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JCP @ Atlanta, GA - WTBS Studios - March 23, 1988
The Sheepherders d. Tony Borman & Ryan Wagner
Al Perez d. Alan Martin
The Fantastics d. Steve Atkinson & Gene Ligon
Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner d. Tommy Angel & Italian Stallion
Ron Simmons d. David Diamond
Sting d. Max McGyver
The Midnight Express d. Bear Collie & Kendall Windham
Big Green Machine d. El Negro
Shane Douglas & Jimmy Garvin d. Mike Jackson & Art Pritts
AWA @ Thief River Falls, MN – March 23, 1988
Susan Green vs. Madusa Miceli
Brian Knobbs vs. Ricky Rice
Baron Von Raschke vs. Sheik Adnan Kaissey
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) vs. The Midnight Rockers
Stampede @ Red Deer, Alberta – March 23, 1988
Jonathan Holliday d. Gilles des Fosses
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Suni War Cloud
Gerry Morrow battled Brian Pillman to a double countout
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Gama Singh d. Chris Benoit (c) by countout
Owen Hart & Jason the Terrible battled Makhan Singh & Johnny Smith to a no contest
Stampede @ Medicine Hat, Alberta – March 24, 1988
Goldie Rogers d. Hashif Khan
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Johnny Smith by DQ
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Gerry Morrow, Gama Singh, & Makhan Singh d. Beef Wellington, & Bruce & Owen Hart
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – March 25, 1988 (1,700)
Buddy Roberts battled Kevin Von Erich to a DDQ
Vince Apollo d. Steve Casey
Terry Gordy d. Terry Taylor by countout
Black Bart d. Bob Bradley
Michael Hayes d. Buddy Roberts by DQ
World Class Heavyweight Title: Iceman Parsons d. Kerry Von Erich (c)
The Missing Link d. Vince Apollo
Black Bart d. Jim Richardson
Chris Adams & Wild Bill Irwin d. The Real Thing & Terry Taylor
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – March 25, 1988
Gerry Morrow d. Mr. Hito
Jonathan Holliday & Randy Thatcher d. Hashif Khan & Goldie Rogers
Johnny Smith d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin d. Beef Wellington
Brian Pillman d. Rip Rogers by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Kerry Brown
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Gama Singh
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
AJPW @ Koga, Japan – March 26, 1988
Footloose battled Masa Fuchi & Shinichi Nakano to a DDQ
Shunji Takano & Tiger Mask d. Tom Magee & George Skaaland
Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi d. Giant Baba & Motoshi Okuma
Stan Hansen d. Akira Taue
Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu d. The Great Kabuki & Isamu Teranishi
Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh d. Isao Takagi & Hiroshi Wajima
Takashi Ishikawa & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Big Bubba Rogers & Bruiser Brody battled John Tenta & Jumbo Tsuruta to a double countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – March 26, 1988
Brickhouse Brown d. Scotty the Body
Tom Brandi d. Ready
Tom Brandi d. Brickhouse Brown
The Bruise Brothers d. Blue Knight & Keith Eric
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. Doug Dancing & Alan Reynolds
Steve Keirn d. Jesse Owens
Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner, & Billy Travis d. The Assassin, Jonathan Quinn, & Tommy Punk
Binghampton, NY – March 26, 1988
Lumberjack Pierre vs. Jules Strongbow
Rocky Johnson vs. Buddy Rose
Col. DeBeers vs. Sgt. Slaughter
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – March 26, 1988 (10,000)
Ricky Santana d. Rick Steiner
Shane Douglas d. Gene Ligon
The Fantastics d. Mark Fleming & John Savage
The Midnight Express d. Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin
NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger d. Tully Blanchard
NWA World Six-Man Tag Titles: Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain (c) d. Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Sting d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – March 26, 1988
Cuban Assassin d. Suni War Cloud by countout
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Jonathan Holliday
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Gama Singh by countout
Jason the Terrible d. Gerry Morrow
Brian Pillman battled Johnny Smith to a DDQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – March 26, 1988
Art Barr d. CW Bergstrom
Matt Borne fought The Grappler to a draw
The Assassin fought Cocoa Samoa to a draw
Al Madril d. Moondog Moretti
PNW Tag Titles: Mike Golden & Paul Neu d. The Southern Rockers (c)
WrestleMania IV - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Plaza - March 27, 1988 (18,165; 17,000 paid) (matinee)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; Gladys Knight performed the National Anthem to begin the show; a young Chris Kanyon and Lance Storm were in attendance for the event:
Bad News Brown won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart at 9:44 after he and Hart joined in eliminating Junkyard Dog; participants included: Sam Houston, Ken Patera, The Killer Bees, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Paul Roma & Jim Powers, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov, Hillbilly Jim, the Junk Yard Dog, Danny Davis, King Harley Race, Jim Neidhart, Sika, Ron Bass & George Steele; order of elimination: George Steele never entered the ring and stayed at ringside for most of the match before leaving just after Hillbilly Jim was eliminated, Houston by Davis via backdrop after Bass whipped Houston into Davis, Sika by JYD, Brian Blair, Hillbilly & Volkoff, Jim Neidhart after George Steele pulled him over from the outside, Blair by Jacques & Bad News while Blair was on the apron, Raymond by Brunzell, Brunzell by Jacques, Bass by JYD, Hillbilly by Zhukov, Davis by Roma, Powers by Bad News, Volkoff by Patera, Patera by Bad News with help from Nikolai from the outside, Zhukov eliminated, Jacques by Race, Race by JYD, Roma by Bad News, JYD by Bret & Bad News, Bret by Bad News after Hart sustained the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Hart attacked Bad News and destroyed the winner's trophy
WWF World Championship Tournament Opening Round:
Ted Dibiase (w/ Andre the Giant & Virgil) pinned Jim Duggan at 5:02 with a knee to the back after Duggan was distracted by Andre (closing moments included on 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan)
Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) via disqualification at 4:54 after Bravo pushed the referee in front of Muraco
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Ricky Steamboat at 9:11 when the momentum of a flying crossbody put Valentine on top
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Butch Reed (w/ Slick) at 4:09 with the flying elbowsmash after throwing Reed off the top (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) via count-out at 2:55
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a 15-minute time limit draw
Non-tournament match: The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 4:36 by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex; after the match, Hercules attacked Warrior with his steel chain until Warrior stole it away from him
WWF World Championship tournament Quarter Finals:
Hulk Hogan fought Andre the Giant (w/ Ted Dibiase & Virgil) to a double disqualification at 5:23 when both men used a chair; following the bout, Hogan suplexed Virgil on the arena floor - taking him out of the rest of the show (Hulkamania 3)
Ted Dibiase pinned Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) at 5:35 after dropping him throat-first on the top rope
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 6:07 with an inside cradle as Valentine attempted the figure-4 (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
Non-tournament match: Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue) via disqualification at around 6:50 when Hart knocked out the referee with the megaphone as the champion was locked in the sleeper; while Honky was still asleep, Beefcake cut Hart's hair; as he attempted to do the same to the champion, Peggy Sue poured water on Honky to revive him
Non-tournament match: The Islanders & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid at 7:35 when Heenan pinned Koko after being dropped on him by his teammates
WWF World Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated One Man Gang (w/ Slick) via disqualification at 4:35 when the Gang grabbed Slick's cane and attempted to hit Savage with it; after the bout, OMG used the cane as a weapon but Savage cleared the ring moments later (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
