Part One: 1998 - 2000
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August 22, 1998 - Paco LaLoco lost the Hungarian Commonwealth People's Heavyweight Championship of the World to Evil Sting Todd in an elimination match which also featured Big Sexy Chad Nash and Limestone Lansing Welz.
September 7, 1998 - Hungarian Champion Bill Savage grants "The Polish Prince" Chad Derdowski's wish to receive a no-time-limit shot at the title. Derdowski was victorious, and took home the title for the second time.
Later that day, "Big Dutht" Billy Rhodth won the title. He put it on the line in an elimination match against Chad Nash, "Widowmaker" Mike Todd and Chris Benoit. This time, Nash took home the Championship.
September 20, 1998 - After failing to defeat Giant Chad in singles competition, Hercules LaLonde becomes the first man to be kicked out of The Hive, a recently formed wrestling team led by Queen B and consisting of Wang Dang Sweet Wu-Tang, Dragon Bill, Master of the Flying Wasp Style, The Brown Hornet, Jumpin' Bill Brunzell and B. Billy Blair.
September 29, 1998 - "Big Dutht" Billy Rhodth loses a Beijing Sudden Death Match to "The Master" Chad Fuji.
October 7, 1998 - On this day in wrestling history, "The Widowmaker" Mike Todd knocked out Hungarian Champion Magnum B.A. Of course, the title did not change hands on a TKO, and Todd did not seem to care. "It's just one more thing to carry to the ring." said the Widowmaker.
October 8, 1998 - Only two men in the history of the VGWA have held the Hungarian Commonwealth People's Heavyweight Championship of the World , the N.W.A. Junior Heavyweight Championship of the World, and the International Tag-Team Grand Prix: Mike-Pac and Chad Benoit. Only two men who can call themselves Triple-Crown Champion. As a result, these men were bitter rivals. The only way to settle the score was to have a Best-of-Seven Series. It took place over three days.
Match One: Mike-Pac got the victory via submission.
Match Two: Chad Benoit won via submission.
Match Three: Mike-Pac wins with another submission!
October 12, 1998 -
Match Four: Chad Benoit took home the victory with yet another submission!
Match Five: Chad Benoit edged into the lead with another victory by submission!
Match Six: The final match was held on October 13 and victory went to Chad Benoit. Once again he gained a win through the use of his dreaded "Canadion Bacon Crippler".
October 24, 1998 - International Tag Team Grand Prix Champions D. Dallas Derdowski and "Macho" Chad Poffo leave for a tour of Japan and take the titles with them. As punishment for their refusal to wrestle several title matches to which they had been contractually bound, they were stripped of the titles, which were then awarded to BillKushi and the SuperFreak, who defeated Sir Edward Regal and Chad Hall, the top contenders to the title, on October 26.
October 28, 1998 - After being pulled over by Missouri State Troopers, BillKushi and Supafreak were arrested on charges of cocaine possession, and as a result were stripped of the International Tag Team Grand Prix. The titles were won that very same night by Chad Perfect and Chad Jericho, who defeated Bill Zybyzko and Beng.
November 30, 1998 - "The Ace O' Spades" Bill Finley captures his 2nd Hungarian Title with a win over Big Sexy Chad Nash @ 14:59, just one second before the time limit expired!
December 1, 1998 - It was declared upon the first of December, in the year of nineteen hundred and ninety-eight, that the rope break rule would no longer be viable in matches contested for the International Tag Team Grand Prix.
December 9, 1998 - Evil Sting Todd, current Hungarian Champion, wrestled Pappy, the Mid-Atlantic States Champion, to a 15 minute time limit draw. Fans voted it the match of the day!