Sting wcw starrcade 1997 download

Sep 15, 2015 wcw starrcade mci centre, washington d. After building to it for over a year, sting won the wcw heavyweight title from hollywood hulk hogan. 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. 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. I liked wcw more than wwe at one point, but ive been watching a lot of wcw matches on youtube lately, someone would always interfere, none. 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. Sting went on to join the nwo wolfpac stable, which dominated wcws merchandise sales at events in. It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. World cup of wrestling was the thirteenth starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw.

The wcw locker room comes out and celebrates with sting. Download right click and do save link as on this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, eric and conrad discuss the year that the icon himself, sting had in wcw in 1997. You the fans voted for this and my goodness youve got good taste. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Eric bischoff noted that changing the finish to the match was his call, and not hogans. Today is the anniversary of the infamous match between hollywood hulk hogan and sting at at the starrcade payperview ppv on dec. The idea being making the fans wait for starrcade to put on this era altering match. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. With hulk hogan, steve borden, curt hennig, dallas page.

The event consisted of the battlebowl battle royal and its lethal lottery tag team qualifying matches. May 15, 2016 wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs hogan full match. Hulk hogan vs sting starrcade rematch nitro 1997 duration. Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus. 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. Sting has a new entrance although wcws ultrasucky version of the titantron looks rubbish. 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. Apparently, sting was in terrible shape, he was battling personal demons, they debated whether to put him over or not. Thanks to things like the nwo angle, wcw took a huge. This is stings first match since fall brawl of 1996. Wcw just spent a year and a half getting fans hype for hollywood hogan vs. Oct 09, 2015 eric bischoff was a guest on ric flairs podcast recently and talk eventually turned to the infamous finish of the starrcade 1997 main event. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Luke owen sure does, and hes here to tell the true story behind what happened stings radical character transformation, wcw.

Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. Sting was a major attraction in 1997, being wcws top merchandise seller second only to the wwfs steve austin overall and, versus hollywood hogan, headlining the biggestgrossing payperview event in the companys history at starrcade 1997. Hollywood hogan for the wcw world heavyweight championship. December 28 1997 starrcade 97 saw several great matches, two major title changes and a huge victory for. Sting at starrcade only to comp the first three rows of. May 30, 2015 hulk hogan vs sting starrcade rematch nitro 1997 duration.

The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing wcw and their japanese partner new japan pro. Wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. It took place on december 29, 1991 from the norfolk scope in norfolk, virginia. Sting vs hogan starrcade 97 prt1 video dailymotion. Eric bischoff was a guest on ric flairs podcast recently and talk eventually turned to the infamous finish of the starrcade 1997 main event. Hogan vs sting starrcade 1997 part 2 video dailymotion. December 28 1997 starrcade 97 saw several great matches, two major title changes and a huge victory for wcw as they regained control of nitro, which.

Kefin and adam tackle starrcade 1997, the most successful wcw ppv of all time and look back at sting, hogan, the nwo and kevin nash if he shows up that is. Bursting through the curtain for his first ever wcw world title bout, hulk hogan looked slimmed down, healthy, and eager to make a great first impression. Hogan, who had creative control of his onscreen character because eric bischoff had it written into his contract as a way to help get him to sign with wcw, simply decided he didnt want to do a clean job to sting, likely because it would kill a lot of his heat, and he was real hot at the time. 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. Hear all about stings crow character which had debuted the previous fall, putting him up in the rafters, slow burning the angle between himself, the nwo. Sting went on to join the nwo wolfpac stable, which dominated wcw s merchandise sales at events in. It is the culmination of one of wrestlings longest running storylines. The matches revolved around the ongoing storyline between wcw and the new world order nwo organization. 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. Battlebowl the lethal lottery was the ninth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event.

Wcw was finally able to make its promised rout of the nwo at starrcade 1997. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. Hollywood hogan match at wcw starrcade 1997 which took place 20 years ago today was changed. It took place on december 27, 1995 at the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. Winner and new wcw world heavyweight champion sting dud ok, lets dissect this. 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 1997climaxing with his winning the wcw title from hulk hogan at starrcade. During an appearance on ric flairs podcast in 2015, eric bischoff revealed why the finish for sting vs. Dec 28, 20 today is the anniversary of the infamous match between hollywood hulk hogan and sting at at the starrcade payperview ppv on dec. Starrcade december 28, 1997 washington, dc mci center the current wcw champs are as follows. Larry zbyszko wcw defeats eric bischoff wscott hall by dq 11. Hulk hogan at starrcade 1997 im back once again with another stinker, this time from the main event of the biggest show wcw ever held.

This was the dawning of a new era for wcw, and many. Aug 15, 2002 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. Dec 28, 2017 during an appearance on ric flairs podcast in 2015, eric bischoff revealed why the finish for sting vs. Wcw world heavyweight championship history 1991 2001 duration. It was quite possibly the greatest build to any match in the history of professional wrestling. Hogan, who had creative control of his onscreen character because eric bischoff had it written into his contract as a way to help get him to sign with wcw, simply decided he didnt want to do a clean job to sting, likely because it would kill a. Today, december 28th 2017, is the 20th anniversary of the day when sting finally got his revenge on hollywood hogan and the nwo by jobbing clean in the ring after getting beat down for 10 mins, and then the match was restarted, which led sting to finally get the win that wcw fans were waiting 18 months for. Dec 27, 2012 wcw was finally able to make its promised rout of the nwo at starrcade 1997. Wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs hogan full match video. 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.

Sep 14, 2015 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. Oct 24, 2017 wcw starrcade 1997 december 28th, 1997 mci center in washington, d. Starrcade 1997 by wcw vs nwo podcast free listening on. It boasted an attendance of 17, 500, as well as a buy rate of 1. Sting was a major attraction in 1997, being wcw s top merchandise seller second only to the wwfs steve austin overall and, versus hollywood hogan, headlining the biggestgrossing payperview event in the companys history at starrcade 1997. This imo was the peak of wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs. Hogan vs sting starrcade 1997 part 1 video dailymotion. The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for the wcw world heavyweight.