NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering

Jim Crockett Jr.
1985-11-28

The Gathering
7.2
180 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ric Flair "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair Unowned
Virgil Runnels "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes Unowned
Scott Simpson "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff Unowned
Oreal Perras "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff Unowned
Richard Morton Ricky Morton Unowned
Ruben Cain Robert Gibson Unowned
Don Kernodle Don Kernodle Unowned
Bobby Eaton “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton Unowned
Dennis Condrey "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey Unowned
Jim Cornette Jim Cornette Unowned
James Fanning Jimmy Valiant Unowned
Roger Barnes Miss Atlanta Lively Unowned
Terry Allen Magnum T.A. Unowned
Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard Unowned
Nickla Roberts Baby Doll Unowned
Martin Lunde Arn Anderson Unowned
Alan Rogowski Ole Anderson Unowned
Edward McDaniel "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel Unowned
Billy Haynes Billy Jack Haynes Unowned
Paul Taylor Terry Taylor Unowned
William Ansor "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel Unowned
James Morrison James J. Dillon Unowned
Billy Graham "Superstar" Billy Graham Unowned
Sione Vailahi The Barbarian Unowned
Paul Frederick Paul Jones Unowned
Rick Harris Black Bart Unowned
Ron Heard "Cowboy” Ron Bass Unowned
Emanuel Fernandez "The Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez Unowned
Larry Shreve Abdullah The Butcher Unowned
Barry Darsow Krusher Khruschev Unowned
Michael Smith Sam Houston Unowned
Bob Caudle Himself (Announcer) Unowned
Tony Schiavone Himself (Color Commentator) Unowned
Ken Weaver Johnny Weaver (Backstage Interviewer) Unowned