The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight championship against nature boy ric flair inside a steel cage with former champ big thunder gene kiniski as special guest referee. Mike tenay estimated a minimum of 25 to 35 attempted pins. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. Rory mcnamara is joined by erick landstrom and bob colling to look at how world championship wrestling rounded off 1998. Wcw nwo revenge comes from two developers asmik ace entertainment and aki corporation, published by thq. Only three months after the event in march 2001, wwe purchased wcw. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching.
Their feud began when nash won a battle royal at world war 3, and earned a. 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. The guys also give their thoughts on how they would have booked the end of goldbergs streak. All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from.
Its the biggest show of the year and i dont know how many people know about it. Wrestling scenes are what the game focuses on developing, and it sounds quite weird that a solo wrestling game owns a perfect storyline. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs. This includes ravenasspoiltbrat, ric flair having a heart attack in the ring, a battle over getting to control the company for 90 daysand of course starrcade. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. List of nwawcw closedcircuit events and payperview events. 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. Wcw pay per view wcw starrcade 1998 december 27, 1998 mci center washington, d. Download right click and do save link as on this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, the subject is a crucial time period for wcw, and that is post starrcade 97, into january 1998, and the first episode of their second major prime time tv show, wcw thunder on tbs. In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation. Wcw main event 1998 1 disc final show 98 wcw nitro 1995 4 discs starts in september upgraded w motion menus wcw nitro 1996 14 discs upgraded w. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs. At this time, i wasnt a wrestling fan but i watched it with my grandmother.
They added a third hour to nitro in 1999, launched thunder, held internetonly audio broadcasts and created other specialized broadcasts such as wcw live all which no doubt. Wcwnwo world war 3 1998 results wcw ppv event history. Wcw united states heavyweight title match diamond dallas page defeats curt hennig c 11. Ric flair w jimmy hart vs champion randy savage 12. Feb 04, 2015 however, i did do two more wcw ppvs before i began the tna game up and will be uploading wcw world war 3 1999 and wcw starrcade 1999 some time this week i imagine. Still, wcw was owned by a media network turner broadcasting system, inc. Wcw starrcade had a great main event nash vs goldberg it delivered the finish was stupid. The first ppv will be destination x and im looking forward to it. Event date december 27, 1998 event series starrcade year 1998 country united states location washington, d. The final starrcade took place in 2000 following a tumultuous year for wcw. Wcw nitro 3 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004 now it can be told.
Starrcade was regarded by the nwa and wcw as their flagship event of the year, much in the same vein. Promotion world championship wrestling event type pay per view event date november 22, 1998 event series world war 3 year 1998 country united states location auburn hills, michigan arena the palace of auburn hills attendance 17,670 network turner broadcasting system running time 3 hours main event diamond dallas page vs. Download wrestling 20 years ago podcast december 98. Wcw starrcade 1998 1998 changes the movie database. I 1988 blev jim crockett promotions solgt til ted turner og blev til world championship wrestling wcw. This is also the version that marks the end of aki in creating a wcw for nintendo 64. Wcw cruiserweight champ billy kidman pinned eddie guerrero 10. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. Packing roughly 8,000 into the omni just a day before my eighth birthday, this starrcade featured the second battle bowl match. Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by the debut of lethal lottery and battlebowl. Kevin nashgoldberg starrcade 1998 contract signing. Download rory mcnamara is joined by erick landstrom and bob colling to look at how world championship wrestling rounded off 1998.
Wcw united states heavyweight title ladder match vakant chris benoit defeats jeff jarrett 10. Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e12 720p avchdscsdh. As usual, wcw spends all its time building up the main event while neglecting all the other matches. The main event was a no disqualification match between goldberg and kevin nash for the wcw world heavyweight championship. Goldberg simply just needed to lose a match other than bret hart it was between nash or hart to give goldberg his first loss. They give their thoughts on each match all leading up to the main event which was goldberg putting his streak and the world title on the line against kevin nash. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
I dont remember the same show feeling so different just a year later. Starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. In 2001, the world wrestling federation, now known as wwe, purchased the assets of wcw, including the video libraries of all previous nwa and wcw payperviews, and the ownership rights of the names of these events. Here are the results from last nights starrcade 2019 event, held at the infinite energy center read more posted in wwe. Goldbergs streak comes to a shocking conclusion at starrcade 1998, an event that would be infamous if it wasnt topped 8 days later. To the nwa and wcw, starrcade was the equivalent of. Not every wcw ppv had a ring apron or a ring logo, but you can use whatever youd like from this collection to bring back wcw or relive the organizations glory days. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. Release dates 1 also known as aka 6 release dates usa 27 december 1998.
After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. 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. With hulk hogan, roddy piper, eddie guerrero, dallas page. Many of the atlantabased organizations top competitors were either gone or now competing in wwe, and fan interest was at an alltime low. Apr 27, 2018 ring mat for wcw starrcade 1998 corners. Det var forst i 1998, at ric flair wrestlede ved starrcade i en kamp, som ikke var showets main event, og det blev ogsa hans sidste starrcadekamp nogensinde. Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff wcw thunder debuts. Wcwnwo starrcade 1998 results wcw ppv event history. Wrestling rewatch starrcade 1998 wfan sports radio 66am. After months of in and out of the ring issues, ric flair finally. The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial tour. Starrcade 1998, the night the original famous streak ended.
In 1998 and early 1999, ppv events were promoted using the wcw nwo brand. 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. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. Wcw starrcade 1998 goldberg vs kevin nash 27 dec 1998. Kevin nash won world war iii to earn a shot at goldbergs wcw title. With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. Starrcade 1998 wolfpac leader kevin nash challanges the undefeated world champion goldberg in the main event. Billy kidman wcw starrcade, triangle match, wcw cruiser.
In 2017, wwe announced the return of starrcade after its recent brand extension. Arena mci center attendance 16,066 network turner broadcasting system running time 3 hours main event goldberg vs. The undercard always filled with workhorses putting on fantastic matches with little to. The guys also give their thoughts on how they would have booked the end of goldbergs. Superbrawl ix rey mysterio was one of the reasons to still be watching wcw at this point. Jul 21, 2017 ultimate wcw starrcade 64 sims raven vs randy savage request download.
Wcw starrcade 92 at any rate, the starrcade that has always stood out to me was the 1992 edition. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event and took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. December, 2011 the smark 247 rant for wcw starrcade 98 has it really been 9 years since this atrocity. Roddy piper nontitle match, wcw united states title. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all.
Oddly enough, i havent watched it since the original rant, so needless to say this ones overdue for a redo. 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. 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. Ultimate wcw starrcade 64 sims raven vs randy savage request. Retro wrestling podcast episodes 200 episode archive. Wcw saturday night 1998 22 discs wcw saturday night 1999. Kevin nash notes ppv promoted using the wcw nwo brand watch on wwe network wcw starrcade 1998. Kevin nash notes ppv promoted using the wcwnwo brand watch on wwe network wcw starrcade 1998. Since this is wcw, you know its not going to end well.