Survivor Series Countdown: 1987-Present

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So I had the idea to review all the Survivor Series PPV's reaching back from 1987 to 2012. To be honest I tried to write for the TNA Weekly PPV's but they're pretty hard to write for. That and I've been in the mood for classic shows anyways, and since Survivor Series is coming up next month I'm going to try and get them all up before this year's event happens. I know I only made like 7 shows last Review thread but I've gotten sick of watching shit booking, so hopefully going back to the good brand will help me get back into the writing mood. Now with that settled, time to get cracking on these PPV's. The plan is to finish them before the next Survivor Series event happens in November (whenever that is suppose to be).

 

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Survivor Series 1987

We start off the show with the introduction of our announcers for the night Gorilla Monsoon and Jessie "The Body" Ventura. They give us a rundown of the show by giving us some classic commentary, and wish us all a happy thanksgiving. And we go backstage to The Honky Tonk Man ,Jimmy Hart, Hercules, Danny Davis, Ron Bass, & Harley Race , Bobby Heenan. Everyone is having a nice chat with theselves while Honky Tonk Man and Bobby Heenan buth cut a nice promo on how they're going to take out Savage's team. We see the entrances of this team then we go backstage again with Randy Savage, Miss Elizabeth, Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, and Jim Duggan. The same thing pretty much happens with Savage, Steamboat and Duggan are cutting their own promos about how they're going to defeat Honky Tonk's Team. And with the entrance's done and over with it is time for our first match of the night.

WWF Intercontinenal Champion The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart), Hercules, Danny Davis, Ron Bass, & Harley Race (with Bobby Heenan) vs Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth), Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, Brutus Beefcake, and Jim Duggan

The crowd is hot as the team captains are deciding who to pick first to start off the match. Beefcake and Hercules are starting off the match with a lockup. Hercules hits a snapmere then goes for a headlock but Hercules flips Beefcake ove his shoulder. Hercules then takes down Beefcake with a shoulder block then picks him up but Beefcake gets Hercules into a sleeper hold, but Hercules manages to tag someone into the ring. Beefcake is confused who it is because everyone is swarming into the ring but Beefcake takes out Danny Davis and Ron Bass as well! Beefcake is now confused on who is the legal man :. Beefcake is told that Davis is the legal man so Beecake ends up tossing him into the ring. Beefcake his a couple of shots then a body slam, then brings Davis to his corner and tags in Jake Roberts into the match. Robert wretches Davis's arm and then tosses him over his shoulder like he was nothing! Robers then tags in Randy Savage into the match! Savage rams Davis's foot onto Beefcake's extended foot then tags in Steamboat into the match. Steamboat climbs the ropes and hits a diving karate chop to Davis! Harley Race gets tagged in and tries to throw Steamboat over the ropes multiple times but Steamboat ends up getting back inside. Steamboat tags in Duggan into the match and the two men are now fighting outside the ring, but Duggan and Race are both counted out from the match!

Harley Race and Jim Duggan are both eliminated from the mach!

It's now Hercules and Jake Roberts inside the ring and Hercules take sout Roberts with a body slam. Roberts manages to get out and tags Savage back into the match! Savage enters the ring and lays waste to everyone but Hercules ends up taking down Savage. Hercules throws Savage to his corner and tags in Honky Tonk into the match! Tonk hits some kicks to the downed Savage then tags Ron Bass into the match. Savage hits a running elbow to the face of Bass then tags in Beefcake into the match and hits a high knee to Bass, then gets the three count right there!

Ron Bass has been eliminated from the match!

Hercules is back inside but Beecake is still on the offense. Hercules though tags in Honky Tonk, Tonk gets Beefake into a standing armbar, tags in Hercules but Beefcake is on the offense, pins down Hercules but Honky Tonk tags himself back into the match and gets Beefcake into anothe armbar. Beefcake eventually gets out of that and hits an atomic drop onto Honky Tonk! Beefcake is getting pumped up and hits some strikes onto Tonk and bounces off the ropes but Davis strikes him from behind at ringside, Tonk then takes out Beefcake with the Swinging Neckbreaker and pins Beefcake right there!

Brutus Beefcake has been eliminated!

Savage runs in and tries to attack Honky Tonk but retreats while tagging in Hercules. Hercules brings him to the corner and hits some stomps onto Savage. Honky Tonk wants a piece of Savage now that he's hurt and but Savage takes him down with a shoulder block and then tags in Jake Roberts into a match! Roberts tries to go for a DDT but Honky Tonk takes him down. Honk hits some strikes and Hercules is tagged back into the match. Hercules punches down Roberts tries to go for multiple pins but fails to. Davis gets tagged into the match and hits some strikes onto Roberts, but Robets fights back and hit some punches to Davis then a clothesline! Roberts then hits the DDT and gets the three count!

Danny Davis has been eliminated from the match!

Hercules is already in the ring and attacks Roberts. Hercules takes out Roberts and Roberts is laying down on the ground. Hercules hits some elbow drops then tags in Honky Tonk back into the match. Hercules uses the ref's distraction to attack Roberts more then Honky hits a snapmere but gets a two count. Reverse Chinlock onto Roberts and the crowd is fully behind Roberts. Roberts take sdown Honky but Hercules gets tagged in and attacks Roberts before he can tag in and Hecules gets Robert into a sleeper hold. Roberts escapes from that and tags in Savage, who hits a diving elbow drop to Hercules and gets the three count!

Hercules has been eliminated from the match!

Steamboat is in the match now and Steamboat is kicking the crap out of Honky with some mad strikes. Honky tries to whips Steamboat but Steambot goes back and slides under Honky Tonk, then hits some more strikes then tags in Roberts back into the match. Roberts hits some punches but Honky tries to go for a sunset flip but Roberts manages to escape that. Roberts then tags in Savage back into the match who climbs the top rope, hitting a double axe handle! Savage then hits an atomic drop onto Honky Tonk but Honky bails from the ring and starts to leave with Jimmy Hart following him. The crowd boos loudly as the bell rings to end the match!

Winners and survivors of the match: Ricky Steamboat, Jake Roberts and Randy Savage! A nice opener for the event, and definitely a nice first ever Survivor Series match. I liked how the first ever fall was a double countout, and the final fall was when Honky Tonk was like 'Fuck this' and left. Classic heel move that would build up to Savage/Honky in the near future(assumely anyways). I was surprised on how over the DDT was from Roberts, it gave the move so much appeal to be honest. ***1/2


Backstage we see Andre The Giant and his team consisting of One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed, and Rick Rude are being interview. The Brain is backstage again and is cutting another promo, then Andre cuts his own promo. Good God that man is terrifying!

Back in the ring the Women's competitors are already in the ring and are being introduced while standing in the ring. Jobber entrances! :. Not going to lie I almost decided to skip this match, but I decided not to and I'm glad that I watched this.

WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri, WWF Women's Tag Team Champions The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) (with Jimmy Hart), Donna Christanello, and Dawn Marie vs The Fabulous Moolah, Rockin' Robin, Velvet McIntyre, and the Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno)

Velvet McIntyre is starting off the match for her team while Sensational Sherri is starting off the match for her own team. Sherri is already on the offense against Velvet but Velvet his a nice crossbody onto Sherri. Moolah gets tagged in and attacks Sherri but Sherri tags in Donna, Moolah attacks Donna then tags in Velvet back into the match. Velvet is hitting some nice moves onto Donna then gets her into a Victory Roll and pins Donna!

Donna Christanello is eliminated from the match!

A glamour girl is in the ring while Velvet tags in Robin into the match. Leilani is attacking Robin and hurting her pretty badly then tags in Dawn Marie into the match. Marie is hitting some shots on Rockin Robin then tags in Judy Martin into the match. Judy hits a kick to the stomach and Sherri is tagged back into the match. Sherri hits her own shots and Dawn Marie is tagged back into the match. Robin though gets on the offense and tags down Dawn Marie and hits a diving cross body, then gets a three count right there! Itsuki is tagged into the match while Kai is entering the match as well. Itsuki is doing some very impressive moves onto Kai and then tags in her partner Norinyo. Norinyo gets the offense on Kai but Kai retreats and tags in Sherri. Sherri looks to be surprised to Norinyo tosses Sherri into the ring! She then hits a double underhook suplex onto Sherri but Sherri kicks out at 2. Robin is back into the match but Sherri tags in Kai back into the match. Kai then tries to go for a monkey flip, botches that pretty hard and tags back Sherri into the match. Sherri then hits the vertical suplex and pins Rockin Robiin.

Rockin Robin has been eliminated from the match!

Sherri tags in Judy while Norinyo is back into the match. Judy does a hair pull toss and throws Norinyo across the ring. Moolah is tagged back into the match after a beating. Moolah hits some nice moves onto Judy and Izsuki is back into the match. Izsuki misses a dropkick and Judy hits a running forearm smash onto Izsuki and then tags Sherri back into the match. Sherri hits a couple of strkes and tags in Kai back into the match. izsuki tags in Moolah and Moolah is on the offense by hitting a couple of clothesline and some nice moves but Kai hits a clothesline and pins Fabulous Moolah into the match!

Fabulous Moolah has been eliminated.

Kai is getting her ass kicked from the tag team combinations from the Jumping Bomb Angels. Velvet then gets into the match and gets Kai into a Boston Crab. She escapes and tags in Sensational Sherri and Sherri is laying waste with some punches to Velvet, then a suplex kind of move (not sure if botched or not) but Sherri tags in Judy back into the match. Judy is throwing Velvet away and throws The Jumping Bomb Angels. Judy goes for a pin on one of them but she does a bridge kickout, but the referee counts three anyways. Well i guess that was a mistake and the referee waves that fall off. Man the crowd didn't like that one bit. Velvet and Judy are in the ring again but Sherri gets tagged back into the match. Velvet does a giant swing and ends up tosses Sherri across the ring. Velvet does a Victory Roll onto Sherri and gets the pin right there!

Sensational Sherri has been eliminated from the ring!

Nornyio and Kia are in the match now and Nornyio does a nice slingshot sunset flip from the ropes but only gets two for that. Nornyio struggles for a double underhook suplex but does it and drops Kia hard, but Kia still kicks out! Velvet is tagged back into the match and now Velvet jumps on top of Judy's shoulders and tries to go for another Victory Roll but Judy bounces her off the ropes and does an eletric chair drop and gets the three count right there!

Velvet McIntyer has been eliminated!

The Jumping Bomb Angels and the Glamour Girls are now both in the ring as the Angels are taking down the Glamour Girls! Kai gets pinned from a slam then Judy gets pinned from a high knee almost instantly and The Jumping Bomb Angels win the match!

Winner and Survivors of the match: The Jumping Bomb Angels! A good solid ladies match! Definitely better then the Diva's division in today's selection. Good effort by all, but the Key players were clearly the Jumping Bomb Angels as they were pretty fantastic in this match. Some of the action was a little sloppy but that was to be expected (no offense ladies). **3/4


Backstage there are 5 tag teams backstage with Bobby Heenan and everyone is arguing about the upcoming match. They introduce the 5 teams as Jimmy Hart is going apeshit crazy. The 5 teams then leave the back and walk out to the ring. Same thing happens with the face team, same thing pretty much that's happened throughout the night. They then make their entrances into the match. Holy Fuck this is a 10 on 10 Elimination Match! Well sorta because when you get eliminated then your partner is also eliminated.

WWF Tag Team Champions Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel), The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers), The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond), The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell and Brian Blair), and the British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) The Hart VS. Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) (with Jimmy Hart), The Islanders (Haku and Tama) (with Bobby Heenan), Demolition (Ax and Smash) (with Mr. Fuji), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) (with Slick), and The New Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Dino Bravo) (with Johnny V.)

I will say right now that this is a fucking huge matchup, and I mean HUGE in terms of number of guys and time length. A lot of shit happens due to the number of participants in the match so I think I'm going to do this in point form (no way in fuck am I typing out everything, sorry).

-Rick Martel starts off with Nikolai Volkoff in this match, Martel his some moves until Nikolai retreats and tags in Boris into the match. Boris manages to get in a cheap shot to Martel but Santana tags himself into the match, gets hit by Boris a couple of times but then hits Boris with a diving forearm smash and gets the three count! The Bolsheviks are eliminated!

-Demolition's Ax comes in and attacks Tito, hits some moves including a body slam. Ax then goes for jumping elbow drop but Tito moves out of the way and Jacques Rougeaus enters the ring instead. Jacques goes on the offense and hits a back elbow but Ax moves away and Dino Bravo comes in but gets hit with a dropkick. Brian Blair tags out Jacques and hits a Bee Stinger but Smash tags out Dino as well and goes on the offense, though Blair tags in Davy Boy Smith. After a fight involving The Islanders we see Roma and Ax inside the ring, Roma though tags in Jacques back into the match and hits Ax with a body slam, then tries to go for a back body drop but Ax counters that into a pin and manages to get the three count! The Rougeaus are eliminated!

-Dynamite Kid rushes in and attacks Ax but Ax gets out and tags in Tama. Tama does his usual cheap tricks then takes out Kid with a clothesline then tags in Jim Neidhart into the match, Jim gets the Canadian Backbreaker onto Kid and Haku hits a double axe handle. Kid gets out of a struggle and tags in Roma into the match and Roma is kicking ass, but gets taken down from Smash and Smash dominats in the match but misses a corner charge. Blair gets tagged back into the match and is getting some moves in then tags in Dynamite Kid again! Dynamite is getting some hot offense in but then gets beat by the heel team. The referee tries to stop the assault but Smash throws him across the ring, causing for a DQ.

Demolition has been eliminated.

-Bret Hart comes in and attacks the hurt Kid with some strikes, then a piledriver but only gets two. Hart is on the offense still but misses a corner charge and Powers is in the match, Bret tagging Tama. Tama is getting assaulted from Powers, though Tama eventually gets into a jumping clothesline and takes out Powers. Powers dodges an attack and tags in Martel while Tama tags in The Anvil into the match, Martel boots a charging Anvil in the face and tags in Tito, who hits a flying forearm smash to the head, but Bret hits a brutal elbow drop the head and Tito is knocked out, The Anvil pinning Tito. Strike Force has been eliminated!

-Now we see the numbers decreasing in the ring. Powers and Romo bring Anvil to their corner but Anvil dodged and tags in Haku into the match, hits a dropkick and tags in Valentine into the match. Valentine hits Powers with a couple of strikes but misses a knee drop, then tags in THe Anvil back into the match. After some assault Bret Hart gets tagged back in and him and Tama are teaming up against Powers. Bret hits a suplex but allows Powers to tag in Roma into the match, but Bret is still on the offense and brings in Neidhart again, but Valentine almost goes back in instantly and goes for a forearm smash but Roma mangest to tag in Powers. Powers gets beaten and Bret comes back in, altough Bret misses a dropkick and Dynamite Kid is back in! Corner strikes to Hart and a back drop leads to Roma being tagged back in. After a long battle (lots of tags at this point) it's now Haku and Davy Boy Smith, Smith now hitting Haku with a running powerslam but only gets two. Dynamite Kid is tagged back in and goes for a falling headbutt but hurts his own head instead, a really weird spot. Haku almost no sells the headbutt and hits a reverse crescent kick and gets the pinfall. British Bulldogs have been eliminated!

-Roma is back in and hits a dropkick but gets caught from Haku. Bravo comes into the ring and misses an elbow smash and Powers is back into the match. Bravo is assaulting Powers and now him and Anvil are teaming up. Anvil and Hart are now teaming up by bringing Powers into the tree of woe. Now Valentine is in the ring and now him and Powers are at it, but Powers gets the upper hand, but not for long as Bravo is back in and hits a back drop. Valentine is in and Powers tags in Roma into the match, Roma hits a nice sunset flip from the ropes and gets the pin on Valentine.

The New Dream Team has been eliminated!

-Neidhart is out next but gets ambused from Roma. Blair gets tagged in and hits an elbow shot to the head, the Bees hit a double elbow smash. Brunzell is in now and tries to move The Anvil but he's too strong and manages to pull him to the side, then tags in Bret Hart! Bret gets on some nice offense onto Bruzell then Roma and tags in Tama, holds him down and Tama hits a double axe handle. After a series of short tags it's now Roma and Bret again, Roma hits bret with a slam then hits a diving fist drop to the face. Tama though gets tagged in and his attacking Roma hard, hitting a double headbutt but misses a corner charge. Roma doesn't get a tag in because now Haku is on the offense by hitting some nice dropkicks. The Anvil comes back in and hits his own little dropkick, not as well as Haku's but still. Anvil then charges at Roma then takes him out with a running powerslam but only gets two. Roma finally manages to roll away and tags in Brunzell into the match. Brunzell and Bret are now going at it as they both hit each other, resulting in both being knocked out. Bret tags in Neidhart while Blair enters the ring and now they're both going at it. In a nice ending here Brunzell goes for a powerslam onto Hart but Tama dropkicks Brunzell instead, but Brunzell rolls up Hart and gets the pin right there! The Hart Foundation is elimated!

-It's now 2 teams against 1, but Bruzell is feeling the fatigue so The Islands are using that to their advanage. Tama has a nice hold on Brunzell but Brunzell esscapes but only to get an elbow from Tama. Haku then gets into the match and applies the same hold onto Brunzell, and the crowd is behind Brunzell! Brunzell manages to get a sunset flip but only gets two for that. Tama is back in the ring and is assaulting Brunzell pretty bad and Haku goes for a back drop but Brunzell manages to get the tag mid-move! And here comes Powers! Powers wipes the floor with The Islanders, and the Stallions get the double team move onto Haku but Tama breaks it up. Blair is back in the ring and hits a couple of moves but misse an elbow, so he desperatly tags back Bruzell into the match. Brunzell is doing good despite getting his ass kicked earlier but all hell breaks loose in the ring. After the confusion Brian Blair puts on the Killer Bee mask and rolls up Haku for the win! (should be noted that Blair wasn't the legal man, but the referee couldn't tell due to the mask.).

Winners and Survivors of the match: The Young Stallions and The Killer Bees Wow that was a pretty intense matchup. A lot of tags were happening in short amount of times and it was a bit of a clusterfuck of a match. I guess the WWF wanted to experiment with the match types and while this looked good on paper, it was pretty hard to keep up with. That and 40 minutes of this was a bit too much and it did kind of dragged on near the end. Not too sure about the ending either. With that all aside this was a very tremendous matchup. ***1/2

We go to a promo involving Ted DiBiase talking about his Thanksgiving (oh yeah this show was on Thanksgiving, FYI), He goes around talking about how everyone has a price, and getting random fans to do himuliating tasks. Ahh dem classic heel promos!

Backstage Hulk Hogan and his team are getting pumped up for their match that's coming up next. Yes the main event! This is going to be fun ladies and gentleman!

André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed, and Rick Rude (with Bobby Heenan and Slick) VS. Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera, and Bam Bam Bigelow (with Oliver Humperdink)

Rick Rude and Don Maraco are starting off this match. Rude is already pulling off the dirty tricks by hitting Muraca with a thumb to the eye, then a forearm smash. Muraco doesn't like that and ends up countering back and attacks Rude, tagging in Orndorff who gets in a knee shot to the face. Orndorff then tags in Hulk into the match and the fans go NUTS! As you would expect Hulk kills Rude and sets him up for Bam Bam's diving headbutt. Bigelow is on the offense now, hitting a press slam. Patera is in the ring and headbutts Rude as well. Rude finally escapes and tags in Reed into this match, and boy is Reed dominanting so far. We he was until Muraco comes in and dropkicks him down, Orndorff then hits his own dropkick. Double clothesline from Orndorff and Hogan, followed by Legdrop from Hogan and he Reed gets pinned.

Butch Reed has been eliminated from the match! Wow that was fast. Hogan celebrates that as Andre The Giant comes out next and EVERYONE IS GOING FUCKING NUTS! But for some odd reason Hogan was forced out and Ken Patera is in the ring, Andre smiles and tags in King Kong Bundy into the match. Patera is dominant over Bundy and takes him down with a clothesline and tags in Orndorff. One Man Gang is in the ring and he's taking the offense onto Orndorff at the corner, Orndorff gets in a shot but One Man Gang brings in back down and tags in Rick Rude back into the match but Orndorff destroys him with a nice clothesline. Muraco gets tagged back in and him and Orndorff hits a nice double team combo, but Muraco gets a thumb to the eye and One Man Gang is back into the match. Gang misses an avalance already and Patera comes back in. Patera hits a high cross body but only gets a two count for that, then brings him to his corner. Gang distracts the ref while Team Andre kicks the living shit out of Patera then gets hi into a facelock, Patera almost gets the ropebreak but Gang brings him away from the ropes while still applying the facelock. Patera escapes and goes for a whip but Gang comes back and does a Shoulder Block/Spear move (looked pretty weak) and got the 3 count right there!

Ken Patera has been eliminated from the match!

Hogan enters the ring and attacks Gang with a clothesline, then tags in Bam Bam Bigelow who gets a pretty decent pop from the crowd, then him and Hogan hits a double big boot to the head. But after a bit Gang and Bigelow both shoulder block each other and they both go for tags. Orndorff and Rude are both in. Orndorff is going hard with the offense by hitting a suplex, then a back body drop just because. Orndorff is about to go for his finisher but Bundy prevents that from happening, Rude then going for a rollup and get the three count!

Paul Orndorff has been eliminated from the match!

Muraco comes in while Rude is showboating for the crowd, hitting an atomic drop then a clothesline. Bigelow enters and hits a suplex, Hogan is in and hits him with a high knee. Murcao is tagged into the match and hits a powerslam onto Rude, getting the three count right there!

Rick Rude has been eliminated from the match!

Bundy is in next and hits a nice clothesline, then tries to go for a knee drop but misses. Both men are hitting blows against one another until Gang enters the match again, throwing Muraco's head onto Andre's foot then hits the 747 Splash, getting the pin right there as well. Wow.

Don Muraco has been eliminated from the match!

Bigelow is next into the match and Gang is hot on the offense. Gang sits on Bigelow then tags in Bundy into the match, Bundy getting in more offense but Hogan ends up saving Bigelow, although that didn't do much good because Bundy is still on the offense again. Now him and Gang are teaming up on poor Bigelow. Gang finally has enough and tags in Andre the Giant into the match. Bigelow dodges the attack and tags in Hogan into the match and the place explodes! Hogan is now exchanging blows with Andre, Hogan eventually taking off Bundy and Gang off the apron but Bundy pulls off Hogan and takes him to ringside. Him and Bundy are attacking Hogan as Hogan tries to escape but the referee instead counts out Hogan! Oh shit Hogan's out of the match!!

Hulk Hogan has been eliminated from the match!

For the first time in the event the face team is in serious trouble as Bigelow is the only man left in team Hogan. Bigelow isn't letting that stop him though as he is attacking Bundy with all of his might! Bundy goes down from a headbutt and a dropkick. Bundy gets in the offense but misses an avalanche, Bigelow then does a Springboard Splash and gets the 3 Count!

King Kong Bundy has been eliminated from the match!

Bigelow appears to be feeling the fatigue alread and One Man Gang is already hot on his trail. Gang hits a clothesline, then begins to do a series of chokes and punches, even ramming his face into Andre's foot. Gang tries to go for a Diving 747 Splash but misses and Bigelow gets the three count after covering Gang!

One Man Gang has been eliminated from the match!

First Survivor Series match where it's one on one! Andre and Bigelow are both left standing, Andre still clearly fresh. Bigelow tries to go for an avalanche but Andre doesn't move. Andre looks down and hits some strikes to Bigelow, hits a poor looking Double Underhook Suplex and gets the three count right there!

Winner of the match and sole Survivor: Andre The Giant!

What a great main event! It's good to see that a heel team finally won a match. Andre The Giant proved to be a key player in this match, despite having little ring time and this builded up the Hogan/Andre Feud quite nicely. Hogan coming back at the end was not surprising but was a cool touch and the fans were pretty happy to see him. Match-wise this one really only deserved 2 and a half *'s but Hogan being eliminated in the middle really did shocked me. ***

Post Match: Hulk Hogan unsurprisenly comes back down and attacks Andre The Giant with his belt, knocking him over the ropes and Andre retreats with Heenan to the back where they go to the interview spot backstage and they tell Hogan that Andre will have another match with him, providing that he puts his title on the line!

And that's the show folks! I got to say that this was definitely a fun show to watch. Heck even the Women's match entertained me (to a degree). The 20 man tag was a little bit of a clusterfuck for me but it was still a good watch. I'm glad that they eventually added regular matches to Survivor Series because despite being a huge fan of the match, just to mix up the cards a little.

 

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Survivor Series 1988

I was peeking at the card before watching it (always do) and I noticed that the format was the same as last years. The only exception was that there was no women's match this year, which might appeal to most wrestling fans in general.

Ringside Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jessie Ventura
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake, Sam Houston, The Blue Blazer, and Jim Brunzell vs. The Honky Tonk Man, Ron Bass, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine, and Bad News Brown (with Jimmy Hart)

Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine are starting off the match for their respective teams, Greg is striking Beefcake a couple of times and tags in Danny Davis into the match. Danny Davis is seen running for Beefcake and Beefcake decides to jump onto Danny Davis's back and gets him into the sleeper hold! Davis falls to the mat and Davis is knocked out from the Sleeper Hold!

Danny Davis has been eliminated from the match!

Valentine is back already but Beefcake is still hot on the offense. He decides to go to his corner and tags in The Blue Blazer into the match . Blazer jumps off the ropes and hits a double axe handle, then is seen hitting a nice flipping armbar moce and tags in Brunzwell in the match. Brunzwell has the armbar onto Valentine but Hammer escapes it, now him and Brunzell are going at it but Bad News Brown is tagged into the match. Brown pretty much dominated Brunzell for the next three minutes with a series of strikes and moves, then takes him down with The Ghetto Blaster and gets the three count on Brunzwell.

Jim Brunzwell has been eliminated from the match!

Things are now evened up as Beefcake is back into the match, Beefcake though tags in Houston into the match and Houston gets booted hard from Brown. Brown dominates then tags in Valentine, Valentine hits one punch then tags in Brown back into the match. Brown tries to hold onto Houston while Valentine attacks but Houston gets out of the way and Brown gets hit from Valentine. Brown stares at Valentine and they both get into an argument, Brown then leaves the match and leaves the arena, getting counted out!

Bad News Brown has been eliminated from the match!

Valentine and Houston are back at it again and Houston tries to go for a sunset flip but Valentine doesn't go down and then tags in Ron Bass into the match. Houston manages to escape his fury quickly and gets Bass into a couple of quick rollups but fails to get the three count. Bass boots Houston in the face and now and Bass is in the zone. He hits in punches, kicks and strikes onto Houston and gets in a body slam. Houston manages to get in a crossbody but only gets a two count. Bass is getting annoyed and fights back at Houston taking him down with a body slam then a couple of elbow drops. Bass then picks up Houston and takes him out with a Running Powerslam and gets the three count right there!

Sam Houston has been eliminated from the match!

Ultimate Warrior is up next and now he attacks Ron Bass. Honky comes into the match as well as Valenine but Warrior just takes out everyone by himself. Warrior body slams Bass, then tags and throws Blazer onto Bass but Bass manages to kick out. Sweet. Blazer gets thrown to the ropes and Bass tags in Honky into the match, Blazer comes back and hits a crossbody onto Honky Tonk. Blazer then does a monkey flip onto Honky then hits a dropkick, Honky then tags in Valentine into the match. Valentine gets in like one strike then Blazer hits a side suplex, then a power body slam and climbs the top rope but Honky knocks him down onto the match. Valentine then gets in the figure four and Blazer taps out!

Blue Blazer has been eliminated from the match!

Beefcake is in the ring but Valentine is doing damage to Beefcake. Beefcake isn't doing well as Honky Tonk is tagged into the match and his choking out Beefcake on the ropes. Valentine is in the match and is kicking the crap out of Beefcake. The referee gets distracted and now the 3 heels are attacking Beefcake. Honky tries to go for the Swinging Neckbreaker but Beefcake tosses Honky over hi shoulder. Bass is back in the ring and hits a powerslam but Beefcake put his foot on the top. Honky then tags in the match and goes for a double axe handle but Beefcake punches him in the stomach, then hits an atomic drop! Beefcake then gets the sleeper hold but him and Honky both fall to the outside and get counted out.

Brutus Beefcake and Honky Tonk Man have both been eliminated from the match!

Ultimate Warrior is left alone with Valentine and Bass. Warrior tried to clean house but was unsuccessful. Bass is at Warrior first and clubs Warrior with some fists to the chest, then hits some more strikes and a body slam then tags in Valentine into the match, Warrior gets in a couple of shots to Valentine but Valentine rams Warrior to his corner, then tags in Bass into the match. Warrior is getting double beated but he ends up taking down both men with a clothesline! Warrior then goes up and hits a running double axe handle onto Bass and gets the three count! Not even 10 seconds later Warrior hits the double running axe handle onto Valentine and he gets pinned as well! And Ultimate Warrior wins the match!

Winner and sole Survivor of the match: The Ultimate Warrior! This was a pretty solid opener. Fast paced action and some nice move sequences from the mid-card guys in this bout. There were some fast eliminations and I'm not a fan of how little time the final heel segment and final two eliminations were executed however. Still excellent an excellent matchup. ***1/2

Monsoon and Venture are going over the tag teams for our next 20 man tag team contest. Oh boy here comes the long-ass match again! Yeah there was alot of stuff that happened so again I'm going to do this in point format.

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 (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) VS. Demolition (Ax and Smash), The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov), The Fabulous Rougeaus (Raymond and Jacques), and The Conquistadors (Uno and Dos) (with Mr. Fuji, Bobby Heenan, Slick, and Jimmy Hart)

-Davy Boy and Conquistador Uno are both start off the match, but Davy boy does a body drop and quicky Uno tags in Jacques but Jacques ends up getting press slamed onto a charging Raymrty atomic drops him into his corner and a couple of the babyfaces pinball him around there; Jannetty dropkicks him so he immediately tags Jacques back in. Jacques tries a second rope body press but Jannetty ducks. Marty tags in Dynamite Kid and he immediately hits a snap-suplex. They each tag out to Raymond and Jim Powers; Dynamite immediately returns and headlocks Raymond. He fires Dynamite Kid into the corner but he quickly underhook cradles him out of the corner and almost gets three. Powers tags ond. Shawn Michaels and Nikolai are up next, Nikolai takes out Michaels and tags in Boris into the match. Michaels gets beated but escapes Boris and tags in Marty Jannetty, and double teams Boris. Marty's offense wasn't very long lasting as Boris brings Marty over and tags in Ax, and now Marty is feeling it. Ax hits some slams then tags in Arn Anderson, Marty hits a back drop onto Anderson then a dropkicks him. Arn tags in Blanchard into the match, Jannetty tries some pinfalls but fails, then dropkicks Blanchard away so Jacques is back into the match. Jacques misses a crossbody and Jannetty finally tags in Dynamite Kidd into the match, Kid hitting a snap suplex! Raymond and Powers is out but Powers brings out Kid again. After a few of these Bret is in the ring with Raymond as Ryamond is planning a move but Bret gets a surprise small package and elimiantes the Rougeau Brothers!

-Nikolai is in next and he's battling with Roma, Nikolai is clearly stronger but Roma gets in some good offense with a diving crossbody. Neidhart is in neext and he dropkicks Volkoff, but Volkoff tags Smash into the match. Neidhart then brings in Barbarian and the crowd goes apeshit to seeing these two guys go at it. Smash leaves the ring and the Conquistador guy is in the match intstead, Barabrian no sells most of his most of his moves and takes him down with a big boot. Warlord is in next and gets some offense in, then Bret Hart comes in. Axe comes in and they double team Bret. Bret almost gets in a move but Tully is in and hits a nice ariel move to bring down Hart. Hart manages to hit a clothesline then they double tag Ax and Michaels in the match. Tully cheats and now Demolition is in the edge against The Rocker. Volkuff is in and now some of the heels hit a free shot on Michaels. Arn Anderson comes in and hits a double A Spinebuster onto Michaels but doesn't get the pin. The Conquistador comes in and so does Jannetty, and takes the golden bodysuit guy in a powerslam. Volkuff returns but so does Roma. And literally they do another segment of a guy hits a move, tags, hits a move for a bit until Ax and Warlord are in the match, duking it out. Smash comes in but Warlord catches a big boot, sweeps him and Barbarian is in next. Barbarian takes out Smash with a quick (but nice) body slam and Smash goes away and Tully ard comes back in and so does Neidhart who hits a powerslam. Dynamite Kid is back in and hits a nice clothesline, Tully though brings back Arn into the match. Boris then comes in but he misses a knee drop and Powers tags himself in. Boris is attacked by the Young Stallion but counters a crossbody and pins Powers, eliminating The Young Stallions!

