Survivor Series (1988)

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Survivor Series 1988
Details
Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date November 24, 1988
Venue Richfield Coliseum
City Richfield, Ohio
Attendance 13,500
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam 1988 Survivor Series 1988 Royal Rumble 1989

Survivor Series 1988 was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Night, November 24, 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio.

The slogan for the event was Teams of Five Strive to Survive.

Contents

[edit] Results

Elimination # Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Danny Davis Brutus Beefcake Sleeper hold 1:18
2 Jim Brunzell Bad News Brown Pinfall after Ghetto blaster 5:12
3 Bad News Brown None Count out (Valentine accidentally hit Brown and he walked out) 7:50
4 Sam Houston Ron Bass Pinfall after Power Slam 10:09
5 The Blue Blazer Greg Valentine Submission by Figure Four Leglock 12:29
6 Brutus Beefcake & Honky Tonk Man None Double Count Out 15:44
7 Ron Bass Ultimate Warrior Pinfall after Double Axe Handle 17:30
8 Greg Valentine Ultimate Warrior Pinfall after Double Axe Handle 17:50
Sole Survivor: The Ultimate Warrior
Elimination # Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Raymond Rougeau Bret Hart Pinfall by Small Package 5:22
2 Jim Powers Boris Zhukov Pinfall after a Reversed Crossbody 15:20
3 Boris Zhukov Marty Jannetty Pinfall with Sunset Flip 18:09
4 Bret Hart Tully Blanchard Hart applied a German suplex to Blanchard, but Hebner counted Hart's shoulders 27:03
5 The Rockers & The Brain Busters None Double DQ 27:57
6 Dynamite Kid Smash Pinfall after Clothesline 36:02
7 Smash None Count Out 39:33
8 Los Conquistador Barbarian Pinfall after Headbutt 42:12
Sole Survivors: The Powers of Pain
Elimination # Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Ken Patera Rick Rude Pinfall after a Rude Awakening 8:18
2 Scott Casey Dino Bravo Pinfall after a Side Suplex 9:27
3 Harley Race Tito Santana Pinfall after a Flying Forearm Smash 13:19
4 Tito Santana Andre the Giant Sat on Santana's chest 14:40
5 Jim Duggan None DQ (Used his 2x4 on Dino Bravo) 21:22
6 Rick Rude Jake Roberts Pinfall after DDT 28:45
7 Andre the Giant None DQ (Refussed to release his chokehold on Roberts) 29:39
8 Jake Roberts Mr. Perfect Pinfall after an Andre the Giant headbutt 30:03
Sole Survivors: Mr. Perfect & Dino Bravo
Elimination # Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Red Rooster Randy Savage Pinfall after a Flying Elbow Drop 6:11
2 Hillbilly Jim Akeem Pinfall after a 747 Splash 9:59
3 Koko B. Ware Big Boss Man Pinfall after a Boss Man Slam 11:45
4 Hercules Ted DiBiase Pinfall with a Schoolboy after distraction by Virgil 16:35
5 Ted DiBiase Randy Savage Pinfall with a Schoolboy 16:40
6 Big Boss Man None Counted out (While handcuffing Hogan to the ring rope) 25:09
7 Akeem None DQ (Illegally double teaming Savage) 25:09
8 Haku Hulk Hogan Pinfall after a Leg drop 29:10
Sole Survivors: Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Promotional poster of Survivor Series 1988
Promotional poster of Survivor Series 1988
Commentators
Interviewers
Ring Announcer
Referees

[edit] Trivia

  • Scott Casey replaced B. Brian Blair, who had replaced the Junkyard Dog on Jake Roberts' Team. Both JYD and Blair had left the WWF.
  • Jim Brunzell replaced Don Muraco on Ultimate Warrior's team. Muraco had also left the WWF.
  • This would be the only time that Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels were ever tag team partners.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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