5 Unforgettable Starrcade Matches

#2 Vader vs Ric Flair - Starrcade 1993

Ric Flair - Challenged Vader for the WCW World Championship at Starrcade 1993

Starrcade 1993 marked the 10 year anniversary of the event and as he had in 1983, Ric Flair challenged for the World Championship in the main event, this time with his career on the line.

Flair challenged WCW World Champion, Vader who had dominated WCW during Flair's absence from the promotion during his tenure in WWF between 1991 and January 1993. Flair had returned to WCW shortly afterwards and won the NWA World Championship in July from Barry Windham. After losing that belt to Rick Rude, the veteran Flair once again found the promotion he worked for, planning for the future.

The planned main event for Starrcade 1993 was scheduled to pit Sid Vicious versus Vader, but a real-life stabbing incident between Vicious and Arn Anderson on a WCW tour of England saw Vicious fired.

The ever-reliable, Flair was given the spot instead. In an interesting coincidence, Harley Race was acting as Vader's manager at the time and therefore was opposite Flair, 10 years after their classic 1983 collision.

Vader dominated Flair for the much of the 21-minute collision but Flair showed great determination to use his greater wrestling skills to ground the Champion as much as possible.

Flair ultimately tripped Vader and rolled him up for the victory and his 11th World Championship win.