-Shawn is in next and gets the offense on Boris, hiting a diving fist drop. Barbarian is in next and he tackles Boris to the ground but Tully manages to tag himself back in the ring, sees Barbarian and says 'fuck this' and Boris is back in the match! :. Boris manges to get in some offense and gets in Ax, Ax hits a chop and the heels are beating on Barbarian but Barbarian escapes and tags Shawn in, Boris coming in as well. Jannetty blind tags Michaels and gets a sunset flip onto Boris and eliminated the Bolsheviks from the match!

-Arn is back in the match and attacks Jannetty, and now him and Tully are teaming up on poor Marty. This heel segment happens for a small while where Janetty is getting his ass kicked by the heels, then its back to Jannetty and Arn but Marty takes out Arn and brings in Davy Smith. Conquistadoris in and Smith hurts him, then Tully is back in but of course he cheats to get the offense on Smith. Neidhart is back in and strikes down Conquistador, then Bret hart is back in. And now THe Hart Foundation does the Demolition Decapitiation move onto Conquistador! After a bit Dynamite is in and Conquistador is still in the ring, hitting a snap suplex then tags in Barbarian into the match. Barbarian powerslams Conquistador. Tully is back in the match, distracts the referee with the assistance of Heenan and superkicks Barbarian. Ax is in and kicks the living shit out of him with some hard fists. Barbarian gets in a shot but Ax brings Barbarian to the corner and tags in Arn. Arn fails a backdrop and Jannetty is tagged into the match, then The Anvil is in the match but he fucks up his own backdrop and Tully is back in the match. Nice work gentleman. Neidhart gets on the offense then Bret gets tagged into the match, Bret then hits a bridging Suplex and goes for the pin but a weird spot happens where Tully shifts his shoulders and Hart gets pinned instead, Eliminating The Hart Foundation (crowd fucking hates this btw)

-Dynamite Kid is on the hard offense now, tagging in Davy Boy and they do some nice teamwork moves. Michaels is in which now The Brainbusters are double teaming Michaels, Jannetty then makes the save. They brawl in the ring and both The Rockers and Brain Busters are DQ'd from the match

-Rockers and Brain Busters brawl outside as Smash and Kid are going at it now. Conquistador's are in and they are double teaming poor Kid, but the one Conquistador misses a senton bomb and Warlord is back in the match! After a series of tagging and nearfalls we see Barbarian and Smash in the ring. The Conquistadors try and double team Barbarian but it really isn't working too well. Dynamite is in the ring and hits a gutwretch suplex onto Smash, then hits a snap suplex. Kid then misses a diving headbutt and Smash clotheslines Kid and Eliminates the British Bulldogs!

-Barbarian is out next and kills Smash pretty much, then brings in Warlord. Conquistador is in the ring and now them and Demolition are attacking Warlord in the corner. Smash gets in an armbar and Mr. Fuji is acting all strange for some reason :hm:. Smash then runs to the rope but Mr. Fuji opens the ropes and Smash falls right through them! Oh shit! Smash gets counted out and Demoltion is gone from the match, but not from the arena as Fuji and Ax are arguing. Fuji hits Ax with the cane but Smash throws Fuji to Ax and Ax bodyslams Fuji onto the floor! SWERVE! but wait.... The Powers of Pain are outside the ring helping Mr. Fuji!! Double Turn ladies and gentleman!! .

-Anyway the match ends with Barbarian hitting a headbutt to the one Conquistador, getting the pin right there. The crowd pops loudly when they win the match but quickly boo when Mr. Fuji comes and celebrates with the Powers of pain.

Winner and Sole Survivors: The Powers of Pain! WOW! What a nice ending to the match! Again like last time I find this match was a bit overcrowded having 20 men participating in it. Not saying it was bad but generally I find it irritating when WWE tries to go for those ridiculous 12-14 man tag teams. 10 is fine thank you. That being said there was plenty of action into it and I was pretty entertained throughout. ***3/4

Post Match: Demolition comes out and brawl with Power of Pain, taking them out of the ring and receive a minor pop from the crowd. Still getting used to them I suppose.


Backstage. Bad News Brown is backstage and says there's a conspiracy going on, saying that everyone wants to win against him. Brown wants to go after Savage and the WWF Championship. He deserves it because he's undefeated so far, and Survivor Series means nothing to him.

Backstage, Mr. Fuji is backstage with Powers of Pain. Fuji says that he made the Demoltion Champions and he sees them slacking. Now he says that Powers of Pain are there and are willing to work under him. Mean Gene says that Fuji can't be trusted but the Powers of Pain insist that Fuji will help them become Tag Team Champions.

Monsoon and Venture both go over the other two Survivor Series matches, then Mean Gene is interviewing Team Andre. Heenan tells Team Duggan/Roberts that he hopes that Savage enjoyed his Thanksgiving, because it will be their last. Everyone on Team Andre gives out their thoughts for the match.

Jim Duggan, Jake Roberts, Scott Casey, Ken Patera, and Tito Santana vs. André the Giant, Rick Rude, Dino Bravo, Mr. Perfect, and Harley Race (with Bobby Heenan and Frenchy Martin)

Rick Rude and Ken Patera are starting off the match. Patera keeps shoving Rude after the lockups and Bravo enters the ring. Armwretches then Perfect comes and hits a double axe handle. Patera brings perfect to his corner and Roberts is in the match now. Roberts hits a move and Tito is in the match. Tito does a nice arm drag then body slam, Perfect then hits a chop but misses a corner charge. Bravo is back in and so is Roberts. Casey then goes in and hits some elbows. Bravo hits a inverted manhattan drop and Race comes in, hits a knee drop then a suplex. Rude is back in the ring and they both are hitting some moves to Casey. Perfect comes in and stomps onto Casey, Casey hits a move and Tito is back in, Tito wrestles Perfect to his corner and Patera comes in. Patera wrestles Perfect and Duggan comes into the ring. Damn this guy is over. Perfect hits some shots to the corner, Duggan no sells them and throws Perfect out of the ring! Casey comes back in and slams Perfect to the ground but misses a leg drop. Rude is back in the ring and takes out Casey with a clothesline! Rude misses a corner charge and now Tito is back in the match. Tito hits a charge and Duggan is back in the match. Duggan misses a clothesline but hits a body slam, misses an elbow drop. Both men collide and Patera gets into the match, bodyslams Rude, but fuck up a small package. :. Rude boots Patera in the face then hits a Rude Awakening and Patera is pinned!

Ken Patera has been eliminated from the match!

Casey is back in the match but fails to surprise Rude, now Race is in the match. Nice dropkick from Race and Bravo is in the match. Bravo hits a Sidewalk Slam and gets the three count!

Scott Casey has been eliminated from the match!

Tito is back in the match and so is Mr. Perfect. Tito and Curt are exchanging blows and Tito almost gets the small package pin! Duggan is back in the match but Perfect kicks Duggan in the face after a back drop attempt. Duggan is already getting pumped up but Andre catches him at the corner and the heels kick teh crap out of Duggan. Rude is back in the ring and beats up Duggan. Rude runs towards Duggan but Duggan chops Rude to the ground! Duggan and Rude both tag in Race and Tito into the mach. Race hits some strikes and Bravo enters again. Tito keeps ducking the clothelsine and hits a crossbody onto Bravo but only gets two! Tito then gets a sunset flip but gets two as well! Race is back in the ring and hits a piledriver onto Tito but gets two from that! Tito then hits a crossbody and get the three count!

Harley Race has been elimiated from the match!

Andre is in the ring and chokes the shit out of Tito! Andre is hitting some massive strikes onto Tito and starts to sit on him. Tito hits a couple of punches but Andre is now choking out Tito with both fists, then punches out Tito. Tito tries to do the sunset flip but Andre sits on top of Tito and gets the three count!

Tito Santana has been eliminated from the match!

Duggan comes in and hits some quick shots to Andre. Now him and Roberts (the last guys standing) are now kicking the crap out of Andre who is tied up on the ropes. Roberts chokes out Andre but Andre is free from the ropes and tags Rude into the match. Rude throws Roberts into the corner, looks at him and tags in Perfect into the match. Perfect is on the offense again and Andre hits a couple of cheap shots from the apron. Perfect slaps Roberts across the face and now both guys are exchaning punches. Bravo comes back inside the ring but Roberts hits some strikes onto Bravo, signals for the DDT but Bravo takes out Roberts and Rude is back in the ring. Rude takes down Roberts and slams his face to the mat. Bravo comes back into the ring and nails the jumping Piledriver onto Roberts but Roberts uses the ropes. Bodyslam from Bravo but Robert dodges the elbows and Duggan lays waste to Bravo. he takes him down with a clothesline but Bravo's manager throws him to the outside, bodyslams Duggan outside the ring. Duggan is annoyed and grabs the 2x4 and beats up Bravo with it but gets DQ'd


It's now 4 on 1 and the heels have a quick team meeting. Now it's Perfect vs Roberts. Both men exchange punches after a delay then Roberts hits a knee to the face, Perfect then tags in Bravo into the match. Test of strength and Bravo is winning that. Roberts then goes for the DDT but Bravo flips Roberts over his shoulders! Rude is back in the match and holy fuck they're stalling this again. Rude smashes Roberts onto the turnbuckles, then does a gutbuster onto Roberts. Roberts is getting manhandled by Rude. Roberts tries to go for a bearhug but doesn't have anything left in the tag, Rude then hits a diving knee drop onto Roberts; tauting him. Rude is about to tag in Andre but Roberts turns around Rude and nails the DDT and pins him!

Rick Rude has been eliminated from the match!

Andre chokes out Roberts and refuses to let go, so he ends up getting disqualified!!

Andre The Giant has been eliminated from the match!

Roberts is down and Perfect comes into the ring, and pins Roberts after Andre finishes his dirty work and scores the final fall against the face team!

Winners and survivors of the match: Johnny Bravo and Mr. Perfect! Meh. It was good until Duggan got eliminated and it because Roberts vs Team Andre. The heel segment lasted WAY too long, considering it was pretty obvious that Jake Roberts wasn't going to win it. Especially with Andre still being in the match. **3/4

Post Match: Jake "The Snake" Roberts comes into the ring with the snake and scares off the heels away from the ring :, then poses for the crowd.

Backstage we see Team Twin Towers(?) being interviewed, giving out their thoughts for the main event match that's coming up next! Oh boy the Mega Powers are up next!

The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage), Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim (with Miss Elizabeth) vs. The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man), Ted DiBiase, Haku, and The Red Rooster (with Slick, Bobby Heenan, and Virgil)

Ted Dibiase and Randy Savage are both starting the match. Savage takes down DiBiase with a shoulder block but DiBiase gets back up and takes down Savage with a nice clothesline. Savage is back up and clothesline's Ted down, Savage tagging in Hercules into the match while DiBiase bails and tags in The Red Rooster. Hercules tags out Rooster with a clotehsline then Koko enters the ring. Akeemm comes in and kicks dowm Koko then Haku enters the match, body slamming Koko. Hercules is back in the match after a missed legdrop from Haku and he is hitting Haku with some good punches, then tags in Hulk Hogan! Hogan clotheslines Haku then hits some elbow dropss. Hogan then tags in Jim into the match and they double boot Haku. They exchange strikes and Akeem is back in teh ring. Not for long as Rooster is back in the match but Jim slams Rooster down, then tags KoKo who does a powerslam but only gets two! Koko then does the missile dropkick but Rooster kicks out! Hulk is back in and takes down Rooster multiple times, Savage then is tagged in and hits a Diving Elbow Drop and gets the three count!

The Red Rooster has been eliminated!

The heel team bails from the apron and the faces are all in the ring, posing for the crowd! After an arguement with the heel managers Haku is in the ring and now Hulk and Haku are going at it. Haku hits a dropkick to Hogan, Hogan though throws Haku to the corner and hits corner clothesline! Hercules is back in the match and hits a elbow drop, but Haku gets back up and hits a back elbow drop. Akeem is tagged in the ring and hits an elbow drop to Hercules. Akeem goes for another one but Hecules moves out of the way and Hillbilly Jim is in the match! Headbutt from Jim and punches him several times, then hits a big boot but Akeem is still standing. Akeem then rams Jim to the corner and hits some strikes, hits a body them then a running splash and pins Hillbilly Jim!

Hillbilly Jim has been eliminated from the match!

Koko hits a dropkick to Akeem, stuns then Hogan gets tagged in and Hogan is going wild! Savage then gets tagged in, climbs the ropes and hits a double axe handle. Akeem isn't going down and Hercules is tagged into the match. they can't get the big man down and Hercules hits an elbow to the face. Koko hits some punches and hits a dropkick but Akeem is still on the corner. Akeem then hits Koko in the face then Bossman enters the ring, hits a spinebuster and gets the three count!



Bossman and Hogan are going at it but Bossman hits a cheap shot, now they're exchanging blows against each other. Hogan hits an atomic drop and the faces are hitting The Bossman with punches! Hogan boots Bossman in the face but Bossman won't go down. Hogan then hits a body slam but Bossman gets back up and hits a Spinebuster onto Hogan! Akeem enters the ring and the Twin Towers hits a double elbow smash tehn Haku is tagged into the match. Haku takes down Hogan then Bossman is back up, Bossman kicks Hogan in the stomach then jumps onto him while on the ropes! DiBiase is in the match and takes down Hogan with a clothesline, then a some fist drops to the face! Hogan gets up and Hogan blocks a punch, then hits an atomic drop onto DiBiase! Dibiase is feeling the pain then turns around to see Hercules standing right in his face. Hercules lays waste to DiBiase, including a BIG back body drop! Hercules then hits a nice knee to the face then a clothesline but Virgil trips Hercules up and DiBiase pins Hercules with a rollup!

Hercules has been eliminated from the match!

It's 4 on 2 now and The Mega Powers are seriously outnumbered. Oh dear! Savage slips into the ring and rollsup DiBiase and gets the three count right there!

Ted DiBiase has been eliminated from the match!

Haku is in the ring and Haku is busy going to work on Savage. Savaage takes down Haku and Hogan enters the ring, going for a back body drop but Haku pushes Hogan away. Bossman then comes in and slams Hogan onto the ground, but only gets a two count. Akeem is back into the ring and now The Twin Towers are gangbeating Hulk Hogan pretty hard. Haku is back in the ring and hits some powerful strikes onto Hogan then hits a vertical suplex. Haku is now applying the pressure points onto Hogan's neck and Hogan tries to get back up. The referee does the 3 arm drop spot but Hogan stays away but Haku brings Hogan back to the hell corner! Bossman then does a jumping side slam and Bossman is now going on the top rope ("That's no man's land for Bossman! but misses! Hot tag happens and Savage is in the match, attacking everyone in the ring! Bossman though takes him down with a shoulder block and Savage is placed in a bearhug. Slick is trying to take Miss. Elizabeth away while Hogan punches Slick down. Bossman trie to attack Hogan at ringsidfe then places him in handcuffs but Bossman gets himself counted out! Bossman hits Hogan with the nightstick while Haku and Akeem are beating the shit out of Savage, but wait Savage breaks out and attacks Akeem but Akeem takes him back down. Now Haku is beating up Hogan at ringside and Akeem hits the running splash onto Savage, but he gets disqualifed because him and Haku were both in the ring together at the same time while shoving the referee

Akeem has been eliminated from the match

Hogan is still handcuffed while Haku is beating down Savage inside the ring. Haku hits an elbow smash to the face, then takes in down with a body slam followed by a jumping elbow drop! Slick has the keys but he's taunting Hogan with them :. Haku misses a Senton bomb and goes to tag Hogan but Hogan is still handcuffed. Slick holds onto Savage and Haku runs up to him but Haku hits Slick by accident and Slick goes down. Miss Elizibeth grabs the keys and gives it to Hogan and Hogan's free! Meanwhile Savage is down and Haku hits a nice Splash but Savage manges to kick out, Savage then dives for Hogan and Hogan's in the match! Hogan hits the Big Boot, then body slam onto Haku followed by a Legdrop and gets the three count!

Winners and Survivors of the match: The Mega Powers! This was a pretty good main event. Shouldn't be too surprised that The Mega Powers came out on top but there was still plenty of good things in this match. The Hogan trapped in handcuffs spot was pretty ridicuous, but it gave the fat fucks some good heat so I guess that's considered a win on their part. ***

Post Match: Miss. Elizabeth checks up on Savage, then on Hogan lifts up Elizabeth and Savage is looking jealous. Roll credits

Closing Comments: This was a good PPV I find, the matches for the most part we booked better than last years. Keyword: Most part. Can't really say more without repeating myself.

 

[Nate]

Survivor Series 1989

Much like the first two events the PPV is composed of only Traditional Survival Series matches. Although this time they've booked five 4 vs 4 Elimination matches, compared to the four 5 vs 5 that they used to have. I actually like this concept, it gives in more matches and lowers the time for the more pointless ones.

Live from Chicago, Illinois
Ringside Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jessie Ventura
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle


We start off the show with an opening promo on what the WWF Wrestlers are thankful for. Hulk Hogan is thankful that he's WWF Champion and that it's Survivor Series time, and for having his team of Hulkimaniacs. Ted DiBiase is thankful because he's rich and we're not. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts is thankful for Damien, his cobra, and for the DDT :. Demolition is thankful because they don't have to fight each other . Macho Man Randy Savage is thankful for being the Macho King. 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan is thankful for living in the USA. Dino Bravo is thankful for having Earthquake on his side. Dusty Rhodes is thankful for having his polka dots... Big Boss Man is thankful for the justice that he serves. Beefcake is thankful for... oh fuck it just watch the show if you really care about hearing the rest (there's like 10 more).

We get a rundown of the card for the night, voiced by Vince McMahon, then we got to ringside where Jessie The Body Venture and Gorilla Monsoon where they talk about Thanksgiving (aka Jessie insulting Gorilla Monsoon) and they take it to Howard Finkle where our opening contest is, oh look at that, a Survivor Series matchup!


The Enforcers (Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown, Rick Martel, The Honky Tonk Man w/ Jimmy Hart and Slick) vs The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, The Red Rooster (oh my fuck that hair , and Dusty Rhodes)

Tito and Honky Tonk are starting for their respective teams. Tito looks away for a second and already Honky is beating on Tito, Tito leapfrogs over Honky and takes him down with a body slam! Both men struggle to get the upper edge and Honky knees Tito in the face then tags in Martel, who dropkicks Santana. Atomic drop onto Martel from Santata after a counter and all the faces are all in the ring now. The referee shoves thenm back and a lockup happens. Hammerlock from Tito but Martel elbows him in the face and there's Bossman, but here comes Dusty! Dustsy hits some punches but Bossman counters back, but Dusty hits an forearm smash and Beefcake hits a diving double axe handle! Bossman is back in control and Honky is back in the ring. Beefcake punche the crap out of Honky but Martel hits a blind take and takes him down with a ribbreaker. Beefcake tags in Red Rooster and hits a back drop. Martel boots at Rooster after a failed charge tehn tags in Honky again. Honky dances then smashes Rooster's face, then Bossman comes back in. Bossman hits some shots but Rooster and Bossman exhanges blows. Martel is in the ring and hits a snapmere then some knee drops but Rooster gets in a small package! Honky is back in and Rooster almost gets in a sunset flip, then hits a shot to the face and both men are down. Martel and Santana are both in and Tito hits some nice dropkicks tehn a body slam, then a diving elbow smash onto Martel. Tito hits a back body drop then goes for a jump but Martel ducks out of the way. Tito then goes for a rollup but Martel shifts his weight and rolls up Tito instead, getting the three count! Tito Santana has been eliminated from the match!

Dusty is in the ring next and they get into a lockup. Dusty hits some big shots then gets in a dropkick! Dusty hits an elbow drop then tags in Beefcake into the match, Beefcake furiously hitting some strikes. Martel goes for a monkey flip as a counter but Beefcake dodges him and tags in Rooster. Rooster comes in and of course gets a gutbuster from Martel, and he's down. Bossman is back in and nails an elbow smash to the face, then gets Rooster into a bearhug. Rooster is losing energy but manages to fight out with some headbutts. Bossman tags in Bad News Brown but Brown wouldn't go in so Rooster brings him in instead. Big mistake because Brown is kicking the living shit out of Rooster. The referee is distracted and Bossman tries to attack Rooster with Brown holding him, but Rooster gets out of the way and Bossman hits Brown but Brown just stares at him. Brown says 'fuck this' and gets counted out. Where have we seen this before? :hm: Bad News Brown has been eliminated from the match!

Beefacake and Bossman are in the ring and Beefcake was getting the offense but Bossman punches Beefcake down, then tags in Honky. Honky hits a backdrop then pounds him at the corner but Beefcake fights back then takes him down with a high knee and gets the three count! The Honky Tonk Man has been eliminated from the match!

Martel is pissed off and destroys Beefcake in the ring and gets him into a vice choke, then a sleeper hold. Beefcake gets up and elbows Martel in the gut but Martel clotheslines him down again. Ribbreaker from Martel then Beefcake is on the apron, *Beefcake then goes for a sunset flip but Martel holds onto the ropes but the referee catches him in the act! Hah! But wait Beefcake flips over Martel and pins him right there! Ricky Martel has been eliminated from the match!

Bossman is by himself and he is so despressed even The Rooster is kicking his ass! But wait Bossman hits the Side Slam and Bossman pins him right there! The Red Rooster has been eliminated from the match!

Beefcake knees Bossman in the gut then Rhodes is back in the match, Dusty ducks a clothesline from Bossman and hits a Crossbody onto Dusty Rhodes and pins him!

Winners and survivors of the match: Dusty Rhodes and Brutus Beefcake! Pretty generic to be honest. There were some good moments in this match but I think this dragged on for too long, especially with Rooster getting his ass kicked becaue I can't take him seriously at all. It's a good thing that Boss Man is in the opening instead of the main event because despite losing weight, he's still pretty fucking terrible in the ring. **1/2


Post Match: Bossman attacks Dusty with a nightstick then him and Slick handcuff him to the ropes, beating the crap out of him. Brutus ha the hedgeclippers and chases Bossman and Slick out of the ring.[/B]

Backstage, Bossman is being interview saying that Dusty Rhodes is his next victim in the name of justice. Slick then rambles on how Bossman fought off against 3 on 1, and justice will be served.

Mean Gene is interviewing the 4x4s backstage and they're all holding onto 2x4s while chanting. See Bret Hart being part of this makes me giggle a little bit (so out of character!). Th 4x4s are stating what the King's Court will be feeling tonight after.


The King's Court (Macho King Randy Savage, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Dino Bravo and Canadian Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart and Miss. Elizabeth) vs The 4x4's (Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Garvin and Hercules)

The 4x4s all rush to the ring bearing their 2x4s and they charge inside the ring, forcing the King's Court to bail from the ring. Man is the crowd ever going apeshit. Savage and Hercules are both starting off this match and Hercules is already on the big offense, hitting a press slam onto Savage and Valentine is in the ring. They exchange blows and Hercules hits an atomic drop then Hart is tagged into the match. Hart hits a snapmere and some knee drops and Duggan is tagged into the match. Duggan rams Valentine into the corner sveral times them Garvin is in the ring and hits some nice chops, then gets Valentine into the sleeper hold. Valentine drips down Garvin and Bravo is tagged in. Bravo hits a inveted atomic drop, chops him and misses an elbow and Hercule is tagged back in. High knee and clotheslines from Hercules but Bravo rams Hercules to the corner and Earthquake is tagged in. Earthquake does his finish (running sit move) and pins Hercules right on the spot! Hercules has been eliminated from the match!

Duggan and Earthquake are next and Duggan tries to shoulder block Earthquake but isn't able to but Hitman goes behind Earthquake and Duggan shoulder blocks Earthquake over Hart! Oh shit that was pretty sweet! Garvin is back in and hits some punches and a splash, but Earthquake pushes Garvin back and Bravo is tagged back in. Bravo hits some shots and Valentine is in, who hits a headbutt to the groin. he goes for a figure four but Garvin rolls up Valentine but only gets two. Savage is tagged in and hits a double axe handle, then a nice punch and tags in Bravo back in the match. Bravo is kicking the shit out of Garvin, Garvin goes for a backslide pin but still gets two. Savage is back in the ring, hits some strikes and Valentine comes back in. They both exhange blows and Duggan blind tags himself in and hits Valentine with a Clothesline, and gets the three count! Greg Valentine has been eliminated from the match!

Bravo coms in and attacks Duggan from behind. Savage is in and does a nice move where he jumps over the ropes and springs Duggan back, tags in Earthquake and now Duggan's in trouble. Duggan gets hit with a body slam but dodges the elbow and Garvin is tagged in. Garvin hits some stiff shots to Bravo. Garvin goes for a submission hold and Savage tags in, shoves Garvin to his corner but Hart gets tagged in. Bret Hart and Savage are at it now and Hart almost goes for the Sharpshooter but Bravo gets tagged in, although Bravo gets abused by Hart instead. Garvin is in the ring but Bravo hits the Sidewalk Slam and gets the three count! Garvin has been eliminated from the match!

It's now Duggan and Earthquake in the ring and Duggan is punching Earthquake by the corner, then Hart comes in and they take out Earthquake with a double clothesline! Earthquake tags in Savage and Savage climbs the top rope, Hart telling Savage to bring it. Savage goes down and gets attacked from Duggan. Hart kicks down Savage and Duggan punches him. Savage is trapped on the ropes and Duggan punches Savage again. Hart hits a backbreaker but gets a two count for that, Hart then goes for a small package but gets two for that as well. Hart then boots Savage but misses a senton bomb, Savage then tags in Bravo. Bravo hits a body slam then a splash. Bravo then gets Hart into the bearhug, then lets go of Hart and Earthquake is back in the ring. Earthquake does the double choke lifts and holds Hart there, then hits an elbow and tags in Bravo again. Hart tries to go for a Sharpshooter but he's too exhausted to continue on, Hart then gets gangbeaten from Bravo and Savage. Savage is the legal man now and Bravo has Hart captured but Savage knocks down Bravo by accident and Duggan is tagged in! Duggan hits a body slam but misses an elbow, Hart gets tagged into the match(?) and Bravo is back on the offense. Hart charges at Bravo and misses a shoulder thrust, hitting his shoulder onto the steel post. Bravo then hits a shoulder breaker and Savage hits the diving elbow drop and gets the three count. Oh shit! Bret Hart has been eliminated from the match!

Jim Duggan is all alone now and Jimmy Hart and Miss. Elizabeth is already celebrating. The King's Court are having a team meeting now and Earthquake is in the ring. Earthquake assault Duggan at the corner. but misses a charge. Savage jumps from the ropes but Duggan punches him in the gut, then does a back toss onto Bravo! He throws both Savage and Bravo onto Duggan and everyone is out of the ring! Shit is the crowd loving this! Savage is in the ring but him and Dino both double team on Duggan, Duggan cotheslines them both but Earthquake, the legal man, comes in and takes down Duggan. Earthquake hits a nice body slam then an elbow drop, and tags in Bravo. Bravo hits some shots then Savage hits a diving double axe handle, but misses a charge and Duggan hits an atomic drop! Duggan then runs for the ropes but Elizabeth pulls the ropes and Duggan goes flying over the ropes! Duggan can't get back up and gets counted out!

Winners and survivors of the match: Randy Savage, Earthquake and Dino Bravo! This was much better than the opening contest. Good action all around and the fans were pretty into it. Having Duggan go strong at 3 vs 1 had the crowd going pretty good, but the momentum was killed when Duggan was counted out shortly after. But since Miss. Elizabeth caused the countout it was still pretty awesome. ***2/3


Post Match: Duggan comes in with the 2x4 and knocks down Savage while on the top turnbuckle. The Kings Court retreats and Duggan leaves as well.

Backstage, we see Mean Gene trying to check up on Dusty Rhodes, then tells us that he's planning his revenge on the Big Boss Man.

Back at the arena we see The Genious standing on a platform and gives off a monologue. Crowd boos. Moving on.

Back in the ring we see The Million Dollar Team in the ring. Oh shit is this match with the Hulkimaniacs happening already? Huh...


The Million Dollar Team (Ted Dibiase, Zeus and The Powers of Pain) vs The Hulkimaniacs (WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts and Demolition)

Jake Roberts and Zeus are starting off this matchup. No wait Hogan gets tagged in because Zeus wants Hulk Hogan that badly. They get into an arguemnt and they have a shoving contest. Zeuz shoulder blocks Hogan down and Hogan hits some moves but Zeus no sells all of Hogan's shots. Hogan then takes down Zeuz with a body slam but he gets right back up and takes down Hogan, choking Hogan on the ground. Zeus shoves the referee away and he already gets disqualified! Zeus has been eliminated from the match!

Eveeryone is in the ring and they try and pull off Zeus. Zeus tells everyone to piss off and leaves the ring. DiBiase is in the ring and hits some knees to the head of Hogan, then chokes him out some more with the ropes. Poor Hogan is getting assaulted pretty badly from DiBiase, DiBiase hitting some chops but Hogan boots DiBiase in the face and tags in Roberts into the match. Roberts the clotheslines DiBiase out of the ring and now they're brawling outside. They enter the ring and Ax is in the ring, hitting some sledgehammers to DiBiase and Smash is in the ring. Shit they're punching the shit out of DiBiase now. Hogan is tagged back into the match and he hits DiBiase with a double axe handle and now Hogan and Demoltion are hitting DiBiase at the same time! DiBiase is still feeling the assault and Ax is back inside the ring. Ax gets in a clothesline, misses the second one and DiBiase hits an elbow. Warlord is tagged into the match, hits some strikes and Barbarian is in the match. Barbarian gets in a shoulder breaker but misses a diving elbow but Warlord is back inside the ring. hits an elbow and a clothesline onto Warlord but Fuji trips Ax and Warlord hits a nice Clothesline onto Ax gets pinned! Ax has been eliminated from the match!

Smash gets into the ring and beats up Warlord, then Hogan is tagged in and clotheslines Warlord down. Hulk then body slams Warlord and tags in Roberts into the match. Roberts hits a body slam, and the stupid video clipped and we see Smash and Warlord Warlord thumbs Smash and tags in Barbarian. Smash hits Barbarian with a kick and takes him down misses an elbow. Barbarian tags in DiBiase who hits a double axe handle and beats on Smash with some chops. DiBiase then hits some fist drops onto Smash, then hits a body slam but misses a back elbow drop. Smash throw DiBiase onto the ropes but Barbarian hits Smash with a diving clothesline and gets the three count! Smash has been eliminated from the match!

Roberts comes in and tries to go for the DDT but Barbarian tosses Roberst over his shoulder, then hits a back body drop onto Roberts. Roberts is getting tossed around the ring pretty badly then hits a backbreaker onto Roberts. Warlord is back into the match and clubs the back of Roberts. DiBiase is back in and takes out Hogan, then holds onto Roberts as Barbarian jumps and hits a diving punch to Roberts. DiBiase hits some knees to the back of the head of Roberts. DiBiase then hits the Piledriver and almost gets the three but Roberts gets the ropes. Barbarian is back in the match and hits a falling headbutt to Roberts, Roberts almost gets the tag in but Barbrian keeps him from doing so, climbs the ropes but misses a diving headbutt! Hulk Hogan is tagged in and now everyone is getting wiped out from Hulk! Hulk takes out Barbarian with some elbow drops, then a suplex but only gets a two count! Warlord attacks Hogan but Hogan double clotheslines The Powers of Pain down! The Powers of Pain both do a Double Spike Piledriver onto Hogan but the ref sees the double team and DQ's Both members of the Powers of Pain. The Powers of Pain have been eliminaed

It's not two on one but DiBiase has the Million Dollar Dream onto Hogan. Hogan goes down and Hogan almost gets knocked out but Roberts save Hogan just in time. Venture is going on about how much Hogan has been saved three times already(just the way he's saying it is hilarous). DiBiase goes onto the ropes and goes for a double axe handle but Hogan punches DiBiase and now Roberts is tagged into the match! Roberts hits a suplex, a back drop then some knees to the back of the head. Virgil jumps ono the apron but Roberts throws Vigirl into the ring and nails the DDT! DiBiase then quickly jumps on top of Roberts and pins him with his feet on the ropes, getting the three count! Jake Roberts has been eliminated from the match!

