Spring Stampede (1998)
1998 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event
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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.
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Brand(s) | WCW nWo | ||
| Date | April 19, 1998[1] | ||
| City | Denver, Colorado[2] | ||
| Venue | Denver Coliseum[2] | ||
| Attendance | 7,428 | ||
| Buy rate | 275,000 | ||
| Tagline | The Biggest, the Baddest, No Bull. | ||
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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.
The event generated 275,000 ppv buys.[3]
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.[4]
| Role: | Name: |
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| 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."[5]
Results
| No. | Results[1][2][6] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn (with Kidman) | Singles match | 08:10 | ||
| 2 | Último Dragón defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (with Eddie Guerrero) | Singles match | 11:49 | ||
| 3 | Booker T (c) defeated Chris Benoit | Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship | 14:11 | ||
| 4 | Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) defeated The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart) | Singles match | 04:48 | ||
| 5 | Chris Jericho (c) defeated Prince Iaukea | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | 09:55 | ||
| 6 | Rick Steiner and Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell | Tag team match | 05:58 | ||
| 7 | Psychosis defeated La Parka | Singles match | 06:59 | ||
| 8 | Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The Giant | Baseball Bat on a Pole match | 13:23 | ||
| 9 | Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page (c) | Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 11:52 | ||
| 10 | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Sting (c) | No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 10:08 | ||
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