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Ultimate History of Pro Wrestling - A Time Line of Every Major Event in Pro Wrestling History - 1988

By: Karl Stern

1988

01-01-1988: JCP/NWA: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 12,700: Jimmy Garvin & Sting & Ricky Santana defeated Terry Taylor & Mike Rotundo, & Kevin Sullivan… Ron Garvin pinned Eddie Gilbert… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Ricky Santana & Robert Gibson… NWA Western States Heritage champion Barry Windham fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Road Warrior Animal defeated The Warlord via disqualification… Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a non-title match… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes… NWA US champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff, Dick Murdoch, Black Bart, and Bobby Eaton in a Bunkhouse Stampede match.

01-02-1988: JCP/NWA: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,457: Dick Murdoch pinned Italian Stallion… Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) defeated The Gladiators… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Ricky Santana & Robert Gibson… Tully Blanchard defeated Jimmy Garvin in a Texas Death Match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & The Warlord… NWA US champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated Michael Hayes via disqualification.

01-03-1988: JCP/NWA: Baltimore, MD: TV taping: TV taping: The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated two unknowns… Kevin Sullivan pinned George South… Dick Murdoch pinned an unknown… NWA Western States Heritage champion Barry Windham pinned an unknown… Eddie Gilbert pinned Gary Royal… NWA TV champion Nikita Koloff pinned Tommy Angel… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated David Isley and two unknowns… Dick Murdoch pinned Mark Fleming… Larry Zbyszko pinned Kendall Windham… Sting defeated The Warlord via disqualification… The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Max McGyver & Tony Suber… Lex Luger defeated Gary Royal… Dick Murdoch fought NWA TV champion Nikita Koloff to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Barry Windham & Sting defeated George South & Gary Royal… The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Mark Fleming & Larry Stephens… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Bob Riddle & Steve Sampson… NWA Florida champion Mike Rotunda pinned Tommy Angel… Lex Luger defeated Curtis Thompson.

In Montgomery, AL at the Coliseum: Moondog Spot defeated Tom Prichard for the Alabama title.

01-04-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden double countout with The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong)… Wendell Cooley beat Dutch Mantel… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) beat The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) in a southern street fight match… Tom Prichard beat Jonathan Boyd by DQ… Danny Davis beat Carl Styles… Doug Furnas beat Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) by DQ… Mike Jackson beat Masked Shadow.

01-05-1988: WWF: Huntsville, AL: Von Braun Civic Center: Attendance: 8,500: TV taping: Sam Houston pinned Danny Davis. After the match Houston was attacked by Bad News Brown (“Bad News” Allan Coage debut)… Butch Reed defeated Don Muraco via DQ… Jim Duggan & Jake Roberts defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil via DQ… Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Honky Tonk Man & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart… B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell & Junkyard Dog & George Steele defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera) & Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Dusty Wolfe & Iron Mike Sharpe… Greg Valentine defeated Van Van Horne… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Tiger Chung Lee… Ron Bass pinned Rex King… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Gino Carabello & Brian Costello… Don Muraco pinned Dave Wagner… Ted DiBiase pinned Brady Boone… Randy Savage pinned Barry Horowitz… Butch Reed & the One Man Gang defeated WG Wellington & Ricky Hunter… Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Joe Mirto… Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart & Danny Davis defeated Sam Houston & Rex King & Van Van Horne… Jim Duggan pinned Steve Lombardi… Harley Race & Rick Rude & Hercules defeated Jerry Allen & Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Omar Atlas… Ultimate Warrior pinned Terry Gibbs… Dino Bravo pinned SD Jones… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo… Bad News Brown pinned Brady Boone… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Outback Jack & Jerry Allen.

01-09-1988: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 10,083: TV taping: Dino Bravo pinned SD Jones… Ultimate Warrior fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF Women's Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Lelani Kai defeated Jumping Bomb Angels… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Ted DiBiase pinned Jake Roberts… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) via disqualification.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 13,903: TV taping: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned SD Jones… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Ted DiBiase pinned Jake Roberts… Dino Bravo pinned Jerry Allen… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Rick Rude… WWF Women's tag team champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated Jumping Bomb Angels… Greg Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) via disqualification.

01-10-1988: JCP/NWA: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: TV taping: Dick Murdoch & Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Italian Stallion & Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner… NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Larry Stephens & Gene Ligon… Sting defeated The Gladiator… NWA Florida champion Mike Rotunda pinned Rikki Nelson… Larry Zbyszko pinned John Savage… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Larry Stephens & Italian Stallion… The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated Tommy Angel & an unknown… Sting defeated Black Bart via disqualification… Ron Garvin pinned Bob Riddle… NWA Western States Heritage champion Barry Windham pinned George South… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff fought NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) to a no contest in a steel cage match.

01-11-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: Wendell Cooley & The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantel in a stretcher match… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) beat Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) by DQ in a lumberjack, strap match… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) double countout with Doug Furnas… Tom Prichard beat Jonathan Boyd by DQ… Moondog Spot beat Bucky Siegler… Danny Davis beat The Scorpion… Carl Styles beat Mike Jackson… Jonathan Boyd beat Ranger Ross to win Alabama Title.

01-14-1988: WWF: Seattle, WA: Seattle Center Coliseum: Attendance: 10,700: Koko B. Ware defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Dino Bravo defeated Jerry Allen… Ron Bass defeated Brady Boone… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Rick Rude pinned Jake Roberts… Greg Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake… WWF Women's champion Sherri Martel defeated Velvet McIntyre… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match.

JCP/NWA: Norfolk, VA: Scope: Attendance: 4,000: TV taping: NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tommy Angel & Cougar Jay… Powers of Pain (The Warlord & Barbarian) defeated Larry Stephens & Trent Knight… Black Bart pinned Mark Cruz… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated George South & Gene Ligon… Sting defeated Mark Fleming… NWA Florida champion Mike Rotunda pinned Bob Riddle… NWA Western States Heritage champion Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyszko… The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk) fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double disqualification… NWA TV champion Nikita Koloff defeated Mike Rotundo via disqualification… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… NWA World champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US champion Dusty Rhodes in a steel cage match.

01-15-1988: WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Mecca: Attendance: 12,223: Lanny Poffo pinned Sika… Sam Houston defeated Danny Davis… WWF Women's tag team champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated Jumping Bomb Angels… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned One Man Gang… Don Muraco pinned Butch Reed… Jim Duggan pinned Harley Race… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Ken Patera… WWF champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ted DiBiase.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Dino Bravo pinned Jerry Allen… Koko B. Ware pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via count-out… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre… Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: Results not complete: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & The Warlord… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… NWA Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham fought Tully Blanchard to a double DQ… Dick Murdoch & Stan Lane defeated two unknowns… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Murdoch & Stan Lane in a steel cage match.

01-16-1988: WWF: Sacramento, CA: Arco Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone… Dino Bravo pinned Jerry Allen… Koko B. Ware pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri defeated Velvet McIntyre… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via count-out… Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 10,700: Lanny Poffo pinned Sika… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Sam Houston pinned Danny Davis… WWF Women's tag team champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Jumping Bomb Angels… Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes & Jim Duggan defeated Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) & Mr. Fuji… Bam Bam Bigelow & Don Muraco defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance: 7,641: Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert & Kevin Sullivan defeated Sting & Ron Simmons & Kendall Windham… Jimmy Garvin pinned Black Bart with a roll up at 3:30… Tully Blanchard fought Ron Garvin to a 20-minute time-limit draw… NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Mike Rotundo via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) to a double count-out… NWA US Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned Stan Lane… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes.

01-17-1988: WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 7,500: Lanny Poffo pinned Jose Estrada… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Jim Duggan double count out Hercules… Don Muraco pinned Butch Reed… Glamour Girls beat Jumping Bomb Angels… Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) beat Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Ted DiBiase double disqualification Bam Bam Bigelow… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) & Honky Tonk Man beat Randy Savage & Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana).

NWA/WCW: St. Louis, MO: Attendance: 5,900: Nikita Koloff drew Tully Blanchard… Mike Rotunda pinned Kendall Windham… Sting beat Larry Zbyszko… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Gary Royal & Max MacGyver… Dusty Rhodes beat Dick Murdoch via DQ… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… Ric Flair pinned Michael Hayes in a steel cage match.

01-18-1988: WWF: Hartford, CT: Attendance: 7,500: Lanny Poffo beat Jose Estrada… Don Muraco pinned Butch Reed… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) beat Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage in a cage match… Hercules battled Jim Duggan to a double count out… Bam Bam Bigelow beat Ted DiBiase via DQ.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Curt Hennig beat Jerry Lawler in a title vs. ring match.

Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) & The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) & Wendell Cooley beat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantel & Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony)… Doug Furnas double countout with Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious)… Danny Davis beat Rick Patterson… Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantel beat Walter Sullivan & Randy Hogan & Lyle Waggoner… Wendell Cooley beat Carl Styles… Tom Prichard beat Moondog Spot… Danny Davis draw Jonathan Boyd… Doug Furnas beat Greek Assassin.

01-19-1988: WWF: Calgary, Alberta: Saddledome: Attendance: 8,500 sell out: Tom Magee defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Dino Bravo pinned Jerry Allen… Davey Boy Smith pinned Haku… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre… Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Sam Houston pinned Gilles des Fosse… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via count-out… Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Randy Savage via disqualification.

01-20-1988: NWA/WCW: Honolulu, HI: Attendance: 7,200: Ric Flair pinned Nikita Koloff… Dusty Rhodes pinned Tully Blanchard… Lex Luger pinned Arn Anderson… Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)… Michael Hayes pinned Kevin Sullivan… Barry Windham & Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton) & Larry Zbyszko… Farmer Boy Ipo beat Kinipopo… Superfly Tui pinned Mighty Milo.

WWF: Regina, Saskatchewan: Agridome: Attendance: 6,700: Tom Magee defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.

01-23-1988: Continental in Knoxville, TN at the Coliseum: Attendance: 8,000: Tony Anthony defeated Wendell Cooley by forfeit… Tom Prichard defeated Moondog Spot… Greg Cooley battled Carl Styles to a draw… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Jonathan Boyd… Tracy Smothers defeated Robert Fuller… Dutch Mantel defeated Danny Davis… Jimmy Golden defeated Steve Armstrong… Tony Anthony defeated Tom Prichard… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Dutch Mantel… Jimmy Golden battled Tracy Smothers to a double DQ… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) defeated Tony Anthony to win a mink coat for a fan.

WWF: Capital Center: Landover, MD: Attendance: 8,000: Dino Bravo pinned Lanny Poffo… One Man Gang pinned Don Muraco… Davey Boy Smith beat Islander Haku… Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake… Jake Roberts pinned Harley Race… Ultimate Warrior draw Hercules… Don Muraco won the Bunkhouse Battle Royal.

Mike George defeated Dick Slater for the WWA World title in a tournament final in Kansas City, MO before 800 fans.

Michael Hayes no showed a Jim Crockett Promotions (NWA) event in Cincinnati, OH due to a contract dispute and was fired.

01-24-1988: WWF Royal Rumble in Hamilton, ON, Canada: Copps Coliseum attendance 18,000: Shown live on USA Network: Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by DQ… The Jumping Bomb Angels (Yamazaki & Tateno) defeated Lelani Kai & Judy Martin in three falls to win the WWF Women's Tag Team Title… Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble which included: Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Dino Bravo, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Don Muraco, Jim Neidhart, One Man Gang, Harley Race, Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff, Ultimate Warrior, and Boris Zhukov… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma.

Jim Crockett Promotions: The Bunkhouse Stampede: in Uniondale, NY: Nassau Coliseum drawing 6,000: Shown live on PPV: Dark match: Sting & Jimmy Garvin beat The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) via DQ… NWA TV champion Nikita Koloff drew Bobby Eaton… Larry Zbyszko pinned Barry Windham to win the UWF Western States title… Road Warrior Hawk beat NWA World champion Ric Flair via DQ… Dusty Rhodes won a steel cage bunkhouse stampede. Also in the match were: Arn Anderson, The Barbarian, Tully Blanchard, Ivan Koloff, Lex Luger, Road Warrior Animal & The Warlord.

01-25-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,750: Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (Accompanied by Andre the Giant)… Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Harley Race… Haku & Tama defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) by DQ… One Man Gang defeated Don Muraco… Butch Reed defeated Junkyard Dog… Ron Bass defeated Hillbilly Jim… Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… Omar Atlas defeated Dusty Wolfe… Sam Houston defeated Danny Davis… Scott Casey defeated Jose Estrada.

01-26-1988: WWF: Hershey, PA: Hersheypark Arena: Attendance: 9,000 sell out: TV taping: WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… One Man Gang defeated Don Muraco via disqualification… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase… George Steele defeated Wellington Wilkins… Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz defeated Lanny Poffo & Scott Casey… Harley Race & Hercules defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via count-out… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone… Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a double disqualification… Don Muraco pinned Dusty Wolfe… Ron Bass pinned Gary Starr… Jim Duggan pinned Brian Costello… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Gino Carabello… One Man Gang pinned Jerry Gray… Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) defeated Terry Gibbs & Joe Mirto… Butch Reed pinned Rex King… Jim Duggan pinned Dave Wagner… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Van Van Horne & Red Demon… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Eric Cooper & Dave Stoudimiere… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Sika… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Omar Atlas & Rick Hunter… Dino Bravo pinned Dave Stoudimiere… Junkyard Dog pinned Ken Johnson… Bad News Brown pinned Phil Newkirk… Ultimate Warrior defeated Harley Race via disqualification.

JCP: Raleigh, NC: Dorton Arena: TV taping: Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) last appearance for Jim Crockett Promotions. Ricky Morton would return in a few months but Robert Gibson would be gone for a couple of years… Mike Rotundo pinned NWA TV Champion Nikita Koloff to win the title… Ricky Santana defeated Bob Emory… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated George South & Rocky King… Butch Miller defeated David Isley… Barry Windham defeated David Isley… Bobby Eaton defeated Dusty Rhodes via DQ… Sting defeated Bob Emory… NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated George South… Lex Luger & Ricky Santana defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a non-title match… NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Barry Windham.

01-30-1988: WWC: in San Juan, PR: Roberto Clemente Stadium drawing 25,000: Abdullah the Butcher beat Miguel Perez to win the WWC North American title.

WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 5,500: Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a double disqualification… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion the Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine defeated Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake.

WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 7,600: Ron Bass pinned Junkyard Dog… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Ted DiBiase defeated George Steele via disqualification… Don Muraco pinned Butch Reed… WWF Women's tag team champions Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… Ted DiBiase won a 19-man bunkhouse battle royal by last eliminating Jim Duggan & Butch Reed at the same time… Hercules pinned Hillbilly Jim… Jim Duggan & Ken Patera defeated Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match… Jake Roberts fought One Man Gang to a double count-out.

01-31-1988: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 16,002: NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo pinned Nikita Koloff… Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering defeated the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) in a $50,000 ladder match… NWA US Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko via disqualification with only the U.S. title on the line… Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting.

02-01-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Max Pain & Gary Young beat Jeff Jarrett & Manny Fernandez to become the first CWA tag team champions.

02-05-1988: WWF The Main Event: in Indianapolis, IN at the Market Square Arena: Shown live on NBC (15.2 rating): Randy Savage beat WWF Intercontinental Champion Honky Tonk Man via countout… Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan to win the WWF heavyweight title... WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) beat The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart). Hulk Hogan lost the match due to a storyline involving the twin referees Dave & Earl Hebner. Andre the Giant then sells the WWF heavyweight title to the Million Dollar Man (Ted DiBiase). However, a few days later, it is announced that WWF will not allow the title to be sold and that it is now vacant and a new champion will be determined via a tournament at WrestleMania 4.

02-06-1988: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 15,534 sell out: TV taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant. Ted DiBiase came to the ring wearing the WWF World title belt and was introduced as the new champion… Ricky Steamboat fought Dino Bravo to a double count-out… Danny Davis pinned Brady Boone… One Man Gang pinned George Steele… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via disqualification.

WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 13,112: TV taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs… One Man Gang pinned George Steele… Ricky Steamboat fought Dino Bravo to a time-limit draw… Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase. Ted DiBiase came to the ring in possession of the world title belt and was announced as the champion… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Brady Boone… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via disqualification.

02-08-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Max Pain beat Jerry Lawler to win the CWA title.

02-12-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Knoxville, TN: Civic Coliseum: Tom Prichard beat Jonathan Boyd… Buddy Landel beat The Starfighter… The Rock & Roll RPM’s (Tommy Lane & Mike Davis) beat Scott Armstrong & Keith Hart… Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Dutch Mantel beat The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) & Frankie Lancaster… Mongolian Stomper beat Danny Davis… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) beat Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) in a strap match… Doug Furnas beat Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) in a stretcher match.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance about 10,000 despite a heavy snowstorm: Ron Simmons defeated The Terminator… Arn Anderson defeated Kendall Windham… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Jimmy Garvin to a draw… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) fought Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering to a no contest… Lex Luger & Ron Garvin defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & Barry Windham & Misty Blue defeated Dick Murdoch & Jim Cornette & Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton.

02-13-1988: WWF: Minneapolis, MN: Met Center: Attendance: 7,064: Billed as a Twin Cities tribute to Mad Dog Vachon… Scott Casey pinned Terry Gibbs… Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo… Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Ken Patera (w/ The Crusher) pinned Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie)… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston… Ron Bass fought Junkyard Dog to a double disqualification… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Mad Dog Vachon) defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Arena: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: Shane Douglas defeated Curtis Thompson… NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Tom Marker & Bob Emory… Sting defeated Tony Suber… Barry Windham defeated Steve Sampson… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Joe Cruz… Jimmy & Ron Garvin defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton) via disqualification… Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Murdoch… Lex Luger & Barry Windham defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated Tony Suber & Tom Marker… Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Curtis Thompson & Steve Sampson & Joe Cruz… Shane Douglas defeated Jimmy Miller… Dusty Rhodes defeated Bobby Eaton… Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated NWA World 6 Man Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering to win the titles.

02-14-1988: WWF in in Pontiac, MI at the Silverdome drawing 12,000: Steve Lombardi pinned Brady Boone… Koko B. Ware beat Dino Bravo via DQ… WWF Women's tag team champions The Jumping Bomb Angels beat Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… Ricky Steamboat battled Rick Rude to a double count out… Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov beat Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Outback Jack pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow beat Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase.

02-15-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World tag team champions Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) battled The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) to a no contest. As a result, the title was held-up but only in Memphis.

Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: Tom Prichard beat Jonathan Boyd to win Alabama title… Frankie Lancaster beat Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) by DQ… Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden beat The Rock & Roll RPM’s (Tommy Lane & Mike Davis)… Dutch Mantel beat The Bullet (Bob Armstrong)… Scott Hall beat Enhancement wrestler… Austin Idol beat Randy Barber… Frankie Lancaster beat Enhancement wrestler… Jonathan Boyd beat Enhancement wrestler… The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) beat Black Assassin (Bill Tabb) & Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony). Per Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: The split of Continental Championship Wrestling into two promotions took place over the week of 2/15/88. The new group will be USA Pro Wrestling and will be based in Knoxville and run Eastern Tennessee towns like Chattanooga and Knoxville, and towns in Kentucky. It will be run by Ron Fuller. They'll have the Mongolian Stomper, Ron Wright, Buddy Landel, The Rock & Roll RPMs, Hector Guerrero, Bob Armstrong, Doug Furnas, Scott Armstrong, Moondog Spot, Austin Idol, Johnny Rich, and Davey Rich. Continental will continue operating in Alabama, Mississippi and will also start doing shows in Northwest Florida again. They will have Dutch Mantel, Wendell Cooley (who is out with a broken kneecap), Doug Furnas (who is also out from a concussion from a missed Space Flying Tiger Drop where Humongous didn't catch him properly and he suffered a 28 stitch wound across his face), Lord Humongous, Detroit Demolition, Downtown Bruno, Tom Prichard, Dirty White Boy, Dirty White Girl, Danny Davis, Frankie Lancaster, The Southern Boys, Scott Hall, Robert Fuller, & Jimmy Golden.

It is reported in the 02-15-1988 issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Geoff Portz, Jr., who wrestled in Stampede wrestling as Garfield Portz and is best known in the United States under the name Scott McGhee, suffered a stroke late last week. Apparently Portz, a 30-year-old native of England whose father Geoff Sr., was a big name on the British mat scene in the 1960s and worked in North America in the early 1970s, collapsed while pumping gasoline.

02-16-1988: WWF: Wichita, KS: Kansas Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: TV taping: Rockin Robin pinned WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri in a non-title match… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Rinslow & Dave Wagner… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)… Koko B. Ware pinned Terry Gibbs… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Barry Horowitz & Steve Lombardi… Butch Reed defeated Jerry Allen… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Tom Stone & Dusty Wolfe… Greg Valentine defeated Lance Allen… Jake Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez… Ron Bass pinned Gary Jackson… Ted DiBiase pinned John Stewart… Honky Tonk Man & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Omar Atlas & Jerry Allen & Lanny Poffo… Randy Savage pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Jim Evans & Mike Richards… Don Muraco pinned Frankie DeFalco… Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Lombardi… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Brian Costello & Terry Gibbs… Harley Race & Rick Rude & Hercules defeated SD Jones & Sonny Rogers & Scott Casey… Ultimate Warrior pinned Tom Stone… Jim Duggan pinned Barry Horowitz… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Lance Allen… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Brian Costello… Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Steward… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase… This taping featured Bruno Sammartino's final appearance as a commentator.

02-17-1988: WWF: Topeka, KS: Expocentre: Attendance: 10,000 sell out: TV taping: Rick Rude defeated Koko B. Ware via count-out… Hercules defeated Jerry Allen… Scott Casey pinned Barry Horowitz… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned John Stewart… Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Davis… Butch Reed pinned Mike Richards… Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Costello… Rick Rude pinned Jim Evans… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Frank DeFalco… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Sonny Rogers & Gary Jackson… Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated Barry Horowitz & Dave Wagner in a non-title match… Ted DiBiase pinned Omar Atlas… Jim Duggan pinned Pete Sanchez… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Sonny Rogers & Jim Stewart… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Lance Allen in a non-title match… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Terry Gibbs… Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones… Don Muraco pinned Rick Renslow… Ron Bass pinned Scott Casey… Dino Bravo pinned Gary Jackson… Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) defeated George Petraski & Tom Stone.

02-18-1988: WWF: East Rutherford, NJ: Meadowlands: Attendance: 16,000: Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones… Sika defeated Lanny Poffo… Ultimate Warrior fought Hercules to a double disqualification… Don Muraco fought Dino Bravo to a double count-out… Jim Duggan & Ken Patera defeated Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match… Ron Bass pinned Junkyard Dog… Harley Race pinned Outback Jack… Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ.

02-20-1988: WWF: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Attendance: 8,000: Ron Bass pinned Hillbilly Jim… Iron Sheik pinned Lanny Poffo… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Dino Bravo pinned Junkyard Dog… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Ted DiBiase defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out… WWF Women's World tag team champion Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin… Jim Duggan won a 21-man bunkhouse battle royal.

JCP: Norfolk, VA: Scope: Attendance: 8,000: Tiger Conway pinned Mark Fleming: Misty Blue defeated Linda Dallas… Shane Douglas pinned Pez Whatley… Rick Steiner defeated Kendall Windham… Larry Zbyszko pinned Sting… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Barry Windham & Jimmy Garvin… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

02-21-1988: WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 8,830: Brady Boone defeated Johnny V (Valiant)… Scott Casey defeated Steve Lombardi… Barry Horowitz defeated SD Jones… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Danny Davis defeated Sam Houston… Don Muraco fought Butch Reed to a double count-out… Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a 30-minute time-limit draw… Randy Savage & Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Honky Tonk Man & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a steel cage match.

JCP: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance unknown: Stan Lane fought Ron Simmons to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Misty Blue pinned Linda Dallas… Bobby Eaton pinned Ricky Santana… Sting fought Mike Rotundo to a draw… Ron Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan… Barry Windham defeated NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko via count-out… Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering defeated the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) in a $50,000 ladder match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard via disqualification.

02-22-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 10,000: Ultimate Warrior & Don Muraco defeated King Kong Bundy & Butch Reed… Ted DiBiase defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by count out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Harley Race & Iron Mike Sharpe… Hacksaw Jim Duggan battled Ron Bass to a double count out… Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) defeated Ken Patera… Junkyard Dog defeated Demolition Smash (Barry Darsaw)… Jake Roberts battled Dino Bravo to a draw… George Steele defeated Samoan Sika.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) beat The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) to win the held-up AWA World tag team titles.

02-26-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Columbus, MS: Lavender Coliseum: Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) draw Danny Davis… Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) beat Frankie Lancaster… Tom Prichard beat Jonathan Boyd in a loser leaves town match… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) draw Scott Hall… Scott Hall won a battle royal.

WWF: Hollywood, FL: Sportatorium: Attendance: 10,000: Danny Spivey pinned Lanny Poffo… Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo via count-out… Rick Rude pinned Junkyard Dog… Hulk Hogan pinned Butch Reed… Randy Savage fought Ted DiBiase to a double count-out… WWF Women's tag team champions Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Jim Duggan defeated Ron Bass via count-out… Jake Roberts & Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Honky Tonk Man & Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart.

Reid Flair is born. He is the son of NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair.

02-27-1988: WWF: Denver, CO: Auditorium: Attendance: 8,500 sell out: The show was billed as a tribute to Mad Dog Vachon… SD Jones pinned Johnny V (Valiant)… Ultimate Warrior fought Hercules to a double count-out… Ken Patera pinned Demolition Smash (Barry Darsaw)… WWF Women's tag team champions Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… Ron Bass pinned Brady Boone… Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 11,771: Ricky Santana pinned Black Bart… Jimmy Valiant pinned John Savage… Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) defeated The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan… Ron Garvin pinned Ivan Koloff… Sting defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification… Barry Windham defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo via disqualification… Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering defeated the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) in a ladder match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

02-28-1988: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 7,300: Ricky Santana pinned Black Bart… Rick Steiner pinned Italian Stallion… Jive Tones (Pez Whatley & Tiger Conway, Jr.) defeated Ron Simmons & Kendall Windham… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Jimmy & Ron Garvin… Sting defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification… Barry Windham defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via disqualification… Road Warrior Hawk & Paul Ellering fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) to a double disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Ole Anderson defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

03-05-1988: Continental in Dothan, AL at the Houston County Farm Center: Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden to win the Continental tag team titles.

WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 8,500: Brady Boone pinned Johnny V (Valiant)… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Scott Casey… Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a 20-minute time-limit draw… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Cowboy Lang & Chris Dube defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook… Koko B. Ware defeated Hercules via DQ… Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (with Andre the Giant).

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: TV taping: Steve Lombardi pinned SD Jones… Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Ultimate Warrior pinned Harley Race… Dino Bravo pinned David Sammartino… Jake Roberts defeated Ron Bass via count-out… WWF Women's tag team champions Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… Randy Savage & Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Honky Tonk Man & Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a steel cage.

03-07-1988: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 14: in Nashville, TN at the Municipal Auditorium drawing 10,000: Shown March 12, 1988 on NBC (10.0 rating): Brutus Beefcake pinned Greg Valentine… Hulk Hogan pinned Harley Race… Ted DiBiase beat Randy Savage via countout…. Haku & Tama beat The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell… One Man Gang pinned Ken Patera.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Max Pain & Gary Young beat Ron & Don Harris to win the CWA tag team titles in a $1,000 vs. title match.

03-09-1988: WWF: Winston-Salem, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 9,000 sell out: TV taping: Todd Champion defeated Barry Horowitz… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Greg Valentine defeated Lanny Poffo… Ken Patera defeated Tom Stone… Ron Bass pinned Reno Riggins… Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake defeated Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine via DQ… One Man Gang defeated Jake Roberts via count-out… Hercules defeated Owen Hart… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Jim Evans… WWF World tag team champions Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & John Ziegler… Koko B. Ware pinned Pete Sanchez… Ricky Steamboat pinned Dave Wagner… One Man Gang pinned Rick Hunter… Ted DiBiase pinned Scott Casey… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Bill Newkirk & Iron Mike Sharpe… Hercules defeated Dave Stoudimiere… Jake Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Mike Richards & Mark Young… Jim Duggan pinned Tom Stone… Randy Savage pinned Terry Gibbs… Rick Rude pinned Eric Cooper… Don Muraco pinned George Petraski… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Phil Newkirk… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Andre the Giant fought Brian Costello to a no contest. After the bout, Jim Duggan came ringside to challenge Andre. Andre began choking Duggan but Duggan fought back knocking Andre out with a 2x4. The incident resulted in Bobby Heenan once again becoming Andre's manager.

03-12-1988: WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 8,500: SD Jones pinned Johnny V (Valiant)… Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Andre the Giant pinned Bam Bam Bigelow… WWF Women's tag team champions Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai… Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via DQ… Hulk Hogan pinned Virgil… Don Muraco & George Steele defeated One Man Gang & Butch Reed.

03-13-1988: WWF: Hamilton, Ontario: Copps Coliseum: Attendance: 15,000: SD Jones pinned Johnny V (Valiant)… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware… Noriyo Tateno pinned Leilani Kai… Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via DQ… Don Muraco & George Steele defeated Butch Reed & One Man Gang… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil (w/ Andre the Giant).

03-14-1988: WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 18,000: Koko B. Ware defeated Butch Reed… Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via DQ… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase.

03-18-1988: WWF: Houston, TX: Summit: Attendance: 7,500: Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey… Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)… Don Muraco & Ultimate Warrior defeated One Man Gang & Butch Reed… Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston… Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via DQ… Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan defeated Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant.

03-21-1988: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 6,000: Big Bad Jim beat Scotty the Body (AKA: Raven)… Tom Brandi beat Terry Adonis… Brickhouse Brown beat Rikki Nelson… Billy Joe Travis beat Gary Young via DQ… Jonathon Boyd & Moondog Spike beat Ron Harris & Billy Joe Travis… CWA champion Max Pain beat Ken Wayne… Eddie Marlin & Jeff Jarrett beat Tommy & Doug Gilbert via DQ… Eddie Gilbert beat Jerry Lawler.

03-27-1988: WWF WrestleMania 4: Atlantic City, NJ: Trump Plaza drawing 18,165 ($1,400,000): Bad News Brown won a battle royal included: Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Jim Neidhart, Ken Patera, Jim Powers, Harley Race, Paul Roma, Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau, Sika, George Steele, Nikolai Volkoff, and Boris Zhukov… Tournament for the vacant WWF heavyweight title: Ted DiBiase defeated Jim Duggan… Don Muraco defeated Dino Bravo via DQ… Randy Savage defeated Butch Reed… Greg Valentine defeated Ricky Steamboat… One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by countout… Rick Rude battled Jake Roberts to a draw… Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules… Hulk Hogan battled Andre the Giant to a double DQ… Ted DiBiase defeated Don Muraco… Randy Savage defeated Greg Valentine… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Bobby Heenan & Haku & Tama defeated The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) & Koko B. Ware… Randy Savage defeated One Man Gang via DQ… Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) to win the WWF World tag team titles… Tournament Final: Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant WWF heavyweight title.

Jim Crockett Promotions: NWA Clash of Champions 1: in Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum drawing 6,000: Shown live on TBS: NWA TV champion Mike Rotundo pinned Jimmy Garvin in an amateur match… NWA U.S. tag team champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) beat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Dusty Rhodes beat The Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) & Ivan Koloff in a barbed wire match… Lex Luger & Barry Windham beat Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to win the NWA World tag team titles… NWA World champion Ric Flair drew Sting. Gary Juster, Sandy Scott, Patty Mullins were the judges.

All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 11,500: Mitsuo Momota pinned Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Isamu Teranishi & Akira Taue beat Mighty Inoue & Haruka Eigen… Masa Fuchi pinned George Skaaland… Ashura Hara & Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki beat Takashi Ishikawa & Motoshi Okuma & Shinichi Nakano… Tom McGee beat Isao Takagi… Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & The Great Kabuki beat Tommy Rich & Austin Idol… Big Bubba Rogers pinned Shunji Takano… Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima beat Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi… Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh beat Yoshiaki Yatsu & John Tenta… PWF & United National champion Genichiro Tenryu beat Stan Hansen via DQ… Bruiser Brody pinned Jumbo Tsuruta to win the NWA International title.

03-28-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Ron & Don Harris beat Max Pain & Gary Young to win the CWA tag team titles.

