This is a list of all closed-circuit television and pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its predecessor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).
From 1983 to 1987, these events aired live on closed-circuit television under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. Beginning in 1987, the events would air live on pay-per-view television. In November 1988, JCP sold its assets to the Turner Broadcasting System, which rebranded the company as World Championship Wrestling; they would later leave the NWA in 1991. In 1998 and early 1999, PPV events were promoted using the dual WCW/nWo brands.
In 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (now known as WWE) purchased the assets of WCW, including the video libraries of all previous NWA and WCW pay-per-views, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view event using the name of a former WCW PPV, The Great American Bash, from 2004 until 2009. In 2012, it was rebooted as a live SmackDown special and in 2020, it was used as a two-week show as part of the NXT brand followed in 2021 by a special episode on one night. Also in 2020, the Halloween Havoc event name would be revived, once again as a special episode of NXT. In 2017, WWE revived the Starrcade name for a non-televised house show and then would show a portion of the 2018 and 2019 iterations of the event on the WWE Network. Both The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc names would rotate between special episodes and live streaming events as WWE ceased airing NXT pay-per-views from 2022 and has aired solely on the WWE Network and Peacock.
Beginning in 2014, nearly all NWA and WCW pay-per-view events were made available on the WWE Network and Peacock.
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NWA (World Championship Wrestling) pay-per-view events
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WCW pay-per-view events
1991
1992
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Event
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Main event
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Ref
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January 4 (aired March) |
Japan Supershow II |
Tokyo Dome |
Tokyo, Japan |
Sting and The Great Muta vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) |
Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
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February 29 |
SuperBrawl II |
Milwaukee Theatre at the MECCA |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Lex Luger (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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May 17 |
WrestleWar |
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
Jacksonville, Florida |
Sting's Squadron (Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Steamboat and Sting) vs. The Dangerous Alliance (Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Rude and Steve Austin) in a WarGames match |
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June 20 |
Beach Blast |
Mobile Civic Center |
Mobile, Alabama |
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (c) vs. The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy) for the WCW World Tag Team Championship |
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July 12 |
The Great American Bash |
Albany Civic Center |
Albany, Georgia |
The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy) vs. Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship |
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October 25 |
Halloween Havoc |
Philadelphia Civic Center |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Sting vs. Jake Roberts in a coal miner's glove match |
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December 28 |
Starrcade |
The Omni |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Battlebowl Battle Royal |
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1993
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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January 4 (aired March) |
Japan Supershow III |
Tokyo Dome |
Tokyo, Japan |
Sting vs. Hiroshi Hase |
Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
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February 21 |
SuperBrawl III |
Asheville Civic Center |
Asheville, North Carolina |
Big Van Vader vs. Sting in a White Castle of Fear Strap match
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May 23 |
Slamboree |
The Omni |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Big Van Vader (c) vs. Davey Boy Smith for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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July 18 |
Beach Blast |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
The Superpowers (Davey Boy Smith and Sting) vs. The Masters of the Powerbomb (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious)
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September 19 |
Fall Brawl |
Astro Arena |
Houston, Texas |
The Superpowers (Sting and Davey Boy Smith), Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster vs. Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) and The Masters of the Powerbomb (Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious) in a WarGames match
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October 24 |
Halloween Havoc |
Lakefront Arena |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Big Van Vader vs. Cactus Jack in a Texas Deathmatch
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November 20 |
Battlebowl |
Pensacola Civic Center |
Pensacola, Florida |
Battlebowl Battle Royal
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December 27 |
Starrcade |
Independence Arena |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Big Van Vader (c) vs. Ric Flair in a Title vs. Career match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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1994
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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Notes
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Ref
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February 20 |
SuperBrawl IV |
Albany Civic Center |
Albany, Georgia |
Ric Flair (c) vs. Vader in a Thundercage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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April 17 |
Spring Stampede |
Rosemont Horizon |
Rosemont, Illinois |
Ric Flair (c) vs. Ricky Steamboat for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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May 22 |
Slamboree |
Philadelphia Civic Center |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Sting vs. Vader for the vacant WCW International World Heavyweight Championship |
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July 17 |
Bash at the Beach |
Orlando Arena |
Orlando, Florida |
Ric Flair (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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September 18 |
Fall Brawl |
Roanoke Civic Center |
Roanoke, Virginia |
The Stud Stable (Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, Col. Robert Parker and Terry Funk) vs. Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes and The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) in a WarGames match |
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October 23 |
Halloween Havoc |
Joe Louis Arena |
Detroit, Michigan |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Mr. T as special guest referee |
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November 6
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When Worlds Collide
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Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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Perro Aguayo vs. Konnan in a steel cage match
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Co-produced with Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos
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December 27 |
