For this post I am going back in time to the 1988. 1988 was the first year of the “big four” PPV’s with Royal Rumble and Summerslam joining Wrestlemania and Survivor Series. You’ll find all the stats, facts and figures from those events in this stat pack.

1988 PPV Ranking

1. Survivor Series 88 (52.5/100)
2. Summerslam 88 (46/100)
3. Royal Rumble 88 (44/100)
4. Wrestlemania IV (43.12/100

Most 1988 PPV Matches

1. Macho Man Randy Savage (6)
2. Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase (5)
3= Boris Zhukov (4)
3= Bret Hart (4)
3= Dino Bravo (4)
3= Don Muraco (4)
3= Jake The Snake Roberts (4)
3= Jim Neidhart (4)
3= Nikolai Volkoff (4)
3= One Man Gang/Akeem (4)
3= Rick Rude (4)
3= The Ultimate Warrior (4)

Highest Win Percentage at 1988 PPV’s

1= Randy Savage 100% (6 matches)
2= Tama 100% (2 matches)
2= The Barbarian 100% (2 matches)
2= The Warlord 100% (2 matches)
5= Bobby Heenan 100% (1 match)
5= Itsuki Yamazaki 100% (1 match)
5= Mr Perfect 100% (1 match)
5= Noriyo Tateno 100% (1 match)
9. The Ultimate Warrior 75% (4 matches)

Most 1988 PPV Wins

1. Randy Savage (6)
2. The Ultimate Warrior (3)
3= Ax (2)
3= Bad News Brown (2)
3= Dino Bravo (2)
3= Haku (2)
3= Hulk Hogan (2)
3= Smash (2)
3= Tama (2)
3= Ted DiBiase (2)
3= The Barbarian (2)
3= The Warlord (2)

Most 1988 PPV Draws

1= Andre The Giant (1)
1= Davey Boy Smith (1)
1= Hulk Hogan (1)
1= Jacques Rougeau (1)
1= Jake The Snake Roberts (1)
1= Raymond Rougeau (1)
1= Rick Rude (1)
1= The Dynamite Kid (1)

Most 1988 PPV Losses

1= Boris Zhukov (4)
1= Bret Hart (4)
1= Jim Neidhart (4)
1= Nikolai Volkoff (4)

Highest 1988 PPV Loss Percentage (2+ matches)

1= Boris Zhukov 100% (4 matches)
1= Bret Hart 100% (4 matches)
1= Jim Neidhart 100% (4 matches)
1= Nikolai Volkoff 100% (4 matches)

Most 1988 PPV Main Events

1= Randy Savage (3)
1= Ted DiBiase (3)
3= Haku (2)
3= Hulk Hogan (2)
5= Akeem (1)
5= Andre The Giant (1)
5= Hercules (1)
5= Hillbilly Jim (1)
5= Jim Powers (1)
5= Koko B. Ware (1)
5= Paul Roma (1)
5= Big Boss Man (1)
5= Tama (1)
5= The Red Rooster (1)

Highest 1988 PPV Main Event Percentage
This is the % of matches wrestled by wrestler at this event that were main events

1. The Red Rooster 100% (1 match)
2= Haku 66.6% (3 matches)
2= Hulk Hogan 66.6% (3 matches)
4. Ted DiBiase 60% (5 matches)
5. Randy Savage 50% (6 matches)
6= Big Boss Man 50% (2 matches)
6= Tama 50% (2 matches)

Most 1988 PPV Matches Without Main Eventing

1= Boris Zhukov (4)
1= Bret Hart (4)
1= Dino Bravo (4)
1= Don Muraco (4)
1= Jake Roberts (4)
1= Jim Neidhart (4)
1= Nikolai Volkoff (4)
1= Rick Rude (4)
1= The Ultimate Warrior (4)

Most Title Matches at 1988 Events

1= Ax (2)
1= Smash (2)
1= The Honky Tonk Man (2)

Most Title Wins at 1988 Events

1= Randy Savage
1= The Ultimate Warrior
1= Ax
1= Smash
1= Itsuki Yamazaki
1= Noriyo Tateno

Most Opening Matches at 1988 Events

1= Bad News Brown (2)
1= Danny Davis (2)
1= Jacques Rougeau (2)
1= Jim Brunzell (2)
1= Raymond Rougeau (2)
1= Ron Bass (2)
1= Sam Houston (2)

Bastion Blogger’s Top Rated Matches at 1988 Events

1. The Megabucks (Andre The Giant and “Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase) vs. The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan & “Macho Man” Randy Savage) (Summerslam 88) 7/10
2= “Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage – World Title Tournament Final (Wrestlemania IV) 6.75/10
2= The 1988 Royal Rumble Match (Royal Rumble 88) 6.25/10
2= Akeem, King Haku, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase, “The Red Rooster” Terry Taylor & The Big Boss Man vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim, Hercules & Hulk Hogan (Survivor Series 88) 6.25/10

Bastion Blogger’s Lowest Rated Matches at 1988 Events

1. Hercules vs. The Ultimate Warrior (Wrestlemania IV) 2.75/10
2= One Man Gang vs. Bam Bam Bigelow – World title Tournament First Round Match (Wrestlemania IV) 3/10
2= “Ravishing” Rick Rude vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts – First Round World Title Tournament Match (Wrestlemania IV) 3/10
2= “Ravishing” Rick Rude vs. The Junkyard Dog (Summerslam 88) 3/10
5= “The Rock” Don Muraco vs. Dino Bravo (Summerslam 88) 3.25/10
5= Andre The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan – World Title Tournament Quarter Final Match (Wrestlemania IV) 3.25/10
7= The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) – Two out of three falls match (Royal Rumble 88) 3.5/10

Highest Average Match Rating at 1988 Events (2+ ratings)

1. Hillbilly Jim (6.08)
2. Brian Blair (6)
3= Bret Hart (5.875)
3= Jim Neidhart (5.875)
5. Ted DiBiase (5.8)
6= Boris Zhukov (5.68)
6= Nikolai Volkoff (5.68)
8= Ax (5.66)
8= Harley Race (5.66)
8= Smash (5.66)

Lowest Average Match Rating at 1988 Events (2+ matches)

1. Rick Rude (3.81)
2= Brutus Beefcake (3.875)
2= Honky Tonk Man (3.875)
4. Tama (4)
5. The Ultimate Warrior (4.33)
6. Hercules (4.41)
7. Don Muraco (4.4)
8. Bad News Brown (4.5)
9. Greg Valentine (4.58)
10= Ricky Steamboat (4.6)
10= Jake Roberts (4.6)

Bastion’s Top 10 1988 PPV Competitors
As calculated by an algorithm

1. Macho Man Randy Savage
2. Ted DiBiase
3. The Ultimate Warrior
4= Ax
4= Smash
6. Hulk Hogan
7. Haku
8. One Man Gang/Akeem
9. Dino Bravo
10. Tama