Hello and welcome to another edition
of Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling review series on the
internet with more tekkers than Zack Sabre Jr! It’s WWF Survivor Series 1990,
where every match is an elimination tag match! My past reviews of this event
have been harsh at times, but looking at the roster for this event, it is
absolutely stacked! Every match filled with star-power and wrestlers who can
make this a fun and exciting watch. Noticeably, this does not feature Rick Rude
who had left the WWF after a dispute with Vince Mcmahon, a shame for sure
because Rude will be missed by me for sure. Also, the survivors of every match
tonight will be lumped into a big survivor of all survivor series match to
decide who truly is the king when it comes to Survivor Series. We also have two
debuts happening on this who, one would be legendary and the other would live
on in infamy. Let’s do this!
The Perfect Team
(Mr. Perfect/Demolition) W/ Mr. Fuji & Bobby Heenan vs The Warriors
(Ultimate Warrior/Texas Tornado/Legion Of Doom)
Demolition and LOD’s feud continues
with Warrior being wrapped up in their feud too while Perfect and Tornado have
been feuding over the Intercontinental Championship. Everyone has a reason to
be in this match and that is such a huge contrast to the 2008 Survivor Series
that I just reviewed a few days before watching this. Piper on commentary just
does not do it for me in any shape or form, things begin with Smash and Animal.
Animal jumps Smash, right hands and a knee lift. To the buckle, elbow to the
head with Team Warrior getting in cheap shots. Irish whip but Animal ducks his
head, right hands from Smash. Perfect nails a cheap shot, Smash lands a snap
suplex for two.
Perfect tags in, right hands to
Animal. Tag to Smash, whip with Animal landing a massive powerslam, Perfect is
bounced around by the babyfaces with atomic drops and clotheslines. Animal tags
Tornado, Smash drags Tornado back to the corner. In comes Ax, rights and lefts.
Irish whip reversal from Tornado to the buckle, Claw on Ax. Smash makes the
save but Tornado tags Warrior. Clothesline, flying shoulder tackle and one
Ultimate Splash later, it’s bye bye for Ax.
Ax Has Been
Eliminated!
Crush comes running in, scoop slam
from Warrior. Scoop slam for Smash, Perfect is tossed to the floor but Crush
clotheslines Warrior down. Tag to Smash, back-breaker with Crush tagging back
in for a diving knee drop. Two for Crush, Crush whips Warrior to the buckle.
Warrior boots down Crush, in comes Hawk. Perfect is in the ring, Hawk chokes
Perfect and nails a clothesline. Whip to the buckle, make it double. Perfect
dodges Hawk’s attack, Hawk hits the ring-post hard. Smash is in, Crush and
Smash double team Hawk. Back-breaker from Crush, tag to Perfect. Perfect lands
rights and lefts before tagging Smash, Smash eats rights from Hawk before a
drop toehold stops the flurry of Hawk. Irish whip by Smash, Hawk ducks and
lands a flying clothesline, fist drop and clothesline. Hawk is on the top rope,
Diving Clothesline from Hawk. Demolition and LOD begin brawling and both teams
are disqualified.
LOD &
Demolition Have Been Eliminated!
Perfect is all alone against Warrior
and Tornado, Perfect regroups and says he wants Tornado. Warrior tags in
Tornado, Perfect jumps Tornado before Tornado turns the tide. Right knocks
Perfect to the floor, Tornado brings Perfect in the hard way and clothesline
Perfect out the other side of the ring. Warrior comes around and noggin
knockers Heenan and Perfect, Tornado whips Perfect to the buckle. Tornado
misses though and hit the ring-post shoulder-first. Knee-lift from Perfect,
Tornado blocks the rights of Perfect and tees off before Perfect eye pokes Tornado.
Tornado is rammed into the exposed buckle, I do not know when it was ripped off
but Perfect scores with The Perfect-Plex for the elimination.
Texas Tornado Has
Been Eliminated!
Warrior comes charging in and hits the
same exposed buckle when Perfect dodges the corner splash. Perfect-Plex, 1…2…
Warrior kicks out! Perfect delivers a beautiful standing dropkick for two,
massive chops to a kneeling Warrior from Perfect. Irish whip and a clothesline
from Perfect for two, Warrior is rallying though. Perfect’s blows are being
answered by Warrior, two quick clotheslines, make it three. Flying shoulder
tackle and The Ultimate Splash for the win!
So this was ok, it is a big match to
kick off the event which I appreciate for sure but the feud was mainly between
Demolition and LOD with Warrior being the man who evens out the feud, LOD and
Demolition get counted out which is disappointing for sure. Perfect was
excellent in this match, being the marathon man. The exposed buckle into the
Perfect Plex was great which could lead to a rematch between the two, Warrior
does his regular song and dance with the fans buying into it for sure. Overall,
a nice easy watch but not much in terms of substance.
Winner: The
Ultimate Warrior over Mr. Perfect via Ultimate Splash!
The Dream Team
(Dusty Rhodes/Koko B. Ware/Hart Foundation) vs The Million Dollar Team (Ted
Dibiase/Rhythm & Blues/??????) W/ Jimmy Hart & Virgil
So this match is built around Dibase
vs Rhodes, two different lifestyles and two very different athletes. Dibiase
had stolen Sapphire from Rhodes and even attacked Dusty’s son Dustin, busting
open the young Rhodes. So to say this was exciting for me would be an
understatement. I would much prefer a brawl between those two but it’s alright,
I can settle for this big tag match for now. Also who is the secret partner?
Well, it’s The mother of all debuts in The Undertaker led to the ring by
Brother Love.
Taker stares a hole through The Dream
Team, Bret steps in to wrestle Taker. Taker does not blink, a boot to kick us
off and a whip. Bret ducks the clothesline but runs into a massive choke, Bret
tags in Neidhart. Shoulder block does nothing, scoop slam from Taker. In comes
Koko, Koko misses a splash and is smacked off the top rope. Tombstone
Piledriver from Taker and it is goodnight for Koko.
Koko Has Been
Eliminated!
Bret staggers Taker with right hands
or at least Bret thinks so, it does not however as Taker looks at Bret and tags
in Valentine. Bret tags Dusty, they lock-up. Valentine chops Dusty in the
corner, Dusty elbows his way out. Tag to Neidhart, axe handle to the arm of
Valentine. Tag to Bret, more shots to the arm. Whip from Bret to the corner,
Valentine blocks with a knee. Tag to Honky, stomps from Honky. Kick to the
chest, Bret elbows his way free and nails a shoulder block. However, Honky
counters with a knee to the ribs. Bret tags Neidhart which Honky never sees,
Honky whips Bret but Bret reverses and ducks as Neidhart catches Honky and
delivers The Anvil Flattener for the elimination.
Honky Tonk Man
Has Been Eliminated!
Dibiase comes in wasting no time and
chops Neidhart. Neidhart is whipped to the corner but explodes out with a
clothesline, tag to Dusty. Dusty unloads massive elbows on Dibiase, whip and a
dropkick from Dusty. Tag to Neidhart, double elbow for two. Suplex for two,
Dibiase eats a shoulder block. Neidhart goes to run the ropes, Virgil trips
Neidhart. Dibiase nails a clothesline and eliminates Neidhart.
Jim Neidhart Has
Been Eliminated!
Bret comes in attacking Dibiase before
tagging Dusty, Dusty is eye raked and clotheslined by Dibiase. In comes Taker,
kick to the back of the head. Dusty is knocked back to his corner, tag to Bret.
Taker chokes Bret in the corner, tag to Valentine. Dibiase comes in, Bret tees
off on Dibiase. Inverted atomic drop and tag to Dusty, chop on Dibiase. Elbow,
make it three. Taker tags in, shot to the back from Taker. Irish whip into a
knee lift, Taker is on the top rope. Diving axe handle and Dusty is gone, Taker
tosses Dusty to the floor.
