Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1986

By: Karl Stern

1986

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - January 1986 featuring Hulk Hogan on the cover.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - January 1986 featuring Hulk Hogan on the cover.

01-01-1986: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Mid-South: Tulsa, OK: Convention Center: TV taping: Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams beat J.R. Hogg & Shawn O’Reilly… Buzz Sawyer beat Perry Jackson… Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) & Dick Murdoch beat Steve Doll & Tommy Wright… Terry Taylor beat The Nightmare (Randy Colley)… Dick Slater beat Butch Reed to win Mid-South North American title… Al Perez & Brett Sawyer beat Joe Malcolm & Gustavo Mendoza… Jake Roberts beat Dick Slater to win vacant Mid-South TV title in tournament final… Buzz Sawyer beat Steve Doll… Eddie Gilbert beat Tommy Wright… Terry Taylor beat Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Camp)… Ricky Gibson & Al Perez & Brett Sawyer beat J.R. Hogg & Joe Malcolm & The Nightmare (Randy Colley)… Ted DiBiase beat Gustavo Mendoza.

JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 14,000: Sam Houston defeated Jim Jeffers… Manny Fernandez defeated Tony Zane… Ron Bass defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a non-title match… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Ole & Arn Anderson via DQ. After the match, Dusty Rhodes twice came off the top onto Ole's leg and then applied the figure-4.

WWF: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 5,400: Hillbilly Jim defeated Barry O… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Adrian Adonis defeated Bob Philips… WWF Women's champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Starr… The Iron Sheik defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Ivan Putski… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated WWF World tag team champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake via DQ… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Terry Funk.

01-05-1986: WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attention: 13,000: Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot… Jose Luis Rivera defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo… Scott McGhee fought Tiger Chung Lee to a draw… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake… The Junkyard Dog defeated Greg Valentine via count-out… Cpl. Kirchner & King Tonga fought Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik to a no contest.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,200: Ron Bass defeated George South… Road Warrior Hawk defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson defeated Don Kernodle… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Barbarian & Black Bart… Road Warrior Animal defeated Ivan Koloff… Tully Blanchard defeated NWA US champion Magnum TA… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification.

01-06-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tim Horner defeated Ken Timbs to win the U.S. Junior heavyweight title and Norvell Austin defeated Adrian Street to win the Southeastern heavyweight title.

In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: Dick Slater defeated Butch Reed to win the North American title. Also on the show, Jake Roberts defeated Dick Slater to win the vacant Mid-South TV title in a tournament final.

British Bulldogs: Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid

British Bulldogs: Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid

01-10-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 18,000: Scott McGhee fought Barry O (Orton) to a draw… Dan Spivey pinned Terry Gibbs… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Hillbilly Jim defeated Big John Studd via DQ… Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy via count-out… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Paul Orndorff fought Roddy Piper to a double DQ… Don Muraco defeated Ricky Steamboat.

01-11-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attention: 15,000; sell out: Television taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs… Scott McGhee pinned Moondog Spot… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) pinned Les Thornton… Randy Savage defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana via count-out… Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Paul Orndorff & Bruno Sammartino via count-out… Terry Funk pinned Pedro Morales… George Wells pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated the Junkyard Dog & Cpl. Kirchner.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 19,710; sell out: TV taping: Danny Spivey pinned Ron Shaw… Jim Neidhart fought B. Brian Blair to a time-limit draw… Hercules pinned SD Jones… Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Atlas… King Tonga defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match… Bret Hart pinned Ivan Putski… Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco in a No DQ, No count-out Judo Jacket match… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid) defeated WWF World tag team champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake via DQ.

01-12-1986: WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 15,147: Lanny Poffo defeated Terry Gibbs… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff… Jose Luis Rivera defeated Barry O (Orton)… Adrian Adonis defeated the Junkyard Dog… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana defeated Terry Funk via DQ… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Bruno Sammartino & Paul Orndorff via count-out… Big John Studd defeated Hillbilly Jim… Ivan Putski defeated the Iron Sheik.

JCP: Cleveland, OH: Convention Center: Attendance: 6,000: Denny Brown defeated Pat Tanaka… Robert Gibson defeated Black Bart…. Manny Fernandez defeated The Barbarian… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Jimmy Valiant & Sam Houston… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard.

01-13-1986: WWF & International Wrestling: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 20,000+ sell out: The show originally featured a Hulk Hogan verses Dino Bravo match but was changed… Dennis Goulet defeated Yvon Laverdue… The Fabulous Moolah defeated Suzan Starr… Tony Parisi & Gino Brito Jr. defeated Frenchie Martin & El Lobo 1… Tony Atlas defeated El Lobo 2… King Tonga defeated Don Muraco… Dino Bravo defeated Big John Studd… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Bob Orton Jr.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) beat The Sheepherders to win the vacant Southern tag team titles.

Saga of the Lord Humongous: Mid-South: New Orleans, LA: UNO Lakefront Arena: Ricky Gibson vs. Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie)… The Bruise Brothers (Porkchop Cash & Mad Dog) vs. Eddie Gilbert & Gustavo Mendoza & Sir Oliver Humperdink in a handicap match… Lord Humongous (Jeff Van Camp) vs. Terry Taylor… Buzz Sawyer vs. Steve WilliamsTed DiBiase vs. Dick Murdoch in a taped fist match… Dick Slater vs. Jake Roberts. This is the end of the Lord Humongous character as played by Jeff Van Camp. Van Camp returns to Pensacola, FL to begin a career in law enforcement. After he retires from law enforcement he will once again appear as Lord Humongous at some reunion shows and indies in the 2000s. In just over a year in 1987, Sid Eudy (AKA: Sid Vicious) will debut his version of Lord Humongous in Memphis.

01-14-1986: JCP: Greenville, SC: Memorial Auditorium: Attendance: 5,600: Tully Blanchard defeated Pez Whatley… The Barbarian & Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle & Jimmy Valiant & Ron Bass… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Black Bart… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated NWA World tag team champion Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) via disqualification… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a no contest.

01-15-1986: WWF: Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Palace: Attendance announced at 10,993 but was said to be closer to 6-7,000: Danny Spivey pinned Terry Gibbs… Billy Anderson pinned Tim Patterson… Steve Gatorwolf fought Tiger Chung Lee to a draw… Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out… Dan Spivey defeated Jesse Ventura via DQ… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid).

01-16-1986: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: Terry Gibbs defeated Guy Lambert… Hercules defeated Steve Gatorwolf… George Wells defeated Matt Borne… Ted Arcidi defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Dan Spivey defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Adrian Adonis defeated Scott McGhee… Terry Funk pinned Junkyard Dog… Randy Savage & Jesse Ventura defeated Tito Santana & Pedro Morales… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out.

AWA: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Arena: Attendance: 6,800: Candi Devine defeated AWA Women's champion Sherri Martel to win the title… Buddy Lane defeated Matt Jewell… Scott Hall defeated Earthquake Ferris… Mongolian Stomper & Nord the Barbarian defeated The Alaskans… Jerry Blackwell defeated Boris Zhukov… AWA World champion Stan Hansen defeated Rick Martel… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated AWA World tag team champions Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin in a non-title match… NWA World champion Ric Flair fought Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-out.

The Midnight Express in 1986. Left to Right: Dennis Condrey, Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Bob Caudle.

The Midnight Express in 1986. Left to Right: Dennis Condrey, Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Bob Caudle.

01-17-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 20,000 sell out: SD Jones pinned Terry Gibbs… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) pinned Barry O (Orton)… Hillbilly Jim fought King Kong Bundy to a double DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana defeated Roddy Piper via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & B. Brian Blair)… Tony Atlas pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) via DQ.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 8,500: Ron Garvin fought The Barbarian to a draw… Ron Bass defeated Black Bart in a brass knuckles match… Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez & Don Kernodle… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) via disqualification… Jimmy Valiant defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes

01-18-1986: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 9,000: Hercules defeated King Tonga… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik in a no DQ match… Ted Arcidi defeated Terry Gibbs… Paul Orndorff fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double count-out… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 8,500: Don Kernodle defeated Mark Fleming… Jimmy Valiant defeated Ramblin’ Wreck… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Ron Bass & Pez Whatley… Baron Von Raschke defeated the Italian Stallion… The Barbarian defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a Texas Tornado match… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard in an I Quit match.

01-19-1986: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 10,000: Baron Von Raschke defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston… Manny Fernandez defeated Black Bart… Ron Bass fought The Barbarian to a draw… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) via disqualification… Tully Blanchard defeated Jimmy Valiant… NWA US champion Magnum TA fought Nikita Koloff to a no contest… Ron Garvin fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a draw… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV champion & Arn Anderson in a non-title steel cage Texas Death match.

01-21-1986: Superstar Extravaganza in Portland, OR: Veterans' Coliseum drawing 8,000: Scott Doring drew Ole Olson… Nick Kiniski beat Timothy Flowers via DQ… Billy Two Eagles drew Gary Royal… Billy Jack Haynes & Brady Boone beat Moondog Moretti & Karl Steiner… Steve Pardee beat Rip Oliver via DQ… Jerry Sampson beat Chris Colt via DQ… Little Mr. T beat Little Tokyo… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Magnum TA beat Timothy Flowers & Ivan & Nikita Koloff… Tom Zenk beat Bobby Jaggers to win the Pacific Northwest title… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ.

01-22-1986: PNW: Seattle, WA: Seattle Center Coliseum: Attendance: 5,274: Tom Zenk defeated Ed Moretti… Rip Oliver defeated Steve Pardee… Brady Boone defeated Chris Colt… Nick Kiniski defeated Tim Flowers… Scott Doring defeated Billy Two Eagles… Gary Royal defeated Ole Olson… Magnum TA & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Karl Steiner & Ivan & Nikita Koloff… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification.

01-24-1986: JCP: Johnson City, TN: Freedom Hall Civic Center: Attendance: 6,500 sell out: NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey).

01-25-1986: WWF: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 8,000: Danny Spivey defeated Steve Lombardi… Jim Brunzell defeated Barry O (Orton)… Junkyard Dog defeated Moondog Spot… Terry Funk defeated Ivan Putski… Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik & Alexis Smirnoff… Paul Orndorff pinned Bob Orton Jr… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Roddy Piper via count-out.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,222: Nelson Royal defeated Jim Jeffers… Denny Brown defeated Mike Jeffers… NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston fought Black Bart to a draw… Don Kernodle & Ron Bass defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via DQ… NWA US champion Magnum TA pinned NWA TV champion Arn Anderson… Jimmy Valiant defeated Tully Blanchard in a taped fist match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes via reverse decision.

The Fabulous Freebirds. Left to Right: Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts.

The Fabulous Freebirds. Left to Right: Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts.

01-26-1986: World Class Championship Wrestling: Star Wars: in Ft. Worth, TX: Convention Center drawing 8,100: Jerry Allen beat Tommy Montana… Chris Adams beat Gino Hernandez via DQ… Mark Youngblood beat Jack Victory… Iceman Parsons & The Missing Link beat Rick Rude & The Grappler (Len Denton)… John Tatum beat Brian Adias… Bruiser Brody & Kerry & Lance Von Erich beat World Class Six Man tag team champions The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) via DQ… Sunshine beat Missy Hyatt via countout… Bruiser Brody beat The One Man Gang in a steel cage chain match.

01-27-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 20,225: Randy Savage defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan by count out… WWF World tag team champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Paul Orndorff defeated Big John Studd by DQ… Adrian Adonis defeated Junkyard Dog by DQ… Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot… Terry Funk defeated Scott McGhee… George Steele defeated Barry O… Ted Arcidi defeated Tiger Chung Lee… George Wells battled Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw… Dan Spivey defeated Rene Goulet… Siva Afi defeated Ron Shaw.

01-28-1986: JCP: Rock Hill, SC: Winthrop Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: TV taping: NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Mark & Jim Jeffers… Baron Von Raschke pinned Tony Zane… The Barbarian pinned Gene Ligon… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton) & The Golden Terror… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rocky King & Pez Whatley… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated George South & Mike Sumani… Ron Garvin pinned Tony Zane… Jimmy Valiant pinned Jim Jeffers… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson pinned Rocky King… Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Sam Houston & The Italian Stallion & Pat Tanaka… Don Kernodle defeated The Barbarian via disqualification… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Black Bart & Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton) via disqualification… NWA US champion Magnum TA fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff.

01-31-1986: In Houston, TX the North American title is held up following a match where Jake Roberts defeated the champion Dick Slater.

WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: 9,949 sell out: Also shown via closed circuit in the Orpheum Theatre. Full results not known: WWF champion Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - February 1986 - Featuring Mike & Kevin Von Erich on the cover

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - February 1986 - Featuring Mike & Kevin Von Erich on the cover

02-01-1986: JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,500: The Italian Stallion defeated Jim Jeffers… Ron Garvin defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Baron Von Raschke defeated Pez Whatley… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via DQ… NWA World champion Ric Flair fought NWA US champion Magnum TA to a 60-minute time-limit draw… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

02-02-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions: Superstars on the Superstation show: in Atlanta, GA: The Omni drawing 7,000: Shown February 7, 1986 on TBS: Dark match: Ron Bass drew The Barbarian… Baron Von Raschke beat Italian Stallion… Dark match: Jimmy Valiant beat Arn Anderson via DQ… The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) beat The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) to win the NWA World tag team titles… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff via DQ… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes drew Tully Blanchard… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Ronnie Garvin.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: 10,200 paid: sell out: Misty Blue defeated Linda Dallas… Ron Bass & Nelson Royal defeated Jim & Mack Jeffers… Don Kernodle defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… NWA Mid Atlantic champion Sam Houston pinned Black Bart… NWA US champion Magnum TA pinned The Barbarian… Ron Garvin fought Tully Blanchard to a 30-minute time-limit draw… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson pinned Manny Fernandez… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)

Mosca Mania: Hamilton, Ontario: Copps Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: Joey War Eagle defeated Jet Star via disqualification… Sgt. Slaughter defeated Danny Johnson… Little Farmer Pete pinned Frenchy Lamont… Pat & Mike Kelly fought Angelo Mosca Jr. & Vic Rossitani to a no contest… Jimmy Valiant fought Abdullah the Butcher to a no contest… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Nikita Koloff & Baron Von Raschke… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned National champion Dusty Rhodes.

WWF: Cincinnati, OH: Riverfront Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… George Steele defeated Steve Lombardi… Tony Atlas defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Junkyard Dog defeated Hercules… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Terry Funk… Cpl. Kirchner defeated the Iron Sheik… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)

The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) and Norvell Austin (With Southeastern title)

The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) and Norvell Austin (With Southeastern title)

02-03-1986: In Birmingham, AL at the Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) in a mask vs. mask match.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) beat Buddy Landel to win the Mid-America title. Also, Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) beat Dutch Mantel to win the CWA International title.

WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 9,000: Dan Spivey pinned Matt Borne… King Tonga pinned Moondog Spot… King Kong Bundy pinned George Wells… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana pinned Randy Savage… British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Alexis Smirnoff pinned Tony Garea… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 15,011: Sivi Afi defeated Terry Gibbs… Hercules defeated Scott McGhee… Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco… Jose Luis Rivera fought Tiger Chung Lee to a draw… Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) & Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Jesse Ventura & Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake… Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk… Bruno Sammartino & Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. in a steel cage.

02-04-1986: Gino Hernandez (Charles Wolfe), age 29, is found dead in his Texas apartment the victim of an alleged cocaine overdose. The nature of Hernandez death has been the source of contention for years with some believing he was murdered.

WWF: Portland, OR: Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Attendance: 7,500: Tony Garea fought Moondog Spot to a draw… Danny Spivey defeated Alexis Smirnoff… King Tonga defeated Matt Borne… Adrian Adonis defeated George Wells… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana pinned Randy Savage… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy.

02-06-1986: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,190: Shinya Hashimoto beat Akira Nogami… Mokoto Arakawa & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Shuka Kim & Riki Bassan… Tony St. Clair beat Masa Chono… Keiichi Yamada & Shunji Kosugi beat Scorpio & Black Tiger… Seiji Sakaguchi & Kendo Nagasaki & Kantaro Hoshino beat Johnny Mantel & Mad Maxx 1 & 2 (Sam DeCero & Eli the Eliminator)… Kevin Von Erich beat Kengo Kimura via DQ… Tatsumi Fujinami battled Kerry Von Erich to a double count out… Shiro Koshinaka pinned The Cobra (George Takano) to become the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion… Antonio Inoki beat Yoshiaki Fujiwara via sleeperhold.

WWF: Johnstown, PA: Cambria County War Memorial: Attendance: 5,000: Hercules defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Big John Studd defeated Lanny Poffo… Terry Funk defeated Danny Spivey… Pedro Morales defeated Rene Goulet… Uncle Elmer defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification… George Steele won a 14-man battle royal.

02-07-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 13,000: Tony Garea pinned the Red Menace… Hercules pinned SD Jones… Sivi Afi pinned Barry O (Orton)… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Tiger Chung Lee… King Tonga pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Danny Spivey pinned Rene Goulet… The Iron Sheik defeated George Steele via disqualification… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana pinned Randy Savage… The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk.

WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 11,992: Lanny Poffo pinned Paul Christy… George Wells pinned Jerry Valiant… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Pedro Morales… Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification… Roddy Piper pinned Hillbilly Jim… Big John Studd pinned Tony Atlas… Adrian Adonis pinned Scott McGhee… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) pinned Steve Lombardi… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart).

