Royal Rumble 86



  1. The Dream Team (Valentine & Beefcake) & "Luscious" Johnny Valiant def. The British Bulldogs &Captain Lou Albano when Beefcake pinned Albano after delivering a high-knee to the face.
  2. Piper's Pit featuring Mr. T.  Piper challenges Mr. T to a boxing match at Wrestlemania.
  3. Hulk Hogan (c) def. Hercules via DQ when King Kong Bundy interfered and attacked Hogan in the corner repeatedly with avalanches (For the World Heavyweight Championship).  Hogan was taken back to the locker room on a stretcher.
  4. The Fabulous Moolah (c) def. Velvet McIntyre with a power slam (for the World Women's Championship)
  5. Andre "The Giant" wins the first ever Royal Rumble match.  (see results below)  AFTERMATH:  Andre "The Giant" was supposed to get a title shot against Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania, however Hogan pleaded with Andre to let King Kong Bundy get the title shot.  Andre reluctantly agreed.  Hogan promised to give Andre a title shot in the future but Andre said, "That's not necessary. You are my friend."
  • Players from the NFL felt that the Royal Rumble was "cute" and issued a challenge to the WWF wrestlers for a "real" battle royal at Wrestlemania.


Order of Entry
Order of Elimination
1.    “Macho Man” Randy Savage
2.    “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff
3.    Hillbilly Jim
4.    Tony Atlas
5.    King Kong Bundy
6.    “The Magnificent” Muraco
7.    Davey Boy Smith
8.    The Dynamite Kid
9.    Jim Neidhart
10. Nikolai Volkoff
11. Brian Blair
12. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
13. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
14. Corporal Kirshner
15. “Big” John Studd
16. Tito Santana
17. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
18. Uncle Elmer
19. Andre The Giant
20. Terry Funk
21. George “The Animal” Steele
22. “Cowboy” Bob Orton
23. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
24. Bruno Sammartino
25. Pedro Morales
26. “Adorable” Adrian Adonis
27. Jim Brunzell
28. The Iron Shiek
29. Bret “Hitman” Hart
30. Brutus Beefcake
1.    Tony Atlas by King Kong Bundy
2.    Hillbilly Jim by King Kong Bundy
3.    The Dynamite Kidd by Paul Orndorff
4.    Davey Boy Smith by King Kong Bundy
5.    Paul Orndorff by King Kong Bundy
6.    Nikolai Volkoff by Magnificent Muraco
7.    Jim Neidhart by Brian Blair
8.    Brian Blair by Jake Roberts
9.    Corporal Kirshner by Big John Studd
10. Magnificent Muraco by Studd/Bundy
11. Jake Roberts by Studd/Bundy
12. Roddy Piper by Tito Santana
13. Tito Santana by Studd/Bundy
14. Ricky Steamboat by Randy Savage
15. Uncle Elmer by Studd/Bundy
16. Randy Savage by Studd/Bundy
17. King Kong Bundy by Hulk Hogan who limped into the ring illegally and hit Bundy with a chair causing Bundy to go over the top rope.  Hogan was still visibly injured from Bundy's previous attack.
18. George Steele by Adrian Adonis
19. Jim Brunzell by Andre The Giant
20. Big John Studd by Andre The Giant
21. The Dream Team by Andre The Giant
22. Pedro Morales by Bret Hart
23. Terry Funk by Bruno Sammartino
24. Adrian Adonis, Bob Orton, and Bret Hart by Andre The Giant.  Adonis, Orton, and Hart were battling near the ropes when Andre walked over and threw them all over the top
25. Bruno Sammartino by Andre The Giant


Comments

  1. UnknownApril 7, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    I wish you had posted the results of the Rumble. I realize thats hard work, but just a pointless gripe.

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    1. UnknownApril 8, 2015 at 6:35 AM

      Your point is definitely valid. I'm hoping to add more detail soon as I just wanted to put out a results list first then add more detail like WWF Magazine used to do.

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