Starrcade

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

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Starrcade 1983

"A Flair for the Gold"

November 24, 1983 in Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Coliseum drawing 15,447

Shown live on CCTV drawing 40,000

The Assassins beat Bugsy McGraw & Rufus R. Jones when Jones was pinned.

Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin beat Scott McGhee & Johnny Weaver when Sullivan pinned Weaver.

Abdullah The Butcher beat Carlos Colon.

Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Mark Youngblood & Wahoo McDaniel when Orton pinned Youngblood.

Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) beat The Great Kabuki to win the Mid-Atlantic TV Title.

Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine in a "Dog Collar Match."

Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat The Brisco Brothers with Angelo Mosca as the special referee to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles when Youngblood pinned Jerry Brisco.

Ric Flair beat Harley Race (26:00) in a "Steel Cage Match" with Gene Kiniski as the special referee to win the NWA World Title.

Starrcade 1984

"The Million Dollar Challenge"

November 22, 1984 in Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Coliseum drawing 18,000

Denny Brown beat Mike Davis to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title.

Brian Adias pinned Mr. Ito.

NWA Florida Champion Jesse Barr beat Mike Graham.

The Assassin & Buzz Tyler beat The Zambuie Express.

Manny Fernandez beat Black Bart to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Brass Knuckles Title.

NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion Ron Bass beat Dick Slater via DQ.

Ivan & Nikita Koloff beat Ole Anderson & Keith Larson.

NWA U.S. Champion Wahoo McDaniel beat Billy Graham.

NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard pinned Ricky Steamboat.

NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes (12:00) with Joe Frazier as the special referee due to stoppage.

Starrcade 1985

"The Gathering"

November 28, 1985 in Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Coliseum,  drawing ???

Krusher Khruschev beat Sam Houston to win the vacant NWA Mid-Atlantic Title.

Manny Fernandez beat Abdullah The Butcher in a "Mexican Death Match."

Buddy Landell pinned Terry Taylor to win the NWA National Title.

Ole & Arn Anderson beat Chief Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes when Arn pinned McDaniel.

Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively (Ronnie Garvin) beat The Midnight Express in an "Atlanta Street Fight Match" when Lively pinned Bobby Eaton.

Superstar Billy Graham beat The Barbarian in an "Arm Wrestling Match" via DQ.

Superstar Billy Graham beat The Barbarian.

The Rock & Roll Express beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a "Steel Cage Match" to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles when Ricky Morton pinned Ivan.

Magnum T.A. beat Tully Blanchard in a "Steel Cage I Quit Match" to win the NWA U.S. Title.

Dusty Rhodes beat NWA World Champion Ric Flair (22:04) via DQ.

Starrcade 1986

"Night of the Skywalkers"

November 27, 1986

Atlanta, GA at The Omni drawing 14,000

Greensboro, NC at The Greensboro Coliseum drawing 16,000 ($380,000)

Brad Armstrong fought Jimmy Garvin (15:00) to a draw.

Baron Von Raschke & Hector Guerrero beat The Barbarian & Shaska Whatley (7:25) when Raschke pinned Whatley.

NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev beat Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers (9:10) in a "No DQ Match" when Koloff pinned Jaggers.

Wahoo McDaniel beat Rick Rude (9:05) in an "Indian Strap Match."

NWA Central States Champion Sam Houston beat Bill Dundee (10:24) via DQ.

Jimmy Valiant beat Paul Jones (4:00) in a "Hair Match."

Big Bubba Rogers beat Ronnie Garvin (11:50) via KO in a "Louisville Street Fight Match."

Tully Blanchard beat Dusty Rhodes (7:30) in a "First Blood Match" to win the NWA TV Title.

The Road Warriors beat The Midnight Express (7:00) in a "Scaffold Match."

NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock & Roll Express beat Ole & Arn Anderson (20:20) in a "Steel Cage Match" when Morton pinned Ole.

NWA World Champion Ric Flair beat Nikita Koloff (20:00) via DQ.

Starrcade 1987

"Chi-Town Heat"

November 26, 1987 in Chicago, IL

UIC Pavilion drawing 8,000 ($180,000)

Shown live on PPV (3.3)

Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin & Sting fought Eddie Gilbert, Larry Zbysko & Rick Steiner (15:00) to a draw.

UWF Champion Steve Williams beat Barry Windham (7:02).

The Rock & Roll Express beat The Midnight Express (9:35) in a "Scaffold Match."

NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff beat Terry Taylor (18:55) in a "Title Unification Match" to win the UWF TV Title.

NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard beat The Road Warriors (14:13) via DQ.

Dusty Rhodes beat Lex Luger (16:23) in a "Steel Cage Match" to win the NWA US Title.

Ric Flair beat Ronnie Garvin (17:25) in a "Steel Cage Match" to win the NWA World Title.

