World Championship Wrestling – 1985 Results

4/6/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
4/6/85 – the first episode promoted by Jim Crockett Promotions – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, alongside three women, in which Flair mentioned Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and Michael Hayes as his top contenders; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes and his quest to regain the belt; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Ole & Arn Anderson regarding the altercation earlier in the show with Manny Fernandez and Thunderbolt Patterson, with Arn saying it was the rekindling of a dynasty; included Schiavone conducting an interview with the Andersons regarding Ole and Patterson being the NWA National Tag Team champions:
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. George South & Greg Stone
Jimmy Valiant vs. Mark Hill
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Rocky King
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Gene Ligon
Manny Fernandez defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification at around the 7:15 mark when Ole Anderson helped Arn double team Fernandez on the floor; during the bout, Ole – who joined the commentary team for the bout – said he and Arn were brothers, though the story at the time was that they were cousins; after the contest, Thunderbolt Patterson came out to question Ole about his tactics, with Arn jumping Thunderbolt from behind; moments later, Thunderbolt gained the upper hand on Arn until Ole helped Arn double team him; Arn then held Thunderbolt down with Ole coming off the top; as Ole tried it a second time, Fernandez climbed back in the ring to take the blow
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Paul Barnett
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Joshua Stroud
Buddy Landell (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. David Dillinger
Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Ron Rossi

4/13/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
4/13/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Ole & Arn Anderson regarding Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding having lost the NWA TV title and $10,000 to Dusty Rhodes and his quest to be champion again; during which Blanchard made note of the fans heckling him and said they were illiterate:
Buddy Landell vs. Sam Houston
Michael Hayes vs. Joel Deaton
Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez vs. Mike Jackson & Paul Garner
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Paul Diamond
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Gene Ligon & Rocky King
Ivan Koloff vs. Buzz Sawyer
Nikita Koloff vs. Josh Stroud
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Mack & Jim Jeffers
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated George South at the 13-second mark
Pez Whatley vs. Vernon Deaton
Krusher Kruschev vs. Mike Simone

4/20/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
4/20/85 – 90-minute edition; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett; included an opening interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Krusher Kruschev, who claimed he would capture the NWA TV Title from Dusty Rhodes later in the show, with Nikita sending a warning to NWA World Champion Ric Flair that he was coming for his title; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which he challenged the winner of the match between Rhodes and Kruschev and said the title was coming back to him; included comments from Flair, who stated the fans deserved to see the best and he was just that, before stating he could have any woman he wanted and that Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Buzz Sawyer, Jimmy Valiant, Harley Race, and Kerry Von Erich would always be second-best; included Schiavone interviewing Paul Jones, who showed off numerous scars on his hand and elbow that were a result of Valiant breaking his arm, with Jones promising his Army would take Valiant out; featured a confrontation between Rhodes and Ivan on the announce stage, with Rhodes requesting a shot at the NWA Six Man Tag Team Titles; included Schiavone interviewing Fernandez & National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson, with Fernandez daring Arn & Ole Anderson to come and take Thunderbolt’s half of the titles; featured a second interview with Patterson & Fernandez, who claimed they would settle the issue over the National Tag Team titles with the Andersons; included Schiavone interviewing Magnum TA who offered a US Title shot to anyone who wanted a piece of him; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with the Andersons, with Ole in possession of his half of the NWA National Tag Team Title belts; as the crowd chanted “We don’t want to hear it,” Ole said Thunderbolt’s belt belonged to Arn:
Buddy Landell (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mack Jeffers via submission at 5:58 with the figure-4
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines at the 7-second mark in a non-title match with the belly to belly suplex; the announcers billed this as a world record for quickest match of all-time
NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff (w/ Nikita Koloff) defeated Josh Stroud via submission at 6:06 with the Cobra Clutch
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Gene Ligon at 4:39 with an elbow drop
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned TJ Trippe at 5:12 with the slingshot suplex
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned Krusher Kruschev (w/ Ivan Koloff) with a roll up at 7:24 after the challenger missed a charge in the corner; after the bout, Kruschev, Koloff, and Nikita Koloff triple teamed Rhodes until NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Thunderbolt Patterson, and Manny Fernandez cleared the ring
Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Gerald Finley & George South at 3:02 when Arn forced South to submit to an armbar
Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Ron Rossi at 2:20 with a legdrop from the middle turnbuckle
Manny Fernandez & National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Randy Barber & Jim Jeffers at 2:34 when Fernandez pinned Barber with the flying forearm

