1988 WWF PPV & Saturday Night"s Main Event Results
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Saturday Night's Main Event # 14 - Landover Arena; Landover, MD 1/22/1988
- Tag Team Title: Champs Strike Force beat The Bolsheviks
- Jake Roberts beat Sika
- WWF Title: Champ Hulk Hogan beat King Kong Bundy
- Greg Valentine beat Koko B. Ware by submission
Royal Rumble (broadcast on the USA Network) - Copps Coliseum ; Hamilton, Ontario 1/24/1988
- Ricky Steamboat beat Rick Rude by DQ
- WWF Women's Tag Team Title: The Jumping Bomb Angels beat Lelani Kai & Judy Martin in a best-of-3 falls match to win the titles
- Dino Bravo bench pressed a world record 712 pounds with the help of Jesse Ventura
- Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan signed a contract to fight on NBC
- Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating the One Man Gang
- Best- of-3 falls match: The Islanders beat The Young Stallions
The Main Event 1 - Market Square Arena; Indianapolis, IN 2/5/1988
- Intercontinental Title: Randy Savage beat Champ The Honky Tonk Man by DQ
- WWF Title: Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan to win the title with the help of a twin referee paid for by Ted DiBiase. Andre then gave the title to Ted DiBiase. The title is later declared vacant.
- Tag Team Title: Champs Strike Force beat The Hart Foundation (only the beginning of the match was shown on NBC due to time constraints)
Saturday Night's Main Event # 15 - Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TN 3/12/1988
- Brutus Beefcake beat Greg Valentine
- Hulk Hogan beat Harley Race
- Ted DiBiase beat Randy Savage by count out
- The Islanders beat The Killer Bees
Wrestlemania IV - Trump Plaza; Atlantic City, NJ 3/27/1988
- Bad News Brown won a battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart
- Round 1: Ted DiBiase beat Jim Duggan
- Round 1: Don Muraco beat Dino Bravo via DQ
- Round 1: Greg Valentine beat Ricky Steamboat
- Round 1: Randy Savage beat Butch Reed
- Round 1: One Man Gang beat Bam Bam Bigelow via count out
- Round 1: Rick Rude and Jake Roberts battled to a draw, eliminating both men
- The Ultimate Warrior beat Hercules Hernandez
- Quarterfinals: Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant fought to a double DQ
- Quarterfinals: Ted DiBiase beat Don Muraco
- Quarterfinals: Randy Savage beat Greg Valentine
- Intercontinental Title: Brutus Beefcake beat Champion The Honky Tonk Man via DQ
- The Islanders & Bobby Heenan beat The British Bulldogs & Koko B.
Ware
- Semifinal: Randy Savage beat One Man Gang
- Tag Team Title: Demolition beat Rick Martel & Tito Santana to win the tag team titles
- WWF Title Tournament Final: Randy Savage beat Ted DiBiase to become the WWF Champion
Saturday Night's Main Event # 16 - Civic Center; Springfield, MA 4/30/1988
- Jim Duggan beat Hercules by DQ
- Brutus Beefcake beat Danny Davis by submission
- WWF Title: Champ Randy Savage beat One Man Gang
- Tag Team Title: Champs Demolition beat The British Bulldogs by DQ
- Ted DiBiase beat Don Muraco
- Rick Rude beat Koko B. Ware
SummerSlam - Madison Square Garden; New York, NY 8/29/1988
- The Rougeau Brothers & British Bulldogs fought to a time limit draw
- Bad News Brown beat Ken Patera
- Rick Rude beat The Junkyard Dog via DQ
- The Powers of Pain beat The Bolsheviks
- Intercontinental Title: The Ultimate Warrior won the title from The Honky Tonk Man
- Dino Bravo beat Don Muraco
- Tag Team Title: Champions Demolition beat The Hart Foundation
- Big Bossman beat Koko B. Ware
- Jake Roberts beat Hercules Hernandez
- Jesse Ventura is special guest referee: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase
Saturday Night's Main Event # 17 - Baltimore Arena; Baltimore, MD 10/29/1988
- Jake Roberts beat Rick Rude by DQ. After the match, Andre the Giant was scared by Jake's snake Damien.
- Tag Team Title: Champs Demolition beat The Hart Foundation
- Hulk Hogan beat Haku
- Dino Bravo beat Ken Patera
- Big Bossman beat Jim Powers
Survivor Series - Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, OH 11/24/1988
- Intercontinental Champ Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, The Blue Blazer, Sam Houston, & Jim Brunzell beat The Honky Tonk Man, Bad News Brown, Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, & Danny Davis
- The Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Young Stallions, The British Bulldogs, & The Hart Foundation beat Tag Champs Demolition, The Rogeau Brothers, The Brain Busters, The Bolsheviks, & Los Conquistadores
- Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Rick Rude, Harley Race, & Curt Hennig beat Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera, & Tito Santana
- WWF Champ Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim & Hercules Hernandez beat Haku, Ted DiBiase, Akeem, Terry Taylor, & Big Bossman
Saturday Night's Main Event # 18 - Arco Arena; Sacramento, CA 11/26/1988
- Intercontinental Title: Champion The Ultimate Warrior beat Super Ninja
- Hercules beat Virgil
- WWF Title: Champion Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant by DQ
- Flag Match: Jim Duggan beat Boris Zuhkov
- The Rougeau Brothers beat Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Sources Used Include: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, wwe.com, onlineworldofwrestling.com, and thehistoryofwwe.com
Saturday Night's Main Event # 14 - Landover Arena; Landover, MD 1/22/1988
- Tag Team Title: Champs Strike Force beat The Bolsheviks
- Jake Roberts beat Sika
- WWF Title: Champ Hulk Hogan beat King Kong Bundy
- Greg Valentine beat Koko B. Ware by submission
Royal Rumble (broadcast on the USA Network) - Copps Coliseum ; Hamilton, Ontario 1/24/1988
- Ricky Steamboat beat Rick Rude by DQ
- WWF Women's Tag Team Title: The Jumping Bomb Angels beat Lelani Kai & Judy Martin in a best-of-3 falls match to win the titles
- Dino Bravo bench pressed a world record 712 pounds with the help of Jesse Ventura
- Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan signed a contract to fight on NBC
- Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble by last eliminating the One Man Gang
- Best- of-3 falls match: The Islanders beat The Young Stallions
The Main Event 1 - Market Square Arena; Indianapolis, IN 2/5/1988
- Intercontinental Title: Randy Savage beat Champ The Honky Tonk Man by DQ
- WWF Title: Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan to win the title with the help of a twin referee paid for by Ted DiBiase. Andre then gave the title to Ted DiBiase. The title is later declared vacant.
