Nwa starrcade 86 at greensboro coliseum wrestling results. The midnight express bobby eaton and stan lane with jim cornette. Return to top of page starrcade 1988 true gritt december 26, 1988 in norfolk, va. 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. Nwa wcw starrcade 1988 by the time starrcade rolled around in 1988, it was the culmination of a year of upheaval within the promotion. Sure, weve got ric flair and dusty rhodes headlining the show for the actual million dollar challenge and the nwa title, yet aside from that im fairly. Your hosts are jim ross and bob caudle opening nwa united states tag. However, thanks to the magic of youtube and my previous essential starrcade rant, i can now piece together the entire original ppv in full, and you get a full redo in lieu of 2011 scott sez. Latest was nwa sat night on tbs recap dec 24, 1988. It took place on november 28, 1985 from the greensboro coliseum in greensboro, north carolina and the omni in atlanta, georgia.
Promotion world championship wrestling, national wrestling alliance event type pay per view event date january 24, 1988 year 1988 country united states location uniondale, new york arena nassau coliseum attendance 6,000 network ondemand running time 3 hours main event dusty rhodes vs. True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. Ric flair in a steel cage match for the nwa world heavyweight championship we discuss the circumstances that led to the creation of the. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. Failing to compete with vince mcmahons wwf on a national level, jim crockett sold his territory to ted turner in the fall, and changes abounded starting with the date of the event itself switching from. It is a show of two tournaments, which means all the wrestlers will be worn down from wrestling earlier in the. See a different side of the road warriors, sting, lex lugar among others as they binge on drugs and alcohol.
Nwa starrcade 88 at norfolk scope arena wrestling results. The road warriors finally win the nwa tag titles defeating the midnight express road warrior animal gives the promo of his life. Starrcade returns to greensboro this november starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, its coming home. In the main event, dusty rhodes won a steel cage bunkhouse stampede. Your feedback to starrcade 88 from the law message board. Starrcade 1988 test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It took place on december 16, 1990 from the kiel auditorium in st. The gathering was the third annual starrcade professional wrestling event produced by jim crockett promotions under the nwa banner.
Ric flairs promo after defending the nwa world heavyweight title at starrcade 1988. The fourth match was between rick steiner and mike rotunda for the nwa world. The fantastics v kevin sullivan and steve williams. Starrcade 90 was the eighth annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event produced under the nwa banner. Keeping thanksgivin thumpin rolling along, its the nwas second starrcade event, held on november 22, 1984 in greensboro, north carolina. And flair annually made the most of that grand stage. This is an era and show im not familiar with at all. Kevin sullivan and steve williams defeated the fantastics bobby fulton and tommy rogers c 2. This would be the first ever nwa payperview, and it occurs just after jim crockett promotions purchased the universal wrestling federation. So most of the matches are edited to nothing and i wasnt even doing match times at that point. December 02, 2011 the smark retro rant for nwa starrcade 88.
The gathering, featuring the greatest match of all time and so. In 2017, wwe announced the return of starrcade after its recent brand extension. See more ideas about world championship wrestling, ric flair and wrestling. Wcw wrestlewar 1991 1991, nwa capital combat 1990 1990, wcw starrcade 95 1995, wcw slamboree 1993 1993, wcw superbrawl v 1995. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. It was produced under the nwa banner by jim crockett promotions. True gritt december 26, 1988 norfolk, va the scope your hosts are jim ross and bob caudle. Wcw starrcade 1988 results wcw ppv event history pay. Sep 22, 2017 starrcade was so often the ric flair show. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial tour. The undercard has been getting progressively worse since starrcade 1983, and the trend doesnt seem to be stopping here. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. Dec 09, 2016 the best and worst of nwa starrcade 85.
True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview. Nwa world wide wrestling 6221985 part 14 by vintagewrestling247. Straight outta compton 1988 full album deluxe version n. This rant was really bugging me because it was originally written based on the choppedup turner home entertainment 120 vhs copy ive had forever. After nineyears, starrcade marks the final event when it was purchased to world wrestling federation wwf on march 26, 2001. As we approach the halfway point, i am presented with a show that seems fairly hopeless. 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.
