Road Wild
Road Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcyle Rally, and reputedly was largely held so that Eric Bischoff could go, as he is an avid motorbike fan. Admission was free so the only revenue was from PPV. Several of the wrestlers themselves would ride their motorcycles to this event from the previous show to be part of the rally. The first show was called Hog Wild but WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a potential trademark issue with a Harley-Davidson owners group. The event was always sold as an "adult" themed event. Many officials worried that some of the audience was more risque and extreme, and there was a slight chance for nudity or vulgar language. In 1998, country music star Travis Tritt performed following the main event. In 2000, it was replaced by New Blood Rising.
Hog Wild
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 10, 1996 | ||
| City | Sturgis, South Dakota | ||
| Venue | Sturgis Rally & Races | ||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||
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Hog Wild took place on August 10, 1996 from Sturgis Rally & Races in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- Main Event match: The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Dick Slater and Mike Enos (3:47)
- Rock pinned Enos.
- Main Event match: Konnan defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (4:24)
- Konnan pinned Guerrero.
- Main Event match: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated High Voltage (Robbie Rage and Kenny Kaos) (3:22)
- Knobbs pinned Kaos.
- Main Event match: Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton (0:30)
- Wright pinned Eaton.
- Main Event match: The Dungeon of Doom (Kevin Sullivan, Meng, and The Barbarian) defeated Joe Gomez, Jim Powers, and Mark Starr (3:06)
- Meng pinned Starr.
- Main Event match: David Taylor defeated Mr. JL (2:37)
- Taylor pinned JL.
- Main Event match: Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Renegade (6:53)
- Page pinned Renegade.
- Main Event match: Arn Anderson defeated Hugh Morrus (0:40)
- Anderson pinned Morrus.
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated The Ultimate Dragon to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (11:35)
- Misterio pinned Dragon.
- Scott Norton defeated Ice Train (5:05)
- Norton forced Train to submit.
- Madusa defeated Bull Nakano (5:00)
- Madusa pinned Nakano.
- Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko (26:55)
- Benoit pinned Malenko.
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (17:53)
- Booker pinned Scott.
- Ric Flair defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the WCW United States Championship (14:14)
- Flair pinned Guerrero.
- The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) defeated Lex Luger and Sting (14:36)
- Hall pinned Luger.
- Hollywood Hogan defeated The Giant to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (14:55)
- Hogan pinned Giant.
1997
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 9, 1997 | ||
| City | Sturgis, South Dakota | ||
| Venue | Sturgis Rally & Races | ||
| Attendance | 6,500 | ||
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Road Wild 1997 took place on August 9, 1997 from Sturgis Rally & Races in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton) (w/Vincent) (10:20)
- Booker pinned Norton after two Harlem Sidekicks.
- Konnan defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. in a Mexican Death match (10:20)
- Konnan forced Misterio to submit with the Tequila Sunrise.
- Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko in an Elimination match (9:36)
- McMichael pinned Jarrett when Jarrett pulled McMichael on top of himself (7:11)
- McMichael pinned Malenko after a Tombstone Piledriver (9:36)
- Alex Wright defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (13:03)
- Wright pinned Jericho with a roll-up.
- Ric Flair defeated Syxx (11:06)
- Flair pinned Syxx with his feet on the ropes.
- Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/Kimberly Page) (9:41)
- Hennig pinned Page with a Hennig-Plex.
- The Giant defeated Randy Savage (6:05)
- Giant pinned Savage after a chokeslam.
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (w/Ted DiBiase) defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) by disqualification (15:29)
- The Outsiders were disqualified after Nash pulled the referee out of the ring, The Outsiders retained the titles.
- Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (16:15)
- Hogan pinned Luger after a fake Sting (Dennis Rodman in a Sting costume) hit Luger with a baseball bat.
1998
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 8, 1998 | ||
| City | Sturgis, South Dakota | ||
| Venue | Sturgis Rally & Races | ||
| Attendance | 8,500 | ||
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Road Wild 1998 took place on August 8, 1998 from Sturgis Rally & Races in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- Meng defeated The Barbarian (w/Jimmy Hart) (4:48)
- Meng pinned Barbarian with a Tongan Death Grip.
- The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Disco Inferno and Alex Wright (w/Tokyo Magnum) (15:27)
- Grunge pinned Inferno after Magnum accidentally splashed Inferno.
- Saturn defeated Raven (w/Lodi) and Chris Kanyon in a Triangle Raven's Rules match (12:26)
- Saturn pinned Raven after a Death Valley Driver.
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Psychosis (13:38)
- Misterio pinned Psychosis with a Springboard Hurricanrana to become #1 contender to the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
- Stevie Ray defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (2:38)
- Ray pinned Guerrero after hitting him with a slapjack.
- Steve McMichael defeated Brian Adams (w/Vincent) (6:32)
- McMichael pinned Adams after a Tombstone Piledriver.
- Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho (w/Dean Malenko as Special Guest Referee) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (16:24)
- Guerrera pinned Jericho after a Frankensteiner.
- Goldberg won a Battle Royal also featuring: The Giant, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Konnan, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Scott Norton, and Sting (7:58)
- Goldberg won by last pinning Giant.
- Eliminations were by pinfall or going over the top rope.
- Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno (w/Kevin Eubanks) defeated Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff (w/The Disciple and Miss Elizabeth) (14:34)
- Leno pinned Bischoff after Page hit a Diamond Cutter on Bischoff.
- At the end of the show, Travis Tritt performed a mini-concert.
1999
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 14, 1999 | ||
| City | Sturgis, South Dakota | ||
| Venue | Sturgis Rally & Races | ||
| Attendance | 5,500 | ||
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Road Wild 1999 took place on August 14, 1999 from Sturgis Rally & Races in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- Rey Mysterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddie Guerrero defeated Vampiro and The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) (12:22)
- Kidman pinned Dope after a Shooting star press.
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship (13:06)
- Ray pinned Bigelow after a Missile Dropkick from Booker.
- The Revolution (Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum, Jr.) (w/Kendall Windham) (10:57)
- Saturn pinned Duncum after a Death Valley Driver.
- Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (w/Sonny Onoo) (7:24)
- Bagwell pinned Miller after Miller collided into Onoo.
- Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a No Disqualification match to retain the WCW United States Championship (12:14)
- Benoit pinned Page after a Diving Headbutt.
- Sid Vicious defeated Sting (10:40)
- Vicious pinned Sting after a chokeslam.
- Goldberg defeated Rick Steiner (5:39)
- Goldberg pinned Steiner after a Jackhammer.
- Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman (11:30)
- Savage pinned Rodman after hitting him with a chain.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a Retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (12:16)
- Hogan pinned Nash after a leg drop.