Royal Rumble 1988

Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


 * Singles Match: Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat
 * Rude was disqualified after pulling the referee in the way while Steamboat jumped off the top rope.
 * Winner: Ricky Steamboat (16:40).


 * WWF World Women's Tag Team Championship Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin & Leilani Kai) vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno)
 * Martin pinned Yamazaki after a Alley Oop (6:06)
 * Yamazaki pinned Kai with a sunset flip (8:21)
 * Tateno pinned Martin after a Double Missile Dropkick (15:21)
 * Winner: The Jumping Bomb Angels (15:21).


 * Royal Rumble Match: B. Brian Blair vs. Boris Zhukov vs. Bret Hart vs. Butch Reed vs. Danny Davis vs. Dino Bravo vs. Don Muraco vs. Hillbilly Jim vs. Jake Roberts vs. Jim Brunzell vs. Jim Duggan vs. Jim Neidhart vs. King Harley Race vs. Nikolai Volkoff vs. Ron Bass vs. Sam Houston vs. The Junkyard Dog vs. The One Man Gang vs. The Ultimate Warrior vs. Tito Santana
 * The final two participants were Jim Duggan and One Man Gang. Duggan won the match when he ducked One Man Gang's charge sending him over the top rope. (33:00)
 * Nikolai Volkoff came out prematurely right after Don Muraco, and had to be forced by referees to stay outside the ring before his time was up.
 * Winner: Jim Duggen (14:00).


 * Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)
 * Roma was counted out. (7:00)
 * Haku forced Roma to submit with a Single Leg Boston Crab. (14:00)
 * Winner: The Islanders (14:00).

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

External links and references

 * Royal Rumble 1988 (Official Website)
 * Royal Rumble 1988 at CAGEMATCH.net
 * Royal Rumble 1988 at Online World of Wrestling