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Road Wild (1999)
Promotional poster featuring Goldberg
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateAugust 14, 1999[1]
CitySturgis, South Dakota[1]
VenueSturgis Motorcycle Rally[1]
Attendance5,500[1]
Tagline(s)It'll Take More Than Attitude To Ride Outta Here.
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The 1999 Road Wild was the fourth and final Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on August 14, 1999, from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.[2]

In the main event, Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, forcing Nash to retire from professional wrestling. Nash would come out of retirement in late 1999. This was Hogan's fourth straight Road Wild main event match. Other important matches on the card featured Randy Savage defeating Dennis Rodman, Goldberg defeating Rick Steiner, Sid Vicious defeating Sting and Chris Benoit retained the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page in a No Disqualification match. The event also featured Filthy Animals vs. Dead Pool and The Revolution vs. The West Texas Rednecks.

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.[3]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone
Bobby Heenan
Mike Tenay
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Ring announcers Michael Buffer
David Penzer
Referees Johnny Boone
Scott Dickinson
Mickie Jay
Nick Patrick
Charles Robinson
Billy Silverman

Fit Finlay was scheduled to face Jimmy Hart's First Family, but Finlay suffered a severe injury prior to the event. A match scheduled between Madusa and Mona also did not take place without any official reason given.

Reception

In 2011, Jack Bramma of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.5 [Poor], stating, "The dredges of mediocrity. WCW had over a year left but they were already losing significant steam by this point. I think the idea of an outdoor PPV at Sturgis could have been a lot of fun but most of the work here is just bad to average and the booking is ass. Maybe watch the 6 man tag to see some fine attention to detail from Hennig or the DDP-Benoit encounter if you don't want to see the three-ways with Raven from a couple of years prior."[4]

Results

No.Results[1][5][6]StipulationsTimes
1Rey Misterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddie Guerrero defeated Vampiro and Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope)Six-man tag team match12:22
2Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow (c)Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship13:06
3The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.) (with Kendall Windham)Six-man tag team match10:57
4Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo)Singles match07:24
5Chris Benoit (c) defeated Diamond Dallas PageNo Disqualification match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship12:14
6Sid Vicious defeated StingSingles match10:40
7Goldberg defeated Rick SteinerSingles match05:39
8Randy Savage defeated Dennis RodmanSingles match11:30
9Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Kevin NashRetirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship12:18
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Road Wild 1999". Pro Wrestling History. August 14, 1999. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 150.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ^ Jack Bramma (September 24, 2011). "Ring Crew Reviews: WCW Road Wild 99". 411mania. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. ^ Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995-2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.
  6. ^ "Wrestling's Historical Cards: Road Wild (Sturgis, South Dakota, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally". 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 148.
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