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 Wrestling Federation (WWF), regarded WrestleMania. As a result, the buildup to each Starrcade featured the largest feuds of the promotion. In 2001, the WWF acquired WCW, and the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002.
WWE revived the event in 2017 as a house show with portions of the events in 2018 and 2019 airing as WWE Network specials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an event was not held in 2020 and no further events have been scheduled.
From 1983 to 1987, Starrcade was produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), the dominant promotion of the NWA, and aired on Thanksgiving Day. In 1987, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) scheduled a pay-per-view (PPV) of their own, Survivor Series, on Thanksgiving night and demanded exclusivity from cable providers on carriage of the event. In order to prevent such a problem, Starrcade was moved to December the following year and the show was held around Christmas Day, mostly in the days following, beginning in 1988. Also in 1988, JCP was sold to Turner Broadcasting due to financial problems and became World Championship Wrestling (WCW), though Starrcade was held under the NWA banner until 1990.[1][2]
From the 1960s to the 1980s, it was tradition for JCP to hold major professional wrestling events on Thanksgiving and Christmas, mostly at Greensboro Coliseum. In 1983, JCP created Starrcade as their supercard to continue the Thanksgiving tradition, and spread it across its territory on closed-circuit television.[3] It popularized broadcasting on closed-circuit television and was financially successful. From 1987, Starrcade was broadcast on PPV, the first NWA event to do so.[4]
Starrcade was held for the final time as a WCW event in 2000: the promotion would be acquired by the WWF in 2001, and the brand would become dormant.[5] In 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (with its "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism in 2011).[6][7] In 2017, WWE revived Starrcade for a SmackDown-branded non-televised house show on November 25, 2017.[8] The following year, WWE's Starrcade house shows began to be held as WWE Network specials and featured both the Raw and SmackDown brands.[9][10] An event did not occur in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented WWE from holding shows outside of its normal weekly television programming and PPVs.[11] WWE resumed live touring in July 2021, but a Starrcade event was not scheduled for that year.[12]
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^"Flair defeats Race for wrestling title". Greensboro Daily News. November 25, 1983. p. D3. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
^Hoops, Brian (December 18, 2007). "Specialist – 20 Years Ago: Detailed look back at Starrcade '87 with Flair vs. Garvin". PWTorch. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
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^Sacco, Justine; Weitz, Michael (April 7, 2011). "The New WWE" (Press release). Connecticut: WWE. Retrieved November 25, 2021.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ abcdefghi"Starrcade returns to Greensboro this November". WWE. September 18, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^Joseph Currier (November 16, 2018). "ONE-HOUR STARRCADE 2018 SPECIAL LISTED ON WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^"Starrcade returns to WWE Network Dec. 1". WWE. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^Mohan, Sai (November 13, 2020). "Backstage News On WWE Moving On From House Shows Post COVID-19 Era". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
^Brookouse, Brent (October 20, 2021). "WWE schedule, list of PPVs for 2021: Crown Jewel date, location, start time, watch live". CBSSports. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^"Starrcade returns to WWE Network Dec. 1". WWE. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
^. Greensboro Coliseum Complex. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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For the 1991 and 1992 shows promoted in Japan as Starrcade see WCW New Japan Supershow For other uses see Starcade disambiguation Starrcade was a recurring professional wrestling event originally broadcast via closed circuit television and eventually broadcast via pay per view It was originally held from 1983 to 2000 first by the National Wrestling Alliance NWA from 1983 to 1990 with the 1983 1987 events specifically held by Jim Crockett Promotions JCP under the NWA and then held by World Championship Wrestling WCW from 1988 to 2000 StarrcadeWWE Starrcade logoCreated byDusty RhodesPromotion s NWA Governing body 1983 1990 JCP 1983 1987 WCW 1988 2000 WWE 2017 2019 Brand s Raw 2018 2019 SmackDown 2017 2019 First event1983Last event2019Starrcade was regarded by the NWA and WCW as their flagship event of the year much in the same vein that its rival the World Wrestling Federation WWF regarded WrestleMania As a result the buildup to each Starrcade featured the largest feuds of the promotion In 