Royal Rumble 86
- 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.
- Piper's Pit featuring Mr. T. Piper challenges Mr. T to a boxing match at Wrestlemania.
- 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.
- The Fabulous Moolah (c) def. Velvet McIntyre with a power slam (for the World Women's Championship)
- 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 | 

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