4/27/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
4/27/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he said he never had to dress up as a cowboy like Dusty Rhodes to get girls in Texas and said Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Terry Taylor, Harley Race, Kevin Von Erich, Wahoo McDaniel, and Bob Armstrong could get a shot at his belt any time they wanted:
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. the Italian Stallion & Gerald Finlay
Manny Fernandez vs. Doug Vines
Bob Roop vs. the Golden Terror
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Lee Ramsey
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin vs. George South
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Hog Irwin
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Mike Jackson & Paul Garner
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Randy Barber; after the bout, Ole & Arn Anderson – who provided guest commentary for the bout – attacked Patterson until Manny Fernandez came out and helped clear the ring
Pez Whatley vs. Vernon Deaton
Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Rocky King
Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Gene Ligon, Ron Rossi, & Mike Simani

5/4/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
5/4/85 – featured an opening segment with Tony Schiavone, David Crockett, NWA World Champion Ric Flair, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA in which Flair made fun of Magnum’s wardrobe and said he was the most recognizable sports personality in the world today; moments later, Magnum said he was the top contender and would soon face Flair in the ring; included Schiavone conducting an interview with the new NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Ole said they would face anyone who wanted a shot; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, regarding his title win over Dusty Rhodes:
Ron Bass vs. Gene Ligon
Jimmy Valiant vs. Randy Barber
Tully Blanchard vs. Dale Williams
Black Bart vs. Ken Glover
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. the Golden Terror
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rocky King; after the bout, Flair confronted NWA US Champion Magnum TA, said he was going to Florida next week to beat anyone they’ve got, and then challenged Magnum then and there; Magnum then took off his vest and slid in the ring; Flair soon followed but then walked off and said he didn’t think Magnum was ready to be embarassed on national TV
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Gerald Finley & Richard Dye
Pez Whatley vs. Jeff Sword
NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff vs. Alan Martin

5/11/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
5/11/85 – featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA about NWA World Champion Ric Flair refusing to face him the previous week; moments later, Flair interrupted and said Magnum tried to embarass him without first paying his dues; Flair then told Magnum he would let him know when he was ready for a shot at the world title, with Magnum then reminding Flair he walked out last week after Magnum accepted his challenge; Flair then noted Magnum’s belt was silver while Flair’s was gold and he would get a title shot when Flair deemed him worthy; Magnum then said he would show Flair what he could do whenever they did face off in the ring; included Tony Schiavone conducting a closing interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson regarding their controversial win earlier in the show, during which Ole said he was sick of being nice to Thunderbolt Patterson and he was at the top of their hit list
Ron Garvin vs. Larry Clark
Manny Fernandez vs. Paul Garner
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Rossi; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Flair in which Flair said there was a misconception that pro wrestling was made up of clowns; Flair then mentioned Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Dick Slater, Manny Fernandez, Carlos Colon, Bob Armstrong, Harley Race, and the Von Erichs and said he was the best of the lot because he’s got the belt
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. George South
Nikita Koloff vs. Kent Glover
Bob Roop, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Buzz Sawyer, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Randy Barber
Krusher Kruschev (w/ Ivan Koloff) vs. Alan Martin
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Mack Jeffers
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Jim Jeffers; prior to the bout, Schiavone conducted an interview with Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which he said he would show just why he held a world title

5/18/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
5/18/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an opening interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA, with NWA World Champion Ric Flair then interrupting and saying Magnum could watch him in action later in the show if he stuck around long enough; after Flair left, Magnum said the contract had been signed and Flair would have to prove himself against Magnum in the ring:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. two unknowns
Dick Slater vs. the Golden Terror
Black Bart vs. an unknown
Ron Bass vs. an unknown
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. an unknown
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sam Houston via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Flair shoved away referee Tommy Young and kept the hold applied; moments later, Flair took Houston’s boot off and reapplied the hold until NWA US Champion Magnum TA – who provided guest commentary for the match – pulled Houston away and faced off with Flair both in and outside the ring; moments later, Jimmy Valiant appeared and said he wanted to see a match between Flair and Magnum
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) vs. an unknown
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. an unknown
Buddy Landell vs. an unknown
Jimmy Valiant vs. an unknown

5/25/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
5/25/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he ran down Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Dick Slater, Billy Jack Haynes, Harley Race, and Thunderbolt Patterson and noted he would be in Huntington, WV, Pittsburg, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Greensboro, NC, and Columbia, SC over the next two weeks and invited all those who doubted him to see him in the ring; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Ole noted Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Wahoo McDaniel, and Bill Watts had all been beaten by the Andersons and Thunderbolt Patterson would have the same fate; during the segment, Arn referred to them as the Anderson brothers:
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. Pat Dye & an unknown
The Italian Stallion vs. Terry Flynn
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Stoney Burke; after the bout, Blanchard & Baby Doll confronted Dusty Rhodes, who provided guest commentary for the match; after they walked off, Rhodes said he would slap Baby Doll and she wasn’t a lady
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Joel Deaton
Black Bart vs. Ricky Reeves
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin vs. Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon)
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Vernon Deaton & Mike Simani
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Paul Garner; after the bout, Magnum confronted NWA World Champion Ric Flair, with Flair telling Magnum he had a lot going for him but he needed to dress the part if he wanted to be a real man; moments later, Magnum grabbed Flair by the tie, with Flair then undressing to seemingly face Magnum in the ring but Flair backed off; moments later, Flair eventually got in the ring, jumped Magnum, and rubbed Magnum’s face into the mat; Flair the continued to assault Magnum before leaving the ring
Buzz Sawyer vs. Randy Barber

6/1/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Arn said a lot of men were saying they could beat the Andersons but it was all talk and Ole said Buzz Sawyer couldn’t be a pimple on a hog’s butt:
Buzz Sawyer & Ron Garvin vs. Mike Simani & Randy Barber
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Larry Clark
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated George South; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Flair in which Flair insulted Dick Slater, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Kerry Von Erich, and Ron Garvin; moments later, Flair introduced a video clip that showcased his wins over Race at Starrcade 83, Kerry Von Erich in Japan, and Rhodes at Starrcade 84; Flair then said the greatest night in his life was laying out Magnum the previous week; Flair then pulled out a $1,500 suit he had personally made for Magnum to try to give him some class; after the contest, Magnum came in the ring with the suit and then tore it up in front of him; Flair then went to turn away but rushed Magnum and sustained the belly to belly suplex; Magnum then grabbed the world title belt, walked over to Tony Schiavone, and said he was leaving Flair’s belt for him and the next time he saw the belt it would be his; Flair then yelled at Schiavone & Crockett and said no one touches his belt without earning it
Black Bart vs. Jim Jeffers
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Paul Garner
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper; moments later, Buzz Sawyer came out to replace one of the Andersons’ opponents; Sawyer was eventually double teamed until Dick Slater came out to make the save

6/1/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
6/8/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which Flair insulted Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernandez, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA and said all the ladies asked “Rambo who?” when Flair walked through the airport and it took both Linda Carter and Bo Derek to make him flinch; he then noted he was heading to Wheeling, WV, Philadelphia, PA, and Greensboro, NC; Flair then took a parting shot at Buddy Landell; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll and Abdullah the Butcher, in which Blanchard noted the injury Baby Doll gave Dusty Rhodes earlier in the show and how that wouldn’t compare to what Abdullah would do to him; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in which he said NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson couldn’t be there this week but Arn was sure Ole was proud of what he did to Brett Sawyer earlier in the show; included Schiavone conducting a closing interview with Flair in which Flair said pro wrestling wasn’t rock ‘n’ roll and it wasn’t Hollywood; Flair then said he would make Nikita Koloff his personal gardner if he didn’t stop calling him out, he would take out Magnum, and told Landell in the ring that he would make himself available if Landell wanted a shot:
Manny Fernandez vs. George South
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Mike Simani
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Mark Hawk; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes came into the ring, with Baby Doll scratching Rhodes in the eye and allowing Blanchard to jump him
Buzz Sawyer vs. Joel Deaton
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Larry Clarke; after the bout, Anderson confronted Brett Sawyer, asking where Buzz Sawyer was; moments later, Arn took a cheap shot at Brett, with Brett then getting in the ring and challenging Arn to a fight; after a brawl, Anderson sent Sawyer falling out to the floor and followed with a gordbuster on the concrete and then a kick to the head; Dick Slater then came out to check on Sawyer, with Arn jumping him from behind and the two brawling in the ring until Anderson slid to the floor; Buzz then came out screaming at Arn while checking on Brett
Nikita Koloff vs. Rocky King
Black Bart pinned National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin to win the title in a loser leaves town match at 11:02 after hitting him with a loaded elbow pad
Dick Slater vs. Paul Garner
Thunderbolt Patterson, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion vs. Randy Barber & the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Mike Nichols
Ivan Koloff vs. the Green Shadow
Buddy Landell vs. Gerald Finley

