Every WCW 1998 Pay Per View Main Event

[@DMForever1]

If you look at every singles match Macho man had no matter where he was on the card it’s always amazing to see the crowd rise to their feet when savage would go to the top rope. Absolute legend status

[@christopherfidler3019]

it's hard to boo someone who talks like that in real life. Mach made it impossible to boo 💪❤

[@vciotoli2126]

I'll always say it: If Goldberg dropped the belt to DDP at Halloween Havoc, people would've had zero issues with it.

[@Obscusion2]

I love how BOTH Halloween Havoc matches were included, because the semi-main was pretty much the main event for a good amount of viewers back in the day, due to the feed being cut early. Nice attention to detail!

[@namikstudios]

The Warrior vs Hogan mess was not the main event/final match on the card so shouldn't have been included. Most people saw the Goldberg vs DDP main event. Attention to being a WWE fan...

[@sharmellkeane3924]

WCW and WWE reminds me of David Haye v Tony Bellew, one had so much more on paper, the other knew how to use it 💁

[@MixManiac120]

Watching this back reminds me that Savage never should've joined the nWo. Macho and Sting would've been great staying together as an alliance.

[@T-Bag13]

It's no where near Christmas & yet you keep on giving. Thank you buddy.

[@mickmickymick6927]

The Rodman/Malone match is such a clear case of Hulk changing a finish so he didn't lose. The whole match was building towards the double-cutter finish, and the babyfaces even celebrated at the end. Such bs

[@g-dub5272]

The best year for a fan of pro wrestling: 1998

[@McPoshSquatch]

When I saw AEW was starting to bring in "celebrities" like Snoop Dogg and having them get involved with storylines. I immediately had flashbacks to WCW and the b.s. of Rodman, Malone and Leno. I recall the HH running over fiasco. My brother in law were watching it, then all the sudden it was off air. We were both like; what's going on? And it happened during the Hogan/Warrior match for us. We didn't get to see even half of that matchup. Finally called the ppv provider, they informed us of what happened. We were pissed to say the least. And THAT was the beginning of the end for WCW for me. I still paid attention to what was going on in WCW, but I was more into the WWF brand. And started paying less and less attention to WCW. Great video.😁👍

[@gwaters8067]

Cyndi Lauper started it

[@namikstudios]

Only around 25% of PPV providers cut the feed early, the rest did the logical thing and kept showing the PPV until it finished. Most people saw it. Really not WCW's fault.

[@MrBayarea001]

Hey Bro once You Finish The Monday Night Wars. You should do a Brand Expansion War Between Raw and Smackdown beginning with After The First Draft in 2002.

[@mspader921]

These recaps are taking me back to some good times with friends. Thanks for making these videos.

[@sukanyacole1882]

Much as it’s the consensus wcws taking a nosedive where we’re at on rtw….what are people looking forward to (re)seeing?? I can’t wait for Kronik v Jindrak and O’haire, the millionaires club and heel Kidman, Funk training Johnny the bull….so a few things!

[@Mr92094]

Russo showing up. If for no other reason than seeing how he tries to make sense of things in the reviews

[@mathewrichards5769]

DDPs title reign and the jersey triad

[@user-xf5nq7eb4y]

I remember finding Sids version of the streak hilarious. Sid had good comedic timing wish we'd seen more of that

[@forearmsmcgee]

The Tank Abbot and Goldberg feud I enjoyed as a young un

[@lucafalsetto]

Beetle juice lol

[@pushon10]

Sting was completely nerfed in 1998.

[@linkvagar2336]

@@JoshMackey-xx5frwho tf are you?

[@Krimsonking1998]

Absolutely

[@charltonlittle4556]

What does nerfed mean

[@pushon10]

@@charltonlittle4556 weakened

[@tonistark33]

The way Rodman kept falling tho lmao

[@GeoGuy388]

The fact that Bret/Flair didn't go on last at Souled Out really gives credence to all of Bret's bitching about getting screwed at WCW. Also, it's crazy to think that while the WWF was starting the peak of the Attitude Era and having Austin/HBK headline WrestleMania, WCW decided to counter with Hogan/Savage when those two couldn't even put on a decent match together in 1996.

[@namikstudios]

Bret going over the greatest of all time in his debut match in WCW somehow gives credence to Bret's moaning? Hardly. You could not ask for a better first match than going over Ric Flair. Bret Hart is one of only nine WCW Triple Crown Champions and he did it faster than the other seven who still deserve that honor (Flair, Sting, Luger, DDP, Goldberg, Booker T, and Scotty Steiner). The truth is Bret had a great run in WCW and was treated really well by the company.

[@WrestlingCompilations]

The beginning year of WCW's slow and eventual downfall

[@burntvirtue]

It began in December of 97

[@k.o.c_stonyboi4617]

Yes Unfortunately 😔.

[@WrestlingCompilations]

@@burntvirtue Well true but the most damage took place following December '97

[@namikstudios]

WCW was still easily number one in 98. The downfall was wrestling's downfall and it was all because AOL Time Warner made a huuge mistake and didnt know WTF they were doing. 98 was the final really top quality year in the history of the industry.

[@patduganz]

“It reminds me of a Nitro main event” remains a classic burn.

[@namikstudios]

For those of us who actually watched Nitro, you could not give a higher compliment. The Nitro Era is wrestling's peak. The best there is, the best there was, and almost certainly the best there ever will be.

[@patduganz]

@@namikstudios calm down. There’s still plenty of DQ finishes in pro wrestling.

[@comfortablynumblbg]

Nostalgia

[@gumdeo]

Macho Madness just added something to a match.

[@WickedFireBird69]

WCW 1998...such wasted potential...

[@theheadtapchannel4132]

seein some of these matches makes me feel good that i was a wwf kid and only watched wcw when wwf wasnt on lol

[@robertwalker3878]

Definitely a WWF baby

[@namikstudios]

I'm so glad I watched WCW and not WWE. I feel lucky to have watched wrestling's peak. Knowing how it turned out makes me even more glad. Watching Steve Austin beating up an ancient Vince McMahon who can't wrestle to save himself for the thousandth time does not interest me. ZZzzz

[@KostasLakta1312]

i know that these matches are probably boring but your narration makes them look amazing

[@SnookerMafia-or6nu]

Thanks for the video, I know it’s off subject but are there any plans for more wcw blunder episodes? I liked them. Thank you 🙂

[@pleaseshutup7053]

We need more definitely

[@jayfrog7472]

The time it had to take you just to cut this video……..wow! I speak for all of us when I say, we appreciate all of your hard work

[@DMForever1]

I’m only here for the endless greatness of the WCW/NWO revenge theme

[@ReinEngel]

Big fan of all these sets. This is what I immediately think of when someone says "entrance stage."

[@benziescha5438]

DDP v Goldberg still in my top 10 absolute classic 👌

[@barneylowe129]

Small thing but What i have never understood is why hogan kept that hairstyle. I’ve never seen anyone else ever rock that style, usually people just shave it it down at that point. Looks absolutely ridiculous when the bandana comes off and makes me laugh every time

[@chrisconway4906]

Watching ref mark Curtis mirroring the wrestling moves is the highlight for me...marvellous stuff

[@saulgoodeguitars]

Savage was one of the best I reckon

[@frozenglaicericet-pose6104]

I might catch flak for this but Rodman took a pretty good looking Diamond Cutter 🤷

[@Jerry-zc5qt]

Sadly most guys working for wcw had the "I get paid the same amount no matter how I performed" attitude. No matter how much money I was getting paid I would at least put in some effort to justify my salary

[@crushthecrusher7134]

I love Leg drop wresting move

[@keshoneelam3846]

1998 was there last successful year well at least at the beginning one of the biggest ratings was hogan vs savage in early 1998 bischoff was saying by August of that year is when everything went downhill

[@AmericanGypsy206]

The 90s was the best era of pro wrestling hands down I am 39 years old and I watched a Monday night war go down from 1996 all the way until March 2001 but I’m gonna give my honest opinion and I think a lot of wrestling fans would agree with me on this one. I think pro wrestling really died out in 1999 when WCW relied too much on the NWO and in 1998 and 1999 the writing was on the wall. WCW was no longer a rival to the WWF and after that it was pretty much history 2001 comes by and Vince McMahon buys WCW and there was no more competition and it was basically the biggest FU to wrestling fans wrestling will never be like it was in the 90s it was just a different time back then

[@mikedottavio7496]

WOLFPAC FOR LIFE 🤘

[@nakamaswarrior292]

WCW really had a problem in both its main event scene and on pay-per-view since the start of the Nitro era.

[@namikstudios]

No, no they really did not.

[@namikstudios]

98 in WCW was the last final real top quality year in wrestling.

[@geneglenn5119]

Ask and you shall receive. Thank you wrestling bios for another great series

[@brian_b_music]

It was hard to watch Bret in WCW. He deserved so much better.

[@namikstudios]

Bret Hart is one of only nine WCW Triple Crown Champions and he did it faster than the other seven who still deserve that honor (Flair, Sting, Luger, DDP, Goldberg, Booker T, and Scotty Steiner). The truth is Bret had a great run in WCW and was treated really well by the company.

[@brianb99]

Paul Wight should have been the next true Giant. His athleticism in WCW was very underrated. WWF ruined his career due to Vince being too damn obsessed with having slow and heavy big men.

[@namikstudios]

It's crazy seeing him going flying dropkicks off the top rope in WCW.

[@kitfo18]

Page vs Goldberg. WCW had a real chance here for something great. They could have had page a powerplant trained student be the first to beat Goldberg only to have Goldberg on tv spend time training at the powerplant and then being the guy to beat page after page spends 6 months destroying people. Great TV, yes. Great promotion for their wrestling school, yes.

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

I never understood why Sting vs. The Giant went last at The Great American Bash. A lot more hype was put into the tag match of Savage and Piper vs. Hogan and Hart. Sting/Giant didn't feel like it should have headlined the show. I would have had it go on after Goldberg vs. Konnan.

[@BlueOpinion]

They shoulda ignored the Starcade aftermath and not forced sting to vacate the title and talk for the first time..... on Thunder. He shoulda been a silent champion till March 98 and started a feud with WCW management making his turn to the Wolfpac more believable.

[@travisb.honest2438]

You know what would have been a great main event for Great American Bash and makes me wish they actually had more tag teams that mattered. They could of had Giant (nWo) and Sting (wolfpac) vs. a tag team representing WCW in a winner keeps the gold match. If Giant won then the tag titles would go to the nWo and a partner of his choosing. If Sting won then the title would go to the Wolfpac and a partner of his choice. If the un-named tag team in this senerio won then the tag title would come back to WCW. It would have Giant and Sting having to work together but also having to break up their own teammates pins, because if the team wins one of them would still lose the belt.

[@billykidman2091]

Your videos are incredible at .75% speed

[@DEUltra82]

Scotts betrayal of nash in that tag match is just proof that nobody in wcw had a clue of how to write storylines.

[@shady3legend]

This pretty much showed me WCW died Starrcade 97....after that it was just nWo reunion after reunion, same ole stuff.....I cant remember not one memorable WCW title reign since the nWo was created....Sting and Goldberg title reigns was terribly booked....Nash wasnt good who cares if he was over.....Macho title reigns was just a place holder to give Hogan back the belt

[@Dr.Meth666]

How they didn't get the stinger the four horsemen DDP, Mr perfect and Goldberg to have a go at NWO blew my mind as a kid

[@jbanks979]

Oh wcw Where you had all the top stars of the 80’s and 90’s and none wanted to go cleanly over for the others and you almost never wanted to give fans a satisfying conclusion ever. So much of this company’s eventual downfall can be tied to “nobody figured out what comes after Starcade 97”. Everything they do this year should have been “the next chapter”, but all they ever did was advance the story a half inch and then immediately backtrack. It started promisingly with the Nwo breaking up, then nothing really came of it and it was all gone by finger poke. Also, you have Brett hart since 1997. He’s in his first main event by war games

[@namikstudios]

You left out the single biggest thing that happened in 1998 - Goldberg's streak and title run. It was nothing short of epic.

[@djjoe214]

Goldberg hurt his shoulder in the match at Halloween Havoc, something you don't talk about

[@Jerry-zc5qt]

At Halloween havoc 98 despite being leagues better DDP vs Goldberg got nearly half the airtime that Hogan vs Warrior did

[@binks2413]

Typical WcW

[@Dr_1212]

NWO 4 LIFE 😎🤘

[@benespinosa6725]

Great video as always goldberg shouldn't have lost at starrcade 1998 IMO that was a terrible Decison.

[@alanarmstrong6460]

Nash was super over at the time. Goldberg as the champ was so boring he Barely did anything.

[@gumdeo]

Oldberg had to lose at some point.

[@shady3legend]

But to have Nash win just to drop it back to Hogan who didn't need the title again and the way he beat Nash was a waste of time, Goldberg was better off losing to DDP who was hella over

[@binks2413]

1998 year of the swerve

[@rashadr3108]

DDP was awesome

[@gooseflatwaterfowlers]

I always think that WCW could’ve been better with match finishes. Usually all the matches ended with run ins or interference from the outside. I think they called these Dusty finishes and they were used way too much. Write the matches out and have good finishes never know could’ve saved the company

[@PrecisionTom171]

When you only just realise that one warrior nation OWN is NWO backwards

[@thomaswilson1016]

You're Right!😅

[@PrecisionTom171]

@@thomaswilson1016 mate when I realised I feltvlikecI should getvwelcomwd into the secret service as a code breaker 🤣

[@nicktaylor2657]

Savage would lose the belt to Hogan the next night on Nitro thanks to Bret Hart 🙂

[@kaodik]

I was all for goldberg losing the belt. Nash was super over at that point. And whole goldberg had a ton of fans..everyweek more and more ppl weren't feeling him as much anymore

[@jaynizz582]

One more for the good guys

[@Dr.Meth666]

Leno vs Conan!!!!!

