Starrcade '95: World Cup of Wrestling
Starrcade '95: World Cup of Wrestling was the 13th annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on December 27, 1995, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The event included a seven match tournament between wrestlers representing WCW and their Japanese partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) billed as the "World Cup of Wrestling", in which Sting (WCW) defeated Kensuke Sasaki (NJPW) in the finals; WCW won the tournament four points to three. Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage in the main event for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | December 27, 1995 | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | ||
| Attendance | 8,200 | ||
| Tagline(s) | USA's Toughest Meet Japan's Best In This International Wrestling Showdown... | ||
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WCW closed in 2001 and all rights to their television and pay-per-view shows were bought by WWE, including the Starrcade series. In 2015, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.