By: “DragonKingKarl” Karl Stern (Patreon)
Professional Wrestling Historian: Author of DragonKingKarl's Pioneer Era Pro Wrestling Omnibus
09-22-1986: The headline story in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter stated it was a largely uneventful news week with the latest WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event taping being rather lackluster in the opinion of Dave Meltzer. Dave reports that the new creative for Central States (now owned by Jim Crockett Promotions) begins September 26. In other news and notes: Rick Rude and Brad Armstrong are headed into Jim Crockett Promotions. This week's issue of Sports Illustrated magazine featured a story on Larry Sharpe’s Monster Factory wrestling school with a focus on student Bam Bam Bigelow. Dave notes that Bigelow was on three years’ probation for threatening to kill a New Jersey woman in October 1985. According to the Observer, Bigelow had offered the woman $15 for sex and when she refused, he threatened to kill her.
WWF: Madison Square Garden: New York City, NY: Attendance: 12,000: Hulk Hogan & Super Machine (Bill Eadie) & Big Machine (Blackjack Mulligan) defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan… Harley Race defeated Tito Santana… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Billy Jack Haynes… King Tonga (Haku) & Tonga Kid defeated The Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Ted Arcidi defeated Tony Garea… Samoan Sika defeated Lanny Poffo… Steve Regal defeated Jose Luis Rivera… S.D. Jones defeated Mr. X… Nick Kiniski defeated Steve Lombardi.
Continental Wrestling: Birmingham, AL: Kevin Sullivan defeated Brad Armstrong to win the Continental title.
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