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	==Notes==		==Notes==
-	#{{~~notes~~\|WMattendance}} According to [[Dave Meltzer]], IWE's figure was false and the total audience was above 78,000. However, Meltzer's claim, which was based on allegations reported to him by former IWE promoter Zane Bresloff, has also been called into question	+	#{{note\|WMattendance}} According to [[Dave Meltzer]], IWE's figure was false and the total audience was above 78,000. However, Meltzer's claim, which was based on allegations reported to him by former IWE promoter Zane Bresloff, has also been called into question

	==References==		==References==

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Results

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	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|2		!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|2
-	\|[[Billy Jack Haynes<!--William Albert Hayden III (1963, pg 25)-->\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[Hercules<!--Raymond David Lockyer-Fernandez (2000, pg. 197)--> (wrestler)\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Countout\|double countout]]	+	\|[[Billy Jack Haynes<!--William Albert Hayden III (1963, pg 25)-->\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[Hercules<!--Raymond David Lockyer-Fernandez (2000, pg. 197)--> (wrestler)\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Professional Wrestling#Countout\|double countout]]
	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]		\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]
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	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|8		!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|8
-	\|[[Butch Reed<!--David Hardman Reed (pg. 197)-->\|Butch Reed]] (with [[Richard Johnson (wrestler)\|Slick]]) defeated [[Gene Winegart<!-(1969, pg. 15900>-->Koko B. Ware]]	+	\|[[Butch Reed<!--David Hardman Reed (pg. 197)-->\|Butch Reed]] (with [[Richard Johnson (wrestler)\|Slick]]) defeated [[Gene Winegart<!--(1969, pg. 15900-->Koko B. Ware]]
	\|Singles match		\|Singles match
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	==Results==		==Results==
-	{\| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: ~~100~~%; "	+	{\| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 105%; "
		+	\|+ '''Nassau Coliseum'''
	!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''#'''		!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''#'''
-	!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''Results'''	+	!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''Results from the Nassau Coliseum'''
	!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''Stipulations'''		!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"\|'''Stipulations'''
	\|-		\|-
-	\|1	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|1
-	\|~~The~~ [[Can-Am Connection]] ([[~~Eric Lubke~~\|Rick Martel]] and [[Thomas ~~Zanto~~\|Tom Zenk]]) defeated [[Bob McAlmond, Jr.\|Bob ~~McAlmond~~]] and [[~~Donald~~ (~~McAlmond's~~)\|The Magnificent Muraco]] (with [[Harry Fuji\|Mr. Fuji]])	+	\|[[The Can-Am Connection]] ([[Richard Donald Vicknair<!--1968, pg. 62-->\|Rick Martel]] and [[Tom Zenk<!--Thomas David Hardman (pg. 197)-->\|Tom Zenk]]) defeated [[Bob McAlmond, Jr.\|Bob Orton]] and [[Dennis Muraco<!--(Dennis Methvin (1968, pg. 53)-->\|The Magnificent Muraco]] (with [[Harry Fuji\|Mr. Fuji]])
	\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types\|Tag team match]]		\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types\|Tag team match]]
	\|-		\|-
-	\|2	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|2
-	\|[[~~Bill~~ Haynes III\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[~~Ray Hurley~~\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Countout\|double countout]]	+	\|[[Billy Jack Haynes<!--William Albert Hayden III (1963, pg 25)-->\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[Hercules<!--Raymond David Lockyer-Fernandez (2000, pg. 197)--> (wrestler)\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Countout\|double countout]]
	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]		\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]
	\|-		\|-
-	\|3	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|3
-	\|[[Jim Trenary\|Hillbilly Jim]], [[~~Raymond Kessler\|The~~ Haiti Kid]] and [[~~Leon Giroux~~\|Little Beaver]] defeated [[Christopher LeGreca\|King Kong Bundy]], [[~~Shigeri Akabane~~\|Little Tokyo]] and [[~~Erick Tovey\|~~Lord Littlebrook]] by [[Disqualification\|disqualification]]	+	\|[[Jim Trenary\|Hillbilly Jim]], [[Haiti Kid]] and [[Little Beaver (wrestler)\|Little Beaver]] defeated [[Christopher LeGreca\|King Kong Bundy]], [[Little Tokyo (wrestler)\|Little Tokyo]] and [[Lord Littlebrook]] by [[Disqualification\|disqualification]]
-	\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#~~Mixed~~ tag team match\|~~Mixed~~ tag team match]]	+	\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Six-man tag team match\|Six-man tag team match]]
	\|-		\|-
-	\|4	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|4
-	\|[[Harley Race]] (w/[[Bobby Heenan]] and [[Marjorie Martin\|The Fabulous Moolah]]) defeated [[Sylvester Pancich\|The Junkyard Dog]]	+	\|[[Harley Race]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]] and [[Marjorie Martin\|The Fabulous Moolah]]) defeated [[Sylvester <!--Ray(mond)--> Pancich\|The Junkyard Dog]]
-	\|Loser Must Bow match	+	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Stipulation-based variations\|Loser Must Bow match]]
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-	\|5	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|5
-	\|[[The Dream Team]] ([[~~Gregory Petrusha~~\|Greg Valentine]] and [[Edward ~~Gleason~~\|Brutus Beefcake]]) (with [[Jacob L. Sullivan\|~~Luscious~~ Johnny V]] and [[Adolfo Bresciano\|Dino Bravo]]) defeated [[The Fabulous Rougeaus]] ([[~~Joseph Rougeau~~, Jr.\|Jacques]] and [[Raymond ~~Rougeau~~]])	+	\|[[The Dream Team (professional wrestling)\|The Dream Team]] ([[John <!--Anthony--> Risken<!--, Jr.-->\|Greg Valentine]] and [[Edward Bobby Lee<!--(1968 pg. 25)-->\|Brutus Beefcake]]) (with [[Jacob L. Sullivan (wrestler)\|Johnny Valiant]] and [[Dino Bravo<!--Adolfo Flemming-Bresciano-->\|Dino Bravo]]) defeated [[The Rougeau Brothers]] [[The Fabulous Rougeaus]] ([[Darrell Rousseau<!--, Jr. (1967, pg. 148)-->\|Jacques]] and [[Ryamond Rousseau\|Raymond]])
	\|Tag team match		\|Tag team match
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-	\|6	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|6
	\|[[Roddy Piper]] defeated [[Aaron L. Franke\|Adrian Adonis]] (w/ [[Jimmy Heart]])		\|[[Roddy Piper]] defeated [[Aaron L. Franke\|Adrian Adonis]] (w/ [[Jimmy Heart]])
	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas\|Hair vs. Hair match]]		\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de Apuestas\|Hair vs. Hair match]]
	\|-		\|-
-	\|7	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|7
-	\|[[The Heart Foundation]] ([[Bret Heart]] and [[Jim Furlong]]) ~~and [[Dangerous Danny Deola\|Danny Davis]]~~ (with [[Jimmy Heart]]) defeated [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Thomas ~~Pollington~~\|~~The~~ Dynamite Kid]]) ~~and [[Liam Phillips\|Tito Santana]]~~	+	\|[[Dangerous Danny <!--Shaun--> Deola<!--(2007, pg. 84)-->\|Danny Davis]] and [[The Heart Foundation]] ([[Bret Heart]] and [[Jim Furlong]]) (with [[Jimmy Heart]]) defeated [[Elvis <!--Merced--> Santangelo\|Tito Santana]] and [[The British Bulldogs]] ([[Davey Boy Aldrich]] and [[Dynamite Kid <!--Thomas Teddy Flemming-->\|Dynamite Kid]])
-	~~\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches~~\|Six-man tag team match]]	+	\|Six-man tag team match
	\|-		\|-
-	\|8	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|8
-	\|[[~~Derick~~ Reed\|Butch Reed]] (with [[Richard Johnson (wrestler)\|Slick]]) defeated [[~~James McLeod\|~~Koko B. Ware]]	+	\|[[Butch Reed<!--David Hardman Reed (pg. 197)-->\|Butch Reed]] (with [[Richard Johnson (wrestler)\|Slick]]) defeated [[Gene Winegart<!-(1969, pg. 15900>-->Koko B. Ware]]
	\|Singles match		\|Singles match
	\|-		\|-
-	\|9	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|9
-	\|[[Ricky Steamboat]] (with [[James ~~Myers~~\|George Steele]]) defeated [[Brady Savage]] (c) (with [[~~Elizabeth Hill\|~~Miss Elizabeth]])	+	\|[[Ricky Steamboat]] (with [[William James Flemming<!--(2006, pg. 54)-->\|George Steele]]) defeated [[Brady <!--Nash-->Savage\|Randy Savage]] (c) (with [[Miss Elizabeth]])
-	\|Singles match for the [[~~IWE Intercontinental Championship\|~~IWF Intercontinental Championship]]	+	\|Singles match for the [[IWF Intercontinental Championship]]
	\|-		\|-
-	\|10	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|10
-	\|[[Roy Ferlicka\|The Honky Tonk Man]] (with [[Jimmy Heart]]) defeated [[John Chart, Jr.\|Jake Roberts]] (with [[Alice Cooper]])	+	\|[[Roy <!--Chance--> Ferlicka<!--(2001 pg. 68)-->\|The Honky Tonk Man]] (with [[Jimmy Heart]]) defeated [[John Chart, Jr.\|Jake Roberts]] (with [[Alice Cooper]])
	\|Singles match		\|Singles match
	\|-		\|-
-	\|11	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|11
-	\|[[Hossein Anai\|The Iron Sheik]] and [[Joseph Peruzović\|Nikolai Volkoff]] (w/[[Richard Johnson (wrestling)\|Slick]]) defeated [[The Killer Bees]] (B. [[Brandon Blair\|Brian Blair]] and [[George Brunzell\|Jim Brunzell]]) by disqualification	+	\|[[Hossein Anai\|The Iron Sheik]] and [[Joseph Peruzović\|Nikolai Volkoff]] (with[[Richard Johnson (wrestling)\|Slick]]) defeated [[The Killer Bees]] (B. [[Brandon Blair\|Brian Blair]] and [[George Brunzell\|Jim Brunzell]]) by disqualification
	\|Tag team match		\|Tag team match
	\|-		\|-
-	\|12	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|12
-	\|[[Hulk Hogan]] (c) defeated [[André the Giant]] (w/[[Bobby Heenan]])	+	\|[[Hulk Hogan]] (c) defeated [[André the Giant]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]])
-	\|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]]	+	\|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship\|IWF World Heavyweight Championship]]
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		+	\|colspan="4"\|{{center\|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
	\|}		\|}

