Kotr question?

[Guest]

I was just looking at some old PPV's and these "King Of The Ring" tournaments came up. I've been watching since 86' and I don't remember these ever being Televised. Were they or have they ever been released to Video?

 

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: July 8, 1985 from Foxboro, Massachusetts:

* 1st Round Match: Don Muraco over The Junk Yard Dog.

* 1st Round Match: Les Thorton over Steve Lombardi.

* 1st Round Match: Paul Orndorff and Bob Borton wrestled to a double DQ.

* 1st Round Match: Pedro Morales over Johnny Valiant.

* 1st Round Match: Tito Santana over Terry Funk.

* 1st Round Match: Jim Brunzell over The Spider.

* 1st Round Match: Ricky Steamboat over Greg Valentine.

* 1st Round Match: The Iron Sheik over B. Brian Blair.

* Quarter-Final Match: Don Muraco over Les Thorton.

* Quarter-Final Match: Tito Santana over Jim Brunzell.

* Quarter-Final Match: The Iron Sheik over Ricky Steamboat.

* Semi-Final Match: Don Muraco over Pedro Morales.

* Semi-Final Match: Tito Santana over The Iron Sheik.

* Final Match: Don Muraco over Tito Santana.

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: July 14, 1986 from Foxboro, Massachusetts:

* 1st Round Match: Billy Jack Haynes over The Iron Sheik.

* 1st Round Match: Harley Race over George Steele.

* 1st Round Match: Don Muraco wrestled Roddy Piper to a double DQ.

* 1st Round Match: Nikolai Volkoff over Dan Spivey.

* 1st Round Match: Junk Yard Dog over Paul Orndorff.

* 1st Round Match: Pedro Morales over Rudy Diamond.

* Quarter-Final Match: Billy Jack Haynes over Mr. X.

* Quarter-Final Match: Nikolai Volkoff over Junk Yard Dog.

* Quarter-Final Match: Pedro Morales over Mike Rotundo.

* Semi-Final Match: Harley Race over Billy Jack Haynes.

* Semi-Final Match: Pedro Morales over Nikolai Volkoff.

* Final Match: Harley Race over Pedro Morales.

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: September 4, 1987 from Providence, Rhode Island:

* 1st Round Match: Randy Savage over Nikolai Volkoff.

* 1st Round Match: Jim Brunzell over Ron Bass.

* 1st Round Match: Danny Davis over Tito Santana.

* 1st Round Match: Junk Yard Dog over Islander Tama.

* 1st Round Match: Islander Haku over Brutus Beefcake.

* 1st Round Match: Rick Martel over Dan Spivey.

* 1st Round Match: S.D. Jones over Sika.

* 1st Round Match: King Kong Bundy over One Man Gang.

* Quarter-Final Match: Randy Savage over Jim Brunzell.

* Quarter-Final Match: Danny Davis over Junk Yard Dog.

* Quarter-Final Match: Islander Haku and Rick Martel wrestled to a double count-out.

* Quarter-Final Match: King Kong Bundy over S.D. Jones.

* Semi-Final Match: Randy Savage over Danny Davis.

* Final Match: Randy Savage over King Kong Bundy.

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: October 16, 1988 from Providence, Rhode Island:

* 1st Round Match: Ted Dibiase over Brutus Beefcake.

* 1st Round Match: Ken Patera over Nikolai Volkoff.

* 1st Round Match: Ron Bass over The Barbarian.

* 1st Round Match: Shawn Michaels over Danny Davis.

* 1st Round Match: Hercules wrestled Bad News Brown to a double DQ.

* 1st Round Match: Randy Savage over Virgil.

* 1st Round Match: Iron Mike Sharpe over Boris Zuhkov.

* 1st Round Match: Terry Taylor over Marty Jannetty.

* Quarter-Final Match: Ted Dibiase over Ken Patera.

* Quarter-Final Match: Ron Bass over Shawn Michaels.

* Quarter-Final Match: Terry Taylor over Iron Mike Sharpe.

* Semi-Final Match: Ted Dibiase over Ron Bass.

* Semi-Final Match: Randy Savage over Terry Taylor.

* Final Match: Ted Dibiase over Randy Savage.

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: October 14, 1989 from Providence, Rhode Island:

* 1st Round Match: Akeem over Brutus Beefcake.

* 1st Round Match: Hercules wrestled Jim Neidhart to a double DQ.

* 1st Round Match: The Warlord over Butch Miller.

* 1st Round Match: Tito Santana over Bad News Brown.

* 1st Round Match: Rick Martel over Bill Woods.

* 1st Round Match: Luke Williams over Nikolai Volkoff.

* 1st Round Match: Jimmy Snuka over The Barbarian.

* 1st Round Match: Haku over Terry Taylor.

* Quarter-Final Match: Tito Santana over The Warlord.

* Quarter-Final Match: Rick Martel over Luke Williams.

* Quarter-Final Match: Jimmy Snuka over Haku.

* Semi-Final Match: Tito Santana over Akeem.

* Semi-Final Match: Rick Martel over Jimmy Snuka.

* Final Match: Tito Santana over Rick Martel.

 

King Of The Ring Tournament: September 7, 1991 from Providence, Rhode Island:

* 1st Round Match: Hawk over Jerry Sags.

* 1st Round Match: Ted Dibiase wrestled Ricky Steamboat to a draw.

* 1st Round Match: Jim Duggan over Brian Knobs.

* 1st Round Match: Irwin R. Schyster over The Berzerker.

* 1st Round Match: Skinner over Virgil.

* 1st Round Match: Bret Hart over Pete Dougherty.

* 1st Round Match: Sid Justice over The Warlord.

* 1st Round Match: The Undertaker over Animal.

* Quarter-Final Match: Irwin R. Schyster over Jim Duggan.

* Quarter-Final Match: Bret Hart over Skinner.

* Quarter-Final Match: Sid Justice wrestled The Undertaker to a double DQ.

* Semi-Final Match: Irwin R. Schyster over Jerry Sags.

* Final Match: Bret Hart over Irwin R. Schyster.

 

After this one, the Tournaments became a PPV.

 

I got these from;

http://steveswrestling.com/info/kotr.html

[Guest Choken One]

Nope. All were House shows...although they did continue the "KING" gimmick for Race.

[Guest]

I guess you could say Savage continued it as well when he became the Macho King. What about Haku and Jim Duggan? I remember them having "king" gimmicks or titles as well.

[Guest Choken One]

Yes, Savage also continued the gimmick, however...Duggan beat Race for the crown and I believe Haku then beat Duggan for the crown. Although I may be off.

[Guest JMTapes]

As far as I know, no handhelds have ever surfaced for anything other than the 1991 show. -Jim

 

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