2001 the WWF acquired WCW and the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment WWE in 2002 WWE revived the event in 2017 as a house show with portions of the events in 2018 and 2019 airing as WWE Network specials Due to the COVID 19 pandemic an event was not held in 2020 and no further events have been scheduled Contents 1 History 2 Events 3 2017 4 ReferencesHistory EditFrom 1983 to 1987 Starrcade was produced by the National Wrestling Alliance s NWA Jim Crockett Promotions JCP the dominant promotion of the NWA and aired on Thanksgiving Day In 1987 the World Wrestling Federation WWF scheduled a pay per view PPV of their own Survivor Series on Thanksgiving night and demanded exclusivity from cable providers on carriage of the event In order to prevent such a problem Starrcade was moved to December the following year and the show was held around Christmas Day mostly in the days following beginning in 1988 Also in 1988 JCP was sold to Turner Broadcasting due to financial problems and became World Championship Wrestling WCW though Starrcade was held under the NWA banner until 1990 1 2 From the 1960s to the 1980s it was tradition for JCP to hold major professional wrestling events on Thanksgiving and Christmas mostly at Greensboro Coliseum In 1983 JCP created Starrcade as their supercard to continue the Thanksgiving tradition and spread it across its territory on closed circuit television 3 It popularized broadcasting on closed circuit television and was financially successful From 1987 Starrcade was broadcast on PPV the first NWA event to do so 4 Starrcade was held for the final time as a WCW event in 2000 the promotion would be acquired by the WWF in 2001 and the brand would become dormant 5 In 2002 the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment with its WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism in 2011 6 7 In 2017 WWE revived Starrcade for a SmackDown branded non televised house show on November 25 2017 8 The following year WWE s Starrcade house shows began to be held as WWE Network specials and featured both the Raw and SmackDown brands 9 10 An event did not occur in 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic which prevented WWE from holding shows outside of its normal weekly television programming and PPVs 11 WWE resumed live touring in July 2021 but a Starrcade event was not scheduled for that year 12 Events EditWCW nWo co branded event SmackDown branded event Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref National Wrestling Alliance Jim Crockett Promotions1 Starrcade 83 A Flare for the Gold November 24 1983 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Harley Race c vs Ric Flair in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Gene Kiniski as the special guest referee2 Starrcade 84 The Million Dollar Challenge November 22 1984 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Ric Flair c vs Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Joe Frazier as the special guest referee3 Starrcade 85 The Gathering November 28 1985 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Ric Flair c vs Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAtlanta Georgia The Omni4 Starrcade 86 Night of the Skywalkers November 27 1986 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum Ric Flair c vs Nikita Koloff for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipAtlanta Georgia The Omni5 Starrcade 87 Chi Town Heat November 26 1987 Chicago Illinois UIC Pavilion Ron Garvin c vs Ric Flair in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipNational Wrestling Alliance World Championship Wrestling6 Starrcade 88 True Gritt December 26 1988 Norfolk Virginia Norfolk Scope Ric Flair c vs Lex Luger for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship7 Starrcade 89 Future Shock December 13 1989 Atlanta Georgia The Omni Iron Man tournament final Ric Flair vs Sting8 Starrcade 90 Collision Course December 16 1990 St Louis Missouri Kiel Auditorium Sting c vs The Black Scorpion for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Dick the Bruiser as the special guest refereeWorld Championship Wrestling WCW 9 Starrcade 91 Battlebowl The Lethal Lottery December 29 1991 Norfolk Virginia Norfolk Scope Battlebowl10 Starrcade 92 Battlebowl The Lethal Lottery II December 28 1992 Atlanta Georgia The Omni Battlebowl11 Starrcade 93 10th Anniversary December 27 1993 Charlotte North Carolina Independence Arena Vader c vs Ric Flair in a Title vs Career match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship12 Starrcade 94 Triple Threat December 27 1994 Nashville Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Hulk Hogan c vs The Butcher for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship13 Starrcade 95 World Cup of Wrestling December 27 1995 Nashville Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Randy Savage c vs Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship14 Starrcade 96 December 29 1996 Nashville Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium Hollywood Hogan vs Roddy Piper15 Starrcade 97 December 28 1997 Washington D C MCI Center Hollywood Hogan c vs Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship16 Starrcade 98 December 27 1998 Washington D C MCI Center Goldberg c vs Kevin Nash in a no disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship17 Starrcade 99 December 19 1999 Washington D C MCI Center Bret Hart c vs Goldberg in a no disqualification match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship18 Starrcade 2000 December 17 2000 Washington D C MCI Center Scott Steiner c vs Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight ChampionshipWWE19 Starrcade 2017 November 25 2017 Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum AJ Styles c vs Jinder Mahal in a steel cage match for the WWE Championship 8 20 Starrcade 2018 November 24 2018 Cincinnati Ohio U S Bank Arena AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe in a steel cage match21 Starrcade 2019 December 1 2019 Duluth Georgia Infinite Energy Center Kevin Owens vs Bobby Lashley 13 c refers to the champion s going into the match2017 EditStarrcadePromotionWWEBrand s SmackDownDateNovember 25 2017CityGreensboro North CarolinaVenueGreensboro Coliseum ComplexAttendance10 234Tagline s Starrcade ReturnsStarrcade chronology Previous2000 Next 2018The 2017 Starrcade was the 19th Starrcade professional wrestling event It was the first Starrcade promoted by WWE and was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion s SmackDown brand division as a non televised house show It took place on November 25 2017 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro North Carolina 8 14 It was the first Starrcade event in seventeen years It was also the first Starrcade event not to be televised in any way and the first to be held in the Greensboro Coliseum since 1985 The event featured appearances by Ric Flair Arn Anderson Ricky Steamboat The Rock n Roll Express and The Hardy Boyz No Results Stipulations1D Bobby Roode defeated Dolph Ziggler Singles match with Arn Anderson as special outside enforcer 8 2D Mike Kanellis Rusev with Aiden English The Bludgeon Brothers Harper and Rowan and The Colons Primo and Epico defeated Sin Cara Tye Dillinger Breezango Tyler Breeze and Fandango and The Ascension Konnor and Viktor Twelve man tag team match3D Naomi defeated Tamina with Lana Singles match4D Dustin Rhodes defeated Dash Wilder Singles match 8 5D Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Baron Corbin c by disqualification Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 8 6D The Usos Jimmy and Jey c defeated The New Day Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods with Big E Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn Fatal 4 Way match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship 8 7D Charlotte Flair c defeated Natalya by submission Steel Cage match for the WWE SmackDown Women s Championship 8 8D AJ Styles c defeated Jinder Mahal with The Singh Brothers by escaping the cage Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship 8 c refers to the champion s heading into the match D indicates the match was a dark matchReferences Edit Molinaro John December 17 1999 Starrcade the original super card SLAM Sports Retrieved November 26 2017 Meltzer Dave November 27 2003 Thursday news update It was 20 years ago today Wrestling Observer Archived from the original on August 10 2007 Retrieved June 2 2008 Flair defeats Race for wrestling title Greensboro Daily News November 25 1983 p D3 Retrieved June 2 2008 Hoops Brian December 18 2007 Specialist 20 Years Ago Detailed look back at Starrcade 87 with Flair vs Garvin PWTorch Retrieved May 24 2008 WWE Entertainment Inc Acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting March 23 2001 Archived from the original on March 13 2014 Retrieved May 5 2007 World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The F To Emphasize the E for Entertainment WWE Archived from the original on January 19 2009 Retrieved August 28 2008 Sacco Justine Weitz Michael April 7 2011 The New WWE Press release Connecticut WWE Retrieved November 25 2021 a href Template Cite press release html title Template Cite press release cite press release a CS1 maint url status link a b c d e f g h i Starrcade returns to Greensboro this November WWE September 18 2017 Retrieved November 26 2017 Joseph Currier November 16 2018 ONE HOUR STARRCADE 2018 SPECIAL LISTED ON WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE Wrestling Observer Retrieved November 17 2018 Starrcade returns to WWE Network Dec 1 WWE Retrieved September 18 2019 Mohan Sai November 13 2020 Backstage News On WWE Moving On From House Shows Post COVID 19 Era Wrestling Inc Retrieved March 26 2021 Brookouse Brent October 20 2021 WWE schedule list of PPVs for 2021 Crown Jewel date location start time watch live CBSSports Retrieved October 23 2021 Starrcade returns to WWE Network Dec 1 WWE Retrieved 2019 09 18 WWE Live presents STARRCADE Greensboro Coliseum Complex September 18 2017 Archived from the original on September 19 2017 Retrieved November 26 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Starrcade amp oldid 1128303658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
