WCW Starrcade 1990-1995
Check out photos from WCW's biggest pay-per-view event, Starrcade, from 1990-1995.
Starrcade began as part of NWA in 1983 and became a WCW mainstay in 1988.
Barry Windham teamed with Arn Anderson to battle Ron Simmons and Butch Reed at Starrcade 1990.
Before he was known as IRS, Mike Rotunda competed as Michael Wallstreet.
Ric Flair dressed as The Black Scorpian and challenged Sting in the main event of Starrcade 1990.
Sting defeated Flair and retained the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
After a brutal contest, Flair struggled to exit the steel cage.
Steve Austin and Rick Rude joined forces against Van Hammer and Big Josh at Starrcade 1991.
Sting was crowned the winner of the 1991 BatteBowl.
BattleBowl featured WCW's top competitors including Sting, Steve Austin, Rick Rude and Ricky Steamboat.
The Great Muta outlasted other WCW competitors to win BattleBowl 1992.
In 1991 and 1992 a Japanese edition Starrcade featured competitors such as Japan's Tatsumi Fujinami locking up with WCW's finest.
Tensions between tag team partners Butch Reed and Ron Simmons flared at Japan's Starrcade.
Sting wore his iconic American flag jacket to Japan's Starrcade in 1992.
The main event of Starrcade 1993 featured Ric Flair challenging WCW Champion Vader.
"The Nature Boy" defeated Vader to capture the WCW Title.
Hulk Hogan made his Starrcade debut in 1994.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan prevented Harley Race from interfering in his match with Vader at Starrcade 1994.
For a larger competitor, Vader was certainly very agile.
Vader managed to defeat Duggan to win the United States Championship.
At Starrcade 1994, Arn Anderson challenged Johnny B. Badd for the WCW Television Championship.
The Nasty Boys squared off with WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in 1994.
Hulk Hogan came to the aid of Sting after an attack by Kevin Sullivan.
Hulk Hogan defended the WCW Championship against The Butcher in Starrcade 1994's main event.
Hulkamania ran wild at Starrcade '94.
Following Hogan's victory, "Macho Man" ran to the ring to prevent anyone from attacking The Hulkster after the match.
At Starrcade 1995, Eddie Guerrero squared off against Japan's Shinjiro Otani.
Lex Luger defeated Japan's Masa Chono at Starrcade 1995.
Sting represented the United States in a match against Japan's Kensuke Sasaki.
Best friends Sting and Lex Luger competed against each other and Ric Flair in a Triangle Match to determine the No. 1 contender to the WCW Title.
Despite Sting and Luger's alliance, Flair won the contest and would move on to Starrcade 1995's main event.
In the main event of Starrcade 1995, Ric Flair challenged WCW Champion Randy Savage.
