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Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1987
Overview of the events of 1987 in professional wrestling
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1987 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling .
List of notable promotions [ edit ]
These promotions held notable events in 1987.
Calendar of notable shows [ edit ]
Date
Promotion(s)
Event
Location
Main Event
February 21
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Detroit, Michigan
Randy Savage (c) defeated George Steele by count-out in a singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and the managerial services of Miss Elizabeth
March 29
WWF
WrestleMania III
Pontiac, Michigan
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated André the Giant in a singles match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship [1]
April 12
EMLL
31. Aniversario de Arena México
Mexico City, Mexico
Cien Caras defeated Siglo XX in a Lucha de Apuestas hair vs. hair match[2]
April 10–11
JCP
2nd Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Baltimore , Maryland
April 11: The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes ) defeated Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger in a tournament final[3]
April 16
AWA
Rage in a Cage II
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Curt Hennig in a Steel Cage Match
April 28
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Notre Dame, Indiana
Hulk Hogan and Ken Patera vs. Andre the Giant and Hercules
May 2
AWA
SuperClash II
Daly City, California
Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel (c) in a singles match for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship [4]
May 3
WCCW
4th Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
Irving, Texas
Kevin Von Erich (c) wrestled Nord the Barbarian to a double count out in a singles match for the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship [5]
May 9
CWF
First Annual Eddie Graham Memorial Show
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dusty Rhodes (c) defeated Ric Flair by disqualification in a singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [6]
June 12
NJPW
G1 Climax
Tokyo, Japan
Chigusa Nagayo defeated Dump Matsumoto in the finals
June 28
AJW
Japan Grand Prix
Tokyo, Japan
Antonio Inoki defeated Masa Saito in the finals
July 4
JCP
The Great American Bash
Atlanta
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk ), Nikita Koloff , Dusty Rhodes and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair , Arn Anderson , Lex Luger , Tully Blanchard and J. J. Dillon ) in a WarGames match [7]
July 18
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dusty Rhodes (with Barry Windham ) defeated Tully Blanchard in a "lights-out" Barbed Wire Ladder match for $100,000.[7]
July 31
Miami
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk ), Dusty Rhodes , Nikita Koloff and Paul Ellering defeated The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair , Arn Anderson , Lex Luger and Tully Blanchard ) and The War Machine in a WarGames match [7]
September 1
CWF
Battle of the Belts III
Daytona Beach, Florida
Ric Flair (c) fought Lex Luger to a draw in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
September 4
WWF
King of the Ring
Providence, Rhode Island
Randy Savage defeated King Kong Bundy in a King of the Ring tournament final match[8]
September 18
EMLL
EMLL 54th Anniversary Show
Mexico City, Mexico
Mogur defeated As Charro in a Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match[9]
September 20
WWC
WWC 14th Aniversario
Bayamón , Puerto Rico
Invader #1 defeated Chicky Starr in a "Retirement vs. hair" match
September 23
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Sika for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
October 10
AJW
Tag League the Best
Tokyo, Japan
Chigusa Nagayo & Yumiko Hotta defeated Hisako Uno & Yukari Omori in the finals
October 17
WCCW
4th Cotton Bowl Extravaganza
Dallas, Texas
Kevin Von Erich defeated Al Perez (c) in a singles match for the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship [10] [11]
November 11
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Seattle, Washington
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
November 26
WWF
Survivor Series
Richfield Township, Ohio
André the Giant , Butch Reed , King Kong Bundy , One Man Gang and Rick Rude defeated Bam Bam Bigelow , Don Muraco , Hulk Hogan , Ken Patera and Paul Orndorff in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match [12]
JCP
Starrcade
Chicago, Illinois
Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin (c) in a steel cage match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship [13]
December 7
NJPW
Japan Cup Tag League
Tokyo, Japan
Antonio Inoki & Dick Murdoch defeated Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami in the finals
WWF
Saturday Night's Main Event
Landover, Maryland
Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
December 26
AJW
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling at Korauken Hall
Tokyo , Japan
Devil Masami has her retirement match against Chigusa Nagayo [14]
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)
Tournaments and accomplishments [ edit ]
Slammy Awards [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated [ edit ]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter [ edit ]
Title changes [ edit ]
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
No title changes
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
No title changes
Date
Winner
Event/Show
Note(s)
No title changes
Becky Lynch
Debut date [ edit ]
Uncertain debut date [ edit ]
Retirements [ edit ]
Unknown - Milton Reid , 69 or 70 (born 1917)
January unknown date - Atholl Oakeley , 86
January 10 - Steve Casey , 78
April 12:
August 24 – Malcolm Kirk , 51
August 30 - Frank Stojack , 75
September 3 - Rusty Wescoatt , 76
September 5 – Scott Irwin , 35
October 22 - Lino Ventura , 68
November 28 – Kazuharu Sonoda , 31
December 4 - Betty Jo Hawkins , 57
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Lucha 2000 Staff (April 2006). "Arena México: 50 anos de Lucha Libre". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). Especial 28. {{cite news }}
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^ "2nd Annual Crockett Cup" . Wrestling Supercards & Tournaments. Retrieved August 23, 2009 .
