At WWE’s Network Special, Starrcade, the event opened up with a special concert with Elias and 16-time World Champion, Ric Flair. Flair, who main-evented the first-ever Starrcade against Harley Race, was elated to be in front of the Cincinnati audience to share the ring with the buzzing Elias.
Later in the evening, WWE had an exclusive backstage interview with the two. Flair reminisces about that first event 35 years ago, meeting up with Harley Race a couple of weeks prior and highlighting the bond between the WWE Hall-of-Famer and RAW Superstar: