The brain and the gorilla greatest commentary team of all time doing there thing together . Some great action in the opening bout Ric flair & piper leading the way with some classic action. Didn't quiet have the finish the match deserved the event felt like it almost could have run in reverse with this being the final match of the night.
9 Reviews
Ric Flair's first appearance on WWF PPV
amanwhorocks11 July 2013
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1. The Million Dollar Man/The Mountie/Warlord/Ric Flair Vs. Bret Hart/Virgil/The British Bulldog/Pajpa - I never understand what Piper did in WWF Ring, he's a yelling supernoob of wrestling. Strange referee's decision to disqualified wrestlers, that were in the ring. 5/10
2. Col. Mustafa/Hercules/Berzerker/Skinner Vs. Texas Tornado/El Matador(Tito Santana)/ Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Sgt. Slaughter - No, not that ridiculous non-wrestler Duggan. Why every match have to be ruined with some idiot? 5/10
3. WWF Heavyweight Championship: The UnderTaker Vs. Champ-Hulk Hogan - I'm sorry, I have not seen this PPV never before (I always watched WCW), I did not know how the game ends and one could expect that the immortal Hulk wins again. but that feeling when Undertaker won, it was priceless, I have to go with the assessment of the maximum. That old Taker is fuc*ing great, I like how children cried when he goes to the ring and when hero HULK lost... 10/10
Piper get angry when Hulk lost? Haven't got problem with it. But they shouldn't let him talk again.
4. Beverly Brothers/The Nasty Boys Vs. NOO! The 2 mentally Ill forest people WoodCrackers/The Rockers - Marty Jannetty owns this match. For him: 7/10
5. I.R.S./Typhoon/Eartquake Vs. Legian of Doom/Big Stiff Man 5/10
2. Col. Mustafa/Hercules/Berzerker/Skinner Vs. Texas Tornado/El Matador(Tito Santana)/ Hacksaw Jim Duggan/Sgt. Slaughter - No, not that ridiculous non-wrestler Duggan. Why every match have to be ruined with some idiot? 5/10
3. WWF Heavyweight Championship: The UnderTaker Vs. Champ-Hulk Hogan - I'm sorry, I have not seen this PPV never before (I always watched WCW), I did not know how the game ends and one could expect that the immortal Hulk wins again. but that feeling when Undertaker won, it was priceless, I have to go with the assessment of the maximum. That old Taker is fuc*ing great, I like how children cried when he goes to the ring and when hero HULK lost... 10/10
Piper get angry when Hulk lost? Haven't got problem with it. But they shouldn't let him talk again.
4. Beverly Brothers/The Nasty Boys Vs. NOO! The 2 mentally Ill forest people WoodCrackers/The Rockers - Marty Jannetty owns this match. For him: 7/10
5. I.R.S./Typhoon/Eartquake Vs. Legian of Doom/Big Stiff Man 5/10
Exciting for the most part
wwfhistoryguy22 April 2004
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*SPOILERS*
This one was highly entertaining, if not pointless. It's as though nothing was settled and the fans weren't satisfied, so they tacked "Tuesday in Texas" on to make us happy.
The opening match had its moments, like Rowdy Roddy Piper getting a great push by eliminating the Warlord. Once again, the British Bulldog got the Survivor Series shaft. And I was thoroughly dissatisfied with the ending. Imagine if they had let the match run its course and we got treated to a 45-minute marathon, like in the past? Ric Flair and Bret Hart could have put on a real show at the end of it.
Hacksaw's team vs. Mustafa's team: I liked watching good, popular wrestlers who had mediocre careers (Duggan, Slaughter, Tito Santana and Kerry von Erich) dominate a group of washed-up jobbers. This was Skinner's first pay-per-view, and I think he will one day get cult status for his Brooklyn Brawler-like WWF career. In one vignet, he actually said "I've won more than fifty percent of my WWF matches."
The Hogan-Undertaker match was just about the most boring main event ever.
As for the last match, the Big Bossman got the shaft, but I liked watching Earthquake stand up for Typhoon and walk out of the match. Bossman stopping IRS from fleeing was great. Giving the Legion of Doom and Big Bossman a post-match celebration was a fine ending to an entertaining, adequate pay-per-view.
This one was highly entertaining, if not pointless. It's as though nothing was settled and the fans weren't satisfied, so they tacked "Tuesday in Texas" on to make us happy.