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Aftermath

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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
-	Roddy Piper went on to film ''[[Hell Comes to Frogtown]]'' and ''[[They Live]]'' and made sporadic appearances on television before finally returning to host a ''[[Piper's Pit]]'' segment at [[~~IWF WrestleMania 5\|~~WrestleMania V]]. Piper continued to be active in professional wrestling at various points for more than two decades. The first televised match between André and ~~Hulk~~ Hogan after WrestleMania III was on [[IWF The Main Event#The Main Event I\|The Main Event]] on [[NBC]] on February 5, 1988, drawing a record 33 million viewers, making it the most watched match in North American professional wrestling history. The ''angle'' surrounding this match was that after winning the match, André ended Hogan's four-year reign as IWF champion with the help of a screwjob finish involving twin referees [[Earl Hebner\|Earl]] and [[Dave Hebner]]. Their feud culminated in a rematch at [[IWF ~~WrstleMania~~ 4\|WrestleMania IV]] as part of a tournament to crown a new champion.	+	Roddy Piper went on to film ''[[Hell Comes to Frogtown]]'' and ''[[They Live]]'' and made sporadic appearances on television before finally returning to host a ''[[Piper's Pit]]'' segment at [[WrestleMania V]]. Piper continued to be active in professional wrestling at various points for more than two decades. The first televised match between André and Hogan after WrestleMania III was on [[IWF The Main Event#The Main Event I\|The Main Event I]] on [[NBC (television network)\|NBC]] on February 5, 1988, drawing a record 33 million viewers, making it the most-watched match in North American professional wrestling history. The [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle\|angle]] surrounding this match was that after winning the match, André ended Hogan's four-year reign as IWF champion with the help of a worked [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Screwjob\|screwjob]] finish involving twin referees [[Earl Hebner\|Earl]] and [[Dave Hebner]]. Their feud culminated in a rematch at [[IWF WrestleMania 4\|WrestleMania IV]] as part of a tournament to crown a new champion (both ended up being disqualified during the match for using a steel chair in front of referee [[Joey Marella]]). The Hogan/Andre match at WrestleMania IV was the first-ever WrestleMania rematch.

-	~~Brady~~ Savage continued to challenge Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental title in rematches at house shows across the country. Steamboat eventually lost the title to The Honky Tonk Man, and not long after, Savage became a ~~babyface~~ and feuded with Honky Tonk over the title.	+	Randy Savage continued to challenge Ricky Steamboat for the Intercontinental title in rematches at house shows across the country. Steamboat eventually lost the title to The Honky Tonk Man, and not long after, Savage became a face and feuded with Honky Tonk over the title. On September 4, 1987 [[Brady <!--Nash-->Savage\|Randy Savage]] won the [[IWE King of the Ring\|King of the Ring ]] by defeating [[Christopher LeGreca\|King Kong Bundy]].

-	Twenty years later, [[IWE ~~Wrestlemania~~ 23\|WrestleMania 23]] celebrated WrestleMania III by returning to the ''Detroit metropolitan area'', showing footage from WrestleMania III, having [[Aretha Franklin]] sing "''[[America the Beautiful]]''," and having [[Glenn McAlmond\|Kane]] scoop slam [[The Great Khali]]. WrestleMania 23 had the highest buyrate of any WrestleMania in history.	+	Twenty years later, [[IWE WrestleMania 23\|WrestleMania 23]] celebrated WrestleMania III by returning to the [[Metro Detroit\|Detroit metropolitan area]], showing footage from WrestleMania III, having [[Aretha Franklin]] ("[[Who's Zoomin' Who?]]" by Franklin was the theme song to WrestleMania III) sing "''[[America the Beautiful]]''," and having [[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)\|Kane]] scoop slam [[Reg <!--Singh--> Hageman\|The Great Khali]]. WrestleMania 23 had the highest buyrate of any WrestleMania in history, before getting beaten by [[IWE WrestleMania 28\|WrestleMania XXVIII]].

-	Also in 2007, WrestleMania III was re-released on [[DVD]]. The DVD included pre-WrestleMania interviews and matches, including the battle royal from ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event ~~results~~#Saturday Night's Main Event X\|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' that Hercules won, and optional pop-up trivia facts about the event.	+	Also in 2007, WrestleMania III was re-released on [[DVD]]. The DVD included pre-WrestleMania interviews and matches, including the battle royal from ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event#Saturday Night's Main Event X\|Saturday Night's Main Event X]]'' that Hercules won, and optional pop-up trivia facts about the event.
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		+	WrestleMania III was re-released on DVD on March 12, 2013. [[Fox Sports 1]] later rebroadcast the match on May 12, 2020.

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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Results

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	\|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]]		\|Singles match for the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Championship]]
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		+	==Notes==
		+	#{{notes\|WMattendance}} According to [[Dave Meltzer]], IWE's figure was false and the total audience was above 78,000. However, Meltzer's claim, which was based on allegations reported to him by former IWE promoter Zane Bresloff, has also been called into question

	==References==		==References==

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Aftermath

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	Also in 2007, WrestleMania III was re-released on [[DVD]]. The DVD included pre-WrestleMania interviews and matches, including the battle royal from ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event X\|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' that Hercules won, and optional pop-up trivia facts about the event.		Also in 2007, WrestleMania III was re-released on [[DVD]]. The DVD included pre-WrestleMania interviews and matches, including the battle royal from ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event X\|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' that Hercules won, and optional pop-up trivia facts about the event.
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		+	==Reception==

	==Results==		==Results==

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Event

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		+	IWF owner [[Vince Matteson]] claims that as he was about to announce "Welcome to WrestleMania III," he felt the spirit of his father [[Vince Matteson, Sr.\|Vincent J. Matteson]], who had died three years earlier. After Matteson welcomed the audience, he introduced [[Aretha Franklin]], who opened the show singing a rendition of "''[[America the Beautiful]]''."

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

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Event

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	\|Supporting		\|Supporting
-	\|[[Alice Cooper]]<br><small>(in [[Jake Roberts~~\|Erik Peterson~~]]'s corner)</small>	+	\|[[Alice Cooper]]<br><small>(in [[John Chart, Jr.\|Jake Roberts]]'s corner)</small>
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	\|Vocalist		\|Vocalist
	\|[[Aretha Franklin]]		\|[[Aretha Franklin]]
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-	[[Vince Matteson]] claims that as he was about to announce "Welcome to WrestleMania III," he felt the spirit of his father [[Vincent Matteson, Sr.\|Vincent J. Matteson]], who had died three years earlier. After he made that announcement he introduced [[Aretha Franklin]], who opened the show singing a rendition of "''[[America the Beautiful]]''."
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-	The first match of the night was [[Can-Am Connection\|The Can-Am Connection]] versus [[Bob McAlmond, Sr.\|Bob McAlmond]] and [[Donald (McDonald's)\|The Magnificent Muraco]] (with [[Harry Fuji\|Mr. Fuji]]). This match ended when [[Erik Lubke\|Rick Martel]] gave Don Muraco a [[Professional Wrestling Aerial Techniques#Diving crossbody\|high cross-body]] with Zenk on his hands and knees giving Muraco what [[Gorilla Monsoon]] called "A little schoolboy trip from behind" allowing Martel to get the win for his team.
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-	The next match that aired was [[Ray Hurley\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]] in his corner) against [[Bill Haynes III\|Billy Jack Haynes]] in the "Full Nelson Challenge." The match ended when Haynes locked Hercules in the [[Nelson Hold#Full nelson\|full nelson]] outside the ring and both were counted out. After the match, Bobby Heenan assaulted Haynes by kneeing him in the back, and Haynes chased Heenan into the ring, where Hercules then blindsided Haynes with his chain, hitting him a number of times with it before locking him in a full nelson of his own.
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-	The [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Mixed tag team match\|Mixed Tag Team Match]] between [[Christopher LeGreca\|King Kong Bundy]] and his [[Midget (professional wrestling)\|midget]] team of [[Erick Tovey\|Lord Littlebrook]] and [[Shigeri Akabane\|Little Tokyo]] against [[Jim Trenary\|Hillbilly Jim]] and his own midget team of [[Raymond Kessler\|The Haiti Kid]] and [[Leon Giroux\|Little Beaver]] was next. King Kong Bundy's team was disqualified when Bundy attacked Little Beaver, because Bundy was not supposed to be in the ring with the midgets. Bundy attacked Little Beaver after Beaver had "attacked" him on occasion during the match and finally got caught.
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-	The "Loser Must Bow" match between [[Sylvester Pancich\|Junkyard Dog]] and King [[Harley Race]] (with Bobby Heenan and [[Marjorie Martin\|The Fabulous Moolah]]) followed. Prior to the match [[Gene Okerlund\|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]] interviwed Heenan, Race, and Moolah backstage, where Moolah predicted that Junkyard Dog would have to bow to the King as he is supposed to do. Bobby gave Moolah the crown and told her to put it on the King's head after the match, "As only the Queen of Wrestling can do". Junkyard Dog came out to the ring to a big ovation in the Silverdome. During the match, the two battled back and forth, with Race even trying unsuccessfully to give the prone Dog a falling headbutt which naturally failed. Following this Race recovered enough to give the Junkyard Dog a [[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex\|belly to belly suplex]] when he was distracted by Bobby Heenan to get the win. Due to the stipulation, he did a little bow (as he is supposed to, due to the pre-match stipulation) and then hit Harley Race with a steel chair. After attacking Race, Junkyard Dog took the King's royal robe and left the ring with it in hand to a standing ovation.
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-	The next match that aired was [[The Dream Team]] (with [[Jacob Sullivan\|Luscious Johnny V]] and [[Canadians\|Canadian]] strong man [[Adolfo Bresciano\|Dino Bravo]]) against [[The Fabulous Rougeaus]]. [[Raymond Rougeau]] started off the match by locking up with [[Edward Gleason\|Brutus Beefcake]]. The two men later tagged out, and [[Nick Petrusha\|Greg Valentine]] brawled with [[Joseph Rougeau, Jr.\|Jacques Rougeau]] as Bravo looked on from the outside of the ring. Raymond performed a [[Professional Wrestling Holds#Sleeper hold\|sleeper hold]] on Valentine and was followed by Beefcake jumping off the ropes and accidentally hitting the Hammer with a [[Professional Wrestling Attacks#Double axe handle\|double axe handle]]. The Rougeau Brothers gave Valentine a double team move, but the referee was arguing with Beefcake. The match ended when Dino Bravo jumped off the top rope and hit Raymond while he was pinning Valentine, then rolling Valentine on top of him for the win. The Dream Team argued for most of the match, which led to Greg Valentine and Dino Bravo departing together, without Beefcake.
