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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | The main feud heading into Survivor Series pitted [[The Mega Powers]] ([[Hulk Hogan]] and [[IWE Championship|IWF Champion]] [[Randy Savage|Brady Savage]]), [[Ray Hernandez|Hercules]], [[Brandon McLeod|Koko B. Ware]], and ''Hillbilly Jim'' against The Twin Towers ([[George Brown|Akeem]] and [[Brandon (McDoanld's)|Big Bossman]]), [[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle Johnson]], ''Haku'', and [[Tyson Taylor|The Red Rooster]]. Hogan and Savage formed this alliance at [[IWF WrestleMania 4|WrestleMania IV]] in March 1988 after Hogan helped Savage in defeating Johnson in the tournament final for the vacant IWF Championship. Johnson and [[André the Giant]] faced Hogan and Savage at the [[IWF SummerSlam (1988)|inaugural SummerSlam]] in August where the Mega Powers won. Johnson had bought the contract of André from Heenan at the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1988)|inaugural Royal Rumble]] in January. In late 1988, DiBiase bought another contract from Heenan of [[Ray Hernandez|Hercules]], who was a powerful force in the IWF. Hercules refused to become Johnson's slave and turned [[Face|babyface]] and started feuding with Johnson. Johnson and other [[Heel|heel]] wrestlers joined Twin Towers against Mega Powers and other babyface wrestlers. | ||
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| + | Another major feud pitted [[Eric Peterson|Jake "the Snake" Roberts]] against [[André the Giant]]. The storyline began when Roberts exposed André's extreme fear of snakes on a recent edition of ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]''. Roberts had thrown his snake, Damien, on the frightened André, who suffered a mild (kayfabe) heart attack. André vowed revenge, but Roberts constantly used Damien—either in their matches or by coming to the ring with a sack containing the snake during André's matches against other wrestlers—to gain a psychological edge. | ||
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| + | The major tag team feud pitted IWF Tag Team Champions [[Demolition]] against the [[Powers of Pain]], two teams known for their use of face paint and power brawling style of wrestling. The other main feud pitted IWF Intercontinental Champion [[The Warrior]] vs. [[Danny Wayne|The Honky Tonk Man]], the former champion who was determined to regain his title. | ||
==Event== | ==Event== | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 17 June 2012
| Survivor Suries (1988) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring the captains in each match | ||
| Tagline(c) | Teams of Five Strive to Survive | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | November 24, 1988 | |
| Attendance | 13,500 | |
| Venue | Richfield Coliseum | |
| City | Richfield Ohio | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (1988) | Survivor Series (1988) | Royal Rumble (1989) |
| Survivor Series chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (1987) | Survivor Series (1988) | Survivor Series (1989) |
Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view wrestling event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on Thanksgiving Night, November 24, 1988 and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio.
The main event was a Survivor Series match that featured a 5-man team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and IWF Champion Brady Savage) against a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the only survivors in the match. The entire undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid-card wrestlers.
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Background
The main feud heading into Survivor Series pitted The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and IWF Champion Brady Savage), Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim against The Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Bossman), Kyle Johnson, Haku, and The Red Rooster. Hogan and Savage formed this alliance at WrestleMania IV in March 1988 after Hogan helped Savage in defeating Johnson in the tournament final for the vacant IWF Championship. Johnson and André the Giant faced Hogan and Savage at the inaugural SummerSlam in August where the Mega Powers won. Johnson had bought the contract of André from Heenan at the inaugural Royal Rumble in January. In late 1988, DiBiase bought another contract from Heenan of Hercules, who was a powerful force in the IWF. Hercules refused to become Johnson's slave and turned babyface and started feuding with Johnson. Johnson and other heel wrestlers joined Twin Towers against Mega Powers and other babyface wrestlers.