02-08-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 16,180; sell out: Television taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Paul Christy… Sivi Afi pinned Barry O (Orton)… George Steele pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Hillbilly Jim defeated Big John Studd via count-out… Randy Savage pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana to win the title… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco in a Martial Arts Match… Bruno Sammartino defeated Roddy Piper in a steel cage match.

Randy Savage wins the WWF Intercontinental title from Tito Santana. From the pages of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine.

Randy Savage wins the WWF Intercontinental title from Tito Santana. From the pages of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 19,710; sell out: TV taping: George Skaaland pinned Ron Shaw… Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet… Hercules pinned Scott McGhee… Cpl. Kirchner pinned the Iron Sheik… Adrian Adonis pinned George Wells… Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid… Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy via DQ.

02-09-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 17,000; sell out: Tony Parisi defeated Rene Goulet… George Wells defeated Steve Lombardi… Adrian Adonis defeated SD Jones… George Steele defeated Barry O (Orton)… Cpl. Kirchner pinned the Iron Sheik… Paul Orndorff pinned Bob Orton Jr. in a cast match… WWF Intercontinental champion Tito Santana pinned Jesse Ventura… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) via disqualification

02-11-1986: Dick Slater defeated Jake Roberts to win the held up North American title in Oklahoma City, OK at the Myriad.

WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 10,000: Sivi Afi defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated SD Jones… Adrian Adonis defeated George Wells… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Mr. X… Cpl. Kirchner & Dan Spivey defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out.

02-12-1986: WWF: Fresno, CA: Selland Arena: Attendance: 6,400: Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Steve Gatorwolf & Jose Luis Rivera… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… Adrian Adonis defeated Scott McGhee… Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco via disqualification… Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper.

CWF: Miami Beach, FL: Convention Center: Attendance: 5,003: Joe Savoldi defeated Frank Lang… Kendall Windham defeated Prince Iaukea… Tyree Pride defeated Rick Rude via disqualification… Jesse Barr defeated Lex Luger via disqualification… Hector Guerrero defeated Cuban Assassin in a pole match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Barry Windham defeated Kevin Sullivan & Purple Haze (Mark Lewin) & Maya Singh (Bob Roop)… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a steel cage match.

Florida Wrestling Battle of the Belts 2 Ric Flair.jpg

02-14-1986: Florida Battle of the Belts 2: in Orlando, FL: Eddie Graham Sports Arena: Shown live in Syndication: Bahamas champion Tyree Pride pinned Ron Slinker… Florida champion Kendall Windham pinned Rocky Iaukea… NWA World Junior champion Denny Brown beat The White Ninja (Keiji Muto) via DQ… Lex Luger pinned Jesse Barr to win the Southern title… Bruiser Brody battled Wahoo McDaniel to a double count out… Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Blackjack Mulligan battled Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin & Maya Singh to a double count out… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair battled Barry Windham to a double count out.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 15,000: Sivi Afi defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated SD Jones… Steve Gatorwolf & Dan Spivey defeated Matt Borne & Mr. X… Adrian Adonis defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated George Wells & Scott McGhee… Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco… Roddy Piper defeated the Junkyard Dog… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Terry Funk.

02-15-1986: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 5: in Phoenix, AZ. Shown 03-01-1986 on NBC (10.0 rating): Mr. T beat Bob Orton (2nd round) via countout in a boxing match… King Kong Bundy pinned Steve Gatorwolf… WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan beat Don Muraco via DQ… WWF World tag team champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine beat The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Junkyard Dog pinned Adrian Adonis.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 8,119: Rocky King defeated Tony Zane… Black Bart defeated Pat Tanaka… Pez Whatley defeated Teijo Khan… Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via disqualification… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson… NWA World champion Ric Flair fought Ron Garvin to a draw.

02-16-1986: WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 15,000: Dan Spivey defeated Barry O (Orton)… King Tonga defeated Paul Christy… Hillbilly Jim defeated Steve Lombardi… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Ted Arcidi defeated Moondog Spot… Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Atlas & Lanny Poffo… Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper in a steel cage match.

WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,700: Hercules pinned SD Jones… Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet… Adrian Adonis pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Gatorwolf… Tito Santana pinned Jesse Ventura… Alexis Smirnoff pinned Steve Pardee… The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner & George Wells… Sivi Afi pinned Matt Borne… Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk.

02-17-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 20,225: WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage in a lumberjack match… Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco in a martial arts match… Adrian Adonis defeated George Steele by DQ… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dan Spivey & Corporal Kirchner… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… King Kong Bundy defeated George Wells… Tony Atlas defeated Barry O… Ted Arcidi defeated Terry Gibbs… King Tonga (AKA: Haku) defeated Les Thornton… Lanny Poffo defeated Rene Goulet.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Adrian Street defeated Norvell Austin to win the Southeastern title Also, Tommy & Johnny Rich defeated The Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Danny Davis) in a Texas Tornado match to win the Southeastern tag team title.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Buddy Landel beat Dirty Rhodes to win the Mid-America title.

Original Midnight Express member Randy Rose is involved in a fatal car accident in Pensacola, FL. Leslie Potter, 21 years old, a passenger in another vehicle who is hit by Rose whose blood alcohol content is reported to be 0.19 two hours after the accident. Randy Rose is arrested.

02-20-1986: JCP & AWA: Baltimore, MD: Civic Center: Attendance: 13,000+ sell out: Battlestar ‘86: Scott Hall pinned Boris Zhukov… Tully Blanchard pinned Jimmy Valiant in a lights out match… NWA US champion Magnum TA pinned Baron Von Raschke… Larry Zbyszko defeated Nick Bockwinkel via DQ… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… AWA World champion Stan Hansen fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double count-out… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

02-21-1986: JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: Pez Whatley defeated Mark Fleming… Denny Brown defeated Mac Jeffers… Ron Garvin defeated Teijo Khan… Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a no contest… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification.

The Family Computer Disk System, commonly called Famicom Disk System, a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer home video game console, was released in Japan. One of the firsts games was NES Pro Wrestling which was later released on Nintendo game systems in U.S.

NES Pro Wrestling debuted in Japan in 1986

NES Pro Wrestling debuted in Japan in 1986

02-23-1986: JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: 12,000+ sell out: Denny Brown fought Gary Royal to a draw… NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston defeated Teijo Khan… Don Kernodle defeated Baron Von Raschke… Tully Blanchard defeated Jimmy Valiant in a lumberjack match… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US champion Magnum TA… NWA National champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson in a steel cage Texas death match.

02-24-1986: NWA-AWA Star Wars: in East Rutherford, NJ: The Meadowlands drawing 6,000: Nord the Barbarian & Mongolian Stomper beat Marty Jannetty & Buck Zumhofe… Jimmy Valiant beat Tully Blanchard via DQ… AWA World tag team champions Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat The Longriders (Bill & Scott Irwin)… Larry Zbyszko beat Nick Bockwinkel via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Dusty Rhodes beat Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA… AWA World champion Stan Hansen battled Sgt. Slaughter to a double count out… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat NWA World tag team champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via DQ.

In Birmingham, AL at the Boutwell Auditorium: Jerry Stubbs defeated Roberto Soto to win the Alabama title.

02-27-1986: WWF: Wilkes-Barre, PA: Scandlon Gym:5,000; sell out: Sivi Afi pinned Barry O (Orton)… Jose Luis Rivera fought Rene Goulet to a draw… Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… George Wells pinned Ron Shaw… Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik via DQ… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim.

02-28-1986: In Houston, TX Dick Slater defeated Jake Roberts to win the Mid-South TV title.

WWF: Sydney, Australia: Entertainment Center: 12,000; sell out: TV Taping: The Tiger (Bob Bradley) pinned Mr. X… Ted Arcidi defeated Matt Borne… Tiger Chung Lee pinned Paul Roma… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & King Tonga… Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd.

03-01-1986: The first ever Slammy Awards hosted by WWF are shown on MTV: from Baltimore, MD at the Civic Center: Best Personality in Land of 1000 Dances: Roddy Piper… Gene Okerlund performed "Tutti Frutti."… Best Producer: Mona Flambe (Cyndi Lauper)… Jimmy Hart performed "Eat Your Heart Out Rick Springfield."… Best Commentator: Gene Okerlund… Hillbilly Jim lip-synched "Don't Go Messin' with a Country Boy."… Most Ignominious: Nikolai Volkoff… Junkyard Dog lip-synched "Grab Them Cakes."… Best Single Performer: Junkyard Dog. This was taped at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD: Attendance: 14,000. Matches on the TV taping included: Jim Powers pinned Barry O (Orton)… George Wells pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Danny Spivey pinned Ron Shaw… Sivi Afi pinned Rene Goulet… Junkyard Dog pinned AJ Petruzzi… Tony Atlas pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated George Steele & Cpl. Kirchner… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim… Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper in a steel cage match.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,421: Jimmy Garvin pinned Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston in a non-title match… Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated NWA World Six-Man tag team champions Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a non-title match… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… NWA World champion Ric Flair fought Ron Garvin to a double count-out.

03-02-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 12,500: Tony Parisi pinned Barry O (Orton)… Lanny Poffo pinned Rene Goulet… Pedro Morales pinned Steve Lombardi… Jake Roberts pinned Scott McGhee… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim… Adrian Adonis defeated George Steele via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated B. Brian Blair & Lanny Poffo… Tito Santana & Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage & Jesse Ventura.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 8,000: Jimmy Garvin defeated Sam Houston… Nelson Royal defeated Denny Brown… Leo Burke defeated Rocky Kernodle… NWA US champion Magnum TA & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a No DQ Best 2 out of 3 falls match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes.

03-03-1986: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 11,300: Frank Morrell beat Keith Erich… Larry Hamilton beat Tony Falk… Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) beat Pat Rose… Abdul Gaddafi beat Rick Casey (Wendell Cooley) to win the CWA International title… The MOD Squad (Spike & Basher) beat Larry Hamilton & Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith)… Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel beat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel via referee's stoppage.

In Birmingham, AL at the Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Prichard defeated Tim Horner for the U.S. Junior title. The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Boomer H. Lynch in a loser leaves town match.

03-04-1986: WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 7,500: Les Thornton defeated Guy Lambert… The Iron Sheik defeated George Wells… Pedro Morales defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) defeated Paul Christy… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification… King Kong Bundy defeated Dan Spivey… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated WWF World tag team champions The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis.

03-07-1986: WWF: New Orleans, LA: Superdome: Attendance: 12,600: Hillbilly Jim pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… King Kong Bundy pinned Lanny Poffo… Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier) pinned Jesse Ventura… WWF World tag team champions The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 19,000; sell out: TV taping: Jake Roberts pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Hercules defeated George Skaaland… Velvet McIntyre defeated Judy Martin… Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Orton Jr… Adrian Adonis pinned George Steele… Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Tony Atlas & Scott McGhee… Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

JCP: Norfolk, VA: Scope: Attendance: 12,000 sell out) Teijo Khan defeated Rocky Kernodle… Black Bart defeated Pez Whatley… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… Jimmy Garvin defeated NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston… Ron Garvin fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a no contest… Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

March 7, 1986 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine ratings

March 7, 1986 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine ratings

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03-08-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 16,390; sell out: TV taping: Sivi Afi pinned Rene Goulet… Jake Roberts pinned Jose Luis Rivera… The Crush Girls (Chigusa Nagayo & Lioness Asuka) defeated Judy Martin & Donna Christanello… Jim Neidhart pinned Scott McGhee… Ricky Steamboat pinned Bret Hart… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana via DQ… Velvet McIntyre & Dawn Marie defeated Bull Nakano & Dump Matsumoto… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Ted Arcidi defeated Barry O (Orton)… Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr.

JCP: Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Gardens: Attendance: 10,700 sell out: NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match.

03-09-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 13,000: WWF Women's champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Linda Gonzalez… Tony Atlas pinned Paul Christy… Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Lanny Poffo pinned Moondog Spot… Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & B. Brian Blair) defeated Les Thornton & Steve Lombardi… Roddy Piper fought Paul Orndorff to a double count-out… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim… George Wells pinned Ron Shaw… Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated George Steele & Cpl. Kirchner.

03-10-1986: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 10,200: Frank Morrell beat Pat Rose… Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) beat Tony Falk… Jos LeDuc beat Larry Hamilton… CWA International champion Abdul Gaddafi beat Billy Joe Travis… Southern tag team champions The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) beat The MOD Squad (Spike & Basher) via DQ… Jerry Lawler & Dutch Mantel beat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel when the matched was stopped due to Landel's excessive bleeding.

Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Jerry Stubbs defeated Roberto Soto in a loser leaves town match.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 17,700: Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… SD Jones defeated Les Thornton… Jake Roberts defeated Scott McGhee… The Iron Sheik defeated George Wells… Hercules defeated Tony Atlas… Ricky Steamboat & Junkyard Dog defeated Jimmy Hart & Terry & Dory Funk Jr. in a handicap match via disqualification… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd via disqualification.

03-13-1986: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 12,500: Shinichi Nakano beat Mitsuo Momota… Rocky Hata pinned Nobuo Honaga… Jerry Blackwell & Harley Race battled One Man Gang & Tiger Jeet Singh to a no contest… Great Kabuki & Terry Gordy beat Haru Sonada & Masanobu Fuchi… Giant Baba & Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma beat Rusher Kimura & Ashura Hara & Goro Tsurumi… Samson Fuyuki pinned Masanobu Kurisu… Takashi Ishikawa battled Kuniaki Kobayashi to a no contest… Killer Khan pinned Mighty Inoue… Jumbo Tsuruta pinned Animal Hamaguchi… Riki Choshu pinned Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa)… Genichiro Tenryu drew Yoshiaki Yatsu.

03-14-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 13,500: Bret Hart pinned Scott McGhee… Jake Roberts pinned George Wells… Jim Neidhart pinned SD Jones… Terry & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Lanny Poffo & Danny Spivey… Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis via DQ… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim… Don Muraco pinned Ricky Steamboat in a martial arts match… Capt. Lou Albano & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid defeated Johnny V (Valiant) & Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake.

03-15-1986: WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 18,000: TV taping: Jimmy Hart conducted an interview with Mr. T (dressed in a kilt)… Ted Arcidi defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Nikolai Volkoff defeated George Wells… Cpl. Kirchner defeated the Iron Sheik… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Dory Funk Jr. defeated SD Jones… Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk via DQ… Adrian Adonis pinned George Steele… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim.

03-16-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 20,225: Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage by DQ… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) & Lou Albano defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Johnny Valiant… King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim… Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton, Jr. by DQ… Bull Nakano & Dump Matsumoto defeated Velvet McIntyre & Linda Gonzalez… Ricky Steamboat defeated Mr. Fuji… Don Muraco defeated King Tonga (Haku)… Jake Roberts defeated Lanny Poffo… The Crush Girls (Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo defeated Leilani Kai & Penny Mitchell… Siva Afi defeated Moondog Spot… Haiti Kid defeated Dana Carpenter… Hercules defeated George Steele.

In Oklahoma City, OK the former Mid-South wrestling is now renamed Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and Jim Duggan defeated Buzz Sawyer (substituting for Dick Slater) to win the North American title. Dick Slater had devised a convoluted plan to have Sawyer defend Slater’s Mid-South TV title but Bill Watts suckered him into signing a contract that put the North American title on the line instead. Duggan won with a spear. The North American belt will soon be replaced by the UWF World title. On the same show: The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) defeated Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams to win the UWF tag team titles.

JCP: Asheville, NC: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,000 sell out, new record: NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson). Jim Cornette was held in a cage for the duration of the match.

JCP: Cleveland, OH: Convention Center: Attendance: 10,000 sell out, new record: NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Sam Houston defeated Gene Ligon… Jimmy Valiant defeated The Golden Terror… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification… Leo Burke defeated Pez Whatley… Jimmy Garvin defeated Denny Brown… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated NWA National champion Tully Blanchard… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… Ron Garvin fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a no contest… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a double Russian chain match.

03-17-1986: WWF: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Arena: Attendance: 6,500: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Scott McGhee… Ted Arcidi defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification… Paul Orndorff pinned Bob Orton Jr… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Danny Spivey… The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk.

Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum: Attendance 10,000: Paul Diamond defeats Pat Rose… Dirty Rhodes wrestled Jos LeDuc to a Draw… Frank Morrell defeats Tony Falk… AWA International champion Abdul Gadaffi defeats Billy Travis… AWA Southern Tag Team champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeat The MOD Squad (Basher & Spike)… Dutch Mantell & Jerry Lawler defeat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel.

03-19-1986: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,586: Dan Spivey defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated Steve Pardee… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Scott McGhee… George Steele defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Cpl. Kirchner defeated the Iron Sheik… Adrian Adonis defeated Lanny Poffo… King Kong Bundy defeated Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier)… Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd.

03-20-1986: WWF: Fresno, CA: Convention Center: Attendance: 7,500): Dan Spivey defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated Scott McGhee… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Lanny Poffo… Cpl. Kirchner defeated the Iron Sheik… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… George Steele defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification… King Kong Bundy defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd.

WWF: Kansas City, MO: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 6,000: Dynamite Kid defeated Steve Lombardi… King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Don Muraco defeated George Wells… Brutus Beefcake defeated Davey Boy Smith… Ricky Steamboat defeated Greg Valentine… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr. This is the show where, according to legend, Harley Race came into the building and had a confrontation with Hulk Hogan. Some versions of the stories say that Harley Race had or implied he had a gun, Hulk Hogan claims he was in the restroom at the time. Harley Race was said to be angry about the WWF incursion into “his territory” as Race owned part of the Kansas City NWA office at the time.

