Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
PromotionNational Wrestling Alliance
Jim Crockett Promotions
DateNovember 22, 1984
CityGreensboro, North Carolina
VenueGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Attendance16,000
Tagline(s)The Million Dollar Challenge
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Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge was the second annual Starrcade professional wrestling closed-circuit television event that was produced by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on November 22, 1984, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. The main event of the show was billed as "the Million Dollar Challenge" as the storyline was that the winner of the match would not only win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship but also win a $1,000,000 purse, part of the illusion that professional wrestling was a legitimate sporting competition.

The main event saw champion "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against long time rival "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, with boxer Joe Frazier acting as the special guest referee for the match. The show also saw the championship matches for the NWA United States Championship, NWA World Television Championship, NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, NWA Brass Knuckles Championship and NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.

In 2014, the WWE Network included the previous Starrcades (19831986), which had been transmitted via closed-circuit television, alongside the rest of the Starrcades in the pay-per-view section.