It's now Hogan and DiBiase left in the match. Hulk is hurt and DiBiase takes note of this, DiBiase hitting some strikes onto Hogan. Hogan struggles to fight back while DiBiase hits some forearm smashes and hits a clothesline. Hogan gets up and hits some elbows to the gut of DiBiase but they get up and double clothesline each other to the ground! They're both back up and Hogan goes for an atomic drop but DiBase counters that into a back drop. Hulk gets back up and hits a Big Boot, then a body drop to DiBiase, then follows up with a Leg Drop and gets the three count right there!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match: Hulk Hogan! This was a decent match. Nothing overly amazing happened but they played it safe with this one and it worked out somewhat decent. Also yay for Hogan having the eagle-winged WWF Championship. ***


Backsage Randy Savage is backstage and talks about the steel cage that he's going to be involved between him, Zeus, Hogan and Beefcake. He's talking about how it's going to be No Holds Barred and he's going to go all out.

Hulk Hogan and Beefcake are backstage and they're talking about the cage match, and Hogan is pumped up to be getting back in the ring in Zeus for attacking Hogan. Eliabeth comes backstage and she goes complete apeshit on Hogan and Beefcake. She throws some powder at them both, then Savage and Zeus comes around and ambushes them backstage. A bunch of the boys have to break up the fight. We go to a promo, hyping up the rest of the card happening tonight.


Roddy's Rowdies (Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka and The Bushwackers) vs Rude's Brood (Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect and the Fabulous Rougrues)


Bushwacker Luke is getting pumped up in the ring but Mr. Perfect comes and ambushes Luke in the ring. Luke retreats to his corner and here comes Butch who is biting Perfect in the leg! Piper it in and now Piper is biting the arm. and Snuka is biting Perfect. Luke is back in and bites Perfect in the ass!:. Sunka is in the ring and Jacques is in the ring. Jacques hits some strikes Snauka, rolls over his back but Snuak hits a flying headbutt. Jacques charges at Snuka and Snuka hits a NICE chop to Jacques, then hits a backbreaker followed by a body slam. Snuka then hits a Splash and gets the three count! Jacques Rougeaus has been eliminated from the match!

Rude comes in and tries to ambush Snuka but Snuka hits a headbutt onto Rude, but then Perfect comes in and runs the ropes but Rude pulls the ropes to get himself back up, taking out Perfect in the meantime! Rude and Perfect have an arguement on the apron but Snuka grabs both of them by the head and bashes them together! Piper is tagged in and gets on the offense with a knee to the face. Luke is back in the ring and hits a body slam, then tags in Butch and they double team Perfect. They are continuly double teaming Perfect but Perfect chops Butch in the chest, but Butch tags in Piper and Piper hits an atomic drop onto Perfect. Raymond is in the ring and Piper goes for the piledriver but Raymond tosses Piper over his shoulder, Piper though gets Raymond into a sunset flip but only gets two! Piper then tries again and hits the Piledriver, getting a three count! Raymond Rougeaus has been eliminated from the match!

Perfect is in the ring and gets Piper into a small package but only gets two. Perfect hits a snapmere then a necksnap. Piper is denied to his corner, Piper though hits a slingshot to the corner and Butch is in the ring. Butch hits a splash and some stomps, then gets in Luke. Perfect shoves away Luke but Piper instead runs into the ring and takes out Perfect with a SICK punch. Butch is back in the ring but Perfect rolls up Butch and pins him! Bushwacker Butch has been eliminated from the match!

Piper almost gets a rollup but gets the two count as well. Luke is in the match and they are exchanging punches, Rude then finally gets the tag and hits some counters, then finally a Swinging Neckbreaker and gets the pin over Luke! Bushwacker Luke has been eliminated from the match!

Snuka is back in the ring as well as Perfect, which Perfect is getting the upper hand here. Rude boots Snuka in the face at the corner and comes back in the ring, hitting some strikes to Snuka! Perfect is back in the ring and they're beating down Snuka pretty hard. Perfect mocks Snuka by atttacking Roddy then booting Snuaka in the head, the ref is distracted and Rude is choking Snuka! Perfect then hits a dropkick but only gets a two count. Snuka gets thrown to the ropes, Snuka returns and knees Perfect in the face! Rude is tagged in however before Snuka can do anything and Rude is now beating the holy hell out of Roode. Perfect is back in the ring and hits goes for a move but Snuka goes for a SMALL PACKAGE but only gets two. Perfect didn't like being tricked and hits Snuka with some more shots but Snuka hits a flying headbutt onto Perfect! Perfect though takees down Snuka again but Snuka is feeling the momentum and hits some chops, but they end up double clothesline each other! The hot tag happens and Rude and Roddy are at it! Roddy gets the upper hand and Roddy hits some strikes onto Rude, but they fall out of the ring and brawl outside! They stay outside and end up getting a double countout Roddy Piper and Rick Rude are eliminated from the match!

Meanwhile Perfect and Snuka are at it, Snuka and pefect are both worn down by they exchange moves with each other. Snuka rolls out of the ring, Perfect has Snuka on the apron and then suplexs him back inside the ring! Snuka hits some strikes to Mr. Pefect but Pefect gets Snuka into the start of a sequence of pins. Snuka has the upper edge again and Snuka hits some chops to Perfect. Snuka hits a crossbody but Perfect counters that into a rollup but only gets two. Perfect then hits the Perfectplex and gets a the three count! And we have a winner folks!

The winner of the match and Sole Survivor: Mr. Perfect! This was a better-then-average Elimination Match, a notch better than the Hulkimaniacs/Million Dollar Team Elimination Match anyways. Again nothing too overly exciting happened but the crowd was really into this one. That and Piper was REALLY over in this match! ***1/2


Post Match: The Genious comes in and they celebrate the win but Snuka bumps both their heads, chops Geneoius into the ground and goes for a Splash but Perfect pulls Genious out of the ring before he can do that. Cool.

We are backstage with The Ultimate Warriors. They just ramble on about the match, surprised nobody broke a blood vessel.


The Ultimate-Warriors (WWF IC Champion The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart and The Rockers) vs Heenan's Family (Andre the Giant, Haku, Arn Anderson and Bobby Heenan)

Looks like that Bobby Heenan is wrestling in this matchup. Ultimate Warrior isn't even in the ring yet and the action starts when The Rockers dropkick Arn and Haku out of the ring, but Andre has them both. Neidhart gets into a brawl with Andre and here comes Warrior! Warrior hitts a clothesline and knocks out Andre over the ropes! Andre was the legal man and couldn't get back up so he's already eliminated from the match! : Andre has been eliminated from the match!

Warrior tosses Arn and Haku in the ring, the faces hitting Arn with some punches and Neidhart is tagged into the match. Anvil hits a clothesline, then throws him to the corner and hits a running turnbuckle thrusts. Arn escapes and Haku is in the match but Neidhart is fighting back. They are exchanging blows now but Arn tags himself into the match. Arn hit some sledgehammer shots to the back and Heenan his choking out Anvil by the corner. Haku is back in the match and Anvil takes out Arn off the ropes, Haku then hits a kick to the face and pins Neidhart! Jim Neidhart has been eliminated from the match!

Shawn Michaels is in the ring and he is getting beat from Haku but Michaels dodges a diving headbutt from Haku, then Jannetty is in the ring! Michaels is back in and hits a double axe handle! Jannetty is back in hits his own double axe handle and they double chop Haku in the chest. Haku though goes for a double clothesline but only hits Michaels, gets Jannetty in a body slam but Michaels dropkicks Haku down. Arn and Jannetty are in the ring and Arn takes down Jannetty and tags in Haku. Haku and Arn go for a double team onto Marty but Michaels saves Marty and they hits double superkicks onto Haku and Arn! Marty then takes down Haku with a flying forearm and Warrior comes back in, chops Haku but Haku chops Warrior! Warrior then hits a back drop but misses an elbow. Arn is tagged into the match but so is Marty, Marty arm wretches Marty then does a drop toe hold, tagging in Haku! Marty though gets Haku into a headlock but Haku escapes and dodges a charge from Marty. How Heenan goes into the match, hits an elbow and tags Haku back in the match. :. Haku hits another kick to the face but Marty manages to kick out. Heenan is tagged into the match and hits some stomps and a kneedrop to the back of the head, then actually pins Marty. Oh shit! Marty Jennetty has been eliminated from the match!

Heenan retreats again and tags in Arn into the match. Warrior and Anderson are both legal in the match and Warrior gets Arn into a bearhug! Arn escapes and tags in Haku, Haku though gets into the bearhug, to which Warrior ends up hitting an inverted atomic drop and tags in Michaels! Michaels hits a dropkick onto Haku but Haku ends up throwing Michaels out of the ring. Warrior throws Michaels back inside the ring and Arn tags himself into the match. Michaels is getting beaten but climbs onto the ropes and backflips over Arn, gets him into the drop toe hold and washes Arn's face onto the canvas! Warrior is tagged into the match and goes nuts on Arn. Arn gets hit with a body slam then Michaels gets thrown onto Arn with a splash but only gets two. Haku is tagged back in and chops Michaels. Haku goes for a crossbody but Michaels ducks it, Michaels then shows Haku how it's done and hits a diving crossbody of his own, pinning Haku! Haku has been eliminated from the match!

Arn hits some shots and tags in Heenan into the match, Arn then throws Shawn out of the ring. Heenan climbs onto the top turnbuckle and is about to jump onto Michaels, but his facial expression says 'fuck that' and Heenan gets back down. Arn is tagged back into the match but Michaels goes for sunset flip but doesn' get the pin. Heenan is tagged back in but Michaels punches Heenan in the face, Heenan runs away and Arn gets tagged back in. Michaels and Arn are both down after a shoulder block, Michaels and Arn are exchanging some blows. Arn goes for a monkey flip but Shawn escapes then, then Arn goes for a reverse atomic drop but Michaels escapes that as well and charges for Arn but Arn hits the Double A Spinebuster! Michaels gets pinned! Shawn Michaels has been eliminated from the match!

Warrior is left and Arn ends up dumping him out of he ring. Arn has to go back out and throws Warrior back inside the ring. Heenan is tagged into the match and hits two punches then tags Arn back into the match. Arn almost gets another Spinebuster in but Warrior gets a choke onto Arnn instead. Arnn escapes it however and brings Warrior to his corner. Warrior throws Arn onto Heenan at the apron and Warrior hits the Gorilla Press, then the Splash and pins Arn! Arn has been eliminated from the match!

Heenan is at ringside and he is unaware where Warrior is. Heenan is scared shiless and Warrior looks on, laughing and pointing to Heenan. Heenan sees where Warrior is and tries to leave the ring and Warrior starts to toss Heenan around the ring. Heenan does the modern- Michaels sell and flys over the turnbuckles, then tries to leave but Warrior throws Heenan back into the ring! Warrior then hits a flying shoulder block onto Heenan, then hits a Running Splash onto Heenan and gets the pin!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match! Ultimate Warrior! Well what can I say? This was probably the shortest Survivor Series match but it probably was the most entertaining of the night. Michaels was really going hard to please the crowd, and Warrior just pretty much hot for the entire night. It wasn' bad either considering there was only technically 2 heel wrestlers throughout the night, plus Heenan. Haku and Arn did a good job keeping things interesting agains 4 of the faces, and the ending part with Heenan was brilliant! I was honestly expecting someone to do a run in and have Heenan get the pin but nope, this was pure entertainment. Just wish they had a third heel that wasn't Andre and made the match longer. ***3/4


Post match: Heenan walks out of the ring and heads to the back. Warrior is finished celebrating in the ring and leaves the ring, runs up and clotheslines Heenan down and continues to run away.


Closing Comments: This was a pretty decent show. I'm glad they got rid of the 20 Man Tag match as I didn't really care for them at all (well until some of the teams got eliminated anyways). I was pretty surprised that Hogan's match wasn't in the main event, but I was also surprised that match wasn't better either sorry to say. Alright enough babbling, onto the 90's Survivor Series!!

 

[Nate]

Survivor Series 1990

This clip contained a pre-show before Survivor Series happened. I was pumped to see any pre-show matches that was to happen, but was disappointed when there was none. Anyways I guess they're having 6 matches this year, and the main event will consist of all the Survivors of the previous matches into one final match of the night. Interesting. Also yay for the 90's!

And yes I realized I made a huge mistake. Last year it was Sensational Sherri at Randy Savage's corner, not Miss. Elizabeth. Yes I can be a blueberry sometimes.

Live from Hartford Connecticut
Ringside Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

We go over the card for the night then head to the Colour Commentators Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper. Piper explains that the troops oversees are able to watch this event but he's going to charge Saddam Hussein double. Wow. Anyways here's the opening match!

The Perfect Team (Mr. Perfect and Demolition) vs The Warriors (WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior, WWF Intercontinental Champion Texas Tornada & The Legion of Doom)

Holy Stacked Team, Warriors! Looks like that Demolition aquired a third team member. Great like I can barely recognize the first two already. Animal atacks Smash from behind after bad mouthing Warrior and Hawk, then Animal kicks him down and throws him to his corner. The Warriors get a free shot on Animal, Smash though punches Animal in the head and now the heels are getting a team shot. Perfect is in the ring and hits some shots onto Animal, then tags in Ax. Ax charges at Animal but Animal hits a nice Powerslam onto Ax and atomic drop onto Perfect. Animal hits another atomic drop to Ax. Tornado is tagged in and hits a couple of body shots onto Ax then gets the Claw onto him, but Smash attacks Tornada instead. Warrior gets tagged in and takes down Ax with some nice moves, then takes him down with a Running Spash and gets the three count! Ax has been eliminated from the match!

Demolition comes in and attacks Warrior but Warrior takes them all down with clotheslines, then throws Perfect out of the ring. However Crush comes in and clotheslines Warrior to the ground. Crush stomps onto Warrior then hits some punches to the head. He tags in Smash into the ring and Smash hits a backbreaker, Crush then is tagged in and hits a diving knee drop and goes for the cover, but only gets two. Crush then corners Warrior and hits some body shots but Warrior boots him in the face, clotheslines him and tags in Hawk into the match. Perfect comes into the ring and Hawk blocks all of Perfect's punches then takes him down with a clothesline! Hawk then charges at Perfect to the corne but Perfect dodges and Demolition is back at work. Smash hits another back breaker and Perfect comes back inside the ring. Hawk gets in some punches but Smash hits a drop toe hold but Hawk gets up and hits a shoulder block then hits a splash. Hawk then hits a Diving Clothesline but Crush breaks up the pin. A brawl happens inside the ring and both Demolition and Legion of Doom are eliminated? Well that's a load of shit. Demolition and The Legion of Doom have been eliminated from the match.

Perfect is by himself already and he has to face off against Warrior and Texas Tornado (surely this will end clean ). Warrior is up first but Tornada tags in but Perfect ambushes Perfect, but Tornada hits some pounches and a 3609 punch, knocking Perfect out of the ring! Warior hits some punches onto Heenan at ringside and punches him over the security barricade into the crowd :. Meanwhile Tornada misses a charge and crashes into the corner and gets the offense onto Tornada, hitting a nice knee shot to the skull. Tornada blocks a punches and hits his own but Perfect gets a thumb to the eye, then smashes his face onto the corner. Perfect then hits the Perfectplex and gets the three count! The Texas Tornada has been eliminated from the match!

Warrior comes into the ring and charges at Perfect, but Perfect gets out of the way and Warrior hits an exposed turnbuckle. Perfect then turns Warrior around and hits the Perfectplex onto him but only gets two! Perfect isn't too pleased and hits some punches to the head of Warrior. Perfect hits a dropkick onto Warrior then kicks him in the ribs several times. Perfect hits some chops to Warrior then a clothesline. Warrior gets the momentum back and gets in some shots onto Perfect, Perfect then falls to Warrior's various clotheslines, then follows up with a flying shoulder block and Running Splash, then gets the three count!

Winner and sole Survivor of the match: The Ultimate Warrior! Very short Survivor Series match to say the least. I have a feeling since there's suppose to be 6 of these bad boys tonight most of the matches will but cut short. It was good until like the last 3 mintues whenboth teams got DQ'd from the match, then things went a bit slow from there. **1/2

Backstage we see Sean Moody talk to The Million Dollar team, Honky Tonk, Valentine and Virgil. They blabber on how they're going to destroy The American Dream once and for all.

The Dream Team (Dusty Rhodes, Koko B. Ware and The WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation) vs The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, Rythmn and Blues and there mystery partner).

And their mystery partner is, wait for it... THE DEBUT OF THE MOTHERFUCKIN' UNDERTAKER!!! lmao a Piper "Well he doesn't look friendly at all" in the most sarcastic voice ever. We see some crowd shots being in awe over witnessing The Undertaker and Taker is starting off the match with Hart. Hart gets kicked in the stomach and Taker takes down Hart with a choke/shove and chokes Hart. Neidhart comes in but Taker no sells his shoulder block and nails a body slam onto Neidhart! Koko then goes into the ring and tries to attack Taker but Taker no sells Koko as well and nails his first ever Tombstone Piledriver onto Koko. . Taker then gets the three count onto Koko! Koko B. Ware has been eliminated from the match!

Hart is up next and the yget into the lockup. Hart hits some punches onto Taker, but Taker tags in Valentine into the match, and so is Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes and Valentine are hitting some stiff shots then Niedhart gets tagged in. Hart comes in next and smashes Valentine to the corner but then Valentine boots Hart in the face. Honky Tonk is in next and kicks Hart down. Hart fights back and takes Honky down but Honky hits a knee to the gut, but Niedhart gets tagged in and hits a powerslam onto Honky, getting the three count! Honky Tonk Man has been eliminated from the match! DeBiase is in next and ambushes Anvil but Neidhart hits a clotehsline tehn a bodyslam, then tags in Dusty and Dusty hits the 10 punches onto DiBiase. Dropkick from Rhodes and Anvil hits a nice suplex. DiBiase hits a clothesline after Virgil makes a distraction and gets the three count. Jim Neidhart has been eliminated from the match!

Bret Hart comes in next and hits some shots to DiBiase. Rhodes comes in next and Dusty dances around the ring while punching DiBiase. DiBiase hits a cheap shot and hits down Dusty, then tags in The Undertaker! Taker hits a boot to the face then punches him down. Hart is tagged in and Hart is thrown to the heel corner, then gets in Valentine. Valentine hits some kicks and DiBiase is back in the ring but Hart hits the inverted atomic drop then tags in Rhodes. Rhodes hits some forearm smashs but Taker blind tags Rhodes. Taker hits a knee to the gut then climbs the ropes and hits a double axe handle, then gets the three count but then throws out Rhodes out of the ring! Dusty Rhodes has been eliminated from the match!

Valentine is back in the ring and he gets beaten down from Hart. Brothe Love is getting ambushed from Dusty Rhodes after Love stomps onto Taker. Taker chases after Rhodes and chokes him out at ringside, but gets counted out from the match! The Undertaker has been eliminated from the match!

Back in the ring Valentine is kicking the holy hell out of Bret, but Bret jumps up and gets Valentine into a small package and gets the three count right there! Greg Valentine has been eliminated from the match!

Now it's Bret Hart and Ted DiBiase left standing in the match. Hart his some strikes onto DiBiase, then hits an atomic drop onto DiBiase! DiBiase flys out of the ring and Hart hits a Crossbody Vault to the outside! Hart and DiBiase brawl outside and almost get counted out, Hart throws DiBiase inside and hits some more strikes. DiBiase fights back and hits a clothesline, then some chops to the chest of Hart. Hart escapes and gets in a backside pin but only gets two. Hart then misses a shoulder block and it appears that he hurt is knee from the misfire. DiBiase is celebrating already but Hart jumps back up and gets DiBiase into a reverse sunset flip but only gets two! Virgil then holds onto Hart but DiBiase hits Viril and Hart goes for the rollup but only gets two! DiBiase then takes a backbreaker and a diving fistdrop but Still gets two! Wow! Hart then hits a crossbody but DiBiase counters that into a rollup pin and gets the three count right there!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match: Ted DiBiase! Well this was a tad better then the first one. There were some quick finishes but at least there wasn't a big ass 4 man elimination happening at once. Glad to see that Taker didn't completely dominat over the guys all match either. **3/4

We're given an interview from The Vipers (Jake Roberts and co.), taking about typical 80's... er 90's wresting stuff. Oh look at that it's time for the next matchup!

The Visionaries (Rick Martel, Power and Glory and The Warlord vs The Vipers (Jake Roberts, The Rockers and Jimmy Snuka

And it's on folks! Marty Jannety and Warlord are up first. Warlord misses some clotheslines but Warlord throws him to the corner, then misses another charge and Jannetty hits some dropkicks, then tags in Michaels and Jannetty hits a sunset flip and Michaels clothesline him but only gets a two count. Martel comes in and hits some shots to Michaels but Michael counters a hip toss onto his own! He hits a monkey flip from the corner and then tags in Roberts. Martel though escapes and Roma is in the ring. Roberts has Roma in an arm wretch then tags in Snuka. Hercules comes in and Hercules hits a shoulder block, but Snuka hits a chop and Warlord comes in. Warlord body slams Snuak but misses an elbow, Snuak takes Warlord to the corner and tags in Marty, but Warlord gets Marty into a bearhug. Marty escapes and climbs the top rope but Warlord counters the diving crossbody into a Powerslam! Holy shit that was fuckin' sweet! And Marty Jannetty has been eliminated from the match!

Michaels is back in with a vengeance, hits a hurricarana then some mounted punches and Roberts is tagged into the match. Roberts tries to clotheslien Warlord but fails to. The crowd is chanting DDT. Roberts clotheslines Warlord and Michaels is tagged in. Roma gets sneaks in and assaults Michaels with a series of shots, then Warlord hits a huge back body drop onto Michaels. Hercules gets tagged in and hits Michaels with a sick clothesline, then tags in Martel into the match. Martel hits Michael with some bodyshots and hits a rib breaker for wo. Roma is in next and Michaels falls to the corner. Martel is tagged back in but misses a charge and spears himself into the corner and Snuka is tagged into the match. Snuka hits some hots to Martel then hits a back drop. Martel misses a clothesline and Snuka takes Martel down with a jumping shoulder block. Snuka hits a diving crossbody and goes for the cover but Martel counters that into his own cover and gets the three count! Jimmy Snuka has been eliminated!

Roberts comes in with a vengeance now and and tries to corner Martel at the corner but Martel slips out and here comes Hercules. The crowd is behind The Vipers and they get into a lockup. Roberts pushes Hercules as Snake signals for the DDT but Hercules bails from the ring. Hercules is back in and they have a team meeting. Martel runs on the apron and hits a clothesine onto Roberts then Roma comes into the ring, stomping onto poor Roberts. Bodyslam by Roma and he climbs the ropes but Roberts rolls out of the way. Michaels enters the ring and takes out Roma with an elbow and then a suplex. Michaels then hits a diving elbow drop but gets a two count! Michaels then hits an atomic drop but Hercules gets in a blind tag and attacks Michaels. Hercules gets in a clothesline then hits a press slam onto Michaels. Martel is in the ring and clubs Michaels down but Hercules comes back in. Hercules places Michael onto the top turnbuckles then Roma gets tagged in a they hit the Power Plex onto Michaels then pins him! Shawn Michaels has been eliminated from the match!

The crowd is still being cheered on and Hercules is approaching him with a smile. Hercule s hits some kicks to the stomach and then clubs him on the stomach and Warlord comes back into the ring. Warlord gets Jake into a bearhug but Roberts escapes from it and hits the DDT! The referee is distracted from Power and Glory and Martel comes into the ring and shoves off Roberts. The referee then argues with Martel while Roberts gets Damien from his bag and chases Martel out of the ring with him! : Martel runs away from Roberts while Roberts is still chasing after him and Roberts get Counted Out!

Winners of the match and Survivors: The entire Missionaries Team! The first clean sweep ever in Survivor Series, and oddly enough it wasn't the shortest or worst match of the night. ***

Backstage we see Hulk Hogan go off in his usual antics. Him and his team are talking about how Bobby Heenan can't survive tonight. They even cut a promo about going to the Middle East and going after Hussien.

The Natural Distasters (Earthquake, Dino Bravo, Haku, The Barbarian) vs The Hulkimanacs (Hulk Hogan, Tugboat, Jim Duggan, Big Boss Man)

Jim Duggan and and Haku are both starting of the match. Haku hits some shots to Duggan and misses a crossbody, now Duggan hits hitting some clothesline to the face of Haku. Duggan then rams an elbow to the face then hits another elbow, but misses a dropping elbow and Haku tags in Dino Bravo. Bravo hits a inverted atomic drop and Barbarian is tagged in. Haku is immediately tagged in and shoves Duggan away, Duggan ends up falling to his corner and Boss Man gets tagged in. Boss Man hits some rapid punches to the gut of Haku, then an uppercut. Haku sees Boss Man charging and hits a dropkick but Boss Man gets up and hits a Side Slam and eliminated Haku from the match!

Barbarian is back in the match and hits some shots to Bossman. Bossman sees a charge coming from Barbarian and boots him in the face, leaving him standing in a groggy state. Barbarian then brings Boss Man and assaults him there, then but Boss Man fights back and takes him down with a clothesline! Heenan then comes onto the apron but Boss Man smashes his face onto the top of the steel post. Boss Man then goes for a hip toss but Barbarian counters into a suplex! Barbarian then climbs the ropes but Boss Man escapes and tags in Duggan! Duggan hits a back body drop but Bravo gets a blind tag, holds Duggan down and Earthquake comes in and takes down Duggan. Earthquake is bringing the assault onto Duggan, Duggan trying a body slam but failing to. Duggan then hits a shoulder block but Earthquake no sells it. Jimmy Hart then pulls down the ropes while Duggan tries another shoulder block (doing his first productive thing in Survivor Series) and Duggan chases Hart around the ring. Duggan then grabs the 2x4 and hits Earthquake with it, getting the DQ right on the spot. Jim Duggan has been eliminated from the match!

Hulk Hogan is in the ring but Bravo and Barbarian comes in, and takes them both down with body slams, then hits Earthquake with a body slam! Hogan hits a clothesline to the corner then starts the 10 count punches but Earthquake takes down Hogan with a body slam and tags in Bravo, who hits some dropping elbows to Hogan. Hogan though gets in a small package and pins Dino Bravo! Dino Bravo has been eliminated from the match!

Earthquake and Boss Man are in the match, Bossman tries to hit a diving crossbody but Earthquake catches him and goes for a slam but Hogan punches Earthquake down but only gets a two count. Earthquake hits a jumping elbow drop and pins Boss Man right there. Ok. Big Boss Man has been eliminated from the match!

Hogan comes in and hits a big boot to Earthquake, then hits some clotheslines onto Earthquake and shoves Barbarian out of the ring. Hogan goes for another bodyslam but Earthquake falls on top of Hogan but only gets two. Earthquake goes for a running splash but Hogan moves out of the way, then tags in Tugboat and now hits Earthquake with some moves. Hogan trips Eartquake down and now all four men left in the match are brawling. It's a double countout and Earthquake and Tugboat have been eliminated from the match!

It's Hogan and Barbarian left in the match. Barbarian hits some strikes to Hogan and brings him out of the ring but Hogan goes right back in. Barbarian then goes for the piledriver and hits it, but Barbarian only gets two! Barbarian then charges at Hogan but both men ends up clothesline each other to the ground! Barbarian hits a high knee then a diving clothesline but Hogan is Hulking up now! Hogan hits the punches and the Big Boot, then The Leg Drop and gets the three count!

Winne and the sole survivor of the match: Hulk Hogan! Alright seriously fuck these short SS matches and fuck Earthquake. And for the matter fuck Tugboat as well. In general, fuck this match in perticular. **

Post Match: Hogan tosses Bobby Heenan out of the ring, then poses for the crowd.

Mean Gene interview Randy Savage on a platform live on stage. He calls Mean Gene a turkey (it's Thanksgiving remember) and says that The Ultimate Warrior will be the ultimate turkey when the it's time for Savage to reclaim the WWF Championship belt. This promo seems to drag on a bit (it's an intermission I suppose).

Tito Santana, The Bushwackers and Nikolai Volkuff vs St. Slaughter, Orient Express and Boris Zhukov

Wow, what a line up. I am so impressed with the amount of starpower in this fucking match. Doing point form not because it's action-filled but because I don't fee like writing about it.

-Tito hits flying forearm onto Boris and gets the pin not even 30 seconds into the match. Oh yeah MOTN contender right here folks.

-Bushwacker Luke hits a clothesline and pins one of the Orient Express, Tito then hits a crossbody on the other and gets the pin on him.

-Slaugher does the most boring heel segment on a face ever onto Volkuff, then hits a bad snapmere and strikes and gets the pin.

-Slaughter hits a stomachbreaker onto Slaughter then gets the pinfall onto one Bushwacker, hits the other one with a clothesline and pins him as well.

-The ending was pretty good though. Slaugter's manager comes in and attacks Tito at the end but the referee doesn't really know about this (or Slaughter things), Slaughter then gets Tito into the camel clutch and drops Tito under the refs orders. There's literally boos flyig everywhere as Slaughter is celebrating in the ring, and Howard Finkly makes the most dramatic announcement ever that Slaughter is actually DQ'ed, therefore Tito Santana is the winner of the match!

Winner and sole Survivor of the match: Tito Santana! Alright seriously this match blew chunks. It's almost like nobody even tried at all, and just decided to shit on the whole match. The greatest thing was probably the ending of the match with the dramatic pause from The Fink. Man did that crowd ever pop, which saved the match from being a complete dud. *

We see Mean Gene walk up to a giant egg on stage and we see it hatch, and some dude in a rooster costume and brings him to the ring and dances with him there. Ok then.


Ted DiBiase, Rick Martel, Power and Glory and Warlord vs Hulk Hoga, Tito Santana and WWE Champion The Ultimate Warrior.

Ok so this is the grand finale match that I mentioned earlier where all the survivors were going to be put into one final match. Hogan and Warlord are starting off, no wait Santana gets in and hits a flying forearm smash onto Warlord and pins him right there! The Warlord has been eliminated from the match![/B

Roma is next and he stomps the crap out of Santana, then hits a nice powerslam. DiBiase is tagged in and knees Tito in the face, then follows up with a suplex but only gets two. Tito then blocks a clothesline and nails a back body drop, but misses the Flying Forearm. Tito goes for another Flying Forearm but DiBiase throws him onto the ropes and pins him right there! Tito Santanna has been eliminated from the match!

Hogan is next in line and the fans pop loudly for Hogan, Hogan throwing DiBiase into the corner and assaults him there. Hogan goes for a back body drop but DiBiase kicks him in the face and tags in Hercules. Hercules clubs down Hogan and brings him down with a clothesline, then tags in Roma and Roma hits a diving clothesline but only gets two! Roma tags in Martel and Martel clubs Hulk on the back, corners him to the corner and tags in Hercules again. Hercules hits some punches to Hogan but Hogan refuses to go down. Hogan gets smashes several times onto the corner then DiBiase gets tagged in, then hits a diving double axe handle. DiBiase then hits some dropping fists then tags in Hercules. Hercules places Hogan onto the turnbuckles, tags in Roma and they do the Power Plex combo but they only get two! Hulk gets up quickly and clotheslines Roma down and gets the three count! Paul Roma has been eliminated from the match!

