Product Details

• Actors: Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: WWF Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 2, 1999
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305276889
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,532 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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The glitz and glamour of Atlantic City, New Jersey, played host to WrestleMania® IV, which headlined a high-stakes 14 superstar tournament for the World Wrestling Federation® Championship--featuring such names as Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. A 20-man battle royal turned out to be "bad news" for Bret Hart, and Ax and Smash demolished Strike Force for the tag team gold!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wrestlemania IV - Macho Madness!, May 4, 2005

By 

Hound Dog (Boise, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania IV [VHS] (VHS Tape)

At Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ, in March of 1988, the fourth annual rendition of Wrestlemania took place, as a new WWF World Champion was crowned. Move over, Hulk Hogan -- this event became Randy "Macho Man" Savage's shining moment.

This is a rating scale of 1 to 10 of the event's matches:

1. 20-Man Battle Royal: (mostly grade-B wrestlers): 8.5/10
This one is actually pretty good, as Bret Hart is the last man out after being eliminated by Bad News Brown. It sets up the Hart-Bad News feud with Hart as a new crowd favorite. Also, the Junkyard Dog noticeably fares well against the competition in his final Wrestlemania appearance.

The WWF World Title Tournament (Round 1):

1. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Ted DiBiase: 5.5/10
With Andre the Giant and Virgil at ringside for DiBiase, it seems inevitable who will win in this decent brawl between two former UWF mainstays. DiBiase advances, while Duggan becomes embroiled in a feud with Andre.

2. Dino Bravo vs. Don "The Rock" Muraco: 6.5/10
Bravo is DQ'ed for throwing the referee into harm's way. Muraco moves forward to face DiBiase.

3. Rick Steamboat vs. Greg "The Hammer Valentine: 8.5/10
In the night's best singles match, Valentine steals the win after reversing Steamboat's signature high-flying move.

4. Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth vs. Butch Reed w/ Slick: 7/10
Savage survives a pounding to eliminate Reed with his famous flying elbowsmash. Savage will next face Valentine.

5. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. One Man Gang w/ Slick: 2.5/10
The Gang quickly gets a dubious count-out win.

6. Rick Rude w/Bobby Heenan vs. Jake Roberts: 7.5/10
In the only time-limit draw of the event, both of them are eliminated, which means the One Man Gang will get a free ride into Round 3.

Hercules vs. Ultimate Warrior (grudge match): 4/10
The Warrior gets his first big push by knocking off Hercules in a forgettable brawl.

The WWF World Title Tournament(Round 2):

1. Andre the Giant w/ DiBiase & Virgil vs. Hulk Hogan: 3.5/10
Over-hyped and disappointing. Bashing each other over the head with a chair gets them both DQ'ed (and eliminated). Hogan (being Hogan) celebrates, anyway, after disposing of Virgil.

2. Ted DiBiase vs. Don Muraco: 7.5/10
Surprising good! DiBiase bests Muraco to jump into the finals.

3. Randy Savage w/Elizabeth vs. Greg Valentine: 8/10
The "Macho Man" survives a possible upset by pinning the wily "Hammer" with a small package. Savage moves forward to face the One Man Gang.

Brutus Beefcake vs. I-C Champion Honky Tonk Man: 7.5/10
Surprisingly entertaining, despite the cheap finish, as Brutus wins but doesn't really win after Honky Tonk is DQ'ed seemingly for the one millionth time. Meanwhile, after the match, Brutus has some haircutting fun at Jimmy Hart's expense.

Islanders/Heenan vs. The Bulldogs/Koko B. Ware: 7/10
Fairly good, fairly predictable, as Heenan (wearing attack dog handler's garb) gets the pin on Koko B. Ware.

WWF World Title Tournament (Round 3):

1. Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth vs. One Man Gang w/ Slick: 6.5/10
Savage gets a DQ victory after the Gang repeatedly tries whacking him with Slick's cane. The villains also share a fun pratfall, as the Gang inadverently squashes his own manager (courtesy of Savage's help).

Demoltion vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Strike Force: 7.5/10
Better than expected, but the lowly Road Warrior knock-off's inevitably overwhelm Martel and Santana to win the titles.

WWF World Title Tournament(Round 4 - The Finals):

1. Randy Savage w/ Elizabeth & Hulk Hogan vs. Ted DiBiase w/ Andre: 8/10
Not a superb match, but very entertaining. Savage finally and deservedly wins the World Title! The show ends with the Megapowers' celebration.

Overall, there aren't any necessarily great matches, but the WWF definitely gives its fans their money's worth for nearly four full hours. If you can find this vhs for a reasonable price, Wrestlemania IV is an excellent investment.

However, beware of the product's cheap EP mode, as the picture quality will not likely hold up over time.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What the World is Watching!, September 19, 1999

By 

Jeff Perkins ([e-mail]) (Orangeville, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania IV [VHS] (VHS Tape)

WWF Wrestlemania 4 marked the first time that the WWF Heavyweight Championship was put on the line in a single elimination tournament. In the 14-man tournament, you will see Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, "The Rock" Don Muraco, Dino Bravo, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, Butch Reed, Bam Bam Bigelow, One Man Gang, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and Ravishing Rick Rude. WWF Intercontinental Champion-the Honky Tonky Man defends against Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. WWF Tag Team Champions-Strike Force defend their belts against Demolition. In a 6-man tag team match, the British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware take on the Islanders and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. In a grudge match, the Ultimate Warrior goes up against the Mighty Hercules. Plus a 20-man invitational Battle Royal!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WWF: WHAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING!, May 23, 2003

By 

Jared Insell (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWF: WrestleMania IV [VHS] (VHS Tape)

After a very successsful year the WWF (now WWE) had finally secured the ground beneath their feet and became the top wrestling promotion. PPV's like Wrestlemania III and Survivor Series 1987 had made the WWF simply out rate the NWA and other promotions. However it was now 1988 and Wrestlemania was just around the corner. The WWF had a lot to live up to since the monsterous success of Wrestlemania III. So they decided to make this years event bigger than last years. They held it at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, added a 14 man tournament for the (then vacant) World title, An Intercontinental and a Tag Title match, A 20 man Battle Royale, A six man tag, and a nice little grudge match to even thngs out. It seemed great but bigger doesn't always mean better. Wrestlemania IV was very long and the wrestling was average and somewhat disappointing. Nonetheless it made great WWF history.

-The 20 Man Battle Royale opens the night. A very entertaining match although most of the WWF Superstars were thrown into this cause they weren't Wolrd title material...yet. It comes down to a young heel Bret 'Hitman' Hart against veteran heel Bad News Brown. Bret gets shafted and turns good after the match by smashing Bad News' victory trophy. ***

-'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan vs. 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase- Basically you know who's going to win this one. Every time Hacksaw's in the ring it's time to hit fast forward. *

-Don Muraco vs. Dino Bravo- The battle of steroids. Not breathtaking at all, both men past their prime years ago. Muraco takes it. *

-Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat vs. Greg 'The Hammer' Valentine- Finally a good match! Well this one has a disappointing ending though. Don't ask me why The Hammer was chosen to go over The Dragon. **1/2

-Macho Man vs. 'The Natural' Butch Reed- Macho had turned face and was so over that they shoud have just handed him the match. Butch Reed's WWF tenure was a joke anyways. *

-Bam Bam Bigelow vs. One Man Gang- This was the Gang before he found his `african roots' and became that joke Akeem. They two giants had been fueding all year. The match ends in Bigelow being counted out (even though he was on the apron). Anyways this was Bigelow's last WWF ppv until 1993. Not bad for two big guys. *1/2

-Jake `The Snake' Roberts vs. `Ravishing' Rick Rude- These two fueded for a long time and the match seemed pretty even. However this match is very slow and it makes it feel long. Which is probably why both men are eliminated by hte time limit. That was stupid. **
-Ultimate Warrior vs. Hercules- This non tournament grudge match was interesting. Warrior was a relative new comer and Herc was a vicious heel at this point in his WWF stint. Warrior wins it. The match isn't fantastic by any means but it's got a neat little ending. * 1/2

-Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant- Second round begins. Both these guys got a bye in the first round. Both being favourites to win the whole thing. This match is nowhere near as great as the WM 3 match. Mainly cause both men are DQ. Awful *

-Don Muraco vs. Million Dollar Man- It's amazing Muraco made it this far. Ted takes it with ease and gets a third round bye into the finals. *

-Macho Man vs. Greg Valentine- This is a pretty well fought match. Macho wins of course but this may have been the best tourny match of the night. **
-(IC Title Match) (Champion) Honky Tonk Man vs. Brutus Beefcake- Pretty bad match. Glad Honky got to retain the title. Brutus never did anything for me. Chaotic ending too. *

-British Bulldogs & Koko B. Ware vs. Islanders & Bobby Heenan- A 6 man tag upset here. The match is obviously in the Bulldogs favour but sure enough chaos erupts and in the confusion Heenan scores a pinfall on Koko. Typical upset. *1/2

-One Man Gang vs. Macho Man- The semi final match. Gang had a bye in the third round so he has the advantage. He pummels Mach and ends up with a DQ for trying to hit him with a cane. *

-(Tag Championship Match) Strike Force (Champions) vs. Demolition- Demolition had only been around for a few months and already they were the most feared tag team in the WWF. Although they are supposed to be the heels, the crowd obviously wants them to win. And they do. Good tag match Martel and Santana were talented as were both Demos so this is probably the best match of the night. ***

-WWF (World title match) Macho Man vs. Ted Dibiase- Both men made it to the finals. This is a good match but it ends with Hogan and Andre being involved. Still both men really put on a decent closer to this lengthly Wrestlemania. ***

Overall Wrestlemania IV was too long and not enough good matches to hold the event up. However the WWF proved that they were what the world was watching. Recommended to wrestling fans. Higlhy recommended to fans of WWF in the 80's.