Starrcade 1997 was supposed to be the event that would be the biggest in the history of wcw and one that would knock whatever stuffing was left out of the wwe. Hollywood hogan marked a showdown well over a year in the making. Wcw starrcade 1997 1997 changes the movie database tmdb. This imo was the peak of wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs hogan.
Wcw united states heavyweight title ladder match vakant chris benoit defeats jeff jarrett 10. It moved a little slowly at times and i know what these two are capable of. It was the first time he had been pinned on starrcade. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
Suggested by umg johnny orlando see you official video song until the end clean version artist breaking benjamin. Stings challenge to hogan wound up an overbooked disaster, widely regarded as one of the most disappointing matches of all time. Starrcade 1997 was pulling people into pro wrestling from all directions and was one of the higher buys wcw ever saw for one of their ppvs. Still, wcw was owned by a media network turner broadcasting system, inc. 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. Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship.
Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus. Wcw cruiserweight championship eddie guerrero vs dean malenko. May 03, 2017 wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1. Our hero, the hero of wcw, sting finally gets his hands on hogan and the world championship. Starrcade was the oldest event, dating back to 1983, but it was rarely the best show of the year for the company and it rarely had the biggest matches. Jul 01, 2018 on this episode of how i would have booked we cover how i would have booked wcw starrcade 1997 like us on facebook. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Traylor was in his thrid starrcade, and under his third ring name 1986bubba rogers, 1993the boss, 1997 ray traylor.
Be in trend of crypto markets, cryptocurrencies price and charts and other blockchain digital things. Since 1984 every wrestling promoter has tried to best vince mcmahon and the world wrestling federation unsuccessfully except one, eric bischoff. For the first time in my life, and the only time, i was going to order a wcw ppv. Wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. They continued to instruct fans to call their cable operators and tell them that they wanted the grandaddy of them all. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade ppv event. This was the final starrcade event produced by wcw, as it was purchased by the world wrestling federation wwf in march 2001. Why doesnt wwe acknowledge how starrcade 1997 ruined wcw. With hulk hogan, steve borden, curt hennig, dallas page. Quite possibly the biggest debacle in the history of wcw took place on this date, when hollywood hogan lived up to his name by refusing to job for sting at the biggest event the company ever held, starrcade 1997. This was a decent match that should have been a lot better.
At first, sting was to make his triumphant return to the ring in february 1997 at the cow palace for superbrawl, but the gimmick was working so well they decided to hold him out for almost all of 1997 climaxing with his winning the wcw title from hulk hogan at starrcade. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. Next up is larry zbyszko vs eric bischoff for control of monday nitro, despite now interference zbyszko gets the win and control of monday. People had waited for so long to see sting wrestle hogan and demolish the nwo thus climaxing one of the best slowbuild feuds in wrestling history that they sold out the arena and gave wcw one of its. It was also an event that served as a reminder as to why wcw ended up dying just over three years after this show even though they were ridiculously successful at. Sep 14, 2015 december 28th, 1997 was suppose to be pardon the tony schiavone pun the biggest night in wcw history. Wcw saturday night 1997 19 discs wcw saturday night 1998. What three wrestlers that wrestled in the first starrcade are currently employed by wcw. Wcw starrcade 1991 battlebowlthe lethal lottery pay per view.
The first match of the show is the trilogy match between ultimo dragon and konnan, ultimo dragon breaks the tie and earns the victory. The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for. 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 matches revolved around the ongoing storyline between wcw and the new world order nwo organization. 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. 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 broke all previous pay per view commercial figures for the company breaking hulk hogans debut show bash at the beach 1994s record, and aside from multiple feuds promised to be paid off on the biggest blowoff show of the year was the culmination of the sting v nwo angle that had been. A years worth of build for one moment, for sting vs hogan. Brian damage starrcade 1997 was supposed to be the event that would be the biggest in the history of wcw and one that would knock whatever stuffing was left out of the wwe. Starrcade 97 was one of the biggest reasons wcw failed. Take a look at the business starrcade 1997 did, and youll discover that it made wcw more money than any ppv or live event in its history. Only trending news about wcw starrcade from inechain service. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. The monday night war is one of the most pivotal battles in the history of sportsentertainment. This imo was the peak of wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs. For modern fans who maybe didnt have a perspective on 1997 wcw, guerrero vs. It was the tenth starrcade event produced by wcw, and took place on december 28, 1997 from the mci center in washington, d.
