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 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.	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
(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 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

1. 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. "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