Starrcade 1988

"True Gritt"

December 26, 1988 in Norfolk, VA

The Scope drawing 10,000 ($150,000)

Shown live on PPV (1.8)

Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams beat The Fantastics (15:50) to win the NWA U.S. Tag Team Titles when Williams pinned Bobby Fulton.

The Midnight Express beat The Original Midnight Express (17:46) when Stan Lane pinned Randy Rose.

The Russian Assassins beat The Junkyard Dog & Ivan Koloff (6:47) when Koloff was pinned.

Rick Steiner beat Mike Rotunda (17:59) to win the NWA TV Title.

NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham beat Bam Bam Bigelow (16:17) via countout.

Dusty Rhodes & Sting beat NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (11:20) via DQ.

NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Lex Luger (30:59).

Starrcade 1989

"Future Shock/Night of the Iron Men"

December 13, 1989 in Atlanta, GA

The Omni drawing 6,000 ($70,000)

Shown live on PPV (1.3)

The Steiner Brothers beat Doom (12:24) via countout.

Lex Luger beat Sting (11:31).

The Road Warriors beat Doom (8:31) when Animal pinned Butch Reed.

Ric Flair beat The Great Muta (1:55).

The Steiner Brothers beat The Road Warriors (7:27) when Scott Steiner pinned Animal.

Sting beat The Great Muta (8:41).

The Samoan Swat Team beat Doom (8:22) when Fatu pinned Butch Reed.

Lex Luger fought Ric Flair (15:00) to a draw.

The Samoan Swat Team beat The Steiner Brothers (14:05) via DQ.

Lex Luger beat The Great Muta (11:08) via DQ.

The Road Warriors beat The Samoan Swat Team (5:18) to win "The Future Shock Iron Team Tournament" when Hawk pinned Fatu.

Sting beat Ric Flair (14:30) to win "The Future Shock Iron Man Tournament."

Starrcade 1990

"Collision Course"

December 16, 1990 in St Louis, MO

Kiel Auditorium in 7,200 ($93,425)

Shown live on PPV (1.3)

Bobby Eaton pinned Tom Zenk (8:45).

The Steiner Brothers (Team USA) beat Sgt. Krueger & Col. DeKlerk (Team Africa) (2:12) when Scott Steiner pinned DeKlerk.

Konnan & Rey Misterio, Sr. (Team Mexico) beat Chris Adams & Norman Smiley (Team U.K.) (5:29) when Konnan pinned Smiley.

The Great Muta & Mr. Saito (Team Japan) beat The Royal Family (Team New Zealand) (5:41) when Muta pinned Jack Victory.

Victor Zangiev & Salman Hashimikov (Team U.S.S.R.) beat Danny Johnson & Troy Montour (Team Canada) (3:54) when Hashimikov pinned Montour.

Michael Wallstreet beat Terry Taylor (6:52).

The Skyscrapers beat Curtis Hughes & The Motor City Madman (1:01) when Vicious pinned Madman.

Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich beat The Freebirds (6:13) when Morton pinned Garvin.

The Steiner Brothers (Team USA) beat Konnan & Rey Misterio, Sr. (Team Mexico) (2:51) when Rick Steiner pinned Misterio.

The Great Muta & Mr. Saito (Team Japan) beat Victor Zangiev & Salman Hashimikov (Team U.S.S.R.) (3:08) when Muta pinned Zangiev.

Lex Luger beat Stan Hansen (10:13) in a "Bullrope Match" to win the NWA U.S. Title.

NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom fought Arn Anderson & Barry Windham (7:19) in a "Street Fight Match" to a no contest when there was simultaneous pinfalls.

The Steiner Brothers (Team USA) beat The Great Muta & Mr. Saito (Team Japan) (10:52) to win "The Pat O'Conner Memorial International Tag Team Tournament" when Rick Steiner pinned Saito.

NWA World Champion Sting beat The Black Scorpion (18:31) in a "Title For Mask Steel Cage Match" with Dick The Bruiser as the special referee. Due to the stipulations, The Black Scorpion unmasked as Ric Flair.

Starrcade 1991

"BattleBowl: The Lethal Lottery"

December 29, 1991 in Norfolk, VA

The Scope drawing 9,000 ($92,000)

Shown live on PPV (1.0)

Jimmy Garvin & Marcus Bagwell beat Michael Hayes & Tracey Smothers (12:45) when Bagwell pinned Smothers.

Rick Rude & Steve Austin beat Big Josh & Van Hammer (12:56) when Rude pinned Hammer.

Ricky Morton & Dustin Rhodes beat El Gigante & Larry Zbysko (5:54) when Rhodes pinned Zbysko.

Bill Kazmeier & Jushin Liger beat Diamond Dallas Page & Mike Graham (13:08) when Liger pinned Page.

Ricky Steamboat & Todd Champion beat Cactus Jack & Buddy Lee Parker (7:48) when Steamboat pinned Parker.

Lex Luger & Arn Anderson beat Tom Zenk & Terry Taylor (10:25) when Luger pinned Taylor.

Sting & Abdullah The Butcher beat Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton (5:55) when Sting pinned Eaton.

Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes beat Rick Steiner & The Nightstalker (5:05) when Vader pinned Nightstalker.

Scott Steiner & Firebreaker Chip beat Johnny B. Badd & The Arachnaman (11:16) when Steiner pinned Arachnaman.

Ron Simmons & Tommy Rich beat P.N. News & Steve Armstrong (12:01) when Simmons pinned Armstrong.

Sting won "The Battle Bowl Battle Royal" (25:10). Also in the match were Lex Luger, Big Van Vader, Arn Anderson, Abdullah The Butcher, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Scott Steiner, Dustin Rhodes, Ron Simmons, Jimmy Garvin, Ricky Morton, Marcus Bagwell, Jushin Liger, Bill Kazmeier, Todd Champion, Mr. Hughes, Firebreaker Chip & Tommy Rich.

Starrcade 1992

"BattleBowl: The Lethal Lottery"

December 28, 1992 in Atlanta, GA

The Omni drawing 8,000 ($70,000)

Shown live on PPV (0.5)

Danny Spivey & Van Hammer beat Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd (6:51) when Hammer pinned Cactus.

Big Van Vader & Dustin Rhodes beat Kensuke Sasaki & The Barbarian (6:56) when Rhodes pinned The Barbarian.

The Great Muta & Barry Windham beat Brian Pillman & Too Cold Scorpio (6:59) when Muta pinned Scorpio.

Sting & Steve Williams beat Jushin Liger & Erik Watts (9:08) when Williams pinned Watts.

NWA & WCW World Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas beat Barry Windham & Brian Pillman (20:02) when Douglas pinned Windham.

Sting beat Big Van Vader (16:50) to win "The King Of Cable Tournament."

WCW World Champion Ron Simmons beat Steve Williams (15:12) via DQ.

NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono beat The Great Muta (12:49) via submission.

The Great Muta won "The Battle Bowl Battle Royal" (14:01). Also in the match were Sting, Big Van Vader, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Steve Williams, Danny Spivey & Van Hammer.

Starrcade 1993

December 27, 1993 in Charlotte, NC

Independence Arena drawing 8,200 ($62,000)

Shown live on PPV (0.55)

Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma beat Marcus Bagwell & Too Cold Scorpio (11:45) when Orndorff pinned Scorpio.

The Shockmaster beat King Kong (1:34).

WCW TV Champion Steven Regal fought Ricky Steamboat (15:00) to a draw.

Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne beat Tex Slashinger & Shanghai Pierce (7:48) when Cactus pinned Slashinger.

WCW International Champion Rick Rude beat The Boss (9:08).

Steve Austin beat Dustin Rhodes (15:00) in a "Best Of Three Falls Match" to win the WCW U.S. Title.

Sting & Road Warrior Hawk beat WCW World Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys (29:11) via DQ.

Ric Flair beat Big Van Vader (21:11) to win the WCW World Title.

Starrcade 1994

"Triple Threat"

December 27, 1994 in Nashville, TN

Municipal Auditorium drawing 8,200 ($82,000)

Shown live on PPV (0.6)

Big Van Vader beat Jim Duggan (12:06) to win the WCW U.S. Title.

Alex Wright beat Jean Paul Levesque (14:03).

WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd beat Arn Anderson (11:21).

The Nasty Boys beat Harlem Heat (17:49) via DQ.

Mr. T beat Kevin Sullivan (3:50).

Sting beat The Avalanche (15:26) via DQ.

WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan beat The Butcher (12:07).

Starrcade 1995

"The World Cup of Wrestling"

December 27, 1995 in Nashville, TN

Municipal Auditorium drawing 8,200 ($83,855)

Shown live on PPV (0.36)

Jushin Liger (NJPW) beat Chris Benoit (WCW) (10:29).

Koji Kanemoto (NJPW) beat Alex Wright (WCW) (11:44).

Lex Luger (WCW) beat Masahiro Chono (NJPW) (6:41) via submission.

Johnny B. Badd (WCW) beat Masa Saito (NJPW) (5:52) via DQ.

Shinjiro Ohtani (NJPW) beat Eddie Guerrero (WCW) (13:43).

Randy Savage (WCW) beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (NJPW) (6:55).

Sting (WCW) beat Kensuke Sasaki (NJPW) (6:52) to allow WCW to win "The World Cup Of Wrestling Series."

Ric Flair beat Sting & Lex Luger (28:03) in a "Triangle Match" via countout.

