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| + | #REDIRECT [[WCW Fall Brawl '98: War Games]] |
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| - | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Fall Brawl (1998)'''</span><br>
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| - | | style="text-align: left; style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Brand(s)'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |WCW<br>[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |September 13, 1998
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum|Lawrence Joel Veterans<br>Memorial Coliseum]]
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |11,528
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Tagline]](s)'''
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''No Retreat. No Surrender. One<br>Rule: Take No Prisoners.''
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| - | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| - | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Road Wild (1998)|Road Wild]]
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| - | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1998)|Halloween Havoc]]
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| - | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[WCW Fall Brawl|Fall Brawl]] chronology'''
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| - | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Fall Brawl (1997)|1997]]
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| - | | bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[WCW Fall Brawl (1999)|1999]]
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| - | '''Fall Brawl 1998: War Games''' was the sixth [[WCW Fall Brawl|Fall Brawl]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] produced by [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). It took place on September 13, 1998 from the [[Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]. As of 2014 the event is available on the [[IWE Network]].
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| - | ==Production==
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| - | ===Background===
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| - | The [[WarGames Match|WarGames match]] was created when [[Dusty Semmler (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]] was inspired by a viewing of ''[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]]''. It was originally used as a specialty match for the [[Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)|Four Horsemen]]. The first WarGames match took place at [[The Omni]] in Atlanta during the NWA's [[NWA The Great American Bash (1987)|Great American Bash]] '87 tour, where it was known as War Games: The Match Beyond. It became a traditional [[WCW Fall Brawl|Fall Brawl]] event from 1993 to 1998.
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| - | ===Storylines===
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| - | The event featured [[Professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]] that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and [[Narrative thread|storylines]]. Professional wrestlers portray [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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| - | ==Event==
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| - | |[[Tony Schiavone]]
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| - | |[[Bobby Heenan]]
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| - | |[[Gene Okerlund]]
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| - | |[[Dave Meltzer]]
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| - | |[[Randy Anderson]]
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| - | The match between [[Rick Hunter]] and [[Scott Hunter]] ended in a no-contest after [[Jeffery <!--Mahana--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] pretended to re-injure his neck. As per a prematch stipulation, [[Perry <!--Abraham--> Smith|Perry Saturn]]'s victory freed [[Raven's Nest|The Flock]] from [[Scott <!--Pete--> Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]]'s control; if Saturn had lost, he would have had to become Raven's servant. [[Chris Raymond Kramer|Chris Kanyon]] was also handcuffed to the ring. During the match, Kidman interfered on Saturn's behalf. In the [[WarGames Match]] [[Diamond Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] pinned [[Robert Layne|Stevie Ray]]] after a [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|Diamond Cutter]]. For the first time ever in a WarGames match, pinfalls were allowed. As a result of Page getting the pinfall victory; Page earned a shot at the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] at [[WCW Halloween Havoc (1998)|Halloween Havoc]].
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| - | ==Results==
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| - | !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|No.
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| - | |[[Davey Boy Aldrich|The British Bulldog]] and [[Jim Furlong|Jim Neidhart]] defeated [[The Dancing Fools]] ([[Alexander Weigand|Alex Wright]] and [[Glenn <!--Johnny--> Gasperecz (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]])
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| - | |[[Kris McGowan|Chris Jericho]] (c) defeated "Goldberg" (impersonator) by submission
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| - | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] for the [[WCW World Television Championship]]
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| - | |[[Joseph <!--Joe--> LeBourgeois<!---Miller-->|Ernest Miller]] defeated [[<!--Norman--> Tony DeFliron Smiley<!--(1969 pg. 165)-->|Norman Smiley]]
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| - | |[[Rick Hunter]] fought [[Scott Hunter]] (with [[Jeffery <!--Mahana--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]]) to a no-contest
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| - | |[[Anibal Mike <!--Gonzales--> Henderson-Hernandez <!--1965 pg 132-->|Juventud Guerrera]] (c) defeated [[Silver King <!--César Kennéth González Burké--> (wrestler)|Silver King]]
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| - | |Singles match for the [[WCW Cruiserweight Championship]]
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| - | |[[Perry <!--Abraham--> Smith|Saturn]] defeated [[Scott <!--Pete--> Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]] (with [[Chris Raymond Kramer|Kanyon]] and [[<!--Bradley--> Marcus <!--"Mark"--> Cave<!--1967 pg. 114--> (wrestler)|Lodi]])
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| - | |[[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Raven's Rules match]]
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| - | |[[Dean Barnhart|Dean Malenko]] defeated [[Billy McAlmond|Curt Hennig]] (with [[Randy Rucker<!--Rood-->|Rick Rude]]) by [[Professional Wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]]
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| - | |[[Jason Espada|Konnan]] defeated [[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]] (with [[Michael <!--Mike--> Chancy (wrestler)|Vincent]]) by submission
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| - | |[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|Team WCW]] ([[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]], [[Roddy Piper]] and [[The Warrior (wrestler)|The Warrior]]) defeated [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo Hollywood]] ([[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]], [[Bret Heart]] and [[Robert Layne|Stevie Ray]]) and [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo Wolfpac]] ([[Kevin Nash]], [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley|Lex Luger]])
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| - | |[[WarGames Match|WarGames match]]
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| - | | bgcolor="#e3e3e3" colspan="4"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
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| - | {{1998 WCW pay-per-view events}}
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| - | {{WCWPPV|Fall Brawl}}
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