Saturday Night's Main Event, January 1988

Shown 1988-01-02 on NBC. Attendance: 13,000.

1. Tagteam championship:
   Tito Santana & Rick Martel (ch) def. Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff
2. Jake Roberts def. Sika
3. WWF championship:
   Hulk Hogan (ch) def. King Kong Bundy
4. Greg Valentine def. Koko B. Ware (subm)

Royal Rumble 1988

1. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat def. Rick Rude (DQ)
   After trading finishers, Rude is disqualified by making the referee take an attack from Steamboat.
2. Women's Tag Team Championship, two out of three falls:
   Jumping Bomb Angels (Tateno Noriyo & Yamazaki Itzuki) def. Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) [w/Jimmy Hart]
   Pinfalls:
   1. Kai pinned Yamazaki
   2. Tateno pinned Kai
   3. Yamazaki pinned Martin
3. The Royal Rumble:
   

   Elim.	Ent.	#Ent.	Name	By
   1	3	5	"The Natural" Butch Reed	Jake Roberts (5)
   2	1	8	Tito Santana (tag ch)	Bret Hart (2)
   3	10	11	Boris Zhukov	Jim Brunzell (7) & Jake Roberts (5)
   4	6	12	Harley Race	Don Muraco (11)
   5	7	14	Jim Brunzell	Nikolai Volkoff (12)
   6	4	15	Jim Neidhart	Hillbilly Jim (17)
   7	8	15	Sam Houston	Ron Bass (14)
   8	2	18	Bret "Hit Man" Hart	Don Muraco (11)
   9	15	19	B. Brian Blair	One Man Gang (19)
   10	5	19	Jake "The Snake" Roberts	One Man Gang (19)
   11	12	20	Nikolai Volkoff	Jim Duggan (13)
   12	16	20	Hillbilly Jim	One Man Gang (19)
   13	9	20	Dangerous Danny Davis	Jim Duggan (13)
   14	18	20	Ultimate Warrior	Dino Bravo (18) & One Man Gang (19)
   15	14	20	"Outlaw" Ron Bass	Don Muraco (11)
   16	11	20	"The Rock" Don Muraco	Dino Bravo (18)
   17	17	20	Dino Bravo	One Man Gang (19)
   18	19	20	One Man Gang	Jim Duggan (13)
   19	20	20	Junkyard Dog	Jim Duggan (13)
   –	13	–	"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan	–

   Winner: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (13).

4. Two out of three falls:
   Islanders (Haku & Samoan Savage "Tama") def. Young stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)
   Pinfalls:
   1. Roma was count-out after being thrown out by Tama
   2. Haku made Roma submit

The Main Event, February 1988

1. Intercontinental championship:
   "Macho Man" Randy Savage [w/Elizabeth] def. Honky Tonk Man [w/Peggy Sue & Jimmy Hart] (ch) (countout)
   Savage leaves the ring to save Elizabeth from Peggy Sue, Honky Tonk gets counted out when he comes after him and fails to return to the ring in time. Honky Tonk keeps the title.
2. WWF championship:
   André the Giant [w/"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase & Virgil] def. Hulk Hogan (ch)
   TiBiase distracts referee so that he doesn't see Hogan pinning André. Instead André pins Hogan to win the title, only to immediately surrender the title to DiBiase. After the match, it is revealed that the referee Dave Hebner was impersonated by his twin Earl Hebner, who was paid by DiBiase. André is later stripped of the title, which remains vacant until WrestleMania IV.
3. Tagteam championship:
   Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) (ch) def. Hart Foundation (Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)
   Martel pins Bret just after the TV time runs out.

Saturday Night's Main Event, March 1988

1. Brutus Beefcake def. Greg Valentine
2. Hulk Hogan def. Harley Race
3. Ted DiBiase def. Randy Savage (CO)
4. Two out of three falls:
   Haku & Tama def. the Killer Bees
   2 falls to 1 with Haku pinning Blair to win
5. One Man Gang def. Ken Patera

WrestleMania IV

1. 20 man invitational Battle Royal:

