This is a list of all closedcircuit television and payperview events held by world championship wrestling wcw and its predecessor jim crockett promotions jcp. As shown on tv, gang pinned sasaki to win the wcw us title. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling pay perview. Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e09 720p avchdscsdh screenshots. Were not quite sure how, but weve made it to 50 episodes of because wcw. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. The match of the decade starrcade december 29, 1996 rowdy roddy piper vs. The ultimo dragon gets the win over malenko to win the championship.
The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches. Ill have a mess around since it being stin is also annoying me. Jan 08, 2016 unsurprisingly, given that much of the show would be taken up by the wcw vs. Matches shown prior to the ppv on wcw main event on tbs eddie guerrero def. Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. Received an official vhs release in the usa catalogue number t7091, however the title was misprinted on the cover as wcw starrcade 1997. I never even remembered wcw having a womens title, so i doubt itll get featured that much. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july the main event was between hollywood hogan and roddy piper. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. Diamond dallas page this was originally scheduled to be a flair versus hennig cage match, but got swapped in the last week or so. From 19831987 the events aired live on closedcircuit tv under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. Hogan let his ego get in the way and stuff like this was why wcw died.
Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast episodes 43 to 54. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko wcw starrcade 1996 video. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee.
Wcw saturday night 1996 19 discs wcw saturday night 1997 19 discs. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview event. It was the ninth starrcade event produced by world championship wrestling wcw, and it took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. This title was labeled as starrcade 1997 when in reality it contains starrcade 1996. Battlebowlthe lethal lottery ii was the tenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Wcw starrcade 95 so as you may know the box art for this event says it is starrcade 1996, this is actually the 1995 event. Return to top of page starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 in nashville, tn municipal auditorium drawing 9,030. Roddy piper sure jobbed himself out to father time in 1996 didnt he. Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcws premier. In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network.
With wwe focusing on the attitude era, i wanted to get around to making a complete game save that would relive this period properly. Im so glad that after all his personal problems his career is still strong. As a result of this error, the official vhs of wcw starrcade 1996 is often mistaken as being wcw starrcade 1997 1997 a different event. Turner home video for some reason mislabeled wcw events all the time especially from 95 to 97. Hollywood hulk hogan iron man tournament starrcade december, 1989 sting vs. In fact, starrcade drew just 75,000 orders, compared with the 120,000 orders for halloween havoc a few months earlier. List of nwawcw closedcircuit events and payperview. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. What was the story behind the hollywood hoganroddy piper main event, and why did it wind up being nontitle. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. This event was pretty good, the womans match was good, the ligermsyterio match like most matches these two have had was good. And to mark the occasion, weve arrived at perhaps the best episode of monday nitro yet as the january 8, 1996 edition provides four very entertaining and very different bouts. Wcw starrcade 96 at nashville municipal auditorium wrestling.
Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. 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. Credit goes to wwe and firstcom music also to craiguk for giving me the track. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. Heres what went down when hogan, piper, the nwo, and wcw all collided at the companys final show of the year, wcw starrcade 1996.
When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. Matches shown prior to the ppv on wcw main event on tbs diamond dallas page def. Wcw starrcade 96 at nashville municipal auditorium. I havent been on the scene for a while and have only recently managed to free up some time to play properly since buying it last year. Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcw s premier.
All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. Watch wcw starrcade 1996 tv movie 1996 online streaming. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko wcw starrcade 1996 vs. It was broadcast december 28, 1992, from the omni in atlanta, georgia.
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. In the following weeks, eric bischoff claimed that he attempted to get in touch with piper regarding a match, but said that piper was not interested. Download right click and do save link as join eric and conrad this week as they delve deep into the subject of wcw starrcade 96. Page 1 of 7 monday night war the ultimate save download 2010 posted in xbox 360. Njpw series, starrcade drew the lowest number of payperview buys of the year despite starrcade being essentially wcws version of wrestlemania. They claim flair reinjured his ankle, but who really knows with all the politics that were going on at the time. Dec 25, 2006 the furious flashbacks wcw starrcade 96. Beginning in 1987, the events started airing live on payperview tv while still under the nwa banner. Lets go back to 1996, as kevin sullivan comes up with one of the most horribly convoluted feuds in wrestling. Dean malenko wcw cruiserweight champion at the time, the ultimo dragon held nine different worldwide titles. Wcw pay per view wcw starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 municipal auditorium nashville, tennessee. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview.
It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. 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. Starrcade 1996 ppv w preshow nwo souled out 1997 ppv w preshow superbrawl 7 1997. You mightve heard of some of these moments on botchamania, or the monday night wars. It was the ninth starrcade event produced by wcw, and it took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. 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. Backed by arn anderson, chris benoit, and brian pillman one of the strongest horsemen units in years ric flair began a monthlong quest to see how many different ways hulk hogan could beat him in under 30 days. It took place on december 29, 1991 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. Thats because before wrestlemania, before the great american bash, before the royal rumble, before halloween havoc, there was starrcade. Following a gruelling starrcade, ric flair surprised everyone by walking out with the belt for the first time in nearly 18 months. Wcw starrcade 2000 december 17, 2000 mci center washington, d. Pdf download wrestler annual summer 1984 wwf wwe wcw tna ecw nwo nwa awa tony atlas bruno.
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. Check out photos from wcw s premier event, starrcade, from 1996 2000. The main event was between vader and ric flair for the wcw world heavyweight championship. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. 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. Wcw starrcade 1990 surfer fpwr skill, parameter, moveset, cpu logic. Municipal auditorium nashville, tennessee december 29, 1996 attendance. The outsiders 1027 1996 wcw world television champion. Rey mysterio vs jushin liger wcw starrcade 1996 video. Tonight, the newly renamed hollywood hulk hogan would get into the ring to see out the year in a heavily hyped main event bout against former rival rowdy roddy piper.
Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. The giant, this match was a dud, luger over sold again, tried to get giant up like he did. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. 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. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. You never get distracted when some lady on the corner grabs you for a second. Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship. It took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Wcw starrcade 1996 results wcw ppv event history pay. It took place on december 27, 1993 from the independence arena in charlotte, north carolina. What did eric think of lex lugers performance in the semimain against the. T he beginning of wcw r ic flair is starrcade r eaching for new concepts b ischoff revitalizes starrcade g oldbergs impact t he legacy of starrcade lutas. Wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1. Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff starrcade 1996.
This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial tour. Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e09 720p avchdscsdh. This event was promoted as the world cup of wrestling with wcw going up against njpw. Lord steven regal 820 1996 wcw world cruiserweight. Matt peddycord wcw starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 nashville, tn municipal auditorium the current wcw champs were as follows. Maybe you werent around for wcw s run, or maybe you want to relive some of wcw s more infamous moments. All wcw footage, logos, trademarks, and s are the exclusive property of.
Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e09 720p avchdscsdh logo. The best and worst of wcw starrcade 1997, featuring the most disappointing match in wrestling history. Good event, could of been better though theprototype 20 october 2004. The giant the giant lex luger the rock the undertaker this week in wrestling tna top five triple h val venis vince mcmahon wcw wcw nitro wcw nitro 1996 wcw nitro 1997 wcw nitro results 1997 what wrestling taught us this week wrestlemania. Dec 29, 2011 the arrival of hulk hogan in 1994 raised the stakes for wcw and starrcade, making it the end of years mustsee payperview event.