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Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1998

By: Karl Stern

1998

01-04-1998: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds it’s Final Power Hall at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of a reported 65,500 fans. Results: Kendo Kashin defeated Koji Kanemoto… IWGP Junior heavyweight title: Shinjiro Otani defeated Ultimo Dragon… Yuji Nagata defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan… Osamu Nishimura & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima)… Riki Road Final Five: Riki Choshu defeated Kazuyuki Fujita… Riki Choshu defeated Yutaka Yoshie… Riki Choshu defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa… Takashi Iizuka defeated Riki Choshu… Riki Choshu defeated Jushin Thunder Liger… Mixed Martial Arts Match: Don Frye defeated Naoya Ogawa… Mixed Martial Arts Match: Shinya Hashimoto defeated Dennis Lane… Masahiro Chono defeated Shiro Koshinaka… IWGP heavyweight title: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Keiji Muto.

01-05-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in Atlanta, GA: Georgia Dome drawing 26,773: Shown live on TNT: WCW U.S. champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Chris Jericho… Bill Goldberg pinned Stevie Ray… John Nord beat The Barbarian… Juventud Guerrera pinned Psicosis… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Prince Iaukea… Ray Traylor & Rick & Scott Steiner beat Konnan & Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell… Rick Martel beat Brad Armstrong… Scott Riggs & Saturn beat Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael… Lex Luger pinned Randy Savage… Sting & Lex Luger beat Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage.

01-10-1998: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,259: Cactus Jack & Steve Austin defeated Rocky Maivia & D’Lo Brown in a falls count anywhere match… Kane defeated Chainz (Brian Lee)… Vader defeated Goldust… The Undertaker & The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated Shawn Michaels & New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) in a steel cage match… The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas Godwinn) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher)… WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher… Ken Shamrock defeated Farooq (Ron Simmons)… Tom Brandi defeated Marc Mero by DQ.

ECW House Party 1998: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,650: Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten & Tommy Dreamer beat Tommy Rich & Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Jerry Lynn beat Chris Candido… Gran Hamada pinned Gran Naniwa… Al Snow pinned Roadkill… Justin Credible pinned Great Sasuke… Rob Van Dam pinned Bam Bam Bigelow… ECW TV champion Taz beat Too Cold Scorpio… Big Dick & The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Spike Dudley & New Jack & John Kronus… Sandman pinned Sabu in a Stairway to Hell match.

01-18-1998: WWF Royal Rumble in San Jose, CA at the San Jose Arena drawing 18,542: Vader defeated Goldust (Dustin Rhodes)… Max Mini & Mosaic & Nova defeated Battalion & El Torito & Tarantula. Sunny was the special referee… WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia (Dewayne Johnson) defeated Ken Shamrock via DQ… Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) via DQ… Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble. Also in the match were: Steve Blackman, Justin Bradshaw, Tom Brandi, D-Lo Brown, Cactus Jack (Mick Foley), Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk), Chainz, Eight-Ball, Farooq, Henry Godwinn, Phineas Godwinn, Goldust, Owen Hart, Mark Henry, Honky Tonk Man, Jeff Jarrett, Ahmed Johnson, Kurrgan, Dude Love (Mick Foley), Rocky Maivia, Mankind (Mick Foley), Marc Mero, Mosh, Kama Mustafa, Ken Shamrock, Skull, Thrasher, Vader, & Savio Vega… WWF World champion Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker in a casket match.

01-19-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in New Orleans, LA: Superdome drawing 20,614: Shown live on TNT: In a dark match: Jim Duggan beat Louie Spicolli… Rick Martel beat Eddy Guerrero… Chris Benoit beat Marty Jannetty… Ernest Miller pinned Jerry Flynn… Rick & Scott Steiner beat Buff Bagwell & Konnan… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Mortis (Chris Kanyon)… Chris Jericho beat Juventud Guerrera… Lex Luger beat Scott Hall via DQ… The Giant (Paul Wight) pinned Hulk Hogan… Dark match: Sting & Lex Luger & The Giant beat Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage & Konnan & Buff Bagwell in a handicap match.

01-20-1998: Bobo Brazil dies at the age of 74.

01-21-1998: RINGS: World Mega Battle Tournament 1997: Grand Final in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 9,200: Wataru Sakata beat Herman Renting… Masayuki Naruse beat Dominque Deligny… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Sione Latu… Bitsadze Tariel defeated Hans Nyman… Akira Maeda beat Volk Han for third place in the Mega Battle Tournament 1997… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Mikhail Ilioukhine to win the Mega Battle Tournament 1997 and become the first RINGS Open-weight champion.

01-24-1998: WCW Souled Out PPV: in Dayton, OH: Hara Arena drawing 5,486: Juventud Guerrera & Super Calo & Lizmark Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Jr. beat La Parka & Psicosis & Silver King & El Dandy… Chris Benoit defeated Raven in a no DQ match… Chris Jericho beat Rey Misterio, Jr. to win the WCW Cruiserweight title… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Rick Martel… Larry Zbyszko beat Scott Hall via DQ… Ray Traylor & Rick & Scott Steiner beat Konnan & Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell… Kevin Nash pinned The Giant (Paul Wight)… Bret Hart beat Ric Flair… Lex Luger beat Randy Savage.

01-31-1998: WCW Boston Brawl: A special event with audio streamed over the internet: in Boston, MA: Fleet Center drawing 18,759: Bill Goldberg pinned Buddy Lee Parker… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Michael Wallstreet (Mike Rotundo)… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Dean Malenko… Steve McMichael pinned Greg Valentine… Rick & Scott Steiner beat Raven & Saturn… Chris Benoit beat Eddie Guerrero… Bret Hart beat Ric Flair… Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page & Larry Zbyszko beat Scott Hall & Kevin Nash & Randy Savage… Sting pinned Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match.

ECW: Hostile City Showdown 1998: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,600: Jerry Lynn & Chris Chetti beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Rob Van Dam & Sabu beat Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney via DQ… Spike Dudley pinned Gran Naniwa… Justin Credible pinned Gran Hamada… Shane Douglas & Chris Candido & Lance Storm battled Taz & Bam Bam Bigelow to a no contest… Al Snow pinned Doug Furnas… Rob Van Dam & Sabu beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) and John Kronus & New Jack and Sandman & Tommy Dreamer in a four way dance.

02-02-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in San Antonio, TX: Alamo Dome drawing 21,000: Shown live on TNT: Dark match: Scotty Riggs beat Jose Lothario, Jr… Juventud Guerrera pinned Psicosis… Ultimo Dragon beat Billy Kidman… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Super Calo… WCW World TV champion Booker T pinned Steve Regal… Konnan pinned Hugh Morrus… Scott Hall pinned Jim Neidhart… Bill Goldberg pinned Mark Starr… Davey Boy Smith battled Steve McMichael to a double count out… Raven pinned Disco Inferno in a no DQ match… Rick & Scott Steiner beat Kevin Nash & Buff Bagwell… Randy Savage beat Sting via DQ.

02-08-1998: NWA Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show 3: in Philadelphia, PA: Radisson Hotel drawing 600: Overweight Lover beat Johnny Rotten… Ray Odyssey beat Patch… Brittany Brown beat Brandi Alexander… The Great Caruso beat Metal Maniac… Lance Diamond beat Twiggy Ramirez… NWA World champion Dan Severn beat Franz Schumann… Ace Darling & Devon Storm beat Derrik Domino & Harley Lewis to win the vacant NWA American tag team titles… Sid Vicious beat King Kong Bundy… Doug & Tommy Gilbert beat Buddy Landel & Dory Funk, Jr.

RINGS: Free Fight Gala 1998: The King of Rings in Amsterdam, Netherlands: Sport Hall South drawing 8,500: Dave van der Veen beat Johan Boolean… Valentijn Overeem beat Christopher Haseman via decision… Piet van Gammeren defeated Jerry Kalia… Sander MacKilljan defeated Pedro Palm in a vale tudo match… Maurice Kistenmaker beat John Verstehen via unanimous decision… Sander Thonhauser beat Cees Bezems… Willie Peeters battled Wataru Sakata to a no contest… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Rob van Esdonk via submission… Joop Kasteel beat Bitsadze Ameran… Gilbert Yvel beat Bob Schrijber… Paul Varelans defeated Dick Leon-Vrij in a vale tudo match.

02-15-1998: WWF No Way Out of Texas PPV: in Houston, TX at the Compaq Center drawing 16,110: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat Goldust & Marc Mero… WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku pinned Pantera… The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas Godwinn) beat The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Ouellette)… Justin Bradshaw beat NWA North American champion Jeff Jarrett via DQ… Ken Shamrock & Ahmed Johnson & Chainz & Eight Ball & Skull beat Farooq & Rocky Maivia & D-Lo Brown & Kama Mustafa & Mark Henry… Kane pinned Vader… Steve Austin & Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) & Owen Hart beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Jesse Jammes & Billy Gunn & Savio Vega in a no DQ.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,000: Tadao Yasuda pinned Kazuyuki Fujita… Jushin Liger & El Samurai & Kendo Kashin beat Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto & Tatsuhito Takaiwa… Manabu Nakanishi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan… Osamu Nishimura pinned NWO Sting (Jeff Farmer)… Curt Hennig pinned Satoshi Kojima… Keiji Mutoh beat Kazuo Yamazaki… Naoya Ogawa beat Don Frye… Shinya Hashimoto pinned Big Titan (Rick Bogner)… Scott Norton pinned Kensuke Sasaki… Shiro Koshinaka pinned Masahiro Chono.

