Thursday, November 28, 2013

Wrestling: Pay-Per-View Players #11 - July 1988

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

The World Heavyweight Champion celebrates a successful defense at The Great American Bash '88 to leap back into the upper echelon of Pay-Per-View Players! Ric Flair is now in step with his arch-rival Hulk Hogan, his return to the top ranks at the expense of would-be usurper of Mania: Lex Luger! Meanwhile, further down the card, Sting makes his second PPV appearance and earns his second draw. An interesting start to what is sure to be a PPV legacy.

NWA fire back with tag team pedigree up the yin yang! Welcome The Road Warriors to the top tag team rankings! They arrive with fellow legendary duos: World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard and US Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express II: Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane! With Morton & Gibson still Rockin 'n' Rollin in the top, WWF are  going to have to fund some legit tag teams to fire back in the 2-man stakes! If you know your Summerslam history you know things are about to get very interesting!
 
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [--] Randy Savage (9-2-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#2 [--] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#3 [--] Hulk Hogan (4-1-1) (WWF)
#4 [RE] Ric Flair (4-2-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#5 [-1] Dynamite Kid (4-3-0) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Junkyard Dog (4-3-0) (WWF)
#7 [-1] Ricky Morton (3-0-0) (NWA)
#8 [-1] Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#9 [-1] Andre the Giant (3-1-1) (WWF)
#10 [-1] 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] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (2-1-0) (NWA)
#4 [-1] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (2-2-0) (WWF)
#5 [new] Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (1-0-1) (NWA) [World Tag Team Champions]
#6 [-2] Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (1-0-0) (NWA)
#7 [new] Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (1-0-0) (NWA) [US Tag Team Champions]
#8 [-3] Bob Orton Jr & Dick Slater (1-0-0) (NWA)
#9 [-3] Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (1-0-0) (NWA)
#10 [-3] Assassin #1 & Assassin #2 (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
- 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)
- WWF Wrestlemania III (March 29, 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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