These promotions held notable events in 1998.
Calendar of notable shows
February
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| February 15 |
WWF |
No Way Out of Texas: In Your House |
Houston, Texas, United States |
Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Owen Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg), Savio Vega and Triple H in a Non-sanctioned eight-man tag team match[5] |
| February 21 |
ECW |
Cyberslam |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu in a tag team match[6][7] |
| February 22 |
WCW:
|
SuperBrawl VIII |
Daly City, California, United States |
Sting vs. Hollywood Hogan in a singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| February 28 |
NWA |
Third Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Doug and Tommy Gilbert vs. Buddy Landell and Dory Funk Jr. in a tag team match[8] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
March
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| March 1 |
AAA |
Rey de Reyes |
Naucalpan, Mexico |
Perro Aguayo defeated Latin Lover, Cibernético and Octagón in a 1998 Rey de Reyes final |
| March 1 |
ECW |
Living Dangerously |
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States |
Al Snow and Lance Storm defeated Shane Douglas and Chris Candido in a tag team match |
| March 15 |
WCW:
|
Uncensored |
Mobile, Alabama, United States |
Hollywood Hogan fought Randy Savage to a no-contest in a Steel cage match |
| March 20 |
CMLL |
Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Emilio Charles Jr. defeated El Satánico in a Lucha de Apuesta, Hair vs. Hair match |
| March 29 |
WWF |
WrestleMania XIV |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels (c) in a Singles match for the WWF Championship with Mike Tyson as special outside enforcer |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
April
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| April 4 |
WWF |
Mayhem in Manchester |
Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Triple H in a Singles match for the WWF Championship
The Undertaker defeated Kane in a Singles match |
| April 19 |
WCW:
|
Spring Stampede |
Denver, Colorado, United States |
Randy Savage defeated Sting (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| April 24 |
CMLL |
42. Aniversario de Arena México |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Gran Markus Jr. defeated Brazo de Oro in a Best two-out-of-three falls Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match |
| April 26 |
WWF |
Unforgiven: In Your House |
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
Dude Love defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWF Championship |
| April 29 |
N/A |
First Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show |
Norwood, Ohio, United States |
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a Singles match |
| April 30 |
FMW |
FMW 9th Anniversary Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hayabusa defeated Mr. Gannosuke (c) in a Singles match for the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship and the FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
May
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| May 1 |
AJPW |
AJPW 25th Anniversary |
Tokyo, Japan |
Toshiaki Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa in a Triple Crown title match[9] |
| May 3 |
ECW |
Wrestlepalooza |
Marietta, Georgia, United States |
Shane Douglas (c) defeated Al Snow in a Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship |
| May 14 |
ECW |
It Ain't Seinfeld |
Queens, New York, United States |
The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) defeated the Sandman, Spike Dudley and Tommy Dreamer by pinfall in a Six-man tag team match |
| May 16 |
ECW |
A Matter of Respect |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Spike Dudley, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) in a Stairway to Hell match |
| May 17 |
WCW:
|
Slamboree |
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
Sting and The Giant defeated The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (c) in a Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship |
| May 19 |
FMW |
Neo 1998: Day 1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hayabusa vs. Masato Tanaka in a Singles match |
| May 31 |
WWF |
Over the Edge: In Your House |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated Dude Love in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the WWF Championship with Mr. McMahon as special guest referee[10] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
June
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| June 7 |
AAA |
Triplemanía VI |
Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Kick Boxer defeated Heavy Metal in a Steel cage match, Lucha de Apuestas, "Hair of Pepe Casas vs. Hair of El Tirantes" match |
| June 11 |
N/A |
Third Annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Show |
Buffalo, New York, United States |
Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart in a tag team |
| June 14 |
WCW:
|
The Great American Bash |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Sting defeated The Giant in a Singles match for control of the WCW World Tag Team Championship |
| June 19 |
FMW |
King of Fight 1998: Day 2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hayabusa, Hisakatsu Oya, Ricky Fuji and Daisuke Ikeda vs. Team No Respect (Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa, Gedo and Yukihiro Kanemura) in four-man tag team match |
| June 28 |
WWF |
King of the Ring |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Kane defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a First Blood match for the WWF Championship[11] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
July
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| July 10 |
FMW |
King of Fight II 1998: Day 2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hayabusa, Hisakatsu Oya, Ricky Fuji and Daisuke Ikeda vs. Team No Respect (Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa, Jado and Gedo) in an eight-man tag team match |
| July 12 |
WCW:
|
Bash at the Beach |
San Diego, California, United States |
Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone in a tag team match[12] |
| July 18 |
CMLL |
Ruleta de la Muerte |
Mexico City, Mexico |
El Hijo del Santo defeated Guerrero del Futuro in Lucha de Apuesta, mask vs. hair match |
| July 26 |
WWF |
Fully Loaded: In Your House |
Fresno, California, United States |
Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker defeated Kane and Mankind (c) in a tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
August
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| August 1 |
WWC |
WWC 25th Aniversario |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Ricky Santana defeated El Texano in a hair vs. hair match |
| August 2 |
ECW |
Heat Wave |
Dayton, Ohio, United States |
Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley defeated The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) in a Street Fight |
| August 8 |
WCW:
|
Road Wild |
Sturgis, South Dakota, United States |
Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno defeated Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff in a tag team match[13] |
| August 11 |
FMW |
Atsushi Onita Presents Liar, Liar |
Tokyo, Japan |
Atsushi Onita, Mr. Pogo, Shoichi Arai and Yoshinori Sasaki defeated Go Ito and Team No Respect (Kodo Fuyuki, Koji Nakagawa and Yukihiro Kanemura) in a Shoichi Arai Presidency vs. Hosakas and Kurodas Freedom Weapons Death Match |
| August 13 |
N/A |
Second Annual Plum Mariko Memorial Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
Mayumi Ozaki and Devil Masami defeated Cutie Suzuki and Dynamite Kansai in a tag team match |
| August 14 |
CMLL |
International Gran Prix |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Apolo Dantés defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a 1998 International Gran Prix final match |
| August 22 |
FMW |
Welcome to the Darkside |
Tokyo, Japan |
Koji Nakagawa defeated Darkside Hayabusa in a Singles match |
| August 30 |
WWF |
SummerSlam |
New York City, New York, United States |
Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeated The Undertaker in a Singles match for the WWE Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
September
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| September 8 |
FMW |
Super Dynamism 1998: Day 11 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda vs. Kodo Fuyuki and Yukihiro Kanemura in a tag team match |
| September 13 |
WCW:
|
Fall Brawl |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
Team WCW (Diamond Dallas Page, Roddy Piper and The Warrior) defeated nWo Hollywood (Hollywood Hogan, Bret Hart and Stevie Ray) and nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Sting and Lex Luger) in a WarGames match |
| September 18 |
AAA |
Verano de Escándalo |
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Heavy Metal and Blue Demon Jr. defeated Kick Boxer and Abismo Negro in a Steel cage match |
| September 18 |
CMLL |
CMLL 65th Anniversary Show |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Los Hermanos Dinamita (Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000) and Emilio Charles Jr. defeated Los Boricuas (Kevin Quinn, La Boricua and Miguel Perez, Jr.) in a Best two out of three falls tag team match |
| September 19 |
ECW |
UltraClash |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Rob Van Dam and Sabu and Masato Tanaka fought the Triple Threat (Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, and Shane Douglas) to a no contest |
| September 27 |
WWF |
Breakdown: In Your House |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Kane and The Undertaker defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) in a Triple threat match for the WWF Championship[14] |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
