Category: NWA PPV Musings

Shifting gears here… going from a miserable year for WWE to what some claim to be a rather miserable PPV event brought to you by Dusty Rhodes, Jim Crockett Promotions, and the National Wrestling Alliance. Well, considering how miserable I’ve been watching the McSon-In-Law Reign Of Terror in full swing bit by bit, I’m fairly certain that this will… look, this is the first time I’m watching this show. I’ve heard so many horrible things about this show and despite this, I’d really wouldn’t mind giving a shot and seeing it for myself.

And I’m already regretting it… but why is that?

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1983… the year the Granddaddy of them all was born.

This is my first time watching the inaugural Starrcade. I have seen bits and pieces of it via DVDs and online clips, but never got around to watching the whole thing until I got access to the WWE Network. In fact, a lot of the old NWA stuff is new territory from a bygone era that I was never that widely exposed to.

This is a point worth mentioning because it can certainly color my perceptions of the matches and all that stuff. Another point worth re-iterating when it comes to these musings is that they are just that; random thoughts, brief thoughts, observations, and just general impressions. Don’t take this to be some kind of critical review because that’s not my intention. (They’re labeled MUSINGS, not REVIEWS, which should be very distinct from each other.)

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