In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network. Big show remembers breaking into wrestling billed as. Sep 14, 2015 december 28th, 1997 was suppose to be pardon the tony schiavone pun the biggest night in wcw history. Join tony schiavone as he revisits the 20 year anniversary of the biggest show in the history of our great sport, starrcade 1997. Full length, 60second promo for the wcw starrcade 90.
In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. Wcw was billing this as the single most important match in the entire history of the company. C the matches revolved around the ongoing storyline between wcw and 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. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Your hosts are tony schiavone, mike tenay, and dusty rhodes. This was the dawning of a new era for wcw, and many. 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. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs.
Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for the wcw world heavyweight. Collision course ppv featuring sting defending the world title against the black scorpion plus the pat oconnor memorial tag team tournament. Wcw world heavyweight championship history 1991 2001 duration. Dean malenko iron man tag team tournament starrcade december, 1989 road warriors vs. Starrcade 1997 by the attitude era podcast free listening. After a 17 month build, the nwo storyline had all built to this. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling pay perview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw on december 28, 1997, at the mci center in washington, d. Wcw united states heavyweight title match diamond dallas page defeats curt hennig c 11.
And so it had come to pass, after nearly 18 months of build we were finally here for starrcade, for hogan vs sting. Wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Starrcade var et payperviewshow inden for wrestling produceret af jim crockett promotions 19831987 og senere world championship wrestling 19882000. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. It was the first time he had been pinned on starrcade. Wcw pay per view wcw starrcade 1997 december 28, 1997 mci center washington, d. It would be biggest financial success in wcw history but did it deliver creatively. Louis, mo kiel auditorium the current nwa champs were as follows. Its considered to be wcws most successful ppv of alltime.
We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. At first, sting was to make his triumphant return to the ring in february 1997 at the cow palace for superbrawl, but the gimmick was working so well they decided to hold him out for almost all of 1997climaxing with his winning the wcw title from hulk hogan at starrcade. 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. Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told. Nwa world heavyweight championship starrcade november 28, 1985 dusty rhodes vs. May 30, 2015 wcw world heavyweight championship history 1991 2001 duration. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. 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 the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e09 720p avchdscsdh. Traylor was in his thrid starrcade, and under his third ring name 1986bubba rogers, 1993the boss, 1997 ray traylor. Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus.
Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by. In 2017, wwe announced the return of starrcade after its recent brand extension. Sting has a new entrance although wcws ultrasucky version of the titantron looks rubbish. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches. At first, sting was to make his triumphant return to the ring in february 1997 at the cow palace for superbrawl, but the gimmick was working so well they decided to hold him out for almost all of 1997 climaxing with his winning the wcw title from hulk hogan at starrcade. As usual, wcw spends all its time building up the main event while neglecting all the other matches. Oct 24, 2017 wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship.
Listen to what happened when episodes free, on demand. Apr 27, 2018 ring mat for wcw starrcade 1997 corners. This was the dawning of a new era for wcw, and many backstage felt the company upon signing hulk had finally hit the big time. 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. Check out photos from wcws biggest payperview event, starrcade, from 19901995. User djonthego uploaded this wcw starrcade 1997 world championship wrestling logo tnt professional wrestling png. Thanks for following along on this journey back in time at to relive the transformation of sting from 1996 through 1998. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw on december 28, 1997, at the mci center in washington, d. With hulk hogan, steve borden, curt hennig, dallas page. Wcw starrcade took place on december 28th, 1997 at the mci center in washington, d. You the fans voted for this and my goodness youve got good taste.
Thanks to things like the nwo angle, wcw took a huge. Stream starrcade 1997 by wcw vs nwo podcast from desktop or your mobile device. The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese partner new japan pro. It took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. If our starrcade 95 episode just before christmas didnt satisfy your craving for times wcw turned their biggest ppv of the year into a baffling concept pilot, youre in for a treat. Sting vs hollywood hogan wcw starrcade 1997 video dailymotion. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july. Kefin and adam tackle starrcade 1997, the most successful wcw ppv of all time and look back at sting, hogan, the nwo and kevin nash if he shows up that is. December 28th, 1997 was suppose to be pardon the tony schiavone pun the biggest night in wcw history.
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. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event. Ric flair wcw cruiserweight championship starrcade december 28, 1997 eddie guerrero vs. Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by the debut of lethal lottery and battlebowl. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. Jan 25, 2014 full length, 60second promo for the wcw starrcade 90. Collision course ppv featuring sting defending the world title against the black scorpion plus. It boasted an attendance of 17, 500, as well as a buy rate of 1. The idea being making the fans wait for starrcade to put on this era altering match. Download why has professional wrestling been in a mindnumbing monopoly for 16 years and counting. This is stings first match since fall brawl of 1996. A match over a year in the making, was finally going to take place and it was going to take place on the biggest show in wcws calendar year.
Wcw starrcade 1997 results wcw ppv event history pay per. After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. The matches revolved around the ongoing storyline between wcw and the new world order nwo organization. Starrcade 1997 by wcw vs nwo podcast free listening on. Why is a 350 pound man tripping up and falling through a wall the greatest thing the industry has ever seen. It took place on december 29, 1991 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Starrcade 83 greensboro, nc coliseum november 24, 1983 15,447. Billy kidman wcw starrcade, triangle match, wcw cruiser. 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. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial tour. It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs.
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