1988 WWF Payperview Rankings (Including rankings for 1985-88)

 Pay Per View events in 1988

Wrestlemania IV, Summerslam, Survivor Series

'Macho Man' Randy Savage, with help from Miss Elizabeth, tops the rankings for 1988 in both the combined individual and the mens singles categories. He was also 3rd in the mens tag team rankings, along with his Mega Powers teammate Hulk Hogan.

He received a huge 110 points (combined and singles) for his Wrestlemania IV tournament win, 11.25 points (combined) for his Summerslam main event with as part of the Mega Powers and 22.5 points (combined and singles) for surviving the main event of Survivor Series, again with Hulk Hogan. 

This impressive year by Savage also put him top of the 1985-88 ongoing rankings, removing Hogan from top spot. He has 187.08 points in the combined rankings and 175.83 in the mens singles rankings.

1988 Combined Individual Rankings

1 Randy Savage

2 The Ultimate Warrior

3 Ted Dibiase

4 Bad News Brown

5 Hulk Hogan

6 Smash

7 Ax

8 Brutus Beefcake

9 Jake Roberts

10 Big Boss Man

11 Rick Rude

12 Greg Valentine

13 One Man Gang (Akeem)

14 Dino Bravo

15 Haku (King Tonga)

16 The Barbarian

17 The Warlord

18 Mr Perfect

19 Bret Hart

20 Andre The Giant

21 The Junkyard Dog

22 Tama

23 Bobby Heenan

24 Paul Roma

25 Ron Bass

26 Dos

- Uno

28 Jacques Rougeau

29 Harley Race

30 Don Muraco

31 Marty Jannetty

- Tully Blanchard

33 Boris Zhukov

34 Arn Anderson

- Shawn Michaels

36 The Dynamite Kid

37 Davey Boy Smith

38 Blue Blazer (Owen Hart)

39 Hillbilly Jim

40 Jim Powers

41 Rick Martel

42 Nikolai Volkoff

43 Tito Santana

44 The Red Rooster

45 B. Brian Blair

46 The Honky Tonk Man

47 Scott Casey

48 Raymond Rougeau

49 Danny Davis

50 Jumpin Jim Brunzell

51 Koko B Ware

52 Sika

53 Ricky Steamboat

54 Butch Reed

55 Bam Bam Bigelow

56 Ken Patera

57 Jim Duggan

58 Jim Neidhart

59 Hercules Hernandez

60 Sam Houston

61 George Steele

The Ultimate Warrior burst onto the PPV scene in 1988, beating Hercules at Wrestlemania IV (20 points combined and singles). He won the Intercontinental Championship by beating The Honky Tonk Man at Summerslam (23.5 points combined and singles). He was then the sole survivor of his team at Survivor Series earning him 19 points in both the combined and mens singles rankings.

62.5 points sees him 2nd in the 1988 combined individual and mens singles rankings. It also put him 5 in the 1985-88 rankings for the same categories.

1988 Mens Singles Rankings

1 Randy Savage

2 The Ultimate Warrior

3 Ted Dibiase

4 Bad News Brown

5 Brutus Beefcake

6 Jake Roberts

7 Hulk Hogan

8 Big Boss Man

9 Rick Rude

10 Greg Valentine

11 One Man Gang (Akeem)

12 Dino Bravo

13 Bret Hart

14 Mr Perfect

15 Haku (King Tonga)

16 Andre The Giant

17 Paul Roma

18 Jacques Rougeau

19 The Junkyard Dog

20 Boris Zhukov

21 Ron Bass

22 Nikolai Volkoff

23 Harley Race

24 Don Muraco

25 Jim Powers

26 Tito Santana

27 Blue Blazer (Owen Hart)

28 Hillbilly Jim

29 The Red Rooster

30 Raymond Rougeau

31 B. Brian Blair

32 Koko B Ware

33 The Honky Tonk Man

34 Scott Casey

35 Jim Neidhart

36 Danny Davis

37 Jumpin Jim Brunzell

38 Sika

39 Ricky Steamboat

40 Butch Reed

41 Bam Bam Bigelow

42 Ken Patera

43 Jim Duggan

44 Hercules Hernandez

45 Sam Houston

46 George Steele

Demolition top the 1988 mens tag team rankings.

The won the titles in a match against Strike Force at Wrestlemania IV, this earned them 30 points. They then defended their belts against The Hart Foundation at Summerslam (23.5 points). They walked out of their Survivor Series match after an argument with their manager Mr Fuji, changing from heels to face. The ended up 3rd in the match earning them 8 points. They scored 61.5 points in 1988 which also put them top of the 1985-88 tag team rankings.

1988 Mens Tag Team Rankings

1 Demolition

2 The Powers of Pain (Barbarian / Warlord)

3 The Mega Powers (Hogan / Savage)

4 Haku / Tama / Bobby Heenan

5 The Conquistadors

6 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy / Dynamite Kid)

7 The Brain Busters (Anderson / Blanchard)

- The Rockers (Jannetty / Michaels)

9 Andre The Giant / Ted Dibiase

10 The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart / Jim Neidhart)

11 Strike Force (Santana / Martel)

12 The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques / Raymond)

13 Davey Boy / Dynamite / Koko B Ware

14 The Young Stallions (Roma / Powers)

15 The Bolsheviks (Zhukov / Volkoff)

There were no womens matches in 1988 so no rankings could be done.

