7 Things You Should Know About WWE Royal Rumble 1988

2. Hulk Hogan And Andre The Giant Had A Huge Contract Signing

There was a historic moment on the show as Hulk Hogan and Andre The Giant went into the ring to sign a contract for WWE's February 5, 1988 broadcast called The Main Event. Back in those days, contract signings were not that common especially in the ring. It's pretty funny seeing these huge men sitting in these tiny chairs with a table in the ring and WWF President Jack Tunney making sure everything went smoothly. These days WWE does contract signings every other month or so with big leather chairs in the ring as well as a wood table in the ring. It was a huge segment because their WrestleMania 3 main event match took place about a year before this, so this was being done to set up their next huge match for Hogan's WWE Title. After they signed the contract, the two men went face to face. Andre slammed Hogan's face into the table and then tossed the table onto him. Hogan sold it like it was a big deal. It was a good way to get heel heat on Andre leading up to the WWE Title match at The Main Event.