Starrcade (1992)

## Starrcade (1992)-Battlebowl

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Starrcade 1992 was the fourth Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling which took place on 20th December 1992

## Background

The main match heading into the show is WCW Heaviweight champion Vader defending against the winner of the Battlebowl.

This year's Starrcade had a different format that was announced as early as July 1992, there will be 10 matches which will feature 40 wrestlers, paired up in random tag teams trying to beat each other in tag action. Of those 40, only 20 enter the Battlebowl battle royal which grants you a WCW Heaviweight Championship match in the main event, IF the WCW Heaviweight champion wins the battle royal he gets to choose his opponent. The main favorites heading into the show is Sting who has been slowly climbing up the ranks again after breaking out of Ric Flair's shadow but constantly losing to him, Junkyard Dog who has been told that the next match he loses will also be his last, Cactus Jack who is teaming up with WCW Heaviweight champion Vader but absolutely hates him, Rick Rude who led a stable that was eventually taken over by Vader and they had a short feud

A "showcase" match will take place between the Battlebowl battle royal and the main event, 2 non WCW wrestlers will fight as the winner gets a WCW contract, Dusty Rhodes has picked one guy and let his son Dustin choose the other

## Results

By order of elimination: Kensuke Sasaki, Robert Gibson, Dan Spivey, Stan Lane, Vader, Dr.Death, Terry Taylor, Junkyard Dog, Dusty Rhodes, The Great Muta, Davey Boy Smith, Brian Pillman, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Steamboat, DDP, Stunning Steve Austin, Arn Anderson and Cactus Jack

## Details

* In the opening match, Dusty tried hard to make JYD lose but Brian Pillman ensured that didn't happen
* Rude was still pretty injured from his match against Vader which cost him the tag team match, afterwards Sheik camel clutches Rude on his last WCW appearence
* Kensuke Sasaki had a mystery partner as he introduces Davey Boy Smith, WWF's British Bulldog to WCW
* As soon as the Battlebowl began, Smith clothslined Sasaki out of the ring
* Sting eliminates Vader pretty much at the beginning hyping everyone up
* Dusty Rhodes eliminates Junkyard Dog ending his career because he lost a match, JYD is leaving when he returns to the ring one last time just to beat up Dusty, every man gangs up on the owner of WCW and eliminates him
* After the Battlebowl, Barry Windham returned to the ring and tried to injure Sting turning heel in the process
* Since Junkyard Dog was forced to retire, Dusty Rhodes announced the TV title was vacant and now up for grabs in this showcase match
* Dustin Rhodes picked The Barbarian, an average looking big guy as his free agent. Dusty Rhodes then presented the Starrcade Countdown of the year and his pick, Haku made his debut and was reintroduced as Meng as the crowd went nuts having not seen Haku since Wrestlemania 8
* The main event is really hype as Sting gives his all, even injured and in the end after 4 grueling years, Sting hits a scorpion death drop and wins the WCW Heaviweight Championship