Spring Stampede

Spring Stampede was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000. ‎Diamond Dallas Page was the only wrestler to compete at every event.

1994

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Spring Stampede 1994


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=April 17 1994
venue=Rosemont Horizon
city=Rosemont, Illinois
attendance=12,200
lastevent=SuperBrawl IV
nextevent=Slamboree 1994

Spring Stampede 1994 took place on April 17 1994 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois.

*Dark match: Danny Bonaduce defeated Christopher Knight
*Dark match: Pat Tanaka and Haito defeated Kevin Sullivan and Dave Sullivan
*Aaron Neville performed "The Star-Spangled Banner".
*Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/The Diamond Doll) (5:55)
**Badd pinned Page with a Sunset Flip.
*WCW World Television Champion Lord Steven Regal (w/Sir William) fought Brian Pillman to a time-limit draw (15:00)
**Regal retained the title.
*The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne in a Chicago Street Fight to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (8:54)
**Sags pinned Jack after hitting him with a shovel.
*Steve Austin (w/Colonel Robert Parker) defeated The Great Muta by disqualification to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (16:20)
**Muta was disqualified when he threw Austin over the top rope.
*Sting defeated Rick Rude to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (12:50)
**Sting pinned Rude after Harley Race accidentally hit Rude with a chair.
*Bunkhouse Buck (w/Colonel Robert Parker) defeated Dustin Rhodes in a Bunkhouse match (14:11)
**Buck pinned Rhodes after hitting him with brass knuckles.
*Vader (w/Harley Race) defeated The Boss (9:02)
**Vader pinned Boss after a Vadersault.
*WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought Ricky Steamboat to a no-contest (32:23)
**The match ended in a double-pin, with the title being vacated as a result of the finish.

1997

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Spring Stampede 1997


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=April 6 1997
venue=Tupelo Coliseum
city=Tupelo, Mississippi
attendance=8,356
lastevent=Uncensored 1997
nextevent=Slamboree 1997

Spring Stampede 1997 took place on April 6 1997 from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi.

*Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Último Dragón (14:55)
**Misterio pinned Dragon with a Hurricanrana.
*Akira Hokuto defeated Madusa to retain the WCW Women's Championship (5:13)
**Hokuto pinned Madusa after Luna Vachon clipped Madusa's legs during a Powerbomb attempt.
*Prince Iaukea defeated Lord Steven Regal to retain the WCW World Television Championship (10:01)
**Iaukea pinned Regal with a Hurricanrana.
*The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett (w/Debra) (10:42)
**Grunge pinned Jarrett after Rocco Rock hit him with a steel briefcase.
*WCW United States Champion Dean Malenko fought Chris Benoit (w/Woman) to a no contest (17:53)
*Kevin Nash (w/Syxx and Ted DiBiase) defeated Rick Steiner to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (10:20)
**Nash pinned Steiner after four Snake Eyes on an exposed turnbuckle.
**The match was scheduled to be The Outsiders vs. The Steiner Brothers, but Scott Hall no-showed the event and Scott Steiner got "arrested" earlier in the evening.
*Lex Luger defeated The Giant, Booker T and Stevie Ray in a Four Corners match (18:18)
**Luger forced Ray to submit with the Torture Rack to become #1 contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
*Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly Page) defeated Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) in a No Disqualification match (15:38)
**Page pinned Savage after a Diamond Cutter.

1998

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Spring Stampede 1998


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=April 19 1998
venue=Denver Coliseum
city=Denver, Colorado
attendance=7,428
lastevent=Uncensored 1998
nextevent=Slamboree 1998

Spring Stampede 1998 took place on April 19 1998 from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The tagline was "The Biggest. The Baddest. No Bull."

*Goldberg defeated Saturn (with Kidman) (8:10)
**Goldberg pinned Saturn after a Jackhammer.
*Último Dragón defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (with Eddie Guerrero) (11:49)
**Dragon forced Chavo to submit with the Dragon Sleeper.
*Booker T defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WCW World Television Championship (14:11)
**Booker pinned Benoit after a Harlem Sidekick.
*Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) defeated The British Bulldog (with Jim Neidhart) (4:48)
**Hennig pinned Bulldog after slamming Bulldog's face into an exposed turnbuckle.
**During the match, Rick Rude was handcuffed to Jim Neidhart to prevent Rude from interfering.
*Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (9:55)
**Jericho forced Iaukea to submit with the Liontamer.
*Rick Steiner and Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell (5:58)
**Luger forced Bagwell to submit with the Torture Rack.
*Psicosis defeated La Parka (6:59)
**Psicosis pinned Parka after a Psycho Guillotine.
*Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole match (13:23)
**Hogan pinned Piper after hitting him with the bat.
**After the match, Hogan attacked Nash with the bat.
*Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Raven's Rules match to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (11:52)
**Raven pinned Page after a Evenflow DDT onto a sink.
*Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Sting in a No Disqualification match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (10:08)
**Savage pinned Sting after Kevin Nash delivered a Jacknife Powerbomb to Sting.

1999

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Spring Stampede 1999


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=April 11 1999
venue=Tacoma Dome
city=Tacoma, Washington
attendance=17,690
lastevent=Uncensored 1999
nextevent=Slamboree 1999

Spring Stampede 1999 took place on April 11 1999 from the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The tagline was "The Good. The Bad. The Showdown".

