SummerSlam ’88
 -The first ever SummerSlam event was held on the 29th of August 1988, a Monday
Evening at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
        -The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, WWF World Heavyweight
        Champion) vs. TheMega Bucks (Andre the Giant and Ted DiBiase).  Savage
        pinned DiBiase at the 13:57 mark to win the bout.
                -The Powers were accompanied by Elizabeth.
                -The Bucks were accompanied by Virgil.
                -Special Referee:  Jesse Ventura.
        -The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) vs. Demolition (Ax and
        Smash), WWF World Tag Team Champions.  Smash pinned Bret Hart in 9:48.
        -The Ultimate Warrior vs. The Honky Tonk Man, WWF Intercontinental
        Champion.  Warrior beat Man in 28-seconds and captured his first WWF Title.
                -Honky was accompanied by his manager, Jimmy Hart.
        -Hercules vs. Jake Roberts.  Roberts pinned Hercules.
                -Roberts brought his snake, Damien, to the ring.
                -Hercules was managed by Slick.
        -Koko B. Ware vs. Big Bossman.  Bossman won by pinfall.
                -Bossman was managed by Slick.
        -The Powers of Pain (Barbarian and The Warlord) vs. The Bolsheviks (Nikolai
                Volkoff and BorisZukhov).  Barbarian pinned Zukhov.
                -Powers of Pain were managed by Baron Von Raschke.
        -Junkyard Dog vs. Rick Rude.  Rude won by disqualification.
        -Bad News Brown vs. Ken Patera.  Brown won by pinfall.
        -Don Muraco vs. Dino Bravo.  Bravo pinned Muraco.
        -The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond Rougeau) vs. The British
        Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith).  Draw.
Crowd Estimate:  20,000.        
Survivor Series ’88
 -The annual Survivor Series was held on Thursday, November 24, 1988 at the
Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio.  The second consecutive year at the same location.
        -Akeem, Big Bossman, Ted DiBiase, Haku, and the Red Rooster vs. Hercules
        Hernandez, Hillbilly Jim, Hulk Hogan, Koko B. Ware and Randy Savage, WWF
        World Heavyweight Champion.
               -Slick accompanied the team made up of heels.
        Number Eliminated:
                -Randy Savage pinned Red Rooster.
                -Akeem pinned Hillbilly Jim.
                -Big Bossman pinned Koko B. Ware.
                -Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules Hernandez.
                -Savage pinned DiBiase.
                -Bossman and Akeem were both disqualified.
                -Hogan pinned Haku.
        The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) were the survivors.
        -Brutus Beefcake, Blue Blazer, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston and The Ultimate
        Warrior, WWF Intercontinental Champion vs. Ron Bass, Bad News Brown,
        Danny Davis, The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine.
        Number Eliminated:
                -Brutus Beefcake eliminated Danny Davis.
                -Bad News Brown pinned Jim Brunzell.
                -Brown was counted out and eliminated.
                -Ron Bass pinned Sam Houston.
                -Greg Valentine forced Blue Blazer to submit to his figure-four leglock.
                -Beefcake and the Honky Tonk Man were both counted out and
                eliminated.
                -The Ultimate Warrior pinned Bass.
                -Warrior pinned Valentine.
                The Ultimate Warrior was the sole survivor.
        -The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith), The Hart
        Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), The Powers of Pain (Barbarian and    
        The Warlord), The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels), and the
        Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) vs. The Bolsheviks (Nikolai
        Volkoff and Boris Zukhov), The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully
        Blanchard), Los (The) Masked Conquistadors (Conquistador I and
        Conquistador II), The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond Rougeau)
        and Demolition (Ax and Smash), WWF World Tag Team Champions.
                -The latter team was accompanied by Bobby Heenan and Mr. Fuji.
        Number Eliminated:
                -Bret Hart pinned Raymond Rougeau.  The Rougeau Brothers were
                eliminated.
                -Boris Zukhov pinned Jim Powers.  Young Stallions eliminated.
                -Marty Jannetty pinned Boris Zukhov.  Bolsheviks eliminated.
                -Tully Blanchard pinned Hart.  Hart Foundation eliminated.
                -Brain Busters and Rockers were both disqualified and eliminated.
                -Smash pinned Dynamite Kid.  British Bulldogs were eliminated.
                -Smash was counted out.  Demolition were eliminated.
                -Barbarian pinned one of the masked Conquistadors.  Conquistadors
                were eliminated.
                The Powers of Pain (Barbarian and Warlord) were the survivors.
        -Scott Casey, Jim Duggan, Ken Patera, Jake Roberts, and Tito Santana vs.
        Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, Harley Race, and Rick Rude.
                -The latter team was accompanied by Bobby Heenan.        
        Number Eliminated:
                -Rick Rude pinned Ken Patera.
                -Dino Bravo pinned Scott Casey.
                -Tito Santana pinned Harley Race.
                -Andre the Giant pinned Santana.
                -Jim Duggan was disqualified and eliminated.
                -Jake Roberts pinned Rude.
                -Andre was disqualified and eliminated.
                -Mr. Perfect pinned Roberts.
                Dino Bravo and Mr. Perfect were the survivors.
Crowd Estimate:  13,500.
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) PPV Events - 1988
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