King of the Ring (1985)
| King of the Ring (1985) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | July 8, 1985 | ||
| City | Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | Sullivan Stadium | ||
| Attendance | 23,000[1] | ||
| King of the Ring tournament chronology | |||
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King of the Ring (1985) was the inaugural King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament[2][3] produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The tournament was held on July 8, 1985 at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.[4] The event drew 23,000 people of which 20,000 were paid.[5]
In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Hulk Hogan pinned Nikolai Volkoff to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
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.[6]
Results
Tournament bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | 10:28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Thornton | 6:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Thornton | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Lombardi | 6:40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | 14:33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Orndorff | DDQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Orton, Jr. | 15:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny V | 1:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iron Sheik | 12:54 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tito Santana | DQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Funk | 13:20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tito Santana | Draw1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | 20:00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Spoiler | 7:01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | 8:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iron Sheik | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | 19:59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | 10:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Iron Sheik | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. Brian Blair | 7:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
1. ^ Tito Santana fought Jim Brunzell to a time limit draw; Brunzell then won a coin toss to determine who would continue in the tournament.
References
- ^ a b WWF King Of The Ring 1985
- ^ "WWE Announces King Of The Ring Tournament For 8/19 RAW | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ EDT, Phillip Martinez On 8/12/19 at 9:29 PM (2019-08-12). "The King of the Ring tournament returns on next week's Monday Night RAW". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "WWF King of the Ring '85 at Sullivan Stadium wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "King of the Ring 85 - Foxboro, MA - Sullivan Stadium - July 8, 1985 (23,000; 20,000 paid)". 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.