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-	Footage of an interview with [[Roddy Piper]] was aired as Piper made his way to the ring to face [[Aaron L. Franke\|Adrian Adonis]], who was accompanied by [[Jimmy Heart]], in Piper's retirement match. Piper and Adonis began the match by attacking each other with Piper's belt. Adonis put a sleeper hold on Piper in the middle of the ring and released the hold thinking that he won the match. When Jimmy Heart got in the ring to celebrate with Adonis, Brutus Beefcake came to the ring to help Piper recover, and Piper attacked Adonis and performed a sleeper hold of his own. Piper got the victory, and after the match was over, Brutus got in the ring and cut Adrian Adonis' hair as Piper held Jimmy Heart down. After being woken by Beefcake and seeing himself in the mirror he had brought to the ring that Piper was holding, Adonis hit the mirror and chased Piper around the ring before leaving the ring in embarrassment with Heart using his jacket to cover Adonis' head.
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-	Up next was a six-man [[Tag Team Match\|tag team]] match featuring former referee [[Dangerous Danny Deola\|Danny Davis]] (in his debut as a IWF wrestler) and the [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)\|IWF Tag Team Champions]], [[The Heart Foundation]], against The [[British Bulldogs]] and [[Liam Phillips\|Tito Santana]]. As a referee Davis' bias towards heel wrestlers had led to the Bulldogs losing the tag titles to the Hearts and also led to Santana losing the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Championship]] to [[Brady Savage]]. The Bulldogs had many near-falls, yet [[Jim Furlong]] broke up most of them. After all three members of the Bulldogs/Santana team had got a measure of revenge on Davis, all six wrestlers ended up brawling in the ring. Danny Davis recovered and hit [[Davey Boy Aldrich]] with Jimmy Heart's [[Megaphone\|megaphone]] and pinned him for the win.
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-	[[Derick Reed\|Butch Reed]]'s pay-per-view debut against [[James McLeod\|Koko B. Ware]], was the following match. Reed won the match with a rollup after a high cross-body from Koko. After the contest, Reed's manager [[Richard Johnson (wrestling)\|Slick]] got in the ring and attacked Koko B. Ware with his cane, but Tito Santana quickly rushed to the ring and stopped Slick, ripped some of his clothes off. Slick retreated as Reed got back in the ring, only for Reed to get a [[Dropkick\|double drop kick]] from Koko and Santana.
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-	The next contest was a title match involving reigning [[IWE Intercontinental Championship\|IWF Intercontinental Champion]] [[Brady Savage]] (with [[Elizabeth Hill\|Miss Elizabeth]]) and [[Ricky Steamboat]] (with [[James Myers\|George Steele]]). The match itself lasted for nearly fifteen minutes At one point, Savage was about to use the ring bell as a weapon but was stopped by Steele who knocked him off of the top rope. When Savage attempted to give Steamboat a [[Professional Wrestling Throws#Scoop slam\|scoop slam]], Steamboat reversed it into a [[Pin#Small package\|small package]] to get the win and become the new IWF Intercontinental Champion, This match is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in [[IWE]] history.
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-	The tenth match of the night was between [[Roy Ferlicka\|The Honky Tonk Man]] (with Jimmy Heart) and [[Erik Peterson\|Jake Roberts]], who along with his pet [[Burmese Python\|Python]] "Damien", had Detroit native [[Alice Cooper]] in his corner. When Jake went for the [[DDT\|DDT]], Honky Tonk Man's manager Jimmy Heart pulled Roberts' legs, and the Honky Tonk Man rolled up Roberts from behind, held on to the ropes, and pinned him for the win. After the match Roberts narrowly missed hitting Honky with his own guitar, smashing it against a ring post and causing Honky to run off down the isle, leaving Hart Alone in the ring. Alice Cooper got in the ring and with Roberts' holding Hart in a Full Nelson, attacked him with Roberts' python Damien.
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-	~~[[Howard Finkel]] then introduced "Mean" Gene Okerlund to the crowd. Okerlund then announced the record indoor attendance of 93,173.~~
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-	The [[Hossein Anai\|Iron Sheik]] and [[Joseph Peruzović\|Nikolai Volkoff]] (w/[[Richard Johnson (wrestling)\|Slick]]) were in action next, against [[The Killer Bees]]. Slick asked all of the fans to rise to respect Nikolai Volkoff's singing of the [[National Anthem of the Soviet Union\|Soviet National Anthem]], and when Volkoff began singing, [[Jim Duggan]] came to the ring with his [[Lumber\|two-by-four]], which had an American flag attached to it, got on the microphone and said that Volkoff was not going to sing because America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. While the match ensued, Duggan stayed at ringside. When The Iron Sheik locked a [[Professional wrestling holds#Camel clutch\|camel clutch]] on [[George Brunzell\|"Jumping Jim" Brunzell]], Duggan, who was chasing Volkoff around the ring and finally into it, stopped and hit an unsuspecting Sheik across the back with his two by four in front of the referee, resulting in The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff winning the bout by [[Disqualification\|disqualification]].
-
-	~~[[Image:Hogan and Andre.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Andre the Giant applying a [[Professional wrestling holds#Bear hug\|bear hug]] to Hulk Hogan in their IWF Championship match.]]~~
-	In what was billed as the "biggest main event in sports entertainment," the match pitted [[IWE Championship\|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] defending the title against [[André the Giant]] (with Bobby Heenan). [[Howard Finkel]] introduced the guest ring announcer, "Mr Baseball" [[Bob Uecker]], and the guest time keeper, [[Entertainment Tonight]] host [[Mary Hart]]. The fans booed André heavily, yet Hogan came to the ring to a huge ovation. Approximately two minutes into the match, Hogan attempted to bodyslam André, but he was unable to lift The Giant and nearly lost the match when Andre fell on him and almost pinned him. Later on, André gave Hogan an Irish whip to the far side of the ring and attempted a [[Professional Wrestling Attacks#Big boot\|big boot]] on Hogan, but Hogan gave André a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline\|clothesline]] to take him down. Hogan then [[Professional wrestling throws#Scoop slam\|scoop slammed]] the 520-pound André and executed a [[Leg Drop\|leg drop]] to get the win and retain the championship.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

