Saturday, November 30, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #13 - November 1988

#1 Randy Savage [--] (11-2-0) (WWF)
(World Heavyweight Champion)

The saga of the Mega Powers continues with a massive Survivor Series victory! The traditional 10-man elimination matches gives WWF the statistical edge to completely dominate NWA's brightest stars! Giving them a boost is the delay of this year's Starrcade to December. When it rolls over they'll be short some of the familiar names. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard among the tag team typhoon present at Survivor Series '88. Nothing like crossing over to WWF to drop you out with a fresh loss.

That same 5-team 20-man Survivor Series elimination match decimates the NWA tag ranks, shunting five new teams into the Top 10! The Mega Powers (Savage & Hogan) themselves impact as the 7th best tag team on pay-per-view -- hot on the heels of the Survivor Series team-up of Andre the Giant & Rick Rude. The spread relegates Tag Team Champions Ax & Smash, while their Hart Foundation rivals Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart shoot their way into the stack! The pressure is on the tried and true legend of The Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Road Warriors to champion NWA at Starrcade!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [--] Randy Savage (11-2-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#2 [+1] Hulk Hogan (6-1-1) (WWF)
#3 [-1] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#4 [+2] Dynamite Kid (5-3-1) (WWF)
#5 [+5] Brutus Beefcake (4-1-1) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Ric Flair (4-2-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#7 [RE] Davey Boy Smith (4-2-1) (WWF)
#8 [RE} Andre the Giant (4-2-1) (WWF)
#9 [-5] Smash (4-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champion]
#10 [-3] Junkyard Dog (4-4-0) (WWF)
 
Top Ten Tag Team PPV Players
#1 [--] Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#2 [+3] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (3-2-1) (WWF)
#3 [-1] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [new] The Barbarian & The Warlord (2-0-0) (WWF)
#5 [new] Paul Roma & Jim Powers (2-0-0) (WWF)
#6 [new] Andre the Giant & Rick Rude (2-0-0) (WWF)
#7 [new] Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (2-0-0) (WWF)
#8 [-4] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (2-1-0) (NWA)
#9 [-6] Ax & Smash (2-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champions]
#10 [new] Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (2-2-0) (WWF)

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 Survivor Series (November 24, 1988)
- 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)
 
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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