On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection Podcast episode 9… We review WWF Survivor Series 1989!
"Big" Ray Hernandez,"The Professor" Anthony Quintana aka “Ricky Freestyle and “Mr. Gimmick” Travis Voeltz review this classic World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE) event!
Event history:
The first Survivor Series, held in 1987, came on the heels of the success of WrestleMania III, as the then-WWF began to see the lucrative potential of the pay-per-view market. The first event capitalized on the big time feud between Hulk Hogan and André the Giant, who wrestled each other at WrestleMania III. Survivor Series was originally created to be a "Thanksgiving tradition" as the first eight Survivor Series events took place on either Thanksgiving Day (1987-1990) or Thanksgiving Eve (1991-1994). Since 1995, the event has been held the Sunday before Thanksgiving. On February 11, 2010, WWE stated that Survivor Series would be rebranded, but in June, the event was added back onto WWE's pay-per-view schedule.
Starting in 2016 [2] and continuing in 2017[3], with the return of the WWE brand extension, the event has focused on direct competition between the two brands, Raw and SmackDown Live, similar to the Bragging Rights events that WWE held for two years during the first brand extension.
The event is traditionally characterized by having tag-team elimination matches, usually pitting teams of four or five wrestlers against each other. These matches are generally referred to simply as "Survivor Series matches." The WWF had several elimination tag-team matches earlier in 1987, albeit with three-man teams and the feuds loosely related. In an early break from the norm, the 1992 event had only one tag team elimination match. The 1997 event saw the Montreal Screwjob, while the 1998 event was the only one without any elimination tag team matches, instead focusing on an elimination tournament for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The 2002 Survivor Series is notable for the debut of the Elimination Chamber match.
Name of the event: WWF Survivor Series 1989
Date: November 23rd 1989
Promotion: World Wrestling Federation
Type: Pay Per View
Location: Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Arena: Rosemont Horizon
Attendance: 15,924
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: 11/23/89
Commentary by: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura
PPV buyrate (relative): 3.34
Full event match card:
Dark Match: Boris Zhukov vs. Paul Roma
Survivor Series Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match: : The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake, Dusty Rhodes, The Red Rooster & Tito Santana) vs. The Enforcers (Bad News Brown, Rick Martel, The Big Boss Man & The Honky Tonk Man) (w/Jimmy Hart & Slick)
Survivor Series Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match: The 4x4s (Bret Hart, Hercules, Jim Duggan & Ronnie Garvin) vs. The King's Court (Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Greg Valentine & Randy Savage) (w/Jimmy Hart & Sensational Sherri)
Survivor Series Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match: The Hulkamaniacs (Ax, Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts & Smash) vs. The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, The Barbarian, The Warlord & Zeus) (w/Mr. Fuji)
Survivor Series Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Roddy's Rowdies (Bushwhacker Butch, Bushwhacker Luke, Jimmy Snuka & Roddy Piper) vs. The Rude Brood (Jacques Rougeau, Mr. Perfect, Raymond Rougeau & Rick Rude) (w/Jimmy Hart & The Genius)
Survivor Series Eight Man Tag Team Elimination Match
The Heenan Family (Andre The Giant, Arn Anderson, Bobby Heenan & Haku) vs. The Ultimate Warriors (Jim Neidhart, Marty Jannet
