The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event was the finals of a 16-man tournament where Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage. The undercard featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament, Hulk Hogan versus Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship and a contest where Michael Hamley won a Rolls Royce.

Hulk Hogan

(Hulk Hogan)

Roddy Piper

("Rowdy" Roddy Piper)

Sylvester Ritter

(The Junkyard Dog)

Randy Poffo

(“The Macho Man” Randy Savage)

Terry Funk

(Terry Funk)

Paul Orndorff

("Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff)

Rick Blood Sr.

(Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat)

Merced Solis

(Tito Santana)

Don Muraco

(The Magnificent Muraco)

Keith Franke

("Adorable" Adrian Adonis)

Tom Billington

(The Dynamite Kid)

David Smith

(Davey Boy Smith)

Michael Penzel

(Cpl. Kirshner)

Bob Orton, Jr.

("Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr.)

Khosrow Vaziri

(The Iron Sheik)

Josip Peruzović

(Nikolai Volkoff)

Józef Bednarski

(Ivan Putski)

Larry Booker

(Moondog Spot)

Elizabeth Hulette

(Miss Elizabeth (Valet))

Jimmy Hart

(Jimmy Hart (Manager))

Harry Fujiwara

(Mr. Fuji (Manager))