In a year filled with in your house in between every normal PPV . This survivor series feels thrown together with who was available. In maybe the WWF weakest year. With diesel headlining the year with Shawn Michaels Razor Ramon Bret Hart undertaker felt like the wrong choice to lead the company due to his size which Vince's likes. Watching makes you think was it the quality of WCW that was making people turn the channel or just the lack of quality being produced by the WWF.
9 Reviews
Poor Title match with Diesel, no surprises
amanwhorocks14 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Welcome back Mr. Perfect!
1. Marty Jannetty/Bob Holly/Hakushi/Barry Horrowitz Vs. Rad RadfordTom Prichard/1-2-3 Kid/Skip - Great to watch. Jannetty give heart into the match. 8/10
2. Alundra Blayze/Kyoko Inoue/Sakie Hasegawa/Chaparita Asari Vs. - Bertha Faye/Aja Kong/Tomoko Watanabe/Lioness Asuka - There were some bright moments, but Blayze seemed to be unsure in her moves. And the most macho woman ever won that match. Points for Japanese women 7/10
3. Bam Bam Bigelow Vs. Goldust - Another push for Goldust, this time over BBB in a normal match 6.5/10
4. Savio Vega/Henry O. Godwinn/Fatu/The Undertaker Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Mabel/Jerry Lawler/Isaac Yankem - Return of the Taker, he destroy all of 4 opponents. 2 Tombstones and 2 chokeslams. 6/10
5. Yokozuna/Owen Hart/Dean Douglas/Razor Ramon Vs. The British Bulldog/Sid/Ahmed Johnson/Shawn Michaels - Good match. I really like Ahmed's finishing move Pearl River Plunge. 7/10
6. WWF Heavyweight Title Match: Bret Hart Vs. Champ-Diesel - The most boring guy in wrestling world ever- Diesel in the most boring match of the night - title match. Up! Only for Bret's win (and that dumbas* finally lost the belt) I gave 5/10
1. Marty Jannetty/Bob Holly/Hakushi/Barry Horrowitz Vs. Rad RadfordTom Prichard/1-2-3 Kid/Skip - Great to watch. Jannetty give heart into the match. 8/10
2. Alundra Blayze/Kyoko Inoue/Sakie Hasegawa/Chaparita Asari Vs. - Bertha Faye/Aja Kong/Tomoko Watanabe/Lioness Asuka - There were some bright moments, but Blayze seemed to be unsure in her moves. And the most macho woman ever won that match. Points for Japanese women 7/10
3. Bam Bam Bigelow Vs. Goldust - Another push for Goldust, this time over BBB in a normal match 6.5/10
4. Savio Vega/Henry O. Godwinn/Fatu/The Undertaker Vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Mabel/Jerry Lawler/Isaac Yankem - Return of the Taker, he destroy all of 4 opponents. 2 Tombstones and 2 chokeslams. 6/10
5. Yokozuna/Owen Hart/Dean Douglas/Razor Ramon Vs. The British Bulldog/Sid/Ahmed Johnson/Shawn Michaels - Good match. I really like Ahmed's finishing move Pearl River Plunge. 7/10
6. WWF Heavyweight Title Match: Bret Hart Vs. Champ-Diesel - The most boring guy in wrestling world ever- Diesel in the most boring match of the night - title match. Up! Only for Bret's win (and that dumbas* finally lost the belt) I gave 5/10
Well, let's just pretend the past 12 months never happened shall we?
bh_tafe311 March 2009
Warning: Spoilers
The WWE Championship scene came full circle in 1995 with Bret Hart and Diesel, the same men who contested the title at the Royal Rumble, meeting for the title at Survivor Series. This night returned to the traditional Survivor Series format with 4 four on four elimination matches and only two singles matches.
