Wrestling bios presents the story of hulk hogan vs sting wcw starrcade 97 wcw starrcade 97 was the biggestgrossing payperview in. He watched from the rafters of arenas, and did not speak his thoughts. Text by neil cathan what ifsting beat hogan clean at starrcade 97. This is also the first time sting spoke on television in over a year. I know that over the years the death of wcw and starrcade 97 have been discussed around here ad nauseam. The starrcade tradition was continued by world championship wrestling wcw, into which jcp was transformed after it had been sold to ted turner in 1988. It took place on december 27, 1998 from the mci center in washington, d. Discussion in old school wrestling started by ssjphenom, jun 29, 2017. Apparently, sting was in terrible shape, he was battling personal demons, they debated whether to put him over or not. Wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs hogan full match video.
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. 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. This was the dawning of a new era for wcw, and many backstage felt the company upon. It took place on december 19, 1999 from the mci center in washington, d. It was quite possibly the greatest build to any match in the history of professional wrestling.
Hogan from 1997 get included as being one of the top 5 starrcade matches of alltime. This was the first starrcade under the wcw instead of the nwa banner and the first to not include ric flair, who had left for the world wrestling federation. Wcw just spent a year and a half getting fans hype for hollywood hogan vs. 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. The match that pays off 18 months of storyline surrounding sting.
Sting drops in from the rafters to surprise the unsuspecting new world order. Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment posted on september 15, 2015 may 8, 2016 by joseph finnegan wcw starrcade took place on december 28th, 1997 at the mci center in washington, d. Sting at starrcade 1997 was one of their greatest accomplishments. Of courseas with any wwe wrestling collection that has come out on dvdyou can always question some of the matches that get included. The 1995 event was the thirteenth show to use the starrcade name and was the second starrcade to take place in the nashville municipal auditorium in nashville, tennessee. 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.
I could go on for days about how badly wcw botched that match, but i wont bother. This is stings first match since fall brawl of 1996. Eric bischoff was a guest on ric flairs podcast recently and talk eventually turned to the infamous finish of the starrcade 1997 main event. The legacy of starrcade and the disaster of sting vs. After building to it for over a year, sting won the wcw heavyweight title from hollywood hulk hogan. After 18 months of building up to sting as the man worthy of toppling hulk hogan and the nwo, the events of starrcade 1997 are a testament to. Wcw heavyweight title is vacated after starcade 1997 duration. 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. With randy savage, ric flair, larry pfohl, steve borden. The story of hulk hogan vs sting wcw starrcade 1997 youtube. Starrcade 1998 was the sixteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. With hulk hogan, steve borden, curt hennig, dallas page.
Wwe wcws greatest payperview matches volume 1 3 dvds. But it didnt pan out that way and today brian looks at why it didnt pan out as expected. It is the culmination of one of wrestlings longest running storylines. The one man gang, the world cup of wrestling tournament, featuring sting, jushin liger, eddie guerrero, hiroyoshi tenzan, alex wright, masa chono, randy savage, shinjiro ohtani, johnny b. 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. Best to worst wcw payperviews 1997 a list of 12 titles created 06 sep 2017 see. Encompassing the formation of the new world order, stings transformation. Wcw was billing this as the single most important match in the entire history of the company. The concept in this case is that sonny onoo and his group of baddies from new japan pro wrestling are invading wcw and the result is a 7 match. 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 vs hogan starrcade 97 prt1 video dailymotion. Hollywood hogan match at wcw starrcade 1997 which took place 20.
The main event was between hollywood hogan and sting for the world heavyweight championship, with hogan representing the nwo and sting representing world championship wrestling. Dean malenko pour conserver le wcw cruiserweight championship 14. Release dates 1 also known as aka 5 release dates usa 28 december 1997. Luke owen sure does, and hes here to tell the true story behind what happened. Wcw heavyweight title is vacated after starcade 1997 youtube. Most of the wcw programming in 1997 revolved around sting, whose character changed. Hollywood hogan for the wcw world heavyweight championship. Sting a fait abandonne hogan sur le scorpion deathlock.
Sting won battlebowl, and his victory led to a feud with lex luger over the wcw world heavyweight championship. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. During an appearance on ric flairs podcast in 2015, eric bischoff revealed why the finish for sting vs. Most of the wcw programming in 1997 revolved around sting, whose character changed into a mysterious avenger. Starrcade 1999 was the seventeenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Ultimo dragon vs dean malenko for the wcw cruiserweight title. Hogan vs sting starrcade 1997 part 1 video dailymotion. After starcade 1997 and the controversial ending to the sting vs.
Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade ppv event. The wcw locker room comes out and celebrates with sting. It was the tenth starrcade event produced by wcw, and took place on december 28, 1997 from the mci center in washington, d. 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. Logically, sting should beat hogan decisively and ride into 1998 as the man. Into the light is a dvd produced by world wrestling entertainment. Wcwnwo starrcade 64 mod matches hollywood hulk hogan vs ultimate warrior. Starrcade 1997 and stings botched moment nerdopotamus. So here it is guys, his starrcade 1997 theme with the awesome in. Nick patrick on what really happened at starrcade 97 with hogan and sting uploaded at request of david penzer subscribe to sitting ringsi. In 2015, all wcw payperviews were made available on the wwe network.
Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling pay perview ppv. If i remember correctly, the ref was supposed to fast count the pin, and bret was supposed to stop sting from getting screwed, but hogan got the ref to agree to count it normally to give him the clean win, making bret look like the asshole for screwing hogan out of a clean win and restarting the match so sting could win. Boy what a great way to start the ppv with this classic between two of the best in the world at that time. The idea being making the fans wait for starrcade to put on this. Part i our story begins on the 28th of december, 1997, at wcws annual flagship show, starrcade, where the wcw roster has promised that the new world order will finally get their comeuppance.
Arnab goswami supreme court sonia gandhi maharashtra palghar sadhu. 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. Today is the anniversary of the infamous match between hollywood hulk hogan and sting at at the starrcade payperview ppv on dec. This imo was the peak of wcw starrcade 1997 sting vs. 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. Eric bishoff confronts hulk hogan after bound for glory.
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