02-21-1998: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 13,227: WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouellette)… 8-Ball pinned Marc Mero… Ken Shamrock beat Kama Mustafa (Charles Wright)… Henry & Phineas Godwinn beat The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) in a country whipping match… WWF European champion Owen Hart beat Goldust… WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) beat Cactus Jack & Terry Funk… Kane pinned Chainz (Brian Lee)… Steve Austin pinned The Rock.

ECW Cyberslam 1998: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,500: Jerry Lynn pinned Danny Doring… Al Snow pinned Tracy Smothers… Chris Chetti pinned Doug Furnas… Lance Storm pinned Chris Candido… ECW TV champion Taz beat Brakkus via submission… Justin Credible beat Tommy Dreamer in a first blood match… Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten & Sandman beat John Kronus & New Jack & Spike Dudley and The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) & Big Dick Dudley in a three way dance… Bam Bam Bigelow & Shane Douglas beat Rob Van Dam & Sabu.

02-22-1998: WCW Super Brawl 8: in San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace drawing 12,620: Shown live on PPV: In a dark match: Ultimo Dragon pinned Shiryu… Booker T pinned Rick Martel to win the WCW TV title… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Saturn… Disco Inferno pinned La Parka… Bill Goldberg pinned Brad Armstrong… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho pinned Juventud Guerrera in a title vs. mask match… Davey Boy Smith defeated Steve McMichael… WCW U.S. champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Chris Benoit… Lex Luger beat Randy Savage… The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) beat Rick & Scott Steiner to win the WCW World tag team titles… Sting pinned Hulk Hogan to win the vacant WCW World heavyweight title.

02-28-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Satoru Asako beat Mohammed Yone & Daisuke Ikeda… Gedo & Jado beat Yoshinori Ogawa & Kentaro Shiga… Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) beat Maunukea Mossman & Masao Inoue… Haruka Eigan & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Masa Fuchi beat Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota… Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum, Jr. beat Takao Omori & Jun Izumida… Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Masahito Kakihara… All Japan World tag team champions Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Gary Albright… All Japan Triple Crown champion Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Johnny Ace.

03-01-1998: ECW Living Dangerously 1998: in Asbury Park, NJ: Convention Center drawing 3,700: Shown live on PPV: Jerry Lynn & Chris Chetti beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Masato Tanaka pinned Doug Furnas… Rob Van Dam pinned Too Cold Scorpio… New Jack & Spike Dudley beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in a three way dance… Tommy Dreamer pinned Justin Credible… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Taz to win the ECW TV title... Sabu pinned Sandman in a dueling canes match. This match was pre-taped… Al Snow & Lance Storm beat Shane Douglas & Chris Candido

AAA: Rey de Reyes 1998: in Naucalpan, Mexico: El Toreo: Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Electro Shock & Mini Psicosis beat La Parkita & Mini Discovery & Octagoncito… Histeria & Maniaco & AAA Mosco de la Merced & Psicosis II drew Los Cocos (Amarillo & Azul & Negro & Rojo)… Perro Aguayo, Sr. beat El Cobarde and Electroshock and La Parka II in an elimination match…. Latin Lover beat Black Demon and Blue Demon Jr. and Killer in an elimination match… Cibernetico beat Shiba and Perro Aguayo Jr. and Mascara Sagrada (Alebrije) in an elimination match… Octagon beat Fuerza Guerrera and Hong Kong Lee and Mascara Sagrada Jr. in an elimination match… Octagon beat Latin Lover and Perro Aguayo Sr. and Cibernetico in an elimination match to win the Rey de Reyes 1998… Antonio & Jorge Brenan beat Abismo Negro & Pentagon II via DQ in a steel cage match… Heavy Metal beat Sangre Chicana in a hair vs. hair match.

03-15-1998: WCW Uncensored 4: in Mobile, AL: Civic Center drawing 7,474: Shown live on PPV: WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero… Juventud Guerrera pinned Konnan… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Dean Malenko… Lex Luger pinned Scott Steiner… WCW U.S. champion Diamond Dallas Page beat Chris Benoit and Raven in a triangle match… The Giant (Paul Wight) beat Kevin Nash via DQ… Bret Hart beat Curt Hennig… WCW World champion Sting pinned Scott Hall… Hulk Hogan battled Randy Savage to a no contest in a steel cage match.

03-21-1998: The second annual Super 8 independent tournament is held in Wilmington, DE and is won by Lance Diamond. The other seven featured in the 1998 tournament include: Ace Darling, Mike Quackenbush, Inferno Kid, Devon Storm, Mark Schrader, Scott Taylor, and Reckless Youth.

03-22-1998: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 18,199: Steve Austin defeated Triple H… Justin Bradshaw defeated Barry Windham… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Ouellette)… Ken Shamrock defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia by DQ… Cactus Jack defeated Billy Gunn in a falls count anywhere match… Marc Mero defeated Goldust… The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas Godwinn) defeated Disciples of Apocalypse (Ron & Don Harris) in a country whipping match… WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher.

03-28-1998: RINGS: Fighting Integration in Tokyo, Japan: NK Hall drawing 6,200: Valentijn Overeem defeated Kenichi Yamamoto… Bob Gilstrap beat Grom Zaza via points in a vale tudo match… Masayuki Naruse defeated Sander Thonhauser… Mikhail Ilioukhine beat Hiromitsu Kanehara… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Nikolai Zouev… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Dick Leon-Vrij.

03-29-1998: WWF WrestleMania 14 in Boston, MA: Fleet Center: Attendance 19,028 ($1,029,230): LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal) won a tag team battle royal. The other teams in the match were: Savio Vega & Miguel Perez, Recon & Sniper, Chainz (Brian Lee) & Bradshaw, D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry, The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouellette), The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jesus Castillo & Jose Estrada, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher, Steve Blackman & Flash Funk (2 Cold Scorpio), The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas Godwinn), Skull & Eight Ball (Ron & Don Harris), Farooq (Ron Simmons) & Kama (Charles Wright), and Bob Holly & Bart Gunn… WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku defeated Aguila… WWF European champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Owen Hart… Marc Mero & Sable defeated Goldust & Luna… WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia (Dewayne “The Rock” Johnson) defeated Ken Shamrock via DQ… Terry Funk & Cactus Jack defeated New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Jesse Jammes (Brian Armstrong)) in a dumpster match to win the WWF World tag team titles. However, the belts were held-up due to a technicality… The Undertaker defeated Kane (Glen Jacobs)… Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels to win the WWF World heavyweight title. Mike Tyson was the special referee.

04-02-1998: WCW hosts an event called Malice at the Palace where the audio is streamed live over the internet: in Tampa, FL: Ice Palace: Jim Duggan & Bubba the Love Sponge beat The Texas Hangmen (Killer & Psycho)… Juventud Guerrera & Kaz Hayashi beat Psicosis & El Dandy… Ultimo Dragon beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Bill Goldberg pinned Jerry Flynn… Diamond Dallas Page & Chris Benoit beat Raven & Saturn in a no DQ match… Ric Flair pinned Curt Hennig… Bret Hart beat Brian Adams… WCW World champion Sting pinned Hulk Hogan in a steel cage match.

04-04-1998: New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) holds Inoki the Final at the Tokyo Egg Dome with an announced attendance of 70,000 supposedly the largest Tokyo Dome attendance to date and the largest gate to date in Japanese wrestling history. Results: Inoki Final Tournament: Naoya Ogawa defeated Brian Johnston… Don Frye defeated Igor Meindert… Don Frye defeated Naoya Ogawa to win the spot in Inoki’s retirement match… Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hiro Saito… Heisei Ishingun (Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto) defeated Junji Hirata & Kazuo Yamazaki & Tadao Yasuda… Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeated Koji Kanemoto… Shinjiro Otani defeated Yuji Yasuraoka… IWGP Junior heavyweight title: Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Kendo Kashin… IWGP tag team championship: NWO Japan (Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono) defeated Osamu Nishimura & Shinya Hashimoto… IWGP heavyweight title: Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kensuke Sasaki.

WWF Mayhem in Manchester: in Manchester, UK at Nynex Arena drawing 18,514: Jeff Jarrett beat Brakkus… Henry & Phineas Godwinn beat Skull & Eight Ball (Ron & Don Harris) in a strap match… Justin Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero… Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart beat Rocky Maivia & D-Lo Brown… Cactus Jack beat Goldust via DQ…. LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal) beat WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) via DQ… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley… The Undertaker pinned Kane.

ECW: in Buffalo, NY: Flickinger Center drawing 2,600: Rob Van Dam pinned Bam Bam Bigelow to win the ECW TV title.

04-16-1998: RINGS: Fighting Integration II in Osaka, Japan: Furitsu Gym drawing 7,600: Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Sander Thonhauser… Gogitidze Bakouri beat Wataru Sakata… Masayuki Naruse beat Andrei Kopilov… Tsuyoshi Kohsaka beat Joop Kasteel… Valentijn Overeem beat Kiyoshi Tamura… Volk Han beat Akira Maeda.

