WCW World War 3 (1998)
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| World War 3 (1998) | ||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |
| Brand(s) | WCW nWo | |
| Date | November 22, 1998 | |
| City | Auburn Hills, Michigan | |
| Venue | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
| Attendance | 17,670 | |
| Tagline(s) | 60 Men. 3 Rings. 1 Survivor. | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| ← Previous Halloween Havoc | Next → Starrcade | |
| World War 3 chronology | ||
| ← Previous 1997 | Next → Final | |
World War 3 (1998) was the fourth and final World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on November 22, 1998 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the same location as the previous year's event. This event marked the only instance where the traditional World War 3 battle royal did not headline the event.
Seven matches were contested at the event. The main event was a standard wrestling match between Diamond Dallas Page and Bret Heart for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, in which Page pinned Heart to retain the title. The World War 3 match, where the winner would receive a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Starrcade, was won by Kevin Nash.
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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
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Mike Tenay | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcers | David Penzer |
| Michael Buffer | |
| Referees | Scott Dickinson |
| Mickie Jay | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Billy Silverman |
The match between Kevin Nash and Scott Hall was cancelled after Eric Bischoff came out and ordered Vincent, Scott Norton, The Giant, Stevie Ray and Brian Adams to attack Hall. Nash then came out and saved Hall from the beatdown. In the "World War 3" World War 3 battle royal. Nash last eliminated Luger to earn a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade.
[edit] Reception
In 2017, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 3.0 [Bad], stating, "Exactly what you can expect from WCW in 1998. Lots of bad matches, one or two good ones and a lot of questionable booking decisions. How do you not book your top champion? He was the most over thing in any segment he was involved in. They scheduled some matches and didn’t deliver. The show gets off to one of the worst starts ever until the Cruiserweight Title went on. Jericho’s match was heatless, World War 3 itself was kind of a mess and the main event got ruined by the booking nonsense."
[edit] Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrath defeated Glacier | Singles match | |
| 2 | Stevie Ray (with Vincent) defeated Konnan by disqualification | Singles match | |
| 3 | Ernest Miller and Sonny Onoo defeated Perry Saturn and Kaz Hayashi | Tag team match | |
| 4 | Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera (c) | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | |
| 5 | Rick Hunter vs. Scott Hunter (with Buff Bagwell) ended in a no contest | Singles match | |
| 6 | Chris Jericho (c) (with Ralphus) defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. | Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship | |
| 7 | Kevin Nash won by last eliminating Lex Luger | 60-Man World War 3 match for a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Starrcade1 | |
| 8 | Damond Dallas Page (c) defeated Bret Heart | Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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^1 Other participants were Chris Adams, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, The Disciple, Disco Inferno, Bobby Duncum Jr., Bobby Eaton, Mike Enos, Scott Hall, Héctor Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddy Guerrero, Hammer, Kenny Kaos, Kaz Hayashi, Horace Hogan, Barry Horowitz, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Kanyon, Billy Kidman, Konnan, Lenny Lane, Lex Luger, Lizmark Jr., Lodi, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Ernest Miller, Chip Minton, Rey Misterio Jr., Scott Norton, La Parka, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Psychosis, Scott Putski, Stevie Ray, The Renegade, Scotty Riggs, Perry Saturn, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Scott Hunter, Super Caló, Johnny Swinger, Booker T, Tokyo Magnum, Villano V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath and Alex Wright
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| ← 1997 - 1998 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events - 1999 → | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Souled Out • SuperBrawl VIII • 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) | |||
