Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

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The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Poster.png
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
DateAugust 29, 1986 [1] [2]
City St. Louis, Missouri [1] [2]
Venue Kiel Auditorium [1] [2]
Attendance10,612 [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]

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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 main event included a match between Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. [1] [2] [4]

Results

August 29, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri (Kiel Auditorium)

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [2]
1 Harley Race defeated Brian Blair [2] First Round Tournament match6:22
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 match00:58
3 Adrian Adonis defeated King Tonga [2] First Round Tournament match2:31
4 Junkyard Dog defeated Hercules Hernandez [2] First Round Tournament match8:56
5 Brutus Beefcake defeated Lanny Poffo [2] First Round Tournament match3:12
6 Pedro Morales defeated Dory Funk, Jr. [2] First Round Tournament match5:33
7 Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk [2] First Round Tournament match4:15
8 Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim Brunzell [2] First Round Tournament match7:10
9 Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis [2] Quarter Final Tournament Match5:02
10 Brutus Beefcake defeated Pedro Morales [2] Quarter Final Tournament Match10:34
11 Ricky Steamboat defeated Billy Jack Haynes [2] Quarter Final Tournament Match5:58
12 Harley Race defeated Junkyard Dog [2] Semi Final Tournament match10:38
13 Ricky Steamboat defeated Brutus Beefcake [2] Semi Final Tournament match12:23
14 Harley Race defeated Ricky Steamboat [1] [2] Tournament Finals match7:04
15 Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff ended in a double-disqualification [1] Singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 16:08
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament bracket

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 Dog5:02
Hercules Hernandez 8:58
Junkyard Dog PIN
Harley Race SUB
Ricky Steamboat     07:04
Brutus Beefcake 3:12
Lanny Poffo PIN
Brutus BeefcakePIN
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 SteamboatPIN
Jim Brunzell PIN
Ricky Steamboat 7:10

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Sam Muchnik Tournament". Misc. Tournaments. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  3. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (November 25, 2018). "LARRY MATYSIK PASSES AWAY AT 72 YEARS OLD". f4wonline. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. (pg. 23) ISBN   1-4165-3257-9
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