5 matches & angles to love-hate about Survivor Series
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LOVE (matches)
#5: Elimination Chamber: HBK vs RVD vs HHH vs Kane vs Chris Jericho vs Booker T for the World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series 2002)
Action packed, a little light on storytelling but a fun brawl that had some good spots.
#4: Ric Flair & Razor Ramon vs Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect (Survivor Series 1992)
Mr. Perfect turns face for the first time to take on the man he had spent the majority of 1991 & 1992 managing Ric Flair. GOAT match with a unsatisfactory ending. The work and story was excellent stuff though.
#3: Batista vs Undertaker-Hell In A Cell for World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series 2007)This match was epic. I hate the ending but the match was great and to my knowledge it was the only HIAC match to take place at Survivor Series.
#2: Bret Hart vs Diesel No Holds Barred for WWE Championship (Survivor Series 1995)
Diesel had a stranglehold on the title for almost a year and this was the third match between these two, the others had all types of non-finishes and other chicanery so the no DQ stipulation was added. The match told such a great story and had an awesome finish.
#1: Bret Hart vs Stone Cold (Survivor Series 1996)
Talk about top notch storytelling, this match was about close to perfect as can be. Austin was elevated 5 notches in this one match. This match couldn't be better even if Austin won.
HATE (matches)
#5: Triple H vs Vladmir Koslov vs Edge for the WWE Championship (Survivor Series 2008)
I couldn't picture a more boring one on one segment that the 15-20 minutes HHH spent in that ring with Koslov. ? that was horrible.
#4; Nightstick match: Nailz vs Big Boss Man (Survivor Series 1992)
Remember when I said I couldn't think of a more boring one on one segment? I lied. At least this was short...
#3 (tie)5 Team Survivor Series matches: The Bolsheviks, Demolition, The Dream Team, The Islanders & The Hart Foundation vs The British Bulldogs, The Rougeou Brothers, The Killer Bees & Strike Force (Survivor Series 1987)
Demolition, Los Conquistadors, The Brain Busters, The Rougeau Brothers & The Bolsheviks vs Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs & The Young Stallions (Survivor Series 1988)
Talk about a cluster ? ? This was a 20 man match...they did another of these (1988) and was equally as bad. They just went on way too long, too much time on one match and too many people to showcase in a team format.
#1 (tie): The 4 Doinks (Men on a mission & The Bushwackers) vs Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion ? , Fatu & Samu (Survivor Series 1993)
Match was just a mess, like so many on this list. Bastion ? alone is worthy of hate.
Clowns 'R Us (Doink and his midgets) vs The Royal Family (Jerry Lawler & his midgets) (Survivor Series 1994)
Anything involving midgets in comedic matches deserves nothing but contempt.
#5: Elimination Chamber: HBK vs RVD vs HHH vs Kane vs Chris Jericho vs Booker T for the World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series 2002)
Action packed, a little light on storytelling but a fun brawl that had some good spots.
#4: Ric Flair & Razor Ramon vs Randy Savage & Mr. Perfect (Survivor Series 1992)
Mr. Perfect turns face for the first time to take on the man he had spent the majority of 1991 & 1992 managing Ric Flair. GOAT match with a unsatisfactory ending. The work and story was excellent stuff though.
#3: Batista vs Undertaker-Hell In A Cell for World Heavyweight Championship (Survivor Series 2007)This match was epic. I hate the ending but the match was great and to my knowledge it was the only HIAC match to take place at Survivor Series.
#2: Bret Hart vs Diesel No Holds Barred for WWE Championship (Survivor Series 1995)
Diesel had a stranglehold on the title for almost a year and this was the third match between these two, the others had all types of non-finishes and other chicanery so the no DQ stipulation was added. The match told such a great story and had an awesome finish.
#1: Bret Hart vs Stone Cold (Survivor Series 1996)
Talk about top notch storytelling, this match was about close to perfect as can be. Austin was elevated 5 notches in this one match. This match couldn't be better even if Austin won.
HATE (matches)
#5: Triple H vs Vladmir Koslov vs Edge for the WWE Championship (Survivor Series 2008)
I couldn't picture a more boring one on one segment that the 15-20 minutes HHH spent in that ring with Koslov. ? that was horrible.
#4; Nightstick match: Nailz vs Big Boss Man (Survivor Series 1992)
Remember when I said I couldn't think of a more boring one on one segment? I lied. At least this was short...
#3 (tie)5 Team Survivor Series matches: The Bolsheviks, Demolition, The Dream Team, The Islanders & The Hart Foundation vs The British Bulldogs, The Rougeou Brothers, The Killer Bees & Strike Force (Survivor Series 1987)
Demolition, Los Conquistadors, The Brain Busters, The Rougeau Brothers & The Bolsheviks vs Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs & The Young Stallions (Survivor Series 1988)
Talk about a cluster ? ? This was a 20 man match...they did another of these (1988) and was equally as bad. They just went on way too long, too much time on one match and too many people to showcase in a team format.
#1 (tie): The 4 Doinks (Men on a mission & The Bushwackers) vs Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion ? , Fatu & Samu (Survivor Series 1993)
Match was just a mess, like so many on this list. Bastion ? alone is worthy of hate.
Clowns 'R Us (Doink and his midgets) vs The Royal Family (Jerry Lawler & his midgets) (Survivor Series 1994)
Anything involving midgets in comedic matches deserves nothing but contempt.
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LOVE (angles)
#5: The End of an Era(Survivor Series 2003)
Stone Cold Steve Austin puts his career in the hands of other people despite his "DTA" motto and gets let down as HBK gets beaten by Orton (with a little help from Batista) and loses Austin's job. His career over for the foreseeable future the crowd gets a final touching farewell from The Rattlesnake.
#4: Shawn & Diesel breakup (Survivor Series 1994)
A miscalculation leads to a far turn for Diesel, the WWE championship and a great feud that culminates at Wrestlemania 11.
#3: Mama knows bestj (Survivor Series 1994)
A devious Owen Hart begs his mother Martha to throw in the towel to save Bret as he is being tortured in the inescapable cross face chicken wing. Owen is so convincing in his faux-concern that Martha throws in the towel awarding the match and title to Bob Backlund.
#2: The Undertaker Debuts (Survivor Series 1990)
Ted DiBiase unleashes on the WWF for the first time the zombie-like Undertaker who brings along the deadly tombstone piledriver.
#1: The Mega-Powers meltdown (Survivor Series 1988)
Randy Savage has enough of Hulk Hogan riding his coattails and spitting game to his woman. Things finally come to a head when Hogan inadvertently leaves Savage alone during the match. Savage in real ? fashion decides to deal with the Hogan problem.
HATE (angles)
#5: Revenge served Stone Cold (Survivor Series 2000)
HHH orchestrated the run down of Steve Austin at SS99 and at SS00 he has his revenge by flipping a car containing HHH over with a forklift for a high fall. This angle made no sense...HHH should have been dead...or at least paralyzed from the eyebrows down.
#4: D-X and company clean house (Survivor Series 2006)
When the mega team of DX, The Hardyz & CM Punk completely destroyed Team Rated RKO (Orton, Edge, Johnny Nitro, Gregory Helms & Mike Knox). Knox was buried completely and both Orton & Edge both were booked to look like cowards.
#3: Stunt double (Survivor Series 2000)
Undertaker falls for the old "Kurt Angle lookalike" gimmick as our Olympic Gold medalist steals a win.
#2: He's Here! (Survivor Series 2008)
Billed as a triple threat match Kozolv vs HHH. Jeff Hardy, Hardy doesn't show and that leaves us with te terrible aforementioned crapfeat Kozlov vs HHH. Mid-match Vickie arrives screaming "he's here!" leading the crowd to believe Hardy had arrived...instead it was Edge, who then promptly wins the match.
#1: Lawler and those damn midgets (Survivor Series 1994)
All the midgets turn on Lawler as the waste of time went to its hellacious conclusion and finally came to an end. -
LOVE (angles)
#5: The End of an Era(Survivor Series 2003)
Stone Cold Steve Austin puts his career in the hands of other people despite his "DTA" motto and gets let down as HBK gets beaten by Orton (with a little help from Batista) and loses Austin's job. His career over for the foreseeable future the crowd gets a final touching farewell from The Rattlesnake.
#4: Shawn & Diesel breakup (Survivor Series 1994)
A miscalculation leads to a far turn for Diesel, the WWE championship and a great feud that culminates at Wrestlemania 11.
#3: Mama knows bestj (Survivor Series 1994)
A devious Owen Hart begs his mother Martha to throw in the towel to save Bret as he is being tortured in the inescapable cross face chicken wing. Owen is so convincing in his faux-concern that Martha throws in the towel awarding the match and title to Bob Backlund.
#2: The Undertaker Debuts (Survivor Series 1990)
Ted DiBiase unleashes on the WWF for the first time the zombie-like Undertaker who brings along the deadly tombstone piledriver.
#1: The Mega-Powers meltdown (Survivor Series 1988)
Randy Savage has enough of Hulk Hogan riding his coattails and spitting game to his woman. Things finally come to a head when Hogan inadvertently leaves Savage alone during the match. Savage in real ? fashion decides to deal with the Hogan problem.
HATE (angles)
#5: Revenge served Stone Cold (Survivor Series 2000)
HHH orchestrated the run down of Steve Austin at SS99 and at SS00 he has his revenge by flipping a car containing HHH over with a forklift for a high fall. This angle made no sense...HHH should have been dead...or at least paralyzed from the eyebrows down.
#4: D-X and company clean house (Survivor Series 2006)
When the mega team of DX, The Hardyz & CM Punk completely destroyed Team Rated RKO (Orton, Edge, Johnny Nitro, Gregory Helms & Mike Knox). Knox was buried completely and both Orton & Edge both were booked to look like cowards.
#3: Stunt double (Survivor Series 2000)
Undertaker falls for the old "Kurt Angle lookalike" gimmick as our Olympic Gold medalist steals a win.
#2: He's Here! (Survivor Series 2008)
Billed as a triple threat match Kozolv vs HHH. Jeff Hardy, Hardy doesn't show and that leaves us with te terrible aforementioned crapfeat Kozlov vs HHH. Mid-match Vickie arrives screaming "he's here!" leading the crowd to believe Hardy had arrived...instead it was Edge, who then promptly wins the match.
#1: Lawler and those damn midgets (Survivor Series 1994)
All the midgets turn on Lawler as the waste of time went to its hellacious conclusion and finally came to an end. -
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