20 Must-See WCW Matches
6. Hollywood Hogan (c) Vs. Goldberg – Nitro 06/07/98 (WCW Championship)
When Bill Goldberg returned to the Georgia Dome on July 6th, 1998, the worldwide audience knew they were in for something special.
The hometown hero’s triumphant return to the very venue he called home as a member of the Atlanta Falcons four years earlier was a story in itself. Throw an undefeated streak and a World Title into the equation and Eric Bischoff had television alchemy on his hands.
The match itself was huge. It was old school vs. new school, nWo vs. WCW and good vs. evil; simply put, it was history in the making and something that fans across world were salivating over their TV screens in anticipation for.
It was THE attraction WCW fans had been waiting for; drawing over 40,000 fans to the stadium and amassing an estimated 10 million viewers with 6.91 rating for that quarter-hour. What’s even more impressive is that, in typical hot-shot booking style, the match itself was announced just four days prior.
While the decision to put the bout on free TV will eternally be up for debate, the match itself was a spectacle to behold. The palpable atmosphere and insanely excited crowd made the significance of the bout inescapable and the historic passing of the torch moment was etched in history the moment it occurred.