WCW – 1998 Results

Worldwide – 1/3/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Steve McMichael about his 1997, the return of the Four Horsemen, being a titleholder in 97, and feuding with Bill Goldberg; featured a vignette on Dave Taylor’s wrestling family background; included Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Disco Inferno about his 1997 and defending the WCW TV Title into 1998:
WCW TV Champion Booker T & Stevie Ray (w/ Jackie) defeated La Parka & Silver King at 6:36 when Stevie Ray pinned La Parka after Stevie held La Parka up for an elevated Harlem sidekick from Booker; Booker did not appear with the TV title, was not introduced as the champion, and the commentary team made no mention of his title win the previous Monday on Nitro
Steve Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Bobby Walker & Jim Powers (w/ Teddy Long) at 4:32 when Taylor pinned Powers with a butterfly suplex after Regal blocked Powers’ attempt at a monkey flip to Taylor out of the corner; during the bout, the commentary team noted a gag order preventing them from discussing the events of Starrcade
Konnan (w/ Vincent) defeated Johnny Boone via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 4:12 after the 187 cradle DDT
Lorenzo pinned Mark Starr at 3:32 with an overhead suplex into a bridge
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Fit Finlay with a reversal into the Diamond Cutter at 3:29; DDP did not appear with the title, was not introduced as the champion, and the commentary team made no mention of his title win at Starrcade

The Main Event – 1/3/98 – Final episode; hosted by Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan with Mike Tenay & Lee Marshall on play-by-play for three exclusive matches; featured a closing segment in which Heenan celebrated and ran off the set:
Jim Powers & Bobby Walker (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Johnny Swinger & Casey Thompson at 2:41 when Walker pinned Swinger with a modified Blockbuster
Chavo Guerrero Jr pinned Hardbody Harrison at 2:45 with a La Majistral cradle
Disco Inferno defeated Scott Armstrong via submission in 4:33 with the standing reverse figure-4

WCW @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – January 3, 1998 (2,680)
Harlem Heat defeated High Voltage
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Fit Finlay defeated Bobby Walker
Bill Goldberg defeated Bobby Eaton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Barbarian & Meng
Ray Traylor defeated Buff Bagwell
Ric Flair pinned Curt Hennig with a roll up after Arn Anderson came ringside, distracting Hennig and an interfering Buff Bagwell

WCW @ Columbus, GA – Civic Center – January 4, 1998 (2,634)
Bill Goldberg pinned Brad Armstrong
Fit Finlay defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Ray Traylor defeated Dave Taylor
Harlem Heat defeated High Voltage
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Meng & the Barbarian
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Buff Bagwell

WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome – January 5, 1998 (26,773; 23,058 paid)
Debut at the venue
Monday Nitro:
WCW US Champion Dallas Page defeated Chris Jericho (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)
Bill Goldberg defeated Stevie Ray
John Nord defeated the Barbarian
Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Prince Iaukea
Ray Traylor, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, & Konnan
Rick Martel defeated Brad Armstrong
Perry Saturn & Scotty Riggs defeated Chris Benoit and Steve McMichael
Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage
Dark match after the show: Sting & Lex Luger defeated Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage

WCW @ Rome, GA – Forum – January 6, 1998 (2,179)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
1/10/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included a Souled Out 98 ad focusing on Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Rick Martel about his arrival to WCW; included a WCW merchandise ad featuring WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page and Public Enemy; featured a WCW Hotline segment with Okerlund in which he discussed a new story about someone possibly leaving WCW for another organization; included footage from Monday Nitro of the nWo arriving to the Georgia Dome in different limos, Randy Savage striking Eric Bischoff at ringside, and Kevin Nash then decking Savage; moments later, WCW World Champion Sting ran out to the ring to protect Lex Luger from an attack by the nWo; featured the announcement Chris Benoit, Disco Inferno, Eddie Guerrero, Ric Flair, Rick & Scott Steiner would be in action on Nitro; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Booker T about his recent singles title win and facing Disco Inferno later in the show; included an ad promoting the nWo Outsiders pin set; featured footage from Thunder in which JJ Dillon ruled that the WCW World Title was vacant; included a backstage promo by DDP about facing Nash on Thunder earlier in the week and his long history with Nash, then discussing facing Chris Jericho later in the show in a rematch from the Georgia Dome; featured an ad promoting WCWwrestling.com; included a Souled Out ad focusing on the Giant vs. Kevin Nash; featured footage from Thunder of WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner slapping a referee and the announcement he was fined for it:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera pinned El Dandy with the 450 splash at 5:13; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Guerrera winning the WCW Cruiserweight Title from the Ultimo Dragon on Thunder; Guerrera did not appear with the title belt as it was taped before the win
Bill Goldberg pinned Barry Horowitz with the spear and Jackhammer at the 18-second mark
Jim Duggan pinned Mark Starr at 3:00 with the Old Glory kneedrop
Glacier fought Ernest Miller to a no contest; following Miller’s entrance, Glacier fell out of the entranceway and was tended to by referees; moments later, Glacier told officials that it was Mortis, Wrath, & James Vandenberg responsible for the attack
Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Fit Finlay with the Tongan Death Grip at 4:51 after Finlay became distracted by Hart
Brad Armstrong defeated Joey Maggs via submission at 4:25 with a single leglock
Curt Hennig pinned the Renegade with the Hennig Plex at 3:13
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Disco Inferno with the Harlem Hangover at 5:51
Rick Martel defeated Mark Truian via submission with the Quebec Crab at 4:02 after avoiding a top rope attack
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Chris Jericho at 3:13 with a Diamond Cutter from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Jericho came out with a pressed, new tuxedo for ring announcer Dave Penzer; he then took the mic, apologized to Penzer for his recent actions, and gave him the gift; after the match, Jericho ripped off Penzer’s tuxedo jacket, threw it at the camera, and threw a tantrum at ringside
1/17/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included an ad promoting the new WCW Magazine; featured a video package hyping Larry Zbyszko vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall at Souled Out; included an ad promoting the WCW Signature Series t-shirts; featured a WCW Hotline segment in which Gene Okerlund teased a story about morale being low at a wrestling organization, and top stars may be leaving; included footage from Nitro highlighting the friction within the nWo; featured the announcement Ric Flair, Rick & Scott Steiner, Rick Martel, and Lex Luger would be in action on Nitro; included a backstage promo by Zbyszko on facing Hall at Souled Out, during which he mocked what Hall looked like when his career started and said he was a cross between Rhodes and Link from the Mod Squad; featured a nWo T-shirt ad with Hall and Buff Bagwell; included a video package hyping Randy Savage vs. Lex Luger at Souled Out; featured footage from Thunder of Hulk Hogan attacking WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page with Page’s own crutch, with Sting, Luger, and the Giant eventually fighting off the nWo; included a video package hyping the Giant vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash match at Souled Out; featured a video package recapping the recent miscommunication between the Steiners; included a video package hyping the Bret Hart vs. Flair match at Souled Out:
The Barbarian & Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Bobby Walker (w/ Teddy Long) & Bobby Eaton at 4:25 when Meng pinned Walker with the Tongan Death Grip after the Barbarian hit the boot to the face behind the referee’s back
Chris Adams pinned Dave Taylor with the superkick at 4:14
John Nord defeated Lizmark Jr. via submission with the camel clutch at 2:41; moments earlier, Lizmark slipped off the ropes and fell across the ring
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr., Super Calo, & Hector Garza defeated Psychosis, La Parka, & Silver King at 6:17 when Mysterio pinned La Parka with a springboard huricanrana after La Parka crotched himself on the top rope; Mysterio did not come out with the title belt nor was he announced as champion as his title win had not taken place by the time of the taping; during the final minutes of the match, it was wrestled as a singles match with the remaining team members fighting on the floor or watching from the floor (Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man)
Johnny Attitude pinned Lenny Lane with a reverse neckbreaker at 3:04
Marty Jannetty pinned Louie Spicolli with the Showstopper (Rocker Dropper) at 4:04
Prince Iaukea pinned Bobby Blaze with a crossbody off the top at 3:44
The Public Enemy defeated Disorderly Conduct at 4:35 when Rocco Rock pinned Mean Mike with the Drive By
Rick Martel defeated Hardbody Harrison via submission with the Quebec Crab at 4:03; prior to the match, footage was shown of Martel challenging WCW TV Champion Booker T after helping him on Nitro
Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Scott Norton & Vincent in a handicap match at 1:38 by pinning Vincent with a belly to belly suplex; the match was to have been a tag team match but Scott did not appear, with Rick then opting to do the match alone; prior to the bout, Rick told Dibiase that he wasn’t worried about “Virgil” and would focus on Norton; Norton worked the match by himself before tagging out for the finish; after the contest, Scott ran out to clear the ring, with the Steiners and Dibiase then leaving ringside together
Dark match after the taping: WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Guerrero

WCW @ Daytona Beach, FL – Ocean Center – January 8, 1998 (4,121)
Thunder – debut episode on TBS; featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall on commentary; included an in-ring segment with Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff in which Hogan claimed Sting could never beat him fairly and that he worships at his feet; featured Mike Tenay conducting an interview with JJ Dillon in which Dillon reversed the decision of the opening match, awarding it to Randy Savage; moments later, Lex Luger came out and said he would do what was needed agains the nWo, and so would the rest of the WCW locker room:
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) defeated Chris Adams via reverse decision; Adams initially scored the pinfall at 2:30 after Lex Luger came ringside and hit Savage in the head with a steel chair; JJ Dillon later reversed the decision
Rick Martel defeated Louie Spicolli via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:18; prior to the bout, Spicolli wore a T-shirt which read “The Real Innovator of the Death Valley Driver”
Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned Michiyoshi Ohara (w/ Sonny Onoo) with a headbutt off the top at 2:58
Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho via submission with the figure-4 at 4:44; prior to the bout, Jericho took the mic and said he was embarrassed and ashamed of his behavior as of late and presented ring announcer David Penzer with a new suit jacket; after the match, Jericho threw a tantrum and tore Penzer’s suit jacket
The Giant pinned Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 2:02 with the chokeslam
Bill Goldberg pinned Steve McMichael with the spear and Jackhammer at 2:22
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buff Bagwell & Konnan
Ray Traylor pinned Scott Hall with the sidewalk slam at 4:19 after Hall became distracted by Larry Zbyzsko at ringside; Hall came out in possession of one of the nWo Tag Team title belts
Juventud Guerrera pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Ultimo Dragon to win the title
Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton
WCW US Champion Dallas Page defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification
Dark match after the show: Sting defeated Hulk Hogan

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 9, 1998
Television taping

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 10, 1998
Television taping

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 11, 1998
Television taping

WCW @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – January 12, 1998 (8,718; 7,604 paid)
Brian Adams and Mike Graham were backstage at the show
Monday Nitro:
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
Marty Jannetty defeated Black Cat
Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 6:52; after the bout, Raven attacked Benoit while Perry Saturn, to prevent a save, attacked Malenko
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Perry Saturn
Lex Luger defeated Hugh Morrus
Steve McMichael defeated Chris Jericho
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Jim Neidhart fought Ric Flair to a double disqualification
Kevin Nash & Scott Hall (w/ Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles when both men pinned Rick after Savage went to hit the flying elbowsmash on Nash as Nash had Rick covered, with Rick kicking out of the cover and Savage accidentally striking Rick instead

WCW @ Lakeland, FL – Jenkins Arena – January 15, 1998 (5,384; 3,689 paid)
Thunder – featured Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with the Giant about Kevin Nash, with Giant taking a sign from Lodi at ringside which read “Nash Rulz, Giant Drools,” and dropping Lodi, Sick Boy, and Scotty Riggs with the chokeslam; Giant then threw Perry Saturn off him and press slammed Billy Kidman from the ring onto Hammer, in the crowd; Nash then entered the ring and goaded Giant to putting his hands on him, eventually throwing coffee in Giant’s face as he walked away; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with JJ Dillon, with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page then walking out to talk about him being mugged after Nitro; Page, using a crutch, then said he would still compete and would sign a waiver of liability at Dillon’s request; included Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff conducting an in-ring promo in which Hogan insulted Dillon and said he would put Sting out of wrestling:
Ray Traylor, Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Black Cat, O’Hara, & Gedo at 7:05 when Scott pinned Gedo with the Steiner Screwdriver; during the bout, Mike Tenay received word that WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page was mugged after Nitro and may not be able to compete in the night’s main event
Ernest Miller pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 3:34 with the Feliner
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall fought Louie Spicolli to a no contest; prior to the bout, Hall surveyed the crowd on whether they were there to see WCW or the nWo, then asking Spicolli the same; Spicolli replied that Hall was his hero; moments later, Larry Zbyszko came out and told Spicolli that Hall was afraid of him, with Spicolli then attacking Zbyszko; Zbyszko eventually cleared the ring of both of them; Hall wore both the nWo and WCW tag team belts to the ring
Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Lion Tamer at 4:29; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WCW Cruiserweight Title shot at Souled Out
Bill Goldberg fought Chavo Guerrero Jr. to a no contest when, during Chavo’s entrance, Disco Inferno came to the ring and danced; Guerrero then insulted Disco before sustaining the Chart Buster; moments later, Goldberg came out and hit the spear and Jackhammer on Disco
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera to win the title at 9:48 with a hurricanrana into a roll up after avoiding the champion’s 450 splash (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
Lex Luger & WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ Hulk Hogan) & Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) via disqualification at 3:32 when Hogan interfered, only to sustain Luger’s Tortrue Rack; moments later, Luger put Nash in the same hold after Savage came off the top with a double axe handle, accidentally hitting his partner instead of Luger; moments later, Hogan accidentally kicked Savage in the stomach after aiming for Luger; the Giant then came out and hit a chokeslam on Hogan as Savage watched; Vincent, WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall, Konnan, Buff Bagwell, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan then came out to attack Giant before Sting came out and made the save; Page originally came out on a crutch, with Luger convincing him to go backstage and not compete in the match
Dark match after the show: Sting defeated Scott Hall

WCW @ Shreveport, LA – Hirsch Memorial Coliseum – January 18, 1998 (8,112)
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Jim Duggan defeated Dave Taylor
Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
The Giant defeated Scott Hall
Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs (sub. for Fit Finlay)
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Meng
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Buff Bagwell (sub. for Curt Hennig, out with surgery)

Pro – 1/18/98 – hosted by Scott Hudson & Larry Zbyszko; featured a backstage promo by Zbyszko on facing WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall the following week at Souled Out; included a video package hyping Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair at Souled Out; featured footage recapping JJ Dillon holding up the WCW World Title from the Jan. 8 Thunder; included footage from the Jan. 4 Nitro of the nWo arriving to the Georgia Dome in different limos, Randy Savage striking Eric Bischoff at ringside, and Kevin Nash then decking Savage; moments later, WCW World Champion Sting ran out to the ring to protect Lex Luger from an attack by the nWo; featured a video package hyping the Giant vs. Nash at Souled Out:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Mike Anthony at 2:59 with the huricanrana into a roll up; no mention was made of Mysterio’s title win earlier in the week
The Barbarian & Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Todd Griffith & Hardbody Harrison at 2:33 when Meng pinned Harrison with the Tongan Death Grip
Barry Darsow defeated Tony Carr via submission with a standing wristlock at 2:43
Horshu pinned Hector Guerrero with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle at 3:00
Harlem Heat (w/ Jackie) defeated High Voltage at 4:30 when Stevie Ray pinned Kaos after an elevated Harlem sidekick double team; Booker T was not announced as WCW TV Champion nor did he appear with the belt as the match was taped in advance of his title win

WCW @ New Orleans, LA – Superdome – January 19, 1998
Jim Duggan defeated Louie Spicolli
Monday Nitro – included the announcement that the show would expand to three hours permanently the following week; featured Eric Bischoff conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan in which Hogan said he would beat the Giant later in the show and go on to regain the WCW World Title from Sting; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with the Giant regarding his match later in the show against Hogan; moments later, Kevin Nash interrupted with Randy Savage then appearing and attempting to attack Nash until Hogan appeared and ran Savage off; Hogan then attacked the Giant with Sting’s baseball bat until Sting came down from the rafters, attacked Hogan, and reclaimed possession of his bat:
Rick Martel defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Boston Crab
Chris Benoit defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Ernest Miller pinned Jerry Flynn with a kick off the top
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buff Bagwell & Konnan (w/ Vincent) when Scott pinned Konnan following the Steiner Screwdriver
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) with the Harlem Hangover; after the match, Mortis attacked the champion until Rick Martel made the save; moments later, Booker agreed to give Martel a title shot at Souled Out
Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera via submission with the Liontamer
Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall via disqualification when Randy Savage attacked Luger
The Giant pinned Hulk Hogan (w/ Eric Bischoff)
Dark match after the show: Sting, Lex Luger, & the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Konnan, & Buff Bagwell

WCW @ Thibodaux, LA – Civic Center – January 20, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
1/24/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Neidhart about the Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair match later in the night as part of Souled Out; featured a video package hyping the Giant vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash match at Souled Out; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. about facing Chris Jericho as part of Souled Out; featured a WCW Hotline segment in which Okerlund said he would have breaking news during the pay-per-view and rumors about Hulk Hogan; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured a video package hyping Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage at Souled Out; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Rick Martel about challenging WCW TV Champion Booker T as part of Souled Out; included an ad promoting Thunder, with highlights from the previous week’s show; featured the announcement WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Rick Martel, Jim Neidhart, and Steve McMichael would be part of Nitro, which switches to 3 hours on Monday; included a WCW Power Plant ad; featured a video package hyping Hart vs. Flair at Souled Out; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Glacier & Ernest Miller about their differences, being back together, and facing their old enemies Mortis, Wrath, & James Vandenberg; featured the announcement Booker, Dean Malenko, Giant, Rick & Scott Steiner would be part of next week’s Thunder; included an ad promoting the WCW Signature Series T-shirts of Sting, Flair, and the Giant; featured a video package hyping Larry Zbyszko vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall at Souled Out (the final episode with Schiavone & Rhodes on commentary):
Bill Goldberg pinned Mike Tolbert at the 26-second mark with the spear and Jackhammer
Chris Benoit (sub. for Steve McMichael) (w/ Steve McMichael) fought Raven to a no contest at the 30-second mark when McMichael, Perry Saturn, Van Hammer, Kidman, Lodi, Sick Boy, and Scotty Riggs interfered; prior to the bout, Raven took the mic and said it would be No DQ; following McMichael’s entrance, he took the mic and said, like Raven, he picks his own spots as well and said there was someone backstage that wanted a piece of Raven; moments later, Benoit came out; after the contest, Benoit and Raven fought their way backstage as McMichael cleared the ring of the entire Flock
Jim Neidhart pinned Wayne Bloom at 3:39 with a shoulderblock into the ring
Bobby Walker (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Chad Fortune at 3:19 with Quitting Time
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera with the huricanrana at 2:49; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero injuring Mysterio’s knee on Thunder; Mysterio’s sold the knee throughout the match; after the contest, Jericho – wearing a Mysterio T-shirt – came out, took the mic, and congratulated Mysterio; Jericho went on to talk up their match at Souled Out as the crowd chanted “Jericho sucks” and spoke about all his “Jerimaniacs;” the two then shook hands before Jericho attacked Mysterio and locked him in the Liontamer; moments later, Guerrera helped make the save, with the two double teaming Jericho before Juvi launched Mysterio in the air to dropkick Jericho over the top rope to the floor
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Attitude via submission with the Quebec Crab at 2:17 after a spinebuster; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Kidman and Perry Saturn throwing Martel through a glass door on Thunder, but Martel then beating Saturn in a match
Eddie Guerrero pinned Johnny Swinger with a back suplex and the frog splash; prior to Gurrero’s entrance, Disco Inferno came out, took the mic, told Swinger that no one came to see him wrestle but they came to see Disco dance; moments later, Disco hit the Chartbuster on Swinger; Guerrero then ran out for the bout; there was no opening bell and Guerrero hit the two offensive moves to win
Barry Darsow defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Barely Legal standing armbar at 4:06; early in the bout, there was an audible chant of “Repo Man”
Mortis & Wrath (w/ James Vandenberg) defeated Glacier & Ernest Miller at 7:07 when Wrath pinned Miller after a sit-down powerbomb / neckbreaker combo; during Glacier & Miller’s entrance, Vandenberg attacked Glacier from behind with a club; late in the match, after Miller wrestled the entirety himself, Glacier hit the standing sidekick to his partner and then left ringside
Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase & Scott Steiner) defeated Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 5:37 when Buff Bagwell attacked Rick; after the match, Dibiase, Vincent, Ray Traylor, and Konnan took part in a fight in the ring and at ringside, with Scott eventually running back out to the ring and making the save; Scott was backstage for much of the match; after the bout, Scott posed while Dibiase and Traylor tended to Rick
1/31/98 – the debut of the new commentary team of Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay; featured an ad promoting WCWwrestling.com; included an ad promoting the WCW Signature Series T-shirts of Sting, Ric Flair, and the Giant; featured a video package hyping Sting vs. Hulk Hogan for the vacant WCW World Title at SuperBrawl; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of the growing tension between Randy Savage and the nWo; included the announcement Jim Neidhart, Lex Luger, Steve McMichael, Rick & Scott Steiner would be in action on Monday’s Nitro; featured a backstage promo by Raven in which he discussed his long history with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, said they had the same mentor, that DDP brings his “trashy Nitro wife” out each week, and noted “the snake” gave Raven the DDT; included a nWo T-shirt ad with Buff Bagwell and WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall; featured an ad promoting the Boston Brawl pay-per-listen show later that night on WCWwrestling.com; included highlights from Thunder; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg and Rick Martel would be in action on Thunder; included Lee Marshall conducted a backstage interview with DDP about Raven’s comments earlier in the show, with DDP then discussing facing Chris Benoit and noting how hard Benoit worked to get where he was, how promoters don’t see him as a top guy but the fans think differently, and how he wanted to help Benoit get to that next step:
Jim Duggan pinned Louie Spicolli with the Old Glory knee drop at 3:56; during the bout, the commentary team noted Spicolli was wearing an inside out Syxx shirt
Wayne Bloom & Mike Enose defeated Disorderly Conduct at 3:44 when Bloom scored the pin after a double team head spike
Eddie Guerrero pinned Len Denton with the frog splash at 4:27; prior to the bout, the commentary team discussed the 1994 When Worlds Collide pay-per-view that Guerrero was part of
Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Nagata Lock at the 18-second mark; prior to Nagata’s entrance, Disco Inferno came out, told Horowitz no one came to see him wrestle and they instead came to see Disco dance, and then hit the Chart Buster on Horowitz
Mortis & Wrath (w/ James Vandenberg) defeated Villano IV & V at 4:57 when Wrath pinned V with the Death Penalty after an elbow drop off the top; prior to the match, footage from Nitro was shown of the two miscommunicating during and after Wrath’s match with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page; during the bout, it was announced Randy Savage would face Lex Luger in a No DQ match at SuperBrawl
John Nord defeated Evan Karagias via submission with a camel clutch at 3:07; prior to the bout, Nord wore a T-shirt to the ring that read “Beat Me”
Glacier pinned Bobby Blaze with the Cryonic Kick at 3:03; after the match, Ernest Miller ran out and attacked Glacier, eventually scaring Glacier backstage and Miller chasing after him
Chris Adams pinned Renegade with the superkick at 4:22
Steve McMichael pinned Kidman (w/ Lodi) with the tombstone at 4:39 after Kidman struck the corner; during the bout, footage was shown of Davey Boy Smith debuting on Monday’s Nitro against McMichael
Bill Goldberg pinned Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) with the spear and Jackhammer at 7:16; during the bout, the commentary team discussed rumors of WCW starting a toughman division; late in the bout, Goldberg hit a powerslam that inadvertantly dropped Meng onto his head; moments later, Goldberg gorilla press slammed an interfering Hart onto his head as well

WCW @ Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Civic Center – January 22, 1998
Thunder:
Scott Steiner defeated Konnan via disqualification
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Super Calo defeated La Parka & Silver King
Dean Malenko pinned Marty Jannetty
Bill Goldberg pinned Kendall Windham
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification when Chris Jericho interfered
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho
Rick Martel defeated Perry Saturn
The Giant defeated Scott Hall via disqualification when Kevin Nash interfered

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 1988
1/24/98 – included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Chris Benoit regarding his upcoming match with Raven at Souled Out, with Benoit saying he would show Raven pain and suffering; featured a WCW Motorsports segment with comments from Mark Martin; included footage from the 1/15/98 Thunder of Randy Savage accidentally striking Lex Luger when Kevin Nash moved out of the way, with Hulk Hogan then accidentally striking Savage and Sting, Luger, and the Giant eventually clearing the nWo from the ring; featured a video package recapping the feud between Nash and the Giant to promote their match at Souled Out; included Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Larry Zbyszko regarding his match against Scott Hall on Souled Out, during which Zbyszko alluded to facing Hall back when he was world champion, then adding he changed the course of wrestling in August 1980 and would do the same for the New World Order at Souled Out:
The Giant pinned Vincent at 1:20 with the chokeslam
Super Calo pinned Barry Houston at 2:34 with a leg rollup off the top rope
Silver King pinned Lizmark Jr. at 3:34 after an airplane spin
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) with the Diamond Cutter at 2:53; Page did not appear with the title belt nor was he announced as champion
John Nord defeated Roadblock via submission with a Camel Clutch at 2:36
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) pinned Chris Adams with a bodyslam and the flying elbowsmash at around the 3-minute mark after Elizabeth caused Adams to crotch himself on the top rope behind the back of referee Charles Robinson

Souled Out 98 – Dayton, OH – Hara Arena – January 24, 1998 (5,486; sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with JJ Dillon, in possession of the WCW World Title, in which he spoke with the executive committee and Roddy Piper about what to do with the held up title; moments later, Piper appeared and said the decisions made regarding the title would stick and then asked Sting, Hulk Hogan, and Scott Hall to come out; Hall and Hogan then appeared alongside Eric Bischoff; Piper then named Hall as the top contender but a new champion would have to be determined before he got a title shot; Piper said Sting would face Hogan at SuperBrawl for the held up championship, with Hogan then facing off against Sting; Hall then walked out, leaving Hogan in the ring with Sting and Piper; Hogan and Bischoff eventually left ringside:
Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Lizmark Jr., & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated La Parka, Psychosis, Silver King, & El Dandy at 9:30 when Guerrero pinned Psychosis with the tornado DDT after Psychosis missed a charge in the corner; Mike Tenay provided guest commentary for the match; following the contest, La Parka hit all the other wrestlers with a steel chair before then dancing on top of the chair
Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a No DQ match via KO with the Crippler Crossface at 10:36 after reversing an attempt at the DDT; after the bout, Billy Kidman, Lodi, Sick Boy, and Scotty Riggs came out, with Dean Malenko then appearing to make the save for Benoit and clear the ring; moments later, Van Hammer carried Raven backstage
Chris Jericho defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission with the Liontamer to win the title after reversing a hurricanrana off the top at 8:22; Mike Tenay did guest commentary for the bout; after the contest, Jericho took the mic and said it was the greatest moment of his life; moments later, when the fans booed Jericho, he said he would give them a reason to boo then and then tore off Mysterio’s knee brace and beat him with it; Jericho then threw Mysterio to the floor and rammed a steel tool box into Mysterio’s already injured knee before then leaving ringside and saying he was sorry (Mysterio’s last appearance for 6 months) (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Rick Martel with the Harlem Hangover at 10:48; after the bout, Martel took the title belt from the referee, then gave it to Booker, and held his hand up in victory; the two men then shook hands; after Booker left the ring, Perry Saturn jumped out of the crowd and attacked Martel until Booker ran back in the ring to make the save
Larry Zbyszko (w/ Dusty Rhodes as his mystery cornerman) defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ Louie Spicolli) via disqualification at 9:16 when, after Rhodes cleared the ring of an interfering Spicolli, he accidentally struck Zbyszko with an elbow to the head when Hall moved out of the way; moments later, Rhodes took off his shirt to reveal an nWo shirt underneath and then dropped the Bionic Elbow on Zbyszko, prompting the referee to stop the match; after the bout, Rhodes hit the move again, with Hall and Spicolli hitting elbow drops as well; Hall then placed Rhodes’ WCW hat across Zbyszko’s face before the three left the ring; Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan called the remainder of the show themselves
Ray Traylor, Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Konnan, Buff Bagwell, & Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) at 12:21 when Scott pinned Konnan with the Steiner Screwdriver; during the bout, it was noted Scott had been fined $15,000 in recent weeks for manhandling officials; after the bout, Scott and Bagwell, who didn’t come to blows during the match, had words and had a pose off as Bagwell left ringside
WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff) pinned the Giant at 10:48 after throwing hot coffee into the Giant’s face behind the referee’s back, hitting a low blow, and following with a powerbomb where the Giant landed awkwardly on his head; late in the contest, the Giant picked Bischoff up from the apron and hit a chokeslam; after the contest, the trainer came out with several referees to tend to the Giant
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 18:04 following a superplex; prior to the match, Hart gave his sunglasses to a ringside fan (Hart’s in-ring debut)
Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) via submission with the Torture Rack at 7:07 after Savage collided with WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall on the ring apron; late in the bout, Hall, armed with a steel chair, and Hulk Hogan appeared ringside, with Hogan trying to stop Hall from interfering on behalf of Savage; after the contest, Hogan, Hall, Buff Bagwell, Vincent, WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash, Scott Norton, and Konnan ganged up on Luger until Sting came out to make the save; moments later, Luger put Nash in the Torture Rack while Sting put Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock to end the broadcast

Pro – 1/25/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Chris Benoit about his feud with Raven; featured footage from the Jan. 15 Thunder of the Giant, Lex Luger, and Sting fighting off the nWo at the end of the show:
Disco Inferno pinned Barry Horowitz with the Chartbuster at 1:26; during the bout, the commentary team of Scott Hudson & Larry Zbyszko made vague comments about Zbyszko’s match the night before at Souled Out against WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall and the Giant’s match against WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash, with no mention of Dusty Rhodes joining the nWo or the Giant’s neck injury
Bobby Eaton pinned Mike Anthony with a kneedrop off the top at 3:05; after the bout, the two hugged
Greg Valentine pinned Mike Tolbert at 5:09 with a standing elbow to the back of Tolbert’s neck
Psychosis pinned Tim Cheeks

WCW @ Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – January 26, 1998
Monday Nitro – the first episode of Nitro in its permanent 3-hour timeslot; included Gene Oklerlund with the Nitro girls at a Nitro party at the University Of Tennessee-Chattanooga sorority; featured the announcement by JJ Dillon that Kevin Nash’s powerbomb or any version of it would be banned and warned of fines if anyone used the move:
The Ultimo Dragon defeated El Dandy via submission with the Dragon Sleeper
Bill Goldberg pinned Brad Armstrong with the Jackhammer
Konnan (w/ Vincent) defeated Jerry Flynn via submission with the Tequila Sunrise
Buff Bagwell (w/ Vincent) defeated Rick Steiner (w/ Ted DiBiase) via disqualification when Scott Steiner interfered and attacked Vincent
Jim Neidhart pinned Wayne Bloom with a powerslam off the turnbuckle
Psychosis pinned Chavo Guerrero, Jr. with the legdrop off the top
Juventud Guerrera defeated Louie Spicolli via disqualification when Randy Savage came to the ring and attacked Guerrera; after the match, Savage called out Lex Luger, but the New World Order came out instead, with Savage saying he no longer needed their help; Savage then told Hulk Hogan that if he took care of Sting, maybe he’d get his title back
Raven pinned Mortis (w/ James Vandenberg) with the DDT
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Wrath (w/ James Vandenberg) with the Diamond Cutter
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Saturn via disqualification when the Flock interfered
Davey Boy Smith pinned Steve McMichael with a powerslam (Smith’s surprise debut)
Ray Traylor defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification when Nash hit the powerbomb; after the match, Nash was handcuffed and escorted backstage by police
Scott Hall defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Randy Savage attacked Luger; moments later, Sting came down from the rafters, attacked Savage, and put him in the Scorpion Deathlock

WCW @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – January 29, 1998
Thunder – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall; featured the debut of a new metallic entrance set; included Mike Tenay conducting an interview with WCW Commissioner JJ Dillon, who announced Kevin Nash had been fined $50,000 for using the powerbomb on Nitro; Jerry Lee Lewis was shown in attendance, sitting behind Raven’s Flock; featured a promo for the Boston Brawl Internet pay-per-listen on Saturday for $7.95 on WCWwrestling.com; included an in-ring promo by Scott Hall in which he asked whatever happened to his WCW World Title shot he earned at World War 3, then introducing Dusty Rhodes; Rhodes then claimed the WCW suits had forced him down the ladder until he was forced to carry the commentary team, with Rhodes telling “the marks on the Internet” that he wouldn’t be making an in-ring comeback; featured Tenay conducting an interview with suspended referee Nick Patrick, who said all referees have their own way of counting pinfalls, his lawyers were fighting to get him back into the ring, and that he wanted to officiate the Hulk Hogan vs. Sting match for the vacant WCW World Title:
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Sick Boy at 4:44 after tossing Sick Boy into the air and hitting the Diamond Cutter; after the bout, Lodi was about to hop the rail but Riggs smacked him and sat him back down
Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Duggan at 4:14 with the Tongan Death Grip after Hart distracted Duggan after he broke his 2×4 over Meng’s back
Raven pinned Marty Jannetty at 3:58 in a No DQ Match with the Evenflow
Bill Goldberg pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 1:34 after the spear and Jackhammer
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ Dusty Rhodes) pinned Disco Inferno at 2:58 after the Outsider’s Edge
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Perry Saturn at 3:12 with an O’Connor Roll after Saturn collided with Rick Martel, who was fighting off the interfering Lodi, Billy Kidman, Sick Boy, and Riggs; after the bout, Martel argued with Booker after Saturn shoved the champion into him
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero at 6:38 when Benoit forced Jericho to submit to the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Mike Tenay interviewed Benoit, who stated he didn’t need a title belt to prove how good he was, with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page interrupting and claiming Benoit is overlooked just like he was, with Page offering Benoit a shot at his belt
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted DiBiase) defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash & Konnan (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall) via disqualification at 4:52 when Nash hit Rick with a title belt as he had Konnan pinned following a powerslam; the titles were at stake in the match; late in the bout, Scott missed a tag from Rick, as he was busy having a posedown with Buff Bagwell at ringside; after the contest, Nash powerbombed referee Charles Robinson, with Nash being handcuffed and taken away by security

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 1998
Worldwide – 1/31/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Dean Malenko about his title histories and future goals in the industry; featured Marshal conducting a backstage interview with Ray Traylor about his feud with the nWo:
Yuji Nagata defeated Sumo Fuji via submission with the Nagata Lock at 2:14
Fit Finlay defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:23 via submission with a modified Crossface Chicken Wing
La Parka pinned Barry Houston at 4:02 with a twisting leap off the top rope; during the bout, Bobo Brazil’s passing was noted; at one point during the match, La Parka pulled Houston off the top rope and onto a steel chair set up on the floor
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) pinned the Ultimo Dragon with the flying elbowsmash at 2:29; Dragon received boos and Savage received cheers during their entrances
Meng & the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Dave Heath & Michael Nova at 3:33 when Meng pinned Nova with the Tongan Death Grip
Lex Luger pinned Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) with the running forearm at 2:51 after Norton collided with Vincent on the apron

WCW @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – January 31, 1998 (18,759; sell out)
Boston Brawl – pay-per-listen Internet-exclusive audio show; the card started at 8:50 pm due to a Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers game earlier that day in the same venue; reportedly only 300 customers out of more than 12,000 purchases could gain access to the show; WCW later refunded all orders
Bill Goldberg pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 1:20 with the Jackhammer
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Michael Wallstreet (sub. for Rick Martel) at 6:06 with a spin kick
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via submission with the Liontamer at 15:28
Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Steve McMichael pinned Greg Valentine (sub. for Curt Hennig) with the tombstone at 8:59
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Raven & Perry Saturn at 8:15 after Scott hit Saturn with the Frankensteiner
Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 15:32
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 13:22
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Lex Luger, & Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for the Giant) defeated Randy Savage, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash when Savage submitted to Luger’s Torture Rack
Sting pinned Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match at 12:33 with the Scorpion Death Drop after Randy Savage’s interference backfired; after the bout, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash came out and attacked Sting

WCW @ San Antonio, TX – AlamoDome – February 2, 1998 (20,000)
Scotty Riggs defeated Jose Lothario Jr.
Monday Nitro – included WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash cutting an in-ring promo in which he said he was going to do what he wanted and use the powerbomb whenever he wanted and didn’t care about being fined because Hulk Hogan could pay them for him; featured a promo by Hogan in which he said he gave Nash OK to use the powerbomb and put everyone in the hospital:
Juventud Guerrera pinned Psychosis with the 450 splash
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Billy Kidman via submission with the Dragon Sleeper; after the bout, Raven’s Flock attacked Dragon
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo via submission with the Liontamer
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Lord Steven Regal with the Harlem Sidekick
Konnan (w/ Vincent) pinned Hugh Morrus
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ Dusty Rhodes) pinned Jim Neidhart with the Outsider’s Edge; after the bout, Louie Spicolli and Nash attacked Neidhart; moments later, Davey Boy Smith made the save
Bill Goldberg pinned Mark Starr with the Jackhammer
Steve McMichael fought Davey Boy Smith to a double count-out
Raven pinned Disco Inferno with the DDT
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buff Bagwell & WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash when Scott pinned Bagwell with the Frankensteiner
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) defeated Sting via disqualification at 4:00 when Hulk Hogan interfered and pulled Savage off Sting after Savage hit the flying elbowsmash on Sting; prior to the bout, Savage took the mic from ring announcer Michael Buffer and cut a promo on Lex Luger; during his entrance, Sting was lowered from the ceiling of the arena; after the match, as Hogan and Savage argued, Lex Luger ran out, pulled Savage from the ring, and brawled with him up the aisle; moments later, Sting fought off Konnan, Vincent, and Hogan before Luger ran back in the ring to hold off the nWo (The Very Best of Nitro)