03-21-1986: WWF: San Diego, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Dan Spivey defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Scott McGhee defeated Rene Goulet… George Steele defeated Hercules… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… King Kong Bundy defeated Lanny Poffo… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd.

JCP: Huntington, WV: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,000 sell out: NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match. After the show, Jim Cornette was served with four warrants for arrest for hitting fans with his tennis racquet while leaving the ring after the match. He later pleaded no contest and paid a $100 fine after police corroborated his story that he acted in self-defense.

03-22-1986: WWF: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 6,700: King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… The Iron Sheik defeated Lanny Poffo… Nikolai Volkoff defeated George Wells… Brutus Beefcake pinned Davey Boy Smith… The Dynamite Kid pinned Greg Valentine… Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco… Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 10,000: Pez Whatley fought Leo Burke to a draw… Jimmy Garvin defeated Sam Houston… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Bass… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) via DQ… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson in a non-title steel cage Texas Death Match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin.

03-23-1986: WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Sivi Afi defeated SD Jones… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Tony Atlas… George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik… Big John Studd defeated Pedro Morales… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim… Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Johnny V (Valiant) & Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 15,000: TV taping: King Tonga pinned Paul Christy… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo… Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco in a Martial Arts match… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Jake Roberts pinned George Wells… Andre the Giant & the Junkyard Dog defeated Jimmy Hart & Terry & Dory Funk Jr. via DQ.

03-24-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium Tommy & Johnny Rich defeated The Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Danny Davis) in a loser leaves town match.

Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum: Attendance 11,300 (Sellout): Frank Morrell defeats Keith Eric… Jos LeDuc defeats David Haskins & David Jamieson in a handicap match… Michael Lee & Paul Diamond defeat Pat Rose & Tony Falk… Billy Travis defeats AWA International Heavyweight champion Abdul Gadaffi (Dan Miller)… Billy Travis & Frank Morrell defeat AWA Southern Tag Team champions The MOD Squad (Basher & Spike) by DQ… Texas Death Match: Dutch Mantell & Jerry Lawler defeat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel after 26 falls.

03-26-1986: In Honolulu, HI Super Fly Tui defeated Jerry Lawler for the Polynesian title.

03-27-1986: PNW: Spokane, WA: Coliseum: Attendance: 5,429: Stoney Burke defeated Moondog Moretti… Bobby Jaggers defeated Jerry Sampson… Brady Boone & Scott Doring defeated Mike Miller & The Assassin (David Sierra)… Sgt. Slaughter defeated Karl Steiner… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Cocoa Samoa… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

03-28-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 8,000: King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo… Jake Roberts defeated SD Jones… B. Brian Blair pinned Bret Hart… The Junkyard Dog pinned Bob Orton… King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea… Terry & Dory Funk Jr. defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Hulk Hogan & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji & Johnny V (Valiant).

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: Don Kernodle fought NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Black Bart to a 15-minute time-limit draw… Jimmy Garvin defeated Rocky Kernodle… Jimmy Valiant defeated Teijo Khan… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title match. Jim Cornette was locked at ringside in a cage for the match… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Baron Von Raschke… Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson in a bullrope strap match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

03-29-1986: JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,339: Nelson Royal defeated George South… Don Kernodle defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Jimmy Garvin defeated Italian Stallion… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title match. Jim Cornette was suspended above the ring in a cage for the duration of the match… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson in a No DQ, no time-limit match leather strap, Texas bullrope match… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Ron Garvin in a steel cage match.

03-30-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) to win the UWF tag team titles.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 7,500: TV taping: King Tonga pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo… Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tony Atlas… Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out… Hulk Hogan & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco & Johnny V (Valiant) & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match… Sivi Afi pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Tony Garea & B. Brian Blair… Jake Roberts pinned SD Jones… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim.

JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 5,300: Hector Guerrero defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Jimmy Garvin defeated Rocky Kernodle… Leo Burke defeated Italian Stallion… Nighthawk & Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim Cornette & Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff in a lumberjack match… Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a chain strap match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin in a steel cage match.

04-03-1986: WWF: Portland, OR: Memorial Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Sivi Afi fought Rene Goulet to a draw… Lanny Poffo pinned George Wells… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Big John Studd pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Adrian Adonis defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Billy Jack Haynes pinned Hercules… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy.

04-06-1986: El Solitario (Roberto Gonzalez Cruz) dies at the age of 39.

04-07-1986: WWF WrestleMania 2 is broadcast from three different locations across the United State: Long Island, NY at the Nassau Coliseum drawing 16,585 ($414,615): Don Muraco battled Paul Orndorff to a double count out… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele… Jake Roberts defeated George Wells… Mr. T (managed by Joe Frazier) defeated Roddy Piper (managed by Lou Duva) by DQ in a boxing match.

Rosemont, IL at The Horizon drawing 9,000 ($294,000): WWF Women's Champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Cpl. Kirschner defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a "flag" match… The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) (seconded by Ozzy Osbourne) defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to win the WWF World tag team titles… Andre the Giant won a battle royal which included NFL football players: Ted Arcidi, Tony Atlas, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Iron Sheik, King Tonga, Pedro Morales, Jim Neidhart, Bruno Sammartino, Danny Spivey, & Big John Studd. The NFL players were: Jimbo Covert, Bill Fralic, Russ Francis, Ernie Holmes, Harvey Martin, & William Perry. Dick Butkus and Ed "Too Tall" Jones were the special referees.

Los Angeles, CA at the Sports Arena drawing 14,500 ($380,000): Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules Hernandez… Adrian Adonis defeated Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier)… Terry & Dory Funk defeated Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana… WWF World heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match. Robert Conrad was the special referee.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Dutch Mantel beat Buddy Landel in a no DQ steel cage match to win the Mid-America title. Jerry Lawler pinned Bill Dundee in a no DQ steel cage match to win the Southern title.

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04-11-1986: WWF: Sydney, Australia: Entertainment Center: Attendance: 9,000: Sivi Afi pinned Hercules… Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco via DQ.

04-12-1986: JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000 sell out: Shown on closed-circuit at the Charlotte Park Center (Attendance: 600) and Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium: Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title match. Jim Cornette was held in a cage during the match… Ron Garvin fought NWA TV champion Arn Anderson to a 15-minute time-limit draw… NWA US champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via reverse decision… Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a lights out bullrope, Indian strap match.

04-13-1986: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 5,300: Nighthawk defeated Teijo Khan… Manny Fernandez fought NWA TV champion Arn Anderson to a draw… Jimmy Garvin defeated Jimmy Valiant… Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff via DQ… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via disqualification… Ricky Morton fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a draw.

04-18-1986: JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 7,000: NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via reverse decision.

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04-19-1986: In New Orleans, LA at the Superdome: Attendance: 3,000 (afternoon), 13,000 (Evening): First Annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup tag team tournament: Round 1: Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood defeated Bobby Jaggers & Mike Miller… Nelson Royal & Sam Houston defeated Brad & Bart Batten… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane)… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Hector & Chavo Guerrero… Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke & The Barbarian… Terry Taylor & Steve Williams defeated Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel… Buzz Sawyer & Rick Steiner defeated Koko Ware & Italian Stallion… Black Bart & Jimmy Garvin defeated Brett Wayne Sawyer & David Peterson… Round 2: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood… Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) defeated Nelson Royal & Sam Houston… The Fantastics defeated Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson… The Sheepherders defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez… Terry Taylor & Steve Williams defeated Rick Martel & Dino Bravo by forfeit… Ronnie Garvin & Magnum TA defeated Buzz Sawyer & Rick Steiner… Giant Baba & Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) defeated Black Bart & Jimmy Garvin… Round 3: The Road Warriors defeated Midnight Express… The Fantastics battled The Sheepherders to a double DQ… Ronnie Garvin & Magnum TA defeated Giant Baba & Tiger Mask… Finals: The Road Warriors defeated Ronnie Garvin & Magnum TA to win the tournament… Non-Tournament matches: Hacksaw Duggan defeated Dick Slater to retain the North American title… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by DQ.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 16,000: Sivi Afi fought Moondog Spot to a draw… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Paul Christy… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… King Kong Bundy defeated Ted Grizzly & Johnny K-9 in a handicap match… Ricky Steamboat defeated Big John Studd via DQ… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine & Johnny V (Valiant) defeated King Tonga & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid.

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04-20-1986: AWA in Minneapolis, MN: Wrestle Rock: MetroDome drawing 22,000: Brad Rheingans pinned Boris Zhukov… Little Mr. T & Cowboy Lang beat Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo… Col. DeBeers beat Wahoo McDaniel via DQ… Doug Somers & Buddy Rose beat The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) pinned Buck Zumhofe… Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda beat The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn)… Giant Baba pinned Bob Brown… Rick Martel battled Harley Race to a double count out… Sherri Martel won a battle royal. Also in the match were: Debbie Combs, Candi Divine, Rose Divine, Joyce Grable, Kat Leroux, Despina Montages, Misty Blue Simms, and Luna Vachon… AWA Americas champion Sgt. Slaughter beat Kamala via DQ… AWA World tag team champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall beat The Longriders (Bill & Scott Irwin)… Scott LeDoux beat Larry Zbyszko via DQ in a boxing match… AWA World heavyweight champion Stan Hansen beat Nick Bockwinkel via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) in a steel cage match… Jimmy Snuka & Greg Gagne beat Nord the Barbarian & Bruiser Brody in a steel cage match… Verne Gagne pinned Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie in a steel cage match.

WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Sivi Afi fought Moondog Spot to a draw… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Paul Christy… Bret Hart defeated Jim Brunzell… Nikolai Volkoff defeated King Tonga… George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik via DQ… B. Brian Blair defeated Jim Neidhart… Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy & Dory Funk Jr.

AWA Remco action figure ad from Pro Wrestling Illustrated circa april 1986 featuring The Road Warriors, The Fabulous Ones, and Rick Martel & Baron Von Raschke.

AWA Remco action figure ad from Pro Wrestling Illustrated circa april 1986 featuring The Road Warriors, The Fabulous Ones, and Rick Martel & Baron Von Raschke.

04-22-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 15,000: Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy by DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana in a No DQ match… Greg Valentine defeated Davey Boy Smith… Dynamite Kid defeated Brutus Beefcake… Corporal Kirchner defeated Iron Sheik by DQ… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Jake Roberts defeated Scott McGhee… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Tony Garea… King Tonga (Haku) defeated Paul Christy… Lanny Poffo defeated Rene Goulet… Siva Afi defeated Iron Mike Sharpe by count out.

NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) in Columbus, MS.

04-25-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 5,500: Tony Atlas fought Hercules to a draw… Bret Hart pinned Sivi Afi… Jake Roberts pinned Scott McGhee… Adrian Adonis defeated George Steele via DQ… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Jim Neidhart… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Ricky Steamboat & Junkyard Dog & Haiti Kid.

04-26-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 21,000 plus 5,000 at Cobo Hall watching on closed circuit): TV Taping: Bret Hart pinned Sivi Afi… Tony Atlas pinned Hercules… George Steele pinned Jim Neidhart… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Hillbilly Jim defeated Adrian Adonis via DQ… Tito Santana pinned Bob Orton Jr…. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Jake Roberts pinned Scott McGhee… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 5,000: TV taping: Tony Garea pinned Mr. X… Moondog Spot pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Don Muraco pinned Danny Spivey… Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Pedro Morales & Davey Boy Smith… King Tonga pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Lanny Poffo pinned Psycho Capone… Ted Arcidi fought Big John Studd to a double count-out… Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Ricky Steamboat & Junkyard Dog & the Haiti Kid.

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04-28-1986: AWA & Jim Crockett Promotions presents Rage in the Cage in East Rutherford, NJ: The Meadowlands drawing 5,000: Col. DeBeers beat Davey Gee… Mike Rotunda pinned Doug Somers… Bruiser Brody pinned Steve O… NWA US champion Magnum TA beat Baron Von Raschke… AWA World tag team champions Scott Hall & Curt Hennig beat Konga the Barbarian & Boris Zhukov… Nick Bockwinkel beat Larry Zbyszko in a Texas death match… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard beat Ronnie Garvin via DQ… AWA World champion Stan Hansen defeated Leon White… Dusty Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson in a steel cage match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tim Horner defeated Tom Pritchard to win the U.S. Junior title. Also, NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated The Bullet (Bob Armstrong).

04-29-1986: WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 6,500: George Wells defeated Matt Borne… King Tonga defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Adrian Adonis fought George Steele to a double count-out… Hercules defeated Guy Lambert… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated B. Brian Blair & Davey Boy Smith… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Don Muraco.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine featuring The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) on the cover.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine featuring The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) on the cover.

May 1986 Wrestling Eye Magazine featuring Brutus Beefcake on the cover

May 1986 Wrestling Eye Magazine featuring Brutus Beefcake on the cover

05-01-1986: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 6: in Providence, RI at the Civic Center: Shown 05-03-1986 on NBC (9.3 rating): Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog beat Terry & Dory Funk… King Kong Bundy pinned Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier)… Adrian Adonis beat Paul Orndorff via DQ… Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat didn't wrestle due to Roberts attacking Steamboat before the bell… WWF World tag team champions The British Bulldogs beat Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff in three falls.

WWF: Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Palace: Attendance: 8,651: King Tonga defeated Alexis Smirnoff… Bret Hart defeated George Wells… Hercules defeated Sivi Afi… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Gatorwolf… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake via DQ… Don Muraco defeated George Steele… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 10,200: Kantaro Hoshino battled El Canek to a double count out… Antonio Inoki & Umanosuke Ueda beat Andre the Giant & Ichimasa Wakamatsu… Nobuhiko Takada & Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido & Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Akira Maeda beat Keiichi Yamada & Seiji Sakaguchi & Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami in a series elimination match.

05-03-1986: UWF in Springfield, MO with an attendance of 7,500: Brett Sawyer defeated Gustavo Mendoza… Tracy Smothers defeated Bladerunner Sting… Steve Williams defeated Bladerunner Rock (Ultimate Warrior)… Buzz Sawyer defeated David Peterson… Koko Ware defeated Eddie Gilbert by DQ… Jack Victory defeated Terry Taylor… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Hacksaw Duggan defeated Korstia Korchenko by DQ… Terry Taylor won a Bunkhouse Brawl.

WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 5,000: Jim Brunzell defeated Ron Shaw… King Tonga fought Big John Studd to a double count-out… Bret Hart defeated B. Brian Blair… Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Junkyard Dog & George Steele & the Haiti Kid… Adrian Adonis defeated Hillbilly Jim… Scott McGhee defeated Moondog Spot… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,549: Nelson Royal defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle… Nikita Koloff defeated Italian Stallion… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson defeated Nighthawk… Robert Gibson fought NWA National champion Tully Blanchard to a draw… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA… Ricky Morton fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a draw.

05-04-1986: World Class Championship Wrestling: 3rd Annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions: in Irving, TX: Texas Stadium drawing 24,121: Sunshine pinned Missy Hyatt in a mudpit match… The Great Kabuki pinned Mark Youngblood… The Great Kabuki pinned Jerry Allen… Steve Simpson pinned The Great Kabuki… WCCW Texas champion Brian Adias pinned Steve Regal… Chris Adams & Brickhouse Brown beat John Tatum & The Grappler (Len Denton)… The Missing Link & Iceman King Parsons beat One Man Gang & Skandor Akbar… Bruiser Brody pinned Terry Gordy in a barbed wire match… WCCW World champion Rick Rude beat Bruiser Brody via DQ… Steve Simpson & Kerry & Lance Von Erich beat The Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) in a lumberjacks with straps elimination match to win the WCCW Six Man tag team titles.

WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 13,500: Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot… Tony Atlas fought Hercules to a draw… Jake Roberts defeated King Tonga… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik… George Steele defeated Don Muraco via DQ… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) via disqualification.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 15,000: TV taping: Tiger Chung Lee pinned Don Kolov… Scott McGhee pinned Johnny K9… Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart via DQ… B. Brian Blair pinned Jim Neidhart… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana in a No DQ match… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Lanny Poffo & George Wells… Harley Race pinned SD Jones… Adrian Adonis pinned Danny Spivey… Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via DQ.

05-05-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Mr. Wrestling II (Johnny Walker) in a loser leaves town match. El Fuego (Jody Hamilton) debuts on the same show. El Fuego is just his Flame character under the Spanish name.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Bill Dundee beat Billy Joe Travis to win the CWA International title.

05-10-1986: FA Cup Final Day Wrestling Special 1986 in Heanor, UK: Shown on ITV: Big Daddy & Danny Collins beat Fit Finlay & Scrubber Daly.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 14,197: Danny Spivey pinned Moondog Spot… B. Brian Blair pinned Paul Christy… Jim Brunzell pinned Tiger Chung Lee… King Tonga fought Hercules to a double count-out… Greg Valentine pinned Davey Boy Smith… SD Jones pinned Ron Shaw… Dynamite Kid pinned Brutus Beefcake… Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ… Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Don Muraco.

05-12-1986: In Birmingham, AL: Tom Prichard & Jerry Stubbs defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner. Per match stipulations, Stubbs won the Continental title.

05-16-1986: WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 5,000: B. Brian Blair defeated Bret Hart… Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo… Dan Spivey defeated Paul Christy… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Ted Arcidi… George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Jake Roberts defeated Ricky Steamboat… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana.

WWF: Vancouver, British Columbia: PNE Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: Scott McGhee fought Ben Bassarab to a draw… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Moose Morowski… George Wells pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… King Tonga pinned Moondog Rex… Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Spot… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via DQ… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine).

05-19-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake… Tito Santana battled WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage to a no contest with Bruno Sammartino as special referee… Ricky Steamboat battled Jake Roberts to a no contest… King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Atlas… Bret Hart defeated S.D. Jones… Jim Neidhart battled Jim Brunzell to a draw… Hercules defeated Siva Afi… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Corporal Kirchner… Dan Spivey defeated Paul Christy… Lanny Poffo defeated Tiger Chung Lee.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair via DQ.

05-20-1986: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 5,000: George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik… Bob Orton Jr. defeated SD Jones… Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Rex… George Wells defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification… Adrian Adonis defeated Paul Roma… Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco to a double count-out… The Junkyard Dog & King Tonga & the Haiti Kid defeated Jimmy Hart & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr.

05-23-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 11,382: Scott McGhee fought Rene Goulet to a draw… Dan Spivey pinned Paul Christy… Hercules pinned Lanny Poffo… Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Big John Studd pinned Tony Atlas… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification.

05-24-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 14,035: TV taping: David Sammartino pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tony Garea… Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo… Bret Hart pinned Sivi Afi… King Kong Bundy pinned Tony Atlas… Hercules pinned Scott McGhee… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Pedro Morales & Davey Boy Smith & Dan Spivey defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V (Valiant)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via count-out.

05-25-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: Terry Taylor defeated Buzz Sawyer to win the UWF TV title.

WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Bret Hart pinned George Wells… David Sammartino pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Tony Atlas defeated Jim Neidhart via count-out… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) pinned Scott McGhee… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji via disqualification in a handicap match… Greg Valentine pinned Sivi Afi… Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy defeated Danny Spivey & Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Brutus Beefcake pinned Davey Boy Smith… Junkyard Dog pinned Dory Funk Jr.

05-26-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong defeated Tom Prichard & Jerry Stubbs. Per match stipulations, Horner wins the U.S. Junior Championship.

05-27-1986: UWF in Jackson, MS attendance 6,500: Hacksaw Duggan defeated Kamala by DQ… The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) defeated Ted DiBiase & Terry Taylor… Chavo Guerrero battled Buzz Sawyer to a draw… Koko Ware & Steve Williams battled The Bladerunners (Rock & Sting) to a draw… Rick Steiner defeated Brett Sawyer… Jack Victory defeated Perry Jackson.

05-30-1986: UWF in Houston, TX at the Sam Houston Coliseum. Tournament for the UWF World title: Round 1: Terry Gordy defeated Koko Ware… Hacksaw Duggan defeated Buddy Roberts… Ted DiBiase defeated Bladerunner Rock (Ultimate Warrior)… Michael Hayes battled Terry Taylor to a draw… Steve Williams defeated Rick Steiner… Kamala defeated Bladerunner Sting… Buzz Sawyer battled Chavo Guerrero to a draw… Jack Victory defeated Brett Sawyer… Round 2: Terry Gordy defeated Ted DiBiase… Kamala defeated Jack Victory… Round 3: Terry Gordy defeated Steve Williams… Hacksaw Duggan defeated Kamala… Finals: Terry Gordy defeated Hacksaw Duggan to become the first UWF World champion… In an additional match: The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) in a Barbed Wire Cage match.

05-31-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) defeated Jose Luis Rivera… George Wells defeated Terry Gibbs… Hercules defeated SD Jones… King Kong Bundy defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner… George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik… The Junkyard Dog defeated Dory Funk Jr…. WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 6,782: TV taping: David Sammartino pinned Les Thornton… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo… Adrian Adonis pinned Sivi Afi… Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via count-out… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana in a No DQ match… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification.

06-01-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 12,500: TV taping: Tony Parisi pinned Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Frank Marconi… King Kong Bundy pinned Tony Atlas… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hercules & Terry Gibbs… Adrian Adonis pinned George Steele… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 13,000: Moondog Spot defeated SD Jones… Lanny Poffo defeated Moondog Rex… Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out in a handicap match… The Iron Sheik defeated Danny Spivey… Cpl. Kirchner fought Nikolai Volkoff to a no contest… Junkyard Dog & the Haiti Kid & Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Hart… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,921: Ron Garvin defeated Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Jimmy Garvin defeated Hector Guerrero… Manny Fernandez defeated Teijo Khan… Nikita Koloff defeated Todd Champion… Jimmy Valiant pinned Shaska (Pez) Whatley… Wahoo McDaniel fought NWA TV champion Arn Anderson to a draw… Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… The James Boys (Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA) defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title lights out bunkhouse match.

06-02-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Buddy Landel beat Bill Dundee in a barbed wire match to win the Southern title. However, the title was immediately held-up.

06-06-1986: WWF: Kansas City, MO: Kemper Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Hulk Hogan was a no-show due to travel complications. He was scheduled to face King Kong Bundy… Jose Luis Rivera fought Paul Christy to a draw… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Danny Spivey & George Wells… Lanny Poffo pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana via disqualification… Tito Santana won a battle royal.

06-08-1986: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 5,000: NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Black Bart defeated Rocky Kernodle… The Barbarian defeated Hector Guerrero… Jimmy Garvin defeated Don Kernodle… Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Von Raschke… Ron Garvin defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification… Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA TV champion Arn Anderson via DQ… Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Texas Tornado Match… Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title bunkhouse match.

06-09-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tommy Rich & Steve Armstrong defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden to win the Southeastern tag team titles.

06-12-1986: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 11,200: Mitsuo Momota pinned Kensuke Sasaki… Shinichi Nakano pinned Yoshinari Ogawa… Motoshi Okuma & Great Kojika beat Shinji Sasazaki & Nobuo Honaga… Kuniaki Kobayashi & Animal Hamaguchi beat Haru Sonada & Samson Fuyuki… Goro Tsurumi & Ashura Hara beat Masanobu Kurisu & Isamu Teranishi… Harley Race & Mil Mascaras & Shunji Takano beat Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Mighty Inoue & Rocky Hata… Hiro Saito pinned Masanobu Fuchi… Jumbo Tsuruta beat Tiger Jeet Singh via DQ… Giant Baba pinned Rusher Kimura… United National champion Genichiro Tenryu pinned Super Strong Machine… NWA International tag team champions Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Road Warriors via DQ.

06-13-1986: In Houston, TX at the Sam Houston Coliseum: UWF World champion Terry Gordy defeated Terry Taylor… AWA World heavyweight champion Stan Hansen battled Nick Bockwinkel to a no contest.

06-14-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 13,000: Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis defeated Bruno Sammartino & Tito Santana by count out… Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy by DQ… Pedro Morales defeated Iron Sheik by DQ… Harley Race defeated Lanny Poffo… Nikolai Volkoff defeated George Steele by DQ… Big John Studd battled King Tonga (Haku) to a double count out… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated The Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… Hoss (Dory, Jr.) Funk defeated George Wells… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) defeated Tony Garea.

UWF at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA: Attendance: 11,000 (Other reports have it at 7,200): One Man Gang defeated Brett Sawyer… Robert Gibson defeated Baron Von Raschke… Koko Ware battled Jack Victory to a double DQ… The Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) defeated The Bladerunners (Rock & Sting)… Missing Link defeated Kamala by DQ… UWF TV champion Terry Taylor defeated Buzz Sawyer… UWF tag team champions The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) in a New Zealand Bootcamp match… Ted DiBiase defeated Michael Hayes by DQ… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton… Dusty Rhodes & Bill Watts & Steve Williams defeated Korstia Korchenko & Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff in a street fight.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,500: Sam Houston pinned Teijo Khan… Jimmy Garvin pinned Italian Stallion… The Barbarian defeated Todd Champion… NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Black Bart pinned Hector Guerrero… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a time-limit draw after the 20-minute mark… NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Ron Garvin via DQ… Magnum TA pinned NWA National champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title barbed wire match.

06-15-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 9,000: Tony Parisi pinned Johnny K-9… Brickhouse Brown pinned Steve Lombardi… Danny Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated Les Thornton & Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF Women's champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Harley Race pinned Lanny Poffo… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via disqualification… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart).

06-16-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium, NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated The Bullet (Bob Armstrong).

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Dutch Mantel beat Rip Rogers to win the Mid-America title. Buddy Landel beat Flame (Don Bass) to win the vacant Southern title.

06-17-1986: WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 23,000. Attendance record: Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated the Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Don Muraco fought Paul Orndorff to a double disqualification… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Hercules defeated SD Jones… Jake Roberts fought Ricky Steamboat to a double disqualification… King Kong Bundy defeated George Wells… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd.

06-18-1986: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: SD Jones fought Tiger Chung Lee to a time-limit draw… Big John Studd pinned George Wells… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification… Pedro Morales defeated Hercules via disqualification… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match.

06-19-1986: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,080: Shinya Hashimoto pinned Masaharu Funaki… Black Cat & Tatsutoshi Goto beat Masa Chono & Keiichi Yamada… Kantaro Hoshino pinned Tony St. Clair… The Cobra (George Takano) & Shiro Koshinaka battled Kazuo Yamazaki & Nobuhiko Takada to a double count out… Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Klaus Wallas via submission… Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido beat Jimmy Snuka & Samu… Umanosuke Ueda & Kengo Kimura & Seiji Sakaguchi beat The Cuban Assassin & The Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) & Andre the Giant via DQ… Antonio Inoki pinned Dick Murdoch to win the 1986 IWGP Tournament.

WWF: Fresno, CA: Selland Arena: Attendance: 9,000: Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… SD Jones defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules via disqualification… Jake Roberts defeated George Wells… Tito Santana pinned Big John Studd… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated the Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via count-out… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy.

06-20-1986: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 12,000: SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Don Muraco defeated George Wells… Jake Roberts pinned Pedro Morales… Ricky Steamboat defeated Big John Studd via DQ…Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Paul Orndorff pinned Hercules… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: NWA Mid-Atlantic champion Black Bart pinned Todd Champion… The Warlord pinned Italian Stallion… Ole Anderson pinned Hector Guerrero… NWA TV champion Arn Anderson defeated Ron Garvin in a taped fist match… Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff in a Texas Death Match… Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard defeated Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a Texas Tornado match… Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a non-title bunkhouse match.

06-21-1986: WWF: San Diego, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 14,000: SD Jones defeated Hercules via disqualification… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated the Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Jake Roberts fought Ricky Steamboat to a double disqualification… Don Muraco defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd.

06-22-1986: WWF: Tucson, AZ: Community Center: Attendance: 5,883: SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot… Mike Rotundo defeated Moondog Rex… Jake Roberts defeated Danny Spivey… Ricky Steamboat defeated Mr. Fuji… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via disqualification… Danny Spivey won a $30,000 14-man battle royal.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 12,301: Jim Neidhart defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Tony Atlas & Sivi Afi… Harley Race fought King Tonga to a double disqualification… King Kong Bundy defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Adrian Adonis defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification… Junkyard Dog defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a Dog Collar match… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,054: Hector Guerrero fought Steve Regal to a draw… The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston… Baron Von Raschke & Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle & Ron Garvin & Denny Brown… Robert Gibson fought NWA TV champion Arn Anderson to a 20-minute time-limit draw… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard defeated Wahoo McDaniel… Ricky Morton fought NWA World champion Ric Flair to a double count-out… Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated NWA World tag team champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a lumberjack match

06-23-1986: Three title changes take place in Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Adrian Street defeated Wendell Cooley for the Southeastern heavyweight title; Brad Armstrong defeated Jerry Stubbs for the Continental heavyweight title; and Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller defeated Tommy Rich & Steve Armstrong for the Southeastern tag team titles.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Giant Hillbilly & Jerry Lawler beat the MOD Squad (Spike & Basher) to win the Southern tag team title.

06-27-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 14,348: TV taping: King Tonga pinned Pete Doherty… Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey defeated Les Thornton & Tiger Chung Lee… Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Spot… Harley Race pinned Tony Atlas… King Kong Bundy defeated the Junkyard Dog via disqualification… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Moondog Rex… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage… Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via referee's decision.

AWA: Salt Lake City, UT” Salt Palace: Attendance: 11,557: Candi Devine defeated Sherri Martel… Col. DeBeers defeated Brad Rheingans… Greg Gagne & Jimmy Snuka defeated Boris Zhukov & Nord the Barbarian… Ali Kahn (Tom Lintz) defeated Jerry Blackwell… Larry Zbyszko fought Scott LeDoux to a no contest… Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated AWA World tag team champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers via disqualification… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig… AWA World champion Stan Hansen defeated Nick Bockwinkel.

06-28-1986: AWA in Oakland, CA: Battle By the Bay: Convention Center drawing 1,500: Shown live on ESPN: Earthquake Ferris beat Ali Khan… Sherri Martel pinned Candi Divine to win the AWA Women's Title… Jimmy Snuka pinned Jay York… Nord the Barbarian pinned Nick Bockwinkel… Jerry Blackwell beat AWA World champion Stan Hansen via DQ… The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) & Curt Hennig beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers & Alexis Smirnoff… In a dark match: Col. DeBeers pinned Brad Rheingans… In a dark match: Larry Zbyszko battled Scott LeDoux to a double count out in a boxing match.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 17,109: TV taping: Brickhouse Brown pinned Moondog Rex… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated Hercules & Tiger Chung… Adrian Adonis pinned Tito Santana… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Moondog Spot… Junkyard Dog defeated Don Muraco… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification… Harley Race pinned George Wells… King Tonga pinned Les Thornton… Paul Orndorff defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

06-29-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance just below 10,000: George Wells defeated Paul Christy… King Tonga defeated Steve Lombardi… George Steele defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)… Don Muraco defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a bootcamp match… The Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

Nick Bockwinkel is awarded the AWA World heavyweight title in Denver, CO after champion Stan Hansen refuses to wrestle and leaves the building. He takes the actual AWA title belt with him (the large belt commonly referred to as the ‘inmate belt’. Hansen will ultimately return the belt to the AWA after destroying it by running over it with a pick up truck.)

Stan Hansen with the AWA Inmate belt

Stan Hansen with the AWA Inmate belt

06-30-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Jeff Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto beat Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato to win the CWA International tag team title.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - July 1986 - Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) on the cover.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - July 1986 - Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) on the cover.

07-01-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Card in Philadelphia, PA: Veterans Stadium drawing 10,900: The Barbarian pinned Denny Brown… Black Bart pinned Todd Champion… Manny Fernandez pinned Shaska (Pez) Whatley in a bunkhouse match… Wahoo McDaniel beat Jimmy Garvin in an Indian death match… Ronnie Garvin defeated Tully Blanchard in a taped fist match… Jimmy Valiant pinned Baron Von Raschke in a pole match… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) & Baby Doll beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) & Jim Cornette… Nikita Koloff pinned Magnum TA. This was the first match of the best of seven series for the U.S. title… NWA World champion Ric Flair beat Road Warrior Hawk via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Animal beat Ole & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match.

07-03-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Card in Washington, DC: RFK Stadium drawing 6,300: Baron Von Raschke pinned The Italian Stallion… Jimmy Garvin pinned Todd Champion… Don Kernodle pinned Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton)… Ole Anderson pinned Hector Guerrero… Wahoo McDaniel beat Arn Anderson in an Indian strap match… Manny Fernandez & Jimmy Valiant beat The Barbarian & Shaska (Pez) Whatley… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ronnie Garvin in a taped fist match… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a steel cage match… Baby Doll pinned Jim Cornette… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Dusty Rhodes… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Magnum TA beat Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) & Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

WWF: Portland, OR: Memorial Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Sivi Afi fought Rene Goulet to a draw… Lanny Poffo pinned George Wells… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Big John Studd pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Adrian Adonis defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Billy Jack Haynes pinned Hercules… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy

07-04-1986: World Class Championship Wrestling: Independence Day Star Wars: in Dallas, TX: Reunion Arena drawing 11,500: Mark Youngblood pinned Jerry Allen… The Grapplers (Len Denton & Tony Anthony) beat Brad & Bart Batten… Buzz Sawyer pinned Brian Adias to win the WCCW Texas title… Abdullah the Butcher pinned The Great Kabuki to win the WCCW Brass Knux title… Sunshine beat The Raven… Steve Simpson pinned Killer Tim Brooks… Bruiser Brody battled Abdullah the Butcher to a double DQ… Chris Adams pinned Rick Rude to win the WCCW World title… WCCW Six Man tag team champions Kevin & Mike & Lance Von Erich beat Butch Reed & Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne.

Jim Crockett Promotions runs a Great American Bash tour show at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN but only draws 1,900 people. NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff to retain the title.

WWF & Stampede: Calgary, Alberta: Saddledome: Attendance 15,000+: Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… Keith Hart defeated the Great Gama… Stampede International tag team champions Duke Myers & Kerry Brown defeated Owen Hart & Ben Bassarab… Stampede North American champion Honky Tonk Wayne (Farris) defeated Dan Kroffat via disqualification… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Rene Goulet… Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Adrian Adonis defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Big John Studd pinned Tito Santana… Bret Hart defeated Sivi Afi… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification.

07-05-1986: WWF: Vancouver, British Columbia: BC Place: Attendance: 16,000+: WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd.

Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Card in Charlotte, NC: Memorial Stadium drawing 23,000: NWA World Junior Heavyweight champion Denny Brown drew Steve Regal… Robert Gibson pinned Black Bart… Ole & Arn Anderson beat Sam Houston & Nelson Royal… Manny Fernandez pinned Baron Von Raschke in a bunkhouse match… Wahoo McDaniel beat Jimmy Garvin in an Indian strap match… Ronnie Garvin beat Tully Blanchard in a taped fist match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a Russian chain match… Jimmy Valiant pinned Shaska Whatley in a hair vs. hair match… Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA & Baby Doll beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) & Jim Cornette in a steel cage match… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Ricky Morton in a steel cage match.

