WCW Starrcade 1990-1995 | WWE

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Starrcade began as part of NWA in 1983 and became a WCW mainstay in 1988.

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Barry Windham teamed with Arn Anderson to battle Ron Simmons and Butch Reed at Starrcade 1990.

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Before he was known as IRS, Mike Rotunda competed as Michael Wallstreet.

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Ric Flair dressed as The Black Scorpian and challenged Sting in the main event of Starrcade 1990.

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Sting defeated Flair and retained the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

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After a brutal contest, Flair struggled to exit the steel cage.

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Steve Austin and Rick Rude joined forces against Van Hammer and Big Josh at Starrcade 1991.

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Sting was crowned the winner of the 1991 BatteBowl.

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BattleBowl featured WCW's top competitors including Sting, Steve Austin, Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat.

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The Great Muta outlasted other WCW competitors to win BattleBowl 1992.

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In 1991 and 1992 a Japanese edition Starrcade featured competitors such as Japan's Tatsumi Fujinami locking up with WCW's finest.

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Tensions between tag team partners Butch Reed and Ron Simmons flared at Japan's Starrcade.

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Sting wore his iconic American flag jacket to Japan's Starrcade in 1992.

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The main event of Starrcade 1993 featured Ric Flair challenging WCW Champion Vader.

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"The Nature Boy" defeated Vader to capture the WCW Title.

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Hulk Hogan made his Starrcade debut in 1994.

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"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan prevented Harley Race from interfering in his match with Vader at Starrcade 1994.

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For a larger competitor, Vader was certainly very agile.

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Vader managed to defeat Duggan to win the United States Championship.

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At Starrcade 1994, Arn Anderson challenged Johnny B. Badd for the WCW Television Championship.

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The Nasty Boys squared off with WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in 1994.

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Hulk Hogan came to the aid of Sting after an attack by Kevin Sullivan.

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Hulk Hogan defended the WCW Championship against The Butcher in Starrcade 1994's main event.

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Hulkamania ran wild at Starrcade '94.

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Following Hogan's victory, "Macho Man" ran to the ring to prevent anyone from attacking The Hulkster after the match.

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At Starrcade 1995, Eddie Guerrero squared off against Japan's Shinjiro Otani.

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Lex Luger defeated Japan's Masa Chono at Starrcade 1995.

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Sting represented the United States in a match against Japan's Kensuke Sasaki.

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Best friends Sting and Lex Luger competed against each other and Ric Flair in a Triangle Match to determine the No. 1 contender to the WCW Title.

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Despite Sting and Luger's alliance, Flair won the contest and would move on to Starrcade 1995's main event.

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In the main event of Starrcade 1995, Ric Flair challenged WCW Champion Randy Savage.

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