WCW Mayhem
Mayhem was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the month of November in 1999 and 2000. It replaced the promotion's November PPV event World War 3 which was held from 1995 to 1998 and is noted for being the first wrestling pay-per-view named after a video game, rather than the video game named after a pay-per-view. The 1999 match between Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit appeared in the opening credits of the TV Show Malcolm in the Middle.
Since 2001, the rights to the event are owned by WWE. In 2015, all WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
1999
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 21, 1999 | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| Venue | Air Canada Centre | ||
| Attendance | 13,839[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Night Of Champions. | ||
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Mayhem 1999 took place on November 21, 1999 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
During the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tournament semi-final match between Bret Hart and Sting, The Total Package interfered by attacking Sting with a baseball bat. This led to Hart being announced as the winner via disqualification. Not wanting to win in this manner, Hart demanded the match be restarted, and ultimately forced Sting to submit with the Sharpshooter. Scott Hall was originally supposed to face Rick Steiner for the WCW World Television Championship, but Steiner was too injured to compete. Hall was awarded the title by forfeit and immediately had to defend it against Booker T instead.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett | Tournament semi final match | 09:27 | ||
| 2 | Evan Karagias (with Madusa) defeated Disco Inferno (c) (with Tony Marinara) | Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | 08:28 | ||
| 3 | Norman Smiley defeated Brian Knobs (with Jimmy Hart) | Tournament Final for the WCW Hardcore Championship | 07:27 | ||
| 4 | The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Asya) (with Shane Douglas) defeated The Filthy Animals (Eddie Guerrero, Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson) (with Konnan) | Elimination match | 10:55 | ||
| 5 | Buff Bagwell defeated Curt Hennig | Retirement match | 07:47 | ||
| 6 | Bret Hart defeated Sting | Tournament semi-final match | 09:27 | ||
| 7 | Vampiro (with Jerry Only) defeated Berlyn (with The Wall) | Dog Collar match | 04:57 | ||
| 8 | Meng defeated The Total Package (with Elizabeth) | Singles match | 05:23 | ||
| 9 | Scott Hall (c) defeated Booker T | Singles match for the WCW United States and WCW World Television Championships | 06:04 | ||
| 10 | David Flair fought Kimberly Page to a no contest | Intergender singles match | 04:55 | ||
| 11 | Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious | "I Quit" match | 05:30 | ||
| 12 | Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit by submission | Tournament final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 17:44 | ||
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- Elimination match order of elimination
- Malenko pinned Kidman with a roll-up (2:56)
- Guerrero pinned Malenko with a Hurricanrana (5:03)
- Guerrero pinned Asya after a Frog Splash (6:28)
- Saturn forced Guerrero to submit with the Rings of Saturn (10:17)
- Saturn pinned Wilson after a low blow (10:55)
2000
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 26, 2000 | ||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
| Venue | Wisconsin Center Arena | ||
| Attendance | 3,800[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Genetic Freak Of Sports Entertainment UNLEASHED | ||
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Mayhem 2000 took place on November 26, 2000 from the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.