04-18-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga beat Takeshi Morishima… Satoru Asako & Shigeo Okumura beat Masao Inoue & Makato Hashi… Gedo & Jado beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Jun Izumida & Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi beat Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota… Stan Hansen & Takao Omori beat Maunukea Mossman & Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock)… Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Johnny Smith & Johnny Ace… Kenta Kobashi & Yoshihiro Takayama & Masahito Kakihara beat Steve Williams & Gary Albright & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele)… Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Jun Akiyama to win the 1998 Champion Carnival.

04-19-1998: WCW Spring Stampede: in Denver, CO: Denver Coliseum drawing 7,428: Shown live on PPV: Bill Goldberg pinned Saturn… Ultimo Dragon pinned Chavo Guerrero, Jr… WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Chris Benoit… Curt Hennig pinned Davey Boy Smith… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Prince Iaukea… Rick Steiner & Lex Luger beat Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell… Psicosis pinned La Parka… Hulk Hogan & Kevin Nash beat Roddy Piper & The Giant (Paul Wight) in a baseball bat on a pole match… Raven pinned Diamond Dallas Page to win the WCW U.S. title… Randy Savage pinned Sting to win the WCW World heavyweight title.

04-25-1998: RINGS: Russia vs. Holland in Ekaterinburg, Russia: Sports Palace drawing 7,000: Masayuki Naruse beat Ochirov via decision… Bob Schrijber defeated Yuri Bekichev… Georgi Keandelaki defeated Mikhail Shimov… Hiromitsu Kanehara defeated Todor Todorov… Mikhail Ilioukhine beat Christopher Haseman… Yuri Korchikin beat Joop Kasteel… Andrei Kopilov beat Craig Booth… Vladimir Kuramenchev defeated Hans Nyman… Volk Han beat Dick Leon-Vrij… Akira Maeda beat Nikolai Zouev.

04-26-1998: WWF Unforgiven PPV in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum drawing 21,427: Farooq & Ken Shamrock & Steve Blackman beat D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry & Rocky Maivia… WWF European champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Owen Hart… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bob Holly & Bart Gunn) beat Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… Luna beat Sable in an "evening gown" match… WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Jesse Jammes) beat LOD 2000 (Animal & Hawk)… The Undertaker beat Kane in an Inferno match… Dude Love beat WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin via DQ.

04-29-1998: GAEA: 3rd Anniversary Show in Kanagawa, Japan: Kawasaki Gym drawing 3,100: Meiko Satomura beat Sonoko Kato… Sakura Hirota beat Rina Ishii… Toshie Uematsu beat Maiko Matsumoto… Makie Numao drew Chikayo Nagashima… Sugar Sato beat Hiromi Kato… Zero beat Bad Nurse Nakamura… Meiko Satomura beat Toshie Uematsu… Sugar Sato beat Sakura Hirota… Eagle Sawai & Michiko Nagashima beat Toshiyo Yamada & Kaoru… Meiko Satomura beat Sugar Sato to win the 1998 High Sprint 600 Tournament… Aja Kong & Mayumi Ozaki beat Chigusa Nagayo & Meiko Satomura.

04-30-1998: FMW: Entertainment Wrestling Live: in Yokohama, Japan: Bunka Gym: drawing 5,200: Shown on Japanese PPV: Hido beat Hideki Hosaka… Hisakatsu Oya beat Koji Nakagawa… Hisakatsu Oya beat Chris Chetti… Gedo & Jado beat John Kronus & Ricky Fuji… Jinsei Shinzaki beat Yukihiro Kanemura… Bam Bam Bigelow beat Masato Tanaka… Horace Boulder & Super Leather beat Gladiator (Mike Awesome) & Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Hiromichi Fuyuki beat Atsushi Onita… Hayabusa beat Mr. Gannosuke to win the FMW Unified title.

05-01-1998: All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) holds it’s 25th anniversary show at the Tokyo Egg Dome in front of an announced 58,300 fans. Results: Satoru Asako defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru… Maunakea Mossman defeated Daisuke Ikeda… Jumbo Tsuruta & Mitsuo Momota & Rusher Kimura defeated Haruka Eigen & Masanobu Fuchi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… The Headhunters (Headhunter A & B) defeated Shigeo Okumura & Tamon Honda… Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield defeated Jado & Gedo… Akira Taue & Mighty Inoue & Takao Omori defeated Hideki Hosaka & Tatsuhiro Kuroda & The Gladiator… Gary Albright & Steve Williams defeated Masahito Kakihara & Yoshihiro Takayama… Giant Baba & Hayabusa & Kentaro Shiga defeated Kamala & Jinsei Shinzaki & Jun Izumida… Jun Akiyama defeated Hiroshi Hase… Johnny Ace & Kenta Kobashi defeated Stan Hansen & Vader (Leon White)… Triple Crown heavyweight title: Toshiakai Kawada defeated Mitsuharu Misawa.

05-02-1998: WCW hosts a show called Profiles in Pain where the audio is streamed live over the internet: in North Charleston, SC: North Charleston Coliseum: Ernest Miller pinned Yuji Nagata… The Barbarian pinned Bobby Eaton… High Voltage (Robbie Rage & Kenny Kaos) beat Sick Boy & Kidman… Saturn pinned Fit Finlay… Chris Benoit beat Booker T to win the WCW TV title… Diamond Dallas Page pinned Raven in a no DQ match… The Giant (Paul Wight) beat Kevin Nash via DQ.

05-03-1998: ECW Wrestlepalooza: in Marietta, GA: Cobb County Civic Center drawing 3,401: Shown live on PPV: The Blue Meanie & Super Nova beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Justin Credible pinned Mikey Whipwreck… ECW tag team champions Chris Candido & Lance Storm beat Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned New Jack… Tommy Dreamer & Sandman beat The Dudley Boys (D-Von & Bubba Ray Dudley)… ECW TV champion Rob Van Dam drew Sabu… ECW World champion Shane Douglas pinned Al Snow.

05-16-1998: ECW: A Matter of Respect 1998: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,600: Justin Credible beat Jerry Lynn in three falls… Chris Chetti pinned Jamie Dundee… Mikey Whipwreck pinned Mike Lozansky… John Kronus pinned Danny Doring… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Al Snow… Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Chris Candido & Sabu battled Lance Storm & Rob Van Dam to a no contest… Sandman & Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) & Big Dick Dudley in a stairway to hell match.

05-17-1998: WCW Slamboree: in Worcester, MA: The Centrum drawing 11,592: Shown live on PPV: WCW TV champion Fit Finlay pinned Chris Benoit… Lex Luger beat Bryan Adams… Ciclope (Dean Malenko) won a cruiserweight battle royal. Also in the match were: Evan Courageous, Damien, Dandy, El Grio, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Marty Jannetty, Billy Kidman, Lenny Lane, Psicosis, Super Calo, Johnny Swinger, and Villano IV… Dean Malenko beat Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight title… Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven in a bowery death match… Eddie Guerrero pinned Ultimo Dragon… WCW U.S. champion Bill Goldberg pinned Saturn… Bret Hart beat Randy Savage. The decision was reversed the next night on Nitro by guest referee Roddy Piper… Sting & The Giant (Paul Wight) beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) to win the WCW World tag team titles.

05-19-1998: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: Gedo & Jado beat Super Leather & Hido… Hiromichi Fuyuki & Yukihiro Kanemura beat Koji Nakagawa & Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Shark Tsuchiya beat Crusher Maedomari… Gladiator (Mike Awesome) beat Hisakatsu Oya… FMW Unified champion Hayabusa beat Masato Tanaka.

05-23-1998: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 14,518: WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku pinned Brian Christopher… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouellette)… Kurrgan beat D-Lo Brown… Bradshaw pinned Marc Mero… WWF Intercontinental champion The Rock beat Farooq (Ron Simmons) via countout… The Undertaker beat Kane via DQ… Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman… Vader beat Owen Hart via DQ… WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) beat Skull & 8-Ball… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin pinned Triple H.

05-31-1998: WWF Over the Edge PPV: in Milwaukee, WI at the Wisconsin Center Arena drawing 9,822: LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal) beat Skull & Eight Ball (Ron & Don Harris)… Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman… Marc Mero pinned Sable. Due to stipulations, Sable had to leave the WWF… Dick Togo & Men’s Teioh & Sho Funaki beat Taka Michinoku & Justin Bradshaw in a handicap match… WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia pinned Farooq (Ron Simmons)… Kane pinned Vader in a mask vs. mask match… Owen Hart & Kama Mustafa & D-Lo Brown beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley & Billy Gunn & Jesse Jammes (Road Dogg/Brian James)… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin pinned Dude Love (Mick Foley). Vince McMahon was the special referee, Jerry Brisco the timekeeper, and Pat Patterson the ring announcer.

06-05-1998: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,506: Steve Austin & The Undertaker defeated Kane & Mankind (Mick Foley) in a no holds barred match… WWF European champion Triple H defeated Vader… Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Blackman… Bradshaw defeated Kama (Charles Wright)… WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) defeated LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal)… Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match… Dustin Runnels (AKA: Goldust) & Terry Funk defeated Savio Vega & Jose Estrada, Jr… Too Cold Scorpio defeated D’Lo Brown… Farooq (Ron Simmons) battled Mark Henry to a no contest… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated Too Cool (Scottie Too Hottie & Grandmaster Sexay/Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher).