WCW @ Corpus Christi, TX – February 3, 1998 (3,100 paid)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/7/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured a video package hyping Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage in a No DQ match at SuperBrawl VIII; included an ad promoting the WCW/nWo Bruise Cruise; featured a WCW Hotline segment in which Gene Okerlund discussed one of wrestling’s biggest names possibly jumping ship; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg, Eddie Guerrero, Steve McMichael, and Raven would be on Monday Nitro and the main event would be Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash; included a backstage promo by Jim Duggan in which he talked about still being himself in the modern era and not being preoccupied, like so many others, about their next big movie or what food they had waiting for them back in the dressing room; featured a video package recapping the Giant’s neck injury at Souled Out; included footage from Nitro of Nash complaining that Billy Kidman wasn’t fined for using his variation of the powerbomb and accused WCW of playing favorites, then adding he would do what he want when he wanted; footage was then shown of Nash & Buff Bagwell vs. the Steiners from Nitro; featured footage from Thunder of the Steiners arguing after Hall shoved Rick off the top into Scott and of WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Chris Benoit; included the announcement WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho, Raven, Disco Inferno, and DDP would be part of next week’s Thunder; featured a nWo promo by Bagwell on facing Scott Steiner at SuperBrawl; included a video package hyping Hulk Hogan vs. Sting for the vacant WCW World Title at SuperBrawl; featured the announcement Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart, Chris Adams, and Meng would be in action on the next week’s show, with the main event of Konnan & Vincent vs. the Steiners:
Ernest Miller pinned Glacier at 2:36 with the Feliner after avoiding the Cryonic Kick
Public Enemy defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong at 3:46 when Rocco Rock pinned Scott with the Drive By
Bobby Blaze pinned Barry Horowitz with a northern lights suplex at 3:24
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Liontamer at 5:17 after reversing a headscissors attempt; Jericho wore a Rey Mysterio Jr. T-shirt to the ring; prior to the bout, Jericho cut an in-ring promo in which he talked about his winning streak and said he would never lose his newly-won title again; during the contest, the announce team said they would have an announcement regarding SuperBrawl by the end of the show
Louie Spicolli pinned Mark Starr with the Death Valley Driver at 3:43; Spicolli wore an Outsiders T-shirt for the match (Spicolli’s last WCW Saturday Night appearance)
Bill Goldberg pinned Disco Inferno with the spear and Jackhammer at 1:46; prior to the bout, Disco cut an in-ring promo in which he claimed all the fans came to see him dance, and then danced
Chris Adams pinned Brad Armstrong with the superkick at 4:26; during the bout, the commentary team said their SuperBrawl announcement set for later in the show would be that of a new match added to the card; after the contest, Glacier came out and praised Adams’ win but took issue with Adams using his move, with Adams saying he was using the superkick when Glacier was a “punk kid” in the front row; Adams then challenged Glacier to let him see how it should be done, with Glacier backing off and leaving the ring
Greg Valentine pinned Mike Tolbert with an elbow to the head at 2:01
Eddie Guerrero pinned Silver King at 4:38 with a suplex and frog splash after lifting his knees to block a moonsault off the top
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via disqualification at the 33-second mark when the Flock ran out and attacked Benoit; prior to the bout, it was announced Benoit would challenge WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at SuperBrawl; prior to the match, Raven cut a promo on taking the Crippler Crossface at Souled Out but not tapping out, then noting he made sure Benoit felt his DDT on Thunder; following Benoit’s entrance, he took the mic and said Raven’s chapter of his career was over but Raven wouldn’t let him close the book; after the contest, Benoit was eventually beaten down by Kidman, Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Lodi, and Raven; moments later, Mark Starr, Scott & Steve Armstrong, Bobby Blaze, Barry Horowitz, and Mike Tolbert ran out to pull the two men apart; Benoit eventually broke away and went after Raven, with Kidman and later Riggs diving over the top rope onto all of the wrestlers; Benoit eventually got back in the ring and his music played as the show ended
2/14/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured a video package hyping Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage at SuperBrawl VIII; included a video package on WCW TV Champion Booker T; featured Tenay discussing the latest WCW Hotline stories from Gene Okerlund; included footage from Nitro of WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho agreeing to defend against Juventud Guerrera at SuperBrawl, with Juvi also putting his mask on the line; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Yuji Nagata and Sonny Onoo on Nagata prepares to face Chris Adams later in the show; featured footage from Nitro of JJ Dillon confronting Nick Patrick and having him led away by security; included the announcement Davey Boy Smith would be in action on Nitro; featured a video package on Bill Goldberg; included footage from Thunder of Hogan calling out Bret Hart, Randy Savage punching Hogan, and the two then fighting at the end of the show before Sting helped clear the nWo from the ring; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg, WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Neidhart, Steve McMichael, and Chris Benoit would be part of next week’s Thunder; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Jimmy Hart; included a video package recapping the tension between Rick & Scott Steiner but then overcoming them to regain the WCW Tag Team Titles on Nitro:
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Dave Taylor & Doc Dean at 4:06 when Smith pinned Dean with the running powerslam, moments after Neidhart hit a slingshot shoulderblock into the ring; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Smith and Steve McMichael brawling during Thunder
Sick Boy (w/ Lodi) defeated the Renegade via submission with the Cure at 2:32 after hitting a Thesz Press; late in the bout, Kidman also appeared ringside
Jerry Flynn pinned Len Denton with a spin kick at 1:04; prior to Flynn’s entrance, Disco Inferno came out, took the mic, said no one came to see Denton wrestle but they came to see Disco dance; moments later, Disco attacked Denton from behind and hit the Chart Buster before leaving ringside; during the contest, it was announced WCW TV Champion Booker T would face Perry Saturn at SuperBrawl VIII
Villano IV & V defeated Disorderly Conduct at 4:20 after a crossbody off the top by one Villano as the opponent was on the other’s shoulders
Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Chris Adams via TKO at 4:40 with the Nagata Lock, moments after Glacier slid into the ring behind the referee’s back and hit the Cryonic Kick to the back of Adams’ head
Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Kendall Windham with the Tongan Death Grip at 3:50; prior to the bout, footage from Thunder was shown of Meng applying the Tongan Death Grip on the Barbarian when Meng wouldn’t break the hold on Hugh Morrus
Marty Jannetty pinned Frankie Lancaster with the Showstopper at 3:03
El Dandy & Silver King defeated Juventud Guerrero & Super Calo at 5:25 when Dandy pinned Calo with a la magistral cradle
Hugh Morrus pinned Rick Fuller with the No Laughing Matter at 3:48; during the bout, it was noted Larry Zbyszko would face Louie Spicolli at SuperBrawl VIII and that Scott Hall & Kevin Nash would now challenge WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Konnan & Vincent at 5:03 when Rick pinned Vincent with the bulldog off the top double team

WCW @ Beaumont, TX – Civic Center – February 5, 1998 (4,900; sell out)
Thunder:
Hugh Morrus pinned La Parka
Bill Goldberg pinned Jim Powers
Kidman pinned Juventud Guerrera
Silver King, Villano IV & V defeated Super Calo, Lizmark Jr., & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell & Konnan via disqualification
Raven pinned Marty Jannetty
Perry Saturn pinned Disco Inferno
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page fought Chris Benoit to a no contest at 6:04 when Raven, Lodi, Sick Boy, Hammer, Riggs, and Kidman ran in the ring after Page called for the Diamond Cutter; prior to the match, it was announced Rick & Scott Steiner had agreed to face WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall Monday on Nitro; after the bout, Raven dropped Benoit with the DDT before Page cleared the Flock from the ring

WCW @ Huntsville, AL – February 6, 1998
Juventud Guerrera & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Ray Traylor defeated Vincent
Ernest Miller defeated Mortis
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Dave Taylor
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero
Ric Flair defeated Davey Boy Smith
Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell

WCW @ Abilene, TX – Expo Center – February 7, 1998
Juventud Guerrera & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Ray Traylor defeated Vincent
Ernest Miller defeated Mortis
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Dave Taylor
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero
Ric Flair (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Davey Boy Smith (sub. for Curt Hennig)
Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell

WCW @ Midland, TX – Chaparral Center – February 8, 1998
Juventud Guerrera & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Ray Traylor defeated Vincent
Ernest Miller defeated Mortis
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Dave Taylor
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero
Ric Flair (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Davey Boy Smith (sub. for Curt Hennig)
Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell

WCW @ El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center – February 9, 1998 (sell out)
Chavo Guerrero Sr. defeated Dave Taylor
Monday Nitro – included an opening clip recapping the incident the previous week involving Sting, Hulk Hogan, and Randy Savage; featured Tony Schiavone & Mike Tenay on commentary, with Bobby Heenan joining after the first hour; included an in-ring promo by Eric Bischoff and Hogan in which Hogan said he wanted Randy Savage later in the show to prove the true pecking order of the nWo; moments later, Savage appeared in the crowd, said he was #1 in the pecking order and didn’t care who was #2; Savage went on to say he would expose Hogan and go on to face Sting for the vacant WCW World Title at SuperBrawl; Hogan responded by saying the nWo loved him but Savage had to be taught a lesson; featured an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; included a segment in which Schiavone addressed that Larry Zbyszko was missing from the broadcast booth and no one knew where he was; featured a video package recapping the recent history between Davey Boy Smith and Steve McMichael; included a pre-taped segment in which Brad Dillon, of GM Mortorsports, discussed Lance Hooper being the new WCW driver; featured a performance of the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included info on how fans could send in footage of their Nitro parties; featured Tenay conducting an interview in the aisle with Lex Luger about facing Randy Savage in a No DQ match at SuperBrawl, with Luger saying he was sick of the backtalk between Hogan and Savage and warning Hogan about what he would have to deal with in facing Sting at SuperBrawl; Luger then said he would come out and pick up the pieces after Hogan and Savage were done beating each other up; included a video package recapping the recent problems between Rick & Scott Steiner; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls in the aisle; included footage of a Nitro Party winning submission from the University of Kentucky at Lexington; featured a video package on WCW TV Champion Booker T; included footage from the previous week’s Thunder of the Flock interrupting the Chris Benoit vs. WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page match; featured an in-ring segment in which Luger challenged Savage, after Savage’s match with Hogan; moments later, Elizabeth came out instead, with Savage coming through the crowd and jumping Luger from behind; Savage then went for the flying elbowsmash before Sting ran out, attacked Savage, and hit the Scorpion Death Drop; Hogan and members of the nWo then appeared ringside, with a net falling from the rafters onto Sting, Savage, and Luger; the nWo attacked all three men as they were caught under the net; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage:
Steve McMichael pinned Glacier with the tombstone at 4:08; during the bout, Louie Spicolli came out to the announce position, said he was Larry Zbyszko’s friend and had his bags with him because Zbyszko asked him to bring them; Spicolli remained for the duration of the match; immediately after the bout, Mortis, with James Vandenburg, attacked McMichael in the ring; moments later, McMichael knocked Vandenburg to the floor and dropped Mortis with the tombstone as well; McMichael then took the mic and said, “That’s how we take out the trash in El Paso, TX, baby” before cutting a promo on Davey Boy Smith
Konnan (w/ Vincent) defeated Norman Smiley via submission with the Tequilla Sunrise at 4:40; Louie Spicolli provided guest commentary for the bout
Disco Inferno pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) with the Chartbuster at 2:59; prior to the bout, JJ Dillon confronted referee Nick Patrick in the ring and noted he was not the official assigned to the bout; Patrick then said no charges had been filed against him and there was no evidence against him, then threatening Dillon that he would face a lawsuit if things didn’t change; Dillon then had security escort Patrick out of the ring; immediately after the contest, La Parka ran out with a steel chair and struck Disco in the back with a steel chair before doing the same to Nagata; Louie Spicolli provided guest commentary for the contest
Eddie Guerrero & WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 9:05 when Chavo submitted to Jericho’s Liontamer after Eddie shoved Chavo off the top rope; there were frequent chants of “Eddie” during the contest
Juventud Guerrera pinned El Dandy with the 450 splash at 3:40; immediately after the bout, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho ran out and attacked Guerrera before Guerrera knocked him to the floor; moments later, Jericho took the mic and said he only came out to congratulate Juventud for a great win; Guerrera responded by cutting a promo in Spanish, with Jericho translating and saying Juventud said he wanted a title shot; Jericho asked what Guerrera had that he would want in exchange, with Guerrera saying in Spanish that he would put his mask up against Jericho’s title; Jericho agreed to the match but said it would happen at SuperBrawl
Bill Goldberg pinned Lord Steven Regal with the spear and Jackhammer at 5:02; prior to the bout, a video package aired on Goldberg
Chris Adams defeated Louie Spicolli via disqualification at 1:56 after Spicolli hit Adams with Larry Zbyszko’s steel briefcase; Spicolli came out in possession of Zbyszko’s bags; during the bout, Raven and the Flock made their way down to their ringside seats; immediately after the bout, Zbyszko, who had been missing the entire show, ran out and chased Spicolli away from ringside; Zbyszko then claimed Spicolli broke into his room, stole his bags, and left him stranded in the city
Perry Saturn (w/ Lodi) pinned the Ultimo Dragon at 7:08 by reversing a Dragon Sleeper attempt into a cradle
Raven fought WCW TV Champion Booker T to a no contest when, following the ring entrances, Raven took the mic, said Chris Benoit wasn’t in the building and was healing in “Calgary,” then told Booker to hand the title over to Perry Saturn, the rightful champion; moments later, Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Lodi, and Kidman attacked Booker until Booker fought them off; Raven then jumped Booker; Booker made a comeback, and knocked Hammer off the apron, but then fell victim to Raven’s DDT; Saturn then came out and locked Booker in the Rings of Saturn as Raven yelled “Feel our pain” on the mic; prior to the bout, it was announced Benoit would challenge WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at SuperBrawl
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification at around the 8-minute mark when, after Savage hit the flying elbowsmash, Buff Bagwell, Vincent, Konnan, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash attacked Savage; prior to the bout, a video package aired on the issues between Hogan and Savage; Eric Bischoff escorted Hogan out until Savage jumped Hogan from behind in the aisle, punched Bischoff, and spat on Bischoff; late in the contest, Savage used a steel chair on Hogan on the floor in plain view of the referee; after the match, Savage was beaten down by the nWo members; as the nWo group left the ring, Savage ran after Hogan and jumped him from behind in the aisle
Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash to win the titles at 7:14 when Rick pinned Hall with the bulldog off the top as Hall attempted the Outsider’s Edge to Scott behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, a video package aired on the miscommunications between the Steiners in recent weeks; following the champions’ entrance, Hall surveyed the fans on who they came to see; Nash then cut a promo telling Syxx to get healthy and come back soon; following the entrances, it was noted Sting sustained an unspecified injury during the attack by the nWo earlier in the broadcast; after the match, the Steiners hugged and celebrated with Dibiase

WCW @ Oklahoma City, OK – Myriad – February 12, 1998
Thunder:
Kidman pinned Prince Iaukea
Meng pinned Hugh Morrus
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Mortis
Steve McMichael defeated Jim Neidhart via disqualification when Davey Boy Smith interfered
Buff Bagwell pinned Chris Adams
Chris Jericho pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Davey Boy Smith pinned Sick Boy
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via disqualification at 4:01 when members of the Flock interfered; after the bout, WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page ran through the crowd to make the save, with Raven then leaving the ring
Bill Goldberg pinned Glacier at 1:05 with the Jackhammer
Ric Flair defeated Lex Luger via disqualification

WCW @ Springfield, MO – February 13, 1998 (sell out)
Prince Iaukea pinned Fit Finlay at 13:50 with a crossbody off the top
Yuji Nagata defeated Bobby Walker via submission with a leglock at 11:15
Chris Benoit defeated Perry Saturn via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 11:00 after avoiding a DDT attempt
WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner pinned Rocco Rock (w/ Johnny Grunge) with the bulldog off the top after Rock collided with Grunge; the bout was scheduled as the Steiners vs. Public Enemy but Scott did not appear; the titles were at stake in the match
Bill Goldberg pinned Steve McMichael with the Jackhammer at 9:15
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Buff Bagwell with the Diamond Cutter at 7:35
Lex Luger (sub. for the Giant) defeated Scott Hall via submission with the Torture Rack at 7:42

WCW @ Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall – February 14, 1998 (2,800; sell out)
Prince Iaukea defeated Fit Finlay
Bobby Walker defeated Yuji Nagata
Perry Saturn defeated Chris Benoit with the Rings of Saturn
WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner defeated Rocco Rock (w/ Johnny Grunge); the bout was scheduled as the Steiners vs. Public Enemy but Scott no showed
Bill Goldberg pinned Steve McMichael
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Buff Bagwell
Lex Luger (sub. for the Giant) defeated Scott Hall via submission with the Torture Rack; late in the bout, Buff Bagwell came out with brass knuckles and hit Luger, with Harley Race then appearing, hitting Bagwell, and headbutting Hall

– 2/15/98 – Louie Spicolli died from an overdose at the age of 27.

NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Budokan Hall – February 15, 1998 (16,000)
Tadao Yasuda pinned Kazuyuki Fujita at 9:40
Jushin Liger, El Samurai, & Kendo Kashin defeated Shinjiro Ohtani, Koji Kanemoto, & Tatsuhito Takaiwa at 14:53 when Liger pinned Takaiwa
Manabu Nakanishi defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 11:14 via submission
Osamu Nishimura pinned nWo Sting at 9:54
Curt Hennig pinned Satoshi Kojima at 6:12
The Great Muta defeated Kazuo Yamazaki at 14:50 via submission
Naoya Ogawa defeated Don Frye at 8:12 via submission
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Big Titan at 11:26
Scott Norton pinned Kensuke Sasaki at 9:53
Shiro Koshinaka pinned Masahiro Chono at 19:54

WCW @ Tampa, FL – Fairgrounds – February 16, 1998 (sell out)
Monday Nitro – featured an opening graphic noting the passing of Louie Spicolli; included footage from the previous week’s Thunder of Sting and Lex Luger clearing the ring of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage; hosted by Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, & Larry Zbyszko; featured footage from Thunder of Savage apologizing to Hogan only to then punch Hogan and then Eric Bischoff; included an in-ring promo by Hogan and Bischoff, with Dusty Rhodes, Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, Vincent, Curt Hennig, Konnan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Rick Rude, in which Hogan said the nWo would get rid of Bret Hart, noted Nick Patrick would be the referee for his rematch with Sting, and said Savage should apologize to him and all the nWo fans; moments later, Savage, with Elizabeth, interrupted from near the announce table and said he would beat Sting & Luger by himself before laying out Hogan and spitting on him; Hogan and Savage then briefly had words before Savage and Elizabeth returned backstage; featured a video package on WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner, primarily focusing on Scott’s recent change in attitude and their title win the previous week; moments later, Hall & Nash walked out to the announce table, with Nash saying they would get their rematch against the Steiners at SuperBrawl but they wanted them tonight; Nash then threatened to unplug Zbyszko’s dyalisis machine if he didn’t shut up; included footage from Thunder of Bischoff and Hogan cutting a promo on Hart; included a performance of the Nitro Girls near the entrance stage; featured footage of a Nitro Party winner from South Carolina; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Patrick, who claimed he was having his character attacked just like President Bill Clinton and thanked Hogan for his offer of legal help against JJ Dillon; featured a backsage segment in which Steve McMichael confronted Davey Boy Smith, with the two having to be held apart by wrestlers and officials; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured info for how fans could send in footage of their Nitro parties; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page about facing Chris Benoit Sunday at SuperBrawl, during which DDP took issue with Raven at ringside and said he and Benoit would face Raven & Perry Saturn on Thunder; DDP then challenged Raven to face him then and there, with Raven and Saturn cornering Page until Benoit came out to clear the ring; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; Wade Boggs was shown in attendance; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Hart about the claims made by Hogan, with Hart saying Hogan was scared of him; moments later, Brian Adams joined them in the ring and told Bret he still had a friend in the business; Adams then told Hogan he would have to go through him to get to Hart; Adams shook Hart’s hand long enough for Hennig, Konnan, Norton, Rude, Bagwell, and Vincent to jump Hart from behind; Hogan then joined them in the ring and had Hart held up so he could land several punches; Ric Flair appeared, landing several low blows to the nWo members and helping Hart clear the ring; Hart and Flair then shook hands (Adams’ surprise debut); included Okerlund conducting an interview with Dillon in the aisle about the WCW TV title change earlier in the show, with Dillon asking for WCW TV Champion Rick Martel, Booker T, and Perry Saturn to join him; Dillon said Martel would defend the title against Booker at SuperBrawl, with the winner defending against Saturn later in the night:
Bill Goldberg pinned Hugh Morrus at the 56-second mark with the spear and Jackhammer; prior to the bout, George Steinbrenner was shown in attendance; during Morrus’s entrance, Jimmy Hart ran out, confronted Morrus, and told him he can’t refuse Hart; also during the entrance, Tony Schiavone asked Larry Zbyszko about the passing of Louie Spicolli, with Zbyszko saying he had thoughts but would not share them out of respect to Spicolli’s family
Sick Boy (w/ Raven, Scotty Riggs, Lodi, Hammer, & Perry Saturn) pinned Mark Starr with a Pedigree at 3:28; the Flock came out from the entranceway instead of their traditional entrance through the crowd; after the contest, the Flock took ringside seats
Public Enemy defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Hall (w/ Dusty Rhodes) via disqualification at 3:20 when Nash dropped Rocco Rock with a powerbomb from inside the ring onto Johnny Grunge, laid out on a table at ringside; following the Outsiders’ entrance, Hall cut an in-ring promo surveying the fans as to who they came to see; after the bout, Nash surrendered to security at ringside, chanting “Attica!” as he was led backstage in handcuffs
Mike Enos pinned Barry Horowitz with a powerslam at 1:50
Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated La Parka via submission with the Nagata Lock at 3:35 after Disco Inferno interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped La Parka with the Chartbuster; prior to the bout, it was announced Bret Hart had arrived to the arena; during the match, it was noted Ric Flair had also arrived
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Kidman via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 6:53 after avoiding a suplex attempt; Kidman made his entrance from backstage and wasn’t sitting with the Flock at ringside
The Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Meng at 2:20 after Hart smashed a chair over Meng’s head and Barbarian followed with a series of boots to the face; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Thunder of Meng applying the Tongan Death Grip on the Barbarian and clearing Hart from the ring
Perry Saturn (w/ Lodi) defeated Rick Martel (sub. for Disco Inferno) via submission with the Rings of Saturn at 3:15 after Scotty Riggs interfered as Kidman distracted the referee from the apron; during Disco’s entrance, La Parka ran out and attacked him from behind with a steel chair until officials sent La Parka backstage; moments later, Martel came out to take Disco’s spot
Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) pinned Bobby Eaton with the Hennig Plex at 2:45
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton via disqualification at 5:21 when Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Konnan, and Vincent ran out and attacked Rick and Dibiase; moments later, Scott cleared the ring with a steel chair
Rick Martel defeated WCW TV Champion Booker T to win the title at 8:04 via submission with the Quebec Crab, moments after Perry Saturn came out while the referee was knocked down, hit Martel from the apron, and was knocked off the apron by Booker with a spin kick; Booker’s move ended up injuring his knee, leading to the finish moments later; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Thunder three weeks earlier of Saturn throwing Martel through a glass door
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero & WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho at 6:16 when Malenko forced Jericho to submit to the Texas Cloverleaf, moments after Guerrero dove off the top onto Benoit on the floor; Jericho wore his title belt for several minutes, until he was tagged into the match
WCW World Champion Sting & Lex Luger defeated Hulk Hogan (w/ Eric Bischoff) & Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) via disqualification at 4:20 when Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Brian Adams, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, and Konnan interfered; prior to the bout, Bischoff cut an in-ring promo noting Kevin Nash was fined $50,000 and arrested earlier in the show for using the powerbomb, and Hogan was busy writing the check; Bischoff then said Hogan and Savage would put an end to all the rumors about nWo in-fighting; Michael Buffer was the ring announcer; the match began in the aisle during Sting & Luger’s entrance as Luger was jumped from behind by Savage, with Hogan attacking Sting moments later; after the bout, Bret Hart and Ric Flair ran out to help Sting and Luger clear the ring of the nWo

WCW @ Palmetto, FL – Manatee Civic Center – February 17, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/21/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho about his title vs. mask match at SuperBrawl VIII against Juventud Guerrera; included a video package hyping Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage at SuperBrawl; featured Okerlund hyping his WCW Hotline story that two members of the roster could be out of jobs; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of Brian Adams’ surprise debut, with Sting, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, and Ric Flair eventually clearing the nWo from the ring; included the announcement Booker T, Rick Martel, Raven, Chris Benoit, and WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page would be in action on Nitro; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interivew with DDP about facing Sick Boy later in the night and Benoit at SuperBrawl; included a video package hyping Benoit vs. DDP at SuperBrawl; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Booker about challenging Martel at SuperBrawl, with the winner then facing Saturn; included a nWo Outsiders T-shirt ad with Syxx, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash; featured the announcement the Giant would be at SuperBrawl to give an update on his condition; included highlights from Thunder, followed by the announcement Jericho, Bill Goldberg, Jim Neidhart & Davey Boy Smith would be in action the coming week; featured an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; included a video package hyping Sting vs. Hulk Hogan at SuperBrawl:
Bill Goldberg pinned Jerry Flynn with the spear and Jackhammer at 2:08
Greg Valentine pinned Pat Tanaka at 2:28 with a standing elbow to the head after an elbow drop
Juventud Guerrera pinned Lenny Lane with the 450 splash at 4:54; after the bout, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho – while wearing the belt – ran out, attacked Juvi, and tried to unmask him; moments later, Juvi fought him off and hit a flying headscissors that sent Jericho to the floor
Perry Saturn (w/ Lodi) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Rings of Saturn at 4:34; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Rick Martel beating WCW TV Champion Booker T on Nitro, and the ruling that the winner of the rematch at SuperBrawl would later defend that night against Saturn
Jim Powers pinned Horshu with a powerslam at 3:56
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom at 3:53 when Bloom submitted to Benoit’s Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Kidman, Sick Boy, and Lodi ran out, with Benoit & Malenko quickly clearing them from ringside
Glacier pinned Chris Adams with the Cryonic Kick at 4:12 after Adams pulled referee Charles Robinson out of the way when Glacier grabbed Robinson to block Adams from hitting the superkick; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Glacier costing Adams’ a match the previous week against Yuji Nagata
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Sick Boy with a reversal into the Diamond Cutter at 4:08
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Steve Regal & Dave Taylor at 6:07 when Rick pinned Regal after the bulldog off the top double team
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification at 3:33 when Vincent ran out as Hennig was caught in the figure-4; after the bout, Flair applied the hold on Vincent
2/28/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured a nWo vignette in which WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash mocked the Giant’s neck injury; included a video package hyping Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage in a steel cage at Uncensored; featured Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Eddie Guerrero about challenging WCW TV Champion Booker T at Uncensored; included Gene Okerlund discussing a WCW Hotline story about the possible departure of a top WCW star; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included footage from Nitro of Scott Steiner attacking Lex Luger; featured a backstage, sit down promo by Raven regarding WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, with Raven saying he taught DDP in the past and would step over Chris Benoit to get his hands on Page; included footage from Nitro of Ric Flair coming to the aid of Bret Hart against Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, and Brian Adams; featured an ad promoting the nWo gym bag, with Nash & WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall; included a nWo vignette in which Hennig cut a promo on facing Hart at Uncensored; featured footage from Thunder of Scott Steiner cutting a promo on Luger, Steiner beating Marty Jannetty, and then sending a message to Rick Steiner that he wanted him to join him in the nWo; included the announcement Bill Goldberg and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho would be in action on Thunder and the main event would be Raven vs. DDP; featured an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; included footage from Nitro of Benoit, DDP, and Raven brawling in the ring:
Disco Inferno pinned Evan Karagias with the Chart Buster at 5:04
The Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz with the boot to the face at 2:34; during the bout, it was announced Monday’s Nitro in Philadelphia would be available for $10 via closed circuit at the CoreStates Center, Bobby Heenan, Larry Zbyszko and wrestlers would be on hand for autographs, prizes would be given out, and video cameras would be there
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Public Enemy at 5:09 when Neidhart pinned Rocco Rock with a powerslam, moments after Rocco accidentally knocked Johnny Grunge off the apron and through a table set up at ringside; during the bout, it was announced the over-the-top rope disqualification rule had been done away with; Public Enemy worked the match as heels
Barry Darsow defeated Todd Griffith via submission with the Barely Legal armbar at 3:31
Eddie Guerrero pinned Bobby Blaze with a back suplex and the frog splash at 5:56
Billy Kidman (w/ Lodi) pinned Doc Dean with a springboard bulldog and the Shooting Star Press at 5:14; during the bout, it was announced Bret Hart would be in Philadelphia for Nitro
Ernest Miller pinned Frankie Lancaster with the Feliner at 3:36
Jim Duggan pinned William Worthy with the Old Glory kneedrop at 3:28
Bobby Eaton & Bobby Walker (w/ Teddy Long) defeated Disorderly Conduct at 2:47 when Eaton scored the pin with the Alabama Jam
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via disqualification in a Raven’s Rules match at 6:35 when Perry Saturn interfered; the match began with Scotty Riggs attacking Benoit from behind on the floor; Benoit and Raven used a steel chair during the bout and Riggs interfered throughout the bout in plain view of the referee; after the bell, WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page ran out and helped Benoit clear the ring

WCW @ Birmingham, AL – Jefferson Civic Center – February 19, 1998 (announced as a sell out)
Thunder – featured opening still images from Nitro of the ending brawl between top WCW stars and the nWo; included Tony Schiavone, Lee Marshall, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured footage from earlier in the day of Mike Tenay conducting an outdoor interview with WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho, with Dusty Rhodes, Brian Adams, Kevin Nash, Konnan, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, Vincent, Rick Rude, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, and Hulk Hogan running past to attack Randy Savage and Lex Luger outside the venue; moments later, the nWo carried Savage’s body into the arena; included an in-ring promo by Hogan and Eric Bischoff in which they discussed Hogan facing Sting Sunday at SuperBrawl VIII and Savage facing Sting in the night’s main event; featured the announcement WCW Saturday Night would feature WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor, WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Sick Boy, and Ric Flair vs. Curt Hennig; included footage of Tenay trying to speak to Luger in the trainer’s room, with Luger telling him to leave and not answering questions about his relationship with Savage and why they were in the parking lot together earlier in the day; featured a segment in which Booker T hyped ‘Delta Force 2’ airing immediately after Thunder on TBS; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of Adams giving his support to Bret Hart, only to allow Hart to be attacked by the nWo and Flair to help make the save; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured Tenay conducting an interview at the entrance stage with WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner about their recent title win and defending against Hall & Nash at SuperBrawl; included a segment in which WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho hyped ‘Delta Force 2’ after Thunder; featured an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; included a video package hyping Chris Benoit vs. WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at SuperBrawl:
Bill Goldberg pinned Fit Finlay with the spear and Jackhammer at 2:35
Psychosis pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 4:43 with the legdrop off the top after knocking Guerrero off the top
Booker T pinned Scotty Riggs (w/ Lodi) with the scissors kick at 3:59; after the bout, Perry Saturn grabbed Lodi and yanked him into the front row where he, Van Hammer, and Sick Boy were already sitting
Juventud Guerrera pinned Kidman (w/ Lodi) with the 450 splash at 3:19; after the bout, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho, wearing the title belt, immediately ran out and attacked Juvi; Jericho then unmasked Juvi, revealing Juvi was wearing a second mask underneath; Juvi then hit a missile dropkick that sent Jericho to the floor
Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated Scott Hall & Kevin Nash (w/ Dusty Rhodes) via disqualification at 2:17 when Nash punched referee Mickey Jay and dropped Bloom with the illegal powerbomb; Hall & Nash wore Syxx T-shirts to the ring before the bout; prior to the match, Hall surveyed the fans and Nash told the Giant to come to SuperBrawl to formally announce his retirement; Nash then sent a message to “Syxx Pac;” per stipulations, Nash was fined $50,000 for using the move; immediately after the bout, Nash was arrested and escorted away by security
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Curt Hennig & Brian Adams (w/ Rick Rude) to a double disqualification at 2:14; prior to the bout, Rude, Hennig, and Adams cut an in-ring promo on targetting Bret Hart; moments later, Smith & Neidhart interrupted, leading to a brawl; all four men wrestled the match in street clothes; at one point, Rude interfered in the ring in plain view of referee Charles Robinson but the match continued; there was no formal announcement of the decision but Rude and Adams double teamed Neidhart on the floor as Hennig attacked Smith in the ring; during the commercial break, security had to pull the two teams apart
La Parka pinned Super Calo at 4:04 with a twisting attack off the top, moments after Disco Inferno came out; after the match, La Parka attacked Disco and danced on top of a chair
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Dean Malenko via submission with the Liontamer at 6:02; prior to the bout, Jericho cut a promo on facing Juventud Guerrera at SuperBrawl, claimed Guerrera looked like Quasimodo, and he would prove it; Jericho wore the title belt early in the contest
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Raven & Perry Saturn at around the 10:45 mark when Benoit forced Saturn to submit to the Crippler Crossface as DDP dropped Raven with the Diamond Cutter; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Nitro of how the match was made
WCW World Champion Sting fought Randy Savage to a no contest; upon Savage’s introduction, the nWo carried Savage’s body to the ring, with a Sting mask on his face and “nWo” spraypainted on his chest; Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan then cut a promo in which they claimed Sting vs. Savage was off because Savage wanted to save Sting for Hogan at SuperBrawl; Hogan went on to say Sting was a coward, with Sting then running out and fighting everyone as Hogan watched; Sting was eventually beaten down, with Lex Luger – his ribs taped – running out to help make the save; Sting and Luger then cleared the ring as Savage remained knocked out on the mat

– 2/20/98: Louie Spicolli’s funeral was held in San Pedro, CA. Sabu and Rob Van Dam, two of the pall bearers, were the only wrestlers in attendance.

WCW @ Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena – February 20, 1998 (8,529 paid)
Juventud Guerrera & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis at 9:57 when Juvi pinned Psychosis with a springboard huricanrana
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 9:27; after the bout, the two shook hands
Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a Raven’s Rules match at 11:52 when the referee stopped the match as Raven was caught in the Crippler Crossface
Curt Hennig pinned Steve McMichael at 10:26 with the fisherman suplex
Lex Luger & WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall & Randy Savage at 12:49 when Savage submitted to Luger’s Torture Rack
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Sharpshooter at 15:46
Sting defeated Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match at 11:05 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after fighting off an interfering Scott Hall and Curt Hennig; the match could only be won via pinfall or submission

SuperBrawl VIII – San Francisco, CA – Cow Palace – February 22, 1998 (12,620)
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Shiryu
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Gene Okerlund speaking with JJ Dillon in the aisle in which JJ asked referee Nick Patrick to appear and announced he had been re-instated because the executive committee could find nothing wrong with his actions at Starrcade; Patrick then said he would further vindicate himself by refereeing the night’s main event but Dillon said he would not be refereeing the Sting / Hogan rematch; featured the announcement that the Giant would not be appearing in the show due to transportation problems but would appear the following night on Monday Nitro to address his injured neck; included a video package of the Giant and the neck injury he sustained at Souled Out:
Booker T pinned WCW TV Champion Rick Martel to win the title at 10:32 with a Harlem side kick as Martel came off the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, Raven’s Flock was seen sitting ringside; due to pre-match stipulations, Booker would defend later in the night against Perry Saturn; immediately after the match, Saturn jumped into the ring, threw Martel to the floor, and applied the Rings of Saturn on Booker to begin their match
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Perry Saturn at 14:23 with a Harlem side kick; during the bout, it was announced Rick Martel had torn a ligament in his knee during the previous match
Disco Inferno pinned La Parka at 11:40 with the Chart Buster after throwing his opponent face-first off the top onto a chair set up in the middle of the ring
Bill Goldberg pinned Brad Armstrong in an unadvertised match at 2:24 following the spear and Jackhammer
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera in a title vs. mask match via submission with the Liontamer at 13:28 after blocking a hurricanrana attempt; Guerrera originally won the match with the 450 splash at 10:32 but the match continued since referee Mickey Jay noticed Jericho grabbing the bottom rope; after the bout, Jericho cut a promo and taunted Guerrera before stealing away his mask after Guerrera unlaced it (The Rise and Fall of WCW, Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)
Davey Boy Smith defeated Steve McMichael via referee’s decision at 6:09 when referee Scott Dickenson stopped the bout as McMichael was caught in an armbar after failing an attempt at the tombstone; McMichael appeared to suffer a wrist injury mid-way through the bout after punching the steel ringpost which led to the referee ending the contest
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Chris Benoit with the Diamond Cutter at 15:48 after Benoit countered a backslide attempt; during the bout, Tenay said DDP had requested a “Best of Chris Benoit” video tape in preparation for the match; after the match, DDP celebrated in the crowd
Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) in a No DQ match via submission with the Torture Rack at 7:33 after both Luger and Savage fought off interference of Scott Norton, Vincent, Brian Adams, and Buff Bagwell; prior to the bout, the Steiner Brothers’ music played briefly before Luger’s music came on to bring him to the ring; the bell rang for no reason at 7:18 as Luger and Savage fought off the nWo; during the closing moments of the bout, Hulk Hogan came out and told his nWo members not to make the save for Savage and after the match was over Hogan said “I’m glad he got beat”
Kevin Nash & Scott Hall (w/ Dusty Rhodes) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) to win the titles at 4:17 when Hall pinned Rick with the Outsider’s Edge; mid-way through the bout, Scott attacked his brother and then Dibiase, with Rhodes then throwing Dibiase into the ringpost; moments later, Scott gave the Wolfpack sign to Hall & Nash; after the bout, Scott handed the tag title belts to the Outsiders before throwing referee Scott Dickenson to the floor; the Outsiders, Scott, and Rhodes then left ringside together (The Rise and Fall of WCW)
Sting pinned Hulk Hogan at 16:33 after Randy Savage interfered and hit Hogan with a foreign object as Sting fought off an interfering Buff Bagwell, Vincent, Konnan, and Brian Adams; Nick Patrick took over referee duties for the match mid-way through after Charles Robinson was knocked out; due to pre-match stipulations, Sting won the vacant WCW World Title; after the match, Sting spraypainted “WCW” on Hogan before JJ Dillon presented Sting with the world title belt (The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)

WCW @ Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena – February 23, 1998
Robert Thompson & Donovan Morgan defeated Mike Modest & Maxx Justice
Monday Nitro:
Lex Luger defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Van Hammer
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Kaz Hayashi
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via disqualification at 4:20 when Billy Kidman interfered; after the bout, the Flock attacked Benoit until WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page made the save; moments later, Benoit accidentally hit DDP, leading to a brawl between DDP, Benoit, and Raven
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Lenny Lane
Rick Steiner defeated Vincent
Perry Saturn defeated Yuji Nagata
Konnan defeated Lizmark Jr.
Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton defeated High Voltage
Eddie Guerrero defeated Disco Inferno
Ric Flair defeated Brad Armstrong

WCW @ Cedar Rapids, IA – Five Seasons Center – February 26, 1998 (announced as a sell out)
Thunder – featured Tony Schiavone, Lee Marshall, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included an nWo vignette where Kevin Nash admitted to trying to break the Giant’s neck at Souled Out:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko & WCW TV Champion Booker T at around the 9-minute mark when Guerrero pinned Booker with the frog splash as Malenko had Jericho in the Texas Cloverleaf; prior to the bout, it was noted Malenko would challenge Jericho and Guerrero would challenge Booker at Uncensored; during the match, Tony Schiavone said WCW has taken away the over-the-top-rope disqualification rule
Fit Finlay pinned Brad Armstrong
Davey Boy Smith pinned Dave Taylor
Bill Goldberg pinned Rick Fuller
Yuji Nagata pinned La Parka
Scott Steiner (w/ Buff Bagwell) pinned Marty Jannetty at 1:32 with a Frankensteiner off the top; Bagwell introduced Steiner for the contest, dubbing him “White Thunder;” moments later, Steiner cut a promo on being part of the New World Order and cut a promo on WCW World Champion Sting and Lex Luger
Raven defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification in a battle royal; other participants included: Scotty Riggs, Van Hammer, Kidman, and Perry Saturn
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification

WCW @ Lincoln, NE – Pershing Auditorium – February 27, 1998 (5,600; sell out)
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Raven defeated Mortis
Fit Finlay defeated Dave Taylor
Chris Benoit defeated Meng
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW & Sioux City, IA – February 28, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Raven defeated Mortis
Fit Finlay defeated Dave Taylor
Chris Benoit defeated Meng
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Philadelphia, PA – Corestates Spectrum – March 2, 1998
Monday Nitro – included Stuck Mojo’s “Rising” music video, which featured WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page and the Flock; the broadcast team claimed the Flock’s interference was an attempt to crash the video, with DDP having to make the save (Reese’s debut):
Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs
Juventud Guerrera defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Prince Iaukea defeated Psychosis
Raven defeated Disco Inferno
Public Enemy defeated Hugh Morrus & the Barbarian
Bill Goldberg defeated Sick Boy
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Van Hammer via disqualification
Davey Boy Smith defeated Scott Norton via disqualification
Konnan defeated Super Calo
Scott Steiner defeated Jim Duggan
WCW TV Champion Booker T & Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero
Bret Hart defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting & Randy Savage defeated Hulk Hogan & WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall via disqualification

WCW @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County Civic Center – March 3, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
3/7/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the Sting scorpion T-shirt; featured a video package hyping Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage in a steel cage at Uncensored; included footage of Savage being awarded Harvard Lampoon’s Real Man of the Year; featured Gene Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story on a wrestling company teetering on collapse; included footage from Thunder of WCW World Champion Sting coming to the aid of Savage against the nWo; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included footage from Nitro of the Giant coming to the aid of Rick Steiner against the nWo and dropping WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash with the powerbomb; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, and Rick Steiner would be part of Nitro; included a nWo vignette in which Scott Steiner cut a promo on facing Ray Traylor later in the show and facing Luger at Uncensored; featured Stuck Mojo’s “Rising” music video, with WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Raven, and the Flock; included footage from Thunder of the not yet named Reese debuting as a member of the Flock, and Raven and Perry Saturn laying out DDP and Benoit; featured the announcement Dean Malenko, Jim Duggan, Ric Flair, and Rick Steiner would be part of Thunder; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; featured a video package hyping Sting vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall at Uncensored; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Traylor about his nWo past and facing Scott Steiner later in the show, with Traylor saying he was conflicted about even having the match:
Jim Duggan pinned Rick Fuller with the Old Glory kneedrop at 3:48
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Johnny Swinger with the tornado DDT at 4:50; prior to the bout, it was noted Guerrero would challenge WCW TV Champion Booker T on Nitro; during the bout, Raven and the Flock were shown in the front row
High Voltage defeated Bobby Eaton & Bobby Walker at 4:10 when Robbie Rage pinned Walker with a springboard crossbody as Walker was on Kenny Kaos’ shoulders
Kendall Windham pinned Evan Karagias with a running bulldog at 3:23
Fit Finlay pinned Jim Powers with a lariat and the tombstone at 6:29; during the bout, Scott Hudson noted there would be a major announcement regarding Uncensored made by the end of the show
Disco Inferno pinned Lodi (w/ Sick Boy) with the Chart Buster at 3:14
Prince Iaukea pinned Horshu with the crossbody off the top at 3:36
Juventud Guerrera pinned Villano IV (w/ Villano V) with the Juvi Driver and 450 splash at 5:12; after the bout, a brawl ensued also involving Silver King, Super Calo, and Ciclope, with Juvi, Calo, and Ciclope then clearing the others from the ring
Dean Malenko defeated Billy Kidman via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 3:45; prior to the bout, it was announced Curt Hennig & Brian Adams vs. Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart, Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho & Chavo Guerrero Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Ciclope vs. Silver King, Villano IV & V would take place the following week, and that Bill Goldberg would be in action; during the bout, Jericho appeared ringside and appeared to take notes on Malenko; after the contest, Jericho yelled at the Flock at ringside and told them to go beat up Malenko; moments later, Scotty Riggs, Lodi, and Hammer joined Jericho in the ring before Riggs punched Jericho in the face
Scott Steiner defeated Ray Traylor via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 2:36; following his entrance, Traylor took the mic and said the match didn’t have to happen, thanked Scott for he and Rick standing by his side when he left the nWo, and told him the nWo wouldn’t support Scott; Steiner then extended his hand to Traylor, immediately dropped him with a belly to belly suplex, took the mic and noted he was nWo for life; during the contest, it was announced the WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Chris Benoit vs. Raven match at Uncensored would be for the US title; after the bout, Steiner reapplied the hold until Rick Steiner ran out, scaring Scott to the floor
3/14/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included a nWo teddy bear ad featuring WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash; featured a backstage promo by Raven on facing WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Benoit the next night at Uncensored; included a video package hyping Bret Hart vs. Curt Hennig at Uncensored; featured a nWo vignette in which Randy Savage discussed facing Hulk Hogan in a steel cage the next night at Uncensored; included an ad promoting the Sting Scorpion T-shirt; featured Tenay discussing Gene Okerlund’s WCW Hotline story about the absence of a major WCW star and whether he would return to the company; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of WCW World Champion Sting, the Giant, & Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, with Ed Leslie appearing and hitting the Stunner on Savage, allowing Hogan to win; included the announcement Bill Goldberg, Davey Boy Smith, Lex Luger, and Rick Steiner would be part of Nitro; featured info on the WCW Bruise Cruise; included a nWo vignette with comments from Hogan on facing Savage at Uncensored; featured a video package hyping Sting vs. Hall at Uncensored; included a nWo vignette in which Hennig and Rick Rude discussed Hennig facing Hart at Uncensored; featured highlights from Thunder; included the announcement Benoit, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, and Raven would be part of Thunder; featured a video package hyping DDP vs. Benoit vs. Raven at Uncensored; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise:
Glacier fought Chris Adams to a double count-out at 4:33 when Glacier hit the Cryonic Kick and Adams hit the superkick while both men were outside the ring; after the match, Adams continued to attack Glacier
Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Ciclope defeated Silver King, Villano IV & V at 5:27 when Juvi pinned V with the 450 splash; Juvi landed with his knees hitting V’s chest, seemingly hurting both men
Bill Goldberg pinned Chase Tatum with the spear and Jackhammer at 1:02; during the bout, Mike Tenay noted Goldberg was on a 53-match winning streak since his debut in September
High Voltage defeated Disorderly Conduct at 5:06 when Kenny Chaos scored the pin after a modified Doomsday Device
Ernest Miller pinned Psychosis with the Feliner at 3:29
Raven & Perry Saturn defeated Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom at 5:51 when Raven pinned Bloom with the Evenflow DDT
La Parka pinned Lenny Lane with a corkscrew moonsault at 4:02
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 7:16 when Guerrero submitted to Malenko’s Texas Cloverleaf; during the bout, Chavo and Jericho argued during tag attempts
Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Vincent with the bulldog off the top at 1:08; prior to the bout, Rick took the mic, said he was WCW unlike his brother, and would start taking out nWo guys
Curt Hennig & Brian Adams defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart at 7:00 when Hennig pinned Neidhart with the Hennig Plex after Adams struck Neidhart from behind behind the referee’s back

WCW @ Columbus, OH – Convention Center – March 5, 1998
Thunder – included Mike Tenay conducting an interview with Raven regarding his match against WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page later in the show:
Bill Goldberg pinned Vincent
Eddie Guerrero pinned Prince Iaukea
Juventud Guerrera pinned El Dandy
Scott Steiner pinned Chase Tatum
Curt Hennig pinned Jim Neidhart
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho pinned Ciclope
Scott Norton defeated the Renegade via disqualification
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page fought Raven to a no contest in a No DQ match at 4:49 when both men along with Chris Benoit brawled their way backstage before members of the Flock interfered
Randy Savage defeated Hulk Hogan & Brian Adams via disqualification in a handicap match

WCW @ Pittsburgh, PA – AJ Palumbo Center – March 6, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Scotty Riggs
Bill Goldberg defeated Yuji Nagata
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Rick Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell
Scott Steiner defeated Ray Traylor
Raven defeated Chris Benoit
Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center – March 7, 1998
Ernest Miller (sub. for Bobby Walker) defeated Scotty Riggs
Bill Goldberg defeated Yuji Nagata (sub. for Steve McMichael)
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Rick Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell
Scott Steiner defeated Ray Traylor
Chris Benoit defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall)

WCW @ Brunswick, GA – High School Gym – March 7, 1998
Johnny Swinger defeated the Marine
Brad Armstrong defeated Johnny Attitude
Billy Kidman defeated Prince Iaukea
Public Enemey defeated Sick Boy & Van Hammer
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mortis
Glacier defeated Disco Inferno in a falls count anywhere match

WCW @ Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall – March 8, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Scotty Riggs
Bill Goldberg defeated Yuji Nagata
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Rick Steiner defeated Tim Horner (sub. for Buff Bagwell)
Scott Steiner defeated Ray Traylor
Chris Benoit defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall)

WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC – Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum – March 9, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Ernest Miller defeated Damien
Sick Boy defeated Lenny Lane
Bill Goldberg defeated Barry Darsow
Dean Malenko defeated Billy Kidman
Brian Adams defeated Kenny Kaos
Scott Norton defeated Juventud Guerrera
Raven & Perry Saturn defeated WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit via count-out at around the 10:50 mark when Benoit and DDP began brawling on the floor following a miscommunication
Davey Boy Smith defeated Konnan
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Scott Norton & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
Hulk Hogan, WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall defeated WCW World Champion Sting, the Giant, & Randy Savage (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)

WCW @ Baton Rouge, LA – Riverside Centroplex – March 12, 1998
Thunder – 3/13/98 – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall on commentary:
Raven (w/ Perry Saturn) pinned Brad Armstrong at the 5-second mark after hitting the DDT before the match began
Jim Duggan pinned Kendall Windham
Scott Steiner defeated Johnny Grunge
Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.; stipulations stated Chavo would have to do as Eddie ordered if Eddie won
Konnan pinned Lizmark Jr.
Perry Saturn pinned Disco Inferno
Hulk Hogan, WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall, Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude), Scott Steiner, Scott Norton, Konnan, Vincent, & Brian Adams defeated the Giant via disqualification in a handicap match at 1:29 when Giant dropped Konnan with the powerbomb; Giant wore a neckbrace for the match; Giant was fined $50,000 as a result of hitting the banned move; moments later, Giant cleared the ring and then willingly let Doug Dillenger put chains on his hands so police could escort him away; as Giant was led to the entrance, WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash walked otu and threw coffee in Giant’s face; Giant then snapped off the chains and chased Nash backstage
Dean Malenko pinned Lenny Lane (dressed as WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho)
Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) via disqualification at 1:41 when Scott Hall attacked Sting as Savage was caught in the Scorpion Deathlock; moments later, Savage and Sting fought off Hogan and Hall; Hogan and Hall then called for Curt Hennig, Vincent, Scott Steiner, and Ed Leslie; Sting then strapped Savage into his harness, with the two escaping into the rafters as the show ended

Uncensored 98 – Mobile, AL – Civic Center – March 15, 1998 (7,474; announced as a sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with the aisle with JJ Dillon in which Dillon said the Giant came to him earlier in the day requesting to have the powerbomb allowed for one night only and that Kevin Nash’s representatives agreed to the offer:
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) with a missile dropkick at 11:07 after pushing the challenger off the top; after the match, Eddie argued with Chavo over his seemingly rooting for Booker, then attacked Chavo from behind in the aisle before walking off
Juventud Guerrera pinned Konnan at 10:21 with a crucifix as Konnan made a lazy cover following a Samoan Drop; during the bout, Raven’s Flock was shown sitting ringside; after the match, Konnan dropped Juvi with the 187 and then threw him to the floor
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via submission with the Liontamer at 14:42 after avoiding a leg lariat; after the match, Gene Okerlund walked past Jericho in the aisle to conduct an interview with Malenko in the ring and confronted him on having lost at four consecutive pay-per-views (Starrcade, Souled Out, SuperBrawl, and Uncensored – though Malenko didn’t even appear at the middle two); after Okerlund asked where Malenko goes from here, he replied “Home”
Lex Luger pinned Scott Steiner at 3:55 with a clothesline from behind as Scott became distracted by Rick Steiner on the floor; during the cover, Scott Norton attacked Rick from behind but Rick eventually gained the advantage and threw Scott to the floor after Scott attacked Luger in the ring
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven and Chris Benoit at 17:12 by pinning Raven with a Diamond Cutter off the top onto a table set up in the ring after knocking Benoit off the top as Benoit attempted to superplex Raven onto DDP, laid across the table; after the match, Hammer pulled Raven out of the ring and carried him backstage as Benoit pulled DDP to his feet
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification at 6:35 when, as Giant attempted a powerbomb on Nash, Brian Adams interfered and hit Giant in the back with a baseball bat; pre-match stipulations stated the powerbomb was allowed for one night only; after the match, Konnan and Vincent joined in attacking Giant before he broke the bat and laid them out; moments later, Nash broke a second bat over the Giant, with the nWo then leaving ringside as Giant got back up to his feet; Scott Norton appeared ringside after the match but did not get in the ring to face the Giant
Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) via submission with the Sharpshooter at 13:50; immediately after the match, Rude attacked Hart from behind, with he and Hennig double teaming Hart; Rude then dropped Hart with the Rude Awakening before Hennig threw a steel chair down on top of Bret, placed a foot on his chest, and posed; moments later, the two blocked the trainer from checking on Hart (The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect)
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ Dusty Rhodes) at 8:29 with the Scorpion Death Drop after avoiding the Outsider’s Edge; after the bout, Rhodes climbed into the ring, with Sting dropping the belt and giving Rhodes a crotch chop
Hulk Hogan fought Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) to a no contest in a steel cage match at around the 15-minute mark when – after Ed Leslie attacked the two referees at ringside – WCW World Champion Sting came down from the rafters to even the odds for Savage; after the two pairs matched off, Savage eventually jumped Sting from behind and laid him out with two piledrivers before spitting at Hogan and leaving the cage

WCW @ Panama City, FL – Club La Vela – March 16, 1998
Monday Nitro – Spring Break Out 98 – featured Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary, with Bobby Heenan replacing Zbyszko mid-way through the show; included opening still images from the previous night’s steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage; featured an in-ring promo by the nWo – Hogan, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Scott Norton, Scott Steiner, Dusty Rhodes, Vincent, Konnan, Brian Adams, Buff Bagwell, & Eric Bischoff – in which Hogan claimed Nash beat the Giant at Uncensored before saying he was glad Randy Savage was back in the group; Hogan then said he and Savage would face WCW World Champion Sting & Lex Luger later in the show and it would be a chance for Savage to prove he could carry the load in the nWo; Bischoff then said there were no rafters for Sting to come down from or hide in; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured the announcement the encore of Uncensored 98 would air the following night; included info on how fans could share videos of their Nitro parties; included a WCW Hotline hype segment with Gene Okerlund in which he implied a big name was retiring from wrestling and WCW was “taking a big hit” as a result; featured an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; included footage from the Nitro spring break events throughout the weekend, including a bikini contest and other festivities; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance ramp; included an in-ring segment with Savage, Elizabeth, and Bischoff in which Savage said what he did at Uncensored to Sting wasn’t for Bischoff or Hogan but for himself; Savage went on to say he would take the title from Sting, control the nWo, and put Hogan at the “bottom of the pecking order;” featured a performance by the Nitro Girls in the crowd; included a performance by the Nitro girls at the entrance stage; featured a nWo T-shirt ad featuring Hall and Bagwell; included still images of the Giant vs. Nash match at Uncensored; featured an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; included footage of the Nitro Spring Break Cinnaburst sweepstakes contest; featured an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the top of the venue; featured an in-ring promo by Hall & Nash in which Nash first told the fans to be kind to the fat girls over spring break, then bragged about taking out the Giant at Uncensored; the two then questioned where the Giant was, with the Giant eventually walking out to the ringside, forcing Nash to do a cannonball into the pool to escape him; Giant then cornered Hall and press slammed him into the pool as well:
Bill Goldberg pinned Lodi (w/ Perry Saturn, Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Reese, Billy Kidman, & Van Hammer, who all sat in their own area adjacent to the ring) with the spear and Jackhammer at the 47-second mark; during his entrance, one of Lodi’s signs promoted RF Video; after the contest, Goldberg laid out every member of the Flock who stepped in the ring before having a staredown with Saturn
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Fit Finlay at 4:42 with a reversal of a suplex into the Dragon Sleeper (Finlay’s first appearance with short hair)
Scott Norton (w/ Buff Bagwell) pinned Chris Adams with the reverse shoulderbreaker at 3:09
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom at 5:49 when Smith pinned Bloom with the running powerslam
Raven (w/ Perry Saturn, Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Reese, Billy Kidman, & Van Hammer, who all sat in their own area adjacent to the ring) pinned Chris Benoit in a Raven’s Rules match at around the 11-minute mark with the DDT after Benoit struck himself on a steel chair set up inside the ring while attempting to take Raven down for the Crippler Crossface; following his entrance, Raven took the mic and blamed Benoit for costing him the US title at Uncensored and said it was time for their feud to end, then saying himself and WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page could have ruled wrestling together but Page turned his back on him; Raven then said “I know the snake is out there watching and I know he’d want it this way;” after the bout, it was announced Raven would challenge DDP at Spring Stampede
Ernest Miller pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 4:11 with a roundhouse kick off the top rope; during the match, there were loud chants of “Boring”
Scott Steiner defeated Ray Traylor at around the 8-minute mark via submission with the Steiner Recliner, moments after hitting a Frankensteiner off the top; during the bout, Traylor knocked Steiner into the swimming pool with a clothesline; late in the match, Buff Bagwell appeared ringside and crotched Traylor on the top rope behind the referee’s back; after the contest, Bagwell whipped Traylor with a belt
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the missile dropkick at 5:26; during Chavo’s entrance, Eddie Guerrero interrupted with a mic and said he had a gift for Chavo and gave him a T-shirt that read Eddie was his favorite wrestler; Chavo threw it back at him, with Eddie demanding he wear it and reminding Chavo that he had to do what he said; Chavo then put on the shirt and came to the ring as Eddie returned backstage
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Reese with the Diamond Cutter at 2:55; during the bout, it was announced DDP would appear on MTV Live Wednesday
Juventud Guerrera defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification at 6:24 when Jericho hit Juvi with the title belt; following his entrance, Jericho cut an in-ring promo in which he bragged about taking Rey Mysterio Jr.’s knee, Juvi’s mask, and Dean Malenko’s dignity and said he would take Malenko’s Texas Cloverleaf and change the name to the Jericho Maple Leaf; after the contest, Jericho briefly applied the Texas Cloverleaf on Guerrera
WCW World Champion Sting & Lex Luger defeated Hulk Hogan (w/ Eric Bischoff & the Desciple) & Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) via disqualification at around the 7-minute mark when the Desciple interfered as Luger had Hogan in the Torture Rack; Michael Buffer was the guest ring announcer for the match; following Savage’s entrance, he took the mic and said “Oh yeah,” with Hogan taking it away and saying “Oh no;” after Luger’s entrance, Bischoff took the mic from Buffer and said Sting wasn’t coming; moments later, a helicopter appeared above the venue and Sting was lowered from the helicopter into the ring; after Sting got in the ring, Savage tried leaving ringside but was blocked by the Desciple, with Hogan throwing his partner back into the ring; after the match, Sting & Luger fought off other members of the nWo as Hogan and Savage brawled

WCW @ Ozark, AL – Civic Center – March 17, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
3/21/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the Sting Scorpion T-shirt; featured a video package hyping WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven at Spring Stampede; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with High Voltage about their return to the tag team scene after a tour of Japan; featured Gene Okerlund hyping the latest WCW Hotline report and promoting the April 2 Malice at the Palace online pay-per-view; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of WCW World Champion Sting coming down from a helicopter into the ring before he and Lex Luger faced Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage; included the announcement WCW TV Champion Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, and Roddy Piper would be part of Nitro; featured footage from Nitro of WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash jumping in the pool to escape the Giant, with the Giant then giving WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall a wedgie before tossing him in the pool as well; included the announcement Psychosis would challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho, Yuji Nagata would challenge Booker T, and Rick Steiner would face Nash the next week; featured a backstage promo by Raven, in possession of the US title, in which he discussed attacking Diamond Dallas Page earlier in the week during MTV Live, said it was only the beginning for DDP, and noted Perry Saturn & Hammer would face DDP later in the night; featured a nWo T-shirt ad featuring Hall and Buff Bagwell; included footage from Thunder of Bill Goldberg clearing the ring of the nWo at the end of the show; featured the announcement Lex Luger, Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith, and Booker T would be part of Thunder; included an ad promoting the latest WCW Magazine:
Marty Jannetty pinned Lenny Lane with a reversal into the Showstopper at 4:08
Silver King pinned Evan Karagias with an airplane spin throw at 3:39
Horshu pinned Mike Tolbert at 3:34 by walking along the second rope and hitting an elbow drop
High Voltage defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong at 4:34 when Robbie Rage pinned Steve after a springboard crossbody as Steve was on Kenny Chaos’s shoulders; during the bout, it was announced High Voltage would face Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom Monday on Nitro
Chris Adams pinned Glacier with the superkick at 4:02 after avoiding the Cryonic Kick
The Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Powers with the boot to the face at 2:47
Fit Finlay pinned Lorenzo with the tombstone at 5:19
Prince Iaukea pinned Jerry Flynn with the crossbody off the top at 4:48
Disco Inferno pinned Hardbody Harrison with a modified spinebuster at 3:53
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Perry Saturn & Van Hammer (sub. for Raven) via disqualification at 8:26 when Raven, in possession of the US title belt, Reese, Billy Kidman, Reese, & Sick Boy came through the crowd and attacked DDP after DDP dropped Hammer with a Diamond Cutter off the top rope; the match was advertised as Saturn & Raven before Raven noted earlier in the show that Hammer would be his replacement; during the final moments of the contest, Benoit and Saturn fought their way backstage; after the match, Raven hit DDP with the title belt
3/28/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; featured a video package on Konnan; included a video package hyping WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven at Spring Stampede; featured Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Rick Steiner and Ted Dibaise about Steiner facing WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash later in the show; included a segment in which Gene Okerlund hyped a WCW Hotline story on a hot young wrestler who may be leaving wrestling against his will; Okerlund then discussed the Malice at the Palace pay-per-view available through WCWwrestling.com the following week; featured a WCW Motorsports segment featuring Dibiase and “two up and coming WCW” wrestlers (the Pit Crew); included footage from Nitro of Roddy Piper’s return, Piper announcing a bat match, and a brawl ensuing with Sting vs. Savage and Piper & the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan & Nash; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg, Raven, Lex Luger, Disco Inferno, and Chris Benoit would be part of Nitro; included footage from Nitro of Bret Hart coming to the aid of Davey Boy Smith against Curt Hennig and Rick Rude, followed by a video package on Hart and his chasing the nWo; featured a backstage promo by Perry Saturn and Raven, in possession of the stolen US title, about DDP, during which Raven said “Jake” and he helped DDP along the way but Page wouldn’t acknowledge Raven’s help; included footage from Thunder of Hogan & Nash vs. WCW World Champion Sting & Luger; featured a video package hyping Sting vs. Savage at Spring Stampede; included footage from Nitro of DDP vs. Sting:
Kidman (w/ Lodi) pinned El Dandy at 4:31 with the Shooting Star Press; only Kidman’s head connected on the move
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Silver King via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 5:02
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Psychosis via submission with the Lion Tamer at 6:18 after avoiding a missile dropkick
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) with the missile dropkick at 5:31
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Johnny Swinger with the tornado DDT at 4:59; Chavo had to wear a shirt that read “My favorite wrestler is Eddy Guerrero / Cheat to win”
Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) pinned Chase Tatum with the shoulderbreaker at 1:43
Ray Traylor pinned Kindall Windham with the sidewalk slam at 3:41
Ernest Miller pinned Bobby Blaze with the Feliner at 5:24
Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ Scott Norton & Vincent) via disqualification at 5:03 when Norton attacked Steiner after Steiner hit the bulldog off the top; prior to the bout, Nash took the mic and admitted he was the one that convinced Scott Steiner to join the nWo, then adding he just got off the phone with Scott who said to beat Rick up if he wouldn’t also join; after the bout, Steiner knocked Norton to the floor but was kicked in the face by Nash, with Nash then dropping Steiner with the illegal powerbomb; moments later, Doug Dillinger appeared ringside with local police and had Nash arrested

WCW @ Terre Haute, IN – Hulman Center – March 19, 1998 (announced as a sell out)
Thunder – 3/19/98 – included an opening shot of WCW World Champion Sting’s appearance in a helicopter during Monday’s Nitro; featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included the announcement Chris Adams, Glacier, Disco Inferno, Perry Saturn, Van Hammer, and others would be part of WCW Saturday Night; featured Schiavone conducting an interview in the aisle with Curt Hennig and Rick Rude about Bret Hart and being tasked with putting Hart by Hulk Hogan; at the end of the interview, Rude asked if Hennig wanted a Halls cough drop, with Hennig saying no because they were “just too sweet;” included a segment in which Ray Traylor promoted an airing of Total Recall after Thunder on TBS; featured footage from MTV Live of WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page appearing with Carson Daly and the Foo Fighters, with Raven interrupting on a nearby TV screen; DDP then noted he was to face Raven at Spring Stampede for the title; moments later, as DDP was watching the footage, Raven appeared behind him, hit him over the head with a STOP sign, and dropped him with a DDT onto a nearby table before leaving with the title belt; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from the Giant vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash match at Uncensored and of the Giant scaring Nash into the pool on Nitro; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; featured a segment in which Brad Armstrong promoting Total Recall after Thunder on TBS; included an ad promoting the WCW Magazine; featured an ad promoting WCW vs. nWo World Tour for N64:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo at 4:33 via submission with the Liontamer; prior to the bout, Jericho cut an in-ring promo saying “Terry Hat” was his favorite town
Kendall Windham pinned El Dandy at 2:41 with a bulldog; during the bout, Raven and the Flock were shown at ringside with the stolen WCW US Title, stolen from Diamond Dallas Page the night before on MTV
Perry Saturn defeated La Parka at 3:53 via submission with the Rings of Saturn after countering a chairshot with a belly to belly suplex; during the bout, Lodi appeared in Saturn’s corner
Ray Traylor pinned Barry Darsow at 4:09 with the sidewalk slam
Prince Iaukea pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 5:20 with a northern lights suplex after Onoo accidentally kicked Nagata in the back of the head while on the apron; prior to the bout, it was announced Roddy Piper would be on Nitro to issue a challenge
Brian Adams pinned Marty Jannetty at 3:31 with a tilt-a-whirl slam
Eddie Guerrero pinned Psychosis at 4:12 with the frog splash after shoving Psychosis off the top
Raven pinned Brad Armstrong with the DDT; there was no opening bell for the match; upon Armstrong’s entrance, he was attacked in the ring by Van Hammer and Reese, with Raven then cutting a promo in the corner on attacking WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page the night before during MTV Live and stealing the US title belt; Raven then grabbed Armstrong and hit the DDT, with referee Nick Patrick counting the pinfall; after the bout, Raven returned to his ringside seat
Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) pinned Chris Benoit at 5:19 with a shoulderbreaker after Benoit knocked an interfering Vincent off the apron; prior to the bout, Vincent got in Benoit’s face, with Benoit then attacking him
Bill Goldberg pinned Wayne Bloom at 1:18 with the spear and Jackhammer; Goldberg’s record: 56-0; after the bout, Perry Saturn jumped over the rail from his ringside seat to confront Goldberg but was held back by Raven
Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) via disqualification at 1:26 when Rude crotched Steiner on the top rope; early in the bout, Hennig removed Steiner’s head gear; after the match, Dibiase attempted to make the save but Hennig knocked him to the floor; moments later, Steiner dropped Hennig with a belly to belly suplex, with Brian Adams, Vincent, and Scott Norton running out to attack Steiner; Ray Traylor then ran out to try to make the save but was also beaten down; eventually, Steiner was triple teamed in the ring and Traylor and Dibiase were assaulted on the floor; moments later, Bill Goldberg came out, dropped Hennig and Adams with a single spear, did the same to Norton, and then immediately left the ring; Steiner and Traylor then double teamed Hennig before clearing him from the ring

WCW @ Troy, OH – Hobart Arena – March 20, 1998
Bill Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong
Super Calo & El Dandy defeated La Parka & Psychosis
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea (sub. for Dean Malenko)
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Perry Saturn
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Hammond, IN – March 21, 1998
Bill Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong
Super Calo & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Konnan defeated El Dandy
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea (sub. for Dean Malenko)
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Perry Saturn
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Cincinnati, OH – The Crown – March 22, 1998 (matinee)
Konnan, Psychosis, & La Parka defeated El Dandy, Super Calo, & Lizmark Jr.
Bill Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Perry Saturn
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brian Adams
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig
WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated Lex Luger

WCW @ Louisville, KY – Freedom Hall – March 23, 1998
Monday Nitro:
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 2:09
Scott Steiner defeated Wayne Bloom at 3:04
Psychosis defeated Lodi at 2:55
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at 10:59 by reversing the Diamond Cutter into the Scorpion Death Drop; after the bout, Sting helped Page to his feet (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)
Lex Luger defeated Rick Fuller at 3:15
Eddie Guerrero defeated Kaz Hayashi at 5:05
Prince Iaukea defeated Konnan at 5:42
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Lenny Lane
The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash via disqualification in a handicap match at 6:22
Chris Benoit fought WCW TV Champion Booker T to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 7:35
Davey Boy Smith defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification at 5:38
Bill Goldberg defeated the Renegade at the 40-second mark
Roddy Piper fought Randy Savage to a no contest at 3:30

WCW @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – March 25, 1998
El Dandy & Lizmark Jr. defeated La Parka & Psychosis when Lizmark pinned Psychosis
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho
Bill Golberg pinned Jerry Flynn
Davey Boy Smith pinned Brian Adams
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Raven & Perry Saturn when Page pinned Saturn
Ric Flair pinned Scott Norton (sub. for Curt Hennig) after hitting him with brass knuckles; after the bout, Hennig attacked Flair, with Bret Hart then coming out to make the save
Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall) via submission with the Sharpshooter
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match, despite interference from the Desciple

WCW @ Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center – March 26, 1998
Lizmark Jr. defeated El Dandy
Thunder – 3/27/98:
Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Prince Iaukea defeated La Parka
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
Psychosis pinned Billy Kidman with the legdrop off the top after Sick Boy’s interference backfired and Psychosis knocked Sick Boy to the floor
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart fought Curt Hennig & Brian Adams to a double disqualification
Perry Saturn defeated WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Rick Steiner defeated Scott Norton
WCW World Champion Sting & Lex Luger defeated Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Charlottesville, VA – March 27, 1998
Psychosis defeated El Dandy
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brian Adams
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Raven & Perry Saturn
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace – March 28, 1998
Psychosis defeated La Parka
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho; only the TV title was at stake
Bill Goldberg pinned Jerry Flynn with the Jackhammer
Brian Adams defeated Davey Boy Smith
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Sick Boy & Billy Kidman (w/ Raven)
Ric Flair defeated Scott Norton (sub. for Curt Hennig)
Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall)
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Hulk Hogan (w/ the Disciple) in a steel cage match

WCW @ Milwaukee, WI – March 29, 1998
El Dandy defeated Psychosis
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brian Adams
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman & Sick Boy
Ric Flair defeated Scott Norton
Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Randy Savage

WCW @ Chicago, IL – United Center – March 30, 1998
Monday Nitro – featured WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page cutting a promo on Raven at the broadcast table:
Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom defeated High Voltage
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Marty Jannetty via submission with the Liontamer at 1:20; prior to the match, Jericho dedicated the bout to “the memory of Dean Malenko;” after the bout, Jericho claimed to be the Man of 1,004 holds and started listing them until Prince Iaukea interrupted, said he had been trained by Boris Malenko, and wouldn’t let Jericho to continue to disgrace his memory
Prince Iaukea defeated Glacier
Juventud Guerrera defeated El Dandy
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kaz Hayashi
Buff Bagwell defeated Raven via count-out
Disco Inferno defeated Billy Kidman
Jim Neidhart defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
WCW TV Champion Booker T fought Chris Benoit to a draw
Psychosis defeated the Ultimo Dragon
Bill Goldberg defeated Ray Traylor
Randy Savage & WCW World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated WCW World Champion Sting & Lex Luger
Roddy Piper defeated Hollywood Hogan via disqualification

WCW @ Madison, WI – Dane County Coliseum – March 31, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
4/4/98 – 1-hour episode; included Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; featured an ad promoting WCW Nitro for Playstation; included a video package hyping WCW World Champion Sting vs. Randy Savage at Spring Stampede; featured the announcement Bill Goldberg, Davey Boy Smith, Raven, Eddie Guerrero, and Rick Steiner would be in action on Nitro; included a nWo vignette in which Brian Adams cut a promo on facing Smith in the night’s main event; featured a segment in which Gene Okerlund hyped the latest WCW Hotline report; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured a video package hyping the Roddy Piper & Giant vs. Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash bat match at Spring Stampede:
Psychosis pinned William Worthy at 4:48 with the legdrop off the top as Worthy’s leg was caught in the ring ropes
Billy Kidman (w/ Reese) pinned Evan Karagias at 5:19 with the Seven Year Itch Shooting Star Press; during the bout, it was noted there would be a new match announced for Spring Stampede later in the show
Prince Iaukea pinned Rick Fuller with the northern lights suplex at 3:50
Chris Adams pinned Hardbody Harrison with the superkick at 4:23; immediately after the bout, Glacier ran out and hit the Cryonic Kick to Adams
Davey Boy Smith defeated Brian Adams via disqualification at 5:15 when Curt Hennig interfered as Smith had Adams set up for the running powerslam; prior to the bout, footage from Nitro was shown of Bret Hart coming to the aid of Smith and Jim Neidhart against Hennig, Rick Rude, and Adams; it was announced before the match that Chris Benoit vs. WCW TV Champion Booker T had been added to Spring Stampede; after the match, Neidhart ran out to make the save
4/11/98 – 1-hour episode; featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Booker T about facing Fit Finlay later in the show and defending against Chris Benoit at Spring Stampede in a no time-limit match; featured an ad promoting WCW vs. nWo World Tour; included a video package hyping WCW World Champion Sting vs. Randy Savage at Spring Stampede; featured a segment in which Gene Okerlund hyped a WCW Hotline story about an injury to a major star; included footage from Nitro of Savage being found injured in the parking lot, Hulk Hogan interfering in the WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash vs. Sting match, and Nash trying to get at Hogan after the bout; featured the announcement Rick Steiner, WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, WCW TV Booker T, and Bill Goldberg would be part of Nitro; included a nWo ad on the Savage cage T-shirt; featured the announcement Benoit, Jim Neidhart, Lex Luger, and Raven would be part of Thunder; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured a video package hyping Hogan & Nash vs. Roddy Piper & the Giant at Spring Stampede:
The Ultimo Dragon & Kaz Hayashi defeated Steve & Scott Armstrong at 2:33 when Hayashi pinned Scott with a senton off the top; during the bout, Chavo Guerrero Jr. was shown watching on from the entranceway
Chris Benoit defeated Bobby Eaton via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 4:02
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Fit Finlay with the missile dropkick at 4:05
Jim Neidhart defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification at 4:02 when Brian Adams interfered and attacked Neidhart as he tried to apply a Boston Crab; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Nitro of Bret Hart coming to the aid of Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith against the nWo; after the match, Smith made the save and helped clear the ring
4/18/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included a video package on Raven to hype his match the next night at Spring Stampede against WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho about facing Prince Iaukea the next night at Spring Stampede; included Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about a major star looking to head to WCW; featured a video package on Bill Goldberg; included footage from Nitro of Hulk Hogan attacking Roddy Piper backstage, with the Disciple hitting Piper with the Apocalypse in the hallway; featured footage from Nitro of WCW World Champion Sting vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash, with Randy Savage and Bret Hart interfering; included footage from Thunder of Jericho attacking Ieaukea with a scale; featured a video package on DDP to promote his match with Raven at Spring Stampede; included footage from Thunder of Hogan attacking Savage, with Nash pulling him away; featured a video package hyping DDP vs. Raven at Spring Stampede; included footage from Nitro of Lex Luger vs. Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner attacking Luger after Luger put an interfering Eric Bischoff in the Torture Rack; moments later, Rick Steiner made the save; featured a closing segment in which Okerlund hyped Spring Stampede:
Disco Inferno pinned Johnny Attitude with a piledriver at 5:20
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Carr with the running clothesline and Old Glory kneedrop at 2:47
Van Hammer pinned Chase Tatum with a Cobra Clutch slam at 4:59
Marty Jannetty pinned Horshu with the Showstopper at 4:33
El Dandy pinned Evan Karagias with a right hand punch at 3:17
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Lenny Lane via submission with the Lion Tamer at 5:28; after the bout, Jericho kept the hold applied until Prince Iaukea ran out, clearing Jericho to the floor
Ray Traylor pinned Bret Hamner with the sidewalk slam at 3:11; after the bout, the two shook hands
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Trevor Blanchard with a tornado DDT at 4:33
Scott Steiner defeated Jerry Flynn via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 4:00; prior to the bout, Steiner came out carrying a trophy and put it on the ring apron; mid-way through the bout, Flynn hit the ropes and the trophy fell out to the floor; during the final moments of the contest, Steiner brought the trophy into the ring before applying his finisher
The Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Reese with the boot to the face at 2:45
Dark matches:
Randy Savage defeated Jim Neidhart
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Randy Savage

WCW @ Tampa, FL – Ice Palace – April 2, 1998
Malice at the Palace – Pay-per-listen Internet-exclusive audio show
Bubba the Love Sponge & Jim Duggan defeated the Texas Hangmen
Juventud Guerrera & Kaz Hayashi defeated Psychosis & El Dandy
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit defeated Raven & Perry Saturn in a No DQ match
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig
Bret Hart defeated Brian Adams
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 3, 1998
Television taping
Barry Darsow defeated Mike Tolbert
Public Enemy defeated Wayne Bloom & Mike Enos
Fit Finlay defeated Bobby Blaze
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Johnny Attitude
Konnan defeated Doc Dean
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Sick Boy
John Nord defeated Julio Sanchez
Lex Luger defeated Rick Fuller
Glacier defeated Frankie Lancaster
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Scott Armstrong
Scott Steiner defeated Jim Powers
High Voltage defeated Damien & Ciclope
Van Hammer defeated Steve Armstrong
Brian Adams defeated the Renegade
Marty Jannetty defeated Barry Horowitz
Ernest Miller defeated Jerry Flynn
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
Rick Steiner defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
WCW US Champin Diamond Dallas Page defeated Perry Saturn
Kaz Hayashi defeated Lenny Lane
Prince Iaukea defeated El Dandy
Johnny Swinger defeated Evan Karagias
La Parka & Psychosis defeated Tokyo Magnum & an unknown

