SUMMERSLAM 1988
SummerSlam 1988 took place on August 29, 1988, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. SummerSlam was created to help WWF compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling (formerly Jim Crockett Promotions). It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF, along with WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series, which were eventually dubbed the “big four.”
There were 10 professional wrestling matches in total. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant).
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
|---|---|
| Date | August 29, 1988 |
| City | New York City, New York |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
SUMMERSLAM 1988 RESULTS
| RESULTS | STIPULATIONS | TIMES |
|---|---|---|
| The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) vs. The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) ended in a time limit draw | Tag team match | 20:00 |
| Bad News Brown defeated Ken Patera | Singles match | 6:33 |
| Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan) defeated Junkyard Dog by disqualification | Singles match | 6:18 |
| The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian) (with The Baron) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) (with Slick) | Tag team match | 5:27 |
| The Ultimate Warrior defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) (with Jimmy Hart) | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 0:31 |
| Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin) defeated Don Muraco | Singles match | 5:28 |
| Demolition (Ax and Smash) (c) (with Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart) defeated The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | 10:49 |
| Big Boss Man (with Slick) defeated Koko B. Ware | Singles match | 5:57 |
| Jake Roberts defeated Hercules | Singles match | 10:06 |
| The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant) (with Virgil and Bobby Heenan) | Tag team match with Jesse Ventura as the special guest referee | 14:43 |
SUMMERSLAM 1988 PHOTOS
