Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1986

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.

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 semi-main event included a match between Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.

Results

 * Harley Race defeated Brian Blair in a First Round Tournament match (6:22)
 * Don Muraco and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine fought to a double-disqualification in a First Round Tournament match (0:58)


 * Adrian Adonis defeated King Tonga in a First Round Tournament match (2:31)


 * Junkyard Dog defeated Hercules Hernandez in a First Round Tournament match (8:56)


 * Brutus Beefcake defeated Lanny Poffo in a First Round Tournament match (3:12)


 * Pedro Morales defeated Dory Funk, Jr. in a First Round Tournament match (5:33)


 * Billy Jack Haynes defeated Jimmy Jack Funk in a First Round Tournament match (4:15)


 * Ricky Steamboat defeated Jim Brunzell in a First Round Tournament match (7:10)


 * Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis in a Quarter Final Tournament Match (5:02)


 * Brutus Beefcake defeated Pedro Morales in a Quarter Final Tournament Match (10:34)


 * Ricky Steamboat defeated Billy Jack Haynes in a Quarter Final Tournament Match (5:58)


 * Harley Race defeated Junkyard Dog in a Semi Final Tournament match (10:38)


 * Rick Steamboat defeated Brutus Beefcake in a Semi Final Tournament match (12:23)


 * Harley Race defeated Ricky Steamboat in a Tournament Finals match (7:04)


 * Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Paul Orndorff ended in a double-disqualification for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship (16:08)

Tournament bracket
Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision