Starrcade 1983

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==
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*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==
;Commentators
*Bob Caudle
*Gordon Solie
;Interviewers
*Barbara Clary
*Tony Schiavone	
;Ring announcer
*Tom Miller
;Referees
*Sonny Fargo
*Stu Schwartz
*Tommy Young
==See also==
*List of WCW pay-per-view events
*World Championship Wrestling/Event history
*NWA Starrcade
==External links==
* Starrcade 1983 at CAGEMATCH.net
* on WWE Network
Category:National Wrestling Alliance events
Category:Starrcade
Category:1983 pay-per-view events
Category:Events with Steel Cage matches
Category:Events with Dog Collar matches
Category:Events with Guest Referees