Starrcade |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. The Butcher for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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1995
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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Notes
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Ref
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February 19 |
SuperBrawl V |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Vader for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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March 19 |
Uncensored |
Tupelo Coliseum |
Tupelo, Mississippi |
Hulk Hogan vs. Vader in a Leather Strap match |
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April 28–29 (aired August 4) |
Collision in Korea |
May Day Stadium |
Pyongyang, North Korea |
Antonio Inoki vs. Ric Flair |
Co-produced with New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
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May 21 |
Slamboree |
Bayfront Arena |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) vs. Ric Flair and Vader |
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June 18 |
The Great American Bash |
Hara Arena |
Dayton, Ohio |
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair |
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July 16 |
Bash at the Beach |
"The Beach" |
Huntington Beach, California |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Vader in a Steel Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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September 17 |
Fall Brawl |
Asheville Civic Center |
Asheville, North Carolina |
Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Randy Savage and Sting vs. The Dungeon of Doom (Kamala, Meng, Shark and Zodiac) in a WarGames match |
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October 29 |
Halloween Havoc |
Joe Louis Arena |
Detroit, Michigan |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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November 26 |
World War 3 |
Norfolk Scope |
Norfolk, Virginia |
60-man World War 3 Battle Royal |
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December 27 |
Starrcade |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Randy Savage (c) vs. Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
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1996
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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February 11 |
SuperBrawl VI |
Bayfront Arena |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
Hulk Hogan vs. The Giant in a Steel Cage match
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March 24 |
Uncensored |
Tupelo Coliseum |
Tupelo, Mississippi |
THe Alliance to End Hulkamania (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, The Taskmaster, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution) vs. The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) in a Doomsday Cage match
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May 19 |
Slamboree |
Riverside Centroplex |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
The Giant (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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June 16 |
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
The Giant (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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July 7 |
Bash at the Beach |
Ocean Center |
Daytona Beach, Florida |
Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger
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August 10 |
Hog Wild |
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
Sturgis, South Dakota |
The Giant (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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September 15 |
Fall Brawl |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Team WCW (Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair and Sting) vs. nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, nWo Sting and Scott Hall) in a WarGames match
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October 27 |
Halloween Havoc |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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November 24 |
World War 3 |
Norfolk Scope |
Norfolk, Virginia |
60-man World War 3 Battle Royal
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December 29 |
Starrcade |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium |
Nashville, Tennessee |
Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper
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1997
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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January 25 |
Souled Out |
Five Seasons Center |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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February 23 |
SuperBrawl VII |
Cow Palace |
Daly City, California |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Roddy Piper for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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March 16 |
Uncensored |
North Charleston Coliseum |
North Charleston, South Carolina |
Team Piper (Chris Benoit, Jeff Jarrett, Roddy Piper and Steve McMichael) vs. Team WCW (Lex Luger, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, and The Giant) vs. nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Kevin Nash, Randy Savage and Scott Hall) in a Triangle Elimination match
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April 6 |
Spring Stampede |
Tupelo Coliseum |
Tupelo, Mississippi |
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage in a No Disqualification match
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May 18 |
Slamboree |
Independence Arena |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Kevin Greene, Ric Flair and Roddy Piper vs. nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx)
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June 15 |
The Great American Bash |
The MARK of the Quad Cities |
Moline, Illinois |
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Randy Savage in a Falls Count Anywhere match
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July 13 |
Bash at the Beach |
Ocean Center |
Daytona Beach, Florida |
Dennis Rodman and Hollywood Hogan vs. Lex Luger and The Giant
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August 9 |
Road Wild |
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
Sturgis, South Dakota |
Lex Luger (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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September 14 |
Fall Brawl |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Curt Hennig, Ric Flair and Steve McMichael) vs. The nWo (Buff Bagwell, Kevin Nash, Konnan and Syxx) in a WarGames match
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October 26 |
Halloween Havoc |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper in a Steel Cage match
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November 23 |
World War 3 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Auburn Hills, Michigan |
60-man World War 3 Battle Royal
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December 28 |
Starrcade |
MCI Center |
Washington, D.C. |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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1998
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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January 24 |
Souled Out |
Hara Arena |
Dayton, Ohio |
Lex Luger vs. Randy Savage
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February 22 |
SuperBrawl VIII |
Cow Palace |
Daly City, California |
Hollywood Hogan vs. Sting for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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March 15 |
Uncensored |
Mobile Civic Center |
Mobile, Alabama |
Hollywood Hogan vs. Randy Savage in a Steel Cage match
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April 19 |
