WCW Road Wild (1997)
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'''Road Wild (1997)''' was the second [[WCW Road Wild|Road Wild]] [[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) and the first to be produced under the Road Wild name. It took place on August 9, 1997 from the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]]. | '''Road Wild (1997)''' was the second [[WCW Road Wild|Road Wild]] [[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) and the first to be produced under the Road Wild name. It took place on August 9, 1997 from the [[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]] in [[Sturgis, South Dakota]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 19 February 2019
| Road Wild (1997) | ||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |
| Date | August 9, 1997[ | |
| City | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | |
| Venue | Sturgis, South Dakota | |
| Attendance | 6,500 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous Bash at the Beach (1997) | Next → Fall Brawl (1997) | |
| Road Wild chronology | ||
| ← Previous Hog Wild (1996) | Next → Road Wild (1998) | |
Road Wild (1997) was the second Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first to be produced under the Road Wild name. It took place on August 9, 1997 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.
In the main event, Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which marked for the second straight year that Hogan won the title at the event. In other important matches on the undercard, The Outsiders retained the World Tag Team Championship against The Hunter Brothers, Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Ric Flair defeated Syxx.
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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.
Reception
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
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(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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Benoit/McMichael vs. Jarrett/Malenko eliminations
| Elimination no. | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time |
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References
| ← 1996 - 1997 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events - 1997 → | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Souled Out • SuperBrawl VII • Uncensored • Spring Stampede • Slamboree • The Great American Bash • Bash at the Beach • Road Wild • Fall Brawl • Halloween Havoc • World War 3 • Starrcade |
| World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Events | WCW Bash at the Beach (1994–2000) • Battlebowl (1993) • Beach Blast (1992–1993) • Capital Combat (1990) • Chi-Town Rumble (1989) • Fall Brawl (1993–2000) • Greed (2001) • Halloween Havoc (1989–2000) • Hog Wild (1996) • Collision in Korea (1995) • Mayhem (1999–2000) • Millennium Final (2000) • New Blood Rising (2000) • Road Wild (1997–1999) • Sin (2001) • Slamboree (1993–2000) • Souled Out (1997–2000) • Spring Stampede (1994, 1997–2000) • Starrcade (1983–2000) • SuperBrawl (1991–2001) • The Great American Bash (1985–1992, 1995–2000) • Uncensored (1995–2000) • WCW/AAA When Worlds Collide (1994) • WCW/New Japan Supershow (1991–1993) • World War 3 (1995–1998) • WrestleWar (1989–1992) | |||