6/15/85 – included opening footage of NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard blinding Dusty Rhodes with a fireball during the 6/8/85 card in Greensboro; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding Rhodes’ injury and noted that every time Rhodes insulted Blanchard or Baby Doll he ends up hurt and questioned what would happen next time:
Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater vs. Ron Rossi & Hill
Manny Fernandez vs. Randy Barber
Kamala vs. Alan Martin
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. the Italian Stallion & Joe Lightfoot
The Barbarian vs. Jason Walker
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Gerald Finlay
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 10-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match at 10:18; prior to the bout, Magnum interrupted an interview with Flair conducted by Tony Schiavone and put up $1,000 of his own money saying Flair couldn’t beat him in whatever TV time was left; Flair accepted the challenge and faced Magnum instead of his scheduled opponent; early in the match, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson joined Schiavone for guest commentary; the match ended as Magnum had Flair in the figure-4; after the contest, Flair attempted to jump Magnum from behind but Magnum fought him off only to be attacked by the Andersons; Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer then cleared the ring after Magnum had been triple teamed (The Rise and Fall of WCW)

6/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
6/22/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, regarding Dusty Rhodes’ eye injury and Rhodes bringing in Wahoo McDaniel to help him:
Buzz & Brett Sawyer & Randy Barber & Larry Clark
Magnum TA vs. Paul Garner
Jimmy Valiant vs. Carl Styles
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Terry Flynn; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes came out to the ring, confronted Baby Doll, pushed her and then fought with Blanchard before applying the figure-4; Baby Doll caused Rhodes to break the hold and distracted him long enough for Blanchard to hit Rhodes in the back of the head with a loaded elbow pad, knocking Rhodes to the floor
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors vs. Joel Deaton & David Dellenger
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper
NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated the Italian Stallion, Pez Whatley, & Rocky King at around the 14-minute mark when Whatley submitted to Flair’s figure-4 after sustaining Arn’s gordbuster; late in the match, Magnum TA joined Tony Schiavone on commentary; after the bout, Flair & the Andersons confronted Magnum on the floor until Jimmy Valiant and ? appeared, scaring them off (Ric Flair & the 4 Horsemen)
Buddy Landell (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Jason Walker
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Tommy Lane
Kevin Sullivan vs. Gerald Finlay
Black Bart vs. Nick Busick

6/29/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
6/29/85 – included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he said he was heading to Los Angeles later in the day, NWA US Champion Magnum TA wasn’t ready to challenge him, Nikita Koloff’s recent attack on David Crockett, facing Koloff at the Great American Bash, and making Koloff his personal gardner; featured Schiavone conducting a closing interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the attack he made on Sam Houston earlier in the show and said that was an example of what he was capable of; Blanchard wore Houston’s hat and a Starrcade 84 t-shirt during the segment; Blanchard then noted he would face Rhodes in a ring surrounded by barbed wire and would continue to beat Rhodes:
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Alan Martin & Joe Smith
Ivan Koloff (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. Gerald Finlay
Buzz Sawyer vs. Jimmy Dill
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. Larry Clark & Joe Smith (debut of Eaton, Condrey, & Cornette)
Black Bart vs. the Italian Stallion
Sam Houston defeated an unknown; after the bout, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard ran into the ring, attacked Houston, and repeatedly whipped him with a belt until Dusty Rhodes came out

7/6/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
7/6/85 – featured David Crockett on sole commentary; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which he mentioned the arrival of Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey and noted his upcoming match later in the day against Dusty Rhodes as part of the Great American Bash; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, during which it was noted one of Eaton & Condrey’s opponents suffered a dislocated shoulder; Flair then mentioned his match against Nikita Koloff as part of the Great American Bash later in the day and soon facing Harley Race in Kansas City, MO as well as fending off challenges from Wahoo McDaniel, Dusty Rhodes, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson regarding Rhodes & Magnum, with Ole saying Rhodes knew the Andersons well enough to know he wanted no part of them; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which he said he would still be champion after facing Rhodes at the Bash and would have the title as long as he wanted it:
Buzz & Brett Sawyer vs. Larry Clark & Vernon Deaton
Ron Garvin vs. Arthur Pritz
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper
Kevin Sullivan vs. Jason Walker
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Ron Rossi
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Mike Davis, Tommy Lane, & the Black Cat
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson) vs. Gene Ligon
Jimmy Valiant vs. Randy Barber
Sam Houston vs. Roy George
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Mike Simani
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart vs. Rocky King

7/13/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
7/13/85

8/10/85 – 1 hour episode:
Ron Bass vs. Gerald Finley
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) fought Terry Taylor to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Blanchard continued to attack Taylor
Harley Race vs. Jim Jeffers
Nikita Koloff vs. Brodie Chase
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Keith Erich & Alan Martin

8/24/85:
Manny Fernandez vs. Jim Jeffers
The Barbarian vs. Lee Ramsey
Terry Taylor vs. Mike Davis
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Brodie Chase & Jason Walker
Black Bart vs. Ron Rossi
Jimmy Valiant, Ron Bass, & Starship Eagle vs. NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Buzz & Brett Sawyer vs. Randy Barber & George South
Buddy Landell vs. Gerald Finley
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Larry Clarke & Jim Jeffers

9/15/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios

9/29/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios

10/6/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
10/12/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson, and Baby Doll regarding NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes, with Anderson claiming himself the new TV champion since Rhodes was too injured to compete and hadn’t defended the title since 9/19/85 in Baltimore; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair regarding his attack on Rhodes, with David Crockett grilling Flair on his actions; Flair then said he and the Andersons were family and then brought in Arn; Crockett then told Flair to shut up before he and Schiavone introduced a clip of Crockett speaking with Rhodes’ doctor, Dr. Joseph Estwanik, who said the recovery time was up in the air; as footage was shown of Terry Taylor, Magnum TA, and NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson helping Rhodes backstage at the Omni, Estwanik said Rhodes suffered a third degree sprain; after the clip, Flair said he had been stabbed, hit by chairs, and beaten up by everyone and if you are a man, you don’t cry about it; he then said no one was going to take his title unless it was in the ring and then sent a message to Rhodes; Crockett then said Rhodes should have left Flair to the Russians at the Omni

