Starrcade was regarded by the NWA and WCW as their flagship event of the year since 1998.
 In order to prevent such a problem, Starrcade was moved to December the following year and the show was held around Christmas Day, mostly in the days following, beginning in 1988
== Events ==== 2017 ==The 2017 Starrcade was the 19th Starrcade professional wrestling event

