(10:08) to win the WCW World Title. Consider it the definitive audio guide to the archived shows in your WWE Network. This match was ironic for Page, as it featured Randy Savage as the special-guest referee, and also saw Hogan eliminated early when Page seriously damaged Hogan's leg with a submission hold. I believe this killed in semblance of momentum the WCW had a shot at retaining. WCW Spring Stampede 1999 | WCW Sunday Night RetroView Hogan receives a Figure Four from Flair inside the ring before receiving the same hold DDP around the ring post. This reign would last just 28 days, and it came to an end at Spring Stampede in April 1999 when Diamond Dallas Page won a four corners match that also involved Flair, Sting and Hollywood Hulk . spring stampede 98 - denver, co - coliseum - april 19, 1998 (7,428) pay-per-view bouts - featured tony schiavone, bobby heenan, & mike tenay on commentary; included an opening announcement that randy savage would be wrestling without the cast on his arm and that both savage and sting agreed that the night's main event would now be a no dq contest … Goldberg and Hank got into a feud which had Hank losing by DQ after low blowing Goldberg at Spring Stampede, but Goldberg won the rematch at later on in the year. The lackluster match main-evented Road Wild with Hogan retaining the WCW Championship. WCW championship: Hulk Hogan def. . Hollywood Hulk Hogan, otherwise known as Hulk Hogan is a retired pro wrestler that wrestled in WWF/WWE and the now defunct WCW, serving as the main antagonist during the latter's NWO era. Hogan thought Sting wouldn't show, but Sting . Steiner is still getting back from injury so this kind of a brawl probably suited him best. From there, the only spectacle much of anyone remembered from this PPV was the horror of seeing one of the most gruesome in-ring injuries of all time. If case you weren't aware, Blitzkrieg — aka "Fabulous Blitzkrieg" — is a 5-foot-6, 170-pound cruiserweight in an Electro and Harley Quinn mash-up costume whose entire career from . Launched in 1999, WOW Magazine was an alternative to other wrestling magazines, which largely kept kayfabe alive. Because of an injury, Ricky Steamboat's US title was given to Austin WCW Spring Stampede 1999. Hogan turned face but was still leading the NWO which had a B team, and still predominantly heel wrestlers. DDP vs. Sting vs. Hollywood Hogan vs. Ric Flair (Spring Stampede 1999) In the lead-up to Spring Stampede 1999, it seemed obvious that either Hogan, Flair or Sting would walk out as WCW World Champion. . At last month's WCW Uncensored 1999, Chastity had turned her back on her brother, Raven, and aligned herself with Hak at the end of a three-way match which had also included Bam Bam Bigelow. Rick Rude Sustains a Career-Ending Injury. Or don't, but be sure to listen for the . Shipped with USPS Media Mail. . 7,165 were in attendance, with just 65,000 homes watching on PPV. When Hogan failed to recapture his "nWo" Title from Sting, it was Savage's turn, and he got his shot at Spring Stampede 1998. WCW vhs Spring Stampede 1994. . Savage suddenly starts attacking Flair for completely unclear reasons, and DDP's title win is basically an afterthought. A moment to put that number in perspective: WCW's two previous offerings, Slamboree and Spring Stampede, got about 225,000 buys combined.It also more than doubles the July 1993 offering, Beach . WWE.com. Put it altogether, and even the biggest WCW fan on the planet would have a hard time sticking up for the company . Following Spring Stampede on April 11, 1999, Elizabeth took time off from the road to assist Luger in his injury recovery. Two count. He'll be facing DDP! But as 1998 steamrolled on, shows like Spring Stampede 1998 were becoming less of a joy and more of an absolute chore to sit through. WWE saw ECW's edgy style, put a better coat of paint on it and called it the "Attitude Era." Switching to that style helped WWE surge ahead of WCW in 1998 and by 1999, WWE had an insurmountable lead. The SmarK Retro Rant for WCW Spring Stampede 99 - Live from Tacoma, WA - Your hosts are Tony, Bobby and Mike. Spring Stampede 2000 Date: April 16, 2000 Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois . Best Match: Juventud Guerrera Vs. Blitzkrieg. From revelations made, to behind the scenes details uncovered and myths debunked, this . He was portrayed by Terry Gene Bollea. . Ric Flair defeated Hollywood Hogan (ch) Spring Stampede '99. . Host John Poz and Kevin will discuss every major detail involved with this pivotal show. Attendance: 17,690. Interesting titbit according to PWTorch Newsletter #542 April 3rd 1999 The originally slated main event was Dusty Rhodes & Kevin Nash & Hulk Hogan vs. Booker T & Dallas Page & Ric Flair. Spring Stampede 1999. Spring Stampede 1999 | Corey . Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing . Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair (ch) Clash of the Champions XXVIII 1994-08-24, The Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA . 8 Spring Stampede 1994: Steamboat Vs. Hogan throws Kidman back in and Vampiro pins for the win at 8.27. On an edition of Monday Nitro in April 1999, Savage announced that he would serve as the special guest referee for the Four-Way Dance match between Sting, DDP, Ric Flair and Hollywood Hogan at Spring Stampede (Savage did not appear in person; but his voice boomed over the PA system). WCW Spring Stampede 1999 VHS ~ Ex Rental. WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair and Sting and Hulk Hogan (April 11, 1999); . Spring Stampede 1999 Randy Savage vs. Scott Steiner - Nitro 4/26/99 "Dinner And A Movie" advertisement - featuring Randy Savage Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel! Entdecken Sie Vintage WCW NWO Spring Stampede '99 1999 VHS Video Tape Nash Sting Hogan selten in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. 25. Fifty Best Hulk Hogan Podcasts For 2022. In the first half of 1998, Luger feuded with Savage and defeated him at Souled Out and SuperBrawl VIII. Diamond Dallas Page: 1 April 11, 1999 Tacoma, WA Won in a four-way match also involving Hulk Hogan and Sting atSpring Stampede. He only stopped when Kevin Nash, an ally of Hogan's who was angry at Page for (kayfabe) injuring Hogan's knee during the match at Spring Stampede, came back from injury and chased him away. 1999. His win over Perry Saturn at the Spring Stampede in March of 1998 was his 74 th consecutive . Randy Savage vs Hollywood Hogan (Because of injuries sustained in this match, Savage doesn't return to WCW until 1997, and has come back as a member of the nWo) - Halloween Havoc 1996 . At Spring Stampede 2000, Sting made it to the finals of a tournament to determine a new United States Champion, only for Vampiro to cost him the bout against winner Scott Steiner . Questionable booking, stars who clearly couldn't be bothered, utter nonsense from the commentators. PWTorch. Promo for Spring Stampede. Flair Ends In a Draw. 15 years ago today, WCW presented Slamboree (WWE Network link) from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Juventud Guerrera defeated Blitzkrieg (11:11) Guerrera pinned Blitzkrieg after a Juvi Driver from the top rope to become number one contender to the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. This angered Hogan saying that Hank just went right back to losing after letting him join the nWo. Location: Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington. Spring Stampede 1999 took place on April 11, 1999 from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. . WCW Spring Stampede 1999. God help me. There was a thrilling 4-Way match with Hogan, Flair, Sting, and DDP at Spring Stampede 1999. Hogan won the WCW World Heavyweight . 25. There was no soft decline in quality for WCW in 1999; it sunk like a rock. Spring Stampede April 11, 1999 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome In my opinion this is the last great WCW pay-per-view and the last event to really capture the feeling that WCW had throughout 1997 and 1998, the times when it was in true competition with WWE. Following Hogan's second match with Flair. WCW was already practically on its a*rse by spring 1999. Worst: Someone Check The Sweetness Level Of The New World Order. The Lapsed Fan co-chairmen bring a unique chemistry and perspective to discussion of the pro wrestling of lore, reviewing archived pay-per-views with a fresh set of eyes, and identifying just what it was that made wrestling better - or, often, worse - in years past. WOW catered to smart fans, using the terminology of "face" and "heel," and even tried to smarten up younger fans by providing a vocabulary list of . Some random notes. Date: April 11th, 1999 Location: Tacoma Dome . This week we leave the confines of Titan Towers and head over to Bill Apter's side of the wrestling magazine universe. Spring Stampede. Hogan is taken out early with a leg injury, and Sting and Flair spend a lot of time rehashing spots that are more than 10 years old and stale as heck. Professional wrestling legend and two times WWE Hall of Famer Booker T who is a former five times WCW World Heavyweight champion and a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion recently talked about his controversial promo segment with Hulk Hogan at the Spring Stampede pay per view event of WCW in 1997.. Booker T started his professional