1986
Saturday Night's Main Event, January 1986
1986-01-04, USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, USA
Shown 1986-01-04 on NBC.
- Jesse Ventura, Roddy Piper & Bob Orton
def. Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer & Cousin Luke
Piper beat Luke with a sleeper hold.
- WWF championship:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. Terry Funk
- Randy Savage def. George Steele
- Flag match:
Nikolai Volkoff def. Cpl. Kirschner
- Junkyard Dog & Ricky Steamboat
def. Mr. Fuji & Don Muraco
Dog pinned Fuji
Saturday Night's Main Event, March 1986
1986-03-01, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Taped 1986-02-15, aired 1986-03-01 on NBC.
- Boxing match:
Mr. T def. "Battling" Bob Orton (c-o)
Countout in the 2nd round.
- King Kong Bundy def. Steve Gatorwolf
- WWF championship:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. Don Muraco (DQ)
After the match King Kong Bundy repeatedly splashes Hogan sending
him to the hospital.
- WWF tagteam championship:
Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (ch)
def. The British Bulldogs
Valentine pinned Dynamite Kid
- Junkyard Dog def. Adrian Adonis
WrestleMania II
1986-04-07, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA &
Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, Illinois, USA &
The Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Matches from Nassau Coliseum:
- The Magnificent Muraco [w/Mr. Fuji] vs. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
(2xCO)
The match ends quickly in a double count-out when the
brawl moves to outside of the ring.
- Intercontinental Championship:
"Macho Man" Randy Savage (ch) [w/Elizabeth] def. George "The Animal"
Steele
Savage gets a three-count with his legs on the ropes
without the referee noticing, retaining the title.
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. George Wells
Roberts pins Wells after the DDT.
- Boxing match:
Mr. T def. Rowdy Roddy Piper (dq)
With both men weary, the match turns into a melee in round
4, with Piper being disqualified for starting it.
Matches from Rosemont Horizon:
- WWF ladies championship:
Fabulous Moolah (ch) def. Velvet McIntyre
Moolah gets a quick three-count to retain the
title.
- Flag Match:
Corporal Kirchner def. Nikolai Volkoff [w/"Classy" Freddie Blassie]
Stipulation: The winner gets to raise his flag. Blassie
throws a cane in to help Volkoff, but Kirchner intercepts it and gets
a quick pinfall victory.
- 20 man battle royale, with football starts & wrestlers:
Elimination order:
Elim. |
Name |
By |
1 | King Tonga | Bill Fralic (NFL)
|
2 | Jim Convert (NFL) | Bill Fralic (NFL)
|
3 | Ernie Holmes (NFL) | Big John Studd
|
4 | Jumping Jim Brunzell | Dan Spivey
|
5 | Tony Atlas | William Perry (NFL)
|
6 | Harvey Martin (NFL) | Pedro Morales
|
7 | Pedro Morales | Harvey Martin (NFL)
|
8 | Ted Arcidi | Dan Spivey, B. Brian Blair & Hillbilly Jim
|
9 | Dan Spivey | Iron Sheik
|
10 | Hillbilly Jim | Iron Sheik
|
11 | B. Brian Blair | Iron Sheik
|
12 | Bill Fralic (NFL) | Studd & Sheik
|
13 | Iron Sheik | Bruno Sammartino
|
14 | Bruno Sammartino | Big John Studd
|
15 | William "Refrigerator" Perry (NFL) | Big John Studd
|
16 | Big John Studd | William Perry (NFL)
|
17 | Russ Franciss (NFL) | Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
|
18 | Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | André the Giant
|
19 | Bret "Hit Man" Hart | André the Giant
|
– | André the Giant | –
|
Winner: André the Giant
- WWF Tag Team Championship:
British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) [w/Captain
Louis Albano & Ozzy Osbourn] def. The Dream Team (Brutus
Beefcake & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine) (ch) [w/"Luscious" Johnny
Valiant]
Hammer runs right into Davey Boy who is in the ring ropes,
getting enough knocked out for Dynamite to pin him to win the
titles.
Matches from The Sports Arena:
- Ricky Steamboat def. Hercules Hernandez
Steamboat pins Hercules after a flying bodypress from the
top rope.
- "Adorable" Adrian Adonis [w/Jimmy Hart] def. Uncle Elmer
Elmer misses a legdrop, allowing Adonis to perform a
headbutt from the top rope to get a pinfall victory.
- Funk Brothers (Terry & Hoss (Dory Funk Jr.)) [w/Jimmy Hart]
def. Tito Santana & Junk Yard Dog
Terry attacks Dog with Hart's megaphone, knocking him out
to get a pinfall victory.
