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![]() Promotional poster featuring Goldberg
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Tagline(s) | Who's Next? The Challenge Has Been Issued. | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | December 27, 1998 | |||
Attendance | 16,066 | |||
Venue | MCI Center | |||
City | Washington, D.C. | |||
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Starrcade (1998) was the sixteenth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was the eleventh Starrcade event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and it took place on December 27, 1998 from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
The main event was a No Disqualification match between Goldberg and Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud began when Nash won a battle royal at World War 3, and earned a title match. Other matches included Diamond Dallas Page against The Giant, Eric Bischoff against Ric Flair, and Konnan against Chris Jericho for the WCW World Television Championship. In 2015, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
The main feud heading into Starrcade was between Goldberg and Kevin Nash over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Since his debut, Goldberg started an undefeated streak, and won the title from Hollywood Hogan on the July 6 edition of Nitro. At World War 3, Nash won a battle royal to earn a title match with Goldberg at Starrcade, and their feud began. Heading into Starrcade, Goldberg had an undefeated streak of 173 matches.