The WWE have announced that on Saturday, November 25th at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C, they will be holding a live event by the name of Starrcade, WCW’s version of WrestleMania.
This marks the return of the WCW PPV name event in 17 years. Pro Wrestling Sheet adds that WWE is also considering using more WCW themed PPV events for other upcoming shows.
Read WWE.com’s full announcement and card of the event, which includes a Steel Cage match between the SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya taking on Charlotte Flair, below:
Starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, it’s coming home.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, during Thanksgiving weekend, Starrcade returns when the Superstars of SmackDown LIVE descend on Greensboro, N.C., for a historic event at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The premier event of the National Wrestling Alliance and, later, WCW, Starrcade got its start in Greensboro on Thanksgiving 1983 with a star-studded lineup that saw Ric Flair defeat Harley Race to win his second of 16 World Championships. Starrcade remained in Greensboro through 1986 and was the stage on which legendary performers like Dusty Rhodes, The Four Horsemen, Magnum TA, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and many more etched their names into sports-entertainment history.
As the calendar turned to the 1990s, a new generation of competitors emerged to take the Starrcade spotlight, like Sting, Vader and the nWo. The last edition of Starrcade under the WCW banner took place in December 2000.
Now, fans in Greensboro will get the opportunity to be a part of history, as Starrcade returns with an absolutely stacked card featuring two Steel Cage Matches. Matches announced* for the return of Starrcade include:
- WWE Championship Steel Cage Match?Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- SmackDown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match?Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair
- United States Championship Triple Threat Match?AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Rusev
- SmackDown Tag Team Championship Texas Tornado Match?The New Day vs. The Usos
- Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
- Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
- Breezango vs Aiden English & Mike Kanellis w/ Maria Kanellis
The Hardy Boyz are also confirmed to appear at Starrcade in their home state of North Carolina, as are WWE Hall of Famers and Starrcade legends Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express!
Tickets for Starrcade will be available starting Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. ET at Ticketmaster. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of history as Starrcade returns!
*Talent and matches listed and depicted above are subject to change.
There are currently no details as to whether this event will be part of a WWE Network special.
Will you be attending this Starrcade event? Would you like to see this air on the WWE Network? What other WCW name events would you like to see WWE bring back? Let us know in the comments below!
