Halloween Havoc (1992)

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Halloween Havoc 1992 was the fourth Halloween Havoc event produced by World Championship Wrestling which took place on 25th October 1992

## Background

The main match heading into the show is a WCW Heaviweight champion Vader vs Rick Rude in the first ever last man standing match. Rick Rude debuting with Stunning Steve Austin as a tag team in early 1991 immediatly targeting Vader as they tried to win the United States Championship failing over and over again, over the months they got more people and formed Dangerous Alliance with The Enforcers and Paul E.Dangerously. At Starrcade 1991, The Enforcers and Austin defeated Vader in a handicap match so Rude could get another US Championship match right after but again, Rick Rude was defeated. Vader decided to forcefully take over as leader of the group so they can get in shape, Vader demanded that the "prophecy of gold" should be completed which means Dangerous Alliance gets all WCW gold, Vader decided to forfeit the United States Championship and give it to Stunning Austin which made Austin reconsider his position about Vader as a leader and actually liking it while Rude still hated him. Eventually, Vader would win the WCW Heaviweight Championship, The Enforcers won the tag titles, Bobby Eaton won the Cruiserweight Championship and Rick Rude was supposed to win the TV Championship but failed twice against The Great Muta which led to Dangerous Alliance walking out on him. At Beach Blast, tensions were at an all time high with Rude and Dangerous Alliance but Rude helped Vader retain the WCW Heaviweight Championship against Kensuke Sasaki, but after the match Rude attacked Vader with the title turning face, he defeated his former tag team partner Stunning Steve Austin at Great American Bash 1991 to win a match against Vader for the title, in the buildup they had a forearm contest which ended with security breaking them out but Rick Rude managing to break Vader's nose anyways, this is the culmination of a feud that has been going on since the start of 1991

Stunning Steve Austin was awarded the United States Championship by Vader, he had a decent reign which ended in an episode of Saturday Night in a fatal 4 way match by Dangerous Alliance member Shane Douglas, Douglas wanted to shake hands with his groupmate but Austin kicked him in the gut and left Dangerous Alliance, he finally gets his rematch tonight but with a twist as the Halloween Havoc Battle Royal will also take place and the US Championship match will be a triple threat

After Junkyard Dog defeated his son Dustin Rhodes, the owner of WCW Dusty Rhodes announced that JYD had been doing nothing on WCW so he decided that the next match JYD loses will also be his last, this started a series of matches where JYD just barely scrapes to continue his career even winning the TV Championship in the process. Dusty Rhodes attacked JYD during a match saying he actually wanted to be the one to retire Junkyard challenging him to a match at Halloween Havoc which JYD accepted

Ricky Steamboat won the Cruiserweight Championship at Great American Bash to bring some prestige to this division, he became a double champion also winning the TV Championship but The Great Muta interfered in one of his matches which gave Junkyard Dog the TV Championship win. After this, Muta announced that he had trained to lose weight and he was now billed as a cruiserweight, 2 former heaviweight contenders will face off tonight for the Cruiserweight Championship

## Results

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Other participants: Stan Lane, Dan Spivey, Dustin Rhodes, Kensuke Sasaki, Diamond Dallas Page and Cactus Jack

This match happened simultaneously to the triple threat US Championship match, more on the details

## Details

* In the opening Sasaki immediatly eliminated 3 men which left him alone against Dangerous Alliance but Dr.Death eliminated DDP and said he's sorry which led to Diamond Alignment brawling with each other as it's every man for themselves
* After the opening, The Police showed up backstage announcing their cash-in calling out tag champions Enforcers who are in vacation, Dusty says backstage that there are rules for the CITL briefcase that the tag champions have to fullfill so if they're not here by the time the show is over, the titles will be handed to The Police
* After the Cruiserweight Championship match, the rest of the Cruiserweights come out and attack Steamboat and Muta stating that former heaviweights are stealing what is rightfully theirs
* During the US Championship match, The Enforcers arrive backstage and immediatly get attacked by The Police as the cash-in match starts while another match is happening
* Terry Taylor is down outside of the ring when Austin neckbreakers Larry Zbyszko and tags in Brian Pillman, Pillman pins Zbyszko and somehow Pillman and Austin are tag team champions when it was Terry Taylor and Brian Pillman cashing in
* The ref has had enough and attacks anyone who isn't in the triple threat match
* After the match, Diamond Alignment come out to celebrate with Dr.Death, Ron Simmons shakes his hand but pulls him close
* In the main event, Rude tries to do a Vader moonsault but lands on Vader's shoulders for him to do a bodyslam onto thumbtacks and Rude stays down until the count of 10
* After the match, Vader goes to find out who will be his partner at Battlebowl and he gets Cactus Jack, the most extreme man on the roster other than Vader

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