King of the Ring (1985)

King of the Ring
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJuly 8, 1985
CityFoxborough, Massachusetts
VenueSullivan Stadium
Attendance23,000[1]
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The 1985 King of the Ring was the inaugural King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The tournament was held on July 8, 1985 at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts as a special non-televised house show. The inaugural 1985 tournament was won by Don Muraco. In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Hulk Hogan pinned Nikolai Volkoff to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The event drew 23,000 people of which 20,000 were paid.[2]

  1. ^ "WWF King Of The Ring 1985". Archived from the original on 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. ^ "King of the Ring 85 - Foxboro, MA - Sullivan Stadium - July 8, 1985 (23,000; 20,000 paid)". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2019.