Starrcade (1995)

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Starrcade 1995 was the seventh Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling which took place on 17th December 1995

## Background

The main match heading into the show is Ric Flair defending his WCW Heaviweight Championship against Sting. Sting vs Ric Flair was the match that crowned the inaugural WCW Heaviweight champion back at Wrestlewar 1989, Ric Flair won it and Four Horsemen were formed with Sting being added to that group. 2 years later, at Saturday Night 100, Ric Flair and Sting won the tag team titles after Flair cheated, Sting was getting more and more support from the crowd and attacked Flair leaving Four Horsemen and turning face in the process, Sting tried to get WCW Heaviweight Championship shots but was always stopped by Flair's henchmen. He never managed to get another match against Flair as it was scheduled for Wrestlewar 1992 but Flair left for WWF before the match could happen. Sting became WCW Heaviweight champion at Starrcade 1992 and lost the belt at Beach Blast 1993 after suffering an actual injury, Sting was out of WCW until World War 3 1995 where Ric Flair became champion yet again and Sting made his shocking return, Sting has promised that he's gonna do the thing he was always meant to do, defeat Ric Flair and become WCW Heaviweight champion, this is basically the culmination of the first age of WCW.

Since the start of 1995, Fit Finlay and Diamond Dallas Page have started to trash talk cruiserweights claiming that they don't deserve a spot in WCW and it's pissing them off that they're starting to be all over the heaviweight division, they continued to bully them as CWs started fighting back and more HWs started getting into the scene. A series started between them, 7 matches, if CWs won it they would pick 4 of their best men and have a fatal 4 way which would determine the NO1 contender to the United States Championship; if HWs win, CWs are not allowed to have matches against heaviweights ever again. In the first match Lord Regal(HW) defeated Brian Pillman(CW) to become United States champion; on the second match Alex Wright(CW) defeated Fit Finlay(HW) ending his undefeated streak; on the third Kensuke Sasaki(HW) defeated his former partner Keiji Mutoh(CW); on the fourth Dungeon of Doom(HW) defeated Flying Beauty(CW); on the fifth Eddie Guerrero(CW) defeated Diamond Dallas Page(HW) and on the sixth CW Champion Jushin Liger defeated US Champion Lord Regal. There will be a war games match tonight between Liger, Eddie, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Mutoh vs Regal, DDP, Finlay, Bobby Eaton and Kensuke Sasaki to determine the winner of the best of seven

Barry Windham was feuding with Four Horsemen and especially Ric Flair, he got a world title match against Flair in a no DQ and almost won until Brian Pillman helped Flair, Windham had a grudge against him and challenged him to a US title match tonight

Lex Luger wanted a WCW Heaviweight title shot and former champion Randy Savage came out who started brawling with him, Luger failed to win against Hulk Hogan for the title and focused on beating up Randy Savage as he continues to be built up as a threat. At Fall Brawl, Luger managed to defeat Savage. At Halloween Havoc Luger won the Havoc Battle Royal and almost won the US title but Savage attacked him and made sure he didn't win, this feud will culminate tonight with the winner getting a WCW Heaviweight Championship match at Nitro 100

American Males shockingly defeated Faces of Fear to win the WCW Tag Team Championships and they decided to take on every single one of their challengers tonight, Steiner Brothers, Harlem Heat and Public Enemy. Harlem Heat were attacked backstage by someone and had to be replaced in this match, 2 international talent announced they would replace Harlem Heat and make their debut tonight: Konnan and Juventud Guerrera

Ever since The Giant became leader of Dungeon of Doom in early 1995, he was dead set on completing their main goal: ending Hulkamania. He never managed to get a WCW heaviweight title shot until he showed up with his monstertruck and threatened to destroy Hogan's car with it, Hogan accepted a title shot but The Giant destroyed his car anyways. This led Hogan to challenge The Giant to a monstertruck battle at Fall Brawl which ended with Hogan bodyslamming The Giant off a bridge onto a floor and devastated at what he had just done. Hogan apologized for his actions and gave The Giant another shot whenever he wanted, Giant returned just 3 weeks later as he immediatly wanted his match at Halloween Havoc. At Halloween Havoc, there was a controversial ending as special guest ref Dave Sullivan pretended he didn't see Hogan kick out and The Giant won the title, it was immediatly vacated and put up to grabs in the World War 3, The Giant intentionally DQ'd himself as he went to eliminate Hogan. Tonight Dungeon of Doom have promised that they will finally end hulkamania for once and for all

## Results

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## Details

* During the wargames match, Bobby Eaton attacked Regal and revealed he has always been a CW in his heart
* After the match, Liger does a promo saying that he came back to WCW to revitalize this division and make it about the CWs but he's been really hard on one man in specific, that being Keiji Mutoh, he says they wouldn't have won without Keiji and he declares him as one of the best cruiserweights in the world, HWs CAN become CWs. Keiji and Liger hug it out and Liger gives back The Great Muta's mask
* The Starrcade Countdown of this year is the debut of former Intercontinental champion Jeff Jarrett, he starts playing a song to boos and La Parka attacks him to cheers
* Hogan is laid on the ground and DoD burn his hulkamania shirt
* Ric Flair shakes hands with Sting turning face for the first time in his career