WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)
WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was the finals of a fourteen-man tournament for the undisputed WWF Championship, where Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a 14-man tournament for the vacated WWF Championship.
Director: Vince McMahon
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Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan |
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André Roussimoff as André the Giant |
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Randy Poffo as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage |
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Ted DiBiase Sr. as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase |
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Rick Blood Sr. as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat |
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John Wisniski Jr. as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine |
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Don Muraco as "The Rock" Don Muraco |
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Aurelian Smith Jr. as Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
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Rick Rood as "Ravishing" Rick Rude |
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Scott Bigelow as Bam Bam Bigelow |
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George Gray as The One Man Gang |
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Jim Duggan as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
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Adolfo Bresciano as Dino Bravo |
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Ed Leslie as Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake |
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Wayne Farris as The Honky Tonk Man |
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Ray Fernandez as The Mighty Hercules |
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Jim Hellwig as The Ultimate Warrior |
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Tom Billington as The Dynamite Kid |
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David Smith as Davey Boy Smith |
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Sam Fatu as Tama |
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Tonga Fifita as Haku |
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Bill Eadie as Demolition Ax |
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Barry Darsow as Demolition Smash |
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Merced Solis as Tito Santana |
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Rick Vigneault as Rick Martel |
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Harley Race as "The King of Wrestling" Harley Race |
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Allen Coage as Bad News Brown |
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Sylvester Ritter as The Junkyard Dog |
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Ronald Heard as "Outlaw" Ron Bass |
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Michael Smith as Sam Houston |
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Sika Anoa'i as Wild Samoan Sika |
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Jim Myers as George "The Animal" Steele |
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Bret Hart as Bret "The Hitman" Hart |
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Jim Neidhart as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Daniel Davis as "Dangerous" Danny Davis |
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Jim Morris as Hillbilly Jim |
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Ken Patera as Himself |
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Brian Blair as B. Brian Blair |
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Jim Brunzell as "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell |
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Boris Zhukov as Boris Zhukov |
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Josip Peruzović as Nikolai Volkoff |
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Paul Centopani as Paul Roma |
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James Manley as Jim Powers |
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Jacques Rougeau as Jacques Rougeau |
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Raymond Rougeau as Raymond Rougeau |
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Ray Heenan as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) |
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James Ray Hart as Jimmy Hart (Manager) |
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Ken Johnson as "The Doctor of Style" Slick (Manager) |
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Michael Jones as Virgil (Bodyguard) |
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Harry Fujiwara as Mr. Fuji (Manager) |
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Billy Graham as "Superstar" Billy Graham (Manager) |
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Sherri Russell as Peggy Sue (Valet) |
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John Sutton as Sir Oliver Humperdink (Manager) |
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Elizabeth Hulette as Miss Elizabeth (Valet) |
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Jean Gagné as Frenchy Martin (Manager) |
| Directing | Vince McMahon | Director |
| Writing | Pat Patterson | Writer |
| Writing | Vince McMahon | Writer |
| Writing | Bruce Prichard | Writer |
