Pay Per View events in the 1987
Wrestlemania III, Survivor Series
Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant came 1st and 3rd respectively in both the overall rankings and the men's singles rankings for 1987. They are also in the same positions in the 85-87 rankings for the same categories. Hogan scored 59 points in each of his categories in 1987, giving him 128 for the individual and 113 for the mens singles in the 1985-87 rankings. Andre scored 33 in the same categories, giving him 77 points in the 1985-87 rankings.
1987 Overall Rankings
1 Hulk Hogan
2 Ricky Steamboat
3 Andre The Giant
4 Honky Tonk Man
5 Roddy Piper
6 Bam Bam Bigelow
7 Butch Reed
8 One Man Gang (Akeem)
9 Itsuki Yamazaki
- Noriyo Tateno
11 Harley Race
12 Greg Valentine
13 Jim Neidhart
14 Iron Sheik
15 Tom Zenk
16 Brutus Beefcake
17 Rick Martel
18 Paul Roma
19 Bret Hart
20 Judy Martin
21 Randy Savage
22 Hillbilly Jim
23 Haiti Kid
- Little Beaver
25 Jim Powers
26 Hercules Hernandez
27 Danny Davis
28 King Kong Bundy
29 Nikolai Volkoff
30 Billy Jack Haynes
31 Velvet McIntyre
32 Rick Rude
33 Leilani Kai
34 Haku (King Tonga)
35 B. Brian Blair
36 Jumpin Jim Brunzell
37 Tama
38 Don Muraco
39 Jake Roberts
40 Sensational Sherri
41 Paul Orndorff
42 Dino Bravo
43 Ax
44 Ken Patera
45 Smash
46 Tito Santana
47 Rockin Robin
48 Fabulous Moolah
49 Little Tokyo
- Lord Littlebrook
51 Dynamite Kid
52 Davey Boy Smith
53 Ron Bass
54 Boris Zhukov
55 Bob Orton
56 Dawn Marie
57 Jim Duggan
58 Jacques Rougeau
- Raymond Rougeau
60 Donna Christanello
61 Adrian Adonis
62 Junkyard Dog
63 Koko B Ware
Ricky Steamboat came in 2nd in both the overall and singles rankings in 1987. He is also 2nd in the 85-87 rankings in the same categories. He won the Intercontinental Title at Wrestlemania III, which earned him 30 points. He was also one of 3 survivors in a Survivor Series match, earning him 10.33 points. He received 40.33 points in 1987, giving him 81.33 points in the 1985-87 overall and mens singles rankings.
1987 Mens Singles Rankings
1 Hulk Hogan
2 Ricky Steamboat
3 Andre The Giant
4 The Honky Tonk Man
5 Roddy Piper
6 Bam Bam Bigelow
7 Butch Reed
8 One Man Gang
9 Harley Race
10 King Kong Bundy
11 Randy Savage
12 Don Muraco
13 Hercules Hernandez
14 Billy Jack Haynes
15 Rick Rude
16 Jake Roberts
17 Paul Orndorff
18 Brutus Beefcake
19 Danny Davis
20 Ken Patera
21 Ron Bass
22 Jim Duggan
23 Adrian Adonis
24 The Junkyard Dog
25 Koko B Ware
The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff top the Mens Tag Team rankings in both 1987 and 1985-87 rankings. The were one of 3 teams to receive 20 points for winning at Wrestlemania III, but they achieved top spot due to their match lasting longer than the others.
1987 Mens Tag Team Rankings
1 The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
2 The Can-Am Connection (Martel/Zenk)
3 The Dream Team (Beefcake / Valentine)
4 The Young Stallions (Roma / Powers)
5 Danny Davis and The Hart Foundation
6 Hillbilly Jim, Haiti Kid and Little Beaver
7 The Islanders (Haku / Tama)
8 The Killer Bees (Blair / Brunzell)
9 The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart / Jim Neidhart)
10 The Dream Team (Bravo / Valentine)
11 Strike Force (Santana / Martel)
12 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy / Dynamite Kid)
13 Demolition
14 Tito Santana and The British Bulldogs
15 King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook
16 The Bolsheviks (Zhukov / Volkoff)
17 Bob Orton / Don Muraco
18 The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques / Raymond)
The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno) won the Womens Survivor Series match meaning that they were joint top of the Womens Singles Rankings with 14.5 points. It also put them joint 9th in the Overall 1987 rankings. They enter the 1985-87 overall rankings at 20 and 3rd in the Womens Singles category.
1987 Womens Singles Rankings
1 Itsuki Yamazaki
- Noriyo Tateno
3 Judy Martin
4 Velvet McIntyre
5 Leilani Kai
6 Sensational Sherri
7 Rockin Robin
8 The Fabulous Moolah
9 Dawn Marie
10 Donna Christanello
1985-87
The Honky Tonk Man is the highest new entry in the 1985-87 overall and Men's singles rankings.
He scored 20 points for beating Jake Roberts and Wrestlemania III and 5 points for his Survivor Series effort.
