Road Wild
Road Wild | |
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Created by | Eric Bischoff |
Promotions | World Championship Wrestling |
First event | Hog Wild |
Last event | Road Wild (1999) |
Road Wild (originally known as Hog Wild) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) that was held in the month of August from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.[1] After the first event, WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a potential trademark issue with the Harley-Davidson club Harley Owners Group (HOG). In 2000, it was replaced by New Blood Rising. Hulk Hogan appeared in the main event of all four editions of the event.
WrestleCrap writer Art O'Donnell criticised the event as a "financial blunder" and said that WCW held "a yearly pay-per-view at a biker rally with zero live gate just because Eric [Bischoff] loves motorcycles".[2]
Since 2001, WWE (through its subsidiary WCW, Inc.) owns the rights to the event. In 2015, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
Road Wild dates and venues
Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
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Hog Wild | August 10, 1996 | Sturgis, South Dakota | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | The Giant (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
Road Wild (1997) | August 9, 1997 | Sturgis, South Dakota | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | Lex Luger (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
Road Wild (1998) | August 8, 1998 | Sturgis, South Dakota | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno vs. Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff |
Road Wild (1999) | August 14, 1999 | Sturgis, South Dakota | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
Hog Wild
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | August 10, 1996[3] | ||
City | Sturgis, South Dakota[3] | ||
Venue | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally[3] | ||
Attendance | 5,000[3] | ||
Tagline(s) | Ain't No Easy Riders Here | ||
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Hog Wild took place on August 10, 1996 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.[4] The VHS cover showed Hulk Hogan in his Hulkster pose despite the fact that he, along with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, formed the nWo one month prior. The first eight matches aired on WCW Saturday Night on TBS. This event happened on a Saturday, instead of the normal Sunday night.
Madusa defeated Bull Nakano; both women had their shoulders down, but Madusa lifted her right shoulder off the canvas before the referee reached the three-count. Due to a pre-match stipulation, Madusa was allowed to destroy Nakano's Japanese motorcycle with a sledgehammer. In the main event Hollywood Hogan pinned The Giant after hitting him with the title belt while the referee was distracted from an interfering Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. After the match, The Booty Man came to the ring with an nWo T-shirt on and a birthday gift for Hogan; Hogan acted as if Booty Man was going to join the group, but turned on him and beat him down with Hall and Nash. Hogan then spray-painted “nWo” on the front of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt.
1997
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | August 9, 1997[7] | ||
City | Sturgis, South Dakota[7] | ||
Venue | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally[7] | ||
Attendance | 6,500[7] | ||
Tagline(s) | It's Gonna Be Wild | ||
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Road Wild (1997) took place on August 9, 1997 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.
No. | Results[5][7][8] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton) (with Vincent) | Tag team match | 10:20 | ||
2 | Konnan defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. | Mexican Death match | 10:20 | ||
3 | Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko | Elimination match | 09:36 | ||
4 | Alex Wright (c) defeated Chris Jericho | Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship | 13:03 | ||
5 | Ric Flair defeated Syxx | Singles match | 11:06 | ||
6 | Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) | Singles match | 09:41 | ||
7 | The Giant defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) | Singles match | 06:05 | ||
8 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) defeated The Outsiders (c) (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) by disqualification | Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | 15:29 | ||
9 | Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger (c) | Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 16:15 | ||
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1998
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Brand(s) | WCW nWo | ||
Date | August 8, 1998[9] | ||
City | Sturgis, South Dakota[9] | ||
Venue | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally[9] | ||
Attendance | 8,500[9] | ||
Tagline(s) | Road Fast. Road Hard. No One Knows Where This Road Goes.'' | ||
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Road Wild (1998) took place on August 8, 1998 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. After the wrestling show, Travis Tritt performed a mini-concert. Rick Steiner was scheduled to face Scott Steiner but Scott backed out due to a previous attack by Rick claiming he had been injured. The battle royal had the rules modified to where eliminations could happen either by throwing people over the top rope like a traditional battle royal as well as by pinfall. In the end Goldberg pinned The Giant.
No. | Results[5][9][10] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Meng defeated The Barbarian (with Jimmy Hart) | Singles match | 04:48 | ||
2 | The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright) (with Tokyo Magnum) | Tag team match | 15:27 | ||
3 | Saturn defeated Raven (with Lodi) and Kanyon | Raven's Rules match | 12:26 | ||
4 | Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Psychosis | Singles match to determine the #1 contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. | 13:38 | ||
5 | Stevie Ray (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. | Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship. | 02:38 | ||
6 | Steve McMichael defeated Brian Adams (with Vincent) | Singles match | 06:32 | ||
7 | Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho (c) | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship with Dean Malenko as special guest referee | 16:24 | ||
8 | Goldberg (c) won by last eliminating The Giant[note 1] | Battle Royal for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 07:58 | ||
9 | Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno (with Kevin Eubanks) defeated Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff (with The Disciple and Miss Elizabeth) | Tag team match | 14:31 | ||
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- ^ Order of elimination from first eliminated: Lex Luger, Scott Norton, Sting, Curt Hennig, Konnan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
1999
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
Date | August 14, 1999[11] | ||
City | Sturgis, South Dakota[11] | ||
Venue | Sturgis Motorcycle Rally[11] | ||
Attendance | 5,500[11] | ||
Tagline(s) | WCW Hits The Road | ||
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Road Wild (1999) took place on August 14, 1999 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.[12] Fit Finlay was scheduled to face Jimmy Hart's First Family, but Finlay suffered a severe injury prior to the PPV. A match scheduled between Madusa and Mona also did not take place without any official reason given.
No. | Results[5][11][13] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Rey Misterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddy Guerrero defeated Vampiro and Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) | Six-man tag team match | 12:22 | ||
2 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow (c) | Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | 13:06 | ||
3 | The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.) (with Kendall Windham) | Six-man tag team match | 10:57 | ||
4 | Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo) | Singles match | 07:24 | ||
5 | Chris Benoit (c) defeated Diamond Dallas Page | No Disqualification match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 12:14 | ||
6 | Sid Vicious defeated Sting | Singles match | 10:40 | ||
7 | Goldberg defeated Rick Steiner | Singles match | 05:39 | ||
8 | Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman | Singles match | 11:30 | ||
9 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Kevin Nash | Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 12:18 | ||
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References
- ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. p. 137. ISBN 0-7434-9353-2.
- ^ O'Donnell, Art (July 25, 2013). "Induction: The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior: A Lesson in Professionalism from WWE's Spiteful Owner". WrestleCrap. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Hog Wild". Pro Wrestling History. August 10, 1996. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 144.
- ^ a b c d Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995-2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.
- ^ "Wrestling's Historical Cards: Hog Wild (Sturgis, SOuth Dakota, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally". 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 145.
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- ^ "Wrestling's Historical Cards: Road Wild (Sturgis, SOuth Dakota, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally". 2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 146.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e "Road Wild 1999". Pro Wrestling History. August 14, 1999. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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