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AJPW @ Osaka, Japan – May 22, 1988 (2,100)
Brady Boone d. Motoshi Okuma
Giant Baba & Takashi Ishikawa d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
John Tenta d. Havana Terror
Big Bubba Rogers & Danny Spivey d. Isamu Teranishi & Tiger Mask
The Rock n Roll Express d. Masa Fuchi & Mighty Inoue
The Great Kabuki, Shinichi Nakano, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Ashura Hara, Toshiaki Kawada, & Genichiro Tenryu
Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima d. Jimmy Jack Funk & Tiger Jeet Singh
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - May 22, 1988
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a draw
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:38 after Valentine hit an elbow drop on referee John Bonello when Muraco moved out of the way, who had been laying on top of the referee
The British Bulldogs defeated Haku & High Chief Afi
Bobby Heenan pinned Koko B. Ware
Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant & Rick Rude when Duggan pinned Rude
Port Jefferson, NY – May 22, 1988
Chris Adams d. Cactus Jack by countout
Michael Hayes battled Iron Sheik to a double countout
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - May 22, 1988
Brutus Beefcake vs. WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man
Sam Houston vs. Danny Davis
Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - The Omni - May 22, 1988 (7,300)
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
Larry Zbyszko and Brad Armstrong went to a draw
Ivan Koloff & the Powers of Pain d. Tim Horner, Bugsy McGraw & the Italian Stallion
Ron & Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
The Road Warriors d. the Sheepherders
The Fantastics d. the Midnight Express
Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Barry Windham battled Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Sting to a no contest
Steve Williams d. Ric Flair by DQ
Continental @ Montgomery, AL – Civic Center – May 22, 1988
Willie B. Hert d. Mark Pyle
Shane Douglas d. Detroit Demolition
Detroit Demolition & Lord Humongous vs. Bill Kazmaier & Dutch Mantell
Continental Tag Titles: The Nightmares d. The Southern Boys (c)
I Quit: Tony Anthony vs. Tom Prichard
Windy City @ Dixon, IL – May 22, 1988 (250)
WCW Heavyweight Title: Steve Regal (c) d. Col. DeBeers by DQ
WWF @ Denver, CO - Auditorium - May 22, 1988 (8,500)
Barry Horowitz pinned Scott Casey
Jim Neidhart pinned Hillbilly Jim
George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out when Fuji left ringside after Steele threw a table into the ring
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin
The One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase at 18:41
OWF @ Oregon City, OR – May 22, 1988
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Semifinals: Hercules Haggerty battled Rip Oliver to a DDQ
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Semifinals: Billy Jack Haynes fought Blackstudd Williams to a draw
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – May 23, 1988
Bob Holly d. Alan Reynolds
Cuban Assassin II d. Don Harris
Ron Harris d. Cuban Assassin
Gary Young d. Tom Brandi
Brickhouse Brown d. Pat Tanaka
Max Pain battled Scott Steiner to a DDQ
Robert Fuller d. Billy Travis
Jeff Jarrett d. Doug Gilbert
Tommy Gilbert d. Paul Diamond
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. The Bruise Brothers
CWA Tag Titles: The Cuban Assassins (c) battled Scott Steiner & Billy Travis to a no contest
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brickhouse Brown d. Max Pain (c) by forfeit
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. Bob Holly & Pat Rose
Robert Fuller d. Jeff Jarrett by countout
3 Ring Battle Royal won by Robert Fuller, Jeff Jarrett, & Scott Steiner
FCW @ Tampa, FL – May 23, 1988 (163)
Lou Perez d. Rick Ryder
Scott McGhee d. Mighty Yankee
Mark Starr d. Scotty the Body
Denny Brown d. Rex King by DQ
Mike Graham & Steve Keirn d. The Star Riders by countout
Hair vs. Beard: Frankie Lancaster d. Jimmy Backlund
World Class @ Sweeney, TX – May 23, 1988
Jason Sterling d. Eric Embry
Kerry Von Erich d. Iceman Parsons
JCP @ Hillsville, VA – May 24, 1988 (800)
The Sheepherders d. Gary Royal & George South
Rip Morgan d. Rocky King
Kendall Windham d. Tony Suber
Al Perez d. Chris Champion
Jimmy Garvin d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Nikita Koloff & Lex Luger d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – May 25, 1988
Doug Gilbert vs. Billy Travis
Tom Brandi vs. Tommy Gilbert
Scott Steiner vs. Gary Young
Southern Tag Titles: The Cuban Choir Boys (c) vs. The Bruise Brothers
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) vs. Brickhouse Brown
Robert Fuller vs. Jeff Jarrett
WWF @ Buffalo, NY - May 1988
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Scott Casey
Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson
Ron Bass defeated Junkyard Dog
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a double count-out
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
The Ultimate Warrior & Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant & Hercules
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall – May 26, 1988 (878)
Shaun Simpson d. Vince Apollo