10/20/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios

11/2/85 – featured an opening clip of Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Jim Cornette attacking Jimmy Valiant; included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; featured footage of the 10/19/85 Greensboro Coliseum bout between Magnum TA and NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, and the note that Magnum had requested an I Quit match against Blanchard but had been denied by NWA President Bob Geigel; included Crockett conducting a pretaped empty arena interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair about NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes returning to the ring Nov. 3 at the Omni, with Flair saying there was no way Rhodes was ready to get back in the ring; during the segment, Flair referred to the Andersons as Ole & Gene instead of Ole & Arn; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, with Arn telling the fans not to worry because he wasn’t mentioned by name in Flair’s comments and agreeing that Dusty wasn’t ready to get back in the ring; Arn then held up his stolen NWA TV Title and said it belonged to him, not Rhodes; the fans cheered for the Andersons during the segment; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about his 10/19/85 bout with Magnum; Blanchard then showed footage of Geigel discussing Magnum’s challenge for an I Quit match, with Geigel telling Rick Stewart the rules were too liberal and he wouldn’t sanction the match because it was too dangerous; after the footage was shown, Blanchard gloated that he would be at Starrcade against a suitable opponent but it wouldn’t be Magnum; included a pretaped segment in which Schiavone discussed with Rhodes’ doctor about Rhodes’ return to the ring and Rhodes’ new air cast that he would be wearing; Schiavone then showed Rhodes’ new custom made steel-reinforced boot, made for him in El Paso, TX, that he would be wearing with the air cast; it was then noted Rhodes’ doctor would evaluate him Nov. 3 after his match to see if Rhodes can return full time; featured a segment promoting many of the matches scheduled for Starrcade 85; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Dillon and Black Bart, with Dillon saying he was insulted by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated vote putting him as the third or fourth manager of the year; Bart then cut a promo on Ron Bass and facing him at Starrcade in a bullrope match; featured Schiavone interviewing Jim Crockett Jr. about the following week’s Championship Challenge, with Crockett saying Dillon had challenged Billy Jack Haynes on behalf of Thunderfoot; included the announcement the singing for the NWA World Title match would take place the following week for Starrcade; Jim Crockett Jr. then announced Manny Fernandez would face Abdullah the Butcher in a Mexican Death Match with Fernandez’ sombrero at stake, and Jimmy Valiant and NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor would also be involved; he then showed footage of Magnum and Blanchard recently brawling on TV after Magnum confronted Baby Doll, with Crockett then saying he had the power to add whatever stipulation he wanted for Blanchard and it would be an I Quit match in a steel cage against Magnum;:
Manny Fernandez pinned Tommy Lane with the flying forearm at 1:47
Buddy Landell (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Tony Zane via submission with the figure-4 at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Dillon and Landell, with the two implying they would focus on NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Mike Davis & George South at 2:32 when Gibson pinned South with the double dropkick
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Black Cat via submission with the full nelson at 4:26
Magnum TA pinned Keith Erich with the belly to belly suplex at the 20-second mark
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) via disqualification in an impromptu match at 3:39 when the Barbarian attacked Graham; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Graham, with Jones quickly interrupting and challenging Graham to face Abdullah in the ring right there before Graham faced the Barbarian in his scheduled $5,000 arm wrestling contest; after the bout, Graham was double teamed and sustained two of Barbarian’s headbutts off the top rope before Pez Whatley, Benny Taylor, NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown, and Teddy Long helped him from the ring
Pez Whatley pinned Benny Traylor with a flying headbutt at 7:50; the match was noted as a stand-by match since the scheduled Superstar Billy Graham-Barbarian segment set for 20 minutes didn’t happen; during the bout, an address was shown on screen for fans wanting to send notes about their anniversaries or letters to their favorite wrestlers
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown with the slingshot suplex at 3:38; prior to the bout, Blanchard threw a fit at ringside about the announcement of the I Quit match against Magnum TA for Starrcade; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which they argued against Jim Crockett Jr. allowing the I Quit match after NWA President Bob Geigel said it wouldn’t happen; Ole then said he would take Magnum out of wrestling and Arn objected to Dusty Rhodes being allowed to wear a steel plated boot
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev) pinned Mac Jeffers with the Russian Sickle at 1:56; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with the Russians, with Krushev implying the Road Warriors were scared of them and that’s why they were wrestling in another country against “Japs” and Ivan discussing facing Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a No DQ steel cage match at Starrcade
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff) defeated Ricky Reeves & Jerry Garmon at 3:12 when Krushev pinned Garmon with a clothesline
Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Black at 1:29 after a “woman” knocked Black out with a punch behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, Valiant spoke with Tony Schiavone about the mystery woman that recently saved him from Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey; mid-way through the bout, the woman walked in the ring and kissed Valiant on the lips; after the bout, Jim Cornette walked out and said Valiant had another “street woman” after Valiant for child support; eventually, Valiant chased off Cornette and then went looking for the mystery woman, adding he was in love