Showtime aired WWF WrestleMania II in its entirety from 9 p.m. to midnight EST.

07-09-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions runs a Great American Bash tour show in Cincinnati, OH only drawing 3,900. NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair defeated Road Warrior Animal by DQ.

WWF: Davenport, IA: Palmer Auditorium: Attendance: 5,100: Iron Mike Sharpe fought Sivi Afi to a draw… Brickhouse Brown defeated T. Terry Hart… Ted Arcidi defeated the Iron Sheik… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Lanny Poffo & George Wells… Jake Roberts fought Ricky Steamboat to a no contest.

07-10-1986: WWF debut in Hawaii. WWF: Honolulu, HI: Blaisdell Center: Attendance: 5,000: Jose Luis Rivera defeated Jim Young… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Paul Roma & SD Jones… Tony Atlas defeated Terry Gibbs… WWF Women's champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff… Bob Orton Jr. defeated George Steele via disqualification.

07-11-1986: WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 17,000: Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Paul Christy… Brickhouse Brown defeated Tiger Chung Lee… George Wells defeated Steve Lombardi… Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Harley Race pinned Lanny Poffo… The Iron Sheik defeated the Junkyard Dog via count-out… Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Don Muraco.

WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 6,000: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tony Garea… Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Rex… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Moondog Spot… Dynamite Kid pinned Brutus Beefcake… Davey Boy Smith fought Greg Valentine to a draw… King Tonga fought Big John Studd to a double count-out… Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification… Bruno Sammartino & Tito Santana defeated Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis.

07-12-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,000: Bruno Sammartino & Tito Santana defeated Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis in a steel cage match… Jimmy Hart won a 22-Man battle royal… Pedro Morales defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated King Tonga (Haku) & Siva Afi… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Brutus Beefcake by DQ… WWF World tag team champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Moondogs (Spot & Rex)… Harley Race defeated Tony Garea… Greg Valentine battled Junkyard Dog to a double count out… Tony Atlas defeated Lanny Poffo.

Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Card in Jacksonville, FL: Gator Bowl drawing 10,000: Ronnie Garvin beat Tully Blanchard… Thunderfoot (Joel Deaton) beat Ricky Santana… Jimmy Garvin beat The Italian Stallion… Ole Anderson beat Hector Guerrero… Magnum TA beat Arn Anderson… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey). Jim Cornette was locked in a cage during the match… Baby Doll beat Jim Cornette… Dusty Rhodes beat NWA World champion Ric Flair via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Wahoo McDaniel beat Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) & Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match.

07-14-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato beat Jeff Jarrett & Pat Tanaka to win the held-up CWA International tag team title. Jerry Lawler pinned Bill Dundee in a no DQ loser leaves town match to win the CWA International title.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Jerry Stubbs defeated Brad Armstrong for the Continental title.

07-14-1986: WWF: King of the Ring Tournament: Foxboro, MA: Sullivan Stadium: Attendance: 12,000: King of the Ring Opening Round: Don Muraco fought Roddy Piper to a draw… King of the Ring Opening Round: Harley Race defeated George Steele via disqualification… King of the Ring Opening Round: Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Iron Sheik… King of the Ring Opening Round: Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dan Spivey… King of the Ring Opening Round: The Junkyard Dog defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… King of the Ring Opening Round: Pedro Morales pinned Rudy Diamond… Quarter Finals: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X… Quarter Finals: Nikolai Volkoff defeated the Junkyard Dog… Quarter Finals: Pedro Morales pinned Mike Rotundo… Semi Finals: Harley Race defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out… Semi Finals: Pedro Morales pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Non-tournament match: Bruno Sammartino defeated the Designated Hitman… Finals: Harley Race pinned Pedro Morales… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) in a steel cage match.

07-17-1986: WWF: Hershey, PA: Hersheypark Arena: Attendance: 5,500: SD Jones defeated Les Thornton… Lanny Poffo defeated Moondog Rex… Tony Atlas defeated Moondog Spot… The Haiti Kid defeated Butch Cassidy… Bob Orton Jr. defeated George Steele… Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco to a draw… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) in a steel cage match.

07-18-1986: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 8,000: Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… George Wells defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Dory Funk Jr. defeated SD Jones… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey… Tito Santana defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification… The Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Jake Roberts pinned Ricky Steamboat.

WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 8,500: Bret Hart defeated Scott McGhee… Harley Race defeated Lanny Poffo… Pedro Morales defeated Jim Neidhart… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification… Don Muraco defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Bob Orton Jr. defeated George Steele via disqualification… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine in a steel cage match.

07-19-1986: WWF  in Pontiac, MI at the Silverdome drawing 5,000: This was the first WWF show at the Silverdome: Scott McGhee beat Moondog Rex… George Steele beat Tiger Chung Lee… Harley Race beat Lanny Poffo… WWF World tag team champions The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) beat The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Billy Jack Haynes beat Bob Orton, Jr. via DQ… WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan beat Don Muraco.

WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr… SD Jones pinned the Demon (Steve Pardee)… George Wells pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a bootcamp match… Tito Santana pinned the Iron Sheik with a small package… Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

07-20-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Fairgrounds Pavilion: Eddie Gilbert & Sting defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the UWF tag team titles.

WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 9,700: Owen Hart defeated Moose Morowski… SD Jones defeated the Super Spoiler… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Bret Hart… Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr.. Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts… Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Steve Pardee… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff… Tito Santana defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification.

07-21-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Dutch Mantel in a loser leaves town match.

07-26-1986: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 9,000: TV taping: Hercules pinned Lanny Poffo… Tito Santana fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw… Harley Race pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr… Junkyard Dog pinned Don Muraco in a dog collar match… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via DQ… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis.

WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Sivi Afi defeated Rene Goulet… Jeanne Kirkland defeated Judy Martin… King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Little Coco defeated Little Tokyo… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Bobby Heenan & King Kong Bundy… Ricky Steamboat won a battle royal.

Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair for the NWA World heavyweight title in Greensboro, NC at a Great American Bash card. Greensboro Coliseum drawing 15,000: Steve Regal pinned Sam Houston… Black Bart & Konga the Barbarian beat Denny Brown & Italian Stallion… Manny Fernandez pinned Baron Von Raschke in a loaded glove on a pole match… Wahoo McDaniel beat Jimmy Garvin in an Indian strap match… Tully Blanchard defeated Ronnie Garvin in a taped fist match… Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) drew Ole & Arn Anderson… Paul Jones pinned Jimmy Valiant in a hair vs hair match… Magnum TA pinned Nikita Koloff… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Baby Doll beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) & Jim Cornette in a steel cage match… Dusty Rhodes pinned Ric Flair in a steel cage match to win the NWA World heavyweight title.

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07-27-1986: In Dallas, TX at Reunion Arena: Attendance: 7,500: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Bill Watts defeated The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) by DQ… NWA World heavyweight champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair… Hacksaw Duggan defeated Kamala by DQ… Missing Link won a battle royal… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated John Tatum & Jack Victory… Magnum TA defeated Baron Von Raschke… Terry Taylor defeated Eddie Gilbert… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) battled Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) to a draw… Chavo Guerrero defeated Rick Steiner… One Man Gang defeated Jeff Gaylord… Sting defeated Brett Sawyer.

07-28-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Bam Bam Bigelow won a battle royal to win the vacant Southern title.

07-31-1986: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: July 31, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan
Budokan Hall drawing 11,100: Mighty Inoue & Masanobu Fuchi beat Masanobu Kurisu & Isamu Teranishi… Ted DiBiase & Pete Roberts & The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) beat Animal Hamaguchi & Kuniaki Kobayashi & Nobuo Honaga… Super Strong Machine & Shunji Takano beat Samson Fuyuki & Haru Sonada… Rusher Kimura & Ashura Hara & Goro Tsurumi beat Giant Baba & Motoshi Okuma & Takashi Ishikawa… Hiro Saito beat Brad Armstrong to become the first PWF Junior Heavyweight champion… Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) beat The Great Kabuki… United National champion Genichiro Tenryu battled Yoshiaki Yatsu to a no contest… Riki Choshu beat Killer Khan in a death match… AWA World champion Stan Hansen beat Jumbo Tsuruta to win the NWA International title.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - August 1986 - Randy Savage featured on the cover.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - August 1986 - Randy Savage featured on the cover.

08-01-1986: In Calgary, Canada: Gama Singh defeated Johnny Smith in the finals of a tournament to win the British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title.

WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 12,000: Hercules defeated Brickhouse Brown… Harley Race pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… King Tonga fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Randy Savage & Jake Roberts defeated Junkyard Dog & George Steele via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis.

08-02-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Card: in Atlanta, GA: Fulton County Stadium drawing 12,000: Steve Regal beat Denny Brown to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight title… Don Kernodle beat The Barbarian… Baron Von Raschke & Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev beat Manny Fernandez & Todd Champion & Sam Houston… Jimmy Valiant beat Shaska Whatley… Wahoo McDaniel beat Jimmy Garvin… Magnum TA beat Nikita Koloff… NWA National champion Tully Blanchard beat Ronnie Garvin in a brass knuckles match… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Ole & Arn Anderson… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Baby Doll beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) & Jim Cornette… NWA World heavyweight champion Dusty Rhodes beat Ric Flair.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 6,500: Brickhouse Brown defeated Steve Lombardi… Harley Race pinned B. Brian Blair… Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik in a dog collar match… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Paul Christy… Jim Brunzell pinned Nikolai Volkoff… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via disqualification… Adrian Adonis defeated Tito Santana via count-out… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey.

08-03-1986: WWF: Milwaukee, WI: State Fairgrounds: Attendance: 8,450: Cpl. Kirchner defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Jake Roberts defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Tito Santana defeated Bob Orton Jr. by disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Hercules.

08-04-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Adrian Street defeated Wendell Cooley for the Southeastern heavyweight title.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 10,101: Jose Luis Rivera defeated Steve Lombardi… Hercules defeated Brickhouse Brown… Tito Santana defeated Bob Orton Jr… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Tiger Chung Lee… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Sivi Afi & King Tonga… Harley Race defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Jake Roberts defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis in a lumberjack match.

08-05-1986: Pro wrestler Tony Marino is indicted by the U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia for trafficking 600 pounds of marijuana.

New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 9,550: Bad News Allen beat Umanosuke Ueda via DQ… Seiji Sakaguchi & George Takano beat Hacksaw Higgins & Alexis Smirnoff… Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Pogo beat Kantaro Hoshino & Shunji Kosugi… IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion Nobuhiko Takada pinned Shiro Koshinaka… Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura to win the IWGP tag team titles... Antonio Inoki pinned Steve Williams.

08-06-1986: WWF: Miami, FL: Knight Center: Attendance: 5,342: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Les Thornton… Joe Mirto defeated Jim Young… Dick Slater defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) via count-out… Hercules defeated Pedro Morales… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. fought Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage.

08-08-1986: WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Terry Gibbs… Dick Slater defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts… Hercules defeated Brickhouse Brown… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan… Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr. fought the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff to a double DQ… The Haiti Kid defeated Butch Cassidy… Pedro Morales defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

08-09-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 10,400: TV taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Mr. X … Dick Slater pinned Pete Doherty… Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Tony Atlas fought Ted Arcidi to a double count-out… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts… Tito Santana fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw… Cowboy Lang pinned Lord Littlebrook… WWF champion Hulk Hogan & George Steele defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage & Adrian Adonis.

Ric Flair regains the NWA World heavyweight title from Dusty Rhodes in Kansas City, MO.

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08-11-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Brad & Steve Armstrong defeated Jerry Stubbs & Tom Prichard. Per match stipulations Tom Prichard had to leave town. (Pritchard will return under a mask as Dr. Ben Casey and when he is ultimately unmasked he retains the “Doctor” nickname.)

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Tracy Smothers pinned MOD Squad Basher to win the vacant Mid-America title.

08-12-1986: WWF: Sacramento, CA: Arco Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Brickhouse Brown defeated the Blue Demon… Sivi Afi defeated Moondog Spot… King Tonga defeated Moondog Rex… Hercules defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Johnny V (Valiant)… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Bob Orton Jr… Tito Santana fought Adrian Adonis to a draw… Super Machine (Bill Eadie) defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification… Giant Machine (Andre the Giant) defeated Big John Studd via count-out.

08-13-1986: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 5,500: Brickhouse Brown pinned the Demon (Steve Pardee)… Tito Santana fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw… Adrian Adonis pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Giant & Super Machine (Andre the Giant & Bill Eadie) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via DQ… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated King Tonga & Sivi Afi.

08-15-1986: WWF: Rochester, NY: War Memorial: Attendance: 9,000: Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… SD Jones defeated Les Thornton… Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… Ricky Steamboat defeated Mr. Fuji in a Kung Fu match… WWF Women's champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… The Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik.

08-16-1986: WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 6,500: Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jose Luis Rivera… SD Jones defeated Les Thornton… Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook… The Iron Sheik defeated Lanny Poffo… WWF Women's champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Paul Orndorff defeated the Junkyard Dog… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via disqualification… Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts in a Snake Pit match.

08-17-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: UWF tag team champions Eddie Gilbert & Sting defeated The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton), however, after the match, referee Tommy Gilbert held up the titles.

WWF: Minneapolis, MN: Met Center: Attendance: 11,500: Cpl. Kirchner defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Hercules defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) fought Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey to a draw… The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) via disqualification… Paul Orndorff defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification.

08-18-1986: WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 23,000: Harley Race defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… King Tonga & Sivi Afi defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Rene Goulet… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr… Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis… Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a draw… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Don Muraco.

08-20-1986: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Jim Brunzell fought Brutus Beefcake to a draw… Hercules pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Greg Valentine fought B. Brian Blair to a draw… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. Cpl. Kirchner was the guest referee for the match… Paul Orndorff pinned Tito Santana… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) via disqualification.

08-21-1986: WWF: Ottawa, Ontario: Landsdowne Park: Attendance: 10,000: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr… Little Coco defeated Little Tokyo… Rene Goulet defeated George Steele via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage.

08-25-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 22,092: King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Giant Machine (Andre the Giant) & Super Machine (Bill Eadie) by DQ… Pedro Morales defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage by count out… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo… WWF World tag team champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hoss (Dory, Jr.) Funk & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Atlas… Paul Orndorff defeated Corporal Kirchner… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Hercules by count out… Jake Roberts defeated Siva Afi… Nick Kiniski defeated Les Thornton.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Prichard defeated Johnny Rich in a loser leaves town match.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Jeff Jarrett & Pat Tanaka beat Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato to win the International tag team titles.

08-28-1986: WWF The Big Event: in Toronto, ON at CNE Stadium drawing 64,100: Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) beat Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Dory Funk, Jr… Don Muraco battled Haku to a draw… Ted Arcidi beat Tony Garea… Junkyard Dog beat Adrian Adonis via countout… Dick Slater pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan beat Lou Albano & Big Machine (Blackjack Mulligan) & Super Machine (Bill Eadie) via DQ… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts in a snake pit match… Billy Jack Haynes pinned Hercules… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau beat Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake… Harley Race pinned Pedro Morales… WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan beat Paul Orndorff via DQ.

08-31-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: Eddie Gilbert & Sting defeated The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the held up UWF tag team titles.

09-01-1986: Florida Battle of the Belts 3: in Daytona Beach, FL: Ocean Center drawing 8,000: Jimmy Backlund pinned Bob Cook… Tyree Pride pinned Cuban Assassin (Fidel Sierra)… U.S. tag team champions The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane) beat The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… White Ninja (Keiji Muto) pinned Tim Horner to win the U.S. Junior heavyweight title. The belt was later returned to Tim Horner due to outside interference… AWA World heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Kendo Nagasaki via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) battled Ed Gantner & Kareem Muhammad to a double DQ… Kendall Windham beat Bahamas champion Chris Champion via DQ… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair battled Lex Luger to a draw in three falls… Barry Windham pinned Ron Bass to win the Florida title.

World Class Championship Wrestling: Labor Day Star Wars: in Fort Worth, TX: Convention Center drawing 5,000: Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin beat Brad & Bart Batten… Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Kevin & Mike Von Erich… Chris & Mark Youngblood beat Rick Rude & Jos LeDuc via DQ… Dingo Warrior (Jim Hellwig AKA: Ultimate Warrior) & Socko beat Killer Tim Brooks & The Grappler (Len Denton)… Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin… Chris & Mark Youngblood beat Jerry & Ted Oates… Dingo Warrior & Socko beat Brian Adias & Scott Casey… Lance Von Erich & Chris Adams beat Dingo Warrior & Socko… Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Chris & Mark Youngblood… Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne beat Lance Von Erich & Chris Adams to win the vacant WCCW World tag team titles… WCCW World champion Chris Adams beat Rick Rude via DQ… Abdullah the Butcher beat Bruiser Brody via DQ.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto beat Jeff Jarrett & Pat Tanaka to win the CWA International tag team titles. Fire & Flame (Roger Smith & Don Bass) beat Giant Hillbilly & Cousin Junior to win the Southern tag team titles.

WWF: Pueblo, CO: Colorado State Fairgrounds: Attendance: 5,500: Dick Slater defeated Steve Lombardi… King Tonga defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Koko B. Ware fought Hercules to a draw… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Dory Funk Jr… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts… Ricky Steamboat won a battle royal.

