WWF Royal Rumble 1988 was a Special Event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which took place on January 24, 1988 , at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.
It's the inaugural edition of the WWE Royal Rumble event series.
This event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.
The reported attendance for the event was 18,000 fans. The main event of the show was The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers).
Below you can find the full match card and results of WWF Royal Rumble 1988, and more information about the event.
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WWF Royal Rumble 1988: Results & Match Card
Match Card
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Glamour Girls
Judy Martin & 
Leilani Kaiw/ Jimmy Hart Cvs.The Jumping Bomb Angels
Noriyo Tateno
Itsuki YamazakiRoyal Rumble 20-Man Match
Announced Participants:2 out of 3 Falls Match
Results
- via Disqualification
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Glamour GirlsJudy Martin & Leilani Kaiw/ Jimmy Hart Cvs.The Jumping Bomb AngelsNoriyo TatenoItsuki Yamazaki; Titles do not change hands [2-1]
0-1: Martin pins Yamazaki; 1-1: Tateno pins Martin; 2-1: Tateno pins MartinRoyal Rumble 20-Man Match
Final Four: Jim Duggan, One Man Gang, Dino Bravo, Don MuracoWinner:Order of Entrances:N. Entrant Elimination 1 
Bret "The Hitman" Hart#8 - by Don Muraco 2 
Tito Santana#2 - by Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart 3 
Butch Reed#1 - by Jake Roberts 4 
Jim Neidhart#6 - by Hillbilly Jim 5 
Jake "The Snake" Roberts#10 - by One Man Gang 6 
King Harley Race#4 - by Don Muraco 7 
Jim Brunzell#5 - by Nikolai Volkoff 8 
Sam Houston#7 - by Ron Bass 9 
"Dangerous" Danny Davis#13 - by Jim Duggan 10 
Boris Zhukov#3 - by Jake Roberts & Jim Brunzell 11 
Don "The Rock" Muraco#17 - by One Man Gang & Dino Bravo 12 
Nikolai Volkoff#11 - by Jim Duggan 13 
"Hacksaw" Jim DugganWinner 14 
Ron Bass#16 - by Don Muraco 15 
B. Brian Blair#9 - by One Man Gang 16 
Hillbilly Jim#12 - by One Man Gang 17 
Dino Bravo#18 - by One Man Gang 18 
The Ultimate Warrior#14 - by Dino Bravo 19 
One Man Gang#19 - by Jim Duggan 20 
Junkyard Dog#15 - by Ron Bass 2 out of 3 Falls Match
[2-0]
1-0: Roma gets counted-out; 2-0: Haku submits Roma
WWF Royal Rumble 1988: Event Info
- Promotion
World Wrestling Federation - Event TypeSpecial Event
- Year1988
- Event DateJanuary 24, 1988
- Country
United States - LocationHamilton, Ontario
- NotesThis event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.
- ArenaCopps Coliseum
- Event SeriesWWE Royal Rumble
- NetworkOn-Demand; USA Network
- Attendance 18,000
- Running Time2,5 hours
- Commentary By
Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Vince McMahon - Ring Announcer
Howard Finkel - Theme Song"The Royal Rumble" by WWF Production
- Main EventThe Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers)