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1987 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
These promotions held notable events in 1987.
Promotion Name | Abbreviation |
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All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | AJW |
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 |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Japan Grand Prix 1987 | Chigusa Nagayo | June 28 | |
Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament | Toshiyo Yamada | ||
Tag League the Best 1987 | Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka | October 11 | |
Accomplishment | Winner | Date won | Notes |
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Bunkhouse Stampede | Dusty Rhodes [15] [16] | ||
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament | The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) | April 11 |
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 |
Poll | Winner | |
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Best Performance by an Animal | George "The Animal" Steele [17] [18] [19] | |
Woman of the Year | Miss Elizabeth [17] [18] [19] | |
Best Ring Apparel | Harley Race [17] [18] [19] | |
Hulk Hogan Real American Award | Superstar Billy Graham [17] [18] [19] | |
Jesse "The Body" Award | "Ravishing" Rick Rude [17] [18] [19] | |
Greatest Hit | Jim Duggan [17] [18] [19] | |
Manager of the Year | None [17] [18] [19] | |
Best Personal Hygiene | Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, and Slick [17] [18] [19] | |
Best Vocal Performance | Jim Duggan [17] [18] [19] | |
Song of the Year | No winner (envelope eaten by Sika) [17] [18] [19] [20] | |
Best Group | One Man Gang [20] | |
Humanitarian of the Year | Ted DiBiase [17] [18] [19] | |
Best Head | Gene Okerlund and Bam Bam Bigelow [17] [18] [19] [20] | |
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award | The Islanders (Haku & Tama), André the Giant, Hercules, King Kong Bundy, and Harley Race [17] [18] [19] [20] |
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 |
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 | |
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