1 Year in Wrestling

LIVE from the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New YorkAttendance: 17,000Winner: Ric FlairCLASSIC WWF!! One of, if not, my favourite Rumble match of all time.The card also included:The New Hart Foundation v The Orient ExpressRoddy Piper v The MountieLOD v The Natural Disasters

A Year in Review of both 1998 and 2022....apologies to our listeners for the recent radio silence!! I explain in this episode.Happy 2023.

August 30th, 1998: NEW YORK: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: attendance 21,588One of the most iconic PPVs of the Attitude Era... D'Lo Brown (c) defeats Val Venis via DQ to retain the title WWF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP The Oddities (Kurrgan, Giant Silva & Golga) defeat Kaientai (Taka Michinoku, Funaki, Dick Togo & Men's Teioh)4-ON-3 HANDICAP MATCH X-Pac defeats Jeff JarrettHAIR VS. HAIR Edge & Sable defeat Marc Mero & Jacqueline Ken Shamrock defeats Owen HartLION'S DEN MATCH Triple H defeats The Rock (c) to win the titleWWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) defeats The Undertaker to retain the titleWWF CHAMPIONSHIP

August 8, 1998: STURGIS, NORTH DAKOTA: 8500 attendance Meng defeats The Barbarian The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) defeat The Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno & Alex Wright)STREET FIGHT Saturn defeats Raven and KanyonRAVEN'S RULES TRIANGLE MATCH Rey Mysterio Jr. defeats Psychosis#1 CONTENDER (WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP) Stevie Ray (c) defeats Chavo Guerrero Jr. to retain the titleWCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Steve McMichael defeats Brian Adams Juventud Guerrera defeats Chris Jericho (c) to win the title(Special referee: Dean Malenko)WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Winner: GoldbergParticipants: Goldberg, The Giant, Lex Luger, Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Scott Norton, Konnan"NWO INVITATIONAL" 9-MAN BATTLE ROYAL Diamond Dallas Page & Jay Leno defeat nWo Hollywood (Hollywood Hogan & Eric Bischoff)

It took place on July 26, 1998, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. Nine matches were contested at the event.This is the PPV with the infamous Sable "handprints" bikini competition, as well as The Rock v HHH in a 2/3 falls (30min time limit) match....also Undertaker teams with Steve Austin v Kane and Mankind in the Main Event! Who's side is Undertaker on??

July 12, 1998. Cox Arena in San Raven (w/ Scotty Riggs and Lodi) defeated Saturn in a Raven's Rules match (10:40) Juventud Guerrera defeated Kidman (9:55) Stevie Ray defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (1:35) Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a Hair versus Hair match (11:54) Konnan (w/ Lex Luger and Kevin Nash) defeated Disco Inferno (w/ Alex Wright) (2:16) The Giant defeated Kevin Greene (6:58) Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship (6:00) Booker T defeated Bret Hart by disqualification to retain the WCW World Television Championship (8:28) Goldberg defeated Curt Hennig to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (3:50) Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman (w/ The Disciple) defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone(23:47)

This event is one of the Mount Rushmore events of the Attitude Era, simply due to 1 match...Mankind v Undertaker: Hell in a Cell.The First Blood Match with Austin v Kane is actually quite a sleeper of a main event, which is completely understandable considering it had to follow the HiaC.Ken Shamrock wins King of the Ring in a solid match against The Rock.The Nation is becoming incredibly entertaining with Kama now The Godfather and Mark Henry starting to show some personality. Sable is back! Too Cool do their infamous "Head & Shoulders" gag v Al Snow and Head.The New Age Outlaws take on the NEW Midnight Express.X-Pac takes on Owen Hart.