Championship Match
Battle of the "Big Men"
Randy "Macho Man" Savage beat "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in the Championship Match of the Heavyweight Tournament at WrestleMania IV
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WrestleMania IV was advertised as being held at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino but actually took place across the road at the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, but sponsored by Donald Trump.
The event was criticized for being long (Ran Over 4 hours) with too many matches.
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The two "Big Men" of the WWF One Man Gang and Bam Bam Bigelow met in the first round of the Heavyweight Tournament
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WrestleMania IV
WrestleMania IV
Date: March 27, 1988
Location: Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey (Trump Plaza)
Attendance: 19,199
Backstage Commentary: “Mean Gene” Okerlund
Ring Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
Guest Celebrities: Bob Uecker, Donald Trump, Gladys Knight, Robin Leach, Sugar Ray Leonard and Vanna White
Ring Announcer - Howard Finkel
Gladys Knight sang “America the Beautiful”
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Matches
Battle Royal
Winner: Bad News Brown
Runner Up: Bret “The Hitman” Hart
Time: 9:44
Contestants
Bad News Brown, Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, B. Brian Blair, “Jumpin” Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, George “The Animal” Steele, Harley Race, Hillbilly Jim, Jacques Rougeaus, Raymond Rougeaus, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Ron Bass, Sam Houston, and Sika
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Heavyweight Tournament
Round 1
Ted DiBiase beat “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
Time: 5:02
“The Magnificent” Don Muraco beat Dino Bravo (Disqualification)
Time: 4:53
Greg “The Hammer” Valentine beat Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
Time: 9:12
Randy “Macho Man” Savage beat “The Natural” Butch Reed
Time: 5:07
One Man Gang beat Bam Bam Bigelow (Countout)
Time: 2:56
Jake Roberts vs. Rick Rude
* Both eliminated (Time Expired)
Time: 15:00
Hulk Hogan (Bye)
Andre the Giant (Bye)
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Quarterfinals
André the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan
* Both eliminated (Double Disqualification)
Time: 5:52
Ted DiBiase beat “The Magnificent” Don Muraco
Time: 5:44
Randy Savage beat Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
Time: 6:06
One Man Gang (Bye)
Semifinals
Randy “Macho Man” Savage beat One Man Gang (Disqualification)
Time: 4:05
Ted DiBiase
* Automatically advanced because of the Double Elimination of André the Giant and Hulk Hogan
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Championship Match
Randy “Macho Man” Savage beat “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
* Won the WWF Heavyweight Championship
Time: 9:27
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Other Matches
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules
Winner: The Ultimate Warrior
Time: 4:29
Manager
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Brutus “The Barber Beefcake vs. The Honky Tonk Man
WWF Intercontinental Championship
Winner: Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake (By Disqualification)
* The Honky Tonk Man retained the Belt
Time: 6:30
Managers
Jimmy Hart and Peggy Sue (The Honky Tonk Man)
The Islanders (Haku and Tama) and Bobby Heenan vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) and Koko B. Ware
Winner: The Islanders (Haku and Tama) and Bobby Heenan
Time: 7:30
Demolition (Ax and Smash) (with Mr. Fuji) defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana)
*For the WWF Tag Team Championship
Winner: Demolition (New Champions)
Time: 12:33
Managers
Mr. Fuji (Demolition)
Fun 80s Wrestling Facts!
WWF Tag Team Champions
1980 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Ivan Putski and Tito Santana
Date: April 12
1980 - Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: August 9
1980 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Tony Garea & Rene Goulet
Date: September 9
1980 - Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: November 8
1981 - The Moondogs
Defeated: Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Date: March 17
1981 - Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Defeated: The Moondogs
Date: July 21
1981 - Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Defeated: Tony Garea and Rick Martel
Date: October 13
1982 - Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Defeated: Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Date: June 28
1982 - Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Defeated: Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Date: July 13
1982 - Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Defeated: Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
Date: October 26
1983 - The Wild Samoans
Defeated: Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow
Date: March 8
1983 - Soul Patrol (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson)
Defeated: The Wild Samoans
Date: November 15
1984 - The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch)
Defeated: Soul Patrol
Date: April 17
1985 - The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham)
Defeated: The North-South Connection
Date: January 21
1985 - The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
Defeated: The U.S Express
Date: March 31
1985 - The U.S. Express
Defeated: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
Date: June 17
1985 - The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine)
Defeated: The U.S Express
Date: August 24
1986 - The British Bulldogs
Defeated: The Dream Team
Date: April 7
1987 - The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)
Defeated: The British Bulldogs
Date: January 26
1987 - Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana)
Defeated: The Hart Foundation
Date: October 27
1988 - Demolition (Ax & Smash)
Defeated: Strike Force
Date: March 27, 1988
1989 - The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)
Defeated: Demolition
Date: July 18
1989 - Demolition
Defeated: The Brain Busters
Date: October 2
1989 - The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku)
Defeated: Demolition
Date: December 13
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