Wrestlemania III


  1. The Can-Am Connection def. "Cowboy" Bob Orton & "Magnificent" Muraco when Martel rolled up Orton into a cradle pin after Don Muraco accidentally hit Orton with a forearm.  After the match, Orton and Muraco got into a shoving-match when Mr. Fuji stepped in and stopped it.
  2. Billy Jack Haynes def. Hercules via DQ when Hercules attacked Haynes with the chain
  3. The Rougeau Brothers def. The Dream Team when Brutus Beefcake accidentally hit Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.  After the match, Dino Bravo and Valentine attacked Beefcake then the Rougeau's cleared Bravo and Valentine from the ring.
  4. "The Natural" Butch Reed def. Tito Santana by pulling the tights after reversing a flying body press by Santana.
  5. The Hart Foundation (c) def. The British Bulldogs when Danny Davis knocked out Davey Boy Smith with the megaphone (for the World Tag Team Championship)
  6. "King" Harley Race def. The Junkyard Dog with a belly-to-belly suplex.  As per the stipulation, JYD had to bow and kneel before Race.
  7. King Kong Bundy & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff def. The Islanders when Paul Orndorff came off the ropes and piledrived Tama after catching him with his head bent down.
  8. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper def. "Adorable" Adrian Adonis with help from Brutus Beefcake waking Piper up from "Goodnight Irene."  As per the stipulation, Adonis had to have his hair cut.
  9. Demolition def. The Killer Bees when Ax delivered the decapitation on B. Brian Blair.
  10. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat def. "Macho Man" Randy Savage (c) by reversing a body slam attempt by Savage into a small package (for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship)
  11. The Iron Shiek & Nikolai Volkoff def. Hillbilly Jim & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by DQ when Duggan hit the Shiek with the 2x4 board.
  12. The Honky Tonk Man def. Jake "The Snake" Roberts via leverage from holding the ropes
  13. Danny Davis def. Koko B. Ware when Jimmy Hart distracted Koko and Davis rolled up Koko pulling the tights
  14. Hulk Hogan (c) def. Andre "The Giant" (for the World Heavyweight Championship) with the atomic legdrop after slamming Andre.
AFTERMATH:
  • Brutus Beefcake becomes Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
  • Greg "The Hammer" Valentine formed the "New Dream Team" with Dino Bravo
  • Paul Orndorff eventually fires Bobby Heenan for the 2nd time.
  • "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan continually followed Nikolai Volkoff making sure he didn't sing the Russian National anthem.
  • Honky Tonk Man stuns the world when he defeats Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental title.  Afterward, he goes after Elizabeth and a feud with Randy Savage ensues.
  • The Hart Foundation injure Tom Zenk and Tito Santana steps in to be Martel's partner.  Santana and Martel become "Strikeforce" and begin a feud with the Hart Foundation.


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