Friday, April 5, 2013

WrestleMania III



WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America.





The show featured twelve professional wrestling matches.


* The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) defeated Bob Orton and The Magnificent Muraco (with Mr. Fuji)





* Billy Jack Haynes and Hercules (with Bobby Heenan) fought to a double countout





* Hillbilly Jim, The Haiti Kid and Little Beaver defeated King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook by disqualification






* Loser Must Bow match
Harley Race (with Bobby Heenan and The Fabulous Moolah) defeated The Junkyard Dog






* The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny Valiant and Dino Bravo) defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond)




* Hair vs. Hair match
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart)





* 6-man tag team match
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) and Danny Davis (with Jimmy Hart) defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) and Tito Santana






* Butch Reed (with Slick) defeated Koko B. Ware





* WWF Intercontinental Championship
Ricky Steamboat (with George Steele) defeated Randy Savage (c) (with Miss Elizabeth)





* Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Jake Roberts (with Alice Cooper)








* The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) defeated The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) by disqualification






* WWF Championship
Hulk Hogan (c) defeated André the Giant (with Bobby Heenan)

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