WCW World War 3 - 1998

1998

World War 3 1998 took place on November 22, 1998 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• Wrath defeated Glacier (8:22)
  • Wrath pinned Glacier after a Meltdown.
• Stevie Ray (with Vincent) defeated Konnan by disqualification (6:55)
  • Konnan was disqualified after he hit referee Billy Silverman when Billy Silverman tried to pull Konnan off of Stevie Ray.
• Ernest Miller and Sonny Onoo defeated Perry Saturn and Kaz Hayashi (8:04)
  • Onoo pinned Saturn after a Feliner from Miller.
• Billy Kidman defeated Juventud Guerrera to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (15:27)
  • Kidman pinned Guerrera after a Shooting star press.
• Rick Steiner fought Scott Steiner (with Buff Bagwell) to a no-contest
  • The match ended when Goldberg came out and attacked the referee.
• Kevin Nash vs. Scott Hall (with Vincent, Scott Norton, The Giant, Stevie Ray and Brian Adams) was canceled
  • The match never happened after Eric Bischoff came out and ordered Norton, Giant, Vincent, Ray, and Adams to attack Hall. Nash then came out and saved Hall from the beatdown.
• Chris Jericho (with Ralphus) defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr. to retain the WCW World Television Championship (13:19)
  • Jericho pinned Duncum after hitting him with the TV title belt.
• Kevin Nash won the Three Ring, 60 man battle royal to earn a WCW World Heavyweight Championship title shot (22:33)
  • Also in the match were: Chris Adams, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, The Disciple, Disco Inferno, Bobby Duncum, Jr., Bobby Eaton, Mike Enos, Scott Hall, Héctor Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Eddy Guerrero, 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, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Psychosis, Scott Putski, Stevie Ray, The Renegade, Scotty Riggs, Perry Saturn, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Scott Steiner, Super Caló, Johnny Swinger, Booker T, Tokyo Magnum, Villaño V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath and Alex Wright
  • Nash last eliminated Hall and Luger at the same time to earn a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade 1998.
• Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (18:31)
  • Page pinned Hart after a Diamond Cutter, after Hart thought he was declared the victor of the match by the nWo referee.