Dusty Rhodes Has
Been Eliminated!
Brother Love stomps Dusty, Dusty goes
after Brother Love. Taker tags Valentine which leaves Taker to assaulting
Dusty. Taker battles backstage with Dusty, being counted out in the process.
Valentine tries a figure four on Bret but Bret counters for a small package and
gets the elimination.
Undertaker &
Greg Valentine Have Been Eliminated!
Dibiase tries a sneak attack, Bret
lands an atomic drop and a beautiful plancha to the floor followed by right
hands. Back in the ring, Dibiase begs for mercy. Bret grabs the leg, stomp to
the gut. Knee by Dibiase, they are in the corner. Rights and uppercuts from
Bret, whip with Dibiase reversing and Bret hits the buckle hard sternum-first.
Two for Dibiase, chops in the corner. Bret is whipped to the buckle hard,
Dibiase ducks looking for the back body drop but Bret manages a backslide pin
for two. Side headlock by Bret, Dibiase shoves off Bret and trips over
Dibiase’s leg. Bret looks hurt but Bret fakes the injury, O Connor roll for
two. Virgil grabs Bret, Dibiase knees Virgil off the apron.
School boy for two, the crowd is
rocking. Back-breaker and middle rope elbow drop by Bret for a close two, Irish
whip by Bret is reversed by Dibiase. Bret ducks the clothesline and Bret lands
a flying crossbody but Dibiase rolls through and grabs both legs to steal the
win with Bret uttering Fuck as the result sets in on The Hitman. The crowd reacts
big for Bret following the conclusion of the match.
That was an interesting one for sure,
a memorable debut for Taker but I did not get the confrontation between Rhodes
and Dibiase that I expected, that feud took the backseat to Bret shining through
once more when given the chance and Undertaker making the noise he needed to
hit a homerun when it came to debuting. I guess it was just not what I expected
or wanted from the match, I would rather a brawl between Dusty and Dibiase
because the angle seemed to be so intense and hate-filled which would have made
a compelling match. However, Bret continues to be awesome when given the
chance, this and the Summerslam 90 tag match are a great end to Bret’s 1990 pay
per view run.
Winner: Ted
Dibiase over Bret Hart via Roll-Up!
The Visionaries
(Rick Martel/Warlord/Power & Glory) W/Slick vs The Vipers (Jake
Roberts/Jimmy Snuka/The Rockers)
This has a lot of steam to it too with
Martel blinding Roberts on the Brother Love show, Roberts has no vision out of his
eye due to the heinous assault of Martel while Power & Glory took out the
leg of Michaels which led to The Rockers being easily defeated at Summerslam by
the duo. Warlord is here and so is Snuka, I assume they have had issues.
Warlord and Jannetty begin, power vs speed. Warlord continues to miss as
Jannetty slaps Warlord while escaping before Warlord corners Jannetty. Jannetty
avoids a corner clothesline and lands a slingshot kick, two missed dropkicks
for Jannetty though.
Jannetty slides through the legs of
Warlord, nailing Power and Glory. Tag to Michaels, sunset flip on Warlord for
two. Warlord throws Michaels to the corner, here comes Martel. Michaels rams
Martel into the buckle, Michaels lands a hip-toss and a dropkick. Monkey flip
out of the corner, tag to Roberts. Martel scrambles out of the ring, here is
Roma. Roma lands big rights, leapfrog before eating a right hand from Roberts.
Arm-wringer from Roberts, tag to Snuka. Axe handles from Snuka, Roma backs away
from Snuka. Roma tags Hercules, side headlock. Shoulder block by Hercules,
Snuka leapfrogs and lands a massive chop. Tag to Warlord, the two meet in the
middle of the ring before Snuka runs into a scoop slam.
Warlord misses an elbow drop, dropkick
from Snuka. Tag to Jannetty, eye rake from Warlord who clamps on a bearhug.
