WCW Starrcade 1995 - Wednesday, December 27th, 1995
- Well, it's time for WCW to put on a big show. This is WCW's version of Wrestlemania of sorts from past years, and since it's nearly 12 years after the fact, we go back down memory lane.
- So let's recap before we begin the show. WCW has basically only centered the hype around two matches. The triple threat match, and the World Title Match.
- Every week we get Sting/Luger/Savage talking about the same stuff week in and week out.
- We also have Hulk Hogan, who seemingly had a big storyline with Savage after World War III, but is not on the card because of a "suspension" for two weeks.
- Also tonight, there will be a World Cup contest/competition. Wrestlers from Japan will compete against the stars from WCW. Yet, the people who are involved in the competition rarely get mentioned.
- Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage all have two matches tonight, while Flair only has one. Could that be a hint?
- Time for my first "cheap" plug. Myself and partner are making WCW-type compilations on DVD of several wrestlers (matches, promos, etc.).
- So if you're looking for a compilation of someone from the glory days of WCW, just simply e-mail me and I'll give you further information.
- It's time for... WCW Starrcade 1995!
- A pretty good video package is shown, very well done.
- We are live from Nashville, Tennessee for WCW Starrcade 1995!
- Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan and Dusty Rhodes will be commentating tonight.
- Hype for the situation between the top baby faces, and Rhodes blabbers on and on.
- World Cup Match #1: Chris "The Crippler" Benoit Vs Jushin "Thunder" Liger w/ Sonny Ono
- Benoit overpowers Liger down a couple of times by simply knocking him down.
- Liger sends Benoit to the floor and connects with a somersault splash onto the floor.
- Nice hurricanrana by Liger to take Benoit down.
- Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Benoit for a two count.
- Numerous arm drag take downs by Liger and Benoit rolls to the floor.
- Nice back suplex by Benoit and crowd is firmly behind Benoit here.
- An high arching Boston Crab by Benoit in the middle of the ring but Liger isn't going to tap so easily.
- German suplex by Benoit for a two count and he gets another two count.
- Surfboard by Liger, and he soon reverses into a Dragon sleeper.
- Benoit gets up and connects with an electric chair takedown.
- Liger reverses a back suplex for a one count.
- Tombstone slam, not the pile driver version. Benoit fights back and connects with a top rope superplex and gets a two count.
- Benoit misses a flying head butt and Liger plays to the crowd.
- "Horsemen" chant. Liger with a sit down power bomb, two count.
- Very good looking brain buster by Liger, two count.
- Two German suplexes by Benoit, and he doesn't go for the cover.
- Powerbomb by Benoit, flying head butt by Benoit. Kevin Sullivan comes down to the ring and distracts Benoit.
- Liger with a SLOW hurricanrana and he hangs on for the cover... 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Jushin "Thunder" Liger via pinfall with a hurricanrana.
- Japan: 1 WCW: 0
- We're actually getting an interview with MIDCARD talent... Mr. Eddie Guerrero!
- Guerrero says it's an honor in being a member of the WCW team..
- Talks about giving it his all...
- This was sort of awkward as Guerrero looked fairly nervous.
- World Cup Match #2: Koji Kanemento w/ Sonny Ono Vs Alex Wright
- Nice leg takedown by Koji and he begins to work on the knee of Wright.
- Wright with a kick to the head and few European uppercuts.
- Clothesline over the top by Wright and he delivers a few more European uppercuts.
- Baseball slide into Koji that sends him into the guard rail.
- Wright with a dive over the top. Back in the ring, Wright has the advantage.
- Koji has Wright stuck on the top turnbuckle and delivers some blows and hangs him up on the top rope.
- Wright is sent to the floor. Koji with a dive over the top. Koji goes back first into the guard rail.
- Back in the ring, Wright connects with a slam and goes to the top rope and connects with a front splash... 2 count.
- Wright goes for a missile dropkick and both miss a dropkick attempt.
- Cross body off the middle rope by Wright... Two count.
- Koji comes back with a standing side kick. Scoop slam by Koji and he connects with a spinning swanton splash... two count.
- Koji goes back up top and Wright barely connects with a dropkick.
- Wright with a missile dropkick off the top. Superplex by Wright... two count.
- Koji drops Wright chin first onto the top turnbuckle and rolls over Wright... 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Koji Kanemento via pinfall with a rollup.