1985-87 Overall Rankings (min 1 match)
1 Hulk Hogan
2 Ricky Steamboat
3 Andre The Giant
4 Randy Savage
5 King Kong Bundy
6 Mr T
7 The Iron Sheik
8 Wendi Richter
9 Fabulous Moolah
10 The Honky Tonk Man
11 Jim Neidhart
12 Bret Hart
13 Jake Roberts
14 Bam Bam Bigelow
15 Corporal Kirchner
16 The Junkyard Dog
17 Butch Reed
18 One Man Gang
19 Tito Santana
20 Itsuki Yamazaki
- Noriyo Tateno
22 The Dynamite Kid
23 Harley Race
24 Brutus Beefcake
25 Adrian Adonis
26 Davey Boy Smith
27 Roddy Piper
28 William Perry
29 Terry Funk
30 Nikolai Volkoff
31 Paul Orndorff
32 Rick Martel
33 Bruno Sammartino
34 Judy Martin
35 Russ Francis
36 Hillbilly Jim
37 Don Muraco
38 Danny Davis
39 David Sammartino
40 Billy Jack Haynes
41 Rick Rude
42 B. Brian Blair
43 Tama
44 Greg Valentine
45 Bill Fralic
46 Moondog Spot
47 Sensational Sherri
48 Big John Studd
49 Velvet McIntyre
50 Leilani Kai
51 Ken Patera
52 Ivan Putski
53 Danny Spivey
54 Harvey Martin
- Pedro Morales
56 Rockin Robin
57 Ted Arcidi
58 Hercules Hernandez
59 Jumpin Jim Brunzell
60 Ron Bass
61 George Steele
62 Tony Atlas
63 Bob Orton
64 Dawn Marie
65 Jim Duggan
66 Jacques Rougeau
- Raymond Rougeau
68 Haku (King Tonga)
69 Donna Christanello
70 Ernie Holmes
71 Buddy Rose (The Executioner)
72 Matt Borne
73 Koko B Ware
74 George Wells
75 Uncle Elmer
76 Special Delivery Jones
77 Jimbo Covert
King Kong Bundy makes the top 5 in the 1985-87 Overall and Mens Singles Rankings with 39 points. Bam Bam Bigelow put in a strong first PPV event performance at Survivor Series, giving him 20 points and putting him 11th in the Mens Singles Rankings and 14th overall.
1985-87 Mens Singles Rankings (min 1 match)
1 Hulk Hogan
2 Ricky Steamboat
3 Andre The Giant
4 Randy Savage
5 King Kong Bundy
6 Honky Tonk Man
7 Tito Santana
8 Jake Roberts
9 Junkyard Dog
10 Mr T
11 Bam Bam Bigelow
12 Corporal Kirchner
13 Butch Reed
14 One Man Gang (Akeem)
15 Bret Hart
16 Jim Neidhart
17 Harley Race
18 Adrian Adonis
19 Don Muraco
20 Roddy Piper
21 William Perry
22 Iron Sheik
23 Paul Orndorff
24 Bruno Sammartino
25 Russ Francis
26 David Sammartino
27 Billy Jack Haynes
28 Rick Rude
29 Brutus Beefcake
30 Dynamite Kid
31 Bill Fralic
32 Moondog Spot
33 Big John Studd
34 Hillbilly Jim
35 Brian Blair
36 Danny Davis
37 Ken Patera
38 Bob Orton
39 Davey Boy Smith
40 Ivan Putski
41 Terry Funk
42 Danny Spivey
43 Harvey Martin
- Pedro Morales
45 Ted Arcidi
46 Hercules Hernandez
47 Ron Bass
48 Greg Valentine
49 George Steele
50 Tony Atlas
51 Jumpin Jim Brunzell
52 Jim Duggan
53 Ernie Holmes
54 Buddy Rose (The Executioner)
55 Matt Borne (Doink The Clown)
56 Koko B Ware
57 George Wells
58 Uncle Elmer
59 Special Delivery Jones
60 Nikolai Volkoff
61 Haku (King Tonga)
62 Jimbo Covert
The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) are the highest newcomers in the Mens Tag Team ongoing rankings. They scored 20 points for winning their match at Wrestlemania III. Rick Martel also entered the overall rankings at number 32, with 8.5 points. Zenk did not qualify for these rankings as he only participated on 1 tag match.
1985-87 Mens Tag Team Rankings (min 1 match)
1 Iron Sheik / Nikolai Volkoff
2 Hulk Hogan / Mr T
3 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy / Dynamite Kid)
4 Hoss Funk / Terry Funk
5 The Can-Am Connection (Martel/Zenk)
6 The Dream Team (Beefcake / Valentine)
7 The Young Stallions (Roma / Powers)
8 The Islanders (Haku / Tama)
9 The Killer Bees (Blair / Brunzell)
10 The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart / Jim Neidhart)
11 The Dream Team (Bravo / Valentine)
12 Paul Orndorff / Roddy Piper
13 Strike Force (Santana / Martel)
14 Demolition
15 The U.S Express (Windham/Rotundo)
16 The Bolsheviks (Zhukov / Volkoff)
17 Junkyard Dog / Tito Santana
18 Bob Orton / Don Muraco
19 The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques / Raymond)
Sensational Sherri won the Women's Championship in 1987, but because this wasn't on a PPV she didn't gain any points for these rankings. Her performance in the women's Survivor Series match only scored her 1 point, which puts her 6th in the 1987 and 1985-87 rankings.
1985-87 Womens Singles Rankings
1 Wendi Richter
2 Fabulous Moolah
3 Itsuki Yamazaki
- Noriyo Tateno
5 Judy Martin
6 Sensational Sherri
7 Velvet McIntyre
8 Leilani Kai
9 Rockin Robin
10 Dawn Marie
11 Donna Christanello
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