Brian Adams & Curt Hennig defeated Public Enemy
Davey Boy Smith defeated Norman Smiley
Disco Inferno defeated Johnny Attitude
Van Hammer defeated Mike Tolbert
Jim Neidhart defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Yuji Nagata
Kendall Windham defeated Tim Cheeks
Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
Lex Luger defeated Barbarian
Buff Bagwell defeated Barry Horowitz
Raven defeated Barry Houston

WCW @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – April 4, 1998
Worldwide taping:
Jerry Flynn defeated Chip Minton
Bill Goldberg defeated Terrence Black
Perry Saturn defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Disco Inferno defeated Johnny Swinger
Steve & Scott Armstrong defeated two unknowns
Scott Steiner defeated Chris Benoit
Konnan defeated Ciclope
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Horace Boulder defeated Fidel Sierra
Public Enemy defeated Bill Payne & Butch Long
Kaz Hayashi defeated Doc Dean
6/6/98:
Chris Benoit defeated Barry Horowitz
Jim Duggan defeated Reese (w/ Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Horace, & Billy Kidman)
6/13/98:
Chris Adams defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Rick Fuller defeated Bret Hammer
6/20/98:
Glacier defeated Todd Griffin
Wayne Bloom defeated Fidel Sierra
Bobby Eaton defeated Barry Horowitz
Davey Boy Smith defeated the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart)
6/27/98:
Ernest Miller defeated Frankie Lancaster
Norman Smiley defeated Barry Houston
Silver King defeated Lorenzo
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated the Ultimo Dragon
7/4/98:
Marty Jannetty defeated Vincent
Bobby Blaze defeated Tokyo Magnum
Bill Goldberg defeated John Nord

WCW @ Miami, FL – Arena – April 6, 1998 (sell out)
Monday Nitro – featured an opening segment showing an ambulance arriving to the arena after Randy Savage, with Elizabeth, was shown knocked down outside; paramedics tended to Savage as an emotional Elizabeth looked on; Savage was then fitted with a neckbrace and placed on a backboard; hosted by Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, & Larry Zbyszko, with Bobby Heenan replacing Zbyszko for the second half; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at ringside; featured a video package recapping the recent history between Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with JJ Dillon about the injury to Savage and the investigation into what happened; featured footage of Savage being placed into the ambulance; included an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; featured footage from before the show went live of a red Viper speeding away from where Savage was found, with Vincent and the Disciple shown nearby; included an in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan, along with the Disciple, Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, Scott Steiner, Scott Norton, Buff Bagwell, and Brian Adams, in which he joked that he hit a couple “speed bumps” on the way into the arena, said he and Nash would beat Roddy Piper & the Giant at Spring Stampede, and Nash would return the “nWo” title back to him after beating Sting later in the show; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Piper about teaming with the Giant to face Hogan & Nash in a bat match at Spring Stampede, during which he noted fighting “a transvestite named Goldust” with a baseball bat and making a man of him; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included info on how fans could send in footage of their Nitro parties; featured footage from Uncensored of Dean Malenko telling Okerlund he was going home:
La Parka, Psychosis, & El Dandy defeated Tokyo Magnum, Judo Suwa, & Nobunaga at 4:39 when Psychosis pinned Nobunaga with the legdrop off the top; immediately after the bout, La Parka hit Psychosis in the back with a steel chair
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Disco Inferno with the missile dropkick at 5:22
Kidman pinned Lenny Lane with the Seven Year Itch at 3:27
Konnan (w/ Vincent) defeated Norman Smiley via submission with the Tequilla Sunrise at 4:12; during the bout, it was announced WCW World Champion Sting would defend against WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash later in the night
Buff Bagwell defeated WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page via count-out at 4:56 when Page went after Raven, in possession of the stolen US title, in the crowd; prior to the match, footage was shown from the previous week of DDP chasing Raven into the crowd during his match with Bagwell; after the bout, Bagwell took the mic and demanded to be given the title belt; moments later, DDP returned to the ring and dropped Bagwell with the Diamond Cutter
Bill Goldberg pinned Hammer with the Jackhammer at 1:38; after the bout, Goldberg scared off Scotty Riggs and Kidman, who appeared ringside; after the bout, Perry Saturn applied the Rings of Saturn on Hammer and shoved Kidman away (Goldberg’s record: 69-0)
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (sub. for Eddie Guerrero) (w/ Eddie Guerrero) via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 4:13; following their entrance, Eddie took the mic, said the Guerrero family sees Chavo as a loser, and he could earn their respect back by beating Dragon in Eddie’s place; during Eddie’s promo, the crowd chanted “Deport Eddie;” Chavo wrestled the match in jeans and sneakers; after the contest, Eddie berated Chavo for the loss
Lex Luger defeated Barry Darsow via submission with the Torture Rack at 3:44; during the bout, it was announced Ric Flair would appear on Thunder on Thursday to discuss his career and make a challenge
Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) & Brian Adams defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart at around the 10-minute mark when Hennig pinned Neidhart with the Hennig Plex after Rude landed a knee to the back behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, footage was shown of their match two weeks earlier on Thunder and Neidhart being assaulted by Hennig and Rude the previous week on Nitro; during the nWo team’s entrance, Rude took over Mike Tenay’s spot at the announce table where he remained until late in the contest, with Tenay then returning to commentary; after the contest, Smith & Neidhart were beaten down until Bret Hart ran out and cleared the ring; moments later, Hart took the mic and told the nWo crew that they were done ganging up on others
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera at 6:08 when Prince Iaukea appeared ringside and threw in the towel as Guerrera was caught in the Liontamer; following his entrance, Jericho cut an in-ring promo asking for Dean Malenko to come back, calling him the second greatest wrestler in the world today, and dedicating the match to him; Jericho then discussed facing Iaukea at Spring Stampede; after the contest, Iaukea cleared Jericho from the ring
Scott Steiner (w/ Vincent) defeated Sick Boy via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 2:58; earlier in the broadcast, the match was advertised as Steiner vs. the Giant; the announcers made no mention of the change or what prompted it; Vincent came out in possession of a bodybuilding trophy, allegedly won by Steiner
WCW World Champion Sting defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ Konnan) via disqualification at 10:43 when, after the champion failed a Stinger Splash in the corner, Hulk Hogan came out and began punching Sting; Michael Buffer was the ring announcer for the match; Nash wore a Randy Savage nWo T-shirt during his entrance; after his entrance, Nash took the mic from Buffer, claimed Hogan was behind injuring Savage earlier in the show, and said, “But be careful because if I wear your shirt too long, you get fired” (referencing Syxx); Nash went on to say he would win the belt and wasn’t giving it to Hogan; late in the contest, Konnan was taken down after sustaining a Stinger Splash in the corner; after the contest, Nash shoved Hogan, with the two arguing before Sting began fighting both men; moments later, Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell, Vincent, Brian Adams, Scott Steiner attacked Sting, with Konnan tending to Nash; Roddy Piper and the Giant then ran out to aid Sting in clearing the ring of the nWo; Nash then had to be held back from getting at Hogan outside the ring

WCW @ Ft. Myers, FL – Lee County Civic Center – April 7, 1998
Super Calo, Norman Smiley, & Juventud Guerrera defeated La Parka, Psychosis, & El Dandy
Meng defeated Jim Duggan
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Jim Neidhart defeated Jerry Flynn
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Ft. Pierce, FL – St. Lucie County Civic Center – April 8, 1998
Super Calo, Norman Smiley, & Juventud Guerrera defeated La Parka, Psychosis, & El Dandy
Meng defeated Jim Duggan
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Jim Neidhart defeated Jerry Flynn
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Tallahassee, FL – Leon County Civic Center – April 9, 1998
Thunder – included an in-ring promo by Raven regarding WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page, during which a fan pulled Raven out of the ring and he returned to finish the promo on a dead mic:
Perry Saturn defeated Tokyo Magnum
Prince Iaukea defeated Yuji Nagata
Chris Benoit defeated Konnan
Jim Duggan defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Glacier
Billy Kidman defeated Psychosis
Scott Steiner defeated Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification
Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Montgomery, AL – Civic Center – April 10, 1998
Disco Inferno pinned Horshu with the Chartbuster
Scott Steiner defeated Jim Duggan via submission with the Steiner Recliner
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
Bill Goldberg pinned Fit Finlay with the Jackhammer after more than 15 minutes
Rick Steiner pinned Scott Norton after Scott Steiner’s interference backfired
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Kevin Nash with the Diamond Cutter

WCW @ Chattanooga, TN – UTC Arena – April 11, 1998
Disco Inferno pinned Horshu with the Chartbuster
Scott Steiner defeated Jim Duggan via submission with the Steiner Recliner
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
Bill Goldberg pinned Fit Finlay with the Jackhammer after more than 15 minutes
Rick Steiner pinned Scott Norton after Scott Steiner’s interference backfired
Chris Benoit defeated Raven via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Kevin Nash with the Diamond Cutter

WCW @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – April 13, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Scott Steiner defeated Fit Finlay
The Ultimo Drago defeated Lenny Lane
Johnny Grunge defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit defeated Glacier
Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell via disqualification
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo
Perry Saturn defeated Van Hammer
Bill Goldberg defeated Rocco Rock
Curt Hennig defeated Yuji Nagata
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated La Parka
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Rage (w/ Kaos) with the Diamond Cutter at 3:01
Rick Steiner defeated Konnan
Kevin Nash defeated WCW World Champion Sting via disqualification

WCW @ Mankato, MN – April 14, 1998
WCW Saturday Night: taping:
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage
Fit Finlay defeated Rick Fuller
Bill Goldberg defeated Van Hammer
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
Yuji Nagata defeated Wayne Bloom
Raven defeated Disco Inferno
Perry Saturn defeated La Parka
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
4/25/98 – 1-hour episode; hosted by Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay; featured Gene Okerund conducting a backstage interview with Rick Steiner & Ted Dibiase; featured the Bill Goldberg vs. WCW US Champion Raven and the ending to the Hulk Hogan vs. WCW World Champion Randy Savage matches from the 4/20/98 Monday Nitro:
Glacier pinned Lenny Lane with the Cryonic Kick at 2:17
The Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Super Calo with the boot to the face at 3:51
Rick Steiner pinned Scott Norton at 5:21; Vincent tried to interfere late in the match but it backfired and he accidentally hit Norton instead
5/2/98 – 1-hour episode; hosted by Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay; featured Gene Okerund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Booker T:
Jim Duggan pinned Barry Darsow with the knee drop at 4:28
Kidman (w/ Reese) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Shooting Star Press at 4:30
Curt Hennig pinned Jim Neidhart at 3:10 with the fisherman suplex
WCW TV Champion Booker T fought Chris Benoit to a double count-out at 8:55
Dark match: Lex Luger & Rick Steiner defeated Curt Hennig & Brian Adams

WCW @ Duluth, MN – April 15, 1998
Barry Darsow defeated Mike Enos
John Nord defeated Wayne Bloom
Super Calo & Silver King defeated Villano IV & V
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Perry Saturn
Rick Steiner defeated Jim Neidhart
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Curt Hennig
Lex Luger defeated Kevin Nash

WCW @ Fargo, ND – Fargodome – April 16, 1998
Yuji Nagata defeated Erik Watts
Thunder – 4/17/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Lee Marshall, & Bobby Heenan; included the announcement Bill Goldberg would challenge for the WCW US Championship Monday on Nitro:
Rick Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell via disqualification
Bill Goldberg defeated Barry Darsow
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Rick Fuller
Chris Benoit defeated Scott Norton via disqualification
Curt Hennig defeated Super Calo
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Giant defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
Perry Saturn defeated Silver King
Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) & Kevin Nash defeated WCW World Champion Sting & Bret Hart via disqualification at 8:13 when Hulk Hogan and the Disciple ran out and attacked Savage; during Savage & Nash’s entrance, a fan yelled Savage’s name on the microphone; the camera never cut to the ring as Savage, Nash, and Elizabeth came to the ring and the fan was not shown on television; Savage’s arm was heavily taped for the match; after the contest, Brian Adams, Scott Norton, Curt Hennig, and Vincent came out to hold Nash back from getting at Hogan

WCW @ Sioux Falls, ND – April 17, 1998
Nailz defeated Barry Darsow
John Nord defeated Mike Enos
Super Calo & Silver King defeated Villano IV & V
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Sick Boy
Rick Steiner defeated Jim Neidhart
The Giant defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification when Kevin Nash interfered
Lex Luger & the Giant defeated Kevin Nash & Curt Hennig in an impromptu match

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:
Bill Goldberg pinned Perry Saturn (w/ Kidman) at 8:10 by lifting Saturn as the Rings of Saturn were applied and hitting the Jackhammer; late in the bout, Goldberg fought off several members of the Flock who were seated ringside; Goldberg’s record: 74-0
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Eddie Guerrero) via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 11:42 after avoiding the tornado DDT; pre-match stipulations stated if Chavo won then he would no longer have to do what Eddie told him; after the match, Eddie verbally assaulted Chavo in the ring
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Chris Benoit in a No Time-Limit match at 14:11 with a Harlem sidekick as Benoit tried to revive referee Mickey Jay after locking Booker in the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Jay – who sustained a Harlem sidekick from Booker late in the bout – was helped backstage by other officials
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with the Liontamer at 9:55 after rolling through a sunset flip off the top; prior to the bout, Jericho cut a promo in the aisle dedicating the match to Dean Malenko and referring to himself as the man of 1,004 holds; after the match, Jericho put on Iaukea’s island attire
Curt Hennig pinned Davey Boy Smith at 4:48 after throwing Smith face-first into the ringpost; Rick Rude and Jim Neidhart were handcuffed together at ringside until late in the bout when Vincent, dressed as a policeman, handed the keys to Rude who then handcuffed Neidhart to the ringpost; after the match, Rude choked both Smith and Neidhart out with Vincent’s nightstick
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner at 5:57 when Bagwell submitted to Luger’s Torture Rack moments after Scott walked out of the match; prior to the bout, Bagwell claimed his lawyer said not to wrestle due to his hand being wrapped up; moments later, Gene Okerlund appeared with JJ Dillon in which Dillon had Atlanta orthapedic surgeon Michael Sapello take a look at the hand, during which time it was shown to be fine
Psychosis pinned La Parka at 7:01 in an unadvertised match with the legdrop off the top as La Parka was briefly tangled in the ring ropes
Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper & the Giant in a baseball bat on a pole match at 13:22 when Hogan pinned Piper after hitting him in the back with a bat as Piper and the Desciple, who appeared late in the match with an additional bat, tried to gain control of a bat; late in the match, Hogan accidentally hit Nash with the bat when Piper moved; after the bout, Hogan told Nash to powerbomb the Giant but then hit Nash from behind with the bat
Raven pinned WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page to win the title in a Raven’s Rules match at 11:54 with the DDT after a man in a WCW crew t-shirt hit DDP with a STOP sign, moments after the champion fought off outside interference from Sick Boy, Kidman, Hammer, Reese, and Lodi (Horace Hogan’s surprise debut)
Randy Savage pinned WCW World Champion Sting to win the title in a No DQ match at 10:10 when Kevin Nash interfered and hit the powerbomb on Sting before placing Savage on top; late in the bout, Elizabeth – who was in Savage’s corner – was helped backstage after sustaining an accidental Stinger Splash from the champion; moments later, Hulk Hogan appeared and shoved Savage off the top as he attempted the flying elbowsmash on Sting; after the contest, Hulk Hogan and the Desciple appeared at the entrance way, with Hogan saying that was his belt and Nash would pay

WCW @ Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena – April 20, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Konnan defeated Chris Adams
The Barbarian defeated Wayne Bloom
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Bill Goldberg pinned WCW US Champion Raven to win the title at 4:56 with the Jackhammer, despite interference from the Flock; late in the bout, Raven attempted to escape through the crowd but was pushed back over the guardrail by fans (Goldberg’s record: 75-0) (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2, Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)
La Parka defeated the Ultimo Dragon
Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
Perry Saturn fought Van Hammer to a double count-out
Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell defeated Public Enemy
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Psychosis
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
Hulk Hogan (w/ the Disciple) pinned WCW World Champion Randy Savage to win the title in a No DQ match at 15:38; Savage’s right arm was heavily taped and he wore a knee brace on his right leg as a result of recent injuries; late in the bout, the Disciple dropped referee Nick Patrick with a neckbreaker and then helped Hogan double team the champion; moments later, Kevin Nash came out to make the save, with Eric Bischoff grabbing Nash by the leg; Hogan then attempted to hit Nash with the title belt but hit the Disciple instead, with Nash then laying out Bischoff and dropping Hogan with the powerbomb; Nash laid Savage on top and went to revive Patrick when Bret Hart appeared, knocked out Nash with the title belt, put Hogan on top of Savage and dragged Patrick over to make the count; Roddy Piper then appeared and confronted Hart in the ring, with Hart avoiding the issue until punching Piper in the face

WCW @ Columbia, SC – Carolina Coliseum – April 22, 1998
Thunder – 4/24/98 – featured an in-ring promo by Diamond Dallas Page in which he challenged Raven to an immediate fight; Raven later appeared but refused to enter the ring:
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Disco Inferno
The Barbarian defeated Prince Iaukea
Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell defeated Lex Luger & Rick Steiner
Horace defeated Evan Karagias via disqualification
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Mike Enos
Sting defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification

WCW @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – April 23, 1998 (5,000+)
Ray Traylor vs. Scott Norton did not take place as advertised
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Juventud Guerrera & Ciclope defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Jim Duggan defeated Reese (sub. for Scott Norton)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Rick Steiner defeated Scott Norton (sub. for Buff Bagwell)
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner
Sting defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Florence, SC – April 24, 1998
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Juventud Guerrera & Ciclope defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Jim Duggan defeated Reese
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Sting defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Charlotte, NC – April 25, 1998
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Juventud Guerrera & Ciclope defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Jim Duggan defeated Reese
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner
Rick Steiner defeated Scott Norton
Kevin Nash defeated Sting via disqualification
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Norton in an impromptu match

WCW @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – April 26, 1988
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Juventud Guerrera & Ciclope defeated La Parka & Psychosis
Jim Duggan defeated Reese
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
Scott Steiner defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Rick Steiner interfered
WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated Sting via disqualification
Sting & Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash & Scott Norton in an impromptu match

WCW @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – April 27, 1998
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Norton
WCW Tuesday Nitro – 4/28/98 – featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Diamond Dallas Page regarding Raven, with Raven then interrupting with a pre-taped promo; moments later, DDP dropped Sick Boy with a Diamond Cutter; as the show prepared to go to break, someone from the crowd entered the ring and hit a clothesline on Kidman from behind:
Chris Benoit defeated Disco Inferno via submission with the Crippler Crossface
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Psychosis via submission with the Liontamer
The Barbarian & Hugh Morrus defeated Public Enemy when Barbarian pinned Johnny Grunge
Juventud Guerrera defeated Billy Kidman
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Eddie Guerrero
Perry Saturn defeated Marty Jannetty
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Sick Boy
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Jerry Flynn
Sting, Lex Luger, & the Giant defeated Scott Steiner, Konnan, & Brian Adams via count-out

WCW @ Salisbury, MD – April 28, 1998
Bobby Eaton defeated Julio Sanchez
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
Juventud Guerrera & Ciclope defeated Psychosis & La Parka
Disco Inferno defeated Van Hammer
Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Norton

Brian Pillman Memorial – Norwood, OH – April 29, 1998
At the end of the night, a check for $23,500 was donated to Melanie Pillman; WWF World Champion Steve Austin, Al Snow, and Sunny were among those in attendance to sign autographs and auction off memorabilia
Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match

WCW @ Augusta, GA – April 30, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
Pez Whatley defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Billy Kidman & Sick Boy defeated High Voltage
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Chris Benoit defeated WCW TV Champion Booker T to win the title via submission with the Crippler Crossface
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Greenville, SC – Municipal Stadium – May 1, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
High Voltage defeated Billy Kidman & Sick Boy
Booker T pinned WCW TV Champion Chris Benoit to win the title at 10:15 with a Harlem sidekick after a series of reversals
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ North Charleston, SC – Coliseum – May 2, 1998
Profiles in Pain – Pay-per-listen Internet-exclusive audio show
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
High Voltage defeated Billy Kidman & Sick Boy when Rage pinned Kidman
Chris Benoit defeated WCW TV Champion Booker T to win the title via submission with the Crippler Crossface
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven

WCW @ Savannah, GA – May 3, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Billy Kidman & Sick Boy defeated High Voltage
Booker T defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Benoit to win the title
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven

WCW @ Indianapolis, IN – Market Square Arena – May 4, 1998
Monday Nitro – featured a pre-taped promo by Raven; included Diamond Dallas Page attacking the Flock in their dressing room with a STOP sign and bullrope before dragging Raven to the ring:
Scott Norton defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Scott Putski defeated Billy Kidman via disqualification
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated “Bore Us Malenko” via submission
Public Enemy defeated the Barbarian, Hugh Morrus, & Jimmy Hart in a handicap streetfight at 2:57 when Johnny Grunge pinned Hart
Hammer defeated Perry Saturn in a Loser Leaves the Flock match
Juventud Guerrera defeated Sick Boy via disqualification
Brian Adams defeated Konnan via disqualification
Fit Finlay pinned WCW TV Champion Booker T to win the title at 3:59 with a tombstone after the champion became distracted by Chris Benoit at ringside
Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Springfield, IL – May 5, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Mike Enos defeated an unknown
5/9/98:
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Hammer with the Jackhammer
Yuji Nagata defeated Wayne Bloom via submission
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage
Juventud Guerrera defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a lumberjack match via disqualification
5/16/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an Outsiders T-shirt ad featuring WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay about recently defeating Booker T for the title and facing Chris Benoit the next night at Slamboree; included a video package hyping Randy Savage vs. Bret Hart at Slamboree, with Roddy Piper as the guest referee; featured a video package hyping the Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven match at Slamboree; included an ad promoting the latest WCW Magazine; featured a WCW Hotline ad with Okerlund in which he teased the return of an international star who was seeking revenge; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured footage from Nitro of the Giant joining the nWo black & white to attack Nash, and then talking to Sting on Thunder and telling him he would have to make a decision once they win the tag team titles; included an nWo vignette in which Eric Bischoff called out Vince McMahon to face him in the ring; featured footage from Thunder of Hart and Savage having a confrontation; included the premiere of James Vandenberg’s Auditorium segment, in which he blamed JJ Dillon for banning the powerbomb which only made it even more in demand; he went on to say the injuries were on Dillon’s hands; featured a video package hyping Sting & Giant vs. Hall & Nash at Slamboree; included info on how the NBA playoffs would impact Nitro’s airing on Monday; featured a closing segment in which Okerlund hyped the top Slamboree matches:
Jim Duggan pinned Roadblock with the running clothesline and Old Glory kneedrop at 3:31
Marty Jannetty pinned Barry Horowitz with a fistdrop off the top at 3:58; Jannetty’s left elbow was heavily taped for the bout
Horace Boulder (w/ Reece) pinned Juventud Guerrera at 4:41 with an elbow drop after Reece interfered behind the referee’s back and hit a double-handed chokeslam; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Reece attacking Juventud during Nitro; during the bout, it was noted WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg would face the entire Flock in a gauntlet match at Slamboree, and Raven would win the title if Goldberg lost
Jerry Flynn pinned Johnny Swinger at 3:36 with a spinning back kick
Disco Inferno pinned Len Denton with a front jawbreaker at 1:47
High Voltage defeated Disorderly Conduct at 4:21 when Kenny Kaos scored the pin with a springboard clothesline as Robbie Rage hoisted the opponent in the air
Kidman (w/ Perry Saturn) pinned Lenny Lane with the Seven Year Itch at 4:26
Perry Saturn (w/ Kidman) pinned Evan Karagias at 2:03 with a legdrop off the top and Death Valley Driver; following the entrances, Kidman took the mic and asked Karagias if he wanted to be beaten with the Rings of Saturn or the Death Valley Drive, then telling Karagias it would be with the Death Valley Driver
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) in a non-title match with the Jackhammer at 1:21 (Goldberg’s record: 85-0)
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. (sub. for Eddie Guerrero) (w/ Eddie Guerrero) with the tombstone at 4:25; prior to the bout, Eddie cut an in-ring promo in which he said he was everyone’s favorite wrestler and would prove how good he is by challenging Finlay; Finlay used Big Bubba’s music for the match; upon Finlay’s entrance, Eddie said Chavo could take his place, despite Chavo’s objections; after the bout, Eddie berated Chavo for the loss until the Ultimo Dragon appeared; Dragon was eventually beaten down before Eddie had Chavo hold him down so he could hit the frog splash, then tossing Chavo to the floor
5/23/98:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Steve Armstrong
Chris Adams defeated Bobby Blaze
The Barbarian defeated Bobby Eaton
Konnan defeated Johnny Attitude
Dark match after the taping: The Giant defeated Scott Norton via disqualification

WCW @ Des Moines, IA – Veterans Memorial Auditorium – May 6, 1998
Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Armstrong
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
Konnan defeated Marty Jannetty
Juventud Guerrera & Silver King defeated La Parka & Psychosis
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton
Sting defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall

WCW @ Omaha, NE – May 7, 1998
Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Armstrong
Yuji Nagata defeated Ernest Miller
Konnan defeated Marty Jannetty
Silver King & Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis & La Parka
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton
Sting defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall

WCW @ Salina, KS – Bicentennial Center – May 8, 1998
Advertised matches included Sting vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall and Lex Luger & Rick Steiner vs. Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell
Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Armstrong
Konnan defeated Marty Jannetty
Yuji Nagata defeated Ernest Miller
Psychosis & La Parka defeated Silver King & Juventud Guerrera
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton & WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall

WCW @ Wichita, KS – May 9, 1998
Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Armstrong
Yuji Nagata defeated Ernest Miller
Konnan defeated Chris Adams
Silver King & Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis & La Parka
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
The Giant defeated Scott Norton
Sting defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall

WCW @ ? – May 9, 1998
MTV Ultimate Video Bash:
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage; due to the ring being too wet, it was the only match that took place

WCW @ Kansas City, MO – Kemper Arena – May 11, 1998
Public Enemy defeated Horace & Reese when Johnny Grunge pinned Horace with a roll up after Horace accidentally collided with Reese on the ring apron
Monday Nitro:
Disco Inferno defeated Barry Horowitz
Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera
Scott Norton defeated Yuji Nagata
Hugh Morrus defeated Jim Powers
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Johnny Swinger
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Len Denton
Perry Saturn defeated Jerry Flynn
Fit Finlay defeated Robbie Rage
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Lenny Lane
Glacier defeated Sick Boy
Chris Benoit defeated Booker T
Randy Savage defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification

WCW @ Springfield, MO – May 12, 1998

WCW @ Durham, NH – Whittemore Center Arena – May 14, 1998
Gorgeous George III pinned Evan Karagias with a neckbreaker at 4:51
Thunder:
Reese defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Kenny Kaos
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Sick Boy
Perry Saturn defeated Chris Adams
Chris Benoit defeated Robbie Rage
Dusty Rhodes & WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash defeated Public Enemy
Sting fought Randy Savage to a no contest when Bret Hart ran out and attacked Savage at 2:20; Savage fought off Hart, with the Giant then coming out to attack Savage; WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash then appeared, with Sting making the save for the Giant against him; moments later, the Giant took the mic and said he and Sting would be unified at Slamboree in their quest for the tag team titles, but Sting would have to make a decision on Monday regarding to join the nWo; the Giant then gave Sting a nWo black and white shirt; the Giant then left the ring as Lex Luger came out and spoke to Sting on the ring apron

WCW @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – May 15, 1998
The only WCW event held at the venue
Hugh Morrus pinned Scott Armstrong with the moonsault
Kidman & Sick Boy defeated High Voltage when Kidman scored the pin with the Seven Year Itch
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned Chris Adams with the tombstone
Disco Inferno pinned Alex Wright with the swinging neckbreaker
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Raven with the Diamond Cutter in a Raven’s Rules match
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Perry Saturn with the Jackhammer
The Giant fought Kevin Nash to a no contest

WCW @ Amherst, MA – Mullins Center – May 16, 1998
High Voltage defeated Kidman & Sick Boy
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Chris Adams
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven in a No DQ match
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification

Slamboree 98 – Worcester, MA – Centrum – May 17, 1998 (11,592)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary:
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned Chris Benoit with the tombstone
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams via submission with the Torture Rack
Ciclope won a cruiserweight battle royal; due to pre-match stipulations, he earned an immediate WCW Cruiserweight Title match; other participants included: Evan Karagias, Damien, El Dandy, El Grio, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Marty Jannetty, Kidman, Lenny Lane, Psychosis, Super Calo, Johnny Swinger, and Villano IV; after the match, Ciclope unmasked to reveal himself as Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned the Ultimo Dragon at 11:10 with a brainbuster and the frog splash after Dragon accidentally knocked Chavo off the ring apron when Eddie moved out of the way; stipulations stated Chavo would win his freedom from Eddie if Dragon won; after the contest, Chavo cornered Eddie and acted as though he was going to attack him but then attacked Dragon instead, with Chavo shoving Eddie away when Eddie tried to stop him (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Raven in a Bowery Death Match
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Perry Saturn
Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage; Roddy Piper was the guest referee for the bout
Sting & the Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash (w/ Dusty Rhodes) to win the titles

WCW @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – May 18, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Perry Saturn defeated Psychosis
Juventud Guerrera defeated Damien
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier
Monday Nitro – Backstage Blast:
Chris Jericho defeated Ciclope
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Eddie Guerrero

WCW @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 19, 1998 (4,445)
WCW’s only event held in Portland
WCW Saturday Night taping:
5/30/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Booker T, with Okerlund saying JJ Dillon announced on Monday the plans for a Best of 7 series between Booker and Chris Benoit and Booker said if it wasn’t for Benoit he would still have the TV title; featured an ad promoting the new Diamond Dallas Page T-shirt; included a video package hyping Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. and WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defending against either Booker or Benoit at the Great American Bash; featured Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about why the Giant joined nWo Hollywood; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Benoit about his series with Booker; featured footage from Nitro of Lex Luger coming to the aid of Kevin Nash and joining the nWo Wolfpack and then the group offering a spot to Sting; featured the announcement Chris Jericho, DDP, Perry Saturn, and Bret Hart would be part of Nitro; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured an ad promoting the Macho Madness caged T-shirt; included footage from Thunder of Luger asking Sting to join him in the Wolfpack, Hart urged Sting to join nWo Hollywood, and both groups then brawled; featured the announcement DDP, Disco Inferno, Finlay, and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko would be part of Thunder; included a segment of James Vandenberg’s Odditorium in which he said WCW was being silent about Sting’s decision because of how poorly Sting’s world title reign went and that he should flip a coin to decide which nWo faction he should join; featured Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about the division between Kevin Nash and Scott Hall; included a video package hyping Randy Savage & Roddy Piper vs. WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart at the Great American Bash:
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned Evan Karagias with a superplex and the frog splash at the 4-minute mark
Marty Jannetty pinned Lenny Lane with a jawbreaker and the Showstopper at 4:01
Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz with the No Laughing Matter at 3:22; during the bout, it was noted Roseland in the New York City market would host a Nitro party on June 8, with a 30-foot screen, WCW stars, and the Nitro Girls
Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Ernest Miller via submission with the Nagata Lock at 4:37, while Nagata held Onoo for added leverage behind the referee’s back
Kidman (w/ Scotty Riggs, Reese, Sick Boy, & Lodi) pinned Bobby Blaze with the Shooting Star Press at 4:45
Perry Saturn pinned Tough Tom (w/ Mean Mike) with the Death Valley Driver at 3:07, moments after Glacier interfered and accidentally hit Tom with the Cryonic Kick and Saturn followed by hitting his own superkick to Glacier and Mean Mike
Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) pinned Villano IV with a backbreaker at 4:04; Rocky King was the referee for the bout
Disco Inferno pinned Johnny Attitude with the swinging neckbreaker at 6:56; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Kanyon attacking Raven on Thunder
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Eddie Guerrero) via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 4:22; late in the bout, Chris Jericho came out with a “Conspiracy victim” sign and then ended up arguing with Eddie over the title belt; after the contest, Chavo blamed Eddie for the loss and dared him to strike Chavo
Best of 7 Series: Chris Benoit pinned Booker T with a reversal into a German suplex into a bridge at 6:41; Benoit: 2, Booker: 1
6/6/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg ‘Who’s next?’ T-shirt; featured footage from Nitro of Chris Jericho in Washington DC talking with homeless people, holding up a ‘Conspiracy Victim’ sign, being denied entry to the White House, and then searching at the Library of Congress; footage was then shown from Thunder of WCW Crusierweight Champion Dean Malenko hitting Jericho with the title belt when Jericho said he found the loophole that would still make him the champion, despite what happened at Slamboree; included a video package hyping Randy Savage & Roddy Piper vs. WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart and Savage vs. Piper at the Great American Bash; featured Tenay hyping the WCW Hotline hosts; included a segment of James Vandenberg’s Odditorium in which he discussed the Hogan & Hart vs. Savage & Piper match set for the Bash and said none of them could trust their partners; featured Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Reese about his upcoming bout with Juventud Guerrera as part of the Bash; included a video package hyping the Chris Benoit vs. Booker T Best of 7 series, with clips shown from the five matches thus far; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included footage from Nitro of WCW Tag Team Champion Sting arriving wearing the colors of nWo Hollywood but then attacking Hogan and slamming the Giant before revealing a nWo Wolfpack shirt underneath, showing he had joined the nWo red & black; featured the announcement Goldberg and the returning Rey Mysterio Jr. would be part of Nitro, as well as the 6th match in the series between Booker and Benoit; included Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Eddie Guerrero about facing Chavo Guerrero Jr., with Eddie being scared until he realized that Chavo wasin’t in the building and then he began yelling about what he was going to do to Chavo; Eddie eventually calmed down, said he overreacted, and everything he had done to Chavo was to make Chavo a better wrestler; he then dropped to his knees and said he didn’t want to fight Chavo and said he was still the uncle Chavo always idolized; featured a video package hyping Sting vs. WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant at the Bash; included footage from Thunder of Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page vs. the Giant & Brian Adams, followed by the announcement by JJ Dillon that Sting would face the Giant at the Bash to determine who would hold the tag team titles:
Juventud Guerrera, Ciclope, & Super Calo defeated Silver King, El Dandy, & Damien when Guerrera pinned Damien with the Juvi Driver at 5:53; Rocky King was the referee for the bout
Public Enemy defeated Power Company at 4:39 when Johnny Grunge scored the pin after putting one of the opponents through a table in the ring; there was a visible edit in the match near the end as the table was put in the ring, the camera cut to the crowd, and then Grunge was shown making the cover with no impact with the table ever shown
Roadblock pinned Frankie Lancaster at 3:23 with a backflip splash from the apron into the ring
Jim Neidhart pinned Kendall Windham with a powerslam at 4:42; Rocky King was the referee for the bout
Chris Adams defeated Glacier via disqualification at 3:40 when Perry Saturn interfered and hit the superkick on Adams; moments later, he did the same to Glacier and followed by hitting both men with the Death Valley Driver
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned the Renegade with the tombstone at 4:00
Mike Enos defeated Mike Tolbert via submission with an armbar at 4:05
Jim Duggan pinned Barry Darsow at 3:24 with the running clothesline and Old Glory kneedrop
WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant pinned Konnan (mystery nWo Wolfpack opponent) with the chokeslam at 2:12 after Konnan hit the 187 DDT on an interfering Vincent; the Giant came out in possession of both title belts and issued an open challenge; upon Konnan’s entrance, he took a mic and said both Kevin Nash and Randy Savage were hurt so he would take him on, and while Giant was bigger he had the bigger heart; during the bout, it was noted Konnan would challenge WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg at the Great American Bash in what could possibly be Goldberg’s 100th straight win

WCW @ Cleveland, OH – Convocation Center – May 21, 1998 (sell out)
Thunder – 5/21/98 – featured an opening video recapping the Giant offering Sting a spot in the nWo Black & White, the duo winning the WCW Tag Team Titles at Slamboree, and Kevin Nash coming to Sting’s aid on Nitro against the Giant; included Tony Schiavone conducting an in-ring interview with WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant, in possession of both title belts, in which the Giant claimed he and Sting were on the same page; moments later, Lex Luger walked out and stood on the ring apron, with security and other wrestlers surrounding the ring, as Luger said the Giant was a liar and challenged the Giant to a match in the main event; Giant responded by asking if Luger wanted to join the nWo Black & White, with Luger spitting in the Giant’s face and Giant taking out his frustration on the luchadores and cruiserweights that had surrounded the ring before accepting the challenge; hosted by Schiavone, Lee Marshall, & Bobby Heenan, with Mike Tenay replacing Marshall on the second hour; featured a Diamond Dallas Page T-shirt ad; included the announcement the Giant and Konnan would be part of WCW Saturday Night; featured footage of Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Dean Malenko after winning the WCW Cruiserweight Title at Slamboree, followed by footage of Chris Jericho throwing a tantrum backstage; included a video package recapping the history between Raven and Mortis; featured an in-ring promo by Raven, with his riot squad, in which he responded to Perry Saturn implying he wanted to be on his own; moments later, Saturn walked out to the ring as Raven claimed he was the reason Saturn got his job in ‘barbed wire city’ and WCW; Saturn responded by saying he was loyal but was Raven’s friend, not a member of the Flock; after Raven apologized, he called out Mortis to face him in the ring as the Flock watched on from the front row; a man looking like Mortis walked out in street clothes and a bandana, with the riot squad attacking him on the floor as a man in a blonde wig came out of the crowd, jumped Raven from behind, and hit the Flatliner before running backstage; included an ad promoting the new WCW Magazine; featured footage from Nitro of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan introducing Scott Hall as the latest member of the nWo Black & White; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured a segment in which a wrestler dressed as a character from Warner Brothers’ ‘Quest for Camelot’ walked out and handed freebies to fans; included an in-ring segment in which Rick Rude introduced Curt Hennig as the next WCW US Champion; moments later, Rude said he had been asked whether he was nWo Wolfpac or nWo Black & White, adding that he and Hennig were friends to the end and he would be where Hennig was; Hennig went on to say that WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg was “The biggest mark I’ve ever seen in my life” and said he would put a “blemish” on his unbeaten record if only he would come out to face him; when Goldberg didn’t appear, Hennig challenged Goldberg to a title match at the Great American Bash; during a segment in which the hosts discussed the show, a piece of trash was thrown and hit Schiavone on the head; featured footage from Nitro of Roddy Piper & Randy Savage agreeing to face Hogan & Bret Hart at the Great American Bash; included an in-ring promo by Savage, with Elizabeth, in which he said he hated Piper but he hated Hogan & Hart more, said Piper referred to himself as an icon but Savage didn’t know what that word meant and questioned if it was like a dodo bird; featured an ad promoting a Savage T-shirt:
Ernest Miller pinned Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 3:47 with a spin kick off the top
Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo via submission with the Liontamer at 1:28; before the contest, Jericho came out with a ‘Conspiracy victim’ sign, took the mic, and cut a promo claiming WCW was out to get him and challenged JJ Dillon to come out and face him; Jericho then held up a list of all the wrestlers in the Slamboree battle royal, noted Dean Malenko’s name wasn’t on the list, and thus his loss shouldn’t count and the match was a fix; Jericho went on to say he would be after Dillon until he returned the title to him
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned Jim Neidhart with the tombstone at 2:36; after the match, Tony Schiavone announced at the entrance stage that Booker T was the #1 contender to Finlay’s title, with Chris Benoit walking out instead and taking issue with Booker being named the top contender; Booker later joined them, told Benoit that they had their matches and it was his spot to take; after Benoit agreed and went to leave, he jumped Booker from behind until security intervened; Stevie Ray then came out, told Booker to get up, egged Booker on and questioned why Booker was taking the beating lying down (Stevie Ray’s return)
Jim Duggan defeated Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 2:10 when Adams threw referee Charles Robinson across the ring as he assaulted Duggan in the corner; after the bout, Adams accidentally knocked Vincent off the apron and sustained Duggan’s running clothesline; after a brief comeback, Duggan stole back his 2×4 and cleared the nWo members from the ring
Perry Saturn pinned Van Hammer at 3:21 with the Death Valley Driver; late in the match, Reese climbed on the ring apron, distracting the referee as Raven slid in the ring and dropped Hammer with the Evenflow; moments later, Saturn took exception to Raven interfering in his match and said “I don’t need you.”
Horace pinned Juventud Guerrera at 4:20 with a clothesline, moments after Reese climbed in the ring behind the referee’s back and dropped Juvi with a tree slam; Reese and Lodi appeared ringside during the contest
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (sub. for Eddie Guerrero) (w/ Eddie Guerrero) via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 2:56 after blocking the tornado DDT; prior to the bout, footage was shown of the Guerreros with Eddie’s mom, with Eddie’s mom speaking in Spanish and Eddie claiming she supported her son and wished Chavo would get a few more wins; following their entrance, Eddie attempted to cut a promo until Chavo interrupted him and told Eddie he wanted the match instead; after the contest, Eddie berated Chavo until Chavo kissed Eddie and then slapped him across the face, knocking him to the mat
Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant via disqualification at 2:16 when the nWo Sting ran into the ring, with Luger knocking him to the floor; after the bout, the Giant dropped Luger with a chokeslam as fans tossed trash into the ring; the Giant came out in possession of both title belts

WCW @ Evansville, IN – Roberts Municipal Stadium – May 25, 1998
Monday Nitro:
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Mike Enos
Perry Saturn defeated Glacier
Chris Jericho defeated El Dandy
Konnan defeated La Parka
Juventud Guerrera defeated Billy Kidman
Dean Malenko defeated Lenny Lane
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Johnny Attitude
Best of 7 Series: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T; Benoit – 1, Booker – 0

WCW @ Memphis, TN – Mid South Coliseum – May 26, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
The Barbarian defeated Kenny Kaoas
Konnan defeated Hugh Morrus
Davey Boy Smith defeated Robbie Rage
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
Lex Luger defeated the Giant
Sting defeated Bret Hart

WCW @ Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium – May 27, 1998
Thunder – 5/28:
The Barbarian defeated Jim Powers
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated High Voltage
Glacier defeated Van Hammer via disqualification
Booker T defeated Chris Benoit
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Brad Armstrong
Perry Saturn defeated Barry Darsow
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Barry Horowitz

WCW @ Knoxville, TN – Coliseum – May 28, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Yuji Nagata
The Barbarian defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated High Voltage
Konnan defeated Hugh Morrus
Chris Benoit defeated Booker T
Lex Luger defeated Sting
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven

WCW @ Washington DC – MCI Center – June 1, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Yuji Nagata defeated Silver King
Ernest Miller defeated Jerry Flynn
Raven & Perry Saturn defeated Public Enemy
Alex Wright defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Konnan defeated Lenny Lane
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Best of 7 Series: Chris Benoit defeated Booker T via submission with the Crippler Crossface after a reversal at 8:18; during the bout, WCW TV Champion Fit Finley briefly came out to scout both men; match 4 in the Best of 7 series; Benoit – 2, Booker 2 (The Monday Night War)
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned La Parka with the spear and Jackhammer at the 31-second mark, immediately after La Parka hit Goldberg over the head with a steel chair; Goldberg’s record: 94-0
Lex Luger & Kevin Nash defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & the Giant via disqualification (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)

– 6/2/98: WWE Hall of Famer the Junkyard Dog passed away at the age of 45 following a car wreck near Forest, MS.

