WRESTLEMANIA IV
WrestleMania IV took place on March 27, 1988, at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event featured the finals of a one-night, 14-man single-elimination tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, in which Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title.
The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, and Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation (WWF) |
|---|---|
| Date | March 27, 1988 |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall |
| Attendance | 19,199 |
WRESTLEMANIA IV RESULTS
| RESULTS | STIPULATIONS | TIMES |
|---|---|---|
| Bad News Brown won by last eliminating Bret Hart | Battle Royal | 9:44 |
| Ted DiBiase (with Virgil & André the Giant) defeated Jim Duggan | First round tournament match | 5:02 |
| Don Muraco (with Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo (with Frenchy Martin) by disqualification | First round tournament match | 4:53 |
| Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Ricky Steamboat | First round tournament match | 9:12 |
| Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Butch Reed (with Slick) | First round tournament match | 5:07 |
| One Man Gang (with Slick) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (with Oliver Humperdink) by countout | First round tournament match | 2:56 |
| Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan) ended in a time-limit draw | First round tournament match | 15:00 |
| The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules (with Bobby Heenan) | Singles match | 4:29 |
| Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant (with Ted DiBiase and Virgil) ended in a double disqualification | Quarter-final tournament match | 5:52 |
| Ted DiBiase defeated Don Muraco (with Superstar Billy Graham) | Quarter-final tournament match | 5:44 |
| Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart) | Quarter-final tournament match | 6:06 |
| Brutus Beefcake defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) (with Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue) by disqualification | Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 6:30 |
| The Islanders (Haku & Tama) and Bobby Heenan defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) and Koko B. Ware | Six-man tag team match | 7:30 |
| Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated One Man Gang (with Slick) by disqualification | Semi-final tournament match | 4:05 |
| Demolition (Ax & Smash) (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) (c) | Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | 12:33 |
| Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted DiBiase (with André the Giant) | Tournament final for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship | 9:27 |
WRESTLEMANIA IV PHOTOS
