List of WCW pay-per-view events
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This is a list of annual pay-per-view
events held by World Championship Wrestling
. Some of these events were started by the NWA
's Jim Crockett Promotions
before Ted Turner
purchased them in 1988 and changed the name to WCW. Pay-per-views held in 1998 were promoted under the WCW/nWo
banner.
When WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation
, the WWF assumed the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date, WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view which uses the name of a former WCW supercard, namely The Great American Bash
. A PPV event in 2001, Invasion
, was promoted under the WWF, WCW, and ECW names as WWF vs. WCW/ECW Invasion but was technically a WWF PPV.
Before WCW's WWF buyout, their next PPV was to be called The Big Bang, which was supposed to state the new WCW because of previous bad ratings, instead of the previously used Spring Stampede
. It was scheduled to take place on May 6, 2001.
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
events held by World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
. Some of these events were started by the NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
's Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
before Ted Turner
Ted Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
purchased them in 1988 and changed the name to WCW. Pay-per-views held in 1998 were promoted under the WCW/nWo
New World Order (professional wrestling)
The New World Order was a professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled for World Championship Wrestling . The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation after the purchase of WCW by the WWF...
banner.
When WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, the WWF assumed the ownership rights of the names of these events. To date, WWE has only promoted one pay-per-view which uses the name of a former WCW supercard, namely The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash was an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions and then by World Championship Wrestling. It is now produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
. A PPV event in 2001, Invasion
WWF InVasion
Invasion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on July 22, 2001 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio...
, was promoted under the WWF, WCW, and ECW names as WWF vs. WCW/ECW Invasion but was technically a WWF PPV.
Before WCW's WWF buyout, their next PPV was to be called The Big Bang, which was supposed to state the new WCW because of previous bad ratings, instead of the previously used Spring Stampede
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.-1994:...
. It was scheduled to take place on May 6, 2001.
Events by month
| Month | Pay-per-view event |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Souled Out Souled Out Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by World Championship Wrestling in the month of January from 1997 through 2000. It was originally started as an nWo PPV but it did not generate the revenue it hoped for so it was turned into a WCW and nWo co-promoted PPV... (1997 – 2000) |
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| Sin WCW Sin Sin was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling that replaced WCW's January PPV event, Souled Out. Sin was the third to last WCW PPV before the company was bought by the World Wrestling Federation... (2001) |
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| February | Chi-Town Rumble Chi-Town Rumble Chi-Town Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling under the National Wrestling Alliance banner. It took place on February 20, 1989 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.... (1989) |
| WrestleWar (1990 – 1991) | |
| SuperBrawl SuperBrawl SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001. Along with Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc, SuperBrawl was booked to be one of WCW's flagship pay-per-views.... (1992 – 2001) |
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| March | Uncensored Uncensored Uncensored was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced in 2001 by Greed.... (1995 – 2000) |
| Greed WCW Greed Greed was the final pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling. It took place on March 18, 2001 from the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida. The pay-per-view took place eight days before the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro.... (2001) |
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| April | Spring Stampede 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.-1994:... (1994; 1997 – 2000) |
| May | WrestleWar (1989; 1992) |
| Capital Combat Capital Combat Capital Combat: The Return of Robocop was a one time professional wrestling pay-per-view from the National Wrestling Alliance held under the World Championship Wrestling name. It took place on May 19, 1990 from the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.... (1990) |
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| SuperBrawl SuperBrawl SuperBrawl was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001. Along with Starrcade, Bash at the Beach, The Great American Bash and Halloween Havoc, SuperBrawl was booked to be one of WCW's flagship pay-per-views.... (1991) |
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| Slamboree Slamboree Slamboree was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000. It was held in the month of May. It was originally billed as "The Legends' Reunion" because many retired legends from Jim Crockett Promotions attended the PPV and other events... (1993 – 2000) |
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| June | The Great American Bash The Great American Bash The Great American Bash was an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions and then by World Championship Wrestling. It is now produced by World Wrestling Entertainment... (1995 - 2000) |
| Beach Blast Beach Blast Beach Blast was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by World Championship Wrestling and held in the summers of 1992 and 1993. It was replaced by Bash at the Beach in 1994.-1992:... (1992) |
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| July | The Great American Bash The Great American Bash The Great American Bash was an annual summer professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions and then by World Championship Wrestling. It is now produced by World Wrestling Entertainment... (1985 – 1992) |
| Beach Blast (1993) | |
| Bash at the Beach Bash at the Beach Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling . It was the company's PPV for the month of July, held from 1994 to 2000. The show centered around a beach theme, with the set around the entrance area for the wrestlers decorated with... (1994 – 2000) |
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| August | Hog Wild Road Wild Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The first show was called Hog Wild but WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a... (1996) |
| Road Wild Road Wild Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The first show was called Hog Wild but WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a... (1997 – 1999) |
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| New Blood Rising New Blood Rising New Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling in 2000. It took place on August 13, 2000 from the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Results:... (2000) |
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| September | Fall Brawl Fall Brawl Fall Brawl was an annual pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. The name was derived from the fall edition of Clash of the Champions, called "Fall Brawl"... (1993 – 2000) |
| October | Halloween Havoc Halloween Havoc Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. The final five events were held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena... (1989 – 2000) |
| November | Starrcade Starrcade Starrcade was an annual professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling as their flagship event equal to WWE's WrestleMania , and featured the largest feuds of the promotion... (1983 - 1987) |
| Battlebowl Battlebowl Battlebowl was a one-time professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling. It was made up of tag team matches in which the partners were randomly drawn in a "Lethal Lottery" and a team had to work together to advance to the Battlebowl Battle Royal. Previous versions of... (1993) |
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| World War 3 WCW World War 3 World War 3 was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The pay-per-view's title also was the name of its signature match, a three-ring, sixty-man battle royal which was their answer to the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble. The event... (1995 – 1998) |
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| Mayhem WCW Mayhem Mayhem was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling and held in the month of November in 1999 and 2000. It is noted for being the first wrestling pay-per-view named after a video game, rather than the video game named after a pay-per-view.- 1999 :Mayhem 1999... (1999 – 2000) |
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| Millennium Final Millennium Final Millennium Final was a Germany-only professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling. It took place on November 16, 2000 from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany.- Results :-External links:**... (2000) |
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| December | Starrcade Starrcade Starrcade was an annual professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling as their flagship event equal to WWE's WrestleMania , and featured the largest feuds of the promotion... (1988 – 2000) |
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See also
- Clash of the ChampionsClash of the ChampionsThe Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The specials were supercards intended to feature pay-per-view caliber matches, similar to World Wrestling Federation's Saturday Night's Main Event.The first Clash of the...
- World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
- Jim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...