WWF WRESTLEMANIA 3- March 29, 1987
Rick Martel and Tom Zenk
defeated Bob Orton & Don Muraco
Billy Jack Haynes and Hercules
wrestled to a double-countout
Hillbilly Jim, Haiti Kid & Little Beaver defeated
King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook via DQ
Harley Race defeated Junk Yard Dog via pinfall
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
defeated the Rougeau Brothers via pinfall
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis
The Hart Foundation & Danny Davis defeated
the British Bulldogs and Tito Santana via pinfall
Butch Reed defeated Koko B. Ware via pinfall
Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage
to capture the Intercontinental Championship
Honky Tonk Man defeated
Jake "the Snake" Roberts via pinfall
Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated
the Killer Bees via DQ
World Wrestling Federation Champion Hulk Hogan
defeated Andre the Giant via pinfall
WM FACT
- 93,173 people packed the Pontiac Silverdome for the event, the largest indoor attendance for any event in history.
- WrestleMania III featured the first time the Intercontinental Championship changed hands at a WrestleMania, as Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage for the title in a classic battle.
- Roddy Piper’s match at WrestleMania III was billed as his retirement match – even though Piper would go on to compete in the sports-entertainment business for another decade, including at WrestleMania XII.
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