NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge

Nov 22, 1984

2h 59m

★ 7.0

The Million Dollar Challenge

Overview

One million dollars is on the line as NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair takes on Dusty Rhodes with legendary boxing champion "Smokin" Joe Frazier as special guest referee. Tully Blanchard faces Ricky Steamboat for NWA World Television Championship. "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant takes on Paul Jones in a Loser-Leaves-Town Tuxedo Match and much more!

Genres

Action

Production Companies

National Wrestling Alliance

Jim Crockett Promotions

NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge Trailers

Cast

Ric Flair

Dusty Rhodes

Virgil Runnels

"Smokin" Joe Frazier (Referee/Ringside Judge)

Joe Frazier

Tully Blanchard

Ricky Steamboat

Rick Blood Sr.

"Chief" Wahoo McDaniel

Edward McDaniel

"Superstar" Graham

Billy Graham

Ivan Koloff

Oreal Perras

Nikita Koloff

Scott Simpson

Ole Anderson

Alan Rogowski

Keith Larsen

Wallace Kernodle

"Dirty" Dick Slater

Dick Slater

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