WCW @ Peoria, IL – Civic Center – June 4, 1998
Jim Duggan defeated Mike Enos
Thunder:
Best of 7 Series: Booker T pinned Chris Benoit; match 5 in the Best of 7 series; Benoit – 2, Booker 3
Reese pinned Van Hammer
Alex Wright defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay pinned Psychosis
Glacier pinned Perry Saturn
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko fought Silver King to a no contest
Raven pinned Disco Inferno
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Hugh Morrus & the Barbarian in a handicap match
Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Giant & Brian Adams (sub. for Sting) to win the title; the title change was later nixed by JJ Dillon since Adams was not authorized to defend the title on behalf of Sting

WCW @ Muncie, IN – Ball State University Arena – June 5, 1998
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Mike Enos
Brian Adams defeated Hugh Morrus
Jim Duggan defeated the Barbarian
Psychosis & Juventud Guerrera defeated Damien & Silver King
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
The Giant defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – June 6, 1998
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Mike Enos
Psychosis & Juventud Guerrera defeated Damien & Norman Smiley
Jim Duggan defeated the Barbarian
Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho
Brian Adams defeated Hugh Morrus
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Sting defeated the Giant

WCW @ Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena – June 7, 1998
WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Mike Enos
Brian Adams defeated Hugh Morrus
The Barbarian defeated Jim Duggan
Psychosis & Juventud Guerrera defeated Damien & Norman Smiley
Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn
Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Sting defeated the Giant

WCW @ Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace – June 8, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Yuji Nagata defeated Jerry Flynn
Horace & Ron Reis defeated Juventud Guerrera & Van Hammer
Eddie Guerrero fought Scott Putski to a no contest
Booker T defeated Chris Benoit
Fit Finlay defeated Norman Smiley
Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno
Bill Goldberg defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Sting defeated the Giant

WCW @ Saginaw, MI – Civic Center – June 9, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Perry Saturn defeated Damien
Juventud Guerrera defeated Billy Kidman
Van Hammer defeated Reese via disqualification
Dean Malenko defeated Evan Karagias
Booker T defeated Barry Horowitz
Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Guerrero
Stevie Ray defeated an unknown
Ernest Miller defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Raven
6/13/98:
6/20/98:
6/27/98 – 1-hour episode; featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included footage from Planet Hollywood in Beverly Hills and the press conference for the Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman Bash at the Beach match, with Michael Buffer providing the introductions; footage was then shown from all four men discussing the upcoming bout; featured footage from Nitro of Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, and the Giant interrupting Kevin Geene, with Greene and the Giant having to be held apart backstage, and Greene and WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg then issuing a challenge to face Hennig & the Giant at Bash at the Beach; included the announcement WCW TV Champion Booker T, Dean Malenko, DDP and Malone, Eddie Guerrero, and Steve McMichael would be part of Nitro; featured Gene Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about a major star out six months, a former world champion returning to the ring, and a member of nWo Hollywood looking to defect to the nWo Wolfpack:
Jim Duggan pinned Mike Enos with the running clothesline and Old Glory kneedrop at 3:41
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage at 4:01 when Johnny Grunge pinned Robbie Rage with a roll up after Kenny Kaos accidentally struck his partner; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Perry Saturn putting Raven through a table during Thunder; during the match, it was noted Dean Malenko would challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho at Bash at the Beach
Alex Wright defeated Johnny Swinger via submission with a STF at 4:07; prior to the bout, Swinger took the mic and cut a promo saying he would take WCW into the next millenium
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated the Barbarian & Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 4:10 when Smith pinned Barbarian with the running powerslam
7/4/98 – 1-hour episode; featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included a vignette showing Raven walking along a bridge talking about his upbringing; featured footage from Nitro of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone on their way to the arena in a tractor-trailer as nWo Hollywood plotted to take them out, with DDP & Malone eventually cornering WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff in the ring; moments later, Malone slammed Hogan in the ring and hit him with a clothesline to the floor; included the announcement Disco Inferno, WCW TV Champion Booker T, DDP and Malone would be part of Nitro, as well as Hogan vs. WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included Gene Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about the reformation of a legendary wrestling group:
Scott Putski pinned Barry Horowitz with the Polish Hammer at 2:54
Vincent defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker via submission with a Cobra Clutch, while using the ropes for leverage, at 2:33
Psychosis pinned Evan Karagias with the legdrop off the top at 3:13
Fit Finlay pinned Norman Smiley with the tombstone at 4:12; during the bout, it was noted Bret Hart would face WCW TV Champion Booker T at Bash at the Beach
Disco Inferno pinned John Paul with a piledriver at 4:04

WCW @ Pittsburgh, PA – Palumbo Center – June 13, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Barry Darsow
Marty Jannetty defeated Scotty Riggs
Norman Smiley & Ciclope defeated Villano IV & V
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kidman
Public Enemy defeated High Voltage in a streetfight
Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho
Booker T defeated Chris Jericho
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Konnan
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Sting

Great American Bash 98 – Baltimore, MD – Arena – June 14, 1998 (12,810; announced as a sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Gene Okerlund at the entranceway recapping the feud between Sting and the Giant; featured footage from the previous Thursday’s Thunder in which Bret Hart interfered in Chris Benoit’s match with Booker T, with Booker T winning via disqualification and winning the Best of 7 series to earn a TV title shot at the Bash; footage was also shown of Booker asking JJ Dillon for a rematch, with Dillon stating the rematch would be at the Bash, with the winner facing WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay later in the show; included backstage footage of Chavo Guerrero Jr. speaking to the WCW Internet team regarding his upcoming match with Eddie Guerrero; featured footage from the previous Thursday’s Thunder of Dean Malenko giving up the WCW Cruiserweight Title, due to Chris Jericho complaining Malenko didn’t win it fairly, for the chance to get Jericho back in the ring at the Bash for the held up title; included backstage footage of Eddie at the Internet position backstage in which he apologized to Chavo, citing the family didn’t want he and Chavo to fight; featured a vignette on Juventud Guerrera; included footage from the previous Monday’s Nitro of Roddy Piper and Randy Savage arguing, with the two eventually fighting each other; featured an ad for the July 12 Bash at the Beach:
Best of 7 Series: Booker T pinned Chris Benoit at 16:19 following two Harlem sidekicks and a missile dropkick; Booker – 4, Benoit – 3; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would face WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay later in the show (Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story)
Kanyon pinned Perry Saturn with the Flatliner at 14:46 after catching Saturn coming off the top, moments after Saturn became distracted by two men dressed as Mortis fighting each other on the floor; prior to the bout, Saturn was distracted by a man coming out the entranceway dressed as Mortis, during which Kanyon came out of the crowd; Kidman, Horace, Scotty Riggs, and Lodi came out early in the bout, on behalf of Saturn, but were ejected; after the contest, one of the men dressed as Mortis held up Kanyon’s arm in victory before then dropping him with a DDT on the floor; the man then took off his mask, revealing himself as Raven; moments later, Raven grabbed the mic and dressed down Saturn for the loss, with Saturn cornering him until Kidman, Horace, Lodi, and Riggs returned, with Saturn being beaten down until he eventually cleared the ring
Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification at 13:50 when, after Jericho said “You’re nothing, just like your dead father,” Malenko assaulted Jericho on the floor and hit him over the back with a steel chair; stipulations stated the winner would earn the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title; after the contest, Malenko dragged Jericho backstage, down the hallway, and eventually out of the arena; Malenko eventually rammed Jericho into a mailbox before he was restrained by security, with Jericho running into a building across the street; no decision was announced following the match, with the commentary team saying more information would be available the following night on Nitro
Juventud Guerrera pinned Reese (w/ Lodi) at 8:45 with a hurricanrana after Van Hammer appeared and hit Reese in the back with a steel chair as the referee was distracted by Lodi
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero with a springboard tornado DDT at 14:46
Booker T pinned WCW TV Champion Fit Finlay to win the title at 13:13 with a piledriver after Finlay struck his shoulder on the ringpost; after the bout, Stevie Ray came out and congratulated Booker on his win
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Konnan (w/ Curt Hennig & Rick Rude) at 1:56 with the spear and Jackhammer; prior to the bout, it was announced Goldberg’s mother recently broke her hip; Goldberg’s record: 100-0; after the champion left ringside, Hennig & Rude helped Konnan to his feet before double teaming him in the corner; moments later, Kevin Nash and Lex Luger came out to clear the ring and tend to Konnan after Hennig took off his Wolfpac shirt to reveal a nWo black & white shirt underneath
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ the Disciple) & Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage & Roddy Piper at 11:41 when Savage submitted to Hart’s Sharpshooter after Hogan reaptedly rammed Savage’s knee into the ringpost; stipulations stated Savage and Piper would wrestle after the match; following the bout, Piper knocked Hart to the floor; moments later, Gene Okerlund attempted to conduct an in-ring interview with Piper regarding Savage’s injury and the scheduled one-on-one bout, during which Piper helped Savage to his feet until Savage knocked Piper down to begin their match
Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage via submission with a figure-4 at 1:38 moments after Savage knocked out referee Charles Robinson, with referee Mikey Jay coming out to call for the bell
WCW Tag Team Champion Sting pinned WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant with a reversal into the reverse DDT at 6:41; stipulations stated the winner would be able to pick his own tag team partner to share the championship with; prior to the bout, the Giant came ringside smoking a cigarette; Sting twice hit the reverse DDT in the match but Giant kicked out of both pin attempts; after the contest, Sting left ringside with both title belts (Sting: Into the Light)

WCW @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 15, 1998
Monday Nitro

WCW @ Philadelphia, PA – Corestates Spectrum – June 17, 1998
Thunder – 6/18/98 – included Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; featured an opening in-ring segment with Lex Luger & Konnan, with Luger stating that Philadelphia is a town that either loves or hates something, and just as the fans once made Hollywood Hulk Hogan a big star, they did the same for WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg, and the fans have now made the nWo Wolfpack the new dominant force in wrestling; included an in-ring segment with Raven, accompanied by Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Horace Boulder, Billy Kidman, Lodi, & Reese, claiming Perry Saturn let him down, with Saturn coming out and saying Raven let him down and that from now on, he’s on his own, with the Flock members then holding Saturn as Raven slapped him; Saturn responded by knocking Raven to the floor; moments later, Chris Kanyon attacked Raven and entered the ring, with he & Saturn clearing the ring of the Flock; Kanyon and Saturn then stared each other down before Saturn left the ring; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Dean Malenko, with Malenko stating he would track WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho and promised he would take the title off his waist; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Rick Rude who said Curt Hennig was training with Brad Rheingans in Minnesota to prepare to challenge Goldberg; featured Jimmy Hart promoting “Octagon” on TBS’ Movies for Guys Who Like Movies:
Steve McMichael pinned Mike Enos in 3:31 with the tombstone
Fit Finlay pinned Brad Armstrong in 5:44 with the tombstone
The Giant (w/ Vincent) pinned Disco Inferno at the 58-second mark with the chokeslam; during his entrance, Disco Inferno went to the commentary booth and told the announcers to inform the fans that he’s the “new icon;” Giant walked to the ring while smoking a cigarette, with Disco telling him that smoking would stunt his growth and the people came to see Disco dance; during the pinfall, Giant smoked a cigarette and covered Disco with one foot
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan via disqualification in 4:20 when Chono hit Smith with one of the title belts as he had Tenzan pinned following the running powerslam; after the bout, Neidhart cleared the ring of Chono & Tenzan
Konnan pinned Alex Wright in 4:16 with a rolling cradle
Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission in 3:44 with the Crippler Crossface after escaping a sleeper hold; after the bout, Chavo Guerrero Jr. came out and encouraged Eddie to keep his head up, with Eddie walking off in disgust
Public Enemy defeated Sick Boy & Scotty Riggs (w/ Lodi) in a No DQ match in 6:21 when Rock pinned Sick Boy after hitting the Drive By onto the floor, with Sick Boy atop two stacked tables; after the match, Public Enemy danced in the crowd with the fans
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Reese in 1:13 after the spear & Jackhammer; Goldberg’s record: 101-0

WCW @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – June 21, 1998
Hugh Morrus defeated Mike Enos
Ernest Miller defeated Alex Wright
Jim Duggan defeated Reese
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kidman
Dean Malenko defeated Fit Finlay
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven
WCW Tag Team Champion Sting defeated the Giant

WCW @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – June 22, 1998 (8,749; 7,795 paid)
Monday Nitro:
Disco Inferno defeated Len Denton
Yuji Nagata defeated Tokyo Magnum
Public Enemy defeated Horace & Sick Boy
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Rick Fuller
Alex Wright defeated Eddie Guerrero
Konnan defeated Scotty Riggs
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray via count-out
Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit
Kevin Greene defeated the Giant via disqualification

WCW @ Orlando, FL – June 24, 1998 (13,874; 11,643 paid; sell out)
Malia Hosaka defeated Starla Sexton
Thunder – 6/24/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Lee Marshall, & Mike Tenay; included an opening segment in which the Giant, alongside Vincent, came out smoking a cigarette, then claiming Sting stole his WCW Tag Team Titles and dared Sting to defend the belts later in the show with any partner of his choosing; featured an in-ring segment with Sting and Konnan in which Sting accepted the Giant’s challenge and introduced Lex Luger as his partner for the night; included a backstage segment in which Chris Benoit urged Arn Anderson to reunite the Four Horsemen, with Arn replying that part of him is gone and then chasing off the camera man; featured a trailer for “Small Soldiers;” included an in-ring promo by Eric Bischoff in which he said Orlando was where Hulk Hogan turned WCW around and rebuilt the company, with Bischoff then conducting an interview with Scott Steiner on how it felt to carry his brother Rick for so many years; Scott replied that Rick was “genetic junk” who wasn’t in his league; featured a segment in which Diamond Dallas Page, from Salt Lake City, called in to the commentary team to say he and Karl Malone had a big surprise in store for Hogan & Dennis Rodman the following Monday on Nitro; included a backstage segment in which WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho told the Ultimo Dragon he thought Dragon deserved a title shot moreso than Dean Malenko:
Public Enemy defeated Raven & Sick Boy (w/ Lodi) in a No DQ match at 5:01 when Rocco Rock pinned Sick Boy after the Drive-By; prior to the bout, Raven took the mic and dared Chris Kanyon to try to end his career; late in the match, Perry Saturn interfered and hit a splash off the top onto Raven, who was laid out across a table on the floor
Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Eddie Guerrero at 5:03 with the No Laughing Matter after catching Eddie coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; late in the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. came ringside, sang to Eddie and Jimmy Hart, and then punched Hart
Stevie Ray pinned Sumo Fuji with the Slapjack at 2:29
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated the Ultimo Dragon via disqualification at 8:05 when Dean Malenko attacked Jericho as the champion was trapped in the Dragon Sleeper; prior to the match, Jericho took the mic and said he would defend his title within 30 days, but not against Malenko, with JJ Dillon then coming out and saying Jericho would face Malenko at Bash at the Beach; late in the contest, Jericho yelled, “Malenko, this is for your dead daddy!”
Jim Duggan pinned the Barbarian at 3:56 with the running clothesline and Old Glory kneedrop, despite attempted interference by Hugh Morrus
Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright at 13:07 when Inferno submitted to Benoit’s Crippler Crossface
WCW Tag Team Champions Sting & Lex Luger (sub. for Kevin Nash) defeated the Giant & Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) when Luger forced Adams to submit to the Torture Rack; after the match, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude came out and attacked Sting, with Konnan attempting to make the save but was beaten down as well; moments later, the Giant dropped Luger with the chokeslam; Michael Buffer was the ring announcer for the contest; the titles were at stake, with Luger substituting for Nash via Wolfpack Rules
Dark match after the taping: WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Fit Finlay

WCW @ Tampa, FL – Ice Palace – June 29, 1998 (10,900)
Monday Nitro:
Kanyon defeated Horace
Little Dragon defeated Eddie Guerrero
The Giant defeated Judo Suwa & Sumo Fuji in a handicap match
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart
Perry Saturn defeated Reese
Vampiro defeated Brad Armstrong
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright defeated Shimo Nobunaga & Tokyo Magnum
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko via count-out
Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated Harlem Heat
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Glacier

WCW @ Columbus, GA – Civic Center – July 2, 1998
Thunder – 7/2/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall; featured an in-ring promo by the Giant in which he said he had a message from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, he was on the warpath, and would go through WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg & Kevin Greene at Bash at the Beach; he went on to mock the Wolfpack and challenged Lex Luger to a match later in the night; included a segment in which Schiavone conducting an interview with JJ Dillon at the entrance way in which Dillon announced that Goldberg would challenge Hogan for the title at the Georgia Dome during Nitro; featured a vignette on Raven, showing him beside a roadside billboard and talking about the opportunities he has given to the members of the Flock; included a sneak peak of the new movie, ‘Small Soldiers;’ featured a vignette on Steve McMichael about his return to the ring after a broken arm, with comments from him and Mike Ditka; during the segment, McMichael urged Arn Anderson to bring the Four Horsemen back; included an in-ring promo by Raven in which he accepted Perry Saturn’s challenge to a match at Bash at the Beach, noting they fought in grade school and Saturn walked away with a bloody nose; Raven then said he would leave Kanyon alone until he was done with Saturn; featured an in-ring segment in which Chavo Guerrero Jr. set up a box trap in the ring for Eddie Guerrero; moments later, Eddie came out, with Chavo then believing the box trap caught Eddie only for Eddie to jump him from behind; Eddie then dropped Chavo with a brainbuster on the exposed concrete floor and assaulted him in the ring until officials forced him away:
An imposter Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match at 1:59 when Jericho pulled his opponent on top of him; prior to the bout, it was noted Jericho would defend against Dean Malenko in a No DQ match at Bash at the Beach; following his entrance, Jericho cut an in-ring promo claiming “Columbia, GA” was his favorite town, the Ultimo Dragon was too injured to compete against him because of Malenko, and then said he flew in a surprise to have a classic battle; Jericho then introduced Mysterio, and said Mysterio would earn a title shot against him at Bash at the Beach if he won; a short white man wearing a Mysterio mask then came out instead; after the contest, Jericho said Mysterio would get the title shot at Bash at the Beach, instead of Malenko, and said the better man won; moments later, Jericho whipped the opponent with the title belt
Stevie Ray pinned Doc Dean with the Slapjack at 1:57; after the bout, Chavo Guerrero Jr. appeared ringside with his horse Pepe and ranted until Stevie decked him and left ringside
Public Enemy fought Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart to a double disqualification at 3:47 when Alex Wright & the Disco Inferno attacked both teams and ran a table into Smith as he attempted the running powerslam; prior to the bout, Disco & Wright came out, said all the fans came to see them dance, and were interrupted by the Public Enemy who cleared them from the ring; during the match, it was noted the following week’s Thunder would be on Wednesday
Perry Saturn pinned Kidman (w/ Lodi) with the Death Valley Driver at 7:15; after the match, Saturn turned to the camera and said, “Raven, let’s settle this at the Bash”
Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) pinned Bobby Blaze at 2:04 with an overhead backbreaker
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Fit Finlay at 5:17 with the missile dropkick off the top; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Booker at the entrance stage about defending the title against Bret Hart at Bash at the Beach; moments later, Stevie Ray interrupted and took issue with how Booker was handling himself, with the two then arguing
Konnan defeated Kanyon via TKO with the Tequila Sunrise at 4:39, moments after Raven interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped Raven with the DDT; late in the match, Lodi, Kidman, and Horace appeared ringside; after the contest, Konnan attempted to make the save for Konnan but was beaten down until Lex Luger made the save; moments later, Luger took the mic and called for the Giant to come out for their match
Lex Luger defeated the Giant via disqualification at 2:33 when Brian Adams and Vincent attacked Luger; after the match, Konnan ran out to make the save but was beaten down, with Lodi, Kidman, Scotty Riggs, Perry Saturn, Raven getting involved; Saturn then stalked Raven backstage before the show ended with a video package hyping WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach

WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome – July 6, 1998 (41,412)
Monday Nitro:
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Dean Malenko after WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho interfered
Raven defeated Kanyon via disqualification (The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3)
Scott Putski defeated Scotty Riggs
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated the Ultimo Dragon via disqualification
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Johnny Swinger
Public Enemy defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno via disqualification
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Scott Hall; due to pre-match stipulations, Goldberg earned a world title shot later in the show (Legends of Wrestling: Heetseekers, Legends of Wrestling Collection, Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)
Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis
The Giant defeated Jim Duggan
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jim Neidhart
Lex Luger & WCW Tag Team Champion Sting defeated Kidman & Sick Boy
WCW US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan to win the title with the spear and Jackhammer at 8:11 after Hogan became distracted by Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at ringside, with Malone hitting the Diamond Cutter on Curt Hennig who had come ringside moments earlier (The Monday Night War, The History of the World Heavyweight Championship, The Very Best of Nitro, Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)

WCW @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – July 7, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Jim Duggan fought Stevie Ray to a double disqualification
Scott Putski defeated Bobby Eaton
Rick Fuller defeated Doc Dean
Chris Adams defeated Barry Horowitz
High Voltage defeated Villano IV & V
Steve McMichael defeated Julio Sanchez
Roadblock defeated an unknown
Fit Finlay defeated Jerry Flynn
Scott Hall defeated Konnan
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Hall
7/11/98 – 1-hour episode; featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included the announcement Curt Hennig would face WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg at Bash at the Beach; featured a WCW Motorspots segment; featured a video package hyping Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman at Bash at the Beach; included Tenay hyping a Gene Okerlund WCW Hotline story; featured stills from Nitro of Goldberg beating Scott Hall and then Hogan to win the WCW World Title; chants of “Goldberg” were added to the segment; included the announcement Hogan vs. Goldberg would be replayed in full on Nitro; featured a video package hyping Goldberg vs. Hennig at Bash at the Beach; included footage from Nitro of WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho mocking Dean Malenko’s family, with Malenko attacking Jericho until he was arrested:
Public Enemy defeated Judo Suwa & Sumo Fuji at 2:37 when Rocco Rock pinned Sumo with the Drive By; after the bout, Alex Wright & Disco Inferno ran out, attacked Public Enemy, and then danced
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Lenny Lane with the tornado DDT at 4:30; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Nitro in which Chavo challenged Eddie Guerrero for their match at Bash at the Beach to be hair vs. hair; Chavo came out wearing a hardhat with his name on it and carrying a pair of scissors; after the bout, Chavo scared off both Lane and referee Mark Curtis with the scissors before then cutting off some of his own hair
Ernest Miller pinned Johnny Swinger with a spin kick at 4:21; prior to the bout, Swinger cut an in-ring promo before Miller cut him off; during the match, it was noted Dean Malenko was suspended and a replacement would be named to challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho at Bash at the Beach
Raven & Horace (w/ Kidman, Lodi, & Sick Boy) defeated Perry Saturn & Van Hammer at 7:45 when Raven pinned Hammer with the drop toehold onto a steel chair followed by the Evenflow; during the bout, it was noted Kidman would face Juventud Guerrera at Bash at the Beach; late in the bout, Saturn hit a splash off the top rope onto Horace, laid out on a table on the floor
7/18/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg ‘Who’s Next?’ T-shirt; featured still photos from the Bret Hart vs. WCW TV Champion Booker T match at Bash at the Beach; included footage from Nitro in which Stevie Ray declared himself the new WCW TV Champion; featured an ad promoting the WCW/nWo Magazine; included Gene Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about the WWF and the return to the ring of a former WCW champion; featured footage from Tenay’s Thunder sit-down interview with Kevin Nash about Scott Hall and of Hall’s in-ring promo about Nash; included still photos from the Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman match from Bash at the Beach and footage from DDP beating the Disciple the next night on Nitro only to be attacked by Hogan using a steel chair; featured footage from Nitro in which Chris Jericho successfully protested Rey Mysterio Jr.’s WCW Cruiserweight Title win at Bash at the Beach, with Mysterio then beating Dean Malenko to earn a title shot after interference from Jericho; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Public Enemy about their rivalry with Alex Wright & Disco Inferno; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included footage from Nitro in which Hogan blamed Hall for his loss of the world title, made Eric Bischoff the referee for the Hogan vs. Hall match, with DDP then interfering in the match and hitting the Diamond Cutter on Bischoff; moments later, Nash came out to make the save and clear the ring for DDP, only for Hall to double cross Nash; featured footage from Thunder of Malenko, with Steve McMichael, calling out Arn Anderson, then discussing meeting Anderson 3 years prior during a New Japan tour and asking Anderson to reform the Four Horsemen; Anderson took exception to Malenko holding up the four fingers, then telling Malenko, McMichael, and – at home – Chris Benoit, to let it be because he had the passion but he no longer had the ability; included the announcement Thunder would return Aug. 5 after the Goodwill Games; featured a closing segment recapping the Goldberg vs. Hall and Goldberg vs. Hogan matches from 7/6/98 at the Georgia Dome:
Jim Neidhart pinned Renegade at 3:56 with a powerslam and grabbing the tights for leverage after Renegade failed a handspring back splash in the corner
Alex Wright & Disco Inferno (w/ Tokyo Magnum) defeated Disorderly Conduct at 3:36 when Disco scored the pin with a spike piledriver; immediately after the match, the Public Enemy ran out and attacked Wright & Disco; moments later, Wright & Disco threw Magnum into the ring, where Public Enemy attacked him, laid him onto a table at ringside, and Johnny Grunge came off the top with a splash, putting Magnum through the table
Mike Enos pinned Bobby Blaze at 4:18 with a fall away slam off the middle turnbuckle
Norman Smiley defeated the Gambler via submission with an ankle lock and heel hook at 4:28
Scott Putski pinned Julio Sanchez with the Putski Bomb at 2:26
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Barry Houston via submission with the Liontamer at 3:51
Barry Darsow defeated Jim Powers via submission with the standing armbar at 5:30
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Shiima Nabunaga via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 5:24
Perry Saturn pinned Sick Boy (w/ Lodi) with the Death Valley Driver at 5:03; after the bout, Saturn fought off Horace, Lodi, and Scotty Riggs before Raven jumped him; Saturn again fought them all off before sustaining Raven’s Evenflow

WCW @ Birmingham, AL – BJCC – July 8, 1998
Thunder – 7/8/98:
Public Enemy defeated Tokyo Magnum & Shimo Nobunaga
Ernest Miller defeated Villano IV
Juventud Guerrera defeated Judo Suwa
Konnan defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification
Raven & Horace defeated Perry Saturn & Kanyon
Steve McMichael defeated Rick Fuller
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated the Ultimo Dragon
Dark match after the show: WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Hall

WCW @ Inglewood, CA – Great Western Forum – July 10, 1998 (15,678; sell out)
LA Melee – Pay-per-listen Internet-exclusive audio show
WCW TV Champion Booker T pinned Fit Finlay with the missile dropkick
Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the frog splash; after the bout, Chavo fought off Eddie and cut off some of his hair
Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis, & Ciclope defeated Damien, Villano IV, & V when Guerrera pinned Damien with the Juvi Driver
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko via count-out when Malenko left the ring to chase WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho backstage
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via disqualification when Dean Malenko interfered and attacked the champion
Konnan defeated Vincent via submission with the Tequila Sunrise
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Bret Hart & the Giant via disqualification when the Disciple and Vincent interfered; after the bout, Konnan helped make the save
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Curt Hennig at 6:57 with the spear and Jackhammer after kicking out of the Hennig Plex
Sting defeated Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; after the bout, WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg came out to make the save against members of nWo Hollywood and slammed the Giant

Bash at the Beach 98 – San Diego, CA – Cox Arena – July 12, 1998 (10,095; 9,031 paid; sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview at the entranceway with Eddie Guerrero regarding his hair vs. hair match later in the show against Chavo Guerrero Jr.; featured footage of Konnan speaking backstage at the WCWwrestling.com table with Lee Marshall; included backstage footage of Curt Hennig speaking at the WCWWrestling.com table with Marshall regarding his upcoming WCW World Title match with Bill Goldberg; featured a video package highlighting Goldberg’s wins the previous Monday over Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan; included a video package hyping the Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hogan & Dennis Rodman main event:
Raven (w/ Lodi & Riggs) pinned Perry Saturn in a No DQ match at 10:42 with the DDT after Saturn hit the Death Valley Driver on an interfering Riggs; late in the bout, Kanyon appeared ringside and pulled Raven off a table, with Saturn then crashing through two tables after coming off the top; moments later, Kanyon helped Raven into the ring but then dropped him with the Flatliner onto a steel chair
Juventud Guerrera pinned Kidman (w/ Lodi) at 9:55 with the 450 splash after avoiding the Shooting Star Press
Stevie Ray defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission at 1:35 when Chavo gave up during a handshake; early in the contest, Chavo dedicated the match to Eddie Guerrero, who came ringside moments earlier with a pair of scissors ; after the bout, Chavo said he was ready for his hair vs. hair match with Eddie (Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story)
Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a hair match at 11:55 with an inside cradle as Chavo was distracted by referee Charles Robinson attempting to take a pair of scissors away from him; after the contest, Chavo scared Eddie from the ring and shaved his own head (Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story)
Konnan (w/ Kevin Nash & Lex Luger) defeated Disco Inferno (w/ Alex Wright) in an unadvertised match via KO with the Tequila Sunrise at 2:16 when, as the referee was distracted by Luger putting an interfering Wright in the Torture Rack on the floor, Nash climbed in the ring and dropped Disco with the powerbomb
The Giant pinned Kevin Greene with the chokeslam at 6:59 after catching Greene as he ran towards the corner
Rey Mysterio Jr. (surprise opponent) pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a No DQ match to win the title at 8:02 by reversing an attempt at the Lion Tamer into a roll up, moments after Jericho became distracted by Dean Malenko at ringside; prior to the bout, a video package was shown highlighting Malenko and Jericho’s interactions over the past week, during which Malenko attacked Jericho after JJ Dillon ordered there could be no physical altercations before their scheduled match; following Jericho’s entrance, Jericho said he was going to do a song and dance routine instead of defending his title as originally scheduled; moments later, Dillon appeared and said Jericho’s fans were disappointed he wouldn’t be wrestling or defending his belt; Dillon then said he had a local guy who said he wanted a title shot; Jericho then said he would agree if it could still be a No DQ match; after the match, Malenko chased Jericho backstage, where Jericho briefly came face-to-face with Arn Anderson (Mysterio’s surprise return after a 6-month absence) (Rey Mysterio: 619)
WCW TV Champion Booker T defeated Bret Hart via disqualification at 8:27 when the challenger hit Booker with a chair on the floor as Booker jumped to the floor; after the bout, Hart continued to assault the champion with the chair and repeatedly hit Booker’s injured left leg; moments later, Hart applied the ringpost figure-4 on Booker until Stevie Ray walked out, with Hart then leaving ringside; the trainer then appeared, with Stevie Ray yelling at both the trainer and referee to go away; Booker was then helped backstage by Stevie and the trainer
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Curt Hennig at 3:51 with the spear and Jackhammer after kicking out of the Hennig Plex; Goldberg’s record: 112-0 (Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)
Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman (w/ the Disciple) defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone at 23:45 when Hogan pinned Page after the Disciple interfered and hit the Apocolypse on Page behind the referee’s back; during the bout, Malone’s wife was shown sitting at ringside; after the contest, Malone hit the Diamond Cutter on both the Disciple and referee Charles Robinson; after the bout, Scott Hall, Scott Steiner, Curt Hennig, and Vincent came out to celebrate with Hogan & Rodman (The Rise and Fall of WCW)

WCW @ Las Vegas, NV – MGM Garden Arena – July 13, 1998 (10,765; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
The Barbarian pinned Horace
Jim Duggan pinned Rick Fuller
Bret Hart defeated Fit Finlay via submission with a figure-4
Stevie Ray pinned Rick Martel
Konnan defeated Barry Darsow via submission with the Tequila Sunrise
Diamond Dallas Page pinned the Disciple
Raven defeated Perry Saturn and Kanyon via count-out
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Dean Malenko
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright when Nash pinned Disco
Steve McMichael defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification when Chavo Guerrero Jr. interfered
Hulk Hogan fought Scott Hall to a no contest when Diamond Dallas Page attacked Eric Bischoff and Hogan; moments later, Kevin Nash came out to help Hall but Hall attacked Nash
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Curt Hennig with the Jackhammer

WCW @ Reno, NV – Lawlor Events Center – July 14, 1998 (6,824)
Chris Adams defeated Kidman
Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Lizmark Jr. defeated El Dandy, Villano IV & V
Hugh Morrus defeated Fit Finlay
Perry Saturn defeated Kanyon
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart
The Giant defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Stockton, CA – Civic Auditoirum – July 15, 1998 (2,333)
Chris Adams defeated Kidman
Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Lizmark Jr. defeated El Dandy, Villano IV & V
Hugh Morrus defeated Fit Finlay
Perry Saturn defeated Kanyon
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart via disqualification when the Giant interfered; after the bout, Kevin Nash made the save for Page
Kevin Nash & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart & the Giant in an impromptu match

