WWE Survivor Series 1988

The inaugural Survivor Series event featured four traditional 5-on-5 elimination matches. The main event pitted Hulk Hogan's team against Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Team. Other notable matches included Randy Savage's Mega Powers teaming with Jake Roberts and the Hart Foundation against the "Superstars" led by André the Giant and "The Honky Tonk Man". The event established the Survivor Series as a major annual WWE pay-per-view.

Survivor Series 1988 is primarily remembered as the first installment of a new WWE tradition. While the in-ring action and match quality varied, the event was a commercial success and laid the groundwork for future iterations of the popular elimination match format. It's often viewed through a historical lens as a significant moment in WWE's expansion during the late 1980s.

• A landmark event that introduced the iconic Survivor Series elimination match format.
• The star power of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage was a major draw, solidifying its place on the WWE calendar.
• While match quality was inconsistent, the unique team-based elimination stipulation was a fresh concept for wrestling fans at the time.

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The original concept for Survivor Series was developed by Pat Patterson, inspired by a discussion with Vince McMahon about team-based competition.