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1987 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
Calendar of notable live events
Promotion(s) |
Event |
Date |
Venue |
Location |
Attendance |
WWF |
WrestleMania III |
March 29 |
Pontiac Silverdome |
Pontiac, Michigan |
93,173[1] |
EMLL |
31. Aniversario de Arena México |
April 12 |
Arena México |
Mexico City, Mexico |
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JCP |
2nd Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament |
April 10 April 11 |
Baltimore Arena |
Baltimore, Maryland |
9,300 (April 10)[2] 13,000 (April 11)[2] |
AWA |
SuperClash II |
May 2 |
Cow Palace |
Daly City, California |
2,800[3] |
WCCW |
4th Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions |
May 3 |
Texas Stadium |
Irving, Texas |
5,900 |
CWF |
First Annual Eddie Graham Memorial Show |
May 9 |
Bayfront Center |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
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JCP |
The Great American Bash (1987) |
July 4 July 18 July 31 |
The Omni Memorial Stadium Orange Bowl |
Atlanta Charlotte, North Carolina Miami |
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EMLL |
EMLL 54th Anniversary Show |
September 18 |
Arena México |
Mexico City, Mexico |
15,000[4] |
WWC |
WWC 14th Aniversario |
September 20 |
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
11,000 |
WCCW |
4th Cotton Bowl Extravaganza |
October 7 |
Cotton Bowl |
Dallas, Texas |
3,700[5][6] |
WWF |
Survivor Series (1987) |
November 26 |
Richfield Coliseum |
Richfield Township, Ohio |
21,300[7] |
JCP |
Starrcade (1987) |
UIC Pavilion |
Chicago, Illinois |
8,000[8] |
Tournaments and accomplishments
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
WWF
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Winner |
Event/Show |
Note(s) |
No title changes |
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References
- ↑ Anderson, Kyle (2010-03-29). "WrestleMania III Breaks Attendance Record: Wake-Up Video". MTV. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- 1 2 "2nd Annual Crockett Cup". Wrestling Supercards & Tournaments. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ "SuperClash II". Pro Wrestling History. May 2, 1987. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Slammy Awards History". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "WWF Slammy Awards (1987)". TWNP News. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "WWF Slammy Awards (1987)". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- 1 2 3 4 Bishop, Matt and Matt Mackinder (December 7, 2008). "Bringing back Slammy Awards – a good, bad idea". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- ↑ Kamchen, Richard. "Kelly Kelly". Slam Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ↑ Johns, Fred (June 17, 2006). "The Pain of Graduation Day". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Donovan Dijak". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=5451
- ↑ "Drew Gulak". Gerweck.net. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ↑ "Lince Dorado". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. 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. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. 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.
- ↑ "Aiden English". wrestling data. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Carmella". Online World of Wrestling.