Like the royal rumble, the world war 3 match was held at the event that shared its name. The world war 3 match headlines this card, and it rightfully deserves to. The smark retro rant for wcw world war iii 97 i always thought the tradition of naming each world war iii ppv with a different year was a bit stupid, but thats wcw for ya. Ddp gets a shot at the us title against lex luger, the road warriors face the steiners for the tag team titles and the three ring battle royal, world war 3 match where only one man will be left standing. Tony names the winner of wwiii as getting their title shot at superbrawl.
Reynolds, bryan alvarez, bryan alvarez, audible studios. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. Wwe network wcw fall brawl 1997 ppvtombstone 22 mar. The payperviews title also was the name of its signature match, a threering, sixtyman battle royal. Third annual 3ring battle royal, featuring chris adams, brad armstrong, marcus bagwell, the barbarian. Even though you dont need three guys on commentary at least one of them isnt dusty rhodes now. World war 3 97 november 25, 2019 150 min on this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, the fellas discuss wcw world war 3 from november 1997, from one of the hottest time periods in company history, and the last. This rule was amended in 1997 to allow for eliminations if a person leaves the ring in any way. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The palace of auburn hills, auburn hills, michigan wcws annual 60man battle royal known as world war 3 has been. Not all the matches are 5 star classics, but most are fairly good. The main event was the 3 ring, 60 man battle royal match to earn a shot at the wcw world heavyweight championship. Wcw world war 3 1997 results wcw ppv event history. Wcw released the world war 3 events on home video the following year, with the packaging for the first three releases reflecting the year that the video was released and not the year that the actual event took place, e.
World war 3 1997 was the third world war 3 professional wrestling payper view ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff world war 3 97. The cover for the 1999 release of the final 1998 event did not show. Wwe network wcw road wild 1997 ppvtombstone 21 mar. Badd defeated diamond dallas page to earn the services of the diamond doll as his manager. Download right click and do save link as on this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, the fellas discuss wcw world war 3 from november 1997, from one of the hottest time periods in company history, and the last ppv before starrcades sting vs. It was ported to the pc as well as the nintendo 64 in early 1999 with an updated rosterwhich is actually the same roster from wcwnwo thunder named after wcws thursday night tv show, the sequel to the playstation version. Third annual 3 ring battle royal, featuring chris adams, brad armstrong, marcus bagwell, the barbarian. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. World war 3 was an annual professional wrestling payperview event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. The main event was the traditional world war 3 battle royal, in which the winner would receive a future title. Wcw world war 3 wcw now had full control of nitro and it seemed that the 1 free wcw fonts for immediate download and 3 professional wcw fonts for i think this release is a waste of money the episode of raw i thought was quit boring results thunder 94 january 6 2000 wcw world cruiserweight. World war 3 november 23, 1997 auburn hills, mi the palace the current wcw champs are as follows.
Big bubba rogers defeated hacksaw jim duggan in a taped fist challenge. Team nwo vs team wcw 1997 wcw fall brawl macho king. Wcw main event 15111997 clips of wcw nwo feud nitro. On this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, the fellas discuss wcw world war 3 from november 1997, from one of the hottest time periods in company history, and the last ppv before starrcades sting vs. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Wwe network wcw world war 3 1997 ppvtombstone 23 mar. The palace at auburn hills auburn hills, michigan attendance.
Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Wcw world war 3 1995 randy savage vs lex luger part 2. Can you name the participants in wcws world war 3 1997. World war 3 was an annual professional wrestling payperview event produced by world. The show opens live from the palace in auburn hills, mi. World war three 1997 19971123, the paalce, auburn hills, michigan, usa. The event took place on november 23, 1997 from the palace of auburn hills in auburn hills, michigan nine matches were contested at the event. This show is packed with news, views, and memories from that time period, including.
World war 3 1995 was released on vhs as world war 3 96. Undefeated streak 19 of 173 bill goldberg vs steve mcmichael wcw starrcade 1997. Johnny b badd wcw tv champion defeated diamond dallas page, who was accompanied by the diamond doll kimberly. Wwe network wcw halloween havoc 1997 ppvtombstone 22 mar. Wcw world war 3 1997 the palace of auburn hills, michigan november 23rd 1997 wcw world war 3 saw some great matches and one 60. Results the faces of fear meng and the barbarian defeated glacier and ernest miller 9. World war 3 1997 took place on november 23, 1997 from the palace of auburn hills in auburn hills, michigan. The winner gets a shot at the winner of hogansting at starrcade. Wcw world war iii 97 sunday, 112397 by lee canfield. Always miss wcwthe people who gave us what we want, not just a bunch of. Wcw world war 3 1995 events database cagematch the. I will say the story going into this is better than the previous 2 years, and i actually liked the ending. Anyway, the original rant of course sucked balls, so since im still unemployed for the. The best and worst of wcw monday nitro for november 24, 1997, featuring a look at world war 3 1997, aka world war 5.
Wcws world war 3 event was headlined by a three ring, 60man battle royal. Listen to 83 weeks with eric bischoff episodes free, on demand. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Wcw nitro named after wcws flagship monday night tv show was originally made for the sony playstation back in 1997. Wcw world war 3 1997 wcws take on the royal rumble match, world war 3, will make its third appearance since its creation.
A must buy for any wrestling fan, especially those who grew up during the monday night wars. Im big mike, fresh from charlevoix county, michigan, and its time for world war iii. Title defenses at this event included curt hennig defending the wcw united states heavyweight championship against ric flair, eddie guerrero defending the wcw cruiserweight. Wcw world war 3 1997 events database cagematch the. Wcw rarely put on a solid top to bottom ppv, but this is one of them. This opening video package is pretty poor, but actually isnt bad by wcw standards. Alas, downloading will be the only way to relive those 7 years wcw was around. Bull nakano and akira hokuta defeated cutie suzuki and mayumi ozaki when nakano pinned ozaki. Your hosts are tony schiavone, mike tenay, and bobby heenan.
The usual commentary team for this era is here, tony. The event took place every november from 1995 until 1998. Wcw world war 3 1997 results wcw ppv event history pay. I want to give a shout out though to rex and the boys that were at the flight deck bar in charlevoix. All four men brawl at the bell, and the dust settles on glacier taking on meng. Listen to the 83 weeks with eric bischoff episode world. Promotion world championship wrestling event type pay per view event date november 23, 1997 event series world war 3 year 1997 country united states location auburn hills, michigan arena the palace of auburn hills attendance 17,128 network turner broadcasting system running time 3 hours main event 60man world war 3 match watch on wwe network. Title defenses at this event included curt hennig defending the wcw united states heavyweight championship against ric flair, eddie guerrero defending the wcw. User mathys uploaded this world war wcw world war 3 logo world championship wrestling. World war 3 1997 was the third world war 3 professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
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