Event:
Royal Rumble 1988
Date: January 24, 1988
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Arena: Copps Coliseum
Attendence: 15,000
Non-Televised Match: Ricky Steamboat
defeated Rick Rude (17:00) by Disqualification....World
Womens' Tag Team Title Match (Best 2 out of 3
Falls): The Jumping Bomb Angels (Yamakazi
and Tateno) defeated The Glamour Girls (Lelani Kai
and Judy Martin) (15:00) in three falls to win the
titles. Martin pinned Yamazaki (7:00). Yamazaki
pinned Kai (10:00). Tateno pinned Martin (15:00)....Royal
Rumble Match: Jim Duggan won a "royal
rumble" (33:00) which included: Ron Bass, Brian
Blair, Dino Bravo, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret
Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Don
Muraco, Jim Niedhart, One Man Gang, Harley Race,
Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Nikolia
Volkoff, Ultimate Warrior, and Boris Zuhkov....Best
2 out of 3 Falls Match: The Islanders (Haku
and Tama) defeated the Young Stallions (Jim Powers
and Paul Roma (14:00) in two straight falls. Roma
was counted out (7:00). Haku forced Roma to submit
(7:00).
