WWF Survivor Series

In my opinion the last truly great Survivor Series was the 1991 event. The Survivor Series events from 1987-1991 were brilliant events with really great matches and phenomenal crowds. Survivor Series events from 1992 onwards have been quite average.

This was a pretty decent card. The 4 Doinks VS Bam Bam Bigelow's Team was quite an entertaining match if you like comedy and wrestling together. And the opening match pitting Razor Ramon's Team VS The Model's Team was a reasonable match.

Bret Hart and his brothers VS Shawn Michaels and the 3 Knights was an okay match. Jerry Lawler should have captained the 3 Knights but for complicated reasons he didn't wrestle that night and Shawn Michaels took his place. This match was remarkable in parts.

The main event was The All-Americans VS The Foreign Fanatics. It was as good as one would expect.

I'd say Survivor Series '93 was worth at least one look.

Shawn Michaels worker of the night. Stu Hart biggest punch and pop from the crowd. Gorilla & brain swapping seats better than the matches. Four clowns get the biggest cheer of the night. That the highlights, the bad would be a longer list. I know there was lots of changes had to take place and people who couldn't wrestle with so many bad ideas felt like watching WCW at its worse.

First off, the main event was supposed to be Lex Luger, the Steiners and TATANKA vs. Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Jacques and PIERRE. For reasons that I don't know, Tataka was "injured" and replaced by the Undertaker, and Pierre was taken out to make room for Crush. I am guessing that the reason is that the Undertaker was one of the biggest superstars in the WWF and they needed to put him somewhere (sort of a setup for the 1994 Royal Rumble match: Undertaker vs. Yokozuna), while they possibly put Crush in to try to get him to become more of a "bad guy" (he had just turned heel after being a face).

The first match was supposed to be Razor Ramon, Mr Perfect, Marty Jannetty, and the 123 Kid vs. IRS, Diesel, Adam Bomb and Rick Martel, but due to injuries, Mr. Perfect was replaced by Macho Man Randy Savage. The WWF did not make this clear until just before the match began.

The whole family feud began when Jerry the King Lawler insulted the Harts and this set the match between Lawler and his Knights vs. 4 Hart brothers, but weeks before the Survivor Series Lawler took some time away from the WWF and they used Shawn Michaels in his place, and acted as if Lawler never existed!

Another funny thing about this match is that only 3 of the 8 participents were WWF superstars at the time! Keith and Bruce Hart had a 1 time deal, and the 3 Knights (Greg Valentine, Barry Horowitz and Jeff Gaylord) only did this one time with the gimmicks to my knowledge.

Funny thing about the match advertised as 4 Doinks vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastian Booger and Headshrinkers is the fact that no Doink was involved. The Bushwackers and Men on a Mission fought this match wearing Doink masks and make up!

I'm not going to spoil the results for you, but I will say that I don't think that this was the greatest Survivor Series. But, hell, this IS a WWF Survivor Series, and i give it a 9 out of 10!

1-2-3 Kid, Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon and Randy Savage vs. Irwin R. Schyster, The Model, Diesel and Adam Bomb Survivors: 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty

Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Keith Hart and Bruce Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, the Black Knight, the Red Knight and the Blue Knight Survivors: Bruce, Keith and Bret Hart

The Heavenly Bodies defeated the Rock 'n' Roll Express for the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Luke Doink, Butch Doink, Mo Doink and Mabel Doink vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, the Headshrinkers and Bastion Booger Survivors: Luke Doink, Butch Doink, Mo Doink and Mabel Doink

The Undertaker, Lex Luger and the Steiner Brothers vs. Yokozuna, Jacques Rougeau, Crush and Ludvig Borga Survivor: Lex Luger

Overall Mark: C+