The night started off with the Body Donnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Ton Prichard and the recently heel turned 1-2-3 Kid accompanied by Sunny and Ted DiBiase) defeated the UNderdogs (Marty Janetty, Bob Holly, Barry Horowitz and the recently face turned Hakushi). Prichard was the first man eliminated following a flying cross body from Bob Holly, who was himself eliminated seconds later when he was rolled up by Skip. Hakushi was pinned by Rad Radford following a spinning heel kick from The Kid. Radford was eliminated a fair while later, rolled up by Horowitz. Horowitz then fell to a a snap leg drop from The Kid. Leaving Janetty against the Kid and Skip. Janetty was able to superbomb Skip form the top rope to even the match up, and looked the likely winner until a returning Psycho Sid interfered, taking out Janetty and leaving The 1-2-3 Kid as the sole survivor of a good opening match.
The next match was the first all women's match at Survivor Series since 1987 and was not a great spectacle. The heel team of Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka (with Harvey Wippleman) defeated the Face team of Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, and Chaparita Asari. It came down to Blayze and Aja Kong, with Kong proving too strong and getting the win.
The next match saw Goldust defeat Bam Bam Bigelow. A face turn earlier in the year really hadn't done much to help the career of Bigelow and was beaten by the usual homo erotic tricks from "The Bizarre one." Not a very good match.
Well the next match proved to be very one sided as The Darkside (The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn) defeated The Royals (Jerry Lawler, Isaac Yankem, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mabel) without losing single man. Mabel was the last man left for his team, and he had the good sense to run to the back and get counted out instead of getting slaughtered by four men. Bad match.
The next match wasn't much less decisive as Team Michaels (Shawn Micheals, Psycho Sid, the British Bulldog and Ahmed Johnson {in his first WWE PPV}) defeated Team Razor (Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon and Yokozuna) with Sid their only casualty. Johnson took care of Yokozuna who was the last man standing for Team Razor. Strange mix of faces and heels here, with Cornette actually in both team's corner as he managed the British Bulldog and Owen Hart/ Yokozuna. Average match.
Finally it was time for the Main Event where rank under dog Bret Hart had agreed to a no DQ match to try and win WWE the title from Diesel who'd been champion for almost a full year. The match was a classic, following the template of a big man vs little man match. Hart was thrown through announce tables and all over the place. Diesel was tied to the ring post at one stage as Hart dished out some punishment. Eventually Hart won it, playing possum and then beating Diesel with an inside cradle to win the WWE Title for a third time. It was now that Diesel, never far from the dark side in the later months of his reign, finally snapped and destroyed Hart, officially turning heel.
So there you have Survivor Series 1995 an event with a lot of filler, but an outstanding main event.
The night started off with the Body Donnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Ton Prichard and the recently heel turned 1-2-3 Kid accompanied by Sunny and Ted DiBiase) defeated the UNderdogs (Marty Janetty, Bob Holly, Barry Horowitz and the recently face turned Hakushi). Prichard was the first man eliminated following a flying cross body from Bob Holly, who was himself eliminated seconds later when he was rolled up by Skip. Hakushi was pinned by Rad Radford following a spinning heel kick from The Kid. Radford was eliminated a fair while later, rolled up by Horowitz. Horowitz then fell to a a snap leg drop from The Kid. Leaving Janetty against the Kid and Skip. Janetty was able to superbomb Skip form the top rope to even the match up, and looked the likely winner until a returning Psycho Sid interfered, taking out Janetty and leaving The 1-2-3 Kid as the sole survivor of a good opening match.
The next match was the first all women's match at Survivor Series since 1987 and was not a great spectacle. The heel team of Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka (with Harvey Wippleman) defeated the Face team of Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa, and Chaparita Asari. It came down to Blayze and Aja Kong, with Kong proving too strong and getting the win.
The next match saw Goldust defeat Bam Bam Bigelow. A face turn earlier in the year really hadn't done much to help the career of Bigelow and was beaten by the usual homo erotic tricks from "The Bizarre one." Not a very good match.
Well the next match proved to be very one sided as The Darkside (The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Fatu and Henry Godwinn) defeated The Royals (Jerry Lawler, Isaac Yankem, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Mabel) without losing single man. Mabel was the last man left for his team, and he had the good sense to run to the back and get counted out instead of getting slaughtered by four men. Bad match.
