Starrcade 1983: Ric Flair vs. Harley Race

Jason Mann and Seth Roy discuss Flair’s oddly dismissive attitude toward his first NWA title reign, NWA politics of the 1980s, Mid-Atlantic as the new power center of the NWA, Race putting a bounty on Flair’s head, the angle in which Bob Orton and Dick Slater injure Flair’s neck, Flair’s wild return from retirement and awesome promo, the press conference announcing Greensboro as the site of Starrcade, the sports-event feel of the crowd, referee Gene Kiniski as a distraction and the greatness of the match itself. #wwe #prowrestling

Originally published: 10/13/10