The Missing Link d. Masahiro Chono
Vince Apollo d. Barry Martin
WWA Heavyweight Title: Solomon Grundy d. Mike George (c) by countout
John Tatum & Jack Victory d. Curtis Hughes & Steve Ray
Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts d. Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich by DQ
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 27, 1988 (16,000)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Roger Kent & Superstar Billy Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: The Conquistador pinned SD Jones at 9:13 when the momentum of a flying crossbody put the Conquistador on top
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification when Steele brought the timekeeper's hammer into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 14:26 when Jacques pinned Powers with a small package after Raymond reversed Powers' small package behind the referee's back
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/20/88: Brutus Beefcake fought the One Man Gang to a double count-out
The Islanders & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid when Heenan pinned Koko after hitting him with brass knuckles
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jerry Allen at 6:26 with an elbow drop
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via disqualification at 11:55 when Virgil interfered and prevented the pinfall after the challenger hit an unprotected turnbuckle head-first; after the match, Savage was double teamed and thrown to the floor but later cleared the ring with his title belt (Macho Madness)
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/30/88: Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera with the side suplex after Patera became distracted by Frenchy Martin on the ring apron (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/8/88: Junkyard Dog pinned Ron Bass at 8:15 by reversing a powerslam attempt into a cover
USA @ Athens, TN – May 27, 1988
Wendell Cooley vs. Hector Guerrero
Austin Idol vs. Moondog Spot
The Party Patrol vs. The Rock n Roll RPM’s
Tennessee Heavyweight Title: Buddy Landell (c) vs. Doug Furnas
Scott Armstrong vs. Bill Dundee
USA Heavyweight Title: Mongolian Stomper (c) vs. The Bullet
World Class @ St. Joseph, MO – May 27, 1988 (600)
Buddy Roberts d. Barry Martin
Steve Ray d. Russell Sapp
Mike George d. TC Carter
Solomon Grundy d. Vince Apollo
Kerry Von Erich d. Iceman Parsons
Michael Hayes d. Buddy Roberts
JCP @ St. Louis, MO – Arena – May 27, 1988 (3,100)
The Sheepherders d. Bugsy McGraw & Gary Royal
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
Sting d. Mike Rotundo
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Steel Cage: The Road Warriors d. The Powers of Pain
Tully Blanchard & Barry Windham battled Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger to a no contest
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – May 27, 1988 (550)
Samu d. Jeff Raitz
Karate Kid d. Little Tokyo
Mike Morrow & Sweet Brown Sugar d. Bob Bradley & Killer Brooks
Samu d. Jim Richards
Eric Embry d. Steve Casey
Texas Heavyweight Title: Terry Taylor (c) d. Kevin Von Erich by DQ
Terry Gordy d. Angel of Death
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – May 28, 1988
Senshi d. Alan Reynolds
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. The Bruise Brothers
Jeff Jarrett d. Keith Eric
The Cuban Assassins d. Doug Dancing & Tommy King
Scott Steiner & Billy Travis d. Don Bass & Gary Young by DQ
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - May 28, 1988 (5,400)
Jerry Allen pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees (sub. for Jim Powers & Paul Roma)
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification
Bobby Heenan, Haku, & High Chief Afi defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match when, as Smith and Haku were the final two men in the ring, Heenan slammed the cage door into Smith's face allowing Haku to escape
Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera
Brutus Beefcake fought the One Man Gang to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
JCP @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center – May 28, 1988 (2,500)
Tiger Conway Jr. fought Ron Simmons to a draw
Arn Anderson d. Italian Stallion
Ivan Koloff d. Kendall Windham
Larry Zbyszko d. Ronnie Garvin by countout
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Texas Bullrope: Dusty Rhodes d. Tully Blanchard
Lex Luger battled Barry Windham to a no contest
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
USA @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – May 28, 1988
Todd Morton d. The Intern
Moondog Spot d. The Star Fighter
Buddy Landell & Moondog Spot d. Austin Idol & Doug Furnas by DQ
Cousin Junior d. Hector Guerrero by DQ
Tennessee Heavyweight Title: Wendell Cooley d. Buddy Landell (c)
Bill Dundee & The Rock n Roll RPM’s d. Davey, Johnny, & Tommy Rich
USA Heavyweight Title vs. Loser Leaves Town: The Bullet d. Mongolian Stomper (c)
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – May 28, 1988
Lumberjack: Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. El Profe
Carribean Tag Titles: The Renegade Warriors (c) vs. Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Super Black Ninja (c) vs. Miguel Perez Jr.