04-02-1988: Ikki Kajiwara Memorial (Ikki Kajiwara was the creator of the Tiger Mask character): in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall: JWP: Harley Saito beat Miss A… JWP: Rumi Kazama beat Cutie Suzuki… Yoshiaki Fujiwara (NJPW) drew Ismael Changani in a wrestler vs. kickboxer match… AJPW: PWF Junior Heavyweight champion Masa Fuchi beat Kenta Kobashi… AJPW: Giant Baba & Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) beat Abdullah the Butcher & George Skaaland.

04-09-1988: JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: 9,000: Tiger Conway Jr. fought Chris Champion to a draw… Shaska Whatley pinned the Italian Stallion… Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner defeated Ricky Santana & Kendall Windham… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Nikita Koloff to a time-limit draw… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) via disqualification at the 42-minute mark… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) & Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via disqualification… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting.

04-15-1988: Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the NWA US Title and suspended for 120 days after attacking Jim Crockett.

04-16-1988: AWA in Las Vegas, NV: Rage in the Cage 2: Showboat Pavilion drawing 2,000: Mario Soto beat Ricky Ataki… Ricky Rice beat Brian Knobbs via DQ… Paul Diamond beat AWA TV champion Greg Gagne via DQ… Soldat Ustinov & Teijo Khan beat Ray Stevens & Baron Von Raschke… Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) battled The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs) to a double count out… Wahoo McDaniel beat Curt Hennig in a steel cage match.

04-17-1988: Longtime pro wrestler and promoter Paul Jones dies at the age of 86.

04-21-1988: WWF: New Haven, CT: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,000: TV taping: Ken Patera defeated Paul Sarantini.. Ted DiBiase pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana)… Andre the Giant defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via disqualification… Ultimate Warrior pinned Joe Milano… Junkyard Dog pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Danny Davis pinned Mario Mancini… Dino Bravo pinned Nelson Veilleux… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Jose Luis Rivera & Scott Casey… Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Terry Gibbs & Ron Rovishod… Bret Hart pinned Van Van Horne… One Man Gang pinned Reno Riggins… Jake Roberts pinned Scott Colontonio… Ted DiBiase pinned Bill Woods… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & High Chief Afi defeated Outback Jack & Brady Boone & Steve Blackman… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Hillbilly Jim… Jim Duggan pinned Chris Duffy… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Carmine Surace… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Barry Horowitz… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Gantner & Tony Leone… Brutus Beefcake defeated Woody Lee… Hulk Hogan pinned Boris Zhukov… Ron Bass pinned Bert Centeno… Following this TV taping Hulk Hogan takes time off to film the movie No Holds Barred.

04-22-1988: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 16: in Springfield, MA: Civic Center drawing 9,000: Shown April 30, 1988 on NBC: Jim Duggan beat Hercules via DQ… Brutus Beefcake beat Danny Davis… WWF heavyweight champion Randy Savage pinned One Man Gang… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) beat The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) via DQ… Ted DiBiase pinned Don Muraco… Rick Rude pinned Koko B. Ware.

JCP: 3rd Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup: Night 1 Greenville, SC: Memorial Auditorium: Attendance: 4,440: Kendall Windham & Italian Stallion defeated The Terminator & The Green Machine via forfeit when Machine did not appear… Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff defeated Jimmy Valiant & Mighty Igor… The Jive Tones (Tiger Conway & Shaska Whatley) defeated Rocky King & Nelson Royal… Chris Champion & Mark Starr defeated the Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson & Gene Ligon)… Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) defeated Johnny Ace & John Savage… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated The Cruel Connection (Gary Royal & George South)… Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez defeated Ricky Santana & Joe Cruz… Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner defeated Steve Williams & Ron Simmons via count-out… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan in a blindfold match… NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Kendall Windham & The Italian Stallion in a non-title match… Lex Luger & Sting defeated Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Jive Tones (Pez Whatley & Tiger Conway)… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated Chris Champion & Mark Starr… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner)… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller).

04-23-1988: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,700: Brady Boone fought Steve Lombardi to a draw… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Bobby Heenan defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) & Koko B. Ware… Jose Luis Rivera pinned Barry Horowitz… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Desiree Peterson… Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via disqualification.

JCP: 3rd Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup: Night 2: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,200 paid: Featured an announcement of Ron Garvin's injury and Barry Windham's joining the Horsemen, thus forming the Sting & Lex Luger team… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner)… Sting & Lex Luger defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via reverse decision… The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes) pinned JJ Dillon in a Texas Bullrope match… Sting & Lex Luger defeated The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)… NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) in a non-title match… Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification… Finals: Sting & Lex Luger defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a non-title match to win the tournament.

04-24-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Continental: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Promotion renamed Continental Wrestling Federation (CWF) with all promotion titles declared vacant. Territory expands into Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida Panhandle. Jack Curtis announces on television they are now an AWA territory and recognize Curt Hennig as their World Champion. Curtis then vacates all singles championships in CWF and announces a tournament to proclaim one champion in the Continental area. Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated Wendell Cooley

04-25-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 17,000: Ted DiBiase defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage by count out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana)… Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules… One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow… Bret Hart defeated Bad New Brown (AKA: Bad New Allen Coage)… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera in an Arm Wrestling match… Brady Boone defeated Steve Lombardi… Barry Horowitz defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Sherri Martel defeated Desiree Peterson.

04-29-1988: WWF: Utica, NY: Memorial Auditorium: Attendance: 5,084: Jos LeDuc defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Outback Jack defeated Conquistador 1 (Jose Estrada)… Jim Neidhart defeated SD Jones… Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via disqualification… Sam Houston pinned Danny Davis… Velvet McIntyre defeated Judy Martin… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out.

04-30-1988: Saga of The Road to Birmingham: A special edition recap of Continental Championship Wrestling airs including the break up of the Stud Stable, Dutch Mantel's face turn, Tony Anthony and Tom Prichard feud, and Eddie Gilbert's arrival. Jack Curtis announces the promotion's name change to "Continental Wrestling Federation", and they will recognize the AWA Champion Curt Hennig as the World champion and all titles are ruled vacant (exceptions being the tag titles and the U.S. Jr. title). New champion to be determined in a tournament (The Road to Birmingham).

WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 11,104: Steve Lombardi pinned Brady Boone… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit when Patera was unable to compete after Bravo attacked and injured him during their arm wrestling contest… Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown (Allen) to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Rick Rude pinned Don Muraco… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF Champion Randy Savage via count-out… Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules… Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification.

05-01-1988: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 13,000: Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi… Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… Rick Rude pinned Don Muraco… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest and Patera was unable to compete… Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules… Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown (Allen) to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out… Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification.

WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Mecca: Attendance: 6,112 sell out: Scott Casey defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware & British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Jake Roberts pinned Greg Valentine… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake via count-out… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out.

05-02-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Cuban Assassins beat Ron & Don Harris to win the CWA tag team titles.

05-05-1988: Brooke Hogan is born to Hulk Hogan and wife Linda.

05-07-1988: Saga of The Road to Birmingham: Jack Curtis announces on Continental Wrestling Federation television that the title tournament for their top singles title is being named "The Road to Birmingham". Dutch Mantell comes out and relinquishes the old Continental title. He also announces a loser leaves Continental for one year match between Robert Fuller and Dutch Mantell.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 12,000: TV taping: Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Jake Roberts pinned Greg Valentine… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Frenchy Martin pinned Jerry Allen… Pete Doherty pinned SD Jones… Rick Rude pinned Koko B. Ware… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown (Allen) to a time-limit draw… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana)… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake via count-out.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 5,500: Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Ace… Dick Murdoch pinned Mighty Wilbur… Barry Windham pinned Tim Horner… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)… Al Perez fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting.

05-08-1988: World Class Championship Wrestling: The 5th and final annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions: in Irving, TX: Texas Stadium drawing 7,000: The Missing Link & Jason Sterling beat Vince Apollo & The Angel of Death… WWA champion Mike George pinned Jeff Raitz… Steve Casey pinned Eric Embry… Black Bart beat Bill Irwin via DQ… Terry Gordy pinned Michael Hayes in a triple dome of terror match… WCCW Texas champion Terry Taylor pinned Chris Adams… Jason Sterling, Steve Casey, & John Tatum won a triple dome Texas roundup match. Also in the match were: Angel of Death, Mike George, Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, Iceman King Parsons, Buddy Roberts, Shaun Simpson, Steve Simpson, Jack Victory, and five others… Bruiser Brody & Kevin Von Erich beat Buddy Roberts and a masked mystery partner (Solomon Grundy)… WCCW Texas tag team champions John Tatum & Jack Victory beat Terry Gordy & Steve Simpson via countout to win the Wild West tag team titles as well… Kerry Von Erich pinned Iceman King Parsons to win the WCCW World title.

Saga of the Lord Humongous & Saga of the Road to Birmingham: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Danny Davis defeated Ricky Nelson… The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) defeated The D.I. Bob Carter & Pvt. Pyle (aka Mark Young)… Danny Davis (sub for Ken Wayne) defeated Ricky Nelson… Tom Prichard defeated The Destroyer… The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) defeated D.I. Carter & Mississippi Voodoo Man… Shane Douglas & Ricky Nelson no contest Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley)… Danny Davis defeated Pvt. Pyle… Eddie Gilbert defeated Doug Gillum ($10,000 Golden Challenge, Gillum is a “fan” from the audience).

Saga of Manny Fernandez: Manny Fernandez ends tour for New Japan: Manny Fernandez & Scott Hall defeated George Takano & Seiji Sakaguchi in Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.

05-09-1988: In Memphis, TN: Mid-South Coliseum drawing 8,000: Brickhouse Brown beat Ken Wayne… Scott Steiner & Mark Starr beat Doug & Tommy Gilbert… Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond beat Billy Joe Travis & Tom Brandi… The Cuban Assassins beat Ron & Don Harris… Mike Graham & Steve Keirn beat Max Pain & Gary Young… Jerry Jarrett battled Robert Fuller to a double DQ… Bill Dundee beat Eddie Gilbert via countout… Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig to win the AWA World heavyweight title.

05-10-1988: WWF: Duluth, MN: Entertainment Convention Center: 7,000 sell out: TV taping: Koko B. Ware pinned Bobby Heenan… Ken Patera defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Virgil… Greg Valentine defeated Jim Evans… Bret Hart pinned Steve Lombardi… Don Muraco pinned Billy Anderson… Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Buck Zumhofe & Warren Bianchi… Koko B. Ware pinned Terry Gibbs… Jake Roberts pinned Barry Horowitz… Bad News Brown pinned Mike Richards… Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brady Boone… Junkyard Dog pinned Tim Patterson… Rick Rude pinned Tim Yates… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Billy Bowman & Ricky Ataki… Ultimate Warrior pinned Steve Lombardi… Ted DiBiase defeated Buck Zumhofe… Dino Bravo pinned Frank DeFalco… Greg Valentine defeated JT Thomas… Jim Duggan pinned Billy Anderson… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) via DQ… Koko B. Ware pinned Rick Gantner… Hercules defeated Chris Bassett… Ron Bass pinned Louie Spicolli… Ken Patera defeated Larry Simpson… Sam Houston & Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Danny Davis & Chris Curtis & Pete Sanchez.

05-11-1988: Saga of Manny Fernandez: Manny Fernandez verses Invader 3 (Johnny Rivera) match takes place. An angle during the match sees Fernandez jump off the top rope with a knee to the stomach of Invader III causing him to vomit blood all over the ring. Manny Fernandez has long claimed this was a shoot he pulled in revenge for the killing of Bruiser Brody, however, that did not take place until July. The match was a worked angle and the “vomit” was supposedly produced using pig blood and vodka.

WWF: Rochester, MN: Mayo Civic Center: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: Koko B. Ware defeated Bobby Heenan… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… Jake Roberts pinned Steve Lombardi… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Chris Zarna… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Tom Stone & Rick Gantner… Hercules defeated Bill Bowman… Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Gibbs… Ken Patera defeated Dino Bravo via DQ… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner… Rick Rude pinned Jim Evans… Bret Hart pinned Pete Sanchez… Ron Bass pinned Ricky Ataki… Ultimate Warrior pinned Terry Gibbs… Greg Valentine defeated Mike Richards… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Buck Zumhofe & Warren Bianchi… Koko B. Ware pinned Rick Renslow… Danny Davis pinned Brady Boone… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned JT Thomas… Jim Duggan pinned Chris Curtis… Ken Patera defeated Barry Horowitz… Don Muraco pinned Larry Simpson… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Tim & John Yates… Brutus Beefcake defeated Pete Sanchez… Ted DiBiase defeated Brady Boone… Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz… Greg Valentine defeated Louie Spicolli… Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated Terry Gibbs & Steve Lombardi… Jake Roberts pinned Billy Anderson… Dino Bravo pinned Scott Casey.

05-13-1988: WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 7,280: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… George Steele defeated Jim Neidhart via count-out… Koko B. Ware pinned Bobby Heenan… Haku & High Chief Afi defeated Don Muraco & Hillbilly Jim… Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… Don Muraco pinned the One Man Gang… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

05-14-1988: WWF: Hartford, CT: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,000: Steve Lombardi pinned Brady Boone… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson… Ron Bass pinned Junkyard Dog… Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules… Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Bret Hart… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification.

05-15-1988: WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 8,500: George Steele defeated Jim Neidhart via count-out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow… Haku & High Chief Afi defeated Don Muraco & Hillbilly Jim… Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… Koko B. Ware pinned Bobby Heenan… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out.

05-16-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Bill Dundee.

05-19-1988: WWF: Kansas City, MO: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 5,000: Barry Horowitz defeated Scott Casey… George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out… Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin… Jim Neidhart defeated Hillbilly Jim… One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow… Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase.

05-21-1988: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 8,028: TV taping: Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)… Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown (Allen) to a time-limit draw… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… Haku & High Chief Afi & Bobby Heenan defeated Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid & Koko B. Ware… Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine via DQ… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Bugsy McGraw & Ron Simmons defeated Cruel Connection… Al Perez pinned Chris Champion… Jimmy Garvin pinned Rick Steiner… The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated Mighty Wilbur & Gary Royal… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff fought Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Sting… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated the Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) in a steel cage match

05-22-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) defeated Lee Peak… Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley) defeated Pvt. Pyle… Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley) vs. D.I. Bob Carter… Shane Douglas defeated Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley)… Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) & Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated Bill Kazmaier & Dutch Mantell… Danny Davis beat Tracy Smothers to win Continental tag team titles for The Nightmares… D.I. Bob Carter & Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) beat The Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Danny Davis) to win Continental tag team titles… Ken Wayne defeated Ricki Nelson… Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) & D.I. Bob Carter defeated Lee Peak & The Baron… Sika the Samoan defeated Blue Cyclone… The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) defeated Alan Martin & Pvt. Pyle.

WWF: Denver, CO: Auditorium: Attendance: 8,500: Barry Horowitz pinned Scott Casey… Jim Neidhart pinned Hillbilly Jim… George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out… Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin… One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow… Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 7,300: Rick Steiner pinned Kendall Windham… NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Brad Armstrong to a 10-minute time-limit draw… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) & Ivan Koloff defeated Tim Horner & Italian Stallion & Bugsy McGraw… Ron & Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo in an elimination match… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) Stipulations for the match were the winners would get to whip the losers; after the contest, the champions whipped Eaton & Lane and Jim Cornette before they were jumped from behind by the challengers, who then whipped Rogers & Fulton… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Sting fought Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double count-out… Steve Williams defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

05-23-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: CWA tag team champions The Cuban Assassins battled Billy Joe Travis & Scott Steiner to a no contest. As a result, the title was held-up… Brickhouse Brown beat Max Pain via forfeit to win the CWA title.

05-27-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 16,000: WWF Intercontinental champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase by DQ… Haku & Siva Afi & Bobby Heenan defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) & Koko B. Ware… Brutus Beefcake battled One Man Gang to a double count out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Greg Valentine defeated George Steele by DQ… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera… Jim Neidhart defeated Don Muraco… Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass… Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jerry Allen… The Conquistador (Jose Luis Rivera) defeated S.D. Jones.

