Кевин Нэш не уходит из WCW: итоги шоу Road Wild 1999

Kevin Nash retires! (not really) – WCW Road Wild 1999 | WON Flashback August 14 1999 was the date of WCW Road Wild 1999, the fourth and final iteration of the Sturgis Rally PPV event. The main event would see Hulk Hogan returning in the red and yellow to take on Kevin Nash, with a Career vs Career stipulation. Hogan won, but Nash would end up returning to WCW TV anyway. You can find our own Dave Meltzer’s review of the matches from WCW Road Wild 1999 in the August 23, 1999 Observer Newsletter (which you can read in full with a subscription). Hulk Hogan vs Kevin Nash WCW Road Wild 1999 Here is some of what Dave had to say about WCW Road Wild 1999 and that DUD rated main event: “Probably the worst thing about the show, even more than the setting, was the desperation booking of the Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash main event. Despite teasing a feud forever from the NWO debut in 1996, and having two major break-ups, this was the first-time the match teased for years ever took place. But with WCW on a string of three straight poor buy rates with Nash on top but with Hogan out injured, Hogan’s leverage position was great. But the myth that he’s still a huge PPV would be ruined if the buy rate didn’t significantly pick up and by tradition, Road Wild because of the Saturday night time slot and perhaps because of a history of bad shows has by tradition has generally not fared well in that regard. “This year, with WCW’s popularity falling things figured to be worse, even with Dennis Rodman, who had been a strong PPV draw in the past but his appearances garnered almost no mainstream attention since he’s no longer an active player and he’s come last year’s curiosity, and Bill Goldberg on the show as well. “The setting was no help either. It looked like the ring was set up in a field, which it was, with only about 5,500 fans, and in the background was a road and across the screen in front of the hard camera were cars driving past and a banner for what appeared to be some sort of a food stand. With the lack of heat, it looked more like an independent wrestling TV special you’d see on a minor channel than a major league PPV event. “Road Wild, or Hogg Wild as it was first called, was considered over the past few years as one of Eric Bischoff’s perks. Some of the wrestlers, the ones into motorcycles, liked the idea of a paid vacation to the Sturgis Rally, but they were in the minority. Now, with revenues on a massive decline, running a PPV event without a live gate, which means $200,000 or more, is more obvious as the bad business decision it has always been.”