The superstars cover the birth of starrcade, its growth, and issues. It took place on november 27, 1986 from the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and omni coliseum in atlanta, georgia. So we often discuss the best ever wrestlemania, but what. Starrcade 83 was a bit of a chore to sit through at times, despite the highlight matches. With roger barnes, ric flair, larry pfohl, dusty rhodes. Traylor was in his thrid starrcade, and under his third ring name 1986bubba rogers, 1993the boss, 1997 ray traylor. Moving on from that, the second part of the original disc is the first six in a countdown of the top twentyfive matches, as voted for by fans, to be held at starrcade. This was of course the first supercard as we know them today, broadcast on closed circuit to a bunch of locations and starting a thanksgiving tradition for the.
New statement released on the 2020 wwe home video schedule, cover art revealed for the crown jewel dvd. The box art for the dvd featuring sting, ric flair and dusty rhodes on the cover can be viewed at this link here is the official lineup for the dvd. Now, for the first time on dvd, the greatest matches of starrcade are collected in a 3disc set, along with a new and exclusive documentary exploring the 18year history of the event, including comments from ric falir, dusty rhodes, magnum ta, road warrior animal, arn anderson, tully blanchard, david crockett, and others. Epinions recent content for home i think it is pretty exciting that there is going to be a the powerpuff girls marathon on cartoon network tomorrow, january 19, 2009, which by the way is a day off for most kids due to it being new wwe video game, starrcade must see, better. Oct 18, 2014 the smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995. Ivan koloff and nikita koloff vs ole anderson and keith larson. Mar 02, 2014 starrcade 83 was a bit of a chore to sit through at times, despite the highlight matches. It took place on december 27, 1994 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. So we often discuss the best ever wrestlemania, but what is.
Wwes version of starrcade will feature the smackdown roster with appearances from former. Wwf wrestlemania vi, vii and viii theme the grand spectacle full and complete duration. Nikita koloff, nwa tag team titles steel cage match. Dec 27, 2012 text by neil cathan what ifsting beat hogan clean at starrcade 97. The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 scotts blog of doom. The essential collection 3discdvd for close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. There are a few stories that can be deduced by the event.
Nikita koloff as its known now that behind the scenes, this was suppost to be magnum t. And after the blinding opener between eddy guerrero and dean malenko, wcw has its continue reading. Koloff was the dominate monster in the beginning as. Starrcade 84 was a much more fun and engaging show, the highlight being jimmy valiant dropping to his knees in front of paul jones and pulling jones pants down in front of a few thousand rednecks in greensboro, north carolina. Summerslam is a professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced annually in. Wcw2k19 starrcade 97 match 2 scott norton randy savage. Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. I was going to repost this one from years ago, but have you read it. Wow, disney has a whopping 6 movies coming at the end of the. Wwe will be releasing the much anticipated three disc best of starrcade dvd on january.
Cagematch events database nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold. Jones and bugsy mcgraw tag team match kevin sullivan and mark lewin vs scott mcghee and johnny weaver tag team match abdullah the butcher vs carlos colon singles match bob orton, jr. Like, one who was holding up a sign reading will trade crack for tickets or. At that show, however, the most violent match in pro wrestling history occured. Harley race midatlantic championship wrestling, august 31, 1983 nwa world title match 12 roddy piper vs. Aug 15, 2002 august 15, 2002 posted by scott keith.
The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight championship against nature boy ric flair inside a steel cage with former champ big thunder gene kiniski as special guest referee. Unlike the recent intercontinental championship dvd where the matches for that set were also voted for by the fans, they are not in chronological order, rather they are listed. Feb 22, 2011 tully blanchard and magnum ta were in the midst of a violent, whitehot feud even before starrcade 85 rolled around. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold pay per view. Ppvs only for all regions, finn balor gets alternate cover art. Scott tags in, and connects with an underhook slam for two. Runnels also competed on the tribute to starrcade show on november 19 in a match against. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. A i kind of felt like doing the 2011 scott sez treatment for starrcade through december, so itas a. Our story begins on the 28 th of december, 1997, at wcws annual flagship show, starrcade, where the wcw roster has promised that the new world order will finally get their comeuppance and after the blinding opener between eddy guerrero and dean malenko, wcw has its first chance to live up to its promise, when the steiners and ray traylor battle scott norton, vincent. In recent weeks there has been a torrent of film studios reshuffling their release. Mcmahon countered jim crocketts successful starrcade closed circuit television event. Dustin patrick runnels born april 11, 1969 is an american professional wrestler better known. To preface this, ive been watching all the starrcades from 1993 up until 1999, and although theres a few absolutely awful ones looking at you, 1993, not even that main event could save you, there is a couple of solid shows in there, notably 199697, are.
Saito with a back suplex, but he opts for choking instead of a cover. Nwa world championship wrestling wcw saturday night 1985. Some of the greatest superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Part i our story begins on the 28th of december, 1997, at wcws annual flagship show, starrcade, where the wcw roster has promised that the new world order will finally get their comeuppance. 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. Apr 18, 2018 wwf wrestlemania vi, vii and viii theme the grand spectacle full and complete duration. Did i not redo this one when i was doing the observer flashbacks from the time. This beat goes on flair history package starts us out.
And now heres a rant on starrcade 1997, which was stings return. I didnt have a copy of the tape back then, but now theres the network and ive. Referee tommy young puts nikita koloffs penis back. Nov 17, 2017 starrcade traditionally was a wcw and nwa event that began in greensboro, north carolina back in 1983. The netcop retro rant for starrcade 90 2011 scott sez. The games featured on the 123 episodes of starcade. Storylines edit the starrcade show featured a number of professional wrestling matches with different wrestlers involved in preexisting, scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. George south magnum tears up suit, flair attacks but magnum executes bellytobelly suplex. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold events database.
George south magnum tears up suit, flair attacks but magnum executes bellyto. The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and was broadcast on closedcircuit television around the southern united states. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event, produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner by jim crockett promotions jcp. Eddie guerrero wcw cruiserweight champion eddie guerrero gets the win with a missile drop kick and a frog splash to retain his title. Aug 10, 20 85 starrcade full show jd all wwe programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, trademarks, logos and s are the exclusive property of world wrest. Mci center washington, dc december 28, 1997 attendance. With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. The undercard has been getting progressively worse since starrcade 1983, and the trend doesnt seem to be stopping here. Rick was also in the only other sixman tag in starrcade history as he and larry zbyszko and eddie gilbert lost to sting, michael hayes and jimmy garvin in 1987. With the reopening of major movie theaters subject to a bunch of factors. To preface this, ive been watching all the starrcades from 1993 up until 1999, and although theres a few absolutely awful ones looking at you, 1993, not even that main event could save you, there is a couple of solid shows in there, notably 199697, are overall good shows id say. But it didnt pan out that way and today brian looks at why it didnt pan out as expected. Muta regains control on scott, and saito tags in, driving an elbow into the chest.
The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and was broadcast on closedcircuit. So we often discuss the best ever wrestlemania, but what is the best ever starrcade. Tully blanchard, united states tag team title match no dq match. The andersons, nwa television title first blood match. Referee tommy young puts nikita koloffs penis back into his trunks, after it falls out during the main event of starrcade 1986. The main event of the show was wcw world heavyweight champion hulk hogan defending the title against his former friendturnedrival the butcher. Sep 28, 2017 starrcade is certainly a big event and will bring back a ton of memories for wcw fans. With ric flair, nikita koloff, ricky morton, robert gibson. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you. The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 by scott keith. Brian damage starrcade 1997 was supposed to be the event that would be the biggest in the history of wcw and one that would knock whatever stuffing was left out of the wwe. October 18, 2014 the smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995.
Tna, facing the likes of scott steiner, sabu, david flair, andrew martin, and dlo brown. Tully blanchard and magnum ta were in the midst of a violent, whitehot feud even before starrcade 85 rolled around. It was the first time he had been pinned on starrcade. Triple threat was the twelfth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Starrcade traditionally was a wcw and nwa event that began in greensboro, north carolina back in 1983. Rhodes at starrcade 84 4 flairmagnum brawl last week on tbs flair brings out suit as a gift for magnum ta ric flair vs. December 04, 2011 the netcop retro rant for starrcade 90 2011 scott sez. Ric flair, nwa united states title steel cage match. Starrcade is certainly a big event and will bring back a ton of memories for wcw fans.
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