The next match wasn't much less decisive as Team Michaels (Shawn Micheals, Psycho Sid, the British Bulldog and Ahmed Johnson {in his first WWE PPV}) defeated Team Razor (Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon and Yokozuna) with Sid their only casualty. Johnson took care of Yokozuna who was the last man standing for Team Razor. Strange mix of faces and heels here, with Cornette actually in both team's corner as he managed the British Bulldog and Owen Hart/ Yokozuna. Average match.
Finally it was time for the Main Event where rank under dog Bret Hart had agreed to a no DQ match to try and win WWE the title from Diesel who'd been champion for almost a full year. The match was a classic, following the template of a big man vs little man match. Hart was thrown through announce tables and all over the place. Diesel was tied to the ring post at one stage as Hart dished out some punishment. Eventually Hart won it, playing possum and then beating Diesel with an inside cradle to win the WWE Title for a third time. It was now that Diesel, never far from the dark side in the later months of his reign, finally snapped and destroyed Hart, officially turning heel.
So there you have Survivor Series 1995 an event with a lot of filler, but an outstanding main event.
Recap
Spawn Devil1 July 2002
Warning: Spoilers
Skip, Tom Prichard, 1-2-3 Kid and Rad Radford vs. Bob Holly, Hakushi, Barry Horowitz and Marty Jannetty Survivor: 1-2-3 Kid
Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe and Lioness Asuka vs. Alundra Blayze, Sakie Hasegawa, Kyoko Inoue and Chapparita Asari Survivor: Aja Kong
Goldust defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via pinfall
The Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn vs. Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Dr. Isaac Yankeem and Mabel Survivors: Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn
Sycho Sid, British Bulldog, Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Yokozuna and Dean Douglas Survivors: Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and British Bulldog
Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated Diesel for the WWE Championship
Overall Mark: B-
Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe and Lioness Asuka vs. Alundra Blayze, Sakie Hasegawa, Kyoko Inoue and Chapparita Asari Survivor: Aja Kong
Goldust defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via pinfall
The Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn vs. Jerry Lawler, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Dr. Isaac Yankeem and Mabel Survivors: Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega and Henry Godwinn
Sycho Sid, British Bulldog, Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, Yokozuna and Dean Douglas Survivors: Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson and British Bulldog
Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated Diesel for the WWE Championship
Overall Mark: B-
Surprisingly a good show....in 1995
morantjavonte2 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Survivor Series 1995 Thoughts
Survivor Series 1995 was the 9th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWF. The show took place November 19, 1995, at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. It was also the first Survivor Series to take place on a Sunday as all the previous Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Eve. The WWF didn't do another PPV on a weekday until 2004. Attendance was at 14,500 and buyrate was once again very low at 128,000.
Being in the fall of 1995, the WWF was still in a struggling area with attendance & PPV numbers (which were now monthly this year), and financially was one of, if not, possibly its worst year ever. Things kind of got harder in September as Raw would start to get high or low TV ratings as the WCW launched Monday Nitro as the legendary Monday Night War was born. But about this card, we had an interesting card here with the main event featured Diesel defending the WWF Championship against Bret Hart in a No Nolds Barred match. Diesel was the longest reigning WWF Champion of 90s holding the belt till this night at 358 days. While being the lowest draw of all time, it's debatable if he wasn't interesting or if the WWF just didn't have anyone. Also had our traditional survivor series matches includeding an important one dubbed the Wild Card.
The Good - No doubt Diesel had his best natch by this poing with Bret Hart. It was outstanding and a very clever ending. I'm not usually a fan of roll ups but it was a holy s*** moment at the time. It was very brutal too under a the match rule as the Story was Bret refusing to stay down and doing whatever it took to take Diesel down. As for the Survivor Series matches they all were good. The opening I praised mostly for Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid back and forth fast pace action they delivered. The womens matche was cool. WWF unfortunately had to put the women back on hiatus after Alundra Blayze's infamous moment of jumping to WCW with the Women's Championship.
The Meh - I thought the Wild Card Survivor Series was good too. It was a fresh new thing that surprisingly hasn't been done since. Putting many rivals as teamates for one night. The issue though was that it went on a bit too long and had a few botches of the illegal wrestler allowed in the ring. Also quite a confusion elimination thanks to a botch from the British Bulldog. But not a bad match.