*Juventud Guerrera defeated Blitzkrieg (11:11)
**Guerrera pinned Blitzkrieg after a Juvi Driver from the top rope to become #1 contender to the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
*Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Hak (w/Chastity) in a Hardcore match (11:33)
**Bigelow pinned Hak after a Death Valley Driver through a table.
*Scotty Riggs defeated Mikey Whipwreck (7:03)
**Riggs pinned Whipwreck after a Clothesline.
*Konnan defeated Disco Inferno (9:17)
**Konnan pinned Inferno after a Last Dance.
*Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Billy Kidman to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (15:32)
**Mysterio pinned Kidman with a top rope Hurricanrana.
*Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (w/Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Saturn (14:11)
**Malenko pinned Raven after a Diving Headbutt from Benoit.
*Scott Steiner defeated Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (15:37)
**Steiner pinned Booker after hitting him with an foreign object during a suplex attempt.
**This was the finals of a tournament to crown a new US Champion.
*Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash (w/Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth) (7:44)
**Goldberg pinned Nash after a Jackhammer.
*Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair (c), Hulk Hogan and Sting (w/Randy Savage as Special Guest Referee) in a Four Corners match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (17:27)
**Page pinned Flair after a Diamond Cutter and an Elbow Drop from Savage.

2000

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Spring Stampede 2000


promotion=World Championship Wrestling
date=April 16 2000
venue=United Center
city=Chicago, Illinois
attendance=12,556
lastevent=Uncensored 2000
nextevent=Slamboree 2000

Spring Stampede 2000 took place on April 16 2000 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

*Tag Team Championship semi-final: Team Package (Ric Flair and Lex Luger) (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) and The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) (w/Disco Inferno) in a Handicap match (6:11)
**Luger forced Johnny to submit with the Torture Rack.
*Mancow (w/Al Roker, Jr., Turd, the Bartender, and Brian the Whipping Boy) defeated Jimmy Hart (2:48)
**Mancow pinned Hart after hitting him with a steel chair.
*United States Championship quarter final: Scott Steiner defeated The Wall by disqualification (3:53)
**Wall was disqualified after he chokeslammed the referee through a table.
*United States Championship quarter final: Mike Awesome defeated Ernest Miller (4:00)
**Awesome pinned Miller after a Frog Splash.
*Tag Team Championship semi-final: Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) (w/J. Biggs and Cash) (2:41)
**Douglas pinned Ray after a Pittsburgh Plunge.
*United States Championship quarter final: Sting defeated Booker T (6:34)
**Sting pinned Booker after a Scorpion Deathdrop.
*United States Championship quarter final: Vampiro defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson) (8:28)
**Vampiro pinned Kidman after Hulk Hogan bodyslammed Kidman through the announce table.
*Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship (8:02)
**Funk pinned Smiley after hitting him with a ladder.
*United States Championship semi-final: Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome (3:14)
**Steiner forced Awesome to submit with the Steiner Recliner.
*United States Championship semi-final: Sting defeated Vampiro (5:59)
**Sting forced Vampiro to submit with the Scorpion Deathlock.
*Chris Candido (w/Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated The Artist (w/Paisley), Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore (w/Shane Helms), Lash LeRoux and Crowbar (w/Daffney) in a Suicide Six-Way match to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship (5:12)
**Candido pinned The Artist after Tammy Lynn Sytch pushed The Artist from the top rope.
*Tag Team Championship final: Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell (w/Vince Russo) defeated Team Package (Ric Flair and Lex Luger) to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship (8:29)
**Bagwell pinned Luger after KroniK attacked both Flair and Luger.
*United States Championship final: Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (5:33)
**Steiner won when Sting passed out while in the Steiner Recliner.
*World Heavyweight Championship final: Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly Page) to win the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (15:02)
**Jarrett pinned Page after a Stroke.

Notes

*The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship and WCW Women's Championship only appeared at one Spring Stampede.

*There was a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at two consecutive Spring Stampedes (1999-2000), both of which were won by Scott Steiner.

*On the April 10, 2000 episode of "WCW Monday Nitro", Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo re-launched WCW and stripped every champion of their title. All of the WCW titles, except the WCW World Television Championship which was abandoned, were then all decided in matches at Spring Stampede 2000.

*At Spring Stampede '97, Booker T accidentally called Hulk Hogan a "nigga." Harlem Heat was giving a pre-match promo, and as Booker was wrapping up his piece, he proclaimed that after their match, the nWo would be next. He got so caught up in the moment that he ended up closing his statement by yelling " [http://www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com/clips3/bookerT.WMV Hulk Hogan, we're comin' for you, nigga!] " After proclaiming this, he immediately put his hand over his eyes and turned away. Sherri Martel, Harlem Heat's manager at the time, started cracking up and rubbing Booker's shoulders while whispering to him.

*The 1998 edition of the event, while broadcast on pay-per-view, was never released on home video.

*According to Findownersearch.com [http://www.findownersearch.com/owner/2235137/] the Spring Stampede trademark is still owned by Turner Broadcasting System Inc.

References

* [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/stampede.html Results at Prowrestlinghistory.com]

See also

*List of WCW pay-per-view events
*World Championship Wrestling