Jannetty escapes with a ear clap, middle rope axe handle connects for Jannetty
but Jannetty tries again and dives into a Powerslam from Warlord.
Marty Jannetty
Has Been Eliminated!
In comes Michaels who lands a
hurricanrana with punches thanks to a shove from Roberts. Lefts and rights from
a now legal Roberts, Warlord whips Roberts to the buckle. Clothesline by
Roberts but Warlord is still on his feet, whip to the buckle again but Roberts
blocks with a knee and a clothesline. In comes Michaels who pins Warlord but
Warlord presses Michaels to the floor, Warlord tags in Roma. Elbow drop on
Michaels, vicious stomps. Tag to Warlord, big back body drop from Warlord. Tag
to Hercules, two for Hercules. Whip and a massive clothesline from Hercules,
tag to Martel. Knee drop for two, Michaels is scrambling.
Axe handle from Martel, stomps and
clubbing blows in the corner. Back-breaker for two, tag to Roma. Michaels does
his flip out of the corner, tag to Martel. Martel covers for two, hard Irish
whip with Michaels dodging the corner splash. Martel hits the ring-post
shoulder first and here comes Snuka. Rights and lefts, whip to the buckle with
a back body drop. Right hand, whip with Martel reversing, Snuka ducks and nails
a flying headbutt for two. Martel is bounced off the buckle, Snuka is reversed
off an Irish whip. Snuka tries a middle rope crossbody but Martel rolls through
and grabs the tights for the elimination.
Jimmy Snuka Has
Been Eliminated!
Martel is in the ring with Roberts,
Roberts corners Martel but Martel manages to escape the grasp of Roberts.
Roberts has a look of pure frustration on his face as Hercules enters the ring
to do battle with Roberts. Roberts looks to the crowd for support before
nailing a knee lift on Hercules, Roberts signals for the DDT but Hercules
escapes the hold. Hercules regroups and gets battered by Roberts before Martel
clotheslines Roberts from the apron, stomps from Hercules. Tag to Roma, stomps
to Roberts. Scoop slam, Roma is on the top rope. Diving fist drop misses,
Roberts tags Michaels. Roma begs off, flying elbow from Michaels.
Roma reverses the Irish whip but walks
into a suplex, Michaels is on the middle rope. Diving elbow drop for two, Roma
misses a right hand. Atomic drop, Hercules is now legal. Michaels dropkicks
Roma but Hercules elbows Michaels down. Rights by Hercules, left jabs too.
Irish whip into a clothesline, gorilla press slam from Hercules. Tag to Martel,
rights and lefts from Martel. Tag to Hercules, Hercules and Roma look for their
finish. Power Plex and Michaels has been eliminated.
Shawn Michaels
Has Been Eliminated!
Again the crowd comes alive for the
half-blind Roberts, Roberts has his back against the corner, staying well away
from The Visionaries’ corner. Hercules lands rights and lefts in the corner,
tag to Warlord. Hard Irish whip to the corner into the bearhug, Roberts
counters with a right hand. Shot to Hercules, the referees are with Hercules.
Scoop slam attempt from Warlord, Roberts nails his DDT. Martel tries to blind
Roberts, Roberts dodges and brings out Damian and chases Martel backstage.
Roberts gets counted out as The Visionaries survive with all the team intact.
Roberts was tremendous in this match,
the man is a killer when it comes to detail in his matches. Roberts selling the
story of being alone and overwhelmed but fighting until the end is great, his
expressions are tremendous and the crowd feels and reacts accordingly. The
in-ring action was not much but a good showcase for The Rockers, Warlord and
Martel. All building towards Roberts vs Martel.
Winners: Team
Visionaries over Team Viper via Count Out!
The Hulkamaniacs
(Hulk Hogan/Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Tugboat/Big Bossman) vs The Natural Disasters
(Earthquake/Dino Bravo/The Barbarian/Haku) W/ Bobby Heenan & Jimmy Hart
There might not be no Rick Rude but
this match has a lot going on it as Dino Bravo and especially Earthquake have
almost left Hulkamania in tatters, Earthquake had smashed his way through many
babyfaces and even Hogan on the way to this match. Hogan has assembled his
allies who would love to batter Earthquake and Bobby Heenan, this should be a
good match.
