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Revision as of 20:53, 1 May 2014 edit140.198.27.26 (talk) →2015← Previous edit Revision as of 22:24, 1 May 2014 edit undoTJ Spyke (talk | contribs)93,344 edits There is no 2015 event. As for other thing, won't revert again but it does seem to met WP:NFC (i'd be able to discuss if you disagree but it seems to meet the criteria)Next edit →
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name =Halloween Havoc 1989 |name =Halloween Havoc 1989
|image = |image =HH 89.JPG
|caption =] cover featuring ] and ] |caption =] cover featuring ] and ]
|tagline = Settling the Score |tagline = Settling the Score
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* ] (] and ]) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (] and ]) (with ]) to retain the ] (11:28) * ] (] and ]) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (] and ]) (with ]) to retain the ] (11:28)
** Garvin pinned Douglas after a splash. ** Garvin pinned Douglas after a splash.
* ] (] and ]) (with ]) defeated ] (] and ]) (15:32) *] (] and ]) (with ]) defeated ] (] and ]) (15:32)
** Reed pinned Rick after a headbutt. ** Reed pinned Rick after a headbutt.
* ] defeated ] to retain the ] (16:49) * ] defeated ] to retain the ] (16:49)
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 1990 |name = Halloween Havoc 1990
|image = |image =HH 91.JPG
|caption =] cover featuring ] and ] |caption =] cover featuring ] and ]
|tagline =Terror Rules the Ring |tagline =Terror Rules the Ring
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 1991 |name = Halloween Havoc 1991
|image = |image =HH 91.JPG
|caption = Promotional poster featuring ], ] and the wrestlers originally advertised to compete in the Chamber of Horrors match |caption = Promotional poster featuring ], ] and the wrestlers originally advertised to compete in the Chamber of Horrors match
|tagline = Chamber of Horrors |tagline = Chamber of Horrors
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** The Patriots' ] was not on the line, despite being the champions. ** The Patriots' ] was not on the line, despite being the champions.
* ] (with ]) defeated ] (with ]) in a ] to retain the ] (18:59) * ] (with ]) defeated ] (with ]) in a ] to retain the ] (18:59)
** Simmons pinned Luger (4:54) **Simmons pinned Luger (4:54)
** Simmons was disqualified for throwing Luger over the top rope (15:00) **Simmons was disqualified for throwing Luger over the top rope (15:00)
** Luger pinned Simmons after a ] (18:59) **Luger pinned Simmons after a ] (18:59)
{{-}} {{-}}


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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 1992 |name = Halloween Havoc 1992
|image = |image =HH 92.JPG
|caption = ] cover featuring ] |caption = ] cover featuring ]
|tagline = Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal |tagline = Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name =Halloween Havoc 1993 |name =Halloween Havoc 1993
|image = |image =HH 93.JPG
|caption =Promotional Poster Featuring ] and ] |caption =Promotional Poster Featuring ] and ]
|tagline =Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal |tagline =Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal
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* ] defeated ] (10:41) * ] defeated ] (10:41)
** Sting pinned Vicious with a roll-up. ** Sting pinned Vicious with a roll-up.
* ] defeated ] (with ] as ]) by ] to retain the ] (19:22) *] defeated ] (with ] as ]) by ] to retain the ] (19:22)
** Flair was disqualified. **Flair was disqualified.
* ] (with ]) defeated ] in a ] (15:59) *] (with ]) defeated ] in a ] (15:59)
** Vader won after he pinned Jack on the Stage after a ] on a ] and Race ] Jack to keep him down for the referee's 10 count. **Vader won after he pinned Jack on the Stage after a ] on a ] and Race ] Jack to keep him down for the referee's 10 count.
** This was a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match with the match type randomly chosen by a spinning wheel. **This was a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match with the match type randomly chosen by a spinning wheel.
{{-}} {{-}}