09-03-1986: JCP: Raleigh, NC: Dorton Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) pinned The Warlord… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Kansas Jayhawks (Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers)… Misty Blue defeated Linda Dallas… Buddy Landel pinned Hector Guerrero… Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Garvin… Tully Blanchard pinned Ron Garvin… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff fought National heavyweight champion Wahoo McDaniel to a double count-out… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA… Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) in a steel cage match.

09-05-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 8,000: Cpl. Kirchner defeated Rene Goulet… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo to a draw… Harley Race defeated Sivi Afi… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik via referee's decision… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via DQ… Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via DQ.

09-06-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 9,100: TV taping: Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet… Sivi Afi pinned Pete Doherty… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo to a draw… Harley Race pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik… Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd via DQ.

09-07-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 13,000: Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi… Hercules pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Dick Slater pinned Mr. X… Kamala pinned Lanny Poffo… Davey Boy Smith pinned Johnny K-9… Dynamite Kid pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Ricky Steamboat pinned Iron Sheik… Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff & Adrian Adonis via disqualification.

09-08-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: CWA International champion Jerry Lawler beat Bam Bam Bigelow in a Texas death match to win the Southern title.

09-09-1986: WWF: Vancouver, British Columbia: PNE Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Owen Hart pinned Moose Morowski… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Terry Gibbs… Danny Spivey pinned Bret Hart… Jim Neidhart pinned Mike Rotundo… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… Tito Santana pinned Nikolai Volkoff… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out… Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via disqualification.

09-10-1986: WWF: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: Attendance: 5,500: Mr. X pinned Mike Jackson… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) pinned Steve Lombardi… Lanny Poffo pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Dick Slater pinned the Iron Sheik… Koko B. Ware defeated Kamala via disqualification… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hercules & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts… Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

09-11-1986: WWF: Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Cousin Junior (Gene Petit) defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Koko B. Ware defeated Mr. X… Dick Slater defeated Steve Lombardi… Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo… Ricky Steamboat defeated Jake Roberts… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Hercules… Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik.

09-13-1986: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 7: in Richfield, OH at the Richfield Coliseum drawing 21,000: Shown 10-04-1986 on NBC (9.4 rating)… WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan beat Paul Orndorff via DQ… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts… Roddy Piper pinned Iron Sheik (0:43)… WWF World tag team champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) beat The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) in three falls… Kamala pinned Lanny Poffo.

09-15-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium a tournament is held for the vacant Alabama title and Wendell Cooley defeated Jerry Stubbs in the finals to win the title.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 10,901: Jake Roberts pinned Dick Slater… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Terry Gibbs… Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi… Roddy Piper defeated the Iron Sheik… Junkyard Dog pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Kamala pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via DQ… Paul Orndorff pinned Ricky Steamboat.

09-16-1986: WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 7,000: TV taping: Show featured Piper's Pit vs. the Flower Shop segment with Bob Orton Jr. as the guest of the Flower Shop and Don Muraco as a guest of Piper's Pit where Roddy Piper was eventually brutally attacked by the three other men after several insults from Piper and the Piper's Pit set was torn downHarley Race pinned Mike Kelly (Shane Douglas)… Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bob Bradley (Graham's return match after a 3-year absence; his last match for 10 months)… Kamala pinned Tony Parks… Butch Reed pinned William Tabb… Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… Koko B. Ware pinned Randy Barber… Sika pinned Mario Mancini… Honky Tonk Man pinned Ron Shaw… Paul Orndorff pinned Don Hastings (David Haskins AKA: Davey Rich)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Dan McGuire… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF World tag team champions (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Sivi Afi & Billy Jack Haynes… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Dick Slater & Ricky Hunter… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hercules & Barry O (Orton)… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Pedro Morales defeated Ken Glover & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart… Junkyard Dog & George Steele defeated Steve Regal & Terry Gibbs… Hulk Machine & Big & Super Machine (Hulk Hogan & Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated Bobby Heenan & King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd.

09-17-1986: WWF: Salisbury, MD: Wicomico Youth & Civic Center: Attendance: 7,000; sell out: TV taping: Junkyard Dog defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Cpl. Kirchner defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Koko B. Ware pinned The Gladiator (Rick Hunter)… Paul Orndorff pinned Luscious Brown (AKA: Virgil)… Honkytonk Man pinned Terry Gibbs… Butch Reed pinned Mike Kelly (Shane Douglas)… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Harley Race pinned Alan Martin… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bob Bradley & Steve Regal… Dick Slater pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Jerry Allen & Don Hastings (David Haskins AKA: Davey Rich)… Junkyard Dog pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Billy Jack Haynes via DQ… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Barry O (Orton) & Butch Cooper… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Mario Mancini & Nick Kiniski… Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated Steve Lombardi & Ken Glover… Tama defeated Moondog Spot via DQ… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

09-19-1986: EMLL: 53rd Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico drawing 15,000: Perro Aguayo & Villano III & Alfonso Dantes beat Sangre Chicana & Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000… UWA & WWF Light Heavyweight champion Fishman beat Pirata Morgan… Mexican National Trios champions El Brazo & Brazo de Oro & Brazo de Plata beat Rayo de Jalisco Jr. & Atlantis & Ultraman… Americo Rocca & Tony Salazar & Ringo Mendoza beat El Signo & Negro Navarro & El Texano in three falls of a triple hair vs. hair match.

09-20-1986: WWF: Hershey, PA: Hersheypark Arena: Attendance: 6,500: Cpl. Kirchner defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Dick Slater defeated Terry Gibbs… Sika defeated Tony Garea… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rene Goulet & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tito Santana… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) fought Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik to a draw… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via disqualification… Big Machine & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 8,223: Kansas Jayhawk (Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers) defeated Bill Dundee & Buddy Landel… Mitch Snow defeated Bill Mulkey… Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) defeated Nelson Royal… Don Kernodle defeated Baron Von Raschke… Dick Murdoch defeated Jimmy Garvin… NWA TV champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) via count-out in a streetfight… Ole & Arn Anderson defeated NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) via disqualification… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA.

09-21-1986: WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 9,000: Hillbilly Jim defeated Terry Gibbs… The Islanders (Tama & Haku) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Dick Slater pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Tito Santana… Jake Roberts fought Ricky Steamboat to a double disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

09-22-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in 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.

09-25-1986: WWF: Nashville, TN: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 5,000: Jerry Allen pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Dick Slater pinned Terry Gibbs… Don Muraco pinned Pedro Morales… Hillbilly Jim defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… Sivi Afi defeated Barry O (Orton)… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Roger Kirby… Ricky Steamboat pinned Jake Roberts.

09-26-1986: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 9,000: King Cobra beat Torch… Jeff Jarrett & Pat Tanaka beat Jerry Bryant & Lou Winston… Jerry Jarrett beat Tojo Yamamoto… Tracy Smothers pinned The Ninja (Tom Burton) to win the Mid-America title… CWA International tag team champions Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto beat Giant Hillbilly & Paul Diamond… Fire & Flame (Roger Smith & Don Bass) won a tag team battle royal… Jerry Lawler & Tommy Rich beat Fire & Flame in a losers leave town vs. masks match. Fire and Flame were unmasked as Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) & Don Bass.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 16,000; sell out: Haku defeated Moondog Rex… Tama defeated Moondog Spot… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X… Sika defeated George Wells… Nick Kiniski defeated Steve Regal… Ted Arcidi defeated Tony Garea… Lanny Poffo defeated Jack Armstrong… Tito Santana pinned Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… Harley Race defeated George Steele via disqualification… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

09-27-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Fairgrounds: The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Sting for the UWF tag team titles.

WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Mecca: Attendance: 6,875: Jerry Allen fought Terry Gibbs to a draw… Hercules pinned Jose Louis Rivera… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Paul Roma… Sivi Afi pinned Tiger Chung Lee… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele by disqualification… Mike Rotundo & Dick Slater defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy via DQ. The Crusher was the special guest ring announcer for the match.

WWF: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 6,800: Ted Arcidi defeated Tony Garea… Nick Kiniski defeated Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Regal… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out… Sika defeated George Wells… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Kamala pinned Lanny Poffo… Harley Race pinned Tito Santana.

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09-28-1986: In Oklahoma City, OK at the Myriad: Buddy Roberts defeated Terry Taylor to win the UWF TV title.

10-02-1986: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 7,000: Tony Garea defeated Mr. X… Ted Arcidi defeated Steve Lombardi… Kamala defeated Pedro Morales via count-out… Junkyard Dog defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out… SD Jones & Mike Rotundo defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match.

10-03-1986: WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 15,000; sell out: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Steve Lombardi… Sika pinned Jerry Allen… Kamala pinned Tony Garea… Mike Rotundo pinned Moondog Spot… Tito Santana & Pedro Morales fought Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) to a draw… Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match… Junkyard Dog pinned Nikolai Volkoff… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 16,000: Lanny Poffo fought Steve Regal to a draw… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Roger Kirby… Hercules defeated Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out… Iron Sheik pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Jake Roberts defeated George Steele via disqualification… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification.

10-04-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 8,000: TV taping: Mr. X pinned Rudy Diamond… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Pedro Morales… Sika pinned Jerry Allen… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Mr. X… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out… Big Machine & Super Machine & Piper Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie & Roddy Piper) defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan… Tito Santana pinned Harley Race.

10-05-1986: WWF: St. Paul, MN: Civic Center: Attendance: 8,000: Big Machine & Super Machine & Crusher Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie & The Crusher) defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy & Bobby Heenan… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out.

10-06-1986: in Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 6,500: Jerry Bryant & Lou Winston beat William Thompson & Davey Haskins… Big Bubba pinned Pat Tanaka to win the vacant CWA International title… Boy Tony (Tony Falk) beat Tracy Smothers to win the Mid-America title… Southern champion Jerry Lawler beat Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) via DQ… Jerry Lawler & Jeff & Jerry Jarrett beat Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto & Tojo Yamamoto via DQ… Jerry Lawler won a battle royal.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Pritchard defeated Roy Lee Welch to win the U.S. Junior title.

10-07-1986: WWF: Rochester, NY: War Memorial: Attendance: 8,200: TV taping: Tom Magee pinned Bret Hart… Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi… Paul Orndorff pinned Tony Parks… Dick Slater pinned Bob Bradley… Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated Rick Hunter & Jerry Allen… Sika pinned Jose Luis Rivera… WWF World tag team champions (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Steve Regal & Rudy Diamond… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Nick Kiniski & Mike Kelly… Hillbilly Jim defeated Al Navarro… Butch Reed pinned Don Driggers… Dino Bravo pinned Sivi Afi… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Moondog Spot… Kamala pinned Tony Nando… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Billy Jack Haynes via DQ… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Terry Gibbs & Iron Mike Sharpe… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff & Hercules defeated Cpl. Kirchner & SD Jones & Lanny Poffo… Tito Santana & Pedro Morales fought Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) to a double count-out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Barry O (Orton) & Tiger Chung Lee… Ricky Steamboat pinned Moondog Rex… Iron Sheik defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton Jr.

October 8, 1986 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine Rankings.

October 8, 1986 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine Rankings.

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10-09-1986: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 11,520: Shown on Live on TV Asahi (28.9): Shinya Hashimoto beat Masaharu Funaki via submission… Tatsutoshi Goto beat Masa Chono… Don Arakawa beat Akira Nogami via submission… Shiro Koshinaka & George Takano drew Nobuhiko Takada & Osamu Kido…Lance Von Erich beat Kengo Kimura via DQ… Tatsumi Fujinami beat The Jackal via submission… Akira Maeda beat Don Nielson via submission in a wrestler vs. karate match… Antonio Inoki pinned Leon Spinks in a wrestler vs. boxer match.

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10-10-1986: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 16,730: Koko B. Ware defeated Steve Lombardi… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo… Harley Race defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pedro Morales… Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match… Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw… Junkyard Dog defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Paul Orndorff defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification.

Hulk Hogan October 1986 on The Snake Pit with Jake “The Snake” Roberts airing on WWF Wrestling Challenge

Hulk Hogan October 1986 on The Snake Pit with Jake “The Snake” Roberts airing on WWF Wrestling Challenge

10-11-1986: WWF: Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Palace: Attendance: 9,820: The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated Steve Gatorwolf & Chief Jay Strongbow… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Mike Rotundo & SD Jones… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine)… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie)

10-12-1986: World Class Championship Wrestling: Cotton Bowl Extravaganza: in Dallas, TX: Cotton Bowl drawing 5,835: Scott Casey pinned The Grappler (Len Denton)… WCCW tag team champions Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer beat Steve Simpson & Dingo Warrior (Jim Hellwig AKA: Ultimate Warrior) via DQ… Crusher Yurkoff (AKA: Bam Bam Bigelow) pinned Brian Adias… Mike Von Erich pinned Spike Johnson… Chris & Mark Youngblood beat Brad & Bart Batten… Ricky Steamboat (on loan from WWF) pinned Mighty Zulu… Kevin Von Erich pinned Black Bart to win the WCCW World heavyweight title… Bruiser Brody pinned Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match. Fritz Von Erich was the special referee.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 10,000: Koko B. Ware pinned Frankie Lane… Pedro Morales defeated Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a time-limit draw… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification… Honky Tonk Man defeated Jake Roberts via count-out… Cpl. Kirchner pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Harley Race pinned the Junkyard Dog… Kamala pinned Cousin Luke (Gene Petit)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele in a No DQ match via count-out.

10-13-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Roy Lee Welch defeated Tom Prichard to win the U.S. Junior title.

WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 8,000: Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo… Cousin Luke (Gene Petit) defeated the Blue Demon… Steve Lombardi defeated Jim Powers… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated the Honky Tonk Man via count-out… George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match… Koko B. Ware defeated Harley Race… Jake Roberts defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Hercules defeated Pedro Morales… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification.

JCP: Greenville, SC: Memorial Auditorium: Magnum TA’s (Terry Allen’s) last match: Eddie Roberts defeated Randy Mulkey… Manny Fernandez defeated Hector Guerrero… Allen West defeated Tony Zane… Shaska Whatley defeated Bill Mulkey… Dick Murdoch defeated Rick Rude… Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantell) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a bunkhouse match… Magnum TA defeated Jimmy Garvin in a lumberjack match (Magnum TA’s last match)

10-14-1986: Magnum TA (Terry Allen) was hospitalized after the car he was driving crashed into a telephone poll. Magnum sustained a broken neck, was paralyzed from the chest down, and was initially put on life support. He was returning to his home in Matthews, NC from a bar in Charlotte but had not been drinking and was driving 55 mph on a 45 mph zone. The roads were wet due to rain.

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10-17-1986: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 6,500: Raymond Rougeau fought Mike Rotundo to a draw… Haku defeated Moondog Rex… Tama defeated Moondog Spot… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Gatorwolf… Jim Brunzell defeated Brutus Beefcake… Dynamite Kid defeated Iron Sheik via disqualification… Bret Hart pinned B. Brian Blair… Jim Neidhart pinned Davey Boy Smith… King Kong Bundy pinned Super Machine (Bill Eadie)… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff won a $50,000 tag team battle royal by last eliminating WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) Order of elimination: Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy, Mike Rotundo & SD Jones, Chief Jay Strongbow & Steve Gatorwolf, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart), Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie), Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake), The Islanders (Haku & Tama).

10-18-1986: Both WWF and NWA’s Jim Crockett Promotion run Philadelphia, PA on the same night. Dusty Rhodes addressed this by announcing over the house mic at the JCP show, “Tell Hulk Hogan that Dusty's in town." WWF drew over double the attendance of the Jim Crockett Promotions show.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 15,986: TV taping: Cpl. Kirchner pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Pedro Morales pinned Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw… Koko B. Ware pinned the Red Demon (Bob Bradley)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated the Honky Tonk Man via count-out… Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match… Kamala pinned Lanny Poffo… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 7,000: Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Tim Horner & Don Kernodle… Nikita Koloff & Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) defeated Jimmy Valiant & Dick Murdoch & Wahoo McDaniel… Brad Armstrong defeated Jimmy Garvin via DQ… Manny Fernandez pinned Hector Guerrero… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Ole & Arn Anderson via DQ… NWA TV champion Dusty Rhodes pinned JJ Dillon.

10-20-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 13,000: Haku & Tama co-won a tag team battle royal… King Kong Bundy defeated Super Machine (Bill Eadie)… Greg Valentine defeated Davey Boy Smith… Dynamite Kid defeated Jim Neidhart… Jacques Rougeau defeated Iron Sheik… Bret Hart defeated Raymond Rougeau… Jim Brunzell battled Mike Rotundo to a double count out… Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Blair… Haku defeated Nikolai Volkoff… Tama (Tonga Kid) defeated Moondog Rex… S.D. Jones defeated Moondog Spot.

In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 6,000: Bubba Monroe beat Davey Haskins… Dennis Hall beat William Thompson… Ric McCord & John Paul beat Larry Wright & Keith Robertson… The Ninja beat Pat Tanaka… Tracy Smothers beat Boy Tony (Tony Falk) to win the Mid-America title… CWA International champion Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) beat Giant Hillbilly… Dirty Rhodes & Don Bass & Tojo Yamamoto & Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto beat Austin Idol & Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler & Jeff & Jerry Jarrett in a hospital elimination match.

