Magnum T.A. regained the United States Championship from Tully Blanchard at Starrcade 1985. He then went on to hold the title for six months, before being stripped of the title for attacking NWA president Bob Geigel. Magnum nearly captured his third United States Championship when he reached the finals of the tournament designed to fill the vacancy for the title. Unfortunately for T.A., he came up short against Nikita Koloff.