Starrcade '84
November 22, 1984
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, North Carolina
16,000 in attendance
It's that masked assassin guy we saw from last time. Well, one of them at least. But now he has all of this personality and jukes in the ring. What did I miss in the span of one year?
Non-stop action!
Wait. If they didn't have the internet, how were they able to watch the pre-show on the app?
And now begins the march of championship matches.
Denny Brown defeated Mike Davis to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
This one ended in a real cluster-muck. The guy in bright blue gave the other guy a "sooplay" (as pronounced by the announcers). The problem was that he had his shoulders down too. At the last second, Denny lifted one of his shoulders, earning the pin.
Kind of like this spot from a couple of years ago.
The problem was that the commentators had no clue what was going on. And since they are so damn old and have those horrible glasses, they couldn't pick up the finish. To be fair, neither did anybody else in the arena, because you had to be in the ring to see it. The commentators kept claiming that the ring announcer got it wrong, even though the right guy was given the belt and was celebrating. Really makes you appreciate WWE camera work/production.
Brian Adidis defeated Mr. Ito
"Roamed all over coliseum floors!"
Jesse Barr defeated Mike Graham to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
Great idea guys, that's how you get your unique personalities over with the crowd.
The Assassin and Buzz Tyler defeated The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed) (with Paul Jones) in a Tag Team Elimination Match
It's that masked assassin guy we saw from last time. Well, one of them at least. But now he has all of this personality and jukes in the ring. What did I miss in the span of one year?
Tony Schiavone, unfortunately, we'll be seeing a lot more of him from here on out.
Manny Fernandez defeated Black Bart (with James J. Dillon) to win the Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship
Blood. Good! That canvas was looking way too sanitary.
Paul Jones defeated Jimmy Valiant in a Tuxedo Street Fight Loser-Leaves-Town match
And they say the Attitude Era was too lewd.
Ron Bass (with James J. Dillon) defeated Dick Slater by disqualification to retain the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
"Come wrestle me, boy!" (actual quote)
Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff defeated Ole Anderson and Keith Larson (with Don Kernodle)
Now, why would he also wear red?
Tully Blanchard defeated Ricky Steamboat to retain the NWA World Television Championship and win $10,000
That's a cute little title.
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Billy Graham to retain the NWA United States Championship
I heard you like title matches.
Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and win $1 million
This match was a huge disappointment. It was stopped after about ten minutes, by special referee boxing legend Joe Frazier, due to a nasty cut above Dusty's eye. This looked legitimate, because Frazier seemed really confused about the whole situation. The match didn't live up to expectations. Maybe next time.
Post match interview. Wait. Why is his shirt off?
Decision:
Too many title matches. By halfway through the show, I really stopped caring who won a title or not. The main event was a bust. Everything is still outrageously dated and lame. I know, I know, different time. But WrestleMania occurs 4 months later, and feels completely different than this.
1 out of 5 stars
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