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March 29, 1987 - Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac Silverdome

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Match #1
"The Can-Am Connection"
(Rick Martel & Tom Zenk)
def. "Magnificent" Don Muraco &
"Cowboy" Bob Orton

w/Mr. Fuji
via Pinfall (5:36)
Notes: Martel pinned Muraco. A good, solid opening match.

Match #2
Billy Jack Haynes DRAW Hercules
w/Bobby Heenan
via Countout (7:52)
Notes: In the "Battle of the Full Nelsons," there was no clear winner as they Haynes got the full nelson on Hercules outside the ring. Haynes tried going after Heenan, but Herc used the chain and busted open Billy Jack.

Match #3
Hillbilly Jim, Haiti Kid, & Little Beaver def. King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook, & Little Tokyo via DQ (4:08)
Notes: Bundy was DQed when he attacked Little Beaver. I thought it was kind of funny.

Match #4
"King" Harley Race
w/Bobby Heenan, Fabulous Moolah
def. Junk Yard Dog via Pinfall (2:14)
Notes: The loser of the match had to bow and kneel to the winner. JYD did it (to his credit), but then attacked Race with a chair.

Match #5
"The Dream Team"
(Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake)
w/Johnny Valiant, Dino Bravo
def. "The Rougeau Brothers"
(Raymond & Jacques Rougeau)
via Pinfall (4:03)
Notes: Valentine pinned Raymond. Bravo got involved in the decision, and for some reason this didn't sit well with Beefcake. This was his face turn.

Match #6 - Retirement Match
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper def. "Adorable" Adrian Adonis
w/Jimmy Hart
via TKO (6:54)
Notes: Before the match, Piper said, "This will be absolutely my last professional match." Yeah, so much for that. Another stipulation stated that the loser would have his hair cut off. Adonis had the sleeper on Piper, but let it go before the arm dropped the third time. Brutus Beefcake came out, revived Piper, and then cut Adonis's hair while Piper held down Hart.

Match #7
"Dangerous" Danny Davis &
"The Hart Foundation"

(Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
w/Jimmy Hart
def. Tito Santana &
"The British Bulldogs"

(Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith)
w/Matilda
via Pinfall (8:50)
Notes: Davis pinned Davey Boy. Neither the 'Dogs nor Santana got their revenge on Davis, the referee who cost them the Tag-Team and IC titles, respectively. Just after the match began, Jesse Ventura made off with Matilda.

Match #8
"The Natural" Butch Reed
w/Slick
def. Koko B. Ware
w/Frankie
via Pinfall (3:38)
Notes: Tito came out afterwards and tore off Slick's clothes.

Match #9 - WWF Intercontinental Championship
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Challenger
w/George Steele
def. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Champion
w/Miss Elizabeth
via Pinfall (14:33)
Notes: -TITLE CHANGE- A fantastic match in which George Steele got involved and basically saved Steamboat's butt.

Match #10
The Honky Tonk Man
w/Jimmy Hart
def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
w/Alice Cooper
via Pinfall (7:03)
Notes: Honky Tonk Man stole one, and then ran off. Cooper got out Damien while Roberts held Jimmy. Hart got snaked and then Honky came back for him.

Match #11
The Iron Sheik &
Nikolai Volkoff

w/Slick
def. "The Killer Bees"
(B.Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)
via DQ (5:42)
Notes: Jim Duggan came out and stopped Volkoff from singing the Russian national anthem, and then stayed out there for the match. When Sheik had the Camel Clutch on, Hacksaw, who had been chasing Volkoff around, walloped Sheik with his 2 x 4.

Match #12 - WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Hulk Hogan
Champion
def. Andre the Giant
Challenger
w/Bobby Heenan
via Pinfall (11:59)
Notes: The biggest main event of all time. Bob Uecker was the guest ring announcer, and Mary Hart was the guest timekeeper.

Commentary:Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Bob Uecker, and Mary Hart
w/"Mean" Gene Okerlund
Ring Announcer:Howard Finkel
National Anthem:Aretha Franklin (America the Beautiful)
Celebrities:Bob Uecker (former baseball player), Mary Hart (TV personality), Aretha Franklin (musician), and Alice Cooper (musician)
Referees/Officials:Joey Marella, Dave Hebner, Jack Lanza, etc.

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