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1985
Updated with information about Starrcade 85 at the Superdome |
The Gathering THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985 GREENSBORO, NC / ATLANTA GA Greensboro Coliseum / Omni
Ric Flair in the ring at the Omni before his title match with Dusty Rhodes, Thanksgiving night, 1985.
TV Commerical
Rare bootleg promotional DVD/CD set that circulated in the early 2000s.
RESULTS Don Kernodle defeated Tommy Lane by pinfall Denny Brown defeated Rocky King by pinfall to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title Krusher Khruschev defeated Sam Houston by pinfall to win the vacant Mid-Atlantic Title Ron Bass defeated Black Bart by pinfall in a bullrope match James J. Dillon defeated Ron Bass by pinfall in a bullrope match "The Nature Boy" Buddy Landel defeated Terry Taylor to win the National Title Magnum T.A. defeated Tully Blanchard in an "I Quit" steel cage match by digging a broken chair leg into Tully's forehead to win the NWA U.S. Title The Rock-N-Roll Express defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff by pinfall to win the NWA World Tag Titles Thunderfoot defeated The Italian Stallion by pinfall "Pistol" Pez Whatley defeated Mike Graham by pinfall "The Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a pole match "The Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively defeated The Midnight Express (Eaton & Condrey) by pinfall in a street fight match Billy Graham defeated The Barbarian by DQ in an arm wrestling match Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes by pinfall "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes defeated "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair by DQ in an NWA World Title match
The Mid-South Wrestling Connection:
Mid-South Wrestling presented the closed circuit broadcast of Starrcade 85 at the Superdome in New Orleans along with some of their big main events at the time.
Mid-South main events live in the Superdome: Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Humongous with Sir Oliver Humperdink The Hacksaws: Butch Reed & Jim Duggan vs. Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer
Jim Crockett Promotions magazine report. Notice how they incorrectly report that Dusty won the NWA title.
Clippings from the Collection of Mark Eastridge and Dick Bourne Buy Clippings Collections on CD © Mid-Atlantic Gateway
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