Ep 6 – Starrcade 1985 “The Gathering”

Here’s a gimmick match! There’s a gimmick match! Everybody’s in a gimmick match! Michael and Matt discuss all the gimmicky action

0:33 - Welcome 2:03 - Starrcade 85 opening 3:26 - Krusher Khrushchev vs Sam Houston for the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship 7:47 - Manny Fernandez vs Abdullah the Butcher in a Mexican Death match 12:58 - Ron Bass vs Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) in a Texas Bullrope match 14:22 - Ron Bass vs JJ Dillon in a Texas Bullrope match 15:45 - Superstar Billy Graham vs The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) in an Arm Wrestling match 17:55 - Superstar Billy Graham vs The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) 19:28 - Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) vs Terry Taylor for the NWA National Heavyweight Championship 22:54 - Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole/Arn Anderson) vs Wahoo McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes for the NWA National Tag Team Championship 26:25 - Magnum TA vs Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) in an “I Quit” Steel Cage match for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship 32:57 - Jimmy Valiant and Miss Atlanta Lively (W/ Big Mama) vs The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey) (w/ Jim Cornette) in an Atlanta Street Fight 38:26 - Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton/Robert Gibson) (w/ Don Kernodle) vs Ivan/Nikita Koloff (w/ Krusher Krushchev) in a Steel Cage match for the NWA World Tag Team Championships 43:32 - Dusty Rhodes vs Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 55:23 - Overall Thoughts 57:04 - Smarking It Up 1:03:57 - Dusty Finish 1:05:25 - Goodbyes

Music from this week’s show is Theme Song from Starrcade by Frank Stallone and “Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” by Hank Williams Jr and Huey Lewis

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