Halloween Havoc (1991)

Halloween Havoc (1991) was the third Halloween Havoc professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on October 27, 1991 from the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Halloween Havoc (1991)
Promotional poster featuring various WCW wrestlers
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 27, 1991
CityChattanooga, Tennessee
VenueUTC Arena
Attendance8,900
Tagline(s)An Evening of Terrifying Destruction!
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The main event was a two out of three falls match, in which Lex Luger defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Ron Simmons. Luger defeated Simmons to retain the title. Another major match at the event was a Chamber of Horrors match between the team of El Gigante, Sting, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) and the team of Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Studd, Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader. Brian Pillman was crowned the inaugural Light Heavyweight Champion at the event by defeating Richard Morton in the finals of a tournament.

As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.[1]

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Event
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Jim Ross
Tony Schiavone
Ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewers Eric Bischoff
Missy Hyatt

In the opening match, Sting's team won after Cactus Jack accidentally pulled the switch while Abdullah the Butcher was in the electric chair. Originally, the match was supposed to feature El Gigante, Sting, and the Steiner Brothers against Oz, the Diamond Studd, the One Man Gang, and Barry Windham. Cactus replaced Oz, Big Van Vader replaced Windham, and Abdullah replaced Gang. During the pre-show, Barry Windham was attacked by Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko and suffered a broken hand when they slammed his hand in a car door. One Man Gang was scheduled to take part in this match, but left WCW before the show. With Cactus Jack in the opening match, Oz replaced him against Bill Kazmaier. Doug Somers replaced Michael Hayes, who was originally scheduled for the match. The Phantom later revealed himself to be Rick Rude.

United States Tag Team Champions The Patriots challenged the Enforcers for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. The U.S. Tag Team Championships were not on the line.

Results
No. Results[3] Stipulations Times
1 Sting, El Gigante and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Studd, Cactus Jack and Big Van Vader Chamber of Horrors match 12:33
2 Big Josh and P.N. News defeated The Creatures (Creature 1 and Creature 2) Tag team match 05:16
3 Bobby Eaton defeated Terrance Taylor (with Alexandra York of The York Foundation) Singles match 16:00
4 Johnny B. Badd (with Teddy Long) defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Michael Hayes) Singles match 08:16
5 Steve Austin (c) (with Lady Blossom) vs. Dustin Rhodes ended in a time-limit draw Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship 15:00
6 Bill Kazmaier defeated Oz by submission Singles match 03:59
7 Van Hammer defeated Doug Somers Singles match 01:13
8 Flyin' Brian defeated Richard Morton (with Alexandra York of The York Foundation) Singles match for the inaugural WCW Light Heavyweight Championship 12:45
9 The Halloween Phantom defeated Tom Zenk Singles match 01:27
10 The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) (c) defeated The Patriots (Todd Champion and Firebreaker Chip) Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship 09:51
11 Lex Luger (c) (with Harley Race) defeated Ron Simmons (with Dusty Rhodes) Two-out-of-three-falls match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 18:59
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament brackets
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Brian Pillman
BYE
Brian Pillman
Badstreet
Joey Maggs
Badstreet
Brian Pillman
Richard Morton
Mike Graham
Terrence Taylor
Mike Graham
Richard Morton
Richard Morton
Johnny Rich

References
  1. "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  3. "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1991". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 136.
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