WWE WrestleMania IV (1988)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Here are the (many) matches...20 man battle royal: After what feels like a catalogue of eliminations, JYD gets thrown out by both Bret and Brown after forming a pact. From there, Brown betrays Bret, hits him with the ghetto blaster and throws him over the top to win the trophy which seconds later gets destroyed by Bret and he turns face. Should have given this match more time to develop. 3/10 Tournament: The WWF title was put on hold because of a controversial match featuring Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant prior to Wrestlemania.First round - 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan v 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase: Andre the Giant shows his usage as a bodyguard and Duggan performs a sunset flip! Ted gets the roll up for the pin and goes through to the next round. 3/10 Don 'The Rock' Muraco v Dino Bravo: For me, Dino gives move of the night with a stunning pile-driver. Muraco looks ravaged by steroids and his left arm looks grizzly. The match ends when Dino gets disqualified for pushing the referee into Muraco. 4/10 Ricky Steamboat v Greg Valentine: It was a stiff match between two NWA veterans but Greg goes through to the next round due to reversing a flying body-cross. This would be Steamboat's last WWF PPV until Summerslam 1991. 5/10'Machoman' Randy Savage v Butch Reed: The end comes when Reed gets too distracted by Elizabeth, taking what seems like forever to get to the top turnbuckle. Reed gets lifted from the turnbuckle by Savage and then hits the elbow and gets the pin. 2/10Bam Bam Bigelow v One Man Gang: A terrible match but the cartwheel and clap combo by Bam Bam always cracks me up. The booking is off too as the count-out decision seemed forced as Bam Bam was on the ring apron way before the 10 count. 1/10 Jake 'The Snake' Roberts v 'Ravashing' Rick Rude: This may have introduced their feud later in the month. Too many rest-holds and wear- down moves tell us immediately this is going to go the distance and finishes at the time-limit draw. Everything is paced out and finishes, as expected, with the clichéd controversial did he/didn't he pin him conclusion at the end. Predictable. 4/10 Ultimate Warrior v Hercules: The match ends when the Warrior has the presence of mind to get out of the full nelson by kicking away from the turnbuckle as leverage to form a pinning bridge. Despite it's sloppy execution, it was quite unique. 4/10 Quarter final: Hulk Hogan v Andre the Giant: A very scrappy match. This ended when Hulk and Andre traded chair shots. Interesting that the referee saw Hogan's shot before Andre's but only made a decision when Andre retaliated. Very disappointing but this does guarantee that a new WWF champion will be crowned. 3/10 Don Muraco v 'Million' Dollar Man Ted Dibiase: Ted hit Muraco with a nice hotshot/stun gun move to pin Muraco and go through to the next round. 3/10 'Machoman' Randy Savage v Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine: Solid stuff here as Greg gives Savage a beating throughout most of it and is only won when Savage cradles Valentine up for the pin while he tries to do his figure-four leg-lock. Valentine is probably the most consistent worker of the night. 5/10 One Man Gang gets a bye to the next round as a result of the double elimination between Jake Roberts and Rick Rude. Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake v Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental title: Another match that went nowhere. The wrestling in itself was quite boring and choppy and ended when Honky Tonk Man got disqualified when Jimmy Hart hit the ref over the head with the megaphone. 3/10 British Bulldogs and Koko B Ware v Islanders and Bobby Heenan: The match is okay but not really on par with a typical British Bulldogs match. Koko performs the best move of his career with a double leg-scissors/headlock rollover combination. The match ends when both The Islanders drop Heenan onto Koko for the pin. 5/10 We get news that Ted Dibiase received a bye due to the Andre/Hogan double disqualification.'Machoman' Randy Savage v One Man Gang: Truly awful. Gang spends most of the time beating up Savage and then gets himself disqualified for trying to hit Savage with Slick's cane in full view of the referee like he actually wanted to get eliminated. 1/10 Strike Force v Demolition for the tag team titles: The crowd is pretty dead at this point and the only time they cheer is for Demolition. The match ends when Ax hits Martel over the head with Fuji's cane so Smash gets the pin. What is funny is the referee involved oversells Santana pushing him away but then realises he has to follow his script and make the count. 5/10 The tournament final: 'Machoman' Randy Savage v 'Million dollar man' Ted Dibiase: Savage gets concerned with Andre's interference so sends Elizabeth to the back. She ends up bringing Hulk Hogan out to ringside. Dibiase slaps the sleeper-hold on Savage and finally Hulk Hogan uses a chair to smack Dibiase in the back allowing Savage to get the pinfall after the flying elbow to win the tournament and become the new WWF champion. 5/10 Considering Savage is portrayed as a survivor, the sum of his matches only amount to 25 minutes and he didn't win the final on his own. I understand why Hogan was out there but he taints Savage's victory by directly getting involved. Hogan forms 'The Megapowers' with Savage. This means Savage holds the fort as Hulk Hogan collects his main event PPV bonus money while filming 'No Holds Barred' at the same time. 'Quantity over quality' springs to mind.

March 27th 1988 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, Trump PlazaMatch #1 20 Man Invitational Battle Royal Winner: Bad News BrownWWF Title Tournament Round 1 Matches 1. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 2. "The Rock" Don Muraco Vs Dino Bravo 3. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 4. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs "The Natural" Butch Reed 5. One Man Gang Vs Bam Bam Bigelow 6. "Ravishing" Rick Rude Vs Jake "The Snake" RobertsMatch #8 Ultimate Warrior Vs Hercules Winner: Warrior By PinfallWWF Title Tournament Round 2 Matches 9. Hulk Hogan Vs Andre The Giant 10. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Vs "The Rock" Don Muraco 11. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs Greg "The Hammer" ValentineMatch #12 WWF Intercontinental Championship Champ: Honky Tonk Man Vs Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake Winner: Beefcake By DQMatch #13 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan & The Islanders Vs Koko B.Ware & The British Bulldogs Winner: Heenan & The Islanders By PinfallWWF Title Tournament Round 3 Match 14. "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs One Man GangMatch #15 Tag Team Championship Champs: Strike Force Vs Demolition Winner: Demolition By Pinfall - New ChampionsMAIN EVENT WWF Championship Tournament Final "Macho Man" Randy Savage Vs "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase Winner: Savage By Pinfall - New Champion

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.

Ya know, I use to love this show, but on further review...it was pretty damn boring! Way to many matches, and not really any good ones. The World Title Tourny is cool idea, but it lead to alot of quick matches, instead of any worthwhile longer matches. Do yourself a favor, don't bother with this one (unless your a big Randy Savage fan, and I am) But I still didn't care to much for this show.