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725:. The match started back and forth, with Valentine targeting Piper's injured left ear. Piper gained the advantage with the use of the chain. Valentine fought back and choked Piper with the chain. Valentine targeted Piper's left ear, causing him to have trouble standing. The match went back and forth until Valentine performed an elbow strike from the turnbuckles and an elbow drop. Valentine climbed the turnbuckles again, but Piper pulled him down. After delivering punches with the chain, Piper pinned Valentine with the chain wrapped around his legs. After the match, Valentine attacked Piper and again choked him with the chain. 307:, where Rhodes and Flair were not major names. Flair felt that the match was poorly orchestrated due to the location, and because Rhodes was unhappy about losing the title. Initially, Flair was not well accepted as the champion by the promoters and fans in certain territories. On June 10, 1983, Race won the title from Flair, and began his seventh reign as the champion. The NWA wanted Race to win the title to set Flair up as long term champ at Starcade '83. Harley was reluctant, but agreed. 765: 270: 1073:
and drew around 30,000 people. Its use at the event popularized closed-circuit television broadcasting for professional wrestling events. Starrcade continued to be the flagship event of the promotion, held annually until the final Starrcade event in 2000.
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maneuver, dropped Flair head first into the canvas and then sent his head into the cage. Flair fought back after sending Race into the corner of the ring. Flair performed a piledriver and sent Race's head into the cage. After slamming Race down with a
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to Kabuki. Valiant returned under the name Charlie Brown and wore a mask to hide his identity. Kabuki speculated that Brown was Valiant, and was given the opportunity to expose Valiant in their Title vs. Mask match. In the match, Kabuki defended his
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to Steamboat, slamming him onto his back. The Briscos had the advantage until Jerry complained to and shoved Mosca after almost pinning Youngblood. Mosca shoved Jerry down, and Youngblood and Steamboat gained the advantage. They performed an
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was the actual booker of the first Starrcade and the events leading up to it and that he came up with the idea for the show with Crockett. According to Meltzer, Rhodes came up with the name Starrcade and booked the show in subsequent years.
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and attempted to take over the market. Promotions under the governance of the NWA only operated within their territory, and the WWF was affecting their business and acquiring their top wrestlers. JCP, owned by
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stemmed from their feud which began earlier in the year. In the storyline, they were originally friends before the Briscos became antagonists by turning on Steamboat and Youngblood. The Briscos won the
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on Weaver's left arm as Hart and Sullivan held onto him. Lewin then pinned Weaver to win the match. After the match, Lewin and Sullivan beat down McGhee and lacerated his forehead with a
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was defended in the first fifteen minutes, and Brown's mask was defended for the entire match. The match started with Brown having the advantage with the use of the ringpost and a
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was the booker of the promotion, one who creates storylines, schedules matches, and decides their outcomes. Starrcade was the inspiration of Rhodes. Wrestling historian
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was made to culminate their feud, which stemmed from their match on April 30. During which Valentine used the ring bell to attack Piper's left ear. Piper lost the
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as part of its 1984 national expansion (and all as heels, forgetting their previous feud), and the Briscoes went there as well after selling their shares of
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Greg Valentine was awarded the title when the match was halted due to a bloody gash over Roddy Piper's left ear that rendered him unable to continue.
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on Sullivan, sending his face into the canvas. Weaver attempted another bulldog, but Sullivan pushed him into the corner. Lewin performed a
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retired from wrestling after winning the NWA World Tag Team title to focus on his new gym, but then unretired in mid-1984 to feud with
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offered to pay Race $ 250,000 to walk out on the NWA and join the WWF, in an attempted sabotage; Race kindly rejected the offer.
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to Slater and Orton, but the pair then double-teamed him. They placed Youngblood on the top turnbuckle, and Orton performed a
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so the change was made (kayfabe) to avoid a conflict of interest). The match began with Flair having the advantage with a
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from the top turnbuckle. As Race applied a headlock, Flair sent Race's head into Kiniski's head. Flair then performed a
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from Steamboat and Youngblood on June 18. The match between the team of Bob Orton Jr. and Dick Slater and the team of
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was made for Youngblood and McDaniel to avenge Orton and Slater's attack on their friend Flair. The match between
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returned to JCP after his 90-day "Loser Leaves Town" period lapsed and the NWA Television Title was vacated,
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had been wrestling for over twenty years and was physically and emotionally exhausted. He took time off from
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entered the ring and hit Colon with a foreign object, allowing Abdullah to pin Colon and win the match.
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made a challenge to Flair for the title, and this led to their title match at the following year's
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from professional wrestling, but returned on September 21 by attacking Orton and Slater with a
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remained in JCP, while his son, Angelo Mosca, Jr., was given a push, with three reigns as
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teamed with his brother Mark in JCP and in Florida before Jay's tragic death in 1985.
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continued for over a decade while other feuds ended with their match at Starrcade.
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in June, Crockett began planning Starrcade for Flair to regain the title in style.
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Youngblood had the early advantage over Slater until Slater sent him down with a
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promotion from the late 1970s. Other matches were not a result of a storyline.
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at Starrcade. In August, Jimmy Valiant was forced to leave JCP after losing a
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won a tournament final for the vacant title before losing it to JCP newcomer
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Starrcade drew a sold-out attendance of 15,447 and a $ 500,000 gate at the
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and featured other major feuds across the territory. Since Race won the
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from the top turnbuckle and pinned Race to win the match and the title.
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Traditionally, major wrestling events were held by the promotion on
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Drake, Timothy (June 2007). "Who is this Carlos Colon, anyway?".
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on Jones. After repeated attacks by #2, Jones fought back with a
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Official poster used to advertise the event locally, featuring
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Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
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and used Abdullah's weapon on him. Abdullah knocked down the
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1983 Jim Crockett Promotions closed-circuit television event.
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went to the WWF and became a broadcaster on the WWF program
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as the special referee (another former NWA World Champion,
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The seventh match was a tag team match between the team of
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The fourth match was a tag team match between the team of
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won the title from Flair as a tribute to Kerry's brother
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up McGraw from behind and pinned him to win the match.
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on Abdullah. While the referee was still knocked out,
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in arenas around the promotion's regular tour stops.
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Starrcade (1983)

Ric Flair
Harley Race
Ricky Steamboat
Roddy Piper
Promotion
National Wrestling Alliance
Jim Crockett Promotions
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Tagline
Starrcade
1984
Starrcade
professional wrestling
event
National Wrestling Alliance
Jim Crockett Promotions
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Greensboro, North Carolina
closed-circuit television
Southern United States
Ric Flair
Harley Race
Steel Cage match
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Jay Youngblood
Ricky Steamboat
Jack Brisco

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