George 'The Animal' Steele is bottom of the combined individual and the mens single rankings for 1985-88. 

This was not helped with his refusal to enter the Battle Royal at Wrestlemania IV, losing him 18 points. Along with his -5 points for losing the Randy Savage in 1987 at Wrestlemania III, he now has -23 points.

1985-88 Combined Individual Rankings (minimum 2 matches)

1 Randy Savage

2 Hulk Hogan

3 Andre The Giant

4 Ricky Steamboat

5 Ultimate Warrior

6 Ted Dibiase

7 Jake Roberts

8 Bad News Brown

9 Brutus Beefcake

10 One Man Gang (Akeem)

11 Bret Hart

12 King Kong Bundy

13 Iron Sheik

14 Ax

- Smash

16 Rick Rude

17 Fabulous Moolah

18 Greg Valentine

19 Junkyard Dog

20 Big Boss Man

21 Dino Bravo

22 Corporal Kirchner

23 Honky Tonk Man

24 Paul Roma

25 Harley Race

26 Dynamite Kid

27 Jim Neidhart

28 Tito Santana

29 Adrian Adonis

30 Davey Boy Smith

31 Bam Bam Bigelow

32 Roddy Piper

33 Don Muraco

34 Haku (King Tonga)

35 Paul Orndorff

36 Nikolai Volkoff

37 Butch Reed

38 Hillbilly Jim

39 Jim Powers

40 Moondog Spot

41 Big John Studd

42 Velvet McIntyre

43 Leilani Kai

44 Ron Bass

45 B. Brian Blair

46 Boris Zhukov

47 Danny Davis

48 Jacques Rougeau

49 Ken Patera

50 Jumpin Jim Brunzell

51 Raymond Rougeau

52 Sam Houston

53 Hercules Hernandez

54 Jim Duggan

55 Koko B Ware

56 George Steele

The Mega Powers, 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan are 1 and 2 respectively in the combined individual (187.08 and 164.75 points) and the mens singles rankings (175.83 and 138.5). They are also 6th in the mens tag team rankings with 22.5 points.

1985-88 Mens Singles Rankings (minimum 2 matches)

1 Randy Savage

2 Hulk Hogan

3 Andre The Giant

4 Ricky Steamboat

5 The Ultimate Warrior

6 Ted Dibiase

7 Jake Roberts

8 Bad News Brown

9 King Kong Bundy

10 One Man Gang (Akeem)

11 Brutus Beefcake

12 Bret Hart

13 The Junkyard Dog

14 Rick Rude

15 Big Boss Man

16 Tito Santana

17 Dino Bravo

18 Corporal Kirchner

19 The Honky Tonk Man

20 Greg Valentine

21 Harley Race

22 Don Muraco

23 Adrian Adonis

24 Roddy Piper

25 Bam Bam Bigelow

26 Paul Orndorff

27 Butch Reed

28 Jim Neidhart

29 The Dynamite Kid

30 Moondog Spot

31 Ron Bass

32 Hillbilly Jim

33 Haku (King Tonga)

34 B. Brian Blair

35 Nikolai Volkoff

36 Danny Davis

37 Ken Patera

38 Koko B Ware

39 Jumpin Jim Brunzell

40 Sam Houston

41 Hercules Hernandez

42 Jim Duggan

43 George Steele

The Powers of Pain made their WWF PPV debut in 1988. They defeated The Bolsheviks at Summerslam, earning them 15 points. They then won the survivor tag match at Survivor Series, which got them 17 points. 

They were 2nd in the 1988 mens tag rankings and 4th in the 1985-88 rankings.

1985-88 Mens Tag Team Rankings (minimum 1 match)

1 Demolition

2 Iron Sheik / Nikolai Volkoff

3 The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy / Dynamite Kid)

4 The Powers of Pain (Barbarian / Warlord)

5 Hulk Hogan / Mr T

6 The Mega Powers (Hogan / Savage)

7 Hoss Funk / Terry Funk

8 The Can-Am Connection (Martel/Zenk)

9 The Dream Team (Beefcake / Valentine)

10 The Conquistadors

11 The Islanders (Haku / Tama)

12 The Young Stallions (Roma / Powers)

13 The Killer Bees (Blair / Brunzell)

14 The Brain Busters (Anderson / Blanchard)

- The Rockers (Jannetty / Michaels)

16 The Dream Team (Bravo / Valentine)

17 The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart / Jim Neidhart)

18 Andre The Giant / Ted Dibiase

19 Paul Orndorff / Roddy Piper

20 The U.S Express (Windham/Rotundo)

21 Strike Force (Santana / Martel)

22 Junkyard Dog / Tito Santana

23 Bob Orton / Don Muraco

24 The Bolsheviks (Zhukov / Volkoff)

25 The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques / Raymond)

The Fabulous Moolah and Velvet McIntyre are 2 of 3 wrestlers in the Womens Singles rankings for 1985-88. The wrestlers must have been in 2 of more matches to be entered into these rankings. 

Moolah tops the rankings with 28 points, McIntyre is 2nd with 0.5 points, only being above Kai due to have one more elimination that her in Survivor Series matches. Leilani Kai is also on 0.5 points.

1985-88 Womens Singles Rankings (minimum 2 matches)

1 Fabulous Moolah

2 Velvet McIntyre

3 Leilani Kai