King of the Ring (1987)
The 1987 King of the Ring was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The tournament was held on September 4, 1987 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island as a special non-televised house show. The 1987 tournament was won by Randy Savage. In addition to the tournament, there was one other match during the night. In this match Jake Roberts defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart via disqualification, after Hart accidentally hit Honky Tonk Man with the megaphone.
| King of the Ring | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | September 4, 1987 | ||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Venue | Providence Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | 12,000[1] | ||
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Production
Background
The King of the Ring tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament that was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1985 with the winner being crowned the "King of the Ring." The 1987 tournament was the third King of the Ring tournament. It was held on September 4, 1987 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island and like the previous years, it was a special non-televised house show.[2][3]
Storylines
The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.[4]
Results
| No. | Results[1] | Stipulations | Times[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haku defeated Brutus Beefcake | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 11:52 |
| 2 | Rick Martel defeated Dan Spivey | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 12:44 |
| 3 | King Kong Bundy defeated One Man Gang by count-out | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 3:06 |
| 4 | Special Delivery Jones defeated Sika | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 6:04 |
| 5 | Dangerous Danny Davis defeated Tito Santana by count-out | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 8:58 |
| 6 | Junkyard Dog defeated Tama | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 6:23 |
| 7 | Jim Brunzell defeated Ron Bass | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 7:30 |
| 8 | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Nikolai Volkoff | King of the Ring tournament first-round match | 10:02 |
| 9 | Haku defeated Rick Martel wrestled to a draw | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 15:00 |
| 10 | King Kong Bundy defeated Special Delivery Jones | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 4:02 |
| 11 | Dangerous Danny Davis defeated the Junkyard Dog by count-out | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 7:30 |
| 12 | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Jim Brunzell | King of the Ring tournament quarter-final match | 12:55 |
| 13 | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Dangerous Danny Davis | King of the Ring tournament semi-final match | 9:06 |
| 14 | Jake Roberts defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) (with Jimmy Hart) by disqualification | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 10:58 |
| 15 | Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated King Kong Bundy | King of the Ring tournament final match | 13:04 |
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Tournament bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Haku | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | 11:52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Haku | 15:00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Martel | Draw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Martel | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dan Spivey | 12:44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Kong Bundy | |||||||||||||||||||
| King Kong Bundy | CO | ||||||||||||||||||
| One Man Gang | 3:06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| King Kong Bundy | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special Delivery Jones | 4:02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Special Delivery Jones | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sika | 6:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| King Kong Bundy | 13:04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tito Santana | 8:38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dangerous Danny Davis | CO | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dangerous Danny Davis | CO | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Junkyard Dog | 7:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junkyard Dog | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tama | 6:23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dangerous Danny Davis | 9:06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Bass | 7:30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Brunzell | 12:55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | PIN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nikolai Volkoff | 10:02 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- WWF King Of The Ring 1987
- Beaston, Erik (August 18, 2019). "WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "WWF – 1987 Results". The History of WWE. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- "WWF King of the Ring '87 at Providence Civic Center wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.