King of the Ring (1985)

The 1985 King of the Ring was the inaugural King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The tournament was held on July 8, 1985, at the Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as a special non-televised house show. Don Muraco won the inaugural 1985 tournament. In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Hulk Hogan pinned Nikolai Volkoff in order to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Only the finals of the tournament and the main event were shown through closed circuit (CCTV). The event drew 23,000 people of whom 20,000 were paid.