Release Date | 1986-08-27 |
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Runtime | 115 minutes |
Genres | Action, Drama |
Stars | Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Harley Race, Pedro Morales, John Wisniski Jr. |
Directors | George Scott, Pierre Clermont, Vince McMahon, Bob Marella |
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.