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Top Rated Matches of 1987

All below match ratings come from Dave Meltzer of the highly respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Please note that this list only reflects matches entered into the database already and is therefore not necessarily a complete list.

Top Rated Matches in: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1963

rating	date	card name	winner(s)	loser(s)	match type
+5	Sun, Dec 6th 1987	AJW Show	Chigusa Nagayo, Mika Suzuki, Mika Takahashi, Yachiya Hirata, Yumi Ogura, Yumiko Hotta	Etsuko Mita, Kazue Nagahori, Lioness Asuka, Mika Komatsu, Mitsuko Nishikawa, Sachiko Nakamura	12-person tag
+5	Fri, Jul 31st 1987	NWA The Great American Bash '87 (FL)	Animal, Dusty Rhodes, Hawk, Nikita Koloff, Paul Ellering	Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, The War Machine, Tully Blanchard	WarGames
+5	Sat, Jul 4th 1987	NWA The Great American Bash '87 (GA)	Animal, Dusty Rhodes, Hawk, Nikita Koloff, Paul Ellering	Arn Anderson, J. J. Dillon, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard	WarGames
+5	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Ric Flair	Barry Windham
+5	Fri, Mar 20th 1987	NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Day 21	Keiji Muto, Shiro Koshinaka	Akira Maeda, Nobuhiko Takada
+5	Thu, Feb 26th 1987	AJW Kawasaki Show (Feb '87)	Lioness Asuka	Chigusa Nagayo
+5	Tue, Jan 20th 1987	NWA Fayetteville Show	Ric Flair	Barry Windham
+4.5	Fri, Dec 11th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 18	Ashura Hara, Genichiro Tenryu	Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy
+4.5	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Ricky Steamboat	Randy Savage
+4.5	Wed, Feb 18th 1987	CWF War of the Worlds	Bruiser Brody	The Sheik
+4.5	Thu, Feb 5th 1987	NJPW New Year Dash 1987 - Day 27	Keiji Mutoh, Tatsumi Fujinami	Akira Maeda, Yoshiaki Fujiwara
+4	Sun, Dec 27th 1987	NJPW Inoki Toukan Live III	Hiro Hase	Kuniaki Kobayashi
+4	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	WWF Survivor Series '87	B. Brian Blair, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Jacques Rougeau, Jim Brunzell, Jim Powers, Paul Roma, Raymond Rougeau, Rick Martel, Tito Santana	Ax, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, Haku, Jim Neidhart, Nikolai Volkoff, Smash, Tama	"Survivor Series"
+4	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Dusty Rhodes, Steve Williams	Dick Murdoch, Eddie Gilbert	bunkhouse tornado tag
+4	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane	Animal, Hawk
+4	Thu, Mar 26th 1987	UWF (original) Stockton Show (Mar '87)	Chris Adams, Sam Houston	Rick Steiner, Sting
+4	Mon, Mar 16th 1987	NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Day 18	George Takano, Tatsumi Fujinami	Keiji Muto, Shiro Koshinaka
+4	Mon, Feb 23rd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Feb '87)	Junkyard Dog, Ricky Steamboat, Roddy Piper	Adrian Adonis, Harley Race, Randy Savage	6-person tag elimination
+4	Thu, Jan 29th 1987	NWA Inglewood Show (Jan '87)	Barry Windham	Arn Anderson
+3.75	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	WWF Survivor Series '87	Andre the Giant, Butch Reed, King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang, Rick Rude	Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, Paul Orndorff	"Survivor Series"
+3.75	Sat, Aug 22nd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Aug '87)	Haku	Rick Martel
+3.75	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Ric Flair	Michael Hayes
+3.75	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard	Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong
+3.75	Thu, Mar 12th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 19	Animal, Hawk	Genichiro Tenryu, Jumbo Tsuruta
+3.5	Fri, Dec 11th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 18	Jumbo Tsuruta, Yoshiaki Yatsu	Bruiser Brody, Jimmy Snuka
+3.5	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	NWA StarrCade '87	Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard	Animal, Hawk
+3.5	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Haku, Tama	Rick Martel, Tito Santana
+3.5	Sat, Aug 22nd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Aug '87)	Honky Tonk Man	Ricky Steamboat	lumberjack match
+3.5	Sat, Aug 22nd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Aug '87)	Tito Santana	Ron Bass
+3.5	Sat, Jul 25th 1987	WWF MSG Show (Jul '87)	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid
+3.5	Sat, Jul 25th 1987	WWF MSG Show (Jul '87)	Ricky Steamboat	Honky Tonk Man
+3.5	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Barry Windham	Black Bart
+3.5	Sat, May 2nd 1987	AWA SuperClash II	Curt Hennig	Nick Bockwinkel
+3.5	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff	Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard
+3.5	Fri, Apr 10th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 1	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane	Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin
+3.5	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Roddy Piper	Adrian Adonis	hair vs. hair
+3.5	Fri, Mar 20th 1987	NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Day 21	Masahiro Chono	Shinya Hashimoto
+3.5	Thu, Mar 12th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 19	Masanobu Fuchi	Hiro Saito
+3.5	Mon, Mar 9th 1987	NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Day 13	Antonio Inoki, Keiji Muto	Kendo Nagasaki, Mr. Pogo
+3.5	Sat, Mar 7th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 14	Ric Flair	Yoshiaki Yatsu
+3.5	Thu, Jan 29th 1987	NWA Inglewood Show (Jan '87)	Nikita Koloff	Ric Flair
+3.25	Thu, Apr 23rd 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Apr '87)	Animal, Brad Armstrong, Hawk	Manny Fernandez, Paul Jones, Rick Rude	6-person tag
+3.25	Thu, Mar 26th 1987	UWF (original) Stockton Show (Mar '87)	Chavo Guerrero, Steve Williams	Unknown Participants	first blood I Quit battle royale
+3.25	Thu, Mar 26th 1987	UWF (original) Stockton Show (Mar '87)	Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes	Chavo Guerrero, The Missing Link
+3.25	Wed, Mar 25th 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Mar '87)	Animal, Dusty Rhodes, Hawk	Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, Tully Blanchard	6-person tag
+3.25	Mon, Mar 16th 1987	NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987 - Day 18	Akira Maeda	Steve Williams
+3.25	Sat, Mar 7th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 14	Genichiro Tenryu, Jumbo Tsuruta	Art Crews, Terry Gordy
+3	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	NWA StarrCade '87	Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane	scaffold (tag)
+3	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Randy Savage	Honky Tonk Man
+3	Fri, Jul 31st 1987	NWA The Great American Bash '87 (FL)	Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+3	Fri, Jul 31st 1987	NWA The Great American Bash '87 (FL)	Kevin Sullivan	Dory Funk, Jr.	"Texas Death"
+3	Sat, Jul 25th 1987	WWF MSG Show (Jul '87)	Rick Martel	Tama
+3	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Steve Cox	Bob Bradley, David Haskins, Gary Young, Jeff Raitz, Ken Massey, Mike Boyette, Shane Douglas	pole battle royale
+3	Sun, Jun 14th 1987	WWF MSG Show (Jun '87)	Hulk Hogan	Harley Race	"Texas Death"
+3	Sun, Jun 7th 1987	WWF Toronto Show (Jun '87)	Hulk Hogan	Harley Race	"Texas Death"
+3	Sat, May 9th 1987	NWA Eddie Graham Memorial Show	Mike Graham	Dory Funk, Jr.
+3	Thu, Apr 23rd 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Apr '87)	Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+3	Thu, Apr 23rd 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Apr '87)	Ric Flair	Nikita Koloff	no disqualification
+3	Fri, Apr 10th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 1	Bill Dundee, Konga the Barbarian	Mike Rotunda, Tim Horner
+3	Sat, Feb 28th 1987	AWA San Francisco Show (Feb '87)	Nick Bockwinkel	Curt Hennig
+2.75	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	NWA StarrCade '87	Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, Sting	Eddie Gilbert, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Steiner	6-person tag
+2.75	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Hulk Hogan	One Man Gang
+2.75	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson	Angel of Death, Big Bubba
+2.75	Mon, Jun 8th 1987	WWF Fresno Show (Jun '87)	Ax, Smash	B. Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell
+2.75	Mon, May 11th 1987	WWF Oakland Show (May '87)	Ax, Smash	Haku, Tama
+2.75	Sat, May 9th 1987	NWA Eddie Graham Memorial Show	Barry Windham, Ed Gantner	Dory Funk, Jr., The Tahitian Prince
+2.75	Sat, May 2nd 1987	AWA SuperClash II	Marty Jannetty, Ray Stevens, Shawn Michaels	Buddy Wolfe, Doug Somers, Kevin Kelly	6-person tag
+2.75	Tue, Apr 28th 1987	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	tag (2 out of 3 falls)
+2.75	Tue, Apr 28th 1987	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Randy Savage	George Steele	lumberjack match
+2.75	Thu, Apr 23rd 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Apr '87)	Ole Anderson	Tully Blanchard
+2.75	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Bret Hart, Danny Davis, Jim Neidhart	Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Tito Santana	6-person tag
+2.75	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Billy Jack Haynes	Hercules
+2.75	Thu, Mar 26th 1987	UWF (original) Stockton Show (Mar '87)	Steve Williams	Terry Gordy
+2.75	Thu, Mar 26th 1987	UWF (original) Stockton Show (Mar '87)	One Man Gang	Terry Taylor
+2.75	Wed, Mar 25th 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Mar '87)	Barry Windham	Big Bubba Rogers	Louisville streetfight
+2.75	Wed, Feb 18th 1987	CWF War of the Worlds	Steve Armstrong, Tracy Smothers	Chris Champion, Steve Regal
+2.75	Thu, Jan 29th 1987	NWA Inglewood Show (Jan '87)	Animal, Hawk	Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey	scaffold
+2.75	Thu, Jan 29th 1987	NWA Inglewood Show (Jan '87)	Dusty Rhodes	Tully Blanchard
+2.5	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	NWA StarrCade '87	Ric Flair	Ron Garvin	steel cage
+2.5	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Tiger Chung Lee	Brad Rheingans
+2.5	Sat, Aug 22nd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Aug '87)	Sensational Sherri	Velvet McIntyre
+2.5	Sun, Jun 7th 1987	WWF Toronto Show (Jun '87)	Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine	Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau
+2.5	Sat, May 9th 1987	NWA Eddie Graham Memorial Show	Mike Rotunda	Kevin Sullivan
+2.5	Tue, Apr 28th 1987	WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping	Ricky Steamboat	Hercules
+2.5	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff	Manny Fernandez, Rick Rude
+2.5	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Rick Martel, Tom Zenk	Bob Orton Jr., Don Muraco
+2.5	Sun, Mar 29th 1987	WWF WrestleMania III	Honky Tonk Man	Jake Roberts
+2.5	Wed, Mar 25th 1987	NWA San Francisco Show (Mar '87)	Jimmy Garvin	Bobby Eaton
+2.5	Thu, Mar 12th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 19	Ric Flair	Hiroshi Wajima
+2.5	Sun, Mar 8th 1987	WWF East Rutherford Show (Mar '87): Tag Team Tournament	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	Rick Martel, Tom Zenk
+2.5	Sat, Feb 28th 1987	AWA San Francisco Show (Feb '87)	Greg Gagne, Leon White, Ray Stevens	Larry Zbyszko, Mr. Go, Super Ninja	6-person tag
+2.25	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	WWF Survivor Series '87	Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat	Danny Davis, Harley Race, Hercules, Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass	"Survivor Series"
+2.25	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Barry Windham	Shaska Whatley
+2.25	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Barry Windham	Chris Adams
+2.25	Fri, Apr 10th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 1	Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong	Arn Anderson, Kevin Sullivan
+2.25	Sat, Mar 7th 1987	AJPW Excite Series 1987 - Day 14	Giant Baba, Hiroshi Wajima	Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk
+2.25	Mon, Feb 23rd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Feb '87)	Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart	B. Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell
+2	Thu, Nov 26th 1987	WWF Survivor Series '87	Itsuki Yamazaki, Noriyo Tateno, Rockin' Robin, The Fabulous Moolah, Velvet McIntyre	Dawn Marie, Donna Christanello, Judy Martin, Leilani Kai, Sensational Sherri	"Survivor Series"
+2	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Don Muraco	Bob Orton Jr.
+2	Mon, Sep 21st 1987	WWF MSG Show (Sep '87)	Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau	Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine
+2	Sat, Aug 22nd 1987	WWF MSG Show (Aug '87)	Tama	Scott Casey
+2	Fri, Jul 31st 1987	NWA The Great American Bash '87 (FL)	Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke	Jimmy Garvin, Ron Garvin
+2	Sat, Jun 20th 1987	NWA/UWF Western States Heritage Title Tournament	Rick Steiner	Terry Gordy
+2	Mon, Jun 8th 1987	WWF Fresno Show (Jun '87)	Hercules	Ricky Steamboat
+2	Mon, Jun 8th 1987	WWF Fresno Show (Jun '87)	Ken Patera	Paul Orndorff
+2	Fri, Jun 5th 1987	WWF Chicago Show (Jun '87)	Ron Bass	Scott Casey
+2	Mon, May 18th 1987	WWF MSG Show (May '87)	Hulk Hogan	Harley Race
+2	Mon, May 18th 1987	WWF MSG Show (May '87)	Jim Powers, Paul Roma	Bob Orton Jr., Don Muraco
+2	Mon, May 18th 1987	WWF MSG Show (May '87)	Sam Houston	Terry Gibbs
+2	Sat, May 9th 1987	NWA Eddie Graham Memorial Show	Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong	Basher, Spike
+2	Sat, Apr 11th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 2	Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff	Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+2	Fri, Apr 10th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 1	Ole Anderson	Big Bubba Rogers	last man standing steel cage
+2	Fri, Apr 10th 1987	NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '87 - Day 1	Animal, Hawk	Pez Whatley, Teijo Kahn
+2	Sun, Mar 8th 1987	WWF East Rutherford Show (Mar '87): Tag Team Tournament	Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine	Bob Orton Jr., Don Muraco
+2	Sun, Mar 8th 1987	WWF East Rutherford Show (Mar '87): Tag Team Tournament	Rick Martel, Tom Zenk	B. Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell
+2	Sat, Feb 28th 1987	AWA San Francisco Show (Feb '87)	Jimmy Snuka	Colonel DeBeers
+2	Sat, Feb 28th 1987	AWA San Francisco Show (Feb '87)	Sherri Martel	Candi Devine
+2	Wed, Feb 18th 1987	CWF War of the Worlds	Adrian Street	Jack Hart