WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

By October 1997, WCW had such a commanding lead in the Monday Night War that it seemed like they would never be caught by their rivals. WWE could present the first ever televised matches between two of the best wrestlers in the world if they wanted, but the WCW powerhouse could simply trot out the umpteenth meeting between two men in their 40s and easily trump the buy rate managed by WWE. That is exactly what happened during this month as WWE put on the first ever Hell in a Cell match (chronicled here in my review of In Your House: Badd Blood) which would see Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker go at it in what must go down as a true classic. That same month a few weeks later, Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan would have a match that was accurately described by Jim Cornette on WWE television as the ‘Age in the Cage’ featuring sub-par in-ring action, nonsensical rules and copious amounts of needless interference and yet still outdraw WWE in a big way with their main event at Halloween Havoc 1997.