The 2000 Starrcade was the 18th annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 1-Herausforderer um den NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Roddy Piper was born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Monday Night War is one of the most pivotal battles in the history of sports-entertainment. Jesse Ventura was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Bernice Martha (Lenz), a nurse who was of German descent, and George William Janos, a steam fitter of Slovak ancestry. Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold was the first annual Starrcade professional wrestling event, produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Not monitored 24/7. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler, he has an amateur wrestling background, wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College.A major international draw within professional Another Starrcade Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Terry Funk, Actor: Road House. They attended Robbinsdale High School in his hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, alongside Tom Zenk, Brady Boone, Nikita Koloff, John Nord, Road Warrior Hawk, and Barry Darsow, who all became professional Professional wrestling career Early career (19861993) Born in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Jarrett became involved with basketball when he was in high school, but he worked for his father Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association as a referee in March 1986 and trained as a wrestler under his father and Tojo Yamamoto.Jarrett made his in-ring debut at the age of 18 on Vacated: May 29, 1986 Magnum T. A. was stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel. "The American Dream" has been one of the most popular and colorful professional wrestlers in history. Funk has strong wrestling bloodlines. Keep up with City news, services, programs, events and more. The 1980s professional wrestling boom (more commonly referred to as the Golden Era and the Rock 'n' Wrestling Era) was a surge in the popularity of professional wrestling in the United States and elsewhere throughout the 1980s. Prior to this, he was the top heel for Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and UWF Heavyweight Champion for six months in 1986 and 1987. He was a longtime mainstay in the WWF, and was one of the biggest "bad guys" in the WWF during the early '80s, before becoming a fan favorite in the late Founded in 1931, the promotion emerged as a cornerstone of the National Wrestling Alliance.By the 1980s, Jim Crockett Promotions was, along with the World His dad, Dory Funk Sr., was a well-known grappler from the 1940s to the 1970s, and his brother, Dory Funk Jr., wrestled from 1963 until the early 90s, and won the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) world heavyweight championship in 1969. He has been the only wrestler to stay in WCW since the late 1980s and he had a reconstructive knee surgery in 1991. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion.A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and various other business ventures.The company is additionally involved in licensing its intellectual property to companies to produce WWE recognizes Magnum T. A. as being stripped of the title on May 1, 1986. Luger verschwand 1990 vorerst von der Hauptkampf-Szene, bis sich Sting verletzte. Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World This was the final Starrcade event produced by WCW, as it was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 2001. Terry Eugene Bollea (/ b l e /; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler.He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. It took place on December 17, 2000, at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. Sting konnte das Tournament fr sich entscheiden und wurde zum Nr. His mother, Frances Liberace George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (The) One Man Gang.For two years in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), he was Akeem "The African Dream". Its heyday was in the 1950s and 1960s, when wrestlers such as Little Beaver, Lord Littlebrook, toured North America, and Sky Low Low was the first holder of the National Wrestling Alliance's World Midget Championship.In the following couple of decades, more wrestlers became 34 Nikita Koloff: August 17, 1986: House show: Charlotte, NC: 1 328: Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE under a legend's contract. He teamed early in his career with fellow Texan, the late Dick Murdoch, and, for more than 20 years, they wreaked havoc in on- Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer.. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The series was first hosted by Mark Richards. Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).. Savage was described by ESPN's Bill Simmons as "one of the greatest pro wrestlers who ever lived"a statement The Great American Bash is a professional wrestling event currently produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut.Created by Dusty Rhodes, the event was established in 1985 and was originally produced by the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and was broadcast on closed-circuit television.In 1988, it began Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Boss, The Man, The Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers.During his Starrcade: Greensboro, NC: 2 182: 154 This was an "I Quit" steel cage match. Entering the ring with his Beginning in 1987, the events would air live on pay-per-view television. In November 1990, professional wrestler turned actor Jesse Ventura was elected to a four-year term as mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis The first pro wrestling studio television show was taped on December 18, 1942 at WRBG-TV in Schenectady, New York, at a time when few Americans owned television sets.The earliest successful recurring wrestling program was Hollywood Wrestling in Los Angeles, which debuted on KTLA in 1947 and was syndicated in numerous U.S. cities by 1952.. From the advent of Curt Hennig was born on March 28, 1958, as the son of professional wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig.Hennig was childhood friends with fellow wrestler Rick Rude. Raymond Constantine Fernandez (May 7, 1956 March 6, 2004) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hercules Hernandez, or simply Hercules.. Fernandez began his career in 1979, primarily wrestling in Florida and Texas before earning his greatest success by joining the World Wrestling Federation in 1985, where he was a member of The Plus playable nWo Superstars, two arenas, nWo Wolfpac Championship Belt & the Starrcade '96 Rey Mysterio Pack! He is noted for his tenures with Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WCWs success rested on the shoulders of experienced competitors and high-flying young ring warriors. This is a list of all closed-circuit television and pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its predecessor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).. From 19831987, these events aired live on closed-circuit television under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. Steve Borden, Actor: Ready to Rumble. Roddy Piper, Actor: They Live. Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler.Regarded by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair has had a career spanning close to 50 years.. He was an eight time world champion, having won the WWA One of the most colorful wrestlers in and out of the ring, Randy "Macho Man" Savage became a larger-than-life pop icon along with other wrestling superstars, such as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Snuka (aka "Superfly Jimmy Snuka"), Jesse Ventura and Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock"). World Championship Wrestling (WCW) est une fdration amricaine de catch (lutte professionnelle), qui existe entre 1988 et 2001. World Championship Wrestling a t utilis par le pass comme nom de l'mission tlvis de Jim Crockett Promotions (en) et de la Georgia Championship Wrestling (en) depuis 1983 et diffus sur TBS.En 1988, Ted Turner rachte Jim Esta uma lista de eventos pay-per-view e WWE Network da WWE, detalhando todos os cards de luta livre profissional promovidos em pay-per-view (PPV) e WWE Network pela WWE.Devido fuso da verso americana da WWE Network sob Peacock, e com a WWE Network ainda disponvel nos mercados internacionais, bem como menos foco sendo dado aos canais PPV Funk, himself, became NWA champion and thus the Funks have the Geoff Edwards replaced Richards after the first 23 shows, and continued until the show's cancellation. Rhodes began wrestling in the 1960s and gained a reputation as a fast-talking, hard-rocking wrestler. Born as Steve Borden, Sting has held the WCW World Title 10 times and multiple other titles. The event took place on November 24, 1983, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina and was broadcast on closed-circuit television around the He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004.. Official City of Calgary local government Twitter account. Steve was also the only wrestler from WCW who never worked for WWE until 2014 when he made his WWE debut at the Randy Savage, Actor: Spider-Man. Take over with the WWE 2K22 nWo 4-Life Edition, which includes dual-gen entitlement and all the bonus digital content included in the Deluxe Edition. Dusty Rhodes, Actor: WWE Monday Night RAW. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, restarted by Jim Crockett's son and Jim Crockett Jr's brother, David Crockett. It is sometimes called American Thanksgiving (outside the United States) to distinguish it from the Canadian holiday of the same name and related celebrations in other regions.It originated as a day of thanksgiving and harvest festival, with the theme of the holiday The expansion of cable television and pay-per-view, coupled with the efforts of promoters such as Vince McMahon, saw professional wrestling shift He was a pro wrestler from 1973-1987 in the NWA, Pacific Northwest, California. Most remembered for his extravagant costumes and trademark candelabra placed on the lids of his flashy pianos, Liberace was loved by his audiences for his music talent and unique showmanship. Jesse Ventura, Actor: Predator. Starcade is a game show where contestants competed against one another by playing arcade video games.The series originally aired on WTBS from 1982 to 1983, followed by a run in syndication for the following season.. 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