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Chairshot Retro Review: WWF Championship 1988
Matt Davis is back with his second Retro Review, looking at the WWF Championship in 1988–the year of the Macho Man!

Matt Davis is back with his second Retro Review, looking at the WWF Championship in 1988–the year of the Macho Man!
Welcome to the second edition of the Weekly Championship Review on The Chairshot! THis will be a biweekly article here on The Chairshot because we have a lot to discuss! In starting, my question for you is; have you ever had a discussion with a friend or in a group online about who is the greatest champion of all time? What is your defense of your claim? Wins? Quality of matches? Lenth of reign? In this weekly article, I will be looking back one year at a time and evaluating one specific championship in each article, with a yearly grade ranking and overall grade ranking and as we progress through the years, I will reveal who I believe is the best champion of all time.
To start us off, I am going to discuss the most recognizable championship in the history of wrestling, the WWE Heavyweight Championship. These articles will not discuss the “Big Gold” World Championship, Universal Championship, or any other recognized heavyweight championship in WWE, those will be discussed in other articles. During these reviews, I will count matches aired on weekly television, PPV, and matches also released on VHS and later on home media.
Andre the Giant (February 5th, 1988 – February 5th, 1988)
Record: 0-0
Clean Losses: 0
Successful Defenses: 0
Recommended Matches to Watch:
- Andre the Giant d. Hulk Hogan, February 5th, 1988, “The Main Event”
Thoughts: Well, this happened. Arguably one of the dirtiest championship switches in company history, Andre sold his soul to the Million Dollar Man because everybody has a price. Andre immediately gave the championship to DiBiase, and WWF Commissioner Jack Tunney interpretted this as vacating the championship. The WWF has never recognized DiBiase as champion during this time, so neither will I. The vacating of the championship led to the first ever tournament to crown a new WWF Champion at Wrestlemania IV.
Grade: N/A (it was a storyline, not so much a reign)
“Macho Man” Randy Savage (March 27th, 1988 – April 2nd, 1989)
Record: 20-3
Clean Losses: 0
Successful Defenses: 13
Recommended Matches to Watch:
- Randy Savage d. Butch Reed, March 27th, 1988, “WRESTLEMANIA IV”
- Randy Savage d. Greg Valentine, March 27th, 1988, “WRESTLEMANIA IV”
- Randy Savage d. Ted DiBiase, March 27th, 1988, “WRESTLEMANIA IV”
- Randy Savage d. Ted DiBiase [Steel Cage], June 25th, 1988, “The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection”
- Randy Savage d. Ted DiBiase, July 31st, 1988, “Macho Madness”
- Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan d. Ted DiBiase & Andre the Giant, August 29th, 1988, “SUMMERSLAM”
- Randy Savage d. Ted DiBiase [Steel Cage], September 24th, 1988, “Randy Savage: The Unseen Matches of the Macho Man”
- Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, Hercules, Hillbilly Jim, & Koko B. Ware d. Ted DiBiase, One Man Gang, The Big Bossman, Haku, & The Red Rooster, November 24th, 1988, “SURVIVOR SERIES”
- Randy Savage d. Bad News Brown, January 16th, 1989, “Best of the WWF Vol. 19”
- Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan d. The Big Bossman & One Man Gang, February 3rd, 1988, “The Main Event II”
Hulk Hogan d. Randy Savage, April 2nd, 1989, “WRESTLEMANIA V”
Thoughts: It’s extremely difficult to compare this championship reign to the previous one for several reasons, but it is obvious that this reign was far less as grandeur as Hogan’s 84-88 reign. But, if you weren’t a fan of Hulk Hogan in the 1980s, this was the reign that captivated your hearts. After Randy Savage had feuded with Ricky Steamboat culminating in their epic Intercontinental Championship match at Wrestlemania III, and the only logical step for Savage was to target the WWF Championship. He ended up winning the tournament and celebrating with his friend Hulk Hogan. They’d go on to form the Mega Powers, because Hogan couldn’t give Savage his moment and let Savage be the top man in the company, so they’d main event Summerslam and Survivor Series together, before imploding at The Main Event II in February, leading to one of the most famous Wrestlemania matches of all time at Wrestlemania V. (Besides WCW Superbrawl VIII, my guilty pleasure, Wrestlemania V is probably the second PPV I watched the most growing up on VHS.) Looking through this reign, Savage’s reign was a myriad of tags with Hogan, opposed to a quality top of the card championship reign. Of the 11 Recommended Matches, 4 are tag team matches, 2 are before he even won the championship, and 4 didn’t air on television and had to be searched out by fans to enjoy. That left his two main event Wrestlemania matches as the only major singles matches Randy Savage would have during this reign. Though he did have a fun feud with Ted DiBiase through the summer, none of it made it to television. Everyone knows that should have been the main event of Summerslam, but whatcha gonna do, brother? I am giving this entry an extra bonus point because every wrestling fan has accused their friends at one point or another of “Having them jealous eyes..yeahh”.
Grade (A+ through F ): “C+”
Overall WWE Champion Ranking:
1) Hulk Hogan (January 23rd, 1984 – February 5th, 1988), “A”
2) “Macho Man” Randy Savage (March 27th, 1988 – April 2nd, 1989) “C+”
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Greg DeMarco’s WWE WrestleMania 41 BOLD Predictions
WWE WrestleMania 41 is upon us, and—it’s time to throw logic out the window and dive headfirst into the wild world of Greg DeMarco’s BOLD Predictions.

