World Wrestling Federation (1990-)

[kevinmcfl]

Vader is on fire!

Enjoying the power struggle between the WWF and Bad News Brown.  It might be more fun of the WWF picks his team.

[spaldoni]

Bad News is totally in character of being a loner. I love the ultimatum 

Tatanka and Z Man could be the stars that shine in 91 

The SS is really heating up. Each elimination match means something. The promos have done a really good job of hyping it up. 

At this point in their careers, it makes sense for Snuka and Andre to team up. They're legends and could have one last big hurrah 

Damn! Vader's the man! I can't imagine who's going to want to step up to him. 

 

 

[ErictheDragon]

Today's show is all about hyping Survivor Series this Sunday with every match showing off someone in the big elimination matches. Frenchy Martin shows off his latest charge "The Canadian Roughneck" Kerry Brown who clobbers some pencil neck. The Killer Bees look as sharp as ever. Berzerker damn near kicks some poor saps face off. We get final conformation of the Survivor Series teams and it's confirmed that Bad New Brown has FAILED to provide a list of teammates meaning his team will be decided for him. Feature Match sees Tito Santana take on Dick Murdoch which ends in a total shitshow as their respective teammates get involved. The Outlaws have a 4-3 advantage until Dusty Rhodes returns to a MASSIVE pop and he has straight for Funk. Show ends with security frantically trying to separate the teams to protect the main event for this Sunday.

Survivor Series Full Card.

November 23, 1990 

Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut

Main Event.

The Warriors Four (The Ultimate Warrior, Tito Santana, Dusty Rhods & Dustin Rhodes) vs The Texas Outlaws (WWF Champion Terry Funk, Manny Fernandez, Dick Murdoch & Black Bart)

The 4x4s (WWF Intercontinental Champion Jim Duggan, Billy Jack Haynes & WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Champions The Fantastics) vs The Northern Invasion (Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Raymond Rougeau & Kerry Brown) w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin

The King's Court (King of the Ring Kevin Von Erich, Hillbilly Jim & WWF Tag Team Champions The Ronin) vs The Sensationals (Haku, Warlord & Power & Glory) w/"Sensational" Sheri Martel

Brown's Bombers (Bad News Brown, ?, ?, ?, & ?) vs Black Diamond Entertainment (One Man Gang, Nailz, Curtis Hughes & Badd Company) w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick

The Captain's Crew (Jimmy Valiant, The Killer Bees & Brutus Beefcake) vs Lawler's Legion (Jerry Lawler, Jake Roberts & The Nasty Boyz)

The International Coalition (Nikolai Volkoff, Silver King & The Bushwhackers) vs The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov, Ivan Koloff & The Russian Pitbulls)

Free for All match.

Open Challenge.

The Fuji Clan (Vader, The Berzerker & The Samoan Headhunters) w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji vs 4 opponents TBD.

[kevinmcfl]

Survivor Series is looking awesome.  I might announce some of Bad News' teammates in some special show or commercial.  Maybe get some last minute sales.  Same with who will face Fugi's Clan.

[spaldoni]

Survivor Series is stacked! 

I love all the feuds going on which makes SS a must see. 

[ErictheDragon]

Though the WWF announced a number of surprise entrants for a pair of matches at the upcoming Survivor Series, adverts through-out the WWF's touring area would end up spoiling the surprises by naming the mystery competitors in advance though rarely ll of them in the same area. Some fans learn that Bad News Brown's partners will consist of Koko B Ware, Tom Zenk, Ranger Ross & Tugboat while others learn that The Fuji-Clan's open challenge on the Free for All before the main show will be answered by Jimmy Snuka, Andre the Giant & The Commonwealth!

[spaldoni]

We'll see if Bad News can coexist with his partners or will he just want to take out Slick's men all on his own. 

Announcing Andre and Snuka was a smart move. I think tickets will be sold just for a chance to see Vader and Andre square off. 

[ErictheDragon]

Free for All match.

Open Challenge.

The Fuji Clan (Vader, The Berzerker & The Samoan Headhunters) w/"The Devious" Mr Fuji vs Jimmy Snuka, Andre the Giant & The Commonwealth (Dynamite Kid & Chris Benoit)

Order of elimination.

Kokina pins Dynamite Kid with a Samoan drop.

Chris Benoit walks away in disgust and is declared eliminated.

Andre the Giant pins Alofa with a body slam followed by a legdrop.

The Berzerker pins Jimmy Snuka with a big boot following a distraction by Fuji.

Vader pins Andre the Giant with the "Vader-sault".

Survivors: Berzerker, Kokina & Vader.

Airing live on PPV from the Hartford Civic Center...

The World Wrestling Federation proudly presents, the biggest pro wrestling event of the fall...

The International Coalition (Nikolai Volkoff, Silver King & The Bushwhackers) vs The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov, Ivan Koloff & The Russian Pitbulls)

Order of elimination.

Silver King pins Ivan Koloff with a "La Magistral" cradle.

Boris Zhukov pins Luke after hitting him with the Russian chain.

Russian Pitbull #1 is disqualified after hitting Butch with the Soviet flag. 

Russian Pitbull #2 pins Butch while the later is still laid out from the shot with the flag.

Silver King pins Russian Pitbulls #2 with a crucifix with help from a big boot by Volkoff.

Nikolai Volkoff pins Boris Zhukov with a knee drop from the second rope.

Survivors: Nikolai Volkoff & Silver King.

The Captain's Crew (Jimmy Valiant, The Killer Bees & Brutus Beefcake) vs Lawler's Legion (Jerry Lawler, Jake Roberts & The Nasty Boyz)

Order of elimination.

Jim Brunzell is pinned with "Welcome to Nastyville"

Jerry Saggs is pinned with "A little off the top." 

Brian Knobbs is disqualified after he snaps and hits Beefcake with a chair.

Jerry Lawler pins Brutus Beefcake as he lies in a heap.

B. Brian Blair is pinned with a DDT.

Jimmy Valiant is pinned with a DDT after being tripped by Lawler.

Survivors: Jerry Lawler & Jake Roberts.

Brown's Bombers (Bad News Brown, Koko B Ware, Tom Zenk, Ranger Ross, & Tugboat) vs Black Diamond Entertainment (One Man Gang, Nailz, Curtis Hughes & Badd Company) w/"The Doctor of Style" Slick

Order of elimination.

Tugboat is pinned after Nailz hits him with Slick's cane.

Paul Diamond is pinned after a double dropkick from Zenk and Ware.

Pat Tanaka is pinned after the "Ghetto Blaster".

Ranger Ross is pinned with the 747.

Bad News Brown is pinned after he chases Slick into the ring where he's caught with a lariat which is followed by a "Cat-atonic".

Tom Zenk submits to "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly".

Koko B Ware is pinned with the 747.

Survivors: Curtis Hughes, Nailz & One Man Gang

The King's Court (King of the Ring Kevin Von Erich, Hillbilly Jim & WWF Tag Team Champions The Ronin) vs The Sensationals (Haku, Warlord & Power & Glory) w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel

Order of elimination.

Hillbilly Jim pins the Warlord after turning the later's second rope shoulderblock into a power slam.

The Ronin and Power & Glory are all counted out as the brawl on the outside.

Haku pins Jim with a thrustkick.

The closing scene sees Haku get Kev in the "Tongan Death Grip" at the same time Kev gets him in the "Iron Claw". After some struggle, Von Erich is able to break Haku's grips and wrestle him to the mat while keeping the claw in place.

Sole Survivor: Kevin Von Erich.

Von Erich is celebrating with the crowd when Jerry Lawler attacks him from behind. After pounding on him for a bit Lwler plants Von Erich with a Piledriver!

The 4x4s (WWF Intercontinental Champion Jim Duggan, Billy Jack Haynes & WWF Intercontinental Tag Team Champions The Fantastics) vs The Northern Invasion (Dino Bravo, Earthquake, Raymond Rougeau & Kerry Brown) w/"Le Commandant" Frenchy Martin

Order of elimination.

Raymond Rougeau submits to the spinning Full Nelson.

Tommy Rogers is pinned with the Earthquake splash.

Kerry Brown is pinned when Billy Jack Haynes steps in to help with a Rocker Launcher.

Bobby Fulton is pinned with a running power slam.

Billy Jack Haynes gets Bravo in the full nelson. Bravo dives through the ropes to break the hold but Haynes holds on. Both men are counted out.

Earthquake pins Jim Duggan after Martin distracts the ref allowing him to hit the IC champ with his own 2x4.

Sole Survivor: Earthquake.

We get a special announcement that the final Saturday Night's Main Event of 1990 will air on December 13th from the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Warriors Four (The Ultimate Warrior, Tito Santana, Dusty Rhods & Dustin Rhodes) vs The Texas Outlaws (WWF Champion Terry Funk, Manny Fernandez, Dick Murdoch & Black Bart)

Order of elimination.

Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk start brawling before the bell rings and refuse to follow any of the ref's commands eventually leading to them both being disqualified.

Black Bart is pinned by a running bulldog.

Dustin Rhodes is pinned with a Brain buster.

Dick Mudoch submits to the Figure Four.

Manny Fernandez is pinned by a military press.big splash combo.

Survivors: The Ultimate Warrior & Tito Santana.

[spaldoni]

Survivor Series! Let's do this! 

We see some big finishers in the free for all. The highlight for me was Vader's moonsault on Andre. Vader's a made man.

Silver King has been on fire and he definitely carried that momentum into this match. Him and Nikolai get the best of the Russians. 

Lawler and Jake looked really strong and make it to the end. 

Zenk and Ware showed some good teamwork. Brown gets too caught up with Slick and it costs him. The big men Nailz, Hughes and OMG finish strong and get the win. 

It took a lot but Kevin outlasts everyone to survive. After all that, sneaky Lawler makes his move and succeeds. It looks like we're going to get the battle of the Kings soon. 

The 4x4s and Invasion put on a great back and forth fight. Earthquake stands tall as the sole survivor. 

Funk and Rhodes still have that burning hate for each other. Warrior and Tito end the night on a high note. 

Really enjoyed the card. It sets a good tone for who's ready to headline in 91. Warrior has rebuilt himself well and looks to be Funk's number one challenger. You also set up another classic Funk/Dusty showdown. A lot of heels went over which gives IC champ Duggan a lot to work with. 

Great job! 

[ErictheDragon]

Originally airing 11/26/90 on HBO.

This week's show is based on recapping the events of Survivor Series with a panel of Vince McMahon, Jesse Ventura, Lord Alfred Hayes & Gorilla Monsoon commenting on the various eliminations and how they could affect future championship matches. We also receive two big announcements for next months Saturday Night's Main Event.

First due to his blindsided assault, Jerry "The King" Lawlwer will challenge Kvin Von Erich in a King's Court match.

Secondly, all the other survivors in the various elimination matches, Berzerker, Kokina, Vader, Silver King, Nikolai Volkoff, Jake Roberts, Curtis Hughes, Nailz, One Man Gang, Earthquake, Tito Santana & The Ultimate Warrior -all of whom have been automatically entered into the Royal Rumble- will face off in a "Golden Opportunity" battle royal where the winner will earn the right to enter that match at #30!

[rainmakerrtv]

Love the idea of the Golden Opportunity match, can't wait to see how it goes down. 

[LowBlowPodcast]

Loved the survivor series. I felt like the key was making sure the survivors were in line for something coming up and all your survivors made sense and put themselves above the others. I always thought a battle royal of the winners of the matches with the winner of that getting a WWF title match would be a fun concept. Now putting themselves above in the rumble is great and one of them being number 30 is better. I’m pulling for the Earthquake!

[spaldoni]

I love that all the SS winners get rewarded with a chance at the coveted number 30 Royal Rumble spot. 

This is a great idea because it's the perfect segue from Survivor Series to Royal Rumble. 

[kevinmcfl]

Really enjoyed Survivor Series.  I wonder how Bad News is going to take the WWF giving him a team that couldn't get the job done!

Love King Lawler attacking King Kevin... this should be fun!

Great idea with the Golden Opportunity.

[LastStopTour]

Lawler vs Kevin should be a fun one.

[ErictheDragon]

Originally airing 12/3/90 on HBO.

Koko B Ware & Tom Zenk pair up in out opener. Good chemistry between them as they get the win.

Berzerker ko's some fool then heavens him over the top for a countout win. No Fuji to be seen.

Earthquake flattens some no-name, bellowing for Duggan the whole time.

Jake Roberts gets some shine. Split screen promo says the key to success is knowing who to strike and when to do it an nobody know such things better than a snake.

Kevin Von Erich calls out Jerry Lawler in a firery promo. Says that at SNME he'll knock the paper crown off Lawler's head and show him what a REAL King looks like.

Silver King takes on Ivan Koloff. Ivan can't do too much but he gets heat like few others. Big pop for SK when he gets the win via moonsault.

Chris Benoit taps someone out to the cross face. Much more aggressive than usual tonight.

The Genius gets some TV time to warm him back up.

Terry Funk is damn near frothing at the mouth as he rants and raves that coming back to the World Wrestling Federation is the biggest mistake "the fat man" ever made.

THis week's feature Match sees Power & Glory go over the Bushwhackers as commentary tells us that they'll be challenging the Ronin for the WWF Tag Team Titles at SNME.

[spaldoni]

Koko and Zenk make a fun high flying duo. I could see them gaining a following 

Loved the Berzerker, Earthquake match descriptions 

Jake always stays relevant with his promos alone 

Speaking of promos, King Kevin is fired up

Man, Silver King has been on a hot streak 

Benoit getting more ruthless 

Funk vs, Rhodes, one more time. Let's do it! 

Power and Glory will be tough challengers for Ronin 

 

[LastStopTour]

1990 Ivan Koloff could give you some good stuff in the ring. He just has to be up against someone who better suits his style. A high flying luchador is not it.

I'm taking Lawler over Kevin Von Erich all day, every day.

[ErictheDragon]

Originally airing 12/10/90 on HBO.

Billy Jack Haynes takes on Bob Orton Jr in the opener. It's clear the Ace still has some fie in him but he can't escape the Full Nelson.

Mean Gene informs the fans at home that for the rest of December WWF Prime Time will be recapping the highlights from 1990 including handing the year-end awards!

A squash from Wrestling Challenge shows the Russian Pitbulls tearing into a pair of nobodies like a t-bone steak. Ivan shoos away the ref and insists on raising his men's hands himself.

Black Bart & Dick Murdoch of the Texas Outlaws look to reassert themselves in the tag ranks and they tan the hides of a couple of goobers.

Promo time with Mooney! Earthquake shout into the camera that it's just a matter of time before he flattens Jim Duggan and takes the WWF Intercontinental Championship back to Canada where it belongs.Bad News Brown says there;s some time left in December but he already knows what his New Year's resolution will be, come hell of high water in 1991 he WILL get his hands on Slick!

Masahiro Chono nearly takes his opponents face off with the "Yakuza" kick. He may be a bad guy but there's a certain cool factor to him.

A Chris Benoit interview from a recent episode of RAW is shown. He says teaming with his childhood hero was a dream come true until he realized that Dynamite Kid was just using him to do all the hard work while DK held onto his last bit of relevance. DK comes out and things get heated fast with security having to step in to prevent a fight from breaking out.

Ranger Ross scores a win with the "Combat kick". Times may be changing but plenty of fans still appreciate a flag waiver.

Mean Gene returns to breakdown the full card for this weekends Saturday Night's Main Event.

Dynamite Kid vs Chris Benoit

WWF Teg Team Championship.

The Ronin (Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Hase)(c) vs Power & Glory (Paul Roma & Hercules) w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel

King's Court Match.

"The Golden Warrior" Kevin Von Erich(k) vs Jerry "The King" Lawler

Texas Tornado match.

"American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs The Texas Outlaws "WWF Champion Terry Funk & Manny Fernandez)

Main Event. Golden Opportunity Battle Royal. Winner claims the #30 spot in the 1991 Royal Rumble.

Participants: Berzerker, Kokina, Vader, Silver King, Nikolai Volkoff, Jake Roberts, Curtis Hughes, Nailz, One Man Gang, Earthquake, Tito Santana & The Ultimate Warrior

Feature Match.

The Warlord w/"Sensational" Sherri Martel defeats "The Boy from New York City" Jimmy Valiant w/"The Guiding Light" Capt Lou Albano after an argument between the managers allowed Warlord to flatten Valiant with a spear.