Match-by-match results of all WWE Pay-Per-View events from 1988.
July 10, 1988: NWA The Great American Bash 1988:
"The Price of Freedom": Baltimore, Maryland
Non-Televised Match: Rick Steiner and Dick Murdoch defeated Tim Horner
and Kendall Windham
World Tag Team Title Match: Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard drew
with Sting and Nikita Koloff (20:00). Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
retain the tag team titles
United States Tag Team Title Match: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton
and Stan Lane) defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)
(16:23) to win the when Eaton pinned Fulton to win the tag team titles
Tower of Doom Match: The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Steve Williams,
Jimmy and Ronnie Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez,
The Russian Assassin, and Ivan Koloff (19:55) in a "tower of doom"
match
United States Heavyweight Title Match: Barry Windham pinned Dusty
Rhodes (15:55) to retain the title
World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair defeated Lex Luger (23:13)
when the match was stopped due to Luger's excessive bleeding. Ric Flair
retains the title.
July 10, 1988: NWA The Great American Bash 1989:
Baltimore, Maryland
Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal: Sid Vicious and Danny Spivey
won a "two-ring king of the hill battle royal." Also in the
match were: Eddie Gilbert, Terry Gordy, Scott Hall, Bill Irwin, Brian
Pillman, Ranger Ross, Mike Rotunda, Ron Simmons, Rick Steiner, Scott
Steiner, and Kevin Sullivan
Brian Pillman pinned Bill Irwin (10:18)
The Skyscrapers (Dan Spivey and SidVicious) defeated The Dynamic Dudes
(Johnny Ace and Shane Douglas) (9:14) when Spivey pinned Ace
Tuxedo Match: Jim Cornette defeated Paul E Dangerously (6:22) in a
"tuxedo" match
Texas Tornado Match: Rick and Scott Steiner defeated Mike Rotunda
and Kevin Sullivan (4:22) in a "Texas tornado" match when
both Steiners pinned Sullivan
World Television Title Match: Sting pinned The Great Muta (8:40) to
retain the title
United States Heavyweight Title Match: Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat
(10:26) by Disqualification to retain the title
WarGames: The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane), and Steve Williams defeated The Freebirds
(Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, and Terry Gordy) and The Samoan Swat Team
(Fatu and Samu) (22:18) in a "wargames" match when Hawk forced
Jimmy Garvin to submit
World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair pinned Terry Funk (17:23)
to retain the title.
December 26, 1988: NWA StarrCade 1988: "True
Gritt": Norfolk, Virginia
United States Tag Team Title Match: Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams
defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) (15:50) when
Williams pinned Fulton to win the tag team titles
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeated The Originial
Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) (17:46) when Lane pinned
Rose
The Russian Assassins (#1 and #2) defeated Junkyard Dog and Ivan Koloff
(6:47) when Koloff was pinned by Assassin #1
World Televsion Title Match: Rick Steiner pinned Mike Rotunda (17:59)
to win the title
United States Heavyweight Title Match: Barry Windham defeated Bam
Bam Bigelow (16:17) by count out to retain the title
World Tag Team Title Match: Dusty Rhodes and Sting defeated The Road
Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (11:20) by Disqualification. The Road Warriors
retain the tag team titles
World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair pinned Lex Luger (30:59)
to retain the title
Bunkhouse Stampede Match: Junkyard Dog won a "bunkhouse stampede."
Also in the match were: Abdullah the Butcher, Ray Candy, Eddie Gilbert,
Junkyard Dog, Dick Murdoch, Dustin Rhodes, Steve Williams, and others.
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