The Bad - Well the Dark Side vs. The Royals wasn't anything but just something to once more hype Undertaker. Ended up a lackluster match that went from slow action to a rushed ending. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldust was also bad. Goldust new character was I guess interesting and entertaining at the time but the match stinked. Bam Bam could have definitely been used better.
Overall - Must say, it surprisingly was a fun PPV. It might be the best PPV of that year. I can't 100% confirm that because I haven't seen all the In Your House shows but I know it was the best among the Big 5. The show was looking quite good towards the main event which ended up being a classic. Aside from that, I could include quite a few good additions added here for talent kind of helped the roster a bit although that talent didn't get their right gimmick and booking till later (Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Isaac Yankem).
Score - 7 out of 10: Good
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. The Body Donnas (Rad Radford, Skip, The 1-2-3 Kid & Tom Prichard) vs. The Underdogs (Barry Horowitz, Bob Holly, Hakushi & Marty Jannetty) (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
2. Aja Kong, Bertha Faye, Lioness Asuka & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Alundra Blayze, Chaparita Asari, Kyoko Inoue & Sakie Hasegawa (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
3. Goldust vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - 1/5
4. The Dark Side (Fatu, Henry O. Godwinn, Savio Vega & The Undertaker) vs. The Royals (Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Isaac Yankem DDS, Jerry Lawler & King Mabel) (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
5. Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon & Yokozuna vs. Ahmed Johnson, Shawn Michaels, Sid & The British Bulldog (Wild Card Elimination Tag) - 3/5
6. Bret Hart vs. Diesel: WWF Championship (No Holds Barred) - 4.5/5
Best Match - Bret Hart vs. Diesel
Worst Match - Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldust
Most Memorable Moment - Bret Hart's role up and Diesel's heel turn right after.
1. Bret Hart - Outstanding Performance
2. Diesel - Best Match of WWF Career
3. Marty Jannetty - Good Performance
4. 1-2-3 Kid - Good Performance
5. British Bulldog - Good heelish stuff depsite a botch.
Survivor Series 1995 was the 9th annual Survivor Series PPV event produced by the WWF. The show took place November 19, 1995, at the USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland. It was also the first Survivor Series to take place on a Sunday as all the previous Survivor Series events took place on Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Eve. The WWF didn't do another PPV on a weekday until 2004. Attendance was at 14,500 and buyrate was once again very low at 128,000.
Being in the fall of 1995, the WWF was still in a struggling area with attendance & PPV numbers (which were now monthly this year), and financially was one of, if not, possibly its worst year ever. Things kind of got harder in September as Raw would start to get high or low TV ratings as the WCW launched Monday Nitro as the legendary Monday Night War was born. But about this card, we had an interesting card here with the main event featured Diesel defending the WWF Championship against Bret Hart in a No Nolds Barred match. Diesel was the longest reigning WWF Champion of 90s holding the belt till this night at 358 days. While being the lowest draw of all time, it's debatable if he wasn't interesting or if the WWF just didn't have anyone. Also had our traditional survivor series matches includeding an important one dubbed the Wild Card.
The Good - No doubt Diesel had his best natch by this poing with Bret Hart. It was outstanding and a very clever ending. I'm not usually a fan of roll ups but it was a holy s*** moment at the time. It was very brutal too under a the match rule as the Story was Bret refusing to stay down and doing whatever it took to take Diesel down. As for the Survivor Series matches they all were good. The opening I praised mostly for Marty Jannetty & 1-2-3 Kid back and forth fast pace action they delivered. The womens matche was cool. WWF unfortunately had to put the women back on hiatus after Alundra Blayze's infamous moment of jumping to WCW with the Women's Championship.
The Meh - I thought the Wild Card Survivor Series was good too. It was a fresh new thing that surprisingly hasn't been done since. Putting many rivals as teamates for one night. The issue though was that it went on a bit too long and had a few botches of the illegal wrestler allowed in the ring. Also quite a confusion elimination thanks to a botch from the British Bulldog. But not a bad match.
The Bad - Well the Dark Side vs. The Royals wasn't anything but just something to once more hype Undertaker. Ended up a lackluster match that went from slow action to a rushed ending. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldust was also bad. Goldust new character was I guess interesting and entertaining at the time but the match stinked. Bam Bam could have definitely been used better.
Overall - Must say, it surprisingly was a fun PPV. It might be the best PPV of that year. I can't 100% confirm that because I haven't seen all the In Your House shows but I know it was the best among the Big 5. The show was looking quite good towards the main event which ended up being a classic. Aside from that, I could include quite a few good additions added here for talent kind of helped the roster a bit although that talent didn't get their right gimmick and booking till later (Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Isaac Yankem).
Score - 7 out of 10: Good
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. The Body Donnas (Rad Radford, Skip, The 1-2-3 Kid & Tom Prichard) vs. The Underdogs (Barry Horowitz, Bob Holly, Hakushi & Marty Jannetty) (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
2. Aja Kong, Bertha Faye, Lioness Asuka & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Alundra Blayze, Chaparita Asari, Kyoko Inoue & Sakie Hasegawa (Elimination Tag) - 3/5
3. Goldust vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - 1/5
4. The Dark Side (Fatu, Henry O. Godwinn, Savio Vega & The Undertaker) vs. The Royals (Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Isaac Yankem DDS, Jerry Lawler & King Mabel) (Elimination Tag) - 1.5/5
5. Dean Douglas, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon & Yokozuna vs. Ahmed Johnson, Shawn Michaels, Sid & The British Bulldog (Wild Card Elimination Tag) - 3/5
6. Bret Hart vs. Diesel: WWF Championship (No Holds Barred) - 4.5/5
Best Match - Bret Hart vs. Diesel
Worst Match - Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Goldust
Most Memorable Moment - Bret Hart's role up and Diesel's heel turn right after.
1. Bret Hart - Outstanding Performance
2. Diesel - Best Match of WWF Career
3. Marty Jannetty - Good Performance
4. 1-2-3 Kid - Good Performance
5. British Bulldog - Good heelish stuff depsite a botch.
One of my favorite Survivor Series!
callanvass3 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Live from Landover, Maryland
Attendance 14,500
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Mr. Perfect & Jim Ross
Mr. Perfect makes his return to the WWE just before the broadcast starts to a standing ovation.
The Underdogs (Marty Janetty, Hakushi, Bob Holly, and Barry Horrowitz) Vs The Bodydonnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Tom Prichard, and The 123 Kid)
Eliminations.
Tom Prichard by Bob Holly (Flying crossbody from the top)
Bob Holly by Skip (school boy from behind)
Hakushi by Rad Radford (a karate kick from the 123 Kid, all Radford did was pick up the bones)
Rad Radford by Barry Horrowitz (inside cradle)
Barry Horrowitz by The 123 Kid (legdrop)
Skip by Marty Janetty (powerbomb off the top)
Marty Janetty by The 123 Kid (interference from Sycho Sid)
Sole Survivor: The 123 Kid
This was a good choice for the opener. It gave the mid-card wrestlers a chance to shine and they certainly did that. Barry Horrowitz was way over with the crowd, chanting his name every chance they had. The Kid being the sole survivor was the right choice, considering he was fresh off a heel turn.
***
Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa and Chaparita Asari Vs Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka.
Eliminations.
Lioness Asuka by Alundra Blayze (german suplex with a bridge)
Sakie Hasegawa by Aja Kong (backdrop driver)
Chaparita Asari by Aja Kong (big splash from the second rope)
Kyoko Inoue by Aja Kong (sit-down splash)
Tomoko Watanabe by Alundra Blayze (piledriver)
Bertha Faye by Alundra Blayze (german suplex with a bridge)
Alundra Blayze by Aja Kong (spinning back fist)
Sole Survivor: Aja Kong
This was pretty decent stuff! The women could really wrestle back then and it wasn't always about being a "diva" The only thing that puzzles me is Aja Kong's push. She's another "big" wrestler that Vince fawned over.
