March 27, 1988 - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Trump Plaza
| The Advertisement | The Program |
| Match #1 - 20-Man Invitational Batle Royal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad News Brown | def. | (See Below) | (9:46) |
| Notes: Brown double-crossed Hart at the end, and Hart smashed the trophy as a result. George Steele never got in the ring, but eventually officials sent him back to the dressing room. | |||
| IN RING: Robin Leech comes out and reads a proclamation, officially starting the tournament. | |||
| Match #2 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/Andre the Giant, Virgil |
def. | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | via Pinfall (5:02) |
| Notes: Give the assist to Andre for grabbing Duggan's leg. I don't care if they cheated, as long as Duggan didn't advance. | |||
| Match #3 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| "The Rock" Don Muraco w/Billy Graham |
def. | Dino Bravo w/Frenchy Martin |
via DQ (4:54) |
| Notes: Bravo was DQed for pulling the referee into the line of fire. | |||
| Match #4 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/Jimmy Hart |
def. | Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat w/Little Dragon |
via Pinfall (9:09) |
| Notes: Steamboat came out with his kid, and then gave him to his wife at ringside. I thought it was pretty cheap. Valentine won with a handful of tights. | |||
| Match #5 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth |
def. | "The Natural" Butch Reed w/Slick |
via Pinfall (4:07) |
| Notes: A hard-fought win for Macho, but he moves on. | |||
| Match #6 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| One Man Gang w/Slick |
def. | Bam Bam Bigelow w/Oliver Humperdink |
via Countout (2:56) |
| Notes: | |||
| Match #7 - Championship Tournament Round 1 | |||
| "Ravishing" Rick Rude w/Bobby Heenan |
DRAW | Jake "The Snake" Roberts | via Time Limit (15:13) |
| Notes: The time limit expired (15 min) and both men were eliminated. | |||
| Match #8 | |||
| The Ultimate Warrior | def. | Hercules w/Bobby Heenan |
via Pinfall (4:36) |
| Notes: Both men had their shoulders down, but Warrior rolled his at the last moment, giving him the victory. | |||
| Match #9 - Championship Tournament Round 2 | |||
| Hulk Hogan | DRAW | Andre the Giant w/Ted DiBiase, Virgil |
via Dbl DQ (5:21) |
| Notes: Both men used a chair, so the referee DQed both of them. He should have DQed Hogan because he used it first. | |||
| Match #10 - Championship Tournament Round 2 | |||
| "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase | def. | "The Rock" Don Muraco w/Billy Graham |
via Pinfall (5:34) |
| Notes: | |||
| Match #11 - Championship Tournament Round 2 | |||
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth |
def. | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/Jimmy Hart |
via Pinfall (6:06) |
| Notes: | |||
| Match #12 - WWF Intercontinental Championship | |||
| Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake Challenger |
def. | The Honky Tonk Man Champion w/Jimmy Hart, Peggy Sue |
via DQ (6:44) |
| Notes: Hart knocked out the referee, getting the DQ and saving the title. Beefcake put Honky to sleep and then cut Jimmy's hair. Peggy Sue woke up Honky with some water, and the three of them made their getaway, title intact. | |||
| Match #13 | |||
| Bobby "The Brain" Heenan & "The Islanders" (Haku & Tama) |
def. | Koko B. Ware & "The British Bulldogs" (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid) w/Matilda, Frankie |
via Pinfall (7:34) |
| Notes: Heenan came out in a dog-handler's outfit, and even got the pinfall on Koko B. Ware. What a match for Heenan. Except for the fact that Matilda chased him out of the ring area. | |||
| IN THE BOOTH: Jesse "The Body" Ventura got up and did some poses for the capacity crowd. | |||
| Match #14 - Championship Tournament Round 3 | |||
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth |
def. | One Man Gang w/Slick |
via DQ (4:11) |
| Notes: That idiot the One Man Gang used Slick's cane on Macho, getting himself disqualified. | |||
| Match #15 - WWF World Tag Team Championship | |||
| "Demolition" (Ax & Smash) Challengers w/Mr. Fuji |
def. | "Strike Force" (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) Champions |
via Pinfall (8:00) |
| Notes: -TITLE CHANGE- Smash pinned Martel after Fuji's cane came into play. | |||
| Match #16 - Championship Tournament Final | |||
| "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Miss Elizabeth |
def. | "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/Andre the Giant |
via Pinfall (9:16) |
| Notes: -TITLE CHANGE- Bob Uecker was the guest ring announcer, Vanna White was the guest timekeeper, and Robin Leech presented the belt. When Andre started getting involved, Elizabeth ran back to the dressing room and came back with Hogan. When the referee wasn't looking, Hogan used a chair on DiBiase, and Macho got the win. | |||
| 20-Man Invitational Battle Royal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit | Name | Time | Eliminated By |
| 1 | Sam Houston | 0:44 | Danny Davis |
| 2 | Sika | 0:55 | Junk Yard Dog, B.Brian Blair |
| 3 | Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | 2:29 | George Steele |
| 4 | B.Brian Blair | 2:47 | Jacques Rougeau |
| 5 | Raymond Rougeau | 3:13 | Jim Brunzell |
| 6 | "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell | 3:14 | Jacques Rougeau |
| 7 | "Outlaw" Ron Bass | 3:41 | JYD |
| 8 | Hillbilly Jim | 4:27 | Boris Zhukov |
| 9 | George "The Animal" Steele | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | "Dangerous" Danny Davis | 4:48 | Paul Roma |
| 11 | Jim Powers | 4:52 | Bad News |
| 12 | Nikolai Volkoff | 5:43 | Ken Patera |
| 13 | Ken Patera | 5:52 | Bad News |
| 14 | Boris Zhukov | 5:53 | Bad News |
| 15 | Jacques Rougeau | 6:02 | Harley Race |
| 16 | "King" Harley Race | 6:12 | JYD |
| 17 | Paul Roma | 6:25 | Bad News |
| 18 | Junk Yard Dog | 8:41 | Bad News, Bret Hart |
| 19 | Bret "Hitman" Hart | 9:46 | Bad News |
| 20 | Bad News Brown | 9:46 | WINNER |