^ "SuperClash II" . Pro Wrestling History. May 2, 1987. Retrieved April 4, 2015 .
^ "4th Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions" . Pro Wrestling History . May 3, 1987. Retrieved April 10, 2015 .
^ "Eddie Graham Memorial Show" . ProWrestlingHistory.com.
^ a b c Meltzer, Dave (July 13, 1987). "Top Story". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (7.13.87).
^ "WWF King of the Ring '87 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results – Internet Wrestling Database" . www.profightdb.com . Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
^ "54th Anniversary Show" . Pro Wrestling History. September 18, 1987. Retrieved November 1, 2012 .
^ "4th Cotton Bowl Extravaganza" . Pro Wrestling History. October 17, 1987. Retrieved April 10, 2015 .
^ "Historical Cards: 4th Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 17, 1987. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts . Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
^ "Survivor Series 1987 results" . Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-05-27 .
^ Hoops, Brian (2007-12-18). "SPECIALIST – 20 Years Ago: Detailed look back at Starrcade '87 with Flair vs. Garvin" . PWTorch. Retrieved 2008-05-24 .
^ AJW Retro Hour Zenjo Classics #23 2/17/09 , quebrada.net, retrieved 12 April 2023
^ "Bunkhouse Stampedes" . Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved June 17, 2015 .
^ Cawthon, Graham; Cornette, Jim (2013-12-25). Sawyer, Grant (ed.). The History of Professional Wrestling: Jim Crockett Promotions & the NWA World Title 1983–1988 (1 ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781494803476 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Slammy Awards History" . Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2008-02-22 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "WWF Slammy Awards (1987)" . TWNP News. Retrieved 2008-02-22 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "WWF Slammy Awards (1987)" . Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-02-22 .
^ a b c d Bishop, Matt and Matt Mackinder (December 7, 2008). "Bringing back Slammy Awards – a good, bad idea" . SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2008-12-09 . {{cite web }}
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^ Kamchen, Richard. "Kelly Kelly" . Slam Sports . Canadian Online Explorer . Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Donovan Dijak" . The Internet Wrestling Database . Retrieved May 18, 2015 .
^ "Drew Gulak" . www.wrestlingdata.com .
^ "Drew Gulak" . Gerweck.net. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-22 .
^ "Lince Dorado" . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-01-22 .
^ "Dash Wilder Profile" . Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .
^ "Windham Rotunda – 2007 Football" . Troy Trojans . August 3, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2013 .
^ "Bray Wyatt profile" . Online World of Wrestling . Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
^ "Online World of Wrestling profile" . Online World of Wrestling . Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2010-07-26 .
^ "Apollo Crews reflects on his NXT debut: WWE.com Exclusive, August 22, 2015 (0:58)" . WWE . August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015 . Apollo Crews comments on what it was like debuting in NXT, before more than 15,000 NXT fans, on his 28th birthday.
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