Royal Rumble 1988
From Pro Wrestling
| Royal Rumble 1988 | |
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| Promotion | WWF |
|---|---|
| Date | January 24, 1988 |
| Venue | Copps Coliseum |
| City | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Last Event | Survivor Series 1987 |
| Next Event | WrestleMania IV |
Contents |
Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Singles Match: Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat
- Rude was disqualified after pulling the referee in the way while Steamboat jumped off the top rope.
- Winner: Ricky Steamboat (16:40).
- WWF World Women's Tag Team Championship Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai) vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno)
- Martin pinned Yamazaki after a Alley Oop (6:06)
- Yamazaki pinned Kai with a Sunset Flip counter out of a Alley Oop attempt (8:21)
- Tateno pinned Martin after a Double Missile Dropkick (15:21)
- Winner: The Jumping Bomb Angels to become The NEW! WWF World Women's Tag Team Champions (15:21).
- WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant w/Virgil, Ted DiBiase and Bobby Heenan, signed the The Contract for February 5th, 1988 at The Main Event in Indianapolis, Indiana for The WWF World Heavyweight Championship.
- Andre attacked Hogan after the signing, putting his "Official Stamp" on it.
- Royal Rumble Match: B. Brian Blair vs. Boris Zhukov vs. Bret Hart vs. Butch Reed vs. Danny Davis vs. Dino Bravo vs. Don Muraco vs. Hillbilly Jim vs. Jake Roberts vs. Jim Brunzell vs. Jim Duggan vs. Jim Neidhart vs. King Harley Race vs. Nikolai Volkoff vs. Ron Bass vs. Sam Houston vs. The Junkyard Dog vs. The One Man Gang vs. The Ultimate Warrior vs. Tito Santana
- The final two participants were Jim Duggan and One Man Gang. Duggan won the match when he ducked One Man Gang's charge sending him over the top rope. (33:00)
- Nikolai Volkoff came out prematurely right after Don Muraco, and had to be forced by referees to stay outside the ring before his time was up.
- Winner: Jim Duggan (14:00).
- Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)
- Roma was counted out. (7:00)
- Haku forced Roma to submit with a Single Leg Boston Crab. (14:00)
- Winner: The Islanders (14:00).
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bret Hart | 8 | Muraco | 25:42 |
| 2 | Tito Santana | 2 | Hart and Neidhart | 10:41 |
| 3 | Butch Reed | 1 | Roberts | 14:55 |
| 4 | Jim Neidhart | 6 | Hillbilly Jim | 19:06 |
| 5 | Jake Roberts | 10 | One Man Gang | 21:52 |
| 6 | Harley Race | 4 | Muraco | 10:03 |
| 7 | Jim Brunzell | 3 | Volkoff | 12:06 |
| 8 | Sam Houston | 7 | Bass | 14:39 |
| 9 | Danny Davis | 13 | Duggan | 17:51 |
| 10 | Boris Zhukov | 3 | Roberts and Brunzell | 2:33 |
| 11 | Don Muraco | 17 | Bravo and One Man Gang | 4:12 |
| 12 | Nikolai Volkoff | 11 | Duggan | 11:40 |
| 13 | Jim Duggan | - | WINNER | 14:43 |
| 14 | Ron Bass | 14 | Muraco | 10:14 |
| 15 | B. Brian Blair | 9 | One Man Gang | 5:50 |
| 16 | Hillbilly Jim | 12 | One Man Gang | 5:55 |
| 17 | Dino Bravo | 18 | One Man Gang | 18:12 |
| 18 | The Ultimate Warrior | 16 | Bravo and One Man Gang | 3:51 |
| 19 | One Man Gang | 19 | Duggan | 6:50 |
| 20 | Junkyard Dog | 15 | Bass | 2:08 |
One Man Gang had the most eliminations with 4. He eliminated: B. Brian Blair, Jake Roberts, Hillbilly Jim and Dino Bravo.
DVD and video releases
The event was released as part of the Royal Rumble Anthology dvd set.
External links and references
- Royal Rumble 1988 (Official Website)
- Royal Rumble 1988 at CAGEMATCH.net
- Royal Rumble 1988 at Online World of Wrestling
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