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WWF SLAMMY AWARDS 1987

The second edition of the Slammy Awards took place on December 17, 1987 from the Caesar's Palace in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Best Performance by an Animal presented by Gene Okerlund
George Steele (winner)
Frankie
Damian
Matilda

Woman of the Year presented by The Honky Tonk Man and Jimmy Hart
Miss Elizabeth (winner)
Sherri Martel
The Fabulous Moolah
Dolly Parton
Yoko Ono
*Following the presentation, The Honky Tonk Man tried to corner Elizabeth, but Randy "Macho Man" Savage (with whom he was feuding) ran him off.

Best Ring Apparel presented by Jim Duggan
Harley Race (winner)
Demolition
Randy Savage
The Honky Tonk Man
Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid

Hulk Hogan Real American Award presented by Hulk Hogan to Billy Graham

Jesse "The Body" Award
Rick Rude (winner)
Butch Reed
Ultimate Warrior
Hercules
Sherri Martel

Greatest Hit presented by Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund
Jim Duggan (winner)
André the Giant
Honky Tonk Man
Bam Bam Bigelow
Rick Martel and Tito Santana
*Prior to the presentation, a montage of WWF highlights from 1987 was shown, to the tune of "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar.

Manager of the Year presented by Gorilla Monsoon (No winner)
Bobby Heenan
Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Hart
Slick

Best Personal Hygiene presented by Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund
Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov and Slick (winners)
King Kong Bundy
Sika
Hillbilly Jim
George Steele

Best Vocal Performance presented by Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth
Jim Duggan (winner)
Junkyard Dog
One Man Gang
Jimmy Hart
George Steele

Song of the Year presented by Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund (No winner - envelope eaten by Sika)
Vince McMahon (performed "Stand Back")
Koko B. Ware
The Honky Tonk Man
Jimmy Hart (performed "Girls in Cars")

Best Group
One Man Gang (winner)

Humanitarian of the Year
Ted DiBiase (winner)

Best Head
Gene Okerlund and Bam Bam Bigelow (winners)

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan Scholarship Award
Islanders Haku & Tama, André the Giant, Hercules, King Kong Bundy, and Harley Race

Also: Jim Duggan and Harley Race brawled in the backstage area following the "Best Ring Apparel" presentation to advance their feud.
The entire WWF roster performed "If You Only Knew" as the show's closing number; several of the wrestlers had solos.


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