Ric Flair beat Randy Savage (8:41) to win the WCW World Title.

Starrcade 1996

December 29, 1996 in Nashville, TN

Municipal Auditorium drawing 9,030 ($113,040)

Shown live on PPV (0.95)

The Super J-Crown Champion The Ultimo Dragon beat Dean Malenko (18:30) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title.

Akira Hokuto beat Madusa (7:06) to win the vacant WCW Women's Title.

Jushin Liger beat Rey Misterio, Jr. (14:16).

Jeff Jarrett beat Chris Benoit (13:48).

WCW World Tag Team Champions The Outsiders beat The Faces Of Fear (11:52) when Kevin Nash pinned The Barbarian.

Eddie Guerrero beat Diamond Dallas Page (15:20) to win the vacant WCW U.S. Title.

Lex Luger beat The Giant (13:23).

Roddy Piper beat Hulk Hogan (15:36) via submission.

Starrcade 1997

December 28, 1997 in Washington, D.C.

MCI Center drawing 17,500 ($543,000)

Shown live on PPV (1.9)

WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko (14:57).

Randy Savage, Scott Norton & Vincent beat The Steiner Brothers & Ray Traylor (11:06) when Savage pinned Scott Steiner.

Bill Goldberg beat Steve McMichael (5:59).

Perry Saturn beat Chris Benoit (10:50) in a "No DQ Match" via submission.

Buff Bagwell beat Lex Luger (16:36).

Diamond Dallas Page beat Curt Hennig (10:52) to win the WCW U.S. Title.

Larry Zbysko beat Eric Bischoff (11:12) with Bret Hart as the special referee via DQ. As a result of the match stipulations, WCW is allowed to keep Monday Nitro.

Sting beat Hulk Hogan (12:54) via submission to win the WCW World Title.

Starrcade 1998

December 27, 1998 in Washington, DC

MCI Center drawing 16,066 ($584,236)

Shown live on PPV (1.15)

WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman beat Rey Misterio, Jr. & Juventud Guerrera (14:55) in a "Triangle Match" when Guerrera was pinned.

WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman beat Eddie Guerrero (10:49).

Norman Smiley beat Prince Iaukea (11:31) via submission.

Perry Saturn beat Ernest Miller (7:07).

Scott Norton & Bryan Adams beat Fit Finlay & Jerry Flynn (8:56) when Norton pinned Flynn.

WCW TV Champion Konnan beat Chris Jericho (7:27) via submission.

Eric Bischoff beat Ric Flair (7:08).

WCW U.S. Champion Diamond Dallas Page beat The Giant (12:45).

Kevin Nash beat Bill Goldberg (11:20) to win the WCW World Title.

Starrcade 1999

December 19, 1999 in Washington, DC

MCI Center drawing ???

Shown live on PPV

The Mamalukes beat Disco Inferno & Lash LeRoux when Big Vito pinned LeRoux.

Madusa beat Evan Karagias to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title.

WCW Hardcore Champion Norman Smiley beat Meng.

Shane Douglas, Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn beat Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda & Jim Duggan when Douglas pinned Duggan.

Vampiro beat Steve Williams via DQ.

The Harris Brothers & Curt Hennig beat The Harlem Heat & Midnight when Hennig pinned Booker T.

Jeff Jarrett beat Dustin Rhodes in a "Bunkhouse Brawl."

Diamond Dallas Page beat David Flair in a "Crowbar On A Pole Match."

Sting beat Lex Luger via DQ.

Kevin Nash beat Sid Vicious in a "Powerbomb Match."

WCW U.S. Champion Chris Benoit beat Jeff Jarrett in a "Ladder Match." 

WCW World Champion Bret Hart beat Bill Goldberg in a "No DQ Match" via submission.

Starrcade 2000

December 17, 2000 in Washington, DC

MCI Center drawing ???

Shown live on PPV

3-Count beat The Jung Dragons, Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias in a "Triple Threat Ladder Match" to win a shot at the WCW Cruiserweight Title.

Lance Storm beat The Cat via submission.

Terry Funk beat Crowbar to win the WCW Hardcore Title.

Kronik beat Big Vito & Reno when Reno pinned Vito.

Mike Awesome beat Bam Bam Bigelow in an "Ambulance Match."

Shane Douglas beat WCW U.S. Champion General Rection via DQ.

Jeff Jarrett & The Harris Twins beat Konnan, Billy Kidman & Rey Misterio, Jr. in a "Bunkhouse Streetfight Match" when Jarrett pinned Kidman.

Kevin Nash & Diamond Dallas Page beat The Perfect Event to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles when Nash pinned Palumbo.

Bill Goldberg beat Lex Luger in a "No DQ Match."

WCW World Champion Scott Steiner beat Sid Vicious via submission.

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