Royal Rumble (1988)
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| Royal Rumble 1988 | ||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 24, 1988 | |
| Venue | Copps Coliseum | |
| City | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Attendance | 18,000 | |
Royal Rumble 1988 was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
Unlike the subsequent Royal Rumble events, this event was not shown on pay-per-view and was instead a television special shown on the USA Network.
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[edit] Results
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by disqualification (16:40)
- Rude was disqualified after pulling the referee in the way while Steamboat jumped off the top rope.
- The Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki) defeated The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) (w/Jimmy Hart) in a Two out of three falls match to win the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship (15:21)
- Martin pinned Yamazaki after a Alley Oop (6:06)
- Yamazaki pinned Kai with a sunset flip (8:21)
- Tateno pinned Martin after a Double Missile Dropkick (15:21)
- Jim Duggan won the 1988 Royal Rumble
- The final two participants were Jim Duggan and One Man Gang. Duggan won the match when he ducked One Man Gang's charge sending him over the top rope. (33:00)
- Nikolai Volkoff came out prematurely right after Don Muraco, and had to be forced by referees to stay outside the ring before his time is up.
- The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a Two out of three falls match (14:00)
- Roma was counted out. (7:00)
- Haku forced Roma to submit with a Single Leg Boston Crab. (14:00)
[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Entrant | Eliminated | Time | ||
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| 1 | Bret Hart | 8 | by Muraco | 25:42 |
| 2 | Tito Santana | 2 | by Hart and Neidhart | 10:41 |
| 3 | Butch Reed | 1 | by Roberts | 3:18 |
| 4 | Jim Neidhart | 6 | by Hillbilly Jim | 19:06 |
| 5 | Jake Roberts | 10 | by One Man Gang | 21:52 |
| 6 | Harley Race | 4 | by Muraco | 10:03 |
| 7 | Jim Brunzell | 5 | by Volkoff | 12:06 |
| 8 | Sam Houston | 7 | by Bass | 14:39 |
| 9 | Danny Davis | 13 | by Duggan | 17:51 |
| 10 | Boris Zhukov | 3 | by Roberts and Brunzell | 2:33 |
| 11 | Don Muraco | 17 | by Bravo | 16:16 |
| 12 | Nikolai Volkoff | 11 | by Duggan | 11:40 |
| 13 | Jim Duggan | - | WINNER | 14:43 |
| 14 | Ron Bass | 14 | by Muraco | 10:14 |
| 15 | B. Brian Blair | 9 | by One Man Gang | 5:50 |
| 16 | Hillbilly Jim | 12 | by One Man Gang | 5:55 |
| 17 | Dino Bravo | 18 | by One Man Gang | 8:12 |
| 18 | The Ultimate Warrior | 16 | by Bass | 3:51 |
| 19 | One Man Gang | 19 | by Duggan | 6:50 |
| 20 | Junkyard Dog | 15 | by Ron Bass | 2:08 |
[edit] Other on-screen talent
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[edit] Trivia
- During the event, Dino Bravo made a world record attempt to bench press 715 lbs. Bravo was successful but with the help of spotter Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
- A contract signing was held at this show between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant for a WrestleMania III rematch at The Main Event for the WWF Championship.
- This Royal Rumble features the smallest amount of entrants ever at twenty.
- Bret Hart set the first longevity record at 25:42.
[edit] References
- obsessedwithwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '88 results
- twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble
- hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '88 review
[edit] External links
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