It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. Maybe you werent around for wcw s run, or maybe you want to relive some of wcw s more infamous moments. Top 15 hidden wcw gems you should watch thesportster. The main event featured hulk hogan defending the wcw world heavyweight championship against the butcher in a singles match. The best and worst of wcw starrcade 1997, featuring the most disappointing match in wrestling history. You mightve heard of some of these moments on botchamania, or the monday night wars. Sep 14, 2015 starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. Even though it never captured the same excitement as the show of shows, the legacy and spirit of the event lasted for nearly two decades before it ultimately collapsed with wcw. Wcw starrcade 1998 1998 changes the movie database. Wwe wcws greatest payperview matches volume 1 3 dvds. The lawcast wcw starrcade 1988 was the true beginning of world championship wrestling.
Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told. Dec 19, 2017 wcws penultimate starrcade ppv took place on this day in 1999. Wcw nwo starrcade 64 mod matches jushin liger vs billy kidman. The main event was a no disqualification match between goldberg and kevin nash for the wcw world heavyweight championship. We have hundreds of awa, ecw, nwa, wcw, wwf and xpw titles. Bt4g is not a tracker and doesnt store any content and only collects torrent metadata such as file names and file sizes and a magnet link torrent identifier. The 1995 event was the thirteenth show to use the starrcade name and was the second starrcade to take place in the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee.
Nwa clash of the champions 1 march 27, 1988 in greensboro, nc 1. Television rights fees were much less of a thing for pro wrestling back in the 1990s as compared to today. Ric flair wcw world heavyweight championship match if ric flair loses, he will retire i mean, there are a few small flaws here, but by far this was the best match of the night and one of the best matches in starrcades history. Starrcade began as part of nwa in 1983 and became a wcw mainstay in 1988. Triple threat took place on december 27, 1994 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Starrcade 87 chi town heat glory bound best old school. With randy savage, ric flair, larry pfohl, steve borden. Hart managed to crack people up as a heel, all while keeping a straight face. It took place on november 26, 1987 from the uic pavilion in chicago, illinois. The wrestling fan nwawcw doubleclick to start typing doubleclick to start typing. The essential collection 3discdvd for close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. Apr 09, 2016 wcw nwo starrcade 64 mod matches lex luger vs randy macho man savage.
Jim crockett promotions turned into wcw officially right around the time of starrcade 1988. Konan is the konan we know him as today, only with his old mask and looking pretty ripped. Before he was known as irs, mike rotunda competed as michael wallstreet. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event and took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. If you like this site, please consider a small donation that will keep the site alive and advertisingfree in the future. True gritt december 26, 1988 norfolk, va the scope your hosts are jim ross and bob caudle.
The starrcade tradition was continued by world championship wrestling wcw, into which jcp was transformed after it had been sold to ted turner in 1988. Wcw starrcade 1998 1998 changes the movie database tmdb. Unsurprisingly, given that much of the show would be taken up by the wcw vs. Still, wcw was owned by a media network turner broadcasting system, inc. Their feud began when nash won a battle royal at world war 3, and earned a title match while goldberg had an. Flair at starrcade in 1988 has to be considered one of his greatest matches. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. Starrcade 1988 ppv with preshow chitown rumble 1989 ppv with preshow. Ric flair vs lex luger great american bash 1988 video dailymotion. It was the first starrcade event produced by world championship wrestling wcw, and it took place on december 26, 1988 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Dec 29, 2011 to the nwa and wcw, starrcade was the equivalent of wrestlemania. Starrcade 88 was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event produced under the nwa banner. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. It was the first starrcade event produced by world championship wrestling, and it took place on december 26, 1988 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia.
Nwa saturday night 1988 23 discs wcw saturday night 1989 discs w motion menus wcw saturday night 1990. Night of the skywalkers was the fourth annual starrcade professional wrestling closedcircuit television event, produced by jim crockett promotions jcp under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview. To the nwa and wcw, starrcade was the equivalent of wrestlemania.
