Starrcade (2000)

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Starrcade
MCI Center[1]
Attendance6,596[2]
Tagline(s)Unedited! Unpredictable! Unreal!
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The 2000 Starrcade was the 18th annual

MCI Center in Washington, D.C.[3] This was the final Starrcade event produced by WCW, as it was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 2001.[4] Another Starrcade event would not be produced for another seventeen years, when WWE used the name for a special live event
in 2017.

The

The Insiders for the WCW World Tag Team Championship and a match between Lex Luger and Goldberg.[1]

In 2015, all WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.

Storylines

Sid Vicious before his match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade

The main

Booker T at Mayhem, the previous pay-per-view event.[6] The following night on WCW Monday Nitro, Vicious was announced as Steiner's opponent in the title match at Starrcade following Steiner defeating Stevie Ray in a retirement match.[7] Vicious and Steiner brawled on the shows leading up to Starrcade.[8]

Another feud was between the

turned on Nash, and Nash teamed with Page to feud with the group.[9] At Mayhem, the Insiders won the title, but were stripped of it on the December 4 edition of Nitro due to a technicality concerning the ending of the match. The Perfect Event was awarded the title, and a rematch was made for Starrcade.[8]

On the October 2 edition of Nitro,

The Sarge, who was credited for training Goldberg, also joined the feud, and aligned with Goldberg. Luger attacked The Sarge several times to taunt Goldberg.[13]

Event

Preliminary matches

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone[14]
Scott Hudson[14]
Mark Madden[14]
Interviewer Buff Bagwell[14]
Gene Okerlund[15]
Referees Scott Armstrong
Mark Johnson
Charles Robinson
Billy Silverman
Ring announcers Michael Buffer[15]
David Penzer

The first match was a

Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) and the team of Jamie Knoble and Evan Karagias. The match began with them all fighting in their tag teams, and using the ladders. They then fought individually, and performed aerial techniques
. A scaffold was constructed with the ladders under the contract suspended above the ring. At the end of the match, the Jung Dragons, Knoble and Karagias were sent off the scaffold, leaving 3 Count. They retrieved the contract at the same time to become the winners of the match.

The second match was between Lance Storm and The Cat. The match started back and forth until Storm gained the advantage with punches and lariats. The Cat fought back, but Elix Skipper, who accompanied Storm, pulled The Cat out of the ring, and attacked him. Storm sent The Cat into the guard rail, and performed a missile dropkick. The Cat fought back briefly until Jim Duggan came down, and hit him. Storm forced The Cat to submit with the Canadian Maple Leaf, and won the match. After the match, Skipper and Storm beat down Duggan until The Cat fought them off.

The third match was between

low blow, and slammed the door into Crowbar's head repeatedly. Funk handcuffed Crowbar, and attacked him with the car door and a steel chair. Crowbar fought back with the chair, and performed a slingshot splash to Funk through a table. Funk fought back with chair shots, and pinned Crowbar after a piledriver
on the car door to win the match and the title.

The fourth match was between

turned on Big Vito by performing a Roll of the Dice
on him. The match ended in a no-contest.

The fifth match was an

back body drop. They fought on the hood of the ambulance, and Awesome attacked Bigelow with the safety lights
. Bigelow fell through the roof into the ambulance, and Awesome won the match.

The sixth match was between

belly to back suplex, causing Douglas to drop the chain. Chavo Guerrero Jr. came out, distracted the referee
, and threw Douglas the chain. As Douglas was about to use the chain, Guerrero notified the referee of the chain, and Douglas was disqualified. Rection won the match, and Douglas beat down Rection and Guerrero.

The seventh match was a

Tygress) and the team of Jeff Jarrett and the Harris Brothers. All men fought, and the Filthy Animals had the early advantage with the use of the weapons. This ended when Mysterio was thrown into a dumpster. The match was changed to requiring the teams to tag, and Jarrett and the Harris Brothers had the advantage. They dominated Kidman, and the Harris Brothers performed an H-Bomb on Konnan and Mysterio. Kidman fought back, and had the advantage over Jarrett until the Harris Brothers attacked Kidman with a liquor bottle. Jarrett then pinned Kidman after a Stroke
.

The eighth match was between the

big boot to Palumbo, and pinned him after a Jackknife Powerbomb
to win the match and the title.

The ninth match was between

spear and a Jackhammer
to win the match. After the match, Bagwell attacked Goldberg with a steel chair, and revealed his alliance with Luger.

Main event match

Scott Steiner after retaining the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade

The

lead pipe. Steiner attacked Vicious with a steel chair, and gained the advantage, applying the Steiner Recliner. Vicious fought back after Midajah accidentally performed a diving crossbody to Steiner. Vicious performed a chokeslam, and applied the cobra clutch. Midajah distracted Vicious, and allowed Steiner to attack him with the lead pipe. Jarrett came out, and accidentally hit Steiner with his guitar. Steiner fought back with a low blow and a T-Bone suplex. Steiner made Vicious pass out with the Steiner Recliner to win the match, and retain the title.[1][14][15]

Aftermath

The

World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He lost his title to Booker T on the last edition of WCW Monday Nitro held eight days after his match with Page.[4]

Since the WWF purchased WCW in March 2001, the 2000 edition of Starrcade went down as the final edition.

Undisputed WWE Championship
shortly following his return to the company in 2002.

Reception

In 2007, Arnold Furious of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 6.0 [Average], stating:

I'm actually quite shocked. It's not so much that this is a good show but just the fact that it isn't a bad show that’s so impressive. Considering the cavalcade of crap that [led] into Starrcade it was almost certainly going to be a disaster. Of course all the booking is horrible but at least some of the wrestlers were caring again at this point.[23]

Results

No.Results
technical submission
Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship10:12
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  14. ^ a b c d e f Furious, Arnold (2007-10-06). "The Furious Flashbacks – WCW Starrcade 2000". 411mania. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  15. ^ a b c "411's WCW Starrcade Report 12.17.00". 411mania. 2000-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  16. ^ "411's WCW Monday Nitro Report 12.18.00". 411mania. 2000-12-18. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  17. ^ Bill Johnson (2001-01-08). "Nitro: All Friendships Aside". World Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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  22. ^ Scherer, Dave (2001-06-30). "WWF, WCW a TV tag team". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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