All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Nwa wcw starrcade 1990 throughout the fall of 1990, nwa world champion sting had been repeatedly harassed by a mysterious character known as the black scorpion a masked man who hid in the shadows, and had an aptitude for magic. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. The main event was between vader and ric flair for the wcw world heavyweight championship. Credit goes to wwe and craiguk for giving me the track. 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. Wwe summerslam 1990 1990, wcw superbrawl viii 1998, wcw superbrawl v 1995, wcw wrestlewar 1991 1991, wwe summerslam 1989 1989. The black scorpion, wcw united states title bullrope matcb. The quarterfinal matches were all good in their own way.
Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs. It was the third starrcade event held by wcw, and the final under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner and the first under the world championship wrestling wcw banner. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. It was broadcast december 28, 1992, from the omni in atlanta, georgia. Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship.
In fact, starrcade drew just 75,000 orders, compared with the 120,000 orders for halloween havoc a few months earlier. Dec 29, 2011 the final starrcade took place in 2000 following a tumultuous year for wcw. Apr 14, 2015 starrcade 1990 december 16th, 1990 kiel auditorium in st. Collision course was the eighth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship. As usual, wcw spends all its time building up the main event while neglecting all the other matches. Starrcade was regarded by the nwa and wcw as their flagship event of the. Starrcade is supposed to be wcw s biggest pay per view of the year, but somehow, when you watch this tape, you dont get that impression. Get your tickets now for starrcades return home to greensboro, n. Wcw united states heavyweight title match diamond dallas page defeats curt hennig c 11. Only three months after the event in march 2001, wwe purchased wcw. In its early days, flair was the main event every year from 1983 through 1990 and. To the nwa and wcw, starrcade was the equivalent of. Wcw pay per view wcw starrcade 2000 december 17, 2000 mci center washington, d.
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. Starrcade began as part of nwa in 1983 and became a wcw mainstay in 1988. Now that ole anderson has been fired as booker, how does the black scorpion angle play out. Nwa starrcade 1990 collision course events database. Billy kidman wcw starrcade, triangle match, wcw cruiser. Check out photos from wcws biggest payperview event, starrcade, from 19901995. Thats because before wrestlemania, before the great american bash, before the royal rumble, before halloween havoc, there was starrcade.
Before he was known as irs, mike rotunda competed as michael wallstreet. In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Wcw starrcade 1990 results wcw ppv event history pay per. Jan 08, 2016 unsurprisingly, given that much of the show would be taken up by the wcw vs. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus. The show, like a lot of early 1990s wcw shows, had a hebetudinous pace and deathly atmosphere.
Collision course was the eighth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. Starrcade was the flagship show for nwa and wcw starting in the. Full length, 60second promo for the wcw starrcade 90. The show, like a lot of early 1990 s wcw shows, had a hebetudinous pace and deathly atmosphere. It took place on december 27, 1993 from the independence arena in charlotte, north carolina. Tony and conrad are back with commentary on one of the most infamous ppvs featuring one of the most infamous angles of all time. Starrcade 1990 featuring the reveal of the black scorpion. Louis, mo kiel auditorium the current nwa champs were as follows. Njpw series, starrcade drew the lowest number of payperview buys of the year despite starrcade being essentially wcws version of wrestlemania. The show is being sent to the troops in the gulf war so we have a big presentation of the national anthem. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs.
Ric flair confirmed to be part of starrcade live event. Starrcade 1990 december 16th, 1990 kiel auditorium in st. Dec 17, 2000 with scott steiner, sid eudy, bill demott, shane douglas. Sep 18, 2017 as noted, the greensboro coliseum announced today that the saturday, november 25th live event will feature a starrcade theme. Barry windham teamed with arn anderson to battle ron simmons and butch reed at starrcade 1990. May 04, 2018 wcw bash at the beach 19941995 theme mega wave duration. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you. The two matches worth seeing are on the essential starrcade, so no need to pick this one up. Sep 14, 2015 starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. This was the first starrcade under the wcw instead of the nwa banner and the first to not include ric flair, who had left for the world wrestling federation. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d.
Dec 31, 20 30second version promo for the wcw starrcade 90. Battlebowlthe lethal lottery ii was the tenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Barry windham teamed with arn anderson to battle ron simmons and butch. Previous article nwa wcw starrcade 1986 screencaps. The bobby eatonz man match was decent with lots of quick backandforth action to boot. Many of the atlantabased organizations top competitors were either gone or now competing in wwe, and fan interest was at an alltime low. As the calendar turned to the 1990s, a new generation of competitors.
The michael wallstreetterry taylor match was short and disappointing. Scorpion has been tormenting sting for months and now sting will finally get his hands on him inside a steel cage. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. With steve borden, ric flair, larry pfohl, stan hansen. Starrcade returns to greensboro this november starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, its coming home. With hulk hogan, steve borden, curt hennig, dallas page. Can doom survive their street fight with arn anderson, barry windham, and their awful wcw four horsemen tshirts. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage.
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