▁ ▁W C W ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁all ▁rights ▁to ▁their ▁television ▁and ▁pay - per - view ▁shows ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁St arr cade ▁series ▁– ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁W WE . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁all ▁W C W ▁pay - per - views ▁were ▁made ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁W WE ▁Network . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Background ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁it ▁was ▁tradition ▁for ▁Jim ▁Cro ck ett ▁Prom ot ions ▁( J CP ), ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁( N WA ), ▁to ▁hold ▁major ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁events ▁at ▁Thanks g iving ▁and ▁Christmas , ▁often ▁at ▁the ▁Gre ens bor o ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁J CP ' s ▁Virginia , ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁territory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁J CP ▁created ▁St arr cade ▁as ▁their ▁super card ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁Thanks g iving ▁tradition , ▁bringing ▁in ▁wrest lers ▁from ▁other ▁N WA ▁affili ates ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁the ▁show ▁in ▁its ▁territory ▁on ▁closed - circ uit ▁television . ▁St arr cade ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁flags hip ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁J CP ▁and ▁highlight ed ▁their ▁most ▁important ▁fe ud s ▁and ▁championship ▁matches . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁show ▁became ▁available ▁by ▁nation wide ▁pay - per