Martel is in and attacks Hogan, then goes for a back body drop but Hogan kicks him in the face and Warrior gets tagged in! Warrior beats the shit out of Martel and hits a back body drop onto him, takes out the heel corner and body slams Martel twice, then smashes him to the ground and Hulk Hogan is tagged back in! Hogan hits the Big Boot and clotheslines him out of the ring! Martel is done and walks away from the ring and Martel is counted out!Rick Martel has been eliminated from the match!

DiBiase is next in the ring. Hulk clotheslines him to the corner and DiBiase falls to the mat, Hogan then takes down Hercules and Hogan boots DiBiase down and hits the Ledgdrop! He pins DiBiase down!Ted DiBiase has been eliminated!

The Ultimate Warrior comes in and hits a flying shoulder block onto Hercules and then hits his Running Splash finisher for the win!

Winner and Survivors of the match: Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrrior It's an alright match. I really wish more time was given to this rather than the fucking dance between Mean Gene and that Rooster guy. Not alot of heel offense in this match which kinda turned me off, but the crow was really pumped for it. **2/3

And that's the show ladies and gentleman. It was an alright event, but please no more 6 SS matches in the same night because only giving 15 minutes for each one really killed it tbh. Some of them were action packed (especially the Visionaries vs The Vipers) but I felt that getting rid of this 'grand finale' match would've added at least 5 minutes for each match, which is truthfully what most of these matches needed. In conclusion, lack of time is why I gave these matches low ratings. Hopefully they'll manage their time better for the next one.

 

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Survivor Series 1991

And it's time for another edition of Survivor Series! Last year's edition I griped about having too many SS matches on it, therefore too little time for every match for me to actually enjoy it. Well it looks like that the right people agree with me because now we're going back to 5 matches this year, which is a good move in my books. Also fun fact: This will be the first Survivor Series where a non-Elimination match will take place. And concidently it's going to be for a title as well. Go figure.

Live from Detroit, Michigan.
Ringside Announcers: Gorilla Monsson and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Ringside Announcer: Howard Finkle

We start off the show with a recap between Jake The Snake Roberts and Randy Savage, Roberts sends Damien towards Savage who actually bites him in the arm! Jesus Christ! Well the snake is biting onto Savage for quite some time until Roberts eventually gets Damien off of Savage, Savage now being pulled out by the EMT's and he's dillusional from the snake bite. Well anyways Savage gets taken away and a gentleman sitting in the office gave out an announcement (it feels wrong to call it a promo) stating that Savage and Roberts are gone from the one Elimination match, making one of them instead a 3 on 3 Elimination Match. Ok sure let's see how this turns out.

Ted DiBiase w/Sensational Sherri, The Mountie, The Warlord and team captain Ric Flair vs WWF Intercontinenal Champion Bret Hart, Virgil, The British Bulldog and team captain Rowdy Roddy Piper

Ok so let me see if I catch the irony here. We have Ted DiBiase who kayfabe owns the Million Dollar Championship but in reality the WWF actually owns it, meanwhile we have Ric Flair who kayfabe took the WCW belt (forget the name) away from WCW, but in reality Flair actually owns it. Did I get that right? Anyways speaking of Flair's belt THEY ACTUALLY CENSORED IT! I mean seriously they placed a black circle around the stupid thing whenever Flair showed it off. Such bullshit! Anyways Piper is calling out Falir but DiBiase comes in and they are starting off the match. Flair comes in and kicks Piper in the back and DiBiase now attacks Piper with some strikes. Piper gets thrown to the ropes but he comes back and takes down DiBiase with a clothesline, then places him onto the ropes and proceeds to shake the ropes. Sensational Sherri comes in and tries to ambush Piper but Piper kisses her then tosses her aside and punches DiBiase with some moves. Piper gets in a hammerlock and then tags in British Bulldog who hits some knees the Viril is tagged in, and he is hittin some stomps. Hart is tagged in and hits some of his own needs, then tags in Piper and Piper hits a jumping fist drop. Bulldog is tagged and stomps onto DiBiase. Virigl jumps in and hits a diving double axe handle and tags in Hart. DiBiase brings Hart to the corner and hits some shots to the corner, then tosses him to the corner and goes for a move but they do a sequence of pins. Yeah the crowd is pretty much dead now. DiBiase hits a hip toss and Ric Flair gets tagged in. Flair misses an elbow and hart hits the inverted atomic drop and Bulldog is in the ring, and he slingshots Flair to the corner! Davy then hits a press slam and Hot Rod is tagged in! Flair is pleased with Piper but they both exchange blows, Flair though exits the ring and faints to the ground. . They brawl outside but get in, Flair then tags Warlord into the match. British Bulldog gets in and dropkicks Warlord down and now they're going at it hard. Bulldog gets booted and Mountie is in the ring who hits an elbow. Hart gets tagged in but so does DiBiase. Hart hits some shots to DiBiase then a backbreaker then hits a diving forearm smash onto Dibiase and hits a dropkick and they do a hot tag with Mountie and Bulldog coming into the match! Mountie gets a bodyslam from Bulldog, then a press slam but the heels take down Bulldog. Flair tries to hit some chops but Bulldog no sells them and takes down DiBiase and Flair with a double clothesline. Bulldog hits a Front Powerslam onto Mountie but Flair hits a diving knee drop to the back of Bulldog's head, then pins Bulldog! The British Bulldog Has been eliminated from the match!

Piper rushes into the ring and tries to attack Flair but he ends up attacking everyone in the ring. Eventually they take them down and assault him behind the referee's back. Flair hits some chops to Piper then a body slam, followed by a knee drop. Flair misses another knee and Piper gets Flair into the Figure Four Leg Lock! The referee gets distracted again and DiBiase breaks the hold. DiBiase is in next and hits a shin breake onto Piper (the crowd is dead every time DiBiase is in the ring) but Piper gets DiBiase into a small package, but only gets two! The Mountie is in next and gets Piper into the boston crab but Virgil gets tagged in and kicks the crap out of Mountie. Mountie tries to tag out but none of the heels wants in with Virgil. : Virgil hits an elbow but Flair gets tagged into the match, Virgil then hits some punches to Flair. Flair gets hit with a back body drop and retreats to the corner and DiBiase is back into the match. DiBiase hits a knee to the gut but Virgil smashes DiBiase onto the turnbuckles but DiBiase hits a powerslam onto Virgil! Warlord is tagged in now and throws Virgil out of the ring, Flair hitting some cheap shots onto Virgil. Virgil gets back into the ring but Warlord continues the assault onto Virgil. Full Nelson onto Virgil but Hart jumps and hits Warlord from behind, Piper then gets in and pins Warlord! The Warlord has been eliminated from the match!

Crowd pops loudly for that and Piper school boy pins DiBiase but Mounite breaks that up. DiBiase goes for a suplex but Piper counters back with his own suplex, then tags in Virgil again and Virgil goes all out on DiBiase! Virgil gets in the Million Dollar Dream on DiBiase but DiBiase escapes. DiBiase tags in Flair and Flair hits some chops onto Virgil. Virgil then gets hit from a back drop and Mountie is tagged in next. Mountie hits some stomps and then a dropkick onto Virgil. DiBiase gets tagged in and hits a forearm smash to the face of Virgil, then hits a side suplex onto Virgil. Flair is tagged back in and they hit a double clothesline onto Virgil, DiBiase is then tagged back in and hits a clothesline. DiBiase hits a chop but Virgil hits a swining neckbreaker onto DiBiase and Flair is tagged in. Piper comes in and lays waste to Flair. Flair gets thrown to the outside and a brawl happens inside the ring, then outside. The referee then calls for the bell and apparently he's DQ'd everyone involved in the brawl expect for the man not involved in the brawl: Ric Flair. FUCK THIS REF!

Winner and Sole Surivor: Ric Flair! A fine opener for Survivor Series. Match was REALLY slow at the start, but picked up quickly and ultimately became a nice matchup. Wasn't too happy with how the ref DQ'd everyone at the end, but seeing Flair's innocent look and Piper going apeshit really made things up a little. Keyword: a little. ***

Post Match: Crowd is pissed but Piper kills Flair, then takes out DiBiase. Mountie is about to be double teamed but Mountie bails from the ring before anything can happen to him.

Mean Gene interviews the newly reinstated Randy Savage. The crowd pops for him, man they love him! He tells us what it was like to be bitten by Damien. I guess they're going to battle it out in Texas in three days, with all reptiles barred from ringside. We see Miss. Elizabeth coming out. She tells the world that she'll be in Texas when she'll see Randy Savage defeat Jake Roberts in their match.

Col. Mustafa, Berzerker, Skinner and Hercules vs Texas Tornado, El Matador Tito Santana, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter

Holy gimmicks! The USA chant happens and Tito Santana is starting off for his team, which Skinner starts off for his team. Skinner slaps Tito but Tito shoves away Skinner, then gets him into a side headlock. Tito takes down Skinner, then hits a Flying Forearm but Skinner falls outside to the ring. He goes back in, misses an elbow but Tito misses a crossbody, Skinner then tags in Berzerker who goes for a diving legdrop but Tito gets out of the way, then Texas Tornadao gets tagged in! Berzerker misses a dropkick but takes Tornado to the heel corner and chokes him out using the ropes. Tornadao gets out and tags in Duggan into the match! Hercules goes into the ring and they exchange blows. Hercules misses a clothesline but Duggan gets trapped from Zerker, then hercules takes down Duggan. Col. is in the match and slams Duggan's face onto the turnbuckles, then gets in a sleeper hold. Duggan hits some elbows to the gut then takes him out with a shoulder block. The Col. though takes him down with a body slam, then smashes his face onto the turnbuckle again but Duggan starts with the 10 punches. He makes it to three until Mustafa throws him away and hits a knee to the face. Duggan counters a suplex for his own and tags in Sgt. Slaughter into the match, they then exchange blows and Slaughter hits a back drop, then pins Mustafa! Col. Mustafa has been eliminated from the match!

Berzerker is in the ring next and clotheslines Slaughter into the mat. He then strikes down Sgt. and tosses him to an empty corner. Zerker then big boots Slaughter and tags in Hercules into the match. Hercules hits some shots but then tags Zerker back into the match. Slaughter behds down for a back body drop but Zerker kicks Slaughter in the face. Slaughter tosses Zerker onto the ropes then tags in Duggan back into the match! Duggan clotheslines Zerker out of the ring, Zerker goes back in and charges at Duggan but Duggan tosses Zerker out of the ring again! Zerker gets in some offense but Texas Tornado gets tagged in and brutal assaults Berzerker. Hercules gets tagged in and hammers away onto Tornado, but Tito gets tagged in and hits a Flying Forearm smash onto Hercules, then pins him right there! Hercules has been eliminated from the match!

Skinner comes in and ambushes Santana in the ring. And Heenan is back on the taco jokes about Santana :. Zerker is back in the ring and clotheslines Santana in the ring, Skinner then gets tagged back in. Skinner hits a body slam but Tito hits some hits in counter and tags in Slaughter during an atomic drop. Skinner is done with the move but Slaughter comes back into the ring and gets the school boy pin onto Skinner and manages to pin him! Skinner has been eliminated from the match!

Berzeker is out last and of course he's on fire. He misses a dropkick and Slaughter bashes Zerker's face onto the turnbuckles 10 times, then tags in Duggan as they hit a Clothesline onto Zerker and gets the pin!

Winner of the match: Texas Tornado, El Matador Tito Santana, Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter An alright match. Good to finally see a face clean sweep against the heels. This match needed more Texas Tornado and less Slaughter to be honest. **3/4

Mean Gene is on the stage and is ready to interview Jake The Snake Roberts. Ah shit this is going to be intense. He says that Damien was devenomized and he's getting sick of everyone accusing him of intentially using Damien to attack Savage. He then talks about how Damien was simply a toy, and all along he was the true snake. He will see Savage at Tuesday at Texas. Woot!

"The Gravest Challenge" WWF Championship Match: Hulk Hogan(c) vs The Undertaker.

Hooray! The first match that I've actually previously watch! I remembered watching this on an Undertaker DVD a while back, but of course I can't remember much that happened in the match (damn my short term memory). Anyways the kiddies are in awe after seeing The Undertaker coming out. Hulk then comes out and destroys the casket that has Hulk's name on it. :. The bell rings and Taker already throws Hulk to the corner but misses a charge to the corner. Taker gets placed into a headlock, Taker throws him away and Hulk gets taken down with a shoulder block. Hogan gets a hand to his throat and Taker holds him there, but lets go and hits some swift punches to the head. Hogan goes down and Undertaker starts to choke Hogan using the ropes, and lets go but Bearer chokes out Hogan some more. Taker then hits a body slam but misses a flying elbow drop and Hogan hits some punches to the head of Taker and clotheslines him but Taker doesn't go down. Hogan then fails a body slam of his own then clotheslines him again, but Taker still won't go down. Hogan smashes the face of Undertaker several times then clotheslines him out of the ring, but Taker is still standing! Taker pulls Hogan to the outside and they brawl there, Taker then chokes out Hogan with a cable. They go back into the ring and Taker chokes out Hogan some more, Hogan looking like that he's getting exhausted. Hogan gets back up but Taker continues the beatdown on Taker, the fans now cheering for Hogan. Taker places his hand on Hogan's face and Hogan is on his back, getting counted many times. He has that clawhold on for a little bit until he is forced to let go. He prays to the urn that Paul Bearer is holding and picks up Hogan, going for the Tombstone Piledriver but Hogan shoots back to his feet! Hogan hits some punches to Taker and hits another clothesline but Taker is still standing. Hogan hits another shot and Taker now goes to one knee! Hogan hits a body slam and goes for a Legdrop but he attacks Bearer for tryin to interfere. Flair comes down but Hogan punches him down, then enters the ring and hits a Big Boot to Undertaker! Hogan then tries to go for the Legdrop again but Bearer catches the leg of Hogan and Taker does his iconic deadman sit up! Taker then goes for a Tombstone but drops it onto Hogan onto a steel chair that Flair placed in the ring! Taker then gets the three count after a cover!

The Winner of the match and NEW WWF Champion: The Undertaker! Was a bit surprised this wasn't the main event at first, but after seein the quality of the match it kind of makes sense. Not saying it was bad but it was pretty boring. Hogan getting the comeback was pretty solid and having Flair interfere at the end was pretty sweet. **

Backstage Mean Gene is talking about the match that just happened, Piper comes by and goes beserk as per usual. Meanwhile Sean Mooney is backstage with Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair. They talk about how Hogan is gone for good and how Flair is now the true World Champion. Yeah Flair's wasted beyond belief. We go back to Mean Gene and Earthquake, Tyhoon, IRS and Jimmy Hart are backstage with him. How long is this going to last? Then we're back to Mooney again and he's talking to the Legion of Doom and the Big Boss Man! Yeah I'm just going to stop typing until the next matchup happens.

Beverely Brothers and The Nasty Boys vs The Bushwackers and The Rockers.

Butch and Brian Knobbs are both starting off the match by exchanging some blows with each other, then Butch hits some shots with his knee to Brian's gut then face and then tags in Luke into the match. They take out Knobbs with a double clothesline then both of them at the same time. The Beverly then comes in but gets taken down from the Bushwackers! The Rockers then hits The Nasty Boys with dropkicks onto the both of them now the heels are all staning at ringside! They have a group meeting and now Blake is in the match. Blake shoves Michaels down but Michaels fights back. Blake headbutts Micahels and brings him to the corner, then hits an elbow to the face but Michaels hits a swinging neckbreaker! Blake though counters into an inverted atomic drop then a ribreaker, then tags in Knobbs back into the match but here's Luke! Knobbs then hits a Clothesline and pins Luke!Bushwacker Luke has been eliminated from the match!

Jerry is in the ring and hits some shots to Michaels, then executes a suplex onto Michaels. Michaels then gets thrown to the corner, but dodges a charge the springboards off the ropes and hits a crossbody but only gets two. Jannetty is tagged in and hits a splash onto Saggs, then wretches Sagg's arm. Saggs hits a shoulder block onto Marty, Marty though then hits a couple of nice arm drags onto Saggs. Beau comes into the match and takes out Jannetty with a snapmere, but Marty comes back up and hits a superkick onto Beau but only gets two. Janetty gets placed onto the top turnbuckle but Marty leaps over Beau. Beau hits a side suplex but only gets two for that. Blake comes in and so does Butch and they hit a Spike Slam onto Butch and they pin him right there! Bushwacker Butch has been eliminated from the match!

Jannetty comes out and attacks Beau, hitting a weak-looking monkey flip onto him. Jannetty then hits a hurricarana but only gets two for that. Marty goes for a kick but Beau catches it, but Jannetty uses the other foot to kick Beau! Michaels and Blake are tgged in and they exchange blows. Michaels gets kicked in the face and then gets choked out. Michaels gets thrown to the outside and Knobbs attacks Michaels at ringside, Michaels then gets thrown back in from Blake and receives an elbow to the face. Blake hits a backbreaker then goes for another one but Michaels slips behind and hits a backslide pin and gets the three count! Blake has been eliminated from the match!

Brian Knobbs is back in the ring and is hitting some hard body shots to Michaels, but Micahels gets in a sunset flip but only gets two. They exchange blows and Michaels ends up dropkicking Knobbs out of the ring, then hits a diving clotheslien to Brian outside the ring! He superkicks Saggs at ringside then comes back into the ring. Beau is tagged in and hits a legdrop onto Michaels, then throws him onto the ropes. Michaels coutners back with a knee to the face then tags in Jannetty. Jannetty hits a flying elbow to Knobbs but Beau is back in the ring. They do some quick pins but Knobbs gets tagged back in and takes down Jannetty by clubbing him on the back. Knobbs fights out of it and hits a ribbreaker onto Marty and then The Nasty Boys gangbeat Marty. Saggs is back in the ring and hits a back drop onto Marty, and Knobbs gets tagged back in. Knobbs goes for a diving splash but lands on Jannetty's knees. Michaels gets the tag and lays waste onto the three heels in the ring. Marty goes for a body slam but Michaels gets hit in the process, while Knobbs gets in a school boy pin and pins Michaels! Shawn Michaels has been eliminated from the match!

Michaels and Jannetty are now getting into an arguement with one another over the incident. Oh shit it begins! Anyways the crowd is dead and some beatdowns happen until Jannetty gets eliminated.

Winners and Survivors of the match: Beau and The Nasty Boys! It's alright. The opening was really solid and plenty of action. I felt like this entire match was building up for that one spot though, which was done in an interesting way btw. But after Michaels left the match just felt flat. **3/4

And after a brief talk between the commentators it's time for our main event of the night. Yay.

The Natural Disasters and I.R.S. vs WWF Tag Team Champions The Legion of Doom and The Big Boss Man.

Bossman and IRS are both starting off the match. They do some running around and and they struggle to bring each other to the ground. Earthquake gets tagged in and eventually so does Animal. Earthquake hits a ribbreaker but misses a running splash, Animal then hits a dropkick to Earthquake. Animal then takes down Earthquake with a runnin shoulder block. IRS is in the ring and Hawk is as well, Hawk getting IRS in a hammerlock, then tosses IRS onto Tyhoon then dropkicks Typhoon down! Hawk hits some strikes onto Typhoon but Earthquake comes back in. Earthquake brings IRS to the corner and IRS is tagged in, then hits a back suplex onto Hawk but Bossman is tagged back in. The ref gets distracted and IRS hits the briefcase onto Boss Man and gets pin. The Big Boss Man gets eliminated from the match

Crowd is 100% behind the LOD right now, but Animal is getting beaten down from the Disasters and IRS. Earthquake gets Animal in a bearhug, then chucks him to the corner and and goes for a charge but Animal boots him and tags Hawk into the match. Hawk is going wild on Typhoon and Hawk brings down Typhoon with a shoulder block. IRS tries to use the briefcase againb but he hits Typhoon in the face and Hawk gets the cover! Typhoon has been eliminate from the match

IRS and the Natural Disasters get into an arguement with each other and it seems that Earthquake is leaving with Typhoon. Hah IRS is left in the ring with the LOD as Hawk hits a dropkick onto IRS, then hits a powerslam. Hawk goes for a charge but IRS moves out of the way, Hawk ends up hitting his shoulder at the corner and throws him outside. They brawl outside then IRS brings in Hawk back inside the ring. Hawk is placed in a sleeper hold, Hawk then tries to go for a move but it's botched pretty badly and both men go down. Hawk gets up and suplexs IRS down to the ground and tags in Animal into the match! Animal powerslams IRS into the match and the LOD double clotheslines IRS down! IRS leaves the ring and is walking away from the ring. The ref stops the LOD from leaving but Boss Man appears and forces IRS back inside the ring. Animal suplexs IRS down and Hawk hits a diving clothesline onto IRS and gets the pin right there!

Winners and Survivors of the match: The Legion of Doom! It was solid, especially considering that The Natural Disasters are terrible wrestlers. IRS really saved the match, and having Boss Man return to have the LOD get the solid win was the perfect way to end the match. **3/4

Backstage we see Moody talk stage about how Hulk will get his title back against Hulk Hogan. And we Hulk Hogan with Mean Gene and Bearer talks about how nobody is immortal, even Hulk Hogan. Undertaker then refers Gene to the casket and shows him inside what he plans on doing with Hulk (we don't see what's inside), then Taker tells that the last thing for Hogan is the burial.

And that's the show. Closing thoughts? None. Why? Because it was average. That's all.

 

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Survivor Series 1992

It's time for the 6th annual 1992 Survivor Series ladies and gentleman! Looking through the card I was very surprised to see 8 matches being placed, but only 1 Survivor Series matchup this year. Looks like we're moving away from the Elimination Matches being the main focus from Survivor Series (at least for now). A little disappointed though that Warrior left before this match could take place, but at least Mr. Perfect was able to take over. That's a good thing right? Right?

Live from Richfield, Ohio
Ringside Commentators: Bobby Heenan and Vince McMahon
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

We start off the show with Reverend Slick backstage going on about God and... yeah. He just rambles on and on about Thanksgiving and some shit. C'mon R-Truth get your shit together and find God already.

Mr. McMahon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are introducing upper card matches for the match. Oh now it's time for our opening contest.

Owen Hart and Koko B. Ware vs The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu)

Samu and Hart are starting off the match but Samu shoves down Hart to the mat after a lockup. They do it again and the crowd boos loudly at Samu. They do a series of runs and Samu misses a spinning wheel kick, Owen then comes back and hits a crossbody onto Samu. Samu gets back up and hits an arm drag, then a dropkick. Koko is in and smashes Samu onto Fatu, then dropkicks Samu out of the ring as Fatu is tagged into the match. He smashes the faces of both guys but Afo hits a kendo stick onto Koko's face, Fatu then hits a body slam onto Koko. Samu is tagged back in and they double team Koko with a series of punches. Fatu is back inside the ring and hits some clubs to the back of the head, then smashes his face onto the turnbuckle then hits a headsmash to the turnbuckle. Samu is back in the ring applies a pressure point onto Koko. He rams some elbows to the stomach of Samu but Samu clotheslines Koko to the ground. Fatu is back in teh ring and kicks Koko in the stomach. Koko then gets in a sunset flip but gets two, then Fatu hits a superkick to the face of Koko as a reply back. Samu is back in and Koko tries to tag out but The Headshrinkers deny the tag. Samu then throws Koko to the corner then misses a charge to the corner, Koko then tags in Owen and Owen hits guys with dropkicks galore! He hits a back body drop onto Samu then a diving crossbody but Fatu breaks it up. Hart then goes for a crossbody but Samu counters that into a powerslam! He tags in Fatu who climbs onto the shoulders of Samu and hits a Diving Splash! Fatu then goes down for the cover and gets the three count!

Winners of the match: The Headshrinkers! A decent opening contest. Good to see Owen Hart back in Survivor Series again. Was odd to see a clean win for the heels but still, this was was average. **1/2

Backstage we see Moody backstage who describes how the Nightstick match will work and we show both men cutting a promo.

Nightstick Match: Big Boss Man vs Nailz

Nailz is reaching for the nightstick even before the bell rings and already Boss Man pulls him down and beats the crap out of him. Nailz takes him down and hits some mounted punches and chokes, then leaves Boss Man and tries to reach for the nighstick but Boss Man brings him back down, but Nailz thumbs the eye. Nailz misses a corner charge and Boss Man hits a right hand onto Nailz and reache the top rope and almost reaches the nightstick but Nails tosses him onto the canvas. Nailz then hits a rib breaker and then starts to choke out Boss Man, then gets him into a chinlock. Boss Man escapes and takes Nailz down with a shoulder block but misses a falling headbutt. Nailz goes up and reaches for the nightstick once again but Boss Man grabs the ankle and Nailz falls down to the match. Boss Man tries to go for a move but Nailz knees Boss Man in the gut but they both end up clothesline each other in the end. Boss Man is back climbing the ropes and manages to grab the nightstick! Bossman then goes wild with the nightstick but Nailz kicks Boss Man in the gut then uses the nighstick himself. He misses a swing and Boss Man takes down Nailz with a Side Slam and wins the match!

Winner of the match: The Big Boss Man!

Next we have Ric Flair and Razor Ramon go nuts backstage (kinda long and it's full of different shit). Good stuff thouh, makes me think that this could be a great tag team if pushed right, but obviously that didn't happen.

"The Model" Rick Martel vs Tantaka.

The two start brawling in the ring and Martel brings Tantaka to the corner and holds him there for a second. Tantaka brings Martel to the corne then hits a back body drop, then not one but two dropkicks onto Martel. Martel retreats from the ring to catch his breath and enters the rin again. They talk in the ring and get in a shoving contest, Tantaka then catches Martel and hits an atomic drop, then shoves him to the outside. They get into a lockup back inside and Martel hits some punches to Tantanka but he counters and Martel gets smashes to the corner. Martel sees a charging Tantaka and hits a flapjack to the ropes, then lets him drop to the ground and starts to choke him out. Martel then gets in a front headlock and Tantanka goes onto his knees, struggling against Martel right now. The crowd is beind Tantaka as Tantaka is hyping up and hits a vertical suplex onto Martel. Martel though smashes Tantaka's face onto the mat and gets Martel into a front headlock but Doink The Clown comes in (it's unknown who he is at this time mind you) and Tantaka manages to escape the front headlock again, and places him onto the apron then tosses him back inside the ring! Martel hits another cheapshot and hits a nice neckbreaker onto Tantaka but only gets two. Martel once more gets the front headlock onto Tantaka (somebody tell him to wear longer trunks) and Doink is making ballons on the entrance ramp. :. Tantaka almost gets knocked out but escapes once more andd clotheslines Martel down! Tantaka hits some strikes to the corner but Martel goes for a charge, however Tantaka gets out of the way and hits some more shots onto Martel to the corner! Tantaka wretches the arm of Martel and dodges a clothesline from Martel and Tantaka hits an arm drag and gets Martel into an armlock. Martel then throws Tantaka out of the ring and they brawl outside, but Martel goes back in the ring. Martel brings Tantaka back inside the ring and hits some stomps onto the body. Martel then hits some elbow drops and knee drops to Tankta and punches him in the stomach. Martel then goes onto the ropes and jumps but Tantaka punches him on the stomach, and goes on the War Path! He punches down Martel and hits a body slam, then climbs the ropes and hits a Diving Chop! Tantaka then hits a Samoan Drop and gets the three count!

Winner of the match: Tantaka! Decent match. Something that would be more suitble for RAW or whatever the weekly show is back then. More of a showcase for Doink to do random shit more than anything. **3/4

Backstage we see Moody with Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect. Perfect goes on about how Ric wants to be like him, and how he's been put on the back burner for too long. Savage then says that he's glad that he pissed off Ramon and Flair for choosing Perfect as his partner. Oh yeah! And they say that they can be the perfect tag team.

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Razor Ramon vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect

Bell rings and Mr. Perfect is starting off the match with Razor Ramon. They get into a heated argument in the ring and Razor tries to go for a cheap shot but Perfect manages to dodge it. Perfect dodges another cheap shot but Ramon shoulder blocks Perfect to the mat. Drop toe hold onto Roman and Perfect exits the ring to mock Flair. Roman brings Perfect back inside the ring and blocks a punch then knocks Flair off the apron. Flair comes up and gets tagged into the match but Flair gets knocked down with some punches, then gets a back body drop. Clotheslines from Perfect then some chops to the corner. Flair then goes onto the apron to escape but Savage punches down Flair, Savage then tags in and hit a diviing double axe handle on Flair! Savage hits a shouler block to Savage then they get into a pushing contest, Savage then punches Flair and then Ramon after he tries to interfere. Savage is going wild on both Flair and Ramon but Flair brings Savage to the corner and then tags Ramon into the match. Ramon hits some pucnches to Savage and tries to go for a sharpshooter but Savage escapes, but Savage gets taken down with a double chokehold slam. Flair is tagged in next and Flair hits his own chops to the chest and rams Savage to Ramon's knee. Savage gets punches by Ramon pretty badly then places Savage in an abdominal stretch. Savage escapes with a hip toss then goes for Flair but Ramon brings him back to the corner and tags in Flair. Flair then chucks Savage out of the ring and Ramon beats the crap out of Savage at ringside then throws Savage back in the ring. Flair gets a two count, then hits a running knee drop to Savage. Ramon is back in and applies a leglock to Savage and Mr. Pefect is leaving the apron and is leaving. He stops half way though and has second throughts and makes it back to the apron. The referee gets distracted with Perfect so Flair and Ramon double team on Savage. Flair hits a huge chop to Savage but Savage gets Flair into a backslide pin but only gets two. Ramon is tagged in and stomps onto Savage, acting cocky around him. Ramon then hits a Side Slam onto Savage, then picks him up but Savage gets Ramon into a small package but only gets two! Flair is back in the ring and is clearly enjoying the moment so he punches the hell out of Savage, then clotheslines him down. Flair then climbs the ropes but Savage ends up tossing Flair out of the top turnbuckle and both men are down! The crowd is going nuts now and Ramon is tagged but so is Mr. Perfect! Perfect hits a snapmere to Ramon then an atomic drop to Ramon. Perfect then hits a knee to the face then clotheslines Flair to the ground. Flair and Savage are fighting outside but Flair hits Savage with a steel chair! Flair is back in the ring but gets a back drop from Perfect then clotheslines him out of the ring! Ramon takes out the referee and Ramon goes for the Razor's Edge but Perfect counters with a back body drop. Perfect then hits the Perfect-Plex but the new referee takes his sweet ass time getting in the ring, but Flair ends up breaking the pin. Flair then tries to fight Perfect hits a Perfectplex but the referee is distracted from Razor Ramon but the original referee tries to count the pin but Ramon breaks that up. Everyone's confused as so who's the legal man since both Ramon and Flair are both attacking Perfect so the referee goes for the bell! Flair places Perfect in the figure four leg lock and Ramon goes for a chair shot but Savage saves the day by taking the chair away from Ramon and hits him with it. He then passes the chair to Perfect and Perfect hits the chair onto Flair while still in the Figure Four Leg Lock! Nice. The heels escapes the ring and NOW we get an official descision!

Winners of the match via DQ: "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect! As far as tag team matches go involving 4 singles wrestlers; this was actually pretty good. The heel offense was pretty brutal on Savage and when Perfect came around everyone was pretty into the match. The moments close to the match was pretty intense, and even with a DQ finish this was probably one of the better tag team matches that I've seen at Survivor Series so far. This match got over 15 minutes so I really can't complain about the lack of time either. Overall good effort by everyone, and solid booking to boot. ***1/2

Post Match: Perfect and Savage slap hands after some stalling from Perfect and the crowd is completely into this. Perfect isn't getting used to being cheered by the crowd yet.

Backstage Razor Ramon and Ric Flair are backstage and they are pissed off over the loss. Ramon says that he's been double crossed once, and we should ask what happened to him... if we can find him. I love that guy! Oh and Flair goes off.

Yokozuna w/ Mr. Fuji vs Virgil

Yokozuna starts with the traditional sumo start of his match and shoves Virgil down to the match. Viril tries to hit a running move but Yokozuna hits a shoulder block, Virgil tries to hit some dropkicks but Yokozuna won't go down, Yokozuna then hits a back kick to Virgil. Yokozuna then hits a belly to belly suplex onto Virgil, then some karate chops to the back of the head. Virgil is up and hits some punches to Yokozuna then rolls away but Yokozuna hits a sidewalk slam onto Virgil then a legdrop to the head. Yokuzuna then runs to the corner but Virgil tries to go for a school boy pin but Yokuzuna ends up sitting onto Virgil. Yokozuna then hits a body avalanche to the corner then a clothesline, then climbs onto the middle rope and sits down onto Virgil! Yokozuna then gets the three count onto Virgil.

