A PPV event that was headlined by Rowdy Piper vs Hollywood Hogan inside a steel cage but was easily outclassed in every way by an amazing match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship between Rey Mysterio Jr. and Eddie Guerrero:
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs Eddie Guerrero - WCW Halloween Havoc - October 26th, 1997
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Take a brief second to check out Mysterio’s costume here as well — it might be one of the first times that Rey modeled his attire after a superhero (as the only other one I remember from this timeframe was a Spider-Man homage):
Mysterio vs Guerrero wasn’t the only high-point on this card as Nagata/Dragon was also phenomenal along with the blow-off bout between Randy Savage and Diamond Dallas Page. This match was the final part of the major feud in between the two and DDP still gives Savage full credit for helping to “make him” and give him the credibility he needed to be a main event star in WCW:
“Without Randy Savage, I’d never get to the incredible ride that I had… and it was incredible, man.”
The Halloween Havoc 1997 card in its entirety:
Yuji Nagata (with Sonny Onoo) vs Último Dragón
Chris Jericho vs Gedo
WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Alex Wright (with Debra) vs Steve McMichael
Jacqueline vs Disco Inferno
WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Curt Hennig vs Ric Flair
Scott Hall (with Syxx) vs Lex Luger (with Larry Zbyszko as special guest referee)
Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) vs Diamond Dallas Page in a Las Vegas Sudden Death match
Roddy Piper vs Hollywood Hogan in a Steel Cage match