Survivor Series (1988)

Survivor Series 1988
Promotional poster
Tagline(s)	Teams of Five Strive to Survive
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	November 24, 1988
Attendance	13,500
Venue	Richfield Coliseum
City	Richfield Township, Ohio
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam (1988) Survivor Series 1988 Royal Rumble (1989)
Survivor Series chronology
Survivor Series (1987) Survivor Series 1988 Survivor Series (1989)

Survivor Series 1988 was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 24, 1988, (Thanksgiving night in the United States) and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield Township, Ohio.

The main event was a ten-man Survivor Series match between a team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage) and a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and the Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the survivors of the match. The undercard consisted of three further Survivor Series matches.

The main feud heading into Survivor Series pitted The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage), Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim against The Twin Towers (Akeem and the Big Boss Man), Ted DiBiase, Haku, and The Red Rooster. Hogan and Savage formed this alliance at WrestleMania IV in March 1988 after Hogan helped Savage in defeating DiBiase in the tournament final for the vacant WWF Championship. DiBiase and André the Giant faced Hogan and Savage at the inaugural SummerSlam in August where the Mega Powers won. DiBiase had bought the contract of André from Heenan at the inaugural Royal Rumble in January. In late 1988, DiBiase bought another contract from Heenan, that of Hercules, who was a powerful force in the WWF. Hercules refused to become DiBiase's slave and turned babyface and started feuding with DiBiase. DiBiase and other heel wrestlers joined Twin Towers against Mega Powers and other babyface wrestlers.