Thought of the Day: Gimmick Match Overload Isn’t Anything New

I know people say that gimmick matches dominate wrestling today, but let’s look back to the 80s.Looking at the first few Starrcades, here’s what you have:

1983 – eight matches, two gimmicks

1984 – eleven matches, three gimmicks

1985 – eleven matches, six gimmicks

1986 – twelve matches, six gimmicks

1987 – seven matches, three gimmicks

In the old NWA days, there were two Starrcades with at least half of the matches being gimmick matches.  This is hardly a new thing.