**1/2
Bam Bam Bigelow Vs Goldust
Goldust wins with a running bulldog. A pretty uneventful match! The only point of this match was to elevate Goldust. I dislike Goldust's methodical style because it's very slow. Bigelow was on his way out of the WWF soon after this.
*1/4
King Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Issac Yankem, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs The Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega, and Henry Godwin.
Eliminations.
Jerry Lawler by The Undertaker (tombstone)
Issac Yankem by The Undertaker (tombstone)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley by The Undertaker (chokeslam)
Mabel by countout
Sole Survivors: The Undertaker, Fatu, Henry Godwin, and Savio Vega
The Undertaker is selling the damage done to his face from Mabel by wearing a protective shield on his face. Everything felt unimportant in this match until The Undertaker tagged in. Once he tagged in, it was nothing but utter dominance on his part. There wasn't much talent in this match, but we do get to see a tiny bit of Taker vs Kane here (Yankem is Kane, for those who don't know)
*1/2
Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, Yokozuna, and Dean Douglas Vs Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, The British Bulldog, and Ahmed Johnson.
Eliminations.
Dean Douglas by Shawn Michaels (schoolboy from behind after Razor nails Dean with a right hand after an argument)
Sycho Sid by Razor Ramon (Shawn accidentally superkicks Sid)
Owen Hart by Ahmed Johnson (Pearl River Plunge)
Razor Ramon by The British Bulldog (running powerslam)
Yokozuna by Ahmed Johnson (sweet chin music and a big splash from Ahmed(
Sole Survivors: Shawn Michaels, The British Bulldog, and Ahmed Johnson
This match was interesting right from the outset because of all the factors in this match. With the heel vs heel and face vs face matches, you weren't sure what was gonna happen. It made things far more unpredictable. You get Razor squaring off against Shawn, Owen against Shawn, etc. Great stuff overall! My only complaint is the over length.
***1/2
WWF Championship
Diesel (C) Vs Bret Hart
Bret Hart wins the title by countering a jackknife powerbomb into a small package. Afterwards, Diesel attacks officials and jackknife's Bret a couple of times. Bret and Diesel have had a couple of excellent matches, but this is their best one. This is filled with great psychology, good technical wrestling, fun brawling, and even some hardcore stuff. This match has a bit of everything! Both got big pops on their way out, but the crowd liked Bret more. Diesel attacking Bret and officials after the match was the start of a tweener turn for him, and eventually a full-fledged heel turn.
****1/2
Final Thoughts.
This is a great pay per view overall. 1995 is filled with a lot of terrible stuff, but this is one of the few bright moments from that year. There is a couple of mediocre matches, but nothing truly horrible. It features two really fun Survivor Series matches and a fantastic main event. The WWF was slowly but surely getting out of their funk at this juncture, even if they didn't realize it. Vince went back to reliability in Bret Hart, Diesel would finally get some character development and give us some of the best work in his career with his tweener/heel turn, and Shawn Michaels was beginning to emerge as a legitimate top face. This is an underrated pay per view that I consider to be a must see.
Attendance 14,500
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Mr. Perfect & Jim Ross
Mr. Perfect makes his return to the WWE just before the broadcast starts to a standing ovation.
The Underdogs (Marty Janetty, Hakushi, Bob Holly, and Barry Horrowitz) Vs The Bodydonnas (Skip, Rad Radford, Tom Prichard, and The 123 Kid)
Eliminations.
Tom Prichard by Bob Holly (Flying crossbody from the top)
Bob Holly by Skip (school boy from behind)
Hakushi by Rad Radford (a karate kick from the 123 Kid, all Radford did was pick up the bones)
Rad Radford by Barry Horrowitz (inside cradle)
Barry Horrowitz by The 123 Kid (legdrop)
Skip by Marty Janetty (powerbomb off the top)
Marty Janetty by The 123 Kid (interference from Sycho Sid)
Sole Survivor: The 123 Kid
This was a good choice for the opener. It gave the mid-card wrestlers a chance to shine and they certainly did that. Barry Horrowitz was way over with the crowd, chanting his name every chance they had. The Kid being the sole survivor was the right choice, considering he was fresh off a heel turn.
***
Alundra Blayze, Kyoko Inoue, Sakie Hasegawa and Chaparita Asari Vs Bertha Faye, Aja Kong, Tomoko Watanabe, and Lioness Asuka.
Eliminations.
Lioness Asuka by Alundra Blayze (german suplex with a bridge)
Sakie Hasegawa by Aja Kong (backdrop driver)
Chaparita Asari by Aja Kong (big splash from the second rope)
Kyoko Inoue by Aja Kong (sit-down splash)
Tomoko Watanabe by Alundra Blayze (piledriver)
Bertha Faye by Alundra Blayze (german suplex with a bridge)
Alundra Blayze by Aja Kong (spinning back fist)
Sole Survivor: Aja Kong
This was pretty decent stuff! The women could really wrestle back then and it wasn't always about being a "diva" The only thing that puzzles me is Aja Kong's push. She's another "big" wrestler that Vince fawned over.
**1/2
Bam Bam Bigelow Vs Goldust
Goldust wins with a running bulldog. A pretty uneventful match! The only point of this match was to elevate Goldust. I dislike Goldust's methodical style because it's very slow. Bigelow was on his way out of the WWF soon after this.
*1/4
King Mabel, Jerry Lawler, Issac Yankem, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs The Undertaker, Fatu, Savio Vega, and Henry Godwin.
Eliminations.
Jerry Lawler by The Undertaker (tombstone)
Issac Yankem by The Undertaker (tombstone)
Hunter Hearst Helmsley by The Undertaker (chokeslam)
Mabel by countout
Sole Survivors: The Undertaker, Fatu, Henry Godwin, and Savio Vega
The Undertaker is selling the damage done to his face from Mabel by wearing a protective shield on his face. Everything felt unimportant in this match until The Undertaker tagged in. Once he tagged in, it was nothing but utter dominance on his part. There wasn't much talent in this match, but we do get to see a tiny bit of Taker vs Kane here (Yankem is Kane, for those who don't know)
*1/2
Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, Yokozuna, and Dean Douglas Vs Shawn Michaels, Sycho Sid, The British Bulldog, and Ahmed Johnson.
Eliminations.
Dean Douglas by Shawn Michaels (schoolboy from behind after Razor nails Dean with a right hand after an argument)
Sycho Sid by Razor Ramon (Shawn accidentally superkicks Sid)
Owen Hart by Ahmed Johnson (Pearl River Plunge)
Razor Ramon by The British Bulldog (running powerslam)
Yokozuna by Ahmed Johnson (sweet chin music and a big splash from Ahmed(
Sole Survivors: Shawn Michaels, The British Bulldog, and Ahmed Johnson
This match was interesting right from the outset because of all the factors in this match. With the heel vs heel and face vs face matches, you weren't sure what was gonna happen. It made things far more unpredictable. You get Razor squaring off against Shawn, Owen against Shawn, etc. Great stuff overall! My only complaint is the over length.
***1/2
WWF Championship
Diesel (C) Vs Bret Hart
Bret Hart wins the title by countering a jackknife powerbomb into a small package. Afterwards, Diesel attacks officials and jackknife's Bret a couple of times. Bret and Diesel have had a couple of excellent matches, but this is their best one. This is filled with great psychology, good technical wrestling, fun brawling, and even some hardcore stuff. This match has a bit of everything! Both got big pops on their way out, but the crowd liked Bret more. Diesel attacking Bret and officials after the match was the start of a tweener turn for him, and eventually a full-fledged heel turn.
****1/2
Final Thoughts.
This is a great pay per view overall. 1995 is filled with a lot of terrible stuff, but this is one of the few bright moments from that year. There is a couple of mediocre matches, but nothing truly horrible. It features two really fun Survivor Series matches and a fantastic main event. The WWF was slowly but surely getting out of their funk at this juncture, even if they didn't realize it. Vince went back to reliability in Bret Hart, Diesel would finally get some character development and give us some of the best work in his career with his tweener/heel turn, and Shawn Michaels was beginning to emerge as a legitimate top face. This is an underrated pay per view that I consider to be a must see.
