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
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	September 4, 1987
City	Providence, Rhode Island
Venue	Providence Civic Center
Attendance	12,000[1]
King of the Ring tournament chronology
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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 vs. Rick Martel ended in 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
(c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match

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