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WWE SummerSlam 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988
★ 7.3/10•1988•2h 30m•PG-13•Action•Drama

Where The Mega-Powers Meet The Mega-Bucks!

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.

Vince McMahon · Director

Pat Patterson · Writer

Bruce Prichard · Writer

Vince McMahon · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 29, 1988

Actors

Randy Poffo

Randy Poffo

"The Macho Man" Randy Savage

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Ted DiBiase Sr.

Ted DiBiase Sr.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

André Roussimoff

André Roussimoff

André The Giant

Jesse Ventura

Jesse Ventura

Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)

Wayne Farris

The Honky Tonk Man

Jim Hellwig

Jim Hellwig

The Ultimate Warrior

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Ray Fernandez

Ray Fernandez

The Mighty Hercules

James Ware

James Ware

"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Ray Traylor

Ray Traylor

The Big Boss Man

Bret Hart

Bret Hart

Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Jim Neidhart

Jim Neidhart

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Bill Eadie

Bill Eadie

Demolition Ax

Barry Darsow

Barry Darsow

Demolition Smash

Don Muraco

Don Muraco

"The Rock" Don Muraco

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