Best to Worst - WCW Pay-Per-Views (1997)

Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman are out to crash the bash for World Championship Wrestling at this beach. Lex Luger and The Giant team up to battle the nWo's dream team of Hogan and Rodman in a tag team match of epic proportions. The nWo is also out to celebrate their one year anniversary, but WCW will attempt to stop the celebration. Scott Hall and Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth of the nWo will battle WCW's Diamond Dallas Page and a mystery partner. DDP has hinted for weeks of whom the partner will be. With WCW being the hottest wrestling company in the world, it could be anyone! "Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and Sting appear to be two of the favorites to take DDP up on his offer. Will it be one of them or someone else, and whoever it is, will it be enough to stop Savage and Hall? "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Ric Flair were friends a month ago battling the nWo as a tag team, but several conflicts have changed that relationship. Flair will battle Piper at the Bash in Daytona. Kevin Sullivan and Chris Benoit have been at each other's throats for over a year, but at the Bash it will end once and for all. Chris Benoit will face Kevin Sullivan in a Career Ending Match! All of that plus much more action from the hottest Superstars of World Championship Wrestling. This year's Bash at the Beach has one of the biggest cards in WCW History. Don't miss it!

This year's Great American Bash is going to be just that, a bash taking place in the heartland of America. The event this year is headlined by three grudge matches. Diamond Dallas Page got the win over Randy Savage two months prior at WCW Spring Stampede, now Savage wants revenge in a lights out match. Who will win Page-Savage II? In other action, Ric Flair and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper will unite and attempt to take down the nWo's heart by challenging The Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Championship. Syxx will be in the Outsider's corner, but will he be enough to keep down the veterans of the sport? The third grudge match that will be settled in Moline on June 15th will be a WCW Women's Championship Match between Japan Legend, Akiro Hokuto with the devious Sonny Onoo in her corner going up against Madusa. The Great American Bash is one of the most historic events in pro wrestling, and one thing is for sure, that tradition will continue in Moline!

Steel Cage Match (non-title): WCW Champion Hollywood Hogan vs. Roddy Piper, WCW United States Title: Curt Hennig vs. Ric Flair, WCW Cruiserweight Title (Belt vs. Mask Match): Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio Jr., Sudden Death Match: Randy Savage vs. Dallas Page, Scott Hall vs. Lex Luger (special referee Larry Zbysko), Disco Inferno vs. Jacqueline, Chris Jericho vs. Gedo, Yuji Nagata vs. Ultimo Dragon, Alex Wright vs. Steve McMichael

SuperBrawl is usually one of WCW's biggest PPV's of the year. This year, SuperBrawl takes place at the legendary Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. Hollywood Hogan and the new World order are running rampant through World Championship Wrestling. However, this is a night WCW Superstars are fighting back against the renegade faction. The WCW Executive Board has named "Rowdy" Roddy Piper the number one contender for Hollywood Hogan's World Heavyweight Championship. Can Piper beat Hogan one more time, only this time for the most coveted title in professional wrestling? The Giant and Lex Luger battle the nWo's Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Championship. The catch is that WCW President Eric Bischoff has refused to allow Luger to participate in the match due to him not having a medical release in time. Bischoff is forcing The Giant to take on both Outsiders by himself for the WCW Tag Team Championship. Can The Giant pull through for World Championship Wrestling and all of its fans? The other headline match on the card is a San Francisco Death Match between Kevin Sullivan and Chris Benoit. Not only will it be a Death Match, but Woman and Jacqueline will be strapped together at ringside bound by a leather strap. Don't miss WCW SuperBrawl VII!

Tradition battles the New World Order at Slamboree 1997. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair returns to the ring in his home town of Charlotte, NC. Flair has been out of action for nine months, but finally he has returned to World Championship Wrestling to aid in the battle against the nWo. Flair will not be alone, as he will team with fellow legend, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Carolina Panthers own Kevin Greene. The trio will battle the nWo's anti-tradition unit of Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Syxx. Kevin Greene isn't the only NFL star stepping off of the grid iron and stepping into the ring at Slamboree. Green Bay's own Reggie White will also step into the ring against his long time NFL rival, Steve "Mongo" McMichael. Will the nWo reign once again or will tradition live on at Slamboree?

