| Spring Stampede (1998) | |
| Tagline: | The Biggest. The Baddest. No Bull. |
| Promotion: | World Championship Wrestling |
| Brand: | WCW nWo |
| Date: | April 19, 1998 |
| Venue: | Denver Coliseum |
| City: | Denver, Colorado |
| Attendance: | 7,428 |
| Lastevent: | Uncensored |
| Nextevent: | Slamboree |
| Event: | Spring Stampede |
| Nextevent2: | 1999 |
| Lastevent2: | 1997 |
The 1998 Spring Stampede was the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 19, 1998 from the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The main event was a no disqualification match between Sting and Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Featured matches on the undercard were Diamond Dallas Page versus Raven in a Raven's Rules match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash versus Roddy Piper and The Giant in a Baseball Bat on a Pole match and Lex Luger and Rick Steiner versus Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell in a tag team match.
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Bobby Heenan | |
| Mike Tenay | |
| Interviewer | Gene Okerlund |
| Ring announcers | Michael Buffer |
| David Penzer | |
| Referees | Mickie Henson |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Nick Patrick | |
| Billy Silverman |
In 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.5 [Poor], stating, "There was certainly some potential on this show. The Television Title, United States Title and Chavo/Ultimo Dragon matches were good stuff. Most of the event was filled with the classic WCW overbooking and referee bumps. There were a few matches that were absolutely dreadful, but there are some things worth a look. Check out the matches I mentioned and skip the rest."[2]