WWE The Big Event

WWE The Big Event

115 mins | Drama, Action | Aug. 27, 1986

The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on August 28, 1986, at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The event drew a legitimate crowd of 74,000 fans which was an outdoor attendance record at the time. The event set an attendance record for a wrestling show that would not be beaten until WrestleMania III. The main event heading into the event was between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF Championship.

WWE The Big Event

115 mins | Drama, Action | Aug. 27, 1986

WWE The Big Event
The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on August 28, 1986, at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The event drew a legitimate crowd of 74,000 fans which was an outdoor attendance record at the time. The event set an attendance record for a wrestling show that would not be beaten until WrestleMania III. The main event heading into the event was between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF Championship.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers
Original title WWE The Big Event
Directors Vince McMahon
Writers Pierre Clermont, George Scott

Cast

Hulk Hogan

as Hulk Hogan

Paul Orndorff

as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

Harley Race

as "King" Harley Race

Pedro Morales

as Pedro Morales

John Wisniski Jr.

as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Ed Leslie

as Brutus Beefcake

Jacques Rougeau

as Himself

Raymond Rougeau

as Himself

Ray Fernandez

as The Mighty Hercules

Billy Haynes

as Billy Jack Haynes

Rick Blood Sr.

as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Aurelian Smith Jr.

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Chris Pallies

as King Kong Bundy

John Minton

as Big John Studd

Bill Eadie

as Super Machine

Bob Windham

as Big Machine

André Roussimoff

as Giant Machine

Louis Albano

as Himself

Dick Slater

as "The Rebel" Dick Slater

Michael Sharpe

as "Iron" Mike Sharpe

Sylvester Ritter

as The Junkyard Dog

Keith Franke

as "Adorable" Adrian Adonis

Ted Arcidi

as Himself

Tony Garea

as Tony Garea

Tonga Fifita

as King Tonga

Don Muraco

as The Magnificent Muraco

Jim Brunzell

as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Brian Blair

as B. Brian Blair

Dory Funk Jr.

as Hoss Funk

Ferrin Barr Jr.

as Jimmy Jack Funk

Ray Heenan

as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

Jimmy Hart

as Himself

Harry Fujiwara

as Mr. Fuji