WWE SummerSlam 1988 poster

Where The Mega-Powers Meet The Mega-Bucks!

WWE SummerSlam 1988

7.3 / 10 7.3 1988 2h 30mPG-13
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WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation and took place on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden, located in New York, New York. The PPV was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling. It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF. The main match of the preliminary bouts was the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between The Ultimate Warrior and the reigning champion The Honky Tonk Man. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in approximately thirty seconds to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth distracted the special guest referee by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom.

Directed by Vince McMahon

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from WWE SummerSlam 1988

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CAST

The people behind the story

Randy Poffo
Randy Poffo"The Macho Man" Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan
Hulk HoganHulk Hogan
Ted DiBiase Sr.
Ted DiBiase Sr."The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
André Roussimoff
André RoussimoffAndré The Giant
Jesse Ventura
Jesse VenturaJesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
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Wayne FarrisThe Honky Tonk Man
Jim Hellwig
Jim HellwigThe Ultimate Warrior
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr.Jake "The Snake" Roberts
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