1988

This is a list of various things that took place in 1988.

Deaths
February
 * February 18 – Mildred Burke 73

July
 * July 4 – Pat Kelly (Accident)
 * July 4 – Adrian Adonis 34 (Accident)
 * July 4 – Dave McKigney 56 (Accident)
 * July 17 – Bruisor Brody 42 (Murdered)

September
 * September 6 – Leroy Brown 38
 * September 9 – Leroy McGuirk 78

May
 * May – Fred Atkins 77

Debuts

 * David Heath
 * Perry Satullo

Events
January
 * January 24 – WWF Royal Rumble 1988 (Televised event)

February
 * February 5 – WWF The Main Event (Televised event)

March
 * March 27 – NWA Clash Of The Champions (Televised event)

April
 * April 16 – AWA Rage In A Cage II

May
 * May 8 – WCWA 5th Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions

June
 * June 8 – NWA Clash Of The Champions #2 - "Miami Mayhem" (Televised event)

August
 * August 29 – AJPW Bruiser Brody Memorial Show

September
 * September 7 – NWA Clash Of The Champions #3 - "Fall Brawl" (Televised event)

October
 * October 6 – WWF King Of The Ring
 * October 15 – WCWA 5th Cotton Bowl Extravaganza

December
 * December 7 – NWA Clash Of The Champions #4 - "Season's Beatings" (Televised event)

Pay-Per-View events
January
 * January 24 – NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

March
 * March 27 – WWF WrestleMania IV

July
 * July 10 – NWA The Great American Bash - "The Price Of Freedom"

August
 * August 29 – WWF SummerSlam - "Where the Mega-Powers Meet the Mega-Bucks"

November
 * November 24 – WWF Survivor Series

December
 * December 13 – AWA SuperClash III
 * December 26 – NWA Starrcade - "True Gritt"