WWE SummerSlam 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

150 mins | Drama, Action | Aug. 29, 1988

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.

WWE SummerSlam 1988

150 mins | Drama, Action | Aug. 29, 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers
Original title WWE SummerSlam 1988
Directors Vince McMahon
Writers Pierre Clermont, Bruce Prichard, Vince McMahon

Cast

Randy Savage

as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage

Hulk Hogan

as Hulk Hogan

Ted DiBiase Sr.

as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

André Roussimoff

as André The Giant

Jesse Ventura

as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)

Wayne Farris

as The Honky Tonk Man

Jim Hellwig

as The Ultimate Warrior

Aurelian Smith Jr.

as Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Ray Fernandez

as The Mighty Hercules

James Ware

as "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Ray Traylor

as The Big Boss Man

Bret Hart

as Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Jim Neidhart

as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Bill Eadie

as Demolition Ax

Barry Darsow

as Demolition Smash

Don Muraco

as "The Rock" Don Muraco

Adolfo Bresciano

as Dino Bravo

Jim Harrell

as Boris Zhukov

Josip Peruzović

as Nikolai Volkoff

Sione Vailahi

as The Barbarian

Terry Szopinski

as The Warlord

Sylvester Ritter

as The Junkyard Dog

Rick Rood

as "Ravishing" Rick Rude

Allen Coage

as Bad News Brown

Ken Patera

as Ken Patera

Tom Billington

as The Dynamite Kid

Davey Boy Smith

as Davey Boy Smith

Jacques Rougeau

as Jacques Rougeau

Raymond Rougeau

as Raymond Rougeau

Ray Heenan

as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)

Elizabeth Hulette

as Miss Elizabeth (Valet)

Michael Jones

as Virgil (Bodyguard)

Harry Fujiwara

as Mr. Fuji (Manager)

Jimmy Hart

as Jimmy Hart (Manager)

Ken Johnson

as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)

Jean Gagné

as Frenchy Martin (Manager)

Jim Raschke

as The Baron (Manager)

Bruce Prichard

as Brother Love (Host)

Jim Duggan

as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Guest)