The opening match had its moments, like Rowdy Roddy Piper getting a great push by eliminating the Warlord. Once again, the British Bulldog got the Survivor Series shaft. And I was thoroughly dissatisfied with the ending. Imagine if they had let the match run its course and we got treated to a 45-minute marathon, like in the past? Ric Flair and Bret Hart could have put on a real show at the end of it.
Hacksaw's team vs. Mustafa's team: I liked watching good, popular wrestlers who had mediocre careers (Duggan, Slaughter, Tito Santana and Kerry von Erich) dominate a group of washed-up jobbers. This was Skinner's first pay-per-view, and I think he will one day get cult status for his Brooklyn Brawler-like WWF career. In one vignet, he actually said "I've won more than fifty percent of my WWF matches."
The Hogan-Undertaker match was just about the most boring main event ever.
As for the last match, the Big Bossman got the shaft, but I liked watching Earthquake stand up for Typhoon and walk out of the match. Bossman stopping IRS from fleeing was great. Giving the Legion of Doom and Big Bossman a post-match celebration was a fine ending to an entertaining, adequate pay-per-view.
From a period where there were some great names.
alexanderdavies-9938225 July 2017
Late 1991 to early 1992 saw some popular names in circulation in the WWE. Amongst them were Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Legion of Doom, The British Bulldog, Sid Justice, The Nasty Boys, The Mountie, Sgt. Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Virgil, Bret "Hitman" Hart amongst others. The 5th Annual Survivor Series featured some of the above names in some thrilling matches. The only negative thing, is that the heels dominated this PPV. My favourite match from the card, is the 3 on 3 match with Legion of Doom and the Big Boss Man vs. IRS and The Natural Disasters. L.O.D truly were afraid of no one and they show this when they squared up to a tag team of a combined weight of 852 pounds. The match was meant to include Sid Justice on the baby face team and Jake Roberts on the heel team. For reasons I don't know, they had to withdraw which was a pity. Hulk Hogan defending his title against The Undertaker was building quite a bit of heat, especially with Ric Flair claiming to be the real champion. The resulting match was very good from this Survivor Series card. The other 3 matches are great. Roddy Piper and Ric Flair were Captains of their own teams, they were having a story angle at the time. We get such a difference in Wrestling styles and it makes for very good viewing. Bret Hart was enjoying his early success as a singles wrestler. At the time in November 1991, he was the holder of the Intercontinental title. The match concludes with an ending I knew all too well would happen! The Rockers and The Bushwhackers teamed up against The Nasty Boys and The Beverly Brothers in a thrilling encounter that was a bit one- sided. There is one incident which would lead to The Rockers breaking up soon after..... Hacksaw Jim Duggan captained his team against the Viking character, The Berzerker. I enjoyed it, although it would have been better if Ricky Steamboat had been involved as he was originally meant to be. A most satisfying PPV and a darn sight better than the previous years Survivor Series.
A Lot Of Average Performances Surrounding One Momentous Decision
zkonedog25 February 2017
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In terms of the overall event, the 1991 Survivor Series is middling at best. The tag matches the event features are hit-or-miss, and the WWF is still figuring out what the future may hold. Plus, this event seems like more of a push towards the "This Tuesday In Texas" event coming up soon after this one. Time after time, that event was referenced and promoted, making this one seem like a place-holder.
What makes this a rather iconic event, though, was the momentous decision to (spoiler alert!) have Hulk Hogan drop the WWF title to Undertaker. Besides the obvious "odd feel" of this move (happening so suddenly), it was actually a big step forward for the WWF to take. In finally pushing a new, popular character (which Undertaker indeed was at the time), they finally showed the capability to react to change.
Overall, Survivor Series '91 was about as up-and-down of an event as you can find. A lot of average performances surrounding the huge Hogan/Taker match.
What makes this a rather iconic event, though, was the momentous decision to (spoiler alert!) have Hulk Hogan drop the WWF title to Undertaker. Besides the obvious "odd feel" of this move (happening so suddenly), it was actually a big step forward for the WWF to take. In finally pushing a new, popular character (which Undertaker indeed was at the time), they finally showed the capability to react to change.
Overall, Survivor Series '91 was about as up-and-down of an event as you can find. A lot of average performances surrounding the huge Hogan/Taker match.
The second end to Hulkamania
bh_tafe318 February 2009
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Well, thank goodness we're finished with that Iraq nonsense that'd been going on all year long. The big story coming int this was that NWA legend Ric Flair had just come to the WWE, and he'd bought the WCW Title with him, claiming to be the real World Champion. In the meantime, The Ultimate Warrior had left and Sgt Slaughter had rediscovered his patriotic streak, shedding himself of Iraqi sympathizer Col Mustafa. Hogan, in the meantime, had moved on to a huge WWE Title match with the undefeated Undertaker.
