The tradition of WWE bringing back the older PPV gimmicks is continuing. At this time, the company announced that a WCW event would be taken back into the schedule. It will be the Starrcade event that will be returning on the WWE Network after 30 long years in its home.
This particular PPV was considered to be something similar to that of WWE’s version of Wrestlemania. The confirmation was made on WWE’s twitter handle after which we got the details of the upcoming show on WWE.com. The event will be an exclusive one for the Smackdown Live brand. It will take place on November 25th at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Check out the updates from the official website from the WWE, here:
“Starrcade is back, and for the first time in 30 years, it’s coming home. On Saturday, Nov. 25, during Thanksgiving weekend, Starrcade returns when the Superstars of SmackDown LIVE descend on Greensboro, N.C., for a historic event at the Greensboro Coliseum.
As the calendar turned to the 1990s, a new generation of competitors emerged to take the Starrcade spotlight, like Sting, Vader, and the nWo. The last edition of Starrcade under the WCW banner took place in December 2000.
Now, fans in Greensboro will get the opportunity to be a part of history, as Starrcade returns with an absolutely stacked card featuring two Steel Cage Matches.”
Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about Starrcade’s upcoming return to Greensboro on Saturday 11/25! #WWEStarrcade https://t.co/rLgRFBzGXU
— WWE (@WWE) September 18, 2017
Here is the full match card of the returning Starrcade event as announced by WWE:
WWE Championship Steel Cage Match
Jinder Mahal vs Shinsuke Nakamura
SmackDown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match
Natalya vs Charlotte Flair
United States Championship Triple Threat Match
AJ Styles vs Baron Corbin vs Rusev
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Texas Tornado Match
The New Day vs The Usos
Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens
Bobby Roode vs Dolph Ziggler
Breezango vs Aiden English & Mike Kanellis w/ Maria Kanellis
.@WWE LIVE STARRCADE is back on 11/25 for the first time in two decades with double steel cage match main events! Check out the lineup below pic.twitter.com/IBApHh6pMk
— Greensboro Coliseum (@Gbocoliseum) September 18, 2017
Starrcade isn’t afraid to take sports-entertainment to new heights… #WWEStarrcade pic.twitter.com/dkerlBqTXG
— WWE (@WWE) September 19, 2017
Apart from these matches, The Hardy Boyz has also been added to the match card in their home state of North Carolina. Legends of Starrcade, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express have else been confirmed to appear on the show.
There’s no confirmation whether this will be conducted as a separate PPV from Smackdown Live. Considering that Survivor Series PPV is already scheduled to take place just six days before the event, chances of the same are quite low. Rather, it is going to be a WWE Network special event from the blue brand.