WCW World War 3

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WCW World War 3

World War 3 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and match produced by World Championship Wrestling and was their answer to the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble. The event would take place every November. Like the Royal Rumble, the World War 3 match was held at the event that shared its name. In 1999, it was replaced by Mayhem.

The rules for a World War 3 match were similar to the rules for a Royal Rumble match. There were two major differences:

  • The WW3 match is played out in three rings, each holding twenty men.
  • All sixty men start the match at the same time.

The rules for the World War 3 match were:

  • All sixty men were randomly assigned a specific ring before the match began.
  • The match began with all sixty men, in three rings, when the bell rings.
  • A competitor must knock their opponent over the top rope of the ring, and both feet must touch the floor of the arena in order to eliminate said opponent from the match. This rule was amended in 1998 to allow for eliminations if a person leaves the ring in any way, in addition to counting pinfalls and submissions.
  • When thirty men remained, they moved to the central ring and the match continued. This rule was amended in 1998 so that the competitors had to move to the central ring once forty men had been eliminated.
  • The last man standing in the ring was declared the winner.

At the inaugural World War 3 (1995), the winner was awarded the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship (which wound up being Randy Savage). In subsequent years, the winner would be awarded a World Title shot at a designated time. 1996 winner The Giant was given a WCW World Title shot at Souled Out 1997. 1997 winner Scott Hall was given a WCW World Title shot at Uncensored 1998. 1998 winner Kevin Nash was given a title match at Starrcade the following month.

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World War 3 1995
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date November 26, 1995
Venue Norfolk Scope
City Norfolk, Virginia
Attendance 12,000
Pay-per-view chronology
Halloween Havoc 1995 World War 3 1995 Starrcade 1995

World War 3 1995 took place on November 26, 1995 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.

World War 3 1996
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date November 24, 1996
Venue Norfolk Scope
City Norfolk, Virginia
Attendance 10,314
Pay-per-view chronology
Halloween Havoc 1996 World War 3 1996 Starrcade 1996

World War 3 1996 took place on November 24, 1996 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.


World War 3 1997
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date November 23, 1997
Venue The Palace of Auburn Hills
City Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance 17,128
Pay-per-view chronology
Halloween Havoc 1997 World War 3 1997 Starrcade 1997

World War 3 1997 took place on November 23, 1997 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

World War 3 1998
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date November 22, 1998
Venue The Palace of Auburn Hills
City Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance 17,670
Pay-per-view chronology
Halloween Havoc 1998 World War 3 1998 Starrcade 1998

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

  • World War 3 1998 was the only World War 3 in which the World War 3 Match wasn't the main event.
  • The Norfolk Scope and the Palace of Auburn Hills were the only two arenas that featured the World War 3 event. The Norfolk Scope had World War 3 in 1995 and 1996 and the Palace of Auburn Hills had World War 3 in 1997 and 1998.
  • Scott Hall was the only World War 3 winner who has not won the World Championship.
  • Three World War 3 winners have won both the WWE Title as well as the WCW World Heavyweight Title and they are Randy Savage, The Giant, and Kevin Nash.
  • The WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship were the only titles that changed hands at World War 3.
  • World War 3 1996 was the only World War 3 match that ended via count-out.
  • World War 3 1998 was the only World War 3 match that ended via disqualification.
  • World War 3 1997 featured the longest World War 3 Match.
  • World War 3 1998 featured the shortest World War 3 Match.

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