King of the Ring (1987) explained

King of the Ring
Promotion:World Wrestling Federation
Date:September 4, 1987
Venue:Providence Civic Center
City:Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance:12,000[1]
Event:King of the Ring tournament
Nextevent2:1988
Lastevent2:1986

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.

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

Tournament bracket

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=9852 WWF King Of The Ring 1987
  2. Web site: Beaston . Erik . WWE King of the Ring: Everything You Need to Know About Historical Tournament . . April 9, 2021 . August 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: WWF – 1987 Results. The History of WWE. October 8, 2019.
  4. Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works. Grabianowski. Ed. HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. March 5, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306062056/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm. March 6, 2012. 2006-01-13.