WWF Survivor Series 1988 Retro Review By MMike1947
SIDE NOTE: THIS IS THE PPV VERSION SO NO MATCHES ARE HACKED TO HELL.
Live from the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio.
Your commentators are Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse "The "Pilgrom" Ventura.
Opening Match: Ultimate Warrior (WWF IC Champion), Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Blue Blazer, Sam Houston, "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell Vs. Honky Tonk Man, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, "The Outlaw" Ron Bass, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Bad News Brown (w/ Jimmy Hart):
Brutus starts out with Greg Valentine and they trade some roundhouse rights.
Davis gets in and he puts the boots to Brutus. Beefcake reverses an Irish
whip and locks on the Sleeper Hold to elimanate Danny Davis already 1:17 into
the match. Hammer back in the match and he nails him with bionic elbows and a
headbutt to the midsection. Hammer works on the leg trying to tear a muscle,
when he goes for the figure four beefcake blocks it and unloads on him. Blue
Blazer in with a double ax-handle and he scores a head scissors. Armbar and
Brunzell tags in, working the armbar as well. Hammer nails him with a few
forearms and catches him with a slam but misses the elbow, allowing Brunzell
to cover for only 2. Irish Whip and Brunzell nails a dropkick. Bad News tags
in unbeknownst to me and works over Jim. Headbutt by Brown annd a boot to the
midsection. Scoop Slam by Brown and he drops a fist to the asophagus. Eye
rake by Brunzell but Brown is relentless. Brunzell tries fighting back but
Brown keeps stopping him with illegal tactics. Irish whip to the buckle and a
gehtto blaster later puts Brunzell out at 5:12.
Beefcake in with an armbar
and Houston in with a axhandle to the shoulder. Irish whip to the buckle but
Sam eats some boots and gets hammered with heavy right hands. Leg Drtop by
Brown connects for only 2. Houston tries fighting back but a headbutt stops
him. Stiff whip to the buckle and a clothesline by BNB. Hammer tags in again
and he scores a thick clothesline and Brown tags in. Valentine accidentally
misses Houston and nails Brown, and the heels aruge, which causes Brown to
ditch his team taking the count out at 7:49 (aprox.). Houston rolls up Hammer
from behind for 2. Sunset flip goes south and Hammer tags in Bass.. Slam by
The Outlaw and an elbow drop for 2. Another slam is reversed with a roll up
by Houston for 2 again. Bass with a boot to the kisser and a clothesline for
2. Houston back up and he gets his face slammed to the canvas but for only a
2 count. Crossbody by Houston for 2 and Bass with a clothesline and elbow
drop for 2. Irish Whip and houston throws some punches but gets caught in a
powerslam elimanatung him at 10:11. Warrior FINALLY enters and beats up
everyone. Clothesline to Bas and a hangman choke to Honky followed by the
shoulder tackle. Powerslam to Bass and Blazer with a top rope splash for just
2. Blazer with a crossbody on HTM for only 2, and a monkey flip follow3ed by
a dropkick. Hammer in and he gets nailed in a monkey flip, and Blazer drops
him with a slam and elbow for 2. Back Body drop by the Blazer and a
power-body slam, but HTM throws him off the top rope. Hammer locks on the
Figure Four (w. the Hart Breaker assistance) and Blazer is elimanated at
12:24 (aprox.). Beefcake gets hammered by Valentine and he plants some bionic
elbows to the face. Bass back in and he drives a knee to the midsection and a
headbutt the the shoulder for 2. Honky in and he puts a pounding to Beefcake
and slams his face into the mat. Beefcake its a Bass boot and Hammer in.
Triple Teaming occurs when Warrior enters the ring illegally. Shake Rattle N'
Roll reversed with a backdrop and Bass back in. He drops Beefcake across the
top rope for just 2. Honky gets caught with a fist to the midsection and
Beefcake hammers him. Atomic Drop by Beefcake and a clothesline, and he locks
the sleeperhold. Both men spill to the floor and guess what, they are counted
out at 15:41. Bass & Hammer double team Warrior, scoring a double
clothesline. Hammer with an elbow for only 1 and the heels plant boots to
Warrior. Warrior gets hammered for a little while by both men nothing of
note. Make a long story short Warrior pins Bass at 17:25. Hammer pounds on
Warrior who no sells everything and gets caught with a double axhandle and
pinned at 17:49. Warrior is the Sole Survivor. **1/2. Match wasn't that bad. .
Demolition (Ax & Smash) (WWF Tag Team Champions), The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard), Bolshiviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov), Los Conquistadors, Fabulous Rogeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymon) (w/ Bobby Heenan, Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Hart) Vs. Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels), The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Niedhart), young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma), British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid):
DBS starts with Conquistador #1 and Davey with a scoop slam. Jacques in and
he hammers on DBS but gets caught with a gorilla pres onto Ray. Nikolai in
and Michaels. Shawn eats buckle and Zhukov in and he hammers him. Shawn with
a hip toss and armbar and tag to Jannetty. Zhukov makes the tag to Ax and he
pounds Marty to the mat. Marty eats a boot and Arn Anderson in and he gets
nailed with a back drop and drop-kick. Tully Blanchard in and both men
exchange blows. Atomic Drop by Mart and Tully gets hammered by most of the
face team followed by a drop-kick. Jacques back in and they lock up. Cross
Body misses and Marty covers for 2. Dynamite in and he scores a snap suplex
for 2. Powers in with Ray and Dynamite back in. Lockup and dynamite with a
shoulderblock. Jacques up with a knee to the midsection, but gets caught with
a sunset flip for 2. Powers & Zhukov in. Drop-kick by Powers and he sends
Boris to the buckle. Smash in now and he nails on Powers with a boot and
Jacques in with a drop-kick for 2. Bret Hart in and Rogeau scores a diving
elbow for 2. Ray in and he gets small packaged by Bret to eliminate the
Rogeaus at 5:22. Bret with an armbar on Nikolai and Roma with an axhandle.
Crossbody off the top rope for 2 and an armbar and Niedhart tags in with a
drop-kick. Smash back in and he pounds on Niedhart but gets nailed with a
knee lift and clothesline and Barbarian tags in. He hammers on Smash and they 
exchange blows. Smash with a knee lift and tag to a Conquistador and he
hammers on Barbarian. Barbarian with a big boot and Warlord in, he plants
some boots to the midsection and Bret in with some more rights. Smash in with
Bret and he applies an armbar to Bret and tags Ax. The Demo's double smash
Bret and Bret fights back on Ax, Irish Whip but Ax with a boot to the kisser.
blanchard in and he drops a n axhandle on the Hitman. Bret whipped to the
buckle and he comes back with a clothesline. Ax & Shawn in and the Demos
pound Michaels. Smash in officially and he catches Shawn in midair and plants
him in his corner where the Bolsheviks hammer him. Nikolai with a gorilla
press into a back breaker for 2. Knee Lift by Nikolai and Blanchard in. He
tags out to Arn who scores a picture perfect spine buster for 2. Michaels
eats buckle and a Conquistador tags in, he scores s series of rights and a
scoop slam for 2. Marty in and he hammers on him scoring a powerslam. The
other Conquistador walks into a hip toss and gets caught with a slam off a
reversal from a hip toss for 2. Volkoff in and he gets nailed with a
drop-kick for 2. Roma in and he hammers Volkoff and tags in Davey who slams
Volkoff for 2. Twisting boot to the midsection of DBS and Blanchard in with a
back drop and a succession of elbow drops, a 4th misses and DBS scores a
headbutt. Warlord & A conquistador in and warlord catches him with a gorilla
press slam. Ax in now and they exchange rights. Ax takes control and Smash
tags in hammering the big man. Boot is caught and Smash gets leg sweeped by
Warlord and tags in Barbarian, who scores a running scissors kick to Smash
and a series of chops. Smash tags to Blanchard and he drops an axhandle, but
gets caught in a press slam and Niedhart tags in with a running powerslam for
2. Water, I need water. Dynamite in with a lariat to Blanchard, but he gets
dumped over the top to the floor. Arn in and he scores a shoulder to the
midsection and stomps on him. Conquistador whatever in and Boris tags in
quickly, scoring a powerslam. Powers makes the tag in and scores a back drop
on Zhukov, Running clothesline connects. Crossbody by Powers is reversed and
Zhukov pins him at 15:20, eliminating the Young Stallions. Shawn in and he
hammers Volkoff, scoop slam and 2nd rope fist drop for 2. Barbarian in again
and he scores a diving shouldertackle and Tully tags in again who tags in
Volkoff. Lockup and Barbarian Clocks Volkoff. He hammers Barbarian though and
Ax in to pound the midsection of him, driving an elbow to the sternum and
smashing him to the canvas. A Conquistador in and he hammers him then tags
Volkoff. He hammers on Barbarian but gets booted to the face and Michaels in,
as is Zhukov. Shawn catches him with a shot to the midsection and Marty
sunset flips him for the pin at 18:09, eliminating the Bolsheviks. Smash
hammers Marty as does a Conquistador who gets caught in a sunset flip for 2.
