Release Date

29 Aug, 1988

Runtime

02:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Where The Mega-Powers Meet The Mega-Bucks!

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.

Original Title

WWE SummerSlam 1988

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Actors

Randy Poffo

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

Boris Zhukov

Josip Peruzović

Sione Vailahi

Terry Szopinski

Crew

Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon

Pat Patterson

Bruce Prichard