King of the Ring 1989

King of the Ring 1988 was the fifth King of the Ring tournament which took place on October 14, 1988 in Providence, Rhode Island.

First Round:

 * Akeem defeated Brutus Beefcake
 * Hercules fought Jim Neidhart to a double disqualification
 * The Warlord defeated Butch
 * Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown
 * Rick Martel defeated Bill Woods
 * Woods was a replacement for The Widowmaker.
 * Luke defeated Nikolai Volkoff
 * Jimmy Snuka defeated The Barbarian
 * Haku defeated The Red Rooster