11/9/85 – featured an opening segment from syndicated TV of Superstar Billy Graham calling out Paul Jones; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone, with National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson interrupting the opening, in possession of the NWA TV Title, in which he protested the idea of holding up the TV title for a tournament; National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson then stepped in and said nothing would stop the Andersons and the TV title belonged to Arn; included Schiavone conducting an interview with National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor in which Taylor said he would be part of Starrcade and would defend his title but wouldn’t announce who his opponent would be; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which they reviewed footage of Magnum TA kissing Baby Doll, Baby Doll slapping him, Magnum ripping her top, and he and Blanchard brawling, with Blanchard then cutting a promo on his Starrcade bout with Magnum; included a Starrcade 85 update segment in which Schiavone spoke with Jim Crockett Jr., who announced Taylor vs. Buddy Landell, Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively vs. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey, and Graham vs. the Barbarian in a $10,000 arm wrestling contest and wrestling match; footage then aired from the 11/3/85 Atlanta Omni show documenting Dusty Rhodes’ return to the ring, the announcement he would challenge NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade, and Rhodes pinning Ole to win the night’s main event; featured an announcement from Crockett that Flair, Arn & Ole vs. Ron Garvin, Pez Whatley, & Taylor would take place the following week; moments later, Schiavone spoke with Rhodes about his return to the ring, with Rhodes doing a modified version of his ‘Hard Times’ promo; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff about their respective Starrcade matches against Sam Houston, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson; featured Schiavone showing footage of Crockett speaking with Jimmy Valiant, with Big Mama, about teaming with Miss Atlanta Lively at Starrcade against Eaton & Condrey, with Jim Cornette; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Jones about the Barbarian facing Graham at Starrcade in a $10,000 arm wrestling contest and match; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Morton & Gibson about facing the Koloffs at Starrcade in a steel cage match:
Manny Fernandez pinned Vernon Deaton at 2:35 with a knee drop from the middle turnbuckle
National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Jimmy Backlund & Keith Freeze at 3:05 when Arn pinned Backlund with the gordbuster
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Langston, Kent Glover, & Larry Clark at 4:27 when Nikita scored the pin with the Russian Sickle
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim & Mac Jeffers at 6:31 when Robert pinned Jim with the double dropkick
Billy Jack Haynes pinned Thunderfoot (w/ JJ Dillon) at around the 10:30 mark with a roll up after Manny Fernandez, who provided guest commentary for much of the match, countered the distraction of Dillon in the apron; after the match, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Fernandez and Haynes, with Fernandez saying he would go after Arn Anderson for the vacant NWA TV Title; Haynes went on to note his dad was in a nursing home and wished him well before saying he and Wahoo McDaniel would go after National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson as revenge for what they did to Dusty Rhodes
Ron Garvin pinned Paul Garner at 6:29 by sitting on him after a punch to the face
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Gerald Finley at 3:34 with the headbutt off the top
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Joe Malcolm at 1:34 with the slingshot suplex; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson about the comments of Billy Jack Haynes earlier in the show, with Anderson calling himself, National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson, Blanchard, and NWA World Champion Ric Flair the Four Horsemen of pro wrestling; Ole then said Starrcade had a lot going on but he and Arn would pay special attention to Rhodes vs. Flair
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor pinned Amos Moses 3:19 with a suplex from the middle turnbuckle

11/16/85:
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tony Zane
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Gerald Finley
Krusher Kruschev vs. Larry Clark
Ron Bass vs. Paul Garner
The Barbarian vs. George South
NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Ron Garvin, Terry Taylor, & Pez Whatley when Arn pinned Whatley with an elbowdrop to the back of the head after Flair tripped Whatley from the floor and held the foot down during the cover
The Road Warriors vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Jimmy Backlund
Magnum TA vs. Joe Malcom
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Rocky King & Adrian Bivens

11/23/85:
Terry Taylor vs. Black Kat
Don Kernodle vs. Don Turner Superstar Billy Graham vs. Tony Zane
Buddy Landell vs. Manny Fernandez
Black Bart vs. Rocky King
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Jim Jeffers
Ron Bass, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion vs. Carl Styles, Kent Glover, & Larry Clarke
Sam Houston vs. the Golden Terror

12/7/85:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers
Ron Garvin vs. Tommy Lane
Nikita Koloff vs. the Italian Stallion
The Road Warriors vs. Adrian Bivins & Paul Garner
NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Billy Jack Haynes, & Sam Houston vs. Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant vs. Vernon Deaton
Terry Taylor vs. Brodie Chase
The Barbarian vs. George South
Buddy Landell vs. Jeff Smith
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. Mark Cooper & Jim Backlund

12/15/85; Atlanta, GA; WTBS Studios
12/21/85:
Ole Anderson vs. Bob Wayne
Nikita Koloff vs. Tony Zane
The Barbarian vs. Richard Dunn
Krusher Kruschev vs. Bill Mulkey
Tully Blanchard vs. Vernon Deaton
Sam Houston vs. Kent Glover
Ron Garvin & Manny Fernandez vs. Black Bart & Thunderfoot
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Larry Clarke & Randy Mulkey
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. George South
Arn Anderson vs. Josh Stroud
Ivan Koloff vs. Don Turner

12/28/85:
Sam Houston vs. Tony Zane
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Josh Stroud & Mark Cooper
Arn Anderson vs. George South
Rocky King vs. Mack Jeffers
Black Bart vs. Jim Jeffers
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Ole Anderson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Ron Garvin
The Italian Stallion vs. Pablo Crenshaw
Tully Blanchard vs. Kent Glover