Winner of the match: Yokozuna! Yawn. That's all I can say. First ever squash match at Survivor Series and hopefully there's no more like this. Yikes! NR. Funny thing is literally after Yokozuna hits the diving sitting move onto Virgil the video skipped, now the audio and video is not in synch. Sigh firstworldproblems..

Backstage Mooney is backstage with Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect. Perfect says that they shouldn't be sad because it's the holidays. He got Ramon and Flair some turkeys and Bobby Heenan a little chicken. Because he is one. Oh cool now it's time for the onlyn Survivor Series match of the night!

The Beverley Brothers w/The Genius and WWF Tag Team Champions Money Inc. w/ Jimmy Hart vs The Natural Disasters and The Nasty Boys

I can't lie this match doesn't interest me at all. I watched it and it was alright but I can't be bothered to write 15 minutes worth of this shit. It should be noted though that once a member has been eliminated from the match then your tag team partner is gone too. Kinda an odd rule for a match this size but whatever. Anyways The Beverley Brothers get eliminated from Earthquake as Earthquake hits the running sit on Blake, IRS gets the pin on Typhoon after a falling elbow and a weird pin but The Nasty Boys get the pin on IRS with a rollup right after and get the victory right there.

Winner and sole survivors of the match: The Nasty Boys Meh. *1/2

Virgil is backstage and talks about getting squashed by Yokozuna. He says that the WWF Champion Bret Hart should be cautious when facing this man. Now we see a video package of The Undertker chasing down Kamala down, and using the coffin as pyschological damange to Kamala. Next we see Undertaker building the coffin in a creepy shop and says that Kamala will rest in peace. After Kamala's entrance, Undertaker now comes down to the ring with Paul Bearer pushing the coffin down the ring.

Coffin Match: Kamala vs The Undertaker.

First off I want to say that Kamala easily has one of the best facial expressions that I've ever seen in my entire life, inside of wrestling and out. Not sure if it's because of that face paint or not. Anyways Kamala leaves the ring and Undertaker goes after Kamala. Kamala threats a karate chop three different times but runs away from Taker, and goes inside the ring. Kamala then tries to smash Taker's face onto the turnbuckles but it just pisses off Taker. Taker then does the school boy to Kamala and smashes him to the turnbuckle, then clotheslines him to the round. Taker then chokes Kamala, then hits some uppercuts to Kamala. Kamala hits some punches of his own, then a kick to the face and then some chops. Kamala then clotheslines Taker out of the ring and the masked dude is choking out Taker. Kamala then smashes his face onto the steel steps, then smashes Taker with a steel chair to the back. Taker is back inside the ring and Kamala body slams Taker to the ground, but Taker sits up and goes after Kamala, Kamala then does this again but Taker keeps getting back up. Taker then finally takes taken down with a third body slam and Kamala hits a running splash onto Taker. Kamala then hits another running splash, then a third one. Bearer then climbs onto the apron but gets taken down from Harvey Whippleman! Harvey then gives Kamala the urn but Taker comes up and Kamala drops the urn in fright, then Taker smashes him across the face with it! Taker then goes and gets the three count(?) and then rolls Kamala into the coffin. Undertaker then nails the lid of the coffin and I guess Taker won the match.

Winner of the match: The Undertaker! This was pretty bland. But it didn't drag on like how Taker and Yokozuna did in '94 Royal Rumble so I give this match points for that. The ending was pretty confusing, especially how Taker had to get the pin to win first. *3/4

Backstage we see WWE Intercontinenal Championship Shawn Michaels talking about how he has nothing to lose in this match, so he's going to go all so he's not worried about this match at all. Meanwhile Harvey Whipplieman and the Masked Guy are prying that casket open. They open it and see Kamala shaking in freight. They then try to snap him out of it. Oh and it's time for our main event of the evening! Fuck Yeah! Oh and speaking of fuck yeah Shawn Micahels is coming out with his original theme music featuring Sensational Sherri!

WWF Championship Match: Bret Hart(c) vs WWF Intercontinenal Champion Shawn Michaels

They start off with a lockup and Bret brings Michaels to the corner. Hart holds Michaels there and the ref breaks them both up. They yell at teach other and get into another lockup but Michaels knees Hart in the gut and they wrestle on the ground. They get into a shoving contest next then get into a lockip, then wretches each other's arm but Hart hits some punches to Micahels then knees the arm. Hart then applies an armlock to Michaels but Michaels tries to pull Hart's hair but stops after the ref catches it multiple times. :. Hart finally gets go and Michaels applies a drop toe hold but Hart counters and gets the armlock back in. Michaels is in disbelief. Michaels is back on his feet and counters into his own armlock onto Hart but Hart knocks Michaels out of the ring! Michaels does the walk of shame back on the apron but Hart tosses Michaes back inside the ring, then applies the armlock again but Michaels gets out of that and Hart tries to go for the reverse sunset flip but Michaels escapes that but Hart hits the crossbody, then a sunset flip for two. Hart then gets Michaels back in the armlock but Michaels hits an armdrag, yet Hart still has that armlock on Michaels! Michaels then punches Hart in the face to let go of the hold, then another punch to the head. Hart then goes for a hip toss but Michaels tries to do his own hip toss, however Hart hits a clothesline and applies the armlock again. Michaels tries to reach for the ropes but fails to, so Hart instead shoulder blocks Michaels to the ground, then gets up but Michaels hits a flapjack onto the ropes! Hart is in pain and Michaels gets back up, and smashes Hart's face onto the turnbuckles. Hart gets back in the offense but misses a charge and rams his shoulder to the steel post, now Michaels sees his golden opporunity. Michaels then hits an armbreaker onto Hart then hits some mounted punches, then a stomp for good measures. Michaels then slams Hart to the corner then tries for a pin but only gets two. Michaels gets the chinlockonto Hart and Hart is in trouble now, the crowd is applauding over the action that's happening in the ring. Hart is back up and struggles with Michaels but Michaels trips Hart to the ground and gets the chinlock back on Hart. Both men are getting up and Hart has the fans behind him, Hart then elbows Michaels in the gut several times and escapes but Michaels hits a dropkick to Hart but only gets a two count! Michaels then hits a backbreaker onto Hart but gets the two count again! Michaels is back on the chinlock onto Hart but Hart is getting pumped up and punches Michaels in the gut, ducks a clothesline and hits Michaels with a swinging neckbreaker! Both men are up and Michaels punches him in the throat and stomps him on the back of the head. Michaels then gets in a front headlock onto Hart and keeps him down but Hart is still fighting back and they are both getting back up. Hart then rams Michaels to the corner and hits some turnbuckle thrusts to Michaels! Hart then sees Michaels coming at him and boots him in the face, then hits a bulldog! Hart then goes onto the middle rope and goes for an elbow drop but Michaels rolls out of the way just in time, but Michaels only gets a two count! Michaels then hits an elbow to Hart then gets him into a front headlock to Hart! Hart has stopped moving and the referee holds out the arms but Hart is still fighting on, and they get back up. Hart then gets a small package pin but only gets two! Michaels hits some punches but Hart goes behind Michaels and hits a back suplex but gets two! Hart then hits a catapult to the corner and Michaels gets nearly knocked out from the headblow to the top turnbuckle. Michaels slowly gets up but Hart shoots to his feet and hits some furious strikes to Michaels and places him onto the ropes and shakes them! Michaels then gets thrown off the ropes and hits a back body drop but only gets two. Hart then hits a facebuster onto Michaels, then a backbreaker and climbs to the middle ropes and hits a diving forearm smash but still only gets two! Hart then places Michaels onto the turnbuckles and climbs the ropes and takes Michaels out with a superplex! Hart then struggles but tries to get the cover but only gets two. Michaels then goes for a sucker punch but Hart gets Michaels into a sleeper hold but Michaels rams Hart into the corner and the ref gets sandwiched, but doesn't go down! Wow, impressive! Michaels then goes for a front kick but Hart catches Michaels and Hart goes for a back suplex but Michaels flips back and throws Hart out of the ring! Michaels goes out and rams him to the steel post, then hits a body slam to the outside. Hart is thrown back in the ring and throws him to the corner hard and Hart falls to the canvas, Michaels though still gets two. Michaels then hits a back body drop but still gets two. Michaels then argues with the referee but Hart comes around and gets the rollup but only gets two. Hart is distressed but Michaels instead hits the Superkick to Bret Hart! Michaels then does the cutthroat taunt and takes out Hart with a back suplex! Michaels is getting really pissed off and throws Hart to the ropes but Michaels gets hit with a shoulder block and Michaels falls to the ropes, getting trapped onto them! Hart then sees it and charges at Michaels but Michaels gets out of the way and Hart crashes onto the ropes and falls down hard! Nice! Michaels then climbs to the middle rope and goes for a missile dropkick but Hart catches the legs and Hart locks in the Sharpshooter and Michaels submits!! Holy shit that was fucking awesome ending!

Winner and STILL WWF Champion... Bret "The Hitman" Hart! This was an excellent match right here! The early start with the submissions was nice, too bad Michaels didn't really sell the arm that Hart worked on for the first 5 minutes of the match though. There was some nice moves done in this match, and the ending spot with the missile dropkick countered into the Sharpshooter was pretty epic. Obviously not as good as their infamous 1 hour Ironman match but I'll take what I can get. ****

Post Match: Santa Clause walks down the ramp and enters the ring. Him and Hart share a hug and snow is being released throughout the building and Hart is given a santa hat. Aww that was a cute ending to this match!


Closing thoughts: This was a good event. The opener was decent except for the odd clean finish for the heels. The Roman/Flair vs Perfect/Savage match was pretty good and the Hart/Michaels match was spot on! Recommended based on the the two good matches listed. You have to be a fan of more classic wrestling to appreciate the Michaels/Hart though, only because it did start off pretty slow.

 

[Nate]

Survivor Series 1993

Looks like they're going back to the old booking system for Survivor Series where they book 4 Elimination Matches, then have a tag team title match to boot. No not for the WWF Tag Team Championship, but the SMW Tag Team Championship! Yeah, should be interesting.

Live from Boston, Massecuttets

Commentators: Vince McMahon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/ Jim Ross and Gorilla Monsoon
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

Survivor Series Match: Irwin R. Schyster, Diesel, Rick Martel and Adam Bomb vs Marty Jannetty, Randy Savage, WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon and The 1–2–3 Kid

Holy crap is Sean Waltman ever skinny! Looks liek that Martel and Ramon are starting off the match, both men exchange arm wretches then they wrestle to the ground. Ramon slaps Martel in the face and Martel hits a knee strikes, then dodges a charge and Martel hits a diving crossbody but Ramon counters into his own pin but only gets two! Ramon then hits a fallaway slam onto Martel but still kicks out! Ramon catches the foot of Martel and Ramon hits an atomic drop, then Savage punches Martel and Ramon hits a reverse atomic drop but Adam Bomb tags into the match. They both have a staredown and they get into a lockup, Bomb then shoves Ramon to the corner. Ramon then gets thrown down again and Ramon is back up, then hits some punches to the head of Bomb but Bomb clotheslines Ramon down to the ground. They do a test of strength next and Ramon is losing but eventually Ramon hits a nice suplex to escape the hold and goes for the cover but Martel breaks it up. Martel then punches down Harvey Whippleman (Bomb's manager) and Bomb ends up punching Martel down. Diesel then comes in and argues with Bomb, the heels now are getting a group meeting. Now it's the 123 Kid in the ring with Bomb, Bomb clotheslines Kid ndown but Kid goes for a sunset flip but Bomb picks him up in a double handed choke hold and takes him down! Diesel then comes in and tosses Kid aside. Diesel then punches the back of Kid then powerbombs him with one arm to the ground! Diesel then boots him in the face and Kid goes down! Kid though gets up and hits a hurricarna onto Diesel and Savage is tagged in takes out Diesel and literally clears the ring, expect for Adam Bomb. Bomb hits some shots but Savage throws him onto Diesel. Savage then tosses Bomb out of the ring then body slams Diesel to the ground nad hits the Diving Elbow drop on Diesel and pins him! Diesel has been eliminated from the match!

Rick Martel is back in the match and ambushes Savage from behind. He hits some punches to Savage but Savage hits a back body drop and punches him to the ground. IRS is tagged in and knees Savage in the gut, then goes for a move but Savage hits a shoulder block then clotheslines him to the ground several times, then Ramon gets tagged back in. Ramon then gets IRS in an armlock. Ramon then goes for a charge but Martel hits a knee to Ramon's back, then tags himself him and hits a diving double axe hande, then a ribreaker to Ramon. Bomb is back in and hits an elbow. Martel is tagged back in and hits a double axe handle to the back of Razor. IRS is tagged in and hits some strikes then a snapmere, followed by a legdrop but only gets two! IRS then gets Razor into a sleeper hold, though Martel goes in and gets the sleeper hold on Ramon. Ramon gets back up and they double clotheslines each other, though IRS comes back in (being the legal man still) but Ramon boots IRS in the face. Savage is tagged back in and kicks IRS in the gut, then throws IRS onto the ropes. Body slam onto IRS and climbs the ropes but Crush is coming down to the ring. Savage tries to go after Crush but his teammates stop him from doing so. Savage is telling Crush to get in the ring but IRS gets Savage in a rollup and gets the pin! Randy Savage has been eliminated from the match!

Crush then leaves and Savge is running after him. Backstage Savage goes after Crush and tries to find him. Meanwhile back inside the ring and Adam Bomb is in the ring with Jannetty. Bomb is tossing Jannetyy around the ring and Martel is tagged back in the match. Abdominal Stretch onto Marty and Bomb pulls onto Martel's arm, pulling onto Jannetty some more! Martel misses charge and Ramon is tagged back into the match. IRS gets thrown into the turnbuckles then Razor hits that Side Slam onto IRS, then hits the Razor's Edge and pins IRS! Irwin R. Schyster has been eliminated from the match!

Rick Martel continues the trend and attacks Ramon but a brawl happens in the ring with the faces getting the upper hand. Ramon gets Martel with the Razor's Edge but IRS hits Razor with the briefcase! Razor exits the ring and is feeling the pain and gets counted out! Razor Ramon has been eliminated from the match!

Kid and Martel are back in the ring and Martel cartwheels around Kidd, mocking him. Kid hits an armdrag to Martel then hits him into an arm wretch but Bomb tags himself back in. Kidd trips Bomb down but Kidd gets throw in the air but dropkicks Bomb! Bomb leaves the ring and Kid goes for a dive but Bomb catches him and ringside then hits a body slam! Kid is thrown in the ring and Bomb hits a springboard clothesline! Kid dodges a charge and gets Bomb into a rollup but gets a two count. Martel is tagged back in and hits a gutwretch suplex but only gets two! Martel then hits some stomps onto Kid then punches him in the stomach. Martel then goes for a double axe handle but Kid punches him in the stomach then tags in Marty! Marty hits Martel with some nice moves, then smashes his face onto the turnbuckles ten times and hits a snapmere. Kid is tagged in and they hit a double strike and Kid gets in a sunset flip onto Martel and gets the three count! Rick Martel has been eliminated from the match!

123 Kid then tags in Marty Jannetty and Jannetty hits a sunset flip to Adam Bomb and gets the three count onto him!

Winners and survivors of the match: 123 Kid and Marty Jannetty! This was a solid opening matchup! Plenty of action happened and mostly everyone looked great! Did it's job to hype up the crowd and that's what excatly happened! ***1/4

Backstage Shawn Michaels is talking about how he's the Intercontinental Champion and how he's ready to kick some ass. We see a montage of how The Harts are being interviewed by the host of Family Feud. The entire Hart family is telling how they're insulted with Shawn's remarks for their family. Shawn sees the clip and laughs, says that they're going down. Wish I had the clip because this is actually good stuff.

Backstae we see Razor talking to Marty Jannetty and the 123 Kid. They go out and try to find the Macho Man Randy Savage. Meanwhile the host of Family Feud Ray Combs is out in the ring. He introduces the Hart family that's sitting at ringside watching this match. He takes several moments to make fun of Shawn Michaels in the style of Family Feud. Not as funny as Steve Harey but whatever.

Shawn Michaels, The Red Knight, The Blue Knight and The Black Night vs Keith Hart, Bruce Hart and Owen Hart

Owen Hart is starting off the match for the Hart Family while Michaels decides to start off the match for his team. A lockup happens and they do some opening wrestling moves, The Red Knight tries to come into the ring but Own throws Michaels onto him Micaels tells of The Red Knight and Owen hits some chops. The Black Knight tries to hold Owen and Michaels charges at Owne but Owen moves and Michaels takes down The Black Knight. Keith is in the ring and tries to outwrestle Michaels but Michaels kicks Keith in the stomach and goes for a suplex but Keith hits the small package but only gets two. Keith gets in the drop toe hold and applies the armlock, but Michaels gets out and hits the body slam and tags in The Red Knight. Owen gets tagged back in and hits some arm wretches to Hart, but gets punched in the face. Owen then dropkicks Red and tags in Black into the match, Owen tosses him around and Blue is tagged in but so is Bret Hart! Blue hits some punches but Hart catches the leg and hits atomic drop, then the reverse atomic drop! Keith then comes in and hits a knee drop then the arm lock. Bruce then goes into the ring but Michaels hits a cheap shot from the apron and Blue hits the body drop. Michaels is tagged in and hits a backbreaker and a series of elbow drops onto Michaels. Red is in and hits a diving double axe handle onto Bruce. Red hits a double underhook suplex but only gets two. Black Knight is tagged in and hits some shots to Keith Hart. Black punches down Hart but Keith gets the backslide pin but Michaels is tagged in and stomps down Bruce Hart and Bruce exits the ring. Shawn though leaves the ring and Michaels runs up to Bruce but Bruce takes down Michaels hits a clothesline and Bret Hart is in the match and so is Black Knight! Bret gets in a small package but only gets two. Hart hits a backbreaker and then a diving forarem drop but only gets two. Owen is tagged in and hits a dropkick and a brawl happens in the ring. The Harts then grab everyone and throws all four heels together! Nice! Owen dives off the ropes with a missile dropkick and pins The Black Night! The Black Knight has been eliminated from the match!

Red Knight comes in but Owen hits some moves to the leg and tags in Bret Hart! Bret and Owen does the wishbone move onto Red Knight and Bret is hitting some of his own moves. Keith is in and hits some moves of his own to the legs of Red. Keith hits some stomps to Red and brings him to the corner, then hits some knees to the leg of Red but Red knees Keith in the head. Keith though tags in Bruce and Bruce shoves down Red and tags in Bret Hart and they do the wish bone onto Red. Keith comes back in but Red boots Keith to the corner then hits a snapmere but misses a knee drop and Keith gets the figure four leg lock but Michaels stops that move. Blue comes in and hits Keith some strikes and now the fans are chanting 'boring' : Keith is back in and Blue gets in an armbar to Keith. Michaels comes in to save the match and throws Keith to the corner. Michaels is attacking the shoulder of Keith and Red is back in the ring. Red continues to strike the shoulder of Keith and strikes him down. Blue is back in and gets in a armlock to Keith and another boring chant happens. Blue then hits a missed-backbreaker kind of move and Michaels misses a splash and Bret Hart gets tagged in and hits the Sharpshooter and Red is eliminated! The Red Knight has been eliminated from the match!

Blue comes in and shoves Hart down to the ground at ringside and Keith comes out to check on Bret. Michaels leaps off the ropes and hits the downed Bret and throws him back inside the ring. Blue hits a double underhook suplex but only gets the two count for that. Blue then shoves Bret to Michael's foot and Michaels comes into the ring and stomps onto Bret. Michaels hits a body slam and then an elbow but only gets two. Chinlock onto Bret and the referee checks up on Bret but Bret gets back up and hits some gut shots to Michaels but Michaels takes him down with a clothesline. Blue then comes into the ring and hits a falling headbutt but only gets two for that. Blue shoves Hart to the corner but Bret boots Blue in the face and hits a diving shoulder block to Blue and tags in Owen Hart! Owen hits a dropkick to Bue and hits in the 10 punches to Blue. Owen hits a body slam and then an elbow drop but Michaels makes the save. Michaels retreats to ringside and tries to attack Stu Hart but Stu punches Michaels in the face! Dat oversell! Owen then comes out and hits a suicide dive to Shawn and Owen comes and hits Blue with a clothesline, then Owen and Bruce clotheslines Michaels outside! Owen then hits the Sharpshooter onto Blue and makes him tap! The Blue Knight has been eliminated from the match!

Michaels is all alone against the Hart family and he's not liking this one bit. Michaels moves around the ring but Bret ambushes Michaels and throws him back inside the ring. Michaels pleads to Owen but Owen hits an atomic drop, then tags in Bruce who hits a knee drop but only gets two. Michaels then hits an elbow to Bruce and gets a chokehold to Bruce. Michaels then hits a superkick to Bruce but only gets a two count! Michaels bends down for a back body drop but Bruce knees Michaels in the face and Bret Hart is tagged into the match! Bret then goes for the Sharpshooter but instead he hits a catapult to the corner then hits a falling forearm drop but only gets two. Bret then goes for a backdrop but Michaels rakes the face of Bret. Owen gets tagged in and Owen hits a belly to belly suplex but only gets two. Michaels then knocks down Bret off the apron, crashing and breaking the security barrier at ringside and Michaels rolls up Owen and pins him right there! Owen Hart has been eliminated from the match!

Owen is pissed off at Bret and the Hart family. Oh shit his heel turn is coming soon! mark: Back in the ring Bruce hits a body slam but only gets two for that. Bruce then hits a jawbreaker and gets Michaels into the sleeper hold. Michaels whips Bruce to the turnbuckles and Michaels goes for a shouler block but they both end up falling and Keith comes in and applies the abdominal stretch to Hart but Hart hits a hip toss and Bret Hart comes in! Hart hits some kicks to Michaels and goes for the Sharpshooter but Michaels escapes and leaves the ring. Bruce tries to catch Michaels but Michaels outruns Bruce and leaves the ring and gets counted out!

Winners and survivors of the match: Bret, Bruce and Keith Hart! Wasn't a good match tbh. The moments that didn't involve Bret, Owen and Michaels were very very dull and the crowd was literally dead during those times. **

Post Match: Owen Hart comes down and stops the celebration and gets into an argument with Bret. Bret tries to make amends but Owen isn't listening to Bret. Lmao whatever Owen's doing it's working because Owen is getting booed out of the building.

Now we're going to switch to the SMW commentators Jim Ross and Gorilla Monsson are talking to us. Monsoon and Heenan are getting into a heated debate with each other. Kinda cute actually. We see a buildup for the Survivor Series match between the All Americans and the Foreign Fanatics. Now we're seeing an interview with Jim Cornette and the entire Foreign Fanatics. Seriously who the fuck thought it was a good idea to give Yokozuna the WWF Championship?

SMW Tag Team Championship: Rock N Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)(c) vs The Heavenly Bodies(Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)

Both teams are fighting inside the ring and the Bodies throws the Express outside the ring, but the Express tosses The Bodies back outside the ring and then flies out of the ring and hits the Heavily Bodies! Gibson and Del Ray are both starting off the match and they hit some moves, Gibson hitting a headsciorrs takedown and they hit a double team to Del Ray. Prichard is tagged in and hits some punches to Morton but Morton gets in some hip tosses and goes Prichard for a superkick but hits Gibson instead! They hit a double atomic drop and then they do a fucking sweet tag team move involving the legs! Gibson hits a knee to the leg of Prichard and then holds the knee in place then The Express hits another double team move to Prichard. Morton and Gibson are both teaming up on the leg of Prichard but Del Ray comes in but Morton hits an arm drag to Del Ray. Del Ray gets thrown around the ring and The Bodies end up gets their head collided and then goes outside to huddle. Morton gets hit from Del Ray with a situp powerbomb then a body slam and Prichard is tagged in, then gets tossed onto Morton but only gets a two count. Del Ray comes back in and poses for the crowd then Prichard comes back in, then Morton goes outside but Cornette holds onto Morton and Del Ray hits a springboard moonsault! Prichard then hits a powerslam onto Morton but only gets a two count! Del Ray is tagged back in and hits a snap suplex to Morton, then hits some knees to the face of Morton. Del Ray takes out Gibson and The Heavily Bodies hit a nice tag team move but Prichard only gets a two count! Prichard hits a suplex and tags in Del Ray, Ray on the top rope and they hit the Trash Compactor but they only get a two count still! Del Ray then goes for a suplex but Morton hits a hurricarana but only gets a two count! They then beat down Morton again but Morton gets in a small package but only gets a two count! Morton then gets hit with a moonsault but Del Ray still only gets two! The Heavily Bodies then goes for another tag team move but Morton counters with a double DDT and tags in Robert Gibson! Gibson comes into the ring and hits some kicks to both Prichard and Del Ray. All four men go into a brawl and the Express hits a double dropkick but Prichard gets kicked out! Del Ray then grabs Cornette's racket and hits Gibson on the face and gets the three count!

Winner and NEW SMW Tag Team Champions: The Heavily Bodies! This was actually a very excellent matchup. Lots of action and double teaming which is what I like to see in tag team matches. ***3/4

Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger and The Headshrinkers vs The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission

It should be noted that The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission are all wearing Doink makeup and wigs. Apparently the real Doink The Clown couldn't have made it to the event for some reason. And the "We Want Doink" Chants are happening already. Booger and Luke are starting off the match and Booger hits a splash onto Luke, then punches him to the ground. Luke then bites the ass of Booger then stomps on his foot, now Samu is in and hits some stomps onto Luke then a falling headbutt. There's a wierd spot that happens involving a ballon (not going to take the effort to explain it) and Samu gets rolled up from Luke and gets pinned! Samu has been eliminated from the match!

Fatu is in and headbutts Lunk in the face, then hits a suplex then follows up with a falling headbutt. Fatu then stomps onto Luke a couple fo times and Booger is tagged back in and kicks down Luke. Booger then hits a legdrop to Luke and tags in Bigelow into the match. Bigelow hits a headbutt and brings down Luke. Bam Bam then chokes out Luke onto the ropes then Luke goes down. Booger is tagged in and hits a body slam to Luke and hits a falling sit move but gets a banana from the corner. Luke then gets pulled away from Mabel and Booger sits on the ground. Butch then rams Luke to Booger then tags in Mable and Booger is eliminated from the match! Bastion Booger has been eliminated from the match!

Butch is in the ring and Fatu is punching him down in the ring. Turkey is everywhere in the ring and Mo is riding around the ring in a scotter and Fatu is confused as fuck. And so am I. Bam Bam then takes away the scooter and Fatu his a backbreaker onto Mo and Fatu hits a Splash but doesn't go for the cover because he wants to get food. Butch then comes in and gets a rollup onto Fatu and Fatu gets eliminated from the match!

Mabel is in the ring and Bam Bam is meeting his match. Bigelow then hits some shoulder blocks but Mabel is no selling them, Bam Bam though gets hit with a shoulder block from Mabel and then goes for a corner charge but Bigelow escapes and tags down Mabel. And literally the most fucked up sequence happens which leads to everyone doggy piling all over Bigelow and getting the pin.

Winner of the match: The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission. Jesus fucking Chris what a train wreck. It's literally like everyone went into the ring and they made up all the spots on the fly. 1/2*

Post Match: Bam Bam Bigelow leaves the ring and walks up the ramp but Doink The Clown appears on the titantron. He starts to mock Bigelow and Bigelow is getting pissed off.

Backstage the Doinks are celebrating their win with the real Doink. Meanwile the Foreign Fanatics are being interviewed. Cornette goes off.

The Foreign Fanatics (WWF Champion Yokozuna, Crush, Ludvig Borga and Quebecer Jacques) (with Jim Cornette, Johnny Polo, and Mr. Fuji) vs The All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) (with Paul Bearer)

Yep it's time for the main event! The heel team are having a team meeting and Scott Steiner and The Mountie are starting off the match. Scott tells Mountie to shove it and hits a belly to belly suplex onto Mountie. Rick is tagged in and so is Yokozuna. Yokozuna hits some shots to the back of the head and misses a clothesline, but stays on his feet after several shoulder blocks but he ends up falling through the ropes. Borga is tagged and hits some fists to the gut then throws him outside and knocks the cameraman down. Rick Steiner hits a diving move but Borga kicks out. Borga hits a body slam but Borga misses a jumping elbow drop. Borga then gets hit with a diving clothesline, but flips Rick on his back AFTER getting hit and gets the pin right there. Dafuq? Rick Steiner has been eliminated from the match!

Scott and Mountie are next and Scott is placed in the headlock. Scott picks up Mountie in a military press slam and throws him to the heel corner but Crush catches him and places him back down, then tags himself in. Scott gets taken down but Scott hits a double underhook suplex onto Crush but only gets a two count! Crush dodges some attacks then boots Scott in the face and Randy Savage tries to get into the match but security throws him to the back. Meanwhile Crush tosses Steiner out of the ring, then brings him back inside the ring and kicks him in the stomach multiple times. Crush then hits a legdrop to Scott then hits a headbutt to the face. Steiner then get attacked on the legs and the crowd is now dead until Savage tries to enter the ring again and Crush gets drop kicked out of the ring and Crush says fuck it and brawls with Savage a ringside. Crush then gets counted out! Crush has been eliminated!

It's 3 on 3 now and Mountie is back in the ring with Steiner. Mountie hits an elbow and then hits a piledriver to Scott Steiner. Steiner sees Mountie coming and punches him in the stomach and Steiner hits a military press slam onto Mountie! Luger is in and hits a body slam to Mountie then hits an elbow drop to Mountie and pins him right there. The Mountie has been eliminated from the match!

Borga is in the ring and Scott Steiner goes into the match. Borga was Luger but Steiner is the legal man right now. Borga hits a shoulder block onto Steiner, then hits a corner charge to Steiner. Borga then climbs the ropes but Steiner catches him and Steiner hits the superplex onto Borga, but Yokozuna prevents the three count! YokoZunka hits a body slam but misses an elbow, but hits the second and Yokozuna gets the count! Scott Steiner is eliminated from the match!

Luger and Yokozuna are hitting some slaps to each other and Yokozuna is choking Luger down with a choke with the ropes. Yokozuna then goes for a splash but Luger moves out of the way, then hits some punches to the head of Yokozuna but he takes Luger down. Borga is back in the match and Borga punches Luger in the gut. Borga is hitting some knees to the stomach and Yokozuna is tagged back in the match. Yokozuna hits some headbutts to Luger but misses a corner charge. Undertaker is FINALLY tagged in and kicks the holy hell out of Yokozuna, then hits a jumping clothesline! Taker hits a throat thrust to Yokozuna then hits a punch to Borga but Yokozuna hits a belly to belly suplex on Taker but Taker is back up. Taker keeps going down but Taker keeps rising back up. Yokozuna then goes to the corner and hits a diving sit onto Taker but Taker sits up from that and hits a diving clothesline to the big man and now they're brawling outside. They then get a double countout but the men are still fighting outside the ring. Yokozuna and The Undertaker are both eliminated from the match!

Borga takes down Luger with a knee to the stomach then a sidewalk slam but only gets a two count. Borga tehn hits a stalling suplex onto Luger but only gets a two count. Borga then hits a powerslam but Luger kicks out again. Borga then hits some clotheslines and goes for a suplex but Luger counters with his own suplex! Borga is up and misses a clothesline but both men instead get taken down from clotheslines! Borga then grabs a weapon that Mr. Fuji gives him and hits Luger with it but Luger kicks out! Luger is getting hyped up and hits some strikes to Borga, then hits a nice DDT! Luger then hits an elbow to Luger then hits a powerslam but still gets two! Luger then hits a running clothesline and gets the three count right there. Ok then.

