King of the Ring (1987)


King of the Ring was the third annual King of the Ring professional wrestling tournament produced by the World Wrestling Federation. The tournament was held on September 4, 1987 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
In addition to the tournament, there was only one other match during the night. In this match Jake Roberts defeated the WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart via disqualification, after Hart accidentally hit Honky Tonk Man with the megaphone.

Storylines

The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by World Wrestling Federation's writers.

Results

Tournament bracket