WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

Overview

WCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.

Directed by Jim Herd, Kanji Inoki

Top cast

Ric Flair

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Tatsumi Fujinami

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Steve Borden

Sting

Keiji Mutō

The Great Muta

Curtis Hughes

Big Cat Hughes

Jorge González

El Gigante

Rob Rechsteiner

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Scott Rechsteiner

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Hiroshi Hase

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Kensuke Sasaki

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Martin Lunde

Arn Anderson

Barry Windham

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Masanori Saito

Masa Saito

Masahiro Chôno

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Keiichi Yamada

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Akira Nogami

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Shiro Koshinaka

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Kuniaki Kobayashi

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Brian Pillman

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Tom Zenk

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