NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ric Flair

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Age : 75 | Popularity : 37%

Dusty Rhodes

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Scott Simpson

"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Oreal Perras

"The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff

Age : 82 | Popularity : 12%

Richard Morton

Ricky Morton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Ruben Cain

Robert Gibson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Don Kernodle

Don Kernodle

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Bobby Eaton

“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton

Age : 66 | Popularity : 17%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jim Crockett Jr.
Production	Executive Producer	Jim Barnett
Writing	Writer	Dusty Rhodes
Department	Role	Name

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