The other Conq. in and he back drops Marty to the heavens. smash in and he
pounds on Marty some more. Smash tags to Ax and he scores a slam and Arn gets
in. He gets his face driven to the mat and DBS tags in and back drops a
conquistador. Tully in again and he puts the boots to Davey, who soon gets
thrown to the buckle with a flair flip kind of technique. Smash back in and
he hammers DBS and scores a snapmare and rear chin lock to follow. Tag to a
Conquistador and he hammers on DBS for a while, tagging in his partner who
nails an axhandle, Irish whip but DBS gets the boot in and tags Niedhart who
goes crazy on him. Demolition Decapitator by the Harts for 2. Shawn with a
beautiful drop-kick on him and tag to Marty who scores a diving elbow and
tags out to Dynamite. He nails a snap suplex and a 2nd rope knee drop for
only 2. Side Backbreaker by Dynamite for 2 again. Barbarian in and he
clotheslines the murdered Spaniard and scores a powerslam and elbow drop,
then heheadbutts him into his corner, tagging in Tully. Tully cheap shots
Barbarian and he and Ax double team him. Demolition are in with the double
smasher. Smash with the snapmare and chinlock again on Barbarian. Barbarian
pries his hands off and Smash smashes him. Arn in and he drives a knee to the
midsection and tags in a Conquistador who chokes him, then tags the other in
who drives in a few roundhouse rights and tags Ax. Ax with a snapmare and
chinlock on Barbarian, and tags out to Tully Blanchard who stomps him and
Tags Arn who does the same. Barbarian catches him with a boot and tags in
Marty who plants a drop-kick and elbow. Niedhart in and he hammers Arn, but
gets nailed with a forearm and Tully lands a crossbody for 2. Suplex goes
nowhere and Niedhart with his own. Bret Hart in with a side backbreaker and
stomp to the midsection, followed by an inverted atomic drop. He hammers
Tully and catches him with a German Suplex, but ends up pinning himself at
27:03 eliminating the Hart Foundation. DBS in and he scores a tombstone
piledriver for 2. sorry, it was Dynamite Kid. Both Bulldogs in with a double
shoulderblock. Shawn in and he gets booted. Arn and Marty come in and a brawl
erupts as neither referee can stop them, so they call for the bell at 27:59, 
Disqualifying the Rockers & Brain Busters. Smash in and he snapmares Dynamite
and locks the chinlock while the rockers chase the busters back to the
lockeroom. Smash hammers on him and Dynamite with an elbow for 2. A
Conquistador in and he gets in a knee lift to Dynamite, and he tags in his
partner who nails a forearm to the back and a slam, but a senton misses and
Warlord tags in. Slam by the big man and Barbarian tags in. Big Boot to the
face and DBS in with the either Conquistador. Stall Suplex connects for a 2
count. Ax back in and he works in the forearms but gets crucifixed for only
2. Ax hammers him and tags out to Smash. DBS eats buckle, but catches Smash
with a hiptoss and armbar, followed by a headbutt. Dynamite in and he lands a
few forearms and a jaw breaker. Ax in and he pounds Dynamite, who catches him
with a suplex. Conquistador #? gets caught in a DBS gorilla slam and he nails
his running powerslam finisher, but tags in Barbarian. He headbutts him into
the corner and Ax tags in again. Lockup and Barbarian knocks him down, but Ax
pounds him down some more and tags Smash who tosses him to the floor. a
Conquistador in and drives a boot in, and the other plants several roundhouse
rights as well followed by a drop-kick. Barbarian fights back and tags DBS,
and they score a double elbow for 2. Dynamite in and scores a gutwrench
suplex for only 2. Headbutt connects for 2 again. Warlord in and he hammers
on him more and slams him, dropping a leg drop and tags in Dynamite who gets
caught with a boot and Smash in again. He runs into a boot and scores a
suplex. Dynamite to the top rope and he misses the headbutt, and Smash
clotheslines him to the mat for the pin at 26:02 eliminating the British
Bulldogs. Barbarian hammers Smash and a Conquistador enters to pound away.