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 13,000: Tadao Yasuda beat Yutaka Yoshie… Satoshi Kojima beat Kazuyuki Fujita… Manabu Nakanishi beat Osamu Nishimura… Hayato Nanjyo & Dr. Wagner Jr. & Kendo Kashin & El Samurai & Jushin Liger beat Masakazu Fukuda & Kaz Hayashi & Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto in an elimination match… Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Michael Wallstreet (Mike Rotundo) & Big Titan (Rick Bogner)… Don Frye defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara… Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Shiro Koshinaka & Genichiro Tenryu to win the vacant IWGP tag team title… IWGP heavyweight champion Tatsumi Fujinami beat Shinya Hashimoto.

06-07-1998: AAA Triple Mania 6: in Chihuahua, Mexico: Venum & R-15 beat Oscar Sevilla & Charly Manson… Pentagon & Octagon & Octagoncito beat Electro Shock & Abismo Negro & Mini Abismo… Latin Lover & La Parka II & Blue Demon Jr. & Mascara Sagrada II beat Histeria & Maniaco & Cibernetico & Psicosis II via DQ… Perro Aguayo Jr. & Sr. beat Fuerza Guerrera & Mosco de la Merced II to win the Mexican National tag team titles… Kickboxer beat Heavy Metal.

06-11-1998: 3rd Annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Show hosted by WCW: in Buffalo, NY: Midland Arena drawing 15,395: Shown live on WCW Thunder: Legends Introduction: Dick Beyer, Gino Brito, Willie Farkas, Billy Red Lyons, Tony Marino, Angelo Poffo, George Scott, Lou Thesz, Waldo Von Erich, and Kurt Von Hess… WCW Cruiserweight champion Dean Malenko beat Scotty Riggs… Juventud Guerrera pinned Billy Kidman… Booker T beat Chris Benoit via DQ… Konnan beat Scott Putski… Saturn pinned Glacier (Ray Lloyd)… The Giant (Paul Wight) & The Disciple (Ed Leslie) battled Randy Savage & Lex Luger to a no contest… In a dark match: WCW U.S. champion Bill Goldberg pinned Konnan… In a dark match: Kevin Nash & Lex Luger beat Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart.

06-12-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 15,000: Takeshi Morishima & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Makato Hashi & Kentaro Shiga… PWF Junior Heavyweight champion Maunukea Mossman pinned Satoru Asako… Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Yoshinori Ogawa beat Gedo & Jado… Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota beat Jun Izumida & Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi… Steve Williams & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) beat Masao Inoue & Takao Omori… Johnny Smith & Johnny Ace beat Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & David Heath… Akira Taue beat Bobby Duncum, Jr… Gary Albright & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Tamon Honda & Jun Akiyama… Kenta Kobashi beat Toshiaki Kawada to win the All Japan Triple Crown title.

06-14-1998: WCW Great American Bash: in Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Arena drawing 12,810: Shown live on PPV: Booker T pinned Chris Benoit… Chris Kanyon pinned Perry Saturn… Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via DQ to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight title… Juventud Guerrera pinned Ron Reis… Chavo Guerrero, Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero… Booker T pinned Fit Finlay to win the WCW TV title… WCW U.S. champion Bill Goldberg pinned Konnan… Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart beat Roddy Piper & Randy Savage… Roddy Piper beat Randy Savage… Sting pinned The Giant (Paul Wight). As a result Sting was allowed to choose a partner to become WCW World tag team champion as he and The Giant had joined opposing NWO factions. Sting chose Kevin Nash.

06-19-1998: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: Hisakatsu Oya beat Hideki Hosaka… Hido beat Super Leather in a loser leaves town match… Gladiator (Mike Awesome) beat Jado… Masato Tanaka beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Hayabusa & Hisakatsu Oya & Ricky Fuji & Daisuke Ikeda beat Hiromichi Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo & Yukihiro Kanemura.

06-21-1998: Southern California wrestler “Lucha” Larry Doyal dies of unknown causes at the age of 37. He was also known as the comedy wrestler Le Femme Nikita Koloff.

06-23-1998: The first Memphis Power Pro Wrestling Show at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, TN takes place drawing 3,500: Lance Jade & Bobby Brawnz beat Bobby Doll & Jess Dalton… PPW Young Guns champion Kid Wikked beat Jason Gibson… Jacquelyn pinned Derrick King… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat New Midnight Express (Bob Holly & Bart Gunn).. Bill Dundee & King Mabel (Nelson Frazier) & Ashley Hudson & Jimmy Valiant & Moondog Spot beat Tracy Smothers & Tony Falk & Master B & Koko Ware & BJ Awesome in an anything goes match… Brian Christopher pinned Jesse Jammes (AKA: Road Dogg)… Jeff Jarrett pinned Billy Joe Travis… Jerry Lawler beat Kane (Glen Jacobs) via DQ.

06-27-1998: ECW in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,250: Rob Van Dam & Sabu beat Chris Candido & Lance Storm to win the ECW tag team titles.

06-28-1998: WWF King of the Ring PPV: in Pittsburgh, PA at the Civic Center drawing 17,087: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) & Taka Michinoku beat Shoichi Funaki & Men’s Teioh & Dick Togo… Ken Shamrock beat Jeff Jarrett… Rocky Maivia pinned Dan Severn… Too Cool (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) beat Al Snow & Head (An actual mannequin head) with Jerry Lawler as the special referee… X-Pac pinned Owen Hart… WWF World tag team champions Jesse Jammes & Billy Gunn beat Bob Holly & Bart Gunn… Ken Shamrock beat Rocky Maivia to win the King of the Ring Tournament… The Undertaker pinned Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match… Kane beat Steve Austin to win the WWF heavyweight title in a "first blood" match. This match featured two infamous stunt bumps by Mankind. The first saw The Undertaker throw Mankind (Mick Foley) off the top of the Cell cage through an announcers table. Many trainers and agents, including Terry Funk, came out to assist Foley. It seemed as though the match would stop at that point but Mankind continued and took another stunt bump through the top of the Cell cage into the ring which resulted in a chair falling into the cage and knocking some of Mick Foley’s teeth out.

07-06-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in Atlanta, GA: Georgia Dome drawing 41,412: Shown live on TNT: WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Dean Malenko… Raven beat Kanyon via DQ… Scott Putski pinned Scotty Riggs… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Ultimo Dragon via DQ… Chavo Guerrero, Jr. pinned Johnny Swinger… Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) beat Alex Wright & Disco Inferno via DQ… WCW U.S. champion Bill Goldberg pinned Scott Hall… Juventud Guerrera pinned Psicosis… The Giant (Paul Wight) pinned Jim Duggan… Diamond Dallas Page pinned Jim Neidhart… Lex Luger & Sting beat Sickboy & Billy Kidman… Bill Goldberg pinned Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World heavyweight title.

07-10-1998: WCW hosts a show called L.A. Melee where the audio is streamed lived over the internet: in Inglewood, CA: Great Western Forum: WCW TV champion Booker T pinned Fit Finlay… Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr… Juventud Guerrera & Psicosis & Ciclope beat Villano IV & Villano V & Damien… Ultimo Dragon beat Dean Malenko via countout… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Rey Misterio, Jr. via DQ… Konnan beat Vincent… Kevin Nash & Lex Luger beat Bret Hart & The Giant (Paul Wight) via DQ… WCW World champion Bill Goldberg pinned Curt Hennig… Sting beat Hulk Hogan via submission in a steel cage match.

FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,100: Shown on Japanese PPV: Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Hideki Hosaka… Mr. Pogo II & Mammoth Sasaki beat Mamoru Okamoto & Mach Junji… Super Leather beat Hido… Gladiator (Mike Awesome) beat Yukihiro Kanemura… Hiromichi Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo & Jado beat Hayabusa & Hisakatsu Oya & Ricky Fuji & Daisuke Ikeda.

07-12-1998: WCW Bash at the Beach: in San Diego, CA: Cox Arena drawing 10,095: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Los Villano IV & V beat Damien & Ciclope… Raven pinned Saturn in a no DQ match… Juventud Guerrera pinned Billy Kidman… Stevie Ray beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a hair vs. hair match… Konnan beat Disco Inferno… The Giant (Paul Wight) pinned Kevin Greene… Rey Misterio, Jr. pinned Chris Jericho to apparently win the WCW Cruiserweight title. However, the title was returned to Jericho due to interference by Dean Malenko… WCW TV champion Booker T beat Bret Hart via DQ… WCW World champion Bill Goldberg pinned Curt Hennig… Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman beat Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone.

07-18-1998: CMLL: Ruleta de la Muerte: in Mexico City, Mexico: El Palicio del Desportes drawing 21,000: Shown live on Mexican PPV: Tinieblas, Jr. & Universo 2000 beat Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior… Shu el Guerrero & Rey Bucanero beat Mascara Sagrada & Angel Azteca… Solar & Fantasma beat Scorpio, Jr. & La Morgue… El Hijo del Gladiator & Tormenta Star beat Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Super Astro… Tinieblas, Sr. & Sagrada beat Blue Panther & Felino… Rey Piratita & Zapatista beat Violencia & Abdul el Eslavo… Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. & Mascaras beat Shocker & Villano III… Fishman & Lizmark, Sr. beat El Hijo del Santo & Guerrero del Futuro… Mascara Sagrada & Angel Azteca beat Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior… Scorpio, Jr. & La Morgue beat Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Super Astro… Violencia & Abdul el Eslavo beat Blue Panther & Felino… Shocker & Villano III beat El Hijo del Santo & Guerrero del Futuro… Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Super Astro beat Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior… Blue Panther & Felino beat El Hijo del Santo & Guerrero del Futuro… Mr. Niebla & Black Warrior beat El Hijo del Santo & Guerrero del Futuro… El Hijo del Santo beat Guerrero del Futuro in a hair vs. hair match.

