WrestleMania III

March 1987

WrestlingFeuds documents three storylines that ran through WrestleMania III, held in March 1987. Two of them reached their blow-off here.

Storylines that paid off here

Golden Era·WWF·1986–1987

Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Ricky The Dragon Steamboat (Nov 1986 – Oct 1987)

Randy Savage drove a ring bell into Ricky Steamboat's throat. The revenge match, planned step by step on a yellow legal pad, became the match people remember from WrestleMania III. Steamboat held the title for 65 days.

Randy Savage · Ricky Steamboat · Miss Elizabeth · George Steele

Golden Era·WWF·1987–1988

Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant (Jan 1987 – Aug 1988)

André the Giant turned on his friend Hulk Hogan and challenged him for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania III, in front of a WWF-announced 93,173 at the Pontiac Silverdome.

Hulk Hogan · André the Giant · Bobby Heenan

Also referenced in

Golden Era·WWF·1986–1987

Hulk Hogan vs. Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff (Jul 1986 – Mar 1987)

Paul Orndorff spent a year as Hulk Hogan's tag partner, then piledrove him on television after Adrian Adonis spent weeks calling him "Hulk junior." Their title match filled Toronto's Exhibition Stadium with a then-record outdoor wrestling crowd, and the feud ended in a steel cage match that had to be restarted after two referees declared different winners.

Hulk Hogan · Paul Orndorff · Bobby Heenan · Adrian Adonis · Roddy Piper