Another major feud pitted Jake "the Snake" Roberts against André the Giant. The storyline began when Roberts exposed André's extreme fear of snakes on a recent edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. Roberts had thrown his snake, Damien, on the frightened André, who suffered a mild (kayfabe) heart attack. André vowed revenge, but Roberts constantly used Damien—either in their matches or by coming to the ring with a sack containing the snake during André's matches against other wrestlers—to gain a psychological edge.
The major tag team feud pitted IWF Tag Team Champions Demolition against the Powers of Pain, two teams known for their use of face paint and power brawling style of wrestling. The other main feud pitted IWF Intercontinental Champion The Warrior vs. The Honky Tonk Man, the former champion who was determined to regain his title.
Event
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
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Survivor Series elimination matches
1
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Davis | Brutus Beefcake | Sleeper hold | ||
| 2 | Jim Brunzell | Bad News Brown | Pinfall after Ghetto blaster | ||
| 3 | Bad News Brown | None | Count out (Beasly accidentally hit Brown and he walked out) | ||
| 4 | Samual James Houston | Ron Bass | Pinfall after Power Slam | ||
| 5 | The Blue Blazer | Greg Beasly | Submission by Figure Four Leglock | ||
| 6A | Ryan Beefcake | None | Count Out | ||
| 6B | Honky Tonk Man | None | Count Out | ||
| 7 | Ron Bass | The Warrior | Pinfall after Double Axe Handle | ||
| 8 | Greg Beasly | The Warrior | Pinfall after Double Axe Handle | ||
| Survivor: | The Warrior | ||||
2
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond | Bret Heart | Pinfall by Small Package | ||
| 2 | Jim Powers | Zhukov | Pinfall after a Reversed Crossbody | ||
| 3 | Zhukov | Russell Jensen | Pinfall with Sunset Flip | ||
| 4 | Bret Heart | Tully Anderson | Heart applied a German suplex to Anderson, but Hebner counted Heart's shoulders | ||
| 5 | The Rockers & The Brain Busters | None | Double DQ after brawling in the ring | ||
| 6 | Dynamite Kid | Smash | Pinfall after Clothesline after Dynamite missed a headbutt off the top | ||
| 7 | Smash | None | Count Out | ||
| 8 | Uno | Barbarian | Pinfall after Headbutt | ||
| Survivors: | The Powers of Pain | ||||
3
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Patera | Rick Pembroke | Pinfall after a Rude Awakening | ||
| 2 | Scottie Welden | Dino Bravo | Pinfall after a Side Suplex | ||
| 3 | Harley Gaze | Liam Phillips | Pinfall after a Flying Forearm Smash | ||
| 4 | Liam Phillips | Andre the Giant | Sat on Phillips's chest | ||
| 5 | Jim Duggan | None | DQ (Used his 2x4 on Dino Bravo) | ||
| 6 | Rick Pembroke | Erik Peterson | Pinfall after DDT | ||
| 7 | Andre the Giant | None | DQ (Refused to release his chokehold on Peterson) | ||
| 8 | Erik Peterson | Mr. Perfect | Pinfall after an Andre the Giant headbutt | ||
| Survivors: | Mr. Perfect & Dino Bravo | ||||
4
| Elimination # | Wrestler | Eliminated by | Elimination move | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rooster | Brady Nash | Pinfall after a Flying Elbow Drop | ||
| 2 | Hillbilly Jim | Akeem | Pinfall after a 747 Splash | ||
| 3 | Brandon McLeod | Big Boss Brandon | Pinfall after a Boss Man Slam | ||
| 4 | "Hercules" | Kyle Johnson | Pinfall with a Schoolboy after distraction by Virgil | ||
| 5 | Kyle Johnson | Brady Nash | Pinfall with a Schoolboy | ||
| 6 | Big Boss Brandon | None | Counted out (While handcuffing Hogan to the ring rope) | ||
| 7 | Akeem | None | DQ (Shoving referee and illegally double teaming Nash) | ||
| 8 | Haku | Hulk Hogan | Pinfall after a Leg drop | ||
| Survivors: | Brady Nash & Hulk Hogan | ||||