07-20-1998: RINGS: Captured: Akira Maeda Retirement Show: in Yokohama, Japan: Yokohama Arena drawing 17,800: Gilbert Yvel beat Orjal Bekov… Christopher Hazemann defeated Boris Jeliazkov… Joop Kasteel defeated Paul Varelans… Hiromitsu Kanehara beat Dick Leon-Vrij… Volk Han beat Kenichi Yamamoto… Kiyoshi Tamura beat Wataru Sakata… RINGS Open-weight champion Bitsadze Tariel defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka… Akira Maeda beat Yoshihisa Yamamoto via decision… Special guests included: Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Animal Hamaguchi, Junji Hirata, Antonio Inoki, Don Nakaya Nielson, Nobuhiko Takada, Genichiro Tenryu, Kotetsu Yamamoto, and Kazuo Yamazaki.

07-21-1998: Memphis Power Pro Wrestling in Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 2,500: King Cobra beat The Yellowjacket (Kevin Lawler)… PPW Young Guns champion Kid Wikked pinned Derrick King… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Master B & Tony Falk… Tracy Smothers & Tom Prichard beat Lance Jade & Ashley Hudson… Billy Joe Travis & Bulldog Raines beat Moondog Rover & Beau James… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Tracy Smothers & Tom Prichard… Billy Joe Travis & Bulldog Raines beat The Rock-n-Roll Express to become the first PPW tag team champions… Streak pinned Heinrich Franz Keller… Bill Dundee beat Koko Ware in a dog collar match… Brian Christopher beat WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia (AKA: The Rock) via DQ… Jerry Lawler beat The Giant King (Giant Silva) via countout.

07-24-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Kentaro Shiga & Satoru Asako beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yoshinori Ogawa… Tamon Honda beat Takeshi Morishima… Masahito Kakihara beat Masao Inoue… Masa Fuchi & Haruka Eigan & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota… Johnny Smith & Johnny Ace & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) beat Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & The Headhunters (A & B)… Yoshihiro Takayama & Gary Albright beat Akira Taue & Jun Izumida… Toshiaki Kawada & Takao Omori beat Hiroshi Hase & Maunukea Mossman… All Japan Triple Crown champion Kenta Kobashi pinned Jun Akiyama.

07-26-1998: WWF Fully Loaded in Fresno, CA at Selland Arena drawing 9,855: Val Venis pinned Jeff Jarrett… D-Lo Brown pinned X-Pac… Farooq & Too Cold Scorpio beat Terry Funk & Justin Bradshaw… Mark Henry pinned Vader… Skull & Eight Ball beat LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal)… Owen Hart beat Ken Shamrock. This match was taped days earlier in Stu Hart's "dungeon." Dan Severn was the special referee… WWF Intercontinental champion Rocky Maivia battled Hunter Hearst Helmsley to a draw in three falls… Jacquelyn beat Sable via DQ in a bikini contest… The Undertaker & Steve Austin beat Kane & Mankind to win the WWF World tag team titles.

07-27-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in San Antonio, TX: Alamo Dome drawing 20,031: Shown live on TNT: Jim Duggan beat The Barbarian… Scott Norton beat Jim Neidhart… WCW Cruiserweight champion Chris Jericho beat Dean Malenko via DQ… Curt Hennig beat Steve McMichael… Konnan beat Eddie Guerrero… Sting beat Scott Hall via DQ… WCW World heavyweight champion Bill Goldberg beat Brian Adams… Diamond Dallas Page beat Hulk Hogan via DQ… Dark match: WCW World champion Bill Goldberg beat The Giant.

07-31-1998: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,000: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinjiro Otani beat Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Koji Kanemoto… Jushin Liger & El Samurai beat Yuji Yasuraoka & Kendo Kashin… Tadao Yasuda pinned Big Titan (Rick Bogner)… Satoshi Kojima pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan… Shiro Koshinaka pinned Osamu Nishimura… Kensuke Sasaki pinned Michiyoshi Ohara… Shinya Hashimoto defeated Tatsutoshi Goto… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Tatsumi Fujinami… Masahiro Chono beat Manabu Nakanishi… Genichiro Tenryu pinned Keiji Mutoh.

08-01-1998: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 14,688: WWF Light Heavyweight champion Taka Michinoku pinned Scott Taylor… Flash Funk (Too Cold Scorpio) pinned Tiger Ali Singh… Edge pinned Pierre Ouellette… New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) beat Mark Henry & The Godfather… Triple H beat WWF Intercontinental champion The Rock via DQ… Mankind beat Terry Funk in a no holds barred match… Val Venis pinned Kurrgan… X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett… Ken Shamrock beat Owen Hart in a submission match… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin beat The Undertaker and Kane in a triple threat.

WWC: 25th Anniversary Show: in Bayamon, PR: Hiram Bithorn Stadium drawing 13,000: El Roquero & Ritchie Santiago beat Espantos I & II… WWC Junior Heavyweight champion Jerry Estrada beat Black Boy… Perfect 10 beat Bret Sanders… Invader II (Roberto Soto) beat Invader III (Johnny Rivera) in a mask vs. mask match… WWO Intercontinental champion Pierroth, Jr. battled Mil Mascaras to a double DQ… Glamour Boy Shane pinned Villano III to win the WWC Puerto Rico title… Carlos Colon pinned Rey Gonzales to win the WWC Universal title… Ricky Santana pinned El Texano in a hair vs. hair match.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,500: Kazuyuki Fujita & Junji Hirata beat Takashi Iizuka & Osamu Kido… Big Titan (Rick Bogner) & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Keiji Mutoh beat Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi & Tatsumi Fujinami… Yuji Yasuraoka & Kendo Kashin beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Shinjiro Ohtani… Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Koji Kanemoto beat Jushin Liger & El Samurai… Satoshi Kojima pinned Tadao Yasuda… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Kensuke Sasaki… Masahiro Chono beat Shiro Koshinaka… Shinya Hashimoto pinned Genichiro Tenryu.

08-02-1998: ECW Heat Wave 1998: in Dayton, OH: Hara Arena drawing 4,376: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten beat Tracy Smothers & Little Guido… Justin Credible pinned Jerry Lynn… Chris Candido pinned Lance Storm… Masato Tanaka pinned Mike Awesome… ECW tag team champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam beat Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki… FTW champion Taz beat Bam Bam Bigelow in a falls count anywhere match… Tommy Dreamer & Sandman & Spike Dudley beat The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) & Big Dick Dudley in a street fight. 

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,500: Takashi Iizuka beat Kazuyuki Fujita… Tadao Yasuda & Osamu Kido beat Junji Hirata & Manabu Nakanishi… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Masahiro Chono… Shinya Hashimoto pinned Satoshi Kojima… Dr. Wagner, Jr. & Koji Kanemoto beat Yuji Yasuraoka & Kendo Kashin… Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Liger & El Samurai… Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura & Michiyoshi Ohara beat Hiro Saito & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Keiji Mutoh… Shinya Hashimoto pinned Kazuo Yamazaki to win the 1998 G-1 Climax tournament.

08-08-1998: WCW Road Wild: in Sturgis, SD: Sturgis Rally & Race drawing 8,500: Shown live on PPV: Meng pinned Barbarian… Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) beat Disco Inferno & Alex Wright… Saturn beat Raven and Chris Kanyon in a falls count anywhere match… Rey Misterio, Jr. pinned Psicosis… Stevie Ray pinned Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Steve McMichael pinned Bryan Adams… Juventud Guerrera pinned Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight title. Dean Malenko was the guest referee… Bill Goldberg won a battle royal. Also in the match were: The Giant (Paul Wight), Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Konnan, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Scott Norton, and Sting… Diamond Dallas Page & Jay Leno (seconded by Kevin Eubanks) beat Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff… There was also Travis Tritt (County music star) mini-concert.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Rising the Next Generation: in Osaka, Japan: Osaka Dome drawing 35,000: Kendo Kashin beat El Samurai… Osamu Nishimura & Kazuo Yamazaki beat Tadao Yasuda & Takashi Iizuka… Shiro Koshinaka pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan… Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi beat Yuji Nagata & Kazuyuki Fujita… Great Kabuki & The Great Muta beat Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara… Great Sasuke pinned Jushin Liger… Kensuke Sasaki beat Don Frye via DQ… Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Koji Kanemoto & Dr. Wagner, Jr. to win the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight tag team championship… J-1 Japanese champion Genichiro Tenryu pinned Shinya Hashimoto… Masahiro Chono beat Tatsumi Fujinami to win the IWGP heavyweight title.

08-13-1998: 2nd Annual Plum Mariko Memorial in Tokyo, Japan: Ota Ward Gym drawing 2,703: Sachie Nishibori (IWA) & Erika Watanabe (JWP) beat Tomiko Sai & Kayoko Haruyama (Team JWP)… Neo: Yoshiko Tamura & Tanny Mouse beat Saya Endo & Misae Genki… Big Japan: Ryuji Yamakawa & Tomoaki Honma beat Gennosuke Kobayashi & Tomokazu Fueda… J'd: Sumie Sakai & Megumi Yabushita beat Echicera & Bloody… AJW: Manami Toyota & Kumiko Maekawa beat Nanae Takahashi & Momoe Nakanishi… JWP: Hikari Fukuoka & Kanako Motoya & Harumi Yagi beat Rieko Amano & Tomoko Kuzumi & Tomoko Miyaguchi… JWP: Mayumi Ozaki & Devil Masami beat Cutie Suzuki & Dynamite Kansai.

