World War 3 (1997)

World War 3 (1997)
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
Information
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	November 23, 1997
Attendance	17,128
Venue	The Palace of Auburn Hills
City	Auburn Hills, Michigan
Pay-per-view chronology
Halloween Havoc (1997) World War 3 (1997) Starrcade (1997)
World War 3 chronology
World War 3 (1996) World War 3 (1997) World War 3 (1998)

World War 3 (1997) was the third World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on November 23, 1997 from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Nine matches were contested at the event. The main event was the traditional World War 3 battle royal, in which the winner would receive a future title shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Scott Hall won by last eliminating The Giant. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hogan was also a participant in the match, who joined the match for himself to prevent anyone from getting the title shot. Hall won after Kevin Nash, in a Sting disguise, attacked Giant with a baseball bat and eliminated him. Hall was entitled to receive his title shot at SuperBrawl VIII, but Hogan controversially lost the title to Sting at Starrcade. This resulted in the title being vacated and the two competing in a rematch at SuperBrawl VIII, where Sting won the title. Hall received his title shot at Uncensored in March, where Sting defeated him.

Another important match on the card was Curt Hennig versus Ric Flair in a no disqualification match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. Hennig won the match to retain the title.