WCW STARRCADE kehrt als WWE „SmackDown Live Event“ zurück

Wie WWE heute offiziell bestätigt, wird es das Comeback des größten Pay-Per-Views von World Championship Wrestling, zumindest namentlich, geben! Denn am Samstag, den 25.11.2017 soll der „SmackDown Live Event“ aus dem Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina den Untertitel „Starrcade“ im Veranstaltungsnamen führen.

Die eingefleischten WCW-Fans dürften sich erinnern, dass der „Starrcade“ in den ersten vier Jahren (1983-1986) eben in genau dieser Veranstaltungslocation stattgefunden hat (wobei der PPV in den Jahren ’85/’86 gesplittet ausgetragen wurde, neben Greensboro war auch Altanta, Georgia Austragunsort).

Noch ist nicht bekannt, ob dieser „SmackDown Live Event“ nicht sogar exklusiv auf dem WWE Network ausgestrahlt wird. Doch es würde durchaus passen, da 22 Tage später „SmackDown“ den ebenfalls ehemaligen WCW PPV „Clash of the Champions“ wieder zum Leben erwecken wird.

WWE hat außerdem bereits die Matchcard offiziell verkündet. Hier die Originalmeldung:

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.

Watch every Starrcade on WWE Network.

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:

Steel Cage Match
WWE Championship
Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

Steel Cage Match
SmackDown Women’s Championship
Natalya vs. Charlotte Flair

Triple Threat Match
United States Championship
AJ Styles vs. Baron Corbin vs. Rusev

Texas Tornado Match
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The New Day vs. The Usos

Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens

Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler

Tag Team Match
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!

Talent and matches listed and depicted above are subject to change.

(Quelle: WWE.com)