Download booking the territory pro wrestling podcast nwa. Starrcade 1987 ppv bunkhouse stampede 1988 ppv crockett cup 1988 home video great american bash 1988 ppv starrcade 1988 ppv with preshow chitown rumble 1989 ppv with preshow wrestle war 1989 ppv with preshow great american bash 1989 ppv with preshow halloween havoc 1989 ppv with preshow starrcade 1989 ppv with preshow. As noted, the greensboro coliseum announced today that the saturday, november 25th live event will feature a starrcade theme. Later that night, road warriors retained the nwa world tag team championship. The bunkhouse stampede finals was the third bunkhouse stampede professional wrestling event produced by jim crockett promotions under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. By the time starrcade rolled around in 1988, it was the culmination of a year of upheaval within the promotion. Wrestling in 1988, when windham turned on luger during a nwa world tag team. Nwa starrcade 1985 1985 changes the movie database tmdb.
It was the third starrcade event produced by wcw, and the last ppv event held by the nwa. 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. The sell out crowd in chicago experienced it and 100 packed arenas across the nation witnessed it. At starrcade, flair defeated lex luger to retain the title. Smokin joe frazier in what seemed to be an early starrcade tradtion, weve got a special ref in former boxing heavyweight champ joe frazier recently departed, as of this writing in november 2011. With ric flair, larry pfohl, sylvester ritter, eddie gilbert. Nwa starrcade 1985 1985 changes the movie database. 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. Credit goes to wwe and firstcom also to craiguk for giving me the track.
With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. Nwa starrcade 1987 1987 changes the movie database. Nwa starrcade 1987 1987 changes the movie database tmdb. The main event was a steel cage match between ric flair and ron garvin for the nwa world heavyweight.
It was the first starrcade event produced by world championship wrestling wcw, and it took place on december 26, 1988 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Chitown rumble was a professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world. Nwa saturday night 1985 9 discs w motion menus nwa saturday night 1986 discs w motion menus nwa saturday night 1987 21 discs nwa saturday night 1988 23 discs wcw saturday night 1989 discs w motion menus wcw saturday night 1990 21 discs wcw saturday night 1991 22 discs wcw saturday night 1992 23 discs wcw saturday night 1993 21 discs. Dec 01, 2014 starrcade 1988 the first ppv under the wcw name. The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum in greensboro, nc and was broadcast on closedcircuit television around the southern united states. Dangerously, and more listen online, no signup necessary. Nwa wcw starrcade 1988 version ii original airdate.
The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. Things are getting serious heading into starrcade on this edition of nwa pro from november 19, 1988. We hear from the road warriors, jim cornette, paul e. A flare for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event, produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner by jim crockett promotions jcp. The 16time world champion headlined the nwa and later wcw mega event 10 times. It is a show of two tournaments, which means all the wrestlers will be worn down from wrestling earlier in the night. Starrcade 87 was the fifth annual starrcade professional wrestling event produced by jim crockett promotions under the national wrestling alliance banner. Watch starrcade 1988 ric flair vs lex luger for nwa world heavyweight championship jpkprowrestling on dailymotion. The total package lex luger for the nwa title if flair is dqed he loses title. Career steel cage match career steel cage match dusty rhodes w johnny weaver defeats lex luger w jj dillon c 16.
It was the only bunkhouse stampede event to air as a payperview ppv event. Failing to compete with vince mcmahons wwf on a national level, jim crockett sold his territory to ted turner in the fall, and changes abounded starting with the date of the event itself switching from traditional november to december, to avoid another counterprogramming. Wwe classics on demand once again aired a classic ppv from the past that i was able to catch in nwas starrcade 87. Videos 360 view images wcwnwa starrcade 1988 vhs rated. Your hosts are jim ross and bob caudle opening nwa united states tag team title match. It took place on november 26, 1987 from the uic pavilion in chicago, illinois. Shortly before the event, ted turner bought jim crockett.
The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro. Reviewawai nwa starrcade 88 w dylan gott live audio. The event took place on january 24, 1988 from the nassau veterans memorial coliseum in uniondale, new york. Starrcade 1988 ric flair vs lex luger for nwa world. Promotion world championship wrestling, national wrestling alliance event type pay per view event date december 26, 1988 event series starrcade year 1988 country united states location norfolk, virginia arena norfolk scope attendance 10,000 network turner broadcasting system running time 3 hours main event ric flair vs. It was the first nwa event to be broadcast on payperview.
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