Spring Stampede (1998)
# Spring Stampede (1998)

The 1998 Spring Stampede 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.

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.

Other on-screen personnel :

| Role: | Name: |
| - | - |
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Commentators | Bobby Heenan |
| Commentators | Mike Tenay |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcers | Michael Buffer |
| Ring announcers | David Penzer |
| Referees | Mickie Henson |
| Referees | Charles Robinson |
| Referees | Nick Patrick |
| Referees | Billy Silverman |

## Reception

In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.5 [Poor], 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."

## Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Goldberg defeated 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) – the champion(s) heading into the match ||||
