August 9, 1986 WWF Championship Wrestling results

The August 9, 1986 Edition of WWF Championship Wrestling is a Professional wrestling television show of the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on July 15, 1986 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center at Poughkeepsie, New York.

This episode is notable for the introduction of Slick, a smooth-talking, soul brother-type, dancing manager (nicknamed "The Doctor of Style") who would succeed Freddie Blassie as manager of The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and Hercules Hernandez. Blassie was experiencing some health problems that were forcing him to curtail his schedule -- the WWF was about to embark on regular nationwide tours, unlike before where several weeks' worth TV programs were taped at arenas in Toronto and in New York state, which the 66-year-old Blassie could handle -- and the WWF's talent scouts liked what they saw in Ken Johnson, a 29-year-old Fort Worth, Texas native who had established a following in Texas All-Star Wrestling as a heel manager and sometimes wrestler. Blassie would mentor Johnson (both behind the scenes and on-camera) for several weeks into the fall of 1986 before retiring from the road. Blassie would remain associated with the WWF as an adviser and confidant to Vince McMahon, occasional on-screen personality and beloved ambassador for the rest of his life.

Results

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


 * "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff def. Mario Mancini via count-out after piledriving him onto the arena floor (3:30).
 * Tito Santana & Pedro Morales def. Terry Gibbs & Dave Barbie when Morales pinned Barbie with a roll up (2:42).
 * WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy "Macho Man" Savage def. Mark Faban after a flying elbowsmash in a non-title match(2:04); after the match, Savage hit the move again on Faban.
 * The Dream Team def. Paul Roma & Rick Hunter after Greg "the Hammer" Valentine forced Hunter to submit to the figure-four leglock (3:03).
 * George "the Animal" Steele and The Junkyard Dog def. "Iron" Mike Sharpe and Jim Haley when JYD pinned Haley with a powerslam (1:20).
 * The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff def. Corporal Kirchner & Tony Garea when Volkoff reversed Garea's pin attempt of Sheik (2:52). ''Note: It was prior to this match that Freddie Blassie introduced Slick and said he had purchased half of the contracts of Sheik and Volkoff.

Other happenings

 * "The Flower Shop," with guest "Cowboy" Bob Orton; host "Adorable" Adrian Adonis announced that Orton would be the segment's new bodyguard.