WWE announces the return of Starrcade
North Carolina’s Greensboro Coliseum has announced a special WWE SmackDown Live Event for Saturday night, November 25th.
WWE released the following statement about the event and the matches already announced for the show:
Starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, it’s coming home.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, during Thanksgiving weekend, Starrcade returns when the Superstars of SmackDown LIVE descend on Greensboro, N.C., for a historic event at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The premier event of the National Wrestling Alliance and, later, WCW, Starrcade got its start in Greensboro on Thanksgiving 1983 with a star-studded lineup that saw Ric Flair defeat Harley Race to win his second of 16 World Championships. Starrcade remained in Greensboro through 1986 and was the stage on which legendary performers like Dusty Rhodes, The Four Horsemen, Magnum TA, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express and many more etched their names into sports-entertainment history.
As the calendar turned to the 1990s, a new generation of competitors emerged to take the Starrcade spotlight, like Sting, Vader and the nWo. The last edition of Starrcade under the WCW banner took place in December 2000.
Now, fans in Greensboro will get the opportunity to be a part of history, as Starrcade returns with an absolutely stacked card featuring two Steel Cage Matches. Matches announced* for the return of Starrcade include:
WWE Championship Steel Cage Match
Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke NakamuraSmackDown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match
Natalya vs. Charlotte FlairUnited States Championship Triple Threat Match
AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. RusevSmackDown Tag Team Championship Texas Tornado Match
The New Day vs. The UsosSami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
Breezango vs Aiden English & Mike Kanellis w/ Maria Kanellis
The Hardy Boyz are also confirmed to appear at Starrcade in their home state of North Carolina, as are WWE Hall of Famers and Starrcade legends Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express!
Tickets for Starrcade will be available starting Friday, Sept. 29, at 10 a.m. ET at Ticketmaster. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of history as Starrcade returns!
Cody Rhodes & Brandi Rhodes react
The original Starrcade was held at the Greensboro Coliseum and featured Ric Flair vs Harley Race in a Steel Cage match. The event was created by the late “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. Cody requested that Goldust be booked for the show. Brani Rhodes took offense that WWE waited until Dusty’s passing before holding a Starrcade event and aren’t even giving him credit for it.
Dear @MichaelPSHayes1
If you're afraid an event won't sell cuz' the holiday and want one of my Dad's events…at least book Goldy..
-Cody
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) September 18, 2017
Starrcade was created and delivered by Dusty Rhodes. WWE didn't want to do it while he was here. Now they want to do it and not give credit? pic.twitter.com/5ZLsoptjHE
— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) September 18, 2017