The Best (...& Worst) of WCW

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This is something I've been working on for quite a long time, I wanted to make a comprehensive list (yes, I'm a list guy) of the best matches in WCW's history, then I extended that to include 'important' or 'famous' matches in their history too that I felt needed to be seen to tell the complete story of WCW regardless of the match quality not being so high in some cases (cough *jay leno* cough). I then added every WCW World Heavyweight Title change, which got very messy around late '99 to mid '00 and have come up with a list of 250 matches that I feel tell the story of WCW from it's beginnings from the NWA in '88 through the highs of the mid 90's and it's eventual demise.

I researched the internet, using other peoples polls and lists that I saw plus my own knowledge of the product and watched a hell of a lot of wrestling, this list contains bloody brawls, 5* classics, cruiserweight clinics and unfortunately the nWo...

 

The general idea was just to put together a comprehensive list that anyone who is interested in WCW can look through and pick out matches they may not have known about and would like to see.

 

Match List: The Best (…& Worst) Of WCW (November 21st 1988 – March 26th 2001)

 

1988-12-07 Ric Flair & Barry Windham vs The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (Clash Of The Champions 4)

1988-12-26 Ric Flair vs Lex Luger (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Starrcade ’88)

1989-02-20 Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Chi-Town Rumble)

1989-04-02 Ricky Steamboat vs Ric Flair (NWA World Heavyweight Title – 2/3 Falls) (Clash Of The Champions 6)

1989-05-07 Ricky Steamboat vs Ric Flair (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (WrestleWar ’89)

1989-07-23 Lex Luger vs Ricky Steamboat (NWA US Title) (Great American Bash ’89)

1989-07-23 The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) & ‘Dr. Death’ Steve Williams vs The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Jimmy Garvin) & The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) (WarGames) (Great American Bash ’89)

1989-07-23 Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Great American Bash ’89)

1989-09-12 Ric Flair & Sting vs The Great Muta & Dick Slater (Clash Of The Champions 8)

1989-10-28 Lex Luger vs Brian Pillman (NWA US Title) (Halloween Havoc ’89)

1989-10-28 Ric Flair & Sting vs Terry Funk & The Great Muta (Thunderdome Steel Cage Match – Special Referee: Bruno Sammartino) (Halloween Havoc ’89)

1989-11-15 Ric Flair vs Terry Funk (I Quit Match) (Clash Of The Champions 9)

1990-01-02 The Great Muta vs Arn Anderson (WCW TV Title) (Power Hour)

1990-02-06 Mil Mascaras vs Cactus Jack Manson (Clash Of The Champions 10)

1990-02-25 The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (WrestleWar ’90)

1990-02-25 Ric Flair vs Lex Luger (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (WrestleWar ’90)

1990-07-07 Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed) vs The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) (NWA Tag Team Titles) (Great American Bash ’90)

1990-07-07 The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) vs The Southern Boys (Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong) (NWA US Tag Team Titles) (Great American Bash ’90)

1990-07-07 Lex Luger vs ‘Mean’ Mark Callous (NWA US Title) (Great American Bash ’90)

1990-07-07 Ric Flair vs Sting (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Great American Bash ’90)

1990-10-27 Tommy Rich & Ricky Morton vs The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (Halloween Havoc ’90)

1990-10-27 The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) vs The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) (NWA US Tag Team Titles) (Halloween Havoc ’90)

1990-10-27 Lex Luger vs Stan Hansen (NWA US Title) (Halloween Havoc ’90)

1990-12-16 Doom (Ron Simmons & Butch Reed) vs Arn Anderson & Barry Windham (Street Fight) (Starrcade ’90)

1991-01-11 Sting vs Ric Flair (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (East Rutherford, NJ)

1991-02-24 The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious & Larry Zbysko) vs Sting, Brian Pillman & The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) (WarGames) (WrestleWar ’91)

1991-05-19 The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) vs Sting & Lex Luger (WCW Tag Team Titles) (SuperBrawl I)

1991-05-19 Ric Flair vs Tatsumi Fujinami (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (SuperBrawl I)

1991-07-14 Lex Luger vs Barry Windham (Vacant WCW World Title – Steel Cage Match) (Great American Bash ’91)

