NWA WCW Starrcade 1985: The Gathering - November 28th, 1985

 NWA WCW Starrcade 1985: The Gathering - November 28th, 1985

Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina

Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georiga

Attendance: 30,000 (combined)

Tagline(s): The Gathering 

Results (From Greensboro Coliseum):

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship: Krusher Khruschev def. Sam Houston to win the title 
• Texas Bullrope Match: Ron Bass def. Black Bart
• Texas Bullrope Match: JJ Dillon def. Ron Bass
• NWA National Heavyweight Championship: Buddy Landel def. Terry Taylor (c) to win the title 
• "I Quit" Steel Cage Match for NWA United States Heavyweight Championship: Magnum T.A. def. Tully Blanchard (c) to win the title
• Steel Cage Match for NWA World Tag Team Championship: The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) def. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (c) to win the titles

Results (From The Omni):

• Mexican Death Match: Manny Fernandez def. Abdullah the Butcher 
• Arm Wrestling Match: Superstar Billy Graham def. The Barbarian 
• Superstar Billy Graham def. The Barbarian
• NWA National Tag Team Championship: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson) (c) def. Wahoo McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes to retain the titles
• Atlanta Street Fight: Jimmy Valiant and Miss Atlanta Lively def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Dusty Rhodes def. Ric Flair (c) by disqualification (Title doesn't change on DQ)*

*Note: Stu Shwartz, the replacement referee counted the pin after Senior Referee, Tommy Young, was knocked down. Tommy Young later reversed this decision, and awarded Rhodes the victory by disqualification due to interference by Arn Anderson. Therefore, Ric Flair remained the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. This style of finish has become known as a "Dusty Finish".