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Daily Pro Wrestling History (11/24): The birth of Starrcade

1938 

Mexico City, Mexico:
– Sammy Stein defeated Lobo Negro for the World Lightweight Title

1950 

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Lord Finis Hall defeated Jack Kennedy to win the Georgia version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

1952 

Huntington, West Virginia:
– Ed Francis defeated Joe Scarpello to win the Midwest Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Title 

1956

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Nicoli & Boris Volkoff defeated Reggie & Stan Lisowski to win the Chicago version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1960

Amarillo, Texas:
– Nikita Mulkovich won the Amarillo version of the NWA North American Heavyweight Title from Pancho Lopez 

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Gene Kiniski
– Joe Scarpello beat Aldo Bogni
– Bob Rasmussen drew Larry Hennig

1961 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
– Tiny Mills & Jack Daniels won a tournament to win the Stampede International Tag Team Titles 

1965

Osaka, Japan:
– Giant Baba defeated Dick the Bruiser to win the vacant NWA International Heavyweight Title

Mobile, Alabama:
– The Mysterious Medics defeated Ken and Chris Lucas to win the Gulf Coast version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Title 

Tampa, Florida:
– Hiro Matsuda & Dick Steinborn defeated Kurt & Skull Von Stroheim for the Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles

1966

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Thanksgiving card attendance was 7,462
– The Alaskan & Big K beat Larry Hennig & Harley Race
– Killer Kowalski won 14 man battle royal
– Billy Red Cloud drew Reggie Parks
– Killer Kowalski beat Doug Gilbert
– Verne Gagne beat Steve Druk
– Jim Raschke (Baron Von Raschke) beat Blackjack Daniels

1970

Macon, Georgia:
– Bob Armstrong & Paul DeMarco defeated Buddy Colt and Skandor Akbar to win the NWA Macon Tag Team Titles

1972

St. Joseph, Missouri:
– Omar Atlas defeated Harley Race for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title 

1975 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Pat & Mike Kelly defeated Dale Lewis and Siegfried Steinke for the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Titles

1979 

Shreveport, Louisiana:
– The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) defeated Bill Watts & Buck Robley for the Mid-South Tag Team Titles

St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Bad Leroy Brown defeated Sweet Brown Sugar (Skip Young) to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title 

Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
– Invaders I & II won the WWC Tag Team Title, defeating Terry and Dory Funk, Jr. 
– Dick Steinborn won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title by defeating Jose Rivera

1980

Greenville, North Carolina:
– Ric Flair defeated Greg Valentine to win the Toronto version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Title

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Guy Mitchell & Roger Kirby defeated Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles

1983 (Thanksgiving Day)

Dallas, Texas:
– Chris Adams defeated Jimmy Garvin to win the WCCW American Heavyweight Title 

Starrcade: Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco in a No DQ match to win the NWA World Tag Team Title 
– Ric Flair defeated Harley Race in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Title
– Roddy Piper defeated Greg Valentine in a Dog Collar Chain match

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Attendance 13,162
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mad Dog Vachon by DQ (Special Referee: Ray Stevens)
– Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell by DQ
– Rick Martel drew David Shults
– Brad Rheingans double count out Mr Saito
– Superstar Billy Graham beat Buck Zumhofe
– Billy Robinson beat Bill White

1988 (Thanksgiving Day)

Jackson, Tennessee:
– Jeff Jarrett defeated Eric Embry to win the WCWA Light Heavyweight Title 
– AWA Champion Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich

Carolina, Puerto Rico:
– Ron Garvin defeated Carlos Colon for the vacant WWC Universal Heavyweight Title
– Ricky Santana defeated Bobby Jaggers for the WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Russian Assassins in a chain match
– Dusty Rhodes & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham via disqualification
– Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors to a double countout

WWF Surivor Series: Richfield, Ohio:
– Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan), Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin), Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, and Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts, Ken Patera, Jim Duggan, Tito Santana, and Scott Casey (sub. for B. Brian Blair)
– WWF Intercontinental Champion the Ultimate Warrior, the Blue Blazer, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, and Brutus Beefcake defeated the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart), Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, Bad News Brown, and Danny Davis

1990 

Jonesboro, Arkansas:
– Jeff Jarrett & Cody Michaels defeated Doug Gilbert & Tony Anthony for the USWA Tag Team Titles

1993 

Boston, Massachusetts:
– The Heavenly Bodies defeated The Rock N’ Roll Express to win the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Titles

1996

WCW World War III: Norfolk, Virginia:
– The Giant won the 60 man, three-ring, World War 3 battle royal
– WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Psicosis
– WCW World Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated The Faces Of Fear and The Nasty Boys in a Triangle match

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