Spring Stampede (1998)

Spring Stampede (1998) 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.

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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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 announcer David Penzer
Referee Nick Patrick

Results
No. Results[1][2][4] Stipulations Times
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 by submission 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
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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


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