WrestleMania III

Year:

1987

Duration:

180 min

Genres:

Action | Sport

IMDB rate:

8.1

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-03-29

Filming Locations: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Hulk Hogan

André the Giant

Andre the Giant

Randy Savage

Randy 'Macho Man' Savage

Richard Blood

Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat

Roddy Piper

Rowdy Roddy Piper

Adrian Adonis

Himself

Bret Hart

Bret 'The Hitman' Hart

Jim Neidhart

Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart

Danny Davis

'Dangerous' Danny Davis

Davey Boy Smith

Himself

Tommy Billington

The Dynamite Kid

Merced Solis

Tito Santana

Wayne Farris

The Honky Tonk Man

Jake Roberts

Jake 'The Snake' Roberts

Harley Race

Himself

Sylvester Ritter

Junkyard Dog

Jim Morris

Hillbilly Jim

King Kong Bundy

Ed Leslie

Brutus Beefcake

Greg Valentine

Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine

Jacques Rougeau

Raymond Rougeau

Billy Jack Haynes

Himself

Ray Hernandez

Hercules Hernandez

Bruce Reed

The Natural Butch Reed

James Ware

Koko B. Ware

Jim Brunzell

Himself

Brian Blair

Himself

Josip Peruzovic

Nikolai Volkoff

Khosrow Vaziri

The Iron Sheik

Rick Martel

Himself

Tom Zenk

Himself

Bobby Heenan

Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan

Don Muraco

Himself

Robert Marella

Gorilla Monsoon - Commentator

Bob Orton

Cowboy Bob Orton Jr.

Jesse Ventura

Jesse 'The Body' Ventura

Vince McMahon

Himself

Jimmy Hart

Himself

Jim Duggan

'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan

Harry Fujiwara

Mr. Fuji

Elizabeth Hulette

Miss Elizabeth

George 'The Animal' Steele

Gene Okerlund

'Mean' Gene Okerlund

Howard Finkel

Himself - Ring Announcer

Lord Alfred Hayes

Bob Uecker

Himself

Aretha Franklin

Herself

Alice Cooper

Himself

Mary Hart

Herself

Little Beaver

Himself

Adolph Bresciano

Dino Bravo

Lillian Ellison

The Fabulous Moolah

Dave Hebner

Himself - Referee

Raymond Kessler

The Haiti Kid

Jack Lanza

Himself

Lord Littlebrook

Himself

Joseph A. Marella

Himself

Mel Phillips

Himself - Timekeeper

Little Tokyo

Himself

Johnny Valiant

Himself (as 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant)

Did you know?

Trivia

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was so sure Andre the Giant (whom he managed at the time) was going to beat Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship that he demanded to have a new world heavyweight title belt made that would fit Andre's waist. A belt was made (which accordingly cost $37,000 to make), and it was shown off a few times before Wrestlemania 3. That night, Hogan beat Andre to retain the title, so Andre never wore the new belt, and it was never shown again.

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During the WrestleMania 2000 opening show entitled WrestleMania All Day Long, which went through the history of all of the previous WrestleManias, Vince McMahon claimed that as he was about announce "Welcome to WrestleMania III!" he felt the spirit of his father Vincent J. McMahon who had passed away three years earlier.

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WWE claimed that Hogan slamming Andre here was the first time Andre had been slammed. However, Hogan had slammed Andre in their match at Shea Stadium on August 9, 1980, which is included on the Hulk Still Rules DVD. Butcher Vachon slammed Andre on September 1, 1972 at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL during a handicap match with Andre vs. Vachon and Larry Hennig. Shozo Kobayashi slammed Andre in 1971. Stan Hansen and Antonio Inoki both slammed Andre in separate matches in 1981. UWA (Mexico) Heavyweight Champion El Canek slammed Andre en route to defeating him in a Best-2-out-of-3-falls match at the El Toreo in Naulcalpan, Mexico on February 12, 1984. Bruiser Brody slammed Andre in Dallas in 1980. Kamala bodyslammed Andre once in the old Mid-South promotion.

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Quotes

Gorilla Monsoon: [Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant were staring at each other in the ring] The irresistable force meets the immovable object!

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Jesse Ventura: [Referring to Rowdy Roddy Piper and Adorable Adrian Adonis, whom the loser will have his head shaved] We'll either have a bald Scot, or a Humpty Dumpty.

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Jesse Ventura: [after failing to bodyslam Andre the Giant, Andre falls onto Hulk Hogan and comes just a fraction of an inch from a three count. Jesse The Body isn't sure] Wait, was that two or was that three?

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