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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 1994 |name = Halloween Havoc 1994
|image = |image =HH 94.JPG
|caption = VHS cover featuring ] and ] |caption = VHS cover featuring ] and ]
|tagline = The Cage! Revenge! |tagline = The Cage! Revenge!
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{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}} {{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
* '']'' match: ] defeated ] *'']'' match: ] defeated ]
** Booker pinned Armstrong after a flying forearm. **Booker pinned Armstrong after a flying forearm.
** Originally, it was scheduled to be Harlem Heat versus The Armstrongs, but ] had a family emergency, and did not appear. **Originally, it was scheduled to be Harlem Heat versus The Armstrongs, but ] had a family emergency, and did not appear.
* ] ] fought ] to a time-limit draw (10:00) *] ] fought ] to a time-limit draw (10:00)
** Badd retained the title. **Badd retained the title.
* ] (] and ]) defeated ] (] and ]) to win the ] (13:47) *] (] and ]) defeated ] (] and ]) to win the ] (13:47)
** Orndorff pinned Bagwell after a flying elbow drop from Roma while Bagwell had Orndorff pinned. ** Orndorff pinned Bagwell after a flying elbow drop from Roma while Bagwell had Orndorff pinned.
* ] defeated ] by count-out (5:17) * ] defeated ] by count-out (5:17)
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* ] (with ]) defeated ] (8:17) * ] (with ]) defeated ] (8:17)
** Vader pinned the Angel with a splash after Angel suplexed Harley Race. ** Vader pinned the Angel with a splash after Angel suplexed Harley Race.
* ] (] and ]) defeated ] and ] (with ] and ]) (7:56) *] (] and ]) defeated ] and ] (with ] and ]) (7:56)
** Knobs pinned Funk after Sags hit Funk with a Piledriver on a Jack-O-Lantern. **Knobs pinned Funk after Sags hit Funk with a Piledriver on a Jack-O-Lantern.
* ] (with ]) defeated ] (with ]) (with ] as ]) in a ] ] to retain the ] (19:25) *] (with ]) defeated ] (with ]) (with ] as ]) in a ] ] to retain the ] (19:25)
** Hogan pinned Flair after a ]. **Hogan pinned Flair after a ].
** Per the match stipulation, Flair was forced to retire. **Per the match stipulation, Flair was forced to retire.
** After the match, Hogan was attacked by a masked man who had been stalking him for months. Hogan eventually unmasked the man to reveal him as ]. **After the match, Hogan was attacked by a masked man who had been stalking him for months. Hogan eventually unmasked the man to reveal him as ].
{{-}} {{-}}


