I didnt agree with most of the matches on the Starrcade set but I was wondering the matches that You would have included and which one you would kick off
Just off the top of my head, I can tell you that these matches didn't need to be there, or at least not as high as they were:
- Dusty & Sting v. The Road Warriors
- Eddie Guerrero v. Dean Malenko
- Midnights v. Rock N Roll Express scaffold match
- Three Count v. Jung Dragons ladder match
As for what SHOULD have been there...
- Ric Flair v. Ron Garvin, from Starrcade '87. Yeah, I give it grief, but it was a better match than all of the above and one of the big moments for both guys.
- Ricky Steamboat v. Tully Blanchard from Starrcade '84. Hell of a match that's forgotten by the current fanbase just because it's not pimped as a classic on DVD releases.
- Rock N Roll Express v. The Andersons from Starrcade '86. I love this match more every time I watch it. The perfect storm of the bully heels and the pretty babyfaces.
- Midnight Express v. Midnight Express from Starrcade '88. A great and historic match that means nothing to current fans.
- Rick Steiner v. Mike Rotundo from Starrcade '88. Another great match that was a HUGE deal at the time but grew to mean nothing once Steiner became a tag team star and Rotundo became a taxman.
That being said, I understand how the voting worked and what the mindset was, so I'm not blaming fans for not knowing what a shitty match they voted for in a couple of cases.
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It’s not an awful list, and I think SK would agree given the positive reviews he gave the weekly installments on 24/7. But I agree on omissions…but with hardcore longtime fans competing with other fanbases, what can you do?
re: the Midnights…is it me, or does anyone else consider it a shame that there was no DEFINITIVE match for them in Starrcade history? The MX vs. MX match was good but I have a feeling a better one could have come about. And other than that? Gimmick match, gimmick match, gimmick match, the aforementioned SC88 match, didn’t appear, split up by ‘90. A shame…
I still think in terms of history, and not modern day selling – people are more interested in BIG NAMES rather than GOOD MATCHES.
Hogan only wrestled at three Starrcades. Against his buddy the Butcher Barber, Piper, and Sting. He was “retired” in the 1998 one, “protesting against Russo,” in the 1999 one, and “fired” or fired by Russo in the 2000 one. Oh and he was “suspended” in the 1995 for hitting Flair with a chair, and bitching about Savage having “his” title.
If he had done the F’ing Vader program at Starrcade – it would have made the list – if it was the Superbrawl match – which was actually Hogan being Hogan, and Vader really being Vader for the last time.