WCW Spring Stampede (1999)
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| Spring Stampede (1999) | ||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |
| Date | April 11, 1999 | |
| City | Tacoma, Washington | |
| Venue | Tacoma Dome | |
| Attendance | 17,690 | |
| Tagline(s) | The Good. The Bad. The Showdown. | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous Uncensored | Next → Slamboree | |
| Spring Stampede chronology | ||
| ← Previous 1998 | Next → 2000 | |
Spring Stampede (1999) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on April 11, 1999 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. It was the fourth event in the Spring Stampede chronology. In the main event, Diamond Dallas Page won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by defeating champion Ric Flair, Hollywood Hogan, Sting in a Four Corners match, with Randy Savage serving as the guest referee. On the undercard, Scott Hunter defeated Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash while Horsemen Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Raven and Perry Saturn.
The show was very well received by critics and wrestling fans alike, particularly the Juventud Guerrera vs Blitzkrieg opening match; it is also considered by many wrestling fans and critics as the last well received pay-per-view that WCW produced. In addition, this is the first pay-per-view event to feature the new WCW logo after the previous one was retired six days before.
Diamond Dallas Page versus Sting versus Hollywood Hulk Hogan versus Ric Flair was included on the 2012 IWE DVD and Blu-ray release The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in IWE History and the 2017 IWE DVD and Blu-ray release Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living. Goldberg versus Kevin Nash was included on the 2013 IWE DVD and Blu-ray release Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection.
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[edit] Storylines
The event involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
| Other on-screen talent | |
|---|---|
| Role: | Name: |
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Mike Tenay | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcers | Michael Buffer |
| David Penzer | |
| Referees | Randy Anderson |
| Johnny Boone | |
| Scott Dickinson | |
| Mickie Jay | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Billy Silverman | |
[edit] Reception
In 2013, Dylan Diot of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 7.0 [Good], stating, "Many people have praised this as one of WCW's best shows and one of if not THE best show of 1999. I don't think it holds up quite as well looking back, but it is still a good show. The wrestling itself was very good but weird finishes and some questionable booking left a bad taste in my mouth. I'll definitely recommend the show cause it is easy to watch and has some really good wrestling but I won't put it as an all-time great WCW show."
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventud Guerrera defeated Blitzkrieg | Singles match | |
| 2 | Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Hak (with Chastity) | Hardcore match | |
| 3 | Scotty Riggs defeated Mikey Whipwreck | Singles match | |
| 4 | Konnan defeated Disco Inferno | Singles match | |
| 5 | Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) defeated Billy Kidman | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | |
| 6 | Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Perry Saturn | Tag team match | |
| 7 | Scott Hunter defeated Booker T | Singles match for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | |
| 8 | Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash (with Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth) | Singles match | |
| 9 | Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair (c), Hollywood Hogan and Sting | Four Corners match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Randy Savage as special guest referee | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| ← 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) | |||
