August 30, 1986 WWF Championship Wrestling results

The August 30, 1986 Edition of WWF Championship Wrestling is a Professional wrestling television show of the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on August 5, 1986 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center at Poughkeepsie, New York.

This episode was the final episode of WWF Championship Wrestling, whose run had started in 1972. The following weekend, a revamped show, WWF Superstars of Wrestling, would debut, primarily in the same markets and time spots as Championship Wrestling''. The matches that were part of the final taping at Poughkeepsie, New York's Mid-Hudson Civic Center.

The final Championship Wrestling featured the coronation ceremony of "Handsome" Harley Race as the new "King" of the WWF. Race had won a (non-televised) "King of the Ring" tournament and -- in part a move by the WWF to honor Race for his contributions to the sport of professional wrestling -- was given the nominal title of "King."

Results

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.


 * Randy "Macho Man" Savage (c) def. Mario Mancini in a non-title match (2:38).
 * The Junkyard Dog & George "the Animal" Steele defeated Mr. X & the Gladiator (2:38). After the match, JYD introduced The Honky Tonk Man, who came to the ring.
 * "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff def. Tom Sharpe (2:41).
 * Dick Slater def. Jimmy Jack Funk by disqualification at 2:17 after Hoss Funk tripped Slater from the outside; after the bout, Dory attempted to hogtie Slater but Slater grabbed the rope away and cleared both Funks from the ring.
 * Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey def. Steve Lombardi & Gino Carabello (4:35). During the match, comments from "Rowdy" Roddy Piper were shown where he said he had been granted permission to appear on "The Flower Shop" the following week.

Other happenings

 * "Update" segment, focusing on Billy Jack Haynes.
 * "The Flower Shop," with guests "Captain" Lou Albano, Bobby Heenan and The Machines (Big, Super and Giant). The Machines kept trading places on the show, confusing Heenan by the end of the segment.