Starrcade is a recurring professional wrestling event, originally broadcast via closedcircuit television and eventually broadcast via payperview television, held from 1983 to 2000 by the national wrestling alliance nwa and later world championship wrestling wcw. Starrcade was regarded by the nwa and wcw as their flagship event of the year, much in the same vein. Nwa world championship steel cage match starrcade 1983. The nwa wanted race to win the title to set flair up as long term champ at starcade 83. Ric flair to, at the least, starrcade 1997 sting vs. The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum in greensboro. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling. The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and was broadcast on closedcircuit television around the southern united states.
Nwa starrcade 83 at greensboro coliseum wrestling results. Ric flair in a steel cage match for the nwa world heavyweight championship we discuss the circumstances that led to the creation of the. Share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin download. Ricky morton nwa world championship wrestling, april 12, 1986 wwe network. With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. Your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle opening match. The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight championship against nature boy ric flair inside a steel cage with former champ big thunder gene kiniski as special guest referee.
Roddy piper and greg valentine their legendary feud and brutal. Now, for the first time on dvd, the greatest matches of starrcade are collected in a. The gathering was the third annual starrcade professional wrestling closedcircuit television event produced by jim crockett promotions under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. Download the game today, and use the cheat code wregret to unlock my exclusive manager card. A flair for the gold november 24, 1983 greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle. With starrcade, the nwa made the first real attempt at producing a wrestling event for a pay per view market. The story of the wrestler they call the nature boy pro wrestling legends. Starrcade 83 was the original grandaddy of prowrestling supercards and the inspiration for the annual wwfwwe wrestlemania extravaganzas that began two years later. It took place on november 22, 1984 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina. It was before wrestlemania and became the flagship event of jim crockett promotions and. For close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event.
On december 26, 1983, barely a month after starrcade 83, bob backlund who had held the title since february 20, 1978lost the wwf championship to the iron sheik. Starrcade 83 remains solely memorable due to the main event. The stipulations were that the title was only on the line for the first fifteen minutes of the match. The assassins are managed by paul jones, and his nonironic dumb and dumber tuxedo is enough to make them the favorites in my eyes. It was the biggest event for the nwa in 1984 and would be the last time the nwa would host the showcase wrestling event as wrestlemania would happen 4 months later. The charlie brown jimmy valiant under a maskthe great kabuki match had valiants mask on the line against kabukis nwa world television championship. Nwa starrcade 1983 posted by place to be nation staff posted on march 11, 2016 as many of you are aware, wwe network is pretty packed with all sorts of content. At nwa starrcade 1983, roddy piper and greg valentine competed in one of the most dangerous matches of their. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. Ric flair and harley race in starrcade 1983 add image see all 2 photos. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold pay per view. Anyway, i will see you next time for starrcade 1984, which i heard is a joy. It was still a primitive version of pay per view, as it couldnt be ordered in your home, but rather, on closed circuit, and shown in arenas and theaters around the country or in this case, within the nwas territory. The complete history of nwawcw starrcade thats right, its time to hop into the ol delorean and travel back to 1983, when jim crockett promotions envisioned a wrestling event so magnanimous it couldnt be just for the live crowd in attendance.
Ric flairharley racesteel cagenwa world title match1983,the rey mysterio. The match itself featured a rough, early incarnation of ric flairs nowiconic entrance. It finally came to a head in greensboro at the very first starrcade, in november of 83. Nwa jcp starrcade 1983 version ii from greensboro, north carolina.
A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event, produced under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner by jim crockett promotions jcp. The million dollar challenge was a major professional wrestling closedcircuit television event that was produced by jim crockett promotions jcp under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. The lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight championship against nature boy ric flair inside a steel cage with former champ big thunder gene kiniski as special. It took place on november 28, 1985 from the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and omni coliseum in atlanta, georgia. A good match between a still young ric flair and the great harley race. Second world title win for ric flair, from starrcade 1983. The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum in greensboro, nc and was broadcast on closedcircuit television around the southern united states. This show is available for all post wrestling cafe patrons click here to download or check your podcast app if you have subscribed to the rss feed provided to all members. Some prestarrcade territorial reading for your perusal. It was produced under the nwa banner by jim crockett promotions. The first true supercard in pro wrestling history, this show, held on thanksgiving night 1983 in greensboro, north carolina, usa, featured harley race defending the nwa world heavyweight. This is the famous match where an injured backlund was caught in the camel clutch and his manager, arnold skaaland, threw in the towel.
Instead, what we got was an excellent video about starrcade 1983 to starrcade 1990. The production and presentation of starrcade 1983 was an experiment in itself and proved to be a massively successful model that was refined by the wwf. Nwa world heavyweight title title change see all cards. Embed for hosted blogs and item download options download 1 file. The biggest show of the year in the nwa and later wcw. The nwa a loose federation of smaller promotions or territories was, at that time, the biggest organisation in wrestling and the nwa world title was the most prestigious. The podcast centers around revisiting nwawcw supercards. The best of starrcade 19831987 a video history limited collectors edition. The very first starrcade from thanksgiving night 1983. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold events database. Only nwa worldwide 1984 12 discs nwa worldwide 1985 12 discs nwa worldwide 1986 12 discs nwa worldwide 1987 11 discs nwa worldwide 1988 12 discs nwa worldwide 1989 11 discs wcw worldwide 1990 6 discs june dec.
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