# 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.

## 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.

### 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.

## Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| 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 defeated Rick Martel wrestled to 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 | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Haku | Haku | pin | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brutus Beefcake | Brutus Beefcake | 11:52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brutus Beefcake | Brutus Beefcake | 11:52 | Haku | Haku | 15:00 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rick Martel | Rick Martel | Draw | | | | | | | |
| Rick Martel | Rick Martel | pin | Rick Martel | Rick Martel | Draw | | | | | | | |
| Dan Spivey | Dan Spivey | 12:44 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dan Spivey | Dan Spivey | 12:44 | | | | BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| | | | | | | King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | | | | | |
| King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | CO | | | | | | | King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | | | | | |
| One Man Gang | One Man Gang | 3:06 | | | | | | | | | | |
| One Man Gang | One Man Gang | 3:06 | King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | PIN | | | | | | | |
| | | | Special Delivery Jones | Special Delivery Jones | 4:02 | | | | | | | |
| Special Delivery Jones | Special Delivery Jones | pin | Special Delivery Jones | Special Delivery Jones | 4:02 | | | | | | | |
| Sika | Sika | 6:04 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sika | Sika | 6:04 | | | | | | | | King Kong Bundy | King Kong Bundy | 13:04 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN |
| Tito Santana | Tito Santana | 8:38 | | | | | | | | | | | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN |
| Dangerous Danny Davis | Dangerous Danny Davis | CO | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dangerous Danny Davis | Dangerous Danny Davis | CO | Dangerous Danny Davis | Dangerous Danny Davis | CO | | | | | | | |
| | | | The Junkyard Dog | The Junkyard Dog | 7:30 | | | | | | | |
| Junkyard Dog | Junkyard Dog | pin | The Junkyard Dog | The Junkyard Dog | 7:30 | | | | | | | |
| Tama | Tama | 6:23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tama | Tama | 6:23 | | | | Dangerous Danny Davis | Dangerous Danny Davis | 9:06 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN | | | | |
| Jim Brunzell | Jim Brunzell | pin | | | | | | | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN | | | | |
| Ron Bass | Ron Bass | 7:30 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ron Bass | Ron Bass | 7:30 | Jim Brunzell | Jim Brunzell | 12:55 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN | | | | | | | |
| Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN | Randy Savage | Randy Savage | PIN | | | | | | | |
| Nikolai Volkoff | Nikolai Volkoff | 10:02 | | | | | | | | | | |