Still Pretty Thin, But At Least A Well-Constructed Card
zkonedog18 February 2019
Despite being quite thin talent-wise, the WWE manages to structure at least a decently-paced card for the 1995 Survivor Series.
Of the three survivor tag matches, two are duds and two are pretty good. I think this is because the WWE chose to consolidate all the good talents in those latter two matches and sort of punt on the first two.
Bam Bam Bigelow and the new Goldust put on a pretty good show of a match. Bam Bam is always surprisingly adept in the ring, and Goldust's oddness at least represents the WWE taking a chance on a different caricature.
The Bret Hart vs. Diesel finale is pretty good as well. Probably the worst of the three major matches between those two, but Diesel had such major heat behind him (as did Hart, as usual) that it still "works". One wonders if the Diesel character (never billed as a good guy but usually cheered) planted the seed in Vince McMahon's mind for Steve Austin (coming soon).
In terms of the announcing, it was very nice to hear Jim Ross in the booth with McMahon and Curt Hennig. McMahon's over-the-top schtick really started to rub me the wrong way starting with this event, so I'm hoping there is more Ross to come in future events.
Overall, there isn't enough talent here to make this even an average event. That being said, at least the pacing of the matches and their positioning was better than the 2-3 previous PPVs. Progress, I guess.
Of the three survivor tag matches, two are duds and two are pretty good. I think this is because the WWE chose to consolidate all the good talents in those latter two matches and sort of punt on the first two.
Bam Bam Bigelow and the new Goldust put on a pretty good show of a match. Bam Bam is always surprisingly adept in the ring, and Goldust's oddness at least represents the WWE taking a chance on a different caricature.
The Bret Hart vs. Diesel finale is pretty good as well. Probably the worst of the three major matches between those two, but Diesel had such major heat behind him (as did Hart, as usual) that it still "works". One wonders if the Diesel character (never billed as a good guy but usually cheered) planted the seed in Vince McMahon's mind for Steve Austin (coming soon).
In terms of the announcing, it was very nice to hear Jim Ross in the booth with McMahon and Curt Hennig. McMahon's over-the-top schtick really started to rub me the wrong way starting with this event, so I'm hoping there is more Ross to come in future events.
Overall, there isn't enough talent here to make this even an average event. That being said, at least the pacing of the matches and their positioning was better than the 2-3 previous PPVs. Progress, I guess.
this ppv sucks
abcd190137 August 2005
One of the best ppv of the year Pits diesel vs. bret Hart for the wwf title great match should have ended better though instead of a small package by bret hart but all around good main event. Another great match was the survivor match sike that was the worst wrestling i ever seen this ppv should have been a lot better then it was hyped up to be. Sycho sid is one of the worst wrestlers in wwf history he is to stiff and nonathletic. diesel will always be the second best big man behind the undertaker. the only thing that saved this ppv was the main event if that main event did not happened this ppv would be no more it would not survive. But overall i give it a 3 out of 10 lucky it got the 3 though awful ppv.
Not Exactly Memorable But Okay
Big Movie Fan18 June 2002
This was a rather average Survivor Series card; none of the matches really stood out and there was nothing, at least in my opinion, that could be remembered for years to come.
It seemed to me that the WWF probably booked this event in a rush. Usually, the Survivor Series consisted of sworn enemies facing each other in teams of four. Most of the elimination matches were sub standard.
There was one match of interest-the wild card match in which friends teamed up with foes. Good guys Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson teamed up with bad guys Psycho Sid and the late Davey Boy Smith to face good guy Razor Ramon and bad guys the late Owen Hart, Yokosuna and Dean Douglas. This made for an intriguing match and was the only real good thing about this card.
It seemed to me that the WWF probably booked this event in a rush. Usually, the Survivor Series consisted of sworn enemies facing each other in teams of four. Most of the elimination matches were sub standard.
There was one match of interest-the wild card match in which friends teamed up with foes. Good guys Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson teamed up with bad guys Psycho Sid and the late Davey Boy Smith to face good guy Razor Ramon and bad guys the late Owen Hart, Yokosuna and Dean Douglas. This made for an intriguing match and was the only real good thing about this card.
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