January 24, 1988 – Hamilton, Ontario – Copps Coliseum
SINGLES MATCH
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat defeated “Ravishing” Rick Rude by DQ:
OH STAGE
“Mean” Gene Okerland & Jesse Ventura & Dino Bravo & Frenchy Martin: Dino Bravo lifted 715 lbs for a new world’s record for bench pressing. The controversy followed with accusations that the spotter (Jesse Ventura) helped Dino Bravo with the lift!
WWF WOMENS TAG TEAM TITLE 2/3 FALLS MATCH
The Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyoi Tateno & Itsuki Yamazaki) defeated The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) to win the WWF Women’s Tag Team titles:
ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble last eliminating the One Man Gang:
TAG TEAM 2/3 FALLS MATCH
The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) in 2 straight falls:
IN THE RING (CONTRACT SIGNING)
“Mean” Gene Okerland & “President” Jack Tunney & Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant & Ted DiBiase: Andre The Giant played head-games with Hulk Hogan by taking his time in signing the contract. Ted DiBiase stood behind Andre The Giant, still vowing to buy his way to the WWF championship.
Order of Entry | Order of Elimination |
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Most Eliminations : (By themselves)
01. One Man Gang – 4 (Jake Roberts, B. Brian Blair, Hillbilly Jim, Dino Bravo)
02. Don Muraco – 3 (Bret Hart, Harley Race, Ron Bass)
03. Jim Duggan – 3 (Danny Davis, Nikolai Volkoff, One Man Gang)
04. Ron Bass – 2 (Sam Houston, Ultimate Warrior)
05. Dino Bravo – 2 (Don Muraco, Junkyard Dog)
06. Jake Roberts – 1 (Butch Reed)
07. Hillbilly Jim – 1 (Jim Niedhart)
08. Nikolai Volkoff – 1 (Jim Brunzell)
Longest Lastings : (By themselves)
01. Bret Hart – 25:42
02. Jake Roberts – 21:52
03. Jim Niedhart – 19:06
04. Danny Davis – 17:51
05. Don Muraco – 16:16
06. Jim Duggan – 14:43
07. Sam Houston – 14:39
08. Jim Brunzell – 12:06
09. Nikolai Volkoff – 11:40
10. Tito Santana – 10:41
11. Ron Bass – 10:14
12. Harley Race – 10:03
13. Dino Bravo – 8:12
14. One Man Gang – 6:50
15. Hillbilly Jim – 5:55
16. B. Brian Blair – 5.50
17. Ultimate Warrior – 3:51
18. Butch Reed – 3:18
19. Boris Zhukov – 2:33
20. Junkyard Dog – 2:08