King of the Ring 1988 was the fourth King of the Ring tournament which took place on October 16, 1988 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Matches
First Round
- Ken Patera defeated Nikolai Volkoff (10:20)
- Ted DiBiase defeated Brutus Beefcake (7:32)
- Hercules fought Bad News Brown to a double countout (6:05)
- Randy Savage defeated Virgil (5:43)
- Ron Bass defeated The Barbarian via disqualification (7:02)
- Shawn Michaels defeated Danny Davis (3:37)
- The Red Rooster defeated Marty Jannetty (11:00)
- Mike Sharpe defeated Boris Zhukov (6:27)
Flag Match
- Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) (8:43)
Quaterfinal Round
- Ron Bass defeated Shawn Michaels (7:39)
- Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Ken Patera (5:42)
- The Red Rooster defeated Mike Sharpe (3:27)
Semifinal Round
- Randy Savage defeated The Red Rooster (7:21)
- Ted DiBiase defeated Ron Bass via forfeit
Final Round
- Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil) defeated Randy Savage via countout (6:11)
Tournament Brackets
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Ken Patera | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Nikolai Volkoff | 10:20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ken Patera | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | 5:42 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brutus Beefcake | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | 7:32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | Forfeit | |||||||||||||||||
| Ron Bass | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Barbarian | DQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Ron Bass | 7:02 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ron Bass | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Michaels | 7:39 | |||||||||||||||||
| Danny Davis | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Michaels | 3:37 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | CO | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | 6:11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bad News Brown | DCO | |||||||||||||||||
| Hercules | 6:05 | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Virgil | 5:43 | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| The Red Rooster | 7:21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marty Jannetty | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| The Red Rooster | 11:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| The Red Rooster | Sub | |||||||||||||||||
| Iron Mike Sharpe | 3:27 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Sharpe | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Boris Zhukov | 6:27 | |||||||||||||||||
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