So, with this thread, thats what i want to do because it is in my humble opinion that starrcade 1997 is the first of many things that led to the destruction of wcw. The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for the world heavyweight championship, with hogan representing the nwo and sting representing world championship wrestling. I could go on for days about how badly wcw botched that match, but i wont bother. Starrcade 1997 ppv w preshow souled out 1998 ppv w preshow superbrawl 8 1998 ppv w preshow.
Oct 24, 2017 wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Thanks to things like the nwo angle, wcw took a huge. Television rights fees were much less of a thing for pro wrestling back in the 1990s as compared to today. Bt4g is not a tracker and doesnt store any content and only collects torrent metadata such as file names and file sizes and a magnet link torrent identifier. Rick was also in the only other sixman tag in starrcade history as he and larry zbyszko and eddie gilbert lost to sting, michael hayes and jimmy garvin in 1987. Posted by klunderbunker on february 3, 2011 starrcade 1997 date. World war 3 november 23, 1997 auburn hills, mi the palace the current wcw champs are as follows. People had waited for so long to see sting wrestle hogan and demolish the nwo thus climaxing one of the best slowbuild feuds in wrestling history that they sold out the arena and gave wcw one of its best if not the. Starrcade 97 should have been the event that put wcw so far ahead of wwf that it.
It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. A match over a year in the making, was finally going to take place and it was going to take place on the biggest show in wcws calendar year. We have had terrible finishes, overbooking to the extreme but somehow, someway, sting vs. Wcw starrcade took place on december 28th, 1997 at the mci center in washington, d. In this case, in a neat bit of synchronicity, i did a rant on fall brawl 96 earlier tonight, which was stings exit from wcw for more than a year. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches jushin liger vs billy kidman.
With wwes new show the monday night war heating up on wwe network, wwe. We watched the 30minute countdown to kill time after watching. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. The most comprehensive wrestling dvd collection on the net. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview event. The 1997 edition of wcw starrcade was arguably the most important show in the history of world championship wrestling. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches dean malenko vs eddie guerrero. Starrcade 2000 was the eighteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.
It took place on december 17, 2000 at the mci center in washington, d. Your hosts are tony schiavone, mike tenay, and dusty rhodes. Watch wcw payperview season 11, episode 12 starrcade 1997. Credit goes to wwe and kos also to craiguk for giving me the track. Dec 06, 2012 starrcade 1997 is one of wcws most famous, and certainly their most notorious show. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches lex luger vs randy macho man savage. Of course everyone is only buying this for the sting vs hollywood hogan and i have to say, i have. Only fresh and important news from trusted sources about wcw starrcade today. Of courseas with any wwe wrestling collection that has come out on dvdyou can always question some of the matches that get included. Hogan from 1997 get included as being one of the top 5 starrcade matches of alltime. All wcw footage, logos, trademarks, and s are the exclusive property of world. But it didnt pan out that way and today brian looks at why it didnt pan out as expected. Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw on december 28, 1997, at the mci center in washington, d. Wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1 wcw starrcade 1985 part1.
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. Wcws success rested on the shoulders of experienced competitors and highflying young ring warriors. In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network. Malenko at starrcade is a lot like that undisputed era vs. Wcw in 1997 was a train with no breaks and seemingly no limits it was frequently dull yet usually that didnt matter, nitro was the hot ticket in town and hogan vs sting was the match seemingly everyone wanted to see. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language.
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