WrestleRock 86

WrestleRock
The logo used when the show was televised
PromotionAmerican Wrestling Association
DateApril 20, 1986
CityMinneapolis, Minnesota
VenueHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance23,000
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WrestleRock was a professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). In June 2016 the event was added to the WWE Network.[1]

Background

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The event was held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday April 20, 1986.[2] The card was heavily promoted for months during weekly television programming. Although not as ambitious as the WWF's WrestleMania 2, the show was a reasonable success, drawing more fans than both of Jim Crockett Promotions' Crockett Cup shows combined.

WrestleRock would prove to be the final stadium show for the AWA.

WrestleRock Rumble

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The promotions for the show included a music video shot in Las Vegas entitled the "WrestleRock Rumble" in a vein similar to "The Super Bowl Shuffle" from 1985. It featured different AWA talent "rapping" verses, including 60-year-old Verne Gagne reading his verse off a sheet.[2] The video was parodied by the WWE online comedy show Are You Serious?, with co-host Road Dogg calling Nick Bockwinkel the best rapper of the bunch. It was then parodied as the "WrestleMania Rumble", featuring Brodus Clay, Yoshi Tatsu, Santino Marella and Puppet H doing rap verses to promote WrestleMania XXVIII.[3]

Results

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Brad Rheingans defeated Boris ZukhovSingles match08:31
2Little Mr. T and Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook and Little TokyoTag team match10:01
3Colonel DeBeers defeated Wahoo McDaniel by disqualificationSingles match05:03
4Buddy Rose and Doug Somers defeated The Midnight Rockers (Sean Michaels and Marty Jannetty)Tag team match12:03
5Tiger Mask defeated Buck ZumhofeSingles match10:55
6Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda defeated The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn)Tag team match14:01
7Giant Baba defeated Bulldog Bob BrownSingles match8:28
8Harley Race vs. Rick Martel ended in a double countoutSingles match17:34
9Sherri Martel defeated Luna Vachon, Joyce Grable, Kat LeRoux, Rose Divine, Taylor Thomas, Despina Montagas, Misty Blue Simmes, Debbie Combs, and Candi Divine10-woman battle royal10:00
10Sgt. Slaughter (c) defeated Kamala (with Skandor Akbar) by disqualificationSingles match for the AWA America's Championship09:54
11Scott Hall and Curt Hennig (c) defeated The Long Ryders (Scott Irwin and Bill Irwin)Tag team match for the AWA World Tag Team Championship27:53
12Scott LeDoux defeated Larry Zbyszko by disqualificationBoxing match with Larry Hennig as the special guest referee12:19
13Nick Bockwinkel defeated Stan Hansen (c) by disqualificationSingles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship10:43
14Greg Gagne and Jimmy Snuka defeated King Kong Brody and Nord The BarbarianSteel Cage match12:12
15Verne Gagne defeated Sheik Adnan El KasseySteel Cage match06:54
16The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) defeated Michael Hayes and Jimmy GarvinSteel Cage match21:21
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ Updates, WWE Network (2016-06-03). "ADDED: Awa - AWA WrestleRock 86 (04/20/1986". @wwe_network_bot. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ a b "Past Inductions". WrestleCrap. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. ^ "WWE Video - new "Are You Serious?" with WrestleRock, ECW botch, Road Warriors". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
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