Spring Stampede |
Denver Coliseum |
Denver, Colorado |
Sting vs. Randy Savage in a No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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May 17 |
Slamboree |
The Centrum |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (c) vs. Sting and The Giant for the WCW World Tag Team Championship
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June 14 |
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Sting (c) vs. The Giant (c) for control of the WCW World Tag Team Championship
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July 12 |
Bash at the Beach |
Cox Arena |
San Diego, California |
Dennis Rodman and Hollywood Hogan vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone
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August 8 |
Road Wild |
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
Sturgis, South Dakota |
Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno vs. Eric Bischoff and Hollywood Hogan
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September 13 |
Fall Brawl |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Team WCW (Diamond Dallas Page, Roddy Piper and The Warrior) vs. nWo Hollywood (Bret Hart, Hollywood Hogan and Stevie Ray) vs. nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Lex Luger and Sting) in a WarGames match
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October 25 |
Halloween Havoc |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
Goldberg (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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November 22 |
World War 3 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Auburn Hills, Michigan |
Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
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December 27 |
Starrcade |
MCI Center |
Washington, D.C. |
Goldberg (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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1999
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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January 17 |
Souled Out |
Charleston Civic Center |
Charleston, West Virginia |
Goldberg vs. Scott Hall in a Stun Gun ladder match
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February 21 |
SuperBrawl IX |
Oakland Arena |
Oakland, California |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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March 14 |
Uncensored |
Freedom Hall |
Louisville, Kentucky |
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage First Blood match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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April 11 |
Spring Stampede |
Tacoma Dome |
Tacoma, Washington |
Ric Flair (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Hollywood Hogan vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Randy Savage as special guest referee
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May 9 |
Slamboree |
TWA Dome |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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June 13 |
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Kevin Nash (c) vs. Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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July 11 |
Bash at the Beach |
National Car Rental Center |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Kevin Nash (c) and Sting vs. Randy Savage and Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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August 14 |
Road Wild |
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally |
Sturgis, South Dakota |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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September 12 |
Fall Brawl |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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October 24 |
Halloween Havoc |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
Sting (c) vs. Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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November 21 |
Mayhem |
Air Canada Centre |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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December 19 |
Starrcade |
MCI Center |
Washington, D.C. |
Bret Hart (c) vs. Goldberg in a No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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2000
Date
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Event
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Venue
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Location
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Main event
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January 16 |
Souled Out |
Firstar Center |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Sid Vicious vs. Chris Benoit for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship with Arn Anderson as special guest referee
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February 20 |
SuperBrawl 2000 |
Cow Palace |
Daly City, California |
Sid Vicious (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott Hall for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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March 19 |
Uncensored |
American Airlines Arena |
Miami, Florida |
Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap match
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April 16 |
Spring Stampede |
United Center |
Chicago, Illinois |
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jeff Jarrett in a tournament final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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May 7 |
Slamboree |
Kemper Arena |
Kansas City, Missouri |
David Arquette (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jeff Jarrett in a Triple Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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June 11 |
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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July 9 |
Bash at the Beach |
Ocean Center |
Daytona Beach, Florida |
Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Booker T for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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August 13 |
New Blood Rising |
Pacific Coliseum |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Booker T (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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September 17 |
Fall Brawl |
HSBC Arena |
Buffalo, New York |
Kevin Nash (c) vs. Booker T in a Caged Heat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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October 29 |
Halloween Havoc |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Paradise, Nevada |
Goldberg vs. KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
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November 16 |
Millennium Final |
Arena Oberhausen |
Oberhausen, Germany |
Sting vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW European Cup with Axel Schulz as special guest referee
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November 26 |
Mayhem |
Wisconsin Center Arena |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Scott Steiner (c) vs. Booker T in a Straitjacket Caged Heat match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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December 17 |
Starrcade |
MCI Center |
Washington, D.C. |
Scott Steiner (c) vs. Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
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2001
See also
References
- ^ The first wrestling pay-per-view event under the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) banner and the last wrestling pay-per-view event under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner.
- ^ "Historical Cards". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 160. 2007 Edition.
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