Starrcade ‘86

A death-defying duel 25-feet above the ring headlines Starrcade ‘86.

Night of the Skywalkers

Starrcade ‘86: Night of the Skywalkers was an NWA CCTV event that took place on November 27, 1986 at both the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. This would be the second and final time Starrcade was broadcast from two locations simultaneously. The event is notable for featuring a scaffold tag team match between The Road Warriors & The Midnight Express, which saw the performers warily battle each other on a scaffold 25-feet above the ring..

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The Road Warriors

The Road Warriors

The Midnight Express

The Midnight Express

(w/ Big Bubba Rogers & Jim Cornette)

★★★ ½

Scaffold Tag Team Match

Nikita Koloff

Challenger

The Russian Nightmare

Nikita Koloff

Ric Flair

Champion

Nature Boy

Ric Flair

★★★★

Singles Match

NWA World Heavyweight Championship

Dusty Rhodes

Champion

The American Dream

Dusty Rhodes

Tully Blanchard

Challenger

Tully Blanchard

(w/ JJ Dillon)

★ ½

First Blood Match

NWA World Television Championship

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express

Champions

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

Challengers

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

★★★★ ¼

Steel Cage Tag Team Match

NWA World Tag Team Championship

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Podcasts

    TLF #70The Lapsed Fan

    Memorial Tour: The NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions Starrcade 1986

    December 18, 20155h 27m

    WHW #253What Happened When?

    Starrcade '86 Memories

    November 17, 20211h 57m

    WHW #254What Happened When?

    Starrcade '86 - The Night of the Skywalkers

    November 24, 20213h 15m

Event Details

Name
Starrcade ‘86
Tagline
Night of the Skywalkers
Date
November 27, 1986
Broadcast
NWA CCTV
Venue
Greensboro Coliseum / Omni Coliseum
Location
Greensboro, NC / Atlanta, GA
Attendance
ca. 30,000
Announcers
Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver
Number of Matches
12 Matches

Final Card

  • Tag Team Match ★★★

    Nelson Royal & Tim Horner vs. Don Kernodle & Rocky Kernodle

  • Singles Match ★ ½

    Brad Armstrong vs. Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious)

  • Tag Team Match ★★ ½

    Baron von Raschke & Hector Guerrero vs. Shaska Whatley & The Barbarian

  • No Disqualification Tag Team Match ★★★ ½

    The Russian Team (Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev) (c) vs. The Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel)

    NWA United States Tag Team Championship

  • Strap Match

    Wahoo McDaniel vs. Rick Rude (w/ Paul Jones)

  • Singles Match ★★★ ¼

    Sam Houston (c) vs. Bill Dundee

    NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship

  • Hair vs. Hair Match ★ ¼

    Jimmy Valiant (w/ Big Mama) vs. Paul Jones (w/ Manny Fernandez)

  • Louisville Street Fight ★★★ ¾

    Big Bubba Rogers (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. Ronnie Garvin

  • First Blood Match ★ ½

    Dusty Rhodes (c) vs. Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon)

    NWA World Television Championship

  • Scaffold Tag Team Match ★★★ ½

    The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) (w/ Paul Ellering) vs. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) (w/ Big Bubba Rogers & Jim Cornette)

  • Steel Cage Tag Team Match ★★★★ ¼

    The Rock ’n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) (c) vs. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship

  • Singles Match ★★★★

    Ric Flair (c) vs. Nikita Koloff

    NWA World Heavyweight Championship