This was not a great PPV, but had some moments, including the Undertaker's World Title victory and Ric Flair's PPV debut for the WWE.
The night started with Ric Flair teaming up with Ted DiBiase, The Mountie and The Warlord to defeat Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Virgil and The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. This one took forever before the first elimination, Smith, who was pinned by Flair after an axe handle. Things were squared up a while later as Hart interfered, costing the Warlord a pin at the hands of Roddy Piper. Things would end rather suddenly though with everyone except Ric Flair being counted out after a brawl erupted. Your winner and sole survivor Ric Flair.
Next up saw Team Slaughter: Sgt Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Texas Tornado and Tito Santana pick up a shut out victory over Col Mustafa, The Bezerker, Skinner and Hercules. Consider yourself emancipated from your unpatriotic friends Slaughter.
Next up came the big match of the night as The undefeated Undertaker, capitalising on interference from his manager Paul Bearer, Ric Flair and Bobby Heenan pinned Hulk Hogan to win the title. This was not a great spectacle as a match, but it did the job. Taker winning to stunned silence. This match set up a rematch 9 days later at the Tuesday in Texas PPV.
This was followed by The Nasty Boys: BRian Knobbs and Jerry Sags and the Beverley Brothers Blake and Beau defeating The Rockers: Shawn Micheals and Marty Janetty and THe Bushwakers Butch and Luke. Bea Beverly was the only casualty in a decisive victory.
Last match of the night saw The Legion of Doom: Hawk and Animal and the Big Bossman defeat The Natural Disasters: Earthquake and Typhoon and Irwin R Shyster. This was the first three on three match in Survivor Series history. Bossman was eliminated earlier, but the Legion took care of all three on their own, pinning IRS after a flying clothesline.
Well, not much to really say here. The Undertaker title win was meaningless as he lost it back to Hogan at Tuesday in Texas. Hogan and Flair never happened (in the WWE) on PPV so there was no build there either. So all we really did was close out the Slaughter/ Mustafa rivalry and kickstart a later rivalry, based around the Intercontinental Championship with Piper, The Mountie and Hart.
This was not a great PPV, but had some moments, including the Undertaker's World Title victory and Ric Flair's PPV debut for the WWE.
The night started with Ric Flair teaming up with Ted DiBiase, The Mountie and The Warlord to defeat Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Virgil and The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. This one took forever before the first elimination, Smith, who was pinned by Flair after an axe handle. Things were squared up a while later as Hart interfered, costing the Warlord a pin at the hands of Roddy Piper. Things would end rather suddenly though with everyone except Ric Flair being counted out after a brawl erupted. Your winner and sole survivor Ric Flair.
Next up saw Team Slaughter: Sgt Slaughter, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Texas Tornado and Tito Santana pick up a shut out victory over Col Mustafa, The Bezerker, Skinner and Hercules. Consider yourself emancipated from your unpatriotic friends Slaughter.
Next up came the big match of the night as The undefeated Undertaker, capitalising on interference from his manager Paul Bearer, Ric Flair and Bobby Heenan pinned Hulk Hogan to win the title. This was not a great spectacle as a match, but it did the job. Taker winning to stunned silence. This match set up a rematch 9 days later at the Tuesday in Texas PPV.
This was followed by The Nasty Boys: BRian Knobbs and Jerry Sags and the Beverley Brothers Blake and Beau defeating The Rockers: Shawn Micheals and Marty Janetty and THe Bushwakers Butch and Luke. Bea Beverly was the only casualty in a decisive victory.
Last match of the night saw The Legion of Doom: Hawk and Animal and the Big Bossman defeat The Natural Disasters: Earthquake and Typhoon and Irwin R Shyster. This was the first three on three match in Survivor Series history. Bossman was eliminated earlier, but the Legion took care of all three on their own, pinning IRS after a flying clothesline.
Well, not much to really say here. The Undertaker title win was meaningless as he lost it back to Hogan at Tuesday in Texas. Hogan and Flair never happened (in the WWE) on PPV so there was no build there either. So all we really did was close out the Slaughter/ Mustafa rivalry and kickstart a later rivalry, based around the Intercontinental Championship with Piper, The Mountie and Hart.
Poorly aged show and doesn't feel important.
morantjavonte17 April 2023
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Survivor Series 1991 Thoughts
Survivor Series 1991 was the 5th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWF. It took place on November 27, 1991 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Attendance was at 17,500 with a buy rate from home being 300,000. This PPV was held 6 days before the upcoming PPV event, This Tuesday in Texas.