Carribean Heavyweight Title: Hercules Ayala (c) vs. TNT
Carlos Colon & The Invader vs. Chicky Starr & Ron Starr
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN - Met Center - May 28, 1988 (1,850)
Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz
Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart by using the ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana when Santana was pinned after being hit with one of the title belts
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan by using the ropes for leverage
OWF @ Oregon City, OR – May 28, 1988
Johnny Ace d. Cocoa Samoa
Cpl. Kirchner d. Ricky Santana
Brian Adams & Mike Miller d. Hercules Haggerty & Rip Oliver
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Finals: Billy Jack Haynes d. Blackstudd Williams
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – May 28, 1988
Rick Hazzard d. Art Barr
Steve Austin & Al Madril fought The Assassin & Billy Two Eagles to a draw
Mike Golden & Paul Neu d. Art Crews & Moondog Moretti
Matt Borne d. Col. DeBeers
Northwest Tag Titles: The Southern Rockers (c) fought The Grappler & Rick Hazzard to a draw
Texas Bullrope: The Assassin d. Buddy Rose
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - May 29, 1988
Jerry Allen defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Ken Patera fought Dino Bravo to a no contest
Koko B. Ware defeated Bobby Heenan
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – May 29, 1988
Tommy Gilbert d. Tom Brandi
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. Don Bass & Gary Young
CWA Tag Titles: The Cuban Choir Boys d. Scott Steiner & Billy Travis (c)
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brickhouse Brown (c) d. Bill Dundee by DQ
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden battled Jeff Jarrett & Senshi to a double countout
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Dutch Mantell
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 29, 1988 (4,000)
Mighty Wilbur & Ron Simmons fought The Sheepherders to a draw
Arn Anderson d. Italian Stallion
Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo d. Bugsy McGraw & Kendall Windham
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger d. Tully Blanchard & Barry Windham
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain d. The Road Warriors & Sting by DQ
SCW @ Marietta, GA - Miss Kitty's - May 29, 1988
Chris Adams d. Jim Boss
Ranger Ross d. JD Wolfe
Southern Tag Titles: Ted Oates & Tommy Rich (c) battled Joel Deaton & Jimmy Powell to a no contest
Steve Prichard d. Gerald Finley
Joel Deaton & Dick Slater d. Jim Boss & Ray Lloyd
Mr. Wrestling II d. JD Wolfe
Ted Oates & Tommy Rich d. Joey Maggs & Doug Somers
Manny Fernandez d. Terry Adonis
Bruiser Brody d. Greg Brown
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – Fairgrounds – May 29, 1988
Continental Tag Titles: DI Bob Carter & Detroit Demolition d. The Nightmares (c)
WWF @ Pontiac, MI - Silverdome - May 29, 1988 (1,800)
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Haku & High Chief Afi
The One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification
Don Muraco pinned Jim Neidhart
Jim Duggan fought Andre the Giant to a double disqualification
JCP @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - May 30, 1988
Barry Windham d. Larry Stevens
The Lightning Express & Mighty Wilbur d. Bear Collie, Bob Riddle, & Curtis Thompson
Jimmy Garvin d. David Isley
Sting d. Tony Suber
Kevin Sullivan d. Curtis Thompson
Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams d. Joe Cruz & Trent Knight
Al Perez & Larry Zbyszko d. Tommy Angel & Bob Emory
Lumberjack: Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
World Class @ Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Coliseum – May 30, 1988 (1,500)
Eric Embry d. Steve Casey by DQ
Triple Tower of Doom: Shaun Simpson d. John Tatum
Triple Tower of Doom won by Steve Casey, Eric Embry, & Samu
Michael Hayes, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich battled Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts, & Terry Taylor to a double countout
WWF @ Bakersfield, CA - Civic Auditorium - May 30, 1988
Barry Horowitz defeated Lanny Poffo
Steve Lombardi defeated Brady Boone
Don Muraco defeated Jim Neidhart
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules
Jim Duggan defeated Greg Valentine
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the One Man Gang via count-out
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude
WWF @ Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum - May 30, 1988 (7,500)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
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 defeated Bret Hart
Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid defeated Haku, High Chief Afi, & Bobby Heenan
Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - May 31, 1988 (7,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude & Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 9:52 when Roberts pinned Rude after Duggan hit Rude in the back with his 2x4 (Best of the WWF Vol. 19)
6/19/88 - featured the debut of the Brother Love Show, introduced by Bobby Heenan:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:21 with the press slam / splash combo
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Lanny Poffo at 2:12 with the Rude Awakening
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Steve Lombardi & an unknown at 3:11 when Jannetty pinned Lombardi with a suplex / crossbody combo
Ken Patera defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission at 2:54 with the full nelson
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:48 with the front suplex
George Steele (w/ Mine) defeated Randy Neverman via submission at 1:29 with the flying hammerlock
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone at 4:05 when Jacques pinned Jones with a splash
6/26/88 - included Ted Dibiase & Virgil as guests of the Brother Love Show in which it was revealed that Dibiase was the one paying Brother Love to host the show:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lanny Poffo & Jerry Allen at 3:40 in a non-title match when Axe pinned Allen with the Decapitation
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Frank Valdez at 1:36 with the side suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Stymie Richards at 1:38 with the running powerslam
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Mark Ming at 1:39 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Ming to the top rope and assaulted him with the nightstick (Bossman's Challenge debut)
The British Bulldogs defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 2:44 when Dynamite pinned Horowitz with the press slam / diving headbutt combo
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned the Intruder at 2:16 with the slingshot splash into the ring
7/3/88 - included the Big Bossman & Slick as guests of the Brother Love Show:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Stephan DeLeon at 2:22 with the sleeper
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated SD Jones at 1:49 with the Million $ Dream
Koko B. Ware pinned Larry Simpson at 1:10 with the Ghostbuster
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jerry Allen at 1:30 in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Terry Gibbs & the Conquistador at 3:01 when Michaels pinned the Conquistador with a flying fistdrop off Jannetty's shoulders
Jake Roberts pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:11 with the DDT
Bad News Brown pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:34 with the Ghetto Blaster
Brady Boone d. Motoshi Okuma
Giant Baba & Takashi Ishikawa d. Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
John Tenta d. Havana Terror
Big Bubba Rogers & Danny Spivey d. Isamu Teranishi & Tiger Mask
The Rock n Roll Express d. Masa Fuchi & Mighty Inoue
The Great Kabuki, Shinichi Nakano, & Yoshiaki Yatsu d. Ashura Hara, Toshiaki Kawada, & Genichiro Tenryu
Jumbo Tsuruta & Hiroshi Wajima d. Jimmy Jack Funk & Tiger Jeet Singh
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario - Maple Leaf Gardens - May 22, 1988
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a draw
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:38 after Valentine hit an elbow drop on referee John Bonello when Muraco moved out of the way, who had been laying on top of the referee
The British Bulldogs defeated Haku & High Chief Afi
Bobby Heenan pinned Koko B. Ware
Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant & Rick Rude when Duggan pinned Rude
Port Jefferson, NY – May 22, 1988
Chris Adams d. Cactus Jack by countout
Michael Hayes battled Iron Sheik to a double countout
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - May 22, 1988
Brutus Beefcake vs. WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man
Sam Houston vs. Danny Davis
Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo
JCP @ Atlanta, GA - The Omni - May 22, 1988 (7,300)
Rick Steiner d. Kendall Windham
Larry Zbyszko and Brad Armstrong went to a draw
Ivan Koloff & the Powers of Pain d. Tim Horner, Bugsy McGraw & the Italian Stallion
Ron & Jimmy Garvin d. Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotundo
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
The Road Warriors d. the Sheepherders
The Fantastics d. the Midnight Express
Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, & Barry Windham battled Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Sting to a no contest
Steve Williams d. Ric Flair by DQ
Continental @ Montgomery, AL – Civic Center – May 22, 1988
Willie B. Hert d. Mark Pyle
Shane Douglas d. Detroit Demolition
Detroit Demolition & Lord Humongous vs. Bill Kazmaier & Dutch Mantell
Continental Tag Titles: The Nightmares d. The Southern Boys (c)
I Quit: Tony Anthony vs. Tom Prichard
Windy City @ Dixon, IL – May 22, 1988 (250)
WCW Heavyweight Title: Steve Regal (c) d. Col. DeBeers by DQ
WWF @ Denver, CO - Auditorium - May 22, 1988 (8,500)
Barry Horowitz pinned Scott Casey
Jim Neidhart pinned Hillbilly Jim
George Steele defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out when Fuji left ringside after Steele threw a table into the ring
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin
The One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase at 18:41
OWF @ Oregon City, OR – May 22, 1988
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Semifinals: Hercules Haggerty battled Rip Oliver to a DDQ
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Semifinals: Billy Jack Haynes fought Blackstudd Williams to a draw
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – May 23, 1988
Bob Holly d. Alan Reynolds
Cuban Assassin II d. Don Harris
Ron Harris d. Cuban Assassin
Gary Young d. Tom Brandi
Brickhouse Brown d. Pat Tanaka
Max Pain battled Scott Steiner to a DDQ
Robert Fuller d. Billy Travis
Jeff Jarrett d. Doug Gilbert
Tommy Gilbert d. Paul Diamond
Doug & Tommy Gilbert d. The Bruise Brothers
CWA Tag Titles: The Cuban Assassins (c) battled Scott Steiner & Billy Travis to a no contest
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brickhouse Brown d. Max Pain (c) by forfeit
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. Bob Holly & Pat Rose
Robert Fuller d. Jeff Jarrett by countout
3 Ring Battle Royal won by Robert Fuller, Jeff Jarrett, & Scott Steiner
FCW @ Tampa, FL – May 23, 1988 (163)
Lou Perez d. Rick Ryder
Scott McGhee d. Mighty Yankee
Mark Starr d. Scotty the Body
Denny Brown d. Rex King by DQ
Mike Graham & Steve Keirn d. The Star Riders by countout
Hair vs. Beard: Frankie Lancaster d. Jimmy Backlund
World Class @ Sweeney, TX – May 23, 1988
Jason Sterling d. Eric Embry
Kerry Von Erich d. Iceman Parsons
JCP @ Hillsville, VA – May 24, 1988 (800)
The Sheepherders d. Gary Royal & George South
Rip Morgan d. Rocky King
Kendall Windham d. Tony Suber
Al Perez d. Chris Champion
Jimmy Garvin d. Mike Rotundo by DQ
Nikita Koloff & Lex Luger d. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
CWA @ Evansville, IN – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – May 25, 1988
Doug Gilbert vs. Billy Travis
Tom Brandi vs. Tommy Gilbert
Scott Steiner vs. Gary Young
Southern Tag Titles: The Cuban Choir Boys (c) vs. The Bruise Brothers
CWA Heavyweight Title: Max Pain (c) vs. Brickhouse Brown
Robert Fuller vs. Jeff Jarrett
WWF @ Buffalo, NY - May 1988
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Scott Casey
Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi
WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson
Ron Bass defeated Junkyard Dog
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a double count-out
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
The Ultimate Warrior & Jim Duggan defeated Andre the Giant & Hercules
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – Memorial Hall – May 26, 1988 (878)
Shaun Simpson d. Vince Apollo
The Missing Link d. Masahiro Chono
Vince Apollo d. Barry Martin
WWA Heavyweight Title: Solomon Grundy d. Mike George (c) by countout
John Tatum & Jack Victory d. Curtis Hughes & Steve Ray
Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts d. Michael Hayes & Kerry Von Erich by DQ
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - May 27, 1988 (16,000)
Televised on the MSG Network - included Roger Kent & Superstar Billy Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: The Conquistador pinned SD Jones at 9:13 when the momentum of a flying crossbody put the Conquistador on top
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification when Steele brought the timekeeper's hammer into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 14:26 when Jacques pinned Powers with a small package after Raymond reversed Powers' small package behind the referee's back
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/20/88: Brutus Beefcake fought the One Man Gang to a double count-out
The Islanders & Bobby Heenan defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid when Heenan pinned Koko after hitting him with brass knuckles
Prime Time Wrestling - 6/6/88: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jerry Allen at 6:26 with an elbow drop
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via disqualification at 11:55 when Virgil interfered and prevented the pinfall after the challenger hit an unprotected turnbuckle head-first; after the match, Savage was double teamed and thrown to the floor but later cleared the ring with his title belt (Macho Madness)
Prime Time Wrestling - 5/30/88: Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera with the side suplex after Patera became distracted by Frenchy Martin on the ring apron (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
Prime Time Wrestling - 8/8/88: Junkyard Dog pinned Ron Bass at 8:15 by reversing a powerslam attempt into a cover
USA @ Athens, TN – May 27, 1988
Wendell Cooley vs. Hector Guerrero
Austin Idol vs. Moondog Spot
The Party Patrol vs. The Rock n Roll RPM’s
Tennessee Heavyweight Title: Buddy Landell (c) vs. Doug Furnas
Scott Armstrong vs. Bill Dundee
USA Heavyweight Title: Mongolian Stomper (c) vs. The Bullet
World Class @ St. Joseph, MO – May 27, 1988 (600)
Buddy Roberts d. Barry Martin
Steve Ray d. Russell Sapp
Mike George d. TC Carter
Solomon Grundy d. Vince Apollo
Kerry Von Erich d. Iceman Parsons
Michael Hayes d. Buddy Roberts
JCP @ St. Louis, MO – Arena – May 27, 1988 (3,100)
The Sheepherders d. Bugsy McGraw & Gary Royal
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
Sting d. Mike Rotundo
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Steel Cage: The Road Warriors d. The Powers of Pain
Tully Blanchard & Barry Windham battled Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger to a no contest
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
World Class @ Dallas, TX – The Sportatorium – May 27, 1988 (550)
Samu d. Jeff Raitz
Karate Kid d. Little Tokyo
Mike Morrow & Sweet Brown Sugar d. Bob Bradley & Killer Brooks
Samu d. Jim Richards
Eric Embry d. Steve Casey
Texas Heavyweight Title: Terry Taylor (c) d. Kevin Von Erich by DQ
Terry Gordy d. Angel of Death
CWA @ Memphis, TN – WMC Studios – May 28, 1988
Senshi d. Alan Reynolds
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden d. The Bruise Brothers
Jeff Jarrett d. Keith Eric
The Cuban Assassins d. Doug Dancing & Tommy King
Scott Steiner & Billy Travis d. Don Bass & Gary Young by DQ
WWF @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - May 28, 1988 (5,400)
Jerry Allen pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees (sub. for Jim Powers & Paul Roma)
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification
Bobby Heenan, Haku, & High Chief Afi defeated Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid in a steel cage match when, as Smith and Haku were the final two men in the ring, Heenan slammed the cage door into Smith's face allowing Haku to escape
Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco
Dino Bravo pinned Ken Patera
Brutus Beefcake fought the One Man Gang to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
JCP @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center – May 28, 1988 (2,500)
Tiger Conway Jr. fought Ron Simmons to a draw
Arn Anderson d. Italian Stallion
Ivan Koloff d. Kendall Windham
Larry Zbyszko d. Ronnie Garvin by countout
The Fantastics d. The Midnight Express
Texas Bullrope: Dusty Rhodes d. Tully Blanchard
Lex Luger battled Barry Windham to a no contest
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
USA @ Knoxville, TN – Civic Coliseum – May 28, 1988
Todd Morton d. The Intern
Moondog Spot d. The Star Fighter
Buddy Landell & Moondog Spot d. Austin Idol & Doug Furnas by DQ
Cousin Junior d. Hector Guerrero by DQ
Tennessee Heavyweight Title: Wendell Cooley d. Buddy Landell (c)
Bill Dundee & The Rock n Roll RPM’s d. Davey, Johnny, & Tommy Rich
USA Heavyweight Title vs. Loser Leaves Town: The Bullet d. Mongolian Stomper (c)
WWC @ Caguas, Puerto Rico – May 28, 1988
Lumberjack: Huracan Castillo Jr. vs. El Profe
Carribean Tag Titles: The Renegade Warriors (c) vs. Bobby Jaggers & Dan Kroffat
Puerto Rican Heavyweight Title: Super Black Ninja (c) vs. Miguel Perez Jr.
Carribean Heavyweight Title: Hercules Ayala (c) vs. TNT
Carlos Colon & The Invader vs. Chicky Starr & Ron Starr
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN - Met Center - May 28, 1988 (1,850)
Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz
Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Bad News Brown pinned Bret Hart by using the ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Rick Martel & Tito Santana when Santana was pinned after being hit with one of the title belts
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via disqualification
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan by using the ropes for leverage
OWF @ Oregon City, OR – May 28, 1988
Johnny Ace d. Cocoa Samoa
Cpl. Kirchner d. Ricky Santana
Brian Adams & Mike Miller d. Hercules Haggerty & Rip Oliver
OWF Heavyweight Title Tournament – Finals: Billy Jack Haynes d. Blackstudd Williams
PNW @ Portland, OR – Sports Arena – May 28, 1988
Rick Hazzard d. Art Barr
Steve Austin & Al Madril fought The Assassin & Billy Two Eagles to a draw
Mike Golden & Paul Neu d. Art Crews & Moondog Moretti
Matt Borne d. Col. DeBeers
Northwest Tag Titles: The Southern Rockers (c) fought The Grappler & Rick Hazzard to a draw
Texas Bullrope: The Assassin d. Buddy Rose
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Forum - May 29, 1988
Jerry Allen defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated The British Bulldogs
Ken Patera fought Dino Bravo to a no contest
Koko B. Ware defeated Bobby Heenan
WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
CWA @ Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – May 29, 1988
Tommy Gilbert d. Tom Brandi
AWA World Tag Titles: Badd Company (c) d. Don Bass & Gary Young
CWA Tag Titles: The Cuban Choir Boys d. Scott Steiner & Billy Travis (c)
CWA Heavyweight Title: Brickhouse Brown (c) d. Bill Dundee by DQ
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden battled Jeff Jarrett & Senshi to a double countout
AWA World Heavyweight Title: Jerry Lawler (c) d. Dutch Mantell
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 29, 1988 (4,000)
Mighty Wilbur & Ron Simmons fought The Sheepherders to a draw
Arn Anderson d. Italian Stallion
Rick Steiner & Mike Rotundo d. Bugsy McGraw & Kendall Windham
Nikita Koloff d. Al Perez by DQ
Dusty Rhodes & Lex Luger d. Tully Blanchard & Barry Windham
NWA World Heavyweight Title: Steve Williams d. Ric Flair (c) by DQ
Ivan Koloff & The Powers of Pain d. The Road Warriors & Sting by DQ
SCW @ Marietta, GA - Miss Kitty's - May 29, 1988
Chris Adams d. Jim Boss
Ranger Ross d. JD Wolfe
Southern Tag Titles: Ted Oates & Tommy Rich (c) battled Joel Deaton & Jimmy Powell to a no contest
Steve Prichard d. Gerald Finley
Joel Deaton & Dick Slater d. Jim Boss & Ray Lloyd
Mr. Wrestling II d. JD Wolfe
Ted Oates & Tommy Rich d. Joey Maggs & Doug Somers
Manny Fernandez d. Terry Adonis
Bruiser Brody d. Greg Brown
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – Fairgrounds – May 29, 1988
Continental Tag Titles: DI Bob Carter & Detroit Demolition d. The Nightmares (c)
WWF @ Pontiac, MI - Silverdome - May 29, 1988 (1,800)
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Haku & High Chief Afi
The One Man Gang pinned Bam Bam Bigelow
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules
Greg Valentine defeated George Steele via disqualification
Don Muraco pinned Jim Neidhart
Jim Duggan fought Andre the Giant to a double disqualification
JCP @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - May 30, 1988
Barry Windham d. Larry Stevens
The Lightning Express & Mighty Wilbur d. Bear Collie, Bob Riddle, & Curtis Thompson
Jimmy Garvin d. David Isley
Sting d. Tony Suber
Kevin Sullivan d. Curtis Thompson
Nikita Koloff & Steve Williams d. Joe Cruz & Trent Knight
Al Perez & Larry Zbyszko d. Tommy Angel & Bob Emory
Lumberjack: Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
World Class @ Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Coliseum – May 30, 1988 (1,500)
