1986 in professional wrestling

|align=center|AWA

|align=center|EMLL

|align=center|JCP

|align=center|PNW

|align=center|WCCW

|align=center|WWC

|align=center|WWF

! width="5%" |Date

! width="5%" |Promotion(s)

! style="width:15%;" |Event

! style="width:15%;" |Location

! style="width:40%;" |Main Event

|PNW

|Superstar Extravaganza

|Portland, Oregon

|Ric Flair (c) defeated Dusty Rhodes by disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

|JCP

|Superstars on the Superstation

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Ric Flair (c) defeated Ron Garvin in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship{{Cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/the-name-on-the-marquee-nwa-superstars-on-the-superstation-2-7-1986/|title=411MANIA|website=The Name on the Marquee: NWA Superstars on the Superstation (2.7.1986)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-21}}

|CWF

|Battle of the Belts II

|Orlando, Florida

|Ric Flair (c) fought Barry Windham to a double count-out in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship

|WWF

|Saturday Night's Main Event

|Phoenix, Arizona

|Hulk Hogan (c) defeated The Magnificent Muraco by disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

|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{{Citation| last =| first =| year =| title =AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #9 3/18/08 | publisher=quebrada.net|url=http://quebrada.net/videos/AJW1.html| access-date = 12 April 2023}}

|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{{Citation| last =| first =| year =| title =AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #12 5/20/08 | publisher=quebrada.net|url=http://quebrada.net/videos/AJW1.html

| access-date = 12 April 2023}}

|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{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#II|title=WrestleMania II results|work=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|accessdate=2008-05-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/history/wm2/factsstats/|title=WrestleMania II Facts/Stats|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-05-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gerweck.net/wrestlemania2.htm|title=WrestleMania 2 review|publisher=Gerweck.net|accessdate=2008-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623075756/http://www.gerweck.net/wrestlemania2.htm|archive-date=2008-06-23|url-status=dead}}

|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{{cite web |title=1st Annual Crockett Cup |url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/cup.html#1st |publisher=Wrestling Supercards & Tournaments |accessdate=August 23, 2009}}

|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

|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

|WWF

|Saturday Night's Main Event

|Providence, Rhode Island

|Hulk Hogan and Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk and Hoss Funk in a tag team match

|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{{cite web | url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/wccw/parade.html#86 | title=3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions | date=May 4, 1986 | accessdate=April 10, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling History}}

|NJPW

|IWGP League

|Tokyo, Japan

|Antonio Inoki defeated Dick Murdoch in the finals

|AJW

|Japan Grand Prix

|Tokyo, Japan

|Chigusa Nagayo defeated Yukari Omori in the finals

|AWA

|Battle By The Bay

|Oakland, California

|Larry Zbyszko fought Scott LeDoux to a double count-out in a singles match

|JCP

|The Great American Bash (1986)

|Multiple

|Various{{page needed|date=January 2020}}

|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[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=9851 WWF King Of The Ring 1986]

|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

|AJW

|All Japan Women's event at Kawasaki-shi Taiikukan

|Kawasaki, Japan

|Devil Masami defeats Yukari Omori in a WWWA World Title match{{Citation| last =| first =| year =| title =AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #14 7/15/08 | publisher=quebrada.net|url=http://quebrada.net/videos/AJW1.html

| access-date = 12 April 2023}}

|WWF

|The Big Event

|Toronto, Ontario

|Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stadium.html#082886 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224125125/https://prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stadium.html#082886 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |title=The Big Event |work=ProWrestlingHistory.com |date=August 28, 1986 |access-date=August 30, 2024}}

|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 ChampionshipMatysik, 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}}{{cite web |url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/misctny.html#muchnik |title=Sam Muchnik Tournament |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |format= |work=Misc. Tournaments |publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com |pages= |language= |quote= }}

|WWF

|Saturday Night's Main Event

|Richfield, Ohio

|Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff by disqualification in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

|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{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/emll/anniversary75.html#53|title=53rd Anniversary Show|date=September 19, 1986|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=September 27, 2012}}

|rowspan=2 |WWC 13th Aniversario

|Ponce, Puerto Rico

|Tony Atlas vs. Hiroshi Wajima in a singles match (result unknown)

|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

|Ric Flair (c) defeated Miguel Perez, Jr. in a singles match for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship

|WCCW

|3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza

|Dallas, Texas

|Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match with guest referee Fritz Von Erich{{cite web | url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/wccw/cotton.html#86 | title=3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza | date=October 12, 1986 | accessdate=April 10, 2015 | publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}{{cite news|title=Historical Cards: 3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 12, 1986. Dallas, Texas) |work=PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts |publisher=Kappa Publications|id=2007 Edition|page=172}}

|AJW

|Tag League the Best

|Tokyo, Japan

|The Crush Gals defeated Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano in the finals

|AJW

|All Japan Women's at Osaka Jo Hall

|Osaka, Japan

|Chigusa Nagayo defeats Dump Matsumoto in a hair vs hair rematch.

|WWF

|Saturday Night's Main Event

|Los Angeles, California

|Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Hercules Hernandez in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

|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{{page needed|date=January 2020}}

|NJPW

|World Tag League

|Tokyo, Japan

|Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami in the finals

|WWF

|Saturday Night's Main Event

|Hartford, Connecticut

|Hulk Hogan (c) defeated Paul Orndorff in a Steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship

|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

!Accomplishment

!Winner

!Date won

!Notes

|Yukari Omori

|June 28

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| Kiyo Toyoda

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|Chigusa Nagayo and Yumiko Hotta

|October 10

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!Accomplishment

!Winner

!Date won

!Notes

|Dusty Rhodes{{cite web | url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/misctny.html#bunk | title=Bunkhouse Stampedes | publisher=Pro Wrestling History | accessdate=June 17, 2015}}{{Cite book|edition = 1|title = The History of Professional Wrestling: Jim Crockett Promotions & the NWA World Title 1983-1988|publisher = CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|date = 2013-12-25|isbn = 9781494803476|language = English|first1 = Graham|last1 = Cawthon|first2 = Jim|last2 = Cornette|editor-first = Grant|editor-last = Sawyer}}{{page needed|date=January 2020}}

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|Arn Anderson

|January 4

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|Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)

|April 19

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!Accomplishment

!Winner

!Date won

!Notes

|Harley Race

|July 14

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|Harley Race

|August 29

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! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |Poll

! colspan="2" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |Winner

| "Rowdy" Roddy Piper{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/slammy.htm|title=Slammy Awards History|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive|accessdate=2008-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908073222/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/slammy.htm|archive-date=2011-09-08|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.twnpnews.com/information/WWE/slammys1986.shtml|title=WWF Slammy Awards (1986)|publisher=TWNP News|accessdate=2008-02-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/slammy.html#86|title=WWF Slammy Awards (1986)|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2008-02-22}}

| Mona Flambe aka Cyndi Lauper

| Gene Okerlund

| Nikolai Volkoff

| Junkyard Dog

!Category

!Winner

|Ric Flair

|The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)

|Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (The Great American Bash)

|Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff

|Roddy Piper

|Paul Orndorff

|Terry Gordy

|Chris Adams

|Lex Luger

|Verne Gagne

|Lou Albano

!Category

!Winner

|Ric Flair

|Ric Flair

|Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff

|The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)

|Steve Williams

|Jim Cornette

| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF World Heavyweight Championship}}

| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF Intercontinental Championship}}

|Randy Savage

|House show

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| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship}}

| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF Canadian Championship}}

|Vacant

|N/A

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| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF Women's Tag Team Championship}}

| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF Women's Championship}}

|Velvet McIntyre

|Live event

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|The Fabulous Moolah

|Live event

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| colspan="5" |{{center|WWF Tag Team Championship}}

|The British Bulldogs
{{small|(The British Bulldog and Dynamite Kid)}}

|WrestleMania 2

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