1987 in professional wrestling
1987 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable shows in 1987.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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American Wrestling Association | AWA |
Championship Wrestling from Florida | CWF |
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre | EMLL |
Jim Crockett Promotions | JCP |
World Class Championship Wrestling | WCCW |
World Wrestling Council | WWC |
World Wrestling Federation | WWF |
Calendar of notable shows
Tournaments and accomplishments
JCP
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes[14][15] | ||
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) | April 11 |
WWF
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament | The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell) | March 15 | |
King of the Ring | Randy Savage | September 4 |
Slammy Awards
Poll | Winner | |
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Best Performance by an Animal | George "The Animal" Steele[16][17][18] | |
Woman of the Year | Miss Elizabeth[16][17][18] | |
Best Ring Apparel | Harley Race[16][17][18] | |
Hulk Hogan Real American Award | Superstar Billy Graham[16][17][18] | |
Jesse "The Body" Award | "Ravishing" Rick Rude[16][17][18] | |
Greatest Hit | Jim Duggan[16][17][18] | |
Manager of the Year | None [16][17][18] | |
Best Personal Hygiene | Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, and Slick[16][17][18] | |
Best Vocal Performance | Jim Duggan[16][17][18] | |
Song of the Year | No winner (envelope eaten by Sika)[16][17][18][19] | |
Best Group | One Man Gang[19] | |
Humanitarian of the Year | Ted DiBiase[16][17][18] | |
Best Head | Gene Okerlund and Bam Bam Bigelow[16][17][18][19] | |
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award | The Islanders (Haku & Tama), André the Giant, Hercules, King Kong Bundy, and Harley Race[16][17][18][19] |
Awards and honors
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Category | Winner |
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PWI Wrestler of the Year | Hulk Hogan |
PWI Tag Team of the Year | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) |
PWI Match of the Year | Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat (WrestleMania III) |
PWI Feud of the Year | The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger) vs. The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) and The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) |
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year | Dusty Rhodes |
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year | Ric Flair |
PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year | Curt Hennig |
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year | Nikita Koloff |
PWI Rookie of the Year | Owen Hart |
PWI Lifetime Achievement | Paul Boesch |
PWI Editor's Award | Jimmy Hart |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Title changes
WWF
Incoming champion – Hulk Hogan | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champion – Randy Savage | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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March 29 | Ricky Steamboat | WrestleMania III | ||
June 2 | The Honky Tonk Man | Superstars of Wrestling | Aired on tape delay on June 13 | |
Incoming champion – Antonio Inoki | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
Incoming champions – The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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No title changes |
WWF Women's Championship | ||||
Incoming champion – The Fabulous Moolah | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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July 24 | Sensational Sherri | Live event | ||
Incoming champions – The British Bulldogs (British Bulldog and Dynamite Kid) | ||||
Date | Winner | Event/Show | Note(s) | |
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January 26 | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) |
Superstars | aired on tape delay on February 7 | |
August 10 | The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond Rougeau) |
House show | ||
October 27 | Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) |
Superstars | Aired on tape delay on November 7 | |
Births
- January 5 – Willie Mack
- January 7 – Alisha Edwards
- January 15 – Kelly Kelly[20]
- January 30 – Becky Lynch
- March 1 – Kyle O'Reilly[21]
- March 19 – AJ Lee
- April 23 – Donovan Dijak[22]
- April 28 – Drew Gulak[23][24]
- May 7 – Angélico
- May 11 – Lince Dorado[25]
- May 17 – Dash Wilder[26]
- May 23 – Bray Wyatt[27][28]
- July 9 – Mini Charly Manson
- August 14 – Johnny Gargano[29]
- August 22 – Apollo Crews[30]
- September 4 – Wesley Blake
- October 7 – Aiden English[31]
- October 23 – Carmella[32]
- November 2 – Samir Singh
- November 22 – Elias
- November 30 – Naomi
- December 7 – ACH
Retirements
- Tony Garea (1971 - 1987)
- Armand Rougeau (1982 - 1987)
- Bob Sweetan (1966 - 1987)
- Bruno Sammartino (1959 - 1987)
- David Schultz (1974 - 1987)
- Huracan Ramirez (1941 - 1987)
- Ivan Putski (1968 - 1987)
- Kelly Kiniski (1980 - 1987)
- Killer Khan (1971 - 1987)
- Ron Fuller (1973 - 1987)
- Klondike Bill (1958 - 1987)
- Moose Cholak (1952 - 1987)
- Nick Bockwinkel (1955 - 1987)
- Paul Boesch (1938 - 1987)
- Pedro Morales (1959 - 1987)
- Rene Goulet (1957 - 1987)
- Super Maxx (1981 - 1987)
- Superstar Billy Graham (1970 - 1987)
- Tony Marino (1954 - 1987)
- Tor Kamata (1959 - 1987)
- Al Costello (1938 - 1987)
Deaths
- April 12 – Mike Von Erich
- August 24 – Malcolm Kirk
- September 5 – Scott Irwin
- November 28 – Kazuharu Sonoda
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See also
- List of WCW pay-per-view events
- List of WWF pay-per-view events
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