1991-09-05 Battle Royal (Clash Of The Champions 16)

1991-10-27 Steve Austin vs Dustin Rhodes (WCW TV Title) (Halloween Havoc ’91)

1991-10-27 Sting, El Gigante & The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) vs Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, Abdullah The Butcher & Diamond Stud (Chamber Of Horrors Match) (Halloween Havoc ’91)

1991-11-09 Sting vs Cactus Jack (Submit Or Surrender Match) (WorldWide)

1991-11-19 The Enforcers (Arn Anderson & Larry Zbysko) vs Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat (WCW Tag Team Titles) (Clash Of The Champions 17)

1992-01-21 Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs Rick Rude & Steve Austin (Clash Of The Champions 18)

1992-02-29 Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger vs Brian Pillman (WCW Light Heavyweight Title) (SuperBrawl II)

1992-02-29 Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs Steve Austin & Larry Zbysko (SuperBrawl II)

1992-02-29 Lex Luger vs Sting (WCW World Title) (SuperBrawl II)

1992-05-17 Sting, Nikita Koloff, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham vs Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Steve Austin, Larry Zbysko & Rick Rude (WarGames) (WrestleWar ’92)

1992-05-30 The Great Muta vs Brad Armstrong (2/3 Falls) (WCW Saturday Night)

1992-06-16 Brian Pillman & Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger vs Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington (Clash Of The Champions 19)

1992-06-16 The Miracle Violence Connection (‘Dr. Death’ Steve Williams & Terry Gordy) vs The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) (Clash Of The Champions 19)

1992-06-20 Sting vs Cactus Jack (Falls Count Anywhere) (Beach Blast ’92)

1992-06-20 Ricky Steamboat vs Rick Rude (30min Ironman Match) (Beach Blast ’92)

1992-07-12 Sting vs Big Van Vader (WCW World Title) (Great American Bash ’92)

1992-08-02 Big Van Vader vs Ron Simmons (WCW World Title) (Main Event)

1992-10-03 The Miracle Violence Connection (‘Dr. Death’ Steve Williams & Terry Gordy) vs Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes (NWA/WCW Tag Team Titles) (WCW Saturday Night) (taped 1992-09-21)

1992-11-18 Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (NWA/WCW Tag Team Titles) (Clash Of The Champions 21)

1992-12-28 Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs Barry Windham & Brian Pillman (NWA/WCW Tag Team Titles) (Starrcade ’92)

1992-12-28 Sting vs Big Van Vader (King Of Cable Tournament Final) (Starrcade ’92)

1992-12-30 Ron Simmons vs Big Van Vader (WCW World Title) (Baltimore, MD)

1993-02-21 Too Cold Scorpio vs Chris Benoit (SuperBrawl III)

1993-02-21 Cactus Jack vs Paul Orndorff (Falls Count Anywhere) (SuperBrawl III)

1993-02-21 The Great Muta vs Barry Windham (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (SuperBrawl III)

1993-02-21 Sting vs Big Van Vader (Leather Strap Match) (SuperBrawl III)

1993-04-17 Barry Windham vs Steven Regal (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (WCW Saturday Night)

1993-06-16 Barry Windham vs Too Cold Scorpio (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Clash Of The Champions 23)

1993-06-16 The Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin & Brian Pillman) vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson (NWA/WCW Tag Team Titles – 2/3 Falls) (Clash Of The Champions 23)

1993-07-18 Barry Windham vs Ric Flair (NWA World Heavyweight Title) (Beach Blast ’93)

1993-10-24 Steven Regal vs Davey Boy Smith (WCW TV Title) (Halloween Havoc ’93)

1993-10-24 Big Van Vader vs Cactus Jack (Texas Death Match) (Halloween Havoc ’93)

1993-11-13 Big Van Vader & Steve Austin vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson (WCW Saturday Night)

1993-12-27 Big Van Vader vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title vs Career) (Starrcade ’93)

1994-02-12 Terror Risin’ vs Keith Cole (WCW Saturday Night)

1994-04-17 The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) vs Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne (WCW Tag Team Titles – Chicago Street Fight) (Spring Stampede ’94)

