For this post I am going back in time to the 1987. 1987 only featured two PPV’s, Wrestlemania III and Survivor Series 1987. I’ll be going through every year in WWE history and releasing similar stat packs so following the success of the 1985 & 1986 Stat Pack, I present 1987.
1987 PPV Ranking
1. Survivor Series 87 (49/100)
2. Wrestlemania III (47/100)
Most 1987 PPV Matches
1= Andre The Giant (2)
1= Brian Blair (2)
1= Bret Hart (2)
1= Brutus Beefcake (2)
1= Butch Reed (2)
1= Danny Davis (2)
1= Davey Boy Smith (2)
1= Don Muraco (2)
1= Greg Valentine (2)
1= Harley Race (2)
1=Hercules (2)
1= Hulk Hogan (2)
1= Jacques Rougea (2)
1= Jake The Snake Roberts (2)
1= Jim Brunzell (2)
1= Jim Neidhart (2)
1= King Kong Bundy (2)
1= Macho Man Randy Savage (2)
1= Nikolai Volkoff (2)
1= Raymond Rougeau (2)
1= Rick Martel (2)
1= Ricky Steamboat (2)
1= The Dynamite Kid (2)
1= The Honky Tonk Man (2)
1= Tito Santana (2)
Highest Win Percentage at 1987 PPV’s
1= Ricky Steamboat 100% (2 matches)
2= Haiti Kid 100% (1 match)
2= Hillbilly Jim 100% (1 match)
2= Itsuki Yamazaki 100% (1 match)
2= Jim Powers 100% (1 match)
2= Little Beaver 100% (1 match)
2= Noriyo Tateno 100% (1 match)
2= Paul Roma 100% (1 match)
2= Rowdy Roddy Piper 100% (1 match)
2= The Iron Sheik 100% (1 match)
2= Tom Zenk 100% (1 match)
Most 1987 PPV Wins
1. Ricky Steamboat (2)
Most 1987 PPV Draws
1= Hercules (1)
1= Billy Jack Haynes (1)
Most 1987 PPV Losses
1= Davey Boy Smith (2)
1= Don Muraco (2)
1= Jacques Rougeau (2)
1= King Kong Bundy (2)
1= Raymond Rougeau (2)
1= The Dynamite Kid (2)
1= Tito Santana (2)
Highest 1987 PPV Loss Percentage (2+ matches)
1= Davey Boy Smith 100% (2 matches)
1= Don Muraco 100% (2 matches)
1= Jacques Rougea 100% (2 matches)
1= King Kong Bundy 100% (2 matches)
1= Raymond Rougeau 100% (2 matches)
1= The Dynamite Kid 100% (2 matches)
1= Tito Santana 100% (2 matches)
Most 1987 PPV Main Events
1= Hulk Hogan (2)
1= Andre The Giant (2)
3= Don Muraco (1)
3= King Kong Bundy (1)
3= Butch Reed (1)
3= Bam Bam Bigelow (1)
3= Ken Patera (1)
3= One Man Gang (1)
3= Paul Orndorff (1)
3= Rick Rude (1)
Highest 1987 PPV Main Event Percentage
This is the % of matches wrestled by wrestler at this event that were main events
1= Hulk Hogan 100% (2 matches)
1= Andre The Giant 100% (2 matches)
3= Bam Bam Bigelow 100% (1 matches)
3= Ken Patera 100% (1 match)
3= One Man Gang 100% (1 match)
3= Paul Orndorff 100% (1 match)
3= Rick Rude 100% (1 match)
8= Don Muraco 50% (2 matches)
8= King Kong Bundy50% (2 matches)
8= Butch Reed 50% (2 matches)
Most 1987 PPV Matches Without Main Eventing
1= Brian Blair (2)
1= Bret Hart (2)
1= Brutus Beefcake (2)
1= Danny Davis (2)
1= Davey Boy Smith (2)
1= Greg Valentine (2)
1= Harley Race (2)
1= Hercules (2)
1= Jacques Rougeau (2)
1= Jake Roberts (2)
1= Jim Brunzell (2)
1= Jim Neidhart (2)
1= Randy Savage (2)
1= Nikolai Volkoff (2)
1= Raymond Rougeau (2)
1= Rick Martel (2)
1= Ricky Steamboat (2)
1= The Dynamite Kid (2)
1= The Honky Tonk Man (2)
1= Tito Santana (2)
Most Title Matches at 1987 Events
1= Andre The Giant (1)
1= Hulk Hogan (1)
1= Macho Man Randy Savage (1)
1= Ricky Steamboat (1)
Most Title Wins at 1987 Events
1= Ricky Steamboat