Just one week removed from the historic 3 Hour 100th Episode of WCW Monday Nitro Spectacular, World Championship Wrestling and the New World Order head Road Wild in Sturgis, SD. This time, WCW has the wheels turning and the momentum on their side against the nWo. On the 100th Nitro, "The Total Package" Lex Luger shocked the world be defeating Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and bringing the belt back home. When Nitro left airwaves last week, Luger and WCW were celebrating, while the nWo was in total disarray. At Road Wild, Luger will defend the belt against the man he took the belt from five days earlier, Hollywood Hogan. That wasn't the only bad news for the nWo that came out of the 100th Nitro. The financial benefactor for the nWo, Ted DiBiase, re-emerged after a brief absence but only to resign from the nWo and align himself with the Steiner Brothers. Now, the Steiners are challenging the Outsiders at Road Wild for the WCW Tag Team Championship with the Outsiders' former manager in their corner! Syxx and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair have been battling for months now, but it's time for them to finally face each other in the ring, one on one. Can Flair stand for the tradition of World Championship Wrestling and take care of the nWo punk, or will he fall victim to Syxx's Buzzkiller? Curt Hennig and Diamond Dallas Page were supposed to be partners, going into WCW Bash at the Beach, but something went wrong. Now the former teammates will battle in Sturgis. All of that action plus much more will occur in Sturgis as World Championship Wrestling presents Road Wild 1997.

Turner Sports President, Dr. Harvey Schiller recently removed Eric Bischoff as the President of WCW. A move that has swayed the balance of power back to WCW in the war with the nWo. In the midst of all of the chaos with Bischoff's ousting, a main event of epic proportions was named for the upcoming WCW Uncensored 1997 event. A three team battle royal elimination match. Three teams with three different agendas and goals. Team WCW consists of Lex Luger, The Giant, and The Steiner Brothers. If Team WCW wins, the nWo must return all of the WCW Championships they have and will be forced off of WCW Television for 18 months. Team Piper consists of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and 4 Horsemen members: Jeff Jarrett, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, and Jeff Jarrett. If Team Piper wins, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper gets Hollywood Hogan in a cage match. Team nWo consists of Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Randy "Macho Man" Savage. If Team nWo wins, the nWo gets the right to challenge for any WCW Championship anytime they choose. While Bischoff's removal from power was a negative for the New World Order, they aren't letting that stop them by announcing that NBA Bad Boy, Dennis Rodman would appear at WCW Uncensored as the newest member of the nWo. The stakes are high, only one team can survive! Which will it be and what will "Rod the Bod" do?

Third annual 3-ring battle royal, featuring Chris Adams, Brad Armstrong, Marcus Bagwell, The Barbarian, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, David Findlay, Hector Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Harlem Heat, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Lizmark Jr., Lex Luger, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Meng, Ernest Miller, Rey Misterio Jr., Hugh Morrus, Mortis, Yuji Nagata, John Nord, Diamond Dallas Page, La Parka, The Public Enemy, Steve Regal, The Renegade, Randy Savage, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Louie Spicolli, Rick & Scott Steiner, Super Calo, David Taylor, Ray Traylor, Ultimo Dragon, Greg Valentine, Villanos IV & V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath, and Alex Wright. WCW United States Title: Curt Hennig vs. Ric Flair, WCW Tag Team Titles: The Steiner Brothers vs. Dave Taylor & Steven Regal, WCW Television Title: Perry Saturn vs. Disco Inferno, WCW Cruiserweight Title: Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Misterio Jr. No Disqualification Match: Raven vs. Scotty Riggs, Steve McMichael vs. Alex Wright, The Faces of Fear vs. Ernest Miller & Glacier, Yuji Nagata vs. Ultimo Dragon.

WCW Title: Hollywood Hogan vs. Sting, WCW United States Title: Curt Hennig vs. Dallas Page, WCW Cruiserweight Title: Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko, Control of Nitro: Eric bischoff vs. Larry Zybisco

Rey Mysterio vs Ultimate Dragon, Akira Hokuto vs. Madusa (WCW Women's Championship), Prince Iaukea vs. Lord Steven Regal (WCW World TV Championship), The Public Enemy vs. Steve McMichaels & Jeff Jarrett, Malenko vs. Benoit (WCW US Heavyweight Championship), Kevin Nash vs. Rick Steiner (WCW World Tag Team Championship), Luger vs. The Giant vs. Booker T vs. Stevie Ray (Four Corners Match For The #1 Contender), and [Main Event] DDP vs. Savage (No DQ Match)

The New World Order has been sweeping thru the World Championship Wrestling, led by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and the "Outsiders" Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. Now that Eric Bischoff, the top executive of WCW has flipped to the nWo--they've even taken over their own pay-per-view.