Bruno Sammartino vs Honky Tonk Man IC title July 18 , 1987

Bruno Sammartino vs Honky Tonk Man IC title July 18 , 1987

WrestleMania III - Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant - WWE Championship Match - March 29, 1987

Over 93,000 members of the WWE Universe were in attendance to see the irresistible force meet the immoveable object.

Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant - WWE Championship Match: WrestleMania III (Highlights)

Hulk Hogan defends the WWE Championship against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania.

WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America  The event is considered to be the pinnacle of the 1980s wrestling boom. The record itself stood until February 14, 2010 when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium. The WWF generated $1.6 million in ticket sales. Almost one million fans watched the event at 160 closed circuit locations in North America. The number of people watching via pay-per-view was estimated at several million, and pay-per-view revenues were estimated at $10 million.

Jack Tunney introduces a new WWE Championship on "Piper's Pit": WWE Superstars - March 21, 1987

Jack Tunney introduces a new WWE Championship that was requested for Andre the Giant by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan on "Piper's Pit."

Hart Foundation vs Junkyard Dog and Davey Boy Smith. Toronto 1/11/87 - Full Match

The Hart Foundation team of Bret 'Hitman' Hart and Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart take on the unpredictable Junkyard Dog and Davey Boy Smith, with Matilda in his corner.

From Maple Leaf Wrestling 1/11/87

The British Bulldogs vs. Mick Foley & Les Thornton: Superstars, Sept. 13, 1986 (Highlights)

Mick Foley makes a rare WWE appearance in the 1980s.

Hulk Hogan vs. Paul Orndorff - The Big Event 8/28/1986

The Big Event was one of the largest events in WWE history! Did Paul Orndorff really leave as WWE Champion?

Andre the Giant & Samu Anoa'i vs. Antonio Inoki & Umanoseke Ueda

May 16, 1986
Tokyo, Japan

Andre the Giant teams with Samu Anoa'i to challenge Antonio Inoki and Umanoseke Ueda.

Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA: Battle of the Belts 2)

Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (NWA: Battle of the Belts 2)



Battle of the Belts II
February 14, 1986 in Orlando, FL

1. Bahamas Champ Tyree Pride Vs. Ron Slinker
2. Florida Champ Kendall Windham Vs. Rocky Iaukea
3. NWA Junior Hvywt Champ Denny Brown Vs. The White Ninja
4. Jesse Barr (Southern Title) Vs. Lex Luger
5. Bruiser Brody Vs. Wahoo McDaniel
6. Road Warriors & Blackjack Mulligan Vs. Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin, & Maya Singh
7. NWA World Champ Ric Flair Vs. Barry Windham

Full Show

Dino Bravo vs. Nikolai Volkoff - Canadian Championship Match: Prime Time Wrestling, Nov. 26, 1985

Dino Bravo vs. Nikolai Volkoff - Canadian Championship Match: Prime Time Wrestling, Nov. 26, 1985

Wrestling Classic - Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper - WWE Championship Match - November 7, 1985

Check out the very first time the WWE Championship was ever defended on PPV!

Mean Gene Okerlund has a laugh at Wendi Richter's comments: TNT, May 24, 1985

Mean Gene can't hold in his laughter after a comment made by Wendi Richter.

Wendi Richter (born September 6, 1961) is a retired American professional wrestler. She began her professional wrestling career in companies such as the National Wrestling Alliance, where she teamed with Joyce Grable, with whom she held the NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship twice. In the 1980s, she joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

She held the WWF Women's Championship twice and feuded with The Fabulous Moolah over the title. She was also involved in a storyline with singer Cyndi Lauper called the "Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection." Richter, however, left the WWF after losing the championship in controversial fashion. She then worked in the World Wrestling Council and American Wrestling Association, where she held both companies' women's titles.

Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Don Muraco and Ken Patera: Wrestling Challenge, April 21, 1985

Mean Gene doesn't know what to do with himself when Don Muraco stuffs his face with donuts and Ken Patera kisses his biceps.

Eugene "Mean Gene" Okerlund (born November 29, 1942) is a semi-retired American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by Hulk Hogan. He is currently signed to lifetime employment with WWE and works for promotional programs mostly for Classics On Demand programming and occasionally makes special appearances on TV shows. He is also the co-host of Vintage Collection.

Donald "Don" Muraco (born September 10, 1949), nicknamed "The Magnificent Muraco" and "The Rock", is a retired American professional wrestler. Wrestling regularly from 1970 to 1988, and sporadically after, Muraco is a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, a two-time ECW Heavyweight Champion, one-time Stampede North American Champion and the first WWF King of the Ring in 1985

Kenneth Patera (born November 6, 1942 in Portland, Oregon)[1] is a former professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and Strongman competitor from the United States.