1994-04-17 Dustin Rhodes vs Bunkhouse Buck (Bunkhouse Match) (Spring Stampede ’94)

1994-04-17 Big Van Vader vs The Boss (Spring Stampede ’94)

1994-04-17 Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW World Title) (Spring Stampede ’94)

1994-05-14 Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW World Title) (WCW Saturday Night) (taped 1994-04-21)

1994-05-22 Terry Funk vs Tully Blanchard (Slamboree ’94)

1994-05-22 Dustin Rhodes vs Bunkhouse Buck (Bullrope Match) (Slamboree ’94)

1994-05-22 The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) vs Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan (WCW Tag Team Titles – Broadstreet Bully Match) (Slamboree ’94)

1994-05-28 Steven Regal vs Larry Zbysko (WCW TV Title) (WCW Saturday Night)

1994-06-23 Ric Flair vs Sting (WCW World Title / WCW International World Title) (Clash Of The Champions 27)

1994-07-17 Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW US Title) (Bash At The Beach ’94)

1994-07-17 Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Bash At The Beach ’94)

1994-08-28 Steve Austin vs Ricky Steamboat (WCW US Title) (Clash Of The Champions 28)

1994-09-18 Cactus Jack vs Kevin Sullivan (Loser Leaves WCW) (Fall Brawl ’94)

1994-09-18 Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes & The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) vs Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck & Robert Parker (WarGames) (Fall Brawl ’94)

1994-10-23 Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title – Steel Cage, Retirement Match - Special Referee: Mr. T) (Halloween Havoc ’94)

1994-11-16 Big Van Vader vs Dustin Rhodes (Clash Of The Champions 29)

1995-06-18 Sting vs Meng (Vacant WCW US Title) (Great American Bash ’95)

1995-09-17 Brian Pillman vs Johnny B. Badd (Fall Brawl ‘95)

1995-09-17 Ric Flair vs Arn Anderson (Fall Brawl ’95)

1995-09-17 Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Sting & Lex Luger vs The Dungeon Of Doom (The Zodiac, Kamala, Shark & Meng) (WarGames) (Fall Brawl ’95)

1995-10-16 Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero (Monday Nitro)

1995-10-29 Hulk Hogan vs The Giant (WCW World Title) (Halloween Havoc ’95)

1995-11-06 Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero (Monday Nitro)

1995-11-26 Kensuke Sasaki vs Chris Benoit (WCW US Title) (World War 3 ’95)

1995-11-26 60 Man Battle Royal (Vacant WCW World Title) (World War 3 ’95)

1995-11-27 Akira Hokuto & Bull Nakano vs Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki (Monday Nitro)

1995-12-27 Chris Benoit vs Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger (Starrcade ’95)

1995-12-27 Eddie Guerrero vs Shinjiro Ohtani (Starrcade ’95)

1995-12-27 Randy Savage vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title) (Starrcade ’95)

1996-01-22 Ric Flair vs Randy Savage (WCW World Title) (Monday Ntro)

1996-02-11 Randy Savage vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title – Steel Cage Match) (SuperBrawl VI)

1996-03-24 The Belfast Bruiser vs Steven Regal (Uncensored ’96)

1996-04-29 The Belfast Bruiser vs Steven Regal (Parking Lot Brawl) (Monday Nitro)

1996-04-29 Ric Flair vs The Giant (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1996-05-18 Shinjiro Ohtani vs Dean Malenko (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (WorldWide) (taped 1996-05-02)

1996-06-16 Dean Malenko vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Great American Bash ’96)

1996-06-16 Chris Benoit vs Kevin Sullivan (Falls Count Anywhere) (Great American Bash ’96)

1996-07-07 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Psychosis (Bash At The Beach ’96)

1996-07-07 Dean Malenko vs Disco Inferno (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Bash At The Beach ’96)

1996-07-07 Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & A Mystery Partner vs Sting, Randy Savage & Lex Luger (Bash At The Beach ’96)

1996-07-08 Dean Malenko vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Monday Nitro)

1996-07-08 Eddie Guerrero vs Psychosis (Monday Nitro)

1996-08-10 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Ultimo Dragon (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Hog Wild ’96)

1996-08-10 Chris Benoit vs Dean Malenko (Hog Wild ’96)

1996-08-10 Ric Flair vs Eddie Guerrero (WCW US Title) (Hog Wild ’96)

1996-08-10 The Giant vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Hog Wild ’96)

1996-09-15 Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho (Fall Brawl ’96)

1996-09-15 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Super Calo (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Fall Brawl ’96)

1996-09-15 Team nWo (Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & A Mystery Partner) vs Team WCW (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger & Sting) (WarGames) (Fall Brawl ’96)

1996-10-27 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Dean Malenko (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Halloween Havoc ’96)

1996-10-27 Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) vs The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) (WCW Tag Team Titles) (Halloween Havoc ’96)

1996-10-27 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Randy Savage (WCW World Title) (Halloween Havoc ’96)

1996-11-11 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Ciclope (Monday Nitro)

1996-11-24 Ultimo Dragon vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (J-Crown) (World War 3 ’96)

1996-11-24 Dean Malenko vs Psychosis (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (World War 3 ’96)

1996-11-24 The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) vs The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) vs The Faces Of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian) (WCW Tag Team Titles) (World War 3 ’96)

1996-11-24 60 Man Battle Royal (World War 3 ’96)

1996-12-29 Dean Malenko vs Ultimo Dragon (WCW Cruiserweight Title / J-Crown) (Starrcade ’96)

1996-12-29 Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (Starrcade ’96)

1996-12-29 Chris Benoit vs Jeff Jarrett (Starrcade ’96)

1996-12-29 The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) vs The Faces Of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian) (WCW Tag Team Titles) (Starrcade ’96)

1996-12-29 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper (Starrcade ’96)

1997-01-21 Ultimo Dragon vs Dean Malenko (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Clash Of The Champions 34)

1997-01-25 Eddie Guerrero vs Syxx (WCW US Title – Ladder Match) (Souled Out ’97)

1997-02-23 Dean Malenko vs Syxx (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (SuperBrawl VII)

1997-03-16 Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko (WCW US Title – No DQ) (Uncensored ’97)

1997-03-16 Ultimo Dragon vs Psychosis (Uncensored ’97)

1997-04-06 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Ultimo Dragon (Spring Stampede ’97)

1997-04-06 Diamond Dallas Page vs Randy Savage (No DQ) (Spring Stampede ’97)

1997-05-18 Ultimo Dragon vs Steven Regal (WCW TV Title) (Slamboree ’97)

1997-05-18 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Yuji Yasuraoka (Slamboree ’97)

1997-05-18 Meng vs Chris Benoit (Slamboree ’97)

1997-06-15 Meng vs Chris Benoit (Great American Bash ’97)

1997-06-15 Diamond Dallas Page vs Randy Savage (Falls Count Anywhere) (Great American Bash ’97)

1997-07-13 Chris Jericho vs Ultimo Dragon (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Bash At The Beach ’97)

1997-07-13 Juventud Guerrera, Hector Garza & Lizmark Jr. vs La Parka, Psychosis & Villano IV (Bash At The Beach ’97)

1997-07-22 Steven Regal vs Ultimo Dragon (WCW TV Title) (Monday Nitro)

1997-08-04 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Lex Luger (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1997-08-09 Lex Luger vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Road Wild ’97)

1997-09-14 Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Fall Brawl ’97)

1997-09-14 Team nWo (Kevin Nash, Buff Bagwell, Syxx & Konnan) vs The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael & Curt Henning) (WarGames) (Fall Brawl ’97)

1997-09-22 Hugh Morrus vs Goldberg (Monday Nitro)

1997-10-26 Chris Jericho vs Gedo (Halloween Havoc ’97)

1997-10-26 Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title vs Mask) (Halloween Havoc ’97)

1997-10-26 Diamond Dallas Page vs Randy Savage (Las Vegas Sudden Death Match) (Halloween Havoc ‘97)

1997-11-10 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Eddie Guerrero (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Monday Nitro)

1997-11-23 Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (World War 3 ’97)

1997-11-23 60 Man Battle Royal (World War 3 ’97)

1997-12-15 Psychosis & La Parka vs Rey Mysterio Jr. & Juventud Guerrera (Monday Nitro)

1997-12-27 Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Saturday Night)

1997-12-29 Eddie Guerrero vs Ultimo Dragon (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Monday Nitro)

1997-12-28 Lex Luger vs Buff Bagwell (Starrcade ’97)

1997-12-28 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Sting (WCW World Title) (Starrcade ’97)

1997-12-29 Sting vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1998-01-15 Juventud Guerrera vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Thunder)

1998-01-24 Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Lizmark Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs Psychosis, La Parka, Silver King & El Dandy (Souled Out ’98)

1998-01-24 Chris Benoit vs Raven (No DQ) (Souled Out ’98)

1998-01-24 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Chris Jericho (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Souled Out ’98)

1998-01-24 Bret Hart vs Ric Flair (Souled Out ’98)

1998-01-29 Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Eddie Guerrero & Chris Jericho (Thunder)

1998-02-22 Chris Jericho vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Cruiserweight Title vs Mask) (SuperBrawl VIII)

1998-02-22 Diamond Dallas Page vs Chris Benoit (WCW US Title) (SuperBrawl VIII)

1998-02-22 The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) vs The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) (WCW Unified Tag Team Titles) (SuperBrawl VIII)

1998-02-22 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Sting (Vacant WCW World Title) (SuperBrawl VIII)

1998-03-15 Chris Jericho vs Dean Malenko (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Uncensored ’98)

1998-03-15 Diamond Dallas Page vs Chris Benoit vs Raven (WCW US Title – Ravens Rules) (Uncensored ’98)

1998-03-15 Bret Hart vs Curt Hennig (Uncensored ’98)

1998-03-30 El Dandy vs Juventud Guerrera (Monday Nitro)

1998-04-19 Sting vs Randy Savage (WCW World Title) (Spring Stampede ’98)

1998-04-20 Raven vs Goldberg (WCW US Title – Ravens Rules) (Monday Nitro)

1998-04-20 Randy Savage vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title – No DQ) (Monday Nitro)

1998-05-17 Cruiserweight Battle Royal / Chris Jericho vs The Winner (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Slamboree ’98)

1998-05-17 Diamond Dallas Page vs Raven (Bowery Death Match) (Slamboree ’98)

1998-05-17 Eddie Guerrero vs Ultimo Dragon (Slamboree ’98)

1998-06-14 Chris Benoit vs Booker T (Best Of 7 Series Final) (Great American Bash ’98)

1998-06-14 Dean Malenko vs Chris Jericho (Vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Great American Bash ’98)

1998-06-14 Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Great American Bash ’98)

1998-06-14 Fit Finlay vs Booker T (WCW TV Title) (Great American Bash ’98)

1998-07-06 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Goldberg (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1998-07-12 Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Hair vs Hair) (Bash At The Beach ’98)

1998-07-12 Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Bash At The Beach ’98)

1998-07-12 Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman vs Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone (Bash At The Beach ’98)

1998-08-08 Psychosis vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (Road Wild ’98)

1998-08-08 Chris Jericho vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Cruiserweight Title – Special Referee: Dean Malenko) (Road Wild ’98)

1998-08-08 Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff vs Diamond Dallas Page & Jay Leno (Road Wild ’98)

1998-08-10 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Psychosis vs Lizmark Jr. (Monday Nitro)

1998-09-13 Chris Jericho vs “Goldberg” (Fall Brawl ’98)

1998-09-13 Raven vs Saturn (Fall Brawl ’98)

1998-09-14 Goldberg vs Sting (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1998-10-25 Chris Jericho vs Raven (WCW TV Title) (Halloween Havoc ’98)

1998-10-25 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Warrior (Halloween Havoc ’98)

1998-10-25 Goldberg vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW World Title) (Halloween Havoc ’98)

1998-11-22 Juventud Guerrera vs Kidman (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (World War 3 ’98)

1998-11-22 60 Man Battle Royal (World War 3 ’98)

1998-12-27 Kidman vs Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Starrcade ’98)

1998-12-27 Goldberg vs Kevin Nash (WCW World Title – No DQ) (Starrcade ’98)

