1986 in professional wrestling
1986 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1986.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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American Wrestling Association | AWA |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Jim Crockett Promotions | JCP |
Pacific Northwest Wrestling | PNW |
World Class Championship Wrestling | WCCW |
World Wrestling Council | WWC |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF |
Calendar of notable shows
Date | Promotion(s) | Event | Location | Main Event |
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January 21 | PNW | Superstar Extravaganza | Portland, Oregon | Ric Flair (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
February 7 | JCP | Superstars on the Superstation | Atlanta, Georgia | Ric Flair (c) defeated Ron Garvin in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[1] |
April 7 | WWF | WrestleMania 2 | Uniondale, New York Rosemont, Illinois Los Angeles, California |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated King Kong Bundy in a steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[2][3][4] |
April 19 | JCP | 1st Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | Louisiana Superdome | The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated Ron Garvin and Magnum T.A. in a tournament final[5] |
April 20 | AWA | WrestleRock 86 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Nick Bockwinkel defeated Stan Hansen (c) by disqualification in a singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship |
May 4 | WCCW | 3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions | Irving, Texas | Steve Simpson, Kerry Von Erich and Lance Von Erich defeated the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) (c) in a Lumberjack elimination match for the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship[6] |
July 1 – August 2 | JCP | The Great American Bash (1986) | Multiple | Various[7] |
July 14 | WWF | King of the Ring (1986) | Foxborough, Massachusetts | British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) (c) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) in a steel cage match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship[8] |
August 28 | The Big Event | Toronto, Ontario | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[9] | |
August 29 | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament | St. Louis, Missouri | Hulk Hogan (c) and Paul Orndorff fought to a double-disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[10][11] | |
September 19 | EMLL | EMLL 53rd Anniversary Show | Mexico City, Mexico | Américo Rocca, Tony Salazar and Ringo Mendoza defeated Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo, Negro Navarro and El Texano) in a Lucha de Apuestas triple hair vs. triple hair match[12] |
WWC | WWC 13th Aniversario | Ponce, Puerto Rico | Tony Atlas vs. Hiroshi Wajima in a singles match (result unknown) | |
September 20 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Ric Flair (c) defeated Miguel Perez, Jr. in a singles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship | ||
October 12 | WCCW | 3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza | Dallas, Texas | Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match with guest referee Fritz Von Erich[13][14] |
November 27 | JCP | Starrcade | Greensboro, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia |
Ric Flair (c) wrestled Nikita Koloff to a double disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[7] |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |
Notable events
- Benjamin Mora Jr. creates the World Wrestling Association (WWA) based out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Tournaments and accomplishments
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes[15][7] | ||
NWA World Television Championship Tournament | Wahoo McDaniel | January 4 | |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) | April 19 |
WWF
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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King of the Ring | Harley Race | July 14 | |
Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament | Harley Race | August 29 |
Slammy Awards
Poll | Winner | |
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Best Personality in Land of a Thousand Dances | "Rowdy" Roddy Piper[16][17][18] | |
Best Producer | Mona Flambe aka Cyndi Lauper[16][17][18] | |
Best Commentator | Gene Okerlund[16][17][18] | |
Most Ignominious | Nikolai Volkoff[16][17][18] | |
Best Single Performer | Junkyard Dog[16][17][18] |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Category | Winner |
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PWI Wrestler of the Year | Ric Flair |
PWI Tag Team of the Year | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
PWI Match of the Year | Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (The Great American Bash) |
PWI Feud of the Year | Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff |
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Roddy Piper |
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Paul Orndorff |
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Terry Gordy |
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Chris Adams |
PWI Rookie of the Year | Lex Luger |
PWI Lifetime Achievement | Verne Gagne |
PWI Editor's Award | Lou Albano |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Category | Winner |
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Wrestler of the Year | Ric Flair |
Most Outstanding | Ric Flair |
Feud of the Year | Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff |
Tag Team of the Year | The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) |
Most Improved | Steve Williams |
Best on Interviews | Jim Cornette |
Title changes
WWF
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Tito Santana | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 8 | Randy Savage | House show | ||
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Dino Bravo | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 22 | Vacant | N/A | ||
Incoming champions – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
WWF Women's Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – The Masked Spider Lady (Fabulous Moolah) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 3 | Velvet McIntyre | Live event | ||
July 9 | The Fabulous Moolah | Live event | ||
Incoming champions – The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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April 7 | The British Bulldogs (The British Bulldog and Dynamite Kid) |
WrestleMania 2 | ||
Births
- January 7 - Melanie Cruise
- February 5 – Madison Rayne
- March 1 - Big E (wrestler)
- March 8 - Chad Gable[19]
- March 16 - Kenny Dykstra
- March 28 - Mustafa Ali[20]
- April 5 – Charlotte Flair[21]
- April 23 – Jessie Godderz
- May 28 – Seth Rollins
- May 29 – Hornswoggle
- June 15 - Cezar Bononi
- June 20 - Shadia Bseiso
- June 29
- June 30 – Alicia Fox[22]
- July 17 - Mojo Rawley[23]
- July 19 – Jinder Mahal[24]
- August 16 - Big Cass[25][26][27]
- August 22 - Neville[28]
- September 4 - Xavier Woods
- September 7 – Colin Delaney
- October 7 – Kaitlyn
- November 5 – Alexander Wolfe
- November 6 – Magnus
- November 13 – Act Yasukawa
- November 14 - Kalisto[29]
- December 3 - Wolfgang
- December 8 - Enzo Amore[30]
Debuts
Unknown date
- February 16 - Kensuke Sasaki
- February 26 - Hiroshi Hase
- April - Jeff Jarrett
- May 24 - Super Parka
- May 30 - Owen Hart
- August 8 - Kaoru Maeda
- August 17
- September 16 - Aja Kong
- September 18 - Cutie Suzuki
- October - Ron Simmons
Retirements
- Bobby Duncum Sr. (1967 - 1986)
- Don Kent (1956 - 1986)
- Dr. Wagner (July 16, 1961 - April 27, 1986)
- Dick the Bruiser (1954 - 1986)
- Ernie Ladd (1961 - 1986)
- Hubert Gallant (May 2, 1975 - 1986)
- Jacques Rougeau, Sr. (1956 - 1986)
- Kurt Von Hess (September 1968 - 1986)
- Lars Anderson (1965 - 1986)
- Mad Maxine (1984 - 1986)
- Mario Milano (1953 - 1986)
- Maurice Vachon (1950 - 1986)
- Pampero Firpo (1953 - 1986)
- Swede Hanson (1957 - 1986)
- Vivian St. John (August 6, 1974 - 1986)
- Vivian Vachon (1969 - 1986)
- Don Fargo (1952 - 1986)
Deaths
- February 2 – Gino Hernandez[31]
- April 6 – El Solitario[32]
- April 26 – Ángel Blanco[33][34]
gollark: (this is the only thing I know about topology)
gollark: As any topologist knows, you can have a set which is closed and open at the same time.
gollark: That's still on?
gollark: At least my personal programming projects will proceed faster.
gollark: As a programmer who wants future jobs, I fear this.
See also
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- List of WWF pay-per-view events
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