[@zitofan4life]

Lex flex his pecs with happiness -The Hawk

[@michaeldennistooley4271]

I love how sting main events every pay-per-view and still isn't the damn champ brother bs ✌️🕊️

[@allencollins5666]

WCW In 1998 Star Power vs WWE In 1998 Or 2000. 1998 WCW Most Successful Year Financially And 2000 The WWE Most Successful Year Financially. WCW Had Far More Star Power And Matches Of Star Power. WCW In 1998 Had Far More Star Power Than WWE In 1998. In 2000 WCW Had Least Star Power Because Of Vince Russo. Russo Said Because Of The Absence Of Austin, Undertaker/Big Show & Cactus Jack & The WWE Having The Least Number Of Built Muscular Heavyweights Than Any Year In The 90's And Attitude Era And Less Stars On The Roster Than WCW That It Wouldn't Kill WCW If He Had Writen Most Of The Top Stars Off Television. Like When People Had Said All The WWE Had Were Stone Cold & The Undertaker. VS All DA Star Power WCW Had. WCW In-Ring Work During Attitude Era Blew The WWE Out Of The Water. Plus WCW Stars Were Far Better. WCW Roster Was Better For 80% Of The Attitude Era And 70% The Mondays Night War. I Never Seen Company More Overly Criticized Than WCW. It's Just Disgusting.

[@malBOROkid]

kenny effin powers?

[@bearface86]

Oi from Texas , love your work , stay safe everyone

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Run-in City

[@scypsylock9402]

At 46:28 it was much, much more than just 20% of all homes that lost the feed. This company botch cost them tens of millions just for that last match to not air alone which was the final nail in the coffin for WCW. The product afterwards went downhill like throwing a rock down into the Grand Canyon, it was that fast. Sad too as they had great talent who did not get showcased as much as they deserved and should have dropped the NWO stuff while they had value at the time, but by then even the NWO was a shell of its former heel glory and a watered down version of them. When half the roster is a member of the NWO that was what really caused them to not be a true threat to WCW anymore. Sad too because WCW had such deep history and roots to wrestling during the Territory days, and we could really benefit right no at having the Territory system back and with a traveling champion too who doesn't drop the title every week like WWE, or AEW...that just makes the title a joke and have no special meaning.

[@namikstudios]

It was around 25% of PPV providers that cut the feed. The rest did the logical thing and continued showing the PPV until it finished. It wasn't great sure but this was a very long way from the final nail in WCW's coffin.

[@MrGMoney2024]

Of course it doesn’t suit Hart. Hart was never able to adapt to the changing times.

[@jamesmcgeachy5433]

🎉

[@GD-1982]

Why couldnt Sting just go over at starrcade clean why sould out couldn't be sting and luger vs hogan and savage 🤷‍♂️ superbrawl couldve been sting vs savage and hogan vs bret🤷‍♂️ change uncensored name to "clash of the champions " sting vs bret hart🤷‍♂️ spring stampede nwo vs harts🤷‍♂️ slamberee hart vs savage🤷‍♂️ the bash bret vs hogan 🤷‍♂️ bash at the beach same main event then road wilde hogan vs goldberg 🤷‍♂️ fall brawl goldberg vs henning 🤷‍♂️ havoc the same then world war goldberg vs jericho the starrcade goldberg vs warrior 🤷‍♂️

[@michaeljackson6613]

Comment # 100

[@djjoe214]

Hulk Hogan WORST main eventer of all time!!!

[@stevengrvp]

Yed

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Man, how many PPVs for WCW were basically wasted on Hogan wanting petty revenge for things that happened in the WWF? I'm not just talking the WrestleMania 6 rematch there with Ultimate Warrior. But think of all those Roddy Piper matches in WCW as well which, I always figured he had a hand in because he basically always humiliated Piper in the matches much to my consternation as a Piper fan back in the day.

[@Skills4J00]

Weee

[@beepboop204]

[@KatinaSandford]

I am glad to meet you)🧡