WWF The Main Event 1988 Star Ratings

While I was on vacation in Switzerland during the last number of days, I watched The Main Event and the March 12th edition of SNME. I didn’t do proper reviews for the shows, but I will throw in star ratings for the matches in order to continue the points system right heading into WrestleMania IV, the next show to be (properly) reviewed!

We’re going to start with The Main Event

• Randy Savage(w/ Miss Elizabeth) def. The Honky Tonk Man(c)(w/ Jimmy Hart) for the WWF Intercontinental Championship by DQ **3/4

• Andre the Giant(w/ Ted DiBiase & Virgil) def. Hulk Hogan(c) for the WWF Championship **1/2

• Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel)(c) def. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)(w/ Jimmy Hart) for the WWF Tag Team Championship N/R – the show went off the air while the match was just starting, due to time issues

As far as the point system goes:

• Randy Savage: 3.25 points (2.75 for star rating + 0.5 for win via DQ);

• The Honky Tonk Man: 3.25 points (2.75 for star rating + 1 for successfully retaining a title – 0.5 for DQ loss);

• Andre the Giant: 5.5 points (2.5 for star rating + 1 for win via pinfall + 2 for winning a title);

• Hulk Hogan: -0.5 points (2.5 for star rating – 1 for loss via pinfall – 2 for dropping a title);

• Rick Martel, Tito Santana, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart: 1 point (for main-eventing)

Saturday Night’s Main Event (March 12th)

• Brutus ‘The Barber’ Beefcake def. Greg ‘The Hammer’ Valentine(w/ Jimmy Hart) **3/4

• Hulk Hogan def. ‘King’ Harley Race(w/ Bobby Heenan) ***

• ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase(w/ Virgil & Andre the Giant) def. Randy Savage(w/ Miss Elizabeth) by count-out ***1/2

• The Islanders (Haku & Tama)(w/ Bobby Heenan) def. The Killer Bees (‘Jumping’ Jim Brunzell & B. Brian Blair) 1/2*

• One Man Gang(w/ Slick) def. Ken Patera DUD

The points for this show:

• Brutus Beefcake: 3.75 points (2.75 for star rating + 1 for win via pinfall);

• Greg Valentine: 1.75 points (2.75 for star rating – 1 for pinfall loss);

• Hulk Hogan: 4 points (3 for star rating + 1 for win via pinfall);

• Harley Race: 3 points (3 for star rating – 1 for pinfall loss);

• Ted DiBiase: 4 points (3.5 for star rating + 0.5 for count-out win);

• Randy Savage: 3 points (3.5 for star rating – 0.5 for count-out loss);

• Tama: 2 points (0.5 for star rating + 1 for the win + 0.5 for getting the win);

• Haku: 1.5 points (0.5 for star rating + 1 for the win);

• Jim Brunzell: -0.5 points (0.5 for star rating – 1 for the loss);

• B. Brian Blair: -1 point (0.5 for star rating – 1 for the loss – 0.5 for being pinned);

• One Man Gang: 2 points (1 for main-eventing + 1 for pinfall win);

• Ken Patera: 0 points (1 for main-eventing – 1 for pinfall loss)

Before finishing, I’d like to apologize for not doing a proper review as usual. I was on vacation when I watched these shows and obviously wasn’t taking notes of everything that was happening. Thank you anyway, and don’t miss WrestleMania IV next!