Road Wild

Road Wild (originally known as Hog Wild) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) that was held from 1996 to 1999. It was a free event held in Sturgis, South Dakota during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. After the first event, WCW changed the name to Road Wild because of a potential trademark issue with the Harley-Davidson club Harley Owners Group (HOG). In 2000, it was replaced by New Blood Rising. Hulk Hogan was featured in the main event of all four editions of the event. Since 2001, WWE (through its subsidiary WCW, Inc.) owns the rights to the event.

WrestleCrap writer Art O'Donnell criticised the event as a "financial blunder" and said that WCW held "a yearly pay-per-view at a biker rally with zero live gate just because Eric [Bischoff] loves motorcycles".

Hog Wild

Hog Wild
VHS cover featuring Hulk Hogan
Tagline(s)	Ain't No Easy Riders Here
Information
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	August 10, 1996
Attendance	5,000
Venue	Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
City	Sturgis, South Dakota
Pay-per-view chronology
Bash At The Beach 1996 Hog Wild Fall Brawl 1996
Road Wild chronology
First Hog Wild Road Wild 1997

Hog Wild took place on August 10, 1996 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. The VHS cover featured Hulk Hogan in his Hulkster pose despite the fact that he, along with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, formed the nWo one month prior and began being billed as Hollywood. The first eight matches aired on WCW Saturday Night on TBS. This event happened on a Saturday, instead of the normal Sunday night.

During the match Madusa defeated Bull Nakano, both women had their shoulders down, but Madusa lifted her right shoulder off the canvas before the referee reached the three-count. Due to a pre-match stipulation, Madusa was allowed to destroy Nakano's Japanese motorcycle with a sledgehammer. In the main event Hollywood Hogan pinned The Giant after hitting him with the title belt while the referee was distracted from an interfering Scott Hall and Kevin Nash. After the match, The Booty Man came to the ring with an nWo T-shirt on and a birthday gift for Hogan; Hogan acted as if Booty Man was going to join the group, but turned on him and beat him down with Hall and Nash. Hogan then spray-painted “nWo” on the front of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt.

Saturday Night matches

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Dick Slater and Mike Enos	Tag team match	03:47
2	Konnan defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.	Singles match	04:24
3	The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) defeated High Voltage (Robbie Rage and Kenny Kaos)	Tag team match	03:22
4	Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton	Singles match	00:30
5	The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, Meng, and The Barbarian) defeated Joe Gomez, Jim Powers, and Mark Starr	Six-man tag team match	03:06
6	Squire David Taylor defeated Mr. J.L.	Singles match	02:37
7	Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Renegade	Singles match	06:53
8	Arn Anderson defeated Hugh Morrus	Singles match	00:40
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Hog Wild broadcast

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Rey Misterio Jr. (c) defeated The Ultimate Dragon	Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship	11:35
2	Scott Norton defeated Ice Train	Singles match	05:05
3	Madusa defeated Bull Nakano	"Battle of the Bikes" match.	05:00
4	Chris Benoit (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Dean Malenko	Singles match	26:55
5	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (c) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	17:53
6	Ric Flair (c) (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Eddie Guerrero	Singles match for the WCW United States Championship	14:14
7	The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated Sting and Lex Luger	Tag team match	14:36
8	Hollywood Hogan defeated The Giant (c) (with Jimmy Hart)	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	14:56
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

1997

Road Wild 1997
File:RoadWile97logo.jpg
Tagline(s)	It's Gonna Be Wild
Information
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	August 9, 1997
Attendance	6,500
Venue	Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
City	Sturgis, South Dakota
Pay-per-view chronology
Bash at the Beach 1997 Road Wild 1997 Fall Brawl 1997
Road Wild chronology
Hog Wild 1996 Road Wild 1997 Road Wild 1998

Road Wild 1997 took place on August 9, 1997 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Vicious and Delicious (Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton) (with Vincent)	Tag team match	10:20
2	Konnan defeated Rey Misterio, Jr.	Mexican Death match	10:20
3	Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko	Elimination match	09:36
4	Alex Wright (c) defeated Chris Jericho	Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship	13:03
5	Ric Flair defeated Syxx	Singles match	11:06
6	Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page)	Singles match	09:41
7	The Giant defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth)	Singles match	06:05
8	The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) defeated The Outsiders (c) (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) by disqualification	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	15:29
9	Hollywood Hogan defeated Lex Luger (c)	Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	16:15
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

1998

Road Wild 1998
File:Road Wild 98.jpg VHS cover featuring Jay Leno and Diamond Dallas Page
Tagline(s)	Road Fast. Road Hard. No One Knows Where This Road Goes.
Information
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	August 8, 1998
Attendance	8,500
Venue	Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
City	Sturgis, South Dakota
Pay-per-view chronology
Bash at the Beach 1998 Road Wild 1998 Fall Brawl 1998
Road Wild chronology
Road Wild 1997 Road Wild 1998 Road Wild 1999

Road Wild 1998 took place on August 8, 1998 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. After the wrestling show, Travis Tritt performed a mini-concert. Rick Steiner was scheduled to face Scott Steiner but Scott backed out due to a previous attack by Rick claiming he had been injured. The battle royal had the rules modified to where eliminations could happen either by throwing people over the top rope like a traditional battle royal as well as by pinfall. In the end Goldberg pinned The Giant.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Meng defeated The Barbarian (with Jimmy Hart)	Singles match	04:48
2	The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright) (with Tokyo Magnum)	Tag team match	15:27
3	Saturn defeated Raven (with Lodi) and Kanyon	Triangle Raven's Rules match	12:26
4	Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Psychosis	Singles match for the number one contender for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship.	13:38
5	Stevie Ray (c) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.	Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship.	02:38
6	Steve McMichael defeated Brian Adams (with Vincent)	Singles match	06:32
7	Juventud Guerrera defeated Chris Jericho	Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship, special guest referee Dean Malenko	16:24
8	Goldberg defeated nWo Hollywood (The Giant, Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, and Scott Norton) and nWo Wolfpac (Konnan, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, and Sting	Goldberg vs. New World Order battle royal	07:58
9	Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno (with Kevin Eubanks) defeated Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff (with The Disciple and Miss Elizabeth)	Tag team match	14:31
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

1999

Road Wild 1999
File:Road Wild 00.jpg VHS cover Featuring Goldberg, Rick Steiner, Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash
Tagline(s)	WCW Hits The Road
Information
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	August 14, 1999
Attendance	5,500
Venue	Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
City	Sturgis, South Dakota
Pay-per-view chronology
Bash at the Beach 1999 Road Wild 1999 Fall Brawl 1999
Road Wild chronology
Road Wild 1998 Road Wild 1999 Final

Road Wild 1999 took place on August 14, 1999 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Fit Finlay was scheduled to face Jimmy Hart's First Family, but Finlay suffered a severe injury prior to the PPV. An announced match between Madusa and Mona was also not part of the show, no official reason was given.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	"The Filthy Animals" (Rey Misterio, Jr., Billy Kidman and Eddy Guerrero) defeated Vampiro and The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope)	Six-man tag team match	12:22
2	Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow (c)	Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship	13:06
3	The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum Jr.) (with Kendall Windham)	Six-man tag team match	10:57
4	Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo)	Singles match	07:24
5	Chris Benoit (c) defeated Diamond Dallas Page	No Disqualification match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	12:14
6	Sid Vicious defeated Sting	Singles match	10:40
7	Goldberg defeated Rick Steiner	Singles match	05:39
8	Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman	Singles match	11:30
9	Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Kevin Nash	Retirement match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	12:18
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match