WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was produced by the World Wrestling Federation and took place on August 29, 1988 in Madison Square Garden, located in New York, New York. The PPV was created to help the company compete against rival promotion World Championship Wrestling. It was one of the first four annual pay-per-view events produced by the WWF. The main match of the preliminary bouts was the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between The Ultimate Warrior and the reigning champion The Honky Tonk Man. The Ultimate Warrior won the match in approximately thirty seconds to end the longest Intercontinental Championship reign. The main event was a match pitting The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage) against their long-time rivals, The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant). Hogan and Savage won the match after Miss Elizabeth distracted the special guest referee by removing her skirt to reveal a bikini bottom.
Randy Poffo
as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan
as Hulk Hogan
Ted DiBiase Sr.
as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
André Roussimoff
as André The Giant
Jesse Ventura
as Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Referee)
Wayne Farris
as The Honky Tonk Man
Jim Hellwig
as The Ultimate Warrior
Aurelian Smith Jr.
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ray Fernandez
as The Mighty Hercules
James Ware
as "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
Ray Traylor
as The Big Boss Man
Bret Hart
as Bret "The Hitman" Hart
