#2 Goldberg vs. Hulk Hogan (Monday Nitro, July 6th, 1998)
As 1998 progressed, the WWF slowly began to overtake WCW in the ratings war. The Stone Cold tsunami had crested and WCW needed to respond. Though the timing and venue were questioned at the time, the decision to put the promotion's top title on Goldberg wasn't.
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So on a summer Nitro, Hulk Hogan was added to Goldberg's list of victims and WCW had a new champion. 40,000 people were in attendance cheering Goldberg on in the Georgia Dome and Nitro beat RAW in the ratings that night, showing how big the match really was.
At the time, it looked like a changing of the guard. Goldberg was white hot and WCW had seemingly decided to capitalize. That it ultimately didn't was a principal reason for the company's demise, attesting to how important Goldberg was and would become in the months ahead as champion.