WrestleMania IV

This show was on way too long. 4 HOURS! They only get 3 these days. And the whole show was lackluster. Although Savage winning the belt was special, the matches weren't. Andre vs. Hogan II was terrible. The match of the night went to Savage vs. Valentine and it was only ***! Yes! Just 3 stars!

Not recommended.

I remember them hyping the Hogan/Andre match BIG TIME prior to this show,only to see them fight to a lame no contest. If that wasn't bad enough,they botched the chance to have Savage/Steamboat in the second round (though semi-final's would have been more fitting),instead we were witness to Savage/Valentine and Savage/OMG. Even though Savage was obviously winning the tournament,the focus was still ALL about Hogan,which angered me then as it does now,being Macho was one of my all time favorites. If your a Macho fan,this is worth a watch,as he could really go back then. If your not,you probably wouldn't get as much out of it.

Whilst I don't think WrestleMania IV was in the same league as the previous three events it was still a brilliant card.

The main event of the card was a tournament for the WWF Title. Back in 1988 tournaments like this were actually unpredictable and anybody could win them. All the top good guys and bad guys fought in the tournament for a chance to win that prized WWF Title.

The undercard was pretty good too. The powerful Ultimate Warrior brutalized Hercules in a good match. The devastating Demolition made their WrestleMania debut battling traditional good guys Strike Force. There was an entertaining and comedic match between Brutus Beefcake and The Honky Tonk Man. And for the first time since WrestleMania II we were treated to one of those Battle Royals which featured an entertaining ending.

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Match 1: Bad News Brown won a 20-man battle royal Match 2: Brutus Beefcake defeated Intercontinental Champion Honky Tonk Man via DQ Match 3: The Islanders & Bobby Heenan defeated the British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware via pinfall Match 4: Demolition defeated Strike Force for the Tag Team Championship Round One, Championship Tournament: Ted DiBiase defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan Don Muraco defeated Dino Bravo by DQ Greg "the Hammer" Valentine defeated Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat via pinfall Randy "Macho Man" Savage defeated Butch Reed via pinfall One Man Gang defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via countout Rick Rude and Jake "the Snake" Roberts wrestled to a 15-minute draw

Round Two- Championship Tournament: Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan wrestled to a double DQ Ted DiBiase defeated Don Muraco via pinfall Randy Savage defeated Greg Valentine via pinfall Semifinals, Championship Tournament: Randy Savage defeated One Man Gang by DQ

Finals- Championship Tournament: Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to capture the World Wrestling World Wrestling Championship

Overall Mark: C+

This is my favorite Wrestlemania. And that's saying a lot due to the fact I'm a big Hulk Hogan fan, and he didn't win the tournament. But with all the action it's hard not to love this event.

Big 20 man battle royale got things started nicely. Also featuring a 6 man tag, tag team title match, Intercontinental match, grudge match, and the entire tournament, this was a Wrestlemania to remember!