#1 Randy Savage [--] (11-2-0) (WWF)(World Heavyweight Champion)
Ted Turner enters the professional wrestling annals as he purchases Jim Crockett Promotions and contributes to the first ever World Championship Wrestling hosted Starrcade! Still part of the NWA: World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defends the title in a 30 minute marathon with Lex Luger!
Luger can't buy a win on pay-per-view: chalking up an 0-4 record via his feud with "The Nature Boy". Flair's previous Starrcade rival Dusty Rhodes finds his way back into the Top 10 with a tag team win that registers Sting his first victory on PPV!
Alas; the Rhodes/Sting combo couldn't resurrect the NWA tag team rankings influence. In fact, by defeating The Road Warriors via DQ in the World Tag Team Championship match, they condemn one of the great Alliance hopes. Only the new Midnight Express could contribute to balancing the tag rankings equation -- victorious over their Paul Heyman managed "original" counterparts: Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose. Kevin Sullivan & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams grabbed the US Tag Team Championships in a Starrcade opener with The Fantastics.
The likes of Bam Bam Bigelow and Junkyard Dog cross lines back to the NWA as the seeds of a future wrestling war are planted by the Turner purchase. The times are changing and that's about to be reflected by yet more pay-per-view expansions! WWF's Royal Rumble arrives on PPV in January, with NWA having their own Chi-Town Rumble in Feb! Prepare for 1989!
Luger can't buy a win on pay-per-view: chalking up an 0-4 record via his feud with "The Nature Boy". Flair's previous Starrcade rival Dusty Rhodes finds his way back into the Top 10 with a tag team win that registers Sting his first victory on PPV!
Alas; the Rhodes/Sting combo couldn't resurrect the NWA tag team rankings influence. In fact, by defeating The Road Warriors via DQ in the World Tag Team Championship match, they condemn one of the great Alliance hopes. Only the new Midnight Express could contribute to balancing the tag rankings equation -- victorious over their Paul Heyman managed "original" counterparts: Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose. Kevin Sullivan & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams grabbed the US Tag Team Championships in a Starrcade opener with The Fantastics.
The likes of Bam Bam Bigelow and Junkyard Dog cross lines back to the NWA as the seeds of a future wrestling war are planted by the Turner purchase. The times are changing and that's about to be reflected by yet more pay-per-view expansions! WWF's Royal Rumble arrives on PPV in January, with NWA having their own Chi-Town Rumble in Feb! Prepare for 1989!
Top Ten Singles PPV Players
#1 [--] Randy Savage (11-2-0) (WWF) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#2 [--] Hulk Hogan (6-1-1) (WWF)
#3 [--] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#4 [+2] Ric Flair (5-2-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#5 [-1] Dynamite Kid (5-3-1) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Brutus Beefcake (4-1-1) (WWF)
#7 [--] Davey Boy Smith (4-2-1) (WWF)
#8 [--] Andre the Giant (4-2-1) (WWF)
#9 [--] Smash (4-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champion]
#10 [RE] Dusty Rhodes (4-3-0) (NWA)
#2 [--] Hulk Hogan (6-1-1) (WWF)
#3 [--] Ricky Steamboat (6-3-0) (WWF)
#4 [+2] Ric Flair (5-2-1) (NWA) [World Heavyweight Champion]
#5 [-1] Dynamite Kid (5-3-1) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Brutus Beefcake (4-1-1) (WWF)
#7 [--] Davey Boy Smith (4-2-1) (WWF)
#8 [--] Andre the Giant (4-2-1) (WWF)
#9 [--] Smash (4-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champion]
#10 [RE] Dusty Rhodes (4-3-0) (NWA)
Top Ten Tag Team PPV Players
#1 [--] Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (3-0-0) (NWA)
#2 [--] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (3-2-1) (WWF)
#3 [--] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [RE] Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (2-0-0) (NWA)
#5 [-1] The Barbarian & The Warlord (2-0-0) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Paul Roma & Jim Powers (2-0-0) (WWF)
#7 [-1] Andre the Giant & Rick Rude (2-0-0) (WWF)
#8 [-1] Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (2-0-0) (WWF)
#9 [--] Ax & Smash (2-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champions]
#10 [-2] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (2-2-0) (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)
#2 [--] Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (3-2-1) (WWF)
#3 [--] Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik (2-0-0) (WWF)
#4 [RE] Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane (2-0-0) (NWA)
#5 [-1] The Barbarian & The Warlord (2-0-0) (WWF)
#6 [-1] Paul Roma & Jim Powers (2-0-0) (WWF)
#7 [-1] Andre the Giant & Rick Rude (2-0-0) (WWF)
#8 [-1] Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (2-0-0) (WWF)
#9 [--] Ax & Smash (2-2-0) (WWF) [Tag Team Champions]
#10 [-2] Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (2-2-0) (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 Starrcade '88 (December 26, 1988)
- 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)
- NWA Starrcade '88 (December 26, 1988)
- 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)
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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