Most Opening Matches at 1987 Events
1= Brutus Beefcake (1)
1= Cowboy Bob Orton (1)
1= Danny Davis (1)
1= Don Muraco (1)
1= Harley Race (1)
1= Hercules (1)
1= Jake The Snake Roberts (1)
1= Jim Duggan (1)
1= Macho Man Randy Savage (1)
1= Rick Martel (1)
1= Ricky Steamboat (1)
1= Ron Bass (1)
1= The Honky Tonk Man (1)
1= Tom Zenk (1)
Bastion Blogger’s Top Rated Matches at 1987 Events
1. “Macho Man” Randy Savage (c) vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat – Intercontinental Title Match (Wrestlemania III) 8.5/10
2. Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Andre The Giant – World Heavyweight Title Match (Wrestlemania III) 7.25/10
3. The Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Hercules, Ron Bass & Danny Davis vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and Jake “The Snake” Roberts (Survivor Series 87) 6.75/10
4. Andre The Giant, “Ravishing” Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, “The Natural” Butch Reed & The One Man Gang vs. Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigalow, Ken Patera, “The Rock” Don Muraco & “Mr Wonderful” Paul Orndorff (Survivor Series 87) 6/10
5= The Can-Am Connection (Ric Martel & Tom Zenk) vs. “Cowboy” Bob Orton & The Magnificent Muraco (Wrestlemania III) 5.5/10
5= Danny Davis & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) vs. Tito Santana & The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) (Wrestlemania III) 5.5/10
Bastion Blogger’s Lowest Rated Matches at 1987 Events
1. “The Natural” Butch Reed vs. Koko B.Ware (Wrestlemania III) 2.5/10
2= King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook vs. Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver & Haiti Kid (Wrestlemania III) 3/10
2= King Harley Race vs. Junkyard Dog – Loser must bow match (Wrestlemania III) 3/10
2= The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov), Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo) & The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs Strike Force (Ric Martel & Tito Santana), The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid), The Young Stallians (Jim Powers & Paul Roma), The Rougeaus (Raymond & Jacques), The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair) (Survivor Series 87) 3/10
5. The Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) vs. The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) (Wrestlemanua III) 3.5/10
Highest Average Match Rating at 1987 Events (2+ ratings)
1= Macho Man Randy Savage (7.625)
1= Ricky Steamboat (7.625)
3= Andre The Giant (6.625)
3= Hulk Hogan (6.625)
5. Danny Davis (6.125)
6= Jake “The Snake” Roberts (5.875)
6= The Honky Tonk Man (5.875)
8. Don Muraco (5.75)
9. Hercules (5.625)
10. Brutus Beefcake (5.125)
Lowest Average Match Rating at 1987 Events (2+ matches)
1= Greg Valentine (3.25)
1= Jacques Rougeau (3.25)
1= Raymond Rougeau (3.25)
4= Brian Blair (3.5)
4= Jim Brunzell (3.5)
4= Nikolai Volkoff (3.5)
Bastion’s Top 10 1987 PPV Competitors
As calculated by an algorithm
1= Hulk Hogan
1= Andre The Giant
3. Ricky Steamboat
4. Butch Reed
5= Don Muraco
5= King Kong Bundy
7= Bam Bam Bigelow
7= Ken Patera
7= One Man Gang
7= Paul Orndorff
7= Rick Rude