royal rumble 1988 bore me pretty damn good . the rumble itself be pretty uneventful and fill with mid carders and and a winner that really have no point in win and and why on earth do the young stallion vs the islander main event . half the crowd leave . jessie ventura sound bored and through half the thing and and you can tell when he mention he find the development of hogan v andre more interesting . mcmahon and ventura do not have the chemistry of gorilla and jessie . ricky steamboat v ravish rick rude . heavily disappointing match and with too many rest hold and and too much of a sluggish pace and sink this one . when it pick up like crazy in the last 5 minute and it too little and too late . steamboat win by dq . 2 half /5next be up dino bravo attempt to set a new bench press record and with ventura spot him . horrendous segment and with no entertainment value what so ever . ventura be not nearly enough to carry this segment and and even mcmahon admit it be bore . controversy or not and i waste enough time on this crap . 0/5wwf woman tag team championship . 2 out of 3 fall . the glamour girls|c| or w jimmy hart . v the jumping bomb angel . this be the best match of the night and no i be not kid . very exciting stuff for woman wrestling and and you will be hard press to find stuff this good and now a day . the jumping bomb angel be way over and and the crowd go ape sht for their title win . 3/5contract sign between hulk hogan and andre the giant . hogan get a decent pop and but there a few noticeable boo for him and probably because it in canada . a bit too draw out for my liking and but it be necessary for the storyline . it get it point across and and have some effective moment and but a lot of the time and i keep say get on with it . both sign and and andre slam hogan head on the table and and push the table on him . 2 half /5royal rumble match . very weak royal rumble and probably due to awkward pacing and and the true lack of star power . i think vince be test the water with this one and and it show . ventura seem uninterested and and i do not blame him . crowd clearly wanted robert to win and yell ddt almost every 5 minute he be in there and and while duggan get a good pop and i do not believe he be the winner they want and and where do this take his career . nowhere . bret 1st ever royal rumble and and he make an impressive showing . it wasn not terrible and but it be quite lackluster and and it do not have enough to make the show and consider this be what the show be base on . 2 half /5hogan have an interview with craig degeorge . standard hulkster interview and but not with the same craziness and and outrageous remark he usually pull . 2/5ted and andre get interview . andre claim he will deliver the championship to mr. dibiase . short and but effective . 3/52 out of 3 fall . the islander vs the young stallion . crowd be completely dead for this and and half of them bolt for the exit . it quite dull and and have no business be in the main event . jessie and vince seem bore and and argue about other thing while the match be take place . islander win and due to take advantage of roma injury . 2/5bottom line . historically important i suppose and but there be really nothing to see here . this be just a starting cue for great thing to come for the royal rumble and and while you can see glimpse of potential here and there be nothing on here and go out of your way to see . i usually recommend everything once for die hard wrestling fan and and consider it the 1st royal rumble event and i suppose i have too and but prepare to be bore a lot of the time . negative .