Spring Stampede (1998)

Spring Stampede (1998) was the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 19, 1998 from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The main event was a no disqualification match between Sting and Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Spring Stampede (1998)
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Brand(s)	WCW nWo
Date	April 19, 1998[1]
City	Denver, Colorado[2]
Venue	Denver Coliseum[2]
Attendance	7,428
Tagline(s)	The Biggest. The Baddest. No Bull.
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Uncensored Next → Slamboree
Spring Stampede chronology
← Previous 1997 Next → 1999

Featured matches on the undercard were Diamond Dallas Page versus Raven in a Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash versus Roddy Piper and The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole match and Lex Luger and Rick Steiner versus Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell in a tag team match.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentators	Tony Schiavone
	Bobby Heenan
	Mike Tenay
Interviewer	Gene Okerlund
Ring announcer	David Penzer
Referee	Nick Patrick

Results

No.	Results[1][2][4]	Stipulations	Times
1	Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn (with Kidman)	Singles match	08:10
2	Último Dragón defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (with Eddie Guerrero)	Singles match	11:49
3	Booker T (c) defeated Chris Benoit	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship	14:11
4	Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) defeated The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart)	Singles match	04:48
5	Chris Jericho (c) defeated Prince Iaukea by submission	Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship	09:55
6	Rick Steiner and Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell	Tag team match	05:58
7	Psychosis defeated La Parka	Singles match	06:59
8	Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The Giant	Baseball Bat on a Pole match	13:23
9	Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page (c)	Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	11:52
10	Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Sting (c)	No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	10:08
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

1. "Spring Stampede 1998 results". Pro Wrestling History. April 19, 1998.
2. "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Great American Bash 1998". Wrestling's Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 149.
3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
4. Cawthon, Graham (2015). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 5: World Championship Wrestling 1995-2001. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.