wrestling career back in 1989. Find exactly what you're looking for! Following the match, Steamboat accidentally assaulted the champion Ric Flair after Flair came to rescue Steamboat from Austin and Col. Robert Parker. Sid Vicious suffered a serious leg injury in this match. Date: January 17th, 1999 Location: Civic Center in . This causes the WCW trainer to sprint from the locker room along with Doug Dillinger. Date: April 11, 1999. The Cat babbles about James Brown and rednecks until Bam Bam Bigelow beats him down. 1 More posts from the SquaredCircle community 4.3k Posted by 5 days ago 7 Yo! The winner would be declared the leader of the B&W. Vince calls Stevie a cheater. Goldberg wins via stoppage, in what was less a match and more an attempt at augmenting the upside of malice. 23 years ago today, WCW presented their first ever Bash at the Beach (WWE Network link) from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida. Champ Hollywood Hogan beat Kevin Nash Fall Brawl 1999 - Lawrence Joel Coliseum; Winston-Salem, NC 9/12/1999 Randy Savage was also involved in a major feud with "Diamond" Dallas Page at this time, featuring memorable matches at Spring Stampede and The Great American Bash. Joining nWo Wolfpac (1998-1999) Macho later took a hiatus from WCW to recover from a knee injury. The two assist an injured Hogan to the back. In the following weeks, former Dungeon of Doom member . Denver Coliseum. Venue: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo. Something went wrong. His final feud with the nWo was against Scott Steiner, whom Luger defeated at Uncensored. Last week, I covered WCW Spring Stampede 1999. On the following week's Saturday Night, Steamboat defeated Austin by disqualification to become the #1 contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Spring Stampede. We're getting some seriously juicy scoop on Hulk Hogan's $2 million contract, Jesse Ventura's demotion, Missy Hyatt's lawsuit, and much more. That, and Hogan getting carried out on a stretcher goes . Spring Stampede 1994-04-17, Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, USA. We're getting some seriously juicy scoop on Hulk Hogan's $2 million contract, Jesse Ventura's demotion, Missy Hyatt's lawsuit, and much more. Rick finished the contest but was also finished as an in-ring performer. . Commentators: Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone. Next week, we'll look back at ECW December to Dismember. Denver, Colorado. Things are heating up! Booker T won the TV Title from Scott Steiner at Uncensored 1999 and Steiner returned the favor a month later, beating Booker in the finals of the U.S. Championship tournament at Spring Stampede. Throughout the spring of 1997, Hogan stayed in the background as The Outsiders and Syxx feuded with the Four Horsemen. Eric Bischoff joins us live to answer your questions about WCW's Spring Stampede 1994, featuring an historical main event bout between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat! WCW Spring Stampede 1999 took place on April 11, 1999 from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. It went off the rails, though, when Sid leapt off the top rope and visibly broke his leg on impact. April 19, 1998. During his title win over Sting at WCW Spring Stampede '94, Rude caught his back on the edge of the raised entrance ramp WCW and Japanese promotions (and AEW at this year's Full Gear pay-per-view) were using at the time. Just go back and watch the crowd reactions he gets from March-his knee injury. Hogan says that he will be watching backstage and calls his troops family. WWE Network. Terry Eugene Bollea (/ b ə ˈ l eɪ ə /; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality. Luger returned to WCW television in August 1999, injecting himself in the feud between WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and the man he considered to be his best friend, Sting. Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash beat Roddy Piper & The Giant (13:23) in a "baseball bat on a pole" match when Hogan pinned Piper. . Page comes back with a powerbomb on Jarrett. 5 yr. ago From what I recall I believe the injury was legit and Hogan nearly retired for good that year. Hollywood Hogan 5 January 4, 1999 Atlanta, GA This was the so-called Fingerpoke of Doom on Nitro. DDP won his first, and much deserved World Title then, and Hogan was put on the shelf with a knee injury. IMDb's advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. At Spring Stampede 1997, Page dropped Savage with the Diamond Cutter and scored the biggest victory of his career. The Injury: April 17, 2002: DDP visited Dr. Jay Youngblood in San Antonio and was told that he qualifies for . Blitz was an odd story of someone who came in, got over, and then got out of the business without getting screwed over or injured. WCW Spring Stampede 1999 Кард: Singles Match Blitzkrieg vs. Juventud Guerrera Hardcore Match Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Hak (w/Chastity) Singles Match Mikey Whipwreck vs. Scotty Riggs Page finally became World Champion in April 1999 at Spring Stampede when he defeated Sting, Hogan, and Ric Flair in a 4-way dance for the title. Having . DDP should have (and probably would have) been the guy to beat Hogan in 98 had Goldberg not exploded in popularity. . Hulk Hogan suffered a major injury at WCW Spring Stampede in 1999 when Diamond Dallas Page locked him in a figure four leglock around the ringpost. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. - Nitro received a 4.33 rating this week, which was due to a peak in the overrun period of the show (which featured the attack from Diamond Dallas Page during Ric Flair and Hollywood Hogan's title encounter, as well as the heavily hyped announcement from a returning Sting regarding Spring Stampede) at which it hit a huge 5.3 rating, jumping a . . Worst Match: Scotty Riggs Vs. Mikey Whipwreck. The biggest shift for a character in 1999 saw Hulk Hogan giving up on the Hollywood character after the New World Order ended and turning face. After Spring Stampede 1999 she took time off on the road with Luger to recover from his bicep injury and go through a divorce with her husband Cary Lubetsky. WCW Spring Stampede April 11th, 1999 Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington The show begins with a package going over the main event, as well as showing some clips for other matches on the night, which includes a rematch from Starrcade between Goldberg & Kevin Nash. Hogan brought back the red and yellow for his feud against former friend Kevin Nash. -Four months after the end of. This was the eighth and final Slamboree event. Because of an injury, . On April 26, 1999, Page lost and regained his title . Hogan would eventually drop the strap to Ric Flair at Uncensored 1999 and things got a little better. Worst: Vampiro. Eric Bischoff joins us live to answer your questions about WCW's Spring Stampede 1994, featuring an historical main event bout between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat! Hogan responded by defending his behavior (with more complete footage from the same incidents, to push him as the face). Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair (c), Hollywood Hogan and Sting - Four Corners match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with . WWE.com. Savage was WCW's baddass babyface. In early 1999, Sting was on hiatus as the factions of The nWo merged and their power began to dissipate in the months that followed. Nash Vs.. From revelations made, to behind the scenes details uncovered and myths debunked, this . Date: May 7, 2000. After the fall of WCW in 2001, Page would appear for World . Hogan was #2 to Savage at this point. In an effort to keep up, WCW began to incorporate more hardcore matches. DUD. The shows trade wins for the rest of the year, but the WWF pulls into the lead by 1999. WCW was already practically on its a*rse by spring 1999. That's down from 115,000 for Spring Stampede a month earlier, and from 195,000 homes for the 1999 Slamboree event.. Chris Candido defeated The Artist to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Tonight, she would lead Hak into battle with Bigelow once again, but first, we got a quick look back at the rivalry between these two former ECW stars. The wresting sucked before Hogan came out there but the interference heavy finish just buried Kidman. However, on WCW Monday Nitro in early spring, The Stinger returned wearing his black and white face-paint to face Diamond Dallas Page, Hollywood Hogan and Ric Flair for the WCW Title at Spring Stampede. Hulk Hogan beat Ric Flair Spring Stampede 2000 - United Center; Chicago, IL 4/17/2000 . Having . . 