WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988/08/29 • Released • English
Where The Mega-Powers Meet The Mega-Bucks!
Overview
WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation and took place on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden, located in New York, New York. The PPV was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling. It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF. The main match of the preliminary bouts was the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between The Ultimate Warrior and the reigning champion The Honky Tonk Man. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in approximately thirty seconds to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth distracted the special guest referee by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom.
Director : Vince McMahon
Casts
Randy Poffo
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Ted DiBiase Sr.
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
André Roussimoff
André The Giant
Jesse Ventura
Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Jim Hellwig
The Ultimate Warrior
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ray Fernandez
The Mighty Hercules
James Ware
"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
Bret Hart
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Bill Eadie
Demolition Ax
Barry Darsow
Demolition Smash
Don Muraco
"The Rock" Don Muraco
Boris Zhukov
Boris Zhukov
Sione Vailahi
The Barbarian
Terry Szopinski
The Warlord
Rick Rood
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Ken Patera
Ken Patera
Tom Billington
The Dynamite Kid
David Smith
Davey Boy Smith
Jacques Rougeau
Jacques Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau
Ray Heenan
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Elizabeth Hulette
Miss Elizabeth (Valet)
Michael Jones
Virgil (Bodyguard)
Harry Fujiwara
Mr. Fuji (Manager)
Ken Johnson
"The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)
Jean Gagné
Frenchy Martin (Manager)
Jim Raschke
The Baron (Manager)
Bruce Prichard
Brother Love (Host)
Jim Duggan
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Guest)
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