Product Description

Before Wrestlemania, longtime fans of professional wrestling looked forward to the the end of the year for one of WWE's biggest events -- Starrcade. Rivalries that had festered for months would be settled once and for all and contenders who had long dreamed of their big break would finally get their title shots. Now, for the first time, fans can see the great NWA and WCW battles on DVD with The Best of

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12420 in DVD
• Brand: Genius
• Released on: 2009-01-13
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 540 minutes

Customer Reviews

Offical List
Disc 1
Starrcade December 29, 1996 - The Match of the Decade
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan

Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Singles Tournament
Sting vs. The Great Muta

Starrcade December 28, 1992 - Unified World Tag Team Championship
Barry Windham / Brian Pillman vs. Ricky Steamboat / Shane Douglas

Starrcade December 27, 1998 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash

Starrcade December 29, 1991
BattleBowl

Starrcade December 27, 1993 - 2 out of 3 Falls for the WCW United States Championship
Dustin Rhodes vs. Stunning Steve Austin

Disc 2
Starrcade November 26, 1987 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Road Warriors vs. Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard
Alternate Commentary: Todd Grisham / Road Warrior Animal

Starrcade December 29, 1996
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jushin Thunder Liger

Starrcade November 26, 1987 - Scaffold Match
Rock `n Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express

Starrcade December 26, 1988 - NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger

Starrcade December 27, 1995
Eddie Guerrero vs. Shinjiro Ootani

Starrcade December 26, 1988 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Dusty Rhodes / Sting vs. Road Warriors

Starrcade December 28, 1992 - King of Cable Tournament Final
Sting vs. Big Van Vader

Starrcade November 24, 1983 - NWA World Tag Team Championship
Brisco Brothers vs. Jay Youngblood / Ricky Steamboat

Starrcade November 28, 1985 - NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Dusty Rhodes vs. Ric Flair

Starrcade December 28, 1997 - WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko

Disc 3
Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Tag Team Tournament
Road Warriors vs. The Steiner Brothers

Starrcade December 17, 2000 - Ladder Match for a Contract for the World Cruiserweight Championship
3 Count vs. Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias vs. Jung Dragons

Starrcade December 13, 1989 - Iron Man Singles Tournament
Sting vs. Ric Flair

Starrcade November 24, 1983 - Dog Collar Match
Greg Valentine vs. Roddy Piper

Starrcade November 27, 1986 - Scaffold Match
Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express
Alternate Commentary: Todd Grisham / Road Warrior Animal

Starrcade December 28, 1997 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Sting vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan

Starrcade November 24, 1983 - Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair vs. Harley Race

Starrcade November 28, 1985 - Steel Cage "I Quit Match" for the NWA United States Championship
Magnum T.A. vs. Tully Blanchard

Starrcade December 27, 1993 - WCW World Heavyweight Championship - Ric Flair's Career Is On the Line
Ric Flair vs. Vader


Looks awesome, but why are they out of order?

Terrific Release with only one Bad Quality
Starrcade, the event that led to the birth of many ppv's that people has ever witnessed including Wrestlemania. This is a great release & it was good to see WWE pay repects to NWA/WCW's grandness stage of all time. This 3 disc set holds 25 matches from Starrcade's past along with a short documentary on the event's heritage. All of the matches are in their entirety but entrances for the most part are not. Although there are a few entraces that are still intact. Including Sting's from '97 & a couple a Flair's. But don't expect any entrances from the likes of Goldberg, Kevin Nash, and Hollywood Hogan. Nevertheless, still a near perfect set.

Even though the documentary portion is pretty short (about 10 minutes shy of a hour) it covers enough to let people know how special & historic Starrcade came to be. You will hear from superstars who were actually a part of Starrcade. Including Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson, Magnum T.A., Tully Blanchard, Road Warrior Animal, Brisco Brothers, Roddy Piper, & others. The documentary goes straight forward & doesn't stop for a match. The superstars speak on matters dealing with Starrcade. Such as the event's birth, growth, popularity, issues, & different angles surrounding Starrcade. Oh and to note out, there are no special bonus extra's on this set whatsoever. Just a brief documentary and 25 matches picked by the fans is all you get.