8 . Best Match: Juventud Guerrera Vs. Blitzkrieg. Last week's show was an hour-long in . Let's find out! April 19, 1998 - Spring Stampede: Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The Giant in a "bat" match. May 4, 1998 - WCW Monday NITRO: Lex Luger defeated Kevin Nash by disqualification. Match #6: Horace vs. Diamond Dallas Page Horace comes out. In 1998, the WCW began keeping track of his consecutive wins on the television because he won so much. Goldberg comes out of nowhere, and basically takes DDP's spot in the summer. Bischoff comes out and is . Hogan offers the four to fight it out next Monday in a battle royal. for the first time since 1996. Matches with Goldberg, Raven and Chris Benoit solidified his position as one of the sport's most entertaining and intelligent workers. This is a show that hasn't had the chance to build up that well as they made the two main events on Monday. In the end, from the Finger Poke of Doom to Spring Stampede in April of 1999 just came off as awkward. Sting vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair at Spring Stampede 1999. Before you disregard what I'm saying: Hulk Hogan had an injury angle and left the match five minutes in.. In June 1994, Hogan signed with Ted Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and began appearing on television the next month. Page became WCW World Heavyweight Champion in April 1999, at Spring Stampede when he defeated Sting, . View cart for details. Ric Flair 6 March 14, 1999 Loiusville, KY Won in a first blood steel cage match at Uncensored. BAAAANG! WCW still booked Hogan & Savage vs. Sting & Luger on the Spring Break Nitro. 7.Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash (Spring Stampede - April 11, 1999) Spring Stampede was an oasis in the wasteland of 1999 WCW, where an event succeeded on the hard work of literally everyone, and wasn't compromised by too much BS. Kevin Nash played in Germany for four years professionally before a knee injury side-lined his career. To catch you up, the two-weeks-ago Nitro and Spring Stampede '97 were built around Kevin Nash's growing frustrations with Hollywood Hogan being a little too "Hollywood" and not enough "Hogan" and attending movie premieres instead of doing wrestling heel gang stuff. Flair and Hart win the match making Hank and Hogan kiss their boots after the match. Latest was 10 Times Wrestlers Secretly LIED To The Locker Room - Hulk Hogan! About 14,000 were in attendance, with 225,000 homes watching on PPV. as Schiavone comments on Page's back injury. April 11, 1999 - Spring Stampede: Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair, Sting and Hulk Hogan in a 4-WAY to win the World title! Later, Hogan was severely injured in a Texas tornado match for the world title featuring him, Diamond Dallas Page, Flair, and Sting at Spring Stampede On the July 12 episode of Nitro, Hogan made his return as a fan favorite for the first time in three years and accepted an open challenge from Savage, who had gained the world title at Bash at . Hogan tried everything he could to make sure that Savage would not win the title because Hogan felt that he was the only nWo member who should be World Champion, since he was the leader of the stable. a long time, I found myself not automatically turning to Raw at 8 PM CST. Return to top of page Spring Stampede 1999 April 11, 1999 in Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome drawing 17,690 ($582,230) Shown live on PPV (0.6) Juventud Guerrera pinned Blitzkrieg (11:11). The opening video focuses on Bischoff/Russo vs. Flair/Hogan respectfully. Superbrawl Revenge - Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TN 2/18/2001 . WCW Spring Stampede 1999 Tacoma, WA 4/11/99 Key Points: -Hulk Hogan, DDP, and Sting all look to take the WCW World Heavyweight Title from the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Juventud Guerrera defeated Blitzkrieg to determine the #1 contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. At Spring Stampede, he teamed with Scott's brother and former tag team partner Rick to defeat Scott and Bagwell. Juventud Guerrera v. Blitzkrieg Winner of this gets a title shot on Nitro. On today's Taskmaster Talks with Kevin Sullivan, we are diving deep into WCW Spring Stampede 2000. Immediately it became clear that something had gone horribly wrong as Hogan screamed in genuine agony, which was a lot more convincing than his fake agonizing scream, but that goes without saying. Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match. Worst Match: Scotty Riggs Vs. Mikey Whipwreck. The midcard stuff is decent enough but there's some stuff in the main . WCW Spring Stampede: Tacoma, Washington: - Juventud Guerrera pinned Blitzkreig - Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hak (w/ Chastity) in a hardcore match a - Scotty Riggs pinned Mikey Whipwreck - Konnan pinned Disco Inferno - WCW Cruiserweight & Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Billy Kidman WCW Slamboree 2000. Bam . WCW Spring Stampede - Sunday, 4/16/2000 By . The Giant . . ECW popularized the hardcore style in the United States in the 1990s. A lot of stupid nonsense at the end stops this from being better than it is." Sting 5 April 26, 1999 . WCW Monday Nitro (April 5, 1999) Ric Flair vs Hollywood Hogan vs DDP vs Goldberg . Listen! Nitro actually had some suspense. 1999 - Spring Stampede .