The other in and he does the same. Warlord back in and he buckles
Conquistador, but misses a charge and posts himself. Ax in and gets a
snapmare and hammers him down. Smash in and he does the same, scoring a
snapmare and hammers the arm. Conquistadors tag in and out hammering the
Warlord and Ax back in with an armbar, and Smash headbutts the shoulder.
Snapmare & armbar by Ax and Smash tags in continuing to hammer him, scoring a
snapmare and armbar, but refuses to let Fuji hammer him with his cane, which
would cause a DQ. Warlord fights out and scores a clothesline but gets
clotheslined himself. Smash off the ropes but Fuji pulls them down and Smash
falls to the floor and Ax gets in Fuji's face after they are counted out at
39:34. Ax & Fuji argue and he begins hitting him (ax) with his can until
Smash grabs him, throws him into Ax allowing him to slam him on the arena
floor. Its obvious Demolition have turned on Fuji, but the match is down to
Conquistadors & Powers of Pain. The POP now go to help Fuji back up and bring
him to their corner, to a mixed reaction, cause no one knows what to make of
it. A Conquistador hammers Barbarian and they double team him, making quick
tags and using devastating blows. Barbarian fights back and Fuji trips up the
Conquistador, so Barbarian drops the headbutt for the win at 42:13, to a pop. 
Demolition come back out to show that the POP are heels and Demolition are
the faces. Overall, match was ***** without a doubt. (time aprox. cause I
couldn't hear the bell clearly)
Sean Mooney is with Bad News Brown, who challenges Randy Savage to a title match. Yea right.
Mean Gene is with Mr. fuji & Powers of Pain, who grunt a lot more then they did before, but who cares.
Royal Rumble 1989 Advertisement, very bland indeed.
Monsoon hypes the Roberts Team vs. Andres Team and Mega Powers team vs. Twin Towers team survivor matches.
5:00 INTERMISSION!!!!!!!!!!! Like I'm watching this screen for 5 Minutes.
Mean Gene Okerlund with Team Andre, including Harley Race, Rick Rude, Curt Hennig & Dino Bravo. The whole american branch of this team is from Minnesota.
Sean Mooney is with Team Mega Powers. Why does Hogan have a chain. And why is Hillbily Jim saying god bless america?!
Jake "The Snake Roberts, Tito Santana, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Ken Patera, Scott Casey Vs. Andre The Giant, Dino Bravo, "Ravishing Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect, Dino Bravo (w/ Bobby Heenan & Frenchy Martin):
then sits on him several times. Andre puts the boots to Santana who tries to
fight back and gets choked. Santana with a sunset flip and Andre sits on him
for the pin putting Chico out at 14:42. Duggan in with a clothesline to Andre
and the big man gets tied in the ropes, being sportsmen, Roberts & Duggan
pound him while he's stuck.
Andre beats on Jake and tags Rude once out, and he works him over. Hennig
with a boot to Roberts and he tags in, hammering him with punches and chops.
Andre helps beat the crap out of Roberts on the outside and Hennig slingshots
Jake's throat under the bottom rope. Andre again stand on Roberts to further
hurt him.
Roberts tries making the tag and Bravo stops him, and he gets leveled. Short
Clothesline by Roberts, but the DDT is blocked thanks to a Rude clothesline.
Rude continues beating the snot out of Roberts smashing his face into the
canvas repeatedly. Bravo in and he works over Roberts and he scores a
piledriver for just 2. Duggan finally gets the hot tag and hammers Bravo, and
nails the back drop. Duggan with 5 punches of doom and a clothesline to Dino.
3 point stance is blocked by Frenchy and Duggan gets sent to the floor.
Duggan gets pissed and DQs himself by nailing Bravo with his 2x4. What a
dumbass, no wonder Roberts wouldn't team with him anymore. DQs at 21:12 by
the way. Hennig & Roberts in and Jake scores a series of roundhouse rights
and a running clothesline. Perfect with a wristlock and a few rights and
Roberts retaliates with the same followed by a knee lift. Bravo gets the tag
and Dino with the test of strength to put Roberts on his knees......ew. Jake
breaks free and goes for the DDT but gets backdropped out. Rude in and
Roberts stalls to play with his head. Rude with an eye rake and he smashes
Roberts head to the buckle and all the heels get in shots. Roberts slaps
Roberts about who is dead tired by now and continues laying a beating on him.
I notice the referee in the match and 3 of the heels are dead, ironic.
Roberts gets sent to the buckle back and forth by Rude in a slow fashion.
Scoop Slam by Rude and a bear hug, which is broken but Roberts is too hurt.
Snapmare by Rick and he scores a fist drop from the top rope. Rude shakes it
about on top of Roberts, who then pulls on his tights (revealing his butt)
and DDT's him for the elimination at 28:47. Andre comes in and hammers on
Jake, and chokes him out cold in the corner, leading to a DQ for disobeying
the 5 count several times at 29:34. Hennig comes in and basically pins
Roberts for the win at 30:02, making Perfect & Bravo the survivors. Roberts
grabs his snake (Damion, and no this isn't Heroes of Wrestling remember) and 
chases the remaining heels off afterwards. *1/2. Match was too slow
throughout the whole match so it hurt the rating.
Mean Gene is with Akeem, Big Boss Man, Ted Dibiase, Terry Taylor, King Haku, Slick, Virgil, & Bobby Heenan
Main Event: Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage (WWF Champion), Hillbilly Jim, Hercules, Koko B. Ware (w/ Miss Elizabeth & Frankie) Vs. Akeem, Big Boss Man, "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase, Red Rooster, King Haku (w/ Virgil, Bobby Heenan & Slick):
Hogan is the only person to get a separate entrance before the match, and the
WWF Champion had the nerve to come out with jobbers. Jobber Totem Poll Says
Towers/Dibiase/Powers are the remaining people near the end. Hogan has a fit
when he enters for some reason. Koko looks like a friggin midget standing
next to Randy Savage. Dibiase & Savage start, Lockup and Savage with a side
headlock and shoulderblock, and Dibiase nails his own and a series of right
hands. Dibiase misses a charge and Savage works in the jabs and a
clothesline. Hercules in and Dibiase bails. Rooster gets the tag and puts the
boots to Hercules and scores a jaw breaker. Sharpshooter is blocked and
Hercules nails a clothesline tat hardly connected. Koko in with a headbutt 
but runs into a boot. Akeem in and he SMASHES Ware and tags in Haku who
scores a knife edge and slam. Hercules back in and he hammer son Haku
knocking him to the mat. Hogan tags in and unloads with a series of rights
and a clothesline, followed by a succession of elbow drops and rakes the eyes
with his boot. Hillbilly in and a double big boot to Haku for 2. Haku with a
karate thrust and Akeem dances in and tags back in Rooster who cant slam him
and instead gets slammed himself. Jim stomps the chest of Rooster and tags in
Ware, who nails a powerslam for 2. Koko eats buckle and so does Rooster. Koko
with a missile drop-kick to the Rooster for another 2 count. Hogan in and he 
Hulks Up without being hurt, boots Rooster, tags Savage, slams him and Savage
drops the elbow for the pin at 6:11, and the faces celebrate already while
the heels regroup. Savage in with Haku and Hogan tags in, cleaning Haku's
clock, but Haku scores a drop-kick and stomps away on Hulk. Hogan with a
clothesline in the corner and a big splash and Hercules tags in, dropping
several elbows for 2. Side Headlock reversed with a back suplex and Akeem in.
He drives an axhandle to Hercules and slams him, but misses an elbow and
Hillbilly is in. He gets squashed in the corner and dropped with a
clothesline. 747 splash later and Hillbilly hits the locker room at 9:55.
Koko with a drop-kick to Akeem and he hammers him, then tags out to Hogan who
sends Akeem to the buckle. Savage to the top rope with a double axhandle and
running elbows. Hercules in and he pounds on Akeem with rights and lefts and
still can't knock him down. Back elbow connects and Koko in and he works in
some jabs. Drop-kick sends Akeem to the corner but he misses a charge and
Bossman tags in, scoring a sidewalk slam for the pin at 11:46. Hogan in now
and gets his eyes raked. He no sells and scores some heavy rights and
clotheslines, an atomic drop connects and Savage gets in a cheap shot. Irish
Whip and clothesline by Hogan followed by a big boot and a body slam. Bossman
catches Hogan off the ropes with a spine buster laying him out. Akeem in and
they score a double elbow. Haku in and he uses his karate moves on him for a
2 count. Bossman in again and he puts the boots to Hogan and nails the 2nd
rope sit-down splash then chokes him with his boot. Dibiase in and he hammers
on Hogan even more, nailing a clothesline and fist drop several times for
only 2 and Hogan hulks up. 3 Rights and an atomic drop and Hercules tags in,
and he hammers away on his ex-master and scores a back body drop. Running
Knee lift and clothesline by Herc. Virgil distracts him while Dibiase nails a
knee to the back and rolls him up for the pin at 16:36. Savage from behind
rolls up Dibiase seconds later at 16:57 and its 3-on-2. Haku with a knee lift
and those dumb forearms, a headbutt mises and Savage trips him up and tags
Hogan who steps on his feet, but gets caught with a crescent kick. Bossman in
and he pummels the back of Hogan. Bossman with a slam for only 2 and Akeem is
back in, and he hammers Hogan some more. Haku in with a suplex for 2 and more
chops to the neck and the nerve pinch of doom. Bossman in and he catches him
with the sidewalk slam. He goes up top and misses the big splash and Hogan
tags Savage. Savage hammers everyone in site but Slick trips him up. Bossman 
hammers Savage and locks a bearhug while Slick grabs Elizabeth, prompting
Hogan to make the save, only to be ambushed by Akeem and Bossman who kick his
ass and handcuff him to the ropes. Bossman is counted out at 23:17 in the
meantime he hammers on Hogan with his nightstick, tearing him a new hole.
Inside Haku & Savage fight. Savage hammers Akeem but Bossman uses the
nightstick on Savage now causing Akeem to be disqualified, at 25:07, then
drops a 747 splash on Savage. Haku continues working over Savage while Slick
taunts Hogan with the keys to the handcuffs. In a twist of events, Haku
accidentally kicks Slick off the apron, which leads to Elizabeth picking his
pocket to retrieve the key, and freeing Hogan. Hogan back in his corner while
Haku finishes off Savage in the ring. Big Splash connects for only 2.
Crescent Kick to Savage and he falls into Hogan's hands. Hogan with 3 rights,
the big boot, he scoops him up and slams him and drops the big leg drop for
the win at 29:10, making him & Savage the Sole Survivors. **1/4. Hogan hugs
Liz and Savage gives a disdainful look to Hogan, but it's all good and they
celebrate until the show comes to a finish. Hogan goes through his posing by
the way. 
Overall the show was decent, only bad match was the 3rd one which still was decent in some parts.
Reccomendation to Rent, even for only the 20 man match.
by Hollywood Scorpion
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