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WWF King Of The Ring Tournament – 1986

– Opening Round

All matches took place at an untelevised event on July 14, 1986 in Foxboro, MA.

Mike Rotundo and Mr. X received a bye into the quarter-finals.

Don Muraco fought Roddy Piper to a 20-minute time-limit draw

Harley Race defeated George Steele via disqualification

Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Iron Sheik

Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dan Spivey

The Junkyard Dog defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification after Orndorff attacked the referee

Pedro Morales pinned Rudy Diamond (sub. for Bob Orton Jr.)

– Quarter-Finals

Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X (sub. for Hercules) via submission with the full nelson after a matter of seconds

Nikolai Volkoff defeated the Junkyard Dog via submission with a bearhug

Pedro Morales pinned Mike Rotundo

– Semi-Finals

Harley Race defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out when Haynes applied the full nelson while outside the ring on the apron

Pedro Morales pinned Nikolai Volkoff

– Finals

Harley Race pinned Pedro Morales

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