| The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament | |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation |
| Date | August 29, 1986[1][2] |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri[1][2] |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium[1][2] |
| Attendance | 10,612[1][2] |
TheSam Muchnick Memorial Tournament was aWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) supercard held at the sold-outKiel Auditorium inSt. Louis, Missouri on August 29, 1986, attended by nearly 11,000 fans and making $87,000.[1][2] The tournament was arranged byLarry Matysik, a protege of Muchnick.[3]
The event was held as a tribute to longtime St. Louis promoterSam Muchnick and featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament, which sawHarley Race defeatRicky Steamboat in the tournament finals. The main event included a match betweenHulk Hogan andPaul Orndorff for theWWF World Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][4]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] | ||
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| 1 | Harley Race defeatedBrian Blair[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 6:22 | ||
| 2 | Don Muraco vs.Greg "The Hammer" Valentine ended in adouble-disqualification As a result,Harley Race received abye in the next round[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 0:58 | ||
| 3 | Adrian Adonis defeatedKing Tonga[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 2:31 | ||
| 4 | Junkyard Dog defeatedHercules Hernandez[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 8:56 | ||
| 5 | Brutus Beefcake defeatedLanny Poffo[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 3:12 | ||
| 6 | Pedro Morales defeatedDory Funk, Jr.[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 5:33 | ||
| 7 | Billy Jack Haynes defeatedJimmy Jack Funk[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 4:15 | ||
| 8 | Ricky Steamboat defeatedJim Brunzell[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament 1st Round match | 7:10 | ||
| 9 | Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Quarterfinal match | 5:02 | ||
| 10 | Brutus Beefcake defeated Pedro Morales[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Quarterfinal match | 10:34 | ||
| 11 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Billy Jack Haynes[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Quarterfinal match | 5:58 | ||
| 12 | Harley Race defeated Junkyard Dog[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Semifinal match | 10:38 | ||
| 13 | Ricky Steamboat defeated Brutus Beefcake[2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Semifinal match | 12:23 | ||
| 14 | Harley Race defeated Ricky Steamboat[1][2] | Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Final match | 7:04 | ||
| 15 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs.Paul Orndorff ended in a double-disqualification[1] | Singles match for theWWF World Heavyweight Championship | 16:08 | ||
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| 1st Round Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament August 29, 1986 | Quarterfinals Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament August 29, 1986 | Semifinals Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament August 29, 1986 | Final Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament August 29, 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Harley Race | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| B. Brian Blair | 6:22 | ||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | Bye | ||||||||||||||
| N/A | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Magnificent Moraco | Disqualification (0:58) | ||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | Disqualification (0:58) | ||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | 10:38 | ||||||||||||||
| King Tonga | 2:31 | ||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Adrian Adonis | 5:02 | ||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Hercules Hernandez | 8:58 | ||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Harley Race | Submission | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | 7:04 | ||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Lanny Poffo | 3:12 | ||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | 10:34 | ||||||||||||||
| Hoss Funk | 5:33 | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Morales | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | 12:23 | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Jack Funk | 4:15 | ||||||||||||||
| Billy Jack Haynes | 5:58 | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | 7:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | Pinfall | ||||||||||||||