- WWF Championship, Cage match:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. King Kong Bundy [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]
Hogan climbs out of the cage and reaches the floor before
Bundy can reach the door, giving him the victory and letting him
retain the title.
Saturday Night's Main Event, May 1986
1986-05-03, Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island,
USA
Shown 1986-05-03 on NBC.
- Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog def. Terry & Hoss (Dory) Funk
Hogan pinned Terry.
- King Kong Bundy def. Uncle Elmer
- Adrian Adonis def. Paul Orndorff (DQ)
- Jake Roberts Vs. Ricky Steamboat
didn't wrestle due to Roberts attacking Steamboat before the bell.
- WWF tagteam championship, two out of three falls:
The British Bulldogs (ch) def. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
Falls:
- Sheik forced a Bulldog to submit
- Smith pinned Volkoff
- Smith pinned Sheik
King of the Ring 1986
1986-07-14, Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA
- King of the Ring tournament:
| Mr. X | Billy Jack Haynes | Harley Race | Harley Race 1986 King of the Ring
|
Iron Sheik | Billy Jack Haynes
|
Billy Jack Haynes
|
Harley Race | Harley Race | Harley Race
|
George Steele
|
Don Muraco | DDQ
|
Roddy Piper
|
Dan Spivey | Nikolai Volkoff | Nikolai Volkoff
|
Nokolai Volkoff
|
Junkyard Dog | Junkyard Dog
|
Paul Orndorff
|
Rudy Diamond | Pedro Morales | Pedro Morales
|
Pedro Morales
|
| Mike Rotundo
|
This is how Harley Race got his "King" gimmick.
For some weird reason, Mr. X and Mike Rotundo got byes to the second round.
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WWF Tag Team Championship, Steel cage match:
British Bulldogs (ch) def.
The Dream Team (Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)
The British Bulldogs climbed over the top of the cage together to win.
The Big Event
1986-08-28, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Killer Bees def. Jimmy Jack Funk & Hoss Funk [w/Jimmy Hart]
- The Magnificent Muraco [w/Mr. Fuji] vs. King Tonga (TLD)
Tonga had Muraco in a pin-fall position when the
time limit expired.
- Ted Arcidi def. Tony Garea (subm.)
- Junkyard Dog def. Adorable Adrian Adonis [w/Jimmy Hart] (CO)
- Dick Slater def. Iron Mark Sharpe
- Big John Studd, King Kong Bundy & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan def.
The Machines (Bill Eadie & BlackJack Mulligan) & Capt. Lou Albano
[w/Giant Machine] (DQ)
Giant Machine (André the Giant) interfered while Heenan's team
was triple-teaming Albano, causing his team to be disqualified.
- Snakepit Match (No DQ, anything goes):
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Billy Jack Haynes def. Hercules Hernandez
- The Rougeau Brothers def. Dream Team
(Brutus Beefcake & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine)
Raymond Rougeau pinned Valentine for the victory, despite
Jacques being the legal man.
- Handsome Harley Race def. Pedro Morales
Race pinned Morales with his feet on the ropes.
- WWF championship:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff [w/Bobby "The Brain"
Heenan" (DQ)
Heenan hit Hogan with a chair while the referee was knocked
out. Orndorff had Hogan in a pinfall position, and thought he had won,
but instead was disqualified, giving Hogan the title.
Saturday Night's Main Event, October 1986
1986-10-04, Richfield Colliseum, Richfield, Ohio,
USA
Shown 1986-10-04 on NBC. Attendance: 21,000.
- WWF championship:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. Paul Orndorff (ch)
- Ricky Steamboat def. Jake Roberts
- Roddy Piper def. Iron Sheik
- WWF tagteam championship, two out of three falls:
The British Bulldogs (ch) def. Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine
Falls:
- Valentine forced Dynamite to submit
- Dynamite pinned Valentine
- Smith pinned Beefcake
- Kamala def. Lanny Poffo
Saturday Night's Main Event, November 1986
1986-11-29, Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California,
USA
Shown 1986-11-29 on NBC. Attendance: 16,000.
- Intercontinental championship:
Randy Savage (ch) Vs. Jake Roberts (2xDQ)
- WWF championship:
Hulk Hogan (ch) def. Hercules Hernandez
- Roddy Piper def. Bob Orton
- The Killer Bees def. The Hart Foundation
Brunzell pinned Hart
- Koko B. Ware def. Nikolai Volkoff
- Don Muraco def. Dick "The Rebel" Slater