Eric Embry d. Steve Casey by DQ
Triple Tower of Doom: Shaun Simpson d. John Tatum
Triple Tower of Doom won by Steve Casey, Eric Embry, & Samu
Michael Hayes, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich battled Iceman Parsons, Buddy Roberts, & Terry Taylor to a double countout
WWF @ Bakersfield, CA - Civic Auditorium - May 30, 1988
Barry Horowitz defeated Lanny Poffo
Steve Lombardi defeated Brady Boone
Don Muraco defeated Jim Neidhart
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules
Jim Duggan defeated Greg Valentine
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the One Man Gang via count-out
Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via disqualification
Jake Roberts defeated Rick Rude
WWF @ Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum - May 30, 1988 (7,500)
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated The Killer Bees
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 defeated Bret Hart
Koko B. Ware, Davey Boy Smith, & the Dynamite Kid defeated Haku, High Chief Afi, & Bobby Heenan
Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Fresno, CA - Convention Center - May 31, 1988 (7,000)
Wrestling Challenge taping:
Jake Roberts & Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude & Andre the Giant (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 9:52 when Roberts pinned Rude after Duggan hit Rude in the back with his 2x4 (Best of the WWF Vol. 19)
6/19/88 - featured the debut of the Brother Love Show, introduced by Bobby Heenan:
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:21 with the press slam / splash combo
Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Lanny Poffo at 2:12 with the Rude Awakening
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Steve Lombardi & an unknown at 3:11 when Jannetty pinned Lombardi with a suplex / crossbody combo
Ken Patera defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via submission at 2:54 with the full nelson
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:48 with the front suplex
George Steele (w/ Mine) defeated Randy Neverman via submission at 1:29 with the flying hammerlock
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone at 4:05 when Jacques pinned Jones with a splash
6/26/88 - included Ted Dibiase & Virgil as guests of the Brother Love Show in which it was revealed that Dibiase was the one paying Brother Love to host the show:
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lanny Poffo & Jerry Allen at 3:40 in a non-title match when Axe pinned Allen with the Decapitation
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Frank Valdez at 1:36 with the side suplex
Jim Duggan pinned Stymie Richards at 1:38 with the running powerslam
The Big Bossman (w/ Slick) pinned Mark Ming at 1:39 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Ming to the top rope and assaulted him with the nightstick (Bossman's Challenge debut)
The British Bulldogs defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 2:44 when Dynamite pinned Horowitz with the press slam / diving headbutt combo
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned the Intruder at 2:16 with the slingshot splash into the ring
7/3/88 - included the Big Bossman & Slick as guests of the Brother Love Show:
Brutus Beefcake defeated Stephan DeLeon at 2:22 with the sleeper
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated SD Jones at 1:49 with the Million $ Dream
Koko B. Ware pinned Larry Simpson at 1:10 with the Ghostbuster
WWF IC Champion Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jerry Allen at 1:30 in a non-title match with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Terry Gibbs & the Conquistador at 3:01 when Michaels pinned the Conquistador with a flying fistdrop off Jannetty's shoulders
Jake Roberts pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 2:11 with the DDT
Bad News Brown pinned Louie Spicolli at 1:34 with the Ghetto Blaster