As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years. Wcws penultimate starrcade ppv took place on this day in 1999. The sell out crowd in chicago experienced it and 100 packed arenas across the nation witnessed it. So they by proxy became known as the nwa because of that reason. Wcw starrcade 1995 wednesday, december 27 th, 1995 by bob. Chitown heat was the fifth annual starrcade professional wrestling supercard event produced by jim crockett promotions jcp under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. Wwe will be releasing the much anticipated three disc best of starrcade dvd on january. When discussing wcw, the monday night war between vince. All 151 ppv nwa wcw 19832001 vhsrip tvrip 320240 eng. The box art for the dvd featuring sting, ric flair and dusty rhodes on the cover can be viewed at this link.
Maybe you werent around for wcws run, or maybe you want to relive some of wcws more infamous moments. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches lex luger vs randy macho man savage. All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. Dec 06, 2017 nwa clash of the champions 1 march 27, 1988 in greensboro, nc 1. Starrcade is a recurring professional wrestling event, originally broadcast via closedcircuit television and eventually broadcast via payperview television, held from 1983 to 2000 by the national wrestling alliance nwa and later world championship wrestling wcw.
As a result of this error, the official vhs of wcw starrcade 1996 is often mistaken as being wcw starrcade 1997 1997 a different event. Matches shown prior to the ppv on wcw main event on tbs eddie guerrero def. In order to prevent such a problem, starrcade was moved to december the following year and the show was held around christmas day, mostly in the days following, beginning in 1988. The lawcast wcw starrcade 1988 was the true beginning of. Make offer the history of war games in nwa,wcw,uswa,smw,ecw,fmw.
Not the rey mysterio we know in america today, but his uncle who trained him. The simple story of flair fighting through seemingly insurmountable odds worked like a charm. Ric flair vs lex luger starrcade 1988 video dailymotion. It took place on november 27, 1986 from the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and omni coliseum in atlanta, georgia. Wwe classics on demand once again aired a classic ppv from the past that i was able to catch in nwas starrcade 87. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. Donaldtanya30812 ric flair vs lex luger starrcade 1988. Wcw pay per view wcw starrcade 2000 december 17, 2000 mci center washington, d. Wcw monday nitro 1995 2001 complete wcw thunder 1998 2001 complete wcw backstage blast 14 disc wcw world wide 1988 12 disc wcw world wide 1989 10 disc wcw saturday night 1988 23 disc wcw saturday night 1990. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw.
Starrcade 1983 a flair for the gold november 24, 1983 in greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum drawing 15,447 shown live on cctv drawing 32,400. This is wcws version of wrestlemania of sorts from past years, and since its nearly 12 years after the fact, we go back down memory lane. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches jushin liger vs billy kidman. Jimmy garvin tv title match under amateur rules where a 1 count will count as a pin. Diamond dallas page this was originally scheduled to be a flair versus hennig cage match, but got swapped in the last week or so. No feud in starrcade history got a better build to its blowoff than hogansting. In fact, starrcade drew just 75,000 orders, compared with the 120,000 orders for halloween havoc a few months earlier. Starrcade 83 greensboro, nc coliseum november 24, 1983 15,447. They claim flair reinjured his ankle, but who really knows with all the politics that were going on at the time.
The one man gang, the world cup of wrestling tournament, featuring sting, jushin liger, eddie guerrero, hiroyoshi tenzan, alex wright, masa chono, randy savage, shinjiro ohtani, johnny b. Some of the greatest superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Also in 1988, jcp was sold to turner broadcasting due to financial problems and became wcw, though starrcade was held under the nwa banner until 1990. Starrcade 1988 starrcade 1988 was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. This would be the first ever wcw ppv as the company had just been bought out by ted turner before the show. Barry windham teamed with arn anderson to battle ron simmons and butch reed at starrcade 1990.
Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. Starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. Matches shown prior to the ppv on wcw main event on tbs diamond dallas page def. Received an official vhs release in the usa catalogue number t7091, however the title was misprinted on the cover as wcw starrcade 1997.
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