WrestleMania III was the third yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.[1]
| WrestleMania III | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagline(s) | Bigger, Better, Badder | |||
| Theme song(s) | Who's Zooming Who? (Aretha Franklin) | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
| Date | March 29 1987 | |||
| Attendance | 93,173[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
| Venue | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| City | Pontiac, Michigan | |||
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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| Wrestlemania chronology | ||||
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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.[1][2][7] Though differing numbers have been argued, the event is considered to be the pinnacle of the 1980s wrestling boom.[1][8][9] Almost one million fans watched the event at 160 closed circuit locations in North America.[1] The number of people watching via pay-per-view was estimated at several million,[1] and pay-per-view revenues were estimated at $10 million.[10]
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) defeated Bob Orton and The Magnificent Muraco (with Mr. Fuji).[1][11] | Tag team match | 05:37 |
| 2 | Billy Jack Haynes and Hercules (with Bobby Heenan) fought to a double countout.[1][11] | Singles match | 07:44 |
| 3 | Hillbilly Jim, The Haiti Kid and Little Beaver defeated King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook by disqualification.[1][12] | Mixed tag team match | 03:23 |
| 4 | Harley Race (with Bobby Heenan and The Fabulous Moolah) defeated The Junkyard Dog.[1][11] | Loser Must Bow match | 04:22 |
| 5 | The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (with Johnny Valiant and Dino Bravo) defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond).[1][11] | Tag team match | 04:03 |
| 6 | Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart).[1][11] | Hair vs. Hair match[broken anchor] | 06:54 |
| 7 | 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.[1][11] | 6-man tag team match | 08:52 |
| 8 | Butch Reed (with Slick) defeated Koko B. Ware.[1][11] | Singles match | 03:39 |
| 9 | Ricky Steamboat (with George Steele) defeated Randy Savage (c) (with Miss Elizabeth).[1][11] | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 14:35 |
| 10 | The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Jake Roberts (with Alice Cooper).[1][11] | Singles match | 07:04 |
| 11 | The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff (with Slick) defeated The Killer Bees (Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) by disqualification.[1][11] | Tag team match | 05:44 |
| 12 | Hulk Hogan (c) defeated André the Giant (with Bobby Heenan).[1][11] | Singles match for the WWF Championship | 12:01 |
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