05-28-1988: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,400: Jerry Allen pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification… Bobby Heenan & Haku & High Chief Afi defeated Koko B. Ware & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match… Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… Brutus Beefcake fought One Man Gang to a double count-out… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

05-29-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Cuban Assassins beat Scott Steiner & Billy Joe Travis to win the held-up CWA tag team titles… AWA World champion Jerry Lawler pinned Dutch Mantel.

05-30-1988: WWF: Portland, OR: Memorial Coliseum: Attendance: 7,500: Jerry Allen defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest as Bravo was about to lose; due to the attack, Patera was unable to compete… Bad News Brown (Allen) defeated Bret Hart… Koko B. Ware & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid defeated Haku & High Chief Afi & Bobby Heenan… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

05-31-1988: WWF: Fresno, CA: Selland Arena: Attendance: 7,000: TV taping: Haku pinned Lanny Poffo… Don Muraco pinned Darryl Nichols… Hercules defeated Jose Luis Rivera… Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) via DQ… Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude & Andre the Giant… This TV taping featured the debut of the Brother Love Show featuring Bruce Prichard as Brother Love… Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry Horowitz.. Rick Rude pinned Lanny Poffo… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Steve Lombardi & an unknown… Ken Patera defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… One Man Gang pinned Louie Spicolli… George Steele defeated Randy Neverman… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Lanny Poffo & Jerry Allen in a non-title match… Dino Bravo pinned Frank Valdez… Jim Duggan pinned Stymie Richards… Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) pinned Mark Ming… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned The Intruder… Brutus Beefcake defeated Stephan DeLeon… Ted DiBiase defeated SD Jones… Koko B. Ware pinned Larry Simpson… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Jerry Allen… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Terry Gibbs & The Conquistador (Jose Estrada)… Jake Roberts pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Louie Spicolli.

06-01-1988: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 12,120: 9,000 paid: TV taping: Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi… Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) pinned Frankie Valdez.. Brutus Beefcake defeated Mark Ming… Ken Patera defeated Steve Lombardi… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel) via count-out. Rick Martel would be out of action for 8 months following this due to injury… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man… Bam Bam Bigelow defeated One Man Gang via count-out… Andre the Giant & Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Terry Gibbs & Barry Horowitz… Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) pinned Louie Spicolli… Bret Hart pinned Jerry Allen… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Tom Stone… Greg Valentine defeated Ricky Ataki. Following the match Greg Valentine attacked Superstar Billy Graham and Graham had to be carried out on a stretcher… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & The Intruder… Jake Roberts pinned The Conquistador (Jose Luis Rivera)… One Man Gang pinned Martin Oliver… Ultimate Warrior pinned Larry Simpson… Ted DiBiase defeated Lanny Poffo… Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Barry Horowitz & Mark Ming… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Tony Leone… Jim Duggan pinned Tom Stone… George Steele defeated The Intruder… Dino Bravo pinned Bill Johnson… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone… Don Muraco pinned Darryl Nichols… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Rick Rude pinned Jose Luis Rivera.

06-03-1988: WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 11,000: Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest as Bravo was about to lose; due to the attack, Patera was unable to compete… Koko B. Ware & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid defeated Bobby Heenan & Haku & High Chief Afi… Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via count-out… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase via disqualification.

06-04-1988: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 8,000: TV taping: Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera) pinned Jerry Allen… Don Muraco defeated One Man Gang via count-out… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Bret Hart… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Hercules… Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… Ultimate Warrior & Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) & Demolition Smash (Barry Darsaw).

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 10,000: Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Greg Valentine fought George Steele to a double count-out… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… Haku & High Chief Afi & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware & Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

06-05-1988: WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 8,000: Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera) pinned Jerry Allen… Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown (Allen) to a double disqualification… Bam Bam Bigelow pinned One Man Gang… Ultimate Warrior & Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & Demolition Ax (Bill Eadie) & Demolition Smash (Barry Darsaw)… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… Don Muraco pinned Hercules… Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out.

06-06-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Don Bass & Gary Young beat Billy Joe Travis & Scott Steiner to win the CWA tag team titles… Scott Steiner pinned Robert Fuller to win the Renegade Rampage Tournament… AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig via DQ.

06-08-1988: Jim Crockett Promotions: Clash of Champions 2: in Miami, FL: James L Knight Center drawing 2,400: Shown live on TBS: NWA U.S. champion Barry Windham pinned Brad Armstrong… NWA U.S. tag team champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) beat The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)… Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin beat Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo… Nikita Koloff beat Al Perez via DQ… NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard battled Sting & Dusty Rhodes to a double DQ.

06-10-1988: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: June 10, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 12,200: Mitsuo Momota pinned Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Masa Fuchi pinned Tatsumi Kitamura… Motoshi Okuma & Haruka Eigen beat Takagi & Kenta Kobashi… Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi beat Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi… John Tenta beat Havanna the Terror… The Great Kabuki beat Rip Rogers… Ashura Hara & Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki beat Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Shinichi Nakano & Takashi Ishikawa… Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima beat Tiger Jeet Singh & Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr)… United National champion Genichiro Tenryu pinned Danny Spivey… PWF tag team champions Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via DQ to win the NWA International tag team titles. The combined titles then became known as the All Japan World (or Double) tag team titles.

06-11-1988: UWF (Japan): Starting Over II in Sapporo, Japan: Nakajima Sports Center drawing 5,200: Tatsuo Nakano drew Shigeo Miyato… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Norman Smiley… Akira Maeda beat Nobuhiko Takada.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 5,500: Brad Armstrong defeated The Bounty Hunter… Ivan Koloff defeated Larry Winters… Al Perez defeated Mark Fleming… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) defeated Ron Garvin & Mighty Wilbur… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a draw… Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger fought Ric Flair & Barry Windham to a no contest.

06-12-1988: Saga of Manny Fernandez: Manny Fernandez begins stint with AWA. Robert Gibson & The Top Guns (John Paul & Ricky Rice) battled Manny Fernandez & Soldat Ustinov & Teijo Khan to a no contest at the Showboat Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV.

06-13-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Curt Hennig.

06-18-1988: JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,900: Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner)… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Jimmy Garvin… Steve Williams defeated Larry Zbyszko… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner… Paul Ellering defeated Paul Jones via count-out… Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger fought Ric Flair & Barry Windham to a no contest.

06-19-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Tom Prichard defeated The Destroyer… Sika the Samoan defeated Les Freeman… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated Alan Martin… Austin Idol defeated Pvt. Pyle… Eddie Gilbert defeated Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs)… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated The Intruder… Danny Davis defeated Alan Martin.

06-20-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Iceman King Parsons.

06-21-1988: WWF: Glens Falls, NY: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: The Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out… George Steele defeated Scott Colontonio… Brian Costello defeated The Headbanger (Jos LeDuc) by DQ due to repeated head butts… Junkyard Dog & Ken Patera defeated Dino Bravo & Ron Bass via DQ… Don Muraco pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan… Jake Roberts defeated Ted DiBiase via DQ… The coronation of King Haku by Bobby Heenan, replacing Harley Race as the king takes place… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Dusty Wolfe & Gino Carabello… Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) pinned Mario Mancini… Junkyard Dog pinned Len Kruger… Greg Valentine defeated Omar Atlas… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Rusty Riddle & Scott Colontonio… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Tony Ulysses & Iron Mike Sharpe… Dino Bravo pinned Tony Parks… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Chris Duffy & Scott Colontonio… Jake Roberts pinned Bob Emery… Ted DiBiase defeated Larry Stevens… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Carmine Surace… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Steve Lombardi & Terry Gibbs… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Reno Riggins… Ultimate Warrior pinned Bob Emery… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Dave Lanning & Brian Costello… Jim Duggan pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Rick Rude pinned Joe Milano… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo… King Haku pinned Jerry Allen.

06-22-1988: WWF: Binghamton, NY: Broome County Arena: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Scott Casey & Lanny Poffo… Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via DQ… King Haku pinned Joe Milano… Bret Hart fought WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man to a double count-out… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) in a non-title match… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Terry Gibbs & Tommy Angel… One Man Gang pinned Carmine Surace… Ultimate Warrior pinned Curtis Thompson… Ron Bass pinned Brian Costello… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Tommy Ulysses & Scott Colontonio… Don Muraco pinned Steve Lombardi… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Lanny Poffo & Reno Riggins… Brutus Beefcake defeated Chris Duffy… Jim Duggan pinned Gino Carabello… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Billy Woods & Rusty Riddle… George Steele defeated Larry Kruger… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Omar Atlas & Joe Milano… Junkyard Dog pinned Dusty Wolfe… Rick Rude pinned Ron Stevens… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Brad Andrews & Tony Parks… Tito Santana pinned Terry Gibbs… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Dave Lanning… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Chris Duffy… Greg Valentine defeated Mario Mancini… Big Boss Man pinned Bill Woods… Ted DiBiase defeated Jerry Allen.

06-24-1988: WWF: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,000: Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi… Barry Horowitz pinned Jerry Allen… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) in a non-title… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… Junkyard Dog defeated Ron Bass via DQ… British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Haku & High Chief Afi… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

06-25-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 18,300: WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase in a steel cage match… Andre the Giant defeated Bam Bam Bigelow… Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a Weasel Suit match… George Steele defeated Greg Valentine by count out in a no DQ match… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Bad News Brown defeated Jim Neidhart by count out… Don Muraco defeated Danny Davis by DQ… Big Bossman defeated Scott Casey… Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated One Man Gang.

After an afternoon show in Baltimore, MD (attendance 7,000 but no results known), King Haku was involved in an altercation with a man at the Safari Room of the International Hotel near Baltimore-Washington International Airport. During the altercation, Haku bit the man on the nose. He was later placed on probation.

06-26-1988: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 10,000: Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Jim Neidhart… Big Bossman pinned Brady Boone… Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a weasel suit match… One Man Gang defeated Johnny K-9…. Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out… George Steele defeated Greg Valentine via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)

JCP: Orlando, FL: Orange County Convention Center: Attendance: 6,000: The start of the Great American Bash tour: Larry Zbyszko pinned Bugsy McGraw… Ivan Koloff & The Russian Assassin (Angel of Death) defeated Jimmy & Ron Garvin… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) with the stipulations stated the losing team would be lashed 10 times… Steve Williams defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification… Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via DQ… Al Perez defeated Nikita Koloff in a Texas Death Match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Paul Ellering defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & JJ Dillon & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames when Dillon submitted to Rhodes' figure-4.

06-27-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Scott Steiner & Billy Joe Travis beat Don Bass & Gary Young to win the CWA tag team titles… Max Pain beat Brickhouse Brown to win the CWA title… AWA World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler battled Kerry Von Erich to a double count out.

JCP: Great American Bash Tour: Greenville, SC: Memorial Auditorium: Attendance: 4,700: TV taping: Included a David Allen Coe concert which began an hour before the show: Mighty Wilbur defeated Ivan Koloff via DQ… Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham & Italian Stallion… Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner defeated Jimmy Garvin & Chris Champion… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) via count-out… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Steve Williams fought NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda to a 20-minute time-limit draw… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff & Sting fought Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double count-out.

06-29-1988: WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 11,000+: Big Bossman pinned Lanny Poffo… One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via forfeit when Bigelow failed to appear due to a family emergency… Frenchy Martin pinned Sam Houston… Dino Bravo pinned Ultimate Warrior… Andre the Giant & Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via disqualification.

07-01-1988: WWF: Calgary, Alberta: Saddledome: Attendance: 12,500: Jim Brunzell pinned Steve Lombardi… Greg Valentine defeated Koko B. Ware via DQ… Bad News Brown (Allen) fought Bret Hart to a time-limit draw after the 20-minute mark… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Haku & High Chief Afi… Don Muraco fought Jim Neidhart to a double count-out… Ron Bass pinned Junkyard Dog… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

WWF: Niagara Falls, NY: Convention Center: Attendance: 5,500: Frenchy Martin pinned Sam Houston… One Man Gang pinned Richard Charland… Ultimate Warrior defeated Dino Bravo via DQ… Big Bossman pinned Lanny Poffo… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Hillbilly Jim pinned Barry Horowitz… Rick Rude pinned Jake Roberts.

07-02-1988: Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash Show: in Charlotte, NC: Memorial Stadium drawing 10,000: Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner & Bugsy McGraw beat Tiger Conway Jr. & Chris Champion & Cruel Connection 1 (Gary Royal)… NWA Western States Heritage champion Larry Zbyszko pinned Kendall Windham… Al Perez pinned The Mighty Wilbur… Ronnie Garvin pinned Rick Steiner in a taped fist match… The Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) beat The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan in a blindfold match… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) & Jim Cornette in a handicap bunkhouse match… Steve Williams beat NWA TV champion Mike Rotundo via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) beat Ivan Koloff & The Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Sting & Nikita Koloff & Paul Ellering beat Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, & JJ Dillon in a War Games match.

07-03-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Phil Hickerson beat Max Pain to win the CWA title.

JCP: Amarillo, TX: Civic Center: Great American Bash Tour: Attendance: 6,000: Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) fought The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) to a draw… Larry Zbyszko defeated Bugsy McGraw… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan… Ron Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a double count-out… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Jimmy Garvin… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap street fight… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian chain match… Sting & Steve Williams defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham in a bullrope match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match.

07-04-1988: Tragedy strikes pro wrestling when a van carrying multiple wrestlers crashes in Newfoundland, Canada including Adrian Adonis (Keith Frankes) with fellow wrestlers William "Mike Kelly" Arko, Victor "Pat Kelly" Arko, and Dave McKigney. Franke, McKigney, and Victor Arko were killed when the driver, William Arko, allegedly swerved to avoid hitting a moose and, blinded by the setting sun, their van fell from a bridge into a creek below. Adrian Adonis suffered severe head injuries and died a few hours later. Mike Kelly was the sole survivor and sustained severe leg injuries.

JCP: Dallas, TX: Great American Bash Tour: Reunion Arena: Attendance: 5,000: NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & the Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Lex Luger & Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham in a steel cage match.

In Knoxville, TN at the Coliseum: Doug Furnas won a tournament to win the USA heavyweight title for Ron Fuller’s USA Promotion.

07-05-1988: JCP: Great American Bash Tour: Miami, FL: Knight Center: Bugsy McGraw & Ron Simmons defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Larry Zbyszko… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Ron Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Kendall Windham… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap match… Kevin Sullivan defeated Jimmy Garvin… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez… Steve Williams & Sting defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard by DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger fought Ric Flair & Barry Windham to a double disqualification… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & the Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon).

07-06-1988: JCP: Tampa, FL: Great American Bash Tour: Stadium: Attendance: 4,500: Al Perez defeated Kendall Windham… Bugsy McGraw defeated Tiger Conway Jr… Sting & Ron Garvin & Ron Simmons defeated Ivan Koloff & Larry Zbyszko & the Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon)… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated the Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap match… Jimmy Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Williams via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & Lex Luger & Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Kevin Sullivan & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames.

07-07-1988: JCP: Great American Bash Tour: Raleigh, NC: Dorton Arena: Kendall Windham fought Rick Steiner to a draw… Brad Armstrong defeated Cruel Connection 1… Ron Garvin & Mighty Wilbur defeated Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez… Jimmy Garvin defeated Dick Murdoch… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Steve Williams via disqualification… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & the Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon)… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

07-08-1988: JCP: Great American Bash Tour: Pittsburgh, PA: Civic Arena: Chris Champion fought Kendall Windham to a 10-minute time-limit draw… Rip Morgan fought Bugsy McGraw to a double count-out… Al Perez & Larry Zbyszko defeated Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner)… Ron Garvin pinned Rick Steiner… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned Jimmy Garvin… Sting & Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams defeated Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon)… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a scaffold match… Lex Luger & Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham in a double bullrope match.

07-09-1988: JCP: Chicago, IL: Great American Bash Tour: UIC Pavilion: Attendance: 6,500: Steve Williams pinned Al Perez… Ron Garvin fought NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda to a no contest… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan in a blindfold match… The Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) pinned Kendall Windham… Rick Steiner fought Tim Horner to a draw… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch… NWA US Tag Team Champions The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… Lex Luger defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham via count-out in a Texas Death Match… Dusty Rhodes & Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match; pre-match stipulations stated the victors would win the vacant NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 5,000: TV tapings: Iron Sheik pinned Scott Casey… British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) via count-out… Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston… Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase via disqualification… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

07-10-1988: Jim Crockett Promotions: Great American Bash: in Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Arena drawing 13,000: Shown live on PPV: Dark Match: Rick Steiner & Dick Murdoch beat Tim Horner & Kendall Windham… NWA World tag team champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard drew Sting & Nikita Koloff… The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) beat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the NWA U.S. tag team titles… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Steve Williams & Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin beat Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda & Al Perez & The Russian Assassin (AKA: Angel of Death) & Ivan Koloff in a Tower of Doom match… NWA U.S. champion Barry Windham pinned Dusty Rhodes… NWA World heavyweight champion Ric Flair beat Lex Luger when the match was stopped due to Luger's bleeding.

07-11-1988: WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 7,500 paid: Jos LeDuc defeated an unknown masked wrestler… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… Terry Taylor pinned Jerry Allen… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Neidhart… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw).

07-13-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Meridian, MS: Cochran Center: Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley) & Shane Douglas defeated Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) & D.I Bob Carter & Pvt. Pyle.

WWF: LaCrosse, WI: LaCrosse Center: Attendance: 6,500; sell out: TV taping: Powers of Pain defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) in a non-title match… Iron Sheik defeated John Yates… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner… The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada) defeated Sam Houston & Terry Taylor… Ken Patera defeated Tom Stone… Iron Sheik defeated Scott Casey… Greg Valentine defeated an unknown… Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Dixon… Bad News Brown pinned Frankie DeFalco… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Rick Gantner & Pete Sanchez… Big Bossman pinned Chris Goodman… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Rick Renslow & Dave Wagner… Don Muraco pinned Dave Wagner… Ted DiBiase defeated Mike Richards… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Tom Stone & Chris Curtis… Terry Taylor defeated Chris Todd… Tito Santana pinned Tim Dixon… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated JT Thomas & Warren Bianchi… Jake Roberts pinned Harley Manson… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Rick Rude pinned Buck Zumhofe… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Tom Burton & Chris Curtis… Bad News Brown pinned Kim Yates… Jim Duggan pinned George Petraski… Dino Bravo pinned Chris Zarnoff… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Rick Gantner & Frankie DeFalco.

07-14-1988: WWF: Cedar Rapids, IA: Five Seasons Center: TV taping: Greg Valentine defeated Ken Patera via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Tito Santana pinned Jos LeDuc… Dino Bravo pinned Sam Houston… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Don Muraco pinned Tom Burton… Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Yates… Ken Patera defeated Chris Curtis… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Sam Houston & JT Thomas… Bad News Brown pinned Mike Richards… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Harley Manson & Rick Gantner… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated George Petraski & Rick Renslow… Rick Rude pinned Billy Brown… Brutus Beefcake defeated Warren Bianchi… Iron Sheik defeated Kim Yates… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Dave Wagner & Tom Burton… Jim Duggan pinned Pete Sanchez… Ted DiBiase defeated JT Thomas… Jake Roberts pinned Tom Stone… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Frank DeFalco & Chris Zarna… Tito Santana pinned Rick Gantner… Greg Valentine defeated Warren Bianchi… Terry Taylor defeated Scott Casey… Big Bossman pinned Tom Dixon.

07-15-1988: Saga of Manny Fernandez: Manny Fernandez returns to tour New Japan: Buzz Sawyer & Manny Fernandez defeat Kuniaki Kobayashi & Super Strong Machine. NJPW Summer Fight Series 1988. TV-Show at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

WWF: Houston, TX: Summit: Attendance: 7,500: Jos Leduc pinned Sam Houston… Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) via count-out… Greg Valentine defeated Don Muraco… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 15,000: Iron Sheik defeated Terry Taylor… Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a Loser Wears a Weasel Suit match… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Neidhart… Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out.

07-16-1988: WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 9,000: Sam Houston defeated Jos LeDuc… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart… Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted DiBiase & Honky Tonk Man.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Great American Bash Tour: Attendance: 6,632: Taped for TV: Bugsy McGraw & Tim Horner defeated Larry Zbyszko & Rip Morgan… Ron Garvin pinned the Italian Stallion… Dick Murdoch pinned Gary Royal… Jimmy Garvin pinned Florida Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner in a non-title match… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)… Al Perez pinned Brad Armstrong… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via DQ… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Lex Luger & Steve Williams & Nikita Koloff & Dusty Rhodes & Paul Ellering defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & JJ Dillon & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames.

07-17-1988: Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) is killed by Invader 1 (Jose Gonzalez) in a locker room in Bayamon, Puerto Rico at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium. Bruiser Brody was in the locker room before his scheduled match with Dan Spivey when José Huertas González allegedly asked him to step into the shower area to discuss business. There was an argument between the two wrestlers and a scuffle ensued. Due to the design of the dressing room, there were no witnesses to the altercation. However, two screams were heard, loud enough for the entire locker room to hear. Tony Atlas ran to the shower and saw Brody bent over and holding his stomach. Atlas then looked up at González and saw him holding a knife. Brody later died from his stab wounds. González claimed self-defense and testified in his own defense. He was acquitted of murder in 1989. The prosecution witnesses living outside of Puerto Rico did not show up, claiming they had not received their summons until after the trial had ended.

WWF: Denver, CO: Auditorium: Attendance: 8,500 sell out: Iron Sheik defeated Terry Taylor… Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey… Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a Weasel Suit Match… Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Neidhart… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan.

JCP: Charleston, WV: Civic Center: Great American Bash Tour: Attendance: 6,500: Tim Horner pinned Larry Zbyszko… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo pinned Bugsy McGraw… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Al Perez pinned Brad Armstrong… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a bunkhouse match… Ron Garvin pinned Mighty Wilbur… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan in a blindfold match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Lex Luger & Sting & Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match.

07-18-1988: Saga of the Road to Birmingham & Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: Shane Douglas & Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated The D.I. & Pvt. Pyle (Mark Young) to win the Continental tag team titles… Danny Davis defeated Ken Wayne to win the U.S. Junior title… Ken Wayne defeated Danny Davis to regain the U.S. Junior title.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat WCCW champion Kerry Von Erich.

Invader 1 (Jose Gonzales) is arrested on charges of First Degree Murder and a Weapons Violation following the killing of Bruiser Brody the previous day. The alleged murder weapon, a knife, was never recovered by the police. Jose Gonzales was held on $120,000 bond, and was later released after posting $12,000.

JCP: Columbus, GA: Great American Bash Tour: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 4,200: The largest crowd at the venue in 3 years; featured a David Allen Coe concert: TV taping: Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via disqualification… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap match… Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams fought Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Tully Blanchard to a no contest… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match.

07-19-1988: Bruiser Brody's funeral is held. Several hundred fans in Puerto Rico attended along with wrestlers and a truckload of photographers and reporters from Japan. His body was cremated, as per his request.

07-22-1988: WWF: New Haven, CT: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Terry Taylor pinned Scott Casey… Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) via count-out… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Neidhart… Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… King Haku pinned Jerry Allen… Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant via count-out in a lumberjack match.

JCP: St. Louis, MO: Arena: Attendance: 6,000: Ron Garvin pinned Mighty Wilbur… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez defeated Jimmy Garvin & Kendall Windham… Bugsy McGraw pinned Rip Morgan… Sting fought NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo to a draw… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin (Dave Sheldon) in a scaffold match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

07-23-1988: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 9,115: TV taping: Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston… Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Terry Taylor defeated Scott Casey… Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules.

WWF: Nashville, TN: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 10,000: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Lanny Poffo… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Neidhart… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via count-out… Hillbilly Jim defeated One Man Gang via disqualification… King Haku pinned Junkyard Dog… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Great American Bash Tour: Civic Center: Attendance: 9,473; 7,520 paid: Ron Garvin pinned Italian Stallion… NWA Western States Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko pinned Bugsy McGraw… Rick Steiner pinned Kendall Windham… Rock & Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Al Perez pinned Mighty Wilbur… Steve Williams & Jimmy Garvin defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Nikita Koloff & Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & JJ Dillon & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames.

07-25-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 11,500: Andre the Giant defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan in a Lumberjack match… Greg Valentine battled Don Muraco to a draw… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Haku defeated S.D. Jones… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Bret Hart defeated Danny Davis… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Terry Taylor defeated Lanny Poffo.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler battled WCCW champion Kerry Von Erich to a one hour draw in a no DQ match.

07-28-1988: JCP: Daytona Beach, FL: Great American Bash Tour: Ocean Center: Attendance: 5,500: Bugsy McGraw pinned NWA Western Stages Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko… Rick Steiner pinned Italian Stallion… Ron Garvin pinned Will Clifford… Al Perez pinned Kendall Windham… Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch & Russian Assassin… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton) in a handicap bunkhouse match… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out… NWA US Champion Barry Windham pinned Lex Luger in a Texas Death Match… Sting & Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff & Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Kevin Sullivan & JJ Dillon & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames. Rock & Roll Express member Robert Gibson quits Jim Crockett Promotions over a pay dispute, reportedly being paid only around $1,000 for his Great American Bash tour dates.

07-30-1988: JCP: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Great American Bash Tour:
Tim Horner defeated Rick Steiner… Bugsy McGraw fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw… Dick Murdoch defeated Rip Morgan… The Russian Assassin defeated Mighty Wilbur… Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Jim Cornette & NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a handicap bunkhouse match… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Sting & Paul Ellering defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Kevin Sullivan & JJ Dillon & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a Tower of Doom match.

07-31-1988: WWF WrestleFest in Milwaukee, WI at County Stadium drawing 25,866: Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey… Brutus Beefcake pinned Hercules… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau beat Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart… Jim Duggan beat WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) beat Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov… Jim Neidhart pinned Lanny Poffo… WWF heavyweight champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… Curt Hennig pinned Terry Taylor… Jake Roberts battled Rick Rude to a double count out… Haku pinned Sam Houston… Ultimate Warrior beat Bobby Heenan in a loser wears a weasel suit match… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) beat The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith)… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant in a steel cage match.

JCP: Detroit, MI: Great American Bash Tour: Cobo Arena: Attendance: 7,000: Larry Zbyszko fought Bugsy McGraw to a draw… Jimmy Garvin pinned Ivan Koloff… Ron Garvin pinned Tim Horner… Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Rick Steiner pinned Kendall Windham… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain Match… Sting & Lex Luger & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a scaffold match… Dusty Rhodes & The Sheik defeated Kevin Sullivan & Dick Murdoch in a steel cage match.

Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Tom Prichard defeated Mike Starr… Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley) defeated Turbo Ted Manson… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Shane Douglas no contest D.I. Bob Carter & Detroit Demolition (Randy Culley)… Rick Hazzard defeated Lee Peak… Ken Wayne beat Danny Davis to win U.S. Junior title… The Samoan Warriors (Sika & Kokina) defeated Lee Peak & Mike Starr… Rick Hazzard defeated Pvt. Pyle… Tom Prichard defeated Bucky Seigler… Austin Idol defeated Turbo Ted Manson… Jerry Stubbs defeated Nightmare Freddy (Doug Gilbert).

08-01-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Buddy Landel.

08-02-1988: WWF: Dayton, OH: Hara Arena: 8,000: TV taping: Blue Angel (Owen Hart) defeated Barry Horowitz (Owen Hart’s original WWF debut)… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan… Junkyard Dog fought One Man Gang to a double count-out… Ultimate Warrior pinned Tom Burton… Danny Davis pinned Scott Casey… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)… Hulk Hogan pinned King Haku… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Tommy Angel & Rusty Riddle… Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Costello… Hercules defeated Gene Ligon… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Bob Bryant & Al Kirkland… Dino Bravo pinned Neal Rodgers… Ultimate Warrior pinned John Ziegler… Rick Rude pinned Don Driggers… Ron Bass pinned Reno Riggins… Junkyard Dog pinned Bubba Kirk… Bad News Brown pinned Curtis Thompson… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Al Navarro & Joe Cruz… Jake Roberts pinned Trent Knight… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Brad Anderson & Chuck Striker… King Haku pinned Bob Emery… Jim Duggan pinned Tony Sober… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Dusty Wolfe & Larry Stevens… Big Bossman pinned Bobo Reeds… Ted DiBiase defeated David Stoudemire.

08-03-1988: WWF: Wheeling, WV: Civic Center: Attendance: 7,200; sell out: TV taping: Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man to win the title but the decision was reversed… King Haku pinned Sam Houston… Jake Roberts pinned Danny Davis… Ted DiBiase pinned Jim Brunzell… Hercules defeated DJ Peterson… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated David Stoudimiere & Gene Ligon… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Ted DiBiase… Hulk Hogan pinned Bad News Brown… King Haku pinned Mike Richards… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Trent Knight & Al Navarro… Big Bossman pinned Bob Emery… Junkyard Dog pinned Johnny Ziegler… Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe… Ron Bass pinned Jim Evans… Koko B. Ware pinned Brian Costello… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Brad Anderson & Lanny Poffo… Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton via DQ… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Pete Sanchez & Al Kirkland… Dino Bravo pinned Don Driggers… Jim Duggan pinned Joe Cruz… Bad News Brown pinned Neal Rodgers… Rick Rude pinned Reno Riggins… One Man Gang pinned Tommy Angel… Paul Roma pinned Barry Horowitz.

08-06-1988: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 8,000: TV taping: Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… DJ Peterson pinned Lanny Poffo… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) in a non-title match… Bad News Brown pinned Scott Casey… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase via count-out… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match.

JCP: Oakland, CA: Great American Bash Tour: Kaiser Convention Center: Attendance: 6,000: Ivan Koloff pinned Kendall Windham… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain match… Dick Murdoch fought Ron Garvin to a 20-minute time-limit draw… Sting pinned NWA Western Stages Heritage Champion Larry Zbyszko in a non-title match… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) via DQ… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Paul Ellering defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, & JJ Dillon in Wargames.

08-07-1988: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 8,500: Iron Sheik defeated Joe Milano… Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Duggan… WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase in a steel cage match.

JCP: Kansas City, MO: Kemper Arena: Attendance: 6,800: The end of the Great American Bash tour: Rick Steiner fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw… Al Perez defeated JR Hogg… Jimmy Garvin pinned Kevin Sullivan… Ron Garvin defeated Kendall Windham… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) via DQ… Sting defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via DQ… Steve Williams defeated Arn Anderson via count-out… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin in a scaffold match… Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger & Dick Murdoch defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match.

08-08-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Austin Idol beat AWA World champion Jerry Lawler via DQ.

08-12-1988: WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,500 paid: Blue Angel (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… Ron Bass pinned DJ Peterson… Curt Hennig defeated SD Jones… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

JCP: Norfolk, VA: Scope: Attendance: 9,500: TV taping: The Masked Maniac defeated Trent Knight… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Kendall Windham… Brad Armstrong defeated Al Perez via disqualification… NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Nikita Koloff… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

08-13-1988: UWF (Japan): The Professional Bout in Tokyo, Japan: Ariake Coliseum drawing 12,000: Katsumi Omura beat Ri Sogi in a shootboxing match… Makoto Oe beat Hidekazu Mikake in a kickboxing match… Shigeo Miyato beat Tatsuo Nakano… Norman Smiley beat Yoji Anjoh… Kazuo Yamazaki pinned Nobuhiko Takada… Caesar Takeshi defeated Paryhap Premchai… Akira Maeda beat Gerard Gordeau in a wrestler vs. kickboxer match.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: TV taping: Sam Houston pinned Black Jack… Blue Angel (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… Powers of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Curt Hennig pinned SD Jones… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Ron Bass pinned DJ Peterson… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

08-14-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) defeated Turbo Ted Manson… Shane Douglas & Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated The Samoan Warriors (Sika & Kokina) by DQ… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) defeated Lee Peek… The New Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Nightmare Freddy (Doug Gilbert)) defeated Rick Hazard & Mike Starr… Danny Davis defeated Bucky Siegler… Eddie Gilbert no contest Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley).

08-15-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Rock-n-Roll RPMs (Mike Davis & Tommy Lane) beat Scott Steiner & Billy Joe Travis to win the CWA tag team titles… AWA World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich.

WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 5,248: Terry Taylor pinned Scott Casey… Curt Hennig pinned Sam Houston… Ron Bass pinned SD Jones… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Brutus Beefcake pinned Hercules… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan.

08-19-1988: Tennessee Stud (Ron Fuller) defeated Mongolian Stomper to win the USA title.

JCP: Richmond, VA: Coliseum: Attendance: 13,000; near sell out: Ron Simmons fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw… Ricky Morton & Nikita Koloff & Brad Armstrong defeated Rip Morgan & The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Sting defeated Al Perez… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo… NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Steve Williams via count-out… Dusty Rhodes defeated Russian Assassin… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

08-21-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Ron Fuller sells USA wrestling to David Woods and Continental Wrestling Federation reuniting the two related organizations. CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Doug Furnas defeated Bucky Siegler… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) defeated Rick Hazzard… The Samoan Warriors (Kokina (AKA: Yokozuna) & Sika) defeated The Party Patrol (Johnny Rich & Davey Rich)… Tom Prichard defeated Danny Davis… Dutch Mantell defeated Turbo Ted Manson… Eddie Gilbert defeated Lee Peak… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Shane Douglas defeated New Nightmares (Ken Wayne & Nightmare Freddy (Doug Gilbert))… World Junior Champion Nelson Royal defeated Danny Davis… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) defeated The Renegade.

08-22-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Tommy Rich beat AWA World champion Jerry Lawler via DQ.

08-23-1988: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 13,800; sell out: TV taping: Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via DQ… Honky Tonk Man & Danny Davis defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Jim Duggan defeated Ted DiBiase via DQ… Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man to win the title but later in the show, President Jack Tunney reversed the decision and gave the title back to the Honky Tonk Man. There were multiple TV tapings where this happened. This gave WWF the opportunity to tape squash matches with Ultimate Warrior wearing the WWF Intercontinental title that would air following his real win at SummerSlam… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Curt Hennig pinned Ron Rovishod… Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via DQ… Hillbilly Jim & Sam Houston defeated Gene Ligon & George South… Terry Taylor defeated David Isley… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Gene Ligon & Rusty Riddle… Big Bossman pinned Paul Vandello… Tito Santana pinned Trent Knight… Rick Rude pinned Tommy Angel… Ron Bass pinned Joe Cruz… Honky Tonk Man pinned Dave Lanning… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Tony Ulysses & Len Kruger… Ultimate Warrior pinned Larry Stevens… Ted DiBiase defeated John Latu… Dino Bravo pinned Mario Mancini… George Steele defeated Chance McQuaid… Ken Patera defeated Bob Emery… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated David Isley & Dave Paradise… A skit was filmed showing the transformation of One Man Gang into the new character Akeem… Jim Duggan pinned Antonio Chapotlin… Tito Santana pinned Tony Ulysses… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated Tony Suber & Scott Colontonio… King Haku pinned Martin Leroy… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Bob Emery & Chance McQuaid… Jake Roberts pinned George South… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Lanny Poffo & Bert Centeno.

08-24-1988: WWF: Hartford, CT: Civic Center: Attendance: 16,000; sell out: TV taping: Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via disqualification; after the bout, Warrior took the belt backstage with him; later on in the show, Warrior participated in squash matches which would be aired after Summer Slam in which he wore the belt to the ring; at the end of the show, WWF President Jack Tunney reversed the decision and gave the title back to the Honky Tonk Man. This angle, or one like it, took place at multiple TV tapings in July and August 1988… Dino Bravo defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw)) via DQ… Jim Duggan defeated Ted DiBiase via DQ… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Jake Roberts pinned Mike Williams… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Tony Sober & Scott Colontonio… King Haku pinned Bert Centeno… George Steele defeated Larry Stevens… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Barry Horowitz & Chance McQuaid… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned George South… The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov) defeated David Isley & Mario Mancini… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Rusty Riddle & Gene Ligon… Ron Bass pinned Joe Milano… Tito Santana pinned Len Kruger… Honky Tonk Man pinned Martin LeRoy… Jim Duggan pinned Tommy Ulysses… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated George South & Trent Knight… Rick Rude pinned Joe Latu… Big Bossman pinned Joe Cruz… Ken Patera defeated Chris Duffy… Ted DiBiase defeated Tommy Angel… Ultimate Warrior pinned Trent Knight… Sam Houston pinned Mike Williams… Dino Bravo pinned Dave Paradise.

08-26-1988: WWF: Calgary, Alberta: Saddledome: 6,000: Curt Hennig pinned DJ Peterson… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit when Patera was unable to compete after Bravo attacked and injured him during an arm wrestling contest… Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Terry Taylor pinned Ben Bassarab.. Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan.

JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 13,700: Ron Simmons defeated Rip Morgan… The Italian Stallion defeated Kendall Windham… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Sting fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham to a draw… Dusty Rhodes defeated the Russian Assassin… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard via disqualification… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification… Jimmy Garvin & Steve Williams & Nikita Koloff & Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner & Ivan Koloff & Al Perez in a Tower of Doom match.

08-27-1988: WWF: Edmonton, Alberta: Northlands Coliseum: Attendance: 13,500: Curt Hennig pinned DJ Peterson… Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit when Patera was unable to compete after Bravo attacked and injured him during an arm wrestling contest… Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Terry Taylor pinned Ben Bassarab… Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan.

JCP: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 13,500: Debut at the new coliseum: Rip Morgan & The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) defeated Kendall Windham & Ron Simmons & The Italian Stallion… Ricky Morton defeated Cruel Connection 1… Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a chain match… Dusty Rhodes & Sting defeated Barry Windham & Larry Zbyszko… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) & Jimmy Garvin & Brad Armstrong & Steve Williams defeated Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo & Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin in a Tower of Doom match… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

08-28-1988: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 16,000: Owen Hart pinned Barry Horowitz… Curt Hennig pinned Sam Houston… King Haku pinned Tito Santana… Rick Rude pinned Ken Patera… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a time-limit draw… Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Hulk Hogan pinned Bad News Brown.

JCP: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: TV taping: Sting & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner via disqualification… NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Steve Williams via count-out… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest… Lex Luger & Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Al Perez.

08-29-1988: WWF SummerSlam in August 29, 1988 in New York City, NY at Madison Square Garden drawing 20,000: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) drew Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Bad News Brown pinned Ken Patera… Rick Rude beat Junkyard Dog via DQ… Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) beat Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov… Ultimate Warrior pinned Honky Tonk Man to win the WWF Intercontinental title… Dino Bravo pinned Don Muraco… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) beat Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Big Bossman pinned Koko B. Ware… Jake Roberts pinned Hercules… Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase. Jesse Ventura was the special referee.

All-Japan Pro Wrestling: Bruiser Brody Memorial: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 16,300: Mitsuo Momota pinned Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Isao Takagi pinned Tatsumi Kitamura… Mighty Inoue & Isamu Teranishi beat Motoshi Okuma & Haruka Eigen via DQ… Toshiaki Kawada & Yoshinari Ogawa beat Masanobu Fuchi & Kenta Kobashi… Shinichi Nakano & Akira Taue beat Rocky Iaukea & The V… The Great Kabuki pinned Goro Tsurumi… Hiroshi Wajima & Takashi Ishikawa beat Tom Zenk & Jerry Oates… Jimmy Snuka & Johnny Ace beat Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Shinichi Nakano… Giant Baba pinned Rusher Kimura… Stan Hansen beat Abdullah the Butcher via DQ… Genichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu to win the All Japan World tag team titles.

09-03-1988: JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 11,000: Ricky Morton & Ron Simmons & Brad Armstrong defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) & Larry Zbyszko… The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin I (Dave Sheldon)… Nikita Koloff pinned Rip Morgan… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Steve Williams via disqualification… Dick Murdoch defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification… Dusty Rhodes & Sting defeated Barry Windham & Al Perez… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

09-04-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Montgomery, AL: Civic Center: TV taping: Tim Horner & Shane Douglas & Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) defeated Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) & Ken Wayne & Nightmare Freddie (Doug Gilbert)

JCP: Detroit, MI: Cobo Hall: Attendance: 7,500: Ron Simmons defeated Rip Morgan… Rick Steiner defeated Italian Stallion… Brad Armstrong & The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Mike Rotundo & The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller)… Steve Williams defeated Ivan Koloff… NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Sting via disqualification… The Texas Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Larry Zbyszko… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) fought NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to a no contest… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

09-05-1988: JCP: Covington, GA: Attendance: 5,500: George South defeated Rip Morgan… Ron Simmons & Italian Stallion defeated The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) 2 falls to 1… Brad Armstrong pinned Ivan Koloff.

09-06-1988: Leroy Brown (AKA: Elijah Akeem) dies of a heart attack at age 38.

09-05-1988: WWF: Saskatoon: Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Place: Attendance: 5,000: Results no complete: Bret Hart defeated Jacques Rougeau… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude… Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan.

09-07-1988: Jim Crockett Promotions: Clash of Champions 3: (This show had the tag line “Fall Brawl” making it, technically, the first Fall Brawl themed show): in Albany, GA: Civic Center drawing 3,700: Shown live on TBS: NWA TV champion Mike Rotunda drew Brad Armstrong… Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams beat The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams)… Dusty Rhodes beat Kevin Sullivan… Ricky Morton beat Ivan Koloff in a Russian chain match… Sting beat NWA U.S. champion Barry Windham via DQ.

09-09-1988: Wrestler and promoter Leroy McGuirk, dies at the age of 78.

WWF: Cincinnati, OH: Riverfront Coliseum: Attendance: 6,000: Hercules pinned B. Brian Blair… Jim Powers pinned Jerry Valiant… Jake Roberts pinned Bobby Heenan… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via DQ… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification.

09-10-1988: WWC: 15th Anniversary Show: in Bayamon, PR: Bayamon Stadium drawing 17,000: Juan Lobriel Stadium drawing 6,000: Dutch Mantell pinned Pez Whatley… Mike Graham pinned Don Kent… Jimmy Valiant & Rufus R. Jones beat The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) via DQ. (BS)… Ronnie Garvin beat The Iron Sheik via countout. (JLS)… WWC Puerto Rican champion Ricky Santana pinned Mr. Pogo. (BS)… Chicky Starr beat Invader III (Johnny Rivera) in a scaffold match. (JLS)… Wahoo McDaniel pinned Danny Spivey. (BS)… WWC Caribbean champion Buddy Landel beat TNT (AKA: Savio Vega)… Carlos Colon submitted Hercules Ayala in a fire match. (BS)… Kamala pinned Jimmy Valiant… WWC tag team champions Brad & Bart Batten beat The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) via DQ. (BS)… Hurricane Castillo, Jr. & Miguel Perez, Jr. beat Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat in a hair vs. hair match. (JLS)

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 8,000: TV taping: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… Paul Roma pinned Danny Davis… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau via DQ… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Junkyard Dog… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior via count-out… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… Big Bossman pinned Ken Patera… Hulk Hogan pinned Ted DiBiase.

JCP: Philadelphia, PA: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,532: Ron Simmons defeated Agent Steel… Ricky Morton pinned Curtis Thompson… Brad Armstrong & The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez… Dusty Rhodes defeated Kevin Sullivan in a dog collar match. Brad Armstrong was handcuffed to Al Perez at ringside… Sting defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham via disqualification… The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Rip Morgan & Russian Assassin 1 (Dave Sheldon)… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification… NWA US Tag Team Champions Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard to win the titles… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via DQ. Former NFL player John Ayres was the guest referee for the bout.

09-13-1988: WWF: Indianapolis, IN: Market Square Arena: TV taping: Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude via DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… B. Brian Blair pinned Danny Davis… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Honky Tonk Man pinned Bob Emery… Koko B. Ware pinned Phil Newkirk… Big Bossman pinned David Stoudimiere… Greg Valentine defeated Reno Riggins… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Johnny Ziegler & Trent Knight… Brutus Beefcake defeated George South… Akeem (formerly One Man Gang) pinned Allen Kinsley… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Gene Ligon… Dino Bravo pinned John Latu… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Rusty Riddle & Sandy Beach… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Warren Bianchi… Don Muraco pinned Larry Stevens… Junkyard Dog pinned Brian Costello… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Tommy Angel & DJ Peterson… Rick Rude pinned David Isley… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Joe Cruz… Big Bossman pinned Jim Evans… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Rick Gantner & Tom Stone… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Lanny Poffo… Ron Bass pinned Mike Richards… Hercules defeated Barry Horowitz.

09-14-1988: WWF: Louisville, KY: Louisville Gardens: TV taping: The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Danny Davis & Iron Mike Sharpe… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Junkyard Dog via count-out… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Jim Brunzell… Big Bossman pinned DJ Peterson… Ron Bass pinned Sam Houston… Jake Roberts pinned Larry Stevens… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated John Latu & Scott Casey… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Trent Knight… Bad News Brown pinned Randy Spear… Don Muraco pinned Harley Manson… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Gene Ligon & Tony Suber… Ron Bass pinned Curt Todd… Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny Ziegler… Big Bossman pinned Scott Hudson… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Mike Richards & Reno Riggins… Jim Duggan pinned Al Burke… British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) defeated Barry Horowitz & George South… Rick Rude pinned Joe Cruz… Akeem (former One Man Gang) pinned Bob Emery… Ted DiBiase defeated David Isley… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Bubba Kirk & Tom Burton… Greg Valentine defeated David Stoudimiere… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Brian Costello… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Sandy Beach & Iron Mike Sharpe… Dino Bravo pinned Tommy Angel.

09-17-1988: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 12,500: Terry Taylor pinned B. Brian Blair… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Scott Casey… Hercules fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification… Bad News Brown (Allen) pinned Junkyard Dog… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid).

WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 7,500: Big Bossman pinned Jim Powers… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tommy Angel… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via disqualification… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… King Haku pinned Koko B. Ware… Hulk Hogan pinned Ted DiBiase.

09-18-1988: WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 8,000: TV taping: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tommy Angel… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… Big Bossman pinned Jim Powers… Ted DiBiase pinned Koko B. Ware… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via disqualification… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Hulk Hogan pinned King Haku.

WWF: San Diego, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 5,000: Terry Taylor pinned B. Brian Blair… Bad News Brown pinned Junkyard Dog… Hercules fought Tito Santana to a time-limit draw… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Scott Casey… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid).

09-19-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: The Samoan Swat Team (Samu & Fatu) beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox to win the WCCW tag team titles… AWA World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler battled Kerry Von Erich to a double DQ.

WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 6,000: Terry Taylor pinned B. Brian Blair… Bad News Brown pinned Junkyard Dog… Hercules fought Tito Santana… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via DQ… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Scott Casey… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior via count-out… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid).

WWF: New Haven, CT: Coliseum: Attendance: 6,200: Curt Hennig pinned Jim Brunzell… King Haku pinned Jim Powers… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via DQ… Ted DiBiase defeated Koko B. Ware… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tommy Angel… Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out.

09-20-1988: Nikita Koloff and Mandy Smithson were married.

09-22-1988: In Montgomery, AL at the Coliseum: Danny Davis defeated Ken Wayne for the U.S. Junior title.

09-23-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Knoxville, TN: Civic Coliseum: Party Patrol (Johnny Rich & Davey Rich) beat Alan Martin & The Grappler (not Len Denton)… Tim Horner beat Dutch Mantell by DQ… Tom Prichard beat Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) by DQ… Willie B. Hert (Pez Whatley) beat Jerry Stubbs (subbing for Eddie Gilbert)… Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Shane Douglas beat The Interns… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) & Doug Furnas beat Detroit Demolition (Randy Colley) & Pvt. Pyle in a no DQ match… Ken Wayne double DQ Danny Davis… The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) won pole battle royal.

09-25-1988: JCP: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 6,700: Luke Williams pinned Curtis Thompson… Dick Murdoch pinned Larry Zbyszko… Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner & Al Perez defeated Steve Williams & Nikita Koloff & Italian Stallion… Russian Assassin 2 (Jack Victory) pinned Ivan Koloff… The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton)… Dusty Rhodes pinned Kevin Sullivan… Sting defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham via disqualification… Lex Luger defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

09-28-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: CWF: Jackson, MS: Mississippi Coliseum: Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Johnny Rich (subbing for Shane Douglas) beat Samoan Warrior Kokina & Alan Martin (subbing for Sika).

09-29-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 13,500: WWF champion Randy Savage battled Andre the Giant to a double count out… Honky Tonk Man defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior by count out… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Bad News Brown defeated Tito Santana… Junkyard Dog defeated Haku by DQ… Dino Bravo defeated Brian Blair… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass… Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston… Scott Casey defeated Sandy Beach.

WWF: Miami, FL: Arena: Attendance: 7,500: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out.

