NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

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NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering was the third annual Starrcade professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the NWA banner. It took place on November 28, 1985 from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. 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.

Date: 11/28/1985

Rating: 7.2

Cast: Ric Flair, Virgil Runnels, Scott Simpson, Oreal Perras, Richard Morton, Ruben Cain, Don Kernodle, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Jim Cornette, James Fanning, Roger Barnes, Terry Allen, Tully Blanchard, Nickla Roberts, Martin Lunde, Alan Rogowski, Edward McDaniel, Billy Haynes, Paul Taylor, William Ansor, James Morrison, Billy Graham, Sione Vailahi, Paul Frederick, Rick Harris, Ron Heard, Emanuel Fernandez, Larry Shreve, Barry Darsow, Michael Smith, Bob Caudle, Tony Schiavone, Ken Weaver

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