08-14-1998: Japanese Women All-Star Show in Kawasaki, Japan: Kawasaki City Gym drawing 3,200: Jaguar Yokota drew Aja Kong… Kanako Nagatomo drew Condor Saito… Dump Matsumoto & Crane Ya drew Combat Toyoda & Hyper Cat (Yumi Ogura)… Jumbo Hori & Yukari Omori drew The Jumping Bomb Angels… Combat Toyoda won a battle royal.

08-22-1998: FMW: "Welcome to the Darkside": in Tokyo, Japan: DirecTV Studios drawing 50: Shown on Japanese PPV: Super Leather beat Hido… Gladiator (Mike Awesome) beat Naohiko Yamazaki… Gladiator beat Yoshinori Sasaki… Gladiator beat Mr. Pogo… FMW Brass Knux tag team champions Hiromichi Fuyuki & Yukihiro Kanemura beat Gedo & Jado… Koji Nakagawa beat Darkside Hayabusa.

08-30-1998: WWF SummerSlam in New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden drawing 21,588: Dark Match: Too Cool (Scott Taylor & Brian Christopher) beat LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal)… Dark Match: Gangrel pinned Dustin Runnels (AKA: Goldust)… Skull & Eight Ball beat Justin Bradshaw & Vader… WWF European champion D-Lo Brown beat Val Venis via DQ… Kurrgan & Golga (John Tenta) & Giant Silva beat Taka Michinoku & Men’s Teioh & Sho Funaki & Dick Togo in a handicap match… X-Pac (Sean Waltman) pinned Jeff Jarrett in a hair vs. hair match… Sable & Edge beat Marc Mero & Jacquelyn… Ken Shamrock beat Owen Hart in a lion's den match. This match was held in an adjacent theater and drew 2,522… New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat Mankind (Mick Foley) in a handicap falls count anywhere match to win the WWF World tag team titles… Hunter Hearst Helmsley beat Rocky Maivia (Dewayne Johnson) in a ladder match to win the WWF Intercontinental title… WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin pinned The Undertaker.

09-08-1998: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,100: Shown on Japanese PPV: Hideki Hosaka beat Hido… Super Leather & Flying Kid Ichihara beat Mr. Pogo II & Yoshinori Sasaki… Jado beat Hisakatsu Oya… Ricky Fuji beat Gedo… Koji Nakagawa beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Hayabusa & Daisuke Ikeda beat Kodo Fuyuki & Yukihiro Kanemura.

09-11-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Mitsuo Momota & Masao Inoue beat Masamichi Marufuji & Kentaro Shiga & Satoru Asako… Gedo & Jado beat Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) & Mark Ragin… Johnny Ace & Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele) beat Jun Izumida & Tamon Honda & Takao Omori… Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Rusher Kimura beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi… Gary Albright & Yoshihiro Takayama beat Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum, Jr… Jun Akiyama pinned Yoshinori Ogawa… Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Maunukea Mossman… Toshiaki Kawada pinned Masahito Kakihara… All Japan Triple Crown champion Kenta Kobashi pinned Akira Taue.

09-13-1998: WCW Fall Brawl: in Winston-Salem, NC: Lawrence Joel Coliseum drawing 11,528: Shown live on PPV: Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart beat Disco Inferno & Alex Wright… WCW TV champion Chris Jericho beat "Fake Goldberg"… Ernest Miller pinned Norman Smiley… Rick Steiner battled Scott Steiner to a no contest… WCW Cruiserweight champion Juventud Guerrera pinned Silver King… Perry Saturn pinned Raven… Dean Malenko beat Curt Hennig via DQ… Konnan beat Scott Hall… Diamond Dallas Page pinned Stevie Ray to win War Games. Also in the match were: Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Roddy Piper, Sting, and Ultimate Warrior.

09-18-1998: AAA: Verano de Escandalo 1998: in Madero, Mexico: drawing 12,000: Goku & Lyguilla & Tobikage & Zhiraya beat Avispa & Abjeca & Hormiga & Mosca… Picudo & Charly Manson & Nygma & May Flowers beat Histeria & Psicosis & Mosco de la Merced & Maniaco via DQ… Alda Moreno & Miss Janeth beat Rosy Moreno & Xochitl Hamada in a hair vs. hair match when Janeth pinned Rosy… Octagon & Pentagon & El Alebrije beat Electro Shock & Killer & Heavy Dracula via DQ… Latin Lover & La Parka II & Perro Aguayo Jr. & Sr. beat Cibernetico & Sangre Chicana & Cobarde Jr. & Sr… Heavy Metal & Blue Demon, Jr. beat Kick Boxer & Abismo Negro in a steel cage match. As a result, Tirantes had to be Guicho Dominguez's slave for a week.

CMLL: 65th Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico: Virus & Halcon Negro, Jr. beat Sendero & Oriental… Steele (AKA: Val Venis) & Universo 2000 & Dr. Wagner, Jr. beat Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. & The Headhunters… El Hijo del Santo & Atlantis & La Fiera & Negro Casas beat Fuerza Guerrera & Villano III & Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje… Ricky Santana beat Apollo Dantes in a hair vs. hair match… Cien Caras & Emilio Charles Jr. & Mascara Ano 2000 beat Kevin Quinn & La Boricua & Miguel Perez, Jr.

09-27-1998: WWF Breakdown PPV: in Hamilton, ONT at the Copps Coliseum drawing 17,405: Dark match: Golga (John Tenta) pinned Mosh… Dark match: Matt & Jeff Hardy beat Men’s Teioh & Shoichi Funaki… Dark match: Eight Ball beat Billy Gunn and Skull in a "triple threat"… Owen Hart pinned Edge… Al Snow & Too Cold Scorpio beat Too Cool (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor)… Marc Mero pinned Darren Drozdov… Justin Bradshaw pinned Vader in a "falls count anywhere" match… D-Lo Brown pinned Gangrel… Rocky Maivia beat Ken Shamrock and Mankind in a steel cage triple threat match when he pinned Shamrock… Val Venis pinned Dustin Runnels (AKA: Dustin Rhodes/Goldust)… Billy Gunn & Jesse Jammes & X-Pac beat Jeff Jarrett & Dennis Knight & Mark Canterbury (AKA: The Godwinns)… The Undertaker and Kane pinned WWF heavyweight champion Steve Austin in a triple threat match. As a result of the double pin, the WWF heavyweight title was held-up.

10-06-1998: FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,050: Shown on Japanese PPV: Hideki Hosaka beat Muhammad Yone… Super Leather beat Mr. Pogo II… Nanjyo Hayato beat Flying Kid Ichihara… Daisuke Ikeda & Ricky Fuji beat Gedo & Hido… Kodo Fuyuki beat Hisakatsu Oya… Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Yukihiro Kanemura… FMW Unified champion Hayabusa beat Koji Nakagawa.

10-10-1998: LLPW: L-1 Show 1998 in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 7,824: Becky Levi defeated Terry Lukamski… Yoko Takahashi defeated Aya Mitsui… Junko Yagi beat Flor Holman… Sayuri Okino defeated Lee Dun Ja… Yumiko Hotta beat Angel Amorosso… Lioness Asuka beat Irma Verhoeff… Shinobu Kandori beat Svetlana Gundarenko.

10-11-1998: RINGS: October 11, 1998 in Tbilisi, Georgia: Sports Palace drawing 11,000: Tiger Levani beat Christopher Haseman via decision… Yuri Korchikin beat Tengiz Tedoradze via decision… Bakouri Gogitidze beat Yasuhito Namekawa… Ramazi Buzariashvili beat Mikhail Ilioukhine… Volk Han beat Grom Koba… Bitsadze Ameran defeated Sotir Gotchev… Grom Zaza beat Sergei Sousserov… Bitsadze Tariel defeated Hans Nyman… Georgi Keandelaki defeated Alexander Ivanov.

10-18-1998: WWF Judgement Day: in Rosemont, IL at The Horizon drawing 18,153: Dark Match: Steve Blackman pinned Justin Bradshaw… Giant Silva & Kurrgan & Golga (John Tenta) beat Jose Estrada & Miguel Perez & Jesus Castillo… The Godfather pinned Farooq… Scorpio pinned Jeff Jarrett… Al Snow pinned Marc Mero… LOD 2000 (Hawk & Animal) & Darren Drozdov beat DOA (Skull & 8-Ball/Ron & Don Harris) & Paul Ellering… Christian pinned Taka Michinoku to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Title… Goldust (Dustin Rhodes) pinned Val Venis… X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown to win the WWF European Title… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat WWF World tag team champions the New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) via DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind by KO… Mark Henry pinned Rocky Maivia… The Undertaker battled Kane to a no-contest with Steve Austin as the special referee.

10-24-1998: ECW: in Cleveland, OH: Agora Theater drawing 2,371: The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Rob Van Dam & Sabu to win the ECW tag team titles.

NWA 50th Anniversary Show: in Cherry Hill, NJ: The Hilton Hotel drawing 500: Christopher Daniels & Kevin Quinn beat Danny Dominion & Ace Steele… TNT & Primo Carnera III beat Patch & Lord Zeig… EZ Ryder beat Paul Atlas won the NWA Canadian title… NWA New England Cruiserweight champion Tre battled Ray Odyssey to a double count out… Steve Williams won the WWF Dojo battle royal. Also in the match were: Kurt Angle, Babu, Steve Corino, Christopher Daniels, Teddy Hart, Barry Houston, Glen Kulka, Andrew Test Martin, Tom Prichard, Giant Silva, Tiger Ali Singh, Shawn Stasiak, and Storm… Abdullah the Butcher beat T. Rantula… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat NWA North American tag team champions Steve Dunn & Reno Riggins via DQ… Ace Darling & Devon Storm beat Lupus & Harley Lewis to win the NWA 2000 tag team titles… Eric Sbraccia & Knuckles Nelson beat Tully Blanchard & Tom Prichard and Khris Germany & Kit Carson and the Border Patrol in a four corners match to win the NWA World tag team titles… NWA World champion Dan Severn beat Steve Regal… Steve Corino & Lance Diamond & Rik Ratchet & Doug Gilbert beat Stevie Richards & Dead Man Walking & The Pitbulls in a steel cage match.

CMLL: in Mexico City, Mexico: El Palicio del Desportes drawing 8,100: Shown live on Mexican PPV: Mascara Magica & Super Astro & Tormenta Star beat Arkangel & La Morgue & Guerrera del Futuro… Brazo de Plata & Tinieblas Sr. & Mascara Sagrada & Villano III beat American Destroyer & Born Killer & Ricky Banderas & Heartbreaker… Atlantis & Brazo de Oro beat Mitsunobu Kikuzawa & Nosawa… Tsubasa & Fujin beat El Felino & Fuerza Guerrera… Negro Casas & Scorpio Jr. beat Magnum Tokyo & Yoshihiro Tajiri… Pierroth Jr. & Tinieblas Jr. & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. & Cien Caras beat Fabuloso Blondie (Ken Timbs) & Solomon Grundy & The Headhunters in a prison of death match when Rayo and Pierroth escaped the cage.

UFO: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 6,500: Tiger Mask IV beat Ikuto Hidaka… Big Mati defeated Kevin Carr in a kickboxing match… Kazunari Murakami beat Lee Young Gun… Orlando Weit defeated Jason Bress… Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) beat Kevin Rosier… Mark Hall defeated Joe Charles… Brian Johnston defeated Gerard Gordeau… Naoya Ogawa defeated Don Frye.

10-25-1998: WCW Halloween Havoc: in Las Vegas, NV: MGM Grand Garden Arena: drawing 10,663: Shown live on PPV: WCW TV champion Chris Jericho beat Raven… Wrath (Bryan Clark) pinned Meng… Disco Inferno pinned Juventud Guerrera… Alex Wright pinned David Fit Finlay… Perry Saturn pinned Lodi… WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman pinned Disco Inferno… Rick Steiner beat The Giant & Scott Steiner (substituting for Scott Hall) in a handicap match to win the WCW World tag team title… Rick Steiner pinned Scott Steiner in a no DQ match… Scott Hall beat Kevin Nash via countout… WCW U.S. champion Bret Hart defeated Sting… Hulk Hogan pinned Warrior (AKA: Ultimate Warrior - Jim Hellwig)… WCW World champion Bill Goldberg pinned Diamond Dallas Page.

WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 18,086: WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) defeated D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock defeated Vader and Mankind (Mick Foley) in a Triple Threat Match… LOD Animal & Droz defeated Disciples of Apocalypse (Ron & Don Harris)… X-Pac (Sean Waltman) defeated WWF European champion Jeff Jarrett by DQ… Gangrel defeated Goldust… Steve Austin defeated The Rock and The Undertaker and Kane in a four way steel cage match with Sgt. Slaughter as special referee… Golga (John Tenta) & Kurrgan defeated Too Cool (Scottie Too Hottie & Grandmaster Sexay)… Marc Mero & Jacqueline defeated Val Venis & Sable… Edge defeated The Godfather (Charles Wright)… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy).

10-29-1998: A tribute card for late referee and wrestling personality Brian Hildebrand is put on by WCW in Knoxville, TN: Civic Auditorium drawing 4,344: WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman beat Disco Inferno… Alex Wright beat Scotty Riggs… Bobby Duncum, Jr. beat Barry Darsaw… Wrath (Bryan Clark) beat Meng… Perry Saturn beat Mike Enos… Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page beat Bryan Adams & Stevie Ray… Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko beat Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero… Guest included: Arn Anderson, Dirty White Girl, Tony Anthony, Ric Flair, Bobby Heenan, Tim Horner, Tony Schiavone, Sandy Scott, Terry Taylor, Mike Tenay, Les Thatcher, and Larry Zbyszko.

10-31-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: 26th Anniversary Show: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Makoto Hashi… Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi beat Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota… Takao Omori & Tamon Honda & Jun Izumida beat Johnny Ace & Johnny Smith & Maunukea Mossman… Giant Baba & Jinsei Shinzaki & Masanichi Marufuji beat Gedo & Jado & Yoshinobu Kanemura… Yoshinori Ogawa & Satoru Asako beat Kentaro Shiga & Jun Akiyama… Gary Albright & Kamala II (Ben Peacock) beat Stan Hansen & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele)… Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Masahito Kakihara… Mitsuharu Misawa pinned Kenta Kobashi to win the All Japan Triple Crown title.

11-01-1998: ECW November to Remember 1998: in New Orleans, LA: Lakefront Arena drawing 5,800 (ECW’s largest crowd to date): Shown live on PPV: The Blue Meanie & Super Nova beat Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill… Tommy Rogers pinned Tracy Smothers… Lance Storm pinned Jerry Lynn… Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney beat The Dudley Boys (D-Von & Bubba Ray Dudley) to win the ECW tag team titles… Jake Roberts & Tommy Dreamer beat Justin Credible & Jack Victory… Sabu & Rob Van Dam & Taz beat Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Candido & Shane Douglas.

11-06-1998: ECW: in Queens, NY: Lost Battalion Hall drawing 1,000: Tracy Smothers & Little Guido beat Chris Chetti & Tommy Rogers… The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) beat Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney to win the ECW tag team titles.

11-07-1998: WWF in Toronto, ON at the Skydome drawing 16,372: Paul Ellering & Skull beat Droz & LOD Animal… Tiger Ali Singh pinned Al Snow… William Regal pinned Steve Blackman… Christian & Gangrel beat Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor… WWF European champion X-Pac pinned Jeff Jarrett in a guitar on a pole match… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock beat Mankind in a street fight match… Edge & Sable beat Marc Mero & Jacquelyn… Goldust pinned Val Venis… WWF World tag team champions (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) beat Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown… Steve Austin beat Kane and The Undertaker and The Rock in a fatal four way steel cage match.

11-15-1998: WWF Survivor Series in St. Louis, MO at Kiel Center drawing 19,322: In a dark match: Too Cool (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) beat Matt & Jeff Hardy… Dark Match: Bob Holly & Scorpio beat Legion of Doom Animal & Droz… Dark Match: Val Venis pinned Tiger Ali Singh… Dark Match: Gangrel pinned Steve Blackman… Mankind pinned Duane Gill… Al Snow pinned Jeff Jarrett… Steve Austin beat Big Bossman via DQ… X-Pac battled William Regal to a double DQ… Ken Shamrock beat Goldust (Dustin Rhodes)… Rocky Maivia pinned Big Bossman… The Undertaker pinned Kane… Mankind pinned Al Snow… Rocky Maivia pinned Ken Shamrock… Sable pinned Jacqueline to win the WWF Women's Title… Mankind pinned Steve Austin… Rocky Maivia beat The Undertaker via DQ… WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) and D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry in a triple threat match… Rocky Maivia beat Mankind to win the vacant WWF heavyweight title.

11-20-1998: FMW: in Yokohama, Japan: Bunka Gym drawing 4,900: Shown on Japanese PPV: Rey Bucanero pinned Flying Kid Ichihara… Go Ito & Hido beat Kaori Nayama & Ricky Fuji… Koji Nakagawa pinned Hisakatsu Oya… Gedo & Jado & Taka Michinoku & Shoichi Funaki beat Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone & Ricky Fuji & Naohiko Yamazaki… Sabu beat One Man Gang and Yukihiro Kanemura in a triangle match… Mr. Gannosuke pinned Tetsuhiro Kuroda… Atsushi Onita pinned Mr. Pogo… Hiromichi Fuyuki pinned Hayabusa to win the FMW Unified title.

11-22-1998: WCW World War 3: in Auburn Hills, MI: The Palace drawing 17,670: Shown live on PPV: Wrath (Bryan Clark) pinned Glacier (Ray Lloyd)… Stevie Ray beat Konnan via DQ… Ernest Miller & Sonny Onoo beat Perry Saturn & Kaz Hayashi… Billy Kidman pinned Juventud Guerrera to win the WCW Cruiserweight title… WCW TV champion Chris Jericho pinned Bobby Duncum, Jr… Kevin Nash won a three ring battle royal. Also in the match were: Chris Adams, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsaw, Disciple (Ed Leslie), Disco Inferno, Bobby Eaton, Mike Enos, Scott Hall, Hector Garza, The Giant (Paul Wight), Glacier (Ray Lloyd), Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Van Hammer, Kenny Kaos, Kaz Hayashi, Horace Hogan, Barry Horowitz, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Kanyon, Billy Kidman, Konnan, Lenny Lane, Lex Luger, Lizmark Jr., Lodi, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Ernest Miller, Chip Minton, Rey Misterio Jr., Scott Norton, La Parka, Buddy Lee Parker, Psicosis, Scott Putski, Stevie Ray, Renegade (Rick Wilson), Scotty Riggs, Perry Saturn, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Scott Steiner, Super Calo, Johnny Swinger, Booker T, Tokyo Magnum, Villano V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath (Bryan Clark), and Alex Wright… WCW U.S. champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Bret Hart.

11-23-1998: Battle Arts: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 6,000: Maasaki Mochizuki & Mach Junji beat Masaru Seno & Takashi Hijikata… Taka Michinoku & Shoichi Funaki beat Minoru Fujita & Ikuto Hidaka… Hayabusa beat Rey Bucanero… Victor Krueger & Carl Greco beat Masao Orihara & Takeshi Ono… Naohiro Hoshikawa beat Minoru Tanaka… Yuki Ishikawa beat Hisakatsu Oya… Bob Backlund beat Great Sasuke via submission… Daisuke Ikeda beat Katsumi Usuda… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Alexander Otsuka & Mohammad Yone… Yuki Ishikawa beat Bob Backlund via submission to win the B Cup Tournament.

12-05-1998: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Satoru Asako & Masamichi Marufuji beat Makato Hashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru… The Headhunters beat Kentaro Shiga & Masao Inoue… Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Mitsuo Momota beat Haruka Eigan & Masa Fuchi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Gary Albright & Giant Kamala II (Ben Peacock) beat Tamon Honda & Jun Izumida… Johnny Ace & Bart Gunn beat Maunukea Mossman & Takao Omori… Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinori Ogawa & Masahito Kakihara beat Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue & Yoshihiro Takayama… Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama beat Stan Hansen & Vader to win the 1998 Real World Tag League tournament.

12-06-1998: WWF Capitol Carnage: in London, UK at London Arena drawing 10,441: Shown live on UK PPV: Dark match: Droz pinned Mosh… Gangrel pinned Al Snow… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat Droz & Animal… Val Venis pinned Goldust… Tiger Ali Singh pinned Edge… Sable & Christian beat Jacquelyn & Marc Mero… WWF Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock beat Steve Blackman… Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Jeff Jarrett… WWF World tag team champion The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat D-Lo Brown & Mark Henry… WWF heavyweight champion Rocky Maivia beat X-Pac via DQ… Steve Austin beat Kane and Mankind and The Undertaker in a fatal four-way match when he pinned Kane. Gerald Brisco was the special referee.

12-07-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in Houston, TX: Astro Dome drawing 32,067: Shown live on TNT: Diamond Dallas Page pinned Kendall Windham… Norman Smiley beat Prince Iaukea… Rey Misterio, Jr. pinned Silver King… Wrath (Bryan Clark) pinned Renegade (Rick Wilson)… Stevie Ray & Horace Boulder beat Disco Inferno & Chavo Guerrero, Jr… Glacier (Ray Lloyd) beat Saturn via DQ… Lex Luger beat Emery Hale… Chris Jericho pinned Bobby Duncum, Jr… The Giant (Paul Wight) pinned Scott Putski… WCW TV champion Konnan beat Booker T via DQ… Scott Hall beat Scott Steiner via DQ… Bill Goldberg vs. Bam Bam Bigelow never happened as Kevin Nash attacked both.

12-13-1998: WWF Rock Bottom PPV: in Vancouver, BC at the General Motors Place drawing 17,677: Dark match: WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Duane Gill pinned Matt Hardy… Dark match: Kevin Quinn pinned Brian Christopher… Dark match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Droz… Dark match: WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat The APA (Farooq & Bradshaw) via DQ… Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown beat The Godfather & Val Venis… The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) beat Kurrgan & Golga (John Tenta)… Steve Blackman beat Owen Hart via countout… Edge & Christian & Gangrel beat Al Snow & Scorpio & Bob Holly… Goldust beat Jeff Jarrett via DQ. As per stipulation, Debra McMichael had to strip… WWF World tag team champions The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) beat Big Bossman & Ken Shamrock… Mankind beat WWF heavyweight champion Rocky Maivia via submission. However, Maivia retained the belt due to a reversal by Vince McMahon… Steve Austin beat The Undertaker in a "buried alive" match.

AAA: Guerra de Titanes 1998: in Chihuahua, Mexico: Aguirre Gym drawing 8,000: Nygma & Charly Manson & May Flowers & Picudo beat Mosco de la Merced & Maniaco & Psicosis & Hysteria… National Middleweight champion Abismo Negro beat The Panther… Octagon & Heavy Metal beat Pentagon and Kick Boxer in a steel cage match.

FMW: in Tokyo, Japan: Korakuen Hall drawing 2,150: Shown on Japanese PPV: Tetsuhiro Kuroda beat Muhammad Yone… Hido beat Masao Orihara via DQ… Mr. Gannosuke beat Yukihiro Kanemura… Hisakatsu Oya beat Hayabusa… Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa & Gedo beat Super Leather & Ricky Fuji & Flying Kid Ichihara… ECW World champion Shane Douglas beat Tommy Dreamer… Sabu & Rob Van Dam beat Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley to win the ECW tag team titles… Mr. Gannosuke beat Hido… Oya beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda.

12-19-1998: ECW: in Philadelphia, PA: ECW Arena drawing 1,350: Sabu beat Taz and Justin Credible in a three way dance to win the FTW title.

12-21-1998: WCW Monday Nitro: in St. Louis, MO: TWA Dome drawing 29,000: Shown live on TNT: Fit Finlay pinned Scott Putski… Chavo Guerrero, Jr. pinned Kaz Hayashi… Wrath (Bryan Clark) pinned Lizmark, Jr… Eddie Guerrero pinned Rey Misterio, Jr… Norman Smiley beat Prince Iaukea… Barry Windham beat Van Hammer via DQ… Booker T pinned Jerry Flynn… Lex Luger beat Kenny Kaos… WCW TV champion Konnan beat Alex Wright… The Giant (Paul Wight) pinned Disco Inferno… WCW World heavyweight champion Bill Goldberg pinned Scott Hall.

12-23-1998: RINGS: World Mega Battle Tournament 1998: Semi-Finals in Fukuoka, Japan: International Center drawing 5,500: Team Netherlands (Hans Nyman and Dick Leon-Vrij and Joop Kasteel) beat Japan A Team (Yoshihisa Yamamoto and Hiromitsu Kanehara and Wataru Sakata)… Kiyoshi Tamura defeated Kenichi Yamamoto… Team Georgia (Bitsadze Tariel and Grom Zaza & Bitsadze Ameran) beat Russia B Team (Nikolai Zouev and Andrei Kopilov and Vladimir Klementiev).

12-26-1998: Jaguar Yokota Retirement Show in Tokyo, Japan: Ariake Coliseum drawing 5,800: J'd: Tomoko Kozumi & Rieko Amano beat Miyamoto & Kanoko Motoya… AJW: Nanae Takahashi & Kayo Noumi beat Kumiko Maekawa & Momoe Nakanishi… Shark Tsuchiya (LLPW) pinned Yuko Kosugi (J'd)… Sugar Sato & Nagai (Team Gaea) beat Bloody & Fung Suzuki (Team J'd)… Arsion: Aja Kong & Mariko Yoshida beat Ayako Hamada & Mika Akino… Tiger Dream (Arsion) & Chaparita Asari (Neo) beat Sumie Sakai (J'd) & Hiromi Yagi (J'd)… Lioness Asuka (J'd) beat Mayumi Ozaki (Oz)… Kyoko Inoue & Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita (Team Neo) beat Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta & Takako Inoue (Team AJW)… Devil Masami pinned Jaguar Yokota.

12-27-1998: WCW Starrcade: in Washington, DC: MCI Center drawing 16,066: Shown live on PPV: WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman beat Rey Misterio, Jr. and Juventud Guerrera in a triangle match… WCW Cruiserweight champion Billy Kidman pinned Eddie Guerrero… Norman Smiley beat Prince Iaukea… Perry Saturn pinned Ernest Miller… Bryan Adams & Scott Norton beat Fit Finlay & Jerry Flynn… WCW TV champion Konnan beat Chris Jericho… Eric Bischoff pinned Ric Flair… Diamond Dallas Page pinned The Giant (Paul Wight)… Kevin Nash pinned Bill Goldberg to win the WCW World title.

WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,282: The Undertaker defeated Kane in a street fight match… WWF World tag team champions New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) defeated Big Bossman & Ken Shamrock by DQ… X-Pac (Sean Waltman) defeated Jeff Jarrett in a Guitar on a Pole match… Mankind (Mick Foley) defeated Test… WWF champion The Rock defeated Triple H… The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) defeated LOD Animal & Droz… Vince McMahon defeated Mankind in an arm wrestling match… Al Snow & Scorpio battled Disciples of Apocalypse (Ron & Don Harris) to a no contest… Goldust defeated Tiger Ali Singh… Edge defeated Headbanger Mosh.

12-30-1998: Long time NWA President and St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick dies at the age of 93.

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