WCW @ Oakland, CA – Coliseum – July 16, 1998 (13,393)
Villano IV defeated Tom Howard at 4:07 via submission with a modified octopus
Blitzkrieg & Super Dragon defeated the Hellraiser & American Wild Child at 2:37 when Blitzkrieg scored the pin with a twisting splash off the top
Thunder – 7/17/98:
Konnan defeated El Dandy
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Lizmark Jr.
Public Enemy defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Roadblock
Perry Saturn defeated Kanyon
Eddie Guerrero defeated Psychosis
Scott Norton defeated Ciclope
Stevie Ray defeated Damien
Rey Mysterio Jr. fought Juventud Guerrera to a no contest
Hugh Morrus & the Barbarian defeated Marty Jannetty & Chris Adams
Scott Hall & Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Konnan
Dark match after the taping: WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena – July 17, 1998 (12,837)
Yuji Nagata defeated Marty Jannetty
Disco Inferno defeated Scotty Riggs
Juventud Guerrera & Psychosis defeated Damien & Ciclope
Eddie Guerrero defeated the Ultimo Dragon
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael
Sting defeated the Giant
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Spokane, WA – July 18, 1998 (10,008)
Yuji Nagata defeated Marty Jannetty
Disco Inferno defeated Scotty Riggs
Juventud Guerrera & Psychosis defeated Damien & Ciclope
Eddie Guerrero defeated the Ultimo Dragon
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael
Sting defeated the Giant
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Yakima, WA – Sun Dome – July 19, 1998 (6,539)
Yuji Nagata defeated Marty Jannetty
Disco Inferno defeated Scotty Riggs
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Eddie Guerrero
Juventud Guerrera & Psychosis defeated Damien & Ciclope
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael
Sting defeated the Giant
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ Salt Lake City, UT – E Center – July 20, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Stevie Ray defeated Johnny Boone
Steve McMichael defeated Sick Boy
Yuji Nagata defeated Perry Saturn
Scott Hall & the Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Sting & Kevin Nash to win the titles at 9:21 when Hall pinned Sting with the Outsider Edge after Bret Hart appeared, with Sting shoving Hart to the floor and then climbing up on the middle turnbuckle; following the champions’ entrance, Nash took the mic and cut a Wolfpack promo (The Very Best of Nitro)
The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Tokyo Magnum via submission with the Dragon Sleeper at 2:28
Scott Norton defeated Jim Powers
Konnan defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Curt Hennig defeated Lex Luger
Bret Hart defeated Diamond Dallas Page via KO; due to pre-match stipulations, Hart won the vacant WCW US Title
Dark match after the show: WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant

WCW @ New York City, NY – Goodwill Games – July 26, 1998
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael
Villano IV defeated El Dandy
Fit Finlay defeated Disco Inferno
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig

WCW @ San Antonio, TX – Alamodome – July 27, 1998 (19,109)
Monday Nitro:
Jim Duggan pinned the Barbarian with a roll up
Scott Norton pinned Jim Neidhart
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification at around the 9-minute mark when referee Mark Curtis stopped the match after spotting Malenko in possession of a foreign object, which Jericho brought in the ring moments earlier and Malenko used against the champion behind the referee’s back; stipulations stated it would be Malenko’s last shot at the title (Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)
Curt Hennig pinned Steve McMichael
Konnan pinned Eddie Guerrero
Sting defeated Scott Hall via disqualification
WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Brian Adams
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification
Dark match after the show: WCW World & US Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Beaumont, TX – July 28, 1998 (4,280 paid)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Horace defeated Barry Horowitz
Norman Smiley defeated Johnny Swinger
High Voltage defeated Villano IV & V
Jim Neidhart defeated Roadblock
Meng defeated Hugh Morrus
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Damien
Perry Saturn fought Kanyon to a no contest
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams & Vincent
8/1/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the Diamond Dallas Page Diamond Cutter T-shirt; featured footage from earlier in the week on ‘The Tonight Show’ of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff interrupting Jay Leno mocking Hogan, taking over the show, and then being forced out by security and Diamond Dallas Page; moments later, Leno agreed to be DDP’s tag team partner at Road Wild against Hogan & Bischoff; included a video package hyping DDP & Leno vs. Hogan & Bischoff for Road Wild; featured stills from Nitro of Dean Malenko vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in their final match; included an in-ring promo by Jericho in which he mocked Malenko’s threat from earlier in the show and bragged about Malenko never again challenging him for the title; Jericho then noted the Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera match later in the show that would determine his challenger for Road Wild and claimed he was the one that asked for the match because the fans deserved to see him wrestle; featured the announcement nWo Hollywood and the Wolfpack would be part of Nitro; included an ad promoting the Raven T-shirt; featured a WCW Motorsports segment:
Dean Malenko defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 3:39; prior to the bout, Malenko cut an in-ring promo on WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho and said he had his own loophole for Jericho that he would reveal on Nitro
Jim Duggan defeated Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 7:37 when the Barbarian interfered after Duggan hit the running clothesline; prior to the bout, stills were shown of Meng returning during Nitro to make the save for Duggan, only for Meng to apply the Tongan Death Grip on him as well; after the match, Meng ran out and helped Duggan clear the ring; moments later, Meng and Duggan had a face off but did not fight
Fit Finlay pinned Eddie Guerrero at 5:01 with the tombstone, moments after Eddie pulled an interfering Chavo Guerrero Jr. away as Finlay had Chavo set up for the move; late in the bout, Chavo appeared ringside wearing a hat and with Pepe; after the contest, Eddie looked like he was going to fight Chavo but instead gently shoved Chavo’s head and left the ring
Roadblock pinned Jim Powers with a powerslam at 3:05
Disco Inferno & Tokyo Magnum (sub. for Alex Wright) defeated Public Enemy at 3:15 when Magnum pinned Grunge; Magnum came out to Wright’s music; during the match, it was noted Wright was ill and that’s why he wasn’t in the building; late in the match, Grunge put Magnum through a table set up in the corner but hit his own head in the process and knocked himself out; moments later, Rocco Rock punched Disco, causing him to collide with Magnum, with Magnum then falling onto Grunge – his head in Grunge’s crotch – for the cover
Ernest Miller pinned Ciclope with the Feliner at 2:58
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification at 3:58 when Stevie hit McMichael with the title belt as McMichael had him down with a roll up; Stevie Ray did not come out in possession of the WCW TV Title; following the entrances, McMichael took the mic and asked where “the damn belt” was, with Stevie claiming he didn’t know; McMichael then said the match would be for the title whether Stevie wanted it or not, prompting Stevie to try to walk out of the match until McMichael attacked him; during the closing moments of the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. appeared ringside with Pepe and the title belt, taunting Stevie and then tossing the belt into the ring; Stevie caught it and was rolled up, leading to the finish
Sick Boy (w/ Lodi) pinned Lizmark Jr. with a Pedigree at 3:51
Perry Saturn pinned Scotty Riggs (w/ Lodi) with the Death Valley Driver at 3:54; after the match, Lodi, Horace, and Sick Boy attacked Saturn, with Kanyon coming out to make the save; moments later, Raven entered the ring and struck Saturn with a steel chair, tossed the chair to Kanyon, and left, with Saturn believing Kanyon was the one who used the chair and dropping Kanyon with the Death Valley Driver
Juventud Guerrera pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 7:52 after WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho snuck ringside, as referee Mark Curtis was knocked down, and struck Mysterio in the face with the title belt behind Juvi’s back; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Jericho at Road Wild
8/8/98:
Chris Adams defeated Jerry Flynn

– 7/29/98: Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff interrupted a taping of NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ and briefly took over the show until they were forced out by security and Diamond Dallas Page. Leno then agreed to be DDP’s tag team partner for Road Wild against Hogan & Bischoff.

WCW @ Baton Rouge, LA – July 29, 1998 (7,284 paid)
Ernest Miller defeated Ciclope
Lizmark Jr. defeated Damien
Chris Adams defeated Fit Finlay
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Raven defeated Perry Saturn
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match when Scott Hall interfered; moments later, Kevin Nash made the save
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Scott Hall

WCW @ Alexandria, LA – July 30, 1998 (5,695 paid)
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damien & Ciclope
Fit Finlay defeated Chris Adams
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Perry Saturn defeated Raven
Dean Malenko defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall & WCW US Champion Bret Hart

WCW @ Shreveport, LA – Hirsch Coliseum – July 31, 1998 (8,929)
Ernest Miller defeated Brad Armstrong
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damien & Ciclope
Chris Adams defeated Fit Finlay
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Dean Malenko fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to a no contest in a non-title match
Perry Saturn defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match when Scott Hall interfered; moments later, Kevin Nash made the save
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall & WCW US Champion Bret Hart

WCW @ Little Rock, AR – Barton Coliseum – August 1, 1998 (8,084)
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damien & Ciclope
Ernest Miller defeated Terry Taylor
Fit Finlay defeated Chris Adams
Jim Duggan defeated Kendall Windham
Raven defeated Perry Saturn
Brad Armstrong defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification in a non-title match when Scott Hall interfered; moments later, Kevin Nash made the save
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall & WCW US Champion Bret Hart

WCW @ Denver, CO – Coliseum – August 3, 1998 (7,697 paid)
Monday Nitro:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Barbarian
Psychosis fought Tokyo Magnum to a no contest
Brian Adams defeated Jim Duggan
Eddie Guerrero pinned Juventud Guerrera at 4:07 with the frog splash after catching Guerrera in mid-air and hitting a shoulderbreaker; during the bout, it was announced Dean Malenko would be the guest referee for the Guerrera vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho match at Road Wild (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero)
Lizmark Jr. defeated Stevie Ray via count-out
Curt Hennig defeated Konnan
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match (The Very Best of Nitro)
WCW Tag Team Champions the Giant & Scott Hall defeated Sting & WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification
Dark match after the show: WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Casper, WY – Events Center – August 5, 1998 (3,524)
Thunder:
The Giant defeated Lizmark Jr.
Psychosis defeated Juventud Guerrera
Jim Duggan fought Meng to a no contest
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray via count-out
Perry Saturn defeated Sick Boy & Scotty Riggs in a handicap match
Eddie Guerrero defeated Disco Inferno
Sting, Lex Luger, & Konnan defeated Curt Hennig, WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall, & Brian Adams at 5:58 when Konnan pinned Adams with a reversal into a roll up; after the bout, the six men continued to fight until the Wolfpac cleared the nWo Black & White members from the ring
Dark matches:
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Jericho
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

Road Wild 98 – Sturgis, SD – Sturgis Rally & Race – August 8, 1998 (8,500)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included footage of Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Dean Malenko for WCW.com regarding Malenko being the guest referee for the cruiserweight title match later in the show; featured footage of Marshall conducting a backstage interview with WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho for WCW.com regarding his title defense later in the broadcast against Juventud Guerrera, with Malenko as the referee:
Meng pinned the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) with the Tongan Death Grip at 4:49; after the bout, Hart tried to pull Meng off, with Hugh Morrus then appearing to triple team Meng; moments later, Hart hit a splash off the top and Morrus followed with the moonsault until Jim Duggan made the save with his 2×4
Public Enemy defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright (w/ Tokyo Magnum) in a streetfight at 15:26 when Johnny Grunge pinned Disco after Disco sustained an elbow drop from Rocco Rock off scaffolding beside the ring through three tables stacked up at ringside, with Magnum then accidentally hitting a splash off the top onto Disco while attempting to break the cover; the match was made a streetfight at the 6-minute mark after Disco grabbed a mic and challenged PE to the stipulation; late in the bout, Wright and later Magnum walked out of the match, with Magnum reappearing for the finish
Perry Saturn defeated Raven (w/ Lodi) and Kanyon at 12:27 in a No DQ, falls count anywhere match by pinning Raven with the Death Valley Driver after an interfering Horace, accidentally blinded with powder by Lodi, accidentally hit both Lodi and Raven with a STOP sign
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Psychosis with a hurricanrana into a roll up at 13:38; due to pre-match stipulations, Mysterio earned a WCW Cruiserweight title shot for a later date (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
Stevie Ray pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Pepe) at 2:39 with the Slapjack; the title was for the WCW TV championship, which Stevie Ray was in possession of; prior to the bout, Chavo cut an in-ring promo claiming that while Stevie Ray had the title belt, he himself was the champion because he wrote up a contract and had it notorized saying he was the titleholder, much like Stevie Ray did to begin defending the title on behalf of Booker T; after the match, Stevie Ray grabbed the title belt and attempted to whip Chavo with it until Eddie Guerrero came out and had Stevie Ray back off; moments later, Chavo pushed Eddie away as he tried to help him back to his feet
Rick Steiner fought Scott Steiner (w/ Buff Bagwell) to a no contest; after Rick’s entrance, JJ Dillon appeared and announced Scott was out injured for two weeks due to a recent chairshot he received from Rick; Buff Bagwell, wearing a neckbrace, then appeared on the stage rolling out Scott – who had an arm and leg in a cast, wore a neckbrace, and was on oxygen – and said there was no way Scott was competing; Dillon said that while the doctors had agreed Scott was too injured to wrestle, he said WCW had the right over 45 days to reschedule the match and said it would take place at the next pay-per-view, Fall Brawl, and if Scott didn’t wrestle there then he would be barred for life; upon hearing the news, Scott jumped out of his chair and pushed it aside out of anger, prompting Rick to leave the ring and chase Scott and Bagwell backstage
Steve McMichael pinned Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) with the tombstone at 6:34 after Vincent accidentally hit Adams in the head with a steel chair, with McMichael then knocking Vincent off the apron
Juventud Guerrera pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title at 16:23 with a hurricanrana off the top after being launched into the air by guest referee Dean Malenko, moments after Jericho kicked Malenko away while sitting on the top; prior to the bout, Jericho – who wore a kimono to the ring – cut an in-ring promo stating he was a true biker and those in the crowd were not; after the match, Malenko knocked Jericho to the floor
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg won a 9-man battle royal by last eliminating WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant at 7:57; pre-match stipulations stated eliminations could come via pinfall or being thrown over the top to the floor; WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall by Goldberg via a backdrop as Hall attempted the Outsider’s Edge (1:24); Kevin Nash eliminated himself to fight with Hall all the way backstage (1:31); Konnan by Goldberg following a spear (4:55); Curt Hennig by Goldberg following the spear (6:42); Sting and Scott Norton by Goldberg (6:49); Lex Luger by the Giant after Luger sustained the spear from Goldberg (7:09); Goldberg pinned the Giant with the Jackhammer
Diamond Dallas Page & Jay Leno (w/ Kevin Eubanks) defeated Hulk Hogan (w/ the Disciple) & Eric Bischoff (w/ Elizabeth) at 14:32 when Leno pinned Bischoff when, after Hogan accidentally hit Bischoff, Eubanks slid in the ring behind the referee’s back and dropped Bischoff with the Diamond Cutter as DDP and Hogan fought on the floor; after the match, Hogan, Bischoff, and the Disciple attacked DDP, Leno, and Eubanks until WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg appeared and dropped both Hogan and Bischoff with the same spear; Goldberg then celebrated in the ring with the winners

WCW @ Rapid City, SD – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center – August 10, 1998 (5,197)
Monday Nitro:
Jim Duggan defeated the Barbarian
Eddie Guerrero defeated Tokyo Magnum
Kanyon defeated Perry Saturn
Steve McMichael defeated Sick Boy
Chris Jericho (sub. for Chavo Guerrero Jr.) defeated WCW TV Champion Stevie Ray to win the title at 4:55 via KO with the Liontamer after the Giant came out, as referee Mark Curtis was knocked down, and dropped Stevie with the chokeslam as he had Jericho set up for the Slapjack; prior to the bout, Guerrero came out looking for Pepe, with Jericho then appearing with Pepe in hand; moments later, Guerrero followed Jericho backstage with Jericho then beating Guerrero up off camera; Jericho then came back out, a broken Pepe in hand, and challenged Stevie Ray in Guerrero’s place
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Psychosis and Lizmark Jr.
Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart via submission to win the title with the Torture Rack at 13:32 after avoiding being hit by Hart’s foreign object; after the bout, Kevin Nash, Sting, and Konnan came out to celebrate the title win (The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3)
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Kidman
Horace defeated Raven
Konnan defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification
Sting & Kevin Nash defeated the Giant & Scott Hall via disqualification
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Meng

WCW @ Sioux Falls, SD – August 11, 1998 (3,932)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
8/15/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting the nWo Wolfpack T-shirt; featured a segment in which Gene Okerlund, at the Monday Nitro set, hyped a WCW Hotline story about recent comings and goings; included a video package on Arn Anderson; featured an in-ring promo by Dean Malenko in which he discussed the video on Anderson, Chris Benoit going through shoulder surgery, and asking Anderson to not let the legacy of the Horsemen die; moments later, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude walked out, with Hennig noting he was the one that destroyed the Horsemen; Hennig went on to challenge Malenko to a match later in the show, with Malenko accepting; included a video package recapping the history between Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner and hyping their upcoming match at Fall Brawl; featured an in-ring segment in which Raven insulted Scotty Riggs, Horace, Kidman, Sick Boy, and Lodi, eventually sending Horace backstage because he couldn’t stand to even look at him; moments later, Perry Saturn interrupted and told the members of the Flock they were better off without Raven; Saturn went on to challenge Raven to one more match, and if he won the Flock members would be free; Raven accepted a match for Fall Brawl but only if Saturn had to rejoin the Flock if he lost; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured still photos of WCW US Champion Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger from Nitro, and footage of the title rematch from Thunder; included the announcement Hennig would face Steve McMichael, Psychosis would challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera, and Stevie Ray would face the Giant the next week on Thunder; featured an ad promoting the WCW Power Plant; featured still photos from Nitro of Chris Jericho winning the WCW TV Title from Stevie Ray:
Konnan defeated Scotty Riggs via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 7:00 after avoiding a dropkick
Kanyon pinned Lizmark Jr. with the Flatliner at 6:29
Jim Duggan pinned Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 4:50 with the running clothesline and the Old Glory kneedrop after Morrus collided with Hart on the ring apron; prior to the bout, still photos were shown from Nitro of the Jim Duggan vs. Barbarian match, leading to a brawl also involving Morrus and Meng; after the contest, the Barbarian ran out, with Duggan eventually being triple teamed; moments later, Meng ran out, applied the Tongan Death Grip on Morrus, was hit in the head with a steel chair by the Barbarian but shrugged it off and applied the hold on him as well; Meng went on to do the same to the referee, the trainer, and cameraman Jackie Crockett
Public Enemy (sub. for Horace & Lodi) defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno (w/ Tokyo Magnum) at 6:04 when Johnny Grunge pinned Wright with a roll up after Magnum’s interference led to Wright sustaining a low blow; prior to the bout, Lodi came out but was knocked down from behind in the aisle by the Public Enemy holding a table, with Rocco Rock then taking the mic and saying they were taking the match instead of the Flock
Stevie Ray pinned Steve McMichael at 4:50 after hitting him with a blackjack as referee Billy Silverman was knocked down
Dean Malenko defeated Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) via disqualification at 7:13 when Rude interfered; after the bout, Malenko was double teamed
8/22/98:
Jim Duggan defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
Billy Kidman defeated Psicosis
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Tokyo Magnum
Chris Kanyon fought Perry Saturn to a double count-out
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Konnan defeated Scott Hall

WCW @ Fargo, ND – Fargodome – August 13, 1998 (9,721)
Thunder taping:
8/13/98 – featured Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan on commentary, with Lee Marshall joining them for the first hour and Mike Tenay replacing Marshall for the second hour; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Stevie Ray in the aisle about his recent “loss” of the WCW TV Title and his match later in the show against Eddie Guerrero, with Stevie Ray calling out WCW Tag Team Champion the Giant for costing him the TV title; Stevie then said he would face the Giant the following week and would eventually win back the TV Title for the injured Booker T; featured still photos from Monday’s US title bout in which Lex Luger won the title from Bret Hart, leading to their rematch later in the show; included an in-ring promo by Hart, wearing a Hollywood Hogan T-shirt, regarding his title loss and his rematch against Luger later in the night, during which Hart blamed the fans for being against him:
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall pinned Konnan with a clothesline and the Outsider’s Edge at 6:52; following his entrance, Hall cut an in-ring promo on Kevin Nash and then surveyed the fans to see who came to see the nWo Black & White; after Konnan’s entrance, Konnan took the mic to cut a promo on Hall and praised nWo Wolfpack
Horace Boulder defeated Raven (w/ Lodi) via disqualification in a Raven’s Rules match at 3:31 when Scotty Riggs, Billy Kidman, and Sick Boy came out and attacked Horace; following Raven’s entrance, he took the mic and said Horace’s insubordination would not be tolerated and Horace was the reason he lost at Road Wild; after the contest, Perry Saturn ran out to make the save, only for Horace to attack him and Saturn be ganged up on by the Flock; Kanyon soon followed and laid out the Flock before Saturn then attacked Kanyon and Horace as Raven went to the floor; moments later, Raven left ringside with the Flock as Saturn watched on
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via disqualification at around the 10-minute mark when the challenger pulled out a larger Pepe from under the ring and attacked Jericho with it; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone said he would meet the following day with JJ Dillon to clear up the situation regarding the TV title situation – Stevie Ray holding the belt for Booker T and Jericho then beating Stevie Ray; late in the contest, Jericho took Guerrero’s Pepe, left in the corner, and pulled its head off the broom stick, prompting Guerrero to get his second, larger Pepe
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright (w/ Tokyo Magnum) defeated Public Enemy at 3:24 when Wright pinned Johnny Grunge with a neckbreaker after Grunge put Magnum through a table set up in the corner; after the contest, Meng ran out and attacked all the wrestlers before the Barbarian, with Jimmy Hart, appeared; moments later, Meng applied the Tongan Deathlock on Barbarian and attacked a security guard that tried to intervene
Kevin Nash defeated Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) via disqualification at around the 3:30 mark when Rude attacked the referee and distracted Nash long enough for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall to run out and attack Nash from behind; following his entrance, Nash cut an in-ring promo on WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg’s actions during Nitro, then adding he had a nWo Black & Red T-shirt waiting for Goldberg whenever he wanted; after the bout, Nash was triple teamed until WCW US Champion Lex Luger ran out to make the save and clear the ring
Stevie Ray pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Slap Jack at 4:05; during the bout, WCW Tag Team Champions the Giant & Scott Hall appeared near the entrance stage to watch Stevie Ray
Bret Hart defeated WCW US Champion Lex Luger to win the title via KO with the Sharpshooter at 9:49, moments after Hart dropped Luger with a DDT onto a steel chair as the referee was knocked down
8/20/98:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis
Eddie Guerrero defeated Lizmark Jr.
Brian Adams defeated Dean Malenko
Jim Duggan defeated Barry Darsow
Raven defeated Chris Kanyon, Horace Boulder, & Perry Saturn
Curt Hennig defeated Steve McMichael via disqualification
The Giant defeated Stevie Ray
Dark match after the taping: WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – August 16, 1998 (7,192)
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg was a no-show due to a cancelled flight; fans were told they could get a refund for their tickets within the next week or exchange them for a free ticket to the next show in Providence
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
Alex Wright & Disco Inferno defeated Public Enemy
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael via disqualification
Dean Malenko defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall
Bret Hart fought Sting to a no-contest when the Giant interfered
Sting (sub. for WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg) defeated the Giant

WCW @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – August 17, 1998 (12,655; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
Steve McMichael defeated Sick Boy
High Voltage fought Disco Inferno & Alex Wright to a no contest
Perry Saturn & Raven defeated Chris Kanyon & Horace Boulder
Scott Norton defeated Scott Putski
Curt Hennig defeated Dean Malenko
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Stevie Ray
WCW US Champion Bret Hart defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant via disqualification

WCW @ ? – August 1998
Thunder – 8/19/98:
Mike Enos pinned Lenny Lane
Vincent defeated Steve Armstrong
Ernest Miller defeated Rick Fuller
Curt Hennig pinned Norman Smiley
Kevin Nash & Konnan defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray via count-out

WCW @ Green Bay, WI – Brown County Expo Centre – August 22, 1998 (5,708; sell out)
Wrath defeated Kanyon
Barry Darsow defeated Horace Boulder
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray
Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos
Lex Luger & Konnan defeated Curt Hennig & Wrath
The Giant defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Rockford, IL – MetroCentre – August 23, 1998 (5,647)
Wrath defeated Chris Kanyon
Horace defeated Barry Darsow
Mike Enos defeated Chris Adams
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray
Dean Malenko defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Konnan defeated Mike Enos
Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, & Konnan defeated Curt Hennig, the Giant, & Mike Enos

WCW @ Chicago, IL – United Center – August 24, 1998 (17,094; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
Wrath defeated Mike Enos
Dean Malenko defeated Kaz Hayashi
Konnan defeated Jim Neidhart
Steve McMichael defeated Scotty Riggs
Scott Norton defeated Rick Fuller
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Curt Hennig
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg & Kevin Nash defeated Hulk Hogan & the Giant

WCW @ Terre Haute, IN – Hulman Center – August 25, 1998 (3,556)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
8/29/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad with Kevin Nash and Konnan promoting the Nash ‘Big Sexy’ T-shirt; featured an in-ring promo by WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in which he said it was hard to be him and he had beaten everyone in WCW, with Stevie Ray then walking out to the ring and saying he was tired of listening to Jericho and Jericho wouldn’t have the belt if it wasn’t for the Giant; Jericho then offered Stevie a title shot for later in the night, with Ray saying it could be then and there; Jericho said the producers were telling him they were out of time so they would have to reschedule; included a video package hyping nWo Hollywood vs. nWo Wolfpack vs. the One Warrior Nation at Wargames; featured Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Meng in which Marshall questioned why Meng was so upset, with Meng scaring him off as soon as he mentioned Jimmy Hart’s name; included a backstage promo by Jerry Flynn about facing Meng later in the show; featured a video package hyping Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner at Fall Brawl; included stills from Nitro of Roddy Piper agreeing to be Diamond Dallas Page’s partner for Wargames, the Warrior announcing the creation of the OWN, and Warrior, Piper, & DDP clearing the ring of nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpack; featured a nWo Wolfpack T-shirt ad; included Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Konnan about who would join Nash as Team Wolfpack at Wargames, with Konnan going on to thank the fans for all their support; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included the announcement the Giant & Stevie Ray would face DDP & Konnan on Thunder; featured a nWo promo by Stevie Ray in which he said he owed a debt to Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and that’s why he was in nWo Hollywood, then telling Jericho he didn’t care about the TV but he was going to shut him up; included an ad promoting the WCW Power Plant; featured stills from Nitro of Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell, dressed as Rick Steiner, mocking Rick during an in-ring segment; included stills from Nitro in which Booker T returned and confronted Stevie Ray, leading to Stevie officially joining nWo Hollywood:
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright defeated Disorderly Conduct at 4:33 when Wright scored the pin with a neckbreaker; Rocky King was the referee for the bout
Kaz Hayashi pinned Nick Dinsmore with a senton off the top at 3:50; during the bout, Sonny Onoo was shown watching Hayashi from the aisle
High Voltage defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong at 5:35 when Kenny Kaos pinned Scott with the springboard clothesline as Scott was on Robbie Rage’s shoulders; Rage’s right knee was heavily taped for the bout
Wrath pinned Trevor Blanchard with the Meltdown at 2:37; prior to the bout, footage was shown from Thunder of Lodi beating Perry Saturn after Kanyon’s interference, with Saturn having to be Lodi’s slave until Fall Brawl
Jerry Flynn defeated Meng via disqualification; Meng initially won the match via pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip at 2:58 but referee Charles Robinson changed the call when Meng wouldn’t break the hold after the bout; following the commercial break, Evan Karagias came out for his scheduled match but Meng was still in the ring; moments later, Meng applied the Tongan Death Grip on Karagias; Scott Norton and Vincent then appeared, with Meng kicking Vincent in the face before trading blows with Norton; Meng eventually kicked Norton over the top rope to the floor, with the two continuing their brawl outside the ring and all the way backstage
Konnan defeated Mike Enos via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 5:09
Brian Adams pinned Rick Fuller with a piledriver at 5:03; Rocky King was the referee for the bout; prior to the bout, it was noted Vincent was to have been in Adams’ corner but wasn’t as a result of the assault he sustained from Meng earlier in the show
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification at 6:03 when the Giant came out, shoved Stevie out of the way, and dropped Jericho with the chokeslam; after the bout, Stevie and the Giant hugged and left ringside together
9/5/98:
Ernest Miller defeated Bull Pain
Lodi defeated Brad Armstrong
Scott Putski defeated Tough Tom
Scott Norton defeated Bobby Eaton
Kanyon defeated Barry Horowitz
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Evan Karagias
Raven defeated Renegade
The Giant defeated Van Hammer
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification

WCW @ Peoria, IL – Civic Center – August 26, 1998 (7,128)
Thunder taping:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Nick Dinsmore
8/26/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall; included Schiavone interviewing Stevie Ray, along with Vincent, who claimed he owed Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff for going to bat for him three years ago, and he was proud to be ‘nWo 4 Life’, with Stevie challenging Diamond Dallas Page for later in the show; featured a promo for WCW Saturday Night which hyped Marshall conducting an interview with Meng; included a promo for the Kevin Nash “Big Sexy” T-shirt; featured Schiavone conducting an in-ring interview with DDP who accepted Stevie Ray’s challenge to a match:
Wrath pinned Scott Putski at 2:21 with the Meltdown; the finish was botched and Putski was slammed down onto his side
Mike Enos pinned Bull Pain at 3:59 with a fallaway slam off the middle rope (Pain’s debut)
Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno at the 16-second mark with a kick to the chest; prior to the bout, Miller hit Inferno with a roundhouse kick to the back of the head; after the bout, Miller claimed no one in the locker room could beat him
Konnan defeated Silver King via submission at 4:32 with the Tequila Sunrise; after the match, Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, Stevie Ray, Scott Norton, Brian Adams, and Vincent surrounded the ring, with Konnan escaping the ring without being attacked
Kaz Hayashi pinned Evan Karagias at 4:35 with a senton bomb; Sonny Onoo scouted Hayashi from the aisle during the match
Lodi pinned Perry Saturn at 2:08 in an impromptu No DQ match after Chris Kanyon interfered and hit Saturn with the Flatliner, moments after Saturn fought off interference from Scotty Riggs and Sick Boy and was preparing to hit the Death Valley Driver to Raven, with Kanyon revealed as the newest Flock member; due to pre-match stipulations, Saturn was forced to become Lodi’s servant until Fall Brawl; had Saturn won, Lodi would have had to leave Raven’s Flock
Scott Norton (w/ Vincent) pinned Jim Neidhart at 3:16 with a powerbomb
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright via submission at 10:23 with the Lion Tamer after Jericho rolled through Wright’s sunset flip off the middle turnbuckle
Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) pinned Van Hammer at 4:13 with the fisherman suplex
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) via disqualification when Vincent interfered and Page hit him with the Diamond Cutter; after the match, Stevie and the Giant double-teamed Page until Konnan pulled Page out of the ring
9/3/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Lee Marshall; included a feature with Perry Saturn explaining that he was a man of his word and he would be Lodi’s servant until Fall Brawl, with Saturn explaining that growing up, all he had was his word and that he was focused on breaking up Raven’s Flock; featured a promo for the Bill Goldberg “Heavyweight Champion” T-shirt; included a PPV promo for Fall Brawl; featured Schiavone promoting “Big Trouble in Little China” on TBS’ Movies for Guys Who Like Movies:
Marty Jannetty pinned Rick Fuller at 3:08 with the Showstopper
Kaz Hayashi pinned Lenny Lane at 5:58 with a senton bomb
High Voltage defeated Disorderly Conduct at 5:00 when Kaos pinned Mean Mike with the Circuit Breaker
Wrath pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:28 with the Meltdown
Meng defeated Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy & Horace (sub. for Raven) in a handicap match at 1:12 by pinning Sick Boy with the Tongan Death Grip; prior to the bout, Kanyon announced that that Raven’s Rules meant a handicap match, with Raven ordering his lackeys to take his place in the match and offering Horace a spot back in the Flock if he competed; after the match, Raven had Lodi order Perry Saturn to fight Meng, who took him out with the Tongan Death Grip
Chris Kanyon (w/ Raven & Lodi) pinned Perry Saturn at 9:05 after Lodi got on the ring apron and ordered Saturn to allow Kanyon to deliver the move
Dean Malenko fought Brian Adams to a no contest when Curt Hennig, along with Rick Rude, attacked Malenko from behind during his entrance, with Hennig then knocking out the referee; moments later, Malenko fought back against Adams, Hennig, and Rude, but was eventually beaten down, with Rude delivering the Rude Awakening and Hennig mocking Malenko’s effort to reunite the Four Horsemen
Norman Smiley defeated Scotty Riggs via submission at 6:35 with a heel hook
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong at 5:31 when Wright pinned Scott with a neckbreaker after Disco hit a face buster
Konnan & Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant & Stevie Ray via disqualification at 6:07 when Brian Adams & Vincent interfered; moments later, WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg hit the ring, speared Adams, press slammed Vincent, and confronted Giant as the broadcast ended
Dark match after the taping: WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Miami, FL – August 31, 1998 (12,481; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
Wrath defeated Jim Powers
Scott Norton defeated Norman Smiley
Brian Adams defeated Eddie Guerrero
Ernest Miller defeated Scotty Riggs
Konnan defeated Marty Jannetty
Perry Saturn & Lodi defeated High Voltage
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Evan Karagias
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Al Greene
Sting & Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Hulk Hogan

WCW @ Tupelo, MS – Coliseum – September 4, 1998 (7,243)
Alex Wright & Disco Inferno defeated High Voltage
Chris Adams defeated Terry Taylor
WWC TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera
Brad Armstrong defeated Barry Darsow
Konnan defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
Sting & Konnan defeated Scott Norton & Brian Adams
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Disciple

WCW @ Jackson, MS – September 5, 1998 (8,707; sell out)
High Voltage defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Chris Adams defeated Brad Armstrong
Vincent defeated Barry Darsow
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Disciple
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera
Sting defeated Brian Adams
Sting & Konnan defeated Scott Norton & Brian Adams

WCW @ Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum – September 6, 1998 (8,709)
Chris Adams defeated Brad Armstrong
Disco Inferno defeated Barry Darsow
Alex Wright defeated Kenny Kaos
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera in a non-title match
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Disciple
Sting & Konnan defeated Scott Norton & Brian Adams

WCW @ Pensacola, FL – Civic Center – September 7, 1998 (6,379; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
Konnan defeated Bull Pain
Wrath defeated Lenny Lane
Scott Steiner defeated Evan Karagias
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerra defeated Hector Garza
Ernest Miller defeated Kenny Kaos
Stevie Ray defeated Chris Adams
Perry Saturn defeated Scotty Riggs
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Jim Neidhart
Dean Malenko defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification in a steel cage match
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Putski
Roddy Piper & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Sting & Lex Luger via disqualification

WCW @ Mobile, AL – September 8, 1998 (3,988)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
9/12/98:
Perry Saturn & Lodi fought Raven & Kanyon to a no contest
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Kaz Hayashi
Jerry Flynn defeated Chris Adams
Wrath defeated the Barbarian
Steve McMichael defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification
9/19/98:
Van Hammer defeated Lenny Lane
Meng defeated Bull Pain
Silver King defeated Hector Garza
Norman Smiley defeated Chris Adams
Disco Inferno defeated Kenny Kaos
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Scott Putski
Wrath defeated Hugh Morrus
Jim Neidhart defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification

WCW @ Evansville, IN – September 9, 1998 (4,143)
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho
Steve McMichael defeated Norman Smiley
Chris Kanyon defeated Evan Karagias
Konnan defeated Vincent
Lex Luger & Konnan defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Scott Hall

WCW @ Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – September 10, 1998 (10,620)
Thunder taping:
9/10/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall for hour 1, with Mike Tenay replacing Marshall for hour 2; included an opening in-ring segment with Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell, Stevie Ray, the Disciple, & Vincent, with Hogan claiming Kevin Nash, Roddy Piper, WCW US Champion Bret Hart, and anyone else who faced him at Fall Brawl would fall, and that no one would keep him from regaining the WCW World Title from Bill Goldberg; featured comments from WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho who stated he hired a personal camera crew and security guards to follow him around backstage, since his TV Title was the most important championship in the company; included Schiavone interviewing JJ Dillon who stated Scott Hall had been given special treatment during his absence, and that he needed to put away his golf clubs and show up to Fall Brawl because he would be facing Konnan; featured footage of Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart attacking Lex Luger backstage; included a look back at Jim Duggan’s emotional announcement on Monday Nitro that he had cancer and was going in for surgery; featured Lodi, covered in moss and seaweed, interruping the announcers and stating Perry Saturn threw him in a river earlier in the day; included footage from earlier in the day of Tenay attempting to interview Scott & Steve Armstrong, with Ernest Miller attacking them and Norman Smiley confronting Miller; featured a promo for the nWo Wolfpack “Red & Black Logo” T-shirt; included Schiavone conducting an in-ring interview with Piper who claimed the three War Games teams would have a civil war at the PPV, with Diamond Dallas Page interrupting Piper from the crowd and stating he would make someone “feel the bang” and earn a WCW World Title match; featured a promo for the Goldberg “Heavyweight Champion” T-shirt; included a Fall Brawl PPV promo:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera defeated Silver King via disqualification at 1:56 when King dropkicked a steel chair into Guerrera’s face as the two fought outside the ring; after the match, King delivered a helicopter powerbomb to Guerrera and continued to attack him
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho fought Wrath a no contest when Jericho, escorted by his two personal security guards (Ralphus & Jerichoholic Ninja), got lost backstage attempting to recreate WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg’s entrance and eventually locked himself outside the arena; moments later, Wrath went backstage and exited the arena and chased Jericho into the parking lot (debut of Ralphus)
Chris Kanyon fought Nick Dinsmore to a no contest when Kanyon refused to wrestle against a “loser” like Dinsmore, with Kanyon then ordering Lodi to have Perry Saturn come out and compete in his place; moments later, Saturn emerged from the back with two signs, one reading “Lodi Rulz” and the second “Lodi Is Not Here,” with Kanyon realizing Saturn was not under orders, and Saturn laying out Kanyon with a number of suplexes before snapping his wrist; moments later, Raven appeared and ordered Billy Kidman, Horace, Scotty Riggs, and Sick Boy to attack Saturn, with Saturn clearing the ring of the Flock, then stating he would not only save the Flock at Fall Brawl, but also his own career
Steve McMichael defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification at 3:42 when Stevie Ray interfered and hit McMichael with a slapjack; moments later, Hennig, Ray, and Buff Bagwell prepared to lay into McMichael with a steel chair until Dean Malenko, and later Arn Anderson, made the save; after the commercial, McMichael was stretchered out of the ring; following the match, Tony Schiavone conducted an in-ring interview with Anderson, who stated if it was his call, he would be honored to call Malenko a Four Horsemen; moments later, Eric Bischoff came to the ring and stated it was his call if the Horsemen got back together, with Bischoff then showing off Anderson’s new book and stating he never gave Arn permission to write a book, with Bischoff stating the Horsemen put 1,200 people in a 15,000 seat arena for a bankrupt promoter 10 years prior and that Bischoff filled arenas and created the #1 wrestling company in the universe, with Anderson then choking Bischoff with two hands until Malenko pulled him off; Bischoff then stated that if Anderson wanted Ric Flair and the Horsemen back together, he would arm wrestle Arn left-handed for it next week, with Arn agreeing
Lex Luger & WCW US Champion Bret Hart defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart at 4:01 when Luger forced Neidhart to submit to the Torture Rack; the bout originally began as a handicap match, with Hart coming out to team with Luger two minutes in, and Luger reluctant to trust him
Konnan defeated Disco Inferno (w/ Alex Wright) via submission at 1:06 with the Tequila Sunrise; prior to the match, Inferno & Wright told Konnan they would join the nWo Wolfpack, but were declined
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Rick Fuller at 1:37 with the Jackhammer, despite interference from Hulk Hogan & the Disciple, who Goldberg cleared out of the ring as the referee was tending to Fuller
Kevin Nash defeated Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 4:28 when Vincent interfered as Nash delivered the powerbomb; after the match, Nash hit the powerbomb on Vincent, but was attacked by Scott Hall, who hit Nash in the head with Stevie’s slapjack; moments later, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, and Buff Bagwell came to the ring and celebrated with Hall, with the group then returning back to their locker room which had “Warrior O.W.N.’s Hollywood Hogan” spray painted on the wall
9/17/98 – hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Lee Marshall for hour 1, with Mike Tenay replacing Marshall for hour 2; included several vignettes showing numerous highlights of Ric Flair’s WCW career; featured Gene Okerlund interviewing Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell about their ruse at Fall Brawl, with Scott claiming he would prove to be the superior Steiner brother at Halloween Havoc, and Okerlund informing Scott that Bagwell was barred from ringside at the PPV; included a feature with fans stating what they liked best about Flair; featured Schiavone promoting that weekend’s WCW Saturday Night, featuring a main event of Stevie Ray vs. Jim Neidhart; included a promo for the nWo Wolfpack “Red & Black Logo” T-shirt; featured a Halloween Havoc PPV promo; included a 15-minute look back at the return of the Four Horsemen from that week’s Monday Nitro:
Wrath pinned Bobby Eaton at 2:42 with the Meltdown
Mike Enos pinned Lenny Lane at 4:39 with a helicopter flapjack
Vincent defeated Steve Armstrong via submission at 2:36 with a Fujiwara armbar; after the bout, laughter from Chucky from the “Child’s Play” films could be heard, with Tony Schiavone questioning who it was
Ernest Miller pinned Rick Fuller at 3:03 with the Feliner
Curt Hennig pinned Norman Smiley at 3:54 with the fisherman suplex
Kevin Nash & Konnan defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) via count-out at 7:36 when Hall, who appeared to be wrestling in an intoxicated state, fell out of the ring and began arguing with Ray; Nash never entered the match
Buff Bagwell (sub. for Eric Bischoff) (w/ Bischoff) defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Dean Malenko) in a left-handed arm wrestling match; prior to the bout, Bischoff, who was originally Anderson’s opponent, stated that he never claimed he would be facing Anderson, and that Bagwell would be taking his place; Bagwell then taunted Anderson, bringing up the fact that both men had severe neck injuries and “some people come back and some people don’t”; had Anderson won, Ric Flair would have been allowed to compete in the ring again

