Sunday, November 24, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #7 - March 1987

#1 Ricky Steamboat [+2] (5-2-0) (WWF)
(Intercontinental Champion)

It's fitting that Ricky Steamboat rises to become the hottest Pay-Per-View Player off the back of one of the most talked about matches on any card - let alone a Wrestlemania! Steamboat became Intercontinental Champion when he defeated Randy Savage in a match that has come to define the tradition of the secondary quality Wrestlemania match! An instant classic!

Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan runs wild with the bodyslam heard around the world -- another Wrestlemania 3 classic! Hogan's domination of Andre the Giant exemplifies the other side of the annual event - the larger than life spectacle of Wrestlemania. This successful WWF Heavyweight Championship defense propels Hogan one step short of the best perfect PPV record.

Women disappear from Wrestlemania in 1987, but the tag team of Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff deliver the second duo to go 2-0. Do they have what it takes to challenge the tag team strength of The Rock 'n' Roll Express? It's there for the taking for any team willing and able!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [+2] Ricky Steamboat (5-2-0) (WWF) [Intercontinental Champion]
#2 [+2] Hulk Hogan (4-0-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#3 [-1] Randy Savage (4-2-0) (WWF)
#4 [-3] Junkyard Dog (4-2-0) (WWF)
#5 [--] Jimmy Valiant (3-1-0) (NWA)
#6 [--] The Dynamite Kid (3-2-0) (WWF)
#7 [--] Krusher Khruschev (2-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [--] Ricky Morton (2-0-0) (NWA)
#9 [--] Robert Gibson (2-0-0) (NWA)
#10 [--] The Assassin (2-0-0) (NWA)
 
Top Ten Tag Team PPV Players
#1 [--] Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (2-0-0) (NWA) [World Tag Team Champion]
#2 [+1] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#3 [-1] Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (1-0-0) (NWA)
#4 [+1] Bob Orton Jr & Dick Slater (1-0-0) (NWA)
#5 [+1] Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (1-0-0) (NWA)
#6 [+1] Assassin #1 & Assassin #2 (1-0-0) (NWA)
#7 [+1] The Assassin & Buzz Tyler (1-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [+1] Hulk Hogan & Mr. T (1-0-0) (WWF)
#9 [+1] Jimmy Valiant & Ron Garvin (1-0-0) (NWA)
#10 [new] Terry Funk & Hoss Funk (1-0-0) (WWF)

Top Womens PPV Players
#1 [--] Wendi Richter (1-0-0) (WWF)
#2 [--] The Fabulous Moolah (1-0-0) (WWF) [Women's Champion]
#3 [--] Leilani Kai (1-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [--] Velvet McIntyre (0-1-0) (WWF)
 
Recent Pay-Per-View Event Results
- WWF Wrestlemania III (March 29, 1987)
- NWA Starrcade '86: Night of the Skywalkers (November 27, 1986)
- WWF Wrestlemania 2 (April 7, 1986)
- NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering (November 28, 1985)
- WWF The Wrestling Classic (November 7, 1985)
- WWF Wrestlemania (March 31, 1985)
 
The Pay-Per-View Players rankings intends to take into account pay-per-view events promoted by NWA, WWF, WCW, ECW, WWE & TNA wrestling organizations. Only broadcast results contribute to the cumulative tally of win/loss record of wrestlers.

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