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Match-by-match results of all WWE Pay-Per-View events from 1988.
January 24, 1988: Royal Rumble 1988: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Non-Televised Match: Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude (17:00) by Disqualification
  • World Womens' Tag Team Title Match (Best 2 out of 3 Falls): The Jumping Bomb Angels (Yamakazi and Tateno) defeated The Glamour Girls (Lelani Kai and Judy Martin) (15:00) in three falls to win the titles. Martin pinned Yamazaki (7:00). Yamazaki pinned Kai (10:00). Tateno pinned Martin (15:00)
  • Royal Rumble Match: Jim Duggan won a "royal rumble" (33:00) which included: Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Dino Bravo, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Don Muraco, Jim Niedhart, One Man Gang, Harley Race, Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Nikolia Volkoff, Ultimate Warrior, and Boris Zuhkov
  • Best 2 out of 3 Falls Match: The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated the Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma (14:00) in two straight falls. Roma was counted out (7:00). Haku forced Roma to submit (7:00).
March 27, 1988: WrestleMania 4: Atlantic City, New Jersey
  • Battle Royal: Bad News Brown won a "battle royal" (10:40) which included: Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Jim Niedhart, Ken Patera, Jim Powers, Harley Race, Paul Roma, Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau, Sika, George Steele, Nikolai Volkoff, and Boris Zuhkov
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #1: Ted DiBiase pinned Jim Duggan (4:54)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #2: Don Muraco defeated Dino Bravo (4:53) by Disqualification
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #3: Randy Savage pinned Butch Reed (5:07)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #4: Greg Valentine pinned Ricky Steamboat (9:12)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #5: One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (2:56) by Count out
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match #6: Rick Rude drew Jake Roberts (15:00)
  • Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules (4:29)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-finals Match #1: Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant fought to a Double Disqualification (5:22)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-finals Match #2: Ted DiBiase pinned Don Muraco (5:44)
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Quarter-finals Match #3: Randy Savage pinned Greg Valentine (6:06)
  • Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Match: Brutus Beefcake defeated Honkytonk Man (6:30) by Disqualification. Honkytonk Man retains the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
  • Bobby Heenan, Haku, and Tama defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) and Koko B. Ware (7:30) when Heenan pinned Ware
  • World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-finals Match #1: Randy Savage defeated One Man Gang (4:05)by Disqualification
  • World Tag Team Title Match: Demolition Axe & Smash defeated Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) (12:33) when Axe pinned Martel to win the titles
  • World Heavyweight Title Match: Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase (9:27) to win the vacant title.
August 29, 1988: SummerSlam 1988: New York, New York
  • he British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) drew with Jacques and Raymond Rougeau (20:00)
  • Bad News Brown pinned Ken Patera (6:33)
  • Rick Rude defeated Junkyard Dog (6:18) by Disqualification
  • The Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian) defeated Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zuhkov (5:27) when Barbarian pinned Zuhkov
  • Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Match: Ultimate Warrior pinned Honkytonk Man (0:31) to win the Intercontinental Title
  • Dino Bravo pinned Don Muraco (5:28)
  • World Tag Team Title Match: Demolition Axe and Smash defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) (9:49) when Smash pinned Hart
  • Big Boss Man pinned Koko B. Ware (5:57)
  • Jake Roberts pinned Hercules (10:06)
  • Main Event Tag Team Match: The Megapowers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) defeated The Megabucks (Andre the Giant and Ted DiBiase) (13:57) when Savage pinned DiBiase. Jesse Ventura was the special referee.
November 24, 1988: Survivor Series 1988: Richfield, Ohio
  • Survivor Series Match #1: Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Sam Houston, The Blue Blazer, and Jim Brunzell defeated Honkytonk Man, Ron Bass, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine, and Bad News Brown (17:50) in an "elimination" match. Warrior was the survivor. Beefcake defeated Davis (1:18) via sleeperhold. Brown pinned Brunzell (5:12). Brown was counted out (7:50). Bass pinned Houston (10:09). Valentine forced Blazer to submit (12:29). Honkytonk Man and Brutus Beefcake fought to a Double Countout(15:44). Warrior pinned Bass (17:30). Warrior pinned Valentine (17:50)
  • Survivor Series Match #2 (Tag Teams): The Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barbarian), The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels), The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid), The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), and The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) defeated Demolition Axe and Smash, The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zuhkov), Raymond and Jacques Rougeau, and The Conquistadors (1 and 2) (42:12) in a "tag team elimination" match. The Powers of Pain were the survivors
  • Hart pinned Raymond Rougeau (5:22). Zuhkov pinned Powers (15:20). Jannetty pinned Zuhkov (18:09). Blanchard pinned Hart (27:03). Rockers and Anderson and Blanchard fought to a Double Disqualification (27:57). Smash pinned Dynamite (36:02). Smash was counted out (39:33). Barbarian pinned a Conquistador (42:12)
  • Survivor Series Match #3: Andre the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, and Harley Race defeated Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera, and Tito Santana (30:03) in an "elimination" match. Perfect and Bravo were the survivors. Rude pinned Patera (8:18). Bravo pinned Casey (9:27). Santana pinned Race (13:19). Andre pinned Santana (14:40). Duggan was Disqualified (21:22). Roberts pinned Rude (28:45). Andre was Disqualified (29:39). Perfect pinned Roberts (30:03)
  • Survivor Series Match #4: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim defeated Ted DiBiase, Big Boss Man, Akeem, Haku, & Red Rooster (29:10) in an "elimination" match. Hogan and Savage were the survivors. Savage pinned Rooster (6:11). Akeem pinned Hillbilly (9:59). Boss Man pinned Ware (11:45). DiBiase pinned Hercules (16:35). Savage pinned DiBiase (23:40). Boss Man and Akeem were Disqualified (25:09). Hogan pinned Haku (29:10).



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