Winner and sole survivor of the match: Lex Luger! This was crap, sorry to say. The only person who the fans hated was The Mountie and he left half-way through the match. Just terrible all around. *1/4

Post-Match: Santa Clause comes out and snow falls in the arena. It was better with Bret Hart last year tbh.

Closing comments: Easily worst Survivor Series that was hosted so far. The opening was good and the SMW Tag Team title match was fantastic, but the other three matches were pretty boring.

 

[Nate]

Survivor Series 1994

Yay the first Survivor Series PPV that I've watched prior to doing this review lol. IIRC it was a pretty good show all together, but it's been a while so let's see how this turns out.

Live from San Antonio, Texas

Commentators: Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

We start off with all of the teams highlighing their prep talks for the night (6 different teams in total. Then we get the opening blurb from Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon welcoming us to Survivor Series.

The Teamsters (WWF Tag Team Champions Disel and Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, Jeff Jarrett) vs The Bad Guys (WWF Intercontinenal Champion Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid, British Bulldog, Fatu and Sione)

Holy stacked match! Looks like that Owen Hart and 123 Kid are starting off the match. Oh I guess Neidhart is starting off instead of Owen and takes down Kid with a shoulder block. Kid gets back up and dropkicks Neidhart down and clotheslines him to the ground! Jarrett is tagged in and boots Kid in the face, then punches him by the corner. JJ then poses to the crowd but Kid kicks Jarrett in the back and Jarrett goes to the outside. Jarrett then goes back inside but Sione is in the ring and hits a military press slam to Jarrett! JJ gets in a headlock in but Sione tries to take down JJ but JJ boots Sione in the face then hits a diving clothesline but only gets a two count! Owen is in the ring and is getting some massive heat from the crowd but Bulldog is tagged into the match and the crowd is going nuts! Bulldog and Owen are doing a nice wrestling sequence until Hart tries for a dropkick but Bulldog hits a catapult to his corner and hits a press slam onto Hart. Bulldog then gets in a sunset flip but only gets a two count, Owen then hits a kick to the face and tags in Neidhart, who hits a double clothesline to Bulldog. They go for it again but Bulldog hits a double shoulder block to the hearts and hits a nice vertical suplex onto Neidhart! Fatu is tagged in and hits a diving headbutt to Neidhart but he struggles to get his boot off (I'm not understanding what the issue is here) and Neidhart is able to tag in JJ. JJ ambushes Fatu and Fatu hits a back body drop and tags in Razor Ramon! JJ pleads for mercy but Michaels encourages him to go at it. JJ uses a Ric Flair kinda move and they go into a lockup. Jarrett does a quick wrestling sequence to Ramon and Ramon doesn't look too impressed with Jarrett. Headlock to Ramon and takes him to the outside with a clothesline! Michaels tries to calm down Diesel while Ramon tries to call him out. JJ is back in the ring and Ramon goes for a back suplex but JJ flips over and kicks Ramon but Ramon hits a fallway slam and tags in Kid. Ramon then sends Kid flying onto JJ but only gets two. JJ then kicks Kid in the gut then gets in an Abdominal stretch! Jarrett gets distracted from the ref and Kid gets JJ into the move but Jarrett counters out but Kid hits an enzigiri kick an Fatu is tagged in. Owen is in who hits a clothesline but only gets two. Fatu hits some punches and then a headbutt to the face, then a diving headbutt but Michaels tries to interfere. Fatu then hits a dropkick to Owen but Owen moves and tags in Diesel into the match! Diesel enters and kicks Fatu in the stomach, then hits the Jacknife Powerbomb onto Fatu and pins him right there Fatu has been eliminated from the match!

123 Kid is in the ring and hits a dropkick to Diesel, then tries to get a sunset flip in but fails to take out Diesel. Diesel then gets stunned from another dropkick while Kid goes for a diving double axe handle but Diesel lifts him up and takes him down with a double choke slam! Diesel then lifts up Kid and hits the Jacknife Powerbomb to him! [/B]123 Kid has been eliminated from the match![/B] Sione is in next and hits some shots to Diesel, then sees him running and bends down for a back body drop but Diesel gets in another Jacknife Powerbomb and gets the pin again! [/B]Sione is eliminated from the match![/B]

Bulldog is n ext and hits some quick punches to Diesel then some turnbuckle thrusts to the corner. Diesel however then boots Bulldog in the face and Bulldog is getting attacked by JJ and Owen outside! Bulldog has been eliminated from the match!

Razor comes into the ring and tries to rollup Diesel but only gets a two count for that. Ramon then hits some punchs to Diesel and takes him off his feet! Razor then boots Nash in the face and hits a bulldog to Nash but gets a close two count! Ramon then hits some shoulder thrusts to the shoulder of Diesel but Diesel then hits a clothesline! Nash is now hitting some punches then a knee to the gut. Diesel then hits the snake eyes to the turnbuckles and Ramon is down now. Ramon is at the heel corner and Neidhart punches down Ramon to the ground and Diesel picks him back up and goes for the snake eyes again but Ramon escapes and hits a body slam to Diesel! Ramon then goes for the Razor's Edge but Diesel hits a back body drop to Razor Ramon! Michaels is telling Ramon to get up and he does but gets Big Booted from Diesel! Ramon then gets the Jackknife powerbomb and Michaels gets tagged in the match! Michaels then tells Diesel to hold Ramon and goes, but Michaels goes for a Sweet Chin Music and ends up kicking Diesel in the face instead! Michaels doesn't think too much of it but Diesel is pissed off and towers over Michaels with a stare! The heels are in the ring to try and calm Diesel down but Diesel throws away all the heels and everyone is outside the ring! Diesel chases away Michaels up the ramp and to the back. The other heels try to bring them back and Ramon is left in the ring. And the referee says fuck it and counts out the entire Teamsters out of the match and Razor Ramon wins!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match: Razor Ramon! This was a fun opener. There was plenty of action in the match and the ending was pretty sweet how Diesel took out everyone but Razor Ramon after a failed double team move. It sets up some conflicts between the two guys quite nicely and honestly it was quite a shocker that Ramon managed to win the match despite being 5 on 1. ***

Backstage Michaels has his bags and is leaving the arena to escape from Michaels. He is getting a quick interview and tells us that Michaels made Diesel and can destroy him. He then gets in a car and escapes the arena.

The Royal Family (Jerry "The King" Laweler, Sleezy, Queezy, Cheesy) vs Clowns R' Us (Doink, Dink, Wink, Pink)

Lawler and Doink are both starting off the match and the Burger King chants are already happening :. Lockup happens and Doink gets Lawler in an arm lock then hits an enzugiri kick to the face of Lawler. Lawler looks hurt from the move and Lawler tries to go for an enzugiri kick but Doink ducks it and falls flat on his face. Doink then gets an arm lock onto Lawler and the clowns run over Lawler then the mini kings run over Lawler as well, then do it again. . Lawler then gets Doink into an armlock and tries to do the same thing but the midget kings all trip over each other. Aha this is too awesome! Doink then gets in a couple of body slams in a row and Lawler is down, now the clowns are all covering Lawler. Lawler is angry and hits a body slam onto Doink and he has the kings cover Doink but Lawler throws away the kings and they end up colliding with each other. Kinda hard to explain what happened but it was awesome. Doink then gets in an arm drag and holds him in place while Dink comes in and places a Burger King crown onto Lawler! Lawler is pissed as the Burger King chants come back. Dink climbs on top of Doink's shoulders and is wanting to fight him, and now we're going to see The Royal Family do that, but Lawler goes on top of one of the midgets instead. Oh man! The midget can't take Lawler's weight and crashes, Doink is laughing out loud. They now do a test of strength and the midgets all come in the ring and they clothesline the midget kings! Lawler is getting pissed off, calling The Royal Family useless. Lawler then punches Doink with a brass knuckles and now he is beating the crap out of him with some chokes on the ropes. Lawler then is about to whip Doink onto the midgets but Doink instead throws Lawler on his own team! Doink then hits a hip toss and hits a diving crossbody but Lawler counters that into his own pin and pins Doink the Clown. Doink has been eliminated from the match!
Crowd is booing loudly at Lawler. Queezy is in the ring and gets Dink in an armlock. Dink then bits Queezy in the ass and Lawler checks up on Queezy but Dink end sup biting Lawler in the ass. :. Wink is in the ring and gets in a lock and Dink comes in and hits a diving double axe handle! Dink then hits a monkey flip and Wink is tagged in. Cheesy then takes down Wink and pins him with Lawler holding Cheesy down Wink has been eliminated from the match!. Pink is in the ring and so is Queezy, who hits a body slam then Lawler drops down Cheesy while the ref is distracted and Pink is pinned. Pink has been eliminated from the match!

Dink is ket standing and hits a suplex to Sneezy and then an elbow drop, and cleans house with all the midgets. Dink then hits a body slam to Sneezy and Lawler distracts the ref while a midget flips the clown over and Dink gets pin!

Winners of the match: The Royal Family! In terms of entertainment value this was pretty awesome. It wasn't meant to be a technically sound match so I'll base it on entertainment value. **

Post Match: Lawler tells the midgets to kiss his feet because he's the one who won the match for them. He tells them not to have their hands up because Lawler is the one who won the match. Lawler then chases them around the ring and the clown midgets come from under the ring and they chase Lawler back inside the ring. Lawler ten escapes and they chase him around the ring. : Lawler then runs up to the entrance and looks to be happy but Doink comes with a pie and hits Lawler in the face with it! ! Awesome shit!

Backstage we talk about how we have a new Women's Champion who was crowned in Japan the week before the event. This is literally the first time since the first Survivor Series event where a women's champion was even mentioned. She comes onto the backstage (too lazy to look up her name) and she speaks in Japanese about her win.

Submission Match for the WWF Championship: Bob Backlund w/Owen Hart vs Bret Hart w/British Bulldog

The idea is for your manger to throw in the towel if you want to quit. Keep that in mind because it plays a huge part in the match. Bob Backlund gets thrown to ringside and Owen has to place him back inside, Bret then punches Bob outside again burt this time Bulldog throws Bob in the ring. Bret then hits a body slam onto Backlund. Bret gets Backlund into a headlock but Bob gets up to his feet and escapes it by hitting a back suplex onto Bret! Bret is up and hits some forearm shots to the head and then hits a chop to the chest. Bret then hits a knee drop then places Bob in a sleeper hold. Bob is back up but Hart hits a shoulder block to Bob then Hart executes a headlock takedown and keeps the headlock in place. Bob gets up but Hart squeezes that headlock in tighter but Hart hits a shoulder block, Bob then gets in a drop toe hold and almost gets the Crossface Chickenwing in but Hart escapes it and applies another headlock. Bob gets the leg of hart and takes him down but Hart gets in another headlock to Bob. Bob esacpes it and tries to apply a sleeper hold but Bret turns around Bob and gets in a belly to belly suplex. Hart then goes for the Sharpshooter but Backlund esacpes it, but Hart applies a front headlock to Bob. Bob slowly makes it to his feet but Bret transistions into the abdominal stretch and Bob is now getting hurt but flips Bret over his back. Bob then goes for a body slam but Bret counters into a crossbody then punches Bob in the face. Bret then hits a body slam but misses a diving elbow drop and Bob now attacks the arm of Bret. Bret is at the corner and Bob hits a kick to the face, then tries for the Crossface again but instead chokes out Hart with the ropes. Bob then gets in a fujiwara armbar onto Bret and holds them there. Bob hen holds Bret in place while stomping onto his face but Bret kick ups on the mat but Owen trips Hart and Bret tries to go after Owen but Bob attacks Hart from behind, but Hart ends up throwing Bob inside the ring. Bob hits a headbutt to Hart then attacks the arm some more, then gets in an armbar to Hart. Hart gets to his feet and hits a body slam but Backlund no-sells it and applies another armlock to Hart. Bob is getting worried with the crowd cheering for Bret so he hits some punches and stomps to Bret, then gets in another fujiwara armbar but Hart escapes and applies a front facelock then a swinging neckbreaker! Bret then hit some knees to the face but Backlund knees Hart in the face. Backlund then gets in yet another fujiwara armbar and is holding it in tight, then Backlund stomps onto the arm of Hart. Hart tries to roll away but Backlund has the hold still, but Hart rolls back and kicks Bob in the stomach then hits a revese atomic drop to Backlund. Hart then goes for the Sharpshooter but Backlund is escaping numerous times, so instead Bret gets in the figure four leg lock! Bob is crying out in pain and Bob tries to get out but Owen won't throw in the towel. Bob wants to quit but Owen refuses to throw in the towel. Bob then turns over Bret and reveses the hold and Owen is jumping up and down. Bret then turns over Bob but Bob grabs the ropes and Bret is forced to let go of the hold. Bret then attacks the legs of Bob with some knees. Bob tries to escape but Bret kicks down Bob and tries for the Sharpshooter once again but Bob still esacpes from that. Bob lifts up Hart and takes him down with a piledriver, now both men are down. Bob then chokes out Bret using the ropes but the referee forces Bob to let go. Bob then knees Hart in the face and now headbutts Hart several times. Bob then hits a nice swinging neckbreaker onto Bret and uses the ropes to bend Bret's arm but Bret shoves Bob away using his foot. Bob then throws Hart to the corner and charges but Bret moves out of the way and crashes to the corner. Bret then hits a back body drop to reverse the piledriver and Bob gets Bret into the sleeper hold! Bret doesn't take hold to get back up and launches Bob to the turnbuckles. Bret is up and hits a legdrop to Bob, then hits a piledriver to Bob then hits a bulldog to Bob Backlund! Hart is up and hits the Russian leg sweep and lifts up Bob then hits the backbreaker! Hart then goes to the second rope and hits a diving forearm smash then goes for the Sharpshooter but Bob has the ropes still, but Bret pulls him away and gets in the Sharpshooter! Owen then tries to interfere but Bulldog goes after him, the ref tells Bulldog to stop and Owen knocks Hart off the Sharpshooter! Bulldog then charges at Owen at ringside but he ends up missing a dive then crashes head-first onto the steel steps! Bret is distracted and gets placed into the standing Crossface Chickenwing and Bret tries to find a way out. Owen Hart is worried that Bulldog is knocked out because now Hart can't tap out from Bob. Hart goes down to the mat and now Bret Hart is in serious trouble. Owen tries to wake up Bulldog but doesn't get up. Bret is trapped in the Crossface Chickenwing but gets onto his knees now, and Bret's parents are horrified. Bret makes it to his feet but Backlund takes Hart back down. Owen is really worried now this goes on for like 4 minutes, and Bret it taping but Bulldog is still knocked out and therefore isn't able to throw in the towel. Owen then goes to his parents sitting in the crowd and gets them to ringside to do something. :hm:. Owen hands Stu the towel but Stu refuses to throw the towel into the match but Owen is pleading for his father to do. THis goes on for a long-ass time by the way. Well eventually Helene grabs the towel from Stu and throws it in. Owen goes inside the ring and grabs the towel from Backlund and runs to the back in happiness, with the crowd BOOING Owen Hart.

Winner of the match and NEW WWF Champion: Bob Backlund! Well this was an interesting match. The ending of the match dragged on for a fucking long-assed time but how Owen tricked his mother to get Bret to lose was pretty amusing. **3/4

Backstage Owen Hart is in an interview. He is happy that Bret is no longer the WWF Champion and is lower than him now. He's going to be WWF Tag Team Champion, WWF Intercontinental Champion and WWF Champion. Whoo!

The Million Dollar Team(Tantaka, Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, The Heavily Bodies) vs Guts and Glory (Lex Luger, Mabel, Adam Bomb and The Smoking Gunns)

Tantaka and Luger are starting off the match with an assault to Luger. Tantaka hits some strikes to the back of Luger, then throws him onto the turnbuckles. Tantaka then hits some chops to the chest of Luger but Luger goes foreward to Tantatak, the Native though hits a suplex but Luger gets back up and punches Tantaka in the gut then hits a bulldog! Tantakta then goes to ringside and Luger takes out the heel team with some moves, and Bundy is in the ring but so is Mabel! Tantaka is back in the ring but Mabel is officially tagged in, and Prichard is in the match but Mabel hits a body slam but misses a jumping elbow. Prichard hits a knee to the face then some punches but Mabel won't go down. Prichard charges at Mabel but Mabel hits a back body drop then a diving crossbody andget the pin!Tom Prichard is eliminated from the match!

Jimmy Del Ray comes in next and hits some sick moves to Mabel, then tries a clothesline but Mabel hits a side slam onto Del Ray! Del Ray backs up and tags in Bundy into the match. They try and shoulder block each other but fails to, and instead Bundy gets knocked down and Bigelow is tagged into the match! They exchange punches and Bigelow misses an enzirgiri and Mabel hits a nice kick, then climbs the ropes but Bigelow tosses him to the canvas and climbs the ropes himself, and tries for a sunset flip but Mabel sits on Bigelow! Mabel and Bigelow both go over the ropes after a clothesline and now they're both down! Bigelow makes it but Mabel has been counted out. Mabel has been eliminated from the match!

Billy Gun and Del Ray are in the ring and Del Ray hits a superkick to Billy Gun and goes for a rollup but he only gets two. Bomb and Bigelow are in the ring and Bomb does a drop toe hold, then some punches to the head but Bigeblow goes for a suplex but Bomb goes onto his feet and misses a charge and falls to the outside. Bomb climbs onto the apron and hits a springboard clothesline to Bigelow! Oh shit! Bomb hits some clotheslines and hits a body slam and runs the ropes but Bundy hits Bomb on the back of the head and Bundy climbs the ropes and hits a Moonsault! Adam Bomb has been eliminated from the match!

Luger is in next and tries to go after Bigelow but Del Ray comes in and nails a superkick to Luger, then hits a elbow drop and goes for a two count! Del Ray then hits some jabs then chokes him out using the ropes. Del Ray then hits some shots to the back of the head but Luger hits some jabs to the gut then hits a flying forearm smash and gets the three count! Jimmy Del Ray has been eliminated from the match!

Tantaka tries to assault Luger but Bart Gunn is in the ring and hit a body slam, then a dropkick but only gets two. The Smoking Gunnns then does a tag team move but only gets a two count. Bart gets an arm wretch in and Billy is tagged back in and hits a body slam, then hits a knee drop to the face! Bart hits some punches to Tantaka then some knees to the gut. Billy tagged in and Billy hits a dropkick but still only gets two. Bart is back in and hits a monkey flip but Tantaka hits some body shots and The Smoking Gunns hit a nice tag team move but STILL only gets two. Bart tries to go for a pin but Tantaka counters into a samoan drop and gets the three count! Bart Gunn has been eliminated from the match!

Tantaka hits some shots to Billy but Luger gets tagged in and hits a double axe handle to Tantaka and tags in Billy again. Billy hits a punch and applies an arm wretch and hits a belly to belly suplex but still only gets two. Luger is tagged in and kicks Tantaka in the gut, then takes him down with a body slam and an elbow drop then tags in Billy. Billy gets in a snapmere but only gets two, then hops over Tantaka and hits a powerslam then tags in Bundy! Gunn gets taken down with a body slam from Bundy and he is pinned! Billy Gunn has been eliminated from the match!

Lex Luger is by himself and a USA chant happens. Luger gets taken out with a shot to the corner and Bigelow is tagged in but misses a charge to the corner. Luger takes down everyone and Tantaka is in and gets hit with a flying forearm smash but only gets two for that. Bigelow is tagged in and hits a vertical suplex but only gets two, then Bundy is in the match. Bundy hits an elbow to the face, then a knee drop but gets a two count. Tantaka is tagged in and hits Luger on the back and beats down Luger hard. Tantaka hits some strikes to Luger then tags in Bigelow into the match, and Bigelow hits some stomps and a falling headbutt but still only gets two. Bundy is tagged back in and hits some strikes to Luger and Bundy hits an elbow drop but still only gets two. Tantaka is tagged in and hits a powerslam but STILL Luger kicks out. Tantaka hits some jumping elbow drops and Tantaka goes for a move but Luger gets the small package and gets the pin! Tantaka has been eliminated from the match! Bundy is in next and hits the falling elbow drop and gets the three count right there.

Winners and survivors of the match: Bam Bam Bigelow and King Kong Bundy!Holy shit this was fucking awesome! Plenty of shit went down and the first 3/4 of the match was non-stop action. Luger getting his ass kicked was a bit of a bore and the finish was pretty ant-climatic to be honest. ***2/3

Backstage Bob Backlund is talking about how he never lost the title in 1979 and tonight he just regained it. He said how he beat the society figure in this generation Bret Hart. Because he feels like God apparently. Time for the main event!

Casket Match: Yokozuna vs The Undertaker -Special Enforcer Chuck Norris

Taker starts off with the cutthroat taunt and Yokozuna falls on his ass, then Taker hits some strikes to Yokozuna. Taker then hits some punches then hits an uppercut and falls on top of the casket. Yokozuna is at ringside and is scared of the casket and pulls Taker to the outside. Taker throws Yokozuna to the steel steps and stalks him around the ring. Taker is back inside and hits the old school onto Yokozuna but still won't go down. Yokozuna though hits a samoan drop and then hits a clothesline onto The Undertaker! Taker is up and gets some headbutts to Taker, then opens the casket but Taker is still fighting. Taker finally takes down Yokozuna and misses a falling elbow drop, then gets hit with a belly to belly suplex and a legdrop! Yokozuna then pushes Taker to the casket but stands on the casket and prevents it from closing! Taker then hits some uppercuts and now both men are in the casket brawling! Taker goes after Mr. Fuji and uppercuts Cornette, then enters the ring but gets a body drop from Yokozuna. Taker gets thrown out of the ring and tries to enter it but Yokozuna stomps onto Taker. Taker is back in the ring but gets choked out and Yokozuna then hits some punches to the head. Taker kicks Yokozuna and now Taker hits some strikes then hits a clothesline but Yokozuna won't go down, but Taker finally smashes the back of his head onto the ground! Taker then climbs the ropes and hits a diving clothesline onto Yokozuna! Taker has the casket open and Taker rolls Yokozuna to the casket but King Kong Bundy tries to interfere but gets stopped from the refs. Bundy is challenging Norris to a fight and Bigelow comes back down as well. IRS sneaks into the match and attacks Taker and gets him into the sleeper hold. IRS then places Taker into the casket and Yokozuna is waking up. Yokozuna goes to close the casket but Taker grabs Yokzuna by the throat and brings him back inside the ring. JJ then tries to interfere but Norris kicks him in the face :. Taker inside hits a running DDT, then breaks the flag in half and throws it insde the casket then big boots Yokozuna into the casket! Taker then closes the casket and wins the match!

Winner of the match: The Undertaker! Wasn't the best main event Survivor Series ever had, but the Royal Rumble Casket match between these two was 10x worse. Funny how the Tombstone Undertaker DDT has that match but not this match. **

Closing comments: Definitely better than 1993. The Casket match was much better than the coffin match and the 3 Elimination matches all had entertainment value in them. Definitely a good show all together.

 

[Nate]

Survivor Series 1995

So I just want to say that I doubt I'll be able to watch all of the events before this years Survivor Series happens. But that being said this PPV has been picking up in terms of match quality so maybe it will be easier to watch? Idk. Fun fact this is the first Survivor Series to feature a women's match since the first ever Survivor Series. This is also the first Survivor Series not to feature the WWF Tag Team Champions (who were the Smoking Gunns at the time)


Live from Washington DC, Maryland
Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Mr. Perfect.
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

Razor Ramon is backstage and he's talking about how his team is far more superior over Shawn Michaels team. Then we see Mr. Perfect come out to the ring wearing a nice suit and the crowd cheers for him. Now we go to an opening video package and the commentators are ready for tonight.

The Underdogs(Marty Jannetty, Hakushi, Barry Horowitz and Bob Holly) vs The BodyDonnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Tom Prichard and 1-2-3 Kid)

Razor comes out before the match started and tries to go after 123 Kid, and we see a recap as to why Ramon is pissed at Kid. Jannetty and Prichard are starting the match and Jannetty tries to take out the heel corner but Prichard attacks Marty but fails and gets a knee to the face. Prichard bails from the ring and they have a team meeting, then Skip gets tagged in the match and so is Bob Holly. Holly takes down Skip with a shoulder block, then a hurricarana but Radford gets up and hits a shoulder block, Radord then goes for a hurricarana but Holly hits a sitout powerbomb, then gets in an armlock. Hakusi is tagged in and hits some strikes to Radford but Radford hits a spinebuster to Hakusi then tags in Kid. Kid hits a splash but Hakushi kicks out. Kid hits some strikes to the corner then a jumping back kick and tags in Skip. Skip goes for a back suplex off the top rope but Hakushi counters to a crossbody and tags in Holly. Holly gets in a back body drop then some wrestling moves onto Skip, but Skip tags in Prichard into the match. Prichard then gets in a gutwretch suplex but only gets two. Bodyslam from Prichard but misses a moonsault. Holly then climbs the ropes and hits a diving crossbody and gets the three count, but Skip comes in and gets the rollup for three as well![/B]Tom Prichard and Bob Holly are both eliminated from the match![/B]

Haksui gets in and hits a superkick to the face, then an enzuigiri and goes for a springboard splash but Skip raises his knees up in defense. Skip then hits some strikes to Hakushi then takes him onto the turnbuckles and hits a super hurricarana but gets knocked out as well. :. Kidd is tagged in and denies a tag for Hakushi but Hakushi hits some nice strikes to Kid, even climbing up the top and hitting a diving shoulder block but gets a close two count! Hakushi then goes for a springboard splash but Kid gets out of the way, then tags in Radford but Kid sneaks a kick to the back of the head and Radford gets the pin right there. Hakushi has been eliminated from the match!

Barry Horowitz is in the match and Radford hits some nice shots to the face, then Kid gets in and kicks Barry some more. Kid then poses for the crowd and goes for a back drop but Horowitz kicks him in the face, although Kid brings Barry to the corner and tags in Radford again. Gutwretch suplex from Radord but only gets two, Barry then gets in a jawbreaker but Radford boots Barry in the face and hits a headbutt to the groin area. Radford then gets the beatdown and hits a nice belly to belly bridging suplex but only gets a two count! Barry then gets in a weak small package and pins Radford! Rad Radford has been eliminated from the match!

Skip comes in and gets face to face with Horowitz then Barry hits some shots to the head. Barry misses a clothesline and Kid gets a blind tag then hits a dropkick and a legdrop and pins Barry! Barry Horowitz has been eliminated from the match!

It's now 2 on 1 and Skip is in the ring with Jannetty and Skip goes for a charge but Marty gets out of the way and hits a snapmere, but Skip gets up and knees Marty in the face! Marty goes to get out of the way from Skip but Skip grabs a hold of Jannetty, then a nice sequence of counters happen and Marty gets in a sunset flip but only gets two. Skip then goes for a body slam but Jannetty hits the leg bulldog onto Skip then climbs the ropes but Sunny shakes the ropes, then Skip climbs the ropes but Jannetty hits a FUCKING SICK POWERBOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE! . Needless to say Skip got pinned right there. Skip has been eliminated from the match!

123 Kid comes into the ring and assaults Jannetty, then hits a spinning wheel kick then climbs the ropes and hits a diving leg drop but only gets two for that! Kid then hits a dropkick to the corner and now they're exchanging blows. Kid hits a body slam and goes for a senton bomb but Jannetty rolls out of the way! Jannetty hits some shots to Kid and then gets in a dropkick and Pyscho Sid comes down to ringside. Jannetty hits a flying elbow then a faceplant to Kid but Jannetty is getting a stare from Sid but Jannetty hits the leg bulldog to Kid, but Kid grabs the rope to break the pin. Ted DiBiase distracts the ref and Sid punches Jannetty in the face and Kid gets the pin right there!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match: 123 Kid! This was a great opener! The opening was pretty sweet, the middle got a bit dry but the ending was pretty awesome. ***2/3

Backstage Razor Ramon is destorying the backstage area as he was watching the match. Oh yeah forgot to mention that Ramon was shown watching the match througout the match. Inception! Now Jim Cornette and his team are shown talking about how things are going to go down in their match. Yeah probably the most generic promo I've ever seen in Survivor Series so far. Now the women are in the ring and apparently they're about to have a match. Oh joy!

Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe and Lioness Asuka (with Harvey Wippleman) vs WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa and Chaparita Asari

I really didn't feel like watching this tbh. Acually scratch that I watched but I don't like it writing about it. If you're that curious on what happens then go watch it. It's funny on how sexist Mr. Perfect is. We then see the Spanish Announce Table and they are acting so excited on what the women are doing. . I will say though the Japanese women are pretty impressive in the ring, it's just too generic to write about. Call me a sexist pig idgaf. Oh by the way Aja Kong is the sole survivor of the match by winning with a spinning backfist. **3/4

Next we see the Jimmy Clinton impersonator and we're about to start off the next match. Bam Bam's explosions caused Clinton's secret service to overreact in a cheesy mannor. :

Bam Bam Bigelow vs Goldust

For some reason Goldust's entrance went on for a reallly long time which ultimately caused his theme to end so they had to repeat it. Goldust punches Bigelow in the head then hits some uppercuts. Bigelow backs away and looks annoyed at Goldust. Lockup appens and Goldust get in a hammerlock, then a punch but Bigelow punches Goldust then hits a dropkick! Goldust exits the ring and pulls him to the outside, but misses a punch and hits the steel post. Bigelow goes back inside the ring and gets Bigelow into a front headlock, then punches him in the head and then throws Bigelow outside the ring. Goldust then throws Bigelow on the the steel steps and goes back insie the ring. Goldust kicks Bigelow in the face when he goes back inside, then tries it again but Bigelow hits a back drop onto Goldust. Bigelow though misses a falling headbutt and now Goldust applies a jawlock submission onto Bigelow, but Bigelow gets back up and hits the electric chair drop! Goldust gets up and hits a clothesline to Bam Bam Bigelow and then gets in a headlock to Bigelow, but Bigelow gets up and hits another back drop. Bigelow is hitting a series of clotheslines but still only gets two. Bigelow mises a corner charge and Goldust hits a bulldog and gets the pin!

Winner of the match: Goldust! Match was alright. Probably one of the better mid-card singles matchups we've seen at Survivor Series. Nothing too interesting to be honest but I've seen worse from both me. **1/4

Bob Backlund is in the presidential box with Bill Clinton and Bob is questioning Bill Clinton on what he is doing there. Backlund being Backlund to the 'President' was pretty cool. We then see a recap of King of the Ring where Mabel defeated the Undertaker to become King of the Ring. Undertaker's hasn't been seen since. Now Jerry Lawler and The Royals (including Hunter Hearst Helmsley ) are in the ring and Lawler is cutting a promo about how the crowd should worship the Royals.

The Royals (Jerry "The King" Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Isaac Yankem and King Mabel) vs The Darkside (The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn)

Fuck yeah white creepy mask from The Undertaker! Hunter and Fatu are starting off the match. Man Jerry looks so small in comparison to his partners :. Fatu hits some rights to Hunter then clotheslines him to the ground, Hunter gets up and goes to the Pedigree but Fatu shoves away Hunter and headbutts him to the ground. Lawler gets tagged in but Yankem gets in the ring with Godwinn. Godwinn hits a toss then a body slam, then takes him down with an elbow. Yankem is out and hits a back toss then Hunter is back in the ring and hits a European Uppercut. Hunter then chokes Godwinn with the ropes and takes him down with a high knee to the face but only gets two. Hunter then missses a clothesline and Henry teases to throw Hunter out of the ring but instead slams him inside the ring. Lawler gets tagged back in and Vega is in the ring who hits a hip toss, then Lawler punches Vega then face then in the chest. Vega then dropkicks Lawler in the back then tags in Fatu and Fatu punches Lawler in the stomach then smashes his face in the turnbuckles ten times. Fatu then gets thrown to Yankem's knee and Yankem is in the ring and hits a legdrop. Mabel gets tagged in and misses a corner charge, Fatu hits a superkick and Vega goes for a running DDT but Mabel hits a side slam into the ground! Vega gets attacked at the heel corner then hits an overhead belly to belly suplex to Vega then tags in Yankem again. Yankem then hits a dropkick to Vega ten tags in Hunter again who hits some snaps to Vega. The Royals then team up on Vega again and Hunters hits a snapmere then a knee to the skull. Lawler is tagged back into the match and goes for the piledriver and nails it! Lawler then goes for the pin but Vega still kicks out! Yankem is back in the match and hits some shots to Vega, then Hunter is back in but Vega hits a side slam and the crowd is cheering for Vega loudly. Lawler then catches Vega and goes for a piledriver and nails it again, but Vega completely no sells it and tags in The Undertaker anyways! Best no sell ever! Taker is in the ring and Lawler wants to tag out but nobody wants to be in the ring with Taker so Taker hits a double handed choke slam onto Lawler, Taker then executes the Tombstone and pins Jerry Lawler! Jerry The King Lawler has been eliminated from the match!

