King of the Ring (1986)
| King of the Ring (1986) | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | July 14, 1986 | ||
| City | Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | Sullivan Stadium | ||
| Attendance | 12,000[1] | ||
| King of the Ring tournament chronology | |||
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King of the Ring (1986) was the second annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on July 14, 1986 at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
In addition to the tournament, there were two other matches. Prior to the final match of the King of the Ring tournament, Bruno Sammartino defeated The Designated Hitman (a substitute for Eddie Andelmann, a local TV/radio personality who refused to wrestle).[2] Following the final match of the tournament, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny V.) in a steel cage match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. Dynamite and Beefcake escaped from the cage first. Smith then escaped the cage to win the match after Valentine had accidentally knocked him out the door.
Storylines
The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.[3]
Event
During the first round of the tournament, there was a total of six matches. Billy Jack Haynes pinned The Iron Sheik after a small package Harley Race beat George Steele by disqualification after Steele rammed Race into one of the golf carts at ringside. Don Muraco and Roddy Piper wrestled to a twenty minute time limit draw. Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dan Spivey. Junkyard Dog beat Paul Orndorff by disqualification for attacking the referee. Pedro Morales pinned Rudy Diamond who was substituting for Bob Orton.
During the quarterfinal round of the tournament, there were three matches. Harley Race received a bye due to the Muraco and Piper match reaching the time limit in the first round. Billy Jack Haynes beat Mr. X with a full nelson. Mr X was a substitute for Hercules Hernandez. Nikolai Volkoff beat Junkyard Dog after Dog submitted to a bearhug. In the final quarterfinal match, Pedro Morales pinned Mike Rotunda after Rotunda performed a back suplex From The Top Rope on Morales but Rotunda's shoulders were on the mat.
During the first match of the semifinals, Race beat Haynes, when Haynes was counted out while Haynes applied the full nelson on Race while on the outside of the ring on the apron. Pedro Morales beat Nikolai Volkoff after Morales broke free and reversed a bearhug into a small package for the pin.
In the final Race pinned Morales after he superplexed Morales back into the ring.
Aftermath
Following the event, Race referred to himself as "King" Harley Race, coming to the ring in a royal crown and cape, to the ceremonial accompaniment of the tenth movement (known as "The Great Gates of Kiev") of Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. After winning a match, Race would make his defeated opponent "bow and kneel" before him. Usually Heenan would assist the defeated opponent to "bow and kneel" by grabbing their hair and forcing them to bow before Race.[4][5]
Results
Tournament bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Mr. X2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | CO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Steele | |||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | draw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roddy Piper | 20:00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nikolai Volkoff | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Spivey | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nikolai Volkoff | Sub | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | |||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Orndorff | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nikolai Volkoff | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Diamond1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Rotundo | |||||||||||||||||||
1. ^ Rudy Diamond was a substitute for Bob Orton.
2. ^ Mr. X was a substitute for Hercules Hernandez.
References
- ^ a b WWF King Of The Ring 1986
- ^ "WWF @ Foxboro, MA - Sullivan Stadium - July 14, 1986 (12,000)". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2019-08-06). "Harley Race, Wrestler Known as 'King of the Ring,' Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/harley-race-pro-wrestlings-king-of-the-ring-dies-at-76/2019/08/01/2c620132-b499-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html
- ^ "WWF King of the Ring '86 at Sullivan Stadium wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.