09-30-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Ronnie Garvin via DQ.

EMLL: 55th Anniversary Show: in Mexico City, Mexico: Arena Mexico drawing 17,000: Mexican National Welterweight champion Bestia Salvaje defeated El Hijo del Santo… NWA Light Heavyweight champion Fabuloso Blondie (Ken Timbs) beat Lizmark… Mascara Ano 2000 beat Mogur in a mask vs. mask match.

WWF: Denver, CO: Auditorium: Attendance: 6,500: Scott Casey pinned Sandy Beach… Tito Santana pinned Bill Woods… Dino Bravo pinned B. Brian Blair… The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass… King Haku pinned Junkyard Dog… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via disqualification.

10-01-1988: In Dothan, AL at the Houston County Farm Center: Ken Wayne defeated Danny Davis for the U.S. Junior title.

10-02-1988: WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 8,484: Dino Bravo pinned B. Brian Blair… Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Bad News Brown pinned Tito Santana… King Haku pinned Junkyard Dog… Scott Casey defeated Sandy Beach… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out.

10-03-1988: Eddie Gilbert is fired as booker for Continental Wrestling Federation (CWF) by owner David Woods.

The lead story of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Saga of the Road to Birmingham: Eddie Gilbert has a bitter fallout and quits / fired from Continental as booker. Eddie Gilbert and Paul Heyman wanted to build the promotion into a competitor to the national TV players, which is why the TV show had become so angle-heavy and serialized, whereas the people who owned the promotion just kind of wanted to be a minor indy. For example, the cost of sending the weekly tapes to stations across the country went from about $2.50 per tape (for regular postage) to $7 per tape (for overnight service) and it wasn’t a cost that ownership wanted to incur. Although then it led to tapes getting mixed up or not arriving on time. Plus, crowds were down (not unusual at this time of year, notes Dave Meltzer) and the other wrestlers were getting annoyed that the shows were so heavily focused on Eddie Gilbert and Paul E. Dangerously. The tournament to crown the first CWF champion is up in the air.

CWF: Birmingham, AL: Boutwell Auditorium: The Road to Birmingham: Willie B. Hert won a pole battle royal… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) beat The Bullet (Bob Armstrong)… Tom Prichard beat Samoan Warrior Kokina (AKA: Yokozuna)… Dutch Mantell beat Mr. Wrestling II (Johnny Walker)… Austin Idol beat Terry Gordy… Jerry Stubbs beat Tim Horner… Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) beat Dutch Mantell… Jerry Stubbs beat Austin Idol… Tom Prichard beat Jerry Stubbs… Tom Prichard beat Dirty White Boy (Tony Anthony) to win the new CWF title… The Samoan Warriors (Samoan Sika & Samoan Warrior Kokina) defeated Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) & Shane Douglas in a losers leave town match with Shane Douglas leaving… Danny Davis beat Ken Wayne in a no time limit, no DQ, hair vs hair match.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Ronnie Garvin beat AWA World champion Jerry Lawler via DQ.

10-05-1988: WWF: Ft. Wayne, IN: Allen County War Memorial: TV taping: TV taping: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Jose Estrada… B. Brian Blair pinned Barry Horowitz… Tito Santana fought Rick Rude to a time limit draw… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown… King Haku pinned David Isley… Tito Santana pinned Porkchop Cash… The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Tommy Angel & Bob Emery… Jake Roberts pinned Barry Horowitz… Akeem (One Man Gang) pinned Scott Hudson… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Larry Stevens & Bob Blackburn… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated John Latu & Mike Richards… Greg Valentine defeated Scott Casey… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Sandy Beach & Brian Costello… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Reno Riggins… Bad News Brown pinned Red Tyler… Brutus Beefcake defeated Gene Ligon… Honky Tonk Man pinned Tom Walsh… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned George South… Dino Bravo pinned Jim Evans… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Chris Zarna… Ron Bass pinned Billy Bowman… Big Bossman pinned Rusty Riddle.

10-06-1988: WWF: Toledo, OH: Sports Arena: Attendance: 9,500: Jim Powers pinned Chris Curtis… Big Bossman pinned Frank DeFalco… Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Sam Houston & Scott Casey… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau via disqualification… The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera) defeated John Latu & Bob Emery… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman… Honky Tonk Man pinned Jim Evans… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Gene Ligon… Sam Houston pinned George South… Ron Bass pinned Red Tyler… Koko B. Ware pinned Trent Knight… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Chris Zarna & Bill Bowman… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Steve Lombardi & Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Porkchop Cash… King Haku pinned Scott Hudson… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Tommy Angel… Brutus Beefcake defeated Craig Brown… Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated David Isley & Rusty Riddle… Koko B. Ware pinned Tom Burton… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Mike Richards… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Sandy Beach & Brian Costello… Dino Bravo pinned Reno Riggins.

10-07-1988: WWF: Paris, France: Bercy Stadium: TV taping: Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco… Andre the Giant pinned Junkyard Dog… Rockin Robin pinned WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri to win the title… Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Akeem (One Man Gang) via disqualification.

10-10-1988: WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 5,000: TV taping: B. Brian Blair pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Scott Casey pinned Pete Doherty… Blue Blazer pinned Steve Lombardi… King Haku pinned Hillbilly Jim… Bad News Brown defeated WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Bad News Brown via count-out… Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau.

WWF: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Northlands Coliseum: Attendance: 15,000: Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Sam Houston… Terry Taylor pinned Jim Brunzell… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Jim Powers pinned Sandy Beach… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out.

10-12-1988: Saga of the Road to Birmingham: Bob Armstrong takes over as booker for the Continental Wrestling Federation replacing the departed Eddie Gilbert and Paul Heyman.

10-15-1988: World Class Championship Wrestling: Cotton Bowl Extravaganza: in Dallas, TX: Cotton Bowl drawing 4,500: Steve Casey pinned Tug Tyler… Jimmy Valiant & The Macho Midget beat Killer Brooks & The Million Dollar Baby… AJW All-Pacific champion Chigusa Nagayo pinned Candi Divine… Super Black Ninja (AKA: Great Muta) beat Tony Torres, Vince Apollo, and two others in a handicap match… Blackjack Mulligan & Bill Irwin beat Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr) & Black Bart… WCCW Texas champion Iceman King Parsons battled Kendall Windham to a double count out.. Jeff Jarrett pinned Eric Embry to win the WCCW Light Heavyweight title… Kevin Von Erich beat Brian Adias via DQ… Terry Gordy battled Botswana Beast in a dog collar match… Michael Hayes & Steve Cox (seconded by Harvey Martin) beat The Samoan Swat Team (Samu & Fatu) in a Texas tornado match to win the WCCW tag team titles… Kerry Von Erich beat Jerry Lawler in a Texas death match to win the held-up AWA World and WCCW World titles. However, the AWA title was returned to Lawler.

WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 10,300: Paul Roma pinned Steve Lombardi… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Jose Estrada… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… King Haku pinned Koko B. Ware… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via disqualification… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

10-16-1988: WWF King of the Ring 1988: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,700: Opening Round: Ken Patera pinned Nikolai Volkoff … Ted DiBiase pinned Brutus Beefcake… Hercules fought Bad News Brown to a double count-out… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Virgil in a non-title match… Ron Bass defeated The Barbarian via DQ… Shawn Michaels pinned Danny Davis… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) pinned Marty Jannetty… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Boris Zhukov… Non-tournament match: Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo in a flag match… Quarter Finals: Ron Bass pinned Shawn Michaels… Ted DiBiase pinned Ken Patera… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Semi Finals: WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Red Rooster (Terry Taylor)… Ted DiBiase defeated Ron Bass via forfeit when DiBiase paid Bass off to fake an injury and say he was unable to compete as a result… Finals: Ted DiBiase defeated WWF champion Randy Savage via count-out.

WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: TV taping: Paul Roma pinned Steve Lombardi… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Jose Estrada… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jim Brunzell… Hulk Hogan pinned King Haku… Big Bossman pinned Koko B. Ware… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau via DQ… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

JCP: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 6,000: Larry Zbyszko fought Eddie Gilbert to a draw… The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner via reverse decision… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via disqualification… NWA US Champion Barry Windham defeated Sting via count-out… The Russian Assassins (Dave Sheldon & Rip Morgan) defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff… Al Perez pinned Ron Simmons… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned The Italian Stallion…. Rick Steiner defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

10-17-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Tatsumi Fujinami via DQ.

10-21-1988: WWF: St. Paul, MN: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,000: Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Scott Casey… Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Big Bossman pinned Koko B. Ware… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Jim Brunzell pinned Danny Davis… Hulk Hogan pinned Bad News Brown… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Ken Patera… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

10-23-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Cactus Jack & Gary Young beat Bill Dundee & Todd Morton to win the vacant CWA tag team titles… AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich in a steel cage match to win the WCCW title.

WWF: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 5,200: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Steve Lombardi… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior fought Honky Tonk Man to a double count-out… Hercules pinned King Haku… Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant via DQ… The Barbarian pinned Boris Zhukov… Bad News Brown pinned Koko B. Ware… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude.

10-24-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 12,500: WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant by DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) battled Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a draw… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude… Hercules defeated Virgil… Dino Bravo defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan by count out… Big Bossman defeated Koko B. Ware… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) defeated Steve Lombardi… Paul Roma defeated Danny Davis.

10-25-1988: WWF: Baltimore, MD: Arena: TV taping: (Including Prime Time and Superstars but also matches and segments taped for Saturday Night's Main Event to air on 10-29-1988 on NBC (8.7 rating) - Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Boris Zhukov… Greg Valentine defeated Tommy Angel… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Andre the Giant via DQ… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude via DQ… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Hulk Hogan pinned King Haku… Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera… Big Bossman pinned Jim Powers… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a double DQ… Koko B. Ware pinned Mike Williams… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Al Kinsey & Mario Mancini… Hercules defeated Al Navarro… Akeem (One Man Gang) pinned Tommy Causey… Jim Duggan pinned Bob Blackburn… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Gene Ligon & George South… Ted DiBiase defeated Scott Hudson… Tito Santana pinned Steve Lombardi… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Rusty Riddle… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Larry Stevens & Johnny Ziegler… Brutus Beefcake defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Jake Roberts pinned John Latu… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned David Stoudimiere… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry Horowitz… Rick Rude pinned Billy Woods… King Haku defeated Hercules via DQ… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Bubba Kirk & Max McGiver… Big Bossman pinned David Isley.

10-26-1988: WWF: Salisbury, MD: Wicomico Youth & Civic Center TV taping: Honky Tonk Man pinned John Ziegler… Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Steve Lombardi… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Sam Houston… Rick Rude pinned Ken Patera… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… WWF champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Barry Horowitz… Ron Bass pinned David Isley… Tito Santana pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Akeem pinned David Stoudimiere… Ted DiBiase defeated Mario Mancini… Bret Hart fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out… Jim Duggan pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Bad News Brown pinned Dave Paradise… Hercules defeated Max McGiver… Big Bossman pinned Bob Emery… Jake Roberts pinned Steve Lombardi… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Scott Casey… Brutus Beefcake defeated John Latu… Tito Santana pinned Al Navarro… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Tommy Angel & Rusty Riddle… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Joe Cruz… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Gene Ligon & Larry Stevens… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Scott Hudson & Tommy Causey.

10-28-1988: Saga of the Lord Humongous: Lord Humongous (Sid Vicious) leaves Continental Wrestling Federation after losing to Kokina (AKA: Yokozuna) and returns to CWA Memphis to wrestle there unmasked as Sid Vicious.

11-02-1988: Jim Crockett Promotions was officially sold to Ted Turner.

11-04-1988: WWF: Milwaukee, WI: Bradley Center: Attendance: 18,662: Debut at the arena: Iron Mike Sharpe defeated B. Brian Blair… Koko B. Ware defeated Steve Lombardi… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) defeated Danny Davis… Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman.

WWF: Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Forum: Attendance: 11,560: Lanny Poffo defeated Barry Horowitz… Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin… Ted DiBiase defeated Hercules… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Ken Patera… Jim Duggan defeated Bad News Brown… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a 20-minute time-limit draw… King Haku defeated Jim Brunzell… WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Dino Bravo via DQ in a lumberjack match.

They Live starring Roddy Piper opens in theaters.

11-05-1988: WWF: Champaign, IL: Assembly Hall: Attendance: 14,000: B. Brian Blair pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Koko B. Ware pinned Steve Lombardi… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

WWF: New Haven, CT: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,100: Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin (earlier title change had not yet aired in the U.S.)… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) pinned Ken Patera… Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Brunzell… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned King Haku.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 6,500: TV taping: Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) pinned Ken Patera… Jim Neidhart pinned Raymond Rougeau… King Haku pinned Jim Brunzell… Jacques Rougeau pinned Bret Hart… Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… WWF Women's champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin. The earlier title change was not yet recognized in the US… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown. Stipulations stated Randy Savage could lose the title via count-out.

11-11-1988: UWF (Japan): Fighting Network II in Nagoya, Japan: Aichi Prefectural Gym drawing 5,000: Shigeo Miyato beat Tatsuo Nakano… MacDuff Roesch beat Yoji Anjoh… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Bart Vale… Nobuhiko Takada defeated Akira Maeda.

WWF: Long Island, NY: Nassau Coliseum: Attendance: 12,149: Included Hulk Hogan as a guest of the Brother Love (Bruce Prichard) Show in which Hogan ended up bodyslamming both Brother Love and Slick… Jacques Rougeau pinned Bret Hart… Jim Neidhart pinned Raymond Rougeau… Akeem defeated Jim Duggan via count-out… Dino Bravo defeated SD Jones (sub. for Junkyard Dog)… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man via disqualification.

11-12-1988: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 12,062: TV taping: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Dino Bravo pinned Jim Duggan… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man via DQ… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau… Akeem pinned SD Jones… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

11-13-1988: NWA: Huntington, WV: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,000: Curtis Thompson defeated Gary Royal… Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) defeated The Italian Stallion & Ron Simmons… Steve Williams defeated Eddie Gilbert… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda fought Nikita Koloff to a draw… NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)… Bam Bam Bigelow fought NWA US Champion Barry Windham to a no contest… Sting defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification.

11-14-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: CWA champion Phil Hickerson battled Brian Lee to a no contest. As a result, the title was held-up… AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat The Botswana Beast (Ben Peacock).

11-15-1988: WWF: San Francisco, CA: Cow Palace: Attendance: 14,600; 12,200 paid; sell out: TV taping: Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Lee Hansen… King Haku pinned Eric Simms… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Randy Tyler… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out… Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude… Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out… Ted DiBiase defeated Tito Santana via DQ… Akeem & Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Sam Houston & Paul Roma & Jim Powers… Ron Bass pinned Ken Patera. This was Ken Patera's final TV appearance… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) & Koko B. Ware defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Brutus Beefcake defeated Chuck Campbell… Dino Bravo pinned Ricki Ataki… Harley Race pinned Jim Gorman… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Barry Horowitz & Iron Mike Sharpe… Akeem pinned Louie Spicolli… Rick Rude pinned Nito Gomez… Jim Duggan pinned Darryl Peterson… Jake Roberts pinned Black Knight… Bad News Brown pinned Frankie Valdez… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Scott Casey… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) fought The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) to a no contest… Ted DiBiase defeated Lanny Poffo… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Sam Houston & Stefan Diablo… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Nick Ferrari & Art Penna… Hercules defeated Steve Lombardi… Mr. Perfect pinned Nito Gomez… King Haku pinned Frankie Valdez… Big Bossman pinned Pete Kitchum… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Greg Valentine & Honky Tonk Man defeated Paul Brown & Rex Farmer.

11-16-1988: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 18: in Sacramento, CA at Arco Arena drawing 15,900. Shown 10-26-1988 on NBC (9.4 rating): WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Super Ninja (Rip Oliver)… Hercules pinned Virgil… WWF heavyweight champion Randy Savage beat Andre the Giant via DQ… Jim Duggan pinned Boris Zhukov in a "flag" match… "The Brother Love (Bruce Prichard) Show" with Slick and Hulk Hogan… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau beat Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers). B. Brian Blair is fired after refusing to do a job to Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard.

11-17-1988: WWF: Los Angeles, CA: Sports Arena: Attendance: 10,000: TV taping: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Bad News Brown pinned Ken Patera… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Hercules defeated Virgil… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Honky Tonk Man in a no DQ, no count-out match.