   Elim.	Name	By
   1	Sam Houston	Danny Davis
   2	Sika	Junkyard Dog & Hillbilly Jim & B. Brian Blair
   3	Jim Neidhart	George "The Animal" Steele
   4	B. Brian Blair	Raymond Rougeau
   5	Raymond Rougeau	Jim Brunzell
   6	Jim Brunzell	Jacques Rougeau
   7	Hillbilly Jim	Bad News Brown
   8	Ron Bass	Junkyard Dog
   9	George "The Animal" Steele	DQ (never entered the ring)
   10	Jim Powers	Bad News Brown
   11	Dangerous Danny Davis	Paul Roma
   12	Nikolai Volkoff	Ken Patera
   13	Boris Zhukov	Ken Patera
   14	Ken Patera	Bad News Brown
   15	Jacques Rougeau	Bad News Brown
   16	Harley Race	Junkyard Dog
   17	Paul Roma	Bad News Brown
   18	Junkyard Dog	Bret Hart & Bad News Brown
   19	Bret Hart	Bad News Brown
   –	Bad News Brown	–

   Winner: Bad News Brown.
   Brown was awarded a trophy for the victory, but Bret Hart comes back to the ring, destroying it.

2. WWF championship tournament for the vacant title, first round:
   "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase [w/Virgil & André the Giant] def. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
   DiBiase pins Duggan to advance to the second round.
3. "The Rock" Don Muraco [w/Superstar Billy Graham] def. Dino Bravo [w/Frenchy Martin] (DQ)
   Bravo is disqualified when he grabs the referee, allowing Muraco to advance to the second round.
4. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine [w/Jimmy Hart] def. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat [w/Little Dragon]
   Valentine pins Steamboat to advance to the second round.
5. "Macho Man" Randy Savage [w/Elizabeth] def. "The Natural" Butch Reed [w/Slick]
   Savage pins Reed to advance to the second round.
6. One Man Gang [w/Slick] def. Bam Bam Bigelow [w/Oliver Humperdink] (count-out)
   Bigelow is counted out when Slick pulls him out of the ring, allowing Gang to advance to the second round.
7. "Ravishing" Rick Rude [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan] vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts (TLD)
   Rude and Roberts wrestle to a time-limit draw in the last first-round match, as Rude has Roberts down for a pinfall, giving One Man Gang a bye to the semi-final).
8. Ultimate Warrior def. Hercules
   Warrior pins Hercules for the victory.
9. WWF championship tournament, quarter finals:
   André the Giant [w/Ted DiBiase & Virgil] vs. Hulk Hogan (2xDQ)
   André and Hogan, being the last two holders of the vacant title, received byes to the quarter final round. Both men are disqualified after using a steel chair.
10. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase def. "The Rock" Don Muraco [w/Superstar Billy Graham]
    DiBiase pins Muraco to advance in the tournament. Due to the Hogan/Giant disqualification, he advances directly to the final.
11. "Macho Man" Randy Savage [w/Elizabeth] def. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine [w/Jimmy Hart]
    In the final quarter final match, Savage pins Valentine to advance to the semi-final round.
12. Intercontinental Championship:
    Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. Honky Tonk Man (ch) [w/Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue] (DQ)
    Honky Tonk is disqualified for outside interference, giving Beefcake the victory but leaving the title with Honky Tonk.
13. Six-man tagteam match:
    Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan def. Koko B. Ware & the British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith)
    Heenan pins Koko for the victory.
14. WWF championship tournament, semi-final:
    "Macho Man" Randy Savage [w/Elizabeth] def. One Man Gang (DQ)
    Gang is disqualified when he hits Savage with a kane.
15. WWF Tagteam championship:
    Demolition (Ax & Smash) [w/Mr. Fuji] def. Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) (ch)
    Smash pins Martel to win the titles.
16. WWF championship tournament, final:
    "Macho Man" Randy Savage [w/Elizabeth] def. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase [w/André the Giant]
    With DiBiase having André in his corner, Elizabeth brings Hulk Hogan to keep him out of the way. Savage pins DiBiase after Hogan attacks DiBiase with a steel chair, to win the vacant title.

Saturday Night's Main Event, April 1988

1. Jim Duggan def. Hercules (DQ)
2. Brutus Beefcake def. Danny Davis
3. WWF championship:
   Randy Savage (ch) def. One Man Gang
4. Tagteam championship:
   Demolition def. British Bulldogs (DQ)
5. Ted DiBiase def. Don Muraco
6. Rick Rude def. Koko B Ware

WrestleFest 1988

1. Big Boss Man def. Scott Casey
2. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. Hercules
3. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau def. The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair)
4. Bad News Brown def. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart
5. Intercontinental championship:
   "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan def. The Honky Tonk man (ch) (DQ)
6. The Powers of Pain def. The Bolsheviks
7. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart def. "Leaping" Lanny Poffo
8. Mr. Perfect def. The Red Rooster
9. Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude (2xCO)
10. Haku def. Sam Houston
11. The Ultimate Warrior def. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
12. Tagteam championship:
    Demolition (ch) def. The British Bulldogs
13. Dino Bravo def. Ken Patera
14. Steel cage match:
    Hulk Hogan def. André the Giant
15. WWF championship:
    Randy Savage (ch) def. Ted DiBiase

Summerslam 1988

1. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymond) vs. British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) (time limit draw)
   Smith sends Jacques crotch first over the top rope, and after double-teaming him, Smith throws Kid on top of him for a cover, but the bell rings for the time limit before he can get the pinfall.
2. Bad News Brown def. Ken Patera
   Patera makes a run for Brown, but Brown moves out of the way and Patera rams the ring post. Brown hits the ghettoblaster on Patera for the pinfall victory.
3. "Ravishing" Rick Rude [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan] def. Junkyard Dog (DQ)
   Rude hits a reverse neckbreaker on Dog, and hits a chop from the top rope. Jake "The Snake" Roberts runs in, attacking Rude, causing Dog to be disqualified.
4. Powers of Pain (Barbarian & The Warlord) [w/The Baron] def. the Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhuvok) [w/Slick]
   Powers of Pain hits a double flying tackle on Zhukov. Warlord then hits a powerslam and Barbarian hits the Barbarian bomb from the top rope to get the pinfall.
5. Intercontinental championship:
   Ultimate Warrior def. Honky Tonk Man (ch) [w/Jimmy Hart]
   Honky Tonk Man was originally scheduled to wrestle Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, but as he was unable to wrestle he instead had a mystery opponent, which was revealed to be Ultimate Warrior. Warrior runs in, hitting a flying tackle, a clothesline and a big splash for the three-count. The match was over in twenty-eight seconds.
6. Dino Bravo [w/Frenchy Martin] def. Don Muraco
   Bravo pins Muraco after a side suplex.
7. Tagteam championship:
   Demolition (Ax & Smash) [w/Mr. Fuji & Jimmy Hart] def. Hart Foundation (Bret "Hit Man" Hart & Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart)
   With the referee distracted, Jimmy Hart throws the megaphone to Ax, who knocks out Bret with it. Smash then covers Bret for the pinfall victory.
8. Big Boss Man def. Koko B.Ware
   Boss Man hits the Big Boss Slam on B.Ware to get the pinfall victory.
9. Jake "The Snake" Roberts def. Hercules
   Roberts pins Hercules after a DDT.
10. Special guest referee: Jesse "The Body" Ventura
    Mega Powers (Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan) [w/Elizabeth] def. Mega Bucks (André the Giant & Ted DiBiase) [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan & Virgil]
    Elizabeth distracts the Mega Bucks, allowing Savage to throw André out over the top rope with an elbow drop. Hogan then slams DiBiase, Macho Man hits the elbow drop from the top rope and then Hogan pins DiBiase after a leg drop.

King of the Ring 1988

• 1st round:
  1. Ted DiBiase def. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
  2. Ken Patera def. Nikolai Volkoff
  3. Ron Bass def. Barbarian
  4. Shawn Michaels def. Danny Davis
  5. Hercules Vs. Bad News Brown (2xDQ)
  6. Randy Savage def. Virgil
  7. Mike Sharpe def. Boris Zhukov
  8. Terry Taylor def. Marty Jannetty
• 2nd round:
  1. Ted DiBiase def. Ken Patera
  2. Ron Bass def. Shawn Michaels
  3. Terry Taylor def. Mike Sharpe
• Semi finals:
  1. Ted DiBiase def. Ron Bass
  2. Randy Savage def. Terry Taylor
• Final:
  Ted DiBiase def. Randy Savage
  to become the King of the Ring.

Saturday Night's Main Event, October 1988

1. Jake Roberts def. Rick Rude (DQ)
2. Tagteam championship:
   Demolition (ch) def. Hart Foundation
   Smash pinned Hart
3. Hulk Hogan def. Haku
4. Dino Bravo def. Ken Patera
5. Big Bossman def. Jim Powers

Saturday Night's Main Event, November 1988

Aired 1988-11-26.

