WrestleMania IV
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| WrestleMania IV | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | March 27, 1988 | |
| Venue | Trump Plaza | |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Attendance | 18,165 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series 1987 | WrestleMania IV | SummerSlam 1988 |
WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Tagline for the event was What the World is Watching.
The event featured, among other things, a Tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship which was vacated after a controversial match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant.
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[edit] Results
- Bad News Brown won a 20 Man Battle Royal (10:40)
- The participants were Bad News Brown, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Brian Blair, Danny Davis, George Steele, Harley Race, Hillbilly Jim, Jacques Rougeau, Jim Brunzell, Jim Neidhart, Jim Powers, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Roma, Raymond Rougeau, Ron Bass, Sam Houston and Sika
- Brown and Hart cooperated to eliminate Junkyard Dog. Then Brown eliminated Hart to win the battle royal after attacking Hart from behind.
- Hart later attacked Brown and broke the trophy that was awarded to the winner.
- Tournament First Round: Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil and André the Giant) defeated Jim Duggan (4:54)
- DiBiase pinned Duggan following a Fist Drop after Andre The Giant, who was in DiBiase's corner, tripped up Duggan and then clocked him.
- Tournament First Round: Don Muraco (w/Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) (4:53)
- Bravo was disqualified for pulling the referee in front of him to avoid a forearm from Muraco.
- Tournament First Round: Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated Butch Reed (w/Slick) (5:07)
- Savage pinned Reed following a Flying Elbow Drop.
- Tournament First Round: Greg Valentine defeated Ricky Steamboat (9:12)
- Valentine pinned Steamboat with a roll-through on a Flying Crossbody
- Tournament First Round: One Man Gang (w/Slick) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Oliver Humperdink) (2:56)
- Bigelow was counted out after being low-bridged by Slick.
- Tournament First Round: Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) fought Jake Roberts to a time-limit draw (15:00)
- Both men were eliminated from the tournament.
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules Hernandez (4:29)
- Warrior pinned Hernandez after countering a Full Nelson with a roll-up.
- Tournament Quarter-Final: Hulk Hogan fought André the Giant (w/Ted DiBiase and Virgil) to a double disqualification (5:22)
- Both Hogan and Andre were disqualified for using chairs.
- Tournament Quarter-Final: Ted DiBiase defeated Don Muraco (w/Billy Graham) (5:44)
- DiBiase pinned Muraco following a Hot Shot. (5.40)
- One Man Gang received a bye in his quarter-final match to qualify to the next round.
- Tournament Quarter-Final: Randy Savage defeated Greg Valentine (6:06)
- Savage pinned Valentine by roll-up after countering his Figure Four leglock.
- Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) (6:30)
- Honky Tonk Man was disqualified after Hart hit the referee with a Megaphone, as a result he retained the Title.
- The referee was legitimately injured by the blow from the megaphone and needed to be helped out of the ring.
- The Islanders (Haku and Tama) and Bobby Heenan defeated The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) and Koko B.Ware (7:30)
- Heenan pinned Ware after he was picked up by The Islanders and dropped on top of Ware.
- Ted DiBiase received a bye in his semi-final match to qualify to the next round.
- Tournament Semi-Final: Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) defeated One Man Gang (w/Slick) (4:05)
- One Man Gang was disqualified after attempting to strike Savage with Slick's cane.
- Demolition (Ax and Smash) (w/Mr. Fuji) defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship (12:33)
- Ax pinned Martel following a cane shot.
- Tournament Final: Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth and Hulk Hogan) defeated Ted DiBiase (w/André the Giant) to win the vacant WWF Championship (9:27)
- Savage pinned DiBiase following a Flying Elbow Drop after DiBase was struck by a chair swung by Hulk Hogan (as a counter-measure for Andre's repeated interferences in the match).
[edit] Tournament Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Hulk Hogan | 5:23 | |||||||||||||||||
| André the Giant | 2xDQ | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Duggan | 5:02 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | 5:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Don Muraco | 4:54 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dino Bravo | DQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Ted DiBiase | 9:17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ricky Steamboat | 9:11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Greg Valentine | 6:07 | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | 4:09 | |||||||||||||||||
| Butch Reed | Pin | |||||||||||||||||
| Randy Savage | 4:35 | |||||||||||||||||
| One Man Gang | DQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Bam Bam Bigelow | 2:55 | |||||||||||||||||
| One Man Gang | CO | |||||||||||||||||
| One Man Gang | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Roberts | 15:00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rick Rude | Draw | |||||||||||||||||
Pin-Pinfall; CO-Countout; DQ-Disqualification; 2xDQ-Double disqualification
[edit] Other on-screen talent
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[edit] Notes
- Gladys Knight sang a rendition of "America the Beautiful" before the show.
- This WrestleMania featured 16 matches, making it the WrestleMania with the most matches.
- WrestleMania IV and V are the only two WrestleManias to be held at the same venue for two consecutive years.
- Celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania IV included Bob Uecker, Vanna White, Gladys Knight, Robin Leach, Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, and Ray Leonard.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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