1999-01-04 Kevin Nash vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1999-01-17 Kidman vs Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Juventud Guerrera vs Psychosis (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Souled Out ’99)

1999-02-21 The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) vs Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr. (Hair vs Mask) (SuperBrawl IX)

1999-02-22 Kevin Nash vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (Monday Nitro)

1999-03-14 Kevin Nash vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (Uncensored ’99)

1999-03-14 Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title – First Blood, Steel Cage Match) (Uncensored ’99)

1999-04-11 Juventud Guerrera vs Blitzkrieg (Spring Stampede ’99)

1999-04-11 Bam Bam Bigelow vs Hak (Hardcore Match) (Spring Stampede ’99)

1999-04-11 Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Raven & Saturn (Spring Stampede ’99)

1999-04-11 Ric Flair vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW World Title – Special Referee: Randy Savage) (Spring Stampede ’99)

1999-04-19 Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Psychosis vs Blitzkrieg vs Juventud Guerrera (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (Monday Nitro)

1999-04-26 Diamond Dallas Page vs Sting (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1999-04-26 Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page vs Kevin Nash vs Goldberg (WCW World Title – No DQ) (Monday Nitro)

1999-05-09 The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman) vs Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs Raven & Saturn (WCW Tag Team Titles) (Slamboree ’99)

1999-05-09 Diamond Dallas Page vs Kevin Nash (WCW World Title) (Slamboree ’99)

1999-06-07 La Parka & Silver King vs Ciclope & Damian 666 (Mexican Hardcore Match) (Monday Nitro)

1999-07-11 Kevin Nash & Sting vs Randy Savage & Sid Vicious (WCW World Title) (Bash At The Beach ’99)

1999-07-12 Randy Savage vs Hollywood Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

1999-09-12 Hulk Hogan vs Sting (WCW World Title) (Fall Brawl ’99)

1999-09-27 Psychosis vs Kidman (Mask vs Hair) (Monday Nitro)

1999-10-04 Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit (Owen Hart Tribute Match) (Monday Nitro)

1999-10-24 Sid Vicious vs Goldberg (WCW US Title) (Halloween Havoc ’99)

1999-10-24 Ric Flair vs Diamond Dallas Page (Strap Match) (Halloween Havoc ’99)

1999-10-24 Sting vs Goldberg (WCW World Title) (Halloween Havoc ’99)

1999-11-21 Bret Hart vs Chris Benoit (WCW World Title Tournament Final) (Mayhem ’99)

1999-12-19 Bret Hart vs Goldberg (WCW World Title) (Starrcade ’99)

1999-12-20 Bret Hart vs Goldberg (Vacant WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

2000-01-16 Sid Vicious vs Chris Benoit (Vacant WCW World Title) (Souled Out ’00)

2000-04-16 Jeff Jarrett vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW World Title Tournament Final) (Spring Stampede ’00)

2000-04-24 Jeff Jarrett vs Diamond Dallas Page (WCW World Title – Steel Cage Match) (Monday Nitro)

2000-04-26 Diamond Dallas Page & David Arquette vs Jeff Jarrett & Eric Bischoff (WCW World Title) (Thunder) (taped 2000-04-25)

2000-05-07 David Arquette vs Diamond Dallas Page vs Jeff Jarrett (WCW World Title – ‘Ready To Rumble’ Triple Steel Cage Match) (Slamboree ’00)

2000-05-15 Jeff Jarrett vs Ric Flair (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

2000-05-24 Jeff Jarrett vs Kevin Nash vs Scott Steiner (WCW World Title) (Thunder) (taped 2000-05-23)

2000-05-29 Ric Flair vs Jeff Jarrett (WCW World Title) (Monday Nitro)

2000-07-09 Miss Hancock vs Daffney (Evening Gown Match) (Bash At The Beach ’00)

2000-07-09 Jeff Jarrett vs Hulk Hogan (WCW World Title + post match Vince Russo “shoot”) (Bash At The Beach ’00)

2000-07-09 Jeff Jarrett vs Booker T (WCW World Title) (Bash At The Beach ’00)