WWE WrestleMania 41 is upon us, and you know what that means—it’s time to throw logic out the window and dive headfirst into the wild world of Greg DeMarco’s BOLD Predictions.
I’m not here to give you the safe picks. I’m here to hit you with the predictions that make you yell “NO WAY!” before whispering “…but maybe.” These aren’t your dirt sheet spoilers or fantasy booking pipe dreams—these are Bullheaded, Outlandish, Lascivious, and Deplorable takes straight from the brain of the man who sees the wrestling business for what it is: ruthless, unpredictable, and gloriously absurd. Welcome to WrestleMania 41… DeMarco style.
These are NOT supposed to come true–but you can be rest assured that when one does, you won’t hear the end of it.
WWE WrestleMania 41 – Night 1
World Heavyweight Championship – Jey Uso vs. Gunther (champion)
Real Prediction – Jey Uso wins the World Heavyweight Championship
BOLD Prediction – Ludwig Kaiser prevents Gunther from using a chair on Uso, after being frustrated that he can’t keep the 2025 Royal Rumble winner down. After Jey wins, this sets up Gunther’s post-WrestleMania program, and the biggest push for Kaiser to date.
World Tag Team Championships – The New Day vs. The War Raiders (champions)
Real Prediction – The New Day defeats The War Raiders to win the World Tag Team Championships
BOLD Prediction – Big E interferes and costs The New Day, allowing The War Raiders to retain. This only works if Big E can actually return to the ring–otherwise, there’s no payoff!
Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
Real Prediction – Rey Mysterio picks up the win but doesn’t take the mask.
BOLD Prediction – El Grande Americano pulls out some “twin magic” with different versions of himself entering the match–played by Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, and even Ivy Nile. In the end, it’s not the true “El Grande Americano” that eats the pin.
Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
Real Prediction – Naomi defeats Jade Cargill via nefarious means.
BOLD Prediction – Those nefarious means involve Bianca Belair, who doesn’t want to see her two best friends fight, “accidentally” doing something that costs Cargill the match.
United States Championship – Jacob Fatu vs. LA Knight (champion)
Real Prediction – Jacob Fatu wins the title clean.
BOLD Prediction – Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga interfere and cost Jacob Fatu. Also, the Las Vegas crowd treats Jacob like the babyface, so Knight leans into it by showing heel tendencies (the man is basically a heel as it is).
WWE Women’s Championship – Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton
Real Prediction – Tiffy Time picks up the biggest win of her career over Charlotte Flair.
BOLD Prediction – THIS MATCH STINKS. Charlotte Flair, plain and simple, has not been the same Charlotte Flair that we’ve grown accustomed to since she won the 2025 Royal Rumble. She’s had so many outside distractions, and so many negative voices coming at her that she’s not the GOAT at the moment, and it shows in this match.
Triple Threat Match – CM Punk (with Paul Heyman) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns
Real Prediction – Seth Rollins gets his WrestleMania main event victory.
BOLD Prediction – Seth Rollins joins up with Paul Heyman, but in the real surprise it is Brock Lesnar that helps Rollins win.
WWE WrestleMania 41 – Night 2
Women’s World Championship – Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair vs. Iyo Sky (champion)
Real Prediction – Iyo Sky proves she wasn’t the afterthought and picks up the win.
BOLD Prediction – Naomi interferes, but openly helps Bianca Belair win, fully turning The EST heel in the process, with the duo revealing during the week that follows that they both orchestrated the attack on Jade Cargill.
Sin City Street Fight – Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
Real Prediction – Damian Priest picks up the win much to the dismay of the Las Vegas crowd.
BOLD Prediction – This match features your outlandish spot of the weekend, where there is some huge fall or giant superplex through an apparatus with pyro going off after it happens, which leads to Priest’s unpopular (but deserving) win.
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Real Prediction – AJ Styles surprisingly gets the clean victory–he’s not quite done yet!
BOLD Prediction – Jake Paul interferes in the match and the Paul Brothers compete as a tag team in WWE later this year.
Randy Orton vs. ???
Real Prediction – Randy Orton defeats Nick Aldis, shaking his hand in a show of respect after.
BOLD Prediction – When it appears that Aldis will be Orton’s opponent, Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga get involved, leading to a Tag Team Match that is won by Aldis and Orton. (Thank you, Andrew Balaz.)
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships – Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (champions) vs. Bayley & WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria
Real Prediction – Liv & Raquel retain after miscommunication between their opponents.
BOLD Prediction – Roxanne Perez interferes to cost Bayley in the match, possibly bringing Cora Jade with her, setting the table for her main roster program.
WWE Championship – John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes (champion)
Real Prediction – LOLCODYWINS – clean, to retain his championship.
BOLD Prediction – John Cena doesn’t get the job done, so The Rock brings out Brock Lesnar, who ultimately wins the WWE Championship. By the end of the match, this all includes Paul Heyman and Seth Rollins being involved to reveal that Cena, Rollins, Lesnar, and Heyman are The Rock’s new unit in WWE.
You didn’t come here for “well maybe” or “if the booking makes sense.” You came for BOLD—for the predictions that light Twitter/X on fire and make group chats erupt in rage or awe. WrestleMania 41 is WWE’s playground, and I’m here to knock down the jungle gym. Whether I’m right, wrong, or just plain insane… at least I’m not boring. Enjoy the show, and remember: Wrestling is better when it makes you feel something—even if that feeling is total disbelief.
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