Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament

The Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateAugust 29, 1986[1][2]
CitySt. Louis, Missouri[1][2]
VenueKiel Auditorium[1][2]
Attendance10,612[1][2]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Matysik, Larry. Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2005. (pg. 213) ISBN 1-55022-684-3
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sam Muchnik Tournament". Misc. Tournaments. ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  3. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 25, 2018). "LARRY MATYSIK PASSES AWAY AT 72 YEARS OLD". f4wonline. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Shields, Brian. Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. (pg. 23) ISBN 1-4165-3257-9