Starrcade 2018

Starrcade (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on November 24, 2018, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio and will air on November 25, 2018. It will be the twentieth event promoted under the Starrcade chronology and the second produced by WWE. The event will include a special appearance from Hall of Famer Ric Flair.

Background
Starrcade, a live closed-circuit event, was concepted in 1983 by Dusty Rhodes. The event was originally produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) banners. The NWA and JCP regarded Starrcade as their flagship event of the year, much in the same vein that its rival, the World Wrestling Federation, regarded WrestleMania. In 1988, JCP was sold to Turner Broadcasting and became World Championship Wrestling (WCW), with Starrcade being held by WCW until 2000. After a 17-year hiatus, WWE revived Starrcade as a SmackDown-branded live event on November 25, 2017. On November 16, 2018, WWE revealed that a second, co-branded Starrcade event would be aired as a WWE Network special on November 25, 2018.

Storylines
Starrcade will consist of professional wrestling matches that involve various different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers will portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines will be produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live.

Matches

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.


 * Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight for the WWE Intercontinental Championship


 * AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage match


 * Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the WWE United States Championship


 * The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) (c) The New Day for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship


 * Braun Strowman vs. The Show (Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre) in a 1-on-2 Handicap Match


 * Finn Bálor vs. Drew McIntyre


 * Rusev (w/ Lana) vs. The Miz

DVD release

 * Amazon.jpg [ on DVD]