WrestleMania III
WrestleMania III was the third yearly WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.[1]
WrestleMania III | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Bigger, Better, Badder | |||
Theme song(s) | Who's Zooming Who? (Aretha Franklin) | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
Date | March 29 1987 | |||
Attendance | 93,173[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
Venue | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
City | Pontiac, Michigan | |||
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The event is particularly notable for the record attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America.[1][2][7] Though differing numbers have been argued, the event is considered to be the pinnacle of the 1980s wrestling boom.[1][8][9] Almost one million fans watched the event at 160 closed circuit locations in North America.[1] The number of people watching via pay-per-view was estimated at several million,[1] and pay-per-view revenues were estimated at $10 million.[10]
Results
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Powell, John. "Steamboat - Savage rule WrestleMania 3". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WrestleMania III Facts and Stats". WWE. Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ Yandek, Chris (October 2003). "Interview: Randy Savage". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ Eck, Kevin (December 2002). "The main events: ladies and gentlemen, may we present the 25 most memorable matches in the last 25 years". Wrestling Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ Shields, Brian (2006). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Simon and Schuster. p. 26. ISBN 1416532579.
- ↑ Loverro, Thom (2006). The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 1416510583.
- ↑ Loria, Keith (April 2003). "Mania madness: The top 10 matches from the fabled history of WWE's showcase event". Wrestling Digest. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
- ↑ Cohen, Eric. "WrestleMania III". About. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- ↑ Schramm, Chris (1999-05-07). "A history of crowds". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ↑ Beekman, Scott M. (2006). Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America. Greenwood Press. p. 128. ISBN 027598401X.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 "WrestleMania III". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ↑ "WrestleMania PPV Cards". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
Other websites
change- Official website for WrestleMania III Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine