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 singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
February 15
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
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 defeated Terry Funk and Hoss Funk in a tag team match
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 IWGP League 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 in a singles match
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 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 [ 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 in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
November 27
JCP Starrcade '86: The Skywalkers 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 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)
