About WWE SummerSlam 1988
- Released on August 29, 1988
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.
Full Cast of WWE SummerSlam 1988
Randy Savage plays "The Macho Man" Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan plays Hulk Hogan
Ted DiBiase Sr. plays "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
André Roussimoff plays André The Giant
Jesse Ventura plays Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Wayne Farris plays The Honky Tonk Man
Jim Hellwig plays The Ultimate Warrior
Aurelian Smith Jr. plays Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ray Fernandez plays The Mighty Hercules
James Ware plays "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
Ray Traylor plays The Big Boss Man
Bret Hart plays Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Jim Neidhart plays Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Bill Eadie plays Demolition Ax
Barry Darsow plays Demolition Smash
Don Muraco plays "The Rock" Don Muraco
Adolfo Bresciano plays Dino Bravo
Jim Harrell plays Boris Zhukov
Josip Peruzović plays Nikolai Volkoff
Sione Vailahi plays The Barbarian
Terry Szopinski plays The Warlord
Sylvester Ritter plays The Junkyard Dog
Rick Rood plays "Ravishing" Rick Rude
Allen Coage plays Bad News Brown
Ken Patera plays Ken Patera
Tom Billington plays The Dynamite Kid
Davey Boy Smith plays Davey Boy Smith
Jacques Rougeau plays Jacques Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau plays Raymond Rougeau
Ray Heenan plays Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Elizabeth Hulette plays Miss Elizabeth (Valet)
Michael Jones plays Virgil (Bodyguard)
Harry Fujiwara plays Mr. Fuji (Manager)
Jimmy Hart plays Jimmy Hart (Manager)
Ken Johnson plays "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)
Jean Gagné plays Frenchy Martin (Manager)
Jim Raschke plays The Baron (Manager)
Bruce Prichard plays Brother Love (Host)
Jim Duggan plays "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Guest)
Crew of WWE SummerSlam 1988
- Randy Savage
- Hulk Hogan
- Ted DiBiase Sr.
- André Roussimoff
- Jesse Ventura
- Wayne Farris
- Jim Hellwig
- Aurelian Smith Jr.
- Ray Fernandez
- James Ware
- Ray Traylor
- Bret Hart
- Jim Neidhart
- Bill Eadie
- Barry Darsow
- Don Muraco
- Adolfo Bresciano
- Jim Harrell
- Josip Peruzović
- Sione Vailahi
- Terry Szopinski
- Sylvester Ritter
- Rick Rood
- Allen Coage
- Ken Patera
- Tom Billington
- Davey Boy Smith
- Jacques Rougeau
- Raymond Rougeau
- Ray Heenan
- Elizabeth Hulette
- Michael Jones
- Harry Fujiwara
- Jimmy Hart
- Ken Johnson
- Jean Gagné
- Jim Raschke
- Bruce Prichard
- Jim Duggan