Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament Explained

The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
Promotion:	World Wrestling Federation
Date:	August 29, 1986^[1]
Venue:	Kiel Auditorium
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance:	10,612

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.^{[1] [2]} The tournament was arranged by Larry Matysik, a protege of Muchnick.^[3]

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.^{[1] [2] [4]}

Results

August 29, 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri (Kiel Auditorium)

Tournament bracket

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

• Hulk Hogan (c) and Paul Orndorff fought to a double-disqualification for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship 16:08

Notes and References

1. [Larry Matysik|Matysik, Larry]
2. Web site: Sam Muchnik Tournament . Misc. Tournaments . ProWrestlingHistory.com .
3. Web site: LARRY MATYSIK PASSES AWAY AT 72 YEARS OLD. Meltzer, Dave. f4wonline. June 8, 2019. November 25, 2018.
4. Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. (pg. 23)