Starrcade 95 is Underrated

[wildojinx]

I just watched this today to finish up 1995 on the Network, and I have to say it's a pretty entertaining show. While Luger/Chono and Savage/Tenzan were duds, the rest of the matches are really entetaining (especially Eddie/Otani, Sasuke/Sting, the Sting/Luger/Flair 3 way, and Flair/Savage). It's a fun way to kill 3 hours, and it's a shame more people dont give it the credit it deserves

[chazraps]

Jun 1, 2019 20:54:44 GMT -5 wildojinx said:

I just watched this today to finish up 1995 on the Network, and I have to say it's a pretty entertaining show. While Luger/Chono and Savage/Tenzan were duds, the rest of the matches are really entetaining (especially Eddie/Otani, Sasuke/Sting, the Sting/Luger/Flair 3 way, and Flair/Savage). It's a fun way to kill 3 hours, and it's a shame more people dont give it the credit it deserves

I enjoy it too. Did you watch the Nitros leading up to it as well?

[DSR]

I think it was the first WCW PPV I ever saw. So it holds a special place in my heart for that.

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Jun 1, 2019 20:54:44 GMT -5 wildojinx said:

I just watched this today to finish up 1995 on the Network, and I have to say it's a pretty entertaining show. While Luger/Chono and Savage/Tenzan were duds, the rest of the matches are really entetaining (especially Eddie/Otani, Sasuke/Sting, the Sting/Luger/Flair 3 way, and Flair/Savage). It's a fun way to kill 3 hours, and it's a shame more people dont give it the credit it deserves

The problem was that it's kinda spoiled by Crybaby Hogan being his usual self at the end of World War III, and since he was not going to be involved in it whatsoever, they "suspended" him off the show, leaving you with 2 hours of WCW vs. New Japan, which broke tradition of what Starrcade usually represented, followed by an hour devoted to the WCW Championship.

I also find it funny that this show later resulted in One Man Gang's only title run in any major promotion (that I know of).

[CMWaters]

Jun 2, 2019 0:34:46 GMT -5 @jdogindy said:

Jun 1, 2019 20:54:44 GMT -5 wildojinx said:

I just watched this today to finish up 1995 on the Network, and I have to say it's a pretty entertaining show. While Luger/Chono and Savage/Tenzan were duds, the rest of the matches are really entetaining (especially Eddie/Otani, Sasuke/Sting, the Sting/Luger/Flair 3 way, and Flair/Savage). It's a fun way to kill 3 hours, and it's a shame more people dont give it the credit it deserves

The problem was that it's kinda spoiled by Crybaby Hogan being his usual self at the end of World War III, and since he was not going to be involved in it whatsoever, they "suspended" him off the show, leaving you with 2 hours of WCW vs. New Japan, which broke tradition of what Starrcade usually represented, followed by an hour devoted to the WCW Championship.

To be fair, Starrcade has had a history of being specialty shows at that point. Sure, 93 and 94 were more WrestleMania type shows (well, 94 in theory if not execution), but 89 had the Iron Man and Iron Team Tournaments, and 91 and 92 had BattleBowl. So having Starrcade not just be "feud enders" wasn't as big a deal.