- Japan: 2 WCW: 0
- Sonny Ono is standing with Gene, and Ono says that if Japan continues at this rate, they will/can buy WCW.
- Bobby Heenan talks about how Japan owns basically everything except WCW anyway.
- World Cup Match #3: Lex Luger w/ Jimmy Hart Vs Masahiro Chono w/ Sonny Ono
- Luger getting a nice face reaction. Not because he is Luger, but instead because he is facing Japan.
- Luger with blows to the head and he places Chono into a side headlock.
- Shoulder block off the ropes by Luger. Gorilla press slam by Luger.
- Chono with two running forearm strikes and a Yakuza kick.
- Luger is sent into the crowd and Chono taunts the crowd.
- Luger gains the advantage in the ring with blows, and he sends Chono into the corner a few times.
- Chono blocks a suplex and connects with a snap suplex of his own.
- Chono with knees to the throat in the corner. Chono is choking Luger now.
- Raking the eyes by Chono and Luger oversells some more.
- Luger with some right hands, Chono comes back with a sleeper hold and drops down.
- Chono is going for his STF finisher, but of course Luger will not tap out. Luger reaches the ropes.
- Atomic drop by Chono, Chono goes off the ropes and connects with another Yakuza kick.
- Luger catches Chono with a back elbow coming off the top rope.
- Luger gets Chono into the Torture Rack... Chono gives up.
- Your Winner: Lex Luger via submission with the Torture Rack.
- Japan: 2 WCW: 1
- Replay of what has just occurred.
- Gene is standing with Sting in the locker room.
- Sting says that WCW will be coming back to defeat Japan.
- Gene mentions that Kensuske Sasaki (Sting's opponent) beat Sting for the US Title.
- Sting is angry over this, and says that pride is on the line here tonight... Not the US Title.
- He can't wait for the Triple Threat match, says that Luger and him are friends, and Sting will do whatever he has to do in order to the win the title here tonight.
- Sting wants the belt really, really badly.
- World Cup Match #4: Johnny B. Badd w/ Diamond Doll Vs Masa Saito w/ Sonny Ono
- They lock up and Saito with a bow of sorts to Badd.
- Step over hip toss by Saito after Badd was wrenching on the arm.
- Arm drag takedown by Saito. Cobra Clutch on the mat by Saito.
- Badd soon gets up and gives the evil stare to Saito.
- Saito with some chops, and a slap to the face. They trade right hands and Saito gains the advantage.
- Throat thrusts by Saito, and he chokes Badd on the bottom rope. Ono begins to choke Badd with the Japanese flag.
- Nice back suplex by Saito and he gets a 2 count.
- Saito with a running clothesline and he gets another 2 count.
- The announcers are actually talking about the storyline of Sgt. Craig Pittman looking for a manager... Nice.
- Side Russian leg sweep by Saito and he gets another 2 count.
- Knee lift by Johnny. Johnny goes up top and connects with a double axe handle.
- Johnny goes up again and connects with a sunset flip... 2 count.
- Johnny with a few right and left hands. Suplex by Badd for a 1 count.
- Ono is on the apron and gets dragged in (or barely) until Saito comes in.
- Saito sends Johnny over the top to the floor... for a cheap DQ win by Badd.
- Your Winner: Johnny B. Badd via Disqualification when Saito tosses him over the top rope.
- Japan: 2 WCW: 2
- Johnny motivates Eddie and Sting to win later tonight.
- Lex Luger and Jimmy Hart are with Gene. Hart mentions that Sullivan has a short fuse and they basically don't care that Benoit lost.
- Luger talks in the third person, and basically calls out Savage and wants the title, again.
- Luger asks that Hart not come out there tonight with him. Luger wants to do it alone.
- World Cup Match #5: Shinjiro Otani w/ Sonny Ono Vs Eddie Guerrero
- Basic mat wrestling by both men. Otani gaining the advantage with a hair takedown.
- Rake of the eyes by Otani. Nice step up kick to the head by Guerrero.
- Snapmare by Guerrero and then he steps on the eyes/face of Otani. Single arm Boston Crab by Otani.
- Still some basic mat wrestling. Guerrero rolls off the back of Otani, and then Otani catches Guerrero with a leapfrog type move.
- Guerrero with a nice hurricanrana. Otani rolls to the floor and Ono consoles him.
- Nice dropkick by Guerrero. Scoop slam by Guerrero, he goes to the apron and connects with a rolling back splash.
