1986 in professional wrestling
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1986 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
[edit]These promotions held notable events 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
[edit]Notable events
[edit]- Benjamin Mora Jr. creates the World Wrestling Association (WWA) based out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
- Wrestling Power magazine hit the newsstands with its first issue.
- Superstar Wrestler magazine hit the newsstands with its first issue.
- February 18 - World Class Championship Wrestling seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance
- March - Bill Watts renames his Mid South Wrestling territory the Universal Wrestling Federation
- August 30 - The final episodes of both WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All Star Wrestling airs on syndication.
- September 6 and 7 - WWF debuted two new weekly shows WWF Superstars of Wrestling and WWF Wrestling Challenge on syndication replacing both WWF Championship Wrestling and WWF All Star Wrestling
- September - WCCW debuts on ESPN
Tournaments and accomplishments
[edit]AJW
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Japan Grand Prix 1986 | Yukari Omori | June 28 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Kiyo Toyoda | ||
Tag League the Best 1986 | Chigusa Nagayo and Yumiko Hotta | October 10 |
JCP
[edit]Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes[18][9][page needed] | ||
NWA World Television Championship Tournament | Arn Anderson | January 4 | |
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) | April 19 |
WWF
[edit]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
[edit]Poll | Winner | |
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Best Personality in Land of a Thousand Dances | "Rowdy" Roddy Piper[19][20][21] | |
Best Producer | Mona Flambe aka Cyndi Lauper[19][20][21] | |
Best Commentator | Gene Okerlund[19][20][21] | |
Most Ignominious | Nikolai Volkoff[19][20][21] | |
Best Single Performer | Junkyard Dog[19][20][21] |
Awards and honors
[edit]Pro Wrestling Illustrated
[edit]Wrestling Observer Newsletter
[edit]Title changes
[edit]WWF
[edit]Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Tito Santana
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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February 8 | Randy Savage | House show |
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Dino Bravo
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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)
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Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – The Masked Spider Lady (Fabulous Moolah)
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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
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- January 7 – Melanie Cruise
- January 14 – Matt Riddle
- January 24 – Vinny Marseglia
- February 5 – Madison Rayne
- February 17 – Ricardo Rodriguez
- March 1:
- March 4 – Dalton Castle
- March 8 – Chad Gable[22]
- March 16 – Kenny Dykstra
- March 27 – So Cal Val
- March 28 – Mustafa Ali[23]
- April 5 – Charlotte Flair[24]
- April 19 – Maxine
- April 22 – Chuck Taylor
- April 23 – Jessie Godderz
- May 19 – Danny Havoc (died in 2020)
- May 28 – Seth Rollins
- May 29 – Hornswoggle
- June 15 – Cezar Bononi
- June 20:
- June 24 – Jessamyn Duke
- June 29
- June 30 – Alicia Fox[25]
- July 17:
- July 19 – Jinder Mahal[27]
- July 22 – Thunder Rosa
- August 6 – Reby Sky
- August 16 – Big Cass[28][29][30]
- August 22 – Neville[31]
- September 4 – Xavier Woods
- September 7 – Colin Delaney
- September 22 – Lana Austin
- October 5 – Joaquin Wilde
- October 7 – Kaitlyn
- October 12 – Gregory Iron
- November 5 – Alexander Wolfe
- November 6 – Nick Aldis
- November 13 – Act Yasukawa
- November 14 – Kalisto[32]
- November 25 – Karsten Beck (died in 2020)
- December 3 – Wolfgang
- December 8 – Enzo Amore[33]
Debuts
[edit]Unknown date
- February 16 - Kensuke Sasaki
- February 26 - Hiroshi Hase
- April 6 - Jeff Jarrett
- April 20 - Hisakatsu Oya
- May 24 - Akira Katayama
- May 30 - Owen Hart
- July 24 - El Samurai
- August 8 - KAORU and Megumi Kudo
- August 17 - Shinobu Kandori, Mayumi Ozaki, Dynamite Kansai, Harley Saito, Rumi Kazama, Plum Mariko, Yu Yamazaki (JWP), Dirty Yamato (JWP), Yuki Ito (JWP) and Maiko Tsurugi (JWP)
- September 5 - Eagle Sawai (JWP and LLPW) and Xóchitl Hamada
- September 7 - Reggie Bennett
- September 10 - Bison Kimura (All Japan Women's)
- September 16 - Aja Kong
- September 17 - Combat Toyoda
- September 19 - Cutie Suzuki
- September 22 - Oscar Tomo (JWP)
- September 25 - Reibun Amada (All Japan Women's), Mika Takahashi (All Japan Women's) and Miori Kamiya (All Japan Women's)
- October - Ron Simmons
- December 1 - Road Dogg (Made his debut for only one appearance at 17 before he went into the marines. He returned to wrestling in 1991.)
Retirements
[edit]- 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)
- Stu Hart (1943-July 25, 1986)
- Swede Hanson (1957 - 1986)
- Vivian St. John (August 6, 1974 - 1986)
- Vivian Vachon (1969 - 1986)
- Don Fargo (1952 - 1986)
Deaths
[edit]- February 2 – Gino Hernandez,[34] 28
- March 25 - Warren Bockwinkel, 74
- April 6 – El Solitario,[35] 39
- April 26 – Ángel Blanco,[36][37] 47
See also
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References
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- ^ AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #9 3/18/08, quebrada.net, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #12 5/20/08, quebrada.net, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ "WrestleMania II results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "WrestleMania II Facts/Stats". WWE. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "WrestleMania 2 review". Gerweck.net. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "1st Annual Crockett Cup". Wrestling Supercards & Tournaments. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ "3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Pro Wrestling History. May 4, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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- ^ WWF King Of The Ring 1986
- ^ AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #14 7/15/08, quebrada.net, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ "The Big Event". ProWrestlingHistory.com. August 28, 1986. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Sam Muchnik Tournament". Misc. Tournaments. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
- ^ "53rd Anniversary Show". Pro Wrestling History. September 19, 1986. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza". Pro Wrestling History. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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- ^ Kristian Pope & Ray Whebbe (2003). The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines & Hitmakers (2nd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87349-625-4.
- ^ "History of El Solitario". Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Ángel Blanco". Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 102–105. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ Centinela, Teddy (April 27, 2015). "En un día como hoy… 1986: Fallece El Ángel Blanco en trágico accidente — Rudy Reyna triunfa en Pachuca". SuperLuchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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