The ‘Hitman’ then locked in the Sharpshooter on an unconscious DDP as a crooked referee rang the bell. Following a ref bump, Hart knocked out DDP with brass knucks. The only thing that let this down was the booking. For a WCW main event in this era, the action was top notch and fought at an impressive pace. The main event pitted super worker Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart and a game Diamond Dallas Page in a bout where DDP’s United States Championship was on the line. The match was a mess and impossible to get invested in until the final stages. ‘Big Sexy’ dumped out Scott Hall and Lex Luger to earn the victory. Kevin Nash outlasted 59 opponents to earn a World Title match at Starrcade. Strangely, the World War 3 bout did not headline the show and was placed in the semi-final spot instead. This bout was passable, but at nearly 14 minutes long failed to hold one’s attention. would have been considerably better had it been five minutes shorter. It was therefore even more puzzling that he was not booked in a match on the card whatsoever.Ĭhris Jericho versus Bobby Duncum Jr. WCW World Champion, Goldberg stormed the ring and laid out Scott to a huge response.Ĭonsidering ‘Da Man’ was white hot at this stage in his career, it was baffling that he was not headlining the show. However, the nWo had battered Rick senseless backstage and brought him to the ring so Scott could lock in the Steiner Recliner. The next bout was supposed to pit Rick Steiner against his turncoat brother Scott, who earlier in the year had joined the nWo. There were lots of big spots but the transitions were excellent and worked in the context of the match. Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera in a hot match-up to lift the belt. The audience remained invested in the next match as the Cruiserweight Title bout once again stole the show. Onoo pinned Saturn after Miller kicked him in the head. For some reason this contest lit up the card even though the action was awful. Ernest Miller and Sonny Onoo bested Perry Saturn and Kaz Hayashi. Wrath versus Glacier and Stevie Ray versus Konnan put the live crowd in Michigan to sleep. That may partly explain why WCW never ran the gimmicked show again. The final World War 3 event was by far the worst of all time. Which one was the best? #4 World War 3 1998
This feature ranks all four World War 3 events.
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