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826:Danny Spivey
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565:Danny Spivey
527:Stipulations
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395:Interviewer
378:Commentator
346:Danny Spivey
323:
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263:putting the
241:battle royal
234:
220:produced by
214:pay-per-view
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120:
1682:World War 3
1550:Beach Blast
1447:Starrcade (
1407:Starrcade (
1331:Beach Blast
860:Semifinals
745:Harley Race
695:Ron Simmons
573:Cactus Jack
504:to win the
467:Ron Simmons
427:Ron Simmons
338:Cactus Jack
279:defend the
247:defend the
245:Ron Simmons
58:Ron Simmons
1704:Categories
1688:WrestleWar
1670:Uncensored
1658:SuperBrawl
1640:Souled Out
1574:Fall Brawl
1544:Battlebowl
1531:All Events
1326:WrestleWar
1251:August 29,
1205:2021-09-20
1171:References
1101:Rick Rude
941:Tony Atlas
822:Van Hammer
793:dark match
659:Erik Watts
561:Van Hammer
342:Van Hammer
326:storylines
320:Storylines
167:chronology
106:Attendance
1710:Starrcade
1652:Starrcade
1634:Slamboree
1622:Road Wild
1399:Starrcade
1346:Starrcade
1065:Rick Rude
653:defeated
625:defeated
597:defeated
567:defeated
541:defeated
502:Ric Flair
485:Rick Rude
462:Aftermath
453:Reception
435:Rick Rude
354:Starrcade
237:tag teams
208:Starrcade
165:Starrcade
67:Promotion
54:Rick Rude
1592:Hog Wild
433:against
382:Jim Ross
300:Jim Ross
283:against
251:against
226:The Omni
178:Previous
140:Previous
100:The Omni
52:(left),
1296:- 1992
524:Results
512:Results
189: β
176:β
151: β
138:β
115:Tagline
60:(right)
1678:(1994)
1630:(2001)
1618:(2000)
1612:(2000)
1604:Mayhem
1594:(1996)
1582:(2001)
1570:(1995)
1564:(1989)
1558:(1990)
1546:(1993)
1305:1993 β
1294:β 1991
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867:Final
373:Name:
370:Role:
275:; and
216:(PPV)
1580:Greed
1139:Sting
1125:Sting
1051:Sting
830:Sting
771:14:01
755:16:50
735:20:02
706:15:12
686:12:49
666:09:08
651:Sting
638:06:59
610:06:56
582:06:51
552:07:30
530:Times
360:Event
350:Sting
289:Sting
218:event
109:8,000
96:Venue
50:Sting
1518:2000
1513:1999
1508:1998
1503:1997
1498:1996
1493:1995
1488:1994
1483:1993
1478:1992
1473:1991
1468:1990
1463:1989
1458:1988
1438:1987
1433:1986
1428:1985
1423:1984
1418:1983
1253:2015
1225:ISBN
836:and
728:and
717:and
657:and
649:and
629:and
621:and
601:and
593:and
571:and
563:and
344:and
336:and
271:and
259:and
192:1993
187:Next
182:1991
149:Next
86:City
78:Date
1628:Sin
780:(c)
730:WCW
726:NWA
520:No.
477:in
228:in
117:(s)
46:VHS
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