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WCW Halloween Havoc-Oct. 25, 1998
report by Joe DeLeon
Hosted by Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Bobby Heenan
Live from Las Vegas, Nevada
The Nitro Girls made their first appearance at a pay-per-view. They
danced throughout the show.
Rick Steiner Interview (Conducted by Gene Okerlund).
-Rick Steiner discussed his upcoming match with his brother, Scott
Steiner. Buff Bagwell came into the picture. Bagwell said he had a
change in heart, and everyone was sick of Scott Steiner. Bagwell wanted
to be in the corner of Rick Steiner later in the show. Rick was hesitant
to let Bagwell in his corner, but Rick eventually gave the okay to let
Bagwell watch his back.
Bonus Match: Chris Jericho defeated Raven by making him submit to the
Lion Tamer, to retain the WCW Television Title.
-Before the match, Raven noted his latest losing streak, and said it was
beyond his control, due to other problems. Raven was upset he wasn't
told ahead of time he would work the pay-per-view, and said he wouldn't
wrestle. Raven began to walk out from a Television Title match. Chris
Jericho said it didn't bother him that Raven didn't want to work, but
said the Jericholics wanted to see him wrestle, and sarcastically said
he wanted to wrestle Raven. Jericho taunted Raven, which brought Raven
back into the ring. Raven took a tremendous amount of punishment, and
even escaped the Lion Tamer. Kanyon made his way in, and did absolutely
nothing, although he was bumped out of the ring by Jericho. Raven set
Jericho into the Even-Flow DDT, but Jericho reversed it into the Lion
Tamer. This time, Raven quickly submitted, letting Jericho retain the
Television Title.
Hollywood Hogan Interview (w/Eric Bischoff and Elizabeth).
-Hollywood Hogan bragged about the attack on Horace the previous Monday
on Nitro, and said he did it because Horace wasn't ready to join the
NWO. Hogan then directed his attention to The Warrior, basically saying
he would win the match later in the show.
Wrath defeated Meng with the Meltdown.
-Wrath had a hard time fighting Meng. After executing the second
Meltdown, Wrath took the win.
Kidman was interviewed at the Internet broadcast location.
Winner Gets Cruiserweight Title Shot: Disco Inferno defeated Juventud
Guerrera with the Jumping Piledriver.
-Both wrestlers put up a very physcial fight. After Disco Inferno hit
the Jumping Piledriver on Juventud Guerrera, he took the win, and would
go on to wrestle Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title later in the show.
Scott Steiner Interview.
-Scott Steiner first bragged about himself. Scott wanted to change
things around, and wanted he and The Giant to take on Rick Steiner and
Buff Bagwell, with the Tag Team Titles on-the-line. The Giant stepped up
to the mic, and basically said Rick and Bagwell would go down. J.J.
Dillon made his way out, and said the only way he would sanction the
match was if Scott and The Giant agreed that if they lost the Tag Team
Titles, then Scott would take on Rick in a 15-minute match. Scott agreed
in a most confident way.
Alex Wright defeated Fit Finlay with the Reversed Neckbreaker.
-Fit Finlay had the overall advantage, but Alex Wright was very smart.
Wright successfully won the match after the Reversed Neckbreaker.
Ernest Miller was interviewed at the Internet broadcast location.
Bonus Match: Saturn defeated Lodi with the Death Valley Driver.
-Lodi was a real complainer while the match went on, when he actually
claimed it was "revenge time." Saturn dominated Lodi, and easily
finished off the match with the Death Valley Driver.
Kidman defeated Disco Inferno with the Shooting Star Press, to retain
the WCW Cruiserweight Title.
-Kidman and Disco Inferno put in a lot of effort. Disco could of had the
win after the Jumping Piledriver, but couldn't make the pin on time.
Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press, and retained the Cruiserweight
Title.
The debut of Konnan's music video was shown.
Rick Steiner defeated Scott Steiner and The Giant with the Steiner
Bulldog, to become the holder of the Tag Team Titles.
-As the match went on, Buff Bagwell turned on Rick Steiner once again,
and attacked him. We all saw it coming, as the commentators noted.
Bagwell ran back to the locker room. The fight basically turned into a
handicap match at that point. The Giant actually went to the top-rope
and then accidently hit Scott Steiner with a missle drop-kick. Rick hit
the Steiner Bulldog, and took the win, becoming the holder of both Tag
Team Titles. The two Steiner brothers brawled around the ring, and their
match was underway.
Rick Steiner defeated Scott Steiner with the Steiner Bulldog,
retaining the Tag Team Titles.
-At one point during the match, Buff Bagwell brought down an illegal
object. He hit Rick Steiner, but it wasn't enough to make Rick go down.
Rick continued to stay alive, after being out-numbered by several
NWO-Hollywood members. After Rick hit the Steiner Bulldog on his
brother, Scott, he took the win.
Scott Hall defeated Kevin Nash via Countout.
-Kevin Nash was injured early in the match, and Scott Hall bragged about
it. WCW trainer, Danny Young, said Nash couldn't go on, but Nash
insisted. Both had their ways with each other at different points. With
encouragement from the fans, Nash hit Hall with several Jack-Knife
Powerbombs. Nash didn't care about winning or losing, and made his way
back to the locker room. Hall surprisingly won the match via Countout.
Bret Hart defeated Sting by making him submit to the Sharpshooter, to
retain the WCW United States Title.
-A very slow-paced match. Bret Hart dominated Sting in many unfair ways,
which included the use of a baseball bat. After Hart strapped Sting in
the Sharpshooter, Sting basically did not move, which gave Hart the win.
Sting was carried out on a stretcher.
Hollywood Hogan defeated The Warrior via Pinfall.
-As the match went on, The Giant, Vincent, and Stevie Ray made their
ways in, but were immediately taken out by The Warrior. Hogan's belt was
used. Hogan tried to blind The Warrior at one point with a ball of fire,
which was ignited by a lighter. Hogan was busted wide open. Horace made
his way in, and purposely hit The Warrior with a chair, after he was
just recently attacked by Hogan on a previous Nitro. Hogan made the pin,
and took the victory, making it Hogan's first defeat over The Warrior.
Hogan told Horace, "You passed the test." Hogan was ready to set The
Warrior on fire, but Doug Dillenger didn't let Hogan, while Eric
Bischoff complained about it.
Goldberg defeated Diamond Dallas Page with the Jackhammer, to retain
the Heavyweight Title.
-After Diamond Dallas Page motioned for the Diamond Cutter, he was
speared. Goldberg went down, however, since his shoulder was injured
earlier in the match. DDP hit the Diamond Cutter, but Goldberg amazingly
kicked out of the pin. Goldberg hit the Jackhammer, and took the win.
Afterwards, Goldberg helped up DDP.
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