WrestleMania IV
1988 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The event took place on March 27, 1988, at Boardwalk Hall (advertised as Trump Plaza)[lower-alpha 1] in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The announced attendance of the event was 19,199.
WrestleMania IV | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
Date | March 27, 1988 | ||
City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
Venue | Atlantic City Convention Hall (Promoted as Trump Plaza)[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Attendance | 19,199 | ||
Tagline(s) | What the World is Watching! | ||
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The main event featured the finals of a one-night, 14-man single-elimination tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, in which Macho Man Randy Savage defeated "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. This marked the first WrestleMania that did not feature Hulk Hogan - regarded as the WWF's biggest star in the 1980s - as a participant in the main event (though he was at ringside in Savage's corner).
The undercard featured a 20-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, and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
Contemporary critics gave the event a lukewarm reception, noting its extended length. Retrospective analysis, some by sociologists, noted the presentation of wrestler's interpersonal relationships how the event's sponsor, Donald Trump, used the event to craft his public persona.