1985

WWF The War To Settle The Score on MTV February 18, 1985 New York, NY No review yet. WWF World Title: Hulk Hogan (c) vs Roddy Piper (Discuss) Bold matches are PWO recommended.

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WWF Wrestlemania March 31, 1985 New York, NY To argue that the first Wrestlemania featured no great matches would be a correct argument, but it would also be an irrelevant one. The idea of Wrestlemania as an annual tradition that really felt like the grandest night of the year was still a few years away, but the first attempt still made for a fun show. The show is structured in a way that makes for an enjoyable watch, with the matches most likely to bring excitement thrown out first while the biggest stars were showcased at the end. The involvement of celebrities like Cyndi Lauper, Mr. T, Muhammad Ali, Liberace, and the Rockettes drove wrestling purists nut…

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Pacific Northwest Wrestling Don Owen 60th Anniversary Show May 21, 1985 Portland, Oregon No review yet. Roddy Piper vs Buddy Rose (Discuss) Sgt. Slaughter vs Kendo Nagasaki AWA World Tag Team Titles: Larry Hennig & Curt Hennig (c) vs Road Warriors (Discuss) AWA World Title: Rick Martel (c) vs Mike Miller (Discuss) NWA World Title: Ric Flair (c) vs Billy Jack Haynes (Discuss) Bold matches are PWO recommended.

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World Wrestling Federation The Wrestling Classic November 7, 1985 Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, IL The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Corporal Kirchner vs Adrian Adonis The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Dynamite Kid vs Nikolai Volkoff The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Ivan Putski vs Randy Savage The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Ricky Steamboat vs Davey Boy Smith The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Junkyard Dog vs Iron Shiek The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Moondog Spot vs Terry Funk The Wrestling Classic, First Round: Tito Santana vs Magnificent Muraco The Wrestling Classic, Fi…

Jim Crockett Promotions Starrcade '85: The Gathering November 28, 1985 Atlanta, GA Greensboro, NC eBay Coming off the heels of the most important angle of JCP's national expansion era -- Ric Flair and the Andersons predicting the Four Horsemen by swerving Dusty Rhodes and breaking his leg in Atlanta's Omni -- Jim Crockett Promotions produced the third Starrcade, the biggest and most lucrative annual event so far. Jim Crockett decided to throw a bone to Atlanta, a new base city established when he gained a national television time slot on TBS, while also placating long-time Mid-Atlantic fans in Greensboro. While the card is a bit bloated, the top th…

Pro Wrestling USA December 29, 1985 East Rutherford, NJ JJ Dillon vs Ron Bass (Discuss) Cowboy Lang vs Little Tokyo (Discuss) Debbie Combs vs Sherri Martel (Discuss) Carlos Colon vs Konga The Barbarian (Discuss) Paul Ellering vs Buddy Roberts (Discuss) NWA World Tag Titles: The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) (c) vs The Long Riders (Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin) (Discuss) Handicap: Sgt. Slaughter vs Boris Zhukov & Chris Markoff (Discuss) NWA U.S. Title: Magnum TA (c) vs Tully Blanchard (Discuss) NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) vs Dusty Rhodes (…