WCW Starrcade (1985)

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Starrcade (1985)
DVD cover featuring Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes
Promotion	National Wrestling Alliance Jim Crockett Promotions
Date	November 28, 1985
City	Greensboro, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia
Venue	Greensboro Coliseum Complex Omni Coliseum
Attendance	30,000 (combined)
Tagline(s)	The Gathering
Event chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash	Next → The Great American Bash
Starrcade chronology
← Previous 1984	Next → 1986

Starrcade (1985): The Gathering aka (The Blooddrive) was the third annual Starrcade professional wrestling closed-circuit television event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on November 28, 1985 from the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina and Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia, with the event going back and forth from both arenas.

The main event was between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud escalated when Flair broke Rhodes' ankle in September. After the event, Flair formed the Four Horsemen stable, and continued to feud with Rhodes. Other matches included |Magnum T.A. and Tully Blanchard in an "I Quit" steel cage match for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express and the team of Ivan and Nikita Koloff in a Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

In 2014, the IWE Network included the previous Starrcades (1983–1986), which had been transmitted via closed-circuit television, alongside the rest of the Starrcades in the pay-per-view section.

Contents 1 Background 2 Event 3 Aftermath 4 Results 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

Background

The main feud heading into Starrcade was between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes over the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Flair was in his third reign as the champion, and his reign at the time had lasted for over a year. On September 29 at the Omni in Atlanta, after Flair defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match, Nikita and Ivan Koloff attacked Flair until Rhodes came and fought them off. Ole and Arn Anderson then came, and, along with Flair, beat down Rhodes. Flair broke Rhodes' left ankle with a diving knee drop, and applied the figure four leglock.

Previous Starrcade events have been held at the Greensboro Coliseum, and this event was the first to be expanded, and held in two locations, with both also serving as locations for broadcasting via closed-circuit television. It was the first time an event was broadcast live from two locations. In 1985, the World Wrestling Federation was an emerging competitor to Jim Crockett Promotions, and created the WrestleMania event, which had significant success. The following year's WrestleMania, WrestleMania 2, was created similar to Starrcade, being held in three locations.

Event

Aftermath

Results

#	Results from the Greensboro Coliseum	Stipulations
No.	Results from The Omni	Stipulations
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match

Notes

References

External links

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