
WWF Royal Rumble 1988 was a Special Event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which took place on January 24, 1988 , at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
It's the inaugural edition of the Royal Rumble event series.
This event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.
The event had an attendance of 18,000 fans. The main event of the show was The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers).
Below you can find the full match card and results of WWF Royal Rumble 1988, and more information about the event.
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WWF Royal Rumble 1988: Results & Match Card
Match Card
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Glamour GirlsJudy Martin &
Leilani Kaiw/ Jimmy Hart C
vs.The Jumping Bomb AngelsNoriyo Tateno
Itsuki Yamazaki
20-Man Royal Rumble Match
Final Four: Jim Duggan, One Man Gang, Dino Bravo, Don MuracoAnnounced Participants:"Dangerous" Danny Davis"Hacksaw" Jim DugganB. Brian BlairBoris ZhukovBret "The Hitman" HartButch ReedDino BravoDon "The Rock" MuracoHillbilly JimJake "The Snake" RobertsJim BrunzellJim NeidhartJunkyard DogKing Harley RaceNikolai VolkoffOne Man GangThe Ultimate WarriorTito Santana#8 - by Don Muraco#2 - by Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart#1 - by Jake Roberts#6 - by Hillbilly Jim#10 - by One Man Gang#4 - by Don Muraco#5 - by Nikolai VolkoffSam Houston#7 - by Ron Bass
#13 - by Jim Duggan#3 - by Jake Roberts & Jim Brunzell#17 - by One Man Gang & Dino Bravo#11 - by Jim DugganRon Bass#16 - by Don Muraco
#9 - by One Man Gang#12 - by One Man Gang#18 - by One Man Gang#14 - by Dino Bravo#19 - by Jim Duggan#15 - by Ron Bass2 out of 3 Falls Match
Results
- via Disqualification
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Jumping Bomb AngelsNoriyo Tateno
Itsuki Yamazaki
def.The Glamour GirlsJudy Martin &
Leilani Kaiw/ Jimmy Hart C
to win the Titles [2-1]
0-1: Martin pins Yamazaki; 1-1: Tateno pins Martin; 2-1: Tateno pins Martin20-Man Royal Rumble Match
Final Four: Jim Duggan, One Man Gang, Dino Bravo, Don MuracoWinner:Order of Entrances:N. Entrant Elimination 1 Bret "The Hitman" Hart
#8 - by Don Muraco 2 Tito Santana
#2 - by Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart 3 Butch Reed
#1 - by Jake Roberts 4 Jim Neidhart
#6 - by Hillbilly Jim 5 Jake "The Snake" Roberts
#10 - by One Man Gang 6 King Harley Race
#4 - by Don Muraco 7 Jim Brunzell
#5 - by Nikolai Volkoff 8 Sam Houston
#7 - by Ron Bass 9 "Dangerous" Danny Davis
#13 - by Jim Duggan 10 Boris Zhukov
#3 - by Jake Roberts & Jim Brunzell 11 Don "The Rock" Muraco
#17 - by One Man Gang & Dino Bravo 12 Nikolai Volkoff
#11 - by Jim Duggan 13 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Winner 14 Ron Bass
#16 - by Don Muraco 15 B. Brian Blair
#9 - by One Man Gang 16 Hillbilly Jim
#12 - by One Man Gang 17 Dino Bravo
#18 - by One Man Gang 18 The Ultimate Warrior
#14 - by Dino Bravo 19 One Man Gang
#19 - by Jim Duggan 20 Junkyard Dog
#15 - by Ron Bass 2 out of 3 Falls Match
[2-0]
1-0: Roma gets counted-out; 2-0: Haku submits Roma
Event Info
- Event Name WWF Royal Rumble 1988
- Promotion
World Wrestling Federation
- Event Type Special Event
- Country
United States
- Location Hamilton, Ontario
- Event Date January 24, 1988
- Year 1988
- Event Series Royal Rumble
- Arena Copps Coliseum
- Network On-Demand; USA Network
- Attendance 18,000
- Running Time 2,5 hours
- Commentary By
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Vince McMahon
- Ring Announcer
Howard Finkel
- Theme Song "The Royal Rumble" by WWF Production
- Main Event The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)
- Notes This event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.