The main event was between bret hart and goldberg for the wcw world heavyweight championship. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Matt peddycord wcw starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 nashville, tn municipal auditorium the current wcw champs were as follows. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. We hear from the road warriors, jim cornette, paul e. This was the dawning of a new era for wcw, and many. Scott steiners shoot promo on ric flair and wcw uncensored 272000 wcw monday. Roddy piper sure jobbed himself out to father time in 1996 didnt he. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. What was the story behind the hollywood hoganroddy. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. Former wcw president and raw general manager eric bischoff. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter.
It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs. With hulk hogan, roddy piper, eddie guerrero, dallas page. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against jushin. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs. It was the twelfth starrcade event produced by world championship wrestling, and it took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. Only three months after the event in march 2001, wwe purchased wcw. Delivering passionate and comprehensive entertainment coverage to millions of users worldwide each month. Check out photos from wcws premier event, starrcade, from 19962000. Many of the atlantabased organizations top competitors were either gone or now competing in wwe, and fan interest was at an alltime low. Battlebowlthe lethal lottery ii was the tenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1. Wcw starrcade 1995 wednesday, december 27 th, 1995 by bob.
Sid vicious confronts jeff jarrett wcw monday nitro 32000. Credit goes to wwe and firstcom music also to craiguk for giving me the track. Im the guy who keeps posting the kick out at nitro retrospectives, and i have a request. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcws premier. However, in the arena the match was continued due to the controversial pin and ended with sasaki pinning omg to retain the wcw us title. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Starrcade 83 greensboro, nc coliseum november 24, 1983 15,447. The match was notable for a concussion hart sustained. Promotion world championship wrestling event type pay per view event date december 29, 1996 event series starrcade year 1996 country united states location nashville, tennessee arena nashville municipal auditorium attendance 9,030 network turner broadcasting system running time 3 hours main event hollywood hogan vs. The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches.
The outsiders 10271996 wcw world television champion. It was broadcast december 28, 1992, from the omni in atlanta, georgia. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event. Internationale stars, eine menge verschiedener titel, wcw vs. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee.
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. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade ppv event. Starrcade 1999 was the 17th annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. Louis, mo kiel auditorium the current nwa champs were as follows. Join eric and conrad this week as they delve deep into the subject of wcw starrcade 96. Latest was nwa sat night on tbs recap dec 24, 1988. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Wcw united states title wcw world television title 4. Does anyone have old copies of wcw magazine physical or pdf from 1996 forward.
As shown on tv, gang pinned sasaki to win the wcw us title. Starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. Fans were given what they wanted in wcw starrcade 1996 when the highflyer jushin liger faced the master of 619 rey mysterio in a singles. As usual, wcw spends all its time building up the main event while neglecting all the other matches. The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for the world heavyweight championship, with hogan representing the nwo and sting representing world championship wrestling. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. To the nwa and wcw, starrcade was the equivalent of. He made is debut in 1988 and having wrestled in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s and now in 2020, dustin rhodes has reached the 5 decade mark. At world championship wrestlings bash at the beach event on july 17, 1994, hogan was set to face nature boy ric flair in a match pro wrestling fans had waited years to see. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. With randy savage, ric flair, larry pfohl, steve borden. Bursting through the curtain for his first ever wcw world title bout, hulk hogan looked slimmed down, healthy, and eager to make a great first impression. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
Starrcade was regarded by the nwa and wcw as their flagship event of the year, much in the same vein that its rival, the world. Wcw saturday night 1996 19 discs wcw saturday night 1997 19 discs. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. Roddy piper nontitle match, wcw united states title. Starrcade 1996 ppv w preshow nwo souled out 1997 ppv w preshow superbrawl 7 1997. Return to top of page starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 in nashville, tn municipal auditorium drawing 9,030. Hulk hogan turns heel at wcw bash at the beach 1996 and forms nwo. All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. It took place on december 29, 1991 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. You can download the lock up podcast on itunes by clicking here.
Dangerously, and more listen online, no signup necessary. Wcw has basically only centered the hype around two matches. The final starrcade took place in 2000 following a tumultuous year for wcw. Starrcade is supposed to be wcws biggest pay per view of the year, but somehow, when you watch this tape, you dont get that impression. Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. All wcw footage, logos, trademarks, and s are the exclusive property of. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against jushin liger on 23rd anniversary fans were given what they wanted in wcw starrcade 1996 when the highflyer jushin liger faced the master of 619 rey mysterio in a singles match. Hulk hogan turns heel at wcw bash at the beach 1996 and. 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. It was the tenth starrcade event produced by wcw, and took place on december 28, 1997 from the mci center in washington, d. 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. Im looking to try to find some and the internet and ebay arent playing nice, so i was wanting to check out here as i kind of wanted to add a.
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