King of the Ring (1986)

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King of the Ring
Sullivan Stadium
Attendance12,000[1]
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The 1986 King of the Ring was the second annual

Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts as a special non-televised house show. The 1986 tournament was won by Harley Race
.

In addition to the tournament, there were two other matches. Prior to the final match of the King of the Ring tournament,

WWF Tag Team Championship
. Dynamite and Beefcake escaped from the cage first. Smith then escaped the cage to win the match after Valentine accidentally knocked him out through the door with a kick.

Production

Background

In 1985, the

Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and like the previous year, was a special non-televised house show.[2][3]

Storylines

The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

World Wrestling Federation's writers.[4]

Event

In the first round of the tournament, there was a total of six matches.

Bob Orton
.

There were three matches in the quarter-final round; Race received a

bearhug. In the final quarterfinal match, Morales pinned Mike Rotunda after Rotunda performed a back suplex
from the top rope on Morales but Rotunda's shoulders were on the mat.

In the first semi-final match, Race beat Haynes, when Haynes was counted out while applying the

full nelson
on Race while on the outside of the ring on the apron. The other match saw Morales defeat Volkoff, after Morales broke free and reversed a bearhug into a small package for the pin.

In the final, Race pinned Morales after he superplexed Morales back into the ring.

Aftermath

Following the event, Race began referring to himself as "King" Harley Race, approaching the ring in a crown and cape, to the ceremonial accompaniment of the Tenth Movement (known as "The Great Gates of Kiev") of Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. After winning a match, Race would command his defeated opponent to bow and kneel before him; his manager, Bobby Heenan, would assist by grabbing the opponent's hair and forcing them to bow before Race. [5][6]

Results

No.Results
WWF World Tag Team Championship
16:56
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Mr. X2 00:59
Billy Jack Haynes Sub
Billy Jack Haynes pin
The Iron Sheik 10:30
Billy Jack Haynes 12:30
Harley Race CO
Harley Race DQ
George Steele 7:42
Harley Race  
BYE  
Don Muraco draw
Roddy Piper 20:00
Harley Race PIN
Pedro Morales 10:58
Nikolai Volkoff pin
Dan Spivey 6:08
Nikolai Volkoff Sub
Junkyard Dog 11:16
Junkyard Dog DQ
Paul Orndorff 13:26
Nikolai Volkoff 11:44
Pedro Morales pin
Pedro Morales pin
Rudy Diamond1 3:06
Pedro Morales pin
Mike Rotundo
10:00

1.

Bob Orton
.
2.
Hercules Hernandez

References

  1. ^ a b WWF King Of The Ring 1986
  2. ^ Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "WWF @ Foxboro, MA – Sullivan Stadium – July 14, 1986 (12,000)". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original
    on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. ^ Sumner, Ben (August 1, 2019). "Harley Race, pro wrestling's 'King of the Ring,' dies at 76". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ "WWF King of the Ring '86 at Sullivan Stadium wrestling results – Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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