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WWF PPV History [1985-90]

WrestleMania I: March 31, 1985 at Madison Square Garden in New York City:
David Sammartino battled Brutus Beefcake to a no contest
Ricky Steamboat over Matt Borne
King Kong Bundy over SD Jones in 9 seconds
Tito Santana over The Executioner
BodySlam Match: Andre the Giant over Big John Studd
Junkyard Dog over WWF IC champ Greg Valentine by count-out
Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik over WWF tag champs Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo for the titles
Wendi Richter over WWF Women's champ Leilani Kai for the title
WWF champ Hulk Hogan & Mr. T over Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff

Wrestling Classic: November 7,1985 at The Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois:

TOURNAMENT: FIRST ROUND:
Adrian Adonis over Cpl. Kirchner
Dynamite Kid over Nikolai Volkoff
Randy Savage over Ivan Putski
Ricky Steamboat over Davey Boy Smith
Junkyard Dog over The Iron Sheik
Moondog Spot over Terry Funk by count-out
Tito Santana over Don Muraco
Paul Orndorff over Bob Orton by DQ

SECOND ROUND:
Dynamite Kid over Adrian Adonis
Randy Savage over Ricky Steamboat
Junkyard Dog over Moondog Spot
Tito Santana battled Paul Orndorff to a double count-out

SEMIFINALS:
Randy Savage over Dynamite Kid
Junkyard Dog recived a bye

FINALS:
Jukyard Dog over Randy Savage by count-out
WWF TITLE MATCH:
WWF champ Hulk Hogan over Roddy Piper by DQ

WrestleMania 2: April 7, 1986 at 3 different locations:
Nassua Coliseum in Uniondale, New York:
Paul Orndorff battled Don Muraco to a double count-out
WWF IC champ Randy Savage over George Steele
Jake Roberts over George Welles
Boxing Match: Mr. T over Roddy Piper by DQ
Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois:
WWF Women's champ The Fabulous Moolah over Velvet McIntyre
Cpl. Kirchner over Nikolai Volkoff
Battle Royal with WWF Wrestlers & NFL Players: Andre the Giant eliminated Bret Hart to win
The British Bulldogs over WWF tag champs Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake for the titles
Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California:
Ricky Steamboat over Hercules
Adrian Adonis over Uncle Elmer
Dory Jr & Terry Funk over Tito Santana & Junkyard Dog
Cage Match: WWF champ Hulk Hogan over King Kong Bundy

WrestleMania III: March 29, 1987 in The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan:
Rick Martel & Tom Zenk over Bob Orton & Don Muraco
Full Nelson Challenge: Billy Jack Haynes battled Hercules to a double count-out
Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver, & The Haiti Kid over King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook, & Little Tokyo
Harley Race over The Junkyard Dog
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake over The Rougeau Bros
Retirement/ Hair vs. Hair Match: Roddy Piper over Adrian Adonis
Danny Davis & WWF Tag champs The Hart Foundation over Tito Santana & The British Bulldogs
Butch Reed over Koko B. Ware
Ricky Steamboat over WWF IC champ Randy Savage for the title
The Honky Tonk Man over Jake Roberts
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff over The Killer Bees by DQ
WWF champ Hulk Hogan over Andre the Giant

1987 Survivor Series: November 26, 1987 in The Richfeild Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio:
Randy Savage, Jim Duggan, Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts, & Brutus Beefcake over WWF IC champ The Honky Tonk Man, Harley Race, Hercules, Danny Davis, & Ron Bass
The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntyre, & The Jumping Bomb Angels over Sensational Sherri, Lailani Kai, Judy Martin, Dawn Marie, & Donna Christanello
The British Bulldogs, The Rougeau Bros, The Young Stallions, The Killer Bees, & Strike Force over Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, Demolition, The Hart Foundation, The Bolsheviks, & The Islanders
Andre the Giant, One Man Gang, Rick Rude, Butch Reed, & King Kong Bundy over WWF champ Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Ken Patera, Don Muraco, & Paul Orndorff

WrestleMania IV: March 27, 1988 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at Trump Plaza:
WWF TITLE TOURNAMENT:

FIRST ROUND:
Ted DiBiase over Jim Duggan
Don Muraco over Dino Bravo by DQ
Greg Valentine over Ricky Steamboat
Randy Savage over Butch Reed
One Man Gang over Bam Bam Bigelow by count-out
Rick Rude battled Jake Roberts to a draw

SECOND ROUND:
Hulk Hogan battled Andre the Giant to a no contest
Ted DiBiase over Don Muraco
Randy Savage over Greg Valentine
One Man Gang recieved a bye

SEMI FINALS:
Randy Savage over The OneMan Gang by DQ
Ted DiBiase recieved a bye

FINALS:
Randy Savage over Ted DiBiase to win the WWF Title
NON-TOURNAMENT MATCHES:
Battle Royal: Bad News Brown eliminated Bret Hart to win
The Ultimate Warrior over Hercules
Brutus Beefcake over WWF IC champ The Honky Tonk Man by DQ
Bobby Heenan & The Islanders over Koko B. Ware & The British Bulldogs
Demolition over WWF Tag champs Strike Force for the titles

1988 SummerSlam: August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden in New York City:
The British Bulldogs battled The Rougeau Bros to a draw
Bad News Brown over Ken Patera
Rick Rude over Junkyard Dog by DQ
The Powers of Pain over The Bolsheviks
The Ultimate Warrior over WWF IC champ The Honky Tonk Man for the title
Dino Bravo over Don Muraco
WWF tag champs Demolition over The Hart Foundation
Big Bossman over Koko B. Ware
Jake Roberts over Hercules
WWF champ Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan over Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase

1988 Survivor Series: November 24, 1988 at The Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio:
WWF IC champ The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, The Blue Blazer, Sam Houston, & Jim Brunzell over The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Bad News Brown, Danny Davis, & Ron Bass
WWF tag champs Demolition, The Brain Busters, The Bolsheviks, The Conquistadors, The Rougeau Bros over The Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Young Stallions, The British Bulldogs, & The Hart Foundation
Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, & Dino Bravo over Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Ken Patera, & Scott Casey
WWF champ Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Hercules, Hillybilly Jim, & Koko B. Ware over The Big Bossman, Akeem, Ted DiBiase, Haku, & The Red Rooster

1989 Royal Rumble: January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas:
2/3 Falls Match: Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation over Dino Bravo & The Rougeau Bros
WWF Women's champ Rockin' Robin over Judy Martin
Haku over Harley Race
Royal Rumble Match: Big John Studd eliminated Ted DiBiase to win

WrestleMania V: April 2, 1989 at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Hercules over Haku
The Twin Towers over The Rockers
Ted DiBiase battled Brutus Beefcake to a double count-out
The Bushwhackers over The Rougeau Bros
Mr. Perfect over The Blue Blazer
WWF tag champs Demolition over Mr. Fugi & The Powers of Pain
Dino Bravo over Ronnie Garvin
The Brain Busters over Strike Force
Jake Roberts over Andre the Giant by DQ
The Hart Foundation over The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine
Rick Rude over WWF IC champ The Ultimate Warrior for the title
Bad News Brown battled Jim Duggan to a no contest
The Red Rooster over Bobby Heenan
Hulk Hogan over WWF champ Randy Savage for the title

1989 SummerSlam: August 28, 1989 at The Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey:
Dino Bravo over Koko B. Ware
Non-Title Match: WWF tag champs The Brain Busters over The Hart Foundation
Dusty Rhodes over The Honky Tonk Man
Mr. Perfect over The Red Rooster
Rick Martel & The Rougeau Bros over Tito Santana & The Rockers
The Ultimate Warrior over WWF IC champ Rick Rude for the title
Jim Duggan & Demolition over Andre the Giant & The Twin Towers
Hercules over Greg Valentine by DQ
Ted DiBiase over Jimmy Snuka by count-out
WWF champ Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake over Randy Savage & Zeus

1989 Survivor Series: November 23, 1989 at The Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois:
Dusty Rhodes, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, & The Red Rooster over The Big Bossman, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, & The Honky Tonk Man-SURVIVORS: Dusty Rhodes & Brutus Beefcake
Randy Savage, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, & Earthquake over Jim Duggan, Hercules, Bret Hart, & Ronnie Garvin-SURVIVORS: Randy Savage, Dino Bravo, & Earthquake
WWF champ Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, & WWF Tag champs Demolition over Ted DiBiase, Zeus, & The Powers of Pain-SURVIVOR: Hulk Hogan
Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, & The Rougeau Bros over Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka, & The Bushwhackers-SURVIVOR: Mr. Perfect
WWF IC champ The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, & The Rockers over Andre the Giant, Bobby Heenan, Arn Anderson, & Haku-SURVIVOR: The Ultimate Warrior

1990 Royal Rumble: January 21, 1990 at The Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida:
Paul Roma over The Brooklyn Brawler
The Bushwhackers over The Rougeau Bros
The Genius battled Brutus Beefcake to a no contest
Submission Match: Ronnie Garvin over Greg Valentine
Jim Duggan over The Big Bossman by DQ
Royal Rumble Match: Hulk Hogan eliminated Mr. Perfect to win

WrestleMania VI: April 1, 1990 at Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Toronto:
Paul Roma over The Brooklyn Brawler
Demolition over WWF tag champs The Colossal Connection for the titles
Rick Martel over Koko B. Ware
Earthquake over Hercules
Brutus Beefcake over Mr. Perfect
Roddy Piper battled Bad News Brown to a no contest
The Hart Foundation over The Bolsheviks in 19 seconds
The Barbarian over Tito Santana
Mixed Tag Match: Dusty Rhodes & Sapphire over Randy Savage & Sensational Sherri
The Orient Express over The Rockers by count-out
Jim Duggan over Dino Bravo
Ted DiBiase over Jake Roberts by count-out
The Big Bossman over Akeem
Rick Rude over Jimmy Snuka
WWF IC champ The Ultimate Warrior over WWF champ Hulk Hogan

1990 SummerSlam: August 27, 1990 at The Philadelphia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Power & Glory over The Rockers
Sensational Sherri over Sapphire by forfeit
The Warlord over Tito Santana
Jake Roberts over Bad News Brown
Nikolai Volkoff & Jim Duggan over The Orient Express
Randy Savage over Dusty Rhodes
Kerry Von Erich over WWF IC champ Mr. Perfect for the title
2/3 Falls Match: The Hart Foundation over WWF Tag champs Demolition
Cage Match: WWF champ The Ultimate Warrior over Rick Rude
Hulk Hogan over Earthquake by count-out

1990 Survivor Series: November 22, 1990 at The Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut:
WWF champ The Ultiamate Warrior, WWF IC champ Kerry Von Erich, & The Legion of Doom over Mr. Perfect, Ax, Smash, & Crush-SURVIVOR: The Ultimate Warrior
Ted DiBiase, The Undertaker, & Rythm & Blues over Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware, & The Hart Foundation-SURVIVOR: Ted DiBiase
Rick Martel, The Warlord, & Power & Glory over Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, & The Rockers-SURVIVORS: Rick Martel, The Warlord, & Power & Glory
Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan, The Big Bossman, & Tugboat over Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku, & The Barbarian-SURVIVOR: Hulk Hogan
Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, & The Bushwhackers over Sgt. Slaughter, Boris Zhukov, & The Orient Express-SURVIVOR: Tito Santana
WWF champ The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, & Tito Santana over Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, The Warlord, & Power & Glory-SURVIVORS: The Ultimate Warrior & Hulk Hogan