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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name =Halloween Havoc 1995 |name =Halloween Havoc 1995
|image = |image =HH 95.JPG
|caption =] cover featuring Hulk Hogan |caption =] cover featuring Hulk Hogan
|tagline=There's Nowhere to Hide |tagline=There's Nowhere to Hide
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{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}} {{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
* '']'' match: ] defeated ] (3:21) *'']'' match: ] defeated ] (3:21)
** Guerrero pinned Inferno after a flying headscissor takedown from the top rope. **Guerrero pinned Inferno after a flying headscissor takedown from the top rope.
* ''Main Event'' match: ] defeated ] (1:22) *''Main Event'' match: ] defeated ] (1:22)
** Orndorff pinned Renegade after piledriving him twice. **Orndorff pinned Renegade after piledriving him twice.
* ''Main Event'' match: ] and ] defeated ] (] and ]) (8:41) *''Main Event'' match: ] and ] defeated ] (] and ]) (8:41)
** Benoit pinned Regal after a belly-to-back suplex/dropkick double team maneuver. **Benoit pinned Regal after a belly-to-back suplex/dropkick double team maneuver.
* ''Main Event'' match: ] defeated ] (3:37) *''Main Event'' match: ] defeated ] (3:37)
** Pittman pinned Wallstreet after ] hit Wallstreet with a taped fist. **Pittman pinned Wallstreet after ] hit Wallstreet with a taped fist.
** Duggan's interference came after ] hit Pittman with his own taped fist to knock him out. **Duggan's interference came after ] hit Pittman with his own taped fist to knock him out.
* ] defeated ] (with ] and ]) to win the ] (17:01) *] defeated ] (with ] and ]) to win the ] (17:01)
** Badd pinned Page after Muscle accidentally hit Page with a clothesline. **Badd pinned Page after Muscle accidentally hit Page with a clothesline.
** After Page entered the ring, a fake Johnny B. Badd appeared at the entranceway (played by ]) to distract Page and allow the real Badd to sneak up on Page from behind. **After Page entered the ring, a fake Johnny B. Badd appeared at the entranceway (played by ]) to distract Page and allow the real Badd to sneak up on Page from behind.
* ] defeated ] (1:30) *] defeated ] (1:30)
** Savage pinned Zodiac after a Flying Elbow. **Savage pinned Zodiac after a Flying Elbow.
** Zodiac replaced ], who had left WCW. **Zodiac replaced ], who had left WCW.
** Near the end of this short match, security is plainly seen escorting an unidentified person out of the ringside area for unspecified reasons. This action is not acknowledged by the commentators. **Near the end of this short match, security is plainly seen escorting an unidentified person out of the ringside area for unspecified reasons. This action is not acknowledged by the commentators.
* ] (with ]) defeated ] (3:15) * ] (with ]) defeated ] (3:15)
** Kurasawa pinned Hawk with his feet on the ropes ** Kurasawa pinned Hawk with his feet on the ropes
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name =Halloween Havoc 1997 |name =Halloween Havoc 1997
|image = |image =HH 97.JPG
|caption =VHS Cover featuring ] and ] |caption =VHS Cover featuring ] and ]
|tagline =Snap Into The Madness! |tagline =Snap Into The Madness!
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** As Zbyszko called for the bell Syxx attacked him, only to be put in a gogoplata followed by a guillotine choke. ** As Zbyszko called for the bell Syxx attacked him, only to be put in a gogoplata followed by a guillotine choke.
** Bischoff and Hall then returned to the ring and attacked Zbyszko, ending with Bischoff kicking Zbyszko in the head and Hall counting a pin. ** Bischoff and Hall then returned to the ring and attacked Zbyszko, ending with Bischoff kicking Zbyszko in the head and Hall counting a pin.
* ] (with ]) defeated ] in a ] (18:07) *] (with ]) defeated ] in a ] (18:07)
** Page was counted out after a fake ] (]) hit Page with a baseball bat. **Page was counted out after a fake ] (]) hit Page with a baseball bat.
** The only way to win the match was to have your opponent not answer the referee's count of 10. **The only way to win the match was to have your opponent not answer the referee's count of 10.
* ] defeated Hollywood Hogan in a ] (15:37) *] defeated Hollywood Hogan in a ] (15:37)
** Piper beat Hogan by ]. **Piper beat Hogan by ].
** Randy Savage interfered by climbing into the cage and he and Hogan beat down Piper following the match. **Randy Savage interfered by climbing into the cage and he and Hogan beat down Piper following the match.
** After the match, a fan climbed into the cage and was beat up by Hogan and Savage as the show abruptly cut out. **After the match, a fan climbed into the cage and was beat up by Hogan and Savage as the show abruptly cut out.
{{-}} {{-}}


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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 1998 |name = Halloween Havoc 1998
|image = |image =HH 98.JPG
|caption =] cover featuring ] and ] |caption =] cover featuring ] and ]
|tagline =The Night When Good Battles Evil |tagline =The Night When Good Battles Evil
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{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}} {{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
* ] defeated ] to retain the ] (7:49) *] defeated ] to retain the ] (7:49)
** Jericho forced Raven to submit with the ]. **Jericho forced Raven to submit with the ].
* ]: ] defeated ] (4:23) *]: ] defeated ] (4:23)
** Wrath pinned Meng after a ]. **Wrath pinned Meng after a ].
* ] defeated ] (9:39) *] defeated ] (9:39)
** Inferno pinned Guerrera after a ] to become number one contender to the ]. **Inferno pinned Guerrera after a ] to become number one contender to the ].
* ]: ] defeated ] (5:09) *]: ] defeated ] (5:09)
** Wright pinned Finlay after a ]. **Wright pinned Finlay after a ].
* ]: ] defeated ] (3:50) *]: ] defeated ] (3:50)
** Saturn pinned Lodi after a ]. **Saturn pinned Lodi after a ].
* ] defeated ] to retain the ] (10:49) *] defeated ] to retain the ] (10:49)
** Kidman pinned Inferno after a ]. **Kidman pinned Inferno after a ].
* ] and ] defeated ] and ] to win the ] (8:24) *] and ] defeated ] and ] to win the ] (8:24)
** Rick pinned The Giant after a ]. **Rick pinned The Giant after a ].
** Bagwell turned on Rick during the match, leaving him to win the title on his own. **Bagwell turned on Rick during the match, leaving him to win the title on his own.
** Scott Steiner was a substitute for ], the other half of the tag team champions who was wrestling later that night. **Scott Steiner was a substitute for ], the other half of the tag team champions who was wrestling later that night.
* ] defeated ] (5:10) *] defeated ] (5:10)
** Bagwell wearing a mask interfered with Stevie Ray's Slapjack **Bagwell wearing a mask interfered with Stevie Ray's Slapjack
** Rick pinned Scott after a Steiner Bulldog **Rick pinned Scott after a Steiner Bulldog
* ] defeated ] by ] (14:19) *] defeated ] by ] (14:19)
** Nash was counted out after he hit two ] on Hall and left the ring. **Nash was counted out after he hit two ] on Hall and left the ring.
* ] defeated ] to retain the ] (15:03) *] defeated ] to retain the ] (15:03)
** Hart beat Sting by TKO when he put an unconscious Sting in the ]. **Hart beat Sting by TKO when he put an unconscious Sting in the ].
* ] defeated ] (14:18) *] defeated ] (14:18)
** Hogan pinned Warrior after ] came out and hit Warrior with a steel chair. **Hogan pinned Warrior after ] came out and hit Warrior with a steel chair.
** In many areas the pay-per-view was cut off after this match, so for those areas this was the last match which aired on pay-per-view. **In many areas the pay-per-view was cut off after this match, so for those areas this was the last match which aired on pay-per-view.
* ] defeated ] to retain the ] (10:29) *] defeated ] to retain the ] (10:29)
** Goldberg pinned Page after a Jackhammer. **Goldberg pinned Page after a Jackhammer.
** This match was also shown free the next night on ''Nitro'', due to the pay-per-view feed cutting out in many areas. **This match was also shown free the next night on ''Nitro'', due to the pay-per-view feed cutting out in many areas.


====Reaction==== ====Reaction====
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{{Infobox Wrestling event {{Infobox Wrestling event
|name =Halloween Havoc 1999 |name =Halloween Havoc 1999
|image= |image=HH 99.jpg
|caption =] cover featuring ], ] and ] |caption =] cover featuring ], ] and ]
|tagline=The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of... |tagline=The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of...
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** Goldberg pinned Clark after a ] through a table (2:25) ** Goldberg pinned Clark after a ] through a table (2:25)
** Goldberg pinned Adams after a ] (3:35) ** Goldberg pinned Adams after a ] (3:35)
===2015===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Halloween Havoc 2015
|image =
|tagline = TBA
|caption = TBA
|promotion =]
|date =October 25, 2015
|venue =TBA
|city=TBA
|attendance = TBA
|lastevent = ]
|nextevent = ]
}}

'''Halloween Havoc 2015''' took place on October 25, 2015 from the TBA in TBA.


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 22:24, 1 May 2014

File:Halloweenhavoc.JPG
2nd Halloween Havoc Logo used from 1991 to 1995 and 1998 to 1999

Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1989 through 2000. Since the event was held in October it had a Halloween themed show. The first two events were held when WCW was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance. The final five events were held in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. WWE has owned the rights to Halloween Havoc since it purchased WCW in March 2001.

Results

1989

Halloween Havoc 1989
File:HH 89.JPGVHS cover featuring Animal and Hawk
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 28, 1989
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
VenuePhiladelphia Civic Center
Attendance7,300
Tagline(s)Settling the Score
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
The Great American Bash 1989 		Next →
Starrcade 1989

Halloween Havoc 1989 took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1990

Halloween Havoc 1990
File:HH 91.JPGVHS cover featuring Sting and Sid Vicious
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 27, 1990
CityChicago, Illinois
VenueUIC Pavilion
Attendance8,000
Tagline(s)Terror Rules the Ring
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
The Great American Bash 1990 		Next →
Starrcade 1990

Halloween Havoc 1990 took place on October 27, 1990 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1991

