For the second straight year, WWE has decided to bring back Starrcade for a special dual-branded live event. WWE Starrcade 2018 takes place Saturday, November 24th from Cincinnati, Ohio at the US Bank Arena. The arena website is advertising the following matches:
- The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre (Cincinnati Street Fight)
- WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
- Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair (Steel Cage Match)
- United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev
- Smackdown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Bar
- Special Performance: Elias with Ric Flair
Here is the US Bank Arena’s official promo video for Starrcade:
Just Announced: @WWE Starrcade comes to U.S. Bank Arena on Saturday, November 24. Steel Cage Matches, Cincy Street Fight, Four Championship Matches plus Ric Flair! You don't want to miss this! Tickets on sale this Friday at 10:00am. pic.twitter.com/BSrm6Fey12
— Heritage Bank Center (@HeritageBankCtr) September 17, 2018
WWE Starrcade
Longtime fans will remember Starrcade as WCW’s signature pay-per-view event of the year. The first-ever Starrcade event went down on November 24, 1983, was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The last edition of Starrcade under the WCW banner took place in December 2000. WWE brought back the theme for a live event at the Greensboro Coliseum last November.
As of this writing, there’s no word yet on if this will just be a live event or turned into a network special, but with it being held a few days after Survivor Series, it will likely just be a house show.