11-18-1988: WWF: St. Louis, MO: Kiel Auditorium: Attendance: 9,600; sell out: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… Bad News Brown pinned Ken Patera… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Luis Rivera & Jose Estrada)… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out… Hercules defeated Virgil… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man via disqualification.

11-23-1988: WWF: Cincinnati, OH: Riverfront Coliseum: Attendance: 6,500: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Danny Davis… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera)… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) defeated Koko B. Ware… Hillbilly Jim defeated Jose Estrada… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)… Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude… WWF Intercontinental champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated Honky Tonk Man… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

NWA: Baltimore, MD: Arena: Attendance: 9,000: Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) defeated The Italian Stallion & Joey Maggs… Tommy Rogers pinned Rip Morgan… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Ted Tyson & Tony Stetson… Bobby Fulton defeated NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda via disqualification… Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated The Russian Assassins (Dave Shelton & Rip Morgan) in a chain match… Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA US Champion Barry Windham by DQ… Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors to a double count-out… NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Rick Steiner.

11-24-1988: WWF Survivor Series in Richfield, OH at the Richfield Coliseum drawing 13,500: Ultimate Warrior & Brutus Beefcake & Sam Houston & The Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) & Jim Brunzell beat Honky Tonk Man & Ron Bass & Danny Davis & Greg Valentine & Bad News Brown in an elimination match. Ultimate Warrior was the survivor… The Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) & The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) & The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) & Jim Powers & Paul Roma beat Demolition Ax & Smash & Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard & Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov & Raymond & Jacques Rougeau & The Conquistadors in a tag team elimination match. The Powers of Pain were the survivors… Andre the Giant & Rick Rude & Dino Bravo & Mr. Perfect & Harley Race beat Jim Duggan & Jake Roberts & Scott Casey & Ken Patera & Tito Santana in an elimination match. Perfect & Bravo were the survivors… Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage & Hercules & Koko B. Ware & Hillbilly Jim beat Ted DiBiase & Big Bossman & Akeem & Haku & Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) in an elimination match. Hogan & Savage were the survivors.

NWA/WCW: Atlanta, GA: Omni: Attendance: 8,000: Tommy Rogers pinned Rip Morgan… Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated Rick Steiner & Ron Simmons… Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) defeated Eddie Gilbert & The Italian Stallion… Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Russian Assassins (Dave Sheldon & Rip Morgan) in a chain match… Dusty Rhodes & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham via disqualification… Sting & Lex Luger fought NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) to a double count-out.

11-25-1988: WWF: Hartford, CT: Civic Center: Attendance: 9,800: Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri… Greg Valentine fought Tito Santana to a draw… Akeem defeated SD Jones… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double DQ… Nikolai Volkoff pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Hercules pinned Virgil… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Paul Roma… Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification.

NWA: Charlotte, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Rick Steiner pinned Mike Samani… Al Perez & Rip Morgan & Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Italian Stallion & The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated the Cruel Connection… Russian Assassin 2 (Rip Morgan) defeated Ivan Koloff in a death match… NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) fought Lex Luger & Sting to a double disqualification.

11-26-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 19,700: Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) battled Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a no contest… Ted DiBiase defeated Hercules… Greg Valentine battled Tito Santana to a no contest… Akeem (AKA: One Man Gang) defeated S.D. Jones… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) defeated Paul Roma… Nikolai Volkoff defeated Iron Mike Sharpe… Lanny Poffo defeated Barry Horowitz… WWF World Women’s champion Rockin’ Robin defeated Sherri Martel.

NWA/WCW: Greensboro, NC: Coliseum: Attendance: 7,500: The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Rip Morgan & Larry Zbyszko… Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose) defeated Curtis Thompson & Mike Justice… Al Perez defeated the Italian Stallion… Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated the Cruel Connection… NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda pinned Ron Simmons… Rick Steiner fought Steve Williams to a double disqualification… Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Russian Assassins (Dave Sheldon & Rip Morgan). This was Nikita Koloff’s last appearance for several months due to his wife’s illness… Dusty Rhodes & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ric Flair & Barry Windham via DQ… NWA World Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated Sting & Lex Luger via disqualification.

Baron Michele Leone is hit by a car while crossing the street in Los Angeles, CA and dies at the age of 79.

11-28-1988: In Birmingham, AL at Boutwell Auditorium: The Bullet (Bob Armstrong) & Brad Armstrong defeated Jerry Stubbs & Tony Anthony to win the CWF tag team titles.

11-30-1988: Dusty Rhodes resigned as head booker of the NWA/WCW.

12-02-1988: WWF: Providence, RI: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,000: Barry Horowitz pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Boris Zhukov pinned George Phillips… Harley Race defeated SD Jones… Pete Doherty defeated Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via count-out… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a draw… Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… Randy Savage & Hercules defeated Ted DiBiase & Virgil.

WWF: Quebec City, Quebec: Colisee de Quebec: Attendance: 8,200: complete results not known: Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian)… Hulk Hogan & Jim Duggan defeated Big Bossman & Dino Bravo.

12-03-1988: WWF: Omaha, NE: Civic Auditorium: Attendance: 5,384: Sam Houston pinned Nikolai Volkoff… Steve Lombardi pinned Scott Casey… Paul Roma pinned Danny Davis… Rick Rude defeated Hillbilly Jim… Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Bad News Brown pinned Omar Atlas… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honky Tonk Man.

WWF: Boston, MA: Boston Garden: Attendance: 8,500: TV taping: Jim Powers pinned Jose Estrada… King Haku pinned SD Jones… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Tim Horner… Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Barry Horowitz… Koko B. Ware fought Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) to a 20-minute time limit draw… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double DQ… Akeem pinned Pete Doherty… Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

12-04-1988: WWF: Montreal, Quebec: Forum: Attendance: 15,005: Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Koko B. Ware… Richard Charland pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Dino Bravo pinned Jim Duggan… Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute draw… Harley Race pinned Lanny Poffo… Hercules defeated Virgil… Boris Zhukov pinned Tim Horner… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

WWF: Hamilton, Ontario: Copps Coliseum: Attendance: 13,500: TV taping: Tim Horner pinned Johnny K-9… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via disqualification… Ted DiBiase pinned Koko B. Ware… Virgil pinned Hercules… Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via count-out… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo.

12-05-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: AWA World champion Jerry Lawler beat Jimmy Garvin via DQ.

12-06-1988: WWF: Daytona Beach, FL: Ocean Center: 10,000+; sell out: TV taping: Tom Magee defeated Arn Anderson via count-out… Hercules defeated Boris Zhukov… Ron Garvin pinned Iron Mike Sharpe (Ron Garvin's debut)… Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Koko B. Ware & Scott Casey… Danny Davis pinned Jim Powers… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man… Akeem pinned Juan Valdez… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Joe Cruz & Lanny Poffo… Jim Duggan pinned Tony Suber… Rick Rude pinned George Terrell… Bad News Brown pinned Bob Emery… Ron Garvin pinned Barry Horowitz… Ron Bass pinned Martin Roy… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Rusty Brooks… Ted DiBiase defeated Scott Casey… Jake Roberts pinned Pete Sanchez… Big Bossman pinned Bill Mulkey… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated Tim Horner & George South… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Greg Valentine & Honky Tonk Man to a double disqualification… The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated Rusty Riddle & Trent Knight… King Haku pinned Jose Luis Rivera… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Jose Estrada… Dino Bravo pinned Omar Atlas.

12-07-1988: WWF Saturday Night’s Main Event 19: in Tampa, FL at The Sundome drawing 9,176. Shown 01-07-1989 on NBC: Brutus Beefcake beat Ron Bass in a hair vs. hair match… Hulk Hogan beat Akeem via DQ… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Honky Tonk Man… Tito Santana pinned Red Rooster (Terry Taylor)… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Koko B. Ware.

Jim Crockett Promotions: Clash of Champions 4: in Chattanooga, TN: UTC Arena drawing 8,000: Shown live on TBS: The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) beat Eddie Gilbert & Ron Simmons to win the vacant NWA U.S. tag team titles… Steve Williams pinned The Italian Stallion… Ivan Koloff (with one arm tied behind his back) pinned Paul Jones… Road Warrior Animal beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ. By winning the match, Animal was allowed to pick a new partner (Genichiro Tenryu) for the NWA World Six Man tag team championship to replace Rhodes… Ric Flair & Barry Windham beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane).

12-10-1988: WWF: Kansas City, MO: Municipal Auditorium: Attendance: 7,000: Steve Lombardi defeated Jose Estrada… King Haku defeated Jim Powers… Ron Garvin defeated Boris Zhukov… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin defeated Sensational Sherri… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo via disqualification… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

12-12-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: IWGP champion Tatsumi Fujinami beat Tommy Lane… AWA World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler beat Kamala.

12-13-1988:  AWA Super Clash 3 in Chicago, IL: UIC Pavilion drawing 1,672: Shown live on PPV (0.5): Hector & Chavo & Mando Guerrero beat Cactus Jack & Rock-n-Roll RPMs (Tommy Lane & Mike Davis)… Eric Embry pinned Jeff Jarrett… Jimmy Valiant pinned Wayne Bloom… WCCW Texas champion Iceman King Parsons pinned Brickhouse Brown… Ricky Rice & Derrick Dukes & Wendi Richter beat Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka & Madusa Micelli… Greg Gagne beat Ronnie Garvin via countout to win the AWA TV Title… The Syrian Terrorist won a street fight lingerie battle royal. Also in the match were: Bambi, Peggy Lee Leather, Laurie Lynn, Brandi Mae, Malibu, Nina, Pocahontas, and Luna Vachon… Sgt. Slaughter beat Col DeBeers in a boot camp match… WCCW tag team champions The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu & Samu) beat Michael Hayes & Steve Cox… Wahoo McDaniel beat Manny Fernandez in an Indian strap match… AWA World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler beat Kerry Von Erich to win the WCCW Title when the referee stopped the match due to Von Erich's excessive bleeding… Rock-n-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) battled Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller to a double count out.

12-16-1988: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: in Tokyo, Japan: Budokan Hall drawing 12,700: Mitsuo Momota pinned Tsuyoshi Kikuchi… Isamu Teranishi beat Tatsumi Kitamura… Masanobu Fuchi battled Samson Fuyuki to a double count out… Takashi Ishikawa & Mighty Inoue beat Motoshi Okuma & Haruka Eigen… Hiroshi Wajima & Great Kabuki beat Jerry Blackwell & Phil Hickerson… Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura & Kenta Kobashi beat Shinichi Nakano & Takagi & Akira Taue… Jimmy Snuka & Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) beat John Tenta & Shunji Takano… Dan Spivey & Johnny Ace beat Dick Slater & Tommy Rich… Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh… Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy beat Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada to win the 1988 Real World Tag League and the vacant All Japan World tag team titles.

12-17-1988: WWF: Philadelphia, PA: Spectrum: Attendance: 5,723: TV taping: Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) pinned Sam Houston… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Paul Roma… Brutus Beefcake fought Rick Rude to a double count-out… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honky Tonk Man… Harley Race pinned Danny Davis… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned King Haku… Jim Duggan pinned Frenchy Martin… Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification.

WWF: Oakland, CA: Coliseum: Attendance: 10,000: Boris Zhukov pinned Lanny Poffo… Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine to a draw… Bad News Brown pinned Jim Powers… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) defeated The Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian)… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… Akeem pinned Koko B. Ware… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin pinned Sensational Sherri… Hulk Hogan pinned Big Bossman.

12-18-1988: WWF: Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Dome: Attendance: 5,800: Bad News Brown pinned Jim Powers… Boris Zhukov pinned Lanny Poffo… Akeem pinned Koko B. Ware… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin pinned Sensational Sherri… Greg Valentine fought Tito Santana to a draw… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) fought the Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double disqualification… Hulk Hogan pinned the Big Bossman.

12-19-1988: In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Dutch Mantel defeated AWA-WCCW World heavyweight champion Jerry Lawler but did not win the title.

12-22-1988: UWF (Japan): Heartbeat in Osaka, Japan: Furitsu Gym drawing 7,000: Yoji Anjoh beat Tatsuo Nakano… Kazuo Yamazaki beat Shigeo Miyato… Akira Maeda beat Norman Smiley… Nobuhiko Takada beat Bob Backlund.

12-25-1988: NWA-WCW: Charlotte, NC - Coliseum: Attendance: 5,000: Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)… NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Eddie Gilbert.

12-26-1988: NWA-WCW: Starrcade: in Norfolk, VA: The Scope drawing 10,000: Shown live on PPV: Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams beat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the NWA U.S. tag team titles… The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) beat The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)… The Russian Assassins (Dave Sheldon & Jack Victory) beat Junkyard Dog & Ivan Koloff… Rick Steiner pinned Mike Rotundo to win the NWA TV title… NWA US champion Barry Windham beat Bam Bam Bigelow via countout… Dusty Rhodes & Sting beat NWA World tag team champions The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) via DQ… NWA World champion Ric Flair pinned Lex Luger… Junkyard Dog won a "bunkhouse stampede." Also in the match were: Abdullah the Butcher, Ray Candy, Eddie Gilbert, Junkyard Dog, Dick Murdoch, Dustin Rhodes, Steve Williams, and others.

WWF: Hershey, PA: Hersheypark Arena: Attendance: 5,000: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) defeated Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo… Ron Garvin fought Greg Valentine to a draw… Steve Lombardi defeated Jim Powers… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man in a steel cage match… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Koko B. Ware… Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo in a flag match.

WWF: Toronto, Ontario: Maple Leaf Gardens: Attendance: 15,000: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jose Luis Rivera… Akeem pinned Hillbilly Jim… Ted DiBiase pinned Sam Houston… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin pinned Judy Martin… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) fought Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double disqualification… King Haku pinned Harley Race… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown.

WWF: Landover, MD: Capital Centre: Attendance: 12,500: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Estrada)… Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers… Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Koko B. Ware… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out… Ron Garvin fought Greg Valentine to a draw… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honky Tonk Man in a steel cage match.

In Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum: Unified World champion Jerry Lawler battled Dutch Mantel to a double count out.

12-27-1988: WWF: Wheeling, WV: Civic Center: Attendance: 5,960: Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Estrada)… Greg Valentine pinned Ron Garvin… Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned Honky Tonk Man in a No DQ match… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Koko B. Ware… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Dino Bravo pinned Jim Duggan… Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

12-28-1988: WWF: Minneapolis, MN: Met Center: Attendance: 7,000: Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers… Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Estrada)… Ron Garvin fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw… The Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty)… Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo… Big Bossman defeated Hulk Hogan via DQ… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) defeated Koko B. Ware… Dino Bravo pinned Jim Duggan… WWF Intercontinental champion Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honky Tonk Man.

WWF: Lincoln, NE: Pershing Auditorium: Attendance: 6,194: Sam Houston pinned Conquistador 1 (Jose Estrada)… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin pinned Judy Martin… Akeem pinned Hillbilly Jim… WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) fought Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) to a double disqualification… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… King Haku pinned Harley Race… Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown.

12-30-1988: WWF at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY: Attendance: 23,000: WWF champion Randy Savage defeated Bad New Brown… WWF World tag team champions Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash) by count out… Greg Valentine defeated Ron Garvin… The Bushwhackers (AKA: The Sheepherders: Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo in a flag match… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) defeated Koko B. Ware… Tim Horner defeated Barry Horowitz… Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) battled Blue Blazer (Owen Hart) to a draw.

WWF: Chicago, IL: Rosemont Horizon: Attendance: 11,000: Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers… Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe… Sam Houston defeated Conquistador 1 (Jose Luis Rivera)… Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) fought Jacques & Raymond Rougeau to a draw… WWF Women's champion Rockin Robin pinned Sensational Sherri… Ted DiBiase pinned Hercules… Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification… Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bossman via count-out.

12-31-1988: WWF: Hartford, CT: Civic Center: Attendance: 6,700: Red Rooster (Terry Taylor) pinned Blue Blazer (Owen Hart)… Rick Rude pinned Hillbilly Jim… The Bushwhackers (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov)… Greg Valentine pinned Ron Garvin… Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo in a flag match… Powers of Pain (Warlord & The Barbarian) defeated WWF World tag team champions Demolition (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsaw) via count-out in a No DQ match… Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) pinned Koko B. Ware… WWF champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown.

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