Friday, November 29, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #12 - August 1988

#1 Randy Savage [--] (10-2-0) (WWF)
(World Heavyweight Champion)

The Mega-Powers have arrived! While Randy Savage enjoys his stay at the top as WWF Heavyweight Champion -- Hulk Hogan finds a way  to share the spotlight as the super-powered partner in this ultimate tag team union! Who better to oppose these Mega-Powers than the dastardly combo of their individual rivals? The Mega-Bucks Ted Dibiase & Andre the Giant may share the main event, but the Pay-Per-View Players lurk somewhere closer to the gold at the first annual SummerSlam!

WWF answer NWA's summer Bash and tag team injection with their own invention known as Demolition! The Road Warrior alternates reign as WWF Tag Team Champions, launching into the #3 tag team spot with their 3rd PPV match. His NWA record as Krusher Khruschev in tact: Smash also smashes into the Top 5 singles ranks, leapfrogging NWA World Champion Ric Flair!

Unsuccessful in their Tag Team Championship bid is none other than The Hart Foundation of Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart! Like Davey Boy Smith; Bret Hart will be an interesting name to watch in the coming years as his star rises from middling tag team competitor to main event draw!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [--] Randy Savage (10-2-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#2 [--] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#3 [--] Hulk Hogan (5-1-1) (WWF)
#4 [new] Smash (4-1-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champion]
#5 [-1] Ric Flair (4-2-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#6 [-1] Dynamite Kid (4-3-1) (WWF)
#7 [-1] Junkyard Dog (4-4-0) (WWF)
#8 [-1] Ricky Morton (3-0-0) (NWA)
#9 [-1] Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#10 [--] Brutus Beefcake (3-1-1) (WWF)
 
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 [new] Ax & Smash (2-1-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champions]
#4 [-1] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (2-1-0) (NWA)
#5 [-1] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (2-2-1) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (1-0-1) (NWA) [World Tag Team Champions]
#7 [-1] Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (1-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [-1] Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (1-0-0) (NWA) [US Tag Team Champions]
#9 [-1] Bob Orton Jr & Dick Slater (1-0-0) (NWA)
#10 [-1] Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (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 Summerslam (August 29, 1988)
- NWA The Great American Bash (July 10, 1988)
- WWF Wrestlemania IV (March 27, 1988)
- NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (January24, 1988)
- WWF Survivor Series (November 26, 1987)
- NWA Starrcade '87 (November 26, 1987)
 
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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