Starrcade ‘85

The world champion puts hard times on The American Dream.

The Gathering

Starrcade ‘85: The Gathering was an NWA CCTV event that took place on November 28, 1985 at both the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Starrcade ‘85 marked the first time a professional wrestling event had been broadcast from two locations simultaneously. The main event featured the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes in a singles match at The Omni in Atlanta.

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Dusty Rhodes

Challenger

The American Dream

Dusty Rhodes

Ric Flair

Champion

Nature Boy

Ric Flair

Singles Match

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Magnum TA

Challenger

Magnum TA

Tully Blanchard

Champion

Tully Blanchard

(w/ Baby Doll)

Steel Cage “I Quit” Match

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express

Challengers

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express

(w/ Don Kernodle)

Koloff & Koloff

Champions

The Russian Team

Koloff & Koloff

(w/ Krusher Kruschev)

Steel Cage Tag Team Match

NWA World Tag Team Championship

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Podcasts

    TLF #69The Lapsed Fan

    Memorial Tour: The NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions Starrcade 1985 (Updated)

    December 11, 20156h 35m

    WHW #202What Happened When?

    Starrcade '85: The Gathering

    November 25, 20203h 22m

Event Details

Name
Starrcade ‘85
Tagline
The Gathering
Date
November 28, 1985
Broadcast
NWA CCTV
Venue
Greensboro Coliseum / Omni Coliseum
Location
Greensboro, NC / Atlanta, GA
Attendance
ca. 34,000
Announcers
Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone
Number of Matches
16 Matches

Final Card

  • Dark Match

    Don Kernodle vs. Tommy Lane

  • Dark Match

    Denny Brown (c) vs. Rocky King

    NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

  • Dark Match

    The Italian Stallion vs. Thunderfoot #1 (w/ JJ Dillon)

  • Dark Match

    Mike Graham vs. Pez Whatley

  • Singles Match

    Sam Houston vs. Krusher Kruschev

    Vacant NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

    NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Tournament Final Match

  • Mexican Death Match

    Abdullah The Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Manny Fernandez

  • Bullrope Match

    Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Ron Bass

  • Bullrope Match

    JJ Dillon (w/ Black Bart) vs. Ron Bass

  • Arm Wrestling Match

    The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Superstar Billy Graham

  • Singles Match

    The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Superstar Billy Graham

  • Singles Match

    Terry Taylor (c) vs. Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon)

    NWA National Heavyweight Championship

  • Tag Team Match

    The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson) (c) vs. Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo McDaniel

    NWA National Tag Team Championship

  • Steel Cage “I Quit” Match

    Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) (c) vs. Magnum TA

    NWA United States Heavyweight Championship

  • Tag Team Street Fight

    Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively (w/ Big Mama) vs. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) (w/ Jim Cornette)

  • Steel Cage Tag Team Match

    The Russian Team (Nikita Koloff & Ivan Koloff) (c) (w/ Krusher Kruschev) vs. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) (w/ Don Kernodle)

    NWA World Tag Team Championship

  • Singles Match

    Ric Flair (c) vs. Dusty Rhodes

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship