Spring Stampede (1998)


The 1998 Spring Stampede was the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The event took place on April 19, 1998 from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The main event was a Professional [wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|no disqualification match] between Sting and Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Featured matches on the undercard were Diamond Dallas Page versus Raven in a Professional [wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Raven's Rules match] for the WWE [United States Championship|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.
The event generated 275,000 ppv buys.

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.
Role:Name:
CommentatorsTony Schiavone
CommentatorsBobby Heenan
CommentatorsMike Tenay
InterviewerGene Okerlund
Ring announcersMichael Buffer
Ring announcersDavid Penzer
RefereesMickie Henson
RefereesCharles Robinson
RefereesNick Patrick
RefereesBilly Silverman

Reception

In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.5, stating, "There was certainly some potential on this show. The Television Title, United States Title and Chavo/Ultimo Dragon matches were good stuff. Most of the event was filled with the classic WCW overbooking and referee bumps. There were a few matches that were absolutely dreadful, but there are some things worth a look. Check out the matches I mentioned and skip the rest."