The 10 best Starrcade matches ever

#1 Magnum T.A vs Tully Blanchard (NWA United States Championship, I Quit Cage Match) – Starrcade '85

The story of Magnum T.A is a sad one. In 1985, there were very few wrestlers that had his level of popularity, and he was being primed for a run with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Unfortunately, a car accident left him temporarily paralysed and forced his retirement.

However, what we will always have is this masterpiece of violence. A lot of what I said about the Piper vs Valentine match applies here. It's vicious and bloody with both men using the surroundings to their advantage. At one stage, Blanchard got a cut on his arm and Magnum bit the wound.

The finishing sequence of the match was brutal, with Blanchard breaking a wooden chair and trying to insert a shard of it into Magnum's eye. Magnum fought out of it and grabbed another shard of the chair, grinding it into Blanchard's forehead and forcing him to quit.

Not only is this the best match to take place at Starrcade, but it is also possibly the best cage match in history.

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