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 Royal Rumble event series.
This event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.
The event had an attendance of 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 Yamazaki20-Man Royal Rumble Match
Final Four: Jim Duggan, One Man Gang, Dino Bravo, Don MuracoAnnounced Participants:
"Dangerous" Danny Davis
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
B. Brian Blair
Boris Zhukov
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Butch Reed
Dino Bravo
Don "The Rock" Muraco
Hillbilly Jim
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jim Brunzell
Jim Neidhart
Junkyard Dog
King Harley Race
Nikolai Volkoff
One Man Gang
The Ultimate Warrior
Tito Santana
#8 - by Don Muraco#2 - by Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart#1 - by Jake Roberts#6 - by Hillbilly Jim#10 - by One Man Gang#4 - by Don Muraco#5 - by Nikolai Volkoff
Sam Houston#7 - by Ron Bass#13 - by Jim Duggan#3 - by Jake Roberts & Jim Brunzell#17 - by One Man Gang & Dino Bravo#11 - by Jim Duggan
Ron Bass#16 - by Don Muraco#9 - by One Man Gang#12 - by One Man Gang#18 - by One Man Gang#14 - by Dino Bravo#19 - by Jim Duggan#15 - by Ron Bass2 out of 3 Falls Match
Results
- via Disqualification
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match
The Jumping Bomb AngelsNoriyo TatenoItsuki Yamazakidef.The Glamour GirlsJudy Martin & Leilani Kaiw/ Jimmy Hart Cto win the Titles [2-1]
0-1: Martin pins Yamazaki; 1-1: Tateno pins Martin; 2-1: Tateno pins Martin20-Man Royal Rumble 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
Event Info
- Event Name WWF Royal Rumble 1988
- Promotion
World Wrestling Federation - Event TypeSpecial Event
- Country
United States - LocationHamilton, Ontario
- Event DateJanuary 24, 1988
- Year1988
- Event SeriesRoyal Rumble
- ArenaCopps Coliseum
- 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)
- NotesThis event is listed as a Pay-Per-View on WWE Network.