Issac Yankem comes into the ring next but gets a flying clothesline from Taker, then gets lift up and gets the Tombstone Pildriver and gets the pin! Never seen a Kane and Taker confrontation go out so quckly .Issac Yankem has been eliminated from the match!

Hunter is next and bails from the ring hard. He backs up but Henry Goodwin is there with the bucket and Taker brings him onto the apron and chokeslams him back inside the ring!Hunter Hearst Helmsley has been eliminated from the match!

Mabel hits a belly to belly suplex onto Undertaker then hits a splash, then dances around the ring but Taker does his sit up and Mabel retreats from the ring and leaves his manager hanging to dry, who gets chokeslammed from The Undertaker!

Winners of the match: The Darkside! Good match. A bit of a squash when Taker finally came into the ring but there was some action throughout the match. **1/2

Backstage Bret Hart is backstage and he's going to talk about the winner of the match is going to face off against The British Bulldog at the next PPV. But he talks about how he's focusing on the battle today, and he says that the truck stops tonight. Diesel then says that he plans on finishing the match hard and fast how he usually does things. Next is the wildcard match!

Wildcard Elimination Match: Owen Hart, Yokozuna, Dean Douglas and WWF Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon vs The British Bulldog, Sid Vicious, Ahmed Johnston and Shawn Michaels

So I'm guessing that the participants were chosen at random, due to faces and heels are on different teams for this match. Michaels and Owen Hart are both starting off the match and Michaels hits in a shoulder block, But Owen hits a clothesline and tries to throw Michaels out of the ring but Michaels throws Owen out of the ring instead. Michaels goes back inside but Owen hits a belly to belly suplex then tags in Dean Douglas and he hits a suplex onto Michaels. Douglas hits some shots to Michaels, then Michaels its a flying forearm smash then climbs the ropes and hits a double axe handle! Michaels goes for a corner charge but Douglas boots Michaels in the face, hits a body slam then goes for a springboard splash but Michaels gets out of the way and hits a moonsault onto Douglas! Michaels tehn almost gets the win but Owen breaks him off and Michaels tags in Johnston and takes out everyone in the ring, then tries to hit Yokozuna but Yokozuna takes down Johnson with some shots to the back after a small brawl in the ring. Douglas is in the ring and applies a chinlock to Johnston. Owen hits some shots to Johnston and brings them to the corner and hits some shots, then tags in Douglas who hits a double clothesline with Owen onto Johnston. Johnston then hits a powerslam and tags in Michaels, Johnston then throws Michaels onto Douglas but only gets two. Michaels then goes for a Sweet Chin Music but Douglas bails from the ring and gets into an argument with Ramon, then Douglas goes back inside and Michaels gets in a rollup, but Shane counters with his own rollup but only gets two. Ramon then punches Douglas from the apron and Douglas gets pinned by Michaels right there! Dean Douglas has been eliminated from the match!

Owen then goes for a charge but Micahaels gets in a drop toe hold and Bulldog is tagged in. Owen and Bulldog are getting in a showing contest and they exchange blows, Bulldog hitting a monkey flip to Owen. Owen sees Bulldog charging and hits a spinning wheel kick. Michaels is tagged in and Ramon is tagged in as well. Both men are respecting each other and Michaels throws out Razor But Razor clotheslines Michaels, but mises the other one and Michaels hits an eblow to the face! Michaels kick ups and bend down for a back body drop but Razor counters that into a Razor's Edge but Johnston breaks up the pin. Razor and Michaels are both back up and Razor hits a kick to Michael's face, then they run at each other but collide and fall to the mat. Michaels goes and tags Sid into the match and hits some brutal hits to Razor. Sid then chokes Ramon at the corner then nails a hip toss to Ramon. Sid then boots down Ramon several times but Yokozuna is in the ring and hits some shots to Sid but the ref forces him back to his corner. Sid is getting hammered from Ramon but Ramon hits some punches to Sid, ducks a clothesline but they end up hitting a double clothesline and they're both down! Sid then climbs the ropes but Razor comes up and tosses Sid to the canvas but only gets two. Razor hits some punches but misses a clothesline and Sid Chokeslam's Ramon to the ground! Michaels is tagged in and Sid holds onto Ramon and misses! Sid gets kicked and Michaels doesn't care too much, but Bulldog prevents the pin. Judging from the commentator's reaction and the fact that Razor tried the pin again and actually go it I'm guessing that Bulldog fucked up. Pyscho Sid has been eliminated from the match!

Bulldog then comes in and lays waste to Ramon while Sid and Michaels are going at it. Sid powerbombs Michaels while Bulldog stomps onto Ramon and leaves the ring. I guess Michaels is the legal man now. Michaels is getting covered but still manages to kick out! Ramon gets tagged in and stomps onto Michaels, then takes him down with a backbreaker. Michaels then receives a back body drop and Yokozuna is tagged in and hits Michaels with several shots to the face. Michaels gets thrown onto the corner then takes taken down with a clothesline and then is applied with the pressure point. Yokozuna hits some stomps to the head then Michaels is checked by dropping the arm but Michaels elbows Yokozuna in the face and dodges a clothesline but eats an elbow. Owen Hart is tagged back in and headbutts Shawn. Owen then hits a suplex and then climbs the ropes, however he misses a headbutt! Johnston is back in the ring and he clotheslines Razor and Owen down in the ring! He hits Yokozuna with a punch then takes out Owen with a Tigerbomb and gets the pin! Owen Hart gets eliminated from the match!

Ramon is back in the ring and take hi down with a bulldog, Razor attacking Michaels and Bulldog with some shots then takes out Ramon with a weakish spinebuster! Johnston then poses at the corner but Ramon takes out Johnson with a Razor's Edge, however Bulldog was tagged in and beats down Ramon hard! Sid Vicious makes a return with Ted DiBiase and 123 Kid this time while Ramon catches Bulldog and hits a fallaway slam but only gets two. Ramon then hits a clothsline but Kid gets punched down, Bulldog then catches Ramon and gets a Running Powerslam and gets eliminated! Razor Ramon has been elimiated from the match!

Michaels and Yokozuna is by himself in the match and Michaels punches Yokozuna in the face, but Yokozuna shoves Michaels down. Yokozuna then body slams Michaels to the ground and Yokozuna hits a legdrop onto Michaels. Michaels is dragged by the ropes and Yokozuna climbs the ropes and goes for the jumoing sit but Michaels gets out of the way! Michaels is down and Michaels goes up and tags in Ahmed Johnston! Johnson then hits a body slam but Bulldog breaks up the pin and now the team is getting in an argument and him and Michaels clotheslines Bulldog out of the ring! Michaels then Superkicks Yokozuna then Johnson hits the running splash and gets the pin right there!

Winners of the match, Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnston and Britisn Bulldog!Holy Jesus what a match! Plenty of action, crowd was red hot for it and there was some nice surprises in the match! Easily best Elimination Match Survivor Series has hosted so far in my opinion. I would've rated it a tad higher but I was a bit confused at the start who were the faces and heels. ****1/4

President Bill Clinton has some random women on his lap and talking about how he likes watching a perfect match with popcorn. Video package then plays for the No DQ match for the WWF Champion. Fuck yeah!

No DQ Match for the WWF Championship: Diesel(c) vs Bret Hart!

Diesel starts off the match by ripping apart the turnbuckle at his corner, then Hart does the same thing at his corner. Bret rams Diesel to the corner but Diesel hits some punches to the back, then has him at the corner and lands some serious strikes to the body of Hart. Hart is outside the ring and here comes Diesel, who stalks Bret and attacks him from behind. Diesel picks up Bret and throws him onto the security barrier and then throws him onto the apron and throws him back inside the ring. Diesel goes back inside the ring but Hart exits the ring and Diesel drives hit foot to Hart's face onto the security barrier and holds it there. Diesel then throws Hart back inside the ring and kicks Diesel in the gut, then punches Hart in the face. Diesel then punches Hart in the face and Hart falls to the outside, Disel then exits the ring as well. Hart tries to enter the ring but Hart gets thrown onto the steel steps and Diesel lifts up Hart and rams him onto the steel post. Diesel then shoves away an official and grabs a steel chair, then smacks Hart on the back with the chair! Diesel throws Hart back inside the ring then chucks him to the corner, then brings him back and clotheslines Hart down to the ground! Diesel then yells out loud and goes for the Jacknife but Hart tries to escape, Diesel then elbows Diesel in the face then bits him in the arm, then bites him again in the face. Hart then rakes the eye and jumps onto Diesel and rakes the face, then brings Diesel to the corner and stomps on the leg of Diesel. Hart then trips Diesel down and knees the leg of Diesel. Hart then applies the figure four leg lock onto Diesel and Diesel is screaming in pain, but uses his size to drag both him and Hart to the ropes and grabs a hold of the bottom rope! Hart refuses to break the hold because of the no DQ rule but eventually lets go, then hits some knees to the leg again, then snaps the leg back. Hart hits a elbow drop to the leg then some more knees and Hart goes for the Sharpshooter but Diesel pokes the eyes a couple of times. Hart then goes for the Sharpshooter again but Diesel pushes Hart away using his legs! Diesel then goes for a charge but Hart escapes and slams Diesel's leg onto the steel pole, then ties a cable to the steel post, then goes back inside the ring and ties the leg with the cable! Diesel boots Hart with a foot but Diesel is trapped in the leg and Hart now climbs the ropes and hits a diving forearm smash to the head! Diesel is out now and Hart exits the ring and grabs the chair then brings it inside the ring. Hart then goes for a chair shot but Diesel boots Hart in the face and knocks down Bret Hart. Diesel then goes for the chair but Hart steps onto Diesel's hand and smashes the chair to the back, then rams the end of the chair onto the leg of Diesel! Hart then hits some falling forearm smashes then hits a backbreaker. Note that Diesel is still tied up with that cable. Hart then climbs the ropes using the chair but Diesel punches him in the stomach then tosses him into the ring! Diesel then works the cord and removes it but Hart goes after him, although Diesel uses the cord and chokes Hart with it! Diesel lifts up Hart and hits the sidewalk slam onto Hart. Bret Hart gets thrown to the corner with the exposed turnbuckle! Diesel limps to Hart and places him on the ropes (dat selling!) and jumps onto Hart while hanging on the ropes. Diesel then lifts up Hart and hits the snake eyes to the corner (with a turnbuckle mind you). Hart is back up and Nash tries to do the snake eyes to the exposed turbuckle but Hart slips out and smashes Diesel's face onto the exposed turnbuckle! Hart is now hits some shots to the face and hits a clothesline but only gets two. Hart then hits a bulldog from the second rope but still only gets two, Hart then hits a Russian leg sweep but yet again only gets two. Hart then runs up and hits a clothesline to the outside, then jumps over the ropes for a crossbody vault but Diesel telegraphs that and moves out of the way. Hart gets up after his tumble and goes to to enter the ring but Diesel shoves away Hart and Hart crashes onto the announcer's table! Diesel exits the ring and kicks the crap out of the downed Hart. Hart gets thrown back in the ring and Diesel goes back inside, and Diesel signals for the Jacknife Powerbomb again. Diesel lifts up Hart but Hart falls down before Diesel can do the he Jackhammer, Hart though quickly jumps up and gets the small package onto Diesel and scores the pin! Oh shit!!

Winner and NEW WWF Champion: Bret Hart! Wow this was a brawl! Honestly Bret kind of looked out of place participating in a brawl-type match rather than a technical match that he was used to in the past. That being said Bret Hart did a good job in this match and made it interesting with Diesel. A surprise ending honestly is what did it for me to like this match. Some parts were a bit slow however so I can't say this was the best main event in Survivor Series. ***3/4

Post Match: Diesel is pissed off and Jacknifes Hart down, then takes out the other referees in the match then hits Hart with the Jacknife again. Diesel then yells into the crowd and exits the ring.

Closing comments: Probably one of the better Survivor Series that I've seen so far. Not sure if it was the 'best' per se, but it wasn't complete crap either. Overall though it was a solid show, minus the random women's match with a bunch of the foreign women wresters.

 

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Survivor Series 1996

Tenth Anniversary of Survivor Series! Wow I actually managed to review ten shows without getting bored of it. Anyways Survivor Series '95 was a pretty good event, now I can't wait to see if WWF will follow up with a good event for '92! I mean it has Sid vs Michaels and Hart vs Austin. It can't be that bad right? This marks the first Survivor Series to have a pre-show match shown live on national television. Ironically enough it's a Survivor Series matchup featuring Jesse James, Aldo Montoya, Bob Holly, and Bart Gunn vs The Sultan, Justin Bradshaw, Salvatore Sincere, and Billy Gunn. Bart Gunn's team. I won't review it because it's not on the PPV. But I will say that it was a fine starter match for the crowd to get red hot. When Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn were left standing the crowd was pretty red hot and loved it when they went at it.

Live from New York City, New York (Madison Square Garden baby!)

Commentators: Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler (for two matches)
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

WWF Tag Team Champions British Bulldog and Owen Hart, The New Rockers vs The Godwins, Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon

Doug Fernas and Marty Jannetty are starting off the match and Jannetty claps Furnas in the face, then Furnas gets an arm drag in but Jannetty ecapes that and goes for a monkey flip but Furnas gets on his feet and hits a clothesline. Al Snow (not sure his name there, so I'm calling him that). Snow gets taken down with a wrestling tag and Fernas gets him a leglock. Furnas then gets thrown away and Godwinn is in the ring and hits a shoulder block to Snow. Snow picks up Godwinn and hits a body slam, but Godwinn gets up and chases Snow away. Snow goes for another body drop but Godwinn drops Snow with his own bodyslam! Owen is tagged and him and Bulldog are attacking Godwinn, Owen then stops onto Godwinn and Owen is now beating down Godwinn hard. The heels are now gangbeating Godwinn, then whips him to Godwinn and clotheslines him to the ground. Jannetty is in the ring and takes down Godwinn with the faceplant. Jannetty then goes for a dive but Goodwin tries to go for a superplex, but pushes Godwinn down and misses an elbow drop! Henry Goodwin is tagged in now and attacks Jannetty, then takes down Snow and hits a reverse DDT then gets the pin!Marty Jannetty is eliminated from the match!

Henry Godwinn then turns around but Owen Hart hits a spinning wheel kick and gets the three count as well! Henry Godwinn has been eliminated from the match!

The other Godwinn is in with Owen and clotheslines him out of the ring, but British Bulldog hits a Running Powerslam and takes down Godwinn and pins him right there! Godwinn has been eliminated from the match!

Bulldog is in the ring with Furnas with some strikes then a stomp to the back. Al Snow is tagged in and elbows Furnas in the face. Snow then hits a power slam then goes for the cover but only gets two. Snow takes Furnas to the corner and tags in Bulldog, then Hart gets a blind tag and hits a diving crossbody to Furnas. Hart is now stomping onto Furnas. Furnas though gets Owen in a small package but onl gets two. Owen hits a bridging belly to belly suplex and gets a two count for that. Owen hits a headbutt then tags in Bulldog again, who hits a stalling suplex to Furnas. Bulldog is showboating now and tags in Snow in the match. And now the crowd is dead. Snow hits a clothesline to the corner and hits a gutbuster to Furnas, Furnas then misses a charge and Furnas tags in LaFon who hits a super german suplex and pins Snow right there. I never heard a crowd be dead then pop really loudly before, it was kinda cool.Al Snow has been eliminated from the match!

Bulldog is in next and LaFon hits a spinning heel kick to Bulldog, then hits some knees and chops to Bulldog, then knees him in the face and goes for a rollup but only gets two. Bulldog sees LaFon coming and hits a flapjack then tags in Owen. Owen then hits a belly to belly suplex but only gets two, then hits a neckbreaker. Owen then leaps off the ropes and hits an elbow drop but only gets two for that. Owen then hits an enzuirgi kick but still only gets two. Bulldog gets tagged in and they hit a double team move on LaFon. LaFon is up and they exchange blows but Bulldog hits a low blow but the ref didn't see it. Owen is tagged back in and hits a European uppercut to LaFon, then goes for a charge but LaFon boots him in the face. Owen gets annoyed and tags in Bulldog, they then go for a double clothesline again but LaFon rolls under it, then rolls up Bulldog and gets the three count! British Bulldog has been eliminated from the match!

Bulldog didn't like that and tackles LaFon's leg down and Owen slams the leg onto the steel post from ringside. Owen is back in the ring and hits a dragon screw, then starts to attack the leg some more. Owen gets in a figure four leg lock and LaFon gets out of it, but Owen gets in the Sharpshooter and LaFont is tragged in but Furnas tries to go in, but Owen takes out Furnas. Owen sees LaFon coming but LaFon hits a back kick to the face and Furnas is tagged in and hits a shoulder block, then a dropkick but Owen only gets two. Furnas then misses a belly to belly suplex, then hits a german suplex and gets the three count!

Winners and survivors of the match: Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon Meh. Match didn't really pick up until the end. The crowd didn't give a damn for anybody in the ring except for Owen and Bulldog. **1/4

Rocky Maivia is being interviewed earlier on and says that his grandfather is looking down at him and saying how it feels like to walk into Madison Square Garden for the first time. He says that he's not being pressured from the fans that will watch him, but he will feel more intense.

Mankind and Paul Bearer are backstage and Bearer talks about not going into the cage that's suppose to separate him from the match. Mankind then says that he's going to eat The Undertaker alive. Holy shit I love this duo!

Mankind vs Undertaker: Paul Bearer is suspended in a cage above the ring

Taker comes to the entrance from some suspended cable wearing a Batman cape. It's not suppose to be funny but I seem to find it amusing. Apparently he's debuting new attire tonight. Paul Bearer goes into the cage to esacpe the Undertaker but the cage gets raised up from the ring. Can I just say that Taker and Mankind brawl through the entire ring and get away from doing a proper review of this match? Anyways Taker hits a body slam then a legdrop to Mankind, then gets in an armlock but Manikd escapes and exits the ring. Taker throws Mankind around the ring then brings him back inside and bends the arm onto the ropes. Taker hits a body slam but misses a juming elbow, Mankind then clotheslines Take out of the ring. Taker punches onto Mankind and now they are in the crowd. Mankind goes for a charge but Taker back tosses Mankind back to ringside then they go back inside the ring. Taker is at ringside again but Mankind hits a senton bomb onto Taker from the apron then punches him in the face. Mankind his some more strikes onto the corner then headbutts him, chucks him to the corner and then hits a running knee strike to the face. Mankind throws Taker to the corner but Taker runs back up and elbows Taker in the face. Taker throws Mankind onto the corner and punches him in the face then bites him in the hand. Taker then charges at Mankind but Mankind hits a piledriver onto Undertaker! Mankind then goes for the Mandible Claw but Taker esacpes it and goes for a chokeslam but Mankind kicks him in the gut, Taker then goes for the Tombstone but Mankind escapes it and applies the Mandible Claw. Taker though grabs the shoulder and throws him to the outside. Makind tries to pull Taker out to ringside but Taker shoves Mankind by the feet to Mankind, Mankind hitting the back of his head onto the security railing. Ouch! Taker slams Mankind onto the steel steps then enters the ring and hits an old school onto Mankind. Mankind gets up first after a DDT and he tries to climb the ropes but Taker beats the crap out of him, but Mankind punches Taker and Mankind goes for a jump but Taker grabs onto Mankind's throat, but Mankind gets in the Mandible Claw. Taker though counters by biting Mankind's hand but Mankind doesn't let go and takes down Taker. Taker is back up and Chokeslam's Mankind onto the ground! Undertaker rolls to ringside and tries to esacpe from Mankind, Mankind tries to go for another Senton Bomb from the apron but Taker ducks it! Taker then throws Mankind back inside the ring and traps him between the ropes, then Taker misses a clothesline but Mankind gets into the sleeper hold. However Taker escapes that and hits a back suplex. Mankind has a stick or a rod and hits Taker in the face with it, then hits Taker in teh face then digs the stick onto Taker's face. Taker gets annoyed and hits the Tombstone onto Mankind! Taker then gets the pin!

Winner of the match: The Undertaker A brawl between these two. It was good for what it was worth tbh, but I've seen better from these two. ***

Post Match: The cage has been lowered right in front of Undertaker but The Executioner comes in and assaults The Undertaker, but Taker hits a jumping clothesline onto Executioner but Bearer escapes from the cage. Taker looks annoyed now.

Sunny then comes out and joins onto the commentary with McMahon and Jim Ross. Lawler is backstage now (didn't notice that he left commentary tbh) and he's talking to Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Goldust. Oh and Crush is there too.

Crush, Jerry Lawler, WWF Intercontinental Champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and Goldust vs Marc Mero, Rocky Maivia, Jake Roberts, and The Stalker

The Stalker? What the actual fuck kind of name is that? Jim Ross and Sunny going at it on commentary is pretty amusing. Also I had no idea that this was Rocky Maivia's debut in the WWF until Jim Ross mentioned that on commentary. Cool. Jake Roberts is announced to be the surprise partner to replace Mark Henry. Alright now the match has started and Mero and Lawler are both starting off the match. Mero tags in Stalker and Lawler decides to tag in Hunter into the match. Mero is tagged back in and Hunter esacpes rom the ring. Hunter is forced back inside the ring but tags in Goldust. Goldust hits some strikes onto Goldust and Mero hits a hip toss onto Goldust, then a back body drop. Mero hits a nice arm drag them gets him into an arm lock, then a headlock, then they block each other's armlock and Mero's go into a rollup but only gets two. Stalker is tagged in and ducks a clothesline and hits jumping shoulder block. Hunter is tagged in the ring and Hunter decides to tag in Crush, while Mero is tagged back in. They go into a lockup and Merio gets in an arm wretch and Maivia is tagged in. Maivia is gangbeated at the corner and Lawler is tagged in and Rocker hits a nice dropkick to Lawler. Lawler is then throw over the ropes then goes back inside and tags in Hunter! . They get in a lockup and Hunter hits a gut shot then some strikes to the corner. Triple H hits a suplex then tags in Goldust who hits a jumping elblow drop but only gets two. Goldust then tosses Maivia on the ropes then tags in Crush, who hit a rib breaker onto Rocky. Lawler is tagged in and Crush hits a body slam, then Lawler hits some strikes and forearms onto Maivia then rams him onto Hunter's boot. Hunter is back in the ring and both men exhange blows with each other. Rocky then hits a back body drop onto Hunter and tags in Roberts! Roberts takes down everyone at the heel corner then hits the back body drop onto Hunter, then hits a clothesliene! Robers then signals for the DDT but Hunter rams Roberts to his corner then tags in Goldust. Goldust hits a knee drop then tags in Lawler into the match. Lawler hits some strikes to Roberst and punches him in the face. Roberts can't get up and Lawler goes for a body slam but Roberts hits the DDT! Jerry Lawler has been eliminated from the match!

Goldust is in the ring and attacks Jake Roberst with some moves, then takes down Robert with a slap to the face then Hunter sneaks in a punch as well. Goldust hits a snapmere to Roberts then gets in a chinlock. Goldust lets go and Stalker is tagged in the match and whips Goldust to the corner then hits a suplex. Stalker kicks some Goldust on the gut then places him onto the turnbuckles but Goldust leaps off them, Stalker punching Goldust in the gut. Crush punches Stalker in the back of the head and Goldust hits the Curtain Call and gets the three count! The Stalker has been eliminated from the match!

Mero is back in the ring and knees Goldust in the face hard, but Goldust kicks him in the face after a charge and tags in Hunter. Hunter kicks down Mero at the corner. Goldust hits a cheap shot to Mero and Hunter hits a knee drop to the face of Mero. Hunter then hits a backbreaker onto Mero then tags in Crush into the match. Crush hits some body shots then gets in a bearhug, then hits a double a double rib breaker onto Mero. Goldust is tagged back in and chops down Mero, Mero hitting some punches to Hunter but Goldust takes control and hits a forearm smash onto Mero. Crush is tagged back into the match and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker onto Mero but Mero still kicks out. Hunter comes back into the ring and Hunter goes for an abdominal stretch. Goldust pulls onto Hunters' arm to stretch Mero some more, Mero lands a hip toss onto Hunter and hits a sunset flip but can't bring Hunter to the ground. He then tags in Goldust and Hunter boots Mero in the face before going back in the ring but Mero hits a hurricarana onto Hunter! Mero hits a back body drop but Hunter gets back up and throws Mero to the outside, Mero then climbs the ropes and hits a Merosault and pins Hunter right there! Hunter Hearst Helmsley has been eliminated from the match!

Crush is in the ring now attacks Mero but Mero hits a dropkick and sends Crush to the outside and goes for a crossbody vault but Goldust pushes Crush out of the way and Mero falls to the ground and FUCK SUNNY'S ANNOYING COMMENTARY! Marc Mero has been counted out apparently!

Roberts is in the ring and hits some punches to the face of Crush but Crush hits a counter punch to the heart and gets the pin onto Jake Roberts. Jake Roberts has been eliminated from the match!

Rocky Maivia is back in the ring and he's by himself now with Goldust and Crush. Crush is starting off first and Crush tricks him to going for a test of strength and kicks Rocky in the gut, but Rocky gets in a small package but only gets two. Rock hits a body slam and then hits Goldust with a clothesline, Rocky ducks the clothesline and hits Crush and Goldust with a crossbody then throws Goldust out of the ring! Crush then goes for the heart punche but he punches Goldust instead! Rock then hits a crossbody onto Crush and pins him right there, but then hits Goldust with a shoulderbreaker and wins the match right there!

Winner and sole survivor of the match: Rocky Maivia! A good match. Nothing overly awesome but it was good. This is the start of Rocky's premature push into the midcard of the WWF. There was a couple of slow moments in this match I have to admit.***

Backstage Rocky is saying that he fell the Grandfather and father feeling his power which helped him to win the match. He also says that he's ready to be taking on bigger things in the WWF. We see a video package for Stone Cold vs The Rock next! Also we see Stone Cold give an interview about whipping Hart's ass. Now it's been added that the match is now a #1 Contender's match for the WWF Championship. Ok then. After Austin's entrance Bret Hart is backstage and he says that his fans are waiting for him and he's greedy for respect, not money.

#1 Contender's Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Bret Hart

Stone Cold gives off the middle finger to Hart and Hart gives the finger back. They get into a lockup and Hart brings Austin to the corner but Austin brings Hart to the corner but Hart shoves Austin away. They go into another lockup but Austin shoves away Hart. Hart gets in a waistlock but Austin brings Hart down with an arm wretch Hart, but then arm wretches Austin instead. Austin gets in a hammerlock to Austin but Bret takes down Austin with a snapmere and applies an armlock to Austin. Bret is back up and Austin hits a drop toe hold but Hart esacpes it and gets Austin into another armlock. Austin hits an elbow into the face then hits more shots to the spine of Hart, then a clothesline. Austin hits some strikes to hart and Bret hits some knees to Austin. Another armlock from Hart but Austin gets up, however Hart hits a shoulder block but Austin sends Hart onto the ropes, then hits a forearm drop onto Hart. Austin chokes Hart with the ropes then lets go, and proceeds to hit some stomps onto Hart. Austin then its a catapult onto the bottom rope then gets in another choke. Austin then sticks Hart's head out of the ring and hits a forearm smash from ringside! Austin then poses for the crowd and gets a mixed reaction from the crowd and snaps his neck down to the apron. Snapmere from Hart and then gets in a reverse chinlock onto Hart. Austin then hits some knees to the face and gets in another chinlock but Hart gets back up and Austin takes him down again but gets clothesline from Hart, Hart then hits the reverse atomic drop and then his own clothesline and gets the rollup but only gets two. Russian leg sweep from Hart and then goes for a running bulldog but Austin shoves him completely to the turnbuckles at the corner. Austin then goes for a suplex but Hart tries to go for one but Austin places Hart onto the turnbuckles and goes for a superplex but Hart shoves him away and hits a diving axe handle elbow drop ont Austin but only gets two for that. Hart goes for a backbreaker but tumbles backwards and Austin tosses Hart to the outside. Austin hits a double axe handle from the apron then beats down Hart. Austin throws Hart onto the steel post then kicks him in the gut but Hart rams Austin through the barricade and stomps him down while in the crowd. Hart then rams Austin through the barricade and this time is breaks down! Hart throws Austin into the ring but Austin exits the ring again, but Hart hits a diving double axe handle from the apron, but Austin hits a capapult and sends Hart through the annoucer's table and Austin hops onto Hart and hits some punches. Austin then bodyslams Hart onto the table, then Austin hits an elbow drop to Hart on the table but it doesn't break. Hart is going back inside the ring but Austin suplexs Hart back inside the ring. Austin hits some stomps onto Hart then climbs the ropes and Austin hits a diving knee drop but only gets two for that. Austin hits another double axe handle drop but only gets two still. Hart backs away but Austin whips him to the corner again, Austin then poses for the crowd which draws a negative reaction from the crowd. Austin then stomps down Hart some more then goes for the cover ut still only gets a two count. Austin then gets in an abdominal stretch. Austin gets in a fight with the referee and lifts up Hart but Hart punches him in the face and now they're exchanging blows! Hart lifts up Austin and throws him onto the ropes just like Austin did earlier, Hart then goes for a rollup but Austin kicks out from that! Hart then lifts up Austin and hits a piledriver onto Austin but Austin still kicks out! Hart hits a backbreaker onto Austin and climbs the ropes but Austin shakes the ropes and knocks him off balance, then chops him several times and punches him in the face. Austin then hits a superplex onto Hart but Bret gets in a capture pin of some sort but only gets two! Bret goes behind Austin but Austin gets in the Stone Cold Stunner but Bret kicks out! Austin tries for the cover again but fails to do so, tthen gets in some mounted punches and fails the pin yet again! Austin then gets in the Texas Cloverleaf onto Bret Hart but Hart grabs onto the ropes and Austin is forced to let go. Austin stomps onto the back of Hart and Austin hits some punches to the stomach of Hart then slides him onto the steel post! Austin then drags Hart back to the ropes and gets the two count still! Austin then gets in the bow and arrow onto Hart, wanting to Hart to tap out but Hart goes for the Sharpshooter but grabs the ropes. Hart hits in some mounted punches onto Austin then gets in a sleeper hold but Austin rams him to the corner, then hits a jawbreaker (or a half Stone Cold Stunner I guess) and Austin gets in the Million Dollar Dream onto Austin but Hart kicks off the top turnbuckle and flips Austin over, then gets the three count! Holy shit that was awesome!

Winner and #1 Contender for the WWF Championship: Bret Hart! Man this was kickass! Austin tried his best to become a heel but the crowd did love him, but obviously the crowd loved Bret Hart some more. I was expecting this to be a pure brawl but I'm glad there was actual wrestling in this matchup. There was plenty of sweet counters and I was surprised that Austin could be so technical in the ring if he wanted to! Probably the best match that I've seen to date so far in Survivor Series imo ****1/2

Sid is backstage and he's laughing at the interviewer's question, he says that he's not going to snap but instead he's going to survive and he'll do anything to walk out with the WWF Championship!

