What was the main event of Starrcade 86?

The main event saw NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair put the championship on the line against the NWA United States Champion Nikita Koloff in a rare for the time champion-vs-champion match.

What was the best Starrcade?

WCW: 5 Best Starrcade Events Ever (& 5 Worst)

  • 8 STARRCADE 1985 – BEST.
  • 7 STARRCADE 1989 – WORST.
  • 6 STARRCADE 1988 – BEST.
  • 5 STARRCADE 1991 – WORST.
  • 4 STARRCADE 1992 – BEST.
  • 3 STARRCADE 1994 – WORST.
  • 2 STARRCADE 1995 – BEST.
  • 1 STARRCADE 1999 – WORST.

Who owns the rights to Starrcade?

Starrcade was held for the final time as a WCW event in 2000: the promotion would be acquired by the WWF in 2001, and the brand would become dormant. In 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (with its “WWE” abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism in 2011).

What is a scaffold match?

A Scaffold match takes place on a scaffold above the ring. The two ways to win the match are to push the opponent off of the scaffold so that he/she hits the mat or to grab the flag from the opponent’s home base of the scaffold and return it to one’s own home base.

What was the best WCW PPV?

The 13 Best WCW PPV Events In History, According To Cagematch.net

  1. 1 Spring Stampede (4/17/1994) – 8.77.
  2. 2 Bash at the Beach (7/7/1996) – 8.33.
  3. 3 Fall Brawl (9/15/1996) – 8.25.
  4. 4 The Great American Bash (7/23/1989) – 8.20.
  5. 5 SuperBrawl 3 (2/21/1993) – 7.91.
  6. 6 Starrcade ’96 (12/29/1996) – 7.43.

What came first Starrcade or WrestleMania?

The first Starrcade happened in 1983, a year and a half before the first WrestleMania. Set up as the biggest event for the NWA’s Jim Crockett Promotions, its first main event featured Ric Flair challenging NWA World Heavyweight Champion Harley Race inside a steel cage.

Who was Dusty Rhodes rival?

Rhodes had feuds with Abdullah the Butcher, Pak Song, Terry Funk, Kevin Sullivan, Blackjack Mulligan, Nikita Koloff, Harley Race, Superstar Billy Graham, “Crippler” Ray Stevens and, most notably, The Four Horsemen (especially Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard).

When did Dusty Rhodes beat Ric Flair?

This Day in Wrestling History (7/26) – Dusty Rhodes Defeated Ric Flair for his Final NWA Championship. On July 26, 1986, Dusty Rhodes faced Ric Flair at the Great American Bash for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to make This Day in Wrestling History moment.