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On This Day: June 2, 1987 – Honky Tonk Man Defeats Ricky Steamboat for the WWF Intercontinental

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On This Day: June 2, 1987 – Honky Tonk Man Defeats Ricky Steamboat for the WWF Intercontinental.

On this day June 2, 1987, the Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky The Dragon Steamboat for the WWF Intercontinental Championship during an episode of Superstars of Wrestling. The match was taped at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.

The title change came as a surprise to many fans, especially following Steamboat’s classic WrestleMania III victory over Randy Savage just months earlier. The Honky Tonk Man’s win launched one of the most controversial and longest title reigns in...
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