Farooq, Razor Ramon, Vader and Diesel vs Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega, and Yokozuna

Jim Cornette is in ringside for this match. Not as annoying as Sunny tbh. Much like Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka is a surprise partner for the face team. Funk and Vader are both starting off the match with Vader shoving down Funk, but Funk gets back right up.Vader tehn beats down Flash Funk with a series of strikes then a clothesline. Funk dodges some clotheslines then hits a spinning wheel kick, then clotheslines him to the outside then hits a moonsault to the outside! Back in the ring Vader hits a powerbomb after a distraction but Yokozuna is in the ring, then hits a belly to belly suplex to Vader! Farooq is in the ring now with Vega (I'm seeing no tags here...) and Vega boots Farooq in the face then hits a spinning wheel kick. Razor is tagged in but Vega hits a hip toss then a dropkick to Razor. Vega tehn hits the 10 punches onto Razor, Razor though lifts up Vega after and hits the Fallaway Slam and tags in Diesel! Diesel brings Vega to the face corner and Flash is tagged in the match,Diesel misses a big boot but hits a clothesline! Diesel then misses a press slam and Flash goes for a sunset flip but Diesel hits a double handed chokeslam then tags in Farooq, who hits a spinebuster then tags in Vader. Vader hits a body avalanche, but Vega gets tagged in and hits back Vader. Diesel is in the match again but Vega chops him at a corner. Snuka is tagged and hits some chops to Diesel, Diesel though boots Snuka while at the corner and tags in Vader. Snuka hits a jumping headbutt then gets in a body slam onto Vader. Snuka is trapped at the corner and Razor is in the match but Vega is in the ring now, Diesel is in the ring and Vega botches a fucking spinning wheel kick . The heels are in the ring but Diesel hits the Jackknife Powerbomb and eliminates Vega!Savio Vega has been eliminated from the match!

Snuka is in the ring and beats down on Razor with some chops and a knee drop, then climbs the ropes and hits the Splash and gets the pin but Diesel comes in and smacks Snuka with the chair and all hell breaks lose in the ring and the referee calls for a double disqualification. Huh that's a first for a Survivor Series match, the match ending in a no contest.

The match ends in a no contest! Well this was medicore. I have no idea why the crowd was dead (probably because it was the cooldown match) but it wasn't THAT bad. The ending was screwy but whatever. **1/2

We get a video package of the main event featuring Shawn Micahaels vs Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship. Oh God yes please let this be good!
WWF Championship Match: Shawn Michaels(c) vs Pyscho Sid

They start off the match with a lockup and Micahaels gets punched down numerous times, Micahels ducks a clothesline then hits a punch then a crossbody but almost gets two. Michaels gets in a reverse chinlock but Sid escapes and Michaels slaps Sid across the face, Sid hits a headlock takedown then slaps Michaels across the face. They exhange blows and Sid goes for a press slam but Michaels falls back. Michaels goes for a back body drop but Sid sees it coming and goes for a powerbomb but Michaels escapes and retreats to ringside. Sid chases Michaels around the ring then goes back inside, Micahels then boots Sid in the face and Michaels hits a chop block to the leg of Sid. Michaels stomps onto Sid and Michaels gets in the figure four leg lock. Sid gets placed in the hold but turns over Michaels and applies the hold onto Sid but Michaels gets a rope break, then attacks the leg some more. Michaels goes for another figure four but Sid shoves Michaels to the turnbuckles then kicks him in the stomach. Sid kicks Michaels once more and shoves the camera man after he gets too close to Michaels :. Sid then goes for a charge to the corner but Sid misses and rams his knee to the corner, then Micheals works on the knee some more. Michaels fails to get in the figure four again, then Sid clotheslines Michaels out of the ring and follows with him. Sid then lifts up Micahels and drops him onto the security barrier. Sid is thrown back inside the ring and goes for the cover but Michaels kicks out. Sid hits a back body drop onto Michaels, then runs up to Michaels and hits a running boot to the face as Michaels was hanging onto the ropes. Michaels then gets thrown to the corner then flips himself onto the turnbuckles, then shoves away Sid and goes for a Moonsault but Michaels ends up getting a backbreaker after Sid catches him. Michaels gets thrown onto the corner hard and falls to the canvas, then it happens again and Sid brings Michaels up and lands a huge right to Michaels. Michaels is still standing after another shot but Michaels hit some shots back to Sid. Now they're exchanging punches and Michaels delivers a body slam and Michaels goes for an elbow drop but Sid boots Micheals in the face mid-air! Sid is up and applies a Million Dollar Dream type hold and takes Michaels to the mat. Michaels gets up and goes for the Sweet Chin Music but Sid catches him by the leg and takes him down with a Chokeslam! Sid then sets Michaels up for a powerbomb but Michaels goes down for a small package but only gets two! Sid is angry and hits a powerslam onto Michaels. Michaels gets back up and hits a jumping forearm smash and kicks up but Sid clotheslines him back down and gets the two count still! Sid has camera that he grabbed and smacked his manager, then turns around but Michaels hits the Sweet Chin Music onto Sid. Sid is down and Michaels goes to check on the guy but Sid brings Michaels back inside the ring. Michaels goes for a diving crossbody onto Sid but Sid ducks and Michaels hits the referee instead. Sid hits the camera to the back of Michaels at ringside then brings him back inside the ring and hits the powerbomb onto Michaels and gets the pin!

Winner and NEW WWF Champion: Psycho Sid! It was ok. For a Michaels main event match I kinda expected more. It was a great match but it wasn't fantastic one either, Michaels definitely has put out better matches at Survivor Series (and in general). ***1/2

Closing comments: Another solid Survivor Series. I was positive that this would be a top contender for the best survivor series so far until I saw the last two matches. This is one of those times where Austin and Hart should've ended the show rather than the WWF Championship match. Every match but the two elimination matches was pretty solid.

 

[Keith]

Sorry only just read this thread, its really exciting and I will read it properly soon and respond to your reviews.

Its a good idea, Surivorseries as it was back in the day was awesome and in some ways an event I enjoyed more than Mania.

That ladies match from the first one is a personal favourite and proof that Japanise talent can get over in the US. The ten tag team elimination from the next year is one of the greatest matches I have ever seen.

 

[Crippler]

I love how people forget how technical Austin use to be cause they are so use to his Attitude Era brawling, AWESOME! Write up on the Bret/Austin match def one of my favorites of all time. Those two really brought out the best out of each other.

 

[Keith]

I love how people forget how technical Austin use to be cause they are so use to his Attitude Era brawling, AWESOME! Write up on the Bret/Austin match def one of my favorites of all time. Those two really brought out the best out of each other.

Agreed and people underate Bret's role in getting him over too.

 

[Nate]

Sorry only just read this thread, its really exciting and I will read it properly soon and respond to your reviews.

Its a good idea, Surivorseries as it was back in the day was awesome and in some ways an event I enjoyed more than Mania.

That ladies match from the first one is a personal favourite and proof that Japanise talent can get over in the US. The ten tag team elimination from the next year is one of the greatest matches I have ever seen.

I didn’t mind the 20 man tag team matches. It had a lot of action but it was too cramped for my style. I hate it when WWE pulls out the 6 on 6 and 7 on 7 Elimination matches tbh. And the Japanese women are definitely better women wrestlers, but I can’t lie I got lazy trying to write out the complexed names that most of them have. Oh well.

I love how people forget how technical Austin use to be cause they are so use to his Attitude Era brawling, AWESOME! Write up on the Bret/Austin match def one of my favorites of all time. Those two really brought out the best out of each other.

You had no idea how surprised I was to see that. Austin’s technical and brawl mix style of wrestling was pure win. Not sure how it would’ve worked out against The Rock though.



Survivor Series 1997

Well besides one of wrestling’s biggest controversy's ever to happen on live PPV, this is the first time that Undertaker doesn't appear at Survivor Series since his debut, and the last time Bret Hart appears at a WWF/E event until 2010. Obviously the events of Michaels vs Hart overshadowed the rest of the card. How was it? Well lets find out!

Live from Monteral, Quebec :hm:
Commentators: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
Ring Announcer: Howard Finkle

We start off a video package that goes over the awesome rivalry between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Looks like the WWF is finally seeing the magic of the video packages to hype up the main event matches of the night! Looks like that they're announcing everything in French for the night. Glad that being forced to learn broken French in Canada is finally paying off.

The Headbangers and The New Blackjacks vs Road Dog, Billy Gun and The Godwinns

Phineas Godwinn and Barry Windhim both start off the match with a lockup, Phineas then leaves the ring and goes back into it and Windham slams Godwinns to the ground then tags in Bradshaw. Bradshaw hits some strikes to the corner, but misses a corner charge and now Phineas hammers away and goes for the tag but nobody wants to tag in. Bradshaw escapes and Henry is in the ring and shoulder blocks Bradshaw to the ground. He hammers away on Bradshaw but Bradshaw hits some knees to the gut then hits a Russian leg sweep on Godwinn. Bradshaw goes for a suplex but Godwinn hits a suplex onto Bradshaw instead but only gets a two count. Henry then hits a nice clothesline but still only gets two. Bradshaw gets in an abdominal stretch then converts that into a pin and gets the three count! Henry Godwinn has been eliminated from the match!

Bradshaw and Phineas are brawling in the ring now and Windham has been tagged in, and hits a suplex onto Godwinn, then he hits another suplex slam but only gets two! Windham tosses Phineas to the corner then elbows Windham in the face and hits running clothesline and gets the three count! Blackjack Windham has been eliminated from the match!

Mosh comes into the ring and slides under Phineas and hits a dropkick, then a drop toe hold and places an armlock onto Phineas. Phineas gets up but Most kicks him in the stomach, however Godwinn gets the tag and Billy Gunn gets the double elbow with Godwinn! Gunn stomps onto Mosh furiously, then punches him in the face then smashes his face onto the turnbuckle. Gunn then goes for a corner charge but Mosh sees it coming and hits a clothesline in counter, then gets him up and punches him by the corner. Most then goes for the headlock bulldog but Gunn counters and gets the three count! Mosh has been eliminated from the match!

Thrash is in the ring and is with Godwinn. Thrash gets in a headlock and Phineas is down on his knees. Thrash gets in an armlock but Phineas gets back onto his feet and gets Godwinn in a hammerlock then a rollup but only gets two. A lockup happens and Thrash takes down Godwinn but they take down each other with trips, then Thrash hits an armdrag and gets in another armlock but Phineas rams Thrash to the corner then punches him in the stomach, then hits an elbow to the back of the ring. Thrash hits a faceplant then gets in a diving bomb move thingy and gets the three count! Phineas Godwinn has been eliminated from the match!

Road Dogg is in the ring but Bradshaw is tagged in and clotheslines Dogg down many times, manhandling has JR says and tosses him around the ring. Bradshaw hits a gutwretch powerbomb onto Rodd and attacks Gunn but Dogg comes from behind and gets the pin right there. And now the crowd is dead. Blackjack Bradshaw has been eliminated from the match!

Thrash is in the ring with Dogg, then stops him to the ground. Thrash goes to the ropes but Gunn kicks him in the back, Dogg then picks up Thrash and goes for the pumphandle slam but Thrash gets a hip toss in. Gunn gets in a blind tag and leaps off the ropes as Thrash counters the Pumphandle slam, hitting a legdrop that MISSES THRASH COMPLETELY and gets the three count! Fuck this shit and fuck Thrash in peticular!

Winners and survivors of the match: Billy Gunn and Road Dogg Not the worse Survivor Series match that I've seen, but probably the worst of the 90's so far probably (have to recheck my past reviews to confirm that). Crowd wasn't into Thrash at all, but they were into Bradshaw but was taken out pretty quickly for them to get into it. *1/4


The Truth Commission vs Disciples of Apocolypes

Fuck yeah motorcycles! Anyways this is a 4 on 4 match and everyone in the ring is already brawling and The Interrogator and Chainz are starting off the match. Chainz hits some punches to Interrogator but Int. throws Chainz to the corner and hits some punches. Chainz goes for a shoulder block but Int. hits a Sidewalk slam and gets the three count! Chainz has been eliminated from the match!

Skull is in the ring next and Jackal is in the ring, who gets taken down and hits a diving knee drop but Skull gets back up. Jackal tries to hit some strikes and a running move but Skull hits his own Sidewalk slam and gets the three count right there! Jackal has been eliminated from the match!

Sniper is in next and Skull is dealing some heavy damage to Sniper, who hits a tackle then gets a two count. Sniper hits a crossbody but only gets two for that. Recon gets tagged in but gets gang beaten from the bikers and Crush and hits some legdrops then a belly to belly suplex but only gets a two count. 8 Ball is in next and strikes Recon, then hits a weak back body drop to Recon. Recon then hits some crappy kicks and Skull is back in the ring. Skull hits a running clothesline and takes down Recon Recon has been eliminated from the match!

Sniper comes in next and gets some strikes in but Skull hits a nice swinging neckbreaker and tags in 8 Ball and they hit a double spinbuster! 8 Ball doesn't get a tag because Interrogator distracts the referee, then tags in and hits a bulldog onto 8 Ball and gets the tag! 8 Ball is eliminated from the match!

Skull is back in and hits some elbow drops then tags Crush back in the ring. Crush hits a suplex onto Sniper then gets in a headscissors choke onto Sniper and holds him in place and tries to choke him out. Crush brings Sniper back to the corner and Skull gets tagged in. Skull hits a clothesline to Sniper but The Interrogator blind tags in while Skull hits the DDT. Int. hits a Sidewalk slam and gets the three count!Skull has been eliminated form the match!

Crush is by himself and Sniper is tagged back into the match. Sniper hits a nice powerslam onto Sniper and Int. comes from behind and hits the Sidewalk slam and gets the win right there!

Wommer and Sole Survivor of the match!: The Interrogator! There are two reasons why I liked this match. 1)It involved motorcycles and 2)I'm a sucker for faction vs faction type matches. This example being Soliders vs Bikers. Other than that this was pretty average at best. **

We see a shot where fans are asks who is going to win the main event match between Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart! Oh God yes! Also Stone Cold is interviewed about his neck that was broken (oh yeah...) and how he doesn't need any symphony from anybody.


Team Canada(Jim Neidhart, Doug Fernas, British Bulldog and Phil LaFon) vs Team USA (Steve Blackman, Goldust, Vader and Marc Mero)

Wanna take a guess who's the heel team this time? I'll give you a hint it's not Team USA. HOLY FUCK TEAM USA IS COMING OUT TO KURT ANGLE'S FUTURE THEME SONG!!! . Goldust is sporting different face paint, looking more dark and dull. Not shiny at all. And Team Canada comes out to Bret Hart's theme song. Yep I'm liking this already, would've been better if Bret Hart wrestled Kurt Angle at some point tonight lol. Also tonight is the debut of Steve Blackman apparently. Mero and Bulldog are starting off the match with some strikes onto Bulldog but Bulldog tackles Mero, then hits a hip toss then a dropkick and sends Mero out of the ring. He taunts Blackman with a kung fu pose and Mero grabs Sable away from the heel corner and gets Bulldog into an arm wretch and tags in Vader, who hits a double axe handle onto Bulldog. Vader hits some stiff shots to the chest then a clothesline onto Bulldog, then a body avalache. Vader then goes for a dive but Bulldog counters to a slam from the turnbuckles then a suplex onto Vader then tags in LaFon into the match. Vader hits a charge to the corner and Mero is back in the ring who hits a knee to the gut, then the face but LaFon hits a spinng heel kick to Mero and takes him down with a clothesline but only gets two. Neidhart is tagged in but LaFon is in and Mero punches him in the face and Blackman is tagged in and hits a kick to the face, then a dropkick to the face. Blackman hits a diving elbow but only gets two. LaFon hits a knee to the gut then a DDT but only gets two for that. LaFon goes in for a pin and Blackman hits a kick to LaFon then takes out the entire Team Canada, then tosses LaFon out of the ring. A brawl happens outside and Steve Blackman has been eliminated from the match after a countout!

Mero is back in the ring with Neidhart and chucks Mero to the corner but misses a charge, Mero goes for a rollup but only gets two. Neidhart takes down Mero and misses a splash, now Vader comes in and takes down Neidhart with a shoulder block but Neidhart hits his own shoulder block. Vader hits a nice elbow to Neidhart then hits a splash and gets the pin!Jim Neidhart has been eliminated from the match!

LaFon is in the ring and kicks Vader out of the ring with a superkick, then they brawl outside with laFon throwing Vader onto the steel steps. Furnas throws Vader back inside the ring and LaFon is going after Vader but Vader crushes LaFon at the corner then hits a belly to belly suplex. Vader then climbs onto the middle rope and hits the splash and gets the pin!Phil LaFon has been eliminated from the match!

Phil Fernas is in the ring and kicks Vader, then hits a dropkick that barely makes contact with Vader . Furnas misses a dropkick this time and Mero comes in and hits some boxing jabs to Fernas, then knocks him to the cavnas. Mero then hits the Merosault but only gets two count. Mero gets up but Furnas hits a Spinbuster and tags in Bulldog! Bulldog slams Mero across the ring and the turnbuckles. Mero goes for a suset flip but Bulldog lifts up Mero and goes for the Running Powerslam but Mero hits a jab to the face of Bulldog and knocks him down, then an elbow to the face. Furnas is tagged back in and Mero hits some more punches but Furnas hits his own punches to Furnas. Furnas misses a charge to the corner and Mero goes for a rollup but Furnas counters to his own rollup and gets the pin! Marc Mero has been eliminated from the match!

Vader is next and hits his own punches to Furnas. Furnas hits a shoulder block to Vader and tags in Bulldog who goes to work on Vader. Just seen that Goldust has written 'FU' on his face. :. Furnas is tagged in and Vader tries to tag in Goldust but Goldust won't tag in and Vader his a suplex to Furnas. Furnas hits the low blow onto Vader as the referee checks on Goldust and Furnas goes for the cover but only gets two. Vader hits a clothesline onto Bulldog but Bulldog gets back up and tags in Furnas. Furnas hits some shots onto Vader and Furnas hits a nice belly to belly suplex onto Vader. Furnas hits a hurricaran onto Vader but still only gets a two count! Vader punches Furnas in the face then tries to tag in Goldust again but Vader slaps Goldust on the arm (his hand is broken fyi) and Vader throws him in the ring. Goldust exits the ring and counts out Goldust. Goldust has been eliminated from the match!

Vader is by himself and attacks Furnas and hits down Furnas and Bulldog with some moves. He hits a slam onto Furnas and hits the Vader Bomb and gets the three count on Furnas, but Bulldog hits the ring bell on Vader and pins Vader to get the win!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match: Bristish Bulldog! This was decent. Much better then the other two matches earlier on that night. Not much else to say about this match really.**3/4

We see a video package of Kane being introduced to the WWF and going after Undertaker. This is awesome shit right here! Paul Bearer has lost his high pitched voice and has his voiced dubbed on the video. The video then shows Kane going after Mankind and Dude Love. Mankind is shown backstage and he tells the crowd that this won't be a wrestling match and the fans shouldn't be remembered as a wrestling because it won't be one.

Mankind vs Kane

They brawl at ringside even before the match starts. Kane chucks Mankind down to the ground with a double handed chokehold slam, then tosses him onto the steel steps. Kane and Mankind both enter the ring and FUCK THIS RED LIGHT AROUND THE RING! Kane hits some punches to Mankind but Mankind hits some kicks and strikes back to Kane, then hits a headbutt then clotheslines him out of the ring but Kane lands on his feet and clotheslines Mankind onto the ground. Kane then lifts up the steel steps then smokes him on the face! Oh shit! Both men are in the ring now and Kane continues the beatdown on Mankind, hitting a an uppercut to Mankind, then hits a big boot to the face! Mankind is getting choked with the ropes. Kane chokes out Mankind at the corner then throws him to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam to Mankind! Mankind retreats to the ropes but Kane kicks Mankind in the head and Mankind falls to ringside then they brawl at ringside again. Kane throws Mankind to the steel steps, then charges at Mankind but Mankind hits a flapjack to Kane on the steel steps! Mankind then grabs the chair and hits him square in the face! Kane and Mankind are both back in the ring and Mankind hits a piledriver onto Kane. Mankind then has he Mandible Claw onto Paul Bearer at ringside then enters the ring again but Kane sits up and grabs Mankind by the throat while on the apron and shoves him onto the announcer's table! Kane then grabs pieces off the table and throws them onto Mankind, then chases him around the ring. Mankind crawls to the ramp but Kane punches Mankind in the face then goes for the Chokeslam but Mankind kicks Kane in the gut then hits a DDT onto the concret floor! Mankind is back on the apron and jumps off it, hitting an elbow to the chest of Kane! Kane is back up and grabs Mankind while on the top rope and chucks him to the ground at ringside! Mankind crawls back in the ring and tries to get back up but Kane lifts up Mankind and hits the Tombstone Piledriver onto Mankind and pins him!

Winner of the match: Kane! A nice brawl by both men! Much better than Mankind's brawl against The Undertaker last year imo. Some nice spots in this match and Mankind took a beating, and so did Kane somewhat. ***1/4

Michael Cole is backstage with Commissor Sgt. Slaughter and Mr. McMahon. Both say that this match was suppose to happen for a while but now it's finally happening. Oh shit Nation of Domination!
Nation of Domination(Farooq, Rocky Maiavia, Kama Mustafa and D'Lo Brown) vs WWF Tag Team Champions Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal), Ahmed Johnson and Ken Shamrock

Haw is starting off the match with D'Lo Brown with a lockup, Brown goes for a shoulder block but doesn't take down Hawk. Hawk hits a clothesline to Brown and Brown gets in a piledriever but Hawk no sells it and hits a neckbreaker to Rocky who hits in some strikes then a Rock Bottom and gets the three count on Hawk! Hawk has been eliminated from the match!

Johnston is in the ring and hits a nice move to Rocky, Rocky then tags in Kama in the match and strikes down Ahmed. Farooq is tagged in next and stomps onto Ahmed and hits a rib breaker onto Ahmed. Farooq keeps taking down Johnston and brings him to the heel corner who gangbeats Ahmed with fists and strap shots. Farooq nails more strikes to Ahmed. Ahmed though hits the double underhook sitout powerbomb and gets the three count!Farooq has been eliminated from the match!

Brown is in the ring and hits a shoulder block, then a wheel kick to Johnston then follows up with a splash. Brown then misses a strike and Ahmed hits a sitout front suplex and Brown tags in Rocky, but Ahmed hits a spinebuster to Rocky instead. Ahmed gets taken down and pulled back by the Nation of Domination has Ahmed gets pinned from Rocky! Ahmed Johnston has been eliminated from the match!

Animal is in the ring now with Rocky and the crowd is chanting "Rocky Sucks!". Rocky hits some strikes to Animal but Animal counters back and takes down Rocky with a clothsline to the corner. Animal gets in a arm wretchnand Shamrock hits a clothesline, then a dropkick to Rocky. Rocky tags in Kama and Kama hits some kicks to Shamrock but Shamrock hicks Kama in the gut. Kama chokes Shamrock but Animal gets tagged back in and now they're chanting "LOD". Kama gets a prep talk from the Nation and Kama hits a punch to the gut. Kama gets in a headlock but Animal throws Kama away from him and both men get hit with a double clothesline! Animal hits a back suplex onto Kama but only gets a two count. Kama hits some strikes to Animal, then kicks him in the gut then a headbutt to the face. Animal gets thrown to the ropes but ducks an elbow and hits a shoulder block and a body slam but Brown comes in and makes the save. Kama kicks down Animal again but Animal gets a rollup and gets the three count! Kama Mustafa has been eliminated from the match!

Shamrock is back in the ring with Brown and hits some serious strikes to Brown, then a nice running clothesline. Brown thumbs Shamorck in the eye then hits a body slam, then Rocky hits a low blow as the ref is distracted and Brown goes for the pin but Shamrock still kicks out. Brown hits a snapmere then a legdrop but Shamrock kicks out from that as well. Brown gets in a reverse chinlock to Shamrock and Shamrock makes it to his feet, then elbows Brown in the gut but Brown clotheslines him to the ground. Brown is choking the shit out of Shamrock then hits a rib breaker, then climbs the ropes and misses a moonsault completely (whether Shamrock moved or not and a hot tag happens. Rocky comes in but Animal hits a clothesline, then a powerslam onto Rocky but The New Age Outlaws come out with Warrior's shoulder pads. Animal gets some kind of poweder thrown on Animal at ringside and Warrior gets counted out!Animal has been eliminated from the match!

Shamrock is left standing against Brown and Rocky in the ring. Brown is starting off by kicking and punching Brown in the gut then clotheslines him in the face. Shamrock gets up and hits a belly to belly suplex onto D'Lo and then applies the Ankle Lock onto Brown and Brown taps out![/B]D'Lo Brown has been eliminated from the match![/B]

Rocky comes in and hits Shamrock with the chair to the back, then tries to go for the cover but only gets a two count! Rocky stomps onto Shamrock hard, then Rocky hits a Tornadp DDT but still only gets two! Body slam from Rocky Maiavia and Rocky hits a press slam but still only gets two. Shamrock is back up and hits a hail of strikes onto Rock. Rock goes for the Tornado DDT again but Shamrock hits the Northern Lights suplex. Both men get up and exchange blows but Shmarock hits a hurricarana and takes out Rocky! Shamrock yells to the crowd and gets in drop told hold and hit the Ankle Lock onto Rocky and makes him tap out!

Winner and Sole Survivor of the match! Ken Shamrock! Pretty solid match actually. Not the bigges Shamrock mark but this was a fine matchup, and the finals between him and Rocky Maivia was pretty sweet. The bits involving Ahmed were a mess but this match did has it's own moments. ***1/4

We get a preview for the next PPV invoving DX apparently. Next we see a video package for the Intercontinental Championship match coming up between Owen Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin

Intercontinental Championship Match: Owen Hartc) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin

After a prep talk from Team Canada, Austin hits Stunner onto Jim Neidhart and Owen tackles Austin to the ground to start off the match Owen brings Austin to the corner and hits some strikes to the challenger. Holy fuck the crowd is telling Owen to break Austin's next. Brutal. Owen Hart goes for the piledriver but Austin hits a backbody drop to Owen. Owen trips Austin down and attack's Austin's legs. Austin limps around the ring and Owen is walking up the ramp but Austin runs after him and takes him down to the ground. Austin brawls with Owen Hart on the entrance ramp, hitting knees and chops to the gut then they make it to the announcer's table. They fight over the broken announcer's table and Owen strikes the back of the head and now Owen chokes out Owen with the cable around his neck. Owen and Austin are back in the ring and Owen beats the crap out of Austin. Austin brings Owen to the corner and hits the mudhole stomp onto Owen. Austin goes for a tilt-a-whirl move but Owen lands on his feet. Austin though hits the Stunner and wins the match!

Winner of the match and NEW WWF Intercontinenal Championship: Stone Cold Steve Austin! Match was verrry short for reasons what I assume to be medical related. Still it was a good brawl and Austin was the only American that the fans cheered for while facing a Canadian at this event. Go Austin! **1/2

We see the same video package we seen earlier at the start of the show between Hart and Michaels. Triple H is backstage with Michaels and they walk through the halls with Chyna and some dude with a suitcase. They show Michaels entourage walk with him to the entrance. Love it how Michaels walks out in stride while the fans are throwing flangs and water at him. Michaels are pissing off the fans big time by placing the Canadian Flag up his nose then dry humps it while on the ground. Bret comes out with Bulldog and Neidhart through backstage and to the entrance. Poor Bret, never knew what was coming to him...

WWF Championship Match: Bret Hart(c) vs Shawn Michaels

Michaels attacks Hart from behind but Hart fights back and takes down Shawn Michaels with some strikes. Michels can't stay up from Hart's vicious assault and Hart clotheslines him out of the ring and slams him onto the steel post. They brawl at ringside and Hart throws Michaels onto the steel steps and Hart throws Michaels onto the crowd area. The fans are going NUTS with the fight that's right in front of them. Holy shit this is awesome! Hart dumps Michaels back to ringside and Hart is back as well but Michaels punches Hart in the face then throws him onto the announcer's table. Hart then gets slammed onto the steel steps and Hart is down, Michaels then grabs his scarf and chokes him with it. Michaels throws Hart onto the crowd area and beats the crap out of him in the crowd, then crowd screaming at Michaels with the refs and security keeping the fans back, Hart then hits a back body toss and Michaels is down! Michaels goes down but punches Hart on the stomach at the entrance, then goes for a Piledriver but Bret hits a back body drop. Hart then lifts up Michaels and executes a suplex onto the concrete floor! Hart punches Michaels in the face and Michaels is getting beaten down but Hart gets rammed onto the one referee by Michaels. Hart is up and shoves Michaels at the entrnace where some sound equipment is and hits Michaels with a fire extinguisher, then rams Michaels onto the wall! They brawl on the entrance tunnel and Hart knocks down another referee :. Vince McMahon is there and tells Hart to get back in the ring. Michaels groggily walks towards the ring while Hart slams him into random shit then throws him back inside the ring. Hart has the Quebec Flag and the bell rings and the match has officially started! Hart chokes Michaels with the flaq, then throws it way and hits a leg drop onto Michaels. Hart hits a reverse atomic drop and Hart looks down at Michaels, ready to lay down more punishment. Michaels comes running and hits a flying Forearm smash then does a kip up. The crowd boos Michaels and Michaels kicks down Hart in the face. Michaels has the Quebec flag and chokes Hart with it. Michaels tells the crowd to suck it and Bret gets hit with a diving fist drop, then leans on the ropes and smirks at the crowd. Michaels then throws Hart to the turbuckles and Hart is thrown back outside. Michaels smiles at the crowd then punches Hart in the face several times, clearly enjoying pissing off the fans of Montreal. Michaels places Hart on top of the steel steps then slams him face first onto the steps! Michaels then breaks the flag pole in half and smashes the stick onto Hart. Michaels throws Hart back inside the ring then places Hart in the front facelock. Michaels smiles at the crowd again while having that move in the submission but Hart gets back onto his feet and tries to lift up Michaels, then hits a front suplex onto Hart! Hart knocks down Michaels then hits the elbows to the knees of Hart, then rakes him on the eyes. Michaels hits some shots to Hart then a body slam, Michaels then goes for a crossbody but Hart counters that into a pin but only gets the two count! Hart goes to ringside then places Michaels leg around the ring post and slams it onto the steel post. Hart then wraps his leg around Michaels and gets the figure four leg lock from ringside while wrapped around the post! Hart is back inside the ring and strikes down the legs of Michaels with some powerful blows, Hart then goes for the figure four leg lock and gets it in! Michaels is flopping around the ring like a fish out of the water but he's not giving up and tries to turn the hold around. Michaels manages to turn the hold around but Hart grabs the ropes pretty quickly. Hart is back up and Hart hits some shots to the face of Michaels then throws him to the turnbuckles, then hits a Russian Leg Sweep. Hart hits some moves to Michaels and Hart hits the suplex! hart then takes down Michaels with a backbreaker then goes for a dive but hits both Michaels and the referee are down. Michaels tehn gets Hart into the Sharpshooter and the refeee calls for the bell without Hart tapping. DAFUQ!

Winner and NEW WWF Champion: Shawn Michaels! That ladies and gentleman, in case if you wern't familiar, was the Monteral Screwjob. I have nothing to say about that expect to watch the video provided and see how things went down. As for the match it was awesome! Normally I don't count pre and post match stuff if it's not relevent towards the match, but the pre match brawl definitely is! Hart and Michaels went places at the arena and Holy Fuck did they put on a good show! of course the ending was pretty fucked up, but whether it's kayfabe or legit it was definitely an odd one. Obviously it wasn't kayfabe but still.****1/2

Now I'm not going to try and talk about what the fuck actually happened because I don't know enough about the subject to do so, but just watch the video and see how shit went down. (the video to the link has already been set to the end of the match). Still funny when Shawn was walking up the ramp and some random fan shoved Michaels, and some others were giving Michaels the deathstare.

[video=youtube;xsliuV6Z4og]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsliuV6Z4og[/video]

Go to 23:40 to watch the ending of the match

Closing comments: This event was pretty bad at the start, but it definitely picked up along the way. It's not the worse but with all things considered it can be better. Nothing else to say about this event really except that we'll never see The Hitman wrestle again in the WWF/E. And don't count that abortion that happend at Wrestlemania either please. Now another interesting note is that WWE never came back to Monteral, Quebec until 2003 when Montreal hosted No Way Out. A review can be found here at Fab's 2003 In Year Review

Also fun fact, this event actually did end up leading towards one of the greatest heels ever to exist in the history of professional wrestling: Fucking Vincent Kennedy McMahon! 5: