Road Wild (1999)

Road Wild (1999)
Promotional poster featuring Goldberg
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateAugust 14, 1999[1]
CitySturgis, South Dakota[1]
VenueSturgis Motorcycle Rally[1]
Attendance5,500[1]
Tagline(s)It'll Take More Than Attitude To Ride Outta Here.
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The 1999 Road Wild was the fourth and final Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on August 14, 1999, from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.[2]

In the main event, Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, forcing Nash to retire from professional wrestling. Nash would come out of retirement in late 1999. This was Hogan's fourth straight Road Wild main event match. Other important matches on the card featured Randy Savage defeating Dennis Rodman, Goldberg defeating Rick Steiner, Sid Vicious defeating Sting and Chris Benoit retained the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page in a No Disqualification match. The event also featured Filthy Animals vs. Dead Pool and The Revolution vs. The West Texas Rednecks.

  1. ^ a b c d "Road Wild 1999". Pro Wrestling History. August 14, 1999. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts". Wrestling’s Historical Cards. Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 150.