WCW Road Wild (1999)
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| Road Wild (1999) | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Goldberg | ||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |
| Date | August 14, 1999 | |
| City | Sturgis, South Dakota | |
| Venue | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | |
| Attendance | 5,500 | |
| Tagline(s) | It'll Take More Than Attitude To Ride Outta Here. | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous Bash at the Beach | Next → Fall Brawl | |
| Road Wild chronology | ||
| ← Previous 1998 | Next → Final | |
Road Wild (1999) was the fourth and final Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on August 14, 1999, from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.
In the main event, Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, forcing Nash to retire from professional wrestling. Nash would come out of retirement in late 1999. This was Hogan's fourth straight Road Wild main event match. Other important matches on the card featured Randy Savage defeating Dennis Rodman, Goldberg defeating Rick Hunter, Sid Vicious defeating Sting and Chris Benoit retained the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page in a No Disqualification match. The event also featured Filthy Animals vs. Dead Pool and The Revolution vs. The West Texas Rednecks.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Event
| Other on-screen talent | |
|---|---|
| Role: | Name: |
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Mike Tenay | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcers | David Penzer |
| Referees | Mickie Henson |
| Charles Robinson | |
Fit Finlay was scheduled to face Jimmy Heart's First Family, but Finlay suffered a severe injury prior to the event. A match scheduled between Madusa and Mona also did not take place without any official reason given.
[edit] Reception
Jack Bramma of 411mania gave negative reviews to the event rating it 4.5 out of 10 [Poor] by stating that "WCW had over a year left but they were already losing significant steam by this point. I think the idea of an outdoor PPV at Sturgis could have been a lot of fun but most of the work here is just bad to average and the booking is ass. Maybe watch the 6 man tag to see some fine attention to detail from Hennig or the DDP-Benoit encounter if you don't want to see the three-ways with Raven from a couple of years prior."
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rey Misterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddie Guerrero defeated Vampiro and Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 2 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow (c) | Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | |
| 3 | The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr. (with Kendall Windham) | Six-man tag team match | |
| 4 | Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo) | Singles match | |
| 5 | Chris Benoit (c) defeated Diamond Dallas Page | No Disqualification match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | Sid Vicious defeated Sting | Singles match | |
| 7 | Goldberg defeated Rick Hunter | Singles match | |
| 8 | Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman | Singles match | |
| 9 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Kevin Nash | Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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[edit] References
| ← 1998 - 1999 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events - 2000 → | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Souled Out • SuperBrawl IX • Uncensored • Spring Stampede • Slamboree • The Great American Bash • Bash at the Beach • Road Wild • Fall Brawl • Halloween Havoc • Mayhem • 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) | |||
