Date |
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Location |
Main Event |
January 21 |
PNW |
Superstar Extravaganza |
Portland, Oregon |
Ric Flair (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
February 7 |
JCP |
Superstars on the Superstation |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Ric Flair (c) defeated Ron Garvin in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[1] |
February 14 |
CWF |
Battle of the Belts II |
Orlando, Florida |
Ric Flair (c) fought Barry Windham to a double count-out in a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
February 15 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated The Magnificent Muraco (with Bobby Heenan) by disqualification for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
AJW |
All Japan Women's event at Kawasaki-shi Taiikukan |
Kawasaki, Japan |
Jaguar Yokota has her retirement match in a 5-minute exhibition match against Devil Masami[2] |
April 5 |
AJW |
All Japan Women's event at Ryōgoku Kokugikan |
Tokyo, Japan |
Jaguar Yokota vs Devil Masami in a WWWA World Title Match, Chigusa Nagayo vs Dump Matsumoto in a All Pacific Title match[3] |
April 7 |
WWF |
WrestleMania 2 |
Uniondale, New York Rosemont, Illinois Los Angeles, California |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated King Kong Bundy in a steel Cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[4][5][6] |
April 19 |
JCP |
1st Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament |
Louisiana Superdome |
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) defeated Ron Garvin and Magnum T. A. in a tournament final[7] |
April 20 |
AWA |
WrestleRock 86 |
East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Stan Hansen (c) by disqualification in a singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship |
April 28 |
AWA / NWA |
Rage in a Cage |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff in a Steel Cage Match |
May 1 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Hulk Hogan and Junkyard Dog (with The Haiti Kid) defeated Terry Funk and Hoss Funk (with Jimmy Hart) |
May 4 |
WCCW |
3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions |
Irving, Texas |
Steve Simpson, Kerry Von Erich and Lance Von Erich defeated the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) (c) in a Lumberjack elimination match for the WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship[8] |
June 19 |
NJPW |
G1 Climax |
Tokyo, Japan |
Antonio Inoki defeated Dick Murdoch in the finals |
June 22 |
AJW |
Japan Grand Prix |
Tokyo, Japan |
Chigusa Nagayo defeated Yukari Omori in the finals |
June 28 |
AWA |
Battle By The Bay |
Oakland, California |
Larry Zbyszko fought Scott LeDoux to a double count-out |
July 1 – August 2 |
JCP |
The Great American Bash (1986) |
Multiple |
Various[9][page needed] |
July 14 |
WWF |
King of the Ring (1986) |
Foxborough, Massachusetts |
British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) (c) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) in a steel cage match for the WWF World Tag Team Championship[10] |
August 9 |
PPP |
A Hot Summer Night II |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Superfly Tui fought Lars Anderson in a Steel Cage Match for the NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship |
August 23 |
AJW |
All Japan Women's event at Kawasaki-shi Taiikukan |
Kawasaki, Japan |
Devil Masami defeats Yukari Omori in a WWWA World Title match[11] |
August 28 |
WWF |
The Big Event |
Toronto, Ontario |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[12] |
August 29 |
WWF |
Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Hulk Hogan (c) and Paul Orndorff fought to a double-disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship[13][14] |
September 13 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Richfield, Ohio |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff (with Bobby Heenan) by disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
September 19 |
EMLL |
EMLL 53rd Anniversary Show |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Américo Rocca, Tony Salazar and Ringo Mendoza defeated Los Misioneros de la Muerte (El Signo, Negro Navarro and El Texano) in a Lucha de Apuestas triple hair vs. triple hair match[15] |
WWC |
WWC 13th Aniversario |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Tony Atlas vs. Hiroshi Wajima in a singles match (result unknown) |
September 20 |
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Ric Flair (c) defeated Miguel Perez, Jr. in a singles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship |
October 12 |
WCCW |
3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza |
Dallas, Texas |
Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match with guest referee Fritz Von Erich[16][17] |
October 10 |
AJW |
Tag League the Best |
Tokyo, Japan |
The Crush Gals defeated Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano in the finals |
November 7 |
AJW |
All Japan Women's at Osaka Jo Hall |
Osaka, Japan |
Chigusa Nagayo defeats Dump Matsumoto in a hair vs hair rematch. |
November 15 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Los Angeles, California |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Hercules Hernandez (with Bobby Heenan) in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 27 |
JCP |
Starrcade |
Greensboro, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia |
Ric Flair (c) wrestled Nikita Koloff to a double disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[9][page needed] |
December 12 |
NJPW |
World Tag League |
Tokyo, Japan |
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami in the finals |
December 14 |
WWF |
Saturday Night's Main Event |
Hartford, Connecticut |
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff (with Bobby Heenan) in a Steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
December 25 |
AWA |
Brawl in St. Paul |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Buddy Rose & Doug Somers in a Steel Cage Match |
(c) – denotes defending champion(s) |