4. On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (July 20, 1998) – New WCW United States Heavyweight Champion & Tag Team Champions Crowned
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on July 20, 1998, WCW Monday Nitro aired from the E-Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Two Titles changes took on the show: The team of Scott Hall & The Giant defeated the team of Sting & Kevin Nash to become the new WCW World Tag Team Champions and Bret Hart defeated DDP in the main event of the show to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
Below are the results from the show:
– Stevie Ray def. Johnny Boone
– Steve McMichael def. Sick Boy
– Yuji Nagata def. Perry Saturn
– WCW World Tag Team Championship Match: Scott Hall & The Giant def. Sting & Kevin Nash (c) to win the Titles
– Masa Chono & The Great Muta def. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno
– Ultimo Dragon def. Tokyo Magnum
– Scott Norton def. Jim Powers
– Konnan def. Eddy Guerrero via DQ
– Curt Hennig def. Lex Luger
– WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Match: Bret Hart def. DDP to win the Title.
You can watch the Tag Team Titles change hands below:
You can watch Bret Hart’s WCW US Heavyweight Title win below:
