The first PPV of 1988 was the inaugural Royal Rumble PPV, which would go on to become a yearly tradition alongside WrestleMania.
The Royal Rumble match (a multi-man (this year 20 man) over the top rope battle royal) was won by Jim Duggan, in front of a crowd of 18,000 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamil...
Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by disqualification in a singles match
The Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki) defeated The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) (c) (with Jimmy Hart) in a two out of three falls match for the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship
Jim Duggan won by last eliminating One Man Gang (with Jimmy Hart and Frenchy Martin) in a Royal Rumble match
The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a two out of three falls match
WWE released Royal Rumble 1988 on Sun Jan 24 1988.