2000-08-13 3-Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore & Evan Karagias) vs The Jung Dragons (Jimmy Yang, Kaz Hayashi & Jamie-San (Ladder Match) (New Blood Rising)

2000-09-17 Scott Steiner vs Goldberg (No DQ) (Fall Brawl ’00)

2000-09-25 Booker T vs Vince Russo (WCW World Title – Steel Cage Match) (Monday Nitro)

2000-10-02 Booker T vs Jeff Jarrett (Vacant WCW World Title – San Francisco 49ers Match) (Monday Nitro)

2000-11-26 Booker T vs Scott Steiner (WCW World Title – Straight Jacket, Steel Cage Match) (Mayhem ’00)

2000-12-17 3-Count (Shane Helms & Shannon Moore) vs The Jung Dragons (Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi) vs Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias (Ladder Match) (Starrcade ’00)

2001-01-14 The Jung Dragons (Jimmy Yang & Kaz Hayashi) vs Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias (Sin)

2001-02-19 Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs Rey Mysterio Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title) (SuperBrawl Revenge)

2001-03-18 The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman) vs Kid Romeo & Elix Skipper (WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament Final) (Greed)

2001-03-26 Scott Steiner vs Booker T (WCW World Title) (Last Ever Monday Nitro)

2001-03-26 Sting vs Ric Flair (Last Ever Monday Nitro)

 

I'd appreciate any feedback, any glaring omissions? Any 'what the fuck is that match doing there'?

 

I've selected all matches for a reason, whether it was a great match, or historically significant for the company or a debut or just a personal favourite for various other reasons.

[cheapshot]

You're missing Flair vs. Eaton from January 1990 as well as The Marquess of Queensberry Rules series between Flair and Regal.

[Hollinger.]

Neither of which really fit what he was talking about.

[cheapshot]

Neither of which really fit what he was talking about.

Unless I am missing something glaringly obvious I am not sure why not.

[El Boricua]

Sting vs. Rude from Nov. 19, 1991 could be an addition to this list.

[ohtani's jacket]

You're missing Flair/Pillman, Pillman/Rude, the Pillman/Windham feud, Arn/Regal, the Regal/Larry Z feud and the Vader/Arn vs. Stars & Stripes tag.

[Loss]

I don't think the goal here was to capture every single good match in WCW history. What about the Stars and Stripes tag is critical to understanding WCW?

[cheapshot]

I don't think the goal here was to capture every single good match in WCW history. What about the Stars and Stripes tag is critical to understanding WCW?

It taught me that they liked to put MAB with various partners.

[ohtani's jacket]

I don't think the goal here was to capture every single good match in WCW history. What about the Stars and Stripes tag is critical to understanding WCW?

The guy said he wanted to make a comprehensive list of the best matches in WCW history, but even if he wants to make a list of matches that are critical to understanding WCW I don't see how a Stars and Stripes tag is any less worthy than Mils Mascaras vs. Cactus Jack or Lex Luger vs. Mean Mark Callous or Terror Risin’ vs Keith Cole.

[ajsmith_7]

I don't think the goal here was to capture every single good match in WCW history. What about the Stars and Stripes tag is critical to understanding WCW?

The guy said he wanted to make a comprehensive list of the best matches in WCW history, but even if he wants to make a list of matches that are critical to understanding WCW I don't see how a Stars and Stripes tag is any less worthy than Mils Mascaras vs. Cactus Jack or Lex Luger vs. Mean Mark Callous or Terror Risin’ vs Keith Cole.

 

There will obviously be good matches I've missed but I wanted to limit myself to a set number, the 3 matches you have highlighted were chosen as I thought it was interesting to see very early Mick Foley, Undertaker and Triple H matches.

[C.S.]

So glad to see: 1991-11-19 The Enforcers (Arn Anderson & Larry Zbysko) vs Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat (WCW Tag Team Titles) (Clash Of The Champions 17)

 

I had just gotten into wrestling a few months before that. The WWF first, then WCW. Seeing Steamboat jump from the WWF to WCW felt a big deal to me at the time. It really made WCW look semi-competitive. And it helps that this was probably the first truly great match I had seen at that point, being a young fan only a few months in.