5 matches took place on the main card and for the first time ever, the WWF would produce a singles match at Survivor Series which was also the first time the WWF Championship would be defended at Survivor Series. It was believed by many that Survivor Series was getting repetitive every year and they were running out of ideas for fresh new takes for the Survivor Series matches. The WWF Championship match was definitely needed. Hulk Hogan would defend the WWF title against the Undertaker. We also had a build up set for Randy Savage in-ring return against Jake Roberts for the PPV next week.
The Good - I think the opening was the only good match of the night. It unfortunately had a stupid ending that prevented me of giving it a higher rating but it was enjoyable. The Najor Boy Ric Flair looked hot in the WWF ring. He already was looking well working in that ring with the likes of Roddy Piper and Bret Hart. I do oddly recall one Elimination didn't make sense. You know, WWF breaking own rules. Undertaker winning the WWF Championship is still a highlight (though sadly, a huge lying babyface changed his future plan). Jake Roberts & Randy Savage both cut amazing promos for their build up for next week.
The Meh - I hear Taker vs. Hogan as a match isn't too favorable among fans but I didn't find it horrible. It was pretty bland but they had an even worse match a week later. The spot though for the tombstone on the chair was poorly done and I'm not talking about the injuring opponent thing. And with WWF at the time always wanting great closing to the shows, I think it would have been fine to make this an exception for this match happening last.
The Bad - The rest of the Survivor Series matches were unfortunately bad or not too memorable. The Rockers and Beverly Brothers carried one of them and even that didn't save the match. However the teasing heel turn worked well for later between one of the Rockers *cough*legend*cough*. The main event wasn't really anything special but just a match to send the crowd home happy. Sadly the Road Warriors never got to be booked as the great stars they were outside of the WWF.
Overall - Show aged poorly in numerous things. This night was teased for Flair & Hogan in the future but that was changed after testing fails at house shows and Taker as WWF champ here being short lived because of an InJUry he gave Hogan. Also them spending so much of the night trying to hype up a PPV airing the next week was making this PPV feel meaningless. Thumbs down.
Score - 3 out of 10: Bad
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, British Bulldog & Virgil vs. Ric Flair, Ted DiBiase, The Mountie & Warlord (Elimination Tag) - 3.5/5
2. El Matador, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter & Texas Tornado vs. Mustafa, Hercules, Skinner & The Berzerker (Elimination Tag) - 1/5
3. Hulk Hogan vs. Undertaker: WWF Championship - 2/5
4. Beverly Brothers & The Nasty Boyz vs. The Rockers & The Bushwackers (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
5. Big Boss Man & Legion of Doom vs. Irwin R. Schyster & Natural Disasters (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
Best Match - Team Piper vs. Team Flair
Worst Match - Team Jim Duggan vs. Team Mustafa
Most Memorable Moment - Takers title win
Top 5 Performers
1. Ric Flair - Good Performance
2. Jake Roberts - Terrific Heel Promo
3. Bret Hart - Good Performance
4. Rockers - Good Performance
5. Beverly Brothers - Good Performance.
Survivor Series 1991 was the 5th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWF. It took place on November 27, 1991 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Attendance was at 17,500 with a buy rate from home being 300,000. This PPV was held 6 days before the upcoming PPV event, This Tuesday in Texas.
5 matches took place on the main card and for the first time ever, the WWF would produce a singles match at Survivor Series which was also the first time the WWF Championship would be defended at Survivor Series. It was believed by many that Survivor Series was getting repetitive every year and they were running out of ideas for fresh new takes for the Survivor Series matches. The WWF Championship match was definitely needed. Hulk Hogan would defend the WWF title against the Undertaker. We also had a build up set for Randy Savage in-ring return against Jake Roberts for the PPV next week.
The Good - I think the opening was the only good match of the night. It unfortunately had a stupid ending that prevented me of giving it a higher rating but it was enjoyable. The Najor Boy Ric Flair looked hot in the WWF ring. He already was looking well working in that ring with the likes of Roddy Piper and Bret Hart. I do oddly recall one Elimination didn't make sense. You know, WWF breaking own rules. Undertaker winning the WWF Championship is still a highlight (though sadly, a huge lying babyface changed his future plan). Jake Roberts & Randy Savage both cut amazing promos for their build up for next week.
The Meh - I hear Taker vs. Hogan as a match isn't too favorable among fans but I didn't find it horrible. It was pretty bland but they had an even worse match a week later. The spot though for the tombstone on the chair was poorly done and I'm not talking about the injuring opponent thing. And with WWF at the time always wanting great closing to the shows, I think it would have been fine to make this an exception for this match happening last.
