
WWF SummerSlam 1988 was a Pay Per View event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which took place on August 29, 1988 , at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
It's the inaugural edition of the SummerSlam event series.
The event had an attendance of 20,000 fans. The main event of the show was The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André the Giant & Ted DiBiase).
Below you can find the full match card and results of WWF SummerSlam 1988, and more information about the event.
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WWF SummerSlam 1988: Results & Match Card
Match Card
- The British Bulldogs
Davey Boy Smith &
Dynamite Kid
vs.The Fabulous RougeausJacques Rougeau &
Raymond Rougeau
- Powers of Pain
The Warlord &
The Barbarianw/ The Baron
vs.The BolsheviksNikolai Volkoff &
Boris Zhukovw/ Slick
- Demolition
Demolition Ax &
Demolition Smashw/ Mr. Fuji & Jimmy Hart C
vs.The Hart FoundationBret "The Hitman" Hart &
Jim Neidhart
- Special referee: Jesse VenturaThe Mega Powers
Hulk Hogan &
"Macho Man" Randy Savagew/ Miss Elizabeth
vs.The Mega BucksAndré the Giant &
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiasew/ Bobby Heenan & Virgil
Results
- The British Bulldogs
Davey Boy Smith &
Dynamite Kid
vs.The Fabulous RougeausJacques Rougeau &
Raymond Rougeau
ends in a Time Limit Draw - via Pinfall
- via Disqualification
- Powers of Pain
The Warlord &
The Barbarianw/ The Baron
def.The BolsheviksNikolai Volkoff &
Boris Zhukovw/ Slick
via Pinfall - via Pinfall to win the Title
- via Pinfall
- Demolition
Demolition Ax &
Demolition Smashw/ Mr. Fuji & Jimmy Hart C
def.The Hart FoundationBret "The Hitman" Hart &
Jim Neidhart
via Pinfall to retain the Titles - via Pinfall
- via Pinfall
- Special referee: Jesse VenturaThe Mega Powers
Hulk Hogan &
"Macho Man" Randy Savagew/ Miss Elizabeth
def.The Mega BucksAndré the Giant &
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiasew/ Bobby Heenan & Virgil
via Pinfall
Event Info
- Event Name WWF SummerSlam 1988
- Promotion
World Wrestling Federation
- Event Type Pay Per View
- Country
United States
- Location New York, New York
- Event Date August 29, 1988
- Year 1988
- Event Series SummerSlam
- Arena Madison Square Garden
- Network On-Demand
- Attendance 20,000
- Running Time 3 hours
- Commentary By
Gorilla Monsoon
"Superstar" Billy Graham
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
- Ring Announcer
Howard Finkel
- Theme Song "SummerSlam Theme" by Jim Johnston
- Main Event The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage) vs. The Mega Bucks (André the Giant & Ted DiBiase)