- Tag Team Title: Champs Strike Force beat The Hart Foundation (only the beginning of the match was shown on NBC due to time constraints)
Saturday Night's Main Event # 15 - Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TN 3/12/1988
- Brutus Beefcake beat Greg Valentine
- Hulk Hogan beat Harley Race
- Ted DiBiase beat Randy Savage by count out
- The Islanders beat The Killer Bees
Wrestlemania IV - Trump Plaza; Atlantic City, NJ 3/27/1988
- Bad News Brown won a battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart
- Round 1: Ted DiBiase beat Jim Duggan
- Round 1: Don Muraco beat Dino Bravo via DQ
- Round 1: Greg Valentine beat Ricky Steamboat
- Round 1: Randy Savage beat Butch Reed
- Round 1: One Man Gang beat Bam Bam Bigelow via count out
- Round 1: Rick Rude and Jake Roberts battled to a draw, eliminating both men
- The Ultimate Warrior beat Hercules Hernandez
- Quarterfinals: Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant fought to a double DQ
- Quarterfinals: Ted DiBiase beat Don Muraco
- Quarterfinals: Randy Savage beat Greg Valentine
- Intercontinental Title: Brutus Beefcake beat Champion The Honky Tonk Man via DQ
- The Islanders & Bobby Heenan beat The British Bulldogs & Koko B.
Ware
- Semifinal: Randy Savage beat One Man Gang
- Tag Team Title: Demolition beat Rick Martel & Tito Santana to win the tag team titles
- WWF Title Tournament Final: Randy Savage beat Ted DiBiase to become the WWF Champion
Saturday Night's Main Event # 16 - Civic Center; Springfield, MA 4/30/1988
- Jim Duggan beat Hercules by DQ
- Brutus Beefcake beat Danny Davis by submission
- WWF Title: Champ Randy Savage beat One Man Gang
- Tag Team Title: Champs Demolition beat The British Bulldogs by DQ
- Ted DiBiase beat Don Muraco
- Rick Rude beat Koko B. Ware
SummerSlam - Madison Square Garden; New York, NY 8/29/1988
- The Rougeau Brothers & British Bulldogs fought to a time limit draw
- Bad News Brown beat Ken Patera
- Rick Rude beat The Junkyard Dog via DQ
- The Powers of Pain beat The Bolsheviks
- Intercontinental Title: The Ultimate Warrior won the title from The Honky Tonk Man
- Dino Bravo beat Don Muraco
- Tag Team Title: Champions Demolition beat The Hart Foundation
- Big Bossman beat Koko B. Ware
- Jake Roberts beat Hercules Hernandez
- Jesse Ventura is special guest referee: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase
Saturday Night's Main Event # 17 - Baltimore Arena; Baltimore, MD 10/29/1988
- Jake Roberts beat Rick Rude by DQ. After the match, Andre the Giant was scared by Jake's snake Damien.
- Tag Team Title: Champs Demolition beat The Hart Foundation
- Hulk Hogan beat Haku
- Dino Bravo beat Ken Patera
- Big Bossman beat Jim Powers
Survivor Series - Richfield Coliseum; Richfield, OH 11/24/1988
- Intercontinental Champ Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, The Blue Blazer, Sam Houston, & Jim Brunzell beat The Honky Tonk Man, Bad News Brown, Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, & Danny Davis
- The Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Young Stallions, The British Bulldogs, & The Hart Foundation beat Tag Champs Demolition, The Rogeau Brothers, The Brain Busters, The Bolsheviks, & Los Conquistadores
- Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Rick Rude, Harley Race, & Curt Hennig beat Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera, & Tito Santana
- WWF Champ Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim & Hercules Hernandez beat Haku, Ted DiBiase, Akeem, Terry Taylor, & Big Bossman
Saturday Night's Main Event # 18 - Arco Arena; Sacramento, CA 11/26/1988
- Intercontinental Title: Champion The Ultimate Warrior beat Super Ninja
- Hercules beat Virgil
- WWF Title: Champion Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant by DQ
- Flag Match: Jim Duggan beat Boris Zuhkov
- The Rougeau Brothers beat Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Sources Used Include: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, wwe.com, onlineworldofwrestling.com, and thehistoryofwwe.com