Starrcade '88 was the sixth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It was the first Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and it took place on December 26, 1988 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Shortly before the event, Ted Turner bought Jim Crockett Promotions, and the company became WCW.
Results[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) (c) to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (15:50)
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) (with Paul E. Dangerously) (17:46)
- The Russian Assassins (#1 & #2) (w/ Paul Jones) defeated The Junkyard Dog & Ivan Koloff (06:47)
- Rick Steiner defeated Mike Rotunda (c) (w/ Kevin Sullivan) to win the NWA World Television Championship (17:59)
- Barry Windham (c) (with James J. Dillon) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) by countout to retain the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (16:17)
- Sting & Dusty Rhodes defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) (c) (w/ Paul Ellering) by disqualification. Road Warriors retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (11:20)
- Ric Flair (c) (w/ James J. Dillon) defeated Lex Luger to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (30:59)
See also[]
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| Starrcade |
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| National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 |
| World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 |
| World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 1983 Jim Crockett Promotions pay-per-views |
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| Starrcade 1983 |
| 1984 Jim Crockett Promotions pay-per-views |
| Starrcade 1984 |
| 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1985 • Starrcade 1985 |
| 1986 Jim Crockett Promotions pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1986 • Starrcade 1986 |
| 1987 Jim Crockett Promotions pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1987 • Starrcade 1987 |
| 1988 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| Bunkhouse Stampede 1988 • The Great American Bash 1988 • Starrcade 1988 |
| 1989 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
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| Chi-Town Rumble • Clash of the Champions VI • WrestleWar • The Great American Bash • Halloween Havoc • Starrcade |