Starrcade 1987 originally published on april 5, 2004 written by eric james taylor note about photo. Scott alka hall is out for a gab session in place of the giantnash match that was promised for weeks. Starrcade was the final pro wrestling payperview of 1999 and surely wcw could deliver with their flagship event right. Triple threat was the twelfth starrcade professional wrestling payperview. Mci center washington, dc december 28, 1997 attendance. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. Nwa starrcade 87 at uic pavilion wrestling results. Each match is listed as the final match for that venues card. Starrcade traditionally was a wcw and nwa event that began in greensboro, north carolina back in. Wcw starrcade took place on december 28th, 1997 at the mci center in washington, d. Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus. Scott keith s podcast rolls on at place to be nation. October 18, 2014 the smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995. I redid this match for the essential starrcade rants on wwe 247 a couple of years back, and boosted this match to at that.
The nwa a loose federation of smaller promotions or territories was, at that time, the biggest organisation in wrestling and the nwa world title was the most prestigious. Starrcade 97 finish, how it happened, and how you reacted. Wcw cruiserweight championship eddie guerrero vs dean malenko. Then, in this weeks flashback rant, the boys discuss starrcade 1987 to wrap things up. Steve austin has had several memorable grudge matches in his career, with a lot of blood spilled along the way. 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. On this episode, scott and brian bayless talk about nxt takeover. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. The clash of the champions was of course jim crocketts attempt to undermine wrestlemania by putting a free show on cable tv in retaliation for survivor series, and damn if it didnt work. And after the blinding opener between eddy guerrero and dean malenko, wcw has its continue reading. Watch wcw payperview season 11, episode 12 starrcade 1997. With roger barnes, ric flair, larry pfohl, dusty rhodes.
Wrestlemania 2 was billed as one show, but was staged at three locations. A flair for the gold november 24, 1983 greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle. I was going to repost this one from years ago, but have you read it. All information about cookies and data security can be. In 1987 the show became available by nationwide payperview as were all subsequent. 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. The show opens with a video of scott hudson running down the card by talking really fast. Wcw2k19 starrcade 97 match 2 scott norton randy savage vincent vs the steiner brothers ray traylor.
Nicole was riding as a passenger on the back of her boyfriend jamie keiths bike. 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. I didnt have a copy of the tape back then, but now theres the network and ive. Rugged ronnie garvin, who had wrestled the nwa world heavyweight title away from ric flair just a few months before, went into the event with the championship, and the muchanticipated rematch. 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 nwa. This website is dedicated to wrestling fans all over the globe who loved and still dig the old school wwf now wwe. It took place on november 26, 1987 from the uic pavilion in chicago, illinois. Starrcade 83 was the original grandaddy of prowrestling supercards and the inspiration for the annual wwfwwe wrestlemania extravaganzas that began two years later. Download place to be wrestling network scott keith s. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. This is, i believe, the first ppv to be featured under the new ownership of wcw. Chitown heat was the fifth annual starrcade professional wrestling supercard event produced by jim crockett promotions jcp under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner.
Some of the greatest superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Starrcade 83 was a bit of a chore to sit through at times, despite the highlight matches. Talking heads fill us in on what starrcade meant to both them personally and to the business as a whole. Ric flair, nwa united states title steel cage match. Nwa starrcade 86 was hyped as night of the skywalkers. Eventually, animal got scott steiner up on his shoulders and hawk clotheslined the steiner off like a doomsday device, only hawk wasnt on the turnbuckle when he did it into an animal bridging pin however, scott rolled his shoulder so that as the referee counted the fall it was animal who was being. The steiners would squash the freebirds for the tag titles a few weeks later, and would eventually lose them to this very team after they lost their masks. Like, one who was holding up a sign reading will trade crack for tickets or. Arrests pro wrestling scandals pro wrestling sex scandals raw raw rewind raw vs. The games featured on the 123 episodes of starcade. Starrcade 97 finish, how it happened, and how you reacted to it. 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.
Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. Smoc2 tenomodulin cenpk rragc zfyve20 pdf gene joseph. Mr scott has been released on bail while police gather more evidence to prosecute him. Nitro ric flair roddy piper roman reigns scott hall shawn michaels sting sting nwo stone cold steve austin sunday sermon the four horsemen the giant the giant. Just for a change of pace this morning, lets do an old school ppv rant instead of an observer flashback.
December 04, 2011 the netcop retro rant for starrcade 90 2011 scott sez. It boasted an attendance of 17, 500, as well as a buy rate of 1. The smark retro rant for the best of starrcade 8387. According to wwe, starrcade 97 was the biggest selling wrestling ppv show in history. The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 scotts blog of doom. Triple threat was the twelfth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. It took place on december 27, 1994 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. The story of the wrestler they call the nature boy pro wrestling legends sagebrush. December 11, 2011 the netcop retro rant for starrcade 1997 live from washington, dc your hosts are the usual idiots. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information.
Pat oconner tag team tournament bracketing return to top of page starrcade 1991. According to wwe, starrcade 97 was the biggest selling. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 by scott keith. It was the first nwa event to be broadcast live on payperview, and was also shown on closed circuit narrowcast at 100. The essential collection 3discdvd for close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. List of wwe payperview and wwe network events wikiwand. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. Text by neil cathan what ifsting beat hogan clean at starrcade 97. The smark rant for the first ever wwf smackdown 82699 posted by scott keith posted on march 10, 2014 and back to the very first episode of smackdown we go, although this isnt the pilot episode where the corporation merged with the ministry and all that bullshit. Clash of the champions bluray hosted by dusty rhodes. To start off, we have a 49min documentary feature that chronicles the event from the original starrcade in 1983 all the way to the last one in 2000. Eddie guerrero wcw cruiserweight champion eddie guerrero gets the win with a missile drop kick and a frog splash to retain his title.
Wwe classics on demand once again aired a classic ppv from the past that i was able to catch in nwas starrcade 87. This match was entertaining as a novelty, but only barely. The smark rant for nwa starrcade 87 scotts blog of doom. The main event of the show was wcw world heavyweight champion hulk hogan defending the title against his former friendturnedrival the butcher.
It is a great example of a coke fueled promo from the 80s. August 24, 2016 august 24, 2016 by scott keith not much to scott sez with this one, although it was written during the awkward time between wrestleline shutting down and moving over to insidepulse, so i would have written this for 411 because its mostly my current style but the. Ive been really into watching shoot interviews recently, and one topic that doesnt get much attention is the botch finish of starrcade 97. His escapades inspired the 2002 movie catch me if you can. 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. Since the last ppv, the nwawcw roster lost the likes of tully blanchard, arn anderson, the sheepherders, and nikita koloff, among others, and were about to lose dusty rhodes and barry windham as well, so the roster that was so deep was starting to thin out. David chandler sambucus racemosa faryal starrcade 1983 ernst rexer. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. Brooklyn ii, summerslam and all of the big news from around the wrestling world. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage.
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