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.
Terry Bollea
as Hulk Hogan
Paul Orndorff
as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
Harley Race
as "King" Harley Race
Pedro Morales
as Pedro Morales
John Wisniski Jr.
as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Ed Leslie
as Brutus Beefcake
Jacques Rougeau
as Jacques Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau
as Raymond Rougeau
Ray Fernandez
as The Mighty Hercules
Billy Haynes
as Billy Jack Haynes
Rick Blood Sr.
as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Aurelian Smith Jr.
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts