WrestleMania IV
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WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual pay-per-view event in the World Wrestling Federation's annual WrestleMania series. It took place in the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 27, 1988, with an attendance of 14,000.
The event featured, among other things, a Tournament for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.
Match Results
- 20 Man Battle Royal - Bad News Brown defeats Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Brian Blair, Danny Davis, George "The Animal" Steele, Harley Race, Hillbilly Jim, Jacques Rougeau, Jim Brunzell, Jim Neidhart, Jim Powers, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Roma, Raymond Rougeau, Ron Bass, Sam Houston and Sika
Brown and Hart cooperated to eliminate Junkyard Dog, then Brown eliminated Hart (9.43)
- Tournament First Round - Ted DiBiase (w/ Virgil and André the Giant) defeats Jim Duggan
DiBiase pins Duggan following a Fist Drop (5.01)
- Tournament First Round - Don Muraco (w/ "Superstar" Billy Graham) defeats Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin)
Bravo is disqualified for manhandling the referee (4.58)
- Tournament First Round - Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeats Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Valentine pins Steamboat with a roll-through on a Flying Crossbody (9.08)
- Tournament First Round - "Macho Man" Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeats Butch Reed
Savage pins Reed following a Flying Elbow Drop (4.08)
- Tournament First Round - One Man Gang (w/ Slick) defeats Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)
Bigelow is counted out (2.59)
- Tournament First Round - "Ravishing" Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) draws Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Time Limit Draw (15.15)
- Ultimate Warrior defeats Hercules Hernandez
Warrior counters a Full Nelson into a pin (4.37)
- Tournament Quarter-Final – Hulk Hogan draws Andre the Giant (w/ Ted DiBiase and Virgil)
Both Hogan and Andre are disqualified for using chairs (5.22)
- Tournament Quarter-Final - Ted DiBiase defeats Don Muraco (w/ "Superstar" Billy Graham)
DiBiase pins Muraco following a Hot Shot (5.40)
- Tournament Quarter-Final - One Man Gang receives a Bye
- Tournament Quarter-Final - "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Savage pins Valentine with a roll-up (6.06)
- Intercontinental Championship - Brutus Beefcake defeats The Honky Tonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart)
Honky is disqualified after Jimmy Hart hits the referee with a Megaphone (9.11)
- Six man Tag - Haku and Tama (The Islanders) and Bobby Heenan defeat Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid (The British Bulldogs) and Koko B. Ware
Heenan pinned Ware (7.25)
- Tournament Semi-Final - Ted DiBiase receives a Bye
- Tournament Semi-Final – Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeats One Man Gang (w/ Slick)
Gang is disqualified after he hits Savage with Slick's cane (4.13)
- World Tag Team Championships - Ax and Smash (Demolition) (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeat Rick Martel and Tito Santana (Strike Force) (c)
Ax pins Martel following a cane shot (8.00)
- Tournament Final - Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth and Hulk Hogan) defeats Ted DiBiase (w/ Andre the Giant) to win the WWF Heavyweight Championship
Savage pins DiBiase following a Flying Elbow Drop (9.17)
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