Just to clear up some confusion, the order of the match selection is how the fans voted for them. I hope that helps you.

Disc 1
(25) Match of the Decade 12.19.96
Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Me personally, I think WCW really hyped up this match way too much. Hogan just formed the nWo & Piper was the one who everybody expected to stop them. Nothing we haven't already seen from these. Just a good brawl. Nothing special. 3.5/5

(24) Ironman Single's Tournament 12.13.89
Sting vs. the Great Muta
Very good match. Some nice chain wrestling. Good offense by both men. A very solid match. 4.5/5

(23) Unified Tag Team Championship 12.28.92
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
Awesome tag bout. Windham looked very good. One of the bests tag team matches I've ever seen. 5/5

(22) WCW Heavyweight Championship 12.27.98
Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash
I fully agree with what Arn Anderson said about Goldberg's streak. It went on for way too long & this defeat really hurt Goldberg. A little bit of a good big man match. Didn't really care for the ending though. 3.75/5

(21) BattleBowl Match 12.29.91
I really enjoyed this match. Vader & Steamboat had a nice brawl on the outside. But it did however dragged on for little bit too long. Steve Austin & Sting has a good showing. The final two put on a very good one on one match. 4/5

(20) 2 out of 3 Falls Match for the U.S. Championship 12.27.93
Stunning Steve Austin vs. Dustin Rhodes
This is a match in my book that gets better the more times you watch it. I thought this was a very good match. Pretty good offense by Rhodes in this one. 4.5/5

Disc 2
(19) NWA Tag Team Championship 11.26.87
Road Warriors vs. Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson
Very good tag match. The Road Warriors just dominates Arn & Tully with their freakish strength. Solid tag match but with a BS ending. 4.5/5

(18) 12.29.96
Rey Mysterio vs. Jushin Liger
Even though Piper & Hogan was the main event, these two great cruiserweights stole the show. Great cruiserweight action with some good wrestling. Awesome match. 4.75/5 [Also available on Rey Mysterio: The Biggest Little Man]

(17) Scaffold Match 11.26.87
Midnight Express vs. Rock 'n Roll Express
Not a big fan of these matches. The suspense is there but nothing in my eyes that caught my attention. 3.5/5

(16) NWA World Heavyweight Championship 12.26.88
Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair
Good match. Much better then I expected it to be. Some very good wrestling from both men. Good powerhouse moves by Luger. 4.5/5

(15) 12.27.95
Eddie Guerrero vs. Shinjiro Otani
Starrcade '95 like few other Starrcades were hosting a joint production of the New Japan vs. WCW. Great aerial moves by both Eddie & Otani. Great back and forth competition. Just a terrific match. 4.75/5 [Also available on The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero]

(14) NWA Tag Team Championship 12.26.88
Dusty Rhodes & Sting vs. Road Warriors
Another good tag bout. A good back and forth match up between the two teams. All four looked really good in the ring. Great match. I really enjoyed this one a lot. 5/5

(13) King of Cable Tournament Finals 12.28.92
Sting vs. Vader
I have always thought that Sting & Big Van Vader made an awesome pairing and this match was no exception. Sting takes some hard blows by Vader in this one. I thought the ending fitted in very well. I liked it. Very good big man vs. smaller man contest. 4.5/5

(12) NWA Tag Team Championship 11.24.83
Brisco Brothers vs. Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat
Good offensive exchanges by both teams. A very good all around contest. 4.25/5

(11) NWA World Heavyweight Championship 11.28.85
Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes
Great match. One of the bests in not only Flair's career but in Dusty's as well. Dusty works on the leg of Flair's for quite some time. The Horsemen would interfere. But still a tremendous match. 5/5 [Also available on Ric Flair: The Ultimate Collection]

(10) WCW Cruiserweight Championship 12.28.97
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
Malenko and Eddie has had way better matches then this. But a pretty good match nevertheless though. 4.25/5 [Also available on The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero]

