouldn't be wrong] to Fujinami clearly saying making this gesture with his arm and hand to "Come back here" and his countrymen Referee to go to the Commentary Team then to go back to the Ring-Announcer [Gary Michael Cappetta] announcing basically Flair is still the WCW Heavyweight Champion whilst Fujinami is still in the ring and here's the cherry on the top of this diarrhea cake we even have some pyro going off [rough description the sparkler kind something like Goldberg's entrance] at the top of the ramp for no one in particular, because no one is there [that is why I am comfortably speculating/suggesting something isn't right here and yes  Fujinami comes out to similar pyro just more full on] to Ross and "The American Dream" trying to bring this Pay-Per-View to a close to Ross saying [I am paraphrasing here] let's have a look at Fujinami's chest so the cameraman gets back on Fujinami with basically getting hand gestures/body language from him to imply to "Screw it I am off." [with his countrymen Referee leaving during this as well.]

Yes continuing this is speculation, but I can see backstage politics possibly taking place where may be both Referees possibly refusing to count against their countrymen over worries about them receiving abuse from their own country people or possibly if it isn't them both camps were possibly in disagreement and having "The American Dream" referencing this in the post match as basically "A great, great  match." Is stretching the truth so far that if it was an elastic band it would be stretching to its breaking point and the only reason I have given this match 5/10 on the Recommend Watch is because just watch this match and see what you think of it; kayfabe or not? For me there is a giant question Mark over this entire match slot and end to this Pay-Per-View, for those that are better educated or qualified than I, that may have a different outlook at the very least you can see why I have come to the conclusions I have here; it is just extremely messy and as I have already said something isn't right here, But I was really looking forward to this match and to leave this on a positive we get to see some old-school wrestling, you know the slow and technical wrestling, but things eventually turn to absolute diarrhea;I usually wouldn't tell you this much, but in this situation either way you look about it I couldn't leave anything out, because it wouldn't have made sense otherwise.

Basic Result:  the WCW Heavyweight Champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair Retains his WCW Heavyweight Championship.

This Pay-Per-View receives: 6/10, this Pay-Per-View is good; I know on one hand there are a couple of poor matches whilst on the other hand there are positive matches on this Card, but generally speaking after everything is said and done this mark is the only one I had in mind.

The highest ranking match on this Card based on attributes: Sting & the United States Champion Lex Luger vs. the WCW World Tag Team Champions & the IWGP Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers [Rick & Scott Steiner - real life Brothers:] Tag Team Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships with 60/60.

The lowest ranking match on this Card based on attributes: Black Bart vs. Big Josh [with two Bears and another individual:] Singles Match with 14/60.

Now sadly RIP Jim Crockett Jr. to begin with he did three terms as the NWA [National Wrestling Alliance] President 1985-1988, but a big thank you for selling your wrestling promotion [Jim Crockett Promotions] to Ted Turner back in the day of 1988, so it could become WCW, now I know he was bankrupt at this time, I was thinking I would just put that in place before I had some feedback.]