Halloween Havoc (1998) (V)

Release Date:

25 October 1998 (USA)

Plot:

WCW Title: Goldberg vs. Dallas Page, WCW United States Champion: Bret Hart vs. Sting, WCW Tag Team Titles...

Plot Keywords:

Wrestling

Cast

Bill Goldberg	...	Himself
Dallas Page	...	Himself
Bret Hart	...	Himself
Steve Borden	...	Sting
Scott Steiner	...	Himself
Paul Wight	...	The Giant
Rick Steiner	...	Himself
Chris Jericho	...	Himself
Scott Levy	...	Raven
Peter Gruner	...	Billy Kidman
Glenn Gilbertti	...	Disco Inferno
Kevin Nash	...	Himself
Warrior	...	Himself
Scott Hall	...	Himself
Hulk Hogan	...	Himself

Also Known As:

WCW Halloween Havoc (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

171 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Trivia:

The PPV was running longer than scheduled and as a result, several thousand people lost the PPV feed at 11pm which was during The Goldberg and DDP World Title match. The following night, WCW decided to correct the problem by airing the entire match for free on Nitro.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Starrcade (1998) (V)

Very Poor

Match 1: Chris Jericho (c) vs Raven for the Television Championship - Pretty decent opener. Jericho and Raven were both in their prime at this point and really clicked well with each other. In the end Raven submits to the Liontamer and Jericho retains the TV title.

Match 2: Meng vs Wrath - Basic time filler. Extremely boring. Wrath deserved a little more than what he got from both WCW and the WWF when he was Adam Bomb. In the end he pins Meng for the win after hitting the Meltdown, bad match.

Match 3: Juventud Guerrera vs Disco Infero - An alright match. It went a little too long for it's own good. Nearly a ten minute match, when it should have been more like a 6 to possibly 8 minute match. In the end Disco hits a piledriver for the win, pretty good match.

Match 4: Alex Wright vs Fit Finlay - Better than you would think. Fit Finlay, now known as just Finlay in WWE, does very well in the ring for a man his size. Alex Wright also has a lot of unrecognized talent. In the end Wright picks up the win, a real hidden gem match.

Match 5: Lodi vs Saturn - Really bad match. It really didn't even need to be on the card. In the end Saturn pins Lodi for the win.

Match 6: Billy Kidman (c) vs Disco Inferno for the Cruiserweight Championship - Disco comes back out to claim his title match after beating Juventud earlier. This was also a pretty good aerial match. Kidman was probably WCW's top Cruiserweight in 1998 and he shined like he always did. In the end he nails Disco with the shooting star press to retain.

Match 7: The Giant & Scott Steiner (c) vs Buff Bagwell & Rick Steiner for the WCW Tag Team Championship - The worst title match of the night. Probably the most boring and worst timed performance of the night. In the end Rick takes down The Giant to win the tag belts for himself and Buff.

Match 8: Scott Hall vs Kevin Nash - The match had a very strong start with Hall really taking it to Nash, then the momentum shifted and Nash took it to Hall for the latter half of the match. In the end he hits Hall with two jacknifes and then walks away. Hall wins by countout. Bad finish.

Match 9: Bret Hart (c) vs Sting for the United States Heavyweight Championship - For the credibility that both of them this match really sucked. It was honestly the biggest letdown for a hugely expected match. In the end Hart retains via Technical Knockout.

Match 10: The Warrior vs Hollywood Hogan - The Warrior started to deteriorate in his last days in the WWF, but then he reinvented himself in WCW, but sadly he was still the way he was during the end of his WWF career. He performed great against Hogan at Wrestlemania 6, but this was a horrid match that should be a new form of punishment for people to watch. Hogan even performed horribly. In the end he wins, thank god, ending this terrible match.

Match 11: Goldberg (c) vs Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW World Championship - Good end to the show. Page really gave the defending champion Goldberg a run for his money. At this time Goldberg was a major money draw for the company and it was smart to book him as a dominant face champion. Probably the best match of the night from these two. Page hits a Diamond Cutter and only gets a two count. This angers Goldberg whichs leads to the spear followed by the jackhammer. Goldberg retains.