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NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering (1985)

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.

  • Action
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ric FlairRic Flair"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
  • Photo of Virgil RunnelsVirgil Runnels"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
  • Photo of Scott SimpsonScott Simpson"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff
  • Photo of Oreal PerrasOreal Perras"The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff
  • Photo of Richard MortonRichard MortonRicky Morton
  • Photo of Ruben GibsonRuben GibsonRobert Gibson
  • Photo of Charles Donald Kernodle Jr.Charles Donald Kernodle Jr.Don Kernodle
  • Photo of Bobby EatonBobby Eaton“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton
  • Photo of Dennis CondreyDennis Condrey"Loverboy" Dennis Condrey
  • Photo of Jim CornetteJim CornetteJim Cornette

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