The essential collection 3discdvd for close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. Triple threat was the twelfth starrcade professional wrestling payperview. I thought id ask fellow wredditors who were around forremember starrcade in 1997 what exactly they think happened. Text by neil cathan what ifsting beat hogan clean at starrcade 97. His escapades inspired the 2002 movie catch me if you can.
Wwe classics on demand once again aired a classic ppv from the past that i was able to catch in nwas starrcade 87. Nwa starrcade 86 was hyped as night of the skywalkers. David chandler sambucus racemosa faryal starrcade 1983 ernst rexer. Starrcade 97 finish, how it happened, and how you reacted to it.
The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 by scott keith. With roger barnes, ric flair, larry pfohl, dusty rhodes. The smark rant for the first ever wwf smackdown 82699. 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. On this episode, scott and brian bayless talk about nxt takeover. Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. Some of the greatest superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Then, in this weeks flashback rant, the boys discuss starrcade 1987 to wrap things up. The smark rant for nwa starrcade 87 scotts blog of doom. Starrcade 83 was a bit of a chore to sit through at times, despite the highlight matches. Ric flair, nwa united states title steel cage match. I didnt have a copy of the tape back then, but now theres the network and ive. Smoc2 tenomodulin cenpk rragc zfyve20 pdf gene joseph. A flair for the gold november 24, 1983 greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle.
Talking heads fill us in on what starrcade meant to both them personally and to the business as a whole. Ive been really into watching shoot interviews recently, and one topic that doesnt get much attention is the botch finish of starrcade 97. In 1987 the show became available by nationwide payperview as were all subsequent. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. October 18, 2014 the smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995.
Starrcade was the final pro wrestling payperview of 1999 and surely wcw could deliver with their flagship event right. Starrcade traditionally was a wcw and nwa event that began in greensboro, north carolina back in. Scott keith s podcast rolls on at place to be nation. The story of the wrestler they call the nature boy pro wrestling legends sagebrush. Eddie guerrero wcw cruiserweight champion eddie guerrero gets the win with a missile drop kick and a frog splash to retain his title. Nicole was riding as a passenger on the back of her boyfriend jamie keiths bike. This website is dedicated to wrestling fans all over the globe who loved and still dig the old school wwf now wwe. The smark retro rant for the best of starrcade 8387. 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. The smark rant for wcw starrcade 1995 scotts blog of doom. This match was entertaining as a novelty, but only barely. Mr scott has been released on bail while police gather more evidence to prosecute him. Chitown heat was the fifth annual starrcade professional wrestling supercard event produced by jim crockett promotions jcp under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner.
Wcw cruiserweight championship eddie guerrero vs dean malenko. Download place to be wrestling network scott keith s. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. Watch wcw payperview season 11, episode 12 starrcade 1997. The games featured on the 123 episodes of starcade. 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. Starrcade 83 was the original grandaddy of prowrestling supercards and the inspiration for the annual wwfwwe wrestlemania extravaganzas that began two years later. 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. 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 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. Each match is listed as the final match for that venues card.
I was going to repost this one from years ago, but have you read it. This is, i believe, the first ppv to be featured under the new ownership of wcw. I redid this match for the essential starrcade rants on wwe 247 a couple of years back, and boosted this match to at that. Arrests pro wrestling scandals pro wrestling sex scandals raw raw rewind raw vs. Starrcade 97 finish, how it happened, and how you reacted. 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. Triple threat was the twelfth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. It boasted an attendance of 17, 500, as well as a buy rate of 1. 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. Scott alka hall is out for a gab session in place of the giantnash match that was promised for weeks. According to wwe, starrcade 97 was the biggest selling. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. It is a great example of a coke fueled promo from the 80s. 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. 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. The show opens with a video of scott hudson running down the card by talking really fast. 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. Wrestlemania 2 was billed as one show, but was staged at three locations. Like, one who was holding up a sign reading will trade crack for tickets or.
Wcw2k19 starrcade 97 match 2 scott norton randy savage vincent vs the steiner brothers ray traylor. Brooklyn ii, summerslam and all of the big news from around the wrestling world. 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. Yes, its a wcw blitz as i desperately try to catch up on my tape orders before the christmas mailing rush. Starrcade 1987 originally published on april 5, 2004 written by eric james taylor note about photo.
Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. Mci center washington, dc december 28, 1997 attendance. For more from scott, please visit scotts blog of doom. Steve austin has had several memorable grudge matches in his career, with a lot of blood spilled along the way. And after the blinding opener between eddy guerrero and dean malenko, wcw has its continue reading. 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. It took place on november 26, 1987 from the uic pavilion in chicago, illinois. December 11, 2011 the netcop retro rant for starrcade 1997 live from washington, dc your hosts are the usual idiots. All information about cookies and data security can be.
Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus. Just for a change of pace this morning, lets do an old school ppv rant instead of an observer flashback. The main event of the show was wcw world heavyweight champion hulk hogan defending the title against his former friendturnedrival the butcher. 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. December 04, 2011 the netcop retro rant for starrcade 90 2011 scott sez. Nwa starrcade 87 at uic pavilion wrestling results. 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. Wcw starrcade took place on december 28th, 1997 at the mci center in washington, d. According to wwe, starrcade 97 was the biggest selling wrestling ppv show in history. It took place on december 27, 1994 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. 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. 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.