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Like the previous WrestleMania events, WrestleMania III was promoted for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from André the Giant's heel turn and betrayal of his friend, the WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan, [9] which began on an episode of Piper's Pit when WWF President Jack Tunney presented Hogan with a trophy for being the WWF World Heavyweight Champion for three ...
André also was billed as a corner man for several of Hogan's opponents, almost always members of the Heenan Family, at a few untelevised house shows prior to WrestleMania III. At WrestleMania III, André's was billed at 525 lb (238 kg), [18] and the stress of such immense weight on his bones and joints resulted in constant pain, [19] causing ...
Hogan and André faced each other in the main event of WrestleMania III on March 29, 1987. Hogan won the match, but the feud remained unsettled. [4] In the summer of 1987, DiBiase returned to the WWF after a nearly eight-year absence and took on an "evil millionaire" gimmick.
WrestleMania III. Date: March 29, 1987 Venue: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan Attendance: 93,173 Main event: Hulk Hogan def. André the Giant (with Bobby Heenan) in 12:01 to retain the WWF ...
After Adonis returned in November to attack Piper on the Pit, the two agreed to a hair vs. hair match at WrestleMania III. Piper won the bout with help from Brutus Beefcake, [15] who cut off the majority of Adonis' hair afterward. [4] Adonis then began a feud with Beefcake but was fired in May 1987 for what the WWF claimed were "dress code ...
At WrestleMania III Brutus Beefcake was kicked out of the stable at WrestleMania III [48] and Bravo took his place in The Dream Team tag team with Valentine. [49] The New Dream Team began a feud with The Rougeau Brothers and were initially victorious in house show encounters.
The main event heading into the event was between WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Hogan and Orndorff's friendship became emphasized on the WWF's syndicated television programs throughout the summer, and eventually Adrian Adonis – host of the talk show segment The Flower Shop – began stirring up trouble between the two ...
Their feud in the WWF peaked with what was dubbed "The Battle of the Full Nelsons" at WrestleMania III, [2] where the two men battled to a double count-out. After the bell, Hercules' manager Bobby Heenan kneed Haynes in the back while he had Hercules in a full nelson out on the floor.