The first Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held on April 19, 1986. The tournament featured 24 tag teams.
Ric Flair
Virgil Runnels
Dick Slater
Jim Duggan
Mike Hegstrand
Joe Laurinaitis
Tully Blanchard
Martin Lunde
Bobby Eaton
Dennis Condrey
Richard Morton
Ruben Cain
Stanfield Lane
Steve Keirn
Tom Couch
James Hines
Oreal Perras
Scott Simpson
Brian Wickens
Robert Miller
James Fanning
Emanuel Fernandez
Sione Vailahi
Jim Raschke
Pezavan Whatley
Nelson Combs
Michael Smith
Bart Batten
Brad Batten
Shohei Baba
Mitsuharu Misawa
Rick Harris
James Williams
William Cruickshanks
William Ansor
Terry Allen
Roger Barnes
Rick Vigneault
Salvador Guerrero III
Héctor Guerrero
Gary Sabaugh
James Ware
Mike Miller
Robert Jeaudoin
Edward McDaniel
Mark Romero
Dave Peterson
Brett Woyan
Rob Rechsteiner
Bruce Woyan
Steve Williams
Paul Taylor
Paul Ellering
Jim Cornette
Paul Frederick
Nickla Roberts
Patti Williams
Ken Rinehurst
Bruce Prichard