Duggan and Haku to start, loud USA
chants to kick us off. Lock-up, rights and lefts thrown by both. Haku misses a
middle rope crossbody, big clotheslines from Duggan. More forearms, whip to the
ropes and an elbow to the throat. Another whip into a clothesline, Haku dodges
the elbow drop. Haku tags Bravo, inverted atomic drop and tag to Barbarian.
Chops and kicks before a tag to Haku, elbow with Duggan tagging Bossman on the
way down. Bossman tees off on Haku with rights and lefts but Haku counters with
a dropkick on Bossman. Bossman manages to reverse an Irish whip and lands his
Bossman Slam for the elimination.
Haku Has Been
Eliminated!
In comes Barbarian, Bossman makes
Barbarian eat a massive big boot. Heenan is on the apron, Bossman rams Heenan
into the ring-post. Barbarian reverses an Irish whip for a suplex, Barbarian
misses a middle rope elbow drop. Bossman tags Duggan, Duggan reverses an Irish
whip. Barbarian ducks the clothesline but eats the back body drop, Barbarian
tags in Earthquake. Bravo and Earthquake take it to Duggan, butt splashes
before Duggan escapes. Duggan tries a scoop slam but Earthquake shuts that
down, clothesline by Duggan, make it double. On third attempt, Jimmy Hart pulls
down the rope. Duggan gives chase and smacks Earthquake with his 2X4, getting
disqualified in the process.
Jim Duggan Has
Been Eliminated!
In comes Hogan, scoop slams for
Barbarian and Bravo. Hogan manages to slam Earthquake, corner clothesline. Ten
punches for good measure, Earthquake stops it though and lands a powerslam.
Earthquake tags in Bravo, big elbow drop from Bravo. Make it two, stomps from
Bravo. Hogan catches Bravo in a small package, Hogan eliminates Bravo.
Dino Bravo Has
Been Eliminated!
Hogan tags Bossman, flurry of punches
on Earthquake. Bossman attempts a diving crossbody but Earthquake stops that
catching Bossman. Hogan comes in and pushes Bossman over for the pin, two for
Bossman. Bossman is whipped to the ropes, Barbarian gets in a cheap shot.
Bossman drops to the mat, elbow drops from Earthquake and Bossman is
eliminated.
Big Bossman Has
Been Eliminated!
Hogan comes in, boot to Earthquake. A
right hand to Barbarian on the apron, Hogan tries to slam Earthquake twice but
Earthquake is too heavy and falls on Hogan for a two count. Earthquake misses
an elbow drop and Hogan tags Tugboat, shoulder block to Earthquake. Tugboat lands
a right on Barbarian before action spills to the floor, Tugboat and Earthquake
brawl on the floor before getting counted out. We have Barbarian and Hogan as
the last two, what an interesting last two.
Earthquake &
Tugboat Have Been Eliminated!
Barbarian takes control of Hogan,
elbows and chops. Hogan is in the corner, rights and lefts from Barbarian, a
piledriver connects beautifully. Two for Barbarian, Irish whip by Barbarian
with both men colliding with a double clothesline. Massive boot from Barbarian,
Barbarian is climbing to the top rope for his finishing manoeuvre. Hogan is all
over the place, Diving Clothesline connects! 1….2.. Hogan kicks out! Barbarian’s
punches have no effect, Hogan Hulks Up with the crowd reacting big time, you
know what is next brother. Right hands, big boot and one Atomic Leg Drop, this
match is over.
Again, I am left a little disappointed
when this match is over, I was looking forward to Hogan vs Earthquake and again
you tease and do not deliver, you allow a big match to take place at Summerslam
but end in DQ, the next step I thought would be ending it as Survivor Series
but Earthquake gets counted out? Come on, thought Bossman could have played a
bigger role in this match and Tugboat too, the booking has not been the
strongest on this show.
