On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection
Podcast episode 39… We review the WCW STARRCADE 1997!
Mr. Gimmick Travis Voeltz and Mr. Wonderful Tommy Wonder relive this classic WCW (World Championship Wrestling) Event!
Event information:
Starrcade (1997) was the fifteenth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on December 28, 1997 from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It featured the ongoing storyline between WCW and the New World Order (nWo) organization.
The main event was between Hollywood Hogan and Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with Hogan representing the nWo and Sting representing WCW. The match culminated a year-long buildup of their feud. The match ended in controversy over the referee's pinfall count, and their feud continued after the event surrounding this. Other matches included Larry Zbyszko and Eric Bischoff for the control of WCW Monday Nitro, and Curt Hennig and Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
The event became the biggest-grossing pay-per-view in WCW history. Despite its success, however, the card is seen as pivotal to the downfall of WCW, as it set a tone for backstage dissension and poor creative decisions going forward.
Name of the event: WCW Starrcade 1997
Date: 12/28/97
Promotion: World Championship Wrestling
Type: Pay Per View
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, USA
Arena: MCI Center
Attendance: ca. 23.000
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: December 28, 1997
Commentary by: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay & Dusty Rhodes
PPV buyrate (relative): 1.60
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Match Card
WCW World Cruiserweight Title Match
Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Dean Malenko
Six Man Tag Team Match
Ray Traylor & The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) (w/Ted DiBiase) vs. The nWo (Randy Savage, Scott Norton & Vincent)
Singles Match
Bill Goldberg vs. Steve McMichael
No Disqualification Match
Chris Benoit vs. Saturn
Singles Match
Buff Bagwell vs. Lex Luger
WCW United States Heavyweight Title Match
Curt Hennig (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Control For Monday NITRO Match (Special Referee: Bret Hart)
Eric Bischoff (w/Scott Hall) vs. Larry Zbyszko
WCW World Heavyweight Title Match
Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Sting
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