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starTop Rated Matches of 1988

All below match ratings come from Dave Meltzer of the highly respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Please note that this list only reflects matches entered into the database already and is therefore not necessarily a complete list.

Top Rated Matches in: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1963

rating date card name winner(s) loser(s) match type
+5 Fri, Dec 16th 1988 AJPW Real World Tag League 1988 - Day 22 Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada
+5 Tue, Apr 26th 1988 NWA Worldwide Taping Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+4.75 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions Ric Flair Sting
+4.5 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Ric Flair Lex Luger
+4.5 Sat, Jun 25th 1988 WWF MSG Show (Jun '88) Randy Savage Ted DiBiase steel cage
+4.5 Mon, Mar 7th 1988 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping Ted DiBiase Randy Savage
+4.25 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers
+4 Wed, Dec 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings Barry Windham, Ric Flair Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+4 Mon, Sep 12th 1988 NJPW Sengoku Series 1988 - Day 12 Hiro Saito, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Masa Saito, Riki Choshu, Super Strong Machine Keiichi Yamada, Kengo Kimura, Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsumi Fujinami, Yoshiaki Fujiwara 10-man tag elimination
+4 Tue, Jul 19th 1988 AJPW Summer Action Series 1988 - Day 14 Samson Fuyuki, Toshiaki Kawada Shinichi Nakano, Shunji Takano
+4 Sun, Jul 10th 1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88 Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers
+4 Sun, May 8th 1988 NJPW Super Fight Series 1988 - Day 22 Tatsumi Fujinami Big Van Vader
+4 Sat, Apr 23rd 1988 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '88 - Day 2 Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner
+3.75 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Barry Windham Bam Bam Bigelow
+3.75 Tue, Dec 13th 1988 AWA SuperClash III Jerry Lawler Kerry Von Erich
+3.75 Wed, Jun 8th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers Butch Miller, Luke Williams
+3.75 Wed, Jun 8th 1988 AJW Omiya Show (Jun '88) Judy Martin, Leilani Kai Itsuki Yamazaki, Noriyo Tateno
+3.75 Sat, Apr 23rd 1988 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '88 - Day 2 Lex Luger, Sting Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane
+3.75 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 NWA Bunkhouse Stampede Road Warrior Hawk Ric Flair
+3.5 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Kevin Sullivan, Steve Williams Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers
+3.5 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Rick Steiner Mike Rotunda
+3.5 Thu, Nov 24th 1988 WWF Survivor Series '88 Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Jim Neidhart, Jim Powers, Marty Jannetty, Paul Roma, Shawn Michaels, The Barbarian, The Warlord Arn Anderson, Ax, Boris Zhukov, Conquistador Dos, Conquistador Uno, Jacques Rougeau, Nikolai Volkoff, Raymond Rougeau, Smash, Tully Blanchard "Survivor Series"
+3.5 Sat, Apr 23rd 1988 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '88 - Day 2 Lex Luger, Sting Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard
+3.5 Sat, Apr 23rd 1988 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '88 - Day 2 Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers
+3.5 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions Barry Windham, Lex Luger Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard
+3.5 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 WWF Royal Rumble '88 Jim Duggan B. Brian Blair, Boris Zhukov, Bret Hart, Butch Reed, Danny Davis, Dino Bravo, Don Muraco, Harley Race, Hillbilly Jim, Jake Roberts, Jim Brunzell, Jim Neidhart, Junkyard Dog, Nikolai Volkoff, One Man Gang, Ron Bass, Sam Houston, The Ultimate Warrior, Tito Santana 20-man Royal Rumble
+3.5 Mon, Jan 4th 1988 NJPW New Year Golden Series '88 - Day 1 Hiroshi Hase Owen Hart