Halloween Havoc 1991
File:HH 91.JPGPromotional poster featuring Lex Luger, Ron Simmons and the wrestlers originally advertised to compete in the Chamber of Horrors match
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 27, 1991
CityChattanooga, Tennessee
VenueUTC Arena
Attendance8,900
Tagline(s)Chamber of Horrors
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
The Great American Bash 1991 		Next →
Starrcade 1991

Halloween Havoc 1991 took place on October 27, 1991 from the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1992

Halloween Havoc 1992
File:HH 92.JPGVHS cover featuring Sting
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 25, 1992
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
VenuePhiladelphia Civic Center
Attendance7,000
Tagline(s)Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
The Great American Bash 1992 		Next →
Starrcade 1992

Halloween Havoc 1992 took place on October 25, 1992 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1993

Halloween Havoc 1993
File:HH 93.JPGPromotional Poster Featuring Big Van Vader and Cactus Jack
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 24, 1993
CityNew Orleans, Louisiana
VenueLakefront Arena
Attendance6,000
Tagline(s)Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1993 		Next →
Battlebowl

Halloween Havoc 1993 took place on October 24, 1993 from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1994

Halloween Havoc 1994
File:HH 94.JPGVHS cover featuring Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 23, 1994
CityDetroit, Michigan
VenueJoe Louis Arena
Attendance14,000
Tagline(s)The Cage! Revenge!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1994 		Next →
Starrcade 1994

Halloween Havoc 1994 took place on October 23, 1994 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1995

Halloween Havoc 1995
File:HH 95.JPGVHS cover featuring Hulk Hogan
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 29, 1995
(Sumo Monster truck match was taped on October 28, 1995)
CityDetroit, Michigan
VenueJoe Louis Arena
Attendance13,000
Tagline(s)There's Nowhere to Hide
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1995 		Next →
World War 3 1995

Halloween Havoc 1995 took place on October 29, 1995 from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

  • Main Event match: Eddie Guerrero defeated Disco Inferno (3:21)
    • Guerrero pinned Inferno after a flying headscissor takedown from the top rope.
  • Main Event match: Paul Orndorff defeated The Renegade (1:22)
    • Orndorff pinned Renegade after piledriving him twice.
  • Main Event match: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton) (8:41)
    • Benoit pinned Regal after a belly-to-back suplex/dropkick double team maneuver.
  • Main Event match: Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated VK Wallstreet (3:37)
    • Pittman pinned Wallstreet after Hacksaw Jim Duggan hit Wallstreet with a taped fist.
    • Duggan's interference came after Big Bubba Rogers hit Pittman with his own taped fist to knock him out.
  • Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with the Diamond Doll and Max Muscle) to win the WCW World Television Championship (17:01)
    • Badd pinned Page after Muscle accidentally hit Page with a clothesline.
    • After Page entered the ring, a fake Johnny B. Badd appeared at the entranceway (played by Joey Maggs) to distract Page and allow the real Badd to sneak up on Page from behind.
  • Randy Savage defeated The Zodiac (1:30)
    • Savage pinned Zodiac after a Flying Elbow.
    • Zodiac replaced Kamala, who had left WCW.
    • Near the end of this short match, security is plainly seen escorting an unidentified person out of the ringside area for unspecified reasons. This action is not acknowledged by the commentators.
  • Kurasawa (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Road Warrior Hawk (3:15)
    • Kurasawa pinned Hawk with his feet on the ropes
  • Sabu (with The Sheik) defeated Mr. JL (3:25)
    • Sabu pinned JL after a split-legged moonsault.
    • Immediately following the pin, Sheik threw a fireball into the face of the downed JL.
  • Lex Luger defeated Meng by disqualification (13:14)
    • Meng was disqualified after The Taskmaster interfered on Meng's behalf.
  • Sting and Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson by disqualification (17:09)
    • Pillman and Anderson were disqualified when Flair turned on Sting.
  • Hulk Hogan defeated The Giant in a Sumo Monster truck match (5:00)
    • Hogan's "Hulkster" truck pushed Giant's "Dungeon of Doom" truck out of the circle for the win.
    • This match took place on top of the nearby Cobo Hall. Although it was portrayed as live, the match was actually taped the previous night.
    • WCW stunt co-ordinator Ellis Edwards portrayed the referee for this match, and the commentary team was joined by Bigfoot creator Bob Chandler.
    • After the match, Hogan and The Giant began fighting, resulting in Giant (kayfabe) falling off the side of the building.
  • Randy Savage defeated Lex Luger (5:23)
    • Savage pinned Luger after a Flying Elbow.
  • The Giant (with The Taskmaster) defeated Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) by disqualification to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (14:30)
    • Hogan was disqualified after Hart hit the referee with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt.
    • Hart then turned on Hogan by hitting him with the world title belt and became manager of the Dungeon of Doom.
    • After the match The Yeti came to the ring and assisted Giant in hugging Hogan, so that they were both hugging Hogan at the same time.
    • Randy Savage came to the ring to try to save Hogan, as did Lex Luger.
    • Luger turned on Savage by attacking him and then put Hogan in the Torture Rack, joining the Dungeon of Doom.
    • The Giant took the belt from the referee after the match and left with it; Jimmy Hart later revealed that he had a clause put in the contract that the title could change hands on a disqualification, but a week later on Nitro, The Giant was stripped of the title, because the disqualification was due to Hart's interference, The title belt was later rewarded to the winner of the 3 ring 60 man Battle Royal at WCW World War 3 1995, which was won by Randy Savage.