WCW @ Cincinnati, OH – September 11, 1998 (13,338)
Kanyon defeated Evan Karagias
Meng defeated Hugh Morrus
Ernest Miller defeated Billy Kidman
Stevie Ray defeated Steve McMichael
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Curt Hennig
Sting & Kevin Nash defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Scott Hall
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

Fall Brawl 98 – Winston-Salem, NC – Lawrence Joel Coliseum – September 13, 1998 (11,528)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; the crowd repeatedly chanted “We want Flair” during the show; included WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho interrupting Gene Okerlund in the aisle, with Jericho announcing he would face WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg later in the night in a title vs. title match; featured Okerlund speaking with Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell in which they provided a doctor’s note stating Scott was too injured to compete; moments later, JJ Dillon walked by, read the note, and said Scott was out of excuses and would be wrestling his brother Rick later in the show as scheduled or he would face a lifetime suspension from WCW; included pre-taped footage of Mike Tenay interviewing Scott & Steve Armstrong in which Ernest Miller interrupted, with Miller laying out both men with kicks before Norman Smiley appeared and the two men were held apart; featured Konnan doing a backstage interview for WCW.com in which Scott Hall interrupted and threw a drink in his face; included the announcement Jim Duggan would go home from the hospital tomorrow after having a football-sized tumor removed from his kidney:
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno at 11:53 when Smith pinned Disco with the running powerslam
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated a fake Bill Goldberg via submission with the Liontamer at 1:14; prior to the match, Jericho and his security guards, one of which was Ralphus, walked through the hallways for several minutes before they finally found the way out to the ring; after the bout, Jericho tore up “Goldberg'”s toy world title belt
Ernest Miller pinned Norman Smiley with a spin kick at 5:04
Rick Steiner fought Scott Steiner (w/ Buff Bagwell) to a no contest at around the 5:30 mark when referee Mark Curtis stopped the match several moments after noticing Bagwell laying motionless on the apron after Rick grabbed him by the throat and rammed him into the steel ringpost while on the ring apron; moments later, medics and trainers came out and took Bagwell backstage on a stretcher and in a neckbrace; Eric Bischoff appeared to check on his condition as Bagwell was taken backstage and loaded into the back of an ambulance; Scott climbed in the amublance as well and, just after the door closed, both Scott and Bagwell attacked Rick Steiner outside the ambulance until security intervened – proving the entire scenario was a rouse
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera pinned Silver King with the Juvi Driver and 450 splash at 8:36
Perry Saturn pinned Raven (w/ Lodi & Kanyon) at 14:02 with the Death Valley Driver after kicking out of the Evenflow DDT; Kanyon was handcuffed at ringside for the duration of the match but at one point uncuffed himself and attacked Saturn; Scotty Riggs, Horace, and Billy Kidman brought a table ringside at the 8:30 mark before Kidman hit a missile dropkick on Raven and was chased into the crowd by the Flock; late in the match, Saturn drove Lodi through the table with a DVD; due to pre-match stipulations, the Flock had to disband; had Raven won, Saturn would have rejoined the Flock
Dean Malenko defeated Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) via disqualification at 7:37 when Rude attacked Malenko as he had Hennig down in a fisherman suplex; after the bout, Arn Anderson attempted to make the save but was also beaten down and had his left arm injured
Konnan defeated Scott Hall (w/ Vincent) via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 12:02 following a facebuster after kicking Hall’s alcoholic beverage in his face; Hall wrestled the match “drunk” and repeatedly went to Vincent for another drink from the cup he brought ringside
Diamond Dallas Page, Warrior, & Roddy Piper defeated Kevin Nash, Sting, and Lex Luger and Hulk Hogan, WCW US Champion Bret Hart, and Stevie Ray in Wargames at 20:04 when DDP pinned Stevie Ray with the Diamond Cutter; smoke filled the ring at the 16-minute mark as Hogan attacked the “Warrior,” with the Warrior disappearing only to run to the ring moments later; Hogan later escaped the cage and had it locked behind him with Warrior escaping as well and brawling with Hogan to the back; after the match, DDP celebrated into the crowd; due to pre-match stiuplations, Page earned a WCW World Title shot at Halloween Havoc (WarGames: WCW’s Most Notorious Matches)

WCW @ Greenville, SC – BiLo Center – September 14, 1998 (12,236; sell out)
Debut at the venue
Monday Nitro:
Van Hammer defeated Alex Wright via disqualification
Perry Saturn defeated Kendall Windham
Wrath defeated Renegade
Billy Kidman pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera to win the title (The Very Best of Nitro)
Davey Boy Smith defeated the Barbarian
Scott Steiner defeated Silver King & Norman Smiley
The Giant defeated Meng
Lex Luger fought Scott Hall to a no contest
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Sting with the spear and Jackhammer at 8:08 after Hulk Hogan came out and, behind the referee’s back, kicked the challenger as Goldberg was in the Scorpion Deathlock; Diamond Dallas Page provided guest commentary for the bout; after the contest, WCW US Champion Bret Hart came out and cleared Hogan from the ring; moments later, Hart and Goldberg tended to Sting (Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection, Sting: Into the Light)

WCW @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – September 21, 1998 (15,144; 14,280 paid)
Monday Nitro:
Fit Finlay defeated Barry Darsow
Wrath defeated Nick Dinsmore
Rick Steiner defeated Rick Fuller
Raven & Kanyon defeated Los Villanos IV & V
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
Ernest Miller defeated Lenny Lane
Perry Saturn defeated Jerry Flynn
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno
Konnan defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Giant & Stevie Ray fought Lex Luger & Kevin Nash to a no contest

WCW @ Amherst, MA – September 22, 1998 (3,000)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
9/26/98:
Fit Finlay defeated Lenny Lane
Mike Enos defeated Bull Pain
Scott & Steve Armstrong defeated Power Company
Van Hammer defeated Mike Tolbert
Juventud Guerrera defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Wrath defeated Al Greene
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright defeated Disorderly Conduct
Meng defeated Damian
Horace Boulder defeated Nick Dinsmore
Stevie Ray & Vincent defeated Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart
10/3/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included a Monday Night Jericho T-shirt ad featuring WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho; featured video packages hyping the Diamond Dallas Page vs. WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg and Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan matches at Halloween Havoc; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Lodi, who said he owed his career to Raven and didn’t know what to do without him; featured Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about a film star looking to get into pro wrestling; included still photos of Kevin Nash vs. Brian Adams from Nitro, leading to Nash being ganged up by the nWo black & white and WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall; featured an ad promoting the Dean Malenko T-shirt; included a WCW Motorsports segment; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, & Steve McMichael about Eric Bischoff, with Anderson saying Flair would be in the building for Nitro regardless of what Bischoff said; the Horsemen theme music played throughout the segment; of those in the group, only Anderson spoke during the interview; featured still photos from Nitro of WCW US Champion Bret Hart vs. Hogan, leading to Hart turning on Sting and showing he was working with Hogan; included a closing video package hyping Warrior vs. Hogan at Halloween Havoc:
Perry Saturn pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with the Death Valley Driver at 5:52
Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart & the Barbarian) pinned Villano V with the No Laughing Matter at 3:13
Rick Steiner pinned Renegade with the bulldog off the top at 1:09; prior to the bout, it was noted Rick Steiner vs. Scott Steiner at Halloween Havoc would be No DQ
Scott Putski pinned Rex King with the Putski Bomb at 3:31; during the match, Chucky’s laugh could be heard
Raven & Chris Kanyon defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong at 2:58 when Raven pinned Steve with the Evenflow; Kanyon cut an in-ring promo before the match noting Perry Saturn broke his thumb and set the Flock free, and Raven was looking for victims on which to take out his frustration; Rocky King was the referee for the match; after the contest, Scott was thrown to the floor
Norman Smiley defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with an ankle lock at 4:26
Ernest Miller pinned Bobby Blaze with the Feliner at 2:37; following his entrance, Miller took the mic and gave Blaze five seconds to get out of the ring before he hurt him; after the bout, Miller again took the mic and cut a promo on the crowd
Lenny Lane pinned Lash LeRoux with the Memory Lane face-first slam at 4:09; during the bout, Chucky’s voice was again heard laughing
Jerry Flynn defeated Ciclope via submission with an armbreaker at 4:52
Konnan pinned Vincent at 2:57 with a reversal into a standing bulldog; following his entrance, Vincent cut an in-ring promo in which he did the WCW/nWo survey; Konnan did his own promo upon his entrance
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Stevie Ray with a reversal into the Diamond Cutter at 3:57; Rocky King was the referee for the match

WCW @ Utica, NY – September 23, 1998 (3,981; sell out)
Ernest Miller defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman in a non-title match
Disco Inferno & Alex Wright defeated Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis
Steve McMichael defeated Terry Taylor
Meng defeated Hugh Morrus
Konnan defeated Vincent
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jim Neidhart
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray

WCW @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – September 24, 1998 (8,858; 8,153 paid; sell out)
Thunder taping:
9/24/98:
Rick Steiner defeated Hugh Morrus
Ernest Miller pinned Nick Dinsmore at 1:41 with a spin kick to the face after Dinsmore hit the corner
Perry Saturn defeated Psicosis
Fit Finlay defeated the Barbarian
Raven defeated Villano V
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Disco Inferno via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Norman Smiley
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Chris Kanyon
10/1/98:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Lodi
Mike Enos fought Jerry Flynn to a no contest
Chris Kanyon defeated Scotty Riggs
Wrath defeated Ciclope
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Van Hammer defeated Lenny Lane
Disco Inferno defeated Damian
Konnan defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Raven

WCW @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – September 25, 1998 (10,076)
Juventud Guerrera defeated Silver King
Van Hammer defeated Bob Starr
Psychosis & Super Calo defeated Villanos IV & V
Sting defeated Scott Hall
Konnan defeated Scotty Riggs
Lex Luger & Kevin Nash defeated Stevie Ray & Vincent
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

Worldwide – 9/26/98 – featured Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Lee Marshall promoting tickets for the 11/9/98 Monday Nitro at the Nassau Coliseum, then bringing in Perry Saturn for an interview about the upcoming show; featured still photos focusing on all the matches and events held at Fall Brawl 98; included a WCW Motorsports segment; included Marshall promoting the Nassau Coliseum show and conducting an interview with Disco Inferno; featured an announcement by Schiavone in which he said a new format would debut the following week on the show:
Chris Adams pinned Lenny Lane with the superkick at 3:16
Todd Griffith pinned Bobby Blaze with a butterfly suplex at 3:15 Atlantis pinned Len Denton with a backslide at 2:31 after avoiding a clothesline
The Public Enemy defeated Villano IV & V at 3:31 when Rocco Rock scored the pin with the Drive By after the Villanos collided in the ring; after the match, Public Enemy celebrated in the crowd
Perry Saturn pinned Glacier with a reversal into the Death Valley Driver at 4:39

WCW @ Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center – September 26, 1998 (7,973)
Scotty Riggs defeated Sick Boy
Steve McMichael defeated the Barbarian
Psicosis, Super Calo, & Juventud Guerrera defeated Silver King, Villanos IV & V
Konnan defeated Vincent
Lex Luger & Kevin Nash defeated the Giant & Stevie Ray (sub. for Scott Hall & Curt Hennig)
WCW US Champion Bret Hart defeated Scott Hall (sub. for Sting)
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Sting (sub. for the Giant)

WCW @ Erie, PA – September 27, 1998 (2,273)
Silver King defeated Super Calo
Steve McMichael defeated Scotty Riggs
Konnan defeated Sick Boy
Wrath defeated Perry Saturn
WCW US Champion Bret Hart & Sting defeated Stevie Ray & Vincent
Scott Hall defeated Kevin Nash via count-out

WCW @ Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena – September 28, 1998 (10,523; 9,814 paid; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
La Parka defeated Super Calo
The Disciple defeated Sick Boy
Scott Steiner defeated Nick Dinsmore & Lenny Lane in a handicap match
Ernest Miller defeated Psicosis
Disco Inferno defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Scott Hall defeated Billy Kidman
Alex Wright fought Davey Boy Smith to a draw
Kevin Nash defeated Brian Adams via disqualification
Lex Luger & Konnan defeated Barry Darsow & Hugh Morrus
Hulk Hogan fought WCW US Champion Bret Hart to a no contest at around the 10-minute mark; at the 6-minute mark, Sting, Lex Luger, & Konnan came out to tend to Hart, who appeared to have suffered a serious leg injury; after Luger and Konnan forced Bret onto a stretcher and began taking him backstage, Sting took Bret’s place and wrestled Hogan; as Luger & Konnan prepared to load Hart into an ambulance backstage, two medics jumped them, soon revealing themselves to be Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell; Steiner then unhooked Hart and threatened him, with Bret then limping his way back to the ring; as Hart came out, Sting locked Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock; Hart then dropped Sting with a DDT – revealing his injury was fake – and locked him in the Sharpshooter; Hogan & Hart then assaulted Sting until Konnan & Luger returned to help Sting from ringside (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives, The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol. 3)

WCW @ ? – September 1998
Thunder – 10/1:
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lodi
Mike Enos fought Jerry Flynn to a no contest
Kanyon pinned Scotty Riggs
Wrath pinned Ciclope
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Juventud Guerrera
Van Hammer pinned Lenny Lane
Disco Inferno pinned Damien
Konnan defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification

WCW @ Florence, SC – October 2, 1998 (4,312)
Scotty Riggs defeated Sick Boy
The Barbarian defeated Jim Neidhart
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Dean Malenko defeated Raven
Rick Steiner defeated Chris Kanyon
Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray

WCW @ North Charleston, SC – Coliseum – October 3, 1998 (5,572)
Sick Boy defeated Scotty Riggs
Jim Neidhart defeated the Barbarian
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Steve McMichael & Dean Malenko defeated Raven & Chris Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner defeated Stevie Ray & Vincent via disqualification
Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated Stevie Ray, Vincent, & Scott Hall

WCW @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – October 4, 1998 (5,554)
Scotty Riggs defeated Sick Boy
The Barbarian defeated Jim Neidhart
Fit Finlay defeated Perry Saturn
Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Stevie Ray & Vincent to a no contest
Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated Scott Hall, Stevie Ray, & Vincent

WCW @ Columbia, SC – Carolina Coliseum – October 5, 1998 (8,782; sell out)
Monday Nitro:
Perry Saturn defeated Lizmark Jr.
Ernest Miller defeated Kaz Hayashi
Juventud Guerrera defeated Jerry Flynn
Wrath defeated Villano V
Hector Garza fought Damian to a no contest
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Psicosis
Rick Steiner defeated Brian Adams
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Kanyon via disqualification
Disciple defeated Lenny Lane
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Disco Inferno

WCW @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – October 6, 1998 (1,800; sell out)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Tam Pong defeated Paul Cox
Bret Hammer defeated Nick Dinsmore
Alex Wright fought Davey Boy Smith to a double count-out; this match was redone following the match that aired on the 10/10 episode; that match aired instead of this because cameras ran out of tape
10/10/98:
Raven & Chris Kanyon defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Mike Sanders
Fit Finlay defeated Johnny Swinger
Stevie Ray defeated Nick Dinsmore
Van Hammer defeated Mike Tolbert
Rick Steiner defeated Al Greene
Jerry Flynn defeated Rick Fuller
Ernest Miller defeated Kaz Hayashi
Alex Wright fought Davey Boy Smith to a double count-out
10/17/98:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Lenny Lane
Vincent defeated Barry Horowitz
Wrath defeated Rex King
Meng defeated Hard Body Harrison
Scott Steiner defeated Paul Cox
Van Hammer defeated Barry Darsow via count-out
Perry Saturn defeated the Gambler
Konnan defeated Lodi
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho fought Fit Finlay to a time-limit draw at 11:28; following the entrances, Jericho took the mic and insulted the ring announcer, saying he himself was the only one worthy of giving his own introduction; the bell rang as the two were fighting on the floor
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall defeated Disorderly Conduct in a handicap match

WCW @ Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Civic Center – October 7, 1998
Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Rick Steiner defeated Jim Neidhart
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho; only the TV title was at stake; the title was on the line for the first 15 minutes of the match and the pinfall took place after that timeframe
Diamond Dallas Page & Konnan defeated Stevie Ray & Vincent via disqualification
Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, & Konnan defeated Scott Hall, Stevie Ray, & Vincent

WCW @ Indianapolis, IN – Market Square Arena – October 8, 1998
Thunder taping:
10/8/98:
Kanyon pinned Prince Iaukea
Meng defeated Jerry Lynn
El Dandy fought Tokyo Magnum to a no contest
Perry Saturn pinned Scott Putski
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated a Bill Goldberg imposter
Dean Malenko defeated the Barbarian
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Raven
10/15/98:
Konnan defeated La Parka
Fit Finlay pinned Scotty Riggs
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Kaz Hayashi
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Prince Iaukea

WCW @ Dayton, OH – October 9, 1998
Psychosis defeated Tokyo Magnum
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defaeted Prince Iaukea
Wrath defeated Davey Boy Smith
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Scott Norton & Stevie Ray to a no contest
Sting, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart, Scott Norton, & Stevie Ray
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Columbus, OH – October 10, 1998
Psychosis defeated Tokyo Magnum
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defaeted Prince Iaukea
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Wrath defeated Davey Boy Smith
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Scott Norton & Stevie Ray to a no contest
Sting, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart, Scott Norton, & Stevie Ray
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Milwaukee, WI – October 11, 1998
Psychosis defeated Tokyo Magnum
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defaeted Prince Iaukea
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Wrath defeated Davey Boy Smith
Lex Luger & Rick Steiner fought Scott Norton & Stevie Ray to a no contest
Sting, Lex Luger, & Rick Steiner defeated WCW US Champion Bret Hart, Scott Norton, & Stevie Ray
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Chicago, IL – United Center – October 12, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Wrath defeated Lodi
Dale Torborg defeated Kendall Windham
Alex Wright defeated Fit Finlay
Chavo Guerrero Jr., Psychosis, & Super Calo defeated La Parka, Ciclope, & Villano V
Juventud Guerrera defeated Prince Iaukea
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Raven
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant via count-out
Sting & the Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan & WCW US Champion Bret Hart via disqualification

WCW @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – October 19, 1998 (15,722)
Monday Nitro – included a segment in which Mike Tenay conducted interviews with fans outside the arena regarding the 4 Horsemen keeping Eric Bischoff out of the arena the previous week; one of the fans was a young Shawn Daivari:
Perry Saturn defeated Kenny Kaos
Psycosis, El Dandy, Damien, & Hector Garza defeated La Parka, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lizmark Jr., & Ciclope
Kanyon defeated Scott Putski
Fit Finlay defeated Davey Boy Smith
Wrath defeated Tokyo Magnum
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) defeated Diamond Dallas Page via disqualification in a non-title match at 5:32 when WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg interfered, after Page signaled for the Diamond Cutter, and dropped Jericho with the spear; prior to the bout, Page entered through the crowd; after the contest, Goldberg attempted the Jackhammer on Jericho only for Page to drop Jericho with the Diamond Cutter; moments later, officials filled the ring as Page and Goldberg attempted to brawl in the ring
Rey Mysterio Jr. fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to a draw
Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, & Konnan defeated Scott Hall, Stevie Ray, & Scott Norton via disqualification
WCW US Champion Bret Hart defeated Sting via disqualification

WCW @ Mankato, MN – October 20, 1998
Television taping:
Perry Saturn defeated Tough Tom
Juventud Guerrera defeated Tokyo Magnum
Disco Inferno defeated Super Calo
Vincent defeated Johnny Swinger
Fit Finlay defeated Kendall Windham
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Psychosis
Davey Boy Smith fought Meng to a no contest
The Disciple defeated Lenny Lane
La Parka defeated Steve Armstrong
Lodi defeated Scott Armstrong
Sonny Onoo defeated Kaz Hayashi
Barry Horowitz defeated Barry Darsow via disqualification
Al Greene defeated Mike Sanders
Jerry Flynn defeated Mean Mike
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Ciclope
Konnan defeated Tokyo Magnum
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Dark matches after the taping:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Meng

WCW @ Duluth, MN – DECC – October 21, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Lenny Lane
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Konnan defeated Vincent
Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Stevie Ray
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Hall

WCW @ Albuquerque, NM – Tingley Coliseum – October 22, 1998
Thunder taping:
10/22/98:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Super Calo
Alex Wright pinned Johnny Swinger
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Kanyon
Perry Saturn pinned Norman Smiley
Lex Luger defeated Scotty Riggs
Juventud Guerrera pinned Prince Iaukea
Konnan defeated Steve Armstrong
Dean Malenko defeated Kendall Windham
Sting defeated the Giant via disqualification
10/29/98:
Wrath pinned Van Hammer
Fit Finlay pinned Alex Wright
The Disciple pinned Tuff Tom
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Ernest Miller defeated Villano V
Scott Hall pinned Steve Armstrong
The Giant defeated Raven in a No DQ match

WCW @ El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center – October 23, 1998
Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, & Psychosis defeated Ciclope, Villano V, & Tokyo Magnum
Dean Malenko defeated Fit Finlay
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Konnan defeated Raven
Lex Luger defeated Wrath via disqualification when the Giant interfered
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated the Giant & Wrath

Halloween Havoc 98 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena – October 25, 1998 (10,663; sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts – the event aired free on WCW.com with Lee Marshall and Mark Madden helping making up the commentary team; featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included several dancing performances of the Nitro Girls throughout the show; featured an opening announcement that WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho would defend against Raven, Meng would wrestle Wrath, and Disco Inferno would face Juventud Guerrera with the winner receiving a WCW Cruiserweight Title shot later in the night; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Rick Steiner in the arena regarding his match against Scott Steiner later in the night, during which Buff Bagwell appeared and told Rick the nWo doesn’t work one-on-one and he wanted to be in Rick’s corner to watch his back, with Rick eventually agreeing; featured a promo by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff at the entrance stage regarding Hogan’s match later in the night against the Warrior and Hulk’s attack the previous week on his nephew Horace; included a promo by Scott Steiner at the entrance stage in which he challenged his brother Rick & Buff Bagwell to face he and the Giant in a tag team match later in the night for the WCW Tag Team Titles, with the Giant then appearing and cutting a promo as well; JJ Dillon then appeared and added a stipulation that if Rick & Bagwell won, Rick would get an immediate match against Scott after the tag team contest, with Scott agreeing:
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Raven via submission with the Liontamer at 7:49 after knocking an interfering Kanyon off the apron; prior to the bout, Raven cut an in-ring promo on his recent losing streak and not being informed about having to wrestle in an unadvertised match, then said he wouldn’t wrestle and left the ring; moments later, Jericho grabbed the mic, said he didn’t want to be there either, and then insulted Raven and called him a loser until Raven rushed the ring
Wrath pinned Meng
Disco Inferno pinned Juventud Guerrera at 9:39 with a kick to the midsection and a piledriver; due to pre-match stipulations, Disco earned a WCW Cruiserweight Title shot later in the night
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Disco Inferno at 10:48 with the Shooting Star Press
Rick Steiner & Buff Bagwell defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Steiner & the Giant to win the titles at 8:23 when Steiner pinned the Giant with the bulldog off the top after the Giant accidentally hit a missile dropkick on Scott; Bagwell turned on his partner at the 3:30 mark, proving his babyface turn was fake, and walked out of the match; due to pre-match stipulations, Rick earned an immediate match against Scott
WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner pinned Scott Steiner at 5:03 with the bulldog off the top after fighting off an interfering Buff Bagwell; Bagwell interfered mid-way through the bout, coming out of the crowd disguised as Bill Clinton, hit Rick with a slapjack handed to him by Stevie Ray at ringside, and knocked out referee Charles Robinson, prompting the bell to ring at 3:33; the match continued with Bagwell slapping Robinson’s hand to the mat each time Scott made a cover but Rick kept kicking out at 2; referee Nick Patrick appeared during the final moments and made the pinfall
Scott Hall defeated Kevin Nash via count-out at 14:18 when Nash walked out of the match after beating Hall to where he couldn’t defend himself, twice dropping him with the powerbomb, and then giving him a crotch chop (Legends of Wrestling: Heetseekers, Legends of Wrestling Collection)
WCW US Champion Bret Hart defeated Sting at 15:03 via KO with the Sharpshooter after Sting hit his head on the ringpost while attempting a Stinger Splash, with Hart then repeatedly hitting Sting with his own baseball bat; after the match, Sting was fitted with a neckbrace and taken backstage on a stretcher (Sting’s last appearance for 6 months) (Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s)
Hulk Hogan pinned the Warrior at 14:18 after Horace Hogan interfered and hit Warrior in the back of the head with a steel chair as Eric Bischoff distracted referee Nick Patrick; Warrior fought off the interference of Vincent, Stevie Ray, and the Giant mid-way through the bout; after the match, Hogan told his nephew he had passed the test and then hugged Horace; Horace then poured lighter fluid on Warrior, prompting security to rush the ring and get Hulk and Horace away from Warrior
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Jackhammer at 10:28 after blocking a suplex attempt; after the match, Goldberg helped DDP to his feet and the two men hugged and raised each other’s hand (The Rise and Fall of WCW, Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)

WCW @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – October 26, 1998
Monday Nitro – included an in-ring promo by the Warrior in which he said Hulk Hogan had the chance to face him at Halloween Havoc to face him like a man, and failed; Warrior then said he beat the hell out of Hogan “and the bullshit pinfall doesn’t change it” (“bullshit” was bleeped out); Warrior went on to say Hogan opened the gates of the Warrior’s hell; Hogan then walked out to the ring with Horace Hogan, Giant, and Eric Bischoff; Warrior then fought off Horace and sent both he and Giant out to the floor; Hogan attacked Warrior from behind but Warrior cleared him from the ring with a shoulderblock and knocked Bischoff off the apron to the floor:
Stevie Ray defeated Kenny Kaos
Kanyon defeated Prince Iaukea
Alex Wright defeated Barry Horowitz
Wrath defeated Sick Boy
Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Rick Steiner & Kenny Kaos defeated the Giant & Stevie Ray
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera
Lex Luger & Konnan fought Scott Hall & Scott Steiner to a no contest
Diamond Dallas Page pinned WCW US Champion Bret Hart to win the title with the Diamond Cutter at 10:49, moments after avoiding being hit by the champion’s foriegn object; after the bout, Hart attacked both Page and referee Mickey Jay, then repeatedly hit Page’s leg with a steel chair before locking on the Sharpshooter; WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg then ran out to the ring as the show went off the air (The Very Best of Nitro)

WCW @ Lubbock, TX – October 30, 1998
Psychosis, Ciclope, & Damien defeated Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Silver King
Booker T defeated Wrath
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Dean Malenko defeated Kanyon
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Konnan defeated La Parka via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Konnan defeated Stevie Ray & La Parka

WCW @ Midland, TX – October 31, 1998
Psychosis, Ciclope, & Damien defeated Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Silver King
Booker T defeated Wrath
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Konnan defeated La Parka via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Konnan defeated Stevie Ray & La Parka

WCW @ San Angelo, TX – November 1, 1998
Psychosis, Ciclope, & Damien defeated Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Silver King
Booker T defeated Wrath
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon
Konnan defeated La Parka via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Konnan defeated Stevie Ray & La Parka

WCW @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – National Car Rental Center – November 2, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Alex Wright defeated Norman Smiley
Disco Inferno defeated Kaz Hayashi
Fit Finlay defeated Scott Putski
Ernest Miller defeated Scott Armstrong
Wrath defeated Kendall Windham
Scott Norton defeated Van Hammer
Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Psychosis defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Dean Malenko defeated Raven
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to a time-limit draw at 8:32; only the TV title was at stake in the match; at the time of the fall, Kidman had Jericho covered with a crossbody off the top
Booker T defeated Scott Hall via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated the Giant via disqualification

WCW @ Ft. Myers, FL – Lee County Civic Center – November 3, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Mike Sullivan defeated Mean Mike
Juventud Guerrera defeated Kaz Hayashi
Jerry Flynn defeated Scott Armstrong
Glacier defeated Lenny Lane
Lodi defeated Johnny Cruz
Scott Hall defeated Mike Sullivan
Johnny Swinger defeated Barry Darsow via disqualification
Konnan defeated Tokyo Magnum
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated El Dandy
Scott Norton defeated Barry Horowitz
11/14/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW/nWo Revenge for N64; featured a video package recaping the previous World War 3 battle royals and hyping the 1998 edition; included an in-ring segment in which Raven, with Kanyon, cut a promo in which he talked about his pain; moments later, Eddie Guerrero and the entire lWo interrupted, with Guerrero saying they had far more reason to complain than Raven; Guerrero then said Raven and WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page got more airtime than anyone, while his men never got any video packages; Raven replied by saying maybe Guerrero would get more promo time if he could speak better English and didn’t “have that pack of jabronies” following him around; Guerrero then challenged Raven to a match for later in the night; featured Gene Okerlund hyping WCW Hotline stories about politics, love affairs, and the absence of Sting; included still photos from Nitro of Rick Steiner bringing out Judy Bagwell to clear the ring of Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell, with Rick then noting he and Judy were the WCW Tag Team Champions and would face Steiner & Bagwell at World War 3; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Fit Finlay about being part of an upcoming New Japan tour and missing World War 3; featured still photos of Hulk Hogan announcing his presidential campaign during Nitro; included the announcement Disco Inferno, Wrath, WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, and WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg would be in action on Nitro; featured an ad promoting the WCW Mastercard; included a video package hyping Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall at World War 3; featured an ad promoting WCW Bashin’ Brawlers; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho about his upcoming participation in World War 3 and the challenge of WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg; featured still images of Bret vs. Konnan and Nash & Lex Luger vs. Giant & Hall from Nitro; included the announcement Jericho, Perry Saturn, Juventud Guerrera, Wrath, and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman would be part of Thunder; featured the announcement Kidman would face Rey Mysterio Jr. at World War 3:
Fit Finlay pinned Scott Armstrong with the tombstone at 6:51; during the bout, it was noted Finlay would be part of an upcoming New Japan tour and would not be part of World War 3 as a result
Van Hammer pinned Emory Hale with the Flashback at 4:08
Prince Iaukea pinned Norman Smiley at 5:14 with a springboard senton; during the match, there were chants of “Boring”
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) defeated Disco Inferno via submission with the Liontamer at 7:04; the match ended with two seconds left in the reported 10-minute time limit
Vincent defeated Johnny Swinger with an armbar at 1:09
Meng pinned Scott Putski with the Tongan Death Grip at 2:53
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Alex Wright with a victory roll at 7:05; after the match, Wright attacked Guerrero and dropped him across the top rope; Wright then beat Guerrero with Pepe, breaking off its head, and choked him with the stick until referees intervened
Stevie Ray & Horace (w/ Vincent) defeated Disorderly Conduct at 3:41 when Stevie scored the pin with a spike piledriver
Eddie Guerrero defeated Raven (w/ Kanyon) via disqualification at around the 4-minute mark when Kanyon knocked Guerrero off the top as he attempted the frog splash; after the bout, Guerrero was briefly double teamed before the entire lWo ran out to make the save
Dark match after the taping: Lex Luger defeated the Giant via disqualification

WCW @ Sarasota, FL – November 4, 1998
Konnan defeated Fit Finlay
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera
Dean Malenko defeated Raven
Prince Iaukea defeated Lenny Lane
Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall

WCW @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – November 5, 1998
Thunder taping:
Chip Minton defeated Chris Ferrell
11/5/98:
Kanyon pinned Barry Horowitz
Alex Wright defeated Raven via disqualification
Booker T pinned Fit Finlay
Eddie Guerrero fought Rey Mysterio Jr. to a draw
Horace pinned Norman Smiley
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea
Scott Hall pinned Disco Inferno
Lex Luger fought Scott Steiner to a no contest
11/12/98 – featured by Tony Schiavone, Lee Marshall, & Bobby Heenan, with Mike Tenay replacing Marshall for the second hour; included footage from Nitro of Hulk Hogan announcing his candidacy for president; featured an ad promoting WCW/nWo Revenge; included an ad promoting WCW Bashin’ Brawlers; featured a video package on Lex Luger and being part of World War 3; included a WCW Motorsports segment; featured an ad promoting The Best of WCW/nWo VHS series; included a video package on the World War 3 battle royal; featured a WCW Mastercard ad; included a video package on the 1995, 1996, and 1997 World War 3 battle royals:
Glacier defeated Chris Adams at 3:54 via KO with a nerve hold, moments after Sonny Onoo distracted the referee as Ernest Miller hit a springboard kick to the back of Adams’ head
Kenny Kaos pinned Kendall Windham at 4:13 with a springboard clothesline
Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent & Horace) pinned Jerry Flynn with the Slapjack at 3:59
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera at around 17:20 with a hurricanrana off the top; stipulations stated the winner would challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman at World War 3; the match initially ended at the 13-minute mark when the time limit expired but the referee ordered the bout to continue due to its importance
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman fought Chavo Guerrero Jr. to a no contest at 12:31 when Psychosis and El Dandy ran out and fought with both men; during the match, it was noted Kevin Nash would face Scott Hall at World War 3; after the contest, Eddie guerrero pulled off the lWo members before Rey Mysterio Jr. ran out to make the save but accidentally struck Kidman in the process
Dean Malenko defeated Kanyon via disqualification at 9:51 when Lodi interfered as Kanyon was in the Texas Cloverleaf; Raven appeared ringside after Kanyon addressed the crowd with his “Who’s better than Kanyon?” question but then left late in the bout; after the match, Chris Benoit ran out to make the save for Malenko
The Giant defeated Konnan via disqualification at 4:07 when, after the Giant crashed through a table set up against the ringpost, Konnan attacked the Giant with a steel chair; after the bout, the Giant dropped referee Charles Robinson with a chokeslam as Konnan watched from the floor

WCW @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center – November 6, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Lodi
Vincent defeated Barry Horowitz
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall via disqualification
Lex Luger & Meng defeated Scott Hall & Scott Norton
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Pittsburgh, PA – Palumbo Center – November 7, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Lodi
Vincent defeated Barry Horowitz
Fit Finlay defeated Perry Saturn
Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall
Meng fought Scott Norton to a no contest
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Johnstown, PA – November 8, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Lodi
Vincent defeated Barry Horowitz
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Lex Luger defeated Scott Hall via disqualification
Lex Luger & Meng defeated Scott Hall & Scott Norton
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Topeka, KS – Expocenter – November 8, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Lizmark Jr. & Silver King defeated Damian & Psychosis
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Saturn & Kanyon
Bret Hart defeated Booker T
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Konnan defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray

WCW @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 9, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Juventud Guerrera defeated Kaz Hayashi
Alex Wright fought Barry Horowitz to a no contest
Scott Norton defeated Lodi
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero
Konnan defeated Bret Hart via disqualification
Lex Luger & Kevin Nash defeated the Giant & Scott Hall via disqualification
Nitro Xtra – 11/?/98:
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated El Dandy
Perry Saturn defeated Sick Boy
Booker T defeated Disco Inferno
Steve McMichael defeated Fit Finlay
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Meng

WCW @ Wichita, KS – Kansas Coliseum – November 16, 1998 (13,981)
Monday Nitro:
Juventud Guerrera pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title
Kanyon defeated Glacier
Sonny Onoo defeated Kaz Hayashi
Stevie Ray & Horace defeated Dean Malenko & Steve McMichael via disqualification
Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. fought Scott Putski to a no contest
Perry Saturn defeated Konnan via disqualification
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho via count-out
Chris Benoit defeated Bret Hart via disqualification AT 6:40 when Hart stood on Benoit’s arm and repeatedly struck it with a steel chair; moments later, Hart shoved referee Mickey Jay to the mat, with Dean Malenko then running out to clear Hart from the ring

WCW @ Salina, KS – November 17, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
11/21/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW/nWo Revenge for N64; featured a video package hyping Bret Hart vs. WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at World War 3; included an ad promoting the WCW Mastercard; featured Gene Okerlund announcing WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho vs. Bobby Duncum Jr. for World War 3; included an in-ring segment in which Ernest Miller and Sonny Onoo cut an in-ring promo, with Miller and Onoo challenging anyone in the crowd or in the back to face Onoo, who was 3-0; eventually, Kaz Hayashi ran out and attacked Onoo only to eventually be double teamed; Perry Saturn eventually came out to make the save; prior to the segment, it was noted Hayashi & Saturn would face Miller & Onoo at World War 3; featured a WCW Motorsports segment; included Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story about the whereabouts of Sting and the arrival of Bam Bam Bigelow; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jericho about the challenge of Duncum on Nitro and facing him again at World War 3; featured still photos from Nitro of Bigelow making his debut, Eric Bischoff firing JJ Dillon, and Bigelow brawling with WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg; included the announcement Goldberg would be in action on Nitro; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Billy Kidman about challenging WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera at World War 3 and being part of the battle royal; included a video package hyping Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall at World War 3; featured a video package on Hulk Hogan’s announcement to run for president; included a closing segment in which Okerlund hyped World War 3:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera pinned Super Calo with the Juvi Driver at 5:34
Kenny Kaos pinned Johnny Swinger with a springboard clothesline at 3:30; during the bout, it was noted the WCW Tag Team Title match at World War 3 was off and it would simply be Scott Steiner vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner
Horace (w/ Stevie Ray) pinned Steve Armstrong at 4:56 with a suplex; during the bout, it was noted the WCW executive committee would make an announcement later in the show; referee Brady Boone visibly hesitated before making the final count during the pinfall
Scott Steiner defeated Lenny Lane via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 2:46; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Judy Bagwell speaking from a hospital bed during Nitro, the result of an attack from Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell; a nWo referee officiated the match
Wrath pinned Villano V with the Meltdown at 4:29
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) defeated Kendall Windham via submission with the Liontamer at 5:24 after hitting Windham with the title belt behind the referee’s back; during the bout, Mike Tenay noted three new matches were official for World War 3, including a title match, and those would be announced later in the night
Billy Kidman defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via disqualification at 5:02 when La Parka, Hector Garza, Psychosis, and the lWo bodyguard attacked Kidman; Mysterio wore an lWo T-shirt for the match, against his will; after the bout, Eddie Guerrero came out with a mic and told Mysterio was part of his group and it was time for him to make a statement in unison with the lWo or he would join Kidman
Konnan defeated Vincent (mystery opponent) via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 3:25; prior to the match, it was announced Wrath vs. Glacier, Konnan vs. Stevie Ray, and IWGP World Champion Scott Norton vs. Booker T were official for World War 3
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 5:11 when Bret Hart attacked the champion after DDP knocked Vincent off the apron and hit the Diamond Cutter on Stevie Ray; after the bout, DDP fought off Hart
11/28/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an ad promoting WCW/nWo Revenge for N64; featured a video package hyping Kevin Nash vs. WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg at Starrcade; included still photos from the Perry Saturn & Kaz Hayashi vs. Ernest Miller & Sonny Onoo match from World War 3 and Saturn and Miller’s confrontation during Nitro; featured an ad promoting the WCW/nWo Superstar Series videos on Sting and Randy Savage; included stills from Nitro of WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. and the interference of the lWo; featured Gene Okerlund discussing a WCW Hotline story on changes taking place behind the scenes at WCW; included still photos from Scott Hall vs. Nash at World War 3; featured still photos from the World War 3 battle royal, the Giant vs. Goldberg match from Nitro, and the post-match altercation between Goldberg, Nash, and Bam Bam Bigelow; included still photos from Nitro of a confrontation between Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff, which led to Barry Windham attacking Flair; featured the announcement Booker T, Disco Inferno, Kidman, and Wrath would be part of the following week’s Thunder; included an ad promoting the WCW/nWo Mastercard; featured still photos of Bret Hart vs. WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page at World War 3 and of Hart vs. Dean Malenko from Nitro, leading to another Hart/Page confrontation; featured the announcement Hart would challenge DDP for the US title on Nitro:
Eddie Guerrero (w/ the lWo bodyguard) pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman in a non-title match at 6:00 with a frog splash to the back, moments after Hector Garza pulled Guerrero out of the way of the Shooting Star Press; late in the bout, Garza and Psychosis appeared ringside and attempted to interfere behind the referee’s back; after the contest, La Parka and Damien ran out and aided in ganging up on Kidman before Rey Mysterio Jr. appeared and helped Kidman from the ring; Kidman did not appear with the title belt, as he was not champion at the time of the taping
Lodi fought Barry Darsow to a no contest; prior to the bout, Lodi came out with his own putter and a sign reading he was the best golfer; following the entrances, Darsow took the mic and offered Lodi a chance to prove how good a golfer he was by attempting to putt a hole-in-one in the ring, with Darsow winning the match if he couldn’t do it; Lodi then hit the ball but it immediately broke in half, with Lodi claiming Darsow had cheated; Darsow then offered Lodi to juggle for 10 seconds to win the match, with Lodi challenging Darsow to do it instead; Darsow went on to juggle golf balls before he attacked Lodi and beat him with his putter
Perry Saturn defeated Silver King via submission with the Rings of Saturn at 4:09
Kanyon pinned Scott Armstrong at 3:51 by catching Armstrong coming off the top and hitting the Flatliner
Glacier defeated Bobby Blaze via submission with the Ice Pick nerve hold at 5:26
Scott Putski pinned Ciclope at 2:21 with the Putski Bomb
Alex Wright pinned Chad Fortune with a neckbreaker at 4:39
Chris Benoit (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 4:11
Vincent defeated Tokyo Magnum via submission with an armbar at the 28-second mark
Booker T defeated Bret Hart via disqualification at 4:39 when Hart assaulted Booker on the floor with a steel chair; after the bout, Hart applied the Sharpshooter on Booker inside the ring and went to assault Booker with the chair again before Stevie Ray came out and stopped him
Dark match after the taping: WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart

WCW @ Topeka, KS – November 18, 1998 (3,445 paid)
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Silver King & Lizmark Jr. defeated Psychosis & Damien
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Kanyon & Perry Saturn
Bret Hart defeated Booker T
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Konnan defeated Scott Hall & Stevie Ray

WCW @ Ft. Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial – November 19, 1998
Glacier defeated Silver King
Kaz Hayashi defeated Ciclope
Thunder:
Booker T pinned Norman Smiley
Scott Hall pinned Disco Inferno
Eddie Guerrero pinned Billy Kidman
Scott Norton pinned Scott Putski
Alex Wright pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Kanyon pinned Prince Iaukea
Wrath defeated Perry Saturn via disqualification
Bret Hart defeated Konnan
Dark match after the taping: WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant

WCW @ Toledo, OH – November 20, 1998
Ernest Miller defeated Prince Iaukea
Silver King, Lizmark Jr., & Ciclope defeated Damien, Psychosis, & Hector Garza
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Billy Kidman
Konnan defeated Vincent
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Perry Saturn & Kanyon
Scott Hall defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated Bret Hart

World War III 98 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace – November 22, 1998 (17,670)
IWGP World Champion Scott Norton vs. Booker T did not take place as advertised
Pay-per-view bouts – featured opening footage of WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg arriving to the arena in a limo; included Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; featured the announcement that Hulk Hogan was not at the arena, as expected, for the battle royal; included a video package on Bret Hart’s dominance over Booker T, Lex Luger, Chris Benoit, and Diamond Dallas Page, with comments spliced in from Hart regarding his match with DDP later in the show; featured backstage footage of Lee Marshall conducting an interview with WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho for WCW.com regarding Jericho’s match later in the show against Bobby Duncum Jr.:
Wrath pinned Glacier at 8:22 with a kick to the midsection and the pumphandle slam
Stevie Ray (w/ Vincent) defeated Konnan via disqualification at 6:54 when Konnan shoved the referee away when the referee tried to stop Konnan from punching Stevie Ray on the mat; after the match, Booker T appeared and talked Konnan into leaving the ring, then helped Stevie Ray to his feet only for Stevie to shove him off and say he didn’t need his help
Ernest Miller & Sonny Onoo defeated Perry Saturn & Kaz Hayashi at 8:04 when Onoo pinned Saturn following a kick to the face behind the referee’s back from Miller
Billy Kidman pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Juventud Guerrera to win the title at 15:26 with the Shooting Star Press after Rey Mysterio Jr. appeared ringside and held onto Kidman’s jeans on the top rope, blocking Guerrera’s attempted hurricanrana off the top; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Guerrera in the aisle about his wearing an lWo t-shirt to the ring, with Eddie Guerrero then appearing and announcing Juventud had finally joined the group as a message to Eric Bischoff; Mysterio then came out and said he should have the title shot over Kidman, with Eddie saying the group was supporting Juvi; Guerrero and Mysterio then went backstage to continue their argument; after the match, Guerrero, El Dandy, La Parka, Psychosis, Hector Garza, and the other members of the lWo jumped Kidman before Guerrero gave Mysterio an ultimatim about being part of the group, with Mysterio taking off his lWo t-shirt and being chased backstage by the faction (Wrestling’s Highest Flyers)
WCW Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner fought Scott Steiner (w/ Buff Bagwell) to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark when WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg made the save for Rick as he was caught in the Steiner Recliner, with Goldberg then clearing the ring of Scott, Bagwell, and the nWo referee who officiated the bout; during Rick’s entrance, footage backstage showed him being ganged up on by Brian Adams, Stevie Ray, Vincent, and the Giant until officials pulled all but the Giant away, with the Giant then dragging Rick out to the ring
Kevin Nash fought Scott Hall to a no contest when, before the bout, Eric Bischoff appeared and ordered the nWo Black and White members who accompanied Hall to the ring – IWGP World Champion Scott Norton, Vincent, Brian Adams, the Giant, Horace, and Stevie Ray – to jump Hall for punching Bischoff on Monday Nitro; moments later, Nash appeared to clear the ring as the crowd chanted “Outsiders;” Hall then raised his hand to give the Wolfpac sign but Nash refused and left ringside
WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) pinned Bobby Duncum Jr. at 13:20 after hitting him in the back of the head with the title belt as Duncum grabbed at an interfering Ralphus on the ring apron
Kevin Nash won the 3-ring, 60-man battle royal by last eliminating Lex Luger and Scott Hall at 23:26; due to pre-match stiuplations, Nash earned a match against WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg at Starrcade; other participants included: Alex Wright, Bobby Blaze, Barry Darsow, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chip Minton, Chris Adams, Chris Benoit, Ciclope, Damian, Perry Saturn, Van Hammer, Disco Inferno, Eddie Guerrero, El Dandy, the Giant, Hector Garza, Horace Hogan, WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho, Booker T, Wrath, Ernest Miller, Scott Steiner, IWGP World Champion Scott Norton, Scotty Riggs, Rey Mysterio Jr., Barry Horowitz, Bobby Eaton, Stevie Ray, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman, Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Kaz Hayashi, Konnan, Kanyon, Johnny Swinger, the Renegade, Scott Putski, Silver King, Super Calo, Tokyo Magnum, Van Hammer, Villano V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Kenny Kaos, La Parka, Lenny Lane, Lizmark Jr., Mike Enos, Lodi, Norman Smiley, Prince Iaukea, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, and Glacier; eliminations for the match could come via being thrown to the floor (over the top or through the ropes), submission, or pinfall; Bam Bam Bigelow came through the crowd at the 16-minute mark, briefly getting in the ring until he was kept out by the wrestlers left in the ring; moments later, security appeared ringside to try to eject Bigelow, with WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg then coming out and brawling with Bigelow until both men were pulled apart; eliminations late in the match: Konnan fell through the ropes when Hall moved out of the way (19:24); the Giant by Nash, Hall, Luger, Benoit, and Malenko (20:24); Benoit by Nash & Luger (21:11); Malenko by Hall (21:16); Hall & Luger by Nash as Luger attempted to eliminate Hall; after the match, Nash and Luger hugged out of respect
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Bret Hart at 18:55 with the Diamond Cutter; Hart originally won the match and title at 18:14 when the nWo referee – who took over officiating duties late in the match – stopped the bout as DDP was in the Sharpshooter but referee Mickey Jay argued the call, with DDP then dropping Hart with the move; after the bout, DDP celebrated into the crowd and past the WCW.com commentary team

WCW @ Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena – November 23, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Lex Luger defeated Mike Enos
Chris Benoit defeated Norman Smiley
Kanyon defeated Tokyo Magnum
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Glacier
Perry Saturn defeated Silver King
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Konnan defeated Booker T via disqualification
Kevin Nash defeated Wrath
Scott Hall defeated Alex Wright
Dean Malenko defeated Bret Hart via disqualification
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg pinned the Giant at 1:35 with the spear and Jackhammer; the challenger hit the chokeslam mid-way through the match but Goldberg kicked out; stipulations stated there must be a winner for the bout; immediately after the fall, Bam Bam Bigelow ran out and attacked Goldberg, with security then filling up the ring to hold the two men apart and escort Bigelow backstage; moments later, Kevin Nash entered the ring and went after Goldberg, with security then holding Nash and Goldberg apart (Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)
Nitro Xtra – 11/24/98:
Scott Norton defeated Kaz Hayashi
Disco Inferno defeated Scott Putski
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Tokyo Magnum
Stevie Ray defeated Van Hammer
Prince Iaukea defeated Juventud Guerrera
Wrath defeated Horace

WCW @ Augusta, GA – November 27, 1998
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno
Alex Wright defeated Scotty Riggs
Wrath defeated Meng
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos & Barry Darsow
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Brian Adams

WCW @ Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall – November 28, 1998
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno
Scotty Riggs defeated Alex Wright
Wrath defeated Meng
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos & Barry Darsow
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match
Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Brian Adams

WCW @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – November 29, 1998
Included a segment where an unadvertised Ric Flair presented referee Mark Curtis with a replica WCW World Title following Curtis’ battle with cancer
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno
Alex Wright defeated Scotty Riggs
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Barry Darsow
Wrath defeated Meng
Perry Saturn defeated Mike Enos
WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page & Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray & Brian Adams
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero & WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho; after the match, referee Mark Curtis tore his referee shirt off to reveal a 4 Horsemen shirt underneath

WCW @ Chattanooga, TN – UTC Arena – November 30, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Konnan defeated WCW TV Champion Chris Jericho to win the title
Steve & Scott Armstrong defeated Raven & Kanyon
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Eddie Guerrero
Wrath defeated Bobby Blaze
Sonny Onoo defeated Perry Saturn via disqualification
Booker T defeated Mike Enos
Lex Luger defeated Brian Adams
Dean Malenko defeated Barry Windham via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Scott Hall defeated Scott Steiner & Horace
Bret Hart defeated WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page to win the title in a No DQ match at 4:14 via KO with the Sharpshooter after th eGiant interfered, hit a chokeslam on the champion, and then hit a second chokeslam after sitting Page on the top rope; prior to the bout, Page entered through the crowd; Hart wrestled the match in street clothes; after the match, the Giant and Hart embraced before the Giant put the title belt around Hart’s waist

WCW @ Rome, GA – December 1, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Taru defeated Kendall Windham
Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Vincent
Prince Iaukea defeated Johnny Swinger
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Lenny Lane
Norman Smiley defeated Villano V
Kaz Hayashi fought Ernest Miller to a no contest
Konnan defeated Mike Enos
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera
Scott Hall defeated Stevie Ray
12/5/98 – featured Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; included a Kevin Nash T-shirt ad featuring Nash and WCW TV Champion Konnan; featured a video package hyping Ric Flair vs. Eric Bischoff at Starrcade; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Stevie Ray about his current relationship with Booker T, with Stevie saying Booker was trying to be more like Okerlund, JJ Dillon, and Tenay than who he really was; featured Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story teasing other former Horsemen possibly joining Bischoff and the absence of Randy Savage; included still photos from Nitro of Dean Malenko vs. Barry Windham from Nitro, which led to Flair facing Bischoff at Starrcade; included still photos from Nitro of the WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg and Kevin Nash Starrcade contract signing which was briefly interrupted by Bam Bam Bigelow; featured the announcement WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman, Goldberg, Booker, and Diamond Dallas Page would be part of Nitro at the AstroDome on Monday; included Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Chip Minton about his win earlier in the night over Chris Adams, during which Minton discussed his amateur background and blamed his bobsled teammates for not being an Olympic gold medalist; featured an ad promoting WCW/nWo Revenge for N64; included still photos from Nitro of Bret Hart regaining the WCW US Title from DDP after interference from the Giant; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with DDP about the Giant costing him the US title on Nitro and facing the Giant at Starrcade; included the announcement Rey Mysterio Jr. would face Juventud Guerrera on Thunder to determine who would challenge Kidman at Starrcade; featured an ad promoting the WCW Mastercard; included footage of Hulk Hogan on The Tonight Show on Thanksgiving night announcing his retirement and plans to run for president; featured still photos from Nitro in which Bischoff named Scott Steiner as the new nWo leader, leading to Nash & Hall against Steiner & Horace:
Glacier defeated Barry Horowitz via submission with the Ice Pick nerve hold at 4:18; immediately after the bout, Perry Saturn attacked Glacier and applied an ankle lock
Chip Minton pinned Chris Adams at 3:47 with a standing splash after kicking Adams as Adams ran into the corner; after the bout, Adams looked at the camera and asked, “What has happened to me?”
Disco Inferno pinned Silver King with the Chart Buster at 4:35; during the bout, the commentary team noted the recent tribute show for referee Mark Curtis in Knoxville, TN as Curtis battled an illness; late in the match, it was noted Stevie Ray had arrived to the building and Gene Okerlund would speak with him after the contest; it was also noted Disco would have an announcement on Nitro; after the bout, Eddie Guerrero and the lWo walked to the ring, with Disco sliding out; Guerrero then took the mic and told Silver King he knew he had a family and he was overworked and underpaid; he then convinced him to join his group and stand up to Eric Bischoff, with Silver King then taking a lWo T-shirt
Barry Darsow fought Tokyo Magnum to a no contest; Magnum used the Great Muta’s old theme for the match; following the entrances, Darsow took the mic, mocked Magnum’s inability to speak English, and gave him the opportunity to putt a hole-in-one to win the match; Darsow went to show Magnum how to putt like he was playing pool but then attacked Magnum and choked him out with his own putter
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Steve & Scott Armstrong at 4:15 when Steve submitted to Malenko’s Texas Cloverleaf; Malenko’s left knee was heavily taped for the bout
Scott Putski pinned Bobby Blaze with the Putski Bomb at 4:42
Meng defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker via submission with the Tongan Death Grip at 2:48
Kanyon pinned Kaz Hayashi at 2:45 with a reversal into the Flatliner; during Kanyon’s entrance, he implied Raven was backstage but didn’t want to come out; moments later, Kanyon took the mic and said Raven had been more depressed than usual and the only thing that would fix it was the fans agreeing that no one was better than Kanyon
Scott Steiner defeated Lash LeRoux via submission with the Steiner Recliner at 2:52; following Steiner’s entrance, the nWo referee held the mic for Steiner to cut a promo on the crowd and noted he was the new leader of the nWo in Hulk Hogan’s absence; the nWo referee was the official for the contest
Scott Hall pinned Booker T at 3:18 with a roll up after Stevie Ray rolled Booker back into the ring; Hall didn’t use theme music for the bout; following Hall’s entrance, Stevie Ray came out and said Scott Steiner put a bounty on Hall’s head and suggested he watch his back; during Booker’s entrance, he confronted Stevie in the aisle and told him to go backstage; Stevie returned ringside minutes later; after the contest, Stevie attacked Hall until Booker intervened and argued with his brother

WCW @ Nashville, TN – December 2, 1998
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno
Chris Adams defeated Norman Smiley
Wrath defeated Meng
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos & Barry Darsow
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera
Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant

WCW @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – December 3, 1998
Thunder taping:
12/3/98:
Eddie Guerrero fought Ciclope to a no contest
The Giant pinned the Renegade
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Mike Enos
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Villano V
Wrath pinned Chip Minton
Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated Raven & Kanyon via disqualification
WCW TV Champion Konnan pinned Disco Inferno
Scott Hall fought Scott Steiner to a no contest
12/11/98:
Bobby Duncum Jr. pinned Chris Jericho
Perry Saturn pinned Glacier
Norman Smiley pinned Kaz Hayashi
Rey Mysterio Jr. fought Juventud Guerrera to a no contest
Lodi defeated Booker T via disqualification
Chris Benoit defeated Kanyon via disqualification
Dark match after the taping: Lex Luger & Konnan defeated Stevie Ray, Horace, & Vincent in a handicap match

WCW @ Tupelo, MS – December 4, 1998
Silver King & Lizmark Jr. defeated Damien & Ciclope
Prince Iaukea defeated Lodi
Chris Adams defeated Elvis Gonzalez
Ernest Miller defeated Norman Smiley
Lex Luger defeated Wrath
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall
Kevin Nash defeated the Giant

WCW @ Little Rock, AR – Barton Coliseum – December 5, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Lodi
Damien & Ciclope defeated Silver King & Lizmark Jr.
Prince Iaukea defeated Lodi
Ernest Miller defeated Kaz Hayashi
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall
Lex Luger defeated Wrath via disqualification when the Giant interfered; after the bout, Kevin Nash made the save, leading into an impromptu match
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated the Giant & Wrath

WCW @ Shreveport, LA – Hirsch Coliseum – December 6, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Lodi
Norman Smiley, Prince Iaukea, & Lizmark Jr. defeated Ciclope, Silver King, & El Dandy
Ernest Miller defeated Kaz Hayashi
Diamond Dallas Pagae defeated Scott Hall
Lex Luger defeated Wrath via disqualification when the Giant interfered; after the bout, Kevin Nash made the save, leading into an impromptu match
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated the Giant & Wrath

WCW @ Houston, TX – Astrodome – December 7, 1998 (32,067)
Monday Nitro:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Kendall Windham
Norman Smiley defeated Prince Iaukea
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Silver King
Wrath defeated the Renegade
Stevie Ray & Horace defeated Disco Inferno & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Glacier defeated Perry Saturn via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Emery Hale
Chris Jericho defeated Bobby Duncum Jr.
The Giant defeated Scott Putski
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Booker T via disqualification
Scott Hall defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a no contest

Diamond Dallas Page Benefit Show – Asbury Park, NJ – December 12, 1998 (1,500)
The Hell Raiser defeated JL Superstar
Wrath defeated Lodi
Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno; after the bout, Disco cut a promo insulting New Jersey until Bam Bam Bigelow ran in the ring and dropped him with the Greetings from Asbury Park
Alex Wright defeated Glacier
Perry Saturn & Konnan defeated Raven & Kanyon
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant via disqualification; after the bout, the Giant cut a babyface promo before he and DDP hugged

WCW @ Tampa, FL – Ice Palace – December 14, 1998 (13,187; 10,464 paid; sell out)
Steve McMichael no-showed the taping
Prior to the taping, Eric Bischoff announced that Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page had been added to the booking team, with Bischoff, Kevin Sullivan, and Dusty Rhodes
Monday Nitro:
Eddie Guerrero fought Villano V to a no contest at 6:13
Wrath pinned Al Greene at 3:43 with the pumphandle slam
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman fought Rey Mysterio Jr. to a no contest
Barry Windham pinned Emory Hale with the superplex at 2:30
Norman Smiley pinned Perry Saturn at 4:52 after Ernest Miller interfered and kicked Saturn in the head
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Stevie Ray
Scott Hall defeated Horace Hogan via disqualification at 6:25
Scott Steiner defeated Hammer at 1:23 via submission with the Steiner Recliner
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg, Kevin Nash, and Bam Bam Bigelow fought to a no contest at 5:00 when Scott Hall attacked Bigelow

WCW @ Palmetto, FL – December 15, 1998
WCW Saturday Night taping:
12/19/98 – featured an opening graphic noting the passing of referee Brady Boone; included Scott Hudson & Mike Tenay on commentary; featured Lee Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Norman Smiley in which Smiley corrected the pronunciation of his name and said his dance was all about entertainment; included an ad promoting the Diamond Dallas Page BANG T-shirt; featured a video package hyping the Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash match for Starrcade; included stills from Nitro of Ric Flair chasing Eric Bischoff and then cutting a promo before Flair collapsed and was taken by ambulance; Bischoff then announced that Flair had suffered a mild heart attack; featured an ad promoting the Sting and Randy Savage WCW Superstar Series VHS releases; included footage from Thunder of Beth, David, and Reid Flair arriving to the arena, with Bischoff later joining Tony Schiavone, David, and Reid in the ring and apologizing for everything he had done to Flair and his family; Bischoff then apologized for Flair having a weak heart and said he would have to kick David’s ass; moments later, Barry Windham and Brian Adams came out, with Windham attacking David as Adams held Reid; Bischoff then repeatedly slapped David before grabbing and kissing Beth; featured a video package hyping Flair vs. Bischoff at Starrcade; included stills from Nitro of Chris Jericho using a lookalike of WCW TV Champion Konnan to show how the title was stolen from him; featured Gene Okerlund hyping a WCW Hotline story recapping 1998 in WCW and other wrestling organizations; included Marshall conducting a backstage interview with Disco Inferno about whether he was really in the nWo Wolfpack; throughout the segment, Disco repeatedly confirmed everything with Konnan, who he claimed was just off camera but had to leave and thus couldn’t personally speak with Marshall; featured an ad promoting the 1999 WCW Bruise Cruise; included a video package recapping the Giant and DDP’s recent altercations; featured stills from Nitro of the Giant chokeslamming DDP off the set; included a backstage promo by Raven in which he talked about his upbringing and said his mother never loved him; featured footage of Scott Steiner recently trying to recruit Lex Luger for the nWo black & white; included stills from Nitro of Bam Bam Bigelow attacking Scott Hall, leading to Goldberg vs. Nash vs. Bigelow later in the night:
Glacier defeated Mike Sullivan via submission with the Ice Pick at 3:03
Barry Darsow fought Kaz Hayashi to a no contest; prior to the bout, it was announced a 2-hour special on WCW World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg would air as WCW Saturday Night in two weeks; following his entrance, Darsow took the mic, mocked Hayashi’s inability to speak English, and said he was the greatest golfer of all time; Darsow then said Hayashi could earn the right to wrestle him if he hit a hole in one with his putter; moments later, Hayashi took the putter and knocked over Darsow’s golf bag with Darsow then attacking Hayashi from behind; Darsow went on to hang Hayashi upside down in the corner and attempted to use his club as a weapon before the referee intervened; moments later, Darsow choked Hayashi out with one of the clubs
Wrath pinned Al Green with the Meltdown at 1:14
Chris Jericho defeated Booker T via disqualification at 9:00 when Jericho ran at Booker with a steel chair, with Stevie Ray – who was on the ring apron – pulling down the top rope and Jericho falling to the floor; prior to the bout, Ralphus escorted Jericho to the ring; Stevie appeared ringside late in the contest; after the match, Booker and Stevie argued
Kanyon pinned Barry Horowitz with a reversal into the Flatliner at 3:57; prior to the bout, Kanyon took the mic and said he would usually ask the crowd “Who’s better than Kanyon?” but was too distracted by Raven to bother with it
WCW Tag Team Champion Kenny Kaos pinned Prince Iaukea with a springboard clothesline at 5:41; Kaos did not come out with a title belt; during the contest, it was noted WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera, Chris Jericho vs. WCW TV Champion Konnan, and Perry Saturn vs. Ernest Miller had been added to Starrcade
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Brian Adams & Vincent at 8:52 when Vincent submitted to Malenko’s Texas Cloverleaf
12/26/98:

WCW @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – December 16, 1998
Ric Flair and WCW US Champion Bret Hart did not appear as scheduled due to injuries
Prince Iaukea pinned Bobby Eaton at around the 10-minute mark with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Norman Smiley pinned the Barbarian with a roll up at around the 8-minute mark
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the hurricanrana into a roll up
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Horace
Scott Hall pinned Wrath with the Outsider’s Edge
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Barry Windham & Brian Adams when Benoit pinned Windham after Arn Anderson countered the interference of Vincent

WCW @ Charlotte, NC – Independence Arena – December 17, 1998
Alex Wright defeated Kaz Hayashi
Glacier defeated Bobby Eaton
Wrath defeated Scott Putski
Thunder – 12/18/98 – included an opening graphic noting the death of Brady Boone; hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Lee Marshall; featured footage from Nitro of Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell trying to talk Lex Luger into joining the nWo black and white; included footage from outside the arena of Beth Flair, along with Reid and David Flair, arriving to the venue in a limo; featured footage from Nitro of Ric Flair chasing after Eric Bischoff before suffering what was later determined to be a minor heart attack, followed by an apology from Bischoff later in the show; included pretaped sit-down comments from Bischoff in which he talked about how badly he felt over having a role in Ric Flair’s heart attack; featured an in-ring promo by Hall in which he noted he had no ring music or friends, just wrestling; he then sent a message to Luger that he had nothing to lose; included a backstage segment in the locker room in which Steiner and Bagwell tried to recruit Luger, with WCW TV Champion Konnan coming in and telling them to leave; after they left, Konnan told Luger not to listen to them; moments later, Luger found Konnan knocked out outside the locker room and Hall nearby, with Luger believing Hall was responsible; featured footage of Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly reading Christmas stories to kids at the Atlanta Pie pub outside Atlanta; included the announcement Wrath, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. the nWo, and Chris Jericho vs. Booker T would be part of WCW Saturday Night; featured an in-ring segment in which Schiavone welcomed Beth, Reid and David Flair, who took ringside seats; included a video package hyping DDP vs. the Giant at Starrcade; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Schiavone was joined in the ring by David and Reid Flair, with Bischoff then coming out and apologizing to the Flair family for what he had put them through; Bischoff then noted David had aspirations of being a wrestler before finally apologizing to David and Reid that their father had such a weak heart that he couldn’t be there; Bischoff then sucker punched David, with Reid trying to tackle Bischoff before Barry Windham and Brian Adams came out; Windham then assaulted David as Adams held Reid; as Beth Flair was held back by Doug Dillinger, Bischoff slapped David several times across the face; moments later, Bischoff confronted Beth on the floor and forcibly kissed her as the show ended:
WCW TV Champion Konnan pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Kenny Kaos via submission with the Tequila Sunrise at 2:53; during the opening moments of the bout, Scott Steiner – wearing a Carolina Panthers jersey – and Buff Bagwell joined the commentary team and Steiner said he was looking out for Lex Luger and Luger would beat Scott Hall in the show’s main event; during the final moments of the bout, Robbie Rage – his arm in a brace – came out and confronted Kaos after the match about wrestling outside of their tag team; the crowd chanted “We want Flair” during the confrontation
Fit Finlay pinned Mike Enos with an inside cradle at 3:55; after the bout, Enos tossed Finlay to the floor before the two fought in the aisle
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera (sub. for Prince Iaukea) via reverse decision at around the 9-minute mark; prior to the bout, footage was shown hyping the Mysterio vs. Guerrera vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman match at Starrcade; during Iaukea’s entrance, Eddie Guerrero came out with the LwO and told Iaukea that he wasn’t going to the ring, and it could be his decision or the decision would be made for him; Iaukea then backed off and went backstage, with Guerrero saying he promised Juventud that he would be the new cruiserweight champion and told Juventud to wrestle Mysterio; Guerrera pinned Mysterio after Eddie, who appeared ringside late in the match, hit the frog splash behind the referee’s back; after the contest, Iaukea came back out and told referee Charles Robinson what happened, with Robinson reversing his call; Iaukea then fought off Eddie and Juventud and he and Mysterio fought off several more before eventually escaping to the floor
Disco Inferno pinned Shima Nobunaga with the Chartbuster at 4:24; Disco wore a nWo Wolfpac shirt for the match
Norman Smiley defeated Jerry Flynn via submission with a chicken wing at 3:46
Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) defeated Perry Saturn at 5:04 via KO with the Liontamer after Ernest Miller interfered, as referee Charles Robinson was knocked down, and kicked Saturn in the face
Scott Hall defeated Lex Luger via disqualification at 4:00 when Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell double teamed Hall as Luger called for the Torture Rack; Michael Buffer was the ring announcer for the bout; during the ring introductions, Buffer made note that Luger was being recruited by the nWo black and white; early in the bout, Steiner and Bagwell appeared ringside to support Luger; after the match, WCW TV Champion Konnan ran out, told Luger that it was Steiner and Bagwell that jumped him backstage, with Luger, Hall, and Konnan fighting off Steiner, Bagwell, Scott Norton, Brian Adams and Vincent

WCW @ Tulsa, OK – December 18, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Vincent
Fit Finlay defeated Perry Saturn
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Eddie Guerrero
Booker T defeated Chris Jericho
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Brian Adams
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

WCW @ Springfield, MO – December 19, 1998
Chris Adams defeated Vincent
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright
Booker T defeated Chris Jericho
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Lex Luger & WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Brian Adams & Eddie Guerrero
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated the Giant

– 12/20/98: Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows, focusing on Bret Hart’s final year in the WWF as well as the Montreal Incident, made its television premiere on A&E.

WCW @ Kansas City, MO – Kemper Arena – December 20, 1998
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero
Booker T defeated Brian Adams
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Barry Windham
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Vincent
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
Kevin Nash & Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner & the Giant
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

WCW @ St. Louis, MO – TWA Dome – December 21, 1998 (29,000)
Monday Nitro taping:
Fit Finlay defeated Scott Putski
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kaz Hayashi
Wrath defeated Lizmark Jr.
Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. (The Very Best of Nitro Vol. 2)
Norman Smiley defeated Prince Iaukea
Barry Windham defeated Van Hammer via disqualification
Booker T defeated Jerry Flynn
Lex Luger defeated Kenny Kaos
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Alex Wright
The Giant defeated Disco Inferno
WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Hall

Starrcade 98 – Washington DC – MCI Center – December 27, 1998 (16,066)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, & Mike Tenay on commentary; included an opening announcement by Schiavone that all of the 4 Horsemen were banned from the building per order of Eric Bischoff or Bischoff would not agree to face Ric Flair later in the show as scheduled; featured a commercial for the Dec. 30 QVC special live from Philadelphia, with comments from Bret Hart, Scott Steiner, and Chris Jericho; included a vignette to promote the Kevin Nash / Bill Goldberg main event; featured an in-ring promo by Scott Hall, wearing an Outsiders t-shirt, in which he said 1998 was a bad year for him both in and out of the ring but 1999 would be much better and he would prove his loyalty to Kevin Nash; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Ric Flair in the aisle about his match later in the night against Eric Bischoff, in which he promised Bischoff would bleed, sweat, and pay the price; featured a several-minute long vignette covering Eric Bischoff’s career over the past 2 1/2 years – from the invasion of the Outsiders to his recent attack on David Flair; included Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell confronting WCW TV Champion Konnan in his locker room, with Konnan being held back by Lex Luger who neither Steiner nor Bagwell attempted to attack; featured Okerlund speaking with Bischoff in the aisle about his upcoming match with Flair, in which Bischoff made light of Flair’s recent “heart attack”:
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera and Rey Mysterio Jr. at 14:54 by pinning Guerrera when Mysterio hit a dropkick on Guerrera as he had a sunset flip on Kidman, moments after Eddie Guerrero interfered and put Guerrera on top; after the bout, Guerrero badmouthed both Juventud and Mysterio, said they weren’t LWO material, and shoved Juvi to the mat; moments later, Eddie challenged Kidman to a title match – saying he knew he could win the belt – with Kidman coming back out and accepting
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Eddie Guerrero at 10:47 with the Shooting Star Press after interference from both Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera, who were at ringside for the duration of the match; Guerrero wrestled the match in street clothes
Norman Smiley defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with a Crossface Chicken Wing at 11:32
Perry Saturn pinned Ernest Miller (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 7:06 with the Death Valley Driver after Onoo accidentally kicked Miller with Miller then kicking his manager in return
IWGP Champion Scott Norton & Brian Adams (w/ Vincent) defeated Fit Finlay & Jerry Flynn at 8:55 when Norton pinned Flynn with a clothesline and powerbomb; Norton did not come to the ring with the belt but he was referred to as champion by the commentary team; prior to the bout, it was announced a No DQ stipulation had been added to the night’s main event
WCW TV Champion Konnan defeated Chris Jericho (w/ Ralphus) at 7:28 via submission with the Tequila Sunrise following a facebuster; Jericho came to the ring in possession of the title belt, which he had recently stolen; prior to the bout, Jericho cut an in-ring promo heavily sampling Superstar Billy Graham’s rhyming catch phrase; a young Stacy Keibler was shown in the crowd prior to the champion’s entrance
Eric Bischoff pinned Ric Flair at 7:08 after Curt Hennig came out and handed Bischoff a foreign object as Bischoff was caught in the figure-4, with Bischoff then hitting Flair with it
Diamond Dallas Page pinned the Giant at 12:45 with a Diamond Cutter off the top as the Giant attempted the chokeslam; WCW US Champion Bret Hart came out at the 11-minute mark and accidentally hit the Giant with a chair before DDP dropped him with a low blow
Kevin Nash pinned WCW World Champion Bill Goldberg to win the title in a No DQ match at 11:19 with the powerbomb after Goldberg fought off an interfering Disco Inferno and Bam Bam Bigelow before Scott Hall, dressed in an event staff t-shirt, stuck the champion with a stungun (Goldberg’s record: 174-1) (nWo: Back in Black, Starrcade: The Essential Collection, Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection)

WCW @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – December 28, 1998
Monday Nitro:
Ernest Miller defeated Shima Nobunaga
Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 7:42 as Chavo went to put Pepe back in the corner
Booker T defeated Fit Finlay
Barry Windham defeated Prince Iaukea
Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. (Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man)
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Disco Inferno
Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Konnan to win the title
Scott Hall defeated Brian Adams
Ric Flair defeated Eric Bischoff via submission with the figure-4 at 4:04, moments after Randy Savage, accompanied by an unknown blonde woman, hit a low blow on an interfering Giant and sent him to the floor with a clothesline; late in the bout; during his entrance, Bischoff bypassed the entrance and tried to leave the arena; moments later, as he was trying to get in his limo, Steve McMichael, Dean Malenko, & Chris Benoit came out and carried Bischoff to ringside; late in the bout, the Horsemen, Konnan, Booker T, and Diamond Dallas Page brawled in the aisle with Curt Hennig, Scott Norton, Vincent, Horace Hogan, and WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner; after the bout, Flair celebrated in the ring with the Horsemen, Konnan, Page, Booker, Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyszko, and Dusty Rhodes; stipulations stated Flair would run WCW for 30 days if he won (The Very Best of Nitro)

WCW @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – December 29, 1998
Bill Goldberg vs. Ric Flair did not take place as advertised
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Konnan defeated Horace Hogan
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero
Booker T defeated Brian Adams
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
Ric Flair defeated Scott Hall
Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Giant (sub. for WCW US Champion Bret Hart)
WCW World Champion Kevin Nash defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Bill Goldberg

WCW @ Philadelphia, PA – First Union Spectrum – December 30, 1998
The show was advertised as Bill Goldberg vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page vs. Barry Windham (w/ Bret Hart), and Kevin Nash vs. the Giant (w/ Vincent)
Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finlay
Konnan defeated Horace Hogan
Booker T defeated Brian Adams
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero
Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner via disqualification
Ric Flair defeated Scott Hall
The Giant defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW World Champion Kevin Nash defeated the Giant and Bill Goldberg