10-21-1986: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: 14th Anniversary Show: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 10,600: Kuniaki Kobayashi & Ismu Teranishi battled Paul Diamond & Hiro Saito to a double DQ… Yoshiaki Yatsu & Animal Hamaguchi beat Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) & Dory Funk, Jr… Giant Baba & Genichiro Tenryu beat The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via DQ… Jumbo Tsuruta pinned Stan Hansen to win the International title… PWF champion Riki Choshu beat Terry Funk. This would be the last All-Japan Sumo Hall show until 2003.

WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 10,000: Tonga Kid defeated Frenchie Martin… Koko B. Ware defeated the Red Demon… Sika defeated SD Jones… King Tonga defeated Harley Race… Dino Bravo defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via disqualification… Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Pat Patterson defeated Jacques Rougeau Jr. & Raymond Rougeau & Jacques Rougeau Sr… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie).

10-23-1986: WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Arena: Attendance: 9,902: Nick Kiniski defeated Paul Martin… Pedro Morales defeated Sivi Afi… Sika defeated Lanny Poffo… Big Machine (Blackjack Mulligan) defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Don Muraco defeated Super Machine (Bill Eadie)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage fought Jake Roberts to a double DQ… Hulk Hogan & The Crusher defeated Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy.

10-24-1986: JCP: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Rick Rude defeated Tim Horner… Jimmy Garvin defeated Hector Guerrero… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff defeated Brad Armstrong… Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard via DQ… Ron Garvin & Dick Murdoch fought Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) to a 20-minute time-limit draw… NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Ole & Arn Anderson… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification.

10-25-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Attendance: 21,000; sell out: Cpl. Kirchner fought Nick Kiniski to a draw… Frenchy Martin pinned Jerry Valiant… Jake Roberts defeated Sivi Afi… Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Honky Tonk Man defeated Steve Lombardi… Sika pinned Lanny Poffo… George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match… Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Paul Orndorff defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification.

10-26-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: John Tatum & Jack Victory defeated The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) to win the UWF tag team titles.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 16,000: Lanny Poffo defeated Frenchy Martin… SD Jones defeated Steve Regal… Nick Kiniski defeated Barry O (Orton)… Jake Roberts fought Tito Santana to a draw… Don Muraco pinned Junkyard Dog… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance between 6,500 and 9,000: Sivi Afi pinned Don Kolov… Steve Lombardi pinned Frankie Lane… Honky Tonk Man pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Hercules defeated Dick Slater via count-out… Roddy Piper pinned Bob Orton Jr… Ricky Steamboat fought Harley Race to a curfew draw.

10-27-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Prichard defeated Roy Lee Welch to win the U.S. Junior title.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) beat Tracy Smothers to win the Mid-America title.

10-28-1986: WWF: Binghamton, NY: Broome County Arena: Attendance: 6,400: TV taping: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Hercules… Steve Regal won an enhancement match… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… Koko B. Ware pinned Moondog Rex… Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dave Wagner & Rick Rinslow… Sika pinned John Nardow… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) & Barry O (Orton)… Butch Reed pinned Mario Mancini… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Jerry Allen & Don Driggers… Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) defeated Steve Lombardi & Moondog Spot… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Sivi Afi & Johnny Mann… King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Big & Super Machine (Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Eadie)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat via count-out after crushing Steamboat's throat against the guardrail, after hitting a double axe handle from the top. Randy Savage attacked Steamboat's larynx with the timekeeper's bell, jumping from the top rope, taking him out of action… Junkyard Dog pinned Al Navarro… Dino Bravo pinned Kurt Kaufman… Dick Slater pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Ray Vance… Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine & Johnny V (Valiant) defeated Hillbilly Jim & Tito Santana & Pedro Morales via disqualification.

10-29-1986: WWF: Glens Falls, NY: Civic Center: Attendance: 8,500: TV Taping: WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Pedro Morales… Koko B. Ware defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Junkyard Dog & George Steele defeated Joe Mirto & Al Navarro… Hercules defeated Scott McGhee… Hillbilly Jim & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Rick Rinslow… Butch Reed pinned Jerry Allen… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Frenchy Martin & Dave Wagner… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage fought Koko B. Ware to a double count-out in a non-title match… Harley Race pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Tito Santana & Pedro Morales defeated John Jackson & Steve Regal… Kamala pinned Kurt Koffman… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Mann & Nick Kiniski… Capt. Lou Albano & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V (Valiant)… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) defeated The Gladiator (Rick Hunter) & Barry O (Orton)… Sika pinned Paul Roma… Dino Bravo pinned Mario Mancini… Dick Slater pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) via disqualification.

10-31-1986: Mukhan Singh (Mike Shaw) defeated Owen Hart in the finals of a tournament for the North American title in Calgary, Canada.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - November 1986 featuring The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - November 1986 featuring The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)

11-01-1986: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 9,057: TV taping: Raymond Rougeau & Lanny Poffo defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Koko B. Ware defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) via disqualification… Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Hercules defeated Salvatore Bellomo… WWF Women's tag team champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Penny Mitchell & Candice Pardue… Billy Jack Haynes fought Bob Orton Jr. to a 20-minute time-limit draw… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Sika pinned Scott McGhee… Roddy Piper pinned Don Muraco.

WWF: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Arena: Attendance: 15,000: Steve Lombardi defeated Stoney Burke… Buddy Lane fought Les Thornton to a draw… Hillbilly Jim fought Nikolai Volkoff to a no contest… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)… Tito Santana defeated Kamala via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification.

Honky Tonk Man (Wayne Farris) and Jesse “The Body” Ventura - November 1986

Honky Tonk Man (Wayne Farris) and Jesse “The Body” Ventura - November 1986

11-02-1986: WWF: St. Paul, MN: Civic Center: Attendance: 10,409: Jake Roberts defeated Steve Lombardi… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Rotundo & SD Jones… Honky Tonk Man defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) via disqualification… Kamala defeated Tito Santana… Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Don Muraco defeated Hillbilly Jim… Junkyard Dog fought WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage to a double count-out… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match.

11-03-1986: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tommy Rogers defeated Adrian Street in a no DQ match to win the Southeastern title.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Jeff Jarrett & Paul Diamond beat Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto to win the CWA International tag team titles. Jerry Lawler & Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) beat Dirty Rhodes & Don Bass to win the Southern tag team titles.

WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: WWF Women's tag team champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Penny Mitchell & Candice Pardue… SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X… Kamala pinned Scott McGhee… Hercules pinned Koko B. Ware… Ricky Steamboat fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) in a Texas Tornado Match… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out in a no DQ match.

11-06-1986: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Hercules defeated Steve Lombardi… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Kamala via count-out… George Steele defeated Don Muraco via DQ… Junkyard Dog defeated Jake Roberts via DQ… Tito Santana & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Ricky Steamboat.

11-07-1986: All-Japan Women: Dump vs Chigusa "Hair vs. Hair" II in Osaka, Japan drawing 9,500: Yumi Ogura & Kazue Nagahori beat Mika Komatsu & Kanako Nagatomo to win the AJW Japanese tag team title… Devil Masami & Lioness Asuka & Yukon Erica battled The Jumping Bomb Angels & Yukari Omori to a double count out… Chigusa Nagayo pinned Dump Matsumoto in a hair vs hair match.

WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 9,175: Barry O (Orton) defeated Jimmy Jackson… Sika pinned Dick Slater… WWF Women's tag team champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Penny Mitchell & Candace Pardue… Koko B. Ware fought Harley Race to a draw… Paul Orndorff defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via count-out… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) via disqualification… Bob Orton Jr. pinned Hillbilly Jim… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart).

11-08-1986: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 7,226: TV taping: Dick Slater pinned Moondog Rex… Mike Rotundo pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Harley Race defeated George Steele via DQ… Pedro Morales pinned Sika… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated the Islanders (Haku & Tama)… Moondog Spot pinned Jerry Allen… Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… WWF Women's tag team champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated Candice Pardue & Penny Mitchell… Roddy Piper pinned Bob Orton Jr.

NWA-JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: TV Taping for World Pro Japan: Attendance 12,000: Don Kernodle defeats Tony Zane… Tim Horner defeats Bill Dundee… Rick Rude defeats Hector Guerrero… Big Bubba Rogers & The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeat Brad Armstrong & The Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)… Manny Fernandez defeats Wahoo McDaniel… Road Warrior Animal defeats Arn Anderson… Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta defeat Art Pritts & Grim Reaper… Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima defeat American Eagle & Gary Royal… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeat The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard) by DQ.

11-09-1986: In Tulsa, OK at the Convention Center: One Man Gang defeated Terry Gordy by forfeit to win the UWF World title. Also on the show, Bill Irwin & Leroy Brown defeated Jack Victory & John Tatum to win the UWF tag team titles, and Savannah Jack defeated Buddy Roberts to win the UWF TV title.

JCP: Cincinnati, OH: Cincinnati Gardens: Attendance: 6,500: Rick Rude pinned Hector Guerrero… Manny Fernandez pinned Wahoo McDaniel… Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) & Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton via DQ… Road Warrior Animal pinned Ole Anderson in a steel cage match… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match.

11-10-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd & Bigfoot) beat Jeff Jarrett & Billy Joe Travis to win the vacant Southern tag team titles.

WWF: Calgary, Alberta: Saddledome: Attendance: 11,000: Nick Kiniski defeated Les Thornton… Ted Arcidi defeated George Skaaland… Outback Jack defeated Steve Lombardi… Bill Kazmaier defeated Dave Barbie… WWF Women's champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Sivi Afi & Raymond Rougeau… Kamala defeated Tito Santana… Junkyard Dog defeated Paul Orndorff via DQ… WWF World tag team champions (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff.

11-14-1986: WWF: San Diego, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Nikolai Volkoff defeated Sivi Afi… Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair… Bret Hart defeated Jim Brunzell… Hercules defeated Dick Slater… Tito Santana defeated Jake Roberts… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Koko B. Ware… Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.

11-15-1986: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 8 in Los Angeles, CA at the Sports Arena drawing 16,000. Shown 11-29-1986 on NBC (9.7 rating): WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage battled Jake Roberts to a double DQ… WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan pinned Hercules Hernandez… Roddy Piper pinned Bob Orton, Jr… The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) beat The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Koko B. Ware pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Don Muraco pinned Dick Slater.

11-17-1986: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 5,000: Tracy Smothers beat Dennis Hall… Boy Tony (Tony Falk) beat The Killer via forfeit… The Ninja beat Pat Tanaka… The Rock-n-Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane) battled Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto to a double DQ… Paul Diamond beat Tojo Yamamoto… Jeff Jarrett & Billy Joe Travis beat The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd & Bigfoot) to win the Southern tag team titles… Giant Hillbilly beat Goliath to win the CWA Super Heavyweight title… Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) beat Jerry Lawler via DQ.

Original Midnight Express member Randy Rose pleads no-contest to manslaughter by intoxication for the February 1986 wreck in Pensacola, FL which killed 21 year old Leslie Potter. The newspaper reports the father of the victim is outraged when Rose is given a light sentence of two years house arrest and probation (which is later altered to just probation and let him return to Georgia where Rose lives) despite Rose’s blood alcohol content being 0.19 two hours after the wreck. Sam Potter, father of the victim, told the Pensacola, FL newspaper, “I don’t like it a bit. He killed my daughter… my daughter is out there laying in a grave and he is out there running around.” The verdict was viewed as so outrageous that Florida state later disciplined the prosecutor in the case.

11-19-1986: WWF: South Bend, IN: Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center: Attendance: 12,153: TV taping: Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana… Salvatore Bellomo pinned Brian Costello… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) fought Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. to a double count-out… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via DQ… Harley Race pinned Lanny Poffo… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Rick Rinslow & Dave Wagner… Kamala pinned Bob Boyer… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) in a non-title match… Butch Reed pinned Max Blue… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned S.D. Jones… Koko B. Ware pinned Bobby Colt… Adrian Adonis defeated Paul Roma… Hercules defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Kamala pinned Salvatore Bellomo… Billy Jack Haynes & Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Dino Bravo to a double DQ… Pedro Morales & Tito Santana & Hillbilly Jim defeated Moondog Spot & Barry O (Orton) & The Raider… Adrian Adonis defeated Mario Mancini… Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Iron Mike Sharpe… Kamala pinned Jack Kruger… Jake Roberts defeated Dick Slater via disqualification.

11-20-1986: WWF: Rockford, IL: Metro Centre: Attendance: 10,000; sell out: TV taping: Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jack Kruger… Kamala pinned Tito Santana… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification… George Steele & Junkyard Dog defeated The Raider & David Wagner… Dino Bravo & Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated Sivi Afi & The Islanders (Haku & Tama)… Kamala pinned Moondog Spot… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) & Gino Carabello… Hercules defeated Jack Foley (Mick Foley)… Tito Santana & Pedro Morales & Hillbilly Jim defeated Brian Costello & Barry O (Orton) & Iron Mike Sharpe… Kamala pinned Jack Foley (Mick Foley)… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Mario Mancini & Max Blue… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Bob Boyer… Koko B. Ware pinned Rick Rinslow… Butch Reed & Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Mario Mancini… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Bob Colt & Steve Lombardi… Harley Race pinned Paul Roma… Butch Reed pinned Lanny Poffo… Adrian Adonis defeated SD Jones via DQ… Sika pinned Bob Boyer.

11-22-1986: WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 13,000: Lanny Poffo defeated Steve Lombardi… Pepe Gomez & Karate Kid defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) fought Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) to a time-limit draw… Hercules pinned Koko B. Ware… Kamala defeated Hillbilly Jim… Billy Jack Haynes defeated Don Muraco via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out in a No DQ match.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 14,000: sell out: Larry Winters pinned Ron Shaw… Ricky Lee Jones pinned Rocky Kernodle… Hector Guerrero defeated Tony Zane… Jimmy Valiant defeated Gary Royal… Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Kansas Jayhawks (Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers) in a Texas Tornado match… Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match.

11-23-1986: WWF: Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Palace: Attendance: 14,000: Dan Spivey pinned Moondog Spot… Tito Santana fought Jake Roberts to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Mike Rotundo pinned Moondog Rex… Harley Race pinned Nick Kiniski… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff… Butch Reed pinned Steve Gatorwolf… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned the Junkyard Dog… Dino Bravo pinned Dick Slater… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Paul Orndorff.

11-24-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,700: Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Harley Race & Paul Orndorff… Don Muraco defeated Hillbilly Jim by DQ… Kamala defeated George Steele… Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake defeated Haku & Tama… Bob Orton, Jr. battled Billy Jack Haynes to a double count out… Hercules defeated Pedro Morales… Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo… Koko B. Ware defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… Lanny Poffo defeated Steve Lombardi.

11-26-1986: UWF wrestler John Tatum is involved in a car accident that kills 29 year old Jason Rachal.

11-27-1986: Jim Crockett Promotions: Starrcade: Shown live on CCTV drawing 30,000 total at two locations: Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum drawing 16,000: Tim Horner & Nelson Royal beat Don & Rocky Kernodle… Hector Guerrero & Baron Von Raschke beat Shaska Whatley & The Barbarian… Wahoo McDaniel beat Rick Rude in an Indian strap match… Jimmy Valiant pinned Paul Jones in a hair vs hair match… Tully Blanchard beat Dusty Rhodes in a first blood match to win the NWA TV title… NWA World tag team champions Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Ole & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match… Atlanta, GA at The Omni drawing 14,000: Brad Armstrong drew Jimmy Garvin… NWA U.S. tag team champions Krusher Khrushchev & Ivan Koloff beat Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel in a no DQ match… Central States champion Sam Houston beat Bill Dundee via DQ… Big Bubba Rogers beat Ronnie Garvin in a Louisville street fight match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) in a scaffold match… NWA World champion Ric Flair beat Nikita Koloff via DQ.

In New Orleans, LA at the Superdome: Attendance: 13,000: Jeff Gaylord defeated Art Crews… Gary Young defeated The Libyan… Angel of Death defeated Ken Massey… UWF tag team champions Bill Irwin & Leroy Brown defeated Joe Savoldi & Gary Young… Iceman King Parsons defeated Gustavo Mendoza… Chavo Guerrero defeated Sting by DQ… Missing Link defeated Rick Steiner… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Jack Victory & Mike George… UWF TV champion Savannah Jack defeated Buddy Roberts by forfeit… Hacksaw Duggan defeated UWF World champion One Man Gang by DQ… One Man Gang won a 2 ring battle royal… Terry Taylor defeated Buddy Roberts in a Barbed Wire cage match… Steve Williams defeated Michael Hayes in a cage match.

World Class Championship Wrestling: Thanksgiving Star Wars: in Dallas, TX: Reunion Arena drawing 6,000: Scott Casey pinned Killer Tim Brooks… WCCW TV champion Crusher Yurkoff (Bam Bam Bigelow) drew Steve Simpson… Dingo Warrior (Jim Hellwig AKA: Ultimate Warrior) beat Master Gee (George Wells) in a chain match… Mike Von Erich beat Brian Adias via DQ… Abdullah the Butcher beat Tony Atlas via DQ… WCCW World champion Kevin Von Erich beat Black Bart… Lance & Mike Von Erich beat Brian Adias & Matt Borne… Kevin Von Erich beat Al Madril in a lights out match… Fritz Von Erich beat Abdullah the Butcher via DQ in a submission match.

11-28-1986: In Oxford, AL Wendell Cooley defeated Tony Anthony for the Alabama title.

WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 13,000: Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr) pinned Lanny Poffo… Raymond Rougeau fought Bret Hart to a 20-minute draw… Dino Bravo pinned Cpl. Kirchner… Jacques Rougeau defeated Jim Neidhart via DQ… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… Butch Reed pinned Dick Slater… Jake Roberts defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated The Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Junkyard Dog… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 9,000: Hector Guerrero fought Bill Dundee to a draw… Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel) defeated NWA US tag team champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw) in an elimination match… Brad Armstrong defeated Jimmy Garvin via disqualification… Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez in an Indian strap match… Ole & Arn Anderson defeated NWA World tag team champions Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in a non-title Texas Tornado match… Road Warrior Animal & Paul Ellering defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match.

11-30-1986: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 15,000: Blackjack Mulligan defeated Johnny K-9… Dino Bravo defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook defeated Karate Kid & Pepe Gomez… WWF Women's champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Velvet McIntyre… Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via disqualification.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - December 1986 featuring Dusty Rhodes on the cover.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Magazine - December 1986 featuring Dusty Rhodes on the cover.

Victory Sports Wrestling Magazine Winter 1986 featuring Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, The Freebirds, Barry Windham, and Ric Flair on the cover.

Victory Sports Wrestling Magazine Winter 1986 featuring Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, The Freebirds, Barry Windham, and Ric Flair on the cover.

12-01-1986: WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Sivi Afi… Honky Tonk Man pinned Lanny Poffo… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought the Islanders (Haku & Tama) to a double disqualification… Hercules pinned Koko B. Ware… Harley Race defeated Hillbilly Jim via count-out… Blackjack Mulligan pinned Rene Goulet… Butch Reed fought Tito Santana to a draw… George Steele defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match.

12-06-1986: WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 9,500: Butch Reed defeated Sivi Afi… Billy Jack Haynes pinned Bob Orton Jr… Hercules pinned Tito Santana… Honky Tonk Man defeated Lanny Poffo… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Roddy Piper via count-out.

12-07-1986: WWF: San Diego, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 7,500: Honky Tonk Man defeated Lanny Poffo… Tama defeated Bob Orton Jr… Haku defeated Rene Goulet.. Butch Reed defeated Sivi Afi… Tito Santana fought Adrian Adonis to a draw… Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated the Moondogs (Rex & Spot)… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Roddy Piper via DQ… WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart).

12-08-1986: WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 9,000: Dick Slater defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a double DQ… Kamala pinned King Kong Bundy… Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff via DQ… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via DQ in a non-title match… Sika defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Lombardi… SD Jones defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Junkyard Dog & George Steele defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake).

12-09-1986: Ken Patera is released from prison for his part in the assault on a group of police officers and damaging a McDonalds in Wisconsin in 1984.

WWF: Phoenix, AZ: Veterans Memorial Coliseum: Attendance: 15,200: TV taping: Paul Roma defeated Frenchy Martin… Junkyard Dog defeated Jake Roberts via count-out… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. via DQ… SD Jones & Paul Roma defeated Jesse Cortez & Steve Lombardi… Junkyard Dog & George Steele & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Frenchy Martin & David Walters & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via DQ… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. via DQ. This match was a do-over from the earlier match… Kamala pinned Pedro Gonzales… Honky Tonk Man pinned Jose Luis Rivera… King Kong Bundy pinned Steve Gatorwolf… Butch Reed pinned Jerry Monti… Koko B. Ware & B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Dennis Stamp & Mike Lucca & Mike Ryder… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Nick Kiniski… Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Dino Bravo defeated Pedro Morales & Tito Santana & Hillbilly Jim… Adrian Adonis defeated David Gold… Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Moondog Spot & Tim Patterson… Harley Race pinned Sivi Afi… Junkyard Dog & George Steele & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Frenchy Martin & Mike Lucca & Tim Patterson… Hercules defeated Alex Knight… Jake Roberts pinned Billy Anderson… Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWF World tag team champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via DQ… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jack Kruger & Kevin Collins… Butch Reed pinned Reggie Parks.

12-10-1986: WWF: Tucson, AZ: Community Center: Attendance: 8,000: WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Paul Roma pinned Jack Kruger… Honky Tonk Man pinned Lanny Poffo… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Mike Lucas & Dennis Stamp… Hercules defeated David Gold… Hillbilly Jim & Billy Jack Haynes & Pedro Morales defeated Tim Patterson & Kevin Collins & Buddy Ryder… Junkyard Dog & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake & Moondog Spot… Koko B. Ware pinned Frenchy Martin… Adrian Adonis & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey & SD Jones… Kamala pinned Billy Anderson… King Kong Bundy pinned Pete Gonzalez… Dino Bravo pinned Alex Knight… Butch Reed & Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Jose Luis Rivera… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned Steve Gatorwolf… Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Kamala pinned Jesse Cortez… Harley Race pinned Jerry Monti… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) via DQ… Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Paul Orndorff & Harley Race via disqualification.

12-11-1986: New Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Sumo Hall drawing 10,500: Masa Chono beat Masa Funaki via submission… Tatsutoshi Goto pinned Shinya Hashimoto… Shunji Kosugi pinned Tonga Kid… Shiro Koshinaka & Kintaro Hoshino beat Black Cat & Kengo Kimura… Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido beat Dick Murdoch & Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie)… Tatsumi Fujinami & Keiji Mutoh beat Mr. Pogo & Kendo Nagasaki… Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara beat Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido to win the Japan Cup Tag Team League tournament.

12-12-1986: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 12,700: Yoshinari Ogawa pinned Kensuke Sasaki… Masanobu Fuchi pinned Masanobu Kurisu… Hiro Saito battled Mighty Inoue to a double count out… Rusher Kimura & Ashura Hara & Goro Tsurumi beat Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi & Nobuo Honaga… Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Toshiaki Kawada beat Kuniaki Kobayashi & Shinichi Nakano… Killer Khan & Terry Gordy beat Takashi Ishikawa & Samson Fuyuki… Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima beat Rick Martel & Tom Zenk… Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu battled Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase to a double count out… Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu battled Terry & Dory Funk, Jr. to a double count out… Jumbo Tsuruta & Genichiro Tenryu beat Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase via countout to win the 1986 Real World Tag League.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 9,000: TV taping: Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated George South & Rocky King… NWA US tag team champions Barry Windham & Ron Garvin defeated Mike Simani & Vernon Deaton… Jimmy Valiant defeated Tony Zane… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated NWA World tag team champions Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez… Ivan Koloff pinned Rocky King… NWA World Junior champion Denny Brown fought Hector Guerrero to a time-limit draw… Brad Armstrong pinned Tony Zane… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Randy & Bill Mulkey… Barry Windham pinned Art Pritts… Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) defeated Ron Garvin in a Louisville streetfight… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a bullrope chain match.

12-13-1986: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 14,132: TV taping: Steve Lombardi pinned Tony Garea… Butch Reed pinned Sivi Afi… Brutus Beefcake pinned Mike Rotundo… Honky Tonk Man pinned SD Jones… Blackjack Mulligan pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Pedro Morales & Tito Santana… Junkyard Dog fought Harley Race to a double count-out… Hercules defeated Billy Jack Haynes via DQ… Jose Luis Rivera pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Kamala pinned Cpl. Kirchner… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match.

WWF: Hamilton, Ontario: Copps Coliseum: Attendance: 14,700: Jerry Allen defeated Rene Goulet… Sika defeated Lanny Poffo… Dick Slater pinned Frenchy Martin… Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama)… Adrian Adonis defeated Koko B. Ware… King Kong Bundy defeated George Steele via DQ… WWF World tag team champions (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. During the match, Dynamite Kid sustained a serious back injury when he ran the ropes and his back gave out on him. Davey Boy Smith would finish the match but Dynamite Kid would never be the same following this injury… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Roddy Piper via count-out.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: Around 10,000: Brad Armstrong defeated Shaska (Pez) Whatley… Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantell) defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw)… Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) defeated Ron Garvin in a streetfight… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)… Dusty Rhodes won a Bunkhouse Stampede match… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US champion Nikita Koloff.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 10,000: NWA World Junior champion Denny Brown defeated Hector Guerrero… Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska (Pez) Whatley… Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw)… Barry Windham defeated The Barbarian… Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) & Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World champion Ric Flair via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes won a Bunkhouse Stampede match.

12-14-1986: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 9:  in Hartford, CT at the Civic Center drawing 10,000. Shown 01-06-1987 on NBC (10.6 rating): WWF heavyweight champion Hulk Hogan beat Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage pinned George Steele… Junkyard Dog beat Harley Race via DQ… Adrian Adonis beat Roddy Piper via countout… Blackjack Mulligan pinned Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr).

WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Mecca: Attendance: 5,812; sell out: Sika defeated Lanny Poffo… Dick Slater pinned Stoney Burke… Koko B. Ware defeated Bob Orton Jr. via DQ… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik… Kamala pinned King Kong Bundy… Davey Boy Smith & The Crusher (substitution for the injured Dynamite Kid) defeated Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) in a steel cage match.

JCP: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 12,500: Debut at the Rosemont: Tim Horner defeated Shaska (Pez) Whatley… Brad Armstrong fought Jimmy Garvin to a draw… Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw)… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)… The Road Warriors co-won a $50,000 Bunkhouse Stampede… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard.

12-15-1986: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka beat Akio Sato & Tarzan Goto in a stretcher match to win the CWA International tag team title.

12-25-1986:  AWA in St. Paul, MN: Civic Center drawing 8,000: Shown live on Twin Cities PPV: Buck Zumhofe drew Buddy Wolfe… Earthquake Ferris beat Brian Knobbs… Steve O beat Boris Zhukov… Greg Gagne & Scott Hall & Leon White beat Larry Zbyszko & Mr. Saito & Super Ninja… Jimmy Snuka beat Col. DeBeers via countout… AWA World heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Curt Hennig via DQ… The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a steel cage match.

World Class Championship Wrestling: Christmas Star Wars: in Dallas, TX: Reunion Arena drawing 7,000: Mark Youngblood beat Killer Tim Brooks… Steve Simpson pinned The Grappler (Len Denton)… Lance Von Erich beat Master Gee (George Wells)… Dingo Warrior (Jim Hellwig AKA: Ultimate Warrior) battled Bob Bradley to a double DQ… Candi Divine pinned Lock… Tony Atlas pinned Matt Borne… Scott Casey beat Black Bart in a loser rides a mule match… Kevin & Mike Von Erich beat WCCW World tag team champions Brian Adias and Al Madril via DQ… Abdullah the Butcher beat Bruiser Brody in a loser leaves town steel cage match.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Prichard defeated Roy Lee Welch in a loser leaves town match… The Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Danny Davis) defeated Jerry Stubbs & Tony Anthony for the Continental tag team titles… Kevin Sullivan defeated Steve Armstrong in a loser leaves town match.

WWF: Detroit, MI: Joe Louis Arena: Attendance: 8,500: Barry O (Orton) defeated Jerry Valiant… Lanny Poffo defeated Jack Kruger… Pedro Morales defeated Frenchy Martin… Honky Tonk Man defeated Scott McGhee… Dino Bravo defeated SD Jones… Billy Jack Haynes pinned Iron Sheik… Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy via DQ… Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey… WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out… Roddy Piper pinned Adrian Adonis.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,200: TV taping: Barry Windham defeated Shaska (Pez) Whatley… Hector Guerrero defeated Eddie Roberts… Barry Windham defeated Gary Royal… Robert Gibson fought Rick Rude to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Ricky Morton defeated Manny Fernandez via DQ… Barry Windham pinned Shaska Whatley… Jimmy Valiant pinned Bill Dundee… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard & Ole & Arn Anderson.

JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 18,000: NWA World Junior champion Denny Brown fought Nelson Royal to a draw… Dick Murdoch defeated Bobby Eaton… NWA US tag team champions Barry Windham & Ron Garvin defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw)… Robert Gibson defeated Rick Rude via DQ… Ricky Morton fought Manny Fernandez to a no contest… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) defeated Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner)… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard & Arn & Ole Anderson.

12-26-1986: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 21,000+: WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala by DQ… Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a Tuxedo match… Blackjack Mulligan defeated Nikolai Volkoff… Hercules defeated Tito Santana… The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dick Slater & Corporal Kirchner… Pedro Morales defeated Dino Bravo by DQ… Honky Tonk Man defeated Siva Afi… Paul Roma defeated Terry Gibbs… Jose Luis Rivera defeated Steve Lombardi… WWF World Women’s champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai.

WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Little Coco & Karate Kid defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo… Butch Reed defeated Jerry Allen… Koko B. Ware defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Sika defeated Salvatore Bellomo… Jake Roberts defeated George Steele via count-out… Barry O (Orton) defeated Tony Garea… Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy via DQ… Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Roddy Piper pinned Adrian Adonis.

12-27-1986: In Fort Worth, TX: Terry Taylor & Hacksaw Duggan defeated Bill Irwin & Leroy Brown to win the UWF tag team titles.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 15,000: Scott McGhee defeated Frenchy Martin… Tito Santana defeated Hercules… George Skaaland defeated Stoney Burke… Butch Reed defeated Dick Slater… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau: the time limit for the bout was extended to 30 minutes after the previous month's encounter went to a 20-minute time limit draw… Sivi Afi defeated Steve Lombardi… Paul Roma defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Jerry Allen defeated Jack Kruger… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via DQ.

12-28-1986: WWF: Richfield, OH: Coliseum: Attendance: 11,500: Dino Bravo defeated Tony Garea… Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via DQ… Dick Slater defeated Iron Sheik via DQ… Sika defeated Moondog Spot… Lanny Poffo defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… WWF Women's champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai… Hercules defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Blackjack Mulligan pinned Nikolai Volkoff.

WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 8,700: The Karate Kid & Little Coco defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook… Scott McGhee defeated Barry O (Orton)… Stoney Burke defeated Jack Kruger… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Sivi Afi… Tito Santana defeated Butch Reed via DQ… King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim… Don Muraco fought Billy Jack Haynes to a draw… Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 18,000: sell out: Pedro Morales defeated Red Demon… Moondog Spot defeated Tiger Chung Lee… Lanny Poffo defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Dino Bravo defeated Tony Garea… Dick Slater defeated Sika via DQ… Kamala defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan in a no DQ match via count-out… Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones… Hercules defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Blackjack Mulligan pinned Nikolai Volkoff.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Attendance: 8,121: Tim Horner defeated Shaska (Pez) Whatley… NWA World Junior champion Denny Brown fought Hector Guerrero to a draw… Robert Gibson defeated Rick Rude… Ricky Morton defeated Manny Fernandez… Barry Windham & Brad Armstrong defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (Barry Darsaw)… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson… Big Bubba (Ray Traylor) won a Bunkhouse Stampede match.

JCP: Albuquerque, NM: Tingley Coliseum: Attendance: 5,251: Teijo Khan fought Italian Stallion to a draw… Todd Champion pinned Pat Rose… Sam Houston pinned The Warlord… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff pinned MOD Squad Basher… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff won a Bunkhouse Stampede.

12-29-1986: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 5,500: Jonathon Boyd beat John Paul… Paul Diamond beat Tojo Yamamoto in an I quit match… Jerry Bryant & Lou Winston beat Buddy Wayne & Don Bass… Pat Tanaka beat Tony Burton… Tracy Smothers beat Boy Tony (Tony Falk) via DQ in a loser wears panties match… Emily Arthur beat Downtown Bruno via countout… Southern tag team champions The Rock-n-Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane) battled Billy Joe Travis & Jeff Jarrett to a no contest… Soul Train Jones (AKA: Virgil) beat Goliath… Austin Idol beat Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) via DQ… Jerry Lawler defeated Tommy Rich.

In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Adrian Street defeated Tommy Rogers to win the Southeastern heavyweight title.

WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Lanny Poffo defeated the Red Demon… Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Garea… Sika defeated Moondog Spot… King Kong Bundy defeated Cpl. Kirchner… Bob Orton Jr. defeated Danny Spivey… Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk (Jessie Barr)… Blackjack Mulligan defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Mike Rotundo defeated Nikolai Volkoff via DQ… Iron Sheik battled Dick Slater to a double count-out… Blackjack Mulligan won a 20-man $50,000 bunkhouse battle royal… Roddy Piper fought Adrian Adonis to a double DQ.

JCP: Inglewood, CA: Great Western Forum: Attendance: 7,000: Some matches taped to air in Japan on Nippon TV. Mr. T was in attendance. Sam Houston pinned Teijo Khan… Todd Champion defeated Ken Timbs… Dick Murdoch pinned The Warlord… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Ole & Arn Anderson… Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima defeated The MOD Squad (Spike & Basher)… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard… Road Warrior Hawk won a Bunkhouse Stampede.

12-30-1986: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: almost 9,000: Honky Tonk Man pinned Koko B. Ware… Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik… Pete Doherty defeated Salvatore Bellomo… Pedro Morales defeated Dino Bravo via DQ… WWF Women's champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai… Paul Roma defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF champion Hulk Hogan defeated Jake Roberts via count-out.

WWF: Columbus, OH: Ohio Center: Attendance: 8,000: Incomplete results: Blackjack Mulligan won a bunkhouse battle royal… Roddy Piper pinned Adrian Adonis.

WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 8,000: Incomplete results: Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage via count-out… Plus: Scott McGhee, Jerry Allen, Cpl. Kirchner, King Kong Bundy, Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, Tito Santana, Kamala, Mike Rotundo, Danny Spivey, Bret Hart, and Jim Neidhart.

JCP: San Francisco, CA: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 8,500: Todd Champion pinned Pat Rose… Sam Houston pinned Teijo Khan… Dick Murdoch pinned The Warlord… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) via disqualification… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via reverse decision… NWA US champion Nikita Koloff pinned NWA TV champion Tully Blanchard… Road Warrior Animal won a Bunkhouse Stampede.

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