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Revision as of 20:21, 30 October 2014
| The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament | |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation |
| Date | August 29, 1986[1][2] |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri[1][2][3] |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium[1][2][3] |
| Attendance | 10,612[1][2] |
The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) supercard held at the sold-out Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri on August 29, 1986, attended by nearly 11,000 fans and making $87,000.[1][2]
The event was held as a tribute to longtime St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick and featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament which saw Harley Race defeat Ricky Steamboat in the tournament finals. The semi-main event included a match between Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][3][4]
Results
August 29, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri (Kiel Auditorium)
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harley Race defeated Brian Blair[2][3] | First Round Tournament match | n/a |
| 2 | Don Muraco and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine fought to a double-disqualification.[2][3] | n/a | |
| 3 | Adrian Adonis defeated King Tonga[2][3] | n/a | |
| 4 | Junkyard Dog defeated Hercules Hernandez[2][3] | n/a | |
| 5 | Brutus Beefcake defeated Lanny Poffo[2][3] | n/a | |
| 6 | Pedro Morales defeated Dory Funk, Jr.[2][3] | n/a | |
| 7 | Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk[2][3] | n/a | |
| 8 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim Brunzell[2][3] | n/a | |
| 9 | Harley Race received a bye[2][3] | Quarter Final Tournament Match | n/a |
| 10 | Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis[2][3] | n/a | |
| 11 | Brutus Beefcake defeated Pedro Morales[2][3] | n/a | |
| 12 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Billy Jack Haynes[2][3] | n/a | |
| 13 | Harley Race defeated Junkyard Dog[2][3] | Semi Final Tournament match | n/a |
| 14 | Rick Steamboat defeated Brutus Beefcake[2][3] | Semi Final Tournament match | n/a |
| 15 | Harley Race defeated Ricky Steamboat[1][2][3] | Tournament Finals match | n/a |
| 16 | Hulk Hogan (c) and Paul Orndorff fought to a double-disqualification[1] | Singles match for the WWF Championship | n/a |
Tournament bracket
Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Blair | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | |||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | DDQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | |||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hercules Hernandez | |||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lanny Poffo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dory Funk, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Jack Funk | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Matysik, Larry. Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2005. (pg. 213) ISBN 1-55022-684-3
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Sam Muchnik Tournament". Misc. Tournaments. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "WWE Tournaments: Sam Muchnik Tournament". Results. ObsessedWithWrestling.com.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ^ Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. (pg. 23) ISBN 1-4165-3257-9