Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
| The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation |
| Date | August 29, 1986[1][2] |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri[1][2] |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium[1][2] |
| Attendance | 10,612[1][2] |
The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament was a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) supercard held at the sold-out Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri on August 29, 1986, attended by nearly 11,000 fans and making $87,000.[1][2] The tournament was arranged by Larry Matysik, a protege of Muchnick.[3]
The event was held as a tribute to longtime St. Louis promoter Sam Muchnick and featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament which saw Harley Race defeat Ricky Steamboat in the tournament finals. The semi-main event included a match between Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][4]
Results
[edit]August 29, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri (Kiel Auditorium)
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harley Race defeated Brian Blair[2] | First Round Tournament match | 6:22 | ||
| 2 | Don Muraco vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine ended in a double-disqualification As a result, Harley Race received a bye in the next round[2] | First Round Tournament match | 00:58 | ||
| 3 | Adrian Adonis defeated King Tonga[2] | First Round Tournament match | 2:31 | ||
| 4 | Junkyard Dog defeated Hercules Hernandez[2] | First Round Tournament match | 8:56 | ||
| 5 | Brutus Beefcake defeated Lanny Poffo[2] | First Round Tournament match | 3:12 | ||
| 6 | Pedro Morales defeated Dory Funk, Jr.[2] | First Round Tournament match | 5:33 | ||
| 7 | Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk[2] | First Round Tournament match | 4:15 | ||
| 8 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim Brunzell[2] | First Round Tournament match | 7:10 | ||
| 9 | Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis[2] | Quarter Final Tournament Match | 5:02 | ||
| 10 | Brutus Beefcake defeated Pedro Morales[2] | Quarter Final Tournament Match | 10:34 | ||
| 11 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Billy Jack Haynes[2] | Quarter Final Tournament Match | 5:58 | ||
| 12 | Harley Race defeated Junkyard Dog[2] | Semi Final Tournament match | 10:38 | ||
| 13 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Brutus Beefcake[2] | Semi Final Tournament match | 12:23 | ||
| 14 | Harley Race defeated Ricky Steamboat[1][2] | Tournament Finals match | 7:04 | ||
| 15 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff ended in a double-disqualification[1] | Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 16:08 | ||
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Tournament bracket
[edit]Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Blair | 6:22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | 0:58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | DDQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | 10:38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| King Tonga | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | 2:31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | 5:02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hercules Hernandez | 8:58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | SUB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | 07:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | 3:12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lanny Poffo | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | 10:34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dory Funk, Jr. | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | 5:33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | 12:23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Jack Funk | 4:15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | 5:58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | 7:10 | ||||||||||||||||||
- Hulk Hogan (c) and Paul Orndorff fought to a double-disqualification for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 16:08
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Matysik, Larry. Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2005. (pg. 213) ISBN 1-55022-684-3
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Sam Muchnik Tournament". Misc. Tournaments. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 25, 2018). "LARRY MATYSIK PASSES AWAY AT 72 YEARS OLD". f4wonline. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. (pg. 23) ISBN 1-4165-3257-9