King of the Ring 1985 was the inaugural King of the Ring tournament that took place on July 8, 1985 in Foxoborough, Massachusetts.
Matches[]
First Round[]
- Jim Brunzell defeated The Spoiler
- Tito Santana defeated Terry Funk via disqualification
- The Iron Sheik defeated B. Brian Blair
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Greg Valentine
- Les Thornton defeated Steve Lombardi
- Magnificent Muraco defeated The Junkyard Dog
- Pedro Morales defeated Johnny V
- Paul Orndorff fought Bob Orton to a double disqualification
Quarterfinal Round[]
- Tito Santana fought Jim Brunzell to a draw
- Brunzell then won a coin toss to determine who would continue in the tournament.
- The Iron Sheik defeated Ricky Steamboat
- Magnificent Muraco defeated Les Thornton
Semifinal Round[]
- The Iron Sheik defeated Jim Brunzell
- Magnificent Muraco defeated Pedro Morales
Final Round[]
- Magnificent Muraco defeated The Iron Sheik
WWF Championship Match[]
- Hulk Hogan defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Tournament Brackets[]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Magnificent Muraco | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Junkyard Dog | ||||||||||||||||||
| Magnificent Muraco | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Lombardi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Magnificent Muraco | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Orndorff | DDQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Bob Orton | DDQ | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny V | ||||||||||||||||||
| Magnificent Muraco | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tito Santana | DQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Funk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tito Santana | Draw | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | Coin Toss | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Spoiler | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Iron Sheik | ||||||||||||||||||
| B. Brian Blair | ||||||||||||||||||
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