SuperClash II was the second

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event produced by

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(AWA). The event took place at the

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on May 2, 1987. The show was promoted as the AWA's most important show of the year. Unlike SuperClash I and

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, the second event featured mainly AWA wrestlers. While not the last match of the show the main event was a match between

Curt Hennig Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003), better known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler. Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time by peers, critics, and fans, he per ...

and

Nick Bockwinkel Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1970s and 1980s. Bockwinkel had ...

for the

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, in which Hennig defeated Bockwinkel to capture his only

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. The show featured six additional matches that were taped for television and shown as part of the AWA's weekly television shows in subsequent weeks. The show was produced by San Francisco based Robert McWilliams Productions for the AWA.

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The opening match of the event took place between

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and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy. Kassie pinned Zumhofe with a roll-up in the corner. Next, D.J. Peterson took on Super Ninja. Near the end of the match, Peterson got a sunset flip and covered Ninja in a

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for the pinfall but the fifteen minute time limit expired, resulting in the match ending in a time limit draw. Next,

Sherri Martel Sherry Lynn Schrull (née Russell; February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri. Martel began her professional wrestling career in t ...

defended the World Women's Championship against

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. Miceli performed an

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on Martel but

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distracted the referee, allowing Martel to roll-up Miceli by grabbing her tights for leverage to retain the title. Next,

defended the World Heavyweight Championship against

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showed up to challenge the winner of the match. Near the end of the match, Zbyszko handed a roll of quarters to Hennig, who hit Bockwinkel with them to win the title. Later, The Midnight Rockers (

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and

Marty Jannetty Fredrick Martin Jannetty (born February 3, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler who has worked for promotions including the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Champion ...

) and

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took on the team of

Buddy Wolfe Leslie Charles Wolff (April 11, 1941 – July 11, 2017) was an American football player and professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Beautiful" Buddy Wolfe, who competed in North American regional promotions including the American Wrestling ...

, Doug Somers and Kevin Kelly in a six-man tag team match. Stevens pinned Somers with a small package. In the penultimate match,

Jerry Blackwell Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competi ...

took on

Boris Zhukov Boris Zhukov (born James Kirk Harrell; January 29, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name ...

. Blackwell hit a clothesline to Zhukov for the win. The main event was a tag team match pitting

Jimmy Snuka James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian and American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010s ...

and

Russ Francis Russell Ross Francis (April 3, 1953 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers. He w ...

against The Terrorist and The Mercenary. Francis hit a

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to Terrorist for the win.

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