The big angle here was involved the top faces of the wcw going against the members of paul e. Nwa starrcade 87 at uic pavilion wrestling results. Listen to booking the territory pro wrestling podcast. It took place on december 16, 1990 from the kiel auditorium in st. Wcw starrcade 88 report december 26, 1988 norfolk, va. Credit goes to wwe and firstcom also to craiguk for giving me the track. Return to top of page starrcade 1988 true gritt december 26, 1988 in norfolk, va. The commercially available video took the top 3 matches from each card and combined them into one event. 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. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The rock n roll express became nwa world tag team champions in 2019 and he shares what that means to him. The total package lex luger for the nwa title if flair is dqed he loses title. Download itunes from apples website, then click download to download the itunes installer. Starrcade 89 was the seventh annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event produced under the nwa banner. Nikita koloff, nwa tag team titles steel cage match. It was the third starrcade event produced by wcw, and the last ppv event held by the nwa.
Also in 1988, jcp was sold to turner broadcasting due to financial problems and became wcw, though starrcade was held under the nwa banner until 1990. Nwa starrcade 1985 1985 changes the movie database tmdb. Rick is good and mad at the bell, and he beats mike. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. Dec 09, 2016 the best and worst of nwa starrcade 85. 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. If you cant install or update itunes for windows apple.
True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. I have the commercial version so some of if not all. Keeping thanksgivin thumpin rolling along, its the nwas second starrcade event, held on november 22, 1984 in greensboro, north carolina. Report by wade keller, pwtorch editor torch newsbreakers.
A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event. December 02, 2011 the smark retro rant for nwa starrcade 88. Reviewawai nwa starrcade 88 w dylan gott live audio. Dangerously, and more listen online, no signup necessary. With ric flair, nikita koloff, ricky morton, robert gibson. The gathering was the third annual starrcade professional wrestling event produced by jim crockett promotions under the nwa banner. It took place on november 28, 1985 from the greensboro coliseum in greensboro, north carolina and the omni in atlanta, georgia. Flair vs luger for the nwa heavyweight title please stay safe and healthy. Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. Starrcade 90 was the eighth annual starrcade professional wrestling ppv event produced under the nwa banner. The essential collection 3discdvd for close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. Nwa starrcade 86 at greensboro coliseum wrestling results.
Listen to booking the territory pro wrestling podcast online. Starrcade december 26, 1988 nwa world heavyweight championship ric flair vs. The participants were sting, lex luger, ric flair and the great muta for the iron man tournament. Night of the skywalkers took place on november 27, 1986 from the greensboro coliseum in greensboro, north carolina and the omni in atlanta, georgia. 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. Dre builds upon public enemys soundbombing template, adding live guitar to form a seamless, rhythmic whole. The road warriors retained their belts over sting and dusty rhodes via dq. Booking the territory pro wrestling podcast on apple podcasts. Your feedback to starrcade 88 from the law message board. The andersons, nwa television title first blood match. Latest was nwa sat night on tbs recap dec 24, 1988. 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.
It was the second starrcade event produced by wcw, and it took place on december, 1989 at the omni in atlanta, georgia. Dangerouslys dangerous alliance as after months of both sides going at it, it was set to settle the score in the ultimate battleground, war games. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. I liked every match on the card, some matches are good. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. Some of the greatest superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Shortly before the event, ted turner bought jim crockett.
Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. True gritt december 26, 1988 norfolk, va the scope your hosts are jim ross and bob caudle. 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. Kevin sullivan is locked in a shark cage for this one, which seems like a weird way to celebrate his new us tag title, but then, it was 1988. This rant was really bugging me because it was originally written based on the choppedup turner home entertainment 120 vhs copy ive had forever. Flair vs luger for the nwa heavyweight title and windham vs bigelow for the us heavyweight title. Sting and dusty rhodes for the nwa tag team titles. Scott casey talks about his match at the 1988 survivor series including. Download booking the territory pro wrestling podcast nwa. True gritt was the sixth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview. 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.
In the crockettmcmahon wars, this would be the battle for who can book the better multilocation show. The 16time world champion headlined the nwa and later wcw mega event 10 times. A flair for the gold november 24, 1983 greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle. If you get itunes from the microsoft store, you shouldnt need to follow the rest of the steps in this article. If you dont have itunes installed on your computer, get it from the microsoft store windows 10 or download the latest version from apples website. Ice cube and mc ren paint vivid scenes overlooked by the nightly news, while eazye is coldblooded in voice and command.
It was produced under the nwa banner by jim crockett promotions. Rick is good and mad at the bell, and he beats mike to the floor. Tully blanchard a few years back and gave it 5, so i cant wait to see it again. 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. If you have windows 10, you can get the latest version of itunes from the microsoft store. Dre, and eazyewas among the first on the west coast to address streetoriented, sociopolitical themes in a confrontational manner. 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. Depending on the version of itunes that you have, there are a few ways to. The gathering, featuring the greatest match of all time and so. If any itunes updates are available, click install. With ric flair, larry pfohl, sylvester ritter, eddie gilbert. So most of the matches are edited to nothing and i wasnt even doing match times at that point.
Tully blanchard, united states tag team title match no dq match. Stream tracks and playlists from starrcade on your desktop or mobile device. Ric flair defends the nwa world title against lex luger. We hear from the road warriors, jim cornette, paul e. 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.
I havent heard much about this show, but i am uber excited to watch. This would be the first ever wcw ppv as the company had just been bought out by ted turner before the show. Career steel cage match career steel cage match dusty rhodes w johnny weaver defeats lex luger w jj dillon c 16. Starrcade 1988 test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter.
The event solely featured the iron man and iron team tournaments. Nwa starrcade 1985 1985 changes the movie database. And flair annually made the most of that grand stage. The event was held in two locations with 6 matches on each card. By the time starrcade rolled around in 1988, it was the culmination of a year of upheaval within the promotion. The school of morton podcast with ricky morton and scotty. This is an era and show im not familiar with at all. The main event wasthe nwa world heavyweight champion, ric. Nwa wcw starrcade 1988 by the time starrcade rolled around in 1988, it was the culmination of a year of upheaval within the promotion. 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. Dec 01, 2014 starrcade 1988 the first ppv under the wcw name. Starrcade 88 is history and ric flair pinned lex luger in the main event to retain his nwa world title.
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