WWE Royal Rumble 1988

Jan 24, 1988

2h 24m

★ 6.6

No Partners... 19 Opponents

Overview

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!

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

WWE Royal Rumble 1988 Trailers

Cast

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Jim Duggan

The One Man Gang

George Gray

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Rick Blood Sr.

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Rick Rood

Leilani Kai

Patty Seymour

Judy Martin

Judy Hardee

Itsuki Yamazaki

Noriyo Tateno

Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Bret Hart

Tito Santana

Merced Solis

"The Natural" Butch Reed

Bruce Reed

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Jim Neidhart

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