1998

This is a list of various things that took place in 1998.
==Significant events==
Unknown Dates
*Independent Wrestling Federation is founded in Woodland Park, New Jersey
*Great Lakes Championship Wrestling is founded in Wisconsin, USA
March
:*30 - Shawn Michaels leaves DX and X-Pac & The New Age Outlaws join.
:*31 - The WWF debuts its new "scratch" logo, replacing the "W-F" logo the company had used since 1982. It was modified when the WWF became WWE in 2002
April
:*Waco Association of Wrestling is founded in Waco, Texas
October
:*Southern Championship Wrestling Florida is founded in DeBary, Florida
==Births==
January
:*20 - Connor Hopkins
February
:*16 - Alan Angels
March
:*23 - Matthew Justice
April
:*27 - Daiju Wakamatsu
September
:*17 - Daniel Garcia
:*21 - Leo Isaka
November
:*3 - Alec Price
December
:*24 - InstaGraham
==Deaths==
January
:*20 - Bobo Brazil (Stroke)
February
:*15 - Louie Spicolli (Accidental Overdose)
June
:*2 - Junkyard Dog (Car accident)
July
:*1 - Toyonobori
November
:*9 - Sky Low Low
:*29 - Giant Haystacks 52 (Cancer)
December
:*31 - Frank Valois 77 (Heart attack)
==Debuts and returns==
:*John Zandig
:*Tony Mamaluke
:*Robert Roode
January
:*JT Robinson
March
:*30 - Sean Waltman - Returns to WWF to join DX
May
:*Frankie Kazarian
June
:*22 - Edge - WWE
==Events==
January
:*January 4 – NJPW Final Power Hall In Tokyo Dome (Televised event)
:*January 10 – ECW House Party
:*January 15-January 19 – GAEA Wild Times (Televised event)
:*January 31 – ECW Hostile City Showdown
February
:*February 6 - JAPW Valentine's Day Massacre
:*February 21 – ECW Cyberslam
March
:*March 21 – ECWA 2nd Annual Super 8 Tournament
:*March 22 – JAPW 1st Annual JAP Convention & Anniversary: Night Of The Barbwire #2
April
:*April 4 – NJPW The Inoki Final
:*April 29 – 1st Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
:*April 30 – FMW 9th Anniversary Show
:*April 30 – IWA Mid-South April Bloodshowers
May
:*May 16 – ECW A Matter of Respect
July
:*July 31-August 2 – NJPW G1 Climax (Televised event)
October
:*October 23 – JAPW Halloween Hell 1998: Night Of The Barbwire #3
:*October 24 - NWA 50th Anniversary Show
==Pay-Per-View Events==
January
:*January 18 – WWF Royal Rumble
:*January 25 – WCW/nWo Souled Out
February
:*February 15 – In Your House 20: No Way Out of Texas
:*February 22 – WCW SuperBrawl VIII
March
:*March 1 – ECW Living Dangerously
:*March 15 – WCW Uncensored
:*March 29 – WWF WrestleMania XIV
April
:*April 19 – WCW Spring Stampede
:*April 26 – In Your House 21: Unforgiven
May
:*May 3 – ECW Wrestlepalooza
:*May 17 – WCW Slamboree
:*May 31 – In Your House 22: Over The Edge
June
:*June 14 – WCW The Great American Bash
:*June 26 – WWF King Of The Ring
July
:*July 12 – WCW Bash At The Beach
:*July 26 – In Your House 23: Fully Loaded
August
:*August 2 – ECW Heat Wave
:*August 9 – WCW Road Wild
:*August 30 – WWF SummerSlam
September
:*September 13 – WCW Fall Brawl
:*September 27 – In Your House 24: Breakdown
October
:*October 18 – In Your House 25: Judgement Day
:*October 25 – WCW Halloween Havoc
November
:*November 1 – ECW November To Remember
:*November 15 – WWF Survivor Series
:*November 22 – WCW World War III
December
:*December 6 – Capital Carnage
:*December 13 – In Your House 26: Rock Bottom
:*December 27 – WCW Starrcade 1998
==Title changes==
*March 29 - Steve Austin defeats Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIV to win the WWF Championship.
==See also==
Category:Wrestling Years