Your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle opening match. Nwa world heavyweight title title change see all cards. 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. With harley race, ric flair, gerald brisco, jack brisco. The stipulations were that the title was only on the line for the first fifteen minutes of the match. Instead, what we got was an excellent video about starrcade 1983 to starrcade 1990. It took place on november 22, 1984 at the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina.
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. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold events database. Ric flair to, at the least, starrcade 1997 sting vs. Nwa world championship steel cage match starrcade 1983. Ric flairharley racesteel cagenwa world title match1983,the rey mysterio. Now, for the first time on dvd, the greatest matches of starrcade are collected in a. 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 lapsed fan wrestling podcast wcw starrcade memorial. Ric flair in a steel cage match for the nwa world heavyweight championship we discuss the circumstances that led to the creation of the. The story of the wrestler they call the nature boy pro wrestling legends.
The event took place on november 24, 1983 at the greensboro coliseum in greensboro. Second world title win for ric flair, from starrcade 1983. 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. 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. Anyway, i will see you next time for starrcade 1984, which i heard is a joy. 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. When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage thanks. 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. Share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin download. Starrcade 83 remains solely memorable due to the main event. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling. 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. This is the famous match where an injured backlund was caught in the camel clutch and his manager, arnold skaaland, threw in the towel.
With starrcade, the nwa made the first real attempt at producing a wrestling event for a pay per view market. It finally came to a head in greensboro at the very first starrcade, in november of 83. It was produced under the nwa banner by jim crockett promotions. It took place on november 28, 1985 from the greensboro coliseum complex in greensboro, north carolina and omni coliseum in atlanta, georgia.
At nwa starrcade 1983, roddy piper and greg valentine competed in one of the most dangerous matches of their. The gathering was the third annual starrcade professional wrestling closedcircuit television event produced by jim crockett promotions under the national wrestling alliance nwa banner. A flair for the gold was the first annual starrcade professional wrestling event. 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. Some prestarrcade territorial reading for your perusal. Nwa starrcade 83 at greensboro coliseum wrestling results. 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. Embed for hosted blogs and item download options download 1 file. Nwa starrcade 1983 a flare for the gold pay per view. The match itself featured a rough, early incarnation of ric flairs nowiconic entrance. 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.
A flair for the gold november 24, 1983 greensboro, nc greensboro coliseum your hosts are gordon solie and bob caudle. The podcast centers around revisiting nwawcw supercards. It was before wrestlemania and became the flagship event of jim crockett promotions and. 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. 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. 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. 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 jcp starrcade 1983 version ii from greensboro, north carolina. Ric flair and harley race in starrcade 1983 add image see all 2 photos. The very first starrcade from thanksgiving night 1983. For close to two decades, it was the signature event first in nwa, then wcw. The nwa wanted race to win the title to set flair up as long term champ at starcade 83.
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