1. Intercontinental championship:
   Ultimate Warrior (ch) def. Super Ninja (Rip Oliver) [w/Mr. Fuji]
   Warrior scores a quick pinfall.
2. Hercules def. Virgil [w/Ted DiBiase]
   Hercules wins by pinfall and throws him out on top of Ted DiBiase.
3. WWF championship:
   "Macho Man" Randy Savage (ch) [w/Elizabeth] vs. André the Giant [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan] (2xDQ)
   The match ended in a double disqualification when Heenan tried to remove the snake of Jake "The Snake" Roberts from the ring area.
4. Flag match:
   "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan def. Boris Zhukov
   Duggans pin Zhukov for the right to fly the US flag above the ring.
5. Fabulous Rougeaus Bros. (Jacques & Raymond) def. Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)
   Jacques pinned Roma for the victory.

Survivor Series 1988

1. Warriors's Team (Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Blue Blazer (Owen Hart), Sam Houston, Jim Brunzell) def. Honky Tonk Man's Team (Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass, Greg Valentine, Danny Davis, Bad News Brown)
   Eliminations in order:
   1. Dangerous Danny Davis by Beefcake (subm)
   2. Jumping Jim Brunzell by Bad News Brown
   3. Brown (CO)
   4. Sam Houston by Ron Bass
   5. The Blue Blazer by Greg The Hammer Valentine (subm)
   6. Honky and Beefcake (2xCO)
   7. Ron Bass by the Warrior
   8. Valentine by the Warrior
   Survivor: The Ultimate Warrior
2. Powers of Pain's Team (Powers of Pain, Hart Foundation, The Young Stallions, The Rockers, British Bulldogs) def. Demolition's Team (Demolition, Brainbusters, Bolsheviks, Rougeau Bros., The Conquistadors)
   Eliminations in order:
   1. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers by the Hart Foundation (Hart pinned Raymond)
   2. The Young Stallions by the Bolsheviks (Zhukov pinned Powers)
   3. Bolsheviks by The Rockers (Jannetty pinned Zhukov)
   4. The Hart Foundation by The Brain Busters (Blanchard pinned Hart)
   5. The Rockers and Brain Busters (2xDQ)
   6. The British Bulldogs by Demolition (Smash pinned Dynamite Kid)
   7. Demolition (CO)
   8. The Conquistadors by The Powers of Pain (Barbarian pinned Conquistador #2)
   Survivors: Powers of Pain
3. André the Giant's Team (André the Giant, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, Ravishing Rick Rude, Harley Race) def. Jake Robert's Team (Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Ken Patera, Scott Casey, Tito Santana)
   Eliminations in order:
   1. Ken Patera by Ravishing Rick Rude
   2. Scott Casey by Bravo
   3. Harley Race by Tito Santana
   4. Santana by André
   5. Duggan (DQ)
   6. Rick Rude by Jake the Snake
   7. André (DQ)
   8. Jake the Snake by Mr. Perfect
   Survivors: Dino Bravo & Mr. Perfect
4. The Mega Powers (Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Hercules, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim) def. The Twin Towers (Big Boss Man, Red Rooster, Ted DiBiase, King Haku, Akeem)
   Eliminations in order:
   1. The Red Rooster by Savage
   2. Hillbilly Jim by Akeem
   3. Koko B Ware by the Boss Man
   4. Hercules by Ted DiBiase
   5. DiBiase by Savage
   6. the Boss Man (CO)
   7. Akeem (DQ)
   8. King Haku by Hogan
   Survivors: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage

Saturday Night's Main Event, December 1988

Aired 1989-01-07.

1. Hair Vs. Hair match:
   Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake def. "Outlaw" Ron Bass (subm)
   The Barber wins by holding Bass in a sleeper hold and cuts off Bass' hair.
2. Hulk Hogan [w/Elizabeth] def. Akeem [w/Big Boss Man & Slick] (DQ)
   Akeem is disqualified when Big Boss Man interferes in the match.
3. Intercontinental championship:
   Ultimate Warrior (ch) def. Honky Tonk Man [w/Jimmy Hart]
4. Tito Santana def. Red Rooster [w/Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]
   Santana rolls up Rooster for a pinfall.
5. Mr. Perfect def. Koko B. Ware.
   Perfect pins Ware after a Perfect Plex.