December
| Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
|---|
|
| December 6 |
WWF |
WWF Capital Carnage |
London, England, United Kingdom |
Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated Kane, Mankind and The Undertaker in a Fatal 4-Way match with Gerald Brisco as special guest referee |
| December 12 |
ECW
FMW |
ECW/FMW Supershow I |
Tokyo, Japan |
Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated Hayabusa and Tommy Dreamer by pinfall in a tag team match |
| December 13 |
ECW
FMW |
ECW/FMW Supershow II |
Tokyo, Japan |
Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) by pinfall in a Tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship |
| December 13 |
AAA |
Guerra de Titanes |
Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Octagón and Heavy Metal defeated Pentagón and Kick Boxer in a Steel Cage match |
| December 13 |
WWF |
Rock Bottom: In Your House |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match for the right to compete in the 1999 Royal Rumble match |
| December 19 |
CWA |
Euro Catch Festival |
Bremen, Germany |
Rambo defeated Big Titan in Round 6 in a Singles match for the vacant CWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| December 20 |
IWRG |
Arena Naucalpan 21st Anniversary Show |
Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
Mega defeated Judo Suwa in a Ruleta de la Muerte final, Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. hair match[17] |
| December 26 |
various |
Jaguar Yokota Retirement Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
Devil Masami defeated Jaguar Yokota |
| December 27 |
WCW:
|
Starrcade |
Washington, D.C., United States |
Kevin Nash defeated Goldberg (c) in a No Disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Accomplishments and tournaments
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Title changes
ECW
|
|
| Date |
Winner |
Event/Show |
Note(s) |
| No title changes |
WCW
|
Incoming champion – Sugar Sato |
| Date |
Winner |
Event/Show |
Note(s) |
| April 3 |
Retired |
GAEA Full Bloom |
|
|
Deaths
- January 20 – Bobo Brazil, 73[19]
- February 4 - Pedro Martinez (wrestling), 82
- February 15 – Louie Spicolli, 27[20]
- April 6 - Stanley Radwan, 89
- June 2 – Junkyard Dog, 45[21]
- July 1 - Toyonobori, 67
- July 20 - June Byers, 76
- August 17 – Terry Garvin, 61[22]
- August 18 – Shane Shamrock, 23
- August 30 – Gorilla Pogi, 96
- November 6 – Sky Low Low, 70[23]
- November 29 – Giant Haystacks, 51
- December 9 - Archie Moore, 84
- December 15 – Brady Boone, 40
- December 30 - Sam Muchnick, 93
- December 31 - Frank Valois, 77
References
- ↑ "Power Hall in Tokyo Dome". ProWrestlingHistory.com. January 4, 1998. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ↑ "The SmarK Retro Rant For ECW House Party 98". 411Mania. May 11, 2002. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 1998 Results". WWE. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (January 24, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/24): WWF Royal Rumble 1999". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ↑ "No Way Out of Texas Results". WWE. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ↑ Note that this was an internet pay-per-view event (iPPV)
- ↑ "ECW Cyberslam 1998 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "3rd Annual Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawl". National Wrestling Alliance Eddie Gilbert Memorial Brawls. ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ "AJPW 25th Anniversary « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "In Your House Results". TWNP. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- ↑ "King of the Ring". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Bash at the Beach 1998". Pro Wrestling History. July 12, 1998. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Road Wild 1998". Pro Wrestling History. August 8, 1998. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ↑ "Breakdown drawing 17,405". prowrestlinghistory. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ↑ "Judgment Day". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ↑ "WWE Survivor Series: Key facts and figures from event's history". Sky Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ "1998 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 1999. pp. 2–28. issue 2348.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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- ↑ Drason Burzynski, Dave. "Bobo Brazil". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Power Slam". This Month in History: February. SW Publishing. January 1999. p. 28. 55.
- ↑ "Junkyard Dog Dies". Slam Wrestling. June 3, 1998. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ↑ Oliver, Greg (January 2, 2006). "Terry Garvin: A Career Overshadowed". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Sky Low Low". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
