At the WWE Starrcade live event held inside the Greensboro Coliseum, tradition was honored as Goldust returned to Dustin Rhodes in honor of his father “The American Dream,” Dusty Rhodes. Despite being incredibly hyped by WWE as if it was going to be a pay-per-view, there was no live coverage of the show aside from social media posts. However, WWE talent performed as if millions at home were watching along with the audience in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Starrcade event was the biggest annual event of NWA/WCW. Starting with being held in November, it camped at having the annual event in December for many years until the final show, which occurred on December 17, 2000 in Washington, D.C. The last Starrcade that was held in Greensboro occurred on November 27, 1986, when it split locations with The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia.