World Championship Wrestling/WWE special event series
Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Halloween Havoc is a
professional wrestling
event currently produced by
WWE . Since 2020, it has been held annually for the company's
developmental brand ,
NXT . As the name implies, it is a
Halloween -themed show held in October.
It was originally produced as an annual
pay-per-view (PPV) by
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1989 until 2000. The first two events were held when WCW was still affiliated with the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) before WCW split from the NWA in January 1991. The final five events under WCW (1996–2000) were held at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in the
Las Vegas suburb of
Paradise, Nevada .
WWE – at that time still known as the World Wrestling Federation – purchased the assets of WCW in March 2001. Nineteen years later, Halloween Havoc was revived as an annual event for WWE's NXT brand in 2020. The 2020 and 2021 events were held as a
television special of the
NXT program, but it was made a
livestreaming event in 2022. It then returned to being a television special in 2023 but expanded to a two-part special of NXT .
History
In 1989,
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) of the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) scheduled a
Halloween -themed
pay-per-view (PPV) event for October 28, 1989, at the
Philadelphia Civic Center in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The event was aptly named
Halloween Havoc .
[1] A
second Halloween Havoc was scheduled for the following year, thus establishing Halloween Havoc as an annual PPV for WCW. This second event was also the final Halloween Havoc produced by WCW under the NWA banner as WCW split from the NWA in January 1991.
[2]
The
2000 event was the final Halloween Havoc produced by WCW, as in March 2001, WCW was acquired by the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF); the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002 ("WWE" became an
orphaned initialism in 2011).
[3] After 19 years since the acquisition of WCW, WWE revived Halloween Havoc for their
developmental brand ,
NXT . Both the
2020 and
2021 events were held as
television special
episodes of the
NXT television program, which aired on the
USA Network .
[4]
[5] The
2022 event , however, was held as a
livestreaming event, airing on
Peacock in the United States and the
WWE Network in international markets.
[6] The event returned to being a television special in
2023 , but was expanded to a two-part special of NXT on the USA Network.
[7]
The 1994 and 1995 events were both held at the
Joe Louis Arena in
Detroit, Michigan
[8]
[9] before becoming a main stay at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada from 1996 to 2000.
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13] Since the event's revival in 2020, it has been held at NXT's home venue, the
WWE Performance Center in
Orlando, Florida .
[4]
[5]
[6]
In 2014, all WCW PPVs, including Halloween Havoc, were made available on WWE's streaming service, the WWE Network.
[14] Since March 2021, they are also available on Peacock in the United States as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock at that time.
[15]
Events
WCW/nWo co-branded event
NXT-branded event
#
Event
Date
City
Venue
Main event(s)
Ref
National Wrestling Alliance :
World Championship Wrestling
1
Halloween Havoc (1989)
October 28, 1989
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Civic Center
Ric Flair and
Sting vs.
The Great Muta and
Terry Funk in a
Thunderdome match with
Bruno Sammartino as
special guest referee
[1]
2
Halloween Havoc (1990)
October 27, 1990
Chicago, Illinois
UIC Pavilion
Sting (c) vs.
Sid Vicious for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
[2]
World Championship Wrestling
3
Halloween Havoc (1991)
October 27, 1991
Chattanooga, Tennessee
UTC Arena
Lex Luger (c) vs.
Ron Simmons in a
two-out-of-three falls match for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[16]
4
Halloween Havoc (1992)
October 25, 1992
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Civic Center
Sting vs.
Jake Roberts in a
Coal Miner's Glove match
[17]
5
Halloween Havoc (1993)
October 24, 1993
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lakefront Arena
Big Van Vader vs.
Cactus Jack in a
Texas Death match
[18]
6
Halloween Havoc (1994)
October 23, 1994
Detroit, Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
Hulk Hogan (c) vs.
Ric Flair in a
Steel Cage match for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship with
Mr. T as
special guest referee
[8]
7
Halloween Havoc (1995)
October 29, 1995
Hulk Hogan (c) vs.
The Giant for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[9]
8
Halloween Havoc (1996)
October 27, 1996
Las Vegas, Nevada
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs.
Randy Savage for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[10]
9
Halloween Havoc (1997)
October 26, 1997
Roddy Piper vs.
Hollywood Hogan in a
Steel Cage match
[11]
10
Halloween Havoc (1998)
October 25, 1998
Goldberg (c) vs.
Diamond Dallas Page for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[12]
11
Halloween Havoc (1999)
October 24, 1999
Sting (c) vs.
Goldberg for the
WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[13]
12
Halloween Havoc (2000)
October 29, 2000
Goldberg vs.
KroniK (
Brian Adams and
Bryan Clark ) in a
Handicap
elimination match
[3]
WWE :
NXT
13
NXT Halloween Havoc (2020)
October 28, 2020
Orlando, Florida
WWE Performance Center
[a]
Io Shirai (c) vs.
Candice LeRae in a
Tables, Ladders, and Scares match for the
NXT Women's Championship
[4]
14
NXT Halloween Havoc (2021)
October 26, 2021
Tommaso Ciampa (c) vs.
Bron Breakker for the
NXT Championship
[5]
15
NXT Halloween Havoc (2022)
October 22, 2022
Bron Breakker (c) vs.
Ilja Dragunov vs.
JD McDonagh for the
NXT Championship
[6]
16
NXT Halloween Havoc (2023)
October 24, 2023
Becky Lynch (c) vs.
Lyra Valkyria for the
NXT Women's Championship
[19]
October 31, 2023
Ilja Dragunov (c) vs.
Carmelo Hayes for the
NXT Championship
[20]
17
Halloween Havoc (2024)
October
TBA
TBA
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Notes
^ The main arena of the WWE Performance Center was known as the Capitol Wrestling Center from October 2020 to September 2021.
References
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1989". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 134.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1990". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 135.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 2000". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 153.
^
a
b
c
"NXT Halloween Havoc to take place Oct. 28" . WWE . October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020 .
^
a
b
c Guzzo, Gisberto (October 5, 2021).
"NXT Announces Halloween Havoc For 10/26; Tommaso Ciampa Set To Defend NXT Championship" . Fightful . Retrieved October 6, 2021 .
^
a
b
c Defelice, Robert; Tessier, Colin (September 20, 2022).
"Solo Sikoa Forced To Relinquish NXT North American Title, Ladder Match Set For Halloween Havoc" . Fightful . Retrieved September 21, 2022 .
^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 30, 2023).
"NXT Halloween Havoc Set For October 24 And October 31" . Fightful . Retrieved September 30, 2023 .
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1994". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 141.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1995". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 142.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1996". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 144.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1997". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. pp. 146–147.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1998". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. pp. 148–149.
^
a
b "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1999". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 151.
^
"Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network" .
WWE . February 4, 2014. Archived from
the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014 .
^ Spangler, Todd (January 25, 2021).
"NBCU's Peacock Pins WWE Network Exclusive U.S. Streaming Rights" . Variety . Retrieved January 25, 2021 .
^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1991". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 136.
^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1992". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 138.
^ "2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts: Halloween Havoc 1993". Wrestling's Historical Cards . Kappa Publishing. 2007. p. 139.
^ Moore, John (October 24, 2023).
"NXT TV results (10/24): Moore's review of Becky Lynch vs. Lyra Valkyria for the NXT Women's Title, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks vs. Andre Chase and Duke Hudson for the NXT Tag Titles" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved October 24, 2023 .
^ Moore, John (October 31, 2023).
"NXT TV results (10/31): Moore's review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship, Dominik Mysterio vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT North American Title, Bron Breakker vs. Mr. Stone" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved October 31, 2023 .
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