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10. Ricky Steamboat Vs. Lord Steven Regal: Fall Brawl 1993

On the whole, WCW Fall Brawl 1993 was a dud of a PPV. Despite having plenty of star names on the card, a WarGames main event, and the mouth-watering prospect of Rick Rude challenging for Ric Flair's International World Heavyweight Champion, only one match at the PPV really ever properly clicked.

On paper, Ricky Steamboat vs. Lord Steven Regal had the potential to be special, and thankfully these two in-ring masters did indeed manage to put on a true standout contest.

Going into the event, Steamboat was the babyface World Television Champion who was massively selling a rib injury. In Regal, we had the pompous, underhand heel who had the pesky Sir William in his corner.

Running 17 minutes, this match was Steamboat at his sympathetic babyface best. Selling his ribs for the entirety of the bout, the finish came when the Dragon hit his patented flying crossbody but did more harm to himself than to Regal. Being the sly dog that he is - and with a Sir William umbrella shot providing the assist - Lord Regal shockingly put Steamboat away with a German Suplex to become the new TV Champ.

Fortunately, this match was the opener at Fall Brawl '93 - meaning that you can immediately turn the largely horrendous PPV off once you're done with this classic contest.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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First Posted On: 7th May 2020

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