Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #10 - March 1988

#1 Randy Savage [+1] (9-2-0) (WWF)
(World Heavyweight Champion)

"The Macho Man" Randy Savage officially arrives in the most spectacular fashion imaginable! With the WWF World Heavyweight Championship vacant -- Wrestlemania IV plays host to a 14-man elimination tournament! Savage was runner-up in the Wrestling Classic a couple of years ago - but this time the bracket delivers him to the WWF title and an insurmountable pay-per-view win/loss lead of 9-2!

Further down the bracket; a double bye defaults a marquee Wrestelmania 3 rematch as Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant wrestle to a stunning Round 2 double disqualification! The result keeps The Hulkster strong at #3, while Andre the Giant manages to lumber up to #9 even with the neutral result!

Brutus Beefcake is the other long mover -- leaping into the Top 10 after a DQ win over The Honky Tonk Man in an unsuccessful Intercontinental Championship challenge. More successful is the monosyllabic combo of Demolition's Ax & Smash -- new WWF Tag Team Champions with a win over Strike Force in only their second PPV match! The British Bulldogs weren't so lucky in their 6-man encounter with The Islanders -- but I'm already anticipating Davey Boy Smith's future a decade from now.

No ladies on this card, but WWF stay strong with a decisive focus on top stars and a packed tournament card. NWA will be back in the Summer with another PPV debut to fire back, but WWF will be right behind them with their own slam of the Summer. The competition is heating up!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [+1] Randy Savage (9-2-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#2 [-1] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#3 [--] Hulk Hogan (4-1-1) (WWF)
#4 [--] Dynamite Kid (4-3-0) (WWF)
#5 [--] Junkyard Dog (4-3-0) (WWF)
#6 [--] Ricky Morton (3-0-0) (NWA)
#7 [--] Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [+1] Andre the Giant (3-1-1) (WWF)
#9 [new] Brutus Beefcake (3-1-1) (WWF)
#10 [-2] Jimmy Valiant (3-1-0) (NWA)
 
Top Ten Tag Team PPV Players
#1 [--] Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#2 [--] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#3 [--] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (2-2-0) (WWF)
#4 [--] Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (1-0-0) (NWA)
#5 [--] Bob Orton Jr & Dick Slater (1-0-0) (NWA)
#6 [--] Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (1-0-0) (NWA)
#7 [--] Assassin #1 & Assassin #2 (1-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [--] The Assassin & Buzz Tyler (1-0-0) (NWA)
#9 [--] Hulk Hogan & Mr. T (1-0-0) (WWF)
#10 [--] Jimmy Valiant & Ron Garvin (1-0-0) (NWA)

Top Womens PPV Players
#1 [--] The Fabulous Moolah (2-0-0) (WWF)
#2 [--] Wendi Richter (1-0-0) (WWF)
#3 [--] Rockin' Robin (1-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [--] Itsuki Yamazaki (1-0-0) (WWF)
#5 [--] Noriyo Tateno (1-0-0) (WWF)
 
Recent Pay-Per-View Event Results
- WWF Wrestlemania IV (March 27, 1988)
- NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (January24, 1988)
- WWF Survivor Series (November 26, 1987)
- NWA Starrcade '87 (November 26, 1987)
- WWF Wrestlemania III (March 29, 1987)
- NWA Starrcade '86: Night of the Skywalkers (November 27, 1986)
 
The Pay-Per-View Players rankings intend to take into account pay-per-view events promoted by NWA, WWF, WCW, ECW, WWE & TNA wrestling organizations. Only broadcast results contribute to the cumulative tally of win/loss record of wrestlers. Pre-show matches will not be included.

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