Disc 3
(9) Ironman Tag Team Tournament Match 12.13.89
Steiner Brothers vs. Road Warriors
A very good first one on one meeting from these two legendary teams. But I kind of expected a little bit more. Still a good match but the ending is what made the match. 4/5

(8) #1 Cruiserweight Title Contendership Ladder Match 12.17.00
3 Count vs. Jamie Knoble & Evan Karagias vs. Jung Dragons
One of the best ladder matches I have ever seen. This was totally a complete different ladder match then what we have seen from Edge & Christian, Hardys, & Dudleys earlier in the year in the then WWF. The three teams did some crazy things with those ladders. A great match. 5/5 [Also available on The Ladder Match]

(7) Ironman Singles Tournament Match 12.13.89
Sting vs. Ric Flair
Another great battle from Sting & Flair. Especially with this being Flair's & Sting's second match of the night. Some good offensive exchanges. And the time limit really played a significant role in the match which added more. A very good end to the match. Terrific match. 5/5

(6) Dog Collar Steel Chain Match 11.24.83
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine
Just a straight up fight. The chain came into play many, many times. A very bloody bout. 4.25/5

(5) Scaffold Match 11.27.86
Road Warriors vs. Midnight Express
Once again this kind of match didn't catch my attention but a better match then the other from disc 2. The ending is defiantely something to see. 4/5

(4) WCW Heavyweight Championship 12.28.97
Sting vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
I have no idea why this match was voted in. The match didn't suck persay but the BS ending really didn't cut it for me. It really hurt the match more then what it was already. And that was bad! 2.5/5

(3) Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 11.22.83
Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
This is the match that Flair regained his World Heavyweight title. Race & Flair used the cage pretty good. Both gets bloody. Possibably their best match against one another in their careers. A classic match all the way. 5/5 [Also available on Ric Flair: The Ultimate Collection]

(2) Steel Cage I Quit Match for the NWA U.S. Championship 11.28.85
Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A.
This was a harsh and brutal match to watch. The cage came into play many times. Both men were just doing anything & everything to one another. Brutal & bloody match with a brutal & bloody end. 5/5 [Also available on Bloodbath: The Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches]

(1) WCW Heavyweight Championship 12.27.93
Ric Flair vs. Vader
Vader was just dominate & whelling on Flair. While Flair was throwing out his rule book and pulling off moves you rarely see from Flair. Defiantley a match for the ages. One of the bests in WCW & classic as well. 5/5

Overall I was very pleased with this release. WWE did a good job and so did the fans. Props to WWE for releasing this set. I highly recommend getting this in the near future.

Slightly Disappointed...
I went to my nearest Best Buy to purchase the Kane dvd, not that it was something I was excited about, but I am an avid collector of WWE's dvd's. As I approached the dvd section I noticed the Starrcade Collection was on the shelves. Last I heard it was scheduled for a 1/13 release. I jumped all over it and was so anxious to watch it that I sat in my car and watched the entire documentary feature. I believe it was very informative as far as the early years are concerned but when it gets to the part where Turner purchased the company it jumps from SC 89 to SC 93 where Flair takes on Vader and then rewinds back to 91 and 92 with no mention whatsoever about the 1990 Collision Course edition of the event with the Pat O'Connor international tag tournament that was held in which the Steiners won. No mention on how Triple H aka Paul Levesque's ppv debut was at a Starrcade (1994). Would've been interesting to get his take on his experience of the event. Chris Jericho is also not included in the documentary which I thought was odd, yet Jim Cornette is even though he's not with the company. The documentary seems to rush right through from the mid 90's to the end without any mention of how poor the company was doing at the time the last Starrcade happened. It also would've been nice to hear from guys like Jamie Noble, Gregory Helms and Jimmy Yang who all participated in the final event.

As far as the matches that are included...although I realize that they were all voted by the fans on wwe.com, I still feel there should be some sort of way of figuring out which ones should and shouldn't make the dvd due to the fact that you have some of these matches that received the majority of votes on other dvd titles such as Eddie Guerrero's and Ric Flair's as well as a couple of other compilations.

Overall, I still believe that it's worth owning, but still hope that the WWE looks into not replicating matches on future dvd's that they already have put out on past ones.