Feb 1, 1986 (aired live on PPV)
Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD

John Elliott and Robbie Atkinson welcome us to the first ever Royal Rumble event. They run down the card and discuss favorites to win the Rumble. Elliott thinks Rick Samson might be too strong for anyone to throw him out. Atkinson suggests Bulk Logan will cheat his way to victory.

Cage Match:
The Jolly Green Giant pinned Stan Trump with the Giant Bomb in 0:05:04.
Rating: DUD

Million Dollar Stan tried to bribe Jolly to let him go and got laughed off. This was exactly the one-sided beating you might expect: Trump getting thrown around all around the ring and into the cage, getting the stuffing beat out of him.

Match for the vacant WCWF Tag Team Titles:
The Awesome McKnight Brothers (Bruce McKnight and Ralph McKnight) defeated
The American Express (Brett Hale and Cpl. Punishment) when Bullet Bruce pinned Punishment after a flying kneedrop in 0:06:13.
Rating: 3/4*
(The Awesome McKnight Brothers won the WCWF Tag Team Titles.)

The tag tag titles tournament ended a bit anti-climatically. Hale and Punishment were clearly not on the same page, with Hale walking out on his partner during the match. Punishment put up a good fight, but there was no way he could win this by himself, even with his experience.

I-Quit Match:
Mean Massimo made Jimmy Blast submit to a hammerlock in 0:20:47.
Rating: ***

A vicious brawl. During a brawl on the outside, Massimo repeatedly slammed Blast's army into the ringpost. He got the victory later in the match after unhooking one of the turnbuckles and hitting Blast in the shoulder with it. Massimo pinned Blast face-down on the map and applied a hammerlock to the injured arm. With no escape, Blast had to submit.

Bruiser Barton pinned Bonesaw McGraw with the Calf Branding in 0:14:56.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Bruiser Barton won the WCWF United States Title.)

Randy Robinson pinned Chris Reese with the Ram Jam in 0:10:28.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Randy Robinson retained the WCWF World Heavyweight Title.)

30-Person Battle Royal:
Johnny Valentine won a 30-man Royal Rumble:
x B. A. Brakkas and Moose Hartley started out.
x Brakkas threw out Hartley after a belly-to-belly suplex in 0:00:46
x Bulk Logan entered at 0:02:00
x Bulk threw out Brakkas after a back suplex in 0:03:32
x Rick Samson entered at 0:04:00
x Wally Richter entered at 0:06:00
x Richter threw out Samson after the Earthshaker in 0:06:59
x Wolfie Brown entered at 0:08:00
x Harold Hume entered at 0:10:00
x Richter threw out Wolfie after an avalanche in 0:11:31
x Hanoi Xan entered at 0:12:00
x Xan threw out Triple H after a dragon screw in 0:13:55
x Steve Hecker entered at 0:14:00
x Richter threw out Hecker in 0:14:38
x Doug Rollins entered at 0:16:00
x Porkchop Jones entered at 0:18:00
x Dastardly Doug threw out Porkchop in 0:18:49
x Sol Salamanca entered at 0:20:00
x Perry Strong entered at 0:22:00
x Russian Bear entered at 0:24:00
x Bear threw out Strong after a side step in 0:24:53
x Salamanca threw out Dastardly Doug after a sunset flip in 0:25:09
x Baron Von Kaiser entered at 0:26:00
x Oliver Nash entered at 0:28:00
x Richter threw out Salamanca after a choke hold in 0:28:16
x Richter threw out Bear in 0:28:25
x Bad Wolf Bridges entered at 0:30:00
x Joe Dean entered at 0:32:00
x Frank Richards entered at 0:34:00
x Eddie Bearden entered at 0:36:00
x Nash threw out Bearden in 0:36:27
x J.C. Magnum entered at 0:38:00
x Raymond Buck entered at 0:40:00
x Nash threw out Magnum in 0:40:49
x Rick Blood entered at 0:42:00
x Blood threw out R-Buck in 0:42:11
x Greg Gamble entered at 0:44:00
x Nash threw out Dean in 0:44:22
x Rocky Hendrix entered at 0:46:00
x Alpha Bravo entered at 0:48:00
x Bridges threw out Hendrix in 0:48:44
x Gamble threw out Bridges in 0:49:10
x Richter threw out Gamble in 0:49:18
x Zack Sabre entered at 0:50:00
x Richter threw out Bravo after a bearhug in 0:50:47
x Eddie Fargo entered at 0:52:00
x Johnny Valentine entered at 0:54:00
x Bulk threw out Blood in 0:54:01
x Russ Romero entered at 0:56:00
x Romero threw out Nash in 0:57:19
x Fargo threw out Sabre in 1:03:50
x Fargo threw out Romero in 1:04:00
x Frantic Frank threw out Fargo after a roll away in 1:04:37
x Xan threw out Frantic Frank after a headsmash into the turnbuckle in 1:06:28
x Valentine threw out Xan in 1:08:22
x Valentine threw out Richter in 1:10:13
x Valentine threw out Von Kaiser in 1:11:24
x Valentine threw out Bulk in 1:11:56
Rating: ** 3/4

Some impressive performances here as Bulk Logan returns from losing the World Title at Starrcade and nearly earns a rematch with an unlike iron man performance. Wally Richter was an absolute monster, personally eliminating seven participants. Rocky Hendrix returned to action for the first time since tearing his ACL back in May, although his time in the Rumble didn't amount to much. "Irregardless" Russ Romero came in at #30, which he made a big deal about. Ultimately it was veteran Johnny "Bloody" Valentine who got a lucky late entry at #29 and used his cunning to clean house at the end. He will be a serious challenge for Randy Robinson at Wrestlemania!

Card rating: ** 1/2