1996

Halloween Havoc 1996
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 27, 1996
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance10,000
Tagline(s)A Night Of Terror And Suspense!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1996 		Next →
World War 3 1996


Halloween Havoc 1996 took place on October 27, 1996 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1997

Halloween Havoc 1997
File:HH 97.JPGVHS Cover featuring Hollywood Hogan and Roddy Piper
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 26, 1997
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance12,457
Tagline(s)Snap Into The Madness!
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1997 		Next →
World War 3 1997


Halloween Havoc 1997 took place on October 26, 1997 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

1998

Halloween Havoc 1998
File:HH 98.JPGVHS cover featuring Hollywood Hogan and The Warrior
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 25, 1998
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance10,663
Tagline(s)The Night When Good Battles Evil
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1998 		Next →
World War 3 1998

Halloween Havoc 1998 took place on October 25, 1998 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada and featured a double main event.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

Reaction

The 1998 card is infamous for featuring Hollywood Hogan vs. The Warrior in a widely pilloried rematch from WrestleMania VI, a 1990 pay-per-view event produced by rival promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). There, Warrior had defeated Hogan for the WWF Championship (and retained his own WWF Intercontinental Championship). Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter named their 1998 return bout the worst match of the year, as did readers of professional wrestling magazine Power Slam, whose editor, Fin Martin, later wrote: "WCW hired Warrior at great expense in May 1998 specifically to massage the Hogan ego. Hogan pinned Warrior in one of the worst matches ever held."

Reflecting on the contest, then-WCW president Eric Bischoff conceded critical opinion that it was "one of the worst matches in history", and asserted that it "pretty much stunk up the joint." He however dismissed reports that he had hired Warrior solely to lose to Hogan in return for Hogan's WrestleMania VI loss, claiming that these are "not true" and that those responsible are "drinking their own Kool-Aid". Veteran announcer Gene Okerlund, who was employed by WCW at the time of the bout, described it as "horrible" and "a disaster".

Criticism was compounded by the fact that WCW decided to run the PPV to three and half hours, rather than the standard three, without warning the cable companies. Due to this, many PPV feeds ended while the main event, Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page, was still underway; WCW was forced to air the match the following night for free on Nitro.

1999

Halloween Havoc 1999
File:HH 99.jpgVHS cover featuring Sid Vicious, Sting and Goldberg
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 24, 1999
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance8,464
Tagline(s)The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of... When Our Inner Animals Come Out To Play.
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Fall Brawl 1999 		Next →
Mayhem 1999

Halloween Havoc 1999 took place on October 24, 1999 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

2000

Halloween Havoc 2000
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateOctober 29, 2000
CityParadise, Nevada
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena
Attendance7,582
Tagline(s)The future of Sports Entertainment is here and now...
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
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Millennium Final


Halloween Havoc 2000 took place on October 29, 2000 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

References

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See also

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World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events
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