Starrcast

Starrcast
Promotion poster for Starrcast, the All In fan convention
Status Inactive
Genre Professional wrestling
Venue Hyatt Regency Chicago[1]
Location(s) Schaumburg, Illinois
Country United States
Inaugurated 2018
Organized by Conrad Thompson[2]
Filing status Corporate
Sponsor Bluechew[3]
Box of Gimmicks[3]
Buffalo Wild Wings
Brand New House[3]
C2E2[3]
Cultural Counsel[3]
Edward Jones[3]
Iconic Ivey[3]
Pro Wrestling Tees[3]
Website http://www.starrcast.com/

Starrcast was a 2018 professional wrestling fan convention promoted by Conrad Thompson and produced by Global Force Entertainment (GFW) during the week of All In. It ran for four days – from August 28 to September 2 – and featured over 120 wrestlers, wrestling personalities and podcast hosts,[4][5] interviews, fan activities, and meet-and-greets.[6] It was the first GFW-produced event on FITE.tv.[7]

History

Thompson originally had the idea of a fan convention during the NWA Legends Fanfest in 2017, but it was cancelled.[8] Later in December, Thompson pitched the idea to Cody Rhodes (one of the founders of All In) and was intrigued by the idea of a wrestling podcast convention.[8] After some talks, Thompson emailed him the itinerary and Cody told Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson (two-thirds of the founders of All In) and he told Thompson they liked it.[8] The event would be compared to WrestleCon that is held during WrestleMania weekend.[8]

In March 2018, following the announcement of All In,[9] to coincide with the event, Thompson announced he would hold the Starrcast,[8][10] a fan convention which would feature numerous wrestlers, wrestling personalities and podcast personalities.[4][5][11]

On August 29, the full schedule for Starrcast was released.[12]

Notable guests

See also

References

  1. ↑ "4-day wresting podcast convention coming to Hyatt Regency Schaumburg". 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mark Cuban explains why he bet big on NJPW". Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Starrcast.com". Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Ian Carey (May 11, 2018). "Macaulay Culkin, DDP, and Others Announced For Starrcast". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "HOME". www.starrcast.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  6. ↑ Fite.TV (July 9, 2018). "FITE schedule for STARRCAST online viewing announced". Fite.TV. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "STARRCAST TO AIR LIVE ON FITE.TV - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Marc Raimondi (May 16, 2018). "Conrad Thompson talks running Starrcast, the success of All In, a surprise at the Bruce Prichard roast and more". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "ROH WAR OF THE WORLDS LONDON RESULTS: BULLET CLUB VS. LIJ". F4wonline. August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive: Conrad Thompson Explains How Starrcast Came To Be, Pitching The Idea To Cody - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Keller, Wade (May 12, 2018). "Big Summer Events Announced, how to get tickets to All In, Starrcast '18 mega-podcast event, Punk meet and greet, Tragos/Thesz annual HOF weekend, MLW Fusion taping in NY". Pwtorch. Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  12. ↑ Mike Johnson (August 29, 2018). "COMPLETE STARRCAST SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND ON FITE.TV". Pro Wrestling Insider. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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