Non-tournament match: Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana at 8:02 to win the titles when Martel was pinned after being hit with Fuji's cane as he had the Boston Crab applied
WWF World Championship Tournament Finals: Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Andre the Giant) with the flying elbowsmash to win the title at 9:17 after Hulk Hogan interfered and hit Dibiase in the back with a chair as Savage was caught in the Million $ Dream; late in the bout, after interference from Andre, Elizabeth left ringside and later returned with Hogan; Bob Uecker was the guest ring announcer for the match, Vanna White was the guest timekeeper, and Robin Leach was the presenter for the world championship belt (closing moments included on Hulkamania 3 and Macho Madness)
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – March 27, 1988 (6,000)
Amateur Rules for the NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) d. Jimmy Garvin
US Tag Titles: The Midnight Express (c) d. The Fantastics by DQ
Chicago Street Fight: Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain
NWA World Tag Titles: Lex Luger & Barry Windham d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (c)
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) fought Sting to a 45:00 draw
Western States Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko (c) d. Shane Douglas
AJPW @ Nagaoka, Japan – March 28, 1988
Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Bruiser Brody, Big Bubba Rogers, George Skaaland
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – March 28, 1988
Scott Steiner d. Scotty the Body
Rikki Nelson d. Terry Adonis
Ken Wayne d. Don Bass
Tom Brandi battled Brickhouse Brown to a double countout
Jeff Jarrett d. Doug Gilbert by DQ
Florida Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn (c) d. Jonathan Boyd & Moondog Spot
CWA Tag Titles: The Bruise Brothers d. Max Pain & Gary Young (c)
Tennessee Street Fight: Eddie Marlin d. Tommy Gilbert
Jerry Lawler d. Eddie Gilbert
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – Fairgrounds – March 28, 1988
Alabama Heavyweight Title: Tony Anthony d. Tom Prichard (c)
Stampede @ Salmon Arm, British Columbia – March 28, 1988
Beef Wellignton d. Goldie Rogers
Rip Rogers d. Suni War Cloud
International Tag Titles: Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman (c) by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Kerry Brown
Chris Benoit & Owen Hart d. Makhan Singh & Johnny Smith
PNW @ Hoquiam, WA – March 28, 1988 (350)
Al Madril d. CW Bergstrom
Billy Two Eagles fought Cocoa Samoa to a draw
Matt Borne d. Moondog Moretti
The Southern Rockers d. Mike Golden & Paul Neu
The Assassin d. The Grappler by DQ
AJPW @ Sanjo, Japan – March 29, 1988
Giant Baba, John Tenta, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Abdullah the Butcher, George Skaaland, & Tiger Jeet Singh
Stampede @ Vernon, British Columbia – March 29, 1988
Suni War Cloud d. Goldie Rogers
Johnny Smith d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) fought Cuban Assassin to a draw
Jason the Terrible d. Gerry Morrow
International Tag Titles: Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman (c) by DQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
AJPW @ Jyoetsu, Japan – March 30, 1988 (2,400)
Mighty Inoue battled Toshiaki Kawada to a double countout
Shinichi Nakano, Shunji Takano, & Isamu Teranishi d. Takashi Ishikawa, Motoshi Okuma, & Isao Takagi
Giant Baba & John Tenta d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
Tiger Jeet Singh d. Akira Taue
The Great Kabuki & Tiger Mask d. Abdullah the Butcher & George Skaaland
Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Tom Magee
Bruiser Brody & Big Bubba Rogers battled Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima to a double countout
Samson Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, & Genichiro Tenryu d. Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, & Tommy Rich
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - WTBS Studios - March 30, 1988
The Fantastics d. Alan Martin & Keith Steinborn
Sting d. Bear Collie
The Sheepherders d. Rocky King & Larry Stevens
Arn Anderson d. Art Pritts
The Road Warriors d. Joe Cruz & El Negro
Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin d. Steve Atkinson & Ryan Wagner
Al Perez d. Mike Jackson
The Midnight Express d. Trent Knight & Tony Suber
The Varsity Club d. Larry Davis, Bob Riddle, & George South
Ivan Koloff d. Curtis Thompson
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – March 30, 1988
Billy Travis vs. Gary Young
US Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn (c) vs. Jonathan Boyd & Moondog Spike
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) vs. Ken Wayne
Doug & Tommy Gilbert vs. Jeff Jarrett & Eddie Marlin
Anything Goes: Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Lawler
AJPW @ Hyomi, Japan – March 31, 1988 (3,300)
Samson Fuyuki fought Mighty Inoue to a draw
Tom Magee d. Isamu Teranishi
Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi d. Giant Baba & Haruka Eigen
Abdullah the Butcher d. Isao Takagi
George Skaaland & Tiger Jeet Singh d. Shinichi Nakano & Tiger Mask
Ashura Hara, Toshiaki Kawada, & Genichiro Tenryu d. Masa Fuchi, Takashi Ishikawa, & Hiroshi Wajima
Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, & Tommy Rich d. The Great Kabuki, Shinchi Nakano, & Akira Taue
Bruiser Brody & Big Bubba Rogers battled John Tenta & Jumbo Tsuruta to a DDQ
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 31, 1988
The Road Warriors d. Super Destroyer & Larry Zbyszko
US Heavyweight Title: Dusty Rhodes (c) d. Ivan Koloff
Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair d. Lex Luger, Sting, & Barry Windham
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall – March 31, 1988
Curtis Hughes fought Lord Molitar to a draw
Shirley Black battled Sandi Partlow to a DDQ
TC Carter & Rufus R. Jones battled Masahiro Chono & Ken Timbs to a double countout
Mike George d. Steve Ray
Bob Brown d. Joe Lightfoot
Central States Heavyweight Title: DJ Peterson (c) d. Eddie Gilbert
Stampede @ Kelowna, British Columbia – March 31, 1988
Beef Wellington fought Goldie Rogers to a draw
Cuban Assassin battled Jason the Terrible to a no contest
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Rip Rogers by DQ
Kerry Brown d. Suni War Cloud
Gerry Morrow, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, & Brian Pillman
The Sheepherders d. Tony Borman & Ryan Wagner
Al Perez d. Alan Martin
The Fantastics d. Steve Atkinson & Gene Ligon
Mike Rotundo & Rick Steiner d. Tommy Angel & Italian Stallion
Ron Simmons d. David Diamond
Sting d. Max McGyver
The Midnight Express d. Bear Collie & Kendall Windham
Big Green Machine d. El Negro
Shane Douglas & Jimmy Garvin d. Mike Jackson & Art Pritts
AWA @ Thief River Falls, MN – March 23, 1988
Susan Green vs. Madusa Miceli
Brian Knobbs vs. Ricky Rice
Baron Von Raschke vs. Sheik Adnan Kaissey
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) vs. The Midnight Rockers
Stampede @ Red Deer, Alberta – March 23, 1988
Jonathan Holliday d. Gilles des Fosses
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Suni War Cloud
Gerry Morrow battled Brian Pillman to a double countout
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Gama Singh d. Chris Benoit (c) by countout
Owen Hart & Jason the Terrible battled Makhan Singh & Johnny Smith to a no contest
Stampede @ Medicine Hat, Alberta – March 24, 1988
Goldie Rogers d. Hashif Khan
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Suni War Cloud
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Johnny Smith by DQ
Bunkhouse Elimination Steel Cage: Gerry Morrow, Gama Singh, & Makhan Singh d. Beef Wellington, & Bruce & Owen Hart
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – March 25, 1988 (1,700)
Buddy Roberts battled Kevin Von Erich to a DDQ
Vince Apollo d. Steve Casey
Terry Gordy d. Terry Taylor by countout
Black Bart d. Bob Bradley
Michael Hayes d. Buddy Roberts by DQ
World Class Heavyweight Title: Iceman Parsons d. Kerry Von Erich (c)
The Missing Link d. Vince Apollo
Black Bart d. Jim Richardson
Chris Adams & Wild Bill Irwin d. The Real Thing & Terry Taylor
Stampede @ Calgary, Alberta – March 25, 1988
Gerry Morrow d. Mr. Hito
Jonathan Holliday & Randy Thatcher d. Hashif Khan & Goldie Rogers
Johnny Smith d. Suni War Cloud
Cuban Assassin d. Beef Wellington
Brian Pillman d. Rip Rogers by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Kerry Brown
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Gama Singh
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
AJPW @ Koga, Japan – March 26, 1988
Footloose battled Masa Fuchi & Shinichi Nakano to a DDQ
Shunji Takano & Tiger Mask d. Tom Magee & George Skaaland
Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi d. Giant Baba & Motoshi Okuma
Stan Hansen d. Akira Taue
Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu d. The Great Kabuki & Isamu Teranishi
Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh d. Isao Takagi & Hiroshi Wajima
Takashi Ishikawa & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Austin Idol & Tommy Rich
Big Bubba Rogers & Bruiser Brody battled John Tenta & Jumbo Tsuruta to a double countout
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – March 26, 1988
Brickhouse Brown d. Scotty the Body
Tom Brandi d. Ready
Tom Brandi d. Brickhouse Brown
The Bruise Brothers d. Blue Knight & Keith Eric
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. Doug Dancing & Alan Reynolds
Steve Keirn d. Jesse Owens
Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner, & Billy Travis d. The Assassin, Jonathan Quinn, & Tommy Punk
Binghampton, NY – March 26, 1988
Lumberjack Pierre vs. Jules Strongbow
Rocky Johnson vs. Buddy Rose
Col. DeBeers vs. Sgt. Slaughter
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – March 26, 1988 (10,000)
Ricky Santana d. Rick Steiner
Shane Douglas d. Gene Ligon
The Fantastics d. Mark Fleming & John Savage
The Midnight Express d. Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin
NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) fought Barry Windham to a draw
Lex Luger d. Tully Blanchard
NWA World Six-Man Tag Titles: Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain (c) d. Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Sting d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Stampede @ Edmonton, Alberta – March 26, 1988
Cuban Assassin d. Suni War Cloud by countout
Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Beef Wellington & Jonathan Holliday
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Gama Singh by countout
Jason the Terrible d. Gerry Morrow
Brian Pillman battled Johnny Smith to a DDQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – March 26, 1988
Art Barr d. CW Bergstrom
Matt Borne fought The Grappler to a draw
The Assassin fought Cocoa Samoa to a draw
Al Madril d. Moondog Moretti
PNW Tag Titles: Mike Golden & Paul Neu d. The Southern Rockers (c)
WrestleMania IV - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Plaza - March 27, 1988 (18,165; 17,000 paid) (matinee)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; Gladys Knight performed the National Anthem to begin the show; a young Chris Kanyon and Lance Storm were in attendance for the event:
Bad News Brown won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart at 9:44 after he and Hart joined in eliminating Junkyard Dog; participants included: Sam Houston, Ken Patera, The Killer Bees, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Paul Roma & Jim Powers, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov, Hillbilly Jim, the Junk Yard Dog, Danny Davis, King Harley Race, Jim Neidhart, Sika, Ron Bass & George Steele; order of elimination: George Steele never entered the ring and stayed at ringside for most of the match before leaving just after Hillbilly Jim was eliminated, Houston by Davis via backdrop after Bass whipped Houston into Davis, Sika by JYD, Brian Blair, Hillbilly & Volkoff, Jim Neidhart after George Steele pulled him over from the outside, Blair by Jacques & Bad News while Blair was on the apron, Raymond by Brunzell, Brunzell by Jacques, Bass by JYD, Hillbilly by Zhukov, Davis by Roma, Powers by Bad News, Volkoff by Patera, Patera by Bad News with help from Nikolai from the outside, Zhukov eliminated, Jacques by Race, Race by JYD, Roma by Bad News, JYD by Bret & Bad News, Bret by Bad News after Hart sustained the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Hart attacked Bad News and destroyed the winner's trophy
WWF World Championship Tournament Opening Round:
Ted Dibiase (w/ Andre the Giant & Virgil) pinned Jim Duggan at 5:02 with a knee to the back after Duggan was distracted by Andre (closing moments included on 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan)
Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) defeated Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) via disqualification at 4:54 after Bravo pushed the referee in front of Muraco
