IWE Starrcade (2018)

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Starrcade (2018)
Promotional poster featuring various IWE wrestlers, including Hall of Famer Ric Flair
Promotion	IWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	November 24, 2018 (airing November 25, 2018)
City	Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue	U.S. Bank Arena
IWE Network chronology
← Previous Survivor Series (2018)	Next → TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)
Starrcade chronology
← Previous Starrcade (2017)	Next → —

Starrcade (2018) is a professional wrestling show and IWE Network event produced by IWE 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 IWE. The event will include a special appearance from Hall of Famer Ric Flair.

Contents 1 Production 1.1 Background 1.2 Storylines 2 Matches 3 External links 4 References

Production

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 International 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, IWE revived Starrcade as a SmackDown-branded live event on November 25, 2017. On November 16, 2018, IWE revealed that a second, co-branded Starrcade event would be aired as a IWE 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 IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live.

Matches

No.	Matches	Stipulations
1	Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose	Steel Cage match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship
2	Samoa Simpson vs. KJ Styles	Steel Cage match
3	Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Rey Mysterio	Singles match for the IWE United States Championship
4	Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair	Singles match
5	The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) (c) vs. The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and/or Xavier Woods)	Tag team match for the IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
6	Finn Balor vs. Drew McIntyre	Singles match
7	Rusev (with Lana) vs. The Miz	Singles match
8	Alicia Fox, Mickie James, Nia Jax, and Tamina vs. Bayley, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, and Sasha Banks	Eight-woman tag team match
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match *Card subject to change

External links

References

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