- Guerrero with a Boston Crab and Otani is trying to hang on.
- Otani reaches the bottom rope after a brief moment. Guerrero with a vicious looking power bomb, and he gets a two count.
- Guerrero with a brain buster and he goes for a cover, but gets another two count.
- Guerrero misses a running splash and Otani connects with a spring board dropkick. Guerrero rolls to the floor.
- Otani connects with a leaping cross body onto Guerrero and crowd seems to finally be getting into this match.
- Otani with another dropkick, Otani begins to choke Guerrero with the bottom rope once again.
- Still choking Guerrero, the crowd is getting restless again it appears.
- Otani gouges the eyes of Guerrero and places him into an illegal choke hold.
- Guerrero with a side back suplex. Guerrero gets a two count.
- Otani with a German suplex, and Guerrero kicks out at 2.
- Otani with a springboard spinning heel kick. Scoop slam by Otani.
- Guerrero catches Otani on the top rope and connects with a hurricanrana... and only gets a two count.
- Razor Edge sit down power bomb by Guerrero and Otani kicks out once again at 2.
- Otani has Guerrero in a leg lock and Guerrero manages to reach the bottom rope.
- Otani falls through the middle rope to the floor and Guerrero sends Otani into the guard rail and slams Otani on the floor.
- Guerrero with a springboard cross body onto Otani. Otani with a vertical suplex back into the ring.
- Otani with a springboard dropkick to the back of the head of Guerrero.
- Otani signals for the end, looks for a full nelson suplex but Guerrero reverses into a hurricanrana, Otani reverses into a pin attempt, Otani manages to reverse into one of his own. Otani gets the three count.
- Your Winner: Shinjiro Otani via pinfall.
- That was a fairly good match.
- Japan: 3 WCW: 2
- Guerrero is frustrated and Otani is of course proud of himself.
- Replay of what happened during the previous match.
- Randy Savage is standing with Gene. Savage doesn't care about the triple threat match... right now. He is focusing on his opponent Hiroyoshi Tenzen. Savage is coming after Tenzen.
- World Cup Match #6: Tenzen Vs WCW World Champion Randy Savage
- Stalling for a few moments, Savage backs Tenzen into a corner and Tenzen delivers boots and chops onto Savage.
- Tenzen is still working on Savage and rakes the eyes of Savage. Clothesline by Tenzen and he gets a two count.
- Tenzen still working away on Savage with chops and a head butt and chokes Savage.
- Tenzen no sells a head ram into the top turnbuckle, Tenzen with more right hands and rakes Savage's eyes.
- Tenzen with blows to the shoulder blades of Savage. Savage comes back with a nose rake... Tenzen comes back with a spinning heel kick.
- Tenzen with some more chops onto Savage. Savage rolls to the floor.
- Savage is sent head first into the ring post and dropped chest first onto the guard railing.
- Tenzen with a backdrop on Savage. Tenzen with a flying head butt and he goes for the cover and gets a two count.
- Scoop slam by Tenzen. Tenzen misses a moonsault and Savage connects with a clothesline sending Tenzen to the apron.
- Savage with a suplex, but Tenzen lands onto the top ropes. Savage goes up top and connects with the Flying Elbow and gets the three count.
- Your Winner: WCW World Champion Randy Savage via pinfall following the Flying Elbow.
- Japan: 3 WCW: 3
- Replay of what just happened.
- The announcers are hyping up Sting/Sasaki and Bobby for some reason cannot control his chair?
- Gene is standing with Ric Flair. Flair hypes up the Triple threat match coming up in just under a hour or so.
- Flair knows that he will be fresh and ready to go and ready to win the World Title.
- World Cup Match #7: WCW United States Champ Kensuke Sasaki w/ Sonny Ono Vs Sting
- Sasaki quickly goes to work on Sting before the bell rings. Sasaki chokes Sting on the middle rope and clubs away on Sting's back.
- Sting is sent headfirst into the padding. Sasaki with a scoop slam and gets a 1-count.
- Rear chin lock by Sasaki. Sting fights back with right hands.
- Stinger Splash in the corner by Sting. Sasaki comes back with a running bulldog.
- Sasaki misses a clothesline and Sting connects with a dropkick... Sting clotheslines Sasaki over the top... DQ? Of course not.
- Sasaki reverses a suplex and connects with a power slam.
- Sasaki is working on the arm and shoulders of Sting. Sasaki gets a two count.
- Sharpshooter by Sasaki and it's right in the middle of the ring. Sting is trying to power out and sure enough does so.
- Dragon screw take down by Sasaki. Kick to the head by Sting. Sasaki places Sting onto the top rope and misses a running power slam.
- Sting comes back with a running bulldog and places Sasaki into the Scorpion death lock and Sasaki soon enough taps out. WCW Wins the World Cup, 4 to 3!
- Your Winner: Sting via submission to win the World Cup!
- All of the WCW wrestlers involved come out and celebrate.
- Gene is in the ring and he appears to be giving the World Cup to Sting and WCW!
- Gene really wants to get tipsy for the second PPV in a row... He must hate his job or something... he wants to fill up the World Cup with some "party juice".
- 3 Way Match - Winner will face Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Title: Sting Vs Lex Luger Vs Ric Flair
- Sting and Flair start things off. Flair with some chops.
- Sting comes back with a gorilla press slam and a clothesline and gets a two count.
- Scorpion death lock attempt but Flair quickly reaches the bottom rope. Flair rolls to the floor but rolls back in.
- Hammerlock by Flair, and Sting can't get out of the hold. Sting drops to the mat.
- Flair begins to stomp away on Sting and begins to pull down Sting's arm on the top rope and begins to deliver right hands.
- Back to the hammerlock by Flair and Sting goes back down to the mat. Sting goes back first into the corner and Flair chops Sting who no sells and walks like an idiot.
- Dropkick and clothesline by Sting. Sting with his SECOND gorilla press slam. 10 punch count by Sting.
- Running bulldog by Sting and Flair rolls to the floor and kicks Sting in the gut.
- Flair sends Sting into the guard rail, Sting comes back with a running clothesline. Flair again sends Sting into the guard rail and Sting again no sells.
- Flair begs off Sting. Sting with a hip toss and Flair side steps a dropkick. Flair with a knee drop onto Sting.
- Flair is taunting Luger, who hasn't even left the apron side at all.
- Flair with a kick to the groin and he continues to kick Sting in the gut.
- Rhodes is really sounding like an idiot at commentating.
- Flair with right hands and a boot to the gut of Sting. Flair sends Sting over the top and Sting lands onto the ring steps.
- Flair with right hands on the floor and Flair rolls back into the ring as does Sting.
- Luger actually enters the ring, and Flair connects with a knee drop... And gets several near falls.
- Flair with some more kicks onto Sting. Flair with a vertical suplex. Sting no sells.
- Sting with right hands and he places Flair onto the top turnbuckle.
- Sting with his THIRD gorilla press slam. Sting with a superplex off the top and both men are down.
- Luger enters to break the count, but Sting gets off and Luger begs off.
- Luger gets the tag and flexes his muscles to scare Flair. Flair rolls to the floor.
- Luger follows Flair and carries Flair back into the ring. Luger with right hands and Flair kicks Luger in the groin.
- Flair with right hands and Luger is already hurting? Flair with a shoulder block but he simply bounces off of Luger.
- Luger with a gorilla press slam... 4th one already in this match.
- 10 punch count by Luger in the corner and Flair does the Flair Flop.
- Forearm drop by Luger and he gets a two count
- Flair with a poke to the eye and Luger is hurting again.
- Chop block to the left knee of Luger. Flair begins to stomp away on the knee of Luger.
- Flair goes to the outside and grabs a steel chair, and whacks Luger on the knee. Flair with some more chops and kicks to the knee of Luger.
- Flair begins to strut towards Sting who enters. Flair with a knee to the Luger's groin and Luger is hurting.
- Flair places Luger into the Figure Four and Luger is in the middle of the ring and Flair is using the ropes for some leverage... Luger shoulders are down for a 2 count.
- This continues to happen a few times. Luger begins to power up and turns Flair over.
- Flair lets go of the hold. Luger manages to suplex Flair back into the ring and gets a two count.
- Flair goes up top but Luger catches him and slams him off the top. Flair with some chops and Luger no-sells.
- Flair is now challenging both Sting and Luger.. And Sting is tagged in by Flair. Time for Luger/Sting... Two best friends.
- They shake hands... How nice.
- They lock up and Luger backs off Sting in the corner. Sting backs Luger into the corner and another clean break... The crowd is getting restless.
- Luger with a boot and clubs Sting on the back. Luger with boots to the gut and sends Sting into the padding. Sting blocks this time and sends Luger into the padding.
- Sting with a 10 count punch.
- Sting with a running clothesline and Luger stumbles into a corner.
- Luger with some more clubbing blows to the back and midsection. Shoulder rams to the gut in the corner and Sting is gasping for air.
- Sting with a running knee strike. Luger comes back with a running clothesline. Luger drops Sting throat first onto the top rope and Sting rolls to the floor.
- Luger looks for a double axe handle but Sting connects with a blow to the gut.
- Sting with a flying cross body off the rope and gets a two count.
- Scoop slam by Sting and he goes to the middle rope and misses a body splash when Luger gets his knees up.
- Luger with forearm drops onto Sting a few times and gets a two count.
- Luger with a kick to the gut of Sting. Sting comes back with right hands.
- Sting goes for the Scorpion death lock once again, and Luger manages to reach the bottom rope.
- Luger with a low blow and he connects with an atomic drop. Sting rolls Luger up for a 2 count.
- Sting with a sunset flip pin attempt and gets a two count.
- Sting with a snap suplex. Sting with a kick to the chest of Luger and another running bulldog.
- Sting with a Stinger Splash but misses the second one. Luger places Sting into the Torture Rack and the referee gets knocked down. Sting and Luger are both sent over the top to the floor and the referee gets up.
- The referee is counting, and this doesn't look good at all... Sting and Luger have just been counted out.
- Sting had a chance to get back into the ring, but Luger held Sting back and the storyline continues between those two.
- Your Winner: Ric Flair via double count out on Sting and Luger.
- Sting is jawing at Luger for basically screwing him over. Jimmy Hart comes out and talks to Flair. Hart is actually massaging Flair.
- Announcers hype up the main event.
- Time for Savage/Flair III in 1995... With both having won one match already.
- Flair won at Great American Bash 1995.
- Savage won at Bash at the Beach 1995 in a lumberjack match.
- Now it's time for the Starrcade 1995 main event for the most important title in the world.
- Who will prevail?
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair w/ Jimmy Hart Vs (champion) Randy Savage
- Flair with a knee, Savage with a backslide and he gets a two count.
- Flair with some chops in the corner, Savage blocks right hands and delivers some of his own.
- Savage with a couple of jabs, Paul Orndorff has come down to ringside, wearing a neck brace.
- Flair with an atomic drop out of the corner and he looks for the figure four, but Savage fights out of the hold.
- Flair flip in a corner and goes to the floor.. Savage misses a double axe handle. Flair sends Savage into the guard rail.
- Savage is sent shoulder first into the ring post and is delivering right hands onto Savage.
- Hart comes over and kicks Savage in the gut. Flair with a hammerlock and uses the ropes for leverage.
- Flair continues to work on the bad arm of Savage by wrenching the arm.
- Flair with a knee drop onto the arm, and Savage is hurting.
- Savage with a clothesline, but Flair catches him with a sleeper hold.
- Savage with a hard right hand and gets a two count.
- Backdrop by Savage and a running clothesline... Two count.
- Flair catches Savage again with a right hand after looking for a double axe handle.
- Flair has the megaphone but Savage blocks the shot and hits Flair.
- Flair clearly blades, and is now bleeding.
- Savage with the top rope elbow drop.
- Here comes Pillman, Benoit and Anderson. Hart is distracting the referee.
- Flair is really busted open. .
- Anderson with a right hand of brass knuckles onto Savage... Flair goes for the cover... 1...2..3!!
- Flair has won the World Title and the crowd is going NUTS!!!!
- Your Winner: And NEW WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair via pinfall.
- Because of Flair's injury, no interview... Announcers hype up the victory of Flair.
- Hype for WCW Nitro on New Years Day!
- The Good: Eddie Guerrero's performance, his moves were very crisp. Flair winning the title.
- The Bad: The crap ending to the Triple Threat, though new... But who wants to see a match end in a double count-out... I sure don't.
- The Ugly: Seemingly every match had some sort of chokehold with the bottom rope... and Luger constant overselling of simple moves. Also not having a WCW mid-carder beat any of the Japan wrestlers cleanly at all.
- Overall, Starrcade wasn't that bad of a pay-per-view, though WCW didn't really push anyone on their biggest show of the year. Guerrero could be a star in WCW getting "Guerrero" chants. He is popular.