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WCW Hog Wild, the Glossary

The 1996 Hog Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first in the Road Wild chronology.^[1]

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1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events
1996 in South Dakota
August 1996 events in the United States
Events in South Dakota
Road Wild

Alex Wright

Alexander Wright (born May 17, 1975) is a German former professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter.

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Arn Anderson

Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is an American professional wrestling road agent, author, and retired professional wrestler.

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Último Dragón

, better known by his ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he acts as an in-ring talent, trainer and senior advisor.

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The 1996 Bash at the Beach was the third annual Bash at the Beach professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WCW Hog Wild and Bash at the Beach (1996) are 1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events.

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Big Boss Man

Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as the Boss, the Man, the Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers.

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Big Show

Paul Donald Wight II (born February 8, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Bill DeMott

William Charles DeMott II (born November 10, 1966) is an American retired professional wrestler, road agent, and trainer.

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Birthday cake

A birthday cake is a cake eaten as part of a birthday celebration.

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Bobby Eaton

Bobby Lee Eaton (August 14, 1958 – August 4, 2021) was an American professional wrestler best known as "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton.

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Bobby Heenan

Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017) was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and wrestler.

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Booker T (wrestler)

Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Bounty (reward)

A bounty is a payment or reward of money to locate, capture or kill an outlaw or a wanted person.

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Brian Knobbs

Brian Yandrisovitz (born May 6, 1964), better known as Brian Knobbs, is an American professional wrestler best known as half of the tag team The Nasty Boys with partner and long-time friend Jerry Sags.

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Bridge (exercise)

The bridge (also called gymnastic bridge) is an exercise.

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Brutus Beefcake

Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake.

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Bull Nakano

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional golfer better known as.

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Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Salvador Guerrero IV (born October 20, 1970) better known by his ring names Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr., is an American professional wrestler.

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Chris Benoit

Christopher Michael Benoit (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler.

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Cutter (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a cutter is a 4 facelock neckbreaker maneuver.

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Dave Taylor (wrestler)

David Taylor (born 1 May 1957) is a retired English professional wrestler.

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David Penzer

David Penzer (born May 22, 1966) is an American professional wrestling ring announcer.

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DDT (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock/inverted headlock and falls down / backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat.

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Dean Malenko

Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Diamond Dallas Page

Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page (often shortened to DDP), is an American yoga instructor, retired professional wrestler and actor.

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Dick Slater

Richard Van Slater (May 19, 1951 – October 18, 2018) better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Discovery, Inc.

Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate based in New York City.

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Dungeon of Doom

The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a heel professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which existed from 1995 to 1997.

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Dusty Rhodes

Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 12, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as WWE.

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Eddie Guerrero

Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler.

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Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic, "good guy", "do-gooder", or "fan favorite" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.

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Fall Brawl '96: War Games

Fall Brawl '96: War Games was the fourth Fall Brawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WCW Hog Wild and Fall Brawl '96: War Games are 1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events.

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Gene Okerlund

Eugene Arthur Okerlund (December 19, 1942 – January 2, 2019) was an American professional wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host.

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence.

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Haku (wrestler)

Tonga Uliuli Fifita (born 10 February 1959) is a Tongan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Haku and his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Meng.

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Harlem Heat

Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, Booker and Lash Huffman (better known as Booker T and Stevie Ray).

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", "evil-doer", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters.

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High Voltage (professional wrestling)

High Voltage was a tag team in World Championship Wrestling between 1996 and 1998.

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Honda

is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and battery-powered equipment, founded in October 1946 by Soichiro Honda and headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Ice Train (wrestler)

Harold Fitzgerald Hogue (November 13, 1965 – January 23, 2024) was an American professional wrestler.

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Interview

An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers.

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Jerry Lynn

Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach.

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Jerry Sags

Jerome Saganowich (born July 5, 1964) is an American professional wrestler best known by his wrestling name Jerry Sags.

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Jim Powers

James Manley (born January 4, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers.

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Jimmy Hart

James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician.

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Job (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling slang, a job is a losing performance in a wrestling match.

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Joe Gomez (wrestler)

Joe Gomez (born July 2, 1964) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Johnny Grunge

Michael Lynn Durham (July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge.

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Kenny Kaos

Kenneth M. Stasiowski (born June 18, 1970) is an American former professional wrestler.

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Kevin Nash

Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler, podcaster and actor, currently signed to WWE under a legends contract.

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Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)

Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in World Championship Wrestling.

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Konnan

Charles Rudy Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer, ed., May 10, 2010, issue.

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List of JCP/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events

This is a list of all closed-circuit television and pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its predecessor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).

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Madusa

Debrah Ann Miceli (born February 9, 1963), better known as Madusa, is an American monster truck driver and retired professional wrestler.

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Mark Starr

Mark Ashford-Smith (December 26, 1962 – June 7, 2013) was an English professional wrestler best known by his ring name Mark Starr.

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Michael Buffer

Michael Buffer (born November 2, 1944) is an American ring announcer (or "MC") for boxing, professional wrestling, and National Football League events.

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Mike Enos

Michael Enos (born June 11, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Mike Tenay

Michael William Tenay (born March 1, 1955) is an American podcast presenter and retired professional wrestling play-by-play announcer known for his time as an announcer for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

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Miss Elizabeth

Elizabeth Ann Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), best known in professional wrestling circles as Miss Elizabeth, was an American occasional professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, and professional wrestling TV announcer.

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Nancy Benoit

Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model.

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Narrative thread

A narrative thread, or plot thread (or, more ambiguously, a storyline), refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry "all-knowing" sort of narration.

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New World Order (professional wrestling)

The New World Order (commonly abbreviated as nWo) was an American professional wrestling group that originally consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash.

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Nick Patrick (referee)

Joseph Nicholas Patrick Hamilton Jr. (born November 9, 1959), better known by his ring name Nick Patrick, is a retired American professional wrestling referee.

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Outsiders (professional wrestling)

The Outsiders were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, best known for their appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.

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Powerbomb

A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Professional wrestling holds

Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Professional wrestling strikes

Strikes can be offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw.

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Professional wrestling tag team match types

Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms.

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Professional wrestling throws

Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down.

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Randy Anderson

Randall "Pee Wee" Anderson (July 17, 1959 – May 5, 2002) was an American professional wrestling referee and amateur wrestler who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling.

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Referee (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches.

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Rey Mysterio

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler.

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Ric Flair

Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler.

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Rick Steiner

Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner.

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Ring announcer

A ring announcer is an in-ring (and sometimes on-camera) employee or contractor for a boxing, professional wrestling or mixed martial arts event or promotion, who introduces the competitors to the audience.

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Road Wild

Road Wild (originally known as Hog Wild) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) that was held in the month of August from 1996 to 1999.

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Road Wild (1997)

The 1997 Road Wild was the second Road Wild professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first to be produced under the Road Wild name. WCW Hog Wild and Road Wild (1997) are events in South Dakota and road Wild.

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Robbie Rage

Robert J. Knapik (born 1970) is an American former professional wrestler.

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Rocco Rock

Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock.

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Scott Hall

Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler.

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Scott Norton

Scott Norton (born June 15, 1961) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and author.

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Scott Steiner

Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962), better known by the ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler.

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Sherri Martel

Sherry Schrull (née Russell; February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri.

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Sonny Onoo

Kazuo Onoo (born July 29, 1962) is a Japanese-American professional wrestling manager, and actor better known by his ring name Sonny Onoo. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1999 as the manager of many of the promotion's Japanese performers.

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In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present tense.

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Steiner Brothers

The Steiner Brothers are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott "Scott Steiner" Rechsteiner.

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Stevie Ray

Lash Steven Huffman (born August 22, 1958) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Stevie Ray.

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Sting and Lex Luger

The professional wrestling tag team of Sting and Lex Luger were best known for competing in Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which later became World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA).

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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota, and the surrounding Black Hills region of the United States.

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Sturgis, South Dakota

Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.

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Suplex

A suplex is an offensive move used in sport wrestling as well as amateur wrestling and professional wrestling.

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The Barbarian (wrestler)

Sione Havea Vailahi (born 6 September 1958) is a Tongan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Barbarian.

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The Nasty Boys

The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags.

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The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)

The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge.

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The Renegade (wrestler)

Richard L. Wilson (October 16, 1965 – February 23, 1999) was an American professional wrestler.

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Tony Schiavone

Noah Anthony Schiavone (born November 7, 1957) is an American sports announcer, professional wrestling commentator and podcaster.

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VHS

The VHS (Video Home System) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC).

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Walking stick

A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture.

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WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night was an American weekly Saturday night television show on TBS that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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WCW World Heavyweight Championship

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).

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WCW World Tag Team Championship

The WCW World Tag Team Championship, originally known as the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version), was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the original world tag team title of WCW and remained active until it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship.

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) (which had aired its programming on TBS).

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WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007)

The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE).

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WWE United States Championship

The WWE United States Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCW_Hog_Wild

Also known as Hog Wild 1996, Hogg Wild.

WCW Hog Wild, the Glossary

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See also

1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events

1996 in South Dakota

August 1996 events in the United States

Events in South Dakota

Road Wild

References