Survivor Series 1988 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 Thanksgiving Night , November 24 , 1988 and was held at the Richfield Coliseum , in Richfield , Ohio . The main event was a Survivor Series match that featured a 5 - man team captained by The Mega Powers ( Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage ) against a team captained by The Twin Towers ( Akeem and The Big Boss Man ) . Hogan and Savage were the only survivors in the match , making Randy Macho Man Savage the first man to become a two time Survivor Series winner . The entire undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid - card wrestlers . Background . The main feud heading into Survivor Series pitted The Mega Powers ( Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage ) , Hercules , Koko B . Ware , and Hillbilly Jim against The Twin Towers ( Akeem and Big Bossman ) , 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 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 . Another major feud pitted Jake " the Snake " Roberts against André the Giant . The storyline began when Roberts exposed André ' s extreme fear of snakes on a recent edition of Saturday Night ' s Main Event . Roberts had thrown his snake , Damien , on the frightened André , who suffered a mild ( kayfabe ) heart attack . André vowed revenge , but Roberts constantly used Damien — either in their matches or by coming to the ring with a sack containing the snake during André ' s matches against other wrestlers — to gain a psychological edge . The major tag team feud pitted WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition against the Powers of Pain , two teams known for their use of face paint and power brawling style of wrestling . The other main feud pitted WWF Intercontinental Champion Ultimate Warrior vs . The Honky Tonk Man , the former champion who was determined to regain his title . Event . The first match of the event was a 5 - on - 5 Survivor Series match between the team of WWF Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior , Brutus Beefcake , Sam Houston , The Blue Blazer in his pay - per - view ( PPV ) debut , and Jim Brunzell and the team of The Honky Tonk Man , Ron Bass , Danny Davis , Greg Valentine , and Bad News Brown . Don Muraco was originally scheduled to be a part of Warrior ' s team but left WWF , so he was replaced by Jim Brunzell . Beefcake used the sleeper hold on Davis , who submitted at 1 : 18 mark leaving 4 members on Honky ' s team . Brown hit Brunzell with a Ghetto Blaster and pinned him , leaving 4 members in both teams . His teammate Valentine accidentally hit him . This angered Brown and he walked away , thus getting counted - out in the process . This left Honky ' s team with 3 members . Bass hit Houston with a running powerslam and pinned him as 3 members were left in both teams . The high - flying superhero Blue Blazer faced Greg Valentine . Blazer used his quick moves but eventually fell victim to a figure four leglock and was forced to submit . Warrior ' s team had only 2 members now , Brutus Beefcake and Warrior himself . Beefcake brawled with the opponent team ' s captain Honky Tonk Man . The duo brawled to the outside and both men were counted - out , leaving Warrior to fend himself against Bass and Valentine . He hit Bass with a double axe handle and pinned him to eliminate him . Warrior and Valentine were left and he hit Valentine too with the double axe handle and pinned him to win the match for his team . The second Survivor Series match was a 10 - on - 10 variation of tag teams where if a wrestler from a tag team was eliminated , his partner was also eliminated . The match featured the Powers of Pain ( The Warlord and The Barbarian ) , The Rockers ( Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty ) , the British Bulldogs ( Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid ) , The Hart Foundation ( Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart ) , and The Young Stallions ( Paul Roma and Jim Powers ) against WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition ( Ax and Smash ) , the Brain Busters ( Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard ) , The Bolsheviks ( Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov ) , The Fabulous Rougeaus ( Jacques and Raymond ) and Los Conquistadores ( Uno and Dos ) . Hart pinned Raymond with a small package , eliminating The Fabulous Rougeaus from the match . Zhukov hit a reverse diving crossbody on Powers and pinned him to eliminate The Young Stallions but shortly after , he was pinned by Jannetty with a sunset flip , thus eliminating The Bolsheviks from the match . Hart hit a German suplex on Blanchard but the referee saw his shoulders down , so he counted the pinfall eliminating The Hart Foundation . The Rockers began brawling with Blanchard and his partner Anderson . The Rockers and the Brain Busters were both disqualified due to brawling in the ring and were eliminated . Dynamite hit Smash on the mat and went to the top rope . He tried to hit a diving headbutt but Smash got up and clotheslined him and then pinned him to eliminate the British Bulldogs . Smash was unable to handle the powerful Barbarian of the Powers of Pain . When Mr . Fuji thought that his team could not beat the Powers of Pain , he opened the rope causing Smash to get counted - out , thus eliminating Demolition . Ax confronted Fuji but Fuji whacked him with his cane . Demolition beat him and turned babyfaces . For over 5 minutes , Demolition and the Powers of Pain brawled before Demolition left . The Powers of Pain turned heels after they placed him in their corner . Barbarian hit Uno with a headbutt and pinned him to eliminate Los Conquistadores and this made the Powers of Pain the sole survivors for their own team . The third Survivor Series match featured André the Giant , Rick Rude , Dino Bravo , Mr . Perfect , and Harley Race against Jim Duggan , Jake Roberts , Scott Casey , Ken Patera , and Tito Santana . Junkyard Dog was originally scheduled to be a part of Roberts ' team but left WWF . Brian Blair replaced JYD to be a part of the team but he also left WWF , so he was replaced by Scott Casey . Rude hit Patera with a Rude Awakening at 8 : 18 mark and pinned Patera to eliminate him , leaving Roberts ' team with 4 members . A minute later , André ' s team member Bravo hit Casey with a side suplex and pinned Casey to eliminate him . Roberts ' team was left with only 3 members while André ' s team had still 5 members . However , Santana hit Race with a flying forearm smash and then pinned him to eliminate Race , leaving André ' s team with 4 members . Opponent team captain André came himself and he used his tall height and heavy weight on Santana . He sat on Santana , knocking him out . Roberts ' team had only 2 members , Jim Duggan and Roberts himself . Duggan used his 2x4 on Bravo , getting disqualified in the process . Roberts was now the only member in his team . He managed to fight 4 wrestlers as he hit a DDT on Rude , eliminating him . André applied a chokehold on Roberts and refused to release it , getting disqualified in the process . Before André left , he headbutted Roberts . Perfect took advantage and pinned Roberts to win the match . Perfect and Bravo became the sole survivors for their team . The main event featured The Mega Powers ( Hulk Hogan and WWF 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 . Savage hit a Savage Elbow on Rooster and pinned Rooster to eliminate him , leaving 4 members in Twin Towers ' corner . The big Akeem overpowered Hillbilly Jim and hit him with a 747 Splash and then pinned Hillbilly Jim to eliminate him , leaving 4 members in Mega Powers ' corner to even the score . Akeem ' s partner Boss Man hit Koko with a Boss Man Slam and pinned him to eliminate Koko , leaving 3 members in Mega Powers ' corner . DiBiase ' s bodyguard Virgil distracted Hercules , allowing DiBiase to pin him with a schoolboy , leaving 2 members in Mega Powers ' corner , Hogan and Savage - the Mega Powers themselves . Savage immediately pinned DiBiase with a schoolboy to eliminate him , leaving 3 members in Twin Towers ' corner . Boss Man handcuffed Hogan to the ropes . The referee counted out Boss Man , eliminating him and both teams had 2 members . Akeem was also eliminated at the same time because of shoving the referee and illegally double - teaming Savage . The captains of their team , Hogan and Savage were still in the match while Haku was the only member from the other team . He managed to handle his opponents for the next four minutes , before Hogan hit him with a leg drop and pinned Haku to eliminate him and win the match as Hogan and Savage survived the match for their team .