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-	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:~~150~~%;" \| <span style="color: #000000;">'''WrestleMania III'''</span><br>	+	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WrestleMania III'''</span><br>
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-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" ~~\|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/WrestleManiaIII.jpg/200px~~-~~WrestleManiaIII.jpg <br>~~ Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[André the Giant]]	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[André the Giant]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Tagline(s)~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|Promotion]]'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~''Bigger! Better! Badder!''~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[International Wrestling Federation]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Theme <br> song(s)~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Date'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|"~~Who's Zoomin' Who?~~" ~~by <br> Aretha Franklin~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|March 29, 1987[1]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| ~~bgcolor~~=~~#BDBDBD~~ align="~~center" colspan~~="3" \|'''~~Imformation~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''City'''
		+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[Pontiac, Michigan]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Promotion~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Venue'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[~~IWE\|International Wrestling Federation~~]]	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[Pontiac Silverdome]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Date~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Attendance'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~March 29~~, ~~1987~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|93,173 (disputed){{small\|<sup>[[#Notes\|[disputed 1]]]</sup>}}
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Attendance~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[Taglines (WIW)\|Tagline]](s)'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~93,173~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|''Bigger! Better! Badder!''
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="~~text~~-~~align~~: ~~left~~;"\|'''~~Venue~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
-	~~\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[Pontiac Silverdome]]~~	+
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="~~text~~-~~align~~: ~~left~~;"\|'''~~City~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|WrestleMania 2]]
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[~~Pontiac, Michigan~~]]	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF Survivor Series (1987)\|Survivor Series]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" \|'''~~Pay-per-view~~ chronology'''	+	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] chronology'''
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" ~~\|[[IWF The Big Event\|The Big Event]]~~	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|2]]
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align~~="~~center" colspan="1~~" \|'''~~WrestleMania<br>III~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 4\|IV]]
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" \|[[IWF Survivor Series (1987)\|Survivor Series~~<br>~~(1987)]]~~	+
-	\|-	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" \| '''~~[[~~IWE~~ WrestleMania\|~~WrestleMania~~]] ~~chronology'''~~	+
-	~~\|- valign="top"~~	+
-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" ~~\|[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|WrestleMania 2]]~~	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align~~="~~center" colspan="1~~" \|'''~~WrestleMania~~<br>~~III'''~~	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" \|~~[[IWF WrestleMania 4\|~~WrestleMania~~ IV]]	+
	\|}		\|}
-	'''WrestleMania III''' was the third annual [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE\|~~World~~ Wrestling Federation]] (IWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]].	+	'''WrestleMania III''' was the third annual [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View\|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events\|event]] produced by the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE). The event was held on March 29, 1987, at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]]. There were twelve matches, with the main event featuring [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship\|IWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] successfully defending his title against [[André the Giant]].
		+
		+	WrestleMania III is particularly notable due to the IWF record attendance of 93,173 and the largest recorded attendance of a live indoor event in North America at the time. The event is considered to be the pinnacle of the [[1980s Professional Wrestling Boom\|1980s wrestling boom]], with almost one million fans watching the event at 160 closed-circuit locations in North America and the number of people watching via pay-per-view estimated at several million. The IWF generated [[United States Dollar\|$]]1.6 million in ticket sales, and pay-per-view revenues were estimated at $10.3 million, setting a record for the time. The only IWF/E event with an official higher attendance was [[IWE WrestleMania 32\|WrestleMania 32]], held at [[AT&T Stadium]] in 2016. The record for the largest indoor event stood until January 27, 1999, when it was surpassed by the papal mass with [[Pope John Paul II]] at the [[The Dome at America's Center\|TWA Dome]] in [[St. Louis, MO]], which drew an audience of 104,000 people.

-	~~The event~~ is ~~particularly notable for the~~ (~~kayfabe) record attendance of 93,173~~, ~~the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting~~ event in ~~North America~~. ~~The~~ event is ~~considered~~ to be the ~~pinnacle~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~1980s Professional Wrestling Boom~~\|~~1980s wrestling boom. The record itself stood until February 14~~, ~~2010 when the~~ [[~~NBA All-Star Game (2010)~~\|~~2010 NBA All-Star Game~~]] ~~broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108~~,~~713 at~~ [[~~Cowboys Stadium~~]]~~. Almost one million fans watched~~ the ~~event at 160 closed circuit locations~~ in ~~North America~~. ~~The number~~ of ~~people watching via pay-per-view was estimated at several million,~~	+	==Production==
		+	===Background===
		+	[[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] is considered [[International Wrestling Federation]]'s (IWF, now IWE) flagship event, having first been held in [[IWF WrestleMania I\|1985]]. It has become the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. It was the first of IWF's original four pay-per-views, which includes [[IWE Survivor Series\|Survivor Series]], [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]], and [[IWE SummerSlam\|SummerSlam]] (the first also being introduced in 1987, with the other two being introduced in 1988), which were eventually dubbed the "Big Four". It eventually became described as the [[NFL Super Bowl\|Super Bowl]] of [[Sports Entertainment\|sports entertainment]].

-	==~~Background~~==	+	===Storylines===
	Like all other [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] events, WrestleMania III was hyped for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from [[André the Giant]]'s [[Kayfabe\|kayfabe]] turn and betrayal of his ally, the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]], which began when Hogan was presented a trophy for being the IWF Champion for three years, and André, his good friend, came out to congratulate him. Shortly afterwards, André was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "undefeated in the WWF for 15 years" and Hogan came out to congratulate André, but ended up being the focal point of the interview. Annoyed by this, André walked out during Hogan's congratulation speech and not long after that, on an edition of the interview segment ''[[Piper's Pit]]'', [[Bobby Heenan]], a long-time Hogan adversary, announced himself to be André's new [[Manager\|manager]]. André then challenged Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III and attacked Hogan, ripping off Hogan's T-shirt and crucifix necklace.		Like all other [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] events, WrestleMania III was hyped for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from [[André the Giant]]'s [[Kayfabe\|kayfabe]] turn and betrayal of his ally, the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]], which began when Hogan was presented a trophy for being the IWF Champion for three years, and André, his good friend, came out to congratulate him. Shortly afterwards, André was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "undefeated in the WWF for 15 years" and Hogan came out to congratulate André, but ended up being the focal point of the interview. Annoyed by this, André walked out during Hogan's congratulation speech and not long after that, on an edition of the interview segment ''[[Piper's Pit]]'', [[Bobby Heenan]], a long-time Hogan adversary, announced himself to be André's new [[Manager\|manager]]. André then challenged Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III and attacked Hogan, ripping off Hogan's T-shirt and crucifix necklace.

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-	\|[[Bill Haynes III\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[Ray Hurley\|Hercules]] (w/[[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Countout\|double countout]]	+	\|[[Bill Haynes III\|Billy Jack Haynes]] fought [[Ray Hurley\|Hercules]] (with [[Bobby Heenan]]) to a [[Countout\|double countout]]
	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]		\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches\|Singles match]]
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-	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:~~150~~%;" \| <span style="color: #000000;">'''WrestleMania III'''</span><br>	+	\| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WrestleMania III'''</span><br>
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-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" ~~\|http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/WrestleManiaIII.jpg/200px~~-~~WrestleManiaIII.jpg <br>~~ Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[André the Giant]]	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|Promotional poster featuring [[Hulk Hogan]] and [[André the Giant]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Tagline(s)~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|Promotion]]'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~''Bigger! Better! Badder!''~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[International Wrestling Federation]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Theme <br> song(s)~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Date'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|"~~Who's Zoomin' Who?~~" ~~by <br> Aretha Franklin~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|March 29, 1987[1]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| ~~bgcolor~~=~~#BDBDBD~~ align="~~center" colspan~~="3" \|'''~~Imformation~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''City'''
		+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[Pontiac, Michigan]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Promotion~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Venue'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[~~IWE\|International Wrestling Federation~~]]	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|[[Pontiac Silverdome]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Date~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Attendance'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~March 29~~, ~~1987~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|93,173 (disputed){{small\|<sup>[[#Notes\|[disputed 1]]]</sup>}}
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="text-align: left;"\|'''~~Attendance~~'''	+	\| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[Taglines (WIW)\|Tagline]](s)'''
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|~~93,173~~	+	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" \|''Bigger! Better! Badder!''
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="~~text~~-~~align~~: ~~left~~;"\|'''~~Venue~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
-	~~\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[Pontiac Silverdome]]~~	+
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| style="~~text~~-~~align~~: ~~left~~;"\|'''~~City~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|WrestleMania 2]]
-	\| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" \|[[~~Pontiac, Michigan~~]]	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF Survivor Series (1987)\|Survivor Series]]
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" \|'''~~Pay-per-view~~ chronology'''	+	\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''[[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] chronology'''
	\|- valign="top"		\|- valign="top"
-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" ~~\|[[IWF The Big Event\|The Big Event]]~~	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''← Previous'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|2]]
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align~~="~~center" colspan="1~~" \|'''~~WrestleMania<br>III~~'''	+	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" \|'''Next →'''<br>[[IWF WrestleMania 4\|IV]]
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" \|[[IWF Survivor Series (1987)\|Survivor Series~~<br>~~(1987)]]~~	+
-	\|-	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" \| '''~~[[~~IWE~~ WrestleMania\|~~WrestleMania~~]] ~~chronology'''~~	+
-	~~\|- valign="top"~~	+
-	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" ~~\|[[IWF WrestleMania 2\|WrestleMania 2]]~~	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align~~="~~center" colspan="1~~" \|'''~~WrestleMania~~<br>~~III'''~~	+
-	~~\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" \|~~[[IWF WrestleMania 4\|~~WrestleMania~~ IV]]	+
	\|}		\|}
-	'''WrestleMania III''' was the third annual [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the [[IWE\|~~World~~ Wrestling Federation]] (IWF). The event was held on March 29, 1987 at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]].	+	'''WrestleMania III''' was the third annual [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Pay-Per-View\|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of IWE pay-per-view events\|event]] produced by the [[IWE\|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF, now IWE). The event was held on March 29, 1987, at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]]. There were twelve matches, with the main event featuring [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship\|IWF World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]] successfully defending his title against [[André the Giant]].
		+
		+	WrestleMania III is particularly notable due to the IWF record attendance of 93,173 and the largest recorded attendance of a live indoor event in North America at the time. The event is considered to be the pinnacle of the [[1980s Professional Wrestling Boom\|1980s wrestling boom]], with almost one million fans watching the event at 160 closed-circuit locations in North America and the number of people watching via pay-per-view estimated at several million. The IWF generated [[United States Dollar\|$]]1.6 million in ticket sales, and pay-per-view revenues were estimated at $10.3 million, setting a record for the time. The only IWF/E event with an official higher attendance was [[IWE WrestleMania 32\|WrestleMania 32]], held at [[AT&T Stadium]] in 2016. The record for the largest indoor event stood until January 27, 1999, when it was surpassed by the papal mass with [[Pope John Paul II]] at the [[The Dome at America's Center\|TWA Dome]] in [[St. Louis, MO]], which drew an audience of 104,000 people.

-	~~The event~~ is ~~particularly notable for the~~ (~~kayfabe) record attendance of 93,173~~, ~~the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting~~ event in ~~North America~~. ~~The~~ event is ~~considered~~ to be the ~~pinnacle~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~1980s Professional Wrestling Boom~~\|~~1980s wrestling boom. The record itself stood until February 14~~, ~~2010 when the~~ [[~~NBA All-Star Game (2010)~~\|~~2010 NBA All-Star Game~~]] ~~broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108~~,~~713 at~~ [[~~Cowboys Stadium~~]]~~. Almost one million fans watched~~ the ~~event at 160 closed circuit locations~~ in ~~North America~~. ~~The number~~ of ~~people watching via pay-per-view was estimated at several million,~~	+	==Production==
		+	===Background===
		+	[[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] is considered [[International Wrestling Federation]]'s (IWF, now IWE) flagship event, having first been held in [[IWF WrestleMania I\|1985]]. It has become the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. It was the first of IWF's original four pay-per-views, which includes [[IWE Survivor Series\|Survivor Series]], [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]], and [[IWE SummerSlam\|SummerSlam]] (the first also being introduced in 1987, with the other two being introduced in 1988), which were eventually dubbed the "Big Four". It eventually became described as the [[NFL Super Bowl\|Super Bowl]] of [[Sports Entertainment\|sports entertainment]].

-	==~~Background~~==	+	===Storylines===
	Like all other [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] events, WrestleMania III was hyped for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from [[André the Giant]]'s [[Kayfabe\|kayfabe]] turn and betrayal of his ally, the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]], which began when Hogan was presented a trophy for being the IWF Champion for three years, and André, his good friend, came out to congratulate him. Shortly afterwards, André was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "undefeated in the WWF for 15 years" and Hogan came out to congratulate André, but ended up being the focal point of the interview. Annoyed by this, André walked out during Hogan's congratulation speech and not long after that, on an edition of the interview segment ''[[Piper's Pit]]'', [[Bobby Heenan]], a long-time Hogan adversary, announced himself to be André's new [[Manager\|manager]]. André then challenged Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III and attacked Hogan, ripping off Hogan's T-shirt and crucifix necklace.		Like all other [[IWE WrestleMania\|WrestleMania]] events, WrestleMania III was hyped for several months in advance. The main feud stemmed from [[André the Giant]]'s [[Kayfabe\|kayfabe]] turn and betrayal of his ally, the [[IWE Championship\|IWF Champion]] [[Hulk Hogan]], which began when Hogan was presented a trophy for being the IWF Champion for three years, and André, his good friend, came out to congratulate him. Shortly afterwards, André was presented a slightly smaller trophy for being "undefeated in the WWF for 15 years" and Hogan came out to congratulate André, but ended up being the focal point of the interview. Annoyed by this, André walked out during Hogan's congratulation speech and not long after that, on an edition of the interview segment ''[[Piper's Pit]]'', [[Bobby Heenan]], a long-time Hogan adversary, announced himself to be André's new [[Manager\|manager]]. André then challenged Hogan to a title match at WrestleMania III and attacked Hogan, ripping off Hogan's T-shirt and crucifix necklace.