Post by Kris Zellner on Feb 19, 2012 17:49:14 GMT -5
WWF @ Welland, Ontario - August 1, 1988
The Blue Angel pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Iron Sheik defeated Richard Charland
Junkyard Dog pinned Danny Davis
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors
Shawn Michaels won a 12-man battle royal; other participants included Marty Jannetty, the Conquistadors, Junkyard Dog, Danny Davis, the Blue Angel, Iron Mike Sharpe, Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, Iron Sheik, and Richard Charland
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – August 1, 1988 (6,000)
Shawn Baxter d. Great Senshi
Nature’s Best d. Sid Striker & Sonny Street
Gary Young d. Cat Garrett
Brickhouse Brown d. Max Pain
CWA Heavyweight Title: Phil Hickerson (c) d. Scott Steiner
Bam Bam Bigelow & Jeff Jarrett battled Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden to a no contest
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Buddy Landell
JCP @ Milwaukee, WI – City Auditorium – August 1, 1988 (3,800)
Jimmy Garvin d. Rick Steiner
Dick Murdoch d. Russian Assassin
Al Perez d. Barry Windham
Nikita Koloff battled Mike Rotundo to a no contest
Handicap: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
War Games: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, & Sting d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & The Powers of Pain
WWF @ Allentown, PA - August 2, 1988 (1,000)
Terry Taylor defeated SD Jones via submission
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned George Skaaland
Ken Patera pinned Iron Sheik
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco
The British Bulldogs defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena - August 2, 1988 (8,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Blue Angel defeated an unknown
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Junkyard Dog fought the One Man Gang (w/ Slick) to a double count-out at 6:39
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: The Ultimate Warrior pinned Tom Burton at 2:24 with the press slam / splash combo
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated The Killer Bees
Hulk Hogan defeated King Haku
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
Wrestling Challenge:
8/21/88 - featured the Brother Love Show in which Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant attempted to bribe guest referee Jesse Ventura prior to the Summer Slam main event:
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned George South with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at 3:24
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated two unknowns at 3:21 when Raymond scored the pin following a double team move off the top
Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Costello via submission with the sleeper at 2:01
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated an unknown via submission with the backbreaker at 2:09
The Hart Foundation defeated Bob Bryant & Al Kirkland when Bret pinned Kirkland following the Hart Attack at 2:48
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned an unknown with the side suplex at 2:25
8/28/88 - included Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase as guests of the Brother Love Show:
Junkyard Dog defeated an unknown
Rick Rude defeated an unknown
The Powers of Pain defeated two unknowns
The Ultimate Warrior defeated an unknown
9/4/88 - included Ron Bass as a guest of the Brother Love Show:
Jake Roberts pinned Trent Knight with the DDT at 2:50
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) defeated Brad Anderson & Chuck Striker at 2:52 when Zhukov pinned Striker with a forearm from the middle rope as Volkoff held Striker in the air in a backbreaker submission hold
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Bob Emery with a side kick to the face at 2:24
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Sober at 2:58 with the running clothesline
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Dusty Wolfe & Larry Stevens at 3:22 when Jannetty pinned Stevens with a crossbody off the top as Michaels held Stevens up in a suplex position
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bobo Reeds with the sidewalk slam at 1:27; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the middle rope and beat him with the nightstick
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated David Stoudimire via submission with the Million $ Dream at 3:52
JCP @ Sioux City, IA – August 2, 1988 (1,784)
Larry Zbyszko d. Ed Tossel
Mike Rotundo d. Kendall Windham
Ronnie Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Al Perez d. Jimmy Garvin
The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
Handicap Bunkhouse: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Texas Death: Lex Luger d. Barry Windham
Nikita Koloff, Sting, & Steve Williams d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair
World Class @ Lubbock, TX – August 2, 1988 (825)
Matt Borne d. Tom Jones
Texas Bullrope: Wild Bill Irwin d. Black Bart
Karate: Shaun Simpson d. Jack Victory
Texas Heavyweight Title: Kevin Von Erich (c) d. Jimmy Jack Funk
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
World Class Heavyweight Title: Kerry Von Erich (c) d. Iceman Parsons
WWF @ Tacoma, WA - Summer 1988
Curt Hennig pinned Scott Casey
The Big Bossman pinned Porkchop Cash
Haku pinned Sam Houston
The British Bulldogs defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Demolition Ax) & WWF Tag Team Champion Demolition Smash
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Little Silver, NJ - Red Bank Regional High School - August 3, 1988
Jerry Allen vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
SD Jones vs. Terry Taylor
Don Muraco vs. Greg Valentine
Ken Patera vs. Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - August 3, 1988 (7,200; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man to win the title after a matter of seconds; later on in the show, an interview was taped with the new champion which would be aired after Summer Slam; at the end of the show, WWF President Jack Tunney reversed the decision and gave the title back to Honkytonk Man
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Jake Roberts pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 8:17 with the DDT
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil & Andre the Giant) pinned Jim Brunzell at 9:21 with an elbow drop after Brunzell missed a dropkick when Andre pulled Dibiase back from the outside
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/22/88: Hercules defeated DJ Peterson via submission with the backbreaker at 5:05
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase at 8:58
Hulk Hogan pinned Bad News Brown at 7:19
8/20/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase, Virgil, Andre the Giant, & Bobby Heenan regarding their match at Summer Slam against Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage:
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Mike Richards with a side kick at 2:14
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Trent Knight & Al Navarro at 3:19 when Jannetty pinned Navaroo with a flying bodypress
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bob Emery at 2:05 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Emery to the middle rope and beat him with the nightstick
Junkyard Dog pinned Johnny Zeigler with the powerslam at 1:35
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:41 with the gorilla press slam / splash combo
Ron Bass pinned Jim Evans with the Pedigree at 1:07; after the bout, Brutus Beefcake made the save for Evans before cutting up Bass' whip, Miss Betsey, with hedge clippers as well as his cowboy hat
8/27/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, & Miss Elizabeth regarding their match at Summer Slam against Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant:
Koko B. Ware pinned Brian Costello at 1:45 with the Ghostbuster
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated George South via submission with the full nelson at the 59-second mark
The Hart Foundation defeated the Conquistadors at 2:14 when Bret scored the pin following the Hart Attack; after the bout, Jimmy Hart - who had watched the match from the interview platform - promised the Harts would not win the tag team titles at Summer Slam before Bret & Neidhart chased him backstage
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Brad Anderson & Lanny Poffo at 1:17 when Raymond pinned Anderson following a double team move off the top
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton via disqualification at 1:52 when Ron Bass interfered and attacked Beefcake with his whip, eventually busting him open with his spurs, resulting in a big 'censor' sign appearing on the screen; Bass continued the attack until a number of wrestlers swarmed the ring; the incident forced Beefcake out of Summer Slam two nights later and his IC title shot against Honkytonk Man
9/3/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with new WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior in which Jimmy Hart interrupted, distracting the Warrior long enough for Honkytonk Man to sneak up behind him and attack the champion with his guitar; featured WWF President Jack Tunney announcing that Ron Bass was fined $10,000 for his attack on Brutus Beefcake the previous week:
The Powers of Pain defeated Pete Sanchez & Al Kirkland at 2:37 when the Barbarian pinned Sanchez following the running powerslam / diving headbutt combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Don Driggers at 2:03 with the side suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Joe Cruz at 2:25 with the running clothesline
Bad News Brown pinned Neal Rodgers at 2:42 with one foot on his opponent's chest after hitting the Ghetto Blaster
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Reno Riggins at 1:20 with the Rude Awakening
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Tommy Angel with the front suplex at 1:50; during the bout, a pre-recorded promo from Slick aired in which he said OMG would soon have a new look
Paul Roma pinned Barry Horowitz at 3:52 with a missile dropkick
JCP @ Seattle, WA – August 3, 1988 (7,500)
Paul Neu d. Billy Two Eagles
Mike Golden d. The Grappler by DQ
Al Perez d. Mighty Wilbur by forfeit
The Southern Rockers d. Col. DeBeers & Buddy Rose
Larry Zbyszko d. Kendall Windham
Bunkhouse Match: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Dick Murdoch & Sting d. Ronnie Garvin & Ivan Koloff
Taped Fist: Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Mike Rotundo battled Steve Williams to a no contest
Steel Cage: Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, & The Road Warriors d. The Four Horsemen
WWF @ Altoona, PA - August 4, 1988 (3,000)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart
Jim Duggan pinned Frenchy Martin
Junkyard Dog pinned the One Man Gang
Jim Neidhart pinned Terry Taylor
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
JCP @ Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center – August 4, 1988 (3,200)
Al Perez d. Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin d. Larry Zbyszko
Ronnie Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Bunkhouse Match: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Mike Rotundo d. Kendall Windham (subbing for Steve Williams)
Scaffold Match: The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
NWA World Tag Titles: Nikita Koloff & Sting d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (c) by DQ
Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger d. Ric Flair & Barry Windham
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - August 5, 1988
Owen Hart defeated Barry Horowitz
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - August 5, 1988 (2,700)
The Big Bossman pinned Lanny Poffo
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification when Virgil interfered
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake
Iron Sheik pinned Scott Casey
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Spotswood, VA – August 5, 1988 (88)
The Mod Squad d. Tony Atlas & Golden Boy
Nelson Royal d. Scott Hudson
Shane Douglas d. Buddy Landell
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – August 5, 1988
Shaun & Steve Simpson d. John Tatum & Jack Victory
Wild Bill Irwin d. Black Bart
Matt Borne fought Jimmy Jack Funk to a draw
Terry Gordy battled Kamala to a double countout
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
Texas Heavyweight Title: Iceman Parsons d. Kevin Von Erich (c)
JCP @ Inglewood, CA – Forum – August 5, 1988 (4,700)
Ronnie Garvin d. Riki Ataki
Rick Steiner d. Mike Starr
Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Dick Murdoch d. Larry Zbyszko
Sting d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Steve Williams d. Rick Steiner
Russian Chain: Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez
Handicap: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
War Games: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, & Paul Ellering d. The Four Horsemen & JJ Dillon
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - WTBS Studios - August 6, 1988
Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo d. Bob Emory & Holiday
The Sheepherders d. Holiday & Tony Suber
Brad Armstrong d. Joe Cruz
Kevin Sullivan d. JC Wilde
Mike Jackson & Curtis Thompson d. Tommy Angel & Rusty Riddle
Chris Champion d. Don Valentine
Bobby Eaton d. Gary Phelps
Al Perez d. Rick Allen
Rip Morgan d. Bear Collie
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - August 6, 1988
Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston
Iron Sheik defeated Richard Charland
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude
King Haku defeated Junkyard Dog
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Dino Bravo defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase in a No DQ match
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - August 6, 1988 (8,000)
Televised on NESN - included Sean Mooney, Lord Alfred Hayes, & Superstar Billy Graham on commentary:
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation when Raymond pinned Bret after coming off the top with a double axe handle behind the referee's back as Bret had a sleeper applied on Jacques; Neidhart was distracted by Jimmy Hart at ringside during the closing moments of the bout
DJ Peterson pinned Lanny Poffo
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Peggy Sue - Jimmy Hart in drag) pinned Brutus Beefake (w/ Georgia - George Steele in drag) after hitting the challenger with Hart's megaphone as Beefcake had the sleeper applied; pre-match stipulations stated that Hart would be banned from ringside for the duration of the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The British Bulldogs when Dynamite was pinned after sustaining a blow to the back of the head from Ax
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Bad News Brown pinned Scott Casey at 11:30 with the Ghetto Blaster
Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match at 7:56 with an elbow drop after Duggan was rammed head-first into an exposed turnbuckle; after the bout, a brawl ensued involving all the lumberjacks, with Andre dominating the babyfaces before he and the other heels left ringside once Duggan brought his 2x4 into the ring; lumberjacks for the bout included Demolition, The Hart Foundation, the Dynamite Kid, Ron Bass, Bad News Brown, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Koko B. Ware, Lanny Poffo, and one or two others (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via count-out at 6:30 after Dibiase hit the steel ring post; after the bout, Dibiase tripped Elizabeth, causing her to injure her ankle; moments thereafter, Savage chased Dibiase and Virgil backstage before carrying Elizabeth to the back
CCW @ Roanoke, VA – August 6, 1988 (100)
Shane Douglas d. Buddy Landell
The Mod Squad d. Tony Atlas & Jack Waering
USA @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – August 6, 1988 (3,000)
Todd Morton d. The Storm Trooper
Scott Armstrong d. Moondog Spot by DQ
The Bullet battled Bill Dundee to a DDQ
Doug Furnas battled Terry Gordy to a DDQ
The Tennessee Stud d. Mongolian Stomper
USA Tag Titles: The Party Patrol d. The Rock n Roll RPM’s (c)
WWC @ San Juan, Puerto Rico – Hiram Bithorn Stadium – August 6, 1988
Victor Jovica vs. Don Kent
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Ricky Santana d. Super Black Ninja (c)
Carribbean Tag Titles: Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat (c) vs. Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr.
Rocky Johnson vs. Ron Starr
Dutch Mantell vs. Chicky Starr
WWC Tag Titles: Bart & Brad Batten d. Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Pogo (c)
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Carlos Colon
Universal Heavyweight Title: Hercules Ayala (c) vs. TNT
Central States @ DeSoto, KS – August 6, 1988 (48)
Grim Reaper fought The Missing Link to a draw
Solomon Grundy d. Mike Stone
Mike George d. Rick McCord
Tommy Gilbert d. Vince Apollo
JCP @ Oakland, CA - Kaiser Convention Center - August 6, 1988 (6,000)
Ivan Koloff defeated Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan
Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain match
Dick Murdoch fought Ron Garvin to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Sting defeated Larry Zbyzsko
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, & JJ Dillon in Wargames
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – August 6, 1988
Art Crews fought Scott Peterson to a draw
I Quit: Col. DeBeers d. Art Barr by DQ
The Grappler d. Billy Two Eagles
Mike Golden d. Art Crews by DQ
The Southern Rockers d. Avalanche & Buddy Rose by DQ
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - August 7, 1988 (8,500)
Iron Sheik defeated Joe Milano via submission with the Camel Clutch
Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation
Bad News Brown pinned Jim Duggan with the Ghetto Blaster
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake (w/ George Steele) after Jimmy Hart, dressed as Peggy Sue, interfered with the megaphone
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase in a steel cage match by escaping over the top after ramming Dibiase's head into that of an interfering Virgil
WWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - August 7, 1988
Owen Hart pinned Barry Horowitz
The Conquistadors defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit when Patera was attacked an injured during their arm wrestling contest, prevening him from wrestling
Danny Davis defeated George Skaaland
Tito Santana defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification
CWA @ Jackson, TN – August 7, 1988
Gary Young d. Cat Garrett
Brickhouse Brown d. Shawn Baxter
Emily Arthur d. Downtown Bruno
Billy Travis d. Tojo Yamamoto
Phil Hickerson d. Scott Steiner
Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler d. Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden by DQ
WWF @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - August 7, 1988 (3,670)
The first WWF card in Greensboro
The One Man Gang pinned DJ Peterson
Terry Taylor defeated Scott Casey
Lanny Poffo pinned Trent Knight
King Haku pinned Junkyard Dog
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification at 10:00 when Bobby Heenan interfered to prevent the pinfall after Hogan hit the legdrop
JCP @ Kansas City, MO – August 7, 1988 (6,800)
Rick Steiner fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Al Perez d. JR Hogg
Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Ronnie Garvin d. Kendall Windham
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Sting d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Steve Williams d. Arn Anderson by countout
Scaffold: The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
Steel Cage: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Dick Murdoch d. Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & Kendall Windham
World Class @ San Antonio, TX – Hemisfair Arena – August 7, 1988
Manuel Villalobos d. Rudy Boy Gonzalez
Steve Cox d. Jack Victory
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
Kerry Von Erich d. Kamala
The Blue Angel pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Iron Sheik defeated Richard Charland
Junkyard Dog pinned Danny Davis
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors
Shawn Michaels won a 12-man battle royal; other participants included Marty Jannetty, the Conquistadors, Junkyard Dog, Danny Davis, the Blue Angel, Iron Mike Sharpe, Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, Iron Sheik, and Richard Charland
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – August 1, 1988 (6,000)
Shawn Baxter d. Great Senshi
Nature’s Best d. Sid Striker & Sonny Street
Gary Young d. Cat Garrett
Brickhouse Brown d. Max Pain
CWA Heavyweight Title: Phil Hickerson (c) d. Scott Steiner
Bam Bam Bigelow & Jeff Jarrett battled Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden to a no contest
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Buddy Landell
JCP @ Milwaukee, WI – City Auditorium – August 1, 1988 (3,800)
Jimmy Garvin d. Rick Steiner
Dick Murdoch d. Russian Assassin
Al Perez d. Barry Windham
Nikita Koloff battled Mike Rotundo to a no contest
Handicap: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
War Games: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, & Sting d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & The Powers of Pain
WWF @ Allentown, PA - August 2, 1988 (1,000)
Terry Taylor defeated SD Jones via submission
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned George Skaaland
Ken Patera pinned Iron Sheik
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco
The British Bulldogs defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena - August 2, 1988 (8,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
The Blue Angel defeated an unknown
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Junkyard Dog fought the One Man Gang (w/ Slick) to a double count-out at 6:39
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: The Ultimate Warrior pinned Tom Burton at 2:24 with the press slam / splash combo
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated The Killer Bees
Hulk Hogan defeated King Haku
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
Wrestling Challenge:
8/21/88 - featured the Brother Love Show in which Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant attempted to bribe guest referee Jesse Ventura prior to the Summer Slam main event:
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned George South with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at 3:24
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated two unknowns at 3:21 when Raymond scored the pin following a double team move off the top
Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Costello via submission with the sleeper at 2:01
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated an unknown via submission with the backbreaker at 2:09
The Hart Foundation defeated Bob Bryant & Al Kirkland when Bret pinned Kirkland following the Hart Attack at 2:48
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned an unknown with the side suplex at 2:25
8/28/88 - included Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase as guests of the Brother Love Show:
Junkyard Dog defeated an unknown
Rick Rude defeated an unknown
The Powers of Pain defeated two unknowns
The Ultimate Warrior defeated an unknown
9/4/88 - included Ron Bass as a guest of the Brother Love Show:
Jake Roberts pinned Trent Knight with the DDT at 2:50
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) defeated Brad Anderson & Chuck Striker at 2:52 when Zhukov pinned Striker with a forearm from the middle rope as Volkoff held Striker in the air in a backbreaker submission hold
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Bob Emery with a side kick to the face at 2:24
Jim Duggan pinned Tony Sober at 2:58 with the running clothesline
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Dusty Wolfe & Larry Stevens at 3:22 when Jannetty pinned Stevens with a crossbody off the top as Michaels held Stevens up in a suplex position
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bobo Reeds with the sidewalk slam at 1:27; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed his opponent to the middle rope and beat him with the nightstick
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated David Stoudimire via submission with the Million $ Dream at 3:52
JCP @ Sioux City, IA – August 2, 1988 (1,784)
Larry Zbyszko d. Ed Tossel
Mike Rotundo d. Kendall Windham
Ronnie Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Al Perez d. Jimmy Garvin
The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
Handicap Bunkhouse: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Texas Death: Lex Luger d. Barry Windham
Nikita Koloff, Sting, & Steve Williams d. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair
World Class @ Lubbock, TX – August 2, 1988 (825)
Matt Borne d. Tom Jones
Texas Bullrope: Wild Bill Irwin d. Black Bart
Karate: Shaun Simpson d. Jack Victory
Texas Heavyweight Title: Kevin Von Erich (c) d. Jimmy Jack Funk
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
World Class Heavyweight Title: Kerry Von Erich (c) d. Iceman Parsons
WWF @ Tacoma, WA - Summer 1988
Curt Hennig pinned Scott Casey
The Big Bossman pinned Porkchop Cash
Haku pinned Sam Houston
The British Bulldogs defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Demolition Ax) & WWF Tag Team Champion Demolition Smash
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Little Silver, NJ - Red Bank Regional High School - August 3, 1988
Jerry Allen vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
SD Jones vs. Terry Taylor
Don Muraco vs. Greg Valentine
Ken Patera vs. Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
WWF @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - August 3, 1988 (7,200; sell out)
WWF Superstars taping:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man to win the title after a matter of seconds; later on in the show, an interview was taped with the new champion which would be aired after Summer Slam; at the end of the show, WWF President Jack Tunney reversed the decision and gave the title back to Honkytonk Man
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Jake Roberts pinned Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 8:17 with the DDT
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil & Andre the Giant) pinned Jim Brunzell at 9:21 with an elbow drop after Brunzell missed a dropkick when Andre pulled Dibiase back from the outside
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/22/88: Hercules defeated DJ Peterson via submission with the backbreaker at 5:05
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase at 8:58
Hulk Hogan pinned Bad News Brown at 7:19
8/20/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase, Virgil, Andre the Giant, & Bobby Heenan regarding their match at Summer Slam against Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage:
King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Mike Richards with a side kick at 2:14
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Trent Knight & Al Navarro at 3:19 when Jannetty pinned Navaroo with a flying bodypress
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Bob Emery at 2:05 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Emery to the middle rope and beat him with the nightstick
Junkyard Dog pinned Johnny Zeigler with the powerslam at 1:35
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Dusty Wolfe at 2:41 with the gorilla press slam / splash combo
Ron Bass pinned Jim Evans with the Pedigree at 1:07; after the bout, Brutus Beefcake made the save for Evans before cutting up Bass' whip, Miss Betsey, with hedge clippers as well as his cowboy hat
8/27/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with WWF World Champion Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, & Miss Elizabeth regarding their match at Summer Slam against Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant:
Koko B. Ware pinned Brian Costello at 1:45 with the Ghostbuster
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated George South via submission with the full nelson at the 59-second mark
The Hart Foundation defeated the Conquistadors at 2:14 when Bret scored the pin following the Hart Attack; after the bout, Jimmy Hart - who had watched the match from the interview platform - promised the Harts would not win the tag team titles at Summer Slam before Bret & Neidhart chased him backstage
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Brad Anderson & Lanny Poffo at 1:17 when Raymond pinned Anderson following a double team move off the top
Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton via disqualification at 1:52 when Ron Bass interfered and attacked Beefcake with his whip, eventually busting him open with his spurs, resulting in a big 'censor' sign appearing on the screen; Bass continued the attack until a number of wrestlers swarmed the ring; the incident forced Beefcake out of Summer Slam two nights later and his IC title shot against Honkytonk Man
9/3/88 - included Craig DeGeorge conducting an interview with new WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior in which Jimmy Hart interrupted, distracting the Warrior long enough for Honkytonk Man to sneak up behind him and attack the champion with his guitar; featured WWF President Jack Tunney announcing that Ron Bass was fined $10,000 for his attack on Brutus Beefcake the previous week:
The Powers of Pain defeated Pete Sanchez & Al Kirkland at 2:37 when the Barbarian pinned Sanchez following the running powerslam / diving headbutt combo
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Don Driggers at 2:03 with the side suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Joe Cruz at 2:25 with the running clothesline
Bad News Brown pinned Neal Rodgers at 2:42 with one foot on his opponent's chest after hitting the Ghetto Blaster
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Reno Riggins at 1:20 with the Rude Awakening
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Tommy Angel with the front suplex at 1:50; during the bout, a pre-recorded promo from Slick aired in which he said OMG would soon have a new look
Paul Roma pinned Barry Horowitz at 3:52 with a missile dropkick
JCP @ Seattle, WA – August 3, 1988 (7,500)
Paul Neu d. Billy Two Eagles
Mike Golden d. The Grappler by DQ
Al Perez d. Mighty Wilbur by forfeit
The Southern Rockers d. Col. DeBeers & Buddy Rose
Larry Zbyszko d. Kendall Windham
Bunkhouse Match: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Dick Murdoch & Sting d. Ronnie Garvin & Ivan Koloff
Taped Fist: Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Mike Rotundo battled Steve Williams to a no contest
Steel Cage: Nikita Koloff, Lex Luger, & The Road Warriors d. The Four Horsemen
WWF @ Altoona, PA - August 4, 1988 (3,000)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart
Jim Duggan pinned Frenchy Martin
Junkyard Dog pinned the One Man Gang
Jim Neidhart pinned Terry Taylor
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
JCP @ Las Vegas, NV – Thomas & Mack Center – August 4, 1988 (3,200)
Al Perez d. Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin d. Larry Zbyszko
Ronnie Garvin fought Dick Murdoch to a draw
Bunkhouse Match: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Mike Rotundo d. Kendall Windham (subbing for Steve Williams)
Scaffold Match: The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
NWA World Tag Titles: Nikita Koloff & Sting d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (c) by DQ
Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger d. Ric Flair & Barry Windham
WWF @ White Plains, NY - Westchester County Civic Center - August 5, 1988
Owen Hart defeated Barry Horowitz
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - August 5, 1988 (2,700)
The Big Bossman pinned Lanny Poffo
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification when Virgil interfered
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake
Iron Sheik pinned Scott Casey
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Spotswood, VA – August 5, 1988 (88)
The Mod Squad d. Tony Atlas & Golden Boy
Nelson Royal d. Scott Hudson
Shane Douglas d. Buddy Landell
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – August 5, 1988
Shaun & Steve Simpson d. John Tatum & Jack Victory
Wild Bill Irwin d. Black Bart
Matt Borne fought Jimmy Jack Funk to a draw
Terry Gordy battled Kamala to a double countout
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
Texas Heavyweight Title: Iceman Parsons d. Kevin Von Erich (c)
JCP @ Inglewood, CA – Forum – August 5, 1988 (4,700)
Ronnie Garvin d. Riki Ataki
Rick Steiner d. Mike Starr
Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Dick Murdoch d. Larry Zbyszko
Sting d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Steve Williams d. Rick Steiner
Russian Chain: Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez
Handicap: The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
War Games: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, The Road Warriors, & Paul Ellering d. The Four Horsemen & JJ Dillon
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - WTBS Studios - August 6, 1988
Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo d. Bob Emory & Holiday
The Sheepherders d. Holiday & Tony Suber
Brad Armstrong d. Joe Cruz
Kevin Sullivan d. JC Wilde
Mike Jackson & Curtis Thompson d. Tommy Angel & Rusty Riddle
Chris Champion d. Don Valentine
Bobby Eaton d. Gary Phelps
Al Perez d. Rick Allen
Rip Morgan d. Bear Collie
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - August 6, 1988
Terry Taylor defeated Sam Houston
Iron Sheik defeated Richard Charland
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude
King Haku defeated Junkyard Dog
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Dino Bravo defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase in a No DQ match
WWF @ Boston, MA - Boston Garden - August 6, 1988 (8,000)
Televised on NESN - included Sean Mooney, Lord Alfred Hayes, & Superstar Billy Graham on commentary:
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation when Raymond pinned Bret after coming off the top with a double axe handle behind the referee's back as Bret had a sleeper applied on Jacques; Neidhart was distracted by Jimmy Hart at ringside during the closing moments of the bout
DJ Peterson pinned Lanny Poffo
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Peggy Sue - Jimmy Hart in drag) pinned Brutus Beefake (w/ Georgia - George Steele in drag) after hitting the challenger with Hart's megaphone as Beefcake had the sleeper applied; pre-match stipulations stated that Hart would be banned from ringside for the duration of the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The British Bulldogs when Dynamite was pinned after sustaining a blow to the back of the head from Ax
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/15/88: Bad News Brown pinned Scott Casey at 11:30 with the Ghetto Blaster
Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Jim Duggan in a lumberjack match at 7:56 with an elbow drop after Duggan was rammed head-first into an exposed turnbuckle; after the bout, a brawl ensued involving all the lumberjacks, with Andre dominating the babyfaces before he and the other heels left ringside once Duggan brought his 2x4 into the ring; lumberjacks for the bout included Demolition, The Hart Foundation, the Dynamite Kid, Ron Bass, Bad News Brown, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Koko B. Ware, Lanny Poffo, and one or two others (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via count-out at 6:30 after Dibiase hit the steel ring post; after the bout, Dibiase tripped Elizabeth, causing her to injure her ankle; moments thereafter, Savage chased Dibiase and Virgil backstage before carrying Elizabeth to the back
CCW @ Roanoke, VA – August 6, 1988 (100)
Shane Douglas d. Buddy Landell
The Mod Squad d. Tony Atlas & Jack Waering
USA @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – August 6, 1988 (3,000)
Todd Morton d. The Storm Trooper
Scott Armstrong d. Moondog Spot by DQ
The Bullet battled Bill Dundee to a DDQ
Doug Furnas battled Terry Gordy to a DDQ
The Tennessee Stud d. Mongolian Stomper
USA Tag Titles: The Party Patrol d. The Rock n Roll RPM’s (c)
WWC @ San Juan, Puerto Rico – Hiram Bithorn Stadium – August 6, 1988
Victor Jovica vs. Don Kent
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Ricky Santana d. Super Black Ninja (c)
Carribbean Tag Titles: Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat (c) vs. Huracan Castillo Jr. & Miguel Perez Jr.
Rocky Johnson vs. Ron Starr
Dutch Mantell vs. Chicky Starr
WWC Tag Titles: Bart & Brad Batten d. Kendo Nagasaki & Mr. Pogo (c)
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Carlos Colon
Universal Heavyweight Title: Hercules Ayala (c) vs. TNT
Central States @ DeSoto, KS – August 6, 1988 (48)
Grim Reaper fought The Missing Link to a draw
Solomon Grundy d. Mike Stone
Mike George d. Rick McCord
Tommy Gilbert d. Vince Apollo
JCP @ Oakland, CA - Kaiser Convention Center - August 6, 1988 (6,000)
Ivan Koloff defeated Kendall Windham
Jimmy Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan
Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a Russian Chain match
Dick Murdoch fought Ron Garvin to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Sting defeated Larry Zbyzsko
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, & JJ Dillon in Wargames
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – August 6, 1988
Art Crews fought Scott Peterson to a draw
I Quit: Col. DeBeers d. Art Barr by DQ
The Grappler d. Billy Two Eagles
Mike Golden d. Art Crews by DQ
The Southern Rockers d. Avalanche & Buddy Rose by DQ
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - August 7, 1988 (8,500)
Iron Sheik defeated Joe Milano via submission with the Camel Clutch
Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Ron Bass pinned Koko B. Ware
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Hart Foundation
Bad News Brown pinned Jim Duggan with the Ghetto Blaster
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man pinned Brutus Beefcake (w/ George Steele) after Jimmy Hart, dressed as Peggy Sue, interfered with the megaphone
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase in a steel cage match by escaping over the top after ramming Dibiase's head into that of an interfering Virgil
WWF @ Manchester, NH - JFK Coliseum - August 7, 1988
Owen Hart pinned Barry Horowitz
The Conquistadors defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit when Patera was attacked an injured during their arm wrestling contest, prevening him from wrestling
Danny Davis defeated George Skaaland
Tito Santana defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification
CWA @ Jackson, TN – August 7, 1988
Gary Young d. Cat Garrett
Brickhouse Brown d. Shawn Baxter
Emily Arthur d. Downtown Bruno
Billy Travis d. Tojo Yamamoto
Phil Hickerson d. Scott Steiner
Jeff Jarrett & Jerry Lawler d. Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden by DQ
WWF @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - August 7, 1988 (3,670)
The first WWF card in Greensboro
The One Man Gang pinned DJ Peterson
Terry Taylor defeated Scott Casey
Lanny Poffo pinned Trent Knight
King Haku pinned Junkyard Dog
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Hulk Hogan defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification at 10:00 when Bobby Heenan interfered to prevent the pinfall after Hogan hit the legdrop
JCP @ Kansas City, MO – August 7, 1988 (6,800)
Rick Steiner fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Al Perez d. JR Hogg
Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan
Ronnie Garvin d. Kendall Windham
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express by DQ
Sting d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Steve Williams d. Arn Anderson by countout
Scaffold: The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & Russian Assassin
Steel Cage: Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Dick Murdoch d. Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair, & Kendall Windham
World Class @ San Antonio, TX – Hemisfair Arena – August 7, 1988
Manuel Villalobos d. Rudy Boy Gonzalez
Steve Cox d. Jack Victory
The Samoan Swat Team d. Steve Cox & Michael Hayes
Kerry Von Erich d. Kamala