Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcws premier. As shown on tv, gang pinned sasaki to win the wcw us title. Similar to the royal rumble format, this event marked for the first time that the winner of the world war 3 battle royal would receive a future title shot at the wcw. 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. 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. If our starrcade 95 episode just before christmas didnt satisfy your craving for times wcw.
Return to top of page starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 in nashville, tn municipal auditorium drawing 9,030. The event took place on november 24, 1996, from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Starrcade 1996 ppv w preshow nwo souled out 1997 ppv w preshow superbrawl 7 1997. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against. They are always quick with their deliveries and courteous and fast with their answers if i have any questions. The one man gang, the world cup of wrestling tournament, featuring sting, jushin liger, eddie guerrero, hiroyoshi tenzan, alex wright, masa chono, randy savage, shinjiro ohtani, johnny b. Wcw saturday night 1996 19 discs wcw saturday night 1997 19 discs. Municipal auditorium nashville, tennessee december 29, 1996 attendance. What did eric think of lex lugers performance in the semimain against the. Wcw cruiserweight titlewcw cruiserweightsuper j cup titles. Heres what went down when hogan, piper, the nwo, and wcw all collided at the companys final show of the year, wcw starrcade 1996.
Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by the debut of lethal lottery and battlebowl. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs. What did eric think of lex lugers performance in the semimain against the giant. The arrival of hulk hogan in 1994 raised the stakes for wcw and starrcade, making it the end of years mustsee payperview event. The match of the decade starrcade december 29, 1996 rowdy roddy piper vs. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event.
Wwe wcw bash at the beach 1995 07 16 ppv webdl h264. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july the main event was between hollywood hogan and roddy piper. The february 12th, 1996 edition of wcw monday nitro answers the question. Dec 25, 2006 the furious flashbacks wcw starrcade 96. Jan 19, 2007 the furious flashbacks wcw starrcade 97. Check out photos from wcw s premier event, starrcade, from 1996 2000. It took place on december 29, 1991 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Its actually been 15 years since i did this one, so lets give it another look. 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. With randy savage, ric flair, larry pfohl, steve borden. This event was promoted as the world cup of wrestling with wcw going up against njpw. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. Billy kidman wcw starrcade, triangle match, wcw cruiser.
Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview event. With hulk hogan, roddy piper, eddie guerrero, dallas page. Sep 14, 2015 starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. 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.
Internationale stars, eine menge verschiedener titel, wcw vs. The greatest podcast in the history of this great sport. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs. 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. At this point in late 1996, what were his thoughts. Turner home video for some reason mislabeled wcw events all the time especially from 95 to 97.
The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches. Two legends reunite tonights show began with the customary video package, this one reminding us just how huge, how historic tonights main event between wcw world heavyweight champion hollywood hulk hogan and. Fans were given what they wanted in wcw starrcade 1996 when the highflyer jushin liger faced the master of 619 rey mysterio in a singles. Wcw starrcade 1996 results wcw ppv event history pay. After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. It took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese partner new japan pro. Ultimate wcw starrcade 64 sims raven vs randy savage. Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by. 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.
Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e12 720p avchdscsdh. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against jushin liger on 23rd anniversary wwe news fans were given what they wanted in wcw starrcade 1996 when the highflyer jushin liger faced the master of 619 rey mysterio in a singles match. 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. Jul 21, 2017 ultimate wcw starrcade 64 sims raven vs randy savage request download. Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. Wcw starrcade 1996 122396 hennig vs flair for the title. Roddy piper sure jobbed himself out to father time in 1996 didnt he. Listen to 83 weeks with eric bischoff episodes free, on demand. Join eric and conrad this week as they delve deep into the subject of wcw starrcade 96. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. Nash gets booked to lose but doesnt turn up, hogan gets booked to lose but somehow pins sting clean in the middle of the ring and wcw finally. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
Tony schiavone, the american dream dusty rhodes and the living legend larry zbyszko welcome everyone to the grandaddy of them all. Ultimate wcw starrcade 64 sims raven vs randy savage request download. Matt peddycord wcw starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 nashville, tn municipal auditorium the current wcw champs were as follows. Check out photos from wcws premier event, starrcade, from 19962000. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against jushin. 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. Starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. World war 3 1996 was the second world war 3 professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. In 2017, wwe announced the return of starrcade after its recent brand extension. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. Dean malenko wcw cruiserweight champion at the time, the ultimo dragon held nine different worldwide titles. Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff starrcade 1996.
Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling pay perview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Hollywood hulk hogan iron man tournament starrcade december, 1989 sting vs. The outsiders 10271996 wcw world television champion. Roddy piper nontitle match, wcw united states title. This was almost literally a onematch card as far as. What was the story behind the hollywood hoganroddy piper main event, and why did it wind up being nontitle. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. 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.
The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese partner new japan pro wrestling. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Wwewcw bash at the beach 1995 07 16 ppv webdl h264. It was broadcast december 28, 1992, from the omni in atlanta, georgia. 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.
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