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Ricky Steamboat at 9:11 when the momentum of a flying crossbody put Valentine on top
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Butch Reed (w/ Slick) at 4:09 with the flying elbowsmash after throwing Reed off the top (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) via count-out at 2:55
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a 15-minute time limit draw
Non-tournament match: The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 4:36 by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex; after the match, Hercules attacked Warrior with his steel chain until Warrior stole it away from him
WWF World Championship tournament Quarter Finals:
Hulk Hogan fought Andre the Giant (w/ Ted Dibiase & Virgil) to a double disqualification at 5:23 when both men used a chair; following the bout, Hogan suplexed Virgil on the arena floor - taking him out of the rest of the show (Hulkamania 3)
Ted Dibiase pinned Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) at 5:35 after dropping him throat-first on the top rope
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 6:07 with an inside cradle as Valentine attempted the figure-4 (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
Non-tournament match: Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart & Peggy Sue) via disqualification at around 6:50 when Hart knocked out the referee with the megaphone as the champion was locked in the sleeper; while Honky was still asleep, Beefcake cut Hart's hair; as he attempted to do the same to the champion, Peggy Sue poured water on Honky to revive him
Non-tournament match: The Islanders & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid at 7:35 when Heenan pinned Koko after being dropped on him by his teammates
WWF World Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated One Man Gang (w/ Slick) via disqualification at 4:35 when the Gang grabbed Slick's cane and attempted to hit Savage with it; after the bout, OMG used the cane as a weapon but Savage cleared the ring moments later (closing moments included on Macho Maddness)
Non-tournament match: Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana at 8:02 to win the titles when Martel was pinned after being hit with Fuji's cane as he had the Boston Crab applied
WWF World Championship Tournament Finals: Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Andre the Giant) with the flying elbowsmash to win the title at 9:17 after Hulk Hogan interfered and hit Dibiase in the back with a chair as Savage was caught in the Million $ Dream; late in the bout, after interference from Andre, Elizabeth left ringside and later returned with Hogan; Bob Uecker was the guest ring announcer for the match, Vanna White was the guest timekeeper, and Robin Leach was the presenter for the world championship belt (closing moments included on Hulkamania 3 and Macho Madness)
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – March 27, 1988 (6,000)
Amateur Rules for the NWA World TV Title: Mike Rotundo (c) d. Jimmy Garvin
US Tag Titles: The Midnight Express (c) d. The Fantastics by DQ
Chicago Street Fight: Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors d. Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain
NWA World Tag Titles: Lex Luger & Barry Windham d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (c)
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Ric Flair (c) fought Sting to a 45:00 draw
Western States Heavyweight Title: Larry Zbyszko (c) d. Shane Douglas
AJPW @ Nagaoka, Japan – March 28, 1988
Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Bruiser Brody, Big Bubba Rogers, George Skaaland
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – March 28, 1988
Scott Steiner d. Scotty the Body
Rikki Nelson d. Terry Adonis
Ken Wayne d. Don Bass
Tom Brandi battled Brickhouse Brown to a double countout
Jeff Jarrett d. Doug Gilbert by DQ
Florida Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn (c) d. Jonathan Boyd & Moondog Spot
CWA Tag Titles: The Bruise Brothers d. Max Pain & Gary Young (c)
Tennessee Street Fight: Eddie Marlin d. Tommy Gilbert
Jerry Lawler d. Eddie Gilbert
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – Fairgrounds – March 28, 1988
Alabama Heavyweight Title: Tony Anthony d. Tom Prichard (c)
Stampede @ Salmon Arm, British Columbia – March 28, 1988
Beef Wellignton d. Goldie Rogers
Rip Rogers d. Suni War Cloud
International Tag Titles: Cuban Assassin & Gerry Morrow d. Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman (c) by DQ
Jason the Terrible d. Kerry Brown
Chris Benoit & Owen Hart d. Makhan Singh & Johnny Smith
PNW @ Hoquiam, WA – March 28, 1988 (350)
Al Madril d. CW Bergstrom
Billy Two Eagles fought Cocoa Samoa to a draw
Matt Borne d. Moondog Moretti
The Southern Rockers d. Mike Golden & Paul Neu
The Assassin d. The Grappler by DQ
AJPW @ Sanjo, Japan – March 29, 1988
Giant Baba, John Tenta, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Abdullah the Butcher, George Skaaland, & Tiger Jeet Singh
Stampede @ Vernon, British Columbia – March 29, 1988
Suni War Cloud d. Goldie Rogers
Johnny Smith d. Beef Wellington
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) fought Cuban Assassin to a draw
Jason the Terrible d. Gerry Morrow
International Tag Titles: Kerry Brown & Rip Rogers d. Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman (c) by DQ
North American Heavyweight Title: Owen Hart (c) d. Makhan Singh
AJPW @ Jyoetsu, Japan – March 30, 1988 (2,400)
Mighty Inoue battled Toshiaki Kawada to a double countout
Shinichi Nakano, Shunji Takano, & Isamu Teranishi d. Takashi Ishikawa, Motoshi Okuma, & Isao Takagi
Giant Baba & John Tenta d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
Tiger Jeet Singh d. Akira Taue
The Great Kabuki & Tiger Mask d. Abdullah the Butcher & George Skaaland
Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Tom Magee
Bruiser Brody & Big Bubba Rogers battled Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima to a double countout
Samson Fuyuki, Ashura Hara, & Genichiro Tenryu d. Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, & Tommy Rich
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - WTBS Studios - March 30, 1988
The Fantastics d. Alan Martin & Keith Steinborn
Sting d. Bear Collie
The Sheepherders d. Rocky King & Larry Stevens
Arn Anderson d. Art Pritts
The Road Warriors d. Joe Cruz & El Negro
Jimmy & Ronnie Garvin d. Steve Atkinson & Ryan Wagner
Al Perez d. Mike Jackson
The Midnight Express d. Trent Knight & Tony Suber
The Varsity Club d. Larry Davis, Bob Riddle, & George South
Ivan Koloff d. Curtis Thompson
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – March 30, 1988
Billy Travis vs. Gary Young
US Tag Titles: Mike Graham & Steve Keirn (c) vs. Jonathan Boyd & Moondog Spike
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) vs. Ken Wayne
Doug & Tommy Gilbert vs. Jeff Jarrett & Eddie Marlin
Anything Goes: Eddie Gilbert vs. Jerry Lawler
AJPW @ Hyomi, Japan – March 31, 1988 (3,300)
Samson Fuyuki fought Mighty Inoue to a draw
Tom Magee d. Isamu Teranishi
Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi d. Giant Baba & Haruka Eigen
Abdullah the Butcher d. Isao Takagi
George Skaaland & Tiger Jeet Singh d. Shinichi Nakano & Tiger Mask
Ashura Hara, Toshiaki Kawada, & Genichiro Tenryu d. Masa Fuchi, Takashi Ishikawa, & Hiroshi Wajima
Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, & Tommy Rich d. The Great Kabuki, Shinchi Nakano, & Akira Taue
Bruiser Brody & Big Bubba Rogers battled John Tenta & Jumbo Tsuruta to a DDQ
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 31, 1988
The Road Warriors d. Super Destroyer & Larry Zbyszko
US Heavyweight Title: Dusty Rhodes (c) d. Ivan Koloff
Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Ric Flair d. Lex Luger, Sting, & Barry Windham
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall – March 31, 1988
Curtis Hughes fought Lord Molitar to a draw
Shirley Black battled Sandi Partlow to a DDQ
TC Carter & Rufus R. Jones battled Masahiro Chono & Ken Timbs to a double countout
Mike George d. Steve Ray
Bob Brown d. Joe Lightfoot
Central States Heavyweight Title: DJ Peterson (c) d. Eddie Gilbert
Stampede @ Kelowna, British Columbia – March 31, 1988
Beef Wellington fought Goldie Rogers to a draw
Cuban Assassin battled Jason the Terrible to a no contest
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title: Chris Benoit (c) d. Rip Rogers by DQ
Kerry Brown d. Suni War Cloud
Gerry Morrow, Makhan Singh, & Johnny Smith d. Bruce & Owen Hart, & Brian Pillman