WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation and took place on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden, located in New York, New York. The PPV was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling. It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF. The main match of the preliminary bouts was the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between The Ultimate Warrior and the reigning champion The Honky Tonk Man. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in approximately thirty seconds to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth distracted the special guest referee by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom.
as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage
as Hulk Hogan
as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
as André The Giant
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
as The Honky Tonk Man
as The Ultimate Warrior
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as The Mighty Hercules
as "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
as The Big Boss Man
as Bret "The Hitman" Hart
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
as Demolition Ax
as Demolition Smash
as "The Rock" Don Muraco
as Dino Bravo
as Boris Zhukov
as Nikolai Volkoff
as The Barbarian
as The Warlord
as The Junkyard Dog
as "Ravishing" Rick Rude
as Bad News Brown
as Ken Patera
as The Dynamite Kid
as Davey Boy Smith
as Jacques Rougeau
as Raymond Rougeau
as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
as Miss Elizabeth (Valet)
as Virgil (Bodyguard)
as Mr. Fuji (Manager)
as Jimmy Hart (Manager)
as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager)
as Frenchy Martin (Manager)
as The Baron (Manager)
as Brother Love (Host)
as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (Guest)
