Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold was the first annual Starrcade professional wrestling event. It was produced under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). The event took place on November 24, 1983 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and was broadcast on closed-circuit television around the Southern United States. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured.
The main event was a Steel Cage match where Ric Flair defeated Harley Race to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud began after Race won the title from Flair in June. Race then offered a bounty to have Flair put out of professional wrestling. In August, prior to the event, Bob Orton, Jr. and Dick Slater attacked Flair, appearing to inflict on him a career-ending injury. Flair announced his retirement, but returned shortly after. As a result of his victory in the match, Flair was acknowledged as a reputable champion, and their feud ended after the event. The event also included a match featuring Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood against Jack and Jerry Brisco for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and a Dog Collar match between Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine.
Results[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Bugsy McGraw & Rufus R. Jones (8:12)
- Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (w/ Gary Hart) defeated Scott McGhee & Johnny Weaver (6:42)
- Abdullah The Butcher defeated Carlos Colon (4:29)
- Bob Orton Jr. & Dick Slater defeated Mark Youngblood & Wahoo McDaniel (14:46)
- Charlie Brown defeated The Great Kabuki (c) (w/ Gary Hart) to win the NWA World Television Championship (10:35)
- Roddy Piper defeated Greg Valentine in a Dog Collar match (16:08)
- Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat defeated The Brisco Brothers (Jack & Jerry Brisco) (c) with Special Guest Referee Angelo Mosca to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship (12:59)
- Ric Flair defeated Harley Race (c) in a Steel Cage Match with Special Guest Referee Gene Kiniski to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (23:49)
Other on-screen talent[]
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See also[]
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- World Championship Wrestling/Event history
- NWA Starrcade
External links[]
| Starrcade |
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| National Wrestling Alliance |
| 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 |
| World Championship Wrestling |
| 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 |
| World Wrestling Entertainment |
| 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |
| 1983 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
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| Starrcade 1983 |
| 1984 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| Starrcade 1984 |
| 1985 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1985 • Starrcade 1985 |
| 1986 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1986 • Starrcade 1986 |
| 1987 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| The Great American Bash 1987 • Starrcade 1987 |
| 1988 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-views |
| Bunkhouse Stampede 1988 • The Great American Bash 1988 • Starrcade 1988 |