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Spring Stampede (1998)
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
Brand(s)WCW
nWo
DateApril 19, 1998[1]
CityDenver, Colorado[2]
VenueDenver Coliseum[2]
Attendance7,428
Tagline(s)The Biggest. The Baddest. No Bull.
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The 1998 Spring Stampede was the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 19, 1998 from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The main event was a no disqualification match between Sting and Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Featured matches on the undercard were Diamond Dallas Page versus Raven in a Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash versus Roddy Piper and The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole match and Lex Luger and Rick Steiner versus Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell in a tag team match.

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]

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

Reception

In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.5 [Poor], stating, "There was certainly some potential on this show. The Television Title, United States Title and Chavo/Ultimo Dragon matches were good stuff. Most of the event was filled with the classic WCW overbooking and referee bumps. There were a few matches that were absolutely dreadful, but there are some things worth a look. Check out the matches I mentioned and skip the rest."[4]

Results

No.Results[1][2][5]StipulationsTimes
1Goldberg defeated Saturn (with Kidman)Singles match08:10
2Último Dragón defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (with Eddie Guerrero)Singles match11:49
3Booker T (c) defeated Chris BenoitSingles match for the WCW World Television Championship14:11
4Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) defeated The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart)Singles match04:48
5Chris Jericho (c) defeated Prince Iaukea by submissionSingles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship09:55
6Rick Steiner and Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner and Buff BagwellTag team match05:58
7Psychosis defeated La ParkaSingles match06:59
8Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The GiantBaseball Bat on a Pole match13:23
9Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page (c)Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship11:52
10Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Sting (c)No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship10:08
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b "Spring Stampede 1998 results". Pro Wrestling History. April 19, 1998.
  2. ^ a b c "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Great American Bash 1998". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 149.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ^ "411Mania".
  5. ^ Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995-2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1499656343.


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