+3.25 Fri, Dec 30th 1988 WWF MSG Show (Dec '88) Randy Savage Bad News Brown
+3.25 Fri, Dec 30th 1988 WWF MSG Show (Dec '88) Tim Horner Barry Horowitz
+3.25 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose
+3.25 Wed, Sep 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 Nikita Koloff, Steve Williams Butch Miller, Luke Williams
+3.25 Wed, Sep 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 Sting Barry Windham
+3.25 Sun, Jul 10th 1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88 Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard Nikita Koloff, Sting
+3.25 Wed, Jun 8th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard Dusty Rhodes, Sting
+3.25 Fri, Apr 22nd 1988 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup '88 - Day 1 Lex Luger, Sting Dick Murdoch, Ivan Koloff
+3.25 Mon, Jan 25th 1988 WWF MSG Show (Jan '88) Bam Bam Bigelow, Hulk Hogan Ted DiBiase, Virgil
+3.25 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 NWA Bunkhouse Stampede Larry Zbyszko Barry Windham
+3 Thu, Nov 24th 1988 WWF Survivor Series '88 Hercules, Hillbilly Jim, Hulk Hogan, Koko B Ware, Randy Savage Akeem, Big Boss Man, Haku, Ted DiBiase, The Red Rooster "Survivor Series"
+3 Tue, Oct 25th 1988 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping Jake Roberts Rick Rude
+3 Sat, Aug 13th 1988 WWF Z Channel The Blue Angel Barry Horowitz
+3 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 NWA Bunkhouse Stampede Dusty Rhodes Arn Anderson, Ivan Koloff, Lex Luger, Road Warrior Animal, The Barbarian, The Warlord, Tully Blanchard "Bunkhouse Stampede" steel cage
+3 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 WWF Royal Rumble '88 Itsuki Yamazaki, Noriyo Tateno Judy Martin, Leilani Kai tag (2 out of 3 falls)
+2.75 Mon, Dec 26th 1988 NWA StarrCade '88 Dusty Rhodes, Sting Animal, Hawk
+2.75 Tue, Dec 13th 1988 AWA SuperClash III Fatu, Samu Michael Hayes, Steve Cox
+2.75 Wed, Sep 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 Mike Rotunda Brad Armstrong
+2.75 Mon, Aug 29th 1988 WWF SummerSlam '88 Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage Andre the Giant, Ted DiBiase
+2.75 Sun, Jul 10th 1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88 Animal, Hawk, Jimmy Garvin, Ron Garvin, Steve Williams Al Perez, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, The Russian Assassin "Tower Of Doom" cage (5 on 5)
+2.5 Tue, Dec 13th 1988 AWA SuperClash III Eric Embry Jeff Jarrett
+2.5 Tue, Dec 13th 1988 AWA SuperClash III Chavo Guerrero, Hector Guerrero, Mando Guerrero Cactus Jack, Mike Davis, Tommy Lane 6-person tag
+2.5 Wed, Dec 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers Eddie Gilbert, Ron Simmons
+2.5 Mon, Aug 29th 1988 WWF SummerSlam '88 Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau
+2.5 Sun, Jul 10th 1988 NWA The Great American Bash '88 Ric Flair Lex Luger
+2.5 Wed, Jun 8th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Nikita Koloff Al Perez
+2.5 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 WWF WrestleMania IV Ax, Smash Rick Martel, Tito Santana
+2.5 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions Mike Rotunda Jimmy Garvin "College Rules"
+2.5 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 WWF Royal Rumble '88 Haku, Tama Jim Powers, Paul Roma tag (2 out of 3 falls)
+2.25 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 WWF WrestleMania IV Randy Savage Ted DiBiase
+2.25 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 WWF WrestleMania IV Randy Savage Greg Valentine
+2.25 Sun, Mar 27th 1988 WWF WrestleMania IV Greg Valentine Ricky Steamboat
+2 Thu, Nov 24th 1988 WWF Survivor Series '88 Brutus Beefcake, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, The Blue Blazer, The Ultimate Warrior Bad News Brown, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine, Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass "Survivor Series"
+2 Wed, Sep 7th 1988 NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl '88 Ricky Morton Ivan Koloff "Russian Chain"
+2 Sun, Jan 24th 1988 WWF Royal Rumble '88 Ricky Steamboat Rick Rude