Winner: Hulk
Hogan over Barbarian via Atomic Leg Drop!
The Allilance
(Nikolai Volkoff/Tito Santana/The Bushwhackers) vs The Mercenaries (Sgt.
Slaughter/Boris Zhukov/Orient Express) W/ General Adnan & Mr. Fuji
Boris and The Bushwhackers start,
double clothesline from The Bushwhackers. In comes Santana, Boris tries an
Irish whip. Santana ducks the clothesline and lands The Flying Forearm for the
elimination.
Boris Zhukov Has
Been Eliminated!
Sato & Tanaka attack Santana
before Sato superkicks Tanaka by mistake, Santana tags in Luke who combines
with Butch for a Battering Ram. Luke covers Sato for the elimination, seconds
later Santana nails Tanaka with a Flying Forearm.
The Orient
Express Have Been Eliminated!
Slaughter is all alone, in comes
Volkoff. Clubbing blows and knees from Volkoff, Slaughter turns the tide with a
vicious clothesline and a series of elbow drops. Volkoff is punched in the
mid-section, Slaughter lands big blows on Volkoff who is against the ropes.
Volkoff rallies before an eye rake from Slaughter, Slaughter rams Volkoff head-first
into the buckle. Headlock with a right hand, whip off the ropes and a big
dropkick from Slaughter. Elbow drop and a three count for Slaughter.
Nikolai Volkoff
Has Been Eliminated!
Butch and Luke take it to Slaughter
with a double clothesline and clubbing blows before Luke misses a top rope
splash. Gut-buster from Slaughter and Luke has been eliminated. In comes Butch
who is whipped into the corner and eats a stiff lariat for the elimination.
Bushwhackers Have
Been Eliminated!
Slaughter celebrates prematurely as
Santana lands a dropkick, flying dropkick for good measure. Monkey flip attempt
but Slaughter shoves off Santana, neck-breaker from Slaughter for two.
Back-breaker for two, Santana battles back but an eye rake slows him down.
Delayed vertical suplex from Slaughter, two for Slaughter. Slaughter misses a
knee drop, Santana has a headlock. Slaughter shoves Santana into the referee, elbows
to the neck from Slaughter. Irish whip but Santana counters for a Flying
Forearm, General Adnan enters the ring and smashes Santana with the flag in the
lower back. Slaughter applies The Camel Clutch but the referee disqualifies
Slaughter for Adnan’s interference.
So that was a filler match for sure
and boy did it feel like one. That being said, you go through all of that
making Slaughter look tough only to lose, I mean what’s the point? I simply
just do not care for this match and as the pay per view went on, the tag format
and its formulaic eliminations just ebbed away at the wrestling reviewer inside
of me.
Winner: Tito
Santana over Sgt. Slaughter via DQ!
Team Dibiase (Ted
Dibiase & The Visionaries) W/ Virgil & Slick vs Team Hogan (Hulk
Hogan/The Ultimate Warrior/ Tito Santana)
Following Randy Savage demanding a WWF
World Heavyweight Championship Match with Ultimate Warrior and the awful Gooker
debut, we have the grand finale match between all the survivors of the night’s
previous matches. Its 5 on 3, the teams are simply not even.
Wait a minute, Warlord stands across
from the 3 babyfaces and Warlord gets smashed by Hogan and Warrior before a
Santana Flying Forearm ends Warlord’s night.
Warlord Has Been
Eliminated!
Roma suplexes Santana, tag to Dibiase.
Knee drop and suplex by Dibiase, Santana fights back with an Irish whip to the
buckle and a big back body drop. Santana tries the flying forearm but Dibiase
ducks and lands a stun-gun for the elimination.
Tito Santana Has
Been Eliminated!
In comes Hogan who runs wild on
Dibiase before a boot and clothesline from Dibiase ends Hogan’s offense. Tag to
Hercules who knocks the stuffing out of Hogan before a tag to Roma. Flying
double axe handle by Roma, clubbing blows to the corner. Tag to Martel, more
clubbing blows. Tag to Hercules, big rights from Hercules, measuring Hogan and
scoring right between the eyes every single time. Hogan is rammed off the buckle,
tag to Dibiase. Middle rope axe handle and knee drop for two, falling fist
drops from Dibiase. Another two for Dibiase, tag to Hercules. Right hands,
Hercules wants the power plex. Tag to Roma, Power Plex and Hogan powers out at
two. Axe Bomber on Roma and it’s over for Roma.
Paul Roma Has
Been Eliminated!
Martel comes in, clubbing blows to
Hogan. Irish whip ducking the head, Hogan counters with a boot. Tag to Warrior
who stomps the life out of Martel, shots to every member of Team Dibiase on the
apron, Warrior draws his strength and slams Martel over and over. Tag to Hogan,
right hands. Big boot from Hogan, clothesline to the floor with Martel holding
his face and saying screw this match.
Rick Martel Has
Been Eliminated!
Dibiase is in there with Hogan, big
punches from Dibiase but Hogan reverses the Irish whip with Dibiase eating a
corner clothesline. Dibiase begs for mercy, Hogan pulls Dibiase out of the
corner. Hercules is smacked off the apron, big boot to Dibiase and an Atomic
Leg Drop for the elimination, Hercules runs in and eats a scoop slam. Warrior
nails his clotheslines and flying shoulder tackle before The Ultimate Splash
ends this match.
Was entertaining and thankfully, brief
compared to the other matches on the card. Anything substantial? Not really, no
real drama coming from this match as Warrior and Hogan overcome their foes with
relative ease. Did I want something more? Well, Dibiase is challenging for the
championship tomorrow so perhaps he should have walked away from this match,
citing his championship match as more important than this elimination match? That
makes more sense to me but they seem to be very high on The Model at the moment
too and I thought at least one of them would walk away from this match.
Team Hogan over
Team Dibiase via Ultimate Splash!
That was WWF’s Survivor Series 1990,
another pay per view where I held high expectations and they just were not met
when all was said and done. Like Wrestlemania and Summerslam, I am left
thinking why certain decisions were made and in retrospect, were they the
correct decisions? We kick off with Team Warrior vs Team Perfect, Perfect feels
shoehorned into this role as Warrior had been the other man tagging with LOD
against Demolition, Perfect is excellent when it comes to being in the ring but
we do not get a whole lot of that as the eliminations come thick and fast.
Saving the LOD vs Demolition feud I understand but the way the feud was
protected fell so flat. Team Dibiase vs Team Rhodes delivered but not in the
way I was hoping, I enjoyed Bret vs Dibiase, an excellent showcase for Bret
where the crowd believed that Dibiase would be toppled and of course,
Undertaker wrecked everyone in sight showing that The Deadman was here and not
to be messed with. I still wanted Rhodes vs Dibiase, their angle had been great
in my eyes and I wanted that confrontation. Team Viper vs Team Visionaries was
building toward Roberts vs Martel, the action was alright so I will give it a
pass while Team Slaughter vs Team Tito was boring and the finish really did not
work for me at all. Team Hogan vs Team Earthquake was disappointing for me, I
thought we would see what is next for Hogan, Hogan had been feuding with
Earthquake and I did not see it being a Wrestlemania match so I am wondering
where we go from here? In this going to end up like the Perfect feud? Killed on
a Saturday Night’s Main Event? The main event was fine, entertaining and brief.
For me, I am glad that these events will be soon broken up by singles matches
because I think even with a small card, these matches can feel too much of the
same, the rapid-fire eliminations the heel being counted out or a DQ to protect
them form being pinned, two people being counted out to stretch out their feud,
it is all there and I just think breaking it up with other types of matches
make the events an easier watch. Thanks for reading and remember: there’s
always another night!
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