WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place in the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey on March 27, 1988, with an attendance of 14,000.
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | March 27, 1988 | ||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | Trump Plaza Convention Hall | ||
| Attendance | 14,000 | ||
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The event featured, among other things, a Tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship which was vacated after a controversal match between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant.
Match Results
20 Man Battle Royal
The participants were Bad News Brown, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Brian Blair, Danny Davis, George "The Animal" Steele, Harley Race, Hillbilly Jim, Jacques Rougeau, Jim Brunzell, Jim Neidhart, Jim Powers, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Nikolai Volkoff, Paul Roma, Raymond Rougeau, Ron Bass, Sam Houston and Sika
Brown and Hart cooperated to eliminate Junkyard Dog. Brown then went to eliminate Hart to win the battle royal. (9.43)
Tournament First Round: Ted DiBiase (w/Virgil and André the Giant) vs. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
DiBiase pinned Duggan following a Fist Drop. (5.01)
Tournament First Round: Don Muraco (w/"Superstar" Billy Graham) vs. Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin)
Bravo was disqualified for manhandling the referee. (4.58)
Tournament First Round: Greg "The Hammer" Valentine vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Valentine pinned Steamboat with a roll-through on a Flying Crossbody (9.08)
Tournament First Round: "Macho Man" Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) vs. Butch Reed
Savage pinned Reed following a Flying Elbow Drop. (4.08)
Tournament First Round: One Man Gang (w/Slick) vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink)
Bigelow was counted out, giving One Man Gang the win. (2.59)
Tournament First Round: "Ravishing" Rick Rude (w/Bobby Heenan) vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The match was declared a time limit draw. (15.15)
Warrior countered a Full Nelson into a pin to gain the victory. (4.37)
Tournament Quarter-Final: Hulk Hogan vs. André the Giant (w/Ted DiBiase and Virgil)
Both Hogan and Andre were disqualified for using chairs. (5.22)
Tournament Quarter-Final: Ted DiBiase vs. Don Muraco (w/"Superstar" Billy Graham)
DiBiase pinned Muraco following a Hot Shot. (5.40)
- One Man Gang received a bye in his quarter-final match to qualify to the next round.
Tournament Quarter-Final: "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Savage pinned Valentine with a roll-up. (6.06)
For the WWF Intercontinental Championship: The Honky Tonk Man (w/Jimmy Hart) (c) vs. Brutus Beefcake
Honky was disqualified after Jimmy Hart hits the referee with a Megaphone. (9.11)
- Note: The referee was legitamately injured by the blow from the megaphone and needed to be helped out of the ring.
Six-man tag match: The Islanders (Haku and Tama) and Bobby Heenan vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) and Koko B. Ware
Heenan pinned Ware to win the match. (7.25)
- Ted DiBiase received a bye in his semi-final match to qualify to the next round.
Tournament Semi-Final: "Macho Man" Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth) vs. One Man Gang (w/Slick)
Gang was disqualified after hitting Savage with Slick's cane. (4.13)
For the WWF World Tag Team Championship: Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) (c) vs. Demolition (Ax and Smash, w/Mr. Fuji)
Ax pinned Martel following a cane shot. Demolition are the new WWF World Tag Team Champions. (8.00)
Tournament Final for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship: "Macho Man" Randy Savage (w/Miss Elizabeth and Hulk Hogan) vs. Ted DiBiase (w/ André the Giant)
Savage pinned DiBiase following a Flying Elbow Drop to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. (9.17)
Tournament Bracket
Trivia
- This was the first Wrestlemania not to feature Hulk Hogan in the final match of the evening, or as champion.
- This WrestleMania featured 16 matches, making it the WrestleMania with the most matches.