WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988)
Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Ultimate Warrior, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "The Natural" Butch Reed and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan compete in the over-the-top-rope elimination match. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat faces "Ravishing" Rick Rude and much more!
Director: Vince McMahon
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Jim Duggan as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
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George Gray as The One Man Gang |
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Rick Blood Sr. as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat |
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Rick Rood as "Ravishing" Rick Rude |
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Patty Seymour as Leilani Kai |
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Judy Hardee as Judy Martin |
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Itsuki Yamazaki as Itsuki Yamazaki |
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Noriyo Tateno as Noriyo Tateno |
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Bret Hart as Bret "The Hitman" Hart |
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Merced Solis as Tito Santana |
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Bruce Reed as "The Natural" Butch Reed |
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Jim Neidhart as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Aurelian Smith Jr. as Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
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Harley Race as "King" Harley Race |
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Jim Brunzell as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell |
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Michael Smith as Sam Houston |
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Daniel Davis as "Dangerous" Danny Davis |
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Boris Zhukov as Boris Zhukov |
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Don Muraco as "The Rock" Don Muraco |
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Josip Peruzović as Nikolai Volkoff |
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Ronald Heard as "Outlaw" Ron Bass |
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Brian Blair as B. Brian Blair |
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Jim Morris as Hillbilly Jim |
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Adolfo Bresciano as Dino Bravo |
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Jim Hellwig as The Ultimate Warrior |
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Sylvester Ritter as The Junkyard Dog |
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Tonga Fifita as Haku |
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Sam Fatu as Tama |
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Paul Centopani as Paul Roma |
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James Manley as Jim Powers |
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Ray Heenan as Bobby "The Brian" Heenan (Manager) |
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James Ray Hart as Jimmy Hart (Manager) |
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Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan (Contract Signing) |
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André Roussimoff as André the Giant (Contract Signing) |
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Ted DiBiase Sr. as The Million Dollar Man (Contract Signing) |
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Michael Jones as Virgil (Bodyguard) |
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Gene Okerlund as "Mean" Gene Okerlund (Broadcasting) |
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Adolfo Bresciano as Dino Bravo (Weightlifting Demonstration) |
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Jesse Ventura as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary) |
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Vince McMahon as Vince McMahon (Commentary) |
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Jack Tunney as Jack Tunney (WWE President) |
| Writing | Vince McMahon | Writers' Production |
| Writing | Bruce Prichard | Writer |
| Directing | Vince McMahon | Director |
| Production | Vince McMahon | Producer |
| Writing | Pat Patterson | Writer |