The Bad - The rest of the Survivor Series matches were unfortunately bad or not too memorable. The Rockers and Beverly Brothers carried one of them and even that didn't save the match. However the teasing heel turn worked well for later between one of the Rockers *cough*legend*cough*. The main event wasn't really anything special but just a match to send the crowd home happy. Sadly the Road Warriors never got to be booked as the great stars they were outside of the WWF.
Overall - Show aged poorly in numerous things. This night was teased for Flair & Hogan in the future but that was changed after testing fails at house shows and Taker as WWF champ here being short lived because of an InJUry he gave Hogan. Also them spending so much of the night trying to hype up a PPV airing the next week was making this PPV feel meaningless. Thumbs down.
Score - 3 out of 10: Bad
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, British Bulldog & Virgil vs. Ric Flair, Ted DiBiase, The Mountie & Warlord (Elimination Tag) - 3.5/5
2. El Matador, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter & Texas Tornado vs. Mustafa, Hercules, Skinner & The Berzerker (Elimination Tag) - 1/5
3. Hulk Hogan vs. Undertaker: WWF Championship - 2/5
4. Beverly Brothers & The Nasty Boyz vs. The Rockers & The Bushwackers (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
5. Big Boss Man & Legion of Doom vs. Irwin R. Schyster & Natural Disasters (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
Best Match - Team Piper vs. Team Flair
Worst Match - Team Jim Duggan vs. Team Mustafa
Most Memorable Moment - Takers title win
Top 5 Performers
1. Ric Flair - Good Performance
2. Jake Roberts - Terrific Heel Promo
3. Bret Hart - Good Performance
4. Rockers - Good Performance
5. Beverly Brothers - Good Performance.
Phenomenal Event
Big Movie Fan5 June 2002
Warning: Spoilers
Survivor Series 1991 was a phenomenal event with fantastic matches on the card.
Roddy Piper captained a team against Ric Flair and his cronies in an entertaining and at times wild brawl.
The patriotic Hacksaw Jim Duggan captained a team against the Iranian Colonel Mustafa in another wild brawl.
The high flying Rockers teamed up with the crazy Bushwhackers to battle the disgusting Nasty Boys and the posh Beverly Brothers in an entertaining match.
There was a brilliant six-man tag match in which the Big Boss Man and the Legion of Doom battled I.R.S. and the huge Natural Disasters.
(SPOILER AHEAD) In the main event Hulk Hogan defended his title against the unstoppable Undertaker. The Undertaker dented Hogan and took his belt in a good match.
Five matches all of which were great-what more could one ask for?
Roddy Piper captained a team against Ric Flair and his cronies in an entertaining and at times wild brawl.
The patriotic Hacksaw Jim Duggan captained a team against the Iranian Colonel Mustafa in another wild brawl.
The high flying Rockers teamed up with the crazy Bushwhackers to battle the disgusting Nasty Boys and the posh Beverly Brothers in an entertaining match.
There was a brilliant six-man tag match in which the Big Boss Man and the Legion of Doom battled I.R.S. and the huge Natural Disasters.
(SPOILER AHEAD) In the main event Hulk Hogan defended his title against the unstoppable Undertaker. The Undertaker dented Hogan and took his belt in a good match.
Five matches all of which were great-what more could one ask for?
Recap
Spawn Devil1 July 2002
Ric Flair, the Mountie, Ted DiBiase and the Warlord vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bret "Hitman" Hart, Virgil and the British Bulldog Survivor: Ric Flair
Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Texas Tornado and Tito Santana vs. Col. Mustafa, the Berzerker, Skinner and Hercules Survivors: Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Texas Tornado and Tito Santana
The Rockers and the Bushwackers vs. Nasty Boys and the Beverly Brothers Survivors: Nasty Boys and Blake Beverly
Natural Disasters and Irwin R. Schyster vs. Legion of Doom and Big Boss Man Survivors: Legion of Doom
Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship
Overall Mark: C+
Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Texas Tornado and Tito Santana vs. Col. Mustafa, the Berzerker, Skinner and Hercules Survivors: Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Texas Tornado and Tito Santana
The Rockers and the Bushwackers vs. Nasty Boys and the Beverly Brothers Survivors: Nasty Boys and Blake Beverly
Natural Disasters and Irwin R. Schyster vs. Legion of Doom and Big Boss Man Survivors: Legion of Doom
Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship
Overall Mark: C+
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