Spring Stampede - 1997

1997

Spring Stampede 1997 took place on April 6, 1997 from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi.

• Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Último Dragón (14:55)
  • Misterio pinned Dragon with a Hurricanrana.
• Akira Hokuto defeated Madusa to retain the WCW Women's Championship (5:13)
  • Hokuto pinned Madusa after Luna Vachon clipped Madusa's legs during a Powerbomb attempt.
• Prince Iaukea defeated Lord Steven Regal to retain the WCW World Television Championship (10:01)
  • Iaukea pinned Regal with a Hurricanrana.
• The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) (10:42)
  • Grunge pinned Jarrett after Rocco Rock hit him with a steel briefcase.
• WCW United States Champion Dean Malenko fought Chris Benoit (with Woman) to a no contest (17:53)
• Kevin Nash (with Syxx and Ted DiBiase) defeated Rick Steiner to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (10:20)
  • Nash pinned Steiner after four Snake Eyes on an exposed turnbuckle.
  • The match was scheduled to be The Outsiders vs. The Steiner Brothers, but Scott Hall no-showed the event and Scott Steiner got "arrested" earlier in the evening.
• Lex Luger defeated The Giant, Booker T and Stevie Ray in a Four Corners match (18:18)
  • Luger forced Ray to submit with the Torture Rack to become number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
• Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) in a No Disqualification match (15:38)
  • Page pinned Savage after a Diamond Cutter.
  • nWo referee Nick Patrick counted the pin, which caused him to be attacked by Kevin Nash.
  • After the match Savage tried to attack Kimberly, then attacked Eric Bischoff after he was convinced to let her go.