It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Check out photos from wcw s premier event, starrcade, from 1996 2000. Hollywood hulk hogan iron man tournament starrcade december, 1989 sting vs. Starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. Our first special guest podcast of 2020 relives starrcade 1991, a showpiece overrun by the debut of lethal lottery and battlebowl. 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. The one man gang, the world cup of wrestling tournament, featuring sting, jushin liger, eddie guerrero, hiroyoshi tenzan, alex wright, masa chono, randy savage. Listen to 83 weeks with eric bischoff episodes free, on demand. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. The match of the decade starrcade december 29, 1996 rowdy roddy piper vs. As usual, wcw spends all its time building up the main event while neglecting all the other matches.
World war 3 1996 was the second world war 3 professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Roddy piper nontitle match, wcw united states title. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Wrestlemania bret hart vs stone cold steve austin hd. The outsiders 10271996 wcw world television champion. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. Jushin liger vs rey mysterio the match between the two started with both the superstars trying to power through each others defences. Hollywood hulk hogan vs rowdy roddy piper wcw superbrawl 1997. 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. 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. Jushin liger tried to deliver a vertical suplex and a powerbomb.
Billy kidman wcw starrcade, triangle match, wcw cruiser. Join eric and conrad this week as they delve deep into the subject of wcw starrcade 96. Wcw starrcade 1996 122396 hennig vs flair for the title. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial tour. The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches. Check out photos from wcws premier event, starrcade, from 19962000. 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.
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. This event was promoted as the world cup of wrestling with wcw going up against njpw. From 19831987 the events aired live on closedcircuit tv under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. With randy savage, ric flair, larry pfohl, steve borden.
Roddy piperhollywood hogan contract segment wcw world war iii 1996. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese. The ultimo dragon gets the win over malenko to win the championship. Beginning in 1987, the events started airing live on payperview tv while still under the nwa. In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network. Starrcade 1996 was the fourteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview event. Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship. Turner home video for some reason mislabeled wcw events all the time especially from 95 to 97. Municipal auditorium nashville, tennessee december 29, 1996 attendance.
This was almost literally a onematch card as far as. 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. 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. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Rey mysterio remembers epic wcw starrcade match against jushin liger on 23rd anniversary 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. After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks.
Dean malenko wcw cruiserweight champion at the time, the ultimo dragon held nine different worldwide titles. What did eric think of lex lugers performance in the semimain against the. Sep 14, 2015 starrcade 1997 was suppose to be the wwfs death knell. This is a list of all closedcircuit television and payperview events held by world championship wrestling wcw and its predecessor jim crockett promotions jcp. Tony schiavone, the american dream dusty rhodes and the living legend larry zbyszko welcome everyone to the grandaddy of them all. What did eric think of lex lugers performance in the semimain against the giant. List of nwawcw closedcircuit events and payperview. 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.
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. Roddy piper sure jobbed himself out to father time in 1996 didnt he. 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. Wwe the monday night war wwe vs wcw s01e09 720p avchdscsdh. Internationale stars, eine menge verschiedener titel, wcw vs. With hulk hogan, roddy piper, eddie guerrero, dallas page.
The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. Wcw saturday night 1996 19 discs wcw saturday night 1997 19 discs. What was the story behind the hollywood hoganroddy piper main event, and why did it wind up being nontitle. 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. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
List of nwawcw closedcircuit events and payperview events. The event took place on november 24, 1996, from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff starrcade 1996 podbean. 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. The arrival of hulk hogan in 1994 raised the stakes for wcw and starrcade, making it the end of years mustsee payperview event.
Download 83 weeks with eric bischoff starrcade 1996. Starrcade 1996 ppv w preshow nwo souled out 1997 ppv w preshow superbrawl 7 1997. It was suppose to elevate sting to higher icon status. Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcw s premier. The event featured the new world order nwo stable, which formed in july the main event was between hollywood hogan and roddy piper. Dec 25, 2006 the furious flashbacks wcw starrcade 96. It took place on december 29, 1996 from the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Starrcade has a rich history and was long established as wcws premier. Wwewcw bash at the beach 1995 07 16 ppv webdl h264.
Matt peddycord wcw starrcade 1996 december 29, 1996 nashville, tn municipal auditorium the current wcw champs were as follows. It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. 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. Wcw starrcade 1996 results wcw ppv event history